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CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMUNITIES, INC.
6 EXECUTIVE CIRCLE, SUITE 250
IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92614
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD MAY 10, 2000
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The annual meeting of stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") of California
Coastal Communities, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company") will be held
at the Mellon Bank Building, 8 Loockerman Street, Dover, Delaware, on May 10,
2000, commencing at 9:30 a.m. local time, to consider and act upon the
following:
(1) To elect five directors of the Company, each for a term of one year.
(2) To consider and vote upon an amendment to the Company's Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation to reduce the number of authorized
shares of Common Stock from 18,000,000 to 11,000,000, and to reduce the
number of authorized shares of Excess Stock from 18,000,000 to 11,000,000.
(3) To consider and vote upon the ratification of the appointment of
Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditors of the Company.
(4) To transact such other business as may properly come before the
meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
Holders of record of the Company's Common Stock at the close of business on
April 10, 2000 will be entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at the Annual
Meeting, or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
[/S/ SANDRA G. SCIUTTO]
Sandra G. Sciutto
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT,
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
AND SECRETARY
Irvine, California
April 10, 2000
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMUNITIES, INC.
RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR THE FOREGOING PROPOSALS.
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. PLEASE COMPLETE, DATE, SIGN AND RETURN THE
ENCLOSED PROXY PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE. YOU MAY, IF
YOU WISH, REVOKE YOUR PROXY AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO ITS EXERCISE.
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CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMUNITIES, INC.
6 EXECUTIVE CIRCLE, SUITE 250
IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92614
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PROXY STATEMENT
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April 10, 2000
This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of
proxies by the Board of Directors of California Coastal Communities, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), for use at the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders of the Company (the "Annual Meeting") to be held at the Mellon Bank
Building, 8 Loockerman Street, Dover, Delaware on May 10, 2000, at 9:30 a.m.,
local time, and at any adjournment thereof. This Proxy Statement and the related
proxy card are first being sent to the Company's stockholders on or about April
10, 2000.
ACTION TO BE TAKEN UNDER THE PROXY
At the Annual Meeting, the holders of shares of the Company's Common Stock,
par value $.05 per share (the "Common Stock") will be asked to consider and vote
upon (i) the election of Messrs. Burnaman, Matlin, Pacini, Sabin and Talbot to
the Board; (ii) the approval of an amendment to the Company's Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation to reduce the number of authorized shares
of Common Stock from 18,000,000 to 11,000,000 and to reduce the number of shares
of Excess Stock from 18,000,000 to 11,000,000; and (iii) the ratification of the
appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditors for the Company for
the fiscal year ending December 31, 2000.
All proxies in the enclosed form that are properly executed and returned to
the Company will be voted at the Annual Meeting or any adjournments thereof in
accordance with any specifications thereon, or, if no specifications are made,
will be voted FOR approval of the proposals set forth in the Notice of Annual
Meeting of Stockholders. Any proxy may be revoked by any stockholder who attends
the meeting and gives oral notice of his or her intention to vote in person,
without compliance with any other formalities. In addition, any proxy given
pursuant to this solicitation may be revoked prior to the Annual Meeting by
delivering an instrument revoking it or a duly executed proxy bearing a later
date to the Secretary of the Company.
Management does not know of any matters other than those set forth herein
which may come before the Annual Meeting. If any other matters are properly
presented to the meeting for action, it is intended that the persons named in
the enclosed form of proxy and acting thereunder will vote in accordance with
their best judgment on such matters.
PROXY SOLICITATION
The expense of preparing, printing and mailing this Proxy Statement and the
proxies solicited hereby will be borne by the Company. In addition to the use of
the mails, proxies may be solicited by officers and directors and regular
employees of the Company, without additional remuneration, by personal
interviews, telephone, telegraph or otherwise. The Company will also request
brokerage firms, nominees, custodians and fiduciaries to forward proxy materials
to the beneficial owners of shares held of record and will provide reimbursement
for the cost of forwarding the material in accordance with customary charges.
The Company has retained Shareholder Services to aid in the solicitation of
proxies, including soliciting proxies from brokerage firms, banks, nominees,
custodians and fiduciaries. The fees of such firm will aggregate approximately
$750 plus out-of-pocket costs and expenses.
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VOTING SECURITIES AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS THEREOF
Holders of record of the Company's Common Stock at the close of business on
April 10, 2000 (the "Record Date") are entitled to notice of and to vote at the
Annual Meeting with respect to all matters properly presented at the Annual
Meeting. Holders of the Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share
held on each such matter at the Annual Meeting. A stockholders' list will be
available for examination by stockholders at the Annual Meeting.
