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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )
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[LOGO OF MAF BANCORP, INC.]
55th Street & Holmes Avenue
Clarendon Hills, Illinois 60514-1500
(630) 325-7300
March 22, 2000
Dear Shareholder:
You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of MAF
Bancorp, Inc. which will be held on Wednesday, April 26, 2000 at Marie's Ashton
Place, 341 W. 75th Street, Willowbrook, Illinois 60514, at 10:00 a.m.
The attached Notice of the Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement describe the
formal business to be transacted at the Meeting. Directors and officers of MAF
Bancorp as well as a representative of KPMG LLP will be present at the Meeting
to respond to any questions from our shareholders regarding the business to be
transacted.
The Board of Directors of MAF Bancorp has determined that the specific
proposals to be considered at the Meeting are in the best interests of the
Company and its shareholders. For the reasons set forth in the Proxy Statement,
the Board unanimously recommends a vote "FOR" each of these matters.
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. Please sign and return the enclosed proxy card
promptly in the postage-paid envelope. Your cooperation is appreciated since a
majority of the common stock must be represented, either in person or by proxy,
to constitute a quorum for the conduct of business.
On behalf of the Board of Directors and all the employees of the Company and
Mid America Bank, I wish to thank you for your continued support.
Sincerely yours,
/s/ Allen Koranda
Allen Koranda
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
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[LOGO OF MAF BANCORP, INC.]
55th Street & Holmes Avenue
Clarendon Hills, Illinois 60514-1500
(630) 325-7300
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
To Be Held On April 26, 2000
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of MAF Bancorp,
Inc. will be held at Marie's Ashton Place, 341 W. 75th Street, Willowbrook,
Illinois 60514 on Wednesday, April 26, 2000 at 10:00 a.m.
The Meeting is for the purpose of considering and voting upon the following
matters:
1. Election of three directors for terms of office of three years each, or
until their successors are elected and qualified;
2. Approval of the MAF Bancorp, Inc. 2000 Stock Option Plan;
3. Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent auditors of
MAF Bancorp, Inc. for the year ending December 31, 2000; and
4. Such other matters as may properly come before the Meeting or any
adjournments thereof, including whether or not to adjourn the Meeting.
The Board of Directors has fixed March 8, 2000 as the record date for the
determination of shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Meeting
and at any adjournments thereof. Only record holders of the common stock of the
Company as of the close of business on such record date will be entitled to vote
at the Meeting or any adjournments thereof. In the event there are not
sufficient shares represented for a quorum or to approve any one or more of the
foregoing proposals at the time of the Meeting, the Meeting may be adjourned in
order to permit further solicitation of proxies by the Company. A list of
shareholders entitled to vote at the Meeting will be available at the Company's
offices located at Mid America Bank, 55th Street & Holmes Avenue, Clarendon
Hills, Illinois 60514-1500, for a period of ten days prior to the Meeting and
will also be available at the Meeting.
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EACH SHAREHOLDER, WHETHER HE OR SHE PLANS TO ATTEND THE MEETING, IS REQUESTED
TO SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD WITHOUT DELAY IN THE ENCLOSED
POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE. ANY PROXY GIVEN BY THE SHAREHOLDER MAY BE REVOKED AT ANY
TIME BEFORE IT IS EXERCISED. A PROXY MAY BE REVOKED BY FILING WITH THE
CORPORATE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY A WRITTEN REVOCATION OR A DULY EXECUTED PROXY
BEARING A LATER DATE. ANY SHAREHOLDER PRESENT AT THE MEETING MAY REVOKE HIS OR
HER PROXY AND VOTE PERSONALLY ON EACH MATTER BROUGHT BEFORE THE MEETING. HOWEVER
IF YOU ARE A SHAREHOLDER WHOSE SHARES ARE NOT REGISTERED IN YOUR OWN NAME, YOU
WILL NEED ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION FROM YOUR RECORD HOLDER TO VOTE PERSONALLY AT
THE MEETING.
By Order of the Board of Directors
/s/ Carolyn Pihera
Carolyn Pihera
Corporate Secretary
Clarendon Hills, Illinois
March 22, 2000
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[LOGO OF MAF BANCORP, INC.]
55th Street & Holmes Avenue
Clarendon Hills, Illinois 60514-1500
PROXY STATEMENT
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
April 26, 2000
Solicitation and Voting of Proxies
This Proxy Statement is being furnished to shareholders of MAF Bancorp, Inc.
in connection with the solicitation by the Board of Directors of proxies to be
used at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held at Marie's Ashton Place,
341 W. 75th Street, Willowbrook, Illinois 60514 on Wednesday, April 26, 2000 at
10:00 a.m., and at any adjournments thereof. The 1999 Annual Report to
Shareholders and Form 10-K, including the consolidated financial statements for
the year ended December 31, 1999, accompanies this Proxy Statement, which is
first being mailed to shareholders on or about March 22, 2000.
Regardless of the number of shares of common stock owned, it is important that
shareholders be represented by proxy or present in person at the Meeting.
Shareholders are requested to vote by completing the enclosed proxy card and
returning it signed and dated in the enclosed postage-paid envelope.
Shareholders are urged to indicate their vote in the spaces provided on the
proxy card. Proxies solicited by the Board of Directors of MAF Bancorp will be
voted in accordance with the directions given therein. Where no instructions are
indicated, proxies will be voted FOR the election of the Board of Directors'
nominees and FOR the approval or ratification of the other specific proposals
presented in this Proxy Statement.
The Board of Directors knows of no additional matters that will be presented
for consideration at the Meeting. Execution of a proxy, however, confers on the
designated proxyholders discretionary authority to vote the shares in accordance
with their best judgment on such other business, if any, that may properly come
before the Meeting or any adjournments thereof, including whether or not to
adjourn the Meeting, but not including shareholder proposals if any are made in
accordance with the procedures provided in the Company's bylaws.
A proxy may be revoked at any time prior to its exercise by the filing of a
written notice of revocation with the Secretary of the Company, by delivering to
the Company a duly executed proxy bearing a later date, or by attending the
Meeting and voting in person. However, if you are a shareholder whose shares
are not registered in your own name, you will need additional documentation from
your record holder to vote personally at the Meeting.
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The cost of solicitation of proxies in the form enclosed herewith will be
borne by the Company. In addition to the solicitation of proxies by mail, the
Company has retained Georgeson Shareholder Communications, Inc. to assist with
the solicitation of proxies for a fee of $4,500, plus reimbursement for out-of-
pocket expenses. Proxies may also be solicited personally or by telephone or
telegraph by directors, officers and regular employees of the Company and Mid
America Bank, fsb (the "Bank"), without additional compensation therefor. MAF
Bancorp will also request persons, firms and corporations holding shares in
their names, or in the name of their nominees, which are beneficially owned by
others, to send proxy material to, and obtain proxies from, such beneficial
owners, and will reimburse such holders for their reasonable expenses in doing
so.
Voting Securities
The securities which may be voted at the Meeting consist of shares of common
stock of MAF Bancorp (the "Common Stock"), with each share entitling its owner
to one vote on all matters to be voted on at the Meeting, except as described
below. There is no cumulative voting for the election of directors. The close
of business on March 8, 2000, has been fixed by the Board of Directors as the
record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of and to
vote at the Meeting and any adjournments thereof. The total number of shares of
Common Stock outstanding on the record date was 23,660,091.
As provided in Article Fourth of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation,
record holders of Common Stock who beneficially own in excess of 10% of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock are not entitled to any vote in respect of
the shares held in excess of this limit. A person or entity is deemed to
beneficially own shares owned by an affiliate of, as well as by persons acting
in concert with, such person or entity. The Company's Certificate of
Incorporation authorizes the Board of Directors (i) to make all determinations
necessary to implement and apply the limit, including determining whether
persons or entities are acting in concert, and (ii) to demand that any person
who is reasonably believed to beneficially own stock in excess of the limit
supply information to the Company to enable the Board of Directors to implement
and apply the limit.
The presence, in person or by proxy, of at least a majority of the total
number of shares of Common Stock entitled to vote (after subtracting from shares
outstanding any shares held in excess of the 10% limit described in the
preceding paragraph) is necessary to constitute a quorum at the Meeting. Shares
covered by broker non-votes, if any, will be counted as present for purposes of
determining the presence of a quorum. In the event there are not sufficient
shares represented for a quorum or to approve any proposal at the time of the
Meeting, the Meeting may be adjourned in order to permit the further
solicitation of proxies.
As to the election of directors, the proxy card being provided by the Board of
Directors enables a shareholder of record to vote "FOR" election of the nominees
proposed by the Board, or to "WITHHOLD" authority to vote "FOR" one or more of
the nominees being proposed. Directors are elected by a plurality of votes
cast, without regard to either (i) broker non-votes, or (ii) proxies as to which
authority to vote for one or more of the nominees being proposed is withheld.
