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[LOGO]
RJR NABISCO HOLDINGS CORP.
1301 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK, NY 10019-6013
March 27, 1998
Dear Stockholder:
You are cordially invited to attend the 1998 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
of RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp. (the "Company"). The meeting will be held at 9:00
a.m. (local time) on Wednesday, May 13, 1998 at The M.C. Benton, Jr. Convention
& Civic Center, 301 West Fifth Street, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27102.
At this year's stockholders meeting, you will be asked to elect nine
directors, ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent
auditors and consider three stockholder proposals, if presented by their
proponents. The Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote FOR the
directors recommended by the Board, FOR ratification of the appointment of
Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditors and AGAINST all other proposals.
Accordingly, please give careful attention to these proxy materials.
It is important that your shares be represented and voted at the Annual
Meeting regardless of the size of your holdings. Whether or not you plan to
attend the Annual Meeting, please complete, sign, date and return the
accompanying white proxy card in the enclosed envelope in order to make certain
that your shares will be represented at the Annual Meeting.
Attendance at the Annual Meeting will be limited to stockholders as of March
23, 1998 and to guests of the Company. Admittance tickets will be required. If
you are a stockholder and plan to attend, you MUST request an admittance ticket
by writing to the Office of the Secretary at the address shown above. If your
shares are not registered in your own name, evidence of your stock ownership
must accompany your letter. You can obtain this evidence from your bank or
brokerage firm, typically in the form of your most recent monthly statement. An
admittance ticket will be held in your name at the registration desk, not mailed
to you in advance of the meeting.
We anticipate that a large number of stockholders will attend the meeting.
Seating is limited, so we suggest you arrive early. The auditorium will open at
8:30 a.m.
If you have any questions, please contact our proxy solicitors, MacKenzie
Partners, Inc., at the phone numbers listed on the back cover.
Thank you for your support and continued interest in RJR Nabisco.
Sincerely,
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STEVEN F. GOLDSTONE
CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. ACCORDINGLY, YOU ARE URGED TO COMPLETE,
SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE ACCOMPANYING WHITE PROXY CARD WHETHER OR
NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING.
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RJR NABISCO HOLDINGS CORP.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
MAY 13, 1998
To the Stockholders:
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), will be held at The M.C. Benton, Jr. Convention &
Civic Center, 301 West Fifth Street, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27102 at 9:00
a.m., local time, on Wednesday, May 13, 1998 for the following purposes:
1. To elect nine Directors to serve until the 1999 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected
and qualified;
2. To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent
auditors for the Company's 1998 fiscal year;
3. To act on three stockholder proposals if presented by their
proponents; and
4. To transact such other business as may be properly brought before the
meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof.
Only holders of record of the Company's Common Stock and ESOP Convertible
Preferred Stock as of the close of business on March 23, 1998 are entitled to
notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting and any adjournments or
postponements thereof. A list of such stockholders may be examined for any
purpose germane to the meeting during the ten-day period preceding the date of
the meeting at the offices of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, BB&T Financial
Center, 200 West Second Street, Suite 1600, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27102.
H. COLIN MCBRIDE
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATE
GENERAL COUNSEL
AND SECRETARY
New York, New York
March 27, 1998
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. ACCORDINGLY, YOU ARE URGED TO COMPLETE, SIGN, DATE AND
RETURN THE ACCOMPANYING WHITE PROXY CARD WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE
MEETING.
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RJR NABISCO HOLDINGS CORP.
1301 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK, NY 10019-6013
PROXY STATEMENT
This Proxy Statement and enclosed form of proxy are being furnished
commencing on or about March 27, 1998 in connection with the solicitation by the
Board of Directors (the "Board") of RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), of proxies in the enclosed form for use at the
annual meeting of stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") to be held on Wednesday,
May 13, 1998 for the purposes set forth in the accompanying Notice of Annual
Meeting of Stockholders.
A proxy card is enclosed for your use. THE BOARD URGES YOU TO COMPLETE,
SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE WHITE PROXY CARD IN THE ACCOMPANYING ENVELOPE, which
is postage-paid if mailed in the United States.
If your shares are held in the name of a bank, broker, or other nominee,
only your bank or broker can vote your shares and only upon your specific
instructions. Please contact the person responsible for your account and
instruct him or her to vote the white proxy card as soon as possible.
If you have any questions or need further assistance in voting your shares,
please call:
MACKENZIE PARTNERS, INC.
156 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10010
(212) 929-5500 (COLLECT)
OR
(800) 322-2885 (TOLL FREE)
VOTING
Only holders of record of the Company's voting securities as of the close of
business on March 23, 1998 (the "Record Date") are entitled to notice of and to
vote at the Annual Meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof. As of
the Record Date, the following shares of voting securities were outstanding:
324,823,528 shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share ("Common Stock"),
and 13,453,248 shares of ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per
share and stated value of $16 per share ("ESOP Preferred Stock"). The Common
Stock and the ESOP Preferred Stock vote as a single class on all matters
properly brought before the Annual Meeting. Holders of Common Stock are entitled
to one (1) vote per share, and holders of ESOP Preferred Stock are entitled to
one-fifth (1/5) of a vote per share.
Any proxy given pursuant to this solicitation and received in time for the
meeting will be voted as specified in such proxy. If the enclosed proxy card is
executed and returned without instructions as to how it is to be voted, proxies
will be voted FOR the election of the nominees listed below under the caption
"Election of Directors--Information Concerning Nominees," FOR the ratification
of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditors for the
Company's 1998 fiscal year, AGAINST the three stockholder proposals and in the
discretion of the proxies named on the proxy card with respect to any other
matters properly brought before the Annual Meeting and any adjournments thereof.
Any proxy may be revoked by written notice received by the Secretary of the
Company at any time prior to the voting thereof by submitting a subsequent proxy
or by attending the meeting and voting in person.
The presence of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of
Common Stock and ESOP Preferred Stock entitled to vote, represented at the
Annual Meeting in person or by proxy, will constitute a quorum. Shares
represented by proxies that are marked "abstain" will be counted as shares
present for purposes of determining the presence of a quorum on all matters.
Proxies relating to "street name" shares that are voted by brokers on some but
not all of the matters will be treated as shares present for purposes of
determining the presence of a quorum on all matters, but they will not be
treated as shares entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting on those matters as to
which authority to vote is withheld by the broker ("Broker Non-Votes"). The nine
nominees receiving the highest vote totals will be elected as Directors of
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the Company. Accordingly, abstentions and Broker Non-Votes will not affect the
outcome of the election. All other matters to be voted on will be decided by a
majority vote of the shares represented at the Annual Meeting and entitled to
vote. On any such matter, an abstention will have the same effect as a negative
vote, but, because shares held by brokers will not be considered entitled to
vote on matters as to which the brokers withhold authority, a Broker Non-Vote
will have no effect on the vote.
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") rules generally require that
an annual report precede or accompany proxy materials. However, if you are a
stockholder of record, have the same address as another stockholder of record
and do not hold shares in nominee name, you may wish to authorize the Company to
discontinue sending more than one annual report to the same address. You can
eliminate such duplicate mailings by marking the appropriate box on the proxy
card for any account for which you do not wish to receive annual reports. You
will, however, continue to receive proxy statements and proxy cards to vote the
shares for all of your accounts.
ITEM 1--ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
INFORMATION CONCERNING NOMINEES
At the upcoming Annual Meeting, a board of nine Directors will be elected to
hold office until the next Annual Meeting and until their successors have been
elected and qualified. Although management does not anticipate that any of the
persons named below will be unable or unwilling to stand for election, in the
event of such an occurrence, proxies may be voted for a substitute designated by
the Board. All of the Board's nominees are incumbent Directors of the Company
and its wholly-owned subsidiary, RJR Nabisco, Inc. ("RJRN"), and all of them
were elected to their present terms by the stockholders in April 1997 except Mr.
Martin, who was elected by the Board in December 1997.
Background information about the Board's nominees for election is set forth
below. See "Security Ownership of Management" for information about the
nominees' holdings of equity securities issued by the Company and its
subsidiaries.
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YEAR BUSINESS EXPERIENCE DURING PAST FIVE
FIRST YEARS
NAME AGE ELECTED AND OTHER INFORMATION
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John T. Chain, Jr............................... 63 1994 President of Quarterdeck Equity Partners, Inc.,
an investor in the defense industry, since
December 1996; Special Assistant to the Chairman
of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation from
November 1995 to March 1996; Executive Vice
President of Burlington Northern from 1991 to
1995. For more than five years prior thereto,
General (Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Air
Command) in the United States Air Force. Member
of the Boards of Nabisco Holdings Corp.
("Nabisco"), Nabisco, Inc., Northrop Grumman
Corporation and Thomas Group Inc.
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YEAR BUSINESS EXPERIENCE DURING PAST FIVE
FIRST YEARS
NAME AGE ELECTED AND OTHER INFORMATION
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Julius L. Chambers.............................. 61 1994 Chancellor of North Carolina Central University
since 1993. For more than five years prior
thereto, Director--Counsel of the NAACP Legal
Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. Member of the
Advisory Board of First Union National Bank
(Durham, NC).
John L. Clendenin............................... 62 1994 Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer of BellSouth Corporation until 1996 and
for more than five years prior thereto. Member
of the Boards of Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.,
Equifax Inc., The Home Depot, Inc., The Kroger
Company, National Service Industries, Inc.,
Springs Industries, Inc. and Wachovia
Corporation.
Steven F. Goldstone............................. 52 1995 Chairman since May 1996 and Chief Executive
Officer of the Company since December 1995;
President since October 1995; General Counsel
from March to December 1995. Partner with the
law firm of Davis Polk & Wardwell until October
1995 and for more than five years prior thereto.
Member of the Boards of Nabisco and Nabisco,
Inc.
Ray J. Groves................................... 62 1995 Chairman of Legg Mason Merchant Banking, Inc.
since February 1995; previously Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of Ernst & Young LLP
until 1994 and for more than five years prior
thereto. Member of the Boards of Consolidated
Natural Gas Company, Electronic Data Systems
Corporation, Lamalie Associates, Inc. and Marsh
& McLennan Companies, Inc.
L. Dennis Kozlowski............................. 51 1996 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Tyco
International Ltd. since January 1993. Member of
the Boards of Applied Power, Inc., Dynatech
Corporation, Raytheon Company, Thiokol
Corporation and Tyco International Ltd.
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YEAR BUSINESS EXPERIENCE DURING PAST FIVE
FIRST YEARS
NAME AGE ELECTED AND OTHER INFORMATION
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H. Eugene Lockhart.............................. 48 1997 President of BankAmerica Corporation's Global
Retail Bank since March 1997; President and
Chief Executive Officer of MasterCard
International Incorporated from 1994 to March
1997; Executive Vice President of First
Manhattan Co. from 1992 to 1994. Member of the
Board of Cognizant Corporation.(1)
Theodore E. Martin.............................. 58 1997 Chief Executive Officer and President of Barnes
Group Inc. since 1995; Executive Vice
President--Operations and Director of Barnes
Group from 1993 to 1995; Group Vice President of
Barnes Group from 1990 to 1993. Member of the
Boards of Ingersoll-Rand Company and Unisys
Corporation.
Rozanne L. Ridgway.............................. 62 1989 Co-Chair of the Atlantic Council of the United
States from 1993 to 1996 and President of the
Council from 1989 through 1992. Assistant
Secretary of State for European and Canadian
Affairs from 1985 to 1989. Member of the Boards
of Bell Atlantic Corporation, The Boeing
Company, Citicorp, Emerson Electric Co.,
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, Sara
Lee Corporation and Union Carbide Corp.
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(1) Affiliates of BankAmerica Corporation have made lending commitments and
provided other financial services to the Company and its subsidiaries. These
commitments and services have been provided in the ordinary course of
business and on substantially the same terms and conditions as those for
comparable transactions with similarly-situated persons.
The Board recommends that the stockholders vote FOR the election of each of
its nominees for Director named above.
MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD
The Board met eight times during the 1997 fiscal year. During 1997, all then
incumbent Directors, except Mr. Lockhart, attended at least 75% of the meetings
of the Board and the Board committees on which they served.
The standing committees of the Board are the Executive Committee, the Audit
Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Corporate Governance and
Nominating Committee.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. The Executive Committee has authority to act for the
Board on most matters during intervals between Board meetings. The Executive
Committee, whose current members are General Chain, Mr. Goldstone (Chair) and
John G. Medlin, Jr. (who is not a nominee for re-election and will retire from
the Board at the end of his present term), did not meet during the 1997 fiscal
year.
AUDIT COMMITTEE. The Audit Committee reviews the adequacy of the Company's
internal system of accounting controls, confers with the independent auditors
and the internal auditors concerning their
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examination of the books and records of the Company and its subsidiaries,
reviews actions taken to ensure compliance with the Company's Code of Conduct,
recommends to the Board the appointment of independent auditors and considers
other appropriate matters regarding the financial affairs of the Company and its
subsidiaries. The Audit Committee, whose current members are Messrs. Chambers,
Groves (Chair), Kozlowski and Lockhart, held seven meetings during the 1997
fiscal year.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. The Compensation Committee makes recommendations to
the Board with respect to compensation and grants of stock options and other
long-term incentives to management employees. In addition, the Compensation
Committee administers plans and programs relating to employee benefits,
incentives and compensation. The Compensation Committee, whose current members
are General Chain (Chair), Messrs. Clendenin and Medlin and Ms. Ridgway, met
seven times during the 1997 fiscal year.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND NOMINATING COMMITTEE. The Corporate Governance and
Nominating Committee has responsibility for recruiting and nominating new
directors and for corporate governance issues, including Board self-evaluation
and chief executive officer evaluation. Only outside directors are eligible to
serve on this committee. The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee,
whose current members are Messrs. Chambers and Medlin and Ms. Ridgway (Chair),
held three meetings during the 1997 fiscal year.
The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee will consider suggestions
for Board nominees made by stockholders. A stockholder may recommend a person
for nomination to the Board at the 1999 annual meeting of stockholders by giving
notice thereof and providing certain information set forth in the Company's
By-Laws, in writing, to the Secretary of the Company at 1301 Avenue of the
Americas, New York, NY 10019-6013 for receipt between October 28 and November
27, 1998.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth certain information, as of March 23, 1998,
regarding the beneficial ownership of (i) Common Stock and (ii) Nabisco's Class
A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share ("Nabisco Stock"), by each director of
the Company, by each of the most highly compensated executive officers of the
Company (as required by SEC rules) and by all directors and executive officers
of the Company as a group. Most of these individuals have the opportunity to
become the beneficial owners of additional shares of Common Stock as a result of
stock options vesting or becoming exercisable. See "Executive Compensation--Long
Term Incentive Compensation" and "Directors' Compensation." Otherwise, except as
noted, the persons named in the table below do not own, beneficially or of
record, any other securities of the Company or its subsidiaries and have sole
voting and investment power over all securities for which they are shown as
beneficial owner.
