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UNUM CORPORATION
[LOGO] 2211 Congress Street
Portland, Maine 04122
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March 28, 1995
To Our Stockholders:
You are invited to attend the 1995 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of UNUM
Corporation. The meeting will be held on May 12, 1995, at 10:30 a.m. at the
Portland Marriott, 200 Sable Oaks Drive, South Portland, Maine.
The items to be considered at this meeting are detailed in this proxy
statement. Also enclosed is a copy of UNUM Corporation's 1994 Annual Report,
including consolidated financial statements.
WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN ON ATTENDING THE ANNUAL MEETING, WE ASK THAT YOU
COMPLETE THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD AND RETURN IT IN THE
ENVELOPE PROVIDED. PLEASE TAKE NOTE THAT IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO ATTEND THE
ANNUAL MEETING, THERE IS A BOX TO CHECK ON THE PROXY CARD IN ORDER TO REQUEST AN
ADMISSION TICKET.
Thank you for your interest in and commitment to UNUM Corporation. We look
forward to seeing you at the meeting.
Sincerely,
/S/ JAMES F. ORR III
JAMES F. ORR III
Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer
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UNUM CORPORATION
2211 CONGRESS STREET
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of UNUM
Corporation, a Delaware corporation, will be held at the Portland Marriott, 200
Sable Oaks Drive, South Portland, Maine, on May 12, 1995, at 10:30 a.m., local
time, for the following purposes:
1. To elect four directors to serve for three-year terms expiring
in 1998;
2. To ratify the appointment of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. ("Coopers
& Lybrand") as the Corporation's independent auditors for the
year 1995; and
3. To transact any other business that may properly come before the
Annual Meeting.
The close of business on March 14, 1995, has been fixed as the record date
for determination of the stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the
Annual Meeting.
By order of the Board of Directors,
/S/ KEVIN J. TIERNEY
KEVIN J. TIERNEY
SECRETARY
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT TO ENSURE THAT A MAJORITY OF THE STOCK IS
REPRESENTED. PLEASE DATE, SIGN AND PROMPTLY RETURN THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD IN
THE ENVELOPE PROVIDED, WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING.
March 28, 1995
Portland, Maine
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UNUM CORPORATION
PROXY STATEMENT
FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON MAY 12, 1995
GENERAL INFORMATION
This proxy statement concerns the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of UNUM
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation" or "UNUM") to be held on
May 12, 1995 (the "Annual Meeting"). The Board of Directors is soliciting your
proxy for use at the meeting and at any adjournment of the meeting by asking you
to date, sign and return the enclosed proxy card.
For proxy cards properly dated, signed and returned, the shares will be
voted at the meeting in accordance with each stockholder's directions. Please
vote by marking the appropriate boxes on the enclosed proxy card. If the card is
signed and returned without directions, the shares will be voted "FOR" the
election of all directors as nominated, and "FOR" the ratification of Coopers &
Lybrand L.L.P. ("Coopers & Lybrand") as the Corporation's independent auditors.
If other matters properly come before the meeting, the shares will be voted in
accordance with the best judgment of the persons named as proxies on the proxy
card. Any shares not voted "FOR" a particular director as a result of a
direction to withhold or a broker nonvote will not be counted in such director's
favor. All matters to be acted on at the Annual Meeting other than the election
of directors require the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present at
the meeting to constitute the action of the stockholders. In accordance with
Delaware law, abstentions will, while broker nonvotes will not, be treated as
present for this purpose. A broker nonvote is a proxy submitted by a broker in
which the broker fails to vote on behalf of a client on a particular matter for
lack of instruction when such instruction is required by the New York Stock
Exchange. A proxy may be revoked by a stockholder at any time before its use by
giving written notice of revocation to the Corporate Secretary of the
Corporation, 2211 Congress Street, Portland, Maine 04122, by submitting a
subsequent proxy, or by voting in person at the Annual Meeting. This proxy
statement and the enclosed proxy card are being sent to stockholders beginning
on March 28, 1995.
The Corporation had 72,533,838 outstanding shares of Common Stock, par value
$0.10 per share (the "Common Stock"), as of March 14, 1995.
ITEM 1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors is divided into three classes. Generally, at each
annual meeting, one class of directors, or approximately one-third of the total
number of directors, is elected, and the term of that class is three years. As
of the close of the Corporation's last Annual Meeting on May 13, 1994, there
were four Class III directors, four Class I directors and four Class II
directors, serving terms expiring in 1995, 1996 and 1997, respectively. On
February 10, 1995, the Board of Directors voted to increase the number of
directorships from 12 to 13 by creating a new directorship within Class III and
elected George J. Mitchell to fill the vacancy, to serve until the Annual
Meeting. The term of the Class III directors expires with this Annual Meeting.
One Class III director, Kenneth S. Axelson, will be retiring with this Annual
Meeting. In light of Mr. Axelson's retirement, the Board of Directors has voted
to reduce the number of directorships to 12, with the reduction occurring with
Class III, effective the day of the Annual Meeting.
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The Board of Directors proposes the election of George J. Mitchell, Lawrence
R. Pugh, Lois Dickson Rice and John W. Rowe as Class III directors, to hold
office for a term of three years, expiring at the close of the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders to be held in 1998 and until their successors are elected and
qualify. Each nominee is currently serving as a member of the Board of Directors
of the Corporation.
If any nominee should become unable to serve, the persons named as proxies
on the proxy card will vote for the person or persons the Board of Directors
recommends, if any. The Board of Directors has no reason to believe that any of
the named nominees is not available or would be unable to serve if elected.