As to the approval of the MAF Bancorp, Inc. 2000 Stock Option Plan being
proposed for stockholder action in Proposal 2, the proxy card being provided by
the Board of Directors enables a stockholder to check the appropriate box on the
proxy card to (i) vote "FOR" approval of the Plan; (ii) vote "AGAINST" approval
of the Plan; or (iii) "ABSTAIN" from voting on approval of the Plan. An
affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of Common Stock
present at the Meeting, in person or by proxy, and entitled to vote, is required
to constitute stockholder approval of this proposal.
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Shares as to which the "ABSTAIN" box has been selected on the proxy card with
respect to Proposal 2 will be counted as present and entitled to vote and will
have the effect of a vote against the matter. In contrast, shares underlying
broker non-votes or in excess of the 10% limit described above will not be
counted as present and entitled to vote and these proxies will have no effect on
the vote on Proposal 2.
As to ratification of KPMG LLP as independent auditors of the Company set
forth in Proposal 3, and all other matters that may properly come before the
Meeting, under the Company's bylaws, unless otherwise required by law, such
matters must be approved by a majority of the votes cast, including proxies
marked "ABSTAIN" as to that matter. Shares underlying broker non-votes or in
excess of the 10% limit described above will not be counted as shares voting on
these matters.
Proxies solicited hereby will be returned to the proxy solicitor or the
Company's transfer agent, and will be tabulated by inspectors of election
designated by the Board, who will not be employed by, or act as a director of,
the Company or any of its affiliates.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners
As of the record date, management was not aware of any persons who are
beneficial owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.
Interest of Certain Persons in Matters to be Acted Upon
No person being nominated as a director under Proposal 1, "Election of
Directors," is being proposed for election pursuant to any agreement or
understanding between any person and MAF Bancorp. Directors and executive
officers are eligible to receive awards pursuant to the MAF Bancorp, Inc. 2000
Stock Option Plan being voted on under Proposal 2.
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires the Company's
directors and executive officers, and persons who own more then ten percent of a
registered class of the Company's equity securities, to file with the SEC
initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of Common Stock
and other equity securities of the Company. Officers, directors and greater
than ten-percent shareholders are required by SEC regulation to furnish the
Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file. To the Company's
knowledge during the year ended December 31, 1999, all required Section 16(a)
reports were timely filed.
PROPOSALS TO BE VOTED ON AT THE MEETING
PROPOSAL 1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Pursuant to the Company's bylaws, the number of directors is set at twelve
(12), unless otherwise designated by the Board. The current number of directors
designated by the Board is eleven (11). Directors are generally elected for
staggered terms of three years each, with the term of office of only one of the
three classes of directors expiring each year. Directors serve until their
successors are elected and qualified. Each of the members of the Board of
Directors of MAF Bancorp also presently serves as a director of the Bank.
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The three nominees being proposed for election at the Meeting to serve a
three-year term of office are Joe F. Hanauer, F. William Trescott and Andrew J.
Zych. Each of the nominees currently serves as a director of the Company and
the Bank.
In the event that any nominee is unable to serve or declines to serve for any
reason, it is intended that proxies will be voted for the election of the
balance of those nominees named and for such other persons as may be designated
by the present Board of Directors. The Board of Directors has no reason to
believe that any of the persons named will be unable or unwilling to serve.
Unless authority to vote for any director is withheld, it is intended that the
shares represented by the enclosed proxy card, if executed, will be voted FOR
election of each of the nominees.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF ALL NOMINEES
NAMED IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT.
Information with respect to Nominees, Continuing Directors and Others
The table below sets forth the names of nominees, continuing directors, and
"Named Executive Officers," as listed in "Executive Compensation-Summary
Compensation Table," their ages, a brief description of their recent business
experience, including present occupations and employment, certain directorships
held by each, the year in which each became a director of the Company, the year
in which their terms (or in the case of nominees, their proposed term) as
directors of the Company expire, and the amount of Common Stock and the percent
thereof beneficially owned by each and all directors and executive officers as a
group, as of the record date.
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Name and Principal Occupation Director of Shares of Common
at Present and the Company Expiration of Stock Beneficially Ownership
for the Past Five Years Age Since Term as Director Owned (1) Percentage
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NOMINEES
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Joe F. Hanauer....................... 62 1990 2003 419,540 (2)(3) 1.77%
Principal of Combined Investments,
L.P. Director and former Chairman
of the Board of Grubb and Ellis Co.
Director of Homestore.com, Inc.
F. William Trescott.................. 70 1989 2003 33,929 (2)(3) *
Assistant Superintendent of
Hinsdale Township High School
District 86, Hinsdale, Illinois until
his retirement in 1994.
Andrew J. Zych....................... 58 1996 2003 335,120 (2)(3) 1.42
Former Director and Executive
Vice President, N.S. Bancorp, Inc.
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Name and Principal Occupation Director of Shares of Common
at Present and the Company Expiration of Stock Beneficially Ownership
for the Past Five Years Age Since Term as Director Owned (1) Percentage
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
CONTINUING DIRECTORS
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Kenneth Koranda...................... 50 1989 2001 1,084,520 (2) 4.55%
President of the Company and the
Bank. Mr. Koranda is the brother
of Allen H. Koranda.
Terry A. Ekl......................... 52 1995 2001 27,894 (2)(3) *
Partner in the law firm
of Connolly, Ekl &
Williams, P.C.
Lois B. Vasto........................ 66 1989 2001 71,958 (2)(3)(4) *
Senior Vice President/Loan
Operations of the Company and
the Bank until her retirement in
January, 1997. Ms. Vasto served
as a consultant to the Bank until
December 31, 1997.
Jerry A. Weberling................... 48 1998 2001 180,533 (2)(4) *
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer of the
Company and the Bank.
Allen H. Koranda..................... 54 1989 2002 969,253 (2) 4.06
Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company
and the Bank. Mr. Koranda is the
brother of Kenneth Koranda.
Robert Bowles, MD.................... 53 1989 2002 59,171 (2)(3) *
Chairman of the Board of the
Orlando (Florida) Health Care
Group and practicing physician.
David Burba.......................... 52 1999 2002 329,052 (2) 1.38
Executive Vice President of the
Company and the Bank since January,
1999. Former Chairman and
President, Westco Bancorp, Inc.
Henry Smogolski...................... 68 1996 2002 278,352 (2)(3) 1.18
Former Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive Officer,
N.S. Bancorp, Inc.
NAMED EXECUTIVE
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OFFICERS (who are not
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directors)
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Kenneth B. Rusdal.................... 58 N/A N/A 109,257 (2) *
Senior Vice President-Operations
and Information Systems of the
Company and the Bank.
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<CAPTION>
Name and Principal Occupation Director of Shares of Common
at Present and the Company Expiration of Stock Beneficially Ownership
for the Past Five Years Age Since Term as Director Owned (1) Percentage
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Stock Ownership of all Directors..... 4,575,971 (2) 18.49%
and Executive Officers
as a Group (22 persons)
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* Less than 1%
(1) "Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned" includes: stock held in joint
tenancy; stock owned as tenants in common; stock owned or held by a spouse
or other member of the individual's household; stock allocated, purchased
or owned through an employee benefit plan of the Company or Bank; except
when indicated by footnote, stock in which the individual either has or
shares voting and/or investment power; and stock subject to options
exercisable within sixty (60) days of March 8, 2000. Each person or
relative of such person whose shares are included herein, exercises sole or
shared voting and dispositive power as to the shares reported.
(2) Includes 203,161, 200,740, 76,230, 135,429 and 61,247 shares for Messrs. A.
Koranda, K. Koranda, Weberling, Burba and Rusdal, respectively, which may
be acquired pursuant to options granted and exercisable within 60 days of
March 8, 2000, under the MAF Bancorp, Inc. 1990 Incentive Stock Option Plan
and the MAF Bancorp, Inc. Amended and Restated 1993 Premium Price Stock
Option Plan (the "Premium Plan"). In the case of Mr. Burba, such total also
includes exercisable options granted under the Westco Bancorp, Inc. 1992
Incentive Stock Option Plan. Also includes 11,250, 11,250, 12,375, 14,625,
6,750, 11,250 and 12,375 shares for Messrs. Hanauer, Trescott, Zych and Ekl,
Ms. Vasto and Messrs. Bowles and Smogolski, respectively, which may be
acquired pursuant to options exercisable within 60 days of March 8, 2000
which were granted under the Premium Plan. Total shares for all directors
and executive officers includes 1,083,144 shares subject to options
exercisable within 60 days of March 8, 2000, which were granted under these
option plans.