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NUMBER OF NUMBER OF
SHARES OF SHARES
COMMON OF NABISCO PERCENT OF
STOCK CLASS A NABISCO
BENEFICIALLY PERCENT OF COMMON STOCK CLASS A
OWNED COMMON BENEFICIALLY COMMON
NAME OF BENEFICIAL OWNER (1)(2) STOCK OWNED (1)(3) STOCK
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John T. Chain, Jr............................................ 11,933 * 8,600 *
Julius L. Chambers........................................... 9,962 * 0 *
John L. Clendenin............................................ 10,386 * 500 *
Steven F. Goldstone(4)....................................... 792,475 0.24% 14,981 *
Ray J. Groves................................................ 9,753 * 0 *
L. Dennis Kozlowski.......................................... 11,858 * 0 *
H. Eugene Lockhart........................................... 6,699 * 0 *
Theodore E. Martin........................................... 0 * 0 *
John G. Medlin, Jr........................................... 10,799 * 8,600 *
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NUMBER OF NUMBER OF
SHARES OF SHARES
COMMON OF NABISCO PERCENT OF
STOCK CLASS A NABISCO
BENEFICIALLY PERCENT OF COMMON STOCK CLASS A
OWNED COMMON BENEFICIALLY COMMON
NAME OF BENEFICIAL OWNER (1)(2) STOCK OWNED (1)(3) STOCK
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David B. Rickard............................................. 54,055 * 0 *
Rozanne L. Ridgway........................................... 9,933 * 0 *
Andrew J. Schindler.......................................... 186,012 * 0 *
All Directors and
Executive Officers as a
Group(5)................................................... 1,854,201 0.57% 72,052 0.14%
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H. John Greeniaus............................................ 198,611 * 990,707 1.90%
Robert F. Sharpe, Jr......................................... 68,041 * 0 *
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* Less than 0.1%.
(1) For purposes of this table, a person is deemed to be the "beneficial owner"
of any shares that such person has the right to acquire within 60 days. For
purposes of computing the percentage of outstanding shares held by each
person named above, any security that such person has the right to acquire
within 60 days is deemed to be outstanding, but it is not deemed to be
outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any
other person.
(2) The number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned includes shares
subject to currently exercisable options in the following amounts: (i) 9,933
for each of General Chain, Messrs. Chambers and Clendenin and Ms. Ridgway;
(ii) 8,753 shares for Mr. Groves; (iii) 6,858 shares for Mr. Kozlowski; (iv)
6,429 shares for Mr. Lockhart; (v) 3,933 shares for Mr. Medlin; (vi) 575,800
shares for Mr. Goldstone; (vii) 33,000 shares for Mr. Rickard; (viii)
140,000 shares for Mr. Schindler; (ix) 132,000 shares for Mr. Greeniaus; (x)
63,756 shares for Mr. Sharpe; and (xi) 1,320,439 shares for all directors
and executive officers as a group. The number of shares of Common Stock
beneficially owned also includes: 146, 589, 55, 538, 78 and 4,188 shares of
Common Stock currently issuable on the conversion of shares of ESOP
Preferred Stock owned by, respectively, Messrs. Goldstone, Greeniaus,
Rickard, Schindler, Sharpe and all directors and executive officers as a
group. The number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned does not
include the following deferred units, which are common stock equivalents
received as equity incentives or as deferred fees and other compensation:
2,155 units for each of General Chain, Mr. Chambers and Ms. Ridgway; 9,538
units for Mr. Clendenin; 6,693 units for Mr. Groves; 2,139 units for Mr.
Kozlowski; 1,045 units for Mr. Lockhart; 1,014 units for Mr. Martin; and
4,514 units for Mr. Medlin.
(3) The number of shares of Nabisco Stock beneficially owned includes shares
subject to currently exercisable options in the following amounts: (i) 7,600
shares for each of General Chain and Mr. Medlin; (ii) 880,606 shares for Mr.
Greeniaus; and (iii) 50,305 shares for all directors and executive officers
as a group. The number of shares of Nabisco Stock beneficially owned does
not include the following deferred units, which are common stock equivalents
received as equity incentives or as deferred fees and other compensation:
(i) 2,069 units for Mr. Medlin; and (ii) 4,626 units for Mr. Greeniaus.
(4) Mr. Goldstone is also the holder of 200,000 performance stock units each
equal in value to one share of Common Stock which will be paid to Mr.
Goldstone only if (i) Mr. Goldstone remains employed by the Company through
December 31, 1998 (unless he is terminated by the Company without cause or
he voluntarily terminates his employment with good reason) and (ii) the
market price for Common Stock averages $43.75 or more for any consecutive
30-day period ending on or prior to December 31, 1998. Mr. Goldstone
purchased the 14,981 shares of Nabisco Stock on May 15, 1996.
(5) The phrase "All Directors and Executive Officers as a Group" does not
include Messrs. Greeniaus or Sharpe because they are no longer executive
officers of the Company.
SECTION 16(A) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE. Section 16(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), requires
the Company's officers and directors and persons who own more than ten percent
of a registered class of the Company's equity securities to file initial
statements of beneficial ownership (Form 3) and statements of changes in
beneficial ownership (Forms 4 or 5) of Common Stock and other equity securities
of the Company with the SEC and The New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Officers,
directors and greater than ten-percent stockholders are required by SEC
regulation to furnish the Company with copies of all such forms they file.
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Based solely on a review of the copies of the forms that it has received,
and on written representations from certain reporting persons that no additional
forms were required, the Company believes that its officers, directors and
greater than ten-percent beneficial owners complied with all of these filing
requirements in 1997.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
The following table sets forth certain information, as of March 23, 1998,
regarding the beneficial ownership of persons known to the Company to be the
beneficial owners of more than five percent of any class of the Company's voting
securities. The information was obtained from Company records and information
supplied by the stockholders, including information on Schedule 13G. Except as
otherwise noted, the persons named in the table below have sole voting and
investment power with respect to all shares shown as beneficially owned by them.
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NUMBER
OF SHARES PERCENT
NAME AND ADDRESS BENEFICIALLY OF
TITLE OF CLASS OF BENEFICIAL OWNER OWNED CLASS
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Common Stock FMR Corp.(1) 39,104,026 12.07%
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109
Common Stock The Capital Group Companies, Inc.(2) 19,922,100 6.15%
333 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071
ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock Wachovia Bank, N.A. 13,453,248 100%
(as Trustee)(3)
Box 3075, Trust Operations
Winston-Salem, NC 27102
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(1) According to the Schedule 13G dated February 14, 1998 filed by FMR Corp.
("FMR"), Edward C. Johnson 3d and Abigail P. Johnson, FMR is a parent
holding company and Mr. Johnson and Ms. Johnson are respectively the
Chairman and a Director of FMR and may be deemed members of a group that
controls FMR. The Schedule 13G indicates that, as of February 14, 1998, FMR,
Mr. Johnson and Ms. Johnson beneficially own 39,104,026 shares. These
include (i) 36,731,766 shares beneficially owned by Fidelity Management &
Research Company, a registered investment advisor and a wholly-owned
subsidiary of FMR ("Fidelity"), as a result of acting as an adviser to
various registered investment companies (the "Fidelity Funds"); (ii)
2,199,560 shares beneficially owned by Fidelity Management Trust Company, a
bank and a wholly-owned subsidiary of FMR ("Fidelity Trust"), as a result of
serving as investment manager of institutional accounts (the "Institutional
Accounts"); and (iii) 172,700 shares beneficially owned by Fidelity
International Limited ("Fidelity International"), a provider of investment
advisory management services to a number of non-U.S. investment companies
and certain institutional investors, of which Mr. Johnson is also Chairman
and, with members of his family, the indirect owner of 39.89% of its voting
power. Each of FMR and Fidelity International disclaims beneficial ownership
of shares beneficially owned by the other. According to the Schedule 13G,
(a) each of FMR, Mr. Johnson and the Fidelity Funds has sole investment
power over the Fidelity Funds shares, but neither FMR nor Mr. Johnson has
sole power to vote these shares, a power which resides with the Fidelity
Funds' Boards of Trustees; (b) each of FMR and Mr. Johnson has sole
investment power over the shares beneficially owned by Fidelity Trust, sole
power to vote 1,712,700 of the shares and no power to vote the remaining
486,860 shares; and (c) Fidelity International has sole investment and
voting power over the shares beneficially owned by Fidelity International.
(2) According to the Schedule 13G dated February 10, 1998 filed by The Capital
Group Companies, Inc. ("Capital"), Capital is the parent holding company of
a group of investment management companies that hold sole investment power
over all of these shares and sole voting power over 3,733,200 of the shares.
The investment management companies, which include a bank and several
registered investment advisers, provide investment advisory and management
services for their clients, which include registered investment companies
and institutional accounts.
(3) Wachovia Bank, N.A. ("Wachovia") holds the ESOP Preferred Stock in its
capacity as trustee of the RJRN Defined Contribution Master Trust (the
"Master Trust"). Under the terms of the Master Trust, Wachovia is required
to vote shares of ESOP Preferred Stock allocated to participants' accounts
in accordance with instructions received from such participants and to vote
allocated shares of ESOP Preferred Stock for which it has not received
instructions and unallocated shares in the same ratio as shares with respect
to which instructions have been received. Wachovia has no investment power
or beneficial ownership interest with respect to shares of ESOP Preferred
Stock.
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ITEM 2--RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
Subject to stockholder ratification, the Board has appointed the firm of
Deloitte & Touche LLP ("Deloitte & Touche") as independent auditors for the
fiscal year ending December 31, 1998 and until their successors are selected.
The appointment was made upon the recommendation of the Audit Committee, which
is comprised of Directors who are not employees of the Company or its
subsidiaries.
A representative of Deloitte & Touche is expected to be present at the
Annual Meeting, will have the opportunity to make a statement if he or she
desires to do so and will be available to answer appropriate questions.
The Board considers Deloitte & Touche to be well qualified and recommends
that the stockholders vote FOR ratification of its appointment as independent
auditors of the Company for the upcoming fiscal year.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
SUMMARY
The following pages describe the components of the total compensation of the
five most highly compensated executive officers (as defined under SEC rules) of
the Company at the end of the last completed fiscal year. The bonuses shown
represent amounts that the Compensation Committee and the Board approved for
each named individual based on company performance for the applicable year. The
long-term compensation shown in the Summary Compensation Table was provided
under the Company's 1990 Long Term Incentive Plan (the "LTIP") which provides
for various types of awards such as stock options, restricted stock, performance
share awards and performance unit awards, as described below. Some of the
long-term compensation shown for Messrs. Goldstone and Greeniaus was provided
under a long-term incentive plan maintained by Nabisco. Also described below is
the future compensation such individuals may receive under the Company's
retirement plans or, following termination of employment under certain
circumstances, under private employment agreements.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
The following table presents certain specific information regarding the
compensation of the most highly compensated executive officers of the Company.
Mr. Greeniaus terminated employment as of January 1, 1998 due to disability
under the Company's disability plans. Mr. Sharpe terminated employment with the
Company on January 15, 1998. Mr. Rickard became employed by the Company on March
24, 1997, and the amounts disclosed below reflect the portion of the year during
which he was employed by the Company.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ANNUAL COMPENSATION LONG TERM COMPENSATION
------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------
OTHER STOCK OPTIONS-- STOCK OPTIONS--
NAME & ANNUAL RESTRICTED COMMON STOCK NABISCO STOCK
PRINCIPAL POSITION YEAR SALARY BONUS(1) COMPENSATION STOCK AWARDS(2) (#) (#)
- ------------------- --------- --------- --------- ------------- ----------------- --------------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
STEVEN F. GOLDSTONE 1997 $ 800,000 $1,950,000 $ 1,988,531(5) $ 0 460,000 60,000
CHAIRMAN, 1996 $ 800,000 $2,200,000 $ 3,772,298 $ 0 400,000 200,000
PRESIDENT & CEO 1995 $ 762,821 $ 610,000 $ 14,770 $ 0 400,000 0
H. JOHN GREENIAUS 1997 $ 891,667 $ 620,000 $ 440,404(6) $ 0 0 190,000
CHAIRMAN, 1996 $ 850,000 $ 684,000 $ 430,813 $ 0 0 180,000
PRESIDENT & CEO, 1995 $ 837,500 $ 693,000 $ 1,896,714 $ 0 200,000 880,606
NABISCO
ANDREW J. SCHINDLER 1997 $ 575,000 $ 403,000 $ 69,799(7) $ 0 0 0
PRESIDENT & CEO, 1996 $ 537,499 $ 465,000 $ 237,474 $ 0 200,000 0
R.J. REYNOLDS 1995 $ 440,481 $ 389,000 $ 231,118 $ 0 207,800 0
TOBACCO CO.
ROBERT F. SHARPE, 1997 $ 441,667 $ 315,000 $ 64,794(7) $ 0 0 0
JR. 1996 $ 392,564 $ 501,000 $ 75,650 $ 784,375 78,000 0
SVP & GENERAL
COUNSEL
DAVID B. RICKARD 1997 $ 386,538 $ 350,000 $ 44,734(7) $ 975,000 100,000 0
SVP &
CHIEF FINANCIAL
OFFICER
<CAPTION>
LONG-TERM
NAME & INCENTIVE ALL OTHER
PRINCIPAL POSITION PAYOUTS(3) COMPENSATION(4)
- ------------------- ----------- ----------------
<S> <C> <C>
STEVEN F. GOLDSTONE $ 0 $ 176,900
CHAIRMAN, $ 0 $ 115,700
PRESIDENT & CEO $ 0 $ 6,375
H. JOHN GREENIAUS $ 333,255 $ 115,467
CHAIRMAN, $ 661,317 $ 105,487
PRESIDENT & CEO, $ 699,627 $ 54,628
NABISCO
ANDREW J. SCHINDLER $3,000,000 $ 31,200
PRESIDENT & CEO, $ 709,200 $ 26,358
R.J. REYNOLDS $ 409,225 $ 31,724
TOBACCO CO.
ROBERT F. SHARPE, $ 0 $ 28,280
JR. $ 21,930 $ 257,500
SVP & GENERAL
COUNSEL
DAVID B. RICKARD $ 0 $ 261,250
SVP &
CHIEF FINANCIAL
OFFICER
</TABLE>
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(1) The bonus amounts shown for 1997 for all of the named executive officers
reflect annual cash bonus payments that were based solely on Company (or
operating company) performance during 1997 as determined using performance
objectives established early in the year. If the 1997 targeted financial
score was attained or exceeded, the award was supplemented with Performance
Notes equal to 20% of the target bonus. The Performance Notes, which were
earned by all of the named executive officers (with the exception of Mr.
Greeniaus), are described and set forth on pages 12 and 13.
(2) On March 24, 1997, in connection with his hiring by the Company, Mr. Rickard
received a grant of restricted stock units covering 30,000 shares of Common
Stock equivalents. Restrictions lapse in accordance with the following
schedule: 10,000 shares on March 24, 2000, 10,000 shares on March 24, 2001,
and 10,000 shares on March 24, 2002. Dividends are paid on the restricted
stock units to the same extent as for unrestricted shares of Common Stock.
The value of an equivalent number of unrestricted
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shares as of December 31, 1997 was $1,125,000. Mr. Sharpe was the only other
named executive officer with restricted stock or restricted stock units on
December 31, 1997. He had 16,750 restricted stock units, with a value on
December 31, 1997 of $628,125. Upon Mr. Sharpe's termination of employment
on January 15, 1998, he forfeited 8,500 of the restricted stock units.
(3) The amounts shown in the table for 1997 represent long-term incentive
payouts under the 1995 Performance Unit Program of the LTIP (for Mr.
Schindler) and the Executive Equity Program of the LTIP (for Mr. Greeniaus).