As of the Record Date, there were 10,058,589 shares of Common Stock issued
and outstanding. The holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote,
present in person or represented by proxy, will constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business at the Annual Meeting. A plurality of the votes cast is
required to elect the directors. The affirmative vote of a majority of the
shares present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting
is required to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche as independent
auditors for the Company for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2000.
A proxy submitted by a stockholder may indicate that all or a portion of the
shares of Common Stock represented by such proxy are not being voted by such
stockholder with respect to a particular matter. This could occur, for example,
when a broker is not permitted to vote stock held in street name on certain
matters in the absence of instructions from the beneficial owner of the stock.
The shares subject to any such proxy which are not being voted with respect to a
particular matter (the "non-voted shares") will be considered shares not present
and entitled to vote on such matter, although such non-voted shares will count
for purposes of determining the presence of a quorum.
The following table sets forth, as of April 3, 2000, the name and address of
each person believed to be a beneficial interest holder of more than 5% of the
Common Stock, the number of shares beneficially owned and the percentage so
owned. Except as set forth below, management knows of no person who, as of April
3, 2000, owned beneficially more than 5% of the Company's outstanding Common
Stock.
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NAME AND ADDRESS OF AMOUNT AND NATURE OF PERCENT OF
TITLE OF CLASS BENEFICIAL INTEREST HOLDER BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP CLASS
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Common Stock ING Baring (U.S.) Capital L.L.C. 1,930,684 shares(1) 19.2%
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10021
Common Stock Credit Suisse First Boston 1,439,551 shares (2) 14.3%
Uetlibergstrasse 231
P.O. Box 900
CH-8045 Zurich, Switzerland
Common Stock Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. 1,038,259 shares (3) 10.3%
World Financial Center, North Tower
250 Vesey Street
New York, NY 10281
Common Stock Asher B. Edelman 868,219 shares (4) 8.6%
717 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Common Stock Lone Star Securities Fund, L.L.C. 785,100 shares (5) 7.8%
600 North Pearl St., Ste. 1550
Dallas, TX 75201
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(1) According to Schedule 13D, Amendment No. 1 dated July 23, 1998, ING Baring
(U.S.) Capital Corporation is the beneficial owner of 1,930,684 shares.
(2) According to Schedule 13G, Amendment No. 2 dated February 16, 1999, Credit
Suisse First Boston is the beneficial owner of 1,439,551 shares.
(3) According to Schedule 13G, dated February 12, 1999, Merrill Lynch & Co.,
Inc. is the beneficial owner of 1,038,259 shares.
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(4) According to Schedule 13D (Amendment No. 4) dated February 3, 2000 filed
jointly with the SEC by Mr. Asher B. Edelman; Edelman Value Partners, L.P.;
Edelman Value Fund, Ltd.; and Wimbledon Edelman Select Opportunities Hedged
Fund, Ltd. (collectively, "Edelman"), Edelman is the beneficial owner of
868,219 shares.
(5) According to Schedule 13G dated August 18, 1998, Lone Star Securities Fund,
L.L.C. is the beneficial owner of 785,100 shares.
PROPOSAL 1
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors of the Company currently consists of Thomas W. Sabin,
Jr. (Chairman), Phillip R. Burnaman II, David J. Matlin, Raymond J. Pacini and
J. Thomas Talbot. Under the Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the
Amended Bylaws of the Company, the five members of the Board of Directors have
each been elected for one year. The directors to be elected at the 2000 Annual
Meeting will be elected for a one-year term expiring in 2001.
Upon recommendation of the Nominating Committee, the Board of Directors has
nominated Messrs. Burnaman, Matlin, Pacini, Sabin and Talbot, whose current
terms expire at the 2000 Annual Meeting, for election as directors. If any
nominee should be unavailable for election at the Annual Meeting, the proxies
will be voted for the election of such other person as may be recommended by the
Board of Directors in place of such nominee.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF THE NOMINEES AS
DIRECTORS.
Information about the nominees for election as directors and the incumbent
directors, including biographical and employment information, is set forth
below:
NOMINEES FOR ELECTION AS DIRECTORS
Phillip R. Burnaman II, 40, has been a Director of the Company since
September 1997. Mr. Burnaman has also been Managing Director and head of the New
York Proprietary Trading Desk of ING Baring (U.S.) Capital L.L.C., which is a
subsidiary of the ING Group, an Amsterdam-based banking, investment banking and
insurance institution since 1995, and was recently promoted to global head of
the Strategic Trading Platform of ING Barings. Mr. Burnaman was also a whole
loan commercial mortgage trader of Citicorp Securities prior to 1995.