Set forth below is information about each nominee and continuing director,
including age, position(s) held with the Corporation, principal occupation,
business history for at least five years, and other directorships held. The
terms of office for each of the remaining eight directors continue until the
close of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in the year shown along with each
director's name.
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DIRECTOR TERM
NAME AGE SINCE POSITION(S) HELD EXPIRES
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James F. Orr III.......................... 52 1986 Chairman and Chief Executive 1996
Officer
Gayle O. Averyt........................... 61 1993 Director 1997
Robert E. Dillon, Jr...................... 63 1990 Director 1996
Gwain H. Gillespie........................ 63 1991 Director 1997
Ronald E. Goldsberry...................... 52 1993 Director 1996
Donald W. Harward......................... 55 1990 Director 1996
George J. Mitchell........................ 61 1995 Director 1995
Cynthia A. Montgomery..................... 42 1990 Director 1997
James L. Moody, Jr........................ 63 1988 Director 1997
Lawrence R. Pugh.......................... 62 1988 Director 1995
Lois Dickson Rice......................... 62 1993 Director 1995
John W. Rowe.............................. 49 1988 Director 1995
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NOMINEES FOR ELECTION FOR TERM EXPIRING IN 1998:
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GEORGE J. MITCHELL
Special Counsel
Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson & Hand
(Picture) Washington, D.C.
George J. Mitchell joined the firm of Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson & Hand
as special counsel in January 1995. In addition, he serves as a special advisor to the
President of the United States relative to economic initiatives in Ireland and serves
as an advisor to James I. Wolfensohn, Inc., an investment banking firm. Previously, he
served as a United States senator from Maine from 1980 to 1994 and additionally as
Senate Majority Leader from 1989 to 1994. Senator Mitchell also serves as a director of
The Walt Disney Company and Federal Express Corporation.
LAWRENCE R. PUGH
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
VF Corporation
(Picture) Reading, Pennsylvania
Lawrence R. Pugh is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of VF Corporation, an
apparel company in Pennsylvania, a post he has held since 1983. Mr. Pugh joined VF
Corporation in 1980. He is also a director of The Black & Decker Corporation and
Meridian Bancorp, Inc.
LOIS DICKSON RICE
Guest Scholar
The Brookings Institution
(Picture) Washington, D.C.
Lois Dickson Rice is a guest scholar at The Brookings Institution, a post she has
held since October 1991. From 1981 to 1991, Ms. Rice served as Senior Vice President of
Government Affairs and a director of Control Data Corp. She also serves as a director
of McGraw-Hill, Inc., International Multifoods Corporation, Shawmut National
Corporation, Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance Co. and Bell
Atlantic--Washington.
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JOHN W. ROWE
President and Chief Executive Officer
New England Electric System
(Picture) Westborough, Massachusetts
John W. Rowe is President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of New England
Electric System ("NEES"), a post he has held since joining NEES in February 1989, and a
director of certain subsidiaries of NEES including Massachusetts Electric Company, The
Narragansett Electric Company and New England Power Company. Mr. Rowe is also a
director of Bank of Boston Corporation and First National Bank of Boston.
CONTINUING DIRECTORS:
GAYLE O. AVERYT
Retired Executive
(Picture) Columbia, South Carolina
Gayle O. Averyt served as Chairman of Colonial Companies, Inc. from August 1989 to
December 1993, and additionally, served as Chairman of Colonial Life & Accident
Insurance Company from 1970 to December 1993. Mr. Averyt also serves as a director of
NationsBank, National Association (Carolinas), a wholly-owned subsidiary of NationsBank
Corporation.
ROBERT E. DILLON, JR.
Executive Vice President
Sony Electronics Inc.
(Picture) Park Ridge, New Jersey
Robert E. Dillon, Jr. is Executive Vice President of Sony Electronics Inc.
("Sony"), a New Jersey-based electronics firm, a post he has held since 1981. Mr.
Dillon joined Sony in 1973.
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GWAIN H. GILLESPIE
Retired Executive
(Picture) Sunapee, New Hampshire
Gwain H. Gillespie served as Vice Chairman of the Corporation from May 1991 to
October 1992. He served as Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration upon
joining UNUM in September 1988 until May 1991.
RONALD E. GOLDSBERRY
Vice President and General Manager
Customer Service Division
Ford Motor Company
(Picture) Detroit, Michigan
Ronald E. Goldsberry is Vice President and General Manager of the Customer Service
Division at Ford Motor Company ("Ford Motor"), a post he has held since February 1994.
Previously, Dr. Goldsberry served as General Sales and Marketing Manager for the Parts
and Service Division at Ford Motor from October 1991 to February 1994, Executive
Director for Sales and Service Strategies of Sales Operations at Ford Motor from May
1990 to October 1991, and General Manager for the Plastics, Paint and Vinyl Division,
and President of Parker Chemical Company, a subsidiary of Ford Motor, from January 1987
to May 1990. He is also Chairman of UNC Ventures, Inc., a venture capital firm.
DONALD W. HARWARD
President
Bates College
(Picture) Lewiston, Maine
Donald W. Harward is President of Bates College in Maine, a post he has held since
October 1989.
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CYNTHIA A. MONTGOMERY
Professor of Competition and Strategy
Harvard University Graduate School of
Business Administration
(Picture) Boston, Massachusetts
Cynthia A. Montgomery is a professor of Competition and Strategy at Harvard
University Graduate School of Business Administration, a post she has held since 1989.
She also serves as a director of certain Merrill Lynch funds.
JAMES L. MOODY, JR.
Chairman
Hannaford Bros. Co.
(Picture) Scarborough, Maine
James L. Moody, Jr. is the Chairman and former Chief Executive Officer of Hannaford
Bros. Co., a Maine-based food retailing company. Mr. Moody joined Hannaford Bros. Co.
in 1959. He is also a director of the Penobscot Shoe Company, IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.,
Sobeys Inc., Hills Stores Company and several funds of the Colonial Group of Mutual
Funds.
