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[LOGO of ROHR] ROHR, INC.
850 Lagoon Drive
Chula Vista, California 91910-2098
(619) 691-4111
October 26, 1995
Dear Shareholder:
You are cordially invited to attend the 1995 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
of Rohr, Inc. (the "Company"). It will be held at the offices of the Company,
850 Lagoon Drive, Chula Vista, California, on Saturday, December 2, 1995,
commencing at 10:30 a.m. The Board of Directors and the management of the
Company look forward to greeting personally those shareholders able to attend.
At the meeting you are being asked by the Company to elect three directors
(Proposal No. 1), to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as
auditors (Proposal No. 2), to approve the 1995 Stock Incentive Plan under
which shares of Company stock may be awarded to certain employees (Proposal
No. 3), and to cast a nonbinding, advisory vote on a three-year extension of
the Company's Shareholder Rights Plan (Proposal No. 4).
You are requested to give your prompt attention to these matters which are
more fully described in the accompanying Proxy Statement. You are urged to
read the proposals carefully. For the reasons set forth therein, your Board of
Directors recommends a vote "FOR" Proposals 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Whether or not you plan to attend the meeting in person, it is important
that your shares be represented and voted at the meeting. Accordingly, after
reading the enclosed Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement, you are
urged to sign, date and mail the enclosed Proxy Card in the envelope provided
at your earliest convenience.
Mr. Wayne M. Hoffman, having reached 72 years of age, the mandatory
retirement age for non-executive members of the Board of Directors, will step
down from the Board at the conclusion of the Annual Meeting. Mr. Hoffman has
been a Rohr director since 1982, and has served on the Audit and Ethics
Committee, the Employee Benefits Oversight Committee, the Finance Committee,
and the Nomination and Board Affairs Committee. I would like to take this
opportunity to thank Mr. Hoffman for his 13 years of dedicated service to
Rohr.
On behalf of the Board of Directors, and all of the employees of the
Company, I want to thank you for your cooperation and continued support.
Sincerely,
/s/ WALLACE BARNES
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WALLACE BARNES
Chairman of the Board
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DIRECTIONS TO ROHR'S ANNUAL MEETING
OF SHAREHOLDERS
10:30 A.M., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1995
ROHR, INC.
850 LAGOON DRIVE
CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA
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INTERSTATE 5 SOUTH,
TAKE THE E STREET OFF-RAMP
PROCEED THROUGH THE E STREET
INTERSECTION AND TURN RIGHT
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Notice of Annual Meeting................................................... 1
Proxy Statement............................................................ 2
PROPOSAL NO. 1--ELECTION OF DIRECTORS...................................... 2
Committees of the Board of Directors....................................... 7
Directors' Beneficial Ownership and Compensation........................... 9
Cash Compensation........................................................ 9
Directors' Retirement Plan............................................... 9
Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan.................................. 9
Stock Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors....................... 10
Executive Compensation and Development Committee
Report on Executive Compensation.......................................... 10
Executive Compensation and Other Information............................... 14
Summary Compensation Table............................................... 14
Option Approvals in Last Fiscal Year..................................... 16
Aggregated Option Exercises in Last Fiscal Year.......................... 17
Retirement Benefits...................................................... 17
Performance Graph........................................................ 20
Employment Contracts....................................................... 21
Indemnification and Severance.............................................. 22
Beneficial Ownership of Shares............................................. 23
PROPOSAL NO. 2--APPROVAL OF SELECTION OF AUDITORS.......................... 24
PROPOSAL NO. 3--1995 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN.................................. 25
PROPOSAL NO. 4--SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN.................................... 33
Financial Statements....................................................... 37
Shareholders' Proposals.................................................... 37
Solicitation of Proxies.................................................... 38
Other Business............................................................. 38
Appendix "A"--1995 Stock Incentive Plan.................................... A-1
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[LOGO of ROHR] ROHR, INC.
850 Lagoon Drive
Chula Vista, California 91910-2098
(619) 691-4111
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
DECEMBER 2, 1995
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The Annual Meeting of the Shareholders of Rohr, Inc. (the "Company"), will
be held at the offices of the Company, 850 Lagoon Drive, Chula Vista,
California, on Saturday, December 2, 1995, at 10:30 a.m., local time, for the
following purposes:
1. Proposal No. 1. To elect three directors for three-year terms expiring
at the 1998 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (see page 2);
2. Proposal No. 2. To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as
the Company's independent auditors for fiscal year 1996 (see page 24);
3. Proposal No. 3. To consider and approve the Rohr, Inc., 1995 Stock
Incentive Plan (see page 25);
4. Proposal No. 4. To consider and cast a nonbinding, advisory vote for a
three-year extension of the Company's Shareholder Rights Plan (see page
33);
and to transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or
any adjournment thereof.
Shareholders of record on the books of the Company at the close of business
on October 6, 1995, will be entitled to vote at the meeting or any adjournment
thereof.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOUR SHARES BE REPRESENTED AT THE MEETING, REGARDLESS
OF THE NUMBER YOU HOLD. WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING, PLEASE
SIGN, DATE AND MAIL THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD IN THE RETURN ENVELOPE, WHICH
REQUIRES NO POSTAGE WHEN MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES.
Shareholders who attend the meeting may vote in person even though they have
previously mailed their proxy.
/s/ Richard W. Madsen
Richard W. Madsen, Secretary
October 26, 1995
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[LOGO of ROHR] ROHR, INC.
850 Lagoon Drive
Chula Vista, California 91910-2098
(619) 691-4111
October 26, 1995
PROXY STATEMENT
This Proxy Statement and its enclosures are being mailed to shareholders on
or aboutOctober 30, 1995.
The enclosed Proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors of Rohr, Inc. (the
"Company"), for use at the 1995 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. It may be
revoked by you at any time prior to its use by (i) providing a written
revocation to the Secretary of the Company at its offices or (ii) executing
and delivering a later-dated Proxy. Shareholders who attend the meeting may
vote in person even though they have previously submitted a Proxy. Shares
represented by an unrevoked Proxy will be voted as authorized by the
shareholder.
Only shareholders of record at the close of business on October 6, 1995,
will be entitled to vote at the meeting. On that date, the outstanding voting
securities of the Company consisted of 18,108,579 shares of Common Stock.
Except for the election of directors as described below, each share is
entitled to one vote.
The representation in person or by proxy of at least one-half of the
outstanding shares entitled to vote is necessary to provide a quorum at the
meeting. Directors are elected by a plurality of shares present and voting. A
majority of the shares represented at the meeting is required for the approval
of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP, the adoption of the Rohr, Inc.,
1995 Stock Incentive Plan, and the nonbinding, advisory vote on the Company's
Shareholder Rights Plan. Shareholder ratification of the Shareholder Rights
Plan is not required by the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation,
its Bylaws or the Plan itself. However, the Board is requesting this vote of
the shareholders to provide an opportunity for shareholders of the Company to
indicate whether they support the continuation of the Company's Shareholder
Rights Plan. If the shareholders do not approve this proposal, the Board will
meet to consider such lack of support and determine, consistent with its
fiduciary duty to shareholders, whether to extend the Shareholder Rights Plan.
Abstentions have the same effect as votes against proposals presented to
shareholders, other than in the election of directors. "Non-votes," which
occur when a nominee holding shares for a beneficial owner that have been
voted on one proposal does not vote on another proposal because the nominee
does not have discretionary voting power and has not received instructions
from the beneficial owner, will not be treated as present or voting in person
or by proxy on a proposal, and therefore will have no effect on the outcome of
a vote.
PROPOSAL NO. 1--ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The Company presently has ten directors, including three of whose terms
expire at the Annual Meeting and Mr. Hoffman who is retiring at the conclusion
of the Annual Meeting. Unless marked to the contrary, the proxies received
will be voted for the election of Wallace Barnes, Eugene E. Covert, and D.
Larry Moore to serve as directors until the Annual Meeting in 1998 and/or
until their successors are elected or appointed and qualified. In the event
any nominee declines or becomes unavailable and
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a vacancy exists, which is not anticipated, the persons named in the Proxy
will vote for a substitute who shall be designated by the Nomination and Board
Affairs Committee of the Board of Directors.
In the election of directors, shareholders or their proxies are entitled to
cumulate their votes, with each share having a number of votes equal to the
number of directors to be elected (three). These votes may be cast for one
candidate or distributed among the three candidates. On all other matters,
each share has only one vote. Proxies being solicited by the Board of
Directors include discretionary authority to cumulate votes.
NOMINEES AND CONTINUING DIRECTORS
The nominees for election as members of the Board of Directors and present
directors whose terms of office will continue after the Annual Meeting, with
information furnished to the Company by them as of October 6, 1995, are as
follows:
Nominees for Terms Expiring in 1998
[Picture WALLACE BARNES
appears here]
Mr. Barnes, age 69, has served as the non-executive
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company since
December 3, 1994. He served as the non-executive
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Barnes Group Inc.
from April 1991 until July 1995. Prior thereto, he was
the Chairman of Barnes Group Inc. from March 1977 to
April 1991, when he retired; was Chief Executive Officer
from 1977 to 1991, and served as President of that
company from 1964 to 1977. Barnes Group Inc.,
headquartered in Bristol, Connecticut, is a publicly-
traded, multinational company with three groups involved
in automotive maintenance and repair parts, precision
springs and custom metal parts, and aerospace components
for gas turbine engines. He became a director of the
Company in February 1989. He is also a director of Aetna
Life & Casualty Co.; Aetna Life Insurance Company; the
Aetna Casualty and Surety Company; the Automobile
Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut; Loctite
Corporation; Rogers Corp.; Tradewind Turbines
Corporation; and Barnes Group Inc. As the non-executive
Chairman of the Board, he serves on all committees of
the Board as an ad-hoc, non-voting member.
[Picture EUGENE E. COVERT
appears here]
Professor Covert, age 69, has been a Professor in the
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics of the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge,
Massachusetts, since 1968. From 1985 until 1990, he
served as Department Head. Professor Covert is also a
consultant to a number of major corporations as well as
to agencies of the United States and foreign
governments. He is a director of Allied-Signal Corp. and
Physical Sciences, Inc., and an Honorary Fellow of the
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He
has been a director of Rohr since December 1986 and
serves on the Audit and Ethics Committee, the Nomination
and Board Affairs Committee, the Customer Support
Committee, and the Technology Committee of which he is
chairman.
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[Picture D. LARRY MOORE
appears here]
Dr. Moore, age 59, has been the President and Chief
Operating Officer of Honeywell, Inc., a provider of
electronic automation and control systems located in
Minneapolis, Minnesota, since 1993. From December 1990
until assuming his current position, he served as
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of
that company. Dr. Moore has been employed by Honeywell,
Inc., since 1986, having also served as President of its
Space and Aviation Business. Dr. Moore became a director
of Rohr in December 1991. He is also a director of
Honeywell, Inc.; the Geon Co.; Reynolds Metals; the
Aerospace Industries Association; and the National
Association of Manufacturers. He serves on the Audit and
Ethics Committee, the Customer Support Committee, the
Executive Compensation and Development Committee, and
the Finance Committee.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR THE
ELECTION OF THE THREE NOMINEES LISTED ABOVE.
Continuing Directors with Terms Expiring in 1996
[Picture SAM F. IACOBELLIS
appears here]
Mr. Iacobellis, age 66, was the Executive Vice President
and Deputy Chairman for Major Programs at Rockwell
International, a diversified high- tech, global
corporation engaged in the research, development and
manufacture of a wide range of products for commercial
and government markets, from June 1993 to March 1995
when he retired. Prior to that and since July 1989, he
served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating
Officer of that company. Before that, he was President--
Aerospace Operations. He joined North American Aviation,
a predecessor of Rockwell, in 1952. Mr. Iacobellis was
also co-founder and Chairman of the Board of the Warner
Center Bank in Woodland Hills, California, from its
inception in 1981 until 1990. He is a member of the
Board of Directors of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of
Commerce, the California Chamber of Commerce, the UCLA
Board of Visitors, the California State University
Foundation, a member of the California Business
Roundtable, a member of the California Business-Higher
Education Forum, and a member of the Executive Committee
and the Board of Governors of the Aerospace Industries
Association. Mr. Iacobellis became a Director of Rohr in
October 1994. He is the Chairman of the Customer Support
Committee and also serves on the Employee Benefits
Oversight Committee, the Executive Compensation and
Development Committee, and the Technology Committee.
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[Picture ROBERT H. RAU
appears here]
Mr. Rau, age 59, was elected President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company in April 1993. Prior to
joining the Company, Mr. Rau was an Executive Vice
President of Parker Hannifin Corporation and for the ten
years prior to 1993 had served as President of the
Parker Bertea Aerospace segment of Parker Hannifin.
Parker Bertea designs and produces a broad line of
hydraulic, fuel and pneumatic systems and components for
commercial, military and general aviation aircraft. He
joined Parker Hannifin in 1969 and held positions in
finance, program management and general management. Mr.
Rau has extensive experience in the aerospace industry.
In addition, Mr. Rau is a member of the Board of
Governors of the Aerospace Industries Association and a
past Chairman of the General Aviation Manufacturers
Association. He became a director of the Company in
April 1993. Mr. Rau is an ad-hoc, non-voting member of
all the standing committees of the Board except the
Executive Compensation and Development Committee.
[Picture WILLIAM P. SOMMERS
appears here]
Dr. Sommers, age 62, has served as the President and
Chief Executive Officer of SRI International since
January 1994. SRI International is a leading contract
research firm. Prior thereto, Dr. Sommers was an
Executive Vice President of Iameter, Inc., since
November 1992. Iameter, Inc., is a medical information
and education company. From 1963 until he retired in
1992, he was with Booz.Allen & Hamilton, Inc. There, he
served as a Senior Vice President, director and member
of the Office of the Chairman and in other senior
management positions. Dr. Sommers has extensive
experience as a management consultant to numerous
technology-based manufacturing and service firms. He
became a director of Rohr in September 1992. He is also
a director of SRI International and Litton Industries,
Inc.; a member of the board of trustees of the Kemper
Mutual Funds; a director of Therapeutic Discovery Corp.;
a former trustee of the Criminal Justice Legal
Foundation; and a member of the National Advisory
Council of the University of Michigan, College of
Engineering. He is chairman of the Employee Benefits
Oversight Committee, and serves on the Finance Committee
and the Technology Committee.
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[Picture JAMES R. WILSON
appears here]
Mr. Wilson, age 54, assumed the position of President
and Chief Executive Officer of Thiokol Corporation in
October 1993. Mr. Wilson joined Thiokol in July 1989 as
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and was named
Executive Vice President in October 1992. Thiokol is the
leading producer of solid propellant rocket motors in
the United States and supplies the U.S. space shuttle
program. Thiokol also produces a broad range of high
performance fasteners used in commercial aircraft and
various industrial applications. Prior to joining
Thiokol in 1989, Mr. Wilson served as Chief Financial
Officer for Circuit City Stores (1987-1988), and as
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for
Fairchild Industries, Inc. (1982-1987). Earlier, he held
various financial management positions at Textron Inc.
He is a Trustee of the College of Wooster, Wooster,
Ohio. Mr. Wilson became a Director of Rohr in October
1994. He serves on the Audit and Ethics Committee, the
Customer Support Committee, the Executive Compensation
and Development Committee, and is chairman of the
Finance Committee.