David J. Matlin, 38, has been a Director of the Company since September
1998. Mr. Matlin is a Managing Director at Credit Suisse First Boston in New
York, NY, where he is head of the Global Special Situations group. Mr. Matlin
has been at Credit Suisse First Boston since 1995 where he is responsible for
the firm's long-term proprietary investments in this area.
Raymond J. Pacini, 44, has been a Director, President and Chief Executive
Officer of the Company since May 1998. Since prior to 1995, he was Executive
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer of the Company.
Mr. Pacini is also a director of Metalclad Corporation, a company in the
business of waste treatment, asbestos removal and insulation installation.
Thomas W. Sabin, Jr., 42, has been a Director of the Company since September
1997. Mr. Sabin is also President of Thomas Sabin, Inc. and Manager and Vice
President of GSSW-REO, L.L.C., a real estate limited liability company. From
prior to 1995 until 1996, Mr. Sabin formed and operated GSSW, L.P., a limited
partnership, the purpose of which was to acquire real estate assets from the
Resolution Trust Corporation. Mr. Sabin is also former President of Southmark
Equities Corporation.
J. Thomas Talbot, 64, has been a Director of the Company since August 1993.
Mr. Talbot has also been owner of The Talbot Company, an investment and asset
management company since prior to 1995. Mr. Talbot was also Chief Executive
Officer of HAL, Inc., the parent company of Hawaiian Airlines prior
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to 1995 and is a Director of The Hallwood Group, Inc., a corporate rescue firm;
Fidelity National Financial, Inc., a title company; and Metalclad Corporation.
Information about the beneficial ownership of the Common Stock as of April
10, 2000 by each nominee, director, executive officer named in the Summary
Compensation Table, and all directors and executive officers of the Company as a
group is set forth below:
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SHARES OF PERCENT OF
NAME AND BENEFICIAL INTEREST HOLDER COMMON STOCK(1) CLASS(2)
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Thomas W. Sabin, Jr. (3)........................................ 202,000 1.97%
Raymond J. Pacini (4)........................................... 295,950 2.89%
J. Thomas Talbot (5)............................................ 20,000 *
Sandra G. Sciutto (6)........................................... 50,000 *
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Directors and Executive Officers as a group (6 persons including
the above named).............................................. 567,950 5.40%
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(1) Except as otherwise indicated in the notes below, the persons indicated have
sole voting and investment power with respect to shares listed. In addition
to the specific shares indicated in the following footnotes, this column
includes shares held directly and shares subject to stock options which are
exercisable and not subject to termination within 60 days.
(2) These percentages are calculated assuming the conversion of all securities
convertible within 60 days into Common Stock, which are held by the
executive officer or director listed above but not those held by others.
Asterisks indicate beneficial ownership of 1% or less of the class.
(3) Includes options to purchase 200,000 shares of Common Stock granted pursuant
to the Company's 1993 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan and which options are
vested or will vest 50% on May 20, 2000, and are subject to certain
restrictions on disposition.
(4) Includes 100,000 shares granted in May 1998 under a restricted stock grant
and options to purchase 189,996 shares of Common Stock granted pursuant to
the Company's 1993 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan and which options are
vested or will vest 30% on April 28, 2000, and are subject to certain
restrictions on disposition.
(5) Includes options to purchase 20,000 shares of Common Stock granted pursuant
to the Company's 1993 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan and which options are
vested or will vest 50% on June 9, 2000, and are subject to certain
restrictions on disposition.
(6) Includes options to purchase 50,000 shares of Common Stock granted pursuant
to the Company's 1993 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan and which options are
vested or will vest 50% on June 9, 2000, and are subject to certain
restrictions on disposition.
BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS
The Company's Board of Directors met four times during 1999. All of the then
incumbent directors attended at least 75% of the meetings of the Board and
committees of the Board during the periods that they served. The Board has three
standing committees: the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the
Nominating Committee. During 1999, the Audit Committee met two times, the
Compensation Committee met two times and the Nominating Committee met one time.
The Audit Committee consists of Messrs. Burnaman, Sabin, and Talbot, with
Mr. Talbot serving as Chairman. It is responsible for recommending the firm to
be appointed as independent auditors to audit the Company's financial statements
and to perform services related to the audit; reviewing the scope and results of
the audit with the independent auditors; reviewing with management and the
independent auditors the Company's year-end operating results; considering the
adequacy of the internal accounting
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control procedures of the Company; reviewing the non-audit services to be
performed by the independent auditors and considering the effect of such
performance on the auditors' independence.