The Performance Unit award, denominated in cash, was granted in 1995. The
amount earned was based on cumulative cash net income objectives for the
performance period 1995-1997. The Performance Unit payout was made in cash
in early 1998. The Executive Equity Program applies to individuals who
previously acquired RJRN Holdings' purchase stock under the LTIP. Mr.
Greeniaus received cash grants on four annual grant dates beginning July,
1994 and ending July, 1997, each equal to the excess, if any, of (i) 25% of
the maximum amount he could have borrowed to acquire purchase stock, over
(ii) the then fair market value of the same percentage of his purchase
stock. The grant is increased by the amount necessary to hold him harmless
from income taxes due as a result of the grant.
(4) The amounts shown in the table reflect Company contributions made on behalf
of the named individuals under the Company's qualified and non-qualified
defined contribution plans. The following is a breakout of the 1997 amounts:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
COMPANY MATCHING CONTRIBUTION COMPANY CONTRIBUTION
NAME (QUALIFIED PLAN) (NON-QUALIFIED PLAN)
- ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------- ---------------------
<S> <C> <C>
Mr. Goldstone........................................ $ 4,500 $ 99,000
Mr. Greeniaus........................................ $ 4,500 $ 42,770
Mr. Schindler........................................ $ 4,500 $ 26,700
Mr. Sharpe........................................... $ 4,500 $ 23,780
Mr. Rickard.......................................... $ 4,154 $ 7,096
</TABLE>
The amount shown in the table for Mr. Goldstone for 1997 also includes
$73,400, which was the 1997 premium for the insurance policy referred to in
footnote (5). The amount shown in the table for Mr. Greeniaus for 1997 also
includes $68,197, which was the 1997 premium for the insurance policy
referred to in footnote (6). The amount shown in the table for Mr. Rickard
also includes a $250,000 special payment to replace benefits and rights from
his former employer which he forfeited upon his employment with the Company.
(5) Most of the amount shown in the table for Mr. Goldstone for 1997 represents
certain income tax liabilities related to the funding of his retirement plan
benefit (described under "Retirement Plans") which liabilities were
reimbursed by the Company to Mr. Goldstone. The amount also includes certain
income tax liabilities relating to his life insurance policy, which
liabilities were reimbursed by the Company to Mr. Goldstone. The amount
shown in the table also reflects amounts not paid to Mr. Goldstone but
nonetheless allocable to his personal use of Company facilities ($119,830)
and amounts attributable to Mr. Goldstone's participation in the Company's
executive perquisite program, which provides him with supplemental
insurance, a leased automobile and an annual allowance ($61,750) which may
be used to reimburse miscellaneous expenses and, to the extent not so used,
is paid to him in cash. The supplemental insurance consists of medical,
dental, business travel accident and, to the extent elected, life, spousal
life, automobile and personal liability insurance.
(6) The amount shown in the table for Mr. Greeniaus for 1997 includes certain
income tax liabilities related to his life insurance policy and to his
participation in the Executive Equity Program (described in footnote (3)),
which liabilities were reimbursed by the Company to Mr. Greeniaus. The
amount shown in the table also reflects amounts attributable to his
participation in the executive perquisite program, which provides him with
supplemental insurance, a leased automobile and an annual allowance
($54,750) which may be used to reimburse miscellaneous expenses and, to the
extent not so used, is paid to him in cash. The supplemental insurance
consists of medical, dental, business travel accident and, to the extent
elected, life, spousal life, automobile and personal liability insurance.
(7) The amounts shown in the table for Messrs. Schindler, Sharpe and Rickard for
1997 include amounts attributable to their participation in the Company's
executive perquisite program, which provides them with supplemental
insurance, a leased automobile and an annual allowance ($47,500 for Mr.
Schindler, $46,288 for Mr. Sharpe and $36,829 for Mr. Rickard ) which may be
used to reimburse miscellaneous expenses and, to the extent not so used, is
paid in cash. The supplemental insurance consists of medical, dental,
business travel accident and, to the extent elected, life, spousal life,
automobile and personal liability insurance.
LONG-TERM INCENTIVE COMPENSATION
The Company maintains the LTIP to provide executives with long-term
performance-based incentive compensation. The Company has issued stock options,
restricted stock and other performance-based awards under the LTIP to the named
executive officers and to other key employees.
In 1997, long-term incentive grants under the LTIP were made in the form of
Performance Appreciation Rights, as set forth in the "Long Term Incentive Plan
Awards" table on page 13, except that the long-
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term incentive grant for Mr. Goldstone was made in the form of stock options.
Mr. Rickard also received stock options in connection with his initial
employment with the Company. The following table identifies the grants of stock
options made to named executive officers in 1997. For Messrs. Goldstone and
Greeniaus, the table includes options to purchase shares of Nabisco Stock
granted pursuant to a long-term incentive plan maintained by Nabisco. All of the
stock options identified on the following table have exercise prices equal to
the per-share fair market value of the covered securities on the date of grant.
OPTIONS GRANTED IN FISCAL YEAR 1997
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PERCENT OF TOTAL
NO. OF SECURITIES OPTIONS GRANTED EXERCISE GRANT DATE
UNDERLYING OPTIONS TO EMPLOYEES IN PRICE EXPIRATION PRESENT
NAME GRANTED (#) FISCAL YEAR (1) ($/SHARE) DATE VALUE (2)
- --------------------------------------------- -------------------------- ----------------- ----------- ----------- ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Mr. Goldstone................................ 460,000 RN(3) 81.27% $ 32.250 1/10/07 $ 4,600,000
60,000 NA(4) 2.18% $ 37.000 1/10/07 $ 733,800
Mr. Greeniaus................................ 190,000 NA(4) 6.90% $ 37.000 1/10/07 $ 2,323,700
Mr. Rickard.................................. 100,000 RN(3) 17.67% $ 32.500 3/24/07 $ 1,001,000
</TABLE>
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(1) The percentages shown in this column represent, in the case of those options
labeled "RN", the percentage of all options to purchase Common Stock that
were granted to employees in 1997 and, in the case of those options labeled
"NA", the percentage of all options to purchase Nabisco Stock that were
granted to employees in 1997 under the long-term incentive plan maintained
by Nabisco. In total, options to purchase 566,000 shares of Common Stock
were granted in 1997 under the LTIP and options to purchase 2,752,500 shares
of Nabisco Stock were granted in 1997 under the long-term incentive plan
maintained by Nabisco.
(2) The grant date present values shown in the table were determined pursuant to
the Black-Scholes option valuation model (a widely used stock option
valuation methodology), using the following assumptions. For Mr. Goldstone's
and Mr. Rickard's RN options: stock price volatility factor of .3137 and
.3189, respectively; dividend yield of 3.35% and 3.69%, respectively;
interest rate of 6.33% and 6.92%, respectively; and a seven year term. For
NA options: stock price volatility factor of .2358; dividend yield of 1.62%;
interest rate of 6.25% and a seven year term. There were no adjustments made
for non-transferability or risk of forfeiture. The actual value, if any,
that an executive officer may realize from his or her stock options
(assuming that they are exercised) will depend solely on any gain in stock
price over the exercise price when the shares are sold.
(3) These stock options were granted on January 10, 1997 (to Mr. Goldstone) and
March 24, 1997 (to Mr. Rickard) and become vested and exercisable over three
years in accordance with the following schedule: 33% on each of the first
and second anniversaries of the date of grant and 34% on the third
anniversary of the date of grant. The stock options have a term of 10 years
from the date of grant, but are subject to earlier cancellation in certain
circumstances.
(4) These stock options relate to shares of Nabisco Stock and were granted
pursuant to a long-term incentive plan maintained by Nabisco. The stock
options were granted on January 10, 1997 and become vested over three years
in accordance with the following schedule: 33% on each of the first and
second January 1 following the date of grant and 34% on the third January 1
following the date of grant, but may not be exercised until the third
anniversary of the date of grant. The stock options have a term of 10 years
from the date of grant, but are subject to earlier cancellation in certain
circumstances.
Certain options previously granted to Messrs. Goldstone, Greeniaus and
Schindler under the LTIP were conditioned on the purchase by them of Common
Stock. In connection with the purchase of Common Stock under the LTIP, they were
permitted to borrow on a secured basis from the Company the purchase price for
the shares of the purchased stock, plus an additional amount to pay taxes, if
any, due on any taxable income recognized in connection with such purchases. For
Mr. Goldstone, the current annual interest rate is 6.26% (the applicable federal
rate for long-term loans as of December 1995). For Messrs. Greeniaus and
Schindler the current annual interest rate, which was set in July 1993 at the
then applicable federal rate for long term loans, is 6.37%. The indebtedness,
plus accrued interest and taxes, must be repaid upon the earlier of sale of the
shares or termination of plan participation. As of March 1, 1998, the named
executive officers of the Company with outstanding indebtedness in connection
with such loans were: Mr. Goldstone, $573,952; and Mr. Greeniaus $1,188,540.
Since January 1, 1997, Mr. Greeniaus has repaid a portion of his indebtedness
and Mr. Schindler has repaid all of his indebtedness. The largest
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amount of indebtedness since January 1, 1997 for each of these individuals was
Mr. Greeniaus $1,472,456 and Mr. Schindler $345,926. During 1996, Nabisco
permitted Mr. Goldstone and Mr. Greeniaus to purchase Nabisco stock from Nabisco
under a long-term incentive plan maintained by Nabisco at a price equal to the
fair market value of such stock on the date of purchase. In connection with
these purchases, Messrs. Goldstone and Greeniaus were permitted to borrow on a
secured basis from Nabisco the purchase price for the shares of the purchased
stock. The current annual interest rates were set at the then applicable federal
rate for long-term loans. For Mr. Goldstone, the current annual interest rate is
6.72% For Mr. Greeniaus, the current annual interest rate is 6.0% for $690,000
of indebtedness and 5.98% for $692,500 of indebtedness. The indebtedness, plus
accrued interest and taxes, must be repaid upon the earlier of sale of the
shares or termination of plan participation. As of March 1, 1998, the
outstanding indebtedness to Nabisco in connection with such loans were: Mr.
Goldstone, $562,967 and Mr. Greeniaus $1,554,658.
The following table provides information relating to the number and value of
shares of Common Stock and Nabisco Stock subject to options held by the named
executive officers as of December 31, 1997. There were no stock option exercises
during 1997 by any of the named individuals.
AGGREGATED OPTION VALUES AT
FISCAL YEAR-END (12/31/97)
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<CAPTION>
NO. OF SECURITIES VALUE OF UNEXERCISED
UNDERLYING IN-THE-MONEY OPTIONS HELD
UNEXERCISED OPTIONS AT AT
FY-END (#) (1) FY-END ($) (2)
-------------------------- ---------------------------
NAME TYPE EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE
- -------------------------------------------------- --- ----------- ------------- ------------ -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Mr. Goldstone..................................... RN 344,000 916,000 $ 2,132,250 $ 4,245,250
NA 0 260,000 $ 0 $ 3,715,000
Mr. Greeniaus..................................... RN 132,000 68,000 $ 1,237,500 $ 637,500
NA 0 1,250,606 $ 0 $ 25,929,544
Mr. Schindler..................................... RN 79,600 328,200 $ 413,880 $ 1,711,020
Mr. Sharpe........................................ RN 38,016 52,260 $ 70,313 $ 205,188
Mr. Rickard....................................... RN 0 100,000 $ 0 $ 500,000
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</TABLE>
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(1) Some of the unexercisable stock options are vested but not exercisable.
(2) Calculated based on the excess of the fair market value on December 31, 1997
of Common Stock ($37.50) or Nabisco Stock ($48.50), as appropriate, over the
option exercise price.
As noted in footnote (1) to the Summary Compensation Table, a portion of the
1997 annual bonus earned by Messrs. Goldstone, Schindler, Sharpe and Rickard is
denominated in the form of Performance Notes. Performance Notes are phantom
units whose value may fluctuate up and down based on attainment of predetermined
financial performance objectives that are derived from the Company's or an
operating company's long-term strategic plan. For 1997, Messrs. Goldstone,
Sharpe and Rickard earned RJR Nabisco Performance Notes with an initial value of
$32.00 and a value of $39.94 on December 31, 1997, and Mr. Schindler earned R.J.
Reynolds Tobacco Company Performance Notes with an initial value of $32.00 and a
value of $36.69 on December 31, 1997. The Performance Notes do not vest until
December 31, 1999 and will be paid-out based on their value at that time;
consequently, all of the Performance Notes earned by Mr. Sharpe have been
forfeited.
The 1997 long-term incentive grants for Messrs. Schindler, Sharpe and
Rickard were made in the form of Performance Appreciation Rights ("PARs"), which
are appreciation rights on the Performance Notes of the Company and its
operating companies. PARs granted to Mr. Schindler were a combination of
appreciation rights on R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Performance Notes (80%) and
RJR Nabisco
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Performance Notes (20%). PARs granted to Messrs. Sharpe and Rickard were a
combination of appreciation rights on RJR Nabisco Performance Notes (55%), R.J.
Reynolds Tobacco Company Performance Notes (15%), R.J. Reynolds International
Performance Notes (15%) and Nabisco Performance Notes (15%). The Performance
Notes had an initial value of $32.00 ($38.00 for Nabisco Performance Notes) on
January 1, 1997.
The following table sets forth the Performance Notes and Performance
Appreciation Rights that were granted to the named executive officers in 1997.
Because the future value of Performance Notes and, consequently, the PARs will
depend solely on Company (or operating company) performance, there is no minimum
or maximum payout amount. The values of the Performance Notes and PARs on
December 31, 1997 are included in footnotes to the table.
LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
AWARDS IN FISCAL YEAR 1997
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
AWARDS
--------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
NO. OF PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE OR
NO. OF PERFORMANCE APPRECIATION OTHER PERIOD UNTIL
NAME NOTES(#)(1) RIGHTS (#)(2) MATURATION OR PAYOUT
- ---------------------------------------------------- ------------------- ------------------- --------------------
Mr. Goldstone....................................... 7,813 12/31/99
Mr. Schindler....................................... 2,516 12/31/99
Mr. Schindler....................................... 65,700(3) 12/31/01
Mr. Sharpe.......................................... 1,969(4) 12/31/99
Mr. Sharpe.......................................... 61,500(5) 12/31/01
Mr. Rickard......................................... 2,188 12/31/99
Mr. Rickard......................................... 61,500(5) 12/31/01
</TABLE>
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(1) The December 31, 1997 value of RJR Nabisco Performance Notes earned by
Messrs. Goldstone, Sharpe and Rickard was $39.94. The December 31, 1997
value of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Performance Notes earned by Mr.
Schindler was $36.69.
(2) The December 31, 1997 values of the PARs were as follows: RJR Nabisco
PARs--$7.94; R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company PARs--$4.69; R.J. Reynolds
International PARs--$0 and Nabisco PARs--$8.57.
(3) The number shown in the table for Mr. Schindler represents a combination of
52,800 R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company PARs and 12,900 RJR Nabisco PARs. The
PARs have a term of 5 years from the date of grant and become vested over
three years in accordance with the following schedule: 33% on each of the
first and second December 31 following the date of grant and 34% on the
third December 31 following the date of grant.
(4) The Performance Notes shown in the table for Mr. Sharpe were forfeited in
connection with his termination of employment on January 15, 1998.