(3) Excludes 329 unallocated shares held by the Mid America Bank Management
Recognition and Retention Plans and Trusts (the "MRPs") which shares are
reflected in the total stock ownership of directors and executive officers
as a group. The voting of such shares is directed by the non-employee
directors of the Bank. As a result of this shared voting authority, each
non-employee director may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of all such
shares.
(4) Excludes 58,609 shares held by the Mid America Bank Employees' Profit
Sharing Plan which shares are reflected in the total stock ownership of
directors and executive officers as a group. The voting and dispositive
authority over such shares is directed by the trustees of the plan (Lois
Vasto, Jerry Weberling and two other executive officers). As a result of
this shared voting and dispositive authority, each trustee may be deemed to
be the beneficial owner of all such shares.
Meetings of the Board and Committees of the Board
During the year ended December 31, 1999, the Board of Directors of the
Company held eleven regular meetings and one special meeting. During the year,
all directors attended at least 75% of all regular and special Board meetings,
and no director of the Company attended fewer than 75% of the aggregate number
of total Board meetings held and total meetings of committees on which such
director served. The Boards of Directors of the Company and the Bank maintain a
number of committees, certain of which are described below.
The Executive Committee consists of Allen Koranda (Chairman), Kenneth
Koranda, Lois Vasto and Robert Bowles. Robert Bowles was appointed to the
Executive Committee effective July 27, 1999. The Committee generally meets as
needed and is charged with the responsibility of overseeing the business of the
Company and the Bank. The Committee has the power to exercise most of the
powers of the Board of Directors in the intervals between meetings of the Board.
The Executive Committee held no meetings during 1999 but acted three times by
unanimous consent.
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The Audit Committee consists of F. William Trescott (Chairman), Joe F.
Hanauer and Henry Smogolski. The Committee is responsible for oversight of the
Company's accounting, reporting and financial controls practices and reports to
the Board of Directors concerning audit activities and the results of
examinations and any other related matters affecting the Company and the Bank.
The Committee met four times during 1999.
The Administrative/Compensation Committee, which consists of F. William
Trescott (Chairman), Robert Bowles and Terry Ekl, is responsible for
administering various benefit plans and for reviewing and making recommendations
to the Board concerning compensation and other related benefit plans applicable
to the Company's executive officers. The Committee met four times during 1999.
The Nominating Committee consists of Allen Koranda, Robert Bowles and Lois
Vasto. The Committee recommends to the Board of Directors the nominees to stand
for election at the Company's annual meeting of shareholders. Any nominations
other than the Board of Directors' slate must comply with the Company's bylaws
with regard to a shareholder slate. The Company's bylaws provide procedures for
shareholder nominations for director, as well as for any other proposals by
shareholders of business to be brought before the meeting. See "Notice of
Business to be Conducted at an Annual Meeting." The Nominating Committee met
one time during 1999.
Directors' Compensation
Directors' Fees. All directors receive annual directors fees of $16,800
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($18,000 beginning in January 2000), and directors who are not also officers
received an additional fee of $425 for each Board meeting and annual meeting
attended ($450 beginning in January 2000). Individuals who are not directors
but who serve as director emeriti are paid an annual retainer fee of $7,000
($8,200 beginning in January 2000) plus $150 for each Board meeting they attend
($100 beginning in January 2000). Hugo Koranda, former Chairman of the Board of
Directors of the Bank, who presently serves as Chairman Emeritus, is paid an
annual retainer fee of $10,000 ($11,500 beginning in January 2000) plus $150 for
each Board meeting he attends ($100 beginning in January 2000).
Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan. The Bank maintains the Mid America
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Bank Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan. Under the plan, directors may
annually elect to defer up to 100% of their annual directors' fees. Directors
may choose whether to have their deferred amounts earn interest at 130% of the
Moody's Corporate Bond Rate, or invested in the Common Stock of MAF Bancorp.
Generally, upon attaining the age of 65 (or, pursuant to an election made by a
director, at the later of termination of service or attaining the age of 65),
directors are entitled to receive the deferred fees plus accrued interest, or in
the case of amounts invested in Common Stock, the associated number of MAF
Bancorp shares plus accrued dividends. Such amounts are payable in a lump sum
or in installments over a period of time not to exceed fifteen years. Death
benefits are provided to the beneficiaries of the plan participants. The amount
of deferred directors' fees in 1999 is included in "Executive Compensation-
Summary Compensation Table" for the individuals named therein. Each participant
is entitled to direct the voting of shares purchased under the plan on his
behalf. The shares purchased on behalf of directors through the plan and
allocated to directors' accounts are included in beneficial ownership shown in
"Information with respect to Nominees, Continuing Directors and Others," for
each director and for all directors and executive officers as a group.
Health Insurance Plan. The Bank maintains a health insurance plan for its
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non-employee directors, under which directors electing to be covered under the
plan must contribute certain amounts to receive coverage under the plan.
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Option Plans. Certain directors of the Company participate in the MAF
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Bancorp, Inc. Amended and Restated 1993 Premium Price Stock Option Plan (the
"Premium Plan"). Non-employee directors of the Company who have not previously
participated in another option plan of the Company are entitled to receive an
initial grant of 5,625 options under the Premium Plan when they become plan
participants. In addition, all non-employee directors of the Company who become
participants in the Premium Plan receive an annual grant of 2,250 options under
the Premium Plan. All options granted to non-employee directors under the
Premium Plan are granted at an exercise price of 110% of the fair market value
of the Common Stock on the date of grant. As of the record date, there are no
options available to be granted under the Premium Plan. Non-employee directors
are eligible to also participate in the MAF Bancorp, Inc. 1990 Incentive Stock
Option Plan (the "Incentive Plan"). To date, non-employee directors have not
received any grants of options under the Incentive Plan. Directors would also
be eligible to receive option grants under the MAF Bancorp, Inc. 2000 Stock
Option Plan, being presented to shareholders for approval in Proposal 2. No
option grants have yet been made under this plan.
Executive Compensation
The report of the Compensation Committee and the stock performance graph
shall not be deemed incorporated by reference by any general statement
incorporating by reference this proxy statement into any filing under the
Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except to the
extent that the Company specifically incorporates this information by reference,
and shall not otherwise be deemed filed under such Acts.
Compensation Committee Report. Under rules established by the Securities and
Exchange Commission, the Company is required to provide certain data and
information in regard to the compensation and benefits provided to the Company's
Chief Executive Officer and other executive officers of the Company. The
disclosure requirements for the Chief Executive Officer and other executive
officers include the use of tables and a report explaining the rationale and
considerations that led to fundamental executive compensation decisions
affecting those individuals. In fulfillment of this requirement, the Company's
Administrative/Compensation Committee (the "Compensation Committee") has
prepared the following report for inclusion in this proxy statement.
The Compensation Committee is composed solely of independent outside
directors. The entire Board has delegated to the committee the responsibility of
assuring that the compensation of the Chief Executive Officer and other
executive officers is consistent with the compensation strategy, competitive
practices, the performance of the Company, and the requirements of appropriate
regulatory agencies. Directors who do not sit on the Compensation Committee also
participate in executive compensation matters through the review, discussion and
ratification of Compensation Committee actions.
Executive Compensation Philosophy. The Compensation Committee has the
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following goals for the compensation programs relating to the executives of the
Company and the Bank:
* to provide motivation for the executives to enhance earnings per share
results by linking a portion of their compensation to the Company's financial
performance;
* to provide motivation for the executives to enhance shareholder value by
linking a portion of their compensation to the future appreciation in the
value of the Company's Common Stock;
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* to retain the executive officers who have led the Company to high performance
levels and allow the Company to attract high quality executives in the future
by providing total compensation opportunities which are consistent with
competitive norms of the industry and the Company's level of performance; and
* to maintain reasonable "fixed" compensation costs by targeting base salaries
at competitive average to moderately above average levels.
For purposes of determining the competitive compensation market for the
Company's executives, the Committee has reviewed the compensation paid to top
executives of thrifts with total assets and performance results (return on
equity) comparable to those of the Company. This information was generally
derived from peer group data taken from the SNL Securities Executive
Compensation Review which covers publicly-held thrifts (the "SNL Public Thrift
Survey"). In reviewing peer group data, the Committee chose to use information
contained in the SNL Public Thrift Survey because these institutions, similar to
the Company, are all publicly-held thrifts or thrift holding companies and many,
although not all, of these institutions are included in the peer group index
used in the stock performance graph. In addition, the Compensation Committee
reviewed the compensation paid to top executives of certain Illinois banks of
comparable asset size and reviewed the salary history and performance levels of
each of the executive officers in determining appropriate compensation levels.