The Compensation Committee consists of Messrs. Burnaman and Matlin, with Mr.
Burnaman serving as Chairman. It is responsible for the review, recommendation
and approval of compensation arrangements for directors and executive officers,
for the approval of such arrangements for other senior level employees, and for
the administration of certain benefit and compensation plans and arrangements of
the Company and its subsidiaries.
The Nominating Committee consists of Messrs. Burnaman, Sabin and Talbot,
with Mr. Sabin serving as Chairman. It is responsible for the nomination of
persons for election to the Board of Directors. The Nominating Committee will
consider nominees recommended by stockholders. Stockholder recommendations may
be sent to the Nominating Committee, Attention: Secretary, California Coastal
Communities, Inc., 6 Executive Circle, Suite 250, Irvine, California 92614.
PROPOSAL 2
PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE COMPANY'S AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED SHARES.
SUMMARY
In order to measurably reduce the amount of franchise taxes that the Company
is paying in the State of Delaware, the Board of Directors has approved and
recommends for your approval an amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation that would reduce the number of shares of
authorized stock. Currently, the aggregate number of authorized shares is 36
million consisting of 18 million shares of Common Stock and 18 million shares of
Excess Stock. If this proposal is approved, the aggregate number of authorized
shares would be reduced to 22 million consisting of 11 million shares of Common
Stock and 11 million shares of Excess Stock.
If approved, the amendment will take effect when filed with the Delaware
Secretary of State following the Annual Meeting on May 10, 2000. In order to
approve the amendment, a majority of the stockholders entitled to vote at the
Annual Meeting must vote in favor of the amendment to the Company's Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation. A copy of the proposed amendment is
attached to this proxy statement as APPENDIX A.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THIS PROPOSAL. PROXIES SOLICITED BY
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL BE VOTED FOR THIS PROPOSAL, UNLESS YOU SPECIFY
OTHERWISE IN YOUR PROXY.
PROPOSAL 3
RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
Upon recommendation of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, the
Board of Directors has appointed Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditors
for the 2000 fiscal year and hereby requests stockholders to ratify such
appointment.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE RATIFICATION OF THE
APPOINTMENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE AS INDEPENDENT AUDITORS.
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COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
The non-employee directors of the Company are entitled to receive cash
compensation and compensation pursuant to the plans described below.
CASH COMPENSATION. Non-employee directors of the Company are entitled to
receive compensation of $30,000 per year, with no additional fees for attendance
at Board or committee meetings. Messrs. Burnaman and Matlin declined such
compensation during 1999. Employee directors are not paid any fees or additional
compensation for service as members of the Board or any of its committees. All
directors are reimbursed for expenses incurred in attending Board and committee
meetings. Pursuant to the Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors,
a non-employee director may elect, generally prior to the commencement of any
calendar year, to have all or any portion of the director's compensation for
such calendar year credited to a deferred compensation account. Amounts credited
to the director's account will accrue interest based upon the average quoted
rate for ten-year U.S. Treasury Notes. Deferred amounts will be paid in a lump
sum or in installments commencing on the first business day of the calendar year
following the year in which the director ceases to serve on the Board, or of a
later calendar year specified by the director.
CONSULTING AGREEMENT. Pursuant to an independent contractor consulting
agreement effective February 1, 1998, Mr. Sabin receives a consulting fee
equivalent to $120,000 per year and received stock options in 1999 for 75,000
shares with an exercise price of $7.00, the market price on the grant date, for
services being rendered to the Company. The agreement provides that Mr. Sabin
provides consultation on strategic planning and analysis, identification and
evaluation of development project opportunities and related financing, and
counsel to the Company's staff.
1993 STOCK OPTION/STOCK ISSUANCE PLAN. The Company's 1993 Stock
Option/Stock Issuance Plan (the "1993 Plan") contains two separate equity
incentive programs in which members of the Board may be eligible to participate:
(i) a Discretionary Option Grant Program, under which eligible non-employee
members of the Board, along with officers, key employees and consultants, may be
granted options to purchase shares of Common Stock, and (ii) a Director Fee
Program, under which each non-employee member of the Board may elect to apply
all or any portion of his or her annual retainer fee (currently $30,000) to the
acquisition of unvested shares of Common Stock.
Options granted under the Discretionary Option Grant Program may be either
incentive stock options designed to meet the requirements of Section 422 of the
Internal Revenue Code or non-statutory options not intended to satisfy such
requirements.