(5) The numbers shown in the table for Messrs. Sharpe and Rickard represent, for
each of them, a combination of 31,300 RJR Nabisco PARs, 8,700 R.J. Reynolds
Tobacco Company PARs, 8,500 R.J. Reynolds International PARs and 13,000
Nabisco PARs. The PARs have a term of 5 years from the date of grant and
become vested over three years in accordance with the following schedule:
33% on each of the first and second December 31 following the date of grant
and 34% on the third December 31 following the date of grant. 67% of the
PARs shown in the table for Mr. Sharpe were forfeited by him in connection
with his termination of employment on January 15, 1998.
RETIREMENT PLANS
The named executive officers participate in noncontributory defined benefit
retirement plans maintained by the Company or its subsidiaries. Mr. Goldstone,
Mr. Greeniaus and Mr. Schindler also participate in a Supplemental Executive
Retirement Plan (the "SERP"). Benefits under the SERP are payable only after a
participant's retirement at a specified retirement age or earlier retirement or
termination in certain circumstances.
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The following table shows the estimated annual benefits payable upon
retirement under the SERP, as described in the preceding paragraph. The
retirement benefits shown are computed prior to being offset for Social Security
and are based upon retirement at age 60 and the payment of a single-life annuity
to the employee.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ESTIMATED ANNUAL RETIREMENT BENEFITS
YEARS OF SERVICE
----------------------------------------
AVERAGE FINAL COMPENSATION 10 OR FEWER 15 20 OR MORE
- -------------------------- ------------ ------------ ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
800,00$0............. $ 266,666 $ 300,000 $ 400,000
900,00$0............. $ 300,000 $ 337,500 $ 450,000
1,000,$000........... $ 333,333 $ 375,000 $ 500,000
1,200,$000........... $ 400,000 $ 450,000 $ 600,000
1,600,$000........... $ 533,333 $ 600,000 $ 800,000
2,000,$000........... $ 666,666 $ 750,000 $ 1,000,000
2,400,$000........... $ 800,000 $ 900,000 $ 1,200,000
2,800,$000........... $ 933,333 $ 1,050,000 $ 1,400,000
3,200,$000........... $ 1,066,666 $ 1,200,000 $ 1,600,000
3,600,$000........... $ 1,200,000 $ 1,350,000 $ 1,800,000
</TABLE>
For purposes of determining retirement benefits under this table, "Average
Final Compensation" consists of the annualized sum of base salary, bonus in the
year earned and pre-tax contributions to plans maintained under sections 401(k)
and 125 of the Code, and is determined by considering the 36 consecutive months
that yield the highest average compensation during the participant's last 60
months of service. If the participant has fewer than 36 months of service, all
months are considered. Average Final Compensation as of December 31, 1997 was
$2,727,037 for Mr. Goldstone, and $920,597 for Mr. Schindler. Both Mr. Goldstone
and Mr. Schindler are expected to have more than 20 years of credited service at
age 60 (giving effect to individual arrangements).
As explained below (see, "Agreements with Certain Officers"), for purposes
of determining Mr. Greeniaus' SERP benefit, Mr. Greeniaus' first three years of
disability will be recognized as credited service and the Company will consent
to his early retirement on January 1, 2001. Mr. Greeniaus' SERP benefit will be
based on more than 20 years of credited service (rounded to the nearest year).
Mr. Greeniaus' Average Final Compensation at the time his SERP benefit will be
determined is expected to be $1,550,000. Mr. Greeniaus' annual retirement
benefits under the SERP, computed without regard to the Social Security offset
is expected to be $678,125 commencing upon his retirement on January 1, 2001.
The Company has purchased annuity contracts to provide retirement benefits
for certain participants in the SERP (including Messrs. Goldstone and
Greeniaus). The annuity contracts cover the participants' after-tax vested
benefits, reduced by their vested benefit under the Company's qualified pension
plan. In 1997, the Company purchased annuity contracts to cover the retirement
benefits accrued in 1996 for Mr. Goldstone. No annuity contracts were purchased
in 1997 for Mr. Greeniaus; however, it is anticipated that annuity contracts
sufficient to cover Mr. Greeniaus' remaining unfunded SERP benefit will be
purchased in 1998. The benefits to be provided by the purchase of annuity
contracts will not be available to the individuals until they retire or are
otherwise eligible for benefits under the SERP.
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Retirement benefits for Messrs. Rickard and Sharpe are determined by the
formula under a non-contributory qualified defined benefit plan maintained by
RJRN that has no Social Security offset. The following table shows the estimated
annual single life annuity payable at age 65 under the plan.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ESTIMATED ANNUAL RETIREMENT
BENEFITS
YEARS OF SERVICE
AVERAGE FINAL ----------------------------------
COMPENSATION 10 15 20
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
$ 400,000 $ 68,480 $ 94,260 $ 117,865
$ 500,000 $ 85,879 $ 118,183 $ 147,769
$ 600,000 $ 103,278 $ 142,107 $ 177,673
$ 700,000 $ 120,677 $ 166,030 $ 207,578
$ 800,000 $ 138,076 $ 189,954 $ 237,482
$ 900,000 $ 155,475 $ 213,877 $ 267,386
$ 1,000,000 $ 172,873 $ 237,800 $ 297,290
$ 1,100,000 $ 190,272 $ 261,724 $ 327,195
</TABLE>
For plan purposes, compensation includes base salary, annual bonus (in the
year earned) and certain other payments. "Average Final Compensation" under the
plan is determined by considering the 36 consecutive months that yield the
highest average annual compensation during the participant's last 60 months of
service. If the participant has fewer than 36 months of service, all months are
considered. Average Final Compensation as of December 31, 1997 for Mr. Rickard
was $850,000. Mr. Rickard's estimated years of credited service (rounded to the
nearest year) at age 65 was 15 years. Mr. Sharpe's average final compensation
upon his termination of employment on January 15, 1998, was $613,077, with 16
years of credited service (rounded to the nearest year).
AGREEMENTS WITH CERTAIN OFFICERS
The Company and RJRN entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Goldstone
effective December 5, 1995, and most recently amended and restated effective as
of January 1, 1997, pursuant to which Mr. Goldstone serves as Chairman, Chief
Executive Officer and President of the Company and RJRN. Pursuant to the
employment agreement, Mr. Goldstone is entitled to receive an annual base salary
of at least $1.25 million per year and an annual target bonus opportunity of
100% of his base salary. The employment agreement provides that Mr. Goldstone is
eligible for retiree medical coverage, for which purpose he is deemed to be at
least age 55 with the maximum creditable years of service. The employment
agreement provides that in the event Mr. Goldstone becomes disabled, his
disability benefit will be equal to 100% of his base salary payable for a
maximum of two years, at which point Mr. Goldstone's employment will be
terminated and disability benefits will cease. The employment agreement also
provides that Mr. Goldstone will participate in the SERP, under which he is
credited with 13.5 years of service in addition to his actual service with RJRN
in order to address retirement benefits foregone from Mr. Goldstone's prior
employer. Mr. Goldstone's after-tax benefit under the SERP is required to be
funded on a current basis, but will be forfeited if his employment terminates
for "cause" or without "good reason" (each as summarized below), in either case
prior to the earlier of October, 1998 or a change of control (as summarized
below, a "Change of Control"). Mr. Goldstone is to be reimbursed for taxes
incurred as a result of funding this arrangement. Under the employment
agreement, Mr. Goldstone is to be provided with life insurance, on a
tax-reimbursed basis, with a face amount of $3 million.
The employment agreement provides that if the Company or RJRN terminates Mr.
Goldstone's employment without "cause" or if Mr. Goldstone terminates his
employment for "good reason", then Mr. Goldstone will receive compensation
continuance for three years. In addition, he is entitled to receive retirement
credits, welfare benefits and certain perquisites (collectively, "Continued
Benefits") for the same three year period. Compensation continuance will be
based on Mr. Goldstone's then current base salary and target annual bonus. The
employment agreement provides that in such event, or if Mr. Goldstone's
employment is terminated following his permanent disability, Mr. Goldstone will
be
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eligible for the maximum benefit under the SERP, payable upon such termination.
The benefit will be equal to the present value of the benefit that would have
been paid to Mr. Goldstone at the end of compensation continuance, with no other
reduction for commencement of payment prior to Mr. Goldstone's normal retirement
date under the SERP. "Cause" includes willful gross misconduct or malfeasance,
or substantial and continuing willful refusal by Mr. Goldstone to perform his
duties, in each case having a material adverse effect on the Company or RJRN, or
certain criminal conduct. "Good reason" includes a reduction in Mr. Goldstone's
duties or positions, a reduction in Mr. Goldstone's salary or annual target
bonus opportunity, relocation, a material breach of the contract by RJRN or the
Company or, following a Change of Control, a reduction in compensation programs
or benefits.
Upon Change of Control, and if Mr. Goldstone's employment is terminated
during the 24-month period following a Change of Control or a spinoff of one of
the Company's major business units, the employment agreement provides for
compensation and benefits consistent with the provisions applicable to other
headquarters employees as described below. A Change of Control includes certain
acquisitions of 30% or more of the combined voting power of the Company
securities, certain changes in the composition of the Company's Board of
Directors, certain mergers or consolidations of the Company or the disposition
of substantially all the assets of the Company. In the event that a "parachute"
excise tax would be imposed on any payments to Mr. Goldstone, he will be
entitled to tax reimbursement payments.
Effective December 14, 1995, the Company, RJRN, Nabisco and Nabisco, Inc.
entered into an amended and restated employment agreement with Mr. Greeniaus,
setting forth the terms of his employment and certain termination provisions.
Mr. Greeniaus terminated employment due to disability under the Company's
disability plans effective January 1, 1998. Mr. Greeniaus has vested retirement
benefits under the SERP and certain other plans that are funded in respect of
his service through 1994. Under the employment agreement, Nabisco must provide
additional funding for accruals under the SERP through the date of Mr.
Greeniaus' retirement or the termination of his employment. Under the employment
agreement, Nabisco must also provide Mr. Greeniaus with life insurance, on a
tax-reimbursed basis, with a face amount of $3 million. In connection with Mr.
Greeniaus' termination of employment, the Company, RJRN, Nabisco and Mr.
Greeniaus entered into an agreement dated January 21, 1998, setting forth the
terms of Mr. Greeniaus' termination of employment. The January 21, 1998
agreement substantially reflects the terms of Mr. Greeniaus' amended and
restated employment agreement as well as the Company's short-term and long-term
disability plans. As reflected in the January 21, 1998 agreement, Mr. Greeniaus
is expected to receive disability benefits for three years during which he will
continue to participate in the Company's employee benefit plans in accordance
with the terms of the disability plans. The parties agreed to consent to Mr.
Greeniaus' early retirement on January 1, 2001 and to authorize commencement of
Mr. Greeniaus' SERP benefit at that time.
In October 1988, RJRN entered into an agreement with Mr. Schindler which was
supplemented in December 1988 and December 1995, providing that if Mr.
Schindler's employment is terminated other than for "cause" or, within
twenty-four months following a Change of Control, for "good reason", he will be
entitled to an amount equal to two times his annual salary and target bonus,
payable over three years; Continued Benefits and continued vesting of stock
options for such three year period; and pro-rated vesting of any restricted
stock. Mr. Schindler also participates in the SERP. "Cause" includes, generally,
criminal conduct, deliberate refusal to perform employment duties or deliberate
misconduct materially damaging to RJRN. "Good reason" includes a material
reduction in duties, reduction in pay, grade or bonus opportunity, reduction in
compensation programs or benefits, relocation or material breach of the
arrangement by the Company or RJRN. In the event that a "parachute" excise tax
would be imposed on any payments to Mr. Schindler, Mr. Schindler would also be
entitled to tax reimbursement payments. In addition, upon a Change of Control,
Mr. Schindler will be entitled to certain benefits under the LTIP as described
below.
In March 1997, the Company and RJRN entered into an agreement with Mr.
Rickard, providing that if Mr. Rickard's employment is terminated without
"cause" or, within twenty-four months following a
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Change of Control, for "good reason," he will be entitled to two times his
annual salary and annual target bonus opportunity payable over three years, and
Continued Benefits for the same period. Upon a Change of Control, or if Mr.
Rickard's employment is terminated by the Company without "cause" or by Mr.
Rickard for "good reason" during the 24-month period following a Change of
Control or a spinoff of one of the Company's major busines units, the agreement
provides for compensation and benefits consistent with the provisions applicable
to other headquarters employees, as described below. "Cause" includes,
generally, criminal conduct, deliberate refusal to perform employment duties or
deliberate misconduct materially damaging to the Company or RJRN. "Good reason"
includes a material reduction in duties, reduction in pay, grade or annual
target bonus opportunity, reduction in compensation programs or benefits,
relocation or material breach of the arrangement by the Company or RJRN. In the
event that a "parachute" excise tax would be imposed on any payments to Mr.
Rickard, Mr. Rickard would also be entitled to tax reimbursement payments.
In January 1996, the Company and RJRN entered into an agreement with Mr.
Sharpe, providing compensation and benefits in the event Mr. Sharpe's employment
is terminated without "cause" or, within twenty-four months following a Change
of Control, for "good reason". In addition, Mr. Sharpe was credited with ten
years of additional service for pension calculation purposes. Mr. Sharpe's
employment agreement was cancelled upon his termination of employment, and he is
not entitled to any compensation or benefits thereunder.
As discussed in prior proxy statements, the Company maintains a retention
program (the "Retention Program") for corporate headquarters employees and
certain other key employees in the event of certain corporate transactions. The
Retention Program provides benefits to eligible employees whose employment is
terminated within twenty-four months following a Change of Control or a spinoff
of one of the Company's major business units, and provides for certain other
payments upon a Change of Control. For example, under the Retention Program,
upon a Change of Control all outstanding stock options under the LTIP and a
predecessor plan (whether held by headquarters employees or others) will vest
and be cashed-out at the higher of the difference between the option price and
the market price or the value of the options using a specified Black-Scholes
methodology. In addition, upon termination of employment following a Change of
Control or a spinoff, certain annual and long-term incentive awards for
headquarters employees would vest pro-rata and be paid in a lump sum. Under the
Retention Program, if a covered employee's employment is terminated without
cause or, in some cases, for "good reason" during the twenty-four month period
following a Change of Control, such employee's severance will consist generally
of a lump sum payment equal to the present value of the salary continuance;
pro-rated annual bonus and performance units; and Continued Benefits for the
severance period (except to the extent certain Continued Benefits continue to be
provided by RJRN or the Company). If "parachute" excise taxes would be imposed
on any payments to participants in the Retention Program, such participants will
be entitled to tax reimbursement payments.
DIRECTORS' COMPENSATION
Directors who are not employees of the Company or its subsidiaries ("Outside
Directors") receive an annual retainer fee of $50,000 per year, plus attendance
fees of $1,250 for each meeting, including certain designated days during which
the Board (or a committee of the Board) conducts Company business. In addition,
Outside Directors who are committee members receive committee attendance fees of
$1,250 for each meeting and committee chairs each receive a $5,000 annual
retainer. The Company provides Outside Directors with life insurance having a
death benefit of up to $100,000, participation in a charitable giving program
(pursuant to which directors with at least three years of service may direct
that up to $1 million be contributed to eligible charitable institutions
following the director's death), a matching grants program and supplemental
insurance programs. Each Outside Director, upon becoming a director, is granted
an option pursuant to a stock option plan to purchase 6,000 shares of Common
Stock. The options have an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the
Common Stock on the date of grant. They cannot be
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exercised for six months following the date of grant but, thereafter, are
exercisable for ten years from the date of grant. In addition, an Outside
Director receives an annual grant of stock options which is made on the date of
the director's election or re-election to the Board of Directors determined
pursuant to a formula set forth in the applicable plan. In 1997, each eligible
director as of the April 1997 annual meeting received an annual stock option to
purchase 1,300 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $33.50 (the fair
market price of Common Stock on the date of grant). Mr. Martin was granted an
option to purchase 1,200 Shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $36.375
as of the date he was elected to the Board (December 15, 1997). The annually
granted stock options have a ten year term and vest over three years (33% on the
first and second anniversaries of the date of grant and 34% on the third
anniversary). In addition, in lieu of an annual accrual under the Directors
Retirement Plan (which was terminated in 1996), each Outside Director receives
an annual grant of 1,000 common stock units that are not paid until termination
of the director's services. This stock unit grant is made on the date of the
director's election or re-election to the Board of Directors.