JAMES F. ORR III
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
UNUM Corporation
(Picture) Portland, Maine
James F. Orr III was elected Chairman of the Corporation in February 1988.
Additionally, he has served as President and Chief Executive Officer since September
1987. Mr. Orr joined the Corporation in 1986. Mr. Orr also serves as a director of
Nashua Corporation.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP (1)
The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial
ownership of the Common Stock of the Corporation, as of March 10, 1995, by each
director, nominee and named executive officer, and by all directors, nominees
and executive officers of the Corporation as a group. The total share holdings
reported for all directors, nominees and executive officers as a group total 2.0
percent of the outstanding shares on March 10, 1995, as calculated pursuant to
the Commission's rules. All other amounts reported total less than 1 percent of
the outstanding shares on such date.
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NUMBER OF SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
SUBJECT TO
OPTIONS
SHARES EXERCISABLE TOTAL SHARES
DIRECTORS, NOMINEES AND BENEFICIALLY AS OF MAY 31, BENEFICIALLY
NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OWNED 1995 OWNED
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James F. Orr III............................................. 135,062(2) 199,600 334,662(2)
Gayle O. Averyt.............................................. 539,036(3) 0 539,036(3)
Kenneth S. Axelson........................................... 20,058 6,000 26,058
Robert E. Dillon, Jr......................................... 2,408 6,000 8,408
Gwain H. Gillespie........................................... 27,327(4) 88,000 115,327(4)
Ronald E. Goldsberry......................................... 900 3,000 3,900
Donald W. Harward............................................ 1,069(5) 4,700 5,769(5)
George J. Mitchell........................................... 200 0 200
Cynthia A. Montgomery........................................ 1,000(6) 5,000 6,000(6)
James L. Moody, Jr........................................... 4,000 6,000 10,000
Lawrence R. Pugh............................................. 2,000 6,000 8,000
Lois Dickson Rice............................................ 300 3,000 3,300
John W. Rowe................................................. 1,000 3,000 4,000
W. Francis Brennan........................................... 21,863 33,500 55,363
Stephen B. Center............................................ 50,608 38,350 88,958
Kevin P. O'Connell*.......................................... 15,533 20,600 36,133
Robert E. Staton*............................................ 11,702 26,900 38,602
All directors, nominees and executive officers as a group (22
persons including the above named)*........................ 910,979(7) 543,800 1,454,779(7)
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(1) The number of shares reflected which, under applicable regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), are deemed to be
beneficially owned. Unless otherwise indicated, the person indicated holds
sole voting and dispositive power.
(2) Includes 10,276 shares held by Mr. Orr's spouse and children.
(3) Includes 403,450 shares held in trust for the benefit of family members
under several trusts pursuant to which Mr. Averyt, as trustee, has sole or
shared voting or dispositive power. Mr. Averyt disclaims beneficial
ownership of 312,785 of these shares held in trust.
(4) Includes 22,237 shares held jointly with or by Mr. Gillespie's spouse.
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(5) Includes 1,069 shares held jointly with Dr. Harward's spouse.
(6) Includes 1,000 shares held jointly with Ms. Montgomery's spouse.
(7) Includes 393,455 shares held in the name of a spouse, children or certain
other relatives sharing the same home as the director or executive officer,
or held by the director or executive officer, or the spouse of the director
or executive officer, as a trustee or as a custodian for family members.
* Denotes or includes officers of a subsidiary who are not officers of the
Corporation but are considered "executive officers" of the Corporation
under rules of the Commission.
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Indicated below are the number of shares beneficially owned as of December
31, 1994, by holders of more than five percent of the Common Stock as reported
to the Commission by such holders on Form 13G, and the percentage of the total
shares of the Common Stock outstanding which such holdings represented on such
date. Janus Capital Corporation, 100 Fillmore Street, Suite 300, Denver,
Colorado 80206, reported beneficial ownership of 4,262,050 shares (5.9 percent),
including shared dispositive and voting power over all such shares.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEES
The Board of Directors held 11 meetings during 1994. Average attendance at
Corporation board and committee meetings in 1994 was 97 percent. Each director
attended more than 75 percent of the board and committee meetings of which he or
she was a member. The Board of Directors has four standing committees,
responsible for assisting the full Corporation board in the discharge of its
responsibilities. Each committee member is appointed annually and serves until a
successor is named. All committees report their deliberations and
recommendations to the full Corporation board. The membership and principal
responsibilities of each committee are described below.
The Audit Committee, which held six meetings in 1994, consists of four
directors: Mr. Rowe, who is Chairperson, Mr. Axelson, Mr. Moody and Ms. Rice.
This committee is responsible for reviewing the activities of the Corporation's
independent auditors and the internal audit department, with particular
attention to corporate accounting, reporting practices of the Corporation, the
quality and integrity of its financial statements and the independence of the
outside auditors. Each year it is responsible for recommending to the full
Corporation board the appointment of independent auditors.
The Compensation Committee, which held six meetings in 1994, consists of
three directors: Mr. Pugh, who is Chairperson, Mr. Dillon and Dr. Harward. This
committee is responsible for monitoring compensation practices to ensure that
compensation is being designed and administered in a manner that is consistent
with the Corporation's compensation principles, objectives and strategy.
The Board Governance Committee, which held three meetings in 1994, consists
of three directors: Mr. Moody, who is Chairperson, Mr. Axelson and Mr. Orr. This
committee is responsible for recommending Corporation board membership
candidates and compensation for Corporation board and committee membership to
the full Corporation board. The committee is also responsible for determining
committee composition and conducting periodic evaluations of the Corporation
board's performance and of the contribution of individual Corporation board
members.