Continuing Directors with Terms Expiring in 1997
[Picture ROBERT M. PRICE
appears here]
Mr. Price, age 65, has been a business consultant to a
number of major American corporations since January
1990, when he retired as Chairman of Ceridian (formerly
Control Data Corporation), Minneapolis, Minnesota. He
was named President and Chief Operating Officer of
Control Data Corporation in 1980 and Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer in 1986, continuing as president until
1988. He is also a director of International Multifoods,
Premark International, Public Service Co. of New Mexico
and Fourth Shift Corporation. Additionally, he is a
Chairman of the Alpha Center for Social Engineering, and
the Duke University's Fuqua School of Business Board of
Visitors. He became a director of the Company in June
1991. He is Chairman of the Executive Compensation and
Development Committee and serves on the Nomination and
Board Affairs Committee and the Technology Committee.
[Picture JACK D. STEELE
appears here]
Dr. Steele, age 71, is the former Chairman, Board
Services Division, Korn Ferry International, Los
Angeles, California, a position he assumed in June 1987.
From 1975 to 1986, he was the Dean, School of Business
Administration, University of Southern California, Los
Angeles, California. He has held professorships at Texas
Tech University, the University of Kansas, Stanford
University, and Harvard University. He is an author in
the marketing and business fields and a consultant to a
number of major American corporations. He is also a
director of Voice Technology International; Storage
Properties, Inc.; and Public Storage, Inc. He has been a
director of Rohr since December 1976 and serves on the
Audit and Ethics Committee, the Employee Benefits
Oversight Committee, and is the chairman of the
Nomination and Board Affairs Committee.
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COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors has formed the following standing committees of its
members to assist it in the discharge of its responsibilities: Audit and
Ethics Committee, Customer Support Committee, Employee Benefits Oversight
Committee, Executive Compensation and Development Committee, Finance
Committee, Technology Committee and Nomination and Board Affairs Committee.
Memberships in the various committees are assigned by action of the full Board
of Directors.
The full Board of Directors met 9 times during fiscal 1995. Each Director
attended more than 75 percent of the aggregate of all Board of Directors'
meetings and meetings of standing committees of the Board of which he was a
member.
The function of each committee, its membership, and the number of meetings
held by it or its predecessor committee during fiscal 1995 are shown below:
THE AUDIT AND ETHICS COMMITTEE has two designated functions. In its audit
function, it reviews the Company's public financial statements to confirm with
management and the Company's firm of public accountants that they comply with
generally accepted accounting principles and Securities and Exchange
Commission requirements and that they present fairly the Company's financial
position and the results of its operations. The Committee also provides
oversight concerning the Company's management controls, it being the intent
that such controls be of sufficient quality to provide reasonable assurances
that the Company is complying with Company policies as well as all prevailing
governmental legislation. In its ethics function, the Committee focuses on the
ethical quality of the Company's management by supporting the establishment of
an atmosphere within the Company which will encourage employees to follow the
policy of complying with all laws governing Company operations and conducting
its affairs in keeping with the highest legal and ethical standards. The
voting membership of the Committee currently consists entirely of directors
who are not officers or employees of the Company. The voting members are Mr.
Hoffman, Chairman, and Messrs. Covert, Moore, Steele and Wilson. During fiscal
1995, the Committee met six times.
THE CUSTOMER SUPPORT COMMITTEE exercises the Board of Directors'
responsibility in reviewing and approving certain business proposals and
commitments which, under the guidelines of the Board of Directors, previously
required the consent of the Board. Since the Committee was established after
the close of the fiscal year, it held no meetings during fiscal 1995. The
voting membership of the Committee currently consists entirely of directors
who are not officers or employees of the Company. The members are Mr.
Iacobellis, Chairman, and Messrs. Covert, Moore and Wilson.
THE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE approves the adoption and
amendment of employee benefit plans, unless the financial effect of such
actions would exceed certain guidelines, in which case the full Board of
Directors takes such action. The Committee appoints the members of the
management employee benefits committee for funded plans, and oversees that
committee's establishment of investment policies and strategies, its
appointment of actuaries and its adoption of actuarial assumptions. The
Committee appoints trustees for the plans and it also reviews the funding
strategy of the plans. The Committee currently consists entirely of directors
who are not officers or employees of the Company. The members are Dr. Sommers,
Chairman, and Messrs. Hoffman, Iacobellis and Steele. During fiscal 1995, the
Committee met six times.
THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE establishes an
executive compensation program designed to attract, motivate and retain
individuals of exceptional ability to provide leadership in achieving quality
in all aspects of the Company's business. The Committee is responsible for
determining the annual base salary, short-term and long-term incentive
compensation (including stock awards), and other compensation of the executive
officers of the Company. In addition, the Committee reviews plans for
executive management succession.
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The membership of the Committee currently consists entirely of directors who
are not officers or employees of the Company. The members are Mr. Price,
Chairman, and Messrs. Iacobellis, Moore and Wilson. During fiscal 1995, the
Committee met six times.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE reviews, makes recommendations, and reports to the
Board of Directors concerning the quality of the financing plans of the
Company and their adequacy and soundness in providing for the Company's
capital requirements. Currently, the Committee consists of four directors who
are neither officers nor employees of the Company. The members are Mr. Wilson,
Chairman, and Messrs. Hoffman, Moore and Sommers. During fiscal 1995, the
Committee met twice.
THE TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE reviews corporate-wide technology matters, monitors
the implementation of new technology by the Company, and reviews the Company's
performance in the field to ensure conformance with the Company's plans for
growth, customer support, and maintenance of quality. The Committee also
reviews the application of technology to enhance the Company's ability to meet
and exceed customer requirements. The Committee currently consists entirely of
directors who are not officers or employees of the Company. The members are
Professor Covert, Chairman, and Messrs. Iacobellis, Price and Sommers. During
fiscal 1995, the Committee met twice.
THE NOMINATION AND BOARD AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, in order to focus on the need
for quality leadership of the Company, reviews the composition of the Board of
Directors and potential nominees to ensure appropriately broad-based business-
oriented membership for the Board of Directors, consisting of persons who are
knowledgeable, experienced and strategic-minded. The Committee also reviews
and recommends to the Board other matters concerning the administration of the
Board including the Board retirement policy, the retention of consultants as
appropriate to assist the Committee in its responsibilities, and the
appointment of Committee assignments and the Committee chairs following review
with management. The Committee consists entirely of directors who are neither
officers nor employees of the Company. The members are Dr. Steele, Chairman,
and Messrs. Covert, Hoffman and Price. During fiscal 1995, the Committee met
three times.
ANY SHAREHOLDER DESIRING TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POTENTIAL CANDIDATES
FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE COMMITTEE SHOULD SEND TIMELY NOTICE IN WRITING TO THE
SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY. TO BE TIMELY, SUCH NOTICE SHALL BE DELIVERED OR
MAILED AND RECEIVED AT THE PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES OF THE COMPANY NOT LESS
THAN SIXTY (60) DAYS NOR MORE THAN NINETY (90) DAYS PRIOR TO THE ANNUAL
MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS. SUCH NOTICE SHALL SET FORTH: (I) AS TO EACH PERSON
WHOM THE SHAREHOLDER PROPOSES TO NOMINATE FOR ELECTION OR RE-ELECTION AS A
DIRECTOR, ALL INFORMATION RELATING TO SUCH PERSON THAT IS REQUIRED TO BE
DISCLOSED IN SOLICITATIONS OF PROXIES FOR ELECTION OF DIRECTORS PURSUANT TO
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED, (INCLUDING SUCH PERSON'S
WRITTEN CONSENT TO BEING NAMED IN THE PROXY STATEMENT AS A NOMINEE AND TO
SERVING AS A DIRECTOR IF ELECTED); AND (II) AS TO THE SHAREHOLDER GIVING THE
NOTICE (A) THE NAME AND ADDRESS AS THEY APPEAR ON THE COMPANY'S BOOKS OF SUCH
SHAREHOLDER, AND (B) THE CLASS AND NUMBER OF SHARES OF THE COMPANY WHICH ARE
BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY SUCH SHAREHOLDER.
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DIRECTORS' BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP AND COMPENSATION
The beneficial ownership of the directors and nominees in the stock of the
Company is shown under the caption "BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SHARES."
CASH COMPENSATION
Mr. Barnes receives annual cash compensation of $75,000 (less the fair
market value of 250 shares of the Company's Common Stock granted yearly
pursuant to the Company's 1991 Stock Compensation Plan for Non-Employee
Directors) for service as the non-employee Chairman of the Board of Directors,
plus $1,000 for each meeting of the full Board of Directors and $750 for each
meeting of the Board committees that he attends. In addition, he receives
$1,000 for each day of service not falling on the day of a meeting of the
Board or any committee of the Board.
Other directors who are not employees of the Company receive annual cash
compensation of $25,000 (less the fair market value of 250 shares of the
Company's Common Stock granted yearly pursuant to the Company's 1991 Stock
Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors) for service on the Board of
Directors, including any committees of the Board on which they serve, plus
$1,000 for each meeting of the full Board of Directors and $750 ($1,000 in the
case of the Committee Chairperson) for each meeting of a Board committee that
they attend.
The Company reimburses Directors for their expenses incurred in connection
with attending Board and Board committee meetings.
DIRECTORS' RETIREMENT PLAN
The Company has a Directors' Retirement Plan which provides benefits
following retirement to any director who is not an employee of the Company at
the time of his or her retirement from the Board of Directors. Benefits under
the Plan commence as of the first day of the month following the earlier
occurrence of (i) a director achieving 72 years of age, or at such earlier
time as a director elects not to become a candidate to succeed himself as a
director, or (ii) the termination from service as a director (except for
termination for cause) following a "change in control" of the Company (as that
term is defined in the Plan), provided, among other things, such director was
a director on the date of such "change in control." The Company's Bylaws
currently provide that non-employee directors, upon reaching the age of 72
years, shall retire from the Board of Directors at the next following annual
meeting of shareholders. The annual benefit to a retired director under the
Plan is equal to the annual retainer (including the value of the award of
shares made under the 1991 Stock Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors)
being paid to directors upon the date of retirement and is payable for a
period equal to the number of years and fractional years of service as a
Company director. The Plan also provides retirement benefits to a surviving
spouse of a director equal to the then-unpaid amount of benefits the director
would have received had he been retired and survived.
NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION PLAN
Under the 1988 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan, which was approved
by shareholders, an option to purchase 1,000 shares of Common Stock of the
Company is automatically granted, on the first business day following each
annual meeting at which directors are elected, to each director of the Company
who is not an employee of the Company at the time. The option exercise price
is equal to the fair market value of the stock on the date the option is
granted. Each option granted under the Plan becomes exercisable six months
after its date of grant and expires ten years after its date of grant,
provided, however, that each option that is not already exercisable shall
become immediately exercisable (i) if the optionee ceases to be a director
because of his or her death or total and permanent disability, or (ii) if a
"change in control," as such term is defined in the Plan, shall occur.
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Pursuant to the Plan, on December 5, 1994, Messrs. Barnes, Covert, Hoffman,
Iacobellis, Moore, Price, Sommers, Steele and Wilson each received an option
for 1,000 shares of Common Stock at an option price of $9.125 per share, for a
total grant of nine options covering an aggregate of 9,000 shares of Common
Stock during fiscal 1995. Mr. Rau, the Company's President and Chief Executive
Officer, as an employee, is ineligible to participate in the Plan.
STOCK COMPENSATION PLAN FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS
Under the Company's 1991 Stock Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors,
the Company annually awards to each non-employee director, in partial
consideration for the services rendered by such director during the Company's
prior fiscal year, 250 shares of the Company's Common Stock, subject to
certain adjustments. The plan provides for a pro-rated award if the director
has not served for the full preceding fiscal year.
On August 31, 1995, awards with respect to the 1995 fiscal year were
determined. Messrs. Barnes, Covert, Hoffman, Moore, Price, Sommers and Steele
received awards of 250 shares each and Messrs. Iacobellis and Wilson received
awards of 204 shares each, for a total grant to all eligible directors of
2,158 shares. On the award date, the Company's Common Stock closed at $15.375.
The value of these shares reduces the amount of the annual cash retainer paid
to Directors on a dollar-for-dollar basis. Mr. Rau, the Company's President
and Chief Executive Officer, as an employee, is ineligible to participate in
the Plan.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
REPORT ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The Executive Compensation and Development Committee (the "Committee") is
responsible for determining the annual base salary, short-term and long-term
incentive compensation (including stock awards), and other compensation of the
executive officers. Each member of the Committee is a non-employee director.
This report describes the applicable policies of the Committee in establishing
the principal components of executive compensation for all executives of the
Company, including the Named Executive Officers in the Summary Compensation
Table during fiscal 1995.
Goals in Determining Executive Compensation; Philosophy of Compensation
The Company's integrated executive compensation program is intended to
accomplish the following goals:
1. Pay competitively to attract, retain and motivate capable
executives.
2. Tie individual total compensation to the achievement of specific,
measurable goals related to the success of the Company and to the
performance of the individual and the executive team.
3. Align the financial interests of the executives with shareholder
value.
The Committee believes the Company's compensation plans for executives
should be a basic element in the continuing growth of shareholder value. The
purpose of executive compensation is to improve Company performance and
competitiveness by creating and sustaining executive motivation. Pay plans
must be designed to forge links between long-term executive rewards and
shareholder value creation.
In furtherance of these beliefs and to achieve the Company's above-stated
compensation goals, the Committee believes a significant portion of the
executives' compensation should be at risk, based on the financial performance
of the Company. Base salaries of executives are intended to be
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moderate yet competitive, with the opportunity to earn the at-risk annual and
long-term incentive payments or awards so as to provide total compensation
which is equal to competitive levels for superior Company performance over a
longer period of time. The financial goals for these incentive compensation
plans are reviewed and approved by the Committee at the beginning of each
fiscal year in conjunction with the Board of Directors' approval of the
Company's business plans.
Factors and Information Generally Considered
The Committee considers the following matters in establishing executive
compensation: (a) Company performance, both in absolute terms and in relation
to similar companies; (b) the performance of each individual executive
officer; (c) periodically, comparative compensation surveys and other material
concerning compensation levels and stock grants at similar companies; (d)
historical compensation levels and stock awards at the Company; (e) the
overall competitive environment for executives and the level of compensation
necessary to attract and retain executive talent; and (f) the input, from time
to time, of professional compensation consultants and management. The
Committee assigns no specific weight to any of the enumerated factors in
establishing executive compensation.
Companies used in comparative analyses for executive compensation purposes
are selected with the assistance of professional compensation consultants.
Selection of such similar companies is based on a variety of factors,
including financial criteria and industry classification. The companies used
in comparative analyses for executive compensation purposes include the
companies in the industry line-of-business index used in the Performance
Graph, as well as the following additional companies, most of which, however,
are larger than the Company: Argo-Tech, AT&T, Bausch & Lomb, Baxter
International, Becton Dickinson, Bethlehem Steel, BF Goodrich, Black & Decker,
Boeing, Borg-Warner Automotive, Chrysler, Coltec Industries, Compaq Computer,
Cummins Engine, Digital Equipment, E-Systems, Eastman Kodak, ESCO Electronics,
Exxon, FMC, General Dynamics, General Motors, General Signal, Harris, Hewlett-
Packard, Hexcel, Honeywell, Ingersoll-Rand, ITT, Litton Industries, Lockheed
Martin, McDonnell Douglas, Morton International, National Semiconductor,
Northrop Grumman, Occidental Petroleum, Rockwell International, Sequa,
Sundstrand, Tenneco, Texas Instruments, Textron, Thiokol, Tracor, TRW, Unisys,
and Xerox. The Committee relies on a broad array of companies for comparative
analysis of executive compensation because the Committee believes that the
Company's competitors for executive talent are more varied than the industry
line-of-business index chosen for comparing shareholder return in the
Performance Graph.