No compensation is paid to directors who are employees of the Company or its
subsidiaries in their capacity as directors.
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EDGAR REPRESENTATION OF DATA POINTS USED IN PRINTED GRAPHIC
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COMPARISON OF CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
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RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp., S&P 500 Index, and S&P Food/Tobacco
Index
S&P 500 Index S&P Food/Tobacco RN Common Stock
12/31/92 100.00 100.00 100.00
12/31/93 110.06 83.43 73.91
12/31/94 111.51 88.80 63.77
12/31/95 153.42 126.51 75.12
12/31/96 188.65 156.05 88.02
12/31/97 251.59 215.18 102.95
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- - The S&P Food/Tobacco Index is a weighted average of the separate S&P Food
and Tobacco indices based upon the percentage of operating income from the
Company's business units before restructuring charges and amortization of
trademarks and goodwill. For the year ended December 31, 1997, 57% of the
Company's operating income before restructuring charges and amortization of
trademarks and goodwill came from Tobacco operations and 43% came from Food
operations.
- - Total returns assume $100 invested on December 31, 1992 in Common Stock, the
S&P 500 Index and the S&P Food/Tobacco Index with reinvestment of dividends.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT
This report has been submitted to the stockholders by the Compensation
Committee (the "Committee") of the Board of Directors and reflects the executive
compensation policies and practices of the Company and its subsidiaries during
1997. The Committee is responsible for executive compensation and oversees the
administration of the Company's executive compensation programs and plans. The
Committee reports regularly to the Board of Directors, and the Board is
periodically asked to ratify Committee actions. During 1997, the Committee
consisted of Directors who were not employees of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, and who, therefore, were not eligible to participate in any of the
Company's executive compensation programs or plans.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PRINCIPLES AND POLICIES
In determining the amounts, composition, and terms and conditions of the
compensation for executive officers of the Company, the Committee is guided by
two principles: (1) compensation opportunities must enable the Company to
attract and retain individuals with the high caliber of talent and skills
critical to the Company's success and (2) a substantial portion of each
executive officer's compensation must be tied to quantifiable measures of the
Company's financial results from operations and/or stock price performance.
These principles are reflected in the actions discussed below relating to
salaries, annual incentives and long-term incentives.
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As noted in previous reports, federal tax law limits the ability of
publicly-traded companies to secure an income tax deduction for compensation
paid to certain highly compensated individuals. The Committee has taken actions
to limit the impact of this law. For example, the annual bonus program is
structured so as to retain the tax deduction for bonus awards and the Company's
long-term incentive plan has been amended to preserve the deductibility of
certain compensation payable under the plan. The Committee will continue to seek
ways to limit the impact of this law; however, the Committee feels that the tax
deduction limitation should not be permitted to compromise the Company's ability
to attract and retain the executive talent required to compete successfully on a
global basis. Accordingly, achieving the desired flexibility in the design and
delivery of compensation may occasionally result in some compensation that is
not deductible for federal income tax purposes.
MAJOR COMPENSATION COMPONENTS
The compensation program for executive officers is composed of annual
compensation, long-term compensation and benefits. In determining appropriate
compensation plans and levels, the Committee relies on independent outside
consultants who provide survey and other data regarding the compensation
practices of companies that are representative of the size and type of company
with which the Company competes in the marketplace for executive talent. This is
a broader and more diverse group of companies than used for the peer company
index in the Performance Graph mandated by the Securities and Exchange
Commission which appears on page 19. The base salary and targeted incentive
compensation levels of the comparator companies are used by the Committee in
determining base salary and targeted incentive compensation levels of executive
officers of the Company, as described below.
ANNUAL COMPENSATION
The annual compensation for each of the named executive officers is composed
of salary and an annual target bonus opportunity. In general, salaries paid to
executive officers reflect the median of competitive practices, as reflected in
salary survey data used by the Committee for comparison purposes. Annual
compensation levels (salary plus annual target bonus opportunity) are set to
reflect the 75th percentile of the compensation practices of comparator
companies. A senior executive will receive an increase in salary and/or annual
target bonus opportunity, the amount of which is determined pursuant to survey
data, only when performance warrants and the Committee determines that either a
change in the individual's responsibilities or market conditions warrant such an
action.
The bonus amounts shown in the summary compensation table were determined
exclusively from performance ratings for the financial performance of the
businesses for which the individual is responsible or performs services, as
determined using performance grids established early in 1997. The measure of
financial performance for Messrs. Goldstone, Rickard and Sharpe was the
Company's cash net income. The measure of financial performance for Mr.
Greeniaus was Nabisco's cash net income and the measure for Mr. Schindler was a
combination of RJRT's operating company contribution and market share.
For 1997, the annual bonus program for most of the Company's bonus-eligible
employees (including all of the named executive officers) was modified to reduce
the maximum cash bonus opportunity from 200% of the target annual bonus
opportunity to 120%. If targeted financial performance is achieved or exceeded,
the participant's cash award is supplemented with Performance Notes equal to 20%
of the target bonus opportunity. Performance Notes are phanthom units whose
value may fluctuate up or down based on attainment of predetermined long-term
financial performance objectives that are derived from the Company's or an
operating company's strategic plan. Each of the Company and each operating
company has its own Performance Notes utilizing its own financial performance
objectives. The Performance Notes, which do not vest for two years, are intended
to provide a longer-term incentive to participants. In 1997, all of the named
executive officers (with the exception of Mr. Greeniaus) received supplemental
Performance Notes. The Performance Notes are explained on pages 12 and 13.
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LONG-TERM COMPENSATION
The Committee has historically relied on a mix of various forms of
stock-based grants and multi-year incentive opportunities to motivate executives
to maintain a longer term perspective. In 1997, long-term incentive grants for
Messrs. Goldstone and Greeniaus were made in the form of stock options. The 1997
long-term incentive grants for Messrs. Schindler, Sharpe and Rickard were made
in the form of Performance Appreciation Rights, which are appreciation rights on
the Performance Notes of a mix of the Company and its operating companies, as
explained on pages 12 and 13. The amount of compensation that will be earned by
the executive will depend solely on the increase in value of the underlying
Performance Notes. The Committee believes that this vehicle will enable the
Committee to focus long-term incentives on specific strategic operating and
financial objectives. Mr. Rickard was also granted stock options and restricted
stock in connection with his employment by the Company.
In determining the size of the stock option and Performance Appreciation
Rights grants, the Committee targets the 75th percentile of combined competitive
stock options and other long-term incentive opportunities at comparator
companies. In making such grants, the Committee does not take into account
whether an executive has exercised or continues to hold previously granted stock
options.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S COMPENSATION
Mr. Goldstone's compensation for 1997 was determined by his performance and
by the terms of his employment agreement with the Company. The terms of the
employment agreement reflect the compensation deemed necessary to induce Mr.
Goldstone to accept employment with the Company and to forego other professional
opportunities. The terms and conditions of Mr. Goldstone's employment agreement
are discussed in detail beginning on page 15.
Mr. Goldstone's contractual annual compensation, comprised of annual base
salary of $1,250,000 and an annual target bonus opportunity of 100% of his
annual base salary, is intended to be consistent with the Committee's targeted
annual compensation levels, which are set to reflect the 75th percentile of the
compensation practices of comparator companies. As in prior years, Mr. Goldstone
agreed to a reduction of his annual salary to $800,000 in exchange for an
increase in his annual target bonus opportunity to reflect the reduction. This
action not only reduced the amount of Mr. Goldstone's compensation that was
guaranteed, it should also ensure that the Company may deduct, for federal
income tax purposes, all of Mr. Goldstone's 1997 salary and annual bonus award.
Mr. Goldstone's 1997 annual bonus award was based on a performance schedule
adopted by the Committee in early 1997, using the Company's annual cash net
income as the performance measure. Mr. Goldstone's 1997 cash bonus award
reflects the Committee's assessment of his success during 1997 in guiding the
Company through significant external challenges while sharpening the Company's
focus on producing consistent and improving operating results, specifically
including the Company's 1997 cash net income performance. Because the Company's
1997 cash net income target was exceeded, Mr. Goldstone also received a
supplemental grant of Performance Notes (as described above under "Annual
Compensation").
In 1997 Mr. Goldstone was granted a stock option to purchase 460,000 shares
of Common Stock with an exercise price of $32.25 (the market price of Common
Stock on the date of grant) and a stock option (under a plan maintained by
Nabisco) to purchase 60,000 shares of Nabisco Stock with an exercise price of
$37.00 (the market price of Nabisco Stock on the date of Grant). The stock
option to purchase Nabisco stock was granted in recognition of Mr. Goldstone's
oversight role in respect of Nabisco. The size of Mr. Goldstone's 1997 stock
option grants was determined in accordance with the Committee's practice
(referred to above) of targeting the 75th percentile of competitive long-term
grants.
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SUMMARY
The Committee believes that the Company's executive compensation program
must continually provide compensation potential of such significance that
individuals of exceptional talent and skills are motivated to join and remain
with the Company and to perform in an exceptional manner. By ensuring that such
persons are managing the Company's operations, the long-term interests of
stockholders will be best served. The actions taken by the Committee for 1997
were consistent with this focus and the principles outlined above.
John T. Chain, Jr. (Chairman)
John L. Clendenin
John G. Medlin, Jr.
Rozanne L. Ridgway
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STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS
Certain stockholders have submitted the three proposals set forth below. The
Company will furnish, orally or in writing as requested, the names, addresses
and claimed share ownership positions of the proponents of these stockholder
proposals promptly upon written or oral request directed to the Secretary of the
Company. The following proposals have been carefully considered by the Board,
which has concluded that their adoption would not be in the best interests of
the Company or its stockholders. For the reasons stated after each proposal and
its supporting statement, the Board recommends a vote AGAINST each proposal.
Proposals of stockholders intended to be presented at the next Annual
Meeting must be received by the Secretary of the Company no later than November
27, 1998 at the Company's principal executive offices: RJR Nabisco Holdings
Corp., 1301 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019-6013.
ITEM 3--STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL ON U.S. YOUTH SMOKING PROGRAMS
IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
A stockholder has submitted the following proposal, which will be voted upon
at the Annual Meeting if presented by its proponent:
"WHEREAS The New York Times editorialized (9/10/97): 'Today American tobacco
companies win profits and build addiction throughout Asia, where tobacco
consumption is growing at the fastest rate in the world. Indeed, American
cigarette companies have agreed to the proposed domestic tobacco settlement in
part because it does not touch them overseas, where profits are soaring and they
can boldly target teenagers without fear of lawsuits or powerful critics;'
"--The editorial also declared that, in Hong Kong, 'Salem sponsors a
'virtual reality' dome, where teenagers attack each other with laser guns' and
that Salem sponsors tennis tournaments which feature the American player,
Michael Chang, an idol of Hong Kong girls. A Madonna concert from Spain was
rebroadcast into Hong Kong as a Salem Madonna concert;'
"--Our company has launched a campaign to prevent youth from smoking in the
United States by supporting laws prohibiting tobacco sales to minors, training
retailers not to sell to minors and by adhering to a voluntary advertising code
which the proponents of this resolution believe needs replication throughout the
world;
"--Due in great part to our company's major marketing thrust, RJR's sales of
cigarettes have soared in international markets, particularly in the developing
countries of Asia and Eastern Europe;
"--A New York Times article (5/15/94) noted that, while most Asian
governments have launched efforts to deny teen access to cigarettes and to ban
'cigarette advertising on television and radio in recent years, but the tobacco
companies often find ways around the bans through indirect promotions that skirt
the law--sports events, glossy advertisements for clothing brands, or travel
agencies that bear the name and logo of a cigarette brand;'
"--Our company has been sued in criminal court in France for allegedly
violating that nation's law which bans cigarette advertising and promotions by
advertising non-tobacco products with the same brand name, a practice illegal in
France;
"--Our company was sued in the Philippines in 1987. Plaintiffs allege that
our company advertised and marketed cigarettes to Filipino children using
methods that are prohibited in the United States. Successful litigation in the
Philippines, France or other developing countries could adversely affect the
value of our stock;
"--Lawsuits in the United States allege that, decades ago, our company
conducted advertising practices that enticed children to smoke. If these
lawsuits are successful, the value of our stock could be
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affected, and because of our failure to actively prevent youth smoking, other
nations may file similar lawsuits;
"RESOLVED, that the shareholders request management to implement the same
programs that we have voluntarily proposed and adopted in the United States to
prevent youth from smoking and buying our cigarettes in developing countries."
The proponent has submitted the following statement in support of this
proposal:
"Much of the recent growth in cigarette sales has taken place in developing
countries. We think this proposal offers a fair and reasonable approach to curb
youth access to our cigarettes worldwide. To protect children in developing
countries from smoking and to protect our company in future litigation, we urge
shareholders to vote for this proposal."
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE AGAINST THIS PROPOSAL.
R.J. Reynolds International ("RJRI") believes that children, wherever they
live, should not smoke. Reflecting this concern, RJRI has already implemented
comprehensive policies to prevent children from buying and smoking its
cigarettes.
RJRI complies with all applicable laws and regulations, including the varied
and extensive foreign regulations that are designed to curb youth smoking. RJRI
also adheres to the cigarette industry's voluntary codes on marketing and
advertising, which have been adopted in many countries. Wherever it operates,
RJRI adheres to the fundamental principles set forth in its Youth Policy and
Marketing Code (the "Code"), which is available from RJRI. The Code embodies
RJRI's position "...that children should not smoke [and], as a responsible
manufacturer and marketer of an adult product, we make every effort to ensure
that our actions are guided by this basic belief."
In some instances, RJRI's policy is stricter than local law and the
voluntary industry code. For example, the Code states that "all advertising and
promotions are directed to adult smokers. RJRI does not market its cigarettes to
children under 18 years of age or the legal age to purchase cigarettes in the
country in which they are sold, whichever is higher." The Code is comprehensive,
providing guidelines on media where advertising appears, advertising content,
sampling, direct marketing and similar topics.
RJRI is proud of these policies and of its efforts to curb youth smoking,
both on its own and in cooperation with governments and other cigarette
manufacturers. RJRI believes that its approach is more effective than the
proponent's proposal for the wholesale export of programs tailored specifically
to the United States. The proponent's approach fails to address the different
cultural, regulatory and market conditions of RJRI's many overseas markets. RJRI
has to recognize and accommodate this diversity in order to manage its business
and to meet its social responsibilities efficiently and successfully.
THEREFORE, YOUR BOARD URGES STOCKHOLDERS TO VOTE AGAINST THIS PROPOSAL.