The Investment Committee, which held three meetings in 1994, consists of
four directors: Ms. Montgomery, who is Chairperson, Mr. Averyt, Mr. Gillespie
and Dr. Goldsberry. This committee is
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responsible for reviewing investment policy and related investment strategy, and
for monitoring the performance of the investment results of the Corporation and
its subsidiaries. In particular, the committee is responsible for reviewing risk
management practices, non-performing assets and related reserving policy.
The By-Laws of the Corporation establish an advance notice procedure with
regard to the nomination, other than by or at the direction of the Corporation
board, of candidates for election as directors. To be timely, a stockholder's
notice must be delivered to, or mailed and received at, the principal executive
offices of the Corporation not less than 60 nor more than 90 days prior to the
meeting at which directors are to be elected, unless less than 75 days' notice
of the date of the meeting is given or made to stockholders, in which case
notice by the stockholder must be received not later than the close of business
on the 15th day following the day on which such notice of the date of the
meeting was mailed. A stockholder's notice to the Secretary shall set forth (a)
as to each nominee for director (i) the name, age, business address and
residence address of the person; (ii) the principal occupation or employment of
the person; (iii) the class and number of shares of the Corporation that are
beneficially owned by the person; and (iv) any other information relating to the
person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election
of directors pursuant to Rule 14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and any other applicable laws or rules or
regulations of any governmental authority or of any national securities exchange
or similar body overseeing any trading market on which shares of the Corporation
are traded, and (b) as to the stockholder giving the notice (i) the name and
record address of the stockholder and (ii) the class and number of shares of the
Corporation which are beneficially owned by the stockholder.
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
Non-officer directors are paid an annual retainer of $27,500 by the
Corporation. Directors who chair a committee of the UNUM board are paid an
additional annual retainer of $4,000. Directors are also paid an attendance fee
of $1,000 for each board meeting attended, and an additional $1,000 for each
committee meeting attended. Directors may defer their compensation pursuant to a
nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan. Directors are also reimbursed for
out-of-pocket expenses relating to attendance at meetings. In addition, pursuant
to the Corporation's 1990 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan, each continuing
non-employee director receives an annual automatic grant of an option to
purchase 1,000 shares of Common Stock, and each newly elected non-employee
director receives an automatic grant of an option to purchase 2,000 shares of
Common Stock.
Upon termination of service as a director, each non-officer director who has
served for at least one full three-year term will receive an annual consulting
fee equal to the director's final year retainer for as many years as the
director has served, or until his or her earlier death or association with a
competitor of the Corporation.
Mr. Averyt served as an employee of Colonial Life & Accident Insurance
Company during 1994, for which he was paid a salary of $15,000 and fringe
benefits of $22,169. He will continue as a salaried employee during 1995.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR ELECTION OF
THE ABOVE NOMINEES.
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ITEM 2. RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Board of Directors, on the recommendation of its Audit Committee, has
appointed Coopers & Lybrand as independent auditors for the year 1995. Although
not required, the board has determined that it is desirable to request
ratification of this appointment by the stockholders of the Corporation. If
ratification is not obtained, the board will reconsider the appointment.
The Corporation has been advised that representatives of Coopers & Lybrand
will be present at the Annual Meeting. They will be afforded the opportunity to
make a statement, should they desire to do so, and to respond to appropriate
questions.
Coopers & Lybrand served as the Corporation's independent auditors for 1993
and 1994, following the Corporation's decision on August 2, 1993, not to
reappoint Ernst & Young L.L.P. ("Ernst & Young"). In connection with the audit
of the fiscal year ended December 31, 1992, and for the interim period dating
from January 1, 1993 until August 2, 1993, there were no disagreements between
Ernst & Young and the Corporation on any matter of accounting principles or
practices, financial statements disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure,
that, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Ernst & Young, would have resulted
in reference or disclosure in Ernst & Young's reports.
Ernst & Young's report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1992 contained
no adverse opinions, no disclaimers of opinion and no qualifications or
modifications of opinion as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting
principles.
The change of independent auditors for 1993 was recommended by the
Corporation's Audit Committee and approved by the board.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR THIS
PROPOSAL.
ITEM 3. OTHER MATTERS
The Board of Directors knows of no other matters to be brought before the
meeting. If other matters are presented, it is intended that the persons named
as proxies on the proxy card will have discretionary authority to vote on such
matters in accordance with their best judgment.
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BOARD COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT ON
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The three-member Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the
"Committee") generally makes decisions on compensation for the Corporation's
executives. Each member of the Committee is a non-employee director. The full
board reviews the Committee's decisions relating to the compensation of the
Corporation's Chief Executive Officer, except in the case of decisions about
awards under stock-based compensation plans, which the Committee must solely
make in order for grants or awards under such plans to satisfy Exchange Act Rule
16b-3.
The Corporation has designed its compensation philosophy, "Pay for Results,"
in order to reward all UNUM employees, including executive officers, for making
progress towards and attaining the Corporation's goals. In the case of executive
officers, this philosophy aims to provide compensation which heavily depends on
performance and properly balances long- and short-term objectives. During 1995,
the Committee will conduct a reassessment of the Corporation's executive
compensation programs in light of the evolution of the Corporation's businesses
and competitive environment, as well as changes in the market for executive
talent.
Effective in 1994, Congress enacted a limitation on the deductibility for
federal income tax purposes of compensation in excess of one million dollars
payable to the chief executive officer and the next four most highly compensated
officers of the Corporation. Although the Committee will attempt to maximize the
deductibility of executive compensation paid by the Corporation under this
legislation, the Committee intends to make compensation determinations which it
believes to be in the best interests of the shareholders, whether or not such
compensation is fully deductible.