Executives' Compensation in Fiscal 1995:
The Company establishes pay grades for the executives, including the Named
Executive Officers in the Summary Compensation Table, providing a base salary
range, annual incentive target and targeted periodic stock options for each
pay grade.
Basic Pay Levels. The base salary ranges were established and are
reconsidered following a periodic review of comparative compensation data, and
the actual salary for executives in each range are established periodically;
the salary of each executive officer of the Company is established by the
Committee. Accountability for the achievement of the Company goals was the
most significant factor in determining base salary levels for executive
officers in fiscal 1995.
Incentive, At-risk pay. The incentive targets for each executive pay grade
are also established and these targets are expressed as a percentage of base
salary, although in some cases, somewhat higher targets were established on
the basis of the importance of the position to achieving overall Company
success. Annual awards under the Company's Management Incentive Plan are
granted directly in relation to the Company's achievement of specific
performance targets established each year by the Committee. The Committee's
practice, extending back for many years, has been to pay incentives
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under the Management Incentive Plan only when earned by achievement of such
plan objectives. In fiscal 1995, awards under the Management Incentive Plan
were structured at the beginning of the fiscal year on the basis of achieving
specified levels of operating cash flow as a percentage of average operating
assets. Operating cash flow in excess of that figure would produce awards in
accordance with a progressive scale. After-tax net income in fiscal 1995 was
also considered as a part of the targets. The criteria for earning awards
under this plan was achieved in fiscal 1995 and, consequently, payments were
made to the Company's executives. Awards for the Named Executive Officers are
shown under the heading "Executive Compensation and Other Information," which
information indicates that, for this group in the aggregate, approximately
30.6 percent of their salary plus their incentive payments under the
Management Incentive Plan was at risk based on financial performance of the
Company.
For the past two years, management focus has been on attaining financial
stability and, in this regard, the creation of positive cash flows was
essential. However, the Committee determined at the beginning of the current
fiscal year that the financial goals under the Management Incentive Plan for
fiscal 1996 should be altered from those in fiscal 1995 in order to support
the Company's Business Plan. The Committee believes that the generation of
income, measured by return on net assets, should be the top priority for
management in fiscal 1996. Accordingly, financial goals under the Management
Incentive Plan were so directed.
The Committee designed the financial goals for fiscal 1996 to encourage
management to obtain high returns with utilization of low amounts of working
capital and of plant, property and equipment. The formula will measure return
on net assets, as measured by the relationship of operating profit to
operating assets.
Stock Options. Each pay grade also had a targeted number of periodic stock
options related to the amount of base salary in order to further align the
interests of the executives with shareholder value. The number of options is
determined so as to be able to allow the executive to earn competitive total
compensation for superior Company performance over a longer period of time.
The vesting period for the exercise of these options is generally in
accordance with competitive practices and is designed to retain the executive
and lengthen the period of time when such options must be earned by continued
employment. In 1995, the Committee approved stock option awards (contingent
upon shareholders approval of the 1995 Stock Incentive Plan) to the highest
three levels of executives, in accordance with these guidelines, equal to
three times the anticipated annual grant, with the intention that the
Committee would not grant additional options to these senior executives for
fiscal 1996 through fiscal 1999, except to newly eligible employees and in
connection with promotions; however, the Committee reserves the discretion to
make modifications in these grants for superior performance and to make
appropriate additional grants. These options to the senior executives have
provisions for early vesting based on achieving certain performance targets
established by the Committee. The Committee also approved single-year awards
to the other executives, conditioned on shareholder approval of the 1995 Stock
Incentive Plan.
Compensation of Robert H. Rau, President and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Rau joined the Company as President and Chief Executive Officer in April
1993. In establishing the compensation levels set forth in his Employment
Agreement, the Committee considered comparative compensation information,
historical compensation levels for the position he accepted at the Company and
an evaluation of the level of compensation necessary to obtain his services in
light of industry and Company conditions. During fiscal year 1995, the Company
continued to successfully implement its turnaround strategy, including
increased cash flow from operations, improved operating income from continuing
operations (before taxes and interest), and significantly improved
productivity. This was achieved during a period of decreased Company sales, a
substantial
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industry downturn, and generally difficult industry conditions. The at-
risk/incentive portion of Mr. Rau's compensation for fiscal 1995, which was
$291,603, was based upon achieving the incentive targets established under the
Management Incentive Plan.
The foregoing report has been approved by all members of the Committee.
THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Robert M. Price, Chairman
Sam F. Iacobellis
D. Larry Moore
James R. Wilson
October 6, 1995
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND OTHER INFORMATION
The following table provides certain summary information concerning
compensation paid or accrued by the Company to, or on behalf of, the Company's
Chief Executive Officer and, each of the four other most highly compensated
executive officers of the Company (determined as of the end of the last fiscal
year) (hereinafter referred to as the "Named Executive Officers") for the
fiscal years ended July 31, 1993, 1994 and 1995.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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LONG TERM COMPENSATION
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ANNUAL COMPENSATION AWARDS PAYOUTS
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AT-RISK/ OTHER NUMBER OF
INCENTIVE ANNUAL RESTRICTED SHARES
NAME AND PRINCIPAL FISCAL COMPEN- COMPEN- STOCK COVERED BY LTIP
POSITION YEAR SALARY(1) SATION(2) SATION AWARD(S)(3) OPTIONS(4) PAYOUTS(5)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
R. H. Rau(6) 1995 $538,212 $132,300 $22,907 $157,541 0 $ --
President and 1994 499,423 360,000 62,282 0 0 --
Chief Executive Officer 1993 126,539 112,500 68,830 775,000 100,000 --
L. A. Chapman(7) 1995 $248,499 $ 47,040 $43,329 $ 74,419 0 $ --
Senior Vice President
and Chief Financial 1994 57,000 136,800 17,675 157,500 50,000 --
Officer 1993 -- -- -- -- -- --
J. R. Johnson 1995 $253,574 $ 44,296 $ 2,706 $ 71,339 0 $ --
Senior Vice President, 1994 208,000 114,800 8,833 57,000 10,000 --
Programs, Technology 1993 187,367 0 31,620 0 0 23,331
Resources and Quality
Assurance
G. A. Wetzler 1995 $233,573 $ 66,797 $ 2,599 $ 41,155 0 $ --
Senior Vice President, 1994 170,725 93,200 9,715 93,750 20,000 --
Operations 1993 145,546 0 28,504 0 0 13,332
R. W. Madsen 1995 $227,038 $ 82,024 $ 629 $ 10,070 0 $ --
Vice President, 1994 200,865 111,100 3,930 0 0 --
General Counsel and 1993 193,613 0 19,102 0 0 16,665
Secretary
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(1) Under the Pretax Savings Plan for Salaried Employees of the Company
(Amended and Restated, 1994), a tax-qualified 401(k) plan which is
available to all salaried and certain bargaining unit employees, the
Company matches 75 percent of the first four percent of employee
contributions. Company matching contributions under this Plan for
participants on the executive and officer payrolls had been suspended for
three years but have been restarted effective January 1, 1995. Company
contributions and the earnings thereon normally vest at the rate of 20
percent per year until the fifth anniversary of a participant's
employment; after the fifth anniversary, such contributions and earnings
vest immediately. The maximum amount any person can contribute in calendar
year 1995 is limited by federal tax rules. The amounts contributed by each
of the Named Executive Officers with respect to fiscal year 1995 were: Mr.
Rau, $9,240; Mr. Chapman, $9,978; Mr. Johnson, $9,240; Mr. Wetzler,
$5,901; and Mr. Madsen, $9,240. The amounts contributed by each Named
Executive Officer are included in the salary disclosed.
(2) Under the Company's Management Incentive Plan (Restated, 1982) (the
"MIP"), annual at-risk/incentive payments are provided for officers and
other high-level executives having a direct impact on the success of the
Company. The MIP is administered by the Executive Compensation and
Development Committee of the Board of Directors which reviews and
considers individual awards recommended by management and establishes the
annual financial performance objectives under the Plan. For fiscal years
1994 and 1995, the Company adopted an incentive formula designed to reward
top leadership for achieving targeted cash generation from operations,
asset management and net income. Payments under this formula were based on
the amount of cash generated from operating activities as a percentage of
average net assets employed, adjusted to consider net income earned by the
Company. The Board of Directors approved the formula and a management
committee recommendation of who would participate in the Plan and such
participants' level of participation by assigning a specific number of
participation units to each participant. In fiscal 1995, certain of the
Named Executive Officers elected to have a portion of their at-
risk/incentive awards paid in the form of restricted stock; in such case,
only the portion of their at-risk/incentive award paid in cash is shown in
this column, with the balance shown in the column in the above table for
restricted stock awards. For fiscal 1993, cash awards could be earned
pursuant to a formula based on the extent to which the Company's financial
performance during the fiscal year met or exceeded certain predetermined
objectives and an evaluation of each participant's individual performance.
Notwithstanding any incentive payments earned under the formula, the Board
of Directors may, at its sole discretion, elect not to make any payments
if it determines that such payments would be inappropriate.
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(3) In fiscal 1995, the Executive Compensation and Development Committee of
the Board of Directors, in order to increase the linkage between the
interests of executives and shareholders, decided to pay merit increases
for senior officers in restricted stock in lieu of cash. After computing
the amount of the merit increases, that value was divided by $14.38, the
closing price of Rohr common stock on June 30, 1995, to arrive at the
number of shares of restricted stock. The restricted stock will vest one-
third each year starting with the first anniversary of the date of grant
and will be fully vested in three years. The restricted stock is subject
to acceleration of such schedule upon a change in control of the Company.
Dividends, if any, are payable on restricted stock prior to the lapsing of
the restrictions. The number of shares of restricted stock awarded to the
Named Executive Officers during fiscal 1995, with respect to the merit
payments, was as follows: Mr. Rau, 0 shares; Mr. Chapman, 1,237 shares;
Mr. Johnson, 1,250 shares; Mr. Wetzler, 1,429 shares; and Mr. Madsen, 677
shares.
In fiscal 1995, the Executive Compensation and Development Committee
established a program pursuant to which an individual can elect to receive
up to 50 percent of his or her at-risk/incentive compensation in either
restricted stock or stock options in lieu of cash. Several of the Named
Executive Officers elected to receive part of their at-risk/incentive
compensation in restricted stock. Individuals making this election receive
an amount of restricted stock equal to 120 percent of the value of that
portion of the at-risk/incentive compensation diverted to restricted stock.
The restricted stock vests one-third per year starting with the first
anniversary of the date of grant and will be fully vested in three years.
The restricted stock is subject to acceleration of such schedule upon a
change in control of the Company. Dividends, if any, are payable on
restricted stock prior to the lapsing of the restrictions. The number of
shares awarded to the Named Executive Officers under this program with
respect to fiscal 1995, at a valuation of $16.25 per share, was as follows:
Mr. Rau, 9,770; Mr. Chapman, 3,474; Mr. Johnson, 3,271; Mr. Wetzler, 1,234;
and Mr. Madsen, 0.
No other Named Executive Officer purchased or was awarded restricted stock
during fiscal year 1995 (other than as disclosed above). At the end of the
fiscal year, the number and the value of the unreleased restricted stock
held by Mr. Rau were 84,770 shares at a value of $1,175,358; by
Mr. Chapman, 20,711 shares at a value of $289,487; by Mr. Johnson, 9,321
shares at a value of $132,685; by Mr. Wetzler, 10,863 shares at a value of
$152,029; and by Mr. Madsen, 677 shares at a value of $9,986, based on the
fair market value of $14.75 at July 31, 1995.
(4) In addition to the options shown in this column, the Executive
Compensation and Development Committee approved awards for additional
options, subject to shareholder approval, as described in more detail at
the Options Approval Table next following.
(5) This column consists of Long-Term Incentive Plan Payments under the
Company's Performance Unit Plan, which Plan is now inactive.
(6) Mr. Rau joined the Company in April 1993. Accordingly, the compensation
shown for fiscal 1993 is for a partial fiscal year.
(7) Mr. Chapman joined the Company in April 1994. Accordingly, the
compensation shown for fiscal 1994 is for a partial fiscal year.
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OPTION APPROVALS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
The following table sets forth certain information concerning options to
purchase the Company's common stock approved by the Executive Compensation and
Development Committee in fiscal 1995 to the Named Executive Officers. These
awards are contingent upon the approval of the 1995 Stock Incentive Plan by
the Shareholders at the Annual Meeting on December 2, 1995.
INDIVIDUAL OPTIONS(1)
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PERCENT OF
TOTAL OPTIONS COMMITTEE
APPROVED FOR ACTION
EMPLOYEES EXERCISE OR DATE
OPTIONS IN FISCAL BASE PRICE EXPIRATION PRESENT
NAME APPROVED YEAR ($/SHARE) DATE VALUE $(2)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
R. H. Rau..................... 213,000 25% $14.875 07-26-05 $1,968,120
President and Chief
Executive Officer
L. A. Chapman................. 48,000 6% $14.875 07-26-05 $ 443,520
Senior Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
J. R. Johnson ................ 48,000 6% $14.875 07-26-05 $ 443,520
Senior Vice Pres.,
Programs, Technical
Resources & Quality
Assurance
G. A. Wetzler................. 48,000 6% $14.875 07-26-05 $ 443,520
Senior Vice President,
Operations
R. W. Madsen.................. 48,000 6% $14.875 07-26-05 $ 443,520
Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary
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(1) 1995 Stock Incentive Plan. The shareholders are being asked to approve the
1995 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan") at the Annual Meeting. The options
shown in the table are conditioned on such approval. The terms and
conditions of the stock-based awards are determined by the Executive
Compensation and Development Committee of the Board of Directors (the
"Committee") and may include provisions for the exercise price,
expiration, vesting, and restriction on sale and forfeiture, as
applicable. These nonqualified stock options provide for an option
purchase price equal to the fair market value of the option shares on the
date of Committee action approving an award, vest seven years thereafter,
expire not later than ten years after the date of Committee action
(subject to an earlier termination schedule in the case of varying types
of retirement or other termination of employment) and will not be
transferable by the option holder during his or her lifetime. Options
issued to the Named Executive Officers are intended to be performance-
related, and they may vest earlier than the seven-year vesting date if
certain financial targets are met.
(2) The values were calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.
Assumptions used in the model include a stock volatility of 0.393 for the
options approved at $14.875 per share using end-of-month price data for
the common stock for a 37-month period preceding the option approval date;
a risk-free interest rate of 6.20 percent; future dividend yield of zero
percent; and an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the stock
at the date of approval. The actual value that an executive may realize,
if any, will depend on the amount by which the stock price at the time of
exercise exceeds the exercise price, which is the fair market value of the
stock at the time of the option approval. There is no assurance that any
executive will receive the amounts estimated by the Black-Scholes model.
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AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
AND FY-END OPTION VALUES(1)(2)
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VALUE OF UNEXERCISED
NUMBER OF UNEXERCISED IN-THE-MONEY
OPTIONS AT FY-END OPTIONS AT FY-END ($)
NAME EXERCISABLE/UNEXERCISABLE EXERCISABLE/UNEXERCISABLE(3)
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R. H. Rau .............. 50,000/50,000 $293,750/293,750
President and Chief Ex-
ecutive Officer
L. A. Chapman........... 10,000/40,000 $ 63,750/255,000
Senior Vice President
and Chief Financial
Officer
J. R. Johnson .......... 55,994/16,598 $129,150/71,467
Senior Vice President,
Programs, Technical
Resources and Quality
Assurance
G. A. Wetzler........... 44,789/21,796 $100,730/95,909
Senior Vice President,
Operations
R. W. Madsen............ 48,794/8,598 $120,150/35,467
Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary
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(1) No Named Executive Officer exercised any options during fiscal 1995.