ITEM 4--STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL ON SMUGGLING
A stockholder has submitted the following proposal, which will be voted upon
at the Annual Meeting if presented by its proponent:
"WHEREAS a recent front-page expose in The New York Times, entitled
'Cigarette Makers Are Seen as Aiding Rise in Smuggling,' noted that the 'tobacco
giants deny' any 'role in illegal trade,' but that 'inquiries show there may be
one;'
"--The article states that 'the largest tobacco companies are selling
billions of dollars of cigarettes each year to traders and dealers who funnel
them into black markets in many countries, say law enforcement officials and
participants in the trade. In the last decade, the volume of cigarette smuggling
around the world has nearly tripled, according to a leading tobacco research
organization. This reflects a general surge in cigarette sales abroad,
especially for American brands. And industry officials acknowledge
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that a sizable share--the researchers say one-fourth--of the cigarettes sold
overseas pass through smuggling rings set up to evade foreign taxes and sell
major brands at a discount;'
"--The article also noted that 'the companies say they do nothing to
encourage the smuggling and do not condone it. But recent criminal
investigations in several countries show that people in the tobacco industry
have played a significant role at times in stimulating and fueling it;'
"--Newly released court documents show that our Company has sponsored trips
to a luxury Canadian fishing resort for several dealers who have since been
charged with conspiring to smuggle cigarettes into Canada. On one fishing trip
in 1995, an R.J. Reynolds salesman even joked with the dealers about the
smuggling;
"--Employees of one of our competitors have already been indicted by a
federal grand jury on charges that they conspired to defraud the U.S. of tax
revenue in a cigarette smuggling scheme into Canada. 'By selling 24,000 cases of
these cigarettes tax-free, the conspirators made over a million dollars in
windfall profits,' U.S. Attorney Eddie J. Jordan said in a statement issued with
the indictments' (The Los Angeles Times, May 24, 1996). This amount pales in
comparison to what is expected to be lost by such smuggling on a global basis;
"--It is believed that one of the ways the tobacco industry in the U.S. has
aided in this smuggling has been by agreeing to shareholder requests to place
warnings on cigarettes sold from the U.S. for export so that packages will not
be distinguishable, thus aiding smuggling efforts;
"--The sheer scope of the smuggling also could force changes in the $368.5
billion settlement being negotiated with the American tobacco industry by States
Attorney Generals and the Clinton Administration;
"RESOLVED, that the shareholders recommend that the Board establish an
independent committee of auditors and independent directors to determine the
extent of our Company's involvement directly or indirectly in smuggling its
cigarettes throughout the world. Upon its review, this committee shall make
recommendations to insure that our Company is not involved in any way in
marketing its cigarettes in ways that assist smuggling. This report shall be
completed and made available to requesting shareholders within six months of the
1998 Annual Meeting."
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE AGAINST THIS PROPOSAL.
The Company does not believe that its effectiveness in deterring cigarette
smuggling would be enhanced by the creation of an independent committee, as
recommended by this shareholder proposal. Such a committee and its report, also
recommended by the proposal, would result in unnecessary duplication of
procedures and reporting already in existence at the Company and in each of its
subsidiaries. Radiating outward from the Audit Committee of the Company's Board
of Directors (composed exclusively of independent directors) to all levels of
management and operations throughout the world, these procedures are more than
adequate to accomplish the proponent's laudable goals.
The procedures currently in place fall into three general classifications.
First, the Company has a formal compliance program throughout the consolidated
group. It consists of the annual review, development and implementation of
compliance education and reporting programs at all levels of the Company and its
subsidiaries and an annual compliance certification program based on a Code of
Conduct that has been made available in a number of languages and circulated to
thousands of employees around the world. The Code makes absolutely clear that
"it is the Company's policy to comply in all respects with all applicable
federal, state and local laws and regulations in the U.S. and in all
jurisdictions in which the Company does business." Each and every one of the
thousands of employees identified as performing a function sensitive to legal
compliance certifies annually that he or she has read and complied with the
Code. The results of the certification program and the compliance education and
reporting programs are reviewed by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors
each year.
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The second category of procedures is the Company's active internal audit
function headed by a senior vice president. The internal audit team, among other
things, regularly reviews internal control systems related to operating company
sales and distribution practices and reports its activities to the Company's
Chairman and to the Audit Committee during the course of each year. In addition
to its annual internal audit program, the internal audit team responds to
special inquiries from the Audit Committee or the Chairman as appropriate.
Finally, designated senior managers of the operating companies have clear
responsibilities to assure that their company's employees perform their jobs in
accordance with law. In particular, certain senior managers are responsible for
supervising sales and distribution practices to assure legal compliance, and the
results of their activities are regularly reported to the Audit Committee.
Anti-smuggling programs and reporting on connected foreign sales issues are
a part of all of these systems of internal control; and at the hub of all of
them is the independent Audit Committee. The Audit Committee functions in an
oversight capacity and reviews, with the Board, the Company's and its
subsidiaries' procedures, controls, organization, staffing and resources to
ensure they are complying with all applicable laws and regulations including
laws relating to smuggling. In addition, the Committee may be proactive in
requesting special reports and making recommendations for changes to current
procedures. In addition, if the Audit Committee learns of any illegal activities
on the part of any employee, it has a fiduciary duty to assure that the Company
takes appropriate action to correct the situation.
The existence of these ongoing review and reporting procedures by the audit
team, management and the independent Audit Committee renders the proposal moot.
This proposal, which seeks the creation of an independent committee to conduct
an investigation concerning cigarette smuggling, would merely create an
additional investigatory body whose responsibilities would needlessly duplicate
those of the audit team, management and the Audit Committee.
THEREFORE, YOUR BOARD URGES STOCKHOLDERS TO VOTE AGAINST THIS PROPOSAL.
ITEM 5--STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL ON WORKFORCE REDUCTIONS AND STOCK OPTIONS
A stockholder has submitted the following proposal, which will be voted upon
at the Annual Meeting if presented by its proponent:
"RESOLVED, that the Company's stockholders urge the Board to take the
necessary steps to adopt a policy that no executives may cash in on stock
options within six months of the announcement of a significant workforce
reduction (of more than 1% of the total workforce)."
The proponent has submitted the following statement in support of this
proposal:
"Stock options were created to reward good performance. This proposal would
help to ensure that options reward real improvements in performance, rather than
short-term stock boosts which are sometimes associated with the announcement of
major layoffs.
"In 1996, the Company's CEO, Steven Goldstone, received a salary of
$800,000; a bonus of $2,200,000; and $3,772,298 in other compensation. This
reflects a 704.7% increase in his total direct compensation from 1995. Also in
1996, the Company announced plans to cut over 4,000 jobs.
"While Wall Street may give a temporary boost to stock prices at layoff
announcements, there is growing concern that downsizings do not translate into
long-term benefits for shareholders. Author Timothy Carpenter likens such
layoffs to 'converting your favorite horse to the commodity status of refined
glue. Yes, it can be more efficient and profitable, but who or what will replace
the horse?'
"A recent 7-year study of 25 large corporations noted that a 10% reduction
in employment caused an average of only a 1.5% reduction in operating costs.
After three years, the average downsized company's
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stock was up only 4.7%, compared with a typical increase of 34.4% for similar
companies in the same field that didn't reduce staff to the same extent.
"As investors with a long-term horizon interested in building our
investments into the next century, we believe long-term growth at the Company is
served by linking options to long-term company growth, rather than stock market
blips that have more to do with the zeitgeist on Wall Street than with the real
value of the Company.
"For the above reasons we urge you to vote FOR this proposal."
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE AGAINST THIS PROPOSAL.
In recent years, the Company and its subsidiaries have completed workforce
reductions as part of the restructuring of their businesses. The decisions to
undertake these restructurings have not been easy, and they have been made only
after extensive review of their consequences. These restructurings have enabled
the Company and its subsidiaries to compete more effectively, benefiting the
Company's stakeholders, including its continuing employees, over the long-term.
Despite the proponent's suggestion, these actions have not been undertaken to
achieve a temporary one-time boost in the Company's stock price. The reality is
that controlling expenses is critical to the long-term health of the Company
because its businesses are in industries characterized by modest growth, fierce
competition and, in domestic tobacco, growing litigation expense. The proposal
is fundamentally flawed because it would artificially deter restructuring
initiatives, even when such initiatives are necessary for the long-term health
of the Company.
The Company believes that its existing compensation program encourages
executives to focus on long-term performance, whether contemplating workforce
reductions or other initiatives. Stock option grants are an integral part of
this program because they link executive incentives to stock appreciation. The
issuance of stock options also facilitates stock ownership by Company
executives, further aligning their interests with those of the Company's
shareholders. The terms of the Company stock options not only align executive
and shareholder interests, they also provide an incentive to take a long-term
perspective. Stock options granted to Company executives generally vest and
become exercisable over the course of three years, not immediately. Thereafter,
the options remain exercisable for a number of years. This structure encourages
Company executives to focus on long-term shareholder returns because executives
will maximize their returns if the Company's stock price increases steadily over
the long-term, regardless of short-term fluctuations.
Unilaterally changing the terms of outstanding stock options, as suggested
by the proponent, would be a breach of the Company's contractual obligations to
its executives. Even if the change were to be applied only prospectively to new
stock option grants, it would erode the common ground between shareholders and
executives and adversely affect the Company's ability to attract and retain
talented management.
In sum, the Company believes that its compensation arrangements, including
its stock option program, already align executive incentives with the long-term
interests of Company shareholders. The Company also believes that the proposal
is inimical to the long-term interests of shareholders because it would
adversely affect the Company's ability to attract and retain talented executives
and could discourage them from taking actions that, in the long run, benefit all
of the Company's stakeholders.
THEREFORE, YOUR BOARD URGES STOCKHOLDERS TO VOTE AGAINST THIS PROPOSAL.
CERTAIN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
In the fourth quarter of 1995, purported Company stockholders filed, on
their own behalf and derivatively on behalf of the Company and Nabisco, three
putative class and derivative actions in the Court of Chancery of the State of
Delaware in and for New Castle County against members of the Company's Board and
the Company and Nabisco, as nominal defendants. The actions were consolidated in
December 1995. The plaintiffs allege, among other things, that the individual
defendants breached their fiduciary
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duty and wasted corporate assets by undertaking the debt exchange offer and
consent solicitation completed by RJRN and Nabisco, Inc. in June 1995 and by
amending Company By-Law provisions concerning the right to call stockholder
meetings and procedures for stockholder action by written consent in August
1995. The plaintiffs allege that management took these and other actions to
obstruct a spin-off of Nabisco wrongfully, to enrich the defendants at the
expense of the Company, its stockholders and Nabisco and to entrench the
defendants in the management and control of the Company. By agreement of the
parties, the defendants' time to respond to the complaint in these consolidated
actions has been extended, most recently, to May 1998. The Company believes that
these allegations are without merit and, if necessary, will defend these actions
vigorously.
COST AND METHOD OF SOLICITATION
In addition to soliciting proxies by mail, directors, officers and regular
corporate headquarters employees of the Company may solicit proxies in person or
by telephone or telecopy. The Company will pay for the cost of these
solicitations, but these individuals will receive no additional compensation for
these solicitation services. The Company has retained MacKenzie Partners, Inc.
to assist in the solicitation of proxies for a fee of approximately $20,000,
plus reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and indemnification against certain
liabilities and expenses. The Company will also reimburse brokers, fiduciaries,
custodians and other nominees, as well as persons holding stock for others who
have the right to give voting instructions, for out-of-pocket expenses incurred
in forwarding this proxy statement and related materials to, and obtaining
instructions or authorizations relating to such materials from, beneficial
owners of the Company's capital stock.
OTHER MATTERS
The Board has no knowledge of any other matters to be presented at the
meeting other than those described herein. If any other matters should properly
come before the meeting, it is the intention of the persons designated in the
proxy to vote thereon according to their best judgment.
YOUR VOTE IS VERY IMPORTANT. YOUR BOARD URGES YOU TO MARK, DATE, SIGN AND
RETURN THE ENCLOSED WHITE PROXY CARD IN THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE.
RJR NABISCO HOLDINGS CORP.
If you have any questions or need assistance in voting your shares, please
contact MacKenzie Partners, Inc. at their toll free number: 1-800-322-2885.
New York, New York
March 27, 1998
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YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT
1. If your shares are registered in your own name(s), please sign, date
and promptly mail the enclosed Proxy Card, using the postage-paid
envelope provided.
2. If your shares are held in the name of a brokerage firm, bank
nominee or other institution, only it can sign a Proxy Card with
respect to your shares and only after receiving your specific
instructions. Accordingly, please sign, date and mail the enclosed
Proxy Card in the postage-paid envelope provided. You may also
contact the person responsible for your account and give instructions
for a Proxy Card to be issued representing your shares.
If you have any questions about voting your Proxy Card or require
assistance, please call:
MACKENZIE PARTNERS, INC.
156 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10010
(212) 929-5500 (COLLECT)
OR
(800) 322-2885 (TOLL FREE)
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P R O X Y [COMMON]
RJR NABISCO HOLDINGS CORP.
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS -- MAY 13, 1998
PROXY SOLICITATION ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The undersigned hereby, with respect to all shares of Common Stock of RJR
Nabisco Holdings Corp. (the "Company") which the undersigned may be entitled to
vote, constitutes and appoints each of Steven F. Goldstone, William L. Rosoff
and H. Colin McBride as his true and lawful agent and proxy, with full power of
substitution in each, to represent the undersigned and directs First Chicago
Trust Company of New York, as Depositary, in each case at the 1998 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders of the Company to be held at The M.C. Benton, Jr.
Convention and Civic Center, 301 West Fifth Street, Winston-Salem, North
Carolina, on Wednesday, May 13, 1998 at 9:00 a.m., and at any adjournments or
postponements thereof, to vote such stock on all matters coming before said
meeting as set forth below.
Election of Directors. Nominees:
J.T. Chain, Jr.; J.L. Chambers; J.L. Clendenin; S.F. Goldstone; R.J. Groves;
L.D. Kozlowski; H.E. Lockhart; T.E. Martin and R.L. Ridgway.
THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED
HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED STOCKHOLDER. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL
BE VOTED FOR PROPOSALS 1 AND 2 AND AGAINST PROPOSALS 3, 4 AND 5. PLEASE MARK
THIS PROXY CARD, FILL IN THE DATE, SIGN ON THE REVERSE SIDE AND RETURN PROMPTLY
IN THE ACCOMPANYING ENVELOPE. NO POSTAGE IS NECESSARY IF MAILED IN THE UNITED
STATES.
(SEE REVERSE SIDE)
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/X/ Please mark your votes as in this example.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR ITS NOMINEES AND FOR PROPOSAL
2.
<TABLE>
<C> <S> <C> <C> <C>
1. Election of Directors (see reverse) For, FOR / / WITHHELD / /
except withheld from the following
nominee(s):
---------------------------------------------
2. Ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN / /
LLP as independent auditors
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE AGAINST PROPOSALS 3, 4 AND 5.
3. Stockholder proposal on U.S. youth smoking FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN / /
programs in developing countries
4. Stockholder proposal on smuggling FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN / /
5. Stockholder proposal on workforce reductions FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN / /
and stock options
SPECIAL ACTION
Change of address on Reverse Side / /
Discontinue Annual Report Mailing for
this Account / /
Please sign exactly as name appears
hereon. Joint owners should each sign.