There are three components of executive compensation: base salary,
contingent yearly cash payments under annual incentive plans, and long-term
incentives (awards of stock options and shares of performance-based restricted
stock). In the first quarter of each year, the Committee: 1) sets an annual base
salary for each executive; 2) sets threshold, target and maximum payment amounts
under the annual incentive plans for the current year; 3) approves, if
appropriate, annual incentive plan payments for the prior year and
performance-based restricted stock payouts for the three-year cycle ending in
the prior year; and 4) approves awards of stock options and performance-based
restricted stock. By making all of these determinations at the same time of the
year, the Committee is able to consider, in light of the audited financial
results from the prior year which become available at that time, all elements of
compensation as a whole and to communicate a consistent message to all
employees.
While the performance graph which appears immediately after this report
compares the Corporation's financial performance to that of the companies
included in the Dow Jones Life Insurance Industry Index, the Committee looks
more broadly when making compensation determinations, since the Corporation's
market for executive managers is not limited to the life insurance industry. The
Corporation sets salaries which are within ranges, the mid-points of which are
at or below the median salaries of a representative group of 76 companies,
consisting of major insurance, financial services and industrial firms. The 1994
salary shown for the Chief Executive Officer in the Summary Compensation Table
reflects a 3.3 percent rate increase over 1993. The Committee made this
determination based on the Corporation having exceeded its earnings per share
target for 1993, and the performance by the Chief Executive Officer under the
personal leadership measures of his individual 1993 performance plan.
Annual incentive plans and long-term compensation are designed so that over
time, the total compensation paid to executive officers will be above median
compensation for companies in the
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Corporation's chosen representative group in the event that the Corporation
attains its internal financial targets, and considerably above the median in the
event that the Corporation attains the maximum financial measures under its
compensation plans. Conversely, total compensation for the Corporation's
executive officers will be lower than that of companies in the representative
group in the event that the Corporation does not meet its goals. The annual
incentive component of compensation consists of a percentage of base salary
which is a function of the officer's level within the organization. The
remaining targeted compensation is paid in awards of stock options and
performance-based restricted stock, the value of which is estimated using a
Black-Scholes model. It is intended that the targeted value of stock-based
compensation be paid 40 percent in restricted stock and 60 percent in stock
options.
Annual incentive plan awards for the Chief Executive Officer and Executive
Vice Presidents are based entirely on overall corporate performance, giving the
greatest weight to attainment of annual earnings per share targets, but also
considering progress against the Corporation's long-term strategic goals. For
other executive officers, both the financial and strategic component of the
determination include specific goals of the executive's affiliate or business
unit.
During 1993, the Corporation adopted stock ownership guidelines which
provide that over time the Chief Executive Officer, each Executive Vice
President, and each Senior Vice President-level officer should aim to accumulate
UNUM stock valued at five-, three-, and two-times salary, respectively. The
Committee does not take into consideration the level of an executive's stock
ownership or accumulated stock options in making determinations concerning the
size of stock-based awards.
The Corporation grants non-qualified stock options at fair market value.
These options are market focused, and both company performance and external
factors including the economy, interest rates, and industry cycles affect their
value. Stock options basically reflect increased shareholder value, however, and
have no value to optionees unless the Corporation's stock price increases.
The value to executives of the Corporation's other form of long-term
incentives, shares of performance-based restricted stock, also reflects stock
price. However, executives only receive ownership rights to restricted stock
upon the Corporation's attainment of specific financial targets over a
three-year period. The financial target for restricted stock grants in 1994
(with the exception of a single grant to Mr. Center, which does not include
performance criteria) is based on a 3-year average return-on-equity, based on
the Corporation's internally-calculated benchmarks for achieving its long-term
Shareholder Value Goal.
The Committee determined not to award any 1994 annual incentive payout for
the Chief Executive Officer and the other named officers, with the exception of
Mr. Staton, because the earnings per share achieved in 1994 by the Corporation
and its principal subsidiary, UNUM Life Insurance Company of America, were below
the thresholds for a payout. Mr. Staton received a payout on the portion of his
incentive plan relating to the performance of Colonial Life & Accident Insurance
Company based on that company's having achieved its business plan for 1994. For
the three years ending in 1994, however, the Corporation did exceed the
return-on-equity target allowing for a full restricted stock payout for this
performance period. Therefore, all shares of the 1992-94 restricted stock grant
were paid out to the named executives, including 9,500 shares in the case of the
Chief Executive Officer. For purposes of this determination, the Committee
exercised its discretion to adjust the calculation of the return earned by the
Corporation to exclude unusual items which were not, in the Committee's view,
representative of long-term performance. In particular, the charges recognized
in 1994 in relation to the Corporation's non-cancellable individual disability
business were not included in the return-on-equity calculation for that year.
The Corporation's restricted stock program is designed to encourage the creation
of long-term shareholder
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value. Therefore, the Committee determined that it would be inequitable and
counter to the Corporation's compensation philosophy to reduce compensation
under this program due to an action which subordinated short-term results to the
long-term strategic positioning of the Corporation's business.
As illustrated on the chart below, despite the recent decline in stock
price, the Corporation's shareholders have benefited from management's actions
through a total return over the past five years which exceeds that of the
Corporation's peers.
Robert E. Dillon, Jr. Donald W. Harward Lawrence R. Pugh
PERFORMANCE GRAPH
The graph below compares the cumulative total stockholder return on the
Common Stock of the Corporation for the last five fiscal years with the
cumulative total return on the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Life Insurance Industry
Index over the same period (assuming the investment of $100 in the Corporation's
Common Stock, the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Life Insurance Industry Index on
December 31, 1989, and the reinvestment of all dividends).