(2) This table does not include the conditional options that were approved on
July 26, 1995 at an exercise price of $14.875, which are subject to
shareholder approval of the 1995 Stock Incentive Plan.
(3) The value of unexercised in-the-money options is based on a closing price
of $14.75 per share on July 31, 1995.
RETIREMENT BENEFITS
Qualified Retirement Plans
Under the Company's former Salaried Retirement Plan (the "QRP" or "Qualified
Retirement Plan"), certain benefits are available to eligible salaried
employees of the Company and its subsidiaries. The monthly benefits for normal
retirement of persons having sufficient credited service to qualify under the
plan are 1 1/2 percent (2 percent for service accrued prior to January 1,
1987) of an employee's average monthly "compensation," which as to the named
executive officers comprises "salary" and "at-risk/incentive compensation"
paid and shown on the Summary Compensation Table (with certain adjustments)
during the highest five consecutive of the employee's final ten years of
employment with the Company, multiplied by the number of years of service (up
to a maximum of 35 years), and reduced by the maximum offset of federal Social
Security benefits permitted by law. Under the QRP, participants may, under
certain conditions, provide a portion of their benefits to their surviving
spouses after their death. Benefits will also be provided for early
retirement, and vested benefits are provided for employees who terminate after
at least five years of credited service. Benefits under the QRP were frozen as
of December 31, 1994.
Cash Balance Retirement Plan
Effective January 1, 1995, the Company established a "Cash Balance
Retirement Plan" which is a defined benefit retirement plan that provides
participants with an individual account balance. Participants earn a
percentage of pay credited to their account which varies on a point system.
Points are determined each year using a combination of age and service. The
amount credited plus interest is paid in a lump sum or an annuity, at the
participant's choice, when leaving the Company or upon the participant's
retirement. This plan partially replaces the Salaried Retirement Plan
discussed above.
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Key features of the Cash Balance Plan include the following: (i) accounts
for eligible employees will be credited with from 1.5 percent to 4 percent of
pay annually based on age and service points; (ii) interest will be credited
based on the greater of 5 percent or the return on a five-year Treasury bill;
(iii) longer-service employees will earn extra credits for up to ten years
through a transition provision under this plan; these transition credits range
from 3.5 percent to 7 percent of pay annually; (iv) credits will be allocated
quarterly; (v) no allocations will be made to employees for service over 35
years; and (vi) the benefit is portable; i.e., employees can take their vested
accrued benefit with them if they leave the Company before retirement.
The amount credited to the accounts of the Named Executive Officers through
June 30, 1995 is, for Mr. Rau, $9,889; Mr. Chapman, $2,419; Mr. Johnson,
$9,681; Mr. Wetzler, $6,977; and for Mr. Madsen, $8,963. Amounts credited
under the Cash Balance Retirement Plan for executives reduce the benefit
payable under the unfunded Supplemental Retirement Plan discussed below.
Supplemental Retirement Plan
In addition to the QRP for all eligible salaried employees, the Company
maintains a Supplemental Retirement Plan (the "SRP") for officers and other
key executive employees. Under the SRP, the Company will supplement the
benefits payable from the QRP, if necessary, by an amount sufficient to raise
total benefits up to the level prescribed by the SRP. The combined monthly
benefit level prescribed by the SRP for normal retirement ordinarily is 2
percent of an employee's average monthly "compensation" during the highest
five consecutive of the preceding ten years, multiplied by the number of years
of service (up to a maximum of 35 years), and reduced by the maximum offset of
federal Social Security benefits permitted by law. (The term "compensation" is
the same as defined in the Qualified Retirement Plan, except that it also
includes the effect of any bonuses deferred by the recipient. In certain cases
approved by the Board of Directors, a higher percentage than 2 percent can be
provided, but only if the monthly benefit does not exceed 60 percent of
compensation, reduced by federal Social Security benefits.) Benefits are also
provided for disability retirement and for early retirement, based on years of
credited service at the time of such disability or early retirement. No
amounts have been "set aside" for any person under the SRP since the plan is
unfunded and benefits are determinable and payable only upon such person's
retirement pursuant to the formula described above. However, the Company has
accrued on its books an actuarially computed amount relative to the Company's
obligations under the SRP.
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The following table illustrates the estimated annual pension benefits which
would be provided at age 65 under the QRP and the Company's unfunded SRP,
after applicable deductions for Social Security benefits, to salaried
employees having specified average annual remuneration and years of service.
The compensation levels were frozen as of December 31, 1994. The years of
credited service as of July 31, 1995, for the Named Executive Officers are:
Mr. Rau, 3 years; Mr. Chapman, 2 years; Mr. Johnson, 16 years; Mr. Wetzler, 16
years and Mr. Madsen, 22 years.
APPROXIMATE ANNUAL BENEFIT FOR YEARS OF SERVICE INDICATED
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AVERAGE ANNUAL
COMPENSATION FOR HIGHEST
CONSECUTIVE FIVE YEARS
DURING LAST TEN YEARS
BEFORE RETIREMENT 15 YEARS 20 YEARS 25 YEARS 30 YEARS 35 YEARS
- - ------------------------ ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
QRP SRP QRP SRP QRP SRP QRP SRP QRP SRP
------- -------- ------- -------- ------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$100,000................ $15,618 $ 3,591 $23,118 $ 6,091 $30,618 $ 8,591 $38,118 $ 11,091 $45,618 $ 13,591
$150,000................ 26,868 7,341 38,118 11,091 49,368 14,841 60,618 18,591 71,868 22,341
$200,000................ 26,868 22,341 38,118 31,091 49,368 39,841 60,618 48,591 71,868 57,341
$250,000................ 26,868 37,341 38,118 51,091 49,368 64,841 60,618 78,591 71,868 92,341
$300,000................ 26,868 52,341 38,118 71,091 49,368 89,841 60,618 108,591 71,868 127,341
$400,000................ 26,868 82,341 38,118 111,091 49,368 139,841 60,618 168,591 71,868 197,341
$500,000................ 26,868 112,341 38,118 151,091 49,368 189,841 60,618 228,591 71,868 267,341
$600,000................ 26,868 142,341 38,118 191,091 49,368 239,841 60,618 288,591 71,868 337,341
</TABLE>
Chief Executive Officer Retirement Benefits
Mr. Rau's Employment Agreement (see "Employment Contracts") provides for
retirement benefits at age 62 as follows: $464,000 per year to be increased by
approximately $2,890 for each month that Mr. Rau's retirement is delayed past
the age of 62. This amount is to be reduced by the pension he receives from
his former employer or other pension benefits payable from the Company, except
payments made pursuant to the Company's 401(k) Plan or similar plan of his
former employer. The retirement benefit will be payable to Mr. Rau, his
spouse, or his estate for at least ten years following his date of retirement
and shall continue beyond such ten years until the death of both Mr. Rau and
his surviving spouse. In addition, the Company has purchased an insurance
contract to guarantee the payment of Mr. Rau's benefits.
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PERFORMANCE GRAPH
Regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission require that a proxy
statement relating to the annual election of directors include a line graph
comparing the cumulative total shareholder return on a company's common stock
with the cumulative total return of, in the case of the Company, (1) the
Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index (S&P 500), and (2) an industry line-of-
business index. The Board of Directors and the Executive Compensation and
Development Committee have approved the use of Standard & Poor's Aerospace and
Defense Index for the line-of-business index, which consists of the following
companies: Boeing Co., General Dynamics Corp., Lockheed Martin Corp.,
McDonnell Douglas Corp., Northrop Grumman Corp., Raytheon Co., Rockwell
International Corp., and United Technologies Corp.
The following graph compares the five-year cumulative total return on the
Company's common stock to the total return of the S&P 500 and the Standard &
Poor's Aerospace and Defense Index. The table assumes that, in each case, an
investment of $100 was made on August 1, 1990, and all dividends, if any, were
reinvested. (The Company has not paid a cash dividend on its common stock
since 1975.) Returns are for the fiscal year ended July 31 of each year.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Measurement Period ROHR, S&P 500 AEROSPACE/
(Fiscal Year Covered) INC. COMP-LTD DEFENSE
- - ------------------- ---------- --------- ----------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Measurement Pt- 1990 $100 $100 $100
FYE 1991 $100.54 $112.76 $104.82
FYE 1992 $ 46.77 $127.18 $106.51
FYE 1993 $ 37.10 $138.29 $136.00
FYE 1994 $ 49.46 $145.42 $155.49
FYE 1995 $ 63.44 $183.39 $231.53
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDING JULY,
--------------------------------------------
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
---- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Rohr, Inc. ........................ $100 $100.54 $ 46.77 $ 37.10 $ 49.46 $ 63.44
S&P 500 Comp-Ltd. ................. 100 112.76 127.18 138.29 145.42 183.39
Aerospace/Defense.................. 100 104.82 106.51 136.00 155.49 231.53
</TABLE>
The Board of Directors and the Executive Compensation and Development
Committee recognize that the market price of the Company's common stock is
influenced by many factors, one of which is the individual performance of the
Company. The stock price performance shown on the graph is not necessarily
indicative of future price performance. The Company will not make nor endorse
any predictions as to the future performance of the Company's common stock.
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EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS
Robert H. Rau. The Company has entered into an Employment Agreement with Mr.
Rau in connection with his employment as President and Chief Executive Officer
of the Company. That Agreement provides that Mr. Rau's employment may not be
terminated by the Company before July 31, 1996, other than for cause. In
addition, the Agreement provides that beginning on January 1, 1996, the term
of Mr. Rau's employment is automatically extended for successive yearly
periods unless either Mr. Rau or the Board of Directors terminates the
contract on one year's advance notice. The Agreement provided that Mr. Rau's
base rate compensation for fiscal 1995, would be the greater of $500,000 or an
amount adopted by the Board of Directors and a bonus of $120,000 up to
$360,000 at the discretion of the Board of Directors for outstanding
performance. Pursuant to the Agreement, Mr. Rau received 100,000 shares of
restricted stock at $1.00 per share vesting at 12.5 percent per year and an
option to purchase 100,000 shares of the Company's common stock at $8.875 per
share (the then-current market value) vesting at 25 percent per year. The
Agreement further provides that he receive a stock grant bonus equal to 40,000
shares of the Company's common stock (at no additional cost to Mr. Rau). The
Agreement provides a change-of-control provision as follows: if a change of
control occurs during the initial term of Mr. Rau's employment, he will
receive a severance payment equal to 150 percent of the base salary at the
time of termination as CEO, which shall be payable for the remainder of his
then-existing term, provided such amount paid shall not be less than a sum
equal to 380 percent of the Annual Base Compensation Rate. If a change in
control occurs after the initial term, Mr. Rau shall receive a severance
payment at least equivalent to that provided to other Company officers. The
provisions for Mr. Rau's retirement under this Agreement are shown at
"Retirement Benefits."
Laurence A. Chapman. When Mr. Chapman joined the Company in April 1994, the
Company entered into an employment agreement in connection with his employment
as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. The agreement provides
for a starting salary of $228,000 per year and a guaranteed minimum bonus in
fiscal 1995 of $68,400 under the Management Incentive Plan (a bonus of $22,800
was paid on September 15, 1994 with respect to fiscal 1994). Also, Mr. Chapman
received a starting bonus of $114,000, payable one-half on May 1, 1994, and
the balance on November 1, 1994. Pursuant to the agreement, Mr. Chapman
received a restricted stock grant of 20,000 shares of common stock at a price
of $1.00 per share and a non-qualified stock option to purchase 50,000 shares
of common stock at a price of $8.375 per share, the fair market value of the
common stock at the date of grant, which shares and option will vest at the
rate of 20 percent per year. Mr. Chapman is also eligible to receive benefits
under the Supplemental Retirement Plan which will credit him with two years of
service for each year employed by the Company for the first 13 years of
employment; thereafter, he will earn a year of credited service for each year
employed. Mr. Chapman's right to a pension under the SRP will vest as he earns
credited service, so that if his employment is terminated for whatever reason,
he will be entitled to a pension based on the years of credited service earned
to the date of such termination.
In order to compensate Mr. Chapman for the loss of his stock options from
his former employer, the Westinghouse Electric Company, the Company will pay
Mr. Chapman on May 1, 1997, up to $250,000, the exact amount to be computed
based on a formula that measures the price change in Westinghouse's stock over
a given period of time and/or the value of such stock during that period if
Westinghouse should cease to exist as a result of a merger or sale of all of
its assets. If there is a change in control of the Company, prior to November
1, 1996, Mr. Chapman will receive at that time $250,000 in lieu of certain
other payments he would be eligible to receive if he were to continue his
employment with the Company. If Mr. Chapman is terminated without cause before
the third anniversary of his starting date, the Company will pay him a lump
sum of $228,000 within 30 days thereafter.
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INDEMNIFICATION AND SEVERANCE
Pursuant to Bylaw changes previously adopted by the shareholders, the
Company has entered into Indemnity Agreements, in a form also approved by the
shareholders, with each director, the executive officers named in the Summary
Compensation Table, and other officers and executives, providing for
indemnification. The Indemnity Agreements provide that the Company will pay
any amount which an indemnitee is legally obligated to pay because of claims
which may be made against such indemnitee based on any act or omission or
neglect or breach of duty, including any error, misstatement, or misleading
statement, committed, attempted or allegedly committed or attempted by the
indemnitee in his capacity as a director or officer, or any matter claimed
against him solely by reason of his serving as such director or officer.
However, no indemnification is provided in cases involving dishonesty or
improper personal profit, or for a claim for an accounting of profits made in
connection with a violation of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934. Furthermore, indemnification is provided by the Company only after the
exhaustion of all insurance proceeds under the Company's officers' and
directors' liability insurance policy. The payments to be made under the
Indemnity Agreements include the amounts of all claims, liabilities,
settlements, and costs, including defense costs and costs of attachment or
similar bonds, except that the Company is not obligated to pay fines or other
fees imposed by law which the Company is prohibited by law from paying.
The Company also has made severance arrangements with each of the executive
officers named in the Summary Compensation Table and with all of its other
officers providing for a severance payment of two times base pay and a target
award under the Management Incentive Plan to any such officer in the event he
is terminated (other than by death, permanent and total disability, certain
retirements, or terminations which are voluntary or for cause) within two
years following a change in control. For these purposes, a change in control
is defined as a merger, consolidation or liquidation of the Company; the
acquisition of 20 percent of the Company's Common Stock; the sale, mortgage,
lease or other transfer (other than in the ordinary course of business) of 50
percent of the Company's assets or earning power; the receiving of the
benefits of any loan, advance, guarantee, pledge, other financial assistance
or tax credit or advantage provided by the Company to any person or group
which owns 15 percent or more of the Common Stock of the Company on conditions
not less favorable to the Company than the Company would be able to obtain in
arm's-length negotiations; or if a majority of the Board of Directors is
nominated and elected by other than the current Board and its nominees and
successors. Insurance benefits are also provided until the earliest to occur
of such officer obtaining new employment or reaching age 65.
The Company also has approved modifications to preserve the benefits to all
of its officers and directors previously granted under its stock incentive,
stock option, restricted stock, retirement, and health care plans, in the
event of a change of control (as defined above) which results in a termination
of employment other than voluntarily or for cause. These provisions allow any
officer so terminated after a change in control to exercise all of his stock
options within three months after termination of his employment; fully vest
any terminated officer in his benefit, if any, as calculated under the
Supplemental Retirement Plan (and allow the retirement of any terminated
director, under the Directors' Retirement Plan); waive the Company's
repurchase options under the restricted stock plans for any terminated
officer; and obligate the Company to indemnify any terminated officer from the
federal excise tax effects of the foregoing under Section 67 of the Internal
Revenue Code.