PLAN ADMINISTRATION. The Discretionary Option Grant Program is administered
by the Compensation Committee of the Board, which is comprised of two or more
non-employee Board members appointed by the Board. The Compensation Committee,
as "Plan Administrator," has complete discretion (subject to the express
provisions of the 1993 Plan) to authorize stock option grants. All grants under
the Director Fee Program are made in strict compliance with the express
provisions of the program, and no administrative discretion is exercised by the
Plan Administrator with respect to the grants or stock issuances made under that
program.
DISCRETIONARY OPTION GRANT PROGRAM. The principal features of the
Discretionary Option Grant Program may be summarized as follows:
The exercise price per share of the Common Stock subject to a stock option
will not be less than 100% of the fair market value per share of that security
on the grant date. No option will have a maximum term in excess of ten years
measured from the grant date. The Plan Administrator has complete discretion to
grant options (i) which are immediately exercisable for vested shares, (ii)
which are immediately exercisable for unvested shares subject to the Company's
repurchase rights, or (iii) which become exercisable in
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installments for vested shares over the optionee's period of service.
Non-employee members of the Board who serve as Plan Administrator are not
eligible to participate in the Discretionary Option Grant Program.
The exercise price may be paid in cash or in shares of Common Stock valued
at fair market value on the exercise date. The option may also be exercised for
vested shares through a same-day sale program pursuant to which the purchased
shares are to be sold immediately and a portion of the sale proceeds applied to
the payment of the exercise price for those shares on the settlement date.
Any option held by the optionee at the time of cessation of service will
normally not remain exercisable beyond the limited period designated by the Plan
Administrator (not to exceed 36 months) at the time of the option grant. During
that period, the option will generally be exercisable only for the number of
shares in which the optionee is vested at the time of cessation of service. For
purposes of the 1993 Plan, an individual will be deemed to continue in service
for so long as that person performs services on a periodic basis for the Company
or any parent or subsidiary corporations, whether as an employee, a non-employee
member of the Board or an independent consultant or advisor.
The Plan Administrator has complete discretion to extend the period
following the optionee's cessation of service during which his or her
outstanding options may be exercised and/or to accelerate the exercisability of
such options in whole or in part. Such discretion may be exercised at any time
while the options remain outstanding, whether before or after the optionee's
actual cessation of service.
Any unvested shares of Common Stock are subject to repurchase by the
Company, at the original exercise price paid per share, upon the optionee's
cessation of service prior to vesting in those shares. The Plan Administrator
has complete discretion in establishing the vesting schedule for any such
unvested shares and has full authority to cancel the Company's outstanding
repurchase rights with respect to those shares in whole or in part at any time.
The optionee is not to have any stockholder rights with respect to the
option shares until the option is exercised and the exercise price is paid for
the purchased shares. Options are not assignable or transferable other than by
will or by the laws of inheritance following the optionee's death, and the
option may, during the optionee's lifetime, be exercised only by the optionee.
The Plan Administrator may grant options with stock appreciation rights.
Stock appreciation rights provide the holders with the right to surrender their
options for an appreciation distribution from the Company equal in amount to the
excess of (i) the fair market value of the vested shares of Common Stock subject
to the surrendered option over (ii) the aggregate exercise price payable for
such vested shares. Such appreciation distribution may, in the discretion of the
Plan Administrator, be made in cash or in shares of Common Stock.
During December 1999, discreationary option grants were made to Messrs.
Sabin and Talbot for 75,000 shares and 15,000 shares, respectively at an
exercise price of $7.00. The options vest in equal installments over a two-year
period, and have a life of 10 years.
DIRECTOR FEE PROGRAM. Under the Director Fee Program, each individual
serving as a non-employee Board member is eligible to elect to apply all or any
portion of the annual retainer fee otherwise payable in cash to such individual
(currently $30,000) to the acquisition of unvested shares of Common Stock. The
non-employee Board member must make the stock election prior to the start of the
calendar year for which the election is to be in effect. On the first trading
day in January of the calendar year for which the election is in effect, the
portion of the retainer fee subject to such election will be applied to the
acquisition of the selected shares of Common Stock by dividing the elected
dollar amount by the closing selling price per share of Common Stock on that
trading day. The issued shares will be held in escrow by the Company until the
individual vests in those shares. The non-employee Board member will have full
stockholder rights, including voting and dividend rights, with respect to all
issued shares held in escrow on his or her behalf.