When signing as attorney, executor,
administrator, trustee or guardian,
please give full title as such.
----------------------------------------
Signature(s)
----------------------------------------
Date Title
</TABLE>
PLEASE DATE, SIGN AND MAIL YOUR PROXY CARD BACK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
RJR NABISCO HOLDINGS CORP.
MAY 13, 1998
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR REQUIRE ASSISTANCE, PLEASE CALL:
MACKENZIE PARTNERS, INC.
(212) 929-5500 (COLLECT)
OR
(800) 322-2885 (TOLL-FREE)
<PAGE>
P R O X Y [COMMON/BENEFICIAL]
RJR NABISCO HOLDINGS CORP.
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS -- MAY 13, 1998
PROXY SOLICITATION ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The undersigned hereby, with respect to all shares of Common Stock of RJR
Nabisco Holdings Corp. (the "Company") which the undersigned may be entitled to
vote, constitutes and appoints each of Steven F. Goldstone, William L. Rosoff
and H. Colin McBride as his true and lawful agent and proxy, with full power of
substitution in each, to represent the undersigned and directs First Chicago
Trust Company of New York, as Depositary, in each case at the 1998 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders of the Company to be held at The M.C. Benton, Jr.
Convention and Civic Center, 301 West Fifth Street, Winston-Salem, North
Carolina, on Wednesday, May 13, 1998 at 9:00 a.m., and at any adjournments or
postponements thereof, to vote such stock on all matters coming before said
meeting as set forth below.
Election of Directors. Nominees:
J.T. Chain, Jr.; J.L. Chambers; J.L. Clendenin; S.F. Goldstone; R.J. Groves;
L.D. Kozlowski; H.E. Lockhart; T.E. Martin and R.L. Ridgway.
THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED
HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED STOCKHOLDER. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL
BE VOTED FOR PROPOSALS 1 AND 2 AND AGAINST PROPOSALS 3, 4 AND 5. PLEASE MARK
THIS PROXY CARD, FILL IN THE DATE, SIGN ON THE REVERSE SIDE AND RETURN PROMPTLY
IN THE ACCOMPANYING ENVELOPE. NO POSTAGE IS NECESSARY IF MAILED IN THE UNITED
STATES.
(SEE REVERSE SIDE)
<PAGE>
/X/ Please mark your votes as in this example.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR ITS NOMINEES AND FOR PROPOSAL
2.
<TABLE>
<C> <S> <C> <C> <C>
1. Election of Directors (see reverse) For, FOR / / WITHHELD / /
except withheld from the following
nominee(s):
---------------------------------------------
2. Ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN / /
LLP as independent auditors
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE AGAINST PROPOSALS 3, 4 AND 5.
3. Stockholder proposal on U.S. youth smoking FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN / /
programs in developing countries
4. Stockholder proposal on smuggling FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN / /
5. Stockholder proposal on workforce reductions FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN / /
and stock options
Please sign exactly as name appears
hereon. Joint owners should each sign.
When signing as attorney, executor,
administrator, trustee or guardian,
please give full title as such.
----------------------------------------
Signature(s)
----------------------------------------
Date Title
</TABLE>
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P R O X Y [COMMON/$.835 DEPOSITARY SHARES]
RJR NABISCO HOLDINGS CORP.
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS -- MAY 13, 1998
PROXY SOLICITATION ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The undersigned hereby, with respect to all shares of Common Stock of RJR
Nabisco Holdings Corp. (the "Company") which the undersigned may be entitled to
vote, constitutes and appoints each of Steven F. Goldstone, William L. Rosoff
and H. Colin McBride as his true and lawful agent and proxy, with full power of
substitution in each, to represent the undersigned and directs First Chicago
Trust Company of New York, as Depositary, in each case at the 1998 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders of the Company to be held at The M.C. Benton Convention
& Civic Center, 301 West Fifth Street, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on
Wednesday, May 13, 1998 at 9:00 a.m., and at any adjournments or postponements
thereof, to vote such stock on all matters coming before said meeting as set
forth below.
Election of Directors. Nominees:
J.T. Chain, Jr.; J.L. Chambers; J.L. Clendenin; S.F. Goldstone; R.J. Groves;
L.D. Kozlowski; H.E. Lockhart; T.E. Martin and R.L. Ridgway.
THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED
HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED STOCKHOLDER. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL
BE VOTED FOR PROPOSALS 1 AND 2 AND AGAINST PROPOSALS 3, 4 AND 5. PLEASE MARK
THIS PROXY CARD, FILL IN THE DATE, SIGN ON THE REVERSE SIDE AND RETURN PROMPTLY
IN THE ACCOMPANYING ENVELOPE. NO POSTAGE IS NECESSARY IF MAILED IN THE UNITED
STATES.
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Change of address:
- ---------------------------------------------
- ---------------------------------------------
(If you have written in the above space,
please mark the corresponding box on the
reverse side of this card.)
</TABLE>
(SEE REVERSE SIDE)
IMPORTANT MESSAGE!
TO FORMER HOLDERS OF $.835 DEPOSITARY SHARES:
- - You are entitled to vote at the RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp. Annual Meeting of
Stockholders to be held on May 13, 1998
- - You may use the proxy card attached above to vote. Please vote early!
- - If you have any questions about voting, please call MacKenzie Partners, Inc.
toll free at 1-800-322-2885.
- - Each $.835 Depositary Share formerly owned by you has been converted into
one-fifth of a share of RJR Nabisco Common Stock, after adjustment to reflect
the Company's April 1995 reverse Common Stock split. The number of shares
printed on the reverse side of this card is the number of shares of RJR
Nabisco Common Stock that you are entitled to receive upon exchange of your
certificate(s) representing $.835 Depositary Shares.
- - UNTIL THE CERTIFICATES REPRESENTING YOUR $.835 DEPOSITARY SHARES ARE EXCHANGED
FOR RJR NABISCO COMMON STOCK, WE CANNOT SEND YOU ANY RJR NABISCO COMMON STOCK
DIVIDENDS. TO DATE, DIVIDENDS AGGREGATING APPROXIMATELY $5.5525 PER SHARE OF
RJR NABISCO COMMON STOCK HAVE ACCRUED ON YOUR ACCOUNT.
- - If you need assistance exchanging your $.835 Depositary Share certificate(s),
please call the Exchange Agent, First Chicago Trust Company of New York,
toll-free at 1-800-317-4432 and ask for the Tenders & Exchanges Department.
Thank you for acting promptly.
RJR NABISCO HOLDINGS CORP.
<PAGE>
/X/ Please mark your votes as in this example.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR ITS NOMINEES AND FOR PROPOSAL
2.
<TABLE>
<C> <S> <C> <C> <C>
1. Election of Directors (see reverse) For, FOR / / WITHHELD / /
except withheld from the following
nominee(s):
---------------------------------------------
2. Ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN / /
LLP as independent auditors
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE AGAINST PROPOSALS 3, 4 AND 5.
3. Stockholder proposal on U.S. youth smoking FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN / /
programs in developing countries
4. Stockholder proposal on smuggling FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN / /
5. Stockholder proposal on workforce reductions FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN / /
and stock options
SPECIAL ACTION
Change of address on Reverse Side / /
Discontinue Annual Report Mailing for
this Account / /
Please sign exactly as name appears
hereon. Joint owners should each sign.
When signing as attorney, executor,
administrator, trustee or guardian,
please give full title as such.
----------------------------------------
Signature(s)
----------------------------------------
Date Title
</TABLE>
(See Reverse Side for Instructions)
<PAGE>
P R O X Y [COMMON/BORDEN]
RJR NABISCO HOLDINGS CORP.
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS -- MAY 13, 1998
PROXY SOLICITATION ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The undersigned hereby, with respect to all shares of Common Stock of RJR
Nabisco Holdings Corp. (the "Company") which the undersigned may be entitled to
vote, constitutes and appoints each of Steven F. Goldstone, William L. Rosoff
and H. Colin McBride as his true and lawful agent and proxy, with full power of
substitution in each, to represent the undersigned and directs First Chicago
Trust Company of New York, as Depositary, in each case at the 1998 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders of the Company to be held at The M.C. Benton, Jr.
Convention & Civic Center, 301 West Fifth Street, Winston-Salem, North Carolina,
on Wednesday, May 13, 1998 at 9:00 a.m., and at any adjournments or
postponements thereof, to vote such stock on all matters coming before said
meeting as set forth below.
Election of Directors. Nominees:
J.T. Chain, Jr.; J.L. Chambers; J.L. Clendenin; S.F. Goldstone; R.J. Groves;
L.D. Kozlowski; H.E. Lockhart; T.E. Martin and R.L. Ridgway.
THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED
HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED STOCKHOLDER. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL
BE VOTED FOR PROPOSALS 1 AND 2 AND AGAINST PROPOSALS 3, 4 AND 5. PLEASE MARK
THIS PROXY CARD, FILL IN THE DATE, SIGN ON THE REVERSE SIDE AND RETURN PROMPTLY
IN THE ACCOMPANYING ENVELOPE. NO POSTAGE IS NECESSARY IF MAILED IN THE UNITED
STATES.
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Change of address:
- ---------------------------------------------
- ---------------------------------------------
(If you have written in the above space,
please mark the corresponding box on the
reverse side of this card.)
</TABLE>
(SEE REVERSE SIDE)
IMPORTANT MESSAGE!
TO FORMER HOLDERS OF BORDEN, INC. COMMON STOCK:
- - You are entitled to vote at the RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp. Annual Meeting of
Stockholders to be held on May 13, 1998.
- - You may use the proxy card attached above to vote. Please vote early!
- - If you have any questions about voting, please call MacKenzie Partners, Inc.
toll free at 1-800-322-2885.
- - Each share of Borden common stock reflected in your account is exchangeable
for .45829 of a share of RJR Nabisco Common Stock, after adjustment to reflect
RJR Nabisco's April 1995 reverse Common Stock split. The number of shares
printed on the reverse side of this card is the number of shares of RJR
Nabisco Common Stock that you are entitled to receive upon exchange of your
Borden common stock.
- - UNTIL THE CERTIFICATES REPRESENTING YOUR BORDEN COMMON STOCK ARE EXCHANGED FOR
RJR NABISCO COMMON STOCK, WE CANNOT SEND YOU ANY RJR NABISCO COMMON STOCK
DIVIDENDS. TO DATE, DIVIDENDS AGGREGATING APPROXIMATELY $5.5375 PER SHARE OF
RJR NABISCO COMMON STOCK HAVE ACCRUED ON YOUR ACCOUNT.
- - If you need assistance exchanging your Borden common stock certificate(s),
please call the Exchange Agent, First Chicago Trust Company of New York,
toll-free at 1-800-619-1696 and ask for the Tenders & Exchanges Department.
Thank you for acting promptly.
RJR NABISCO HOLDINGS CORP.
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<C> <S> <C> <C> <C>
/X/ Please mark your votes as in
this example.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR ITS NOMINEES
AND FOR PROPOSAL 2.
1. Election of Directors (see FOR / / WITHHELD
reverse) For, except / /
withheld from the following
nominee(s):
----------------------------
2. Ratify the appointment of FOR / / AGAINST ABSTAIN
Deloitte & Touche LLP as / / / /
Independent Auditors
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE AGAINST PROPOSALS
3, 4 AND 5.
3. Stockholder proposal on U.S. FOR / / AGAINST ABSTAIN
youth smoking programs in / / / /
developing countries
4. Stockholder proposal on FOR / / AGAINST ABSTAIN
smuggling / / / /
5. Stockholder proposal on FOR / / AGAINST ABSTAIN
workforce reductions and / / / /
stock options
SPECIAL ACTION
Change of address on Reverse
Side / /
Discontinue Annual Report
Mailing for this Account / /
Please sign exactly as name
appears hereon. Joint owners
should each sign. When signing
as attorney, executor,
administrator, trustee or
guardian, please give full
title as such.
-------------------------------
Signature(s)
-------------------------------
Date Title
</TABLE>
(See Reverse Side for Instructions)
<PAGE>
P R O X Y [COMMON/SERIES C DEPOSITARY SHARES]
RJR NABISCO HOLDINGS CORP.
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS -- MAY 13, 1998
PROXY SOLICITATION ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The undersigned hereby, with respect to all shares of Common Stock of RJR
Nabisco Holdings Corp. (the "Company") which the undersigned may be entitled to
vote, constitutes and appoints each of Steven F. Goldstone, William L. Rosoff
and H. Colin McBride as his true and lawful agent and proxy, with full power of
substitution in each, to represent the undersigned and directs First Chicago
Trust Company of New York, as Depositary, in each case at the 1998 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders of the Company to be held at The M.C. Benton Convention
& Civic Center, 301 West Fifth Street, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on
Wednesday, May 13, 1998 at 9:00 a.m., and at any adjournments or postponements
thereof, to vote such stock on all matters coming before said meeting as set
forth below.
Election of Directors. Nominees:
J.T. Chain, Jr.; J.L. Chambers; J.L. Clendenin; S.F. Goldstone; R.J. Groves;
L.D. Kozlowski; H.E. Lockhart; T.E. Martin and R.L. Ridgway.
THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED
HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED STOCKHOLDER. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL
BE VOTED FOR PROPOSALS 1 AND 2 AND AGAINST PROPOSALS 3, 4 AND 5. PLEASE MARK
THIS PROXY CARD, FILL IN THE DATE, SIGN ON THE REVERSE SIDE AND RETURN PROMPTLY
IN THE ACCOMPANYING ENVELOPE. NO POSTAGE IS NECESSARY IF MAILED IN THE UNITED
STATES.
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Change of address:
- ---------------------------------------------
- ---------------------------------------------
(If you have written in the above space,
please mark the corresponding box on the
reverse side of this card.)
</TABLE>
(SEE REVERSE SIDE)
IMPORTANT MESSAGE!
TO FORMER HOLDERS OF SERIES C DEPOSITARY SHARES:
- - You are entitled to vote at the RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp. Annual Meeting of
Stockholders to be held on May 13, 1998.
- - You may use the proxy card attached above to vote. Please vote early!
- - If you have any questions about voting, please call MacKenzie Partners, Inc.
toll free at 1-800-322-2885.
- - Each Series C Depositary Share formerly owned by you has been converted into
one-fifth of a share of RJR Nabisco Common Stock, after adjustment to reflect
the Company's April 1995 reverse Common Stock split. The number of shares
printed on the reverse side of this card is the number of shares of RJR
Nabisco Common Stock that you are entitled to receive upon exchange of your
certificate(s) representing Series C Depositary Shares.
- - UNTIL THE CERTIFICATES REPRESENTING YOUR SERIES C DEPOSITARY SHARES ARE
EXCHANGED FOR RJR NABISCO COMMON STOCK, WE CANNOT SEND YOU ANY RJR NABISCO
COMMON STOCK DIVIDENDS. TO DATE, DIVIDENDS AGGREGATING APPROXIMATELY $2.05 PER
SHARE OF RJR NABISCO COMMON STOCK HAVE ACCRUED ON YOUR ACCOUNT.
- - If you need assistance exchanging your Series C Depositary Share
certificate(s), please call the Exchange Agent, First Chicago Trust Company of
New York, toll-free at 1-800-317-4432 and ask for the Tenders & Exchanges
Department.
Thank you for acting promptly.
RJR NABISCO HOLDINGS CORP.