In addition to the information cited above, the Compensation Committee, in
making compensation decisions for 1999, considered the excellent earnings
results over the past few years. The positive trend continued during 1999 as
diluted earnings per share increased to $2.07 per share in 1999 compared to
$1.65 per share for 1998 and $1.59 per share for 1997.
During 1999, executive officers' compensation consisted principally of
salary, annual incentive bonuses, long-term performance awards and stock option
grants. The Committee believes the salaries are generally in the average range
compared to other thrift institutions of comparable asset size. The Committee
pursues the goal of linking executive compensation to the Company's financial
performance through awards under the Company's annual incentive plan, and
linking executive compensation to the Company's stock price performance through
awards under the long-term incentive plan, incentive stock option plan and
premium-price stock option plan. All awards under these plans are intended to
motivate executives to take actions that will favorably impact the Company's
long-term, as well as annual, profitability.
Under the MAF Bancorp Executive Annual Incentive Plan (the "Annual
Incentive Plan"), executives are classified into three groups, based on their
relative position within the Company, with target annual bonuses (as a
percentage of base salary) equal to 50%, 40% and 35%, respectively. (Beginning
in 2000, the Board changed the target annual bonus percentages for the three
groups to 60%, 50% and 45%, respectively.) Target bonuses are paid if targeted
company net income or earnings per share goals established at the beginning of
each fiscal year are met and if certain safety and soundness standards are
maintained. Annual bonus awards can range from 0% to 150% of the target awards
depending on how actual net income or earnings per share ("EPS") compares to the
targeted company goal. Awards will be (1) 50% of the targeted awards if net
income/EPS equals a threshold performance level (80% of targeted net
income/EPS), (2) 150% of the targeted awards if net income/EPS equals a superior
performance level (120% of targeted net income/EPS) or (3) 0% of the targeted
awards if net income/EPS is below the threshold performance level or if certain
safety and soundness standards are not maintained. A subjective analysis of an
executive's individual performance can also increase or decrease his award
opportunity, although for 1999, this was not used as a criteria in determining
annual bonuses.
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In 1999, EPS equaled approximately 106% of the targeted goal. As a result
of this performance, and having met certain safety and soundness standards,
annual bonuses equal to 57.7% of base salaries were paid to Messrs. A. Koranda
and K. Koranda and annual bonuses equal to 46.2% of base salaries were paid to
Messrs. Weberling, Burba and Rusdal.
The MAF Bancorp Shareholder Value Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "Long-Term
Incentive Plan") grants performance units to executives in target amounts equal
to 25%, 20% and 17.5% of their base salaries, based on executives' respective
classification in one of three groups. (Beginning in 2000, these percentages
were adjusted to 30%, 25% and 22.5% as a result of the change in target annual
bonus percentages for these groups.) The value of performance units is
determined at the end of a three-year period based on the stock price
performance of MAF Bancorp versus the S&P 500 Index. In order for the
performance units to be worth their targeted value, the stock price performance
of MAF Bancorp (including reinvested dividends) must be in the 60th percentile
of the S&P 500 Index (target performance) at the end of the three-year
measurement period. If the stock price performance ranks in the 50th percentile
of the S&P 500 Index, the performance units will be worth 50% of their targeted
value, while performance in the 90th percentile of the S&P 500 Index will result
in the performance units being worth 200% of their targeted value. If the
Company's stock price performance does not rank at least in the 50th percentile
of the S&P 500 Index for the three-year measurement period, the performance
units will have no value. Further, the plan will not be activated and the
performance units will have no value (regardless of stock price performance
relative to the S&P 500 Index) if MAF Bancorp's stock price performance does not
exceed a certain minimum threshold for the three-year period. The value of
long-term performance units granted to executives on January 1, 1999 will be
determined at the end of the three-year performance period ending on December
31, 2001, and cash payments equal to the value of the units will be made at that
time.
Long-term performance units granted on January 1, 1997 were valued at the
end of their three-year performance period on December 31, 1999. The total
return on MAF Bancorp Common Stock (including reinvested dividends) was 40.4%
during this performance period and ranked in the 51st percentile when compared
to the S&P 500 Index.
The Premium Plan provides for annual grants of options to executive
officers in amounts equal to the value of 25%, 20% and 17.5% of base salaries,
based on executives' respective classification in one of three groups (the
present value of such options is to be determined based on an appropriate
pricing model). The option awards to executive officers are to be granted at an
exercise price equal to 133% of the fair market value of the Common Stock on the
date of grant. Thus, executive officers will derive no financial benefit from
the grant of premium options until such time as shareholders benefit from a 33%
stock price increase.
The MAF Bancorp, Inc. 1990 Incentive Stock Option Plan, as amended (the
"Incentive Plan"), provides the Compensation Committee with the authority to
grant discretionary option awards to executives, directors and employees at an
exercise price of not less than 100% of the fair market value of the Common
Stock on the date of grant. Discretionary awards of options to executive
officers, including the Chief Executive Officer, during 1999 were based on a
number of factors, including the Company's continued strong financial
performance as described above and each executive officer's individual
performance, level of responsibility and position within the Company.
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Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer's compensation for
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1999 consisted principally of the following components:
* Salary
* Incentive Bonus
* Long-Term Performance Units
* Stock Option Grants
The Chief Executive Officer's total base compensation consists of a base
salary and an annual retainer as a director of the Company and the Bank. The
annual base salary effective January 1, 1999 was $300,000 and the annual
director retainer was $16,800. The Committee believes the Chief Executive
Officer's base salary is comparatively average to lower than average in his peer
group. The base salary increased 3.4% over the prior year, and the annual
director retainer increased $1,200. The annual incentive bonus for 1999 was
based on the Annual Incentive Plan described above.
The target amount of long-term performance units granted to the Chief
Executive Officer at the beginning of 1999 was equal to 25% of his prior year
base salary. As discussed above, the value of these long-term performance units
will be determined at the end of the three-year performance period ending on
December 31, 2001. Cash payments under the Long-Term Incentive Plan were made
to the Chief Executive Officer for 1999 based on performance units granted on
January 1, 1997.
Based on action taken by the Compensation Committee in December 1998, the
Chief Executive Officer was granted 8,507 premium-price stock options in January
1999, the present value of which on the date of grant was equal to 25% of his
1998 base salary. At this same time, he was awarded discretionary grants of
50,000 stock options under the Incentive Plan on the basis of the factors
described above. At their regular December meeting in 1999, the Compensation
Committee changed its policy of determining the grant date of options. Instead
of granting options effective in the following January, they granted options
under the Premium Plan and the Incentive Plan effective on the date of the
December meeting. Thus, Allen Koranda received a grant of 6,464 options under
the Premium Plan in December 1999 and 50,000 options under the Incentive Plan at
this same time. Options granted to Allen Koranda in December 1999 under the
Premium Plan were reduced from the number he would otherwise have been entitled
to receive under the Plan formula because the number of available options under
the Premium Plan was not sufficient to satisfy the total number to be granted to
executive officers. As a result, all executive officers received the same
prorata percentage reduction in option grants under this plan.
Section 162(m). The Compensation Committee does not believe that the
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provisions of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,
relating to the deductibility of compensation paid to the Named Executive
Officers, will limit the deductibility of the executive compensation currently
expected to be paid by the Company. The Compensation Committee will continue to
evaluate the impact, if any, of such provisions and take such actions as it
deems appropriate.
Administrative/Compensation Committee
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F. William Trescott (Chairman) Robert Bowles, MD
Terry Ekl
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Stock Performance Graph. The following graph shows a comparison of
cumulative total shareholder return (including reinvested dividends) on the
Company's Common Stock, with the cumulative total returns of both a broad-
market index and a peer group index for the period June 30, 1994 through
December 31, 1999. The broad-market index chosen was the Nasdaq Market Index
and the peer group index chosen was the Media General Industry Group, which is
comprised of savings and loan securities. The data was provided by Media
General Financial Services. The shareholder returns are measured based on an
assumed investment of $100 on July 1, 1994.
Comparison of Cumulative Total Return Among MAF Bancorp, Inc.,
Nasdaq Market Index and Peer Group Index
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6/30/94 6/30/95 6/28/96 12/31/96 12/31/97 12/31/98 12/31/99
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MAF Bancorp, Inc. 100.00 103.72 120.51 171.97 264.82 300.63 241.19
Peer Group Index 100.00 115.25 146.47 182.10 306.17 268.40 215.76
Nasdaq Market Index 100.00 117.28 147.64 158.84 194.30 274.04 483.34
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A. The lines represent yearly index levels derived from compounded returns
that include all dividends.
B. If the fiscal year end is not a trading day, the preceding day is used.
C. The Index level for all series was set to $100.00 on 6/30/94.
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Summary Compensation Table. The following table shows, for the years ended
December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997, the cash compensation paid, as well as certain
other compensation paid or accrued for those periods, to the Chief Executive
Officer and the other four highest paid executive officers ("Named Executive
Officers") of the Company.