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BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SHARES*
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires the Company's
officers and directors, and persons who own more than 10 percent of a
registered class of the Company's equity securities, to file reports of
ownership and changes in ownership with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and the New York Stock Exchange. Officers, directors and greater-than-10-
percent shareholders are required by SEC regulation to furnish the Company
with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file. Based solely on its review
of the copies of such forms received by it, or written representations from
certain reporting persons regarding such forms, the Company believes that,
during fiscal 1995, all filing requirements applicable to its officers,
directors, and greater-than-10-percent beneficial owners were complied with.
The Company's Common Stock is listed for trading on the New York and Pacific
Stock Exchanges, under the symbol "RHR", and on The Stock Exchange, London.
The following table sets forth, as of October 6, 1995, the persons believed
by the Company to be the beneficial owners of more than five percent of the
Company's Common Stock:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
AMOUNT PERCENT
NAME AND ADDRESS OF TITLE OF BENEFICIALLY OF
BENEFICIAL OWNER CLASS OWNED CLASS
------------------- ------------ ------------ -------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
J. P. Morgan............................ Common Stock 1,917,830 10.6%
60 Wall Street
New York, NY 10015
FMR Corp................................ Common Stock 1,904,300 10.5%
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109
Dreyfus Corp. .......................... Common Stock 1,209,000 6.7%
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166
Smith, Donald & Co. Inc. ............... Common Stock 1,168,300 6.5%
15 Essex Road
Paramus, NJ 07652
Paul Jeffrey Newton..................... Common Stock 943,400 5.2%
202 Pepper Bldg.
Winston Salem, NC 27101
</TABLE>
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* Owners of the Company's Common Stock also own, on a one-for-one basis,
rights (the "Rights") to purchase from the Company one one-hundredths (
1/100) of a share of Series C Preferred Stock per Right, exercisable upon
the occurrence of certain events. The price and terms of the Rights, which
could entitle the holder to purchase Common Stock of the Company, or of an
Acquiring Person, are defined in the Amended and Restated Rights Agreement
between the Company and The First National Bank of Chicago dated as of April
6, 1990.
On October 6, 1995, the Executive Officers and Directors owned as a group
670,055 shares of Common Stock of the Company. The following table shows the
individual holdings. Mr. Rau, who is listed in the table as an Executive
Officer is also a Director. The Company knows of no contractual arrangements
which may, at a subsequent date, result in a change in control of the Company.
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BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP ON OCTOBER 6, 1995
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
RIGHT TO ACQUIRE
COMMON OWNERSHIP TOTAL
-------------------- ----------------------- -----------------------
PERCENT OF PERCENT OF PERCENT OF
NAME SHARES(1) CLASS(2) SHARES(1)(3) CLASS(2) SHARES(1)(3) CLASS(2)
---- --------- ---------- ------------ ---------- ------------ ----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
DIRECTORS
Wallace Barnes............... 6,950 -- 6,000 -- 12,950 --
Eugene E. Covert............. 1,850 -- 7,000 -- 8,850 --
Wayne W. Hoffman............. 3,450 -- 31,154 0.2 34,604 0.2
Sam F. Iacobellis............ 5,204 -- 1,000 -- 6,204 --
D. Larry Moore............... 912 -- 4,000 -- 4,912 --
Robert M. Price.............. 1,237 -- 4,966 -- 6,203 --
William P. Sommers........... 1,723 -- 3,000 -- 4,723 --
Jack D. Steele............... 2,550 -- 7,000 -- 9,550 --
James R. Wilson.............. 2,204 -- 1,000 -- 3,204 --
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
L. A. Chapman................ 26,711 0.2 34,154 0.2 60,865 0.4
J. R. Johnson................ 25,359 0.1 55,994 0.3 81,353 0.4
R. W. Madsen................. 2,193 -- 48,794 0.3 50,987 0.3
A. L. Majors................. 7,051 -- 40,914 0.3 47,965 0.3
R. H. Rau.................... 108,703 0.6 94,830 0.5 203,533 1.1
D. R. Watson................. 16,486 -- 50,934 0.3 67,420 0.4
G. A Wetzler................. 21,943 0.1 44,789 0.3 66,732 0.4
------- --- ------- --- ------- ---
All of the above as a
group (16 persons).......... 234,526 1.3 435,529 2.4 670,055 3.7
</TABLE>
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(1) No individual listed owned as much as one percent of any class of equity
securities. All executive officers and directors as a group owned
beneficially 3.7 percent of the equity securities of the Company. Shares
shown as beneficially owned are those as to which the named persons
possess sole voting and investment power. However, under the laws of some
states, including California, personal property owned by a married person
may be community property, and under some state community property laws,
including California, either spouse may manage and control such community
property. The Company has no information as to how many of the shares
shown in this table are subject to any community property law. Beneficial
ownership of shares of equity securities has been determined for this
purpose in accordance with Rule 13d-3 of the Securities and Exchange
Commission ("SEC"), under which a person is deemed to be the beneficial
owner of shares of Common Stock if he or she has or shares voting power or
investment power in respect to such shares of Common Stock or has the
right to acquire ownership within 60 days. Accordingly, the amounts shown
on the table do not purport to represent beneficial ownership for any
purpose other than compliance with SEC reporting requirements.
(2) The shares owned by each person, and by the group, and the percentage of
shares owned (where such percentage exceeds 0.1%) has been computed in
accordance with Rule 13d-3(d)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act.
(3) Includes shares which may be acquired upon the exercise of stock options
as follows: Messrs. Rau, 50,000 shares; Chapman, 10,000 shares; Johnson,
55,994 shares; Wetzler, 44,789 shares; Madsen, 48,794 shares; Majors,
40,914 shares; Watson, 50,934 shares; Barnes, 6,000 shares; Covert, 7,000
shares; Hoffman, 7,000 shares; Iacobellis, 1,000 shares; Moore, 4,000
shares; Price, 4,000 shares; Sommers, 3,000 shares; Steele, 7,000 shares;
Wilson, 1,000 shares; and the Group, 341,425 shares. In addition, this
amount includes shares which may be obtainable upon the conversion of the
Company' 7 3/4% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2004 for Messrs.
Hoffman, 24,154 shares; Price, 966 shares; Chapman, 24,154 shares; Rau,
4,830 shares; and the Group, 54,104 shares. In addition, the amount above
includes 40,000 shares of Common Stock for Mr. Rau obtainable upon the
occurrence of certain events.
PROPOSAL NO. 2--APPROVAL OF SELECTION OF AUDITORS
The Company is seeking shareholder approval of its selection of Deloitte &
Touche LLP as the Company's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending
July 31, 1996. Deloitte & Touche LLP has served as the Company's independent
auditors commencing in fiscal 1966.
Shareholder ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the
Company's independent public accountants is not required by the Company's
Bylaws or otherwise. However, the Board is submitting the selection of
Deloitte & Touche LLP to the shareholders for ratification as a matter of
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good corporate practice. If the shareholders fail to ratify the selection, the
Board will reconsider whether or not to retain that firm. Even if the
selection is ratified, the Board in its discretion may direct the appointment
of a different independent accounting firm at any time during the year if the
Board determines that such a change would be in the best interests of the
Company and its shareholders.
Representatives of Deloitte & Touche LLP are expected to be present at the
Annual Meeting, will be given an opportunity to make a statement if they
desire to do so and will be available at an appropriate time during the
meeting to respond to appropriate questions.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR RATIFICATION OF DELOITTE
& TOUCHE LLP AS INDEPENDENT AUDITORS.
PROPOSAL NO. 3--1995 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
The Company currently has one stock-based incentive compensation plan for
its employees: the 1989 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Current Plan"). It also has
two earlier plans--the 1982 Stock Option Plan and the 1984 Restricted Stock
Plan under which no additional awards may be made due to the expiration of
their terms. As of October 6, 1995, 236,612 shares of the Company's Common
Stock remained available under the Current Plan.
The Board of Directors believes that the number of shares remaining
available under the Current Plan is insufficient to allow the Company to
continue to make sufficient use of stock-based incentives to attract, retain
and motivate its employees. In order to increase the share authorization for
stock-based incentive compensation plans, the Board adopted the 1995 Stock
Incentive Plan (the "1995 Plan" or the "Plan") and is submitting it to the
shareholders for their approval at the Annual Meeting. If the 1995 Plan is
approved by the shareholders, no further shares of the Company's Common Stock
under the Current Plan will be utilized.
The following description of the 1995 Plan is qualified in its entirety by
reference to the full text of such Plan, a copy of which is attached as
Appendix "A" to this proxy statement.
GENERAL
The purpose of the 1995 Plan is to enable the Company and its subsidiaries
to attract, retain and motivate their employees by providing for or increasing
their proprietary interests in the Company and to align their interests with
those of the Company's shareholders. As indicated in the report of the
Executive Compensation and Development Committee (the "Committee") to the
shareholders, elsewhere in this proxy, the Committee and the Board of
Directors believes the Company's compensation plans for executives should be a
basic element in the creation of shareholder value. Therefore, plans such as
the 1995 Plan are designed to forge links between executive rewards and
shareholder wealth creation. The 1995 Plan and the first approval of stock
options to executives (described below) have been designed with these
objectives in mind. The 1995 Plan prohibits stock options approved at less
than fair market value and also prohibits the replacement of prior options
whose exercise price is higher than the current fair market value for shares
(commonly known as "underwater options"). The 1995 Plan also limits the number
of grants of Forfeitable Stock or Restricted Stock, a form of grant of shares
for a price of less than or equal to a reduction of 50 percent of the then-
fair market value, sometimes granted to executives hired from other companies
or in other appropriate situations, which have restrictions on their resale
until the executive serves for a given period of time with the Company or
other conditions (such as performance targets) are met. Consistent with this
approach, the initial approval of stock options to senior executives under the
1995 Plan have accelerated vesting provisions if certain performance targets
are met.
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Any Salaried Employee (as defined in the 1995 Plan) will be eligible for
selection as a participant in the 1995 Plan. As of October 6, 1995,
approximately 2,700 Salaried Employees were eligible to participate in the
1995 Plan.
The 1995 Plan will be administered by the Board of Directors or, in the
discretion of the Board, the Committee. The Committee shall consist of two or
more members of the Board who are not Salaried Employees. Subject to the
provisions of the 1995 Plan, the Board or the Committee will have full and
final authority to select the employees to whom awards will be granted
thereunder, to grant such awards and to determine the terms and provisions of
such awards and the number of shares to be sold or issued pursuant thereto,
and to adopt, amend and rescind such rules and regulations as, in its opinion,
may be advisable in the administration of the 1995 Plan.
LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF SHARES
The maximum number of shares of Common Stock which may be sold or issued
under the 1995 Plan may not exceed 1,800,000 shares of Common Stock, in the
aggregate, subject to certain adjustment occasioned by one or more
reorganizations, recapitalizations, restructurings, reclassifications, stock
splits, reverse stock splits, stock dividends, or the like. However, since
shares will no longer be issued under the Current Plan if the 1995 Plan is
approved, the 236,612 remaining shares reserved for issuance under the Current
Plan would be relinquished. Accordingly, the practical net effect of the
approval of the 1995 Plan, together with the relinquishment of shares reserved
under the Current Plan, would be to increase the number of shares available
for awards by 1,563,388 shares (i.e., the 1,800,000 shares in the 1995 Plan
minus 236,612 shares relinquished under the Current Plan).
Under the 1995 Plan, shares for which awards are granted that subsequently
are reacquired by the Company for no more than the price at which they were
sold (plus any interest thereon) pursuant to the terms of the award under
which they were issued or sold, and shares related to stock options that have
subsequently expired, terminated or been canceled without such shares having
been sold or issued thereunder are generally not counted as shares sold or
issued and are shares for which awards may be granted under the 1995 Plan.
The number of shares that were otherwise issuable pursuant to awards granted
under the 1995 Plan but that were withheld by the Company as payment of the
purchase price of the shares issued pursuant to such award, or as payment of
the recipients tax withholding obligation with respect to such award, are
deemed issued under the Plan.
On a fully-diluted basis (excluding for these purposes the conversion of the
7% Convertible Subordinated Debentures of the Company, whose conversion price
is $43 per share), the number of shares proposed under the 1995 Plan (net of
those surrendered from the Current Plans) is approximately 8.63 percent of the
outstanding common shares of the Company as of October 6, 1995.
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As of October 6, 1995, there are 2,562,925 shares represented by previously-
granted stock options which have not been exercised. Of these shares,
approximately 63 percent (or options for 1,611,385 shares) are held by current
employees of the Company. The balance of the total shares subject to options
is held, with varying expiration terms, by retirees and by former employees
who left the Company during its downsizing over the last several years. These
outstanding options were granted at the prices set forth below and their
exercise periods expire at the times shown below:
SHARES SUBJECT TO OPTIONS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
OPTIONS BY HELD BY HELD BY OPTION EXPIRATION
PRICE CURRENT EMPLOYEES FORMER EMPLOYEES DATE
---------- ----------------- ---------------- -----------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
$31.625* 0 3,000 08-18-99
$31.625* 125,150 118,500 05-22-99
$30.125* 103,100 96,300 06-13-98**
$30.000* 2,000 0 02-03-99
$26.625* 3,000 0 12-03-98**
$23.875* 8,500 1,000 07-11-01
$22.500* 50,075 25,850 04-01-98**
$22.125* 162,000 97,950 09-11-01
$22.000* 6,000 0 02-12-98**
$20.875* 1,000 3,500 12-09-01
$19.375* 88,500 83,750 12-02-99
$16.500* 49,740 69,955 12-05-97**
$16.250* 6,186 0 09-11-05
$12.000 157,700 131,000 10-11-00
$11.375 0 15,000 02-04-03
$10.625 608,434 305,735 06-29-02
$10.250 10,000 0 02-09-05
$10.250 50,000 0 06-02-04
$ 9.250 30,000 0 06-07-03
$ 8.875 100,000 0 04-20-03
$ 8.375 50,000 0 04-28-04
--------- ------- --------
1,611,385 951,540
========= =======
</TABLE>
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*"Underwater" options
**Option expiring within three years
As indicated in the above table, options for approximately 404,000 shares
will expire in the next three years and more than 43% of the 2,562,925 total
options are set at exercise prices which are higher than the closing price on
the New York Stock Exchange on October 6, 1995. None of these "underwater"
options will be exchanged for options at a lower exercise price.
PLAN AWARDS
In general, awards to employees under the 1995 Plan are not restricted to
any specified form or structure, except for the Plan limitations described
below. The following arrangement or benefits are authorized under the 1995
Plan if their terms and conditions are not inconsistent with the provisions of
the 1995 Plan (and such arrangements and benefits pursuant to the 1995 Plan
are referred to as "Awards"):
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Stock Options: A Stock Option is a right granted under the 1995 Plan to
purchase a specified number of shares of Common Stock at such exercise
price, at such times, and on such other terms and conditions as are
specified in the Award. A Stock Option may but need not (a) provide for the
payment of some or all of the option exercise price in cash or by delivery
of previously owned shares or other property or by withholding some of the
shares which are being purchased; or (b) be an Incentive Stock Option
entitled to the special treatment for such options described under "Tax
Treatment" below.
Forfeitable Stock: Forfeitable Stock (or Restricted Stock) is Common
Stock sold under the 1995 Plan at a discount of at least 50 percent from
its fair market value or at its par value, but subject during specified
periods of time to such restrictions on its transferability and repurchase
rights as are expressed in the Award and as may constitute a substantial
condition of forfeiture while in effect.