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Upon completion of each calendar quarter of Board service during the year
for which the election is in effect, the non-employee Board member will vest in
one-fourth of the issued shares, and the stock certificate for those shares will
be released from escrow. Immediate vesting in all the issued shares will occur
in the event the individual dies or becomes disabled during his or her period of
Board service or certain changes in control or ownership of the Company are
effected during such period. Should the Board member cease service prior to
vesting in one or more quarterly installments of the issued shares, then those
installments will be forfeited, and the individual will not be entitled to any
cash payment from the Company with respect to the forfeited shares.
In 1999 no shares were received in lieu of the cash retainer fee.
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. The Plan Administrator may institute a loan program
in order to assist one or more optionees in financing their exercise of
outstanding options under the Discretionary Option Grant Program. The form in
which such assistance is to be made available (including loans or installment
payments) and the terms upon which such assistance is to be provided will be
determined by the Plan Administrator. However, the maximum amount of financing
provided any individual may not exceed the amount of cash consideration payable
for the issued shares plus all applicable Federal, state and local income and
employment taxes incurred in connection with the acquisition of the shares. Any
such financing may be subject to forgiveness in whole or in part, at the
discretion of the Plan Administrator, over the individual's period of service.
COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE. The following table summarizes the compensation
paid during the previous three fiscal years to the Chief Executive Officer and
the Company's other executive officers whose salary and bonus during 1999
exceeded $100,000 (the "Named Executives") for services in all capacities to the
Company.
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LONG-TERM COMPENSATION AWARDS
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ANNUAL RESTRICTED
COMPENSATION OTHER STOCK 1993 ALL
---------------- ANNUAL AWARD PLAN OTHER
SALARY BONUS COMPENSATION (# OF OPTIONS COMPENSATION
NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITION ($)(1) ($) ($) SHARES) (# OF SHARES) ($)
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Raymond J. Pacini.............................. 1999 $284,600 -- -- -- 75,000 --
President and Chief 1998 279,068 -- -- 100,000(2) -- 1,0$58,446(2)
Executive Officer 1997 268,000 $250,000(3) -- -- 189,996 --
Sandra G. Sciutto.............................. 1999 $156,600 $75,000 -- -- 30,000 --
Senior Vice President and 1998 148,267 26,000 -- -- 50,000 --
Chief Financial Officer 1997 124,100 20,640(3) -- -- -- --
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(1) Includes auto allowance and amounts electively deferred by each Named
Executive under the Company's 401(k) Savings and Profit Sharing Plan.
(2) In May 1998 Mr. Pacini was granted a restricted stock award of 100,000
shares valued at $1,137,500 at the date of grant. In conjunction with the
grant, Mr. Pacini also received a tax equalization payment in the gross
amount of $1,058,446.
(3) Bonuses for 1997 were paid in connection with completion of the
Recapitalization in September 1997.
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AGGREGATED OPTION/SAR EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR AND FISCAL YEAR-END
OPTION/SAR VALUE. The following table sets forth information for each Named
Executive with regard to the aggregate stock options exercised during the 1999
fiscal year, and stock options held as of December 31, 1999.
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NUMBER OF SECURITIES VALUE OF
UNDERLYING UNEXERCISED
VALUE UNEXERCISED IN-THE-MONEY
SHARES ACQUIRED REALIZED OPTIONS/SARS OPTIONS/SARS
NAME ON EXERCISE(#) ($)(1) AT FY-END(2) AT FY-END($)(2)
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Raymond J. Pacini......................... -- -- 264,996 --
Sandra G. Sciutto......................... -- -- 80,000 --
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(1) Market value of underlying securities on exercise date, minus the exercise
price.
(2) Based upon market value of $6.75 for the Common Stock as of December 31,
1999 less the aggregate exercise price payable for such shares. On December
31, 1999, 132,997 options granted to Mr. Pacini were exercisable, and 25,000
options granted to Ms. Sciutto were exercisable. Such individuals held no
stock appreciation rights at the end of such fiscal year.
COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
The Compensation Committee, and its members are named below. No member of
the Compensation Committee was at any time during the 1999 fiscal year or at any
other time an officer or employee of the Company. No executive officer of the
Company serves as a member of the board of directors or compensation committee
of any entity which has one or more executive officers serving as a member of
the Company's Board of Directors or Compensation Committee.
THE FOLLOWING REPORT OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND STOCK PRICE
PERFORMANCE COMPARISON GRAPH SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE SOLICITING MATERIAL AND
SHALL NOT BE DEEMED INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE BY ANY GENERAL STATEMENT
INCORPORATING BY REFERENCE THIS PROXY STATEMENT INTO ANY FILING UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AND SHALL
NOT OTHERWISE BE DEEMED FILED UNDER SUCH ACTS.