COMPARISION OF CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN
UNUM, the S&P 500, and the Dow Jones Life Insurance Industry Index ("Peer
Index")
(assumes $100 invested at 12/31/89)
EDGAR REPRESENTATION OF DATA POINTS USED IN PRINTED GRAPHIC
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UNUM S&P 500 PEER INDEX
<S> <C> <C> <C>
1989 100 100 100
1990 99 97 85
1991 174 126 127
1992 232 136 166
1993 233 150 165
1994 171 152 148
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following Summary Compensation Table shows compensation paid for the
fiscal years 1994, 1993 and 1992 by the Corporation, UNUM Life Insurance Company
of America ("UNUM America") Colonial Companies, Inc. or Colonial Life & Accident
Insurance Company ("Colonial"), wholly- owned subsidiaries of the Corporation,
to the Chief Executive Officer and the other four most highly compensated
executive officers of the Corporation.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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LONG TERM
COMPENSATION AWARDS(2)
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ANNUAL COMPENSATION NUMBER OF OTHER
-------------------- RESTRICTED SECURITIES ---------------
NAME AND INCENTIVE STOCK UNDERLYING ALL OTHER
PRINCIPAL POSITION YEAR SALARY PAYMENT(1) AWARD(3) OPTIONS COMPENSATION(4)
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James F. Orr III.............. 1994 $626,154 $ 0 $388,125 31,500 $24,238
Chairman and CEO 1993 $606,154 $454,600 $390,500 30,000 $27,439
1992 $603,462 $543,100 $350,911 38,100 $27,276
Stephen B. Center............. 1994 $353,308 $ 0 $596,150 11,650 $ 6,000
Executive Vice President 1993 $341,692 $212,300 $151,250 11,500 $ 8,994
1992 $338,077 $202,800 $140,364 15,200 $ 8,728
W. Francis Brennan............ 1994 $297,500 $ 0 $129,375 10,500 $ 6,000
Executive Vice President 1993 $286,077 $178,200 $129,250 9,900 $ 8,994
1992 $283,731 $170,200 $121,895 13,100 $ 8,728
Kevin P. O'Connell............ 1994 $257,596 $ 0 $ 75,038 6,000 $ 6,000
Senior Vice President 1993 $249,558 $120,600 $ 77,000 5,900 $ 8,994
UNUM America 1992 $243,693 $127,900 $ 81,264 8,700 $ 8,728
Robert E. Staton.............. 1994 $210,012 $ 33,077 $ 59,513 4,700 $17,537
Chairman 1993 $190,008 $ 73,153 $ 82,294 6,000 $17,414
Colonial
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(1) Cash incentive payments for 1994, 1993 and 1992 performance have been
listed in year earned, but were actually paid in the following fiscal year.
(2) Awards listed were granted pursuant to the Corporation's 1990 Long-Term
Stock Incentive Plan.
(3) Except as noted below, the restrictions may lapse on from 50 percent to 100
percent of the shares represented by the Restricted Stock Awards shown for
each named executive, provided that the Corporation attains targeted
three-year financial goals and that the executive remains in the Corpora-
tion's employ as provided in the 1990 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan. No
shares will be paid out if the Corporation fails to attain the threshold
financial measure established by the Compensation Committee. In the case of
Mr. Center, restrictions on awards totaling $451,250 of the total awards
shown will lapse on January 6, 1998 provided that Mr. Center remains in the
Corporation's employ. In the case of Mr. Brennan, the 1994 award shown was
cancelled upon his December 31, 1994 retirement as an employee. The
aggregate number and market value of shares of restricted stock held by the
five named
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executives as of December 31, 1994 were as follows: Mr. Orr (24,100,
$914,294), Mr. Center (19,350, $734,091), Mr. Brennan (5,650, $214,347),
Mr. O'Connell (5,050, $191,584) and Mr. Staton (2,575, $97,689).
(4) The stated amounts are the Corporation's matching contributions to the UNUM
Employees Retirement Savings Plan and Trust or the Colonial Company's, Inc.
Security Saver Plan and, in the case of Mr. Orr, insurance premiums paid by
the Corporation with respect to term life insurance in the amounts of
$18,238, $18,445 and $18,548 during 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively; and
in the case of Mr. Staton, insurance premiums paid by Colonial with respect
to term life insurance in the amount of $12,917 during each year.
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STOCK OPTION GRANTS IN FISCAL 1994
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NUMBER OF
SECURITIES % OF TOTAL OPTIONS POTENTIAL REALIZED VALUE
UNDERLYING GRANTED TO AT EXPIRATION(2)
OPTIONS EMPLOYEES IN EXERCISE EXPIRATION ---------------------------------
NAME GRANTED(1) FISCAL YEAR PRICE DATE 0%($) 5%($) 10%($)
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James F. Orr III......... 31,500 3.56% $ 51.31 2/11/04 $0 $1,016,519 $2,575,967
Stephen B. Center........ 11,650 1.32% $ 51.31 2/11/04 $0 $ 375,951 $ 952,699
W. Francis Brennan....... 10,500 1.19% $ 51.31 2/11/04 $0 $ 338,840 $ 858,656
Kevin P. O'Connell....... 6,000 0.68% $ 51.31 2/11/04 $0 $ 193,623 $ 490,660
Robert E. Staton......... 4,700 0.53% $ 51.31 2/11/04 $0 $ 151,671 $ 384,351
<FN>
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(1) Options were granted on February 11, 1994, based on the fair market value
on that date and became fully exercisable on February 11, 1995. Each
optioned share was granted in tandem with a limited stock appreciation
right entitling the optionee to receive the cash value of the option in
the event of a change of control of the Corporation.