Stock Bonuses: A Stock Bonus is the issuance or delivery of unrestricted
or restricted shares of Common Stock under the 1995 Plan as a bonus for
services rendered or to be rendered in the employ of the Company or a
subsidiary.
Some of the other permissible features of Awards to employees under the 1995
Plan are:
1. An Award may provide for the satisfaction of a recipient's tax
withholding obligation by the retention of shares to which the recipient
would otherwise be entitled or by the recipient's delivery of previously
owned shares or other property.
2. An Award under the 1995 Plan which is a stock option or other right to
purchase shares may include provisions allowing the recipient to pay some
or all of the purchase price by the delivery of previously owned shares or
other property or by the withholding of some of the shares issuable
pursuant to the Award. If an option under the 1995 Plan permits the
recipient to pay for the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant thereto
with previously owned shares, the recipient will be able to exercise the
option in successive transactions (known as "pyramiding") starting with a
relatively small number of shares and, by a series of exercises using the
shares acquired from each such transaction, to pay the purchase price of
the shares acquired in the following transaction, exercise an option for a
large number of shares with no additional cash and nor more investment than
the original share or shares delivered.
An Award granted under the 1995 Plan to an employee who is then subject to
the federal short-swing profit recovery law will be subject to the following
limitations:
(a) The Award may provide for the issuance of shares of Common Stock as a
Stock Bonus for no consideration other than services rendered or to be
rendered.
(b) No Award may be sold for at least six months after it is acquired
(except on death or disability or pursuant to certain qualified domestic
relations orders).
(c) If the Award is a Stock Option, it will not be transferable other
than by will or the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to certain
qualified domestic relations orders, may not be exercisable for at least
six months after it is granted (except on death or disability or pursuant
to certain qualified domestic relations orders) and will be exercisable
during the recipient's lifetime only by the recipient or by his or her
guardian or legal representative.
The Committee has approved stock options for executives with an exercise
price equal to the fair market value of the Company's Common Stock on the date
of such approval. This action was conditioned upon subsequent approval of the
1995 Plan by the shareholders of the Company. An aggregate of 844,500 shares
were approved for stock options to the executives of the Company, although
options for the three higher executive levels of the Company (the "senior
executives") were different from those for the other executives in two
respects: first, they provide for accelerated vesting
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in the event of achievement of certain Company performance targets, and
second, they are intended to serve as the sole grants to the senior executives
for the following three years, as described in more detail below.
These options reflect the Committee's determination to establish a target
period of continuing improvement in the Company's performance and to present
an incentive and opportunity to the Company's executives to share in any stock
price increase they achieve for the shareholders. Accordingly, the Committee's
action would utilize a substantial portion of the awards to be authorized
under the 1995 Plan, but it did so with the present anticipation that the
awards to the senior executives will serve over a period of three years, with
no additional stock option awards to be granted to the senior executives for
fiscal years 1996, 1997 and 1998, except to newly eligible employees or in
connection with a promotion. Notwithstanding the above, the Compensation
Committee reserves the right to grant additional stock option awards for this
period or to further modify, amend or terminate the 1995 Plan in the best
interests of the Company. The following table discloses the number of shares
subject to the options which have been initially allocated under this Plan.
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NUMBER OF SHARES
NAME AND POSITION UNDERLYING OPTIONS
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R. H. Rau............................................ 213,000
President and Chief Executive Officer
L. A. Chapman........................................ 48,000
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
J. R. Johnson........................................ 48,000
Senior Vice President, Programs, Technical Resources
and Quality Assurance
G. A. Wetzler........................................ 48,000
Senior Vice President, Operations
R. W. Madsen......................................... 48,000
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Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Total for the Executive Group, including the Named
Executive Officers.................................. 480,000
Additional Options for the Non-Executive Officer Em-
ployee Group........................................ 364,500
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Total............................................ 844,500
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PLAN LIMITATIONS ON GRANTS UNDER THE PLAN
Grants made under the 1995 Plan will not be used to replace or reprice
existing stock options whose exercise price is higher than the fair market
value of the Common Stock, generally known as "underwater options."
No stock option agreement will be entered under the 1995 Plan, or shares
issued thereunder, at less than fair market value on the date of Committee
approval of grantees and the number of shares to be awarded to such grantees,
measured by the closing price of the Common Stock on the Composite Tape, as
reported by the National Quotation Bureau, Incorporated.
No more that 360,000 shares granted under the 1995 Plan, including those
granted as Stock Bonuses, will be in the form of forfeitable or "restricted"
stock, described above. In addition, no Employee may be granted awards under
the 1995 Plan in excess of 400,000 shares of Common Stock
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during any calendar year. This limitation is intended to satisfy the
requirements of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code") so
that compensation attributable to Awards under the 1995 Plan qualify as
performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code.
PLAN DURATION
The 1995 Plan became effective upon its adoption by the Company's Board of
Directors, but the sale of shares thereunder will not occur until the 1995
Plan has been approved by the Company's shareholders. Incentive Stock Options
may not be granted under the Plan after July 25, 2005, although any such
Incentive Stock Options that were duly granted by then may thereafter be
exercised in accordance with their terms. Except as concerns Incentive Stock
Options, the 1995 Plan has no specific termination date and will continue
until terminated by the Board.
AMENDMENTS
The Board of Directors may alter, amend, suspend or terminate the 1995 Plan,
provided that no such action of the Board, unless taken with the approval of
the stockholders of the Company, may (i) increase the maximum number of shares
of Common Stock that may be sold or issued under the 1995 Plan, (ii) alter the
class of persons eligible to participate therein, (iii) change the exercise
price of or replace any Stock Option granted thereunder or under any other
Company stock incentive plan where the purpose of such replacement is to
reduce the per share exercise or purchase price of such award (other than any
adjustment provided in Section 3 of the Plan), or (iv) grant a Stock Option
with an exercise price less than 100 percent of the fair market value of the
underlying Common Stock on the date the Committee approves such option; and no
such amendment or termination may deprive the recipient of any award
previously granted of his or her right with respect thereto without his or her
consent.
CHANGES IN CONTROL
The Board may, in its discretion, authorize any or all of the following
actions as a result of or in anticipation of any Change in Control of the
Company, and any Award may but need not expressly provide for such actions
upon the occurrence of a Change in Control: (1) the acceleration of unmatured
installments or vesting provisions under any outstanding Awards, (2) the
lapsing or expiration of restrictions or limitations under any outstanding
Awards, and (3) the settlement for cash of outstanding Awards or portions
thereof. "Change in Control" is defined in the 1995 Plan at Appendix "A" to
this proxy statement.
TAX TREATMENT
The following is a brief description of the federal income tax treatment
which will generally apply to Awards made under the 1995 Plan, based on
federal income tax laws in effect on the date hereof. The exact federal income
tax treatment of Awards will depend on the specific nature of the Award, as
discussed more fully below.
Incentive Options. Pursuant to the 1995 Plan, Employees may be granted
options which are intended to qualify as incentive stock options ("Incentive
Options") under the provisions of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code
(the "Code"). Generally, the optionee is not taxed and the Company is not
entitled to a deduction on the grant or the exercise of an Incentive Option.
However, if the optionee sells the shares acquired upon the exercise of an
Incentive Option ("ISO Shares") at any time within (a) one year after the date
of transfer of ISO Shares to the optionee pursuant to the exercise of such
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Incentive Option or (b) two years after the date of grant of such Incentive
Option, then (1) the optionee will recognize capital gain equal to the excess,
if any, of the sales price over the fair market value of the ISO Shares on the
date of exercise, (2) the optionee will recognize ordinary income equal to the
excess, if any, of the lesser of the sales price or the fair market value of
the ISO Shares on the date of exercise, over the exercise price of such
Incentive Option, (3) the optionee will recognize capital loss equal to the
excess, if any, of the exercise price of such Incentive Option over the sales
price of the ISO Shares, and (4) the Company will generally be entitled to a
deduction equal to the amount of ordinary income recognized by the optionee.
If the optionee sells the ISO Shares at any time after the optionee has held
the ISO Shares for at least (i) one year after the date of transfer of the ISO
Shares to the optionee pursuant to the exercise of the Incentive Option and
(ii) two years after the date of grant of the Incentive Option, then the
optionee will recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference between
the sales price and the exercise price of such Incentive Option, and the
Company will not be entitled to any deduction.
The amount by which the fair market value of the ISO Shares received upon
exercise of an Incentive Option exceeds the exercise price will be included as
a positive adjustment in the calculation of an optionee's "alternative minimum
taxable income" ("AMTI") in the year of exercise. The "alternative minimum
tax" imposed on individual taxpayers is generally equal to the amount by which
28% (26% of AMTI below certain amounts) of the individual's AMTI (reduced by
certain exemption amounts) exceeds his or her regular income tax liability for
the year. Insiders (defined below) who exercise Incentive Options may be
subject to special rules, and should consult their tax advisors for the
alternative minimum tax and other tax consequences of exercising Incentive
Options.
Nonqualified Options. The grant of an option or other similar right to
acquire stock which does not qualify for treatment as an Incentive Option (a
"Nonqualified Option") is generally not a taxable event for the optionee. Upon
exercise of the Nonqualified Option, the optionee will generally recognize
ordinary income in an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of
the stock acquired upon exercise (determined as of the date of the exercise)
over the exercise price of such option, and the Company will be entitled to a
tax deduction equal to such amount. See "Special Rules for Awards Granted to
Insiders," below.
Special Rules for Awards Granted to Insiders. If a recipient of an option is
a director, officer or shareholder subject to Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (an "Insider") and exercises an option within six months
of the date of grant, the timing of the recognition of any ordinary income
should be deferred until (and the amount of ordinary income should be
determined based on the fair market value (or sales price in the case of a
disposition) of the shares of Common Stock upon) the earlier of the following
two dates (the "16(b) Date"): (i) six months after the date of grant or (ii) a
disposition of the shares of Common Stock, unless the Insider makes an
election under Section 83(b) of the Code (an "83(b) Election") within 30 days
after exercise to recognize ordinary income based on the value of the Common
Stock on the date of exercise. In addition, special rules apply to an Insider
who exercises an option having an exercise price greater than the fair market
value of the underlying shares on the date of exercise. Insiders should
consult their tax advisors to determine the tax consequences to them of
receiving and exercising Awards pursuant to the 1995 Plan.
Stock Bonuses. The recipient of a Stock Bonus consisting of Common Stock
that is transferable or not subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture, in
each case within the meaning of Section 83 of the Code, generally will be
required to recognize ordinary income (and the Company will be entitled to a
deduction) equal to the fair market value of the underlying Common Stock on
the date of grant. Insiders, however, may be required to recognize ordinary
income with respect to such Stock Bonuses on the 16(b) Date, determined with
reference to the value of the Common Shares on that date, unless they make a
valid 83(b) Election within 30 days after the date of grant. See "Special
Rules for Awards Granted to Insiders," above.
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Restricted Stock Bonuses or Forfeitable Stock. Awards under the 1995 Plan
may also include sales or bonuses consisting of shares of Common Stock that
are subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture and are not transferable, in
each case within the meaning of Section 83 of the Code ("Restricted Stock").
Unless the recipient of such an Award makes an 83(b) Election as discussed
above within 30 days after the receipt of the Restricted Stock, the recipient
generally will not be taxed on the receipt of Restricted Stock until the
shares are no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture or become
transferable (i.e., one or both of the restrictions "lapse"). When one or both
of the restrictions lapse, the recipient will recognize ordinary income (and
the Company will be entitled to a deduction) in an amount equal to the excess
of the fair market value of the Common Stock at the time of lapse over the
purchase price, if any, paid for the shares. However, if the recipient makes
an 83(b) Election within 30 days of the receipt of Restricted Stock, he or she
will recognize ordinary income (and the Company will be entitled to a
deduction) equal to the excess of the fair market value of the shares on the
date of receipt (determined without regard to the vesting or transferability
restrictions) over such purchase price. In the case of an Insider, the timing
of income recognition (including the date used to compute the fair market
value of the Common Stock) with respect to Restricted Stock may be deferred
until the 16(b) Date, as described in "Special Rules for Awards Granted to
Insiders" above, unless the Insider makes a valid 83(b) Election.
Miscellaneous Tax Issues. With certain exceptions, an individual may not
deduct investment-related interest to the extent such interest exceeds the
individual's net investment income for the year. Investment interest generally
includes interest paid on indebtedness incurred to purchase shares of Common
Stock. Interest disallowed under this rule may be carried forward to and
deducted in later years, subject to the same limitations.
A holder's tax basis in Common Stock acquired pursuant to the 1995 Plan
generally will equal the amount paid for the Common Stock plus any amount
recognized as ordinary income with respect to such stock. Other than ordinary
income recognized with respect to the Common Stock and included in basis, any
subsequent gain or loss upon the disposition of such stock generally will be
capital gain or loss (long-term or short-term, depending on the holder's
holding period).
Special rules will apply in cases where a recipient of an Award pays the
exercise or purchase price of the Award or applicable withholding tax
obligations under the 1995 Plan by delivering previously owned shares of
Common Stock or by reducing the amount of shares otherwise issuable pursuant
to the Award. The surrender or withholding of such shares will in certain
circumstances result in the recognition of income with respect to such shares
or a carryover basis in the shares acquired.
The terms of the agreements pursuant to which specific Awards are made to
employees under the 1995 Plan may provide for accelerated vesting or payment
of an Award in connection with a Change in Control (defined above). In that
event and depending upon the individual circumstances of the recipient,
certain amounts with respect to such Awards may constitute "excess parachute
payments" under the "golden parachute" provisions of the Code. Pursuant to
these provisions, a recipient will be subject to a 20% excise tax on any
"excess parachute payments" and the Company will be denied any deduction with
respect to such payment. Recipients of Awards should consult their tax
advisors as to whether accelerated vesting of an Award in connection with a
Change in Control would give rise to an excess parachute payment.
The Company generally obtains a deduction equal to the ordinary income
recognized by the recipient of an Award. However, the Company's deduction for
such amounts (including amounts attributable to the ordinary income recognized
with respect to options, stock bonuses or forfeitable stock) may be limited to
$1,000,000 (per person) annually.
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BOARD RECOMMENDATION
The Board of Directors believes that it is in the best interests of the
Company and its shareholders to adopt the 1995 Plan in order to help attract,
retain and motivate employees. A majority of the votes cast at the Annual
Meeting is necessary for the approval of this proposal.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE 1995
STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN.
PROPOSAL NO. 4--SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN
The Board of Directors is submitting to a nonbinding, advisory shareholder
vote a proposal to extend the expiration date of the Company's existing
Shareholder Rights Plan for three years, until August 25, 1999.
The Board believes that a Shareholder Rights Plan provides invaluable
assurance that any takeover proposal will receive full and thoughtful
consideration, and that any available alternatives may be explored, without
the threat that the entire process will be cut off by a third-party simply
buying an overwhelming block of shares at the end of the 20 business day
minimum tender offer period, from a few shareholders in privately negotiated
transactions, or from Wall Street professionals in a "street-sweep". Utilized
properly, the Shareholder Rights Plan assures that all shareholders will be
treated equally in any acquisition of the Company and that if control of the
Company is acquired by a third-party an appropriate "control premium" can be
obtained for all shareholders. It also provides an opportunity for full
exploration and consideration of alternative opportunities that could provide
higher value to shareholders.
The Board is aware of the argument that management or a board of directors
could theoretically utilize a rights plan improperly for management
entrenchment purposes or to obstruct a transaction that would be in the best
interests of shareholders. Only one member of the Company's board of directors
is an officer of the Company and all of the directors are committed by their
fiduciary duty to act in the best interests of stockholders. The Board
believes that the potential of misuse of the Shareholder Rights Plan is far
outweighed by its value to shareholders in a takeover situation. The Board
encourages all shareholders to support the Shareholder Rights Plan by voting
FOR the continuation of the plan.