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Annual Compensation Long Term Compensation
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Awards Payouts
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Other Securities
Annual Restricted Underlying LTIP All Other
Name and Principal Salary Bonus Compen- Stock Options/ Payouts Compensation
Position Year ($)(1) ($)(2) sation($)(3) Awards($) SARs#(4) ($) ($)(5)
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Allen H. Koranda; 1999 $316,429 $173,359 - - 114,971 $ 19,320 $ 38,045
Chairman of the Board 1998 305,320 164,428 - - 30,621 120,120 30,482
& Chief Executive Officer 1997 297,767 207,500 - - 23,272 146,604 30,282
Kenneth Koranda; 1999 316,429 173,359 - - 114,971 18,984 50,303
President 1998 305,208 164,428 - - 30,519 117,390 39,732
1997 295,675 205,310 - - 23,135 141,360 38,961
Jerry A. Weberling; 1999 215,935 92,589 - - 52,612 9,128 21,622
Executive Vice President and 1998 187,607 80,668 - - 16,610 55,510 18,539
Chief Financial Officer 1997 169,277 99,560 - - 11,428 66,576 19,318
David Burba; 1999 221,800 94,899 - - 33,344 - 665,299
Executive Vice President 1998 - - - - - - -
1997 - - - - - - -
Kenneth B. Rusdal; 1999 169,000 78,739 - - 41,309 5,544 18,742
Senior Vice President - 1998 143,750 65,498 - - 14,240 33,670 15,745
Operations and Information 1997 137,289 60,670 - - 8,908 29,412 16,176
Systems
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(1) Includes amounts deferred under the Bank's deferred compensation plan and
profit sharing/401(k) plan and includes directors' fees earned by Messrs. A.
Koranda, K. Koranda, Weberling and Burba.
(2) Includes bonuses earned pursuant to the Bank's annual incentive plan, which
bases bonuses upon percentages of officers' salaries if the Bank meets
certain financial performance goals.
(3) For 1999, 1998 and 1997, there were no (a) perquisites in excess of the
lesser of $50,000, or 10% of the individual's total salary and bonus for the
years; (b) payments of above-market preferential earnings on deferred
compensation, except as disclosed in footnote (5); (c) payments of earnings
with respect to long-term incentive plans prior to settlement or maturation;
(d) tax payment reimbursements; or (e) preferential discounts on stock.
(4) Option grants listed in the table were made pursuant to the Incentive Plan
and the Premium Plan. Options granted to the Named Executive Officers under
both plans become exercisable at various dates as determined at the time of
grant by the Administrative/Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors. Options awarded under the Premium Plan are granted at an
exercise price equal to 133% of the fair market value of the Common Stock on
the date of grant. Options awarded under the Incentive Plan are granted at
an exercise price equal to 100% of the fair market value of the Common Stock
on the date of grant. Options granted to Named Executive Officers during
1999 have exercise prices of $27.06 and $21.84 per share (under the
Incentive Plan) and $35.99 and $29.05 per share (under the Premium Plan).
Options granted during 1998 have exercise prices of $23.46 per share (under
the Incentive Plan) and $31.20 per share (under the Premium Plan). Options
granted during 1997 have exercise prices of $15.22 per share (under the
Incentive Plan) and $20.24 per share (under the Premium Plan). Options
granted include limited rights which are generally exercisable upon a change
in control.
(5) Includes for 1999: (1) estimated contributions to the ESOP of 300 shares
each for Messrs. A. Koranda, K. Koranda, Weberling, Burba and Rusdal, valued
at the year-end stock price of $20.94 per share; (2) estimated
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contributions to the Bank's profit sharing plan, representing discretionary
employer contributions, 401(k) employer-matching contributions and forfeiture
allocations, of $8,315 each for Messrs. A. Koranda, K. Koranda, Weberling,
Burba and Rusdal; and (3) amounts accrued in the deferred compensation plan,
relating to the excess of the plan's interest rates over 120% of the
applicable federal long-term interest rates, of $23,448, $35,706, $7,025,
$702 and $4,145 for Messrs. A. Koranda, K. Koranda, Weberling, Burba and
Rusdal, respectively; and (4) for Mr. Burba, a payment of $650,000,
representing a portion of the retention bonus payable to him in connection
with the merger of Westco Bancorp, Inc. with the Company on December 31,
1998. See "Employment and Special Termination Agreements."
Employment and Special Termination Agreements
The Company and the Bank have entered into employment agreements with Allen
Koranda, Kenneth Koranda, Jerry Weberling and the Company has entered into an
employment agreement with David Burba. The Company and the Bank have also
entered into special termination agreements with certain executive officers of
the Company and the Bank, including Kenneth Rusdal. Such employment and special
termination agreements are designed to ensure that the Company and the Bank will
be able to maintain a stable and experienced management base.
Employment Agreements. The employment agreements with Messrs. A. Koranda, K.
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Koranda and Weberling provide for three-year terms. Prior to each anniversary
date, the Board of Directors of the Company or the Bank may extend the
agreements for an additional year so that the remaining terms shall be
approximately three years. The agreements provide for an annual base salary,
which is reviewed annually, to be paid by the Bank, or the Company in lieu of
the Bank, in an amount which is not less than that which was paid to each
executive in 1990. In addition to base salary, each agreement provides, among
other things, for participation in benefit plans and other fringe benefits
applicable to executive officers.
The agreements with Messrs. A. Koranda, K. Koranda and Weberling provide for
termination by the Company and the Bank for "cause," as defined in the
agreements, at any time. In the event the Company and the Bank choose to
terminate an executive's employment for reasons other than as a result of a
change in control (as defined in the agreements) and other than for cause, or in
the event of an executive's resignation from the Company or the Bank upon (i)
failure to re-elect or re-nominate executive to the executive's current offices;
(ii) a material lessening of the executive's functions, duties or
responsibilities; (iii) a liquidation, dissolution, consolidation or merger in
which the Company or the Bank is not the resulting entity; or (iv) a breach of
the agreement by the Company or the Bank, the executive or, in the event of
death, the executive's beneficiary, as the case may be, would be entitled to a
payment equal to the greater of the amount payable to the executive for the
remaining term of the agreement or three times the executive's average annual
salary and Annual Incentive Plan bonus paid over the prior three years. The
Company and the Bank would also continue the executive's life, health and
disability coverage for thirty-six months or, if earlier, until the executive is
employed by another employer. If termination results from a change in control
of the Company or the Bank, as defined in the agreements, followed by the
executive's subsequent termination of employment, the executive would be
entitled to a termination payment equal to three times the executive's average
annual salary and Annual Incentive Plan bonus paid over the prior three years
(which would result in current payments of approximately $1,340,000, $1,333,000
and $772,000 for Messrs. A. Koranda, K. Koranda and Weberling, respectively,
exclusive of any additional payment which may be due to each individual relating
to the reimbursement of excise taxes, as discussed below) and continued benefits
as described above and certain benefits provided under the Bank's benefit plans.
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The employment agreement with Mr. Burba, effective in January 1999, was
entered into in connection with the merger of Westco Bancorp, Inc. with MAF
Bancorp, Inc. on December 31, 1998. The agreement, pursuant to which Mr. Burba
serves as an Executive Vice President of the Company and the Bank, provides for
a three-year term with an annual base salary of $205,000 and entitles Mr. Burba
to participate in employee benefit plans of the Company and the Bank, including
annual and long-term incentive programs, on the same basis as similarly-situated
executives. The employment agreement provides for the payment of a $920,000
retention bonus to Mr. Burba in consideration of the termination of his
employment agreements with Westco Bancorp, Inc. and First Federal Savings and
Loan Association of Westchester and the waiver of the lump-sum severance payment
of equal amount otherwise payable under these agreements. The retention bonus
is payable in three installments, the one remaining payment of $195,000, plus
interest, to be paid in April 2000. The agreement with Mr. Burba permits
termination by the Company for "cause," as defined in the agreement, at any
time. In the event Mr. Burba's employment is involuntarily terminated other
than for cause, or Mr. Burba resigns due to a breach of the agreement by the
Company or the Bank prior to the expiration of the three-year term, certain
annual compensation payments and insurance benefits will be paid for the balance
of the term.
In connection with the employment agreement, the Company and Mr. Burba also
entered into a non-competition agreement pursuant to which Mr. Burba has agreed
that for a period of 24 months following his termination of employment, he will
not, without the Company's prior consent, engage or participate in depository,
lending or other financial services businesses in any community in which the
Company or the Bank or any of their affiliates has a financial institution or
branch or has sought regulatory approval to acquire or establish a financial
institution or branch at the time of termination of employment, or in any
community within a prescribed radius of any such institution or branch. The
agreement also imposes confidentiality restrictions on Mr. Burba and restricts
him from soliciting or encouraging employees of the Company or the Bank to
terminate employment. As separate consideration for these restrictive covenants,
the Company or the Bank will be obligated to make monthly payments of $15,000 to
Mr. Burba during the 24-month period following his termination of employment.