REPORT OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
The overall objectives of the Company's compensation program are to retain
the best possible executive talent, to motivate these executives to achieve the
goals inherent in the Company's business strategy, to maximize the link between
executive and stockholder interests through an equity based plan and to
recognize individual contributions as well as overall business results.
The key elements of the Company's compensation program consist of fixed
compensation in the form of base salary, and variable compensation in the forms
of restricted stock grants, stock options, and annual incentive compensation. An
executive officer's annual base salary represents the fixed component of their
total compensation; however, variable compensation is intended to comprise a
substantial portion of an executive's total compensation. In addition, while the
elements of compensation described below are considered separately, the
Compensation Committee takes into account the full compensation package afforded
by the Company to the individual, including any pension benefits, insurance and
other benefits, as well as the programs described below.
BASE SALARIES. Base salaries for executive officers are determined by
evaluating the responsibilities of the position held and the experience of the
individual, and by reference to the competitive marketplace for executive talent
including, where appropriate, a comparison to base salaries for comparable
positions at other companies, and to historical levels of salary paid by the
Company and its predecessors.
Salary adjustments are based on a periodic evaluation of the performance of
the Company and of each executive officer, and also take into account new
responsibilities as well as changes in the competitive market place. The
Compensation Committee, where appropriate, also considers non-financial
performance measures.
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CEO COMPENSATION. The base salary established for the Company's Chief
Executive Officer, Mr. Pacini, reflects the Committee's policy to maintain a
relative level of stability and certainty with respect to the CEO's base salary
from year to year. In setting the CEO's base salary, the Committee sought to
closely align Mr. Pacini's compensation with the interests of stockholders in
maximizing the value of the Company. Therefore, Mr. Pacini's compensation
package was structured to have his base salary compensation play a less central
role by reason of a grant for 75,000 shares made to Mr. Pacini in lieu of an
increase in his level of base salary. In addition, stock options for 189,996
shares which were granted to Mr. Pacini in 1998 were repriced from an exercise
price of $11.99 to a new exercise price of $9.25, consistent with grants made in
June 1999. The option grant and re-pricing are also intended to provide the
bonus component of Mr. Pacini's total compensation. The CEO's current base
salary is below the average of the surveyed compensation data for similarly
situated chief executive officers in the industry.
ANNUAL INCENTIVE COMPENSATION AWARDS. The Compensation Committee does not
currently plan to grant annual incentive compensation awards to the CEO given
the objective of tying the CEO's variable compensation to the Company's stock
performance through the grant of options described above. The variable
compensation payable annually to the CFO is intended to consist principally of
annual incentive compensation awards, based on various individual performance
objectives established by the CEO and the Compensation Committee in June 1998
and updated in December 1999.
OTHER INCENTIVE COMPENSATION. Participation of executives in equity-based
compensation programs was also reviewed in the fourth quarter of 1999, and
awards under such programs, primarily in the form of stock option grants under
the Company's 1993 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan, are made periodically to
the executives. Each option grant is designed to align the interests of the
executive with those of the stockholders and provide each individual with a
significant incentive to manage the Company from the perspective of an owner
with an equity stake in the business. The number of shares subject to each
option grant is based upon the executive's tenure, level of responsibility and
relative position in the Company. The Compensation Committee has established
certain general guidelines in making option grants to the executives in an
attempt to target a fixed number of option shares based upon the individual's
position with the Company and their existing holdings of options. However, the
Company does not adhere strictly to these guidelines and will vary the size of
the option grant made to each executive officer as it feels the circumstances
warrant.
In December 1999, the Compensation Committee approved the grant of options
for 75,000 and 30,000 shares at an exercise price of $7.00 per share to Mr.
Pacini and Ms. Sciutto, respectively. Each grant allows the executive to acquire
shares of the Company's stock at a fixed price per share (the market price on
the grant date) over a specified period of time (up to 10 years). The options
vest in equal installments over a two-year period, generally contingent upon the
executive officer's continued employment with the Company, provided, that if the
executive is terminated without cause, such options shall immediately become
100% vested. Accordingly, the option will generally provide a return to the
executive only if they remain in the Company's employ and the market price of
the Common Stock appreciates over the option term.
The Compensation Committee
of the Board of Directors:
Phillip R. Burnaman, Chairman
David J. Matlin
STOCK PRICE PERFORMANCE COMPARISON
The following graph illustrates the return during the past five years that
would have been realized on December 31 of each year (assuming reinvestment of
dividends) by an investor who invested $100 on December 31, 1994 in each of (i)
the Company's Common Stock, (ii) a peer group index ("Real Estate Index"), which
consists of nine real estate development and homebuilding companies, and (iii)
the Media General Composite Market Value Index ("Media General Index").