BACKGROUND
The Company's Shareholder Rights Plan was originally unanimously adopted by
the Board of Directors in 1986 and amended in 1990 to provide the Board of
Directors of the Company with sufficient time, in the event of a public
takeover bid or tender offer for the common shares of the Company, to pursue
alternatives to enhance shareholder value. These alternatives could include
takeover bids or offers from other interested parties to provide shareholders
wishing to sell their shares with the best opportunity to realize the maximum
sale price. In addition, the directors would be able to explore and, if
feasible, advance other alternatives to maximize share value through possible
corporate reorganizations or restructurings. The Shareholder Rights Plan
contains a variety of provisions, described below, which are designed to make
it prohibitively expensive for any person to acquire more than 15% of the
Company's common stock until the Board of Directors has had an opportunity to
complete this process.
In March 1993, the State of Wisconsin Investment Board ("SWIB"), an
institutional shareholder of the Company, contacted the Company to request
that the Company agree, before extending the
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August 25, 1996 expiration date of the Shareholder Rights Plan or adopting a
new one (and every three years thereafter), to solicit all Company
shareholders to provide input as to their views. After considering SWIB's
request, the Board of Directors agreed to submit any extension of the
Shareholder Rights Plan to a nonbinding, advisory vote of the Company's
shareholders before extending the plan (and at the annual meeting held every
third year thereafter as long as the Shareholder Rights Plan continues to be
in effect). The purpose of this advisory vote is to provide an opportunity for
shareholders of the Company to indicate whether they think it is desirable to
extend the Shareholder Rights Plan for three years. The Company's Board of
Directors retains full discretion to decide, consistent with its fiduciary
duties, whether to extend the Shareholder Rights Plan. If a majority of the
shareholders voting at the Annual Meeting do not vote in favor of the
extension, the Board will consider such in determining whether to extend the
plan. If the plan is extended by the Board, it will contain a provision for
nonbinding, advisory shareholder votes every three years as long as the plan
remains in effect.
Certain information concerning the Shareholder Rights Plan is set forth
below.
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF THE SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN
For the reasons set forth above, the Board of Directors believes the
Shareholder Rights Plan continues to be necessary and appropriate.
It is not the intention of the Board of Directors in recommending the
extension of the Shareholder Rights Plan to secure the continuance in office
of the existing members of the Board or to avoid an acquisition of control of
the Company in a transaction that is fair and in the best interests of
shareholders. The rights of shareholders under existing law to seek a change
in the management of the Company or to influence or promote action of
management in a particular manner are not affected by the Shareholder Rights
Plan. Under Delaware law, the Board of Directors must respond to an
acquisition proposal using sound business judgment and with good faith regard
for the best interests of the shareholders. In the view of the Board, the
Shareholder Rights Plan does not prevent the making of an acquisition proposal
that the Board finds to be in the interests of shareholders.
A potential disadvantage of the Shareholder Rights Plan is that it may
discourage offers or purchases of the Company's Common Stock and certain proxy
contests, which some or even a majority of the Company's shareholders might
deem to be advantageous. The Shareholder Rights Plan may also discourage the
accumulation of substantial investments in the Company's Common Shares by
shareholders who do not intend to affect a change in control of the Company.
By possibly deterring changes in control, the Board of Directors and
management arguably may benefit from a more secure tenure. The Board of
Directors does not believe that these potential disadvantages outweigh the
benefits of the Shareholder Rights Plan.
MATERIAL TERMS OF THE SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN
The terms and conditions of the Shareholder Rights Plan are set forth in an
Amended and Restated Rights Agreement dated as of April 6, 1990 with the First
National Bank of Chicago as rights agent (the "Rights Agreement"). The
principal terms of the Shareholder Rights Plan are summarized below.
Capitalized terms used but not defined in this summary are used as defined in
the Rights Agreement. The summary below does not purport to be complete and is
qualified by reference to the actual provisions of the Rights Agreement, a
copy of which can be obtained without charge from the Company. Such requests
should be directed to Elaine Mills at (619) 691-2214.
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Dividend Declaration; Purchase Price
On August 15, 1986, the Board of Directors of the Company declared a
dividend distribution of one purchase right (a "Right") for each outstanding
share of Common Stock, $1.00 par value (the "Common Shares"), of the Company.
The distribution was payable on August 26, 1986, (the "Rights Record Date") to
the shareholders of record on that date and a Right has been included with
each new share of Common Stock issued after that date. Each Right entitles the
registered holder to purchase from the Company one one-hundredths of a share
of Series C Junior Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value,
of the Company (the "Preferred Shares") at a price of $100 per one one-
hundredths of a Preferred Share (the "Purchase Price"), subject to adjustment
in specified circumstances. The proposed extension of the Shareholder Rights
Plan does not change the previous dividend of the Rights.
Common Share Certificates Evidencing Rights
Initially, the Rights are not exercisable, and only become exercisable upon
the occurrence of a Distribution Date, as described below. Certificates for
the Rights will not be sent to shareholders, and the Rights will attach to and
trade only together with the Common Shares until the Distribution Date.
Accordingly, Common Share certificates outstanding on the Rights Record Date
evidence the Rights related thereto, and Common Share certificates issued
after the Rights Record Date contain a notation incorporating the Rights
Agreement by reference.
Distribution Date
The Rights will separate from the Common Shares ("Distribution Date") upon
the earlier of: (i) ten business days following a public announcement (the
"Shares Acquisition Date") that a person or group of affiliated or associated
persons (an "Acquiring Person"), other than the Company or certain other
exempt persons, has acquired or obtained the right to acquire, beneficial
ownership of 15% or more of the outstanding Common Shares and other capital
stock entitled to vote for the election of the Company's Board of Directors
("Voting Shares") of the Company, or (ii) ten business days following the
commencement of, or announcement of an intention to make, a tender offer or
exchange offer by any person or group of affiliated or associated persons,
(after the acquisition of 15% or more that person also being an "Acquiring
Person") other than the Company or certain other exempt persons, the
consummation of which would result in the beneficial ownership by a person or
group of affiliated or associated persons of 15% or more of such outstanding
Voting Shares.
Issuance of Right Certificates; Expiration of Rights
If the Distribution Date occurs, then as soon as practical following the
Distribution Date, separate certificates evidencing the Rights ("Right
Certificates") will be mailed to holders of record of the Common Shares as of
the close of business on the Distribution Date and such separate Right
Certificates alone will evidence the Rights from and after the Distribution
Date. The Rights currently expire on August 25, 1996 (the "Final Expiration
Date"), unless earlier redeemed by the Company as described below. The Board
is considering amending the Rights Agreement to change the expiration date of
the Rights to August 25, 1999 and is hereby soliciting the Company's
shareholders views as to the desirability of such change.
Right to Buy Rohr Common Shares at Half Price; Substitution of Other Assets
for Common Shares
Unless the Rights are earlier redeemed, in the event that a person (other
than an exempt person) becomes the beneficial owner of 15% or more of the
Company's Voting Shares then outstanding, then proper provision will be made
so that each holder of a Right (other than Rights that were beneficially
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owned by the Acquiring Person, which will thereafter be void) will thereafter
have the right to receive, upon exercise, Common Shares having a value equal
to two times the Purchase Price. In the event that the Company does not have
sufficient Common Shares available for all Rights to be exercised, the Company
may instead substitute cash, assets or other securities for the Common Shares
into which the Rights would have been exchangeable under this provision.
Protection Against Certain Unfair 2-Step Coercive Transactions; Right to Buy
Acquiring Company Stock at Half Price
Similarly, unless the Rights are earlier redeemed, in the event that, after
there is an Acquiring Person, (i) the Company were to be acquired in a merger
or other business combination transaction in which the Company was not the
surviving corporation or in which the Company's outstanding Common Shares were
changed or exchanged for stock or assets of another person or (ii) 50% or more
of the Company's consolidated assets or earning power were to be sold (other
than transactions in the ordinary course of business), proper provision will
be made so that each holder of a Right (other than Rights that were
beneficially owned by the Acquiring Person, which will thereafter be void)
will thereafter have the right to receive, upon exercise, shares of common
stock of the Acquiring Company having a value equal to two times the Purchase
Price.
Adjustments to Prevent Dilution; Exchange Provision; Cash Paid Instead of
Issuing Fractional Shares
The Purchase Price Payable, the number of Rights, and the number of
Preferred Shares or other securities or property issuable upon exercise of the
Rights are subject to adjustment from time to time as set forth in the Rights
Agreement in order to prevent dilution. Unless the Rights have been redeemed,
after there is an Acquiring Person, the Board may elect to exchange the Rights
without payment by a Right holder (other than Rights that were beneficially
owned by the Acquiring Person, which will be void) in whole, or in part, for
shares of Common Stock at an exchange ratio per Right of one-half of the
number of shares of Common Stock which a holder of a Right would then be
entitled to receive upon exercise of a Right. With certain exceptions, no
adjustment in the Purchase Price will be required until cumulative adjustments
require an adjustment of at least 1% in such Purchase Price. No fractional
Preferred Shares or Common Shares will be issued upon exercise of a Right
(other than fractions which are integral multiples of one one-hundredths of a
Preferred Share, which may, at the election of the Company, be evidenced by
depository receipts) and in lieu thereof, an adjustment in cash will be made
based on the market price of the Preferred Shares or Common Shares on the last
trading date prior to the date of exercise.
Redemption
At any time on or prior to the close of business on the earlier of (i) the
Final Expiration Date or (ii) the occurrence of an event whereby the Rights
are exercisable for Common Shares of the Company (or of the Acquiring Company,
as the case may be), the Company may redeem the Rights in whole, but not in
part, at a price of $0.05 per Right ("Redemption Price"). Immediately upon the
action of the Board of Directors authorizing redemption of the Rights, the
right to exercise the Rights will terminate and the only right of the holders
of Rights will be to receive the Redemption Price.
No Shareholders' Rights Prior to Exercise
Until a Right is exercised, the holder thereof, as such, will have no rights
as a shareholder of the Company (other than rights resulting from such
holder's ownership of Common Shares), including, without limitation, the right
to vote or to receive dividends.
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Preferred Shares
Upon exercise of a Right, the Preferred Shares will be non-redeemable and,
unless otherwise provided in connection with the creation of a subsequent
series of preferred shares, will be subordinate to any other series of the
Company's preferred shares, whether issued before or after the issuance of the
Series C Preferred Shares. The Preferred Shares may not be issued except upon
exercise of Rights. Each Preferred Share will be entitled to receive when, as
and if declared the greater of, cash and non-cash dividends in an amount equal
to 100 times the dividends declared on the Company's Common Shares or a
preferential annual dividend of $10 per share ($.10 per one one-hundredths
[1/100] of a share). In the event of liquidation, the holders of the Preferred
Shares will be entitled to receive a liquidation payment in an amount equal to
the greater of $10,000 ($100 per one one-hundredths [1/100] of a preferred
share) plus all accrued and unpaid dividends and distributions or an amount
equal to 100 times the aggregate amount to be distributed per Common Share.
Each Preferred Share will have 100 votes, voting together with the Common
Shares. In the event of any merger, consolidation or other transaction in
which Common Shares are exchanged, each Preferred Share will be entitled to
receive 100 times the amount received per Common Share. The rights of the
Preferred Shares as to dividends, voting and liquidation preferences are
protected by anti-dilution provisions.
Amendment of Rights Agreement
The provisions of the Rights Agreement may be supplemented or amended by the
Board of Directors in any manner prior to the earliest of (i) the Final
Expiration Date (or August 25, 1999, if the Board amends the Shareholder
Rights Plan to extend the term to such date) or (ii) the occurrence of an
event whereby the Rights are exercisable for Common Shares of the Company (or
of the Acquiring Company, as the case may be) without the approval of Rights
holders, including postponing the Distribution Date. Any amendment adopted by
the Board of Directors after the earlier of such dates may not materially and
adversely affect the interests of the holders of the Rights Certificates.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR THE APPROVAL OF PROPOSAL
NO. 4.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Annual Report of the Company for the fiscal year ended July 31, 1995,
describing the Company's operations and including audited financial
statements, has been mailed prior to or concurrently with this Proxy Statement
to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 6, 1995.
SHAREHOLDERS' PROPOSALS
Proposals by shareholders intended to be considered at the 1996 Annual
Meeting must be received by the Company on or before June 30, 1996, for
consideration for inclusion in the Company's 1996 proxy materials under the
rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Rule 14a-8 (of Regulation 14A
of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934) sets forth the requirements for shareholder proposals. A copy of Rule
14a-8 will be supplied to a record or beneficial owner upon request of the
Corporate Secretary at the mailing address shown on the first page of this
Proxy Statement.
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SOLICITATION OF PROXIES
The Company bears the cost of this solicitation. Proxies may be solicited by
mail, telephone or telegraph or personally by directors, officers and regular
employees of the Company. The Company will reimburse persons holding stock in
their names or in the names of their nominees for reasonable expenses of
forwarding proxy material to their principals. The Company has also retained
D. F. King & Co., Inc., to assist in the distribution and limited solicitation
of proxies for a fee of $7,000, plus out-of-pocket expenses.
OTHER BUSINESS
The Board of Directors does not know of any other business that will be
presented for consideration at the Annual Meeting. If any other business
properly comes before the meeting or any adjournment thereof, the proxy
holders will vote in regard thereto according to their discretion insofar as
such proxies are not limited to the contrary.
/s/ Richard W. Madsen
Richard W. Madsen
Secretary
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APPENDIX "A"
ROHR, INC.
1995 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
1. PURPOSE OF THE PLAN
The purpose of this 1995 Stock Incentive Plan ("Plan") of Rohr, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), is to enable the Company and its
Subsidiaries to attract, retain and motivate their employees by providing for
or increasing the proprietary interests in the Company of such employees and
further align their interests with those of the Company's stockholders.
2. PLAN AWARDS
(a) To carry out the purposes of the Plan, the Company and its Subsidiaries
will from time to time enter into various arrangements with persons eligible
to participate therein and confer various benefits upon them. The following
such arrangements or benefits are authorized under the Plan if their terms and
conditions are not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan: Stock
Options, Forfeitable Stock, and Stock Bonuses. Such arrangements and benefits
pursuant to the Plan are generically sometimes herein referred to as "Awards."
The authorized categories of benefits for which Awards may be granted are
defined as follows:
Stock Options: A Stock Option is a right granted under the Plan to
purchase a specified number of shares of Common Stock at such exercise
price, at such times, and on such other terms and conditions as are
specified in the Award.
Forfeitable Stock: Forfeitable Stock is Common Stock sold under the Plan
at a discount of at least 50 percent from its Fair Market Value or at its
par value, but subject during specified periods of time to such
restrictions on its transferability and repurchase rights as are expressed
in the Award and as may constitute a substantial condition of forfeiture
while in effect.
Stock Bonuses: A Stock Bonus is the issuance or delivery of unrestricted
or restricted shares of Common Stock under the Plan as a bonus for services
rendered or to be rendered in the employ of the Company or Subsidiary.
(b) An Award may consist of one such arrangement or benefit or two or more
of them in tandem or in the alternative. Among other things, any such Award
may but need not also provide for the satisfaction of any applicable tax
withholding obligation by the retention of shares to which the grantee would
otherwise be entitled or by the grantee's delivery of previously owned shares
or other property.
(c) Common Shares may be issued pursuant to an Award for any lawful
consideration as determined by the Committee (as defined in Section 6 below),
including, without limitation, services rendered by the recipient of such
Award.