<PAGE>
/X/ Please mark your votes as in this example.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR ITS NOMINEES AND FOR PROPOSAL
2.
<TABLE>
<C> <S> <C> <C> <C>
1. Election of Directors (see reverse) For, FOR / / WITHHELD / /
except withheld from the following
nominee(s):
---------------------------------------------
2. Ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN / /
LLP as independent auditors
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE AGAINST PROPOSALS 3, 4 AND 5.
3. Stockholder proposal on U.S. youth smoking FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN / /
programs in developing countries
4. Stockholder proposal on smuggling FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN / /
5. Stockholder proposal on workforce reductions FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN / /
and stock options
SPECIAL ACTION
Change of address on Reverse Side / /
Discontinue Annual Report Mailing for
this Account / /
Please sign exactly as name appears
hereon. Joint owners should each sign.
When signing as attorney, executor,
administrator, trustee or guardian,
please give full title as such.
----------------------------------------
Signature(s)
----------------------------------------
Date Title
</TABLE>
(See Reverse Side for Instructions)
<PAGE>
P R O X Y [ ESOP ]
RJR NABISCO HOLDINGS CORP.
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS--MAY 13, 1998
PROXY SOLICITATION ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Steven F. Goldstone,
William L. Rosoff, and H. Colin McBride as his true and lawful agent and proxy,
with full power of substitution, to represent the undersigned at the 1998 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders of RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp. (the "Company") to be held
at The M.C. Benton, Jr. Convention & Civic Center, 301 West Fifth Street,
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on Wednesday, May 13, 1998 at 9:00 a.m., and at
any adjournments or postponements thereof and to vote all the shares of ESOP
Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company on all matters coming before the
meeting as set forth below.
THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED
HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED STOCKHOLDER. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL
BE VOTED FOR PROPOSALS 1 AND 2 AND AGAINST PROPOSALS 3, 4 AND 5. PLEASE MARK
THIS PROXY CARD, FILL IN THE DATE, SIGN AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ACCOMPANYING
ENVELOPE. NO POSTAGE IS NECESSARY IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR ITS NOMINEES AND FOR PROPOSAL 2.
1. Election of Directors
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FOR WITHHELD
<S> <C> <C>
J.T. Chain, Jr.
---------------------- ----------------------
J.L. Chambers
---------------------- ----------------------
J.L. Clendenin
---------------------- ----------------------
S.F. Goldstone
---------------------- ----------------------
R.J. Groves
---------------------- ----------------------
L.D. Kozlowski
---------------------- ----------------------
H.E. Lockhart
---------------------- ----------------------
T.E. Martin
---------------------- ----------------------
R.L. Ridgway
---------------------- ----------------------
</TABLE>
2. Ratify the appointment and restatement of Deloitte & Touche LLP as
Independent Auditors
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
<S> <C> <C>
- ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
</TABLE>
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE AGAINST PROPOSALS 3, 4 AND 5.
3. Stockholder proposal on U.S. youth smoking programs in developing
countries
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
<S> <C> <C>
- ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
</TABLE>
4. Stockholder proposal on smuggling
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
<S> <C> <C>
- ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
</TABLE>
[ CONTINUED ON REVERSE ]
<PAGE>
5. Stockholder proposal on workforce reductions and stock options
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
<S> <C> <C>
- ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
</TABLE>
Please sign exactly as name
appears hereon. Joint owners
should each sign. When signing as
attorney, executor,
administrator, trustee or
guardian, please give full title
as such.
_______________________________________
SIGNATURE(S) Date
Bull & Co.
Wachovia Bank, N.A.
Box 3075, Trust Operations
Winston-Salem, NC 27102
Holder of record of 13,453,248 shares
of ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock
<PAGE>
P R O X Y
VOTING INSTRUCTION CARD
RJR NABISCO HOLDINGS CORP.
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS -- MAY 13, 1998
PROXY SOLICITATION ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Wachovia Bank, N.A., as
Trustee, his true and lawful agent and proxy, to represent the undersigned at
the 1998 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp. (the
"Company"), to be held at The M.C. Benton, Jr. Convention & Civic Center, 301
West Fifth Street, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on Wednesday, May 13, 1998 at
9:00 a.m., and at any adjournments or postponements thereof, and to vote all the
shares of stock of the Company which the undersigned may be entitled to vote on
all matters coming before said meeting.
Election of Directors. Nominees:
J.T. Chain, Jr.; J.L. Chambers; J.L. Clendenin; S.F. Goldstone; R.J. Groves;
L.D. Kozlowski;
H.E. Lockhart; T.E. Martin and R.L. Ridgway.
THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED
HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED STOCKHOLDER. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL
BE VOTED FOR PROPOSALS 1 AND 2 AND AGAINST PROPOSALS 3, 4 AND 5. PLEASE MARK
THIS PROXY CARD, FILL IN THE DATE, SIGN ON THE REVERSE SIDE AND RETURN PROMPTLY
IN THE ACCOMPANYING ENVELOPE. NO POSTAGE IS NECESSARY IF MAILED IN THE UNITED
STATES.
(SEE REVERSE SIDE)
WACHOVIA
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Employee Benefit Trust Services
301 North Main Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27150-3099
March 1998
To: Participants in the RJR Nabisco Capital Investment Plan
As a participant in a Company sponsored employee benefit savings plan that
requires pass through voting, you are entitled to instruct Wachovia Bank, N.A.,
in its capacity as Trustee of the above named plan, how to vote shares of Common
Stock and Matching Stock allocated to your plan account. Enclosed are the
following:
1. Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 13, 1998 and the
accompanying Proxy Statement.
2. This Proxy/Voting Instruction Card.
3. A postage-paid return envelope.
You have previously been sent a copy of the RJR Nabisco Annual Report to
Stockholders for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997.
These shares will be voted as you direct if this card is completed by you and
received by First Chicago Trust Company of New York on or before May 8, 1998.
First Chicago Trust Company is responsible for tabulating the returns. Shares
for which no instructions are received shall be voted in the same proportion as
the shares for which instructions are received.
We appreciate your completing, dating and signing the card above and returning
it promptly in the postage-paid return envelope.
Cordially yours,
Wachovia Bank, N.A.
Trustee
Enclosures
<PAGE>
/X/ Please mark your votes as in this example.
The Trustee is directed to vote as specified below and in its discretion on
all other matters. If no direction is made, this signed Proxy will be voted
FOR the election of all directors, FOR proposal 2 and AGAINST proposals 3, 4
and 5.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR ITS NOMINEES AND FOR PROPOSAL
2.
<TABLE>
<C> <S> <C> <C> <C>
1. Election of Directors (see reverse) For, FOR / / WITHHELD / /
except withheld from the following
nominee(s):
---------------------------------------------
2. Ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN / /
LLP as independent auditors
</TABLE>
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE AGAINST PROPOSALS 3, 4 AND 5.
<TABLE>
<C> <S> <C> <C> <C>
3. Stockholder proposal on U.S. youth smoking FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN / /
programs in developing countries
4. Stockholder proposal on smuggling FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN / /
5. Stockholder proposal on workforce reductions FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN / /
and stock options
NOTE: Please sign exactly as name
appears hereon. Joint owners should each
sign. When signing as attorney,
executor, administrator, trustee or
guardian, please give full title as
such.
----------------------------------------
Signature(s)
----------------------------------------
Date Title
</TABLE>
(SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR INSTRUCTIONS)
<PAGE>
P R O X Y
VOTING INSTRUCTION CARD
RJR NABISCO HOLDINGS CORP.
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS -- MAY 13, 1998
PROXY SOLICITATION ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Wachovia Bank, N.A., as
Trustee, his true and lawful agent and proxy, to represent the undersigned at
the 1998 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp. (the
"Company"), to be held at The M.C. Benton, Jr. Convention & Civic Center, 301
West Fifth Street, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on Wednesday, May 13, 1998 at
9:00 a.m., and at any adjournments or postponements thereof, and to vote all the
shares of stock of the Company which the undersigned may be entitled to vote on
all matters coming before said meeting.
Election of Directors. Nominees:
J.T. Chain, Jr.; J.L. Chambers; J.L. Clendenin; S.F. Goldstone; R.J. Groves;
L.D. Kozlowski;
H.E. Lockhart; T.E. Martin and R.L. Ridgway.
THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED
HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED STOCKHOLDER. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL
BE VOTED FOR PROPOSALS 1 AND 2 AND AGAINST PROPOSALS 3, 4 AND 5. PLEASE MARK
THIS PROXY CARD, FILL IN THE DATE, SIGN ON THE REVERSE SIDE AND RETURN PROMPTLY
IN THE ACCOMPANYING ENVELOPE. NO POSTAGE IS NECESSARY IF MAILED IN THE UNITED
STATES.
(SEE REVERSE SIDE)
WACHOVIA
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Employee Benefit Trust Services
301 North Main Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27150-3099
March 1998
To: Participants in the Nabisco Employee Savings Plan
As a participant in a Company sponsored employee benefit savings plan that
requires pass through voting, you are entitled to instruct Wachovia Bank, N.A.,
in its capacity as Trustee of the above named plan how to vote shares of Common
Stock allocated to your plan account. Enclosed are the following:
1. Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 13, 1998 and the
accompanying Proxy Statement.
2. This Proxy/Voting Instruction Card.
3. A postage-paid return envelope.
You have previously been sent a copy of the RJR Nabisco Annual Report to
Stockholders for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997.
The number of shares you hold in your plan account as of the most recent date
available is printed on the reverse side of this proxy card. These shares will
be voted as you direct if this card is completed by you and received by First
Chicago Trust Company of New York on or before May 8, 1998. First Chicago Trust
Company is responsible for tabulating the returns. Shares for which no
instructions are received shall be voted in the same proportion as the shares
for which instructions are received.
We appreciate your completing, dating and signing the card above and returning
it promptly in the postage-paid return envelope.
Cordially yours,
Wachovia Bank, N.A.
Trustee
Enclosures
(SEE REVERSE SIDE)
<PAGE>
/X/Please mark your votes as in this example.
The Trustee is directed to vote as specified below and in its discretion on
all other matters. If no direction is made, this signed Proxy will be voted
FOR the election of all directors, FOR proposal 2 and AGAINST proposals 3, 4
and 5.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR ITS NOMINEES AND FOR PROPOSAL
2.
<TABLE>
<C> <S> <C> <C> <C>
1. Election of Directors (see reverse) For, FOR / / WITHHELD / /
except withheld from the following
nominee(s):
---------------------------------------------
2. Ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN / /
LLP as independent auditors
</TABLE>
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE AGAINST PROPOSALS 3, 4 AND 5.
<TABLE>
<C> <S> <C> <C> <C>
3. Stockholder proposal on U.S. youth smoking FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN / /
programs in developing countries
4. Stockholder proposal on smuggling FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN / /
5. Stockholder proposal on workforce reductions FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN / /
and stock options
NOTE: Please sign exactly as name
appears hereon. Joint owners should each
sign. When signing as attorney,
executor, administrator, trustee or
guardian, please give full title as
such.
----------------------------------------
Signature(s)
----------------------------------------
Date Title
</TABLE>
(SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR INSTRUCTIONS)
<PAGE>
P R O X Y
VOTING INSTRUCTION CARD
RJR NABISCO HOLDINGS CORP.
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS -- MAY 13, 1998
PROXY SOLICITATION ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Vanguard Group, Custodian
under the Nabisco/Life Savers Puerto Rico Capital Accumulation Plan and
Custodian under the Savings and Investment Plan for Employees of R.J. Reynolds
Tobacco Company in Puerto Rico, his true and lawful agent and proxy, to
represent the undersigned at the 1998 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of RJR
Nabisco Holdings Corp. (the "Company"), to be held at the M.C. Benton, Jr.
Convention & Civic Center, 301 West Fifth Street, Winston-Salem, North Carolina,
on Wednesday, May 13, 1998 at 9:00 a.m., and at any adjournments or
postponements thereof, and to vote all the shares of stock of the Company which
the undersigned may be entitled to vote on all matters coming before said
meeting.
Election of Directors. Nominees:
J.T. Chain, Jr.; J.L. Chambers; J.L. Clendenin; S.F. Goldstone; R.J. Groves;
L.D. Kozlowski;
H.E. Lockhart; T.E. Martin and R.L. Ridgway.
THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED
HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED STOCKHOLDER. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL
BE VOTED FOR PROPOSALS 1 AND 2 AND AGAINST PROPOSALS 3, 4 AND 5. PLEASE MARK
THIS PROXY CARD, FILL IN THE DATE, SIGN ON THE REVERSE SIDE AND RETURN PROMPTLY
IN THE ACCOMPANYING ENVELOPE. NO POSTAGE IS NECESSARY IF MAILED IN THE UNITED
STATES.
(SEE REVERSE SIDE)
VANGUARD
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Vanguard Group
100 Vanguard Boulevard
Malvern, PA 19355
DE TENER ALGUNA DUDA RELATIVO A ESTOS DOCUMENTOS FAVOR DE COMUNICARSE COM EL
DEPARTAMENTO DE RECURSOS HUMANOS.
March 1998
To: Participants in the Nabisco/Life Savers Puerto Rico Capital Accumulation
Plan
Participants in the Savings and Investment Plan for Employees of R. J.
Reynolds Tobacco Company in Puerto Rico
As a participant in a Company sponsored employee benefit savings plan that
requires pass through voting, you are entitled to instruct Vanguard, in its
capacity as Custodian of the above named plans, how to vote shares of Common
Stock allocated to your plan account. Enclosed are the following:
1. Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 13, 1998 and the
accompanying Proxy Statement.
2. This Proxy/Voting Instruction Card.
3. A postage-paid return envelope.
You have previously been sent a copy of the RJR Nabisco Annual Report to
Stockholders for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997.
The number of shares you hold in your plan account as of the most recent date
available is printed on the reverse side of this card. These shares will be
voted as you direct if this card is completed by you and received by First
Chicago Trust Company of New York on or before May 8, 1998. First Chicago Trust
Company is responsible for tabulating the returns. Shares for which no
instructions are received shall be voted in the same proportion as the shares
for which instructions are received.
We appreciate your completing, dating and signing the card above and returning
it promptly in the postage-paid return envelope.
Cordially yours,
Vanguard Group
Custodian
Enclosures
<PAGE>
/X/ Please mark your votes as in this example.
The Trustee is directed to vote as specified below and in its discretion on
all other matters. If no direction is made, this signed Proxy will be voted
FOR the election of all directors, FOR proposal 2 and AGAINST proposals 3, 4
and 5.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR ITS NOMINEES AND FOR PROPOSAL
2.
<TABLE>
<C> <S> <C> <C> <C>
1. Election of Directors (see reverse) For, FOR / / WITHHELD / /
except withheld from the following
nominee(s):
---------------------------------------------
2. Ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN / /
LLP as independent auditors
</TABLE>
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE AGAINST PROPOSALS 3, 4 AND 5.
<TABLE>
<C> <S> <C> <C> <C>
3. Stockholder proposal on U.S. youth smoking FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN / /
programs in developing countries
4. Stockholder proposal on smuggling FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN / /
5. Stockholder proposal on workforce reductions FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN / /
and stock options
NOTE: Please sign exactly as name
appears hereon. Joint owners should each
sign. When signing as attorney,
executor, administrator, trustee or
guardian, please give full title as
such.
----------------------------------------
Signature(s)
----------------------------------------
Date Title
</TABLE>
(SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR INSTRUCTIONS)