(2) Potential realizable value is based on an assumption that the stock price
of the Common Stock appreciates at the annual rate shown (compounded
annually) from the date of grant until the end of the 10-year term. These
numbers are calculated based on the requirements promulgated by the
Commission and do not reflect the Corporation's estimate of future stock
price growth.
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AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN FISCAL 1994
AND FISCAL YEAR-END VALUES
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NUMBER OF SECURITIES VALUES OF UNEXERCISED
SHARES UNDERLYING UNEXERCISED IN-THE-MONEY OPTIONS
ACQUIRED OPTIONS AT FISCAL YEAR-END AT FISCAL YEAR-END(1)
ON EXERCISE VALUE -------------------------- -------------------------------
NAME OF OPTIONS REALIZED EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
James F. Orr III.................. 0 $ 0 168,100 31,500 $ 1,469,616 $ 0
Stephen B. Center................. 0 $ 0 26,700 11,650 $ 18,050 $ 0
W. Francis Brennan................ 0 $ 0 23,000 10,500 $ 15,556 $ 0
Kevin P. O'Connell................ 0 $ 0 14,600 6,000 $ 10,331 $ 0
Robert E. Staton.................. 0 $ 0 22,200 4,700 $ 193,534 $ 0
<FN>
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(1) Potential unrealized value is (i) the fair market value at December 31,
1994 ($37.9375 per share) less the option exercise price times (ii) the
number of shares acquired on exercise of options.
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OTHER AGREEMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS
The Corporation has entered into severance agreements (the "UNUM Severance
Agreements") with certain officers including Messrs. Orr, Center, Brennan and
O'Connell, providing for payments and other benefits to the officer if, within
two years after a Change in Control of the Corporation, as defined in the UNUM
Severance Agreements, his or her employment is terminated (a) involuntarily
other than for willful and continued failure by the officer to substantially
perform his or her duties or willful conduct which is demonstrably and
materially injurious to the employer; or (b) voluntarily by the officer, if for
Good Reason as defined in the UNUM Severance Agreements. Under the UNUM
Severance Agreements, an officer whose employment so terminates will receive, in
addition to accrued salary and pro-rated incentive compensation, (1) a lump sum
payment equal to three times the sum of his or her salary in effect at
termination or immediately prior to the Change in Control, whichever is greater,
plus three times the average of the annual incentive compensation awards
received by the officer during the preceding three years; (2) a lump sum payment
equal to the present value of the reduction in retirement payments resulting
from the termination, assuming employment had continued for three additional
years; and (3) continuation of life, disability, and accident and health
insurance benefits for a maximum of three years, except to the extent that
equivalent benefits are provided by a subsequent employer. In the event of a
Potential Change in Control, as defined in the UNUM Severance Agreements, the
Corporation is obligated to fund a trust in an amount sufficient to provide for
all cash payments under such agreements.
Colonial Companies, Inc. has entered into a severance agreement with Mr.
Staton (the "Colonial Severance Agreement") providing for payments and other
benefits to such officer if, within two years of a Change in Control of Colonial
Companies, Inc., as defined in the Colonial Severance Agreement, his employment
is terminated as a result of actual or constructive discharge for any reason or
no reason (other than for Cause as defined in the Colonial Severance Agreement).
Under the Colonial Severance Agreement, if Mr. Staton's employment were so
terminated, he would receive a payment equal to the sum of (1) the amounts paid
to him (in base salary and short-term incentive compensation) during the two
full calendar years prior to the Change in Control and (2) the excise tax
assessed against him under Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the "Code").
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During 1994, UNUM America paid $282,826 in fees for reinsurance pool
management services to ERG Management Corporation, a corporation of which a
majority stockholder is Thomas G. Brown, an executive officer of the
Corporation.
PENSION PLAN
The following table illustrates the combined estimated annual benefits
payable under the UNUM Employees Pension Plan and Trust (the "UNUM Pension
Plan"), the Supplemental Retirement Plan (the "UNUM Supplemental Plan") and the
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (the "UNUM SERP") upon normal retirement
of participants with varying Final Average Earnings and years of credited
service. The amounts are calculated on the basis of payments for the life of a
participant who is 65 years of age. As of December 31, 1994, Messrs. Orr, Center
and O'Connell had 8, 32 and 26 whole years of credited service. If each of the
above were to continue their employment until age 65, their respective years of
credited service would be 22, 41 and 43 for purposes of computing benefits. Mr.
Brennan retired as an employee of the Corporation on December 31, 1994 at the
age of 58. Under an agreement entered into in connection with his retirement,
Mr. Brennan will receive an additional retirement benefit equating to the
additional amount to which he would have been entitled had he attained the age
of 60 at the time of his retirement.