(d) Subject to the provisions of this Plan, the Committee, in its sole and
absolute discretion, shall determine all of the terms and conditions of each
Award granted under this Plan, which terms and conditions may include, among
other things:
(i) a provision permitting the recipient of such Award, including any
recipient who is a director or officer of the Company, to pay the purchase
price of the Common Shares or other property issuable pursuant to such
Award, or such recipient's tax withholding obligation with respect to such
issuance, in whole or in part, by any one or more of the following:
(A) the delivery of previously owned shares of capital stock of the
Company (including "pyramiding") or other property, provided that the
Company is not then prohibited from purchasing or acquiring shares of
its capital stock or such other property, or
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(B) a reduction in the amount of Common Shares or other property
otherwise issuable pursuant to such Award; and
(ii) any provision required in order for such Award to qualify as an
Incentive Stock Option, provided that the recipient of such Award is
eligible under the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code") to receive an
Incentive Stock Option.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan:
(i) no Employee shall be granted Incentive Stock Options that are
exerciseable for the first time by any individual in any one calendar year
(under all plans of the Company and any Subsidiary) with respect to Common
Shares having a value at the time of grant in excess of $100,000;
(ii) the Company may not change the exercise price of or replace any
Stock Option granted hereunder (other than any adjustment provided in
Section 3 below); and
(iii) no Stock Option may be granted with an exercise price less than
100% of the Fair Market Value of the underlying Common Stock on the date
the Committee approves such Stock Option.
(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, no Employee shall be
granted Awards hereunder with respect to in excess of 400,000 shares of Common
Stock during any calendar year. This limitation is intended to satisfy the
requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code so that compensation attributable
to Awards hereunder qualify as performance-based compensation under Section
162(m) of the Code. The limitation under this subsection (f) shall be subject
to adjustment under Section 3 hereof, but only to the extent permitted under
Section 162(m) of the Code.
(g) No Employee shall be granted any Award hereunder to replace any Award
granted under any other Company stock incentive plan where the purpose of such
replacement is to reduce the per share exercise or purchase price of such
award.
3. STOCK SUBJECT TO PLAN
(a) The kind and maximum of shares of stock that may be sold or issued under
the Plan, whether upon exercise of Stock Options or in settlement of other
Awards, shall be 1,800,000 shares of Common Stock (subject to the adjustments
set forth hereinbelow). If the outstanding shares of stock of the class then
subject to the Plan are increased or decreased, or are changed into or are
exchanged for a different number or kind of shares or securities or other
forms of consideration, as a result of one or more reorganizations,
recapitalizations, restructurings, reclassifications, stock splits, reverse
stock splits, stock dividends or the like, appropriate adjustments shall be
made in the number and/or kind of shares or securities or other forms of
consideration which may thereafter be sold or issued under the Plan for which
Awards (including Incentive Stock Options) may thereafter be granted and for
which outstanding Awards previously granted under the Plan may thereafter be
exercised or settled; provided, however, that adjustments pursuant to this
Section 3 shall be limited to those that will not adversely affect the status
of outstanding Stock Options as Incentive Stock Options.
(b) The aggregate number of shares that may be issued and issuable as
Forfeitable Stock (including Forfeitable Stock issued as Stock Bonuses) under
this Plan shall not exceed 360,000 shares, subject to adjustments as provided
hereinabove.
(c) For purposes of this Section 3, the aggregate number of Common Shares
issued and issuable pursuant to all Awards granted under this Plan shall at
any time be deemed to be equal to the sum of the following:
(i) the number of Common Shares that were issued prior to such time
pursuant to Awards granted under this Plan, other than Common Shares that
were subsequently reacquired by the
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Company for no more than the price at which they were sold (plus any
interest thereon) pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Award,
provided that Common Shares that were subject to a Stock Option, if that
Stock Option has subsequently expired, terminated or been canceled without
such shares having been sold or issued thereunder, shall not be deemed sold
or issued and shall again be considered as shares for which Awards may be
granted under the Plan; plus
(ii) the number of Common Shares that were otherwise issuable prior to
such time pursuant to Awards granted under this Plan, but that were
withheld by the Company as payment of the purchase price of the Common
Shares issued pursuant to such Awards or as payment of the recipient's tax
withholding obligation with respect to such issuance; plus
(iii) the maximum number of Common Shares issuable at or after such time
pursuant to Awards granted under this Plan prior to such time.
(d) The shares of the stock sold or issued under the Plan may be obtained
from the Company's authorized but unissued shares, from reacquired or treasury
shares, or from outstanding shares to be acquired in the market from private
sources.
4. PERSONS ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE
Any person, including any director of the Company, who is a regular salaried
employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (a "Salaried Employee" or
an "Employee") shall be eligible to be considered for the grant of Awards
hereunder.
5. PLAN EFFECTIVENESS AND DURATION
The Plan shall become effective upon its adoption by the Company's Board of
Directors (the "Board"), and shall continue until terminated by the Board, but
no shares may be sold or issued hereunder until the Plan has been approved by
the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Company's Common
Stock present, or represented, and entitled to vote at a meeting of the
Company's stockholders, other than shares awarded subject to the condition
subsequent that such approval is obtained. Incentive Stock Options may not be
granted under the Plan after July 25, 2005, although any such Incentive Stock
Option that was duly granted on or before July 25, 2005, may thereafter be
exercised in accordance with its terms.
6. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN
The Plan shall be administered by the Board or, in the discretion of the
Board, a committee appointed thereby (the "Committee"). Subject to the
provisions of the Plan, the Board, or the Committee, shall have full and final
authority in its discretion to select the Employees to whom Awards shall be
granted hereunder, to grant such Awards, to determine the terms and provisions
of such Awards and the number of shares to be sold or issued pursuant thereto,
and to adopt, amend, and rescind such rules and regulations as, in its
opinion, may be advisable in the administration of the Plan. The Committee may
delegate to Company officers or others its authority with respect to any
Awards that may be granted to Employees who are not then officers of the
Company or subject to Section 16 of the 1934 Act; provided, that the issuance
of shares on exercise or settlement of any Awards must be or have been
authorized by the Board or the Committee. The interpretation and construction
by the Board or the Committee of any term or provision of the Plan or of any
Award granted thereunder shall be final and binding upon all participants in
the Plan.
7. SECTION 16 PERSONS
Notwithstanding any other provision herein, any Award granted hereunder to
an Employee who is then subject to Section 16 of the 1934 Act shall be subject
to the following limitations:
(a) The Committee exercising the authority described in Paragraph 6 with
respect to that Award shall consist of two or more members of the Board who
are not Salaried Employees.
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(b) The Award may provide for the issuance of shares of Common Stock as a
Stock Bonus for no consideration other than services rendered or to be
rendered.
(c) No Award may be sold or otherwise transferred for at least six months
after it is acquired (except on death or disability or pursuant to a
qualified domestic relations order as defined by the Internal Revenue Code
or the Employee Retirement Income Security Act).
(d) Any Stock Option granted to such Employee pursuant to the Plan shall
not be transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and
distribution or pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as defined
above, shall be exercisable during the Employee's lifetime only by the
Employee or by his or her guardian or legal representative, and may not be
exercisable for at least six months after it is granted (except on death or
disability or pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as defined
above).
8. CHANGES IN CONTROL
The Board, may, in its discretion, authorize any or all of the following
actions as a result of or in anticipation of any Change in Control of the
Company, and any Award may but need not expressly provide for such actions
upon the occurrence of a Change in Control: (1) the acceleration of unmatured
installments or vesting provisions under any outstanding Awards, (2) the
lapsing or expiration of restrictions or limitations under any outstanding
Awards, and (3) the settlement for cash of outstanding Awards or portions
thereof.
9. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
The Board may alter, amend, suspend or terminate the Plan at any time and in
any manner subject to the following limitations: (a) no such action of the
Board, unless taken with the approval of the shareholders of the Company, may
(i) increase the maximum number of shares that may be made subject to sale or
issuance or may be sold or issued under the Plan, (ii) alter the class of
persons eligible to participate in the Plan, (iii) change the exercise price
of or replace any Stock Option granted hereunder or under any other Company
stock incentive plan where the purpose of such replacement is to reduce the
per share exercise or purchase price of such award (other than any adjustment
provided in Section 3), or (iv) grant a Stock Option with an exercise price
less than 100 percent of the Fair Market Value of the underlying Common Stock
on the date the Committee approves such option; and (b) no such amendment or
termination shall deprive the recipient of any Award theretofore granted under
this Plan, without the consent of such recipient, of any of his or her rights
thereunder or with respect thereto.
However, the Board may in its discretion determine, with respect to any
other amendments of the Plan, that such amendments shall only become effective
upon approval by the stockholders of the Company, if the Board determines that
such stockholder approval may be advisable, such as for the purpose of
obtaining or retaining any statutory or regulatory benefits under securities
or tax or other laws, or of satisfying any applicable stock exchange listing
requirements.
10. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
The authorized categories of benefits for which Awards may be granted under
this Plan are defined in Paragraph 2 above. In addition, the following terms
used in this Plan shall have the following meanings, subject to any amendments
in accordance with Paragraph 10 above:
An "Acquiring Person" shall mean any Person who or which, together with all
Affiliates and Associates (as such terms are defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
General Rules and Regulations under the 1934 Act, as in effect on July 26,
1995) of such Person, shall be the Beneficial Owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3
of the General Rules and Regulations under the 1934 Act, as in effect on July
26, 1995) of
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15% or more of the Voting Shares of the Company then outstanding; provided,
however, that an Acquiring Person shall not include the Company, any wholly-
owned subsidiary of the Company and any employee benefit plan of the Company
or of a subsidiary of the Company or any Person holding Voting Shares of the
Company for or pursuant to the terms of any such plan. For purposes of this
paragraph, the percentage of the outstanding shares of Voting Shares of which
a Person is a Beneficial Owner shall be calculated in accordance with said
Rule 13d-3.
"Change in Control" shall mean: (A) an agreement shall have been entered or
a document signed providing for the merger, consolidation or liquidation of
the Company; (B) the beneficial ownership (the direct or indirect beneficial
ownership for purposes of Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act and Regulations 13D-G
thereunder, or any comparable or successor law or regulation) of 40 percent or
more of the Company's shares is acquired by any person or associated or
affiliated group of persons (as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and
Regulations under the 1934 Act, as in effect on July 26, 1995); (C) an
agreement shall have been entered into or a document signed providing for the
sale, mortgage, lease or other transfer in one or more transactions (other
than transactions in the ordinary course or business) of the assets or earning
power aggregating more than 50 percent of the assets or earning power of the
Company and its subsidiaries (taken as a whole) to any Person or associated or
affiliated group of Persons; or (D) any Acquiring Person shall receive the
benefit, directly or indirectly (except proportionately as a shareholder or
upon terms and conditions not less favorable to the Company than the Company
would be able to obtain in arm's length negotiations with an unaffiliated
party) of any loans, advances, guarantees, pledges or other financial
assistance, or any tax credits or other tax advantage provided by the Company
or its subsidiaries; or (E) Change in Control shall also mean, and a Change of
Control shall be deemed to have occurred, if at any time, the Board of
Directors of the Company shall be composed of a majority of Directors which
are not Continuing Directors.
"Common Stock" is the Company's common stock, $1 par value, as constituted
on July 26, 1995, and as thereafter adjusted as a result of any one or more
events requiring adjustment of outstanding Awards under Paragraph 3 above.
"Continuing Director" shall mean a director if he or she was a member of the
Board of Directors as of July 26, 1995 and any successor of a Continuing
Director or director filling a newly created position on the Board of
Directors who is elected or nominated to succeed a Continuing Director or to
fill such newly created position by a majority of Continuing Directors then on
the Board.
"Fair Market Value" of shares of stock shall be calculated on the basis of
the closing price of stock of that class on the day in question (or, if such
day is not a trading day in the U.S. securities markets, on the nearest
preceding trading day), as reported with respect to the principal market (or
the composite of the markets, if more than one) in which such shares are then
traded, or, if no such closing prices are reported, on the basis of the mean
between the high bid and low asked prices that day on the principal market or
national quotation system on which such shares are then quoted or, if not so
quoted, as furnished by a professional securities dealer making a market in
such shares selected by the Board or the Committee.
An "Incentive Stock Option" is a Stock Option that qualifies as an
"incentive stock option" as defined under Section 422 (or any applicable
successor provisions) of the Internal Revenue Code and that includes an
express provision that it is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option.
"Person" shall mean any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, trust,
estate, association, group (as such term is used in Rule 13d-5 under the 1934
Act) or other entity, and any two or more of the foregoing acting in concert
or pursuant to an agreement, arrangement, or understanding for the purpose of
acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of capital stock of the Company, and
shall include any successor (by merger or otherwise) of such entity.
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A "Subsidiary" of the Company is any corporation, partnership or other
entity in which the Company directly or indirectly owns 50% or more of the
total combined power to cast votes in the election of directors, trustees,
managing partners or similar officials.
The "1934 Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as in effect from
time to time.
"Voting Shares" shall mean (i) shares of the Company's $1 par value common
stock, and (ii) any other share of capital stock of the Company entitled to
vote generally in the election of directors or entitled to vote in respect of
any merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of the Company's
assets, liquidation, dissolution or winding up. References to a percentage or
portion of the outstanding Voting Shares shall be deemed a reference to the
percentage or portion of the total votes entitled to be cast by the holders of
the outstanding Voting Shares.
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PROXY
ROHR, INC.,
CHULA VISTA, CA
PROXY SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
THE COMPANY FOR ANNUAL MEETING DECEMBER 2, 1995
The undersigned hereby appoints Wallace Barnes and Richard W. Madsen, and each
of them, his or her proxies with full power of substitution and authorizes them,
or either of them, or their substitutes, to vote the stock of the undersigned at
the 1995 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of ROHR, INC., to be held at the offices
of the Company, 850 Lagoon Drive, Chula Vista, California on Saturday, December
2, 1995, commencing at 10:30 a.m., and at any adjournments thereof, as specified
below and upon such other matters as may properly be brought before the meeting
conferring discretionary authority upon said proxies as to such other matters.
Election of Directors, Nominees:
Wallace Barnes, Eugene E. Covert, D. Larry Moore
If you wish to vote in accordance with the recommendations of the Board of
Directors, simply sign your name on the reverse side and return this card. If
you wish to specify your choices you may do so on the reverse side. Except to
the extent of any contrary direction, this proxy will be taken as authority to
vote FOR proposals 1, 2, 3 and 4.
SEE REVERSE
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/X/ PLEASE MARK YOUR VOTES AS IN THIS EXAMPLE. 5426
THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN.
IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR PROPOSALS 1, 2, 3 AND 4.
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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR PROPOSALS 1, 2, 3 and 4.
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1. Election of Directors (see reverse) // FOR // WITHHELD
For, except vote withheld from the following
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2. Approval of independent accountants. // FOR // AGAINST // ABSTAIN
3. Approval of 1995 Stock Incentive Plan. // FOR // AGAINST // ABSTAIN
4. Approval of extension of Shareholder
Rights Plan. // FOR // AGAINST // ABSTAIN
The signer hereby revokes all proxies
heretofore given by the signer to vote at
said meeting or any adjournments thereof.
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.
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I plan to attend the annual Shareholders' Meeting of ROHR, INC. on Saturday,
Dec. 2, 1995, at 10:30 a.m., to be held at the offices of the COMPANY,
850 Lagoon Drive, Chula Vista, California.
Please send your completed proxy in the enclosed envelope. Include this
reservation card in the envelope only if you plan to attend the meeting.
IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING, PLEASE COMPLETE AND RETURN THIS FORM WITH
YOUR PROXY PROMPTLY.
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