Such payments will be made to his beneficiary in the event of his death.
Special Termination Agreements. Special termination agreements among the
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Company, the Bank and certain executive officers, including Kenneth Rusdal,
provide for three-year terms. Prior to each anniversary date, the Board of
Directors of the Company or the Bank may extend the agreements so that the
remaining term shall be approximately three years. Each agreement provides that
at any time following a change in control of the Company or the Bank, as defined
in the agreements, if the Company or the Bank were to terminate the executive's
employment for any reason other than "cause," as defined in the agreements, or
if the executive were to elect to terminate his or her own employment following
his or her demotion, loss of title, office or significant authority, a reduction
in his or her compensation, or relocation of his or her principal place of
employment, the executive would be entitled to receive a termination payment in
an amount equal to three times his or her average annual salary and Annual
Incentive Plan bonus paid over the three previous years of his or her employment
(which would result in a current payment of approximately $605,000 for Mr.
Rusdal, exclusive of any additional payment which may be due to him relating to
the reimbursement of excise taxes, as discussed below).
Payments upon a change in control under the employment agreements and special
termination agreements could constitute excess parachute payments under Section
280G of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code"), which may result in the
imposition of an excise tax on the recipient and denial of the deduction for
such excess amounts to the Company and the Bank. The agreements, as amended in
1999, provide that benefits payable following a change in control will, in most
cases, be increased by the amount necessary to reimburse the executive officer
for the amount of the excise tax and any related income tax due on such
reimbursement payment.
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Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan
The Bank has a supplemental executive retirement plan ("SERP") for the purpose
of providing certain retirement benefits to executive officers and other
corporate officers approved by the Board of Directors. The annual retirement
plan benefit under the SERP is calculated equal to 2% of final average salary
times the years of service after 1994 ("Years of Service"). Except in the case
of Mr. Burba, ten additional Years of Service will be credited to participants
in the event of a change in control transaction, although in no event may total
Years of Service exceed the lesser of 20 years or the Years of Service at age
65. The maximum annual retirement payment is equal to 40% of final average
salary. Benefits are payable in various forms in the event of retirement,
death, disability and separation from service, subject to certain conditions
defined in the plan. The SERP also provides for certain death benefits to the
extent such amounts exceed a participant's accrued benefit under the SERP at the
time of death.
Option Plans
The Company maintains the Incentive Plan, which provides for discretionary
stock option awards to officers, directors and employees as determined by the
Compensation Committee. As of the record date, a total of 2,419,010 options
have been granted under the Incentive Plan of which 1,212,145 remain
outstanding. A total of 165,334 options remain to be issued under the Incentive
Plan. The table on the following page lists all grants of options (and limited
rights) under the Incentive Plan to the Named Executive Officers for the year
ended December 31, 1999 and contains certain information about grant-date
valuation of the options.
The Company also maintains the Premium Plan, which provides for stock option
awards to officers, directors and employees as determined by the Compensation
Committee. Under the Premium Plan, options are granted to executive officers at
133% of the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date of grant and are
granted to non-employee directors at 110% of the fair market value of the Common
Stock on the date of grant. Thus, no executive officer or director will derive
any financial benefit from the grant of options under the Premium Plan until
such time as shareholders have benefited from considerable stock price
appreciation. As of the record date, a total of 556,875 options have been
granted under the Premium Plan of which 519,359 remain outstanding. No options
remain to be issued under the Premium Plan. The table on the following page
lists all grants of options (and limited rights) under the Premium Plan to the
Named Executive Officers for the year ended December 31, 1999 and contains
certain information about grant-date valuation of the options.
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OPTIONS/SAR GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
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Number of Percent of Total
Securities Options/SARs
Underlying Granted to
Options/SARs Employees Exercise or Grant Date
Granted in Fiscal Base Price Expiration Present
Name (#)(3) Year ($/Share)(4)(5) Date(6) Value ($)(7)
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Allen H. Koranda 50,000 (1) 6.5% $ 27.06 01/04/09 $548,718
50,000 (1) 6.5 21.84 12/14/09 448,842
8,507 (2) 1.1 35.99 01/04/09 72,476
6,464 (2) 0.8 29.05 12/14/09 46,180
Kenneth Koranda 50,000 (1) 6.5 27.06 01/04/09 548,718
50,000 (1) 6.5 21.84 12/14/09 448,842
8,507 (2) 1.1 35.99 01/04/09 72,476
6,464 (2) 0.8 29.05 12/14/09 46,180
Jerry A. Weberling 20,000 (1) 2.6 27.06 01/04/09 219,487
25,000 (1) 3.3 21.84 12/14/09 224,421
4,165 (2) 0.5 35.99 01/04/09 35,484
3,447 (2) 0.4 29.05 12/14/09 24,626
David Burba 10,000 (1) 1.3 27.06 01/04/09 109,744
15,000 (1) 2.0 21.84 12/14/09 134,652
4,811 (2) 0.6 35.99 01/04/09 40,987
3,533 (2) 0.5 29.05 12/14/09 25,240
Kenneth B. Rusdal 15,000 (1) 2.0 27.06 01/04/09 164,615
20,000 (1) 2.6 21.84 12/14/09 179,537
3,379 (2) 0.4 35.99 01/04/09 28,787
2,930 (2) 0.4 29.05 12/14/09 20,932
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(1) Represents options granted under the Incentive Plan.
(2) Represents options granted under the Premium Plan.
(3) Options granted during 1999 under the Incentive Plan become exercisable in
various installments between 1999-2002 with respect to Messrs. A. Koranda
and K. Koranda, and in various installments between 1999-2003 with respect
to Messrs. Weberling, Burba and Rusdal. To the extent not already
exercisable, the options become exercisable upon a change in control, as
defined in the plan. In addition, vesting of options may be accelerated by
the Compensation Committee. Options granted during 1999 under the Premium
Plan were immediately exercisable by the Named Executive Officers on the
date of grant.
(4) The purchase price may be made in cash or in whole or in part through the
surrender of previously-held shares of Common Stock at the fair market
value of such shares on the date of exercise. The exercise price of stock
options granted to the Named Executive Officers under the Incentive Plan
and Premium Plan is equal to 100% and 133%, respectively, of the fair
market value of the Common Stock on the date the options were granted.
(5) Options are subject to limited rights (SARs) which may be exercised in the
event of a change in control of the Company. Upon the exercise of a limited
right, the optionee would receive a cash payment (or at the discretion of
the Compensation Committee, a like payment of shares of Common Stock) equal
to the difference between the exercise price of the related option and the
fair market value of the underlying shares of Common Stock on
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the date the limited right is exercised, multiplied by the number of shares
to which such limited rights are exercised.
(6) The option term is ten years.
(7) The method used is a variation of the Black-Scholes option pricing model
and reflects the following assumptions as of the grant dates of January 4,
1999 and December 14, 1999: (a) fair market value of the Common Stock on
the date of grant equal to $27.06 per share for options granted on
January 4, 1999 and $21.84 for options granted on December 14, 1999; (b)
expected dividend yield on the Common Stock of 1.03% and 1.65% for options
granted on January 4, 1999 and December 14, 1999, respectively; (c)
calculated volatility of the price of the Common Stock equal to 26.20% and
27.02%, for options granted on January 4, 1999 and December 14, 1999,
respectively, determined based on the closing end-of-week stock prices for
the most recent 104 weeks ending prior to the respective date of grant; and
(d) a risk-free interest rate equal to 4.75% and 6.20%, for options granted
on January 4, 1999 and December 14, 1999, respectively. The actual value,
if any, an executive officer may realize will depend on the excess of the
stock price over the exercise price on the date the option is exercised.
There is no assurance that the value realized will be at or near the value
estimated by the Black-Scholes model.
The following table shows options exercised by the Named Executive Officers
during 1999, including the aggregate value of such options realized on the date
of exercise. In addition, the table provides certain information with respect
to the number of shares of Common Stock represented by outstanding stock options
held by the Named Executive Officers as of December 31, 1999. Also reported are
the values for "in-the-money" options which represent the positive spread
between the exercise price of any such existing stock options and the year-end
price of the Common Stock.