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<CAPTION>
ESTIMATED ANNUAL BENEFITS BY YEARS OF CREDITED SERVICE
FINAL AVERAGE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
EARNINGS 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
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<C> <S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$ 200,000 .................. $ 37,100 $ 60,700 $ 85,700 $ 92,800 $ 102,800 $ 112,800 $ 122,800 $ 132,800
300,000 .................. 60,700 98,200 135,700 142,800 157,800 172,800 187,800 202,800
400,000 .................. 85,700 135,700 185,700 192,800 212,800 232,800 252,800 272,800
500,000 .................. 110,700 173,200 235,700 242,800 267,800 292,800 317,800 342,800
600,000 .................. 135,700 210,700 285,700 292,800 322,800 352,800 382,800 412,800
700,000 .................. 160,700 248,200 335,700 342,800 377,800 412,800 447,800 482,800
800,000 .................. 185,700 285,700 385,700 392,800 432,800 472,800 512,800 552,800
900,000 .................. 210,700 323,200 435,700 442,800 487,800 532,800 577,800 622,800
1,000,000 .................. 235,700 360,700 485,700 492,800 542,800 592,800 642,800 692,800
1,100,000 .................. 260,700 398,200 535,700 542,800 597,800 652,800 707,800 762,800
1,200,000 .................. 285,700 435,700 585,700 592,800 652,800 712,800 772,800 832,800
</TABLE>
Under the UNUM Pension Plan, retirement benefits are determined according to
a formula based upon the number of years of credited service and the Final
Average Earnings, minus 50 percent of the participant's Primary Social Security
Amount. Final Average Earnings are defined as the average of basic earnings plus
incentives for the five consecutive years in which earnings were the highest
within the last 10 years of credited service. The Primary Social Security Amount
is defined as the monthly benefit amount available to the participant as of the
normal retirement date under the provisions of Title II of the Social Security
Act in effect at the time of termination of employment. Accrued benefits are 100
percent vested after five years of service.
The UNUM Supplemental Plan provides benefits equal to the difference between
what the UNUM Pension Plan can pay per the maximums imposed by Sections
401(a)(17) and 415 of the Code, and what the UNUM Pension Plan would otherwise
have paid pursuant to the benefit formula had these maximums not existed. All
participants in the UNUM Pension Plan who retire or terminate after January 1,
1983 and are affected by the maximums are eligible to participate in the UNUM
Supplemental Plan, including Messrs. Orr, Brennan, Center and O'Connell.
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The UNUM SERP provides benefits for certain executives, including Messrs.
Orr, Brennan, Center and O'Connell, who have been designated to participate by
the Corporation's board. The benefits equal 2.5 percent of the participant's
Final Average Earnings for all years of credited service, up to a maximum of 20
years, less the sum of the participant's Primary Social Security Amount,
benefits payable from the UNUM Supplemental Plan, and benefits payable from the
UNUM Pension Plan.
The following table illustrates the combined estimated annual benefits
payable under the Colonial Life Pension Plan (the "Colonial Pension Plan") and
the Colonial Life Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (the "Colonial
Supplemental Plan") for Mr. Staton with final average earnings as described
below upon normal retirement under the plans. Amounts shown are straight life
annuity amounts and are not reduced for Social Security benefits to be paid to
Mr. Staton. As of December 31, 1994, Mr. Staton had 10 whole years of credited
service. If he were to continue his employment until normal retirement, his
years of credited service would be 27 for purposes of computing benefits.
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ESTIMATED ANNUAL BENEFITS BY YEARS OF CREDITED SERVICE
FINAL AVERAGE --------------------------------------------------------
EARNINGS 10 15 20 25 30
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$200,000..................................... $ 31,700 $ 47,600 $ 86,100 $ 104,000 $ 114,200
300,000..................................... 31,700 47,600 131,100 156,000 174,200
</TABLE>
Under the Colonial Pension Plan, retirement benefits payable are determined
according to a formula based upon the number of years of credited service and
the final average earnings over the last 10 consecutive years of employment.
Included in earnings is salary, certain bonuses and the amount of the employee's
contribution to Colonial's 401(k) plan (the sum of which may not exceed $150,000
for 1994) under limitations of Section 401 of the Code. Accrued benefits are 100
percent vested after five years of service.
The Colonial Supplemental Plan benefits are determined according to a
formula based upon the number of years of credited service and the final average
earnings over the last five consecutive years of employment. The benefit is
reduced by any benefit payable from the Colonial Pension Plan. The Colonial
Supplemental Plan provides benefits for executives as designated by the Colonial
Board of Directors, including Mr. Staton. The Colonial Supplemental Plan is 100
percent vested to participants who meet certain requirements. If Mr. Staton were
to continue his employment until normal retirement age, he will have met such
requirements.
OFFICER AND DIRECTOR SECURITIES REPORTS
Rule 14a-101 under the Exchange Act requires that late filings of beneficial
statements be disclosed within a company's proxy statement. Based solely on its
review of the copies of beneficial ownership statements received by it, or
written representations from certain reporting persons that no beneficial
ownership statements were required for those persons, the Corporation believes
that all applicable beneficial ownership statements under Section 16(a) of the
Exchange Act that were required to be filed by executive officers and directors
of the Corporation in their personal capacities were filed in a timely manner,
except with regard to the following exempt transactions. Rodney N. Hook, an
executive officer of the Corporation, omitted disclosure of a 1994 grant of
restricted stock and employee stock options under the Corporation's 1990
Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan. Mr. Averyt, a director, omitted disclosure in
1993 in
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two instances of automatic distributions of shares (as to which he disclaims
beneficial ownership) from family trusts of which he was a trustee and omitted
disclosure of an inter-family gift of shares in 1994. Both reporting persons
have since reported these exempt transactions.
PROPOSALS OF STOCKHOLDERS
In order for proposals of stockholders to be included in the proxy materials
for presentation at the 1996 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, such proposals must
be received by the Corporate Secretary no later than November 28, 1995.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The Corporation will bear the cost of soliciting proxies from its
stockholders and will enlist the help of banks and brokerage houses in
soliciting proxies from their customers. The Corporation will reimburse these
institutions for out-of-pocket expenses. In addition to the use of the mails,
proxies may be solicited personally or by telephone by the directors, officers
and employees of the Corporation or its subsidiaries. The Corporation has
engaged Georgeson & Company Inc. to assist in soliciting proxies for a fee of
approximately $7,500 plus reasonable out-of-pocket expenses.
/S/ KEVIN J. TIERNEY
KEVIN J. TIERNEY
SECRETARY
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