The Company's peer group index includes the following companies: Capital
Pacific Holdings, Inc., Castle & Cook Inc., Catellus Development Corporation,
Fortess Group, Inc., Newhall Land and Farming, Presley Companies, St. Joe
Company, Standard Pacific Corporation, and Tejon Ranch Company.
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COMPARISON OF CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN AMONG
THE COMPANY, REAL ESTATE INDEX AND MEDIA GENERAL INDEX
EDGAR REPRESENTATION OF DATA POINTS USED IN PRINTED GRAPHIC
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FISCAL YEAR ENDING
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Real Estate
The Company Index Media General Index
1994 100.00 100.00 100.00
1995 66.70 107.29 129.66
1996 26.68 129.65 156.58
1997 26.42 200.89 203.33
1998 15.21 160.22 248.56
1999 14.41 158.90 303.21
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
None.
OTHER MATTERS
SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS FOR 2001 ANNUAL MEETING
Stockholders may submit proposals on matters appropriate for stockholder
action at the Company's Annual Meetings, consistent with regulations adopted by
the Securities and Exchange Commission and the By-Laws of the Company. Proposals
to be considered for inclusion in the proxy statement for the 2000 Annual
Meeting must be received by the Company at its principal executive office no
later than December 12, 2000. Proposals should be directed to the attention of
the Secretary, California Coastal Communities, Inc., 6 Executive Circle, Suite
250, Irvine, California 92614.
COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(A) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Section 16 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires
the Company's directors and executive officers and persons who own more than 10%
of a registered class of the Company's equity securities to file various reports
with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the National Association of
Securities Dealers concerning their holdings of, and transactions in, securities
of the Company. Copies of these filings must be furnished to the Company.
Based solely on a review of the copies of such forms furnished to the
Company and written representations from the Company's executive officers and
directors, the Company believes that there was
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compliance for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999 with all Section 16(a)
filing requirements applicable to the Company's officers, directors and greater
than 10% beneficial owners.
ANNUAL REPORT
The Company's 1999 Annual Report to Stockholders, together with this Proxy
Statement, is being mailed to all stockholders of the Company of record on April
10, 2000, the record date for voting at the Annual Meeting.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
[/S/ SANDRA G. SCIUTTO]
Sandra G. Sciutto
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT,
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
AND SECRETARY
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Please mark
your votes as /X/
indicated in
this example
A vote FOR Proposals 1, 2 and 3 is recommended by the Board of Directors
1. Election of Directors with terms expiring at the Annual Meeting in 2001.
FOR WITHHOLD
each AUTHORITY
nominee to vote for each
listed nominee listed
/ / / /
NOMINEES: Phillip R. Burnaman II, David J. Matlin, Raymond J. Pacini,
Thomas W. Sabin, Jr. and J. Thomas Talbot
(Instructions: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee, write
the nominee's name on the space provided below.)
____________________________________________
2. To consider and vote upon an amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation to reduce the number of authorized shares of
Common Stock from 18,000,000 to 11,000,000 and to reduce the number of
authorized shares of Excess Stock from 18,000,000 to 11,000,000.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
/ / / / / /
3. Ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche
LLP as independent auditors for the fiscal
year ending December 31, 2000.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
/ / / / / /
4. To transact such other business as may
properly come before the meeting or any
adjournment or postponement thereof.
Signatures of Stockholder(s)--please sign name below exactly as
imprinted (do not print). Please indicate any change of address.
Signature(s)_____________________________________
Signature(s)_____________________________________
DATE_________________________, 2000
NOTE: Executors, administrators, trustees and others signing in
a representative capacity should indicate the capacity in which
they sign. If shares are held jointly, EACH holder should sign.
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CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMUNITIES, INC.
ANNUAL MEETING MAY 10, 2000
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Raymond J. Pacini is hereby authorized to vote all shares of Common
Stock of California Coastal Communities, Inc. which the undersigned would be
entitled to vote if personally present at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders
of California Coastal Communities, Inc. to be held on Wednessday, May 10, 2000
and at any adjournments, as specified on the reverse side.
THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED
HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED STOCKHOLDERS(S). IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS
PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS RECOMMENDED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
(PLEASE MARK THIS PROXY AND SIGN AND DATE IT ON THE
REVERSE SIDE HEREOF AND RETURN IT IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.)
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