AGGREGATE OPTION/SAR EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR AND
FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION/SAR VALUES
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Number of Securities Value of Unexercised in-the-
Underlying Unexercised Money Options/SARs at
Options/SARs at Fiscal Fiscal Year-End
Shares Acquired Year-End(#) ($)(2)
On Value ------------------------- ---------------------------
Name Exercise(#) Realized($)(1) Exercisable/Unexercisable Exercisable/Unexercisable
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Allen H. Koranda 125,000 $2,458,336 406,800/107,815 $5,570,275/$19,909
Kenneth Koranda 200,000 3,854,588 329,379/107,815 4,152,922/ 19,909
Jerry Weberling - - 73,839/ 44,723 372,952/ -
David Burba 10,000 161,249 135,429/ 21,666 1,999,647/ -
Kenneth Rusdal 8,450 167,874 60,545/ 34,203 374,956/ -
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(1) The value realized from the exercise of stock options to purchase 50,000
and 200,000 shares by Messrs. A. Koranda and K. Koranda, respectively, was
deferred at the election of these executives into the Company's Stock
Option Gain Deferral Plan. Such value was transferred to this plan in the
form of 44,690 and 178,763 shares of Common Stock for the benefit of
Messrs. A. Koranda and K. Koranda, respectively.
(2) Market value of underlying securities at December 31, 1999 ($20.94 per
share), minus the exercise or base price per share.
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Long-Term Incentive Plan
The table below provides certain information relating to performance units
granted to the Named Executive Officers under the MAF Bancorp Shareholder Value
Long-Term Incentive Plan during the year ended December 31, 1999. The value of
the performance units, if any, is to be paid in cash to the recipient at the end
of a three-year performance period. The value of the units is to be determined
based on the stock price performance (including reinvested dividends) of MAF
Bancorp, Inc. Common Stock relative to the S&P 500 Composite Index.
LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN - AWARDS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
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Performance Estimated Future Payouts
Number of or Other Under Non-Stock Price Based Plans (1)
Shares, Period Until --------------------------------------
Units or Other Maturation Threshold Target Maximum
Name Rights (#) or Payout ($ or #) ($ or #) ($ or #)
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Allen H. Koranda 725 3 years $36,250 $72,500 $145,000
Kenneth Koranda 725 3 years 36,250 72,500 145,000
Jerry A. Weberling 355 3 years 17,750 35,500 71,000
David Burba 410 3 years 20,500 41,000 82,000
Kenneth B. Rusdal 288 3 years 14,400 28,800 57,600
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(1) The threshold, target and maximum payments are based on MAF Bancorp stock
price appreciation (including reinvested dividends) ranking in the 50th,
60th and 90th percentile of the S&P 500 Index at the end of the three-year
performance period. No payout is to be made if MAF Bancorp's stock price
performance ranks below the 50th percentile at the end of the performance
period or if MAF Bancorp's stock price performance for the three-year period
is below a minimum threshold, regardless of stock price performance relative
to the S&P 500 Index.
Transactions with Certain Related Persons
Directors, officers and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries are
eligible to apply for mortgage, home equity, home improvement, savings account,
automobile and education loans. All loans to directors and executive officers
are made in the ordinary course of business, do not involve more than the normal
risk of collectibility and do not present any unfavorable features. These loans
are made on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and
collateral, as those prevailing at the same time for comparable transactions
with unaffiliated persons. All loans to directors and executive officers are
approved by the Board of Directors.
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PROPOSAL 2. APPROVAL OF THE MAF BANCORP, INC. 2000 STOCK OPTION PLAN
The Board of Directors has adopted the MAF Bancorp, Inc. 2000 Stock Option
Plan (the "Option Plan") which is being presented to shareholders for approval.
A copy of the Option Plan is attached hereto as Exhibit A. The purpose of the
Option Plan is to advance the interests of the Company and its shareholders by
tying Company performance with long-term compensation. The Board of Directors
believes that stock options are an important element of executives' compensation
package, serving to attract and retain qualified executives and providing an
important motivational link between the Company's stock price and executives'
compensation. Since 1998, stock options have also been granted to employees
other than executive officers. It is the intention of the Company to continue
this practice. The Board of Directors also believes it is in the best interests
of the Company and its shareholders to grant stock options as part of the
compensation paid to directors, in order to attract and retain qualified
directors and link part of their compensation to the return shareholders receive
on their investment in the Company. The number of shares of Common Stock
authorized to be issued under the Option Plan is 300,000 shares. This
represents approximately 1.3% of the 23,660,091 outstanding shares of Common
Stock as of the record date.
The Company currently has two other active stock option plans: the MAF
Bancorp, Inc. 1990 Incentive Stock Option Plan, as amended (the "Incentive
Plan"), and the MAF Bancorp, Inc. Amended and Restated 1993 Premium Price Stock
Option Plan, as amended (the "Premium Plan").
The Incentive Plan was originally adopted in connection with the Company's
1990 initial public offering and was approved by shareholders at the 1990 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders. Shareholders later approved various amendments to the
Incentive Plan in 1996 and 1998. Under the Incentive Plan, a total of 165,334
options remain to be granted and 1,212,145 previously-granted options remain to
be exercised as of the record date, representing in total, approximately 5.8% of
the outstanding shares of Common Stock as of the record date. The weighted
average exercise price of the 1,212,145 outstanding options under the Incentive
Plan is $20.10 per share.
The Premium Plan was originally adopted in 1993 with various amendments
approved by shareholders in 1995. Option awards to executive officers and
directors under the Premium Plan are granted at a premium exercise price equal
to 133% and 110% of the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date of
grant, respectively. Thus, executive officers will derive no financial benefit
from the grant of premium options until such time as shareholders benefit from a
33% stock price increase, while directors' options will be "out of the money"
until such time as the stock price increases by 10% from the date of grant of
the options. Under the Premium Plan, all authorized options have been granted
and 519,359 previously-granted options remain to be exercised as of the record
date, representing approximately 2.2% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock
as of the record date. The weighted average exercise price of the 519,359
outstanding options under the Premium Plan is $19.54 per share.
In addition to the Incentive Plan and the Premium Plan, the Company is
administering two other stock option plans from entities that merged with the
Company. Under these plans, there are 137,053 options remaining to be exercised
as of the record date which have a weighted average exercise price of $4.52 per
share.
In that there are only 165,334 options remaining to be granted under the
Company's option plans, the Board believes that it is an appropriate time to
increase this reserve by 300,000 options. Under the terms of the Option Plan,
options are to be granted at not less than 100% of the fair market value of the
Common Stock on the date of grant.
The foregoing and the following is a summary of the material terms of the
Option Plan which is qualified in its entirety by the complete provisions of the
Option Plan document attached as Exhibit A.
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The Option Plan will be administered by the Administrative/Compensation
Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Committee"). The Committee is
authorized to make all determinations and interpretations under the Plan,
including the amount, timing, terms and conditions of awards granted, subject to
the limitations set forth in the Plan. To the extent necessary to comply with
Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, the Plan provides that the full Board may act
for the Committee. Under the Option Plan, the number of options which may be
granted to any single plan participant during a calendar year may not exceed
100,000.
Under the Option Plan, option awards may be granted for ten years. Options
may be granted in the form of incentive stock options or non-statutory stock
options. The Committee has not yet made a determination of what portion of the
options granted under the Option Plan will take the form of incentive stock
options and what portion will be granted as non-statutory stock options. As
discussed below, income tax consequences generally make incentive stock options
more beneficial to participants than non-statutory stock options, while the tax
consequences of non-statutory stock options are generally more favorable for the
issuing company than incentive stock options.
The Option Plan authorizes the granting of incentive and non-statutory stock
options to such employees and directors of the Company or its affiliates as the
Committee may determine. Options granted under the Option Plan may be either
"incentive stock options" (options which afford tax benefits to recipients upon
compliance with certain conditions, and which do not generally result in tax
deductions to the Company), or "non-statutory stock options" (options which do
not afford income tax benefits to recipients, but which may provide tax
deductions for the Company). Directors are only eligible to receive non-
statutory stock options under the Option Plan.
Incentive stock options granted under the Option Plan may be exercised at such
times as the Committee determines (but not after ten years from the date of
grant or, in the case of an employee owning directly or indirectly more than 10%
of the Common Stock of the Company on the date of grant of an option, not after
five years from the date of grant) and at exercise prices not less than 100% of
the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date the option is granted or,
in the case of an employee owning directly or indirectly more than 10% of the
Common Stock on the date of grant of an option, not less than 110% of the fair
market value of the Common Stock on the date the option is granted. Non-
statutory stock options granted under the Option Plan may be exercised at such
times as the Committee determines (but not after ten years from the date of
grant) and at exercise prices of not less than 100% of the fair market value of
the Common Stock on the date the option is granted. The purchase price may be
paid in cash or by surrendering shares of Common Stock (which meet certain
requirements) equal in value to the exercise price. No options may be granted
under the Option Plan after February 28, 2010 or if earlier, upon the exercise
of options or related rights equaling the maximum number of shares reserved
under the Option Plan.
Option grants will become exercisable in whole or in part at such times as
determined by the Committee at the time of grant. The Committee, in its sole
discretion, may accelerate the time at which any option may be exercised in
whole or in part. All options become immediately exercisable upon a
participant's termination of employment due to death, disability, or retirement
as defined in the Option Plan. In addition, all options become immediately
exercisable upon a change in control, as defined in the Option Plan.
Stock options granted in connection with the Option Plan which are
exercisable, may not be exercised more than three months after the date on which
the optionee ceases to perform services for the Bank or the Company, except as
described below. In the event of cessation of service due to death, disability,
retirement or following a change in control (as defined in the Option Plan),
stock options may be exercisable for up to three years following the date of
termination. If an optionee is terminated for
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cause, all options expire upon such termination. In no event, however, may an
incentive or non-statutory stock option be exercised after the tenth anniversary
of the grant of the option.
If an optionee ceases to perform services for the Company or any affiliate due
to retirement or following a change in control, any incentive stock options
exercised more than three months following the date of the optionee's
termination of employment shall be treated for tax purposes as non-statutory
stock options. If an optionee ceases to perform services for the Company or any
affiliate due to disability, any incentive stock options exercised more than
twelve months following the date of the optionee's termination of employment
shall be treated for tax purposes as non-statutory stock options.
The Company is obligated to withhold from any distributions made pursuant to
an option exercise, or require a Participant to remit, the amount of tax
required to be withheld by law or regulation. At the participant's election,
such withholding obligation may be settled by having shares of Common Stock
otherwise issuable upon exercise of an award, withheld by the Company to satisfy
applicable withholding taxes.
An optionee will not be deemed to have received taxable income upon the grant
or exercise of any incentive stock option, provided that such shares are not
disposed of by the optionee for at least one year after the date the shares are
transferred in connection with the exercise of the option and two years after
the date of grant of the option. No compensation deduction may be taken by the
Company as a result of the grant or exercise of incentive stock options,
assuming these holding periods are met. In the case of a non-statutory stock
option, or in the event shares received upon the exercise of an incentive stock
option are disposed of prior to the satisfaction of the holding periods (a
"disqualifying disposition"), an optionee will be deemed to have received
ordinary income upon the exercise of the stock option, or the date of the
disqualifying disposition, whichever is later, in an amount equal to the amount
by which the exercise price is exceeded by the lesser of the fair market value
of the Common Stock on the date of exercise or the fair market value of the
Common Stock on the date of the disqualifying disposition, multiplied by the
number of shares received pursuant to the exercise of such options. The amount
of any ordinary income deemed to have been received by an optionee upon the
exercise of a non-statutory stock option or due to a disqualifying disposition
of an incentive stock option will generally be a deductible expense of the
Company for tax purposes.
Section 162(m) of the Code disallows federal income tax deductions for certain
compensation in excess of $1 million per year paid to any of the Company's Named
Executive Officers. One exception to the limitation is "performance-based"
compensation. The determination of whether compensation is performance-based is
dependent upon a number of factors, including shareholder approval of the
benefit plan pursuant to which the compensation was paid. Although the Company
has structured the Option Plan to satisfy the "performance-based" criteria,
there is no assurance that options granted under the Option Plan will satisfy
such requirements.
The Committee may grant limited rights simultaneously with the grant of
options, other than options granted to non-employee directors. A limited right
may only be exercised by the optionee following a change in control of the
Company or the Bank and only when the underlying option is exercisable. In no
event may a limited right be exercisable when the fair market value of the
underlying shares of Common Stock on the day of exercise is less than the
exercise price of the related option. Upon exercise of a limited right, the
optionee is entitled to receive a lump-sum cash payment equal to the difference
between the exercise price of the related option and the fair market value of
the shares of Common Stock subject to the option on the date of exercise,
multiplied by the number of shares with respect to which such limited rights are
exercised, and the related option thereafter ceases to be exercisable. The
Committee may substitute Common Stock for cash in satisfaction of any payment
due to a participant for a limited right exercise, if it considers such
substitution to be in the best interests of
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the Company and its shareholders. The amount payable upon exercise of a limited
right will be taxable to the optionee as ordinary income and will generally be
deductible by the Company.
Options and limited rights granted under the Option Plan may only be exercised
during his or her lifetime by the optionee, or a guardian or legal
representative of the optionee. With the consent of the Committee, a
participant may designate a beneficiary of any stock option or limited right
award in the event of the death of the participant. The Option Plan enables the
Committee to permit limited transferability of non-statutory stock options by
participants to immediate family members. Transferred non-statutory stock
options remain subject to the vesting and exercise periods applicable to the
non-statutory stock options prior to such transfer.
The Option Plan provides for adjustment in the number and class of shares
subject to, and available for, option awards under the Option Plan, and in the
annual limit on the number of options which may be granted to an individual
participant under the Option Plan, and to the number, class and the exercise
price of shares subject to outstanding options granted thereunder, in the event
of any change in the outstanding shares of Common Stock that occurs by reason of
a stock dividend or split, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, combination,
separation (including a spin-off), exchange of shares or other similar corporate
change or distribution of stock or property by the Company. Such adjustments do
not constitute amendments to the Option Plan. The Board of Directors may at any
time terminate the Option Plan or amend it, provided, that no amendment which
would have the effect of (a) increasing the number of shares available for
option awards under the Plan, (b) increasing the annual limit on the number of
options which may be granted to an individual participant under the Option Plan,
or (c) extending the period during which options may be granted under the Option
Plan, will be effective unless approved by the shareholders of the Company. No
termination or amendment of the Option Plan may adversely affect any outstanding
option granted under the Option Plan without the consent of the optionee.
The above discussion describes the general terms of the Option Plan. The
purpose of requesting stockholder approval of the Option Plan is to permit
certain options to be granted as incentive stock options under Section 422 of
the Code, to qualify the options granted under the Option Plan as "performance
based" compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code and to comply with the
rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market on which the Company's shares are traded. In
the event shareholders fail to approve Proposal 2, the plan will be null and
void. No determination has yet been made as to the amount or terms of any
future grants of stock options to executive officers, directors or non-executive
employees if shareholders approve the Option Plan. Thus, the benefits or
amounts to be received by or allocated to: (1) the Named Executive Officers;
(2) the current executive officer group; (3) the current non-executive director
group; or (4) the non-executive employee group, are not determinable.
Unless marked to the contrary, the shares represented by the enclosed proxy
card, if executed and returned, will be voted FOR the approval of the MAF
Bancorp, Inc. 2000 Stock Option Plan.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE MAF
BANCORP, INC. 2000 STOCK OPTION PLAN.
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PROPOSAL 3. RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT
OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Company's independent auditors for the year ended December 31, 1999 were
KPMG LLP. The Board of Directors has reappointed KPMG LLP to continue as
independent auditors for the Company and its affiliates, including the Bank, for
the year ending December 31, 2000 subject to ratification of such appointment by
the shareholders. Representatives of KPMG LLP are expected to attend the
Meeting. They will be given an opportunity to make a statement if they desire
to do so and will be available to respond to appropriate questions from
shareholders present at the Meeting.
Unless marked to the contrary, the shares represented by the enclosed proxy
card, if executed, will be voted FOR ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP
as the independent auditors of the Company for the year ending December 31,
2000.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT
OF KPMG LLP AS THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS OF THE COMPANY FOR THE YEAR ENDING
DECEMBER 31, 2000.
Shareholder Proposals
To be considered for inclusion in the proxy statement and proxy relating to
the annual meeting of shareholders to be held in 2001, a shareholder proposal
must be received by the Corporate Secretary of the Company at the address set
forth on the first page of this Proxy Statement, no later than November 22,
2000. If such annual meeting is held on a date more than 30 calendar days from
April 26, 2001, a shareholder proposal must be received by a reasonable time
before the proxy solicitation for such annual meeting is made. Any such
proposal will be subject to 17 C.F.R. (S)240.14a-8 of the Rules and Regulations
of the SEC.
Notice of Business to be Conducted at an Annual Meeting
The bylaws of the Company provide an advance notice procedure for certain
business to be brought before an annual meeting. Under the bylaw provisions
currently in effect, in order for a shareholder to properly bring business
before the 2001 Annual Meeting, the shareholder must give written notice to the
Corporate Secretary of the Company at the address on the front page of this
Proxy Statement not less than thirty (30) days before the time originally fixed
for such meeting; provided, however, that in the event the Company gives less
than forty (40) days notice or prior public disclosure of the date of the 2001
Annual Meeting, notice by the shareholder to be timely must be received not
later than the close of business on the tenth day following the day on which
notice of the date of the meeting was mailed or such public disclosure was made.
The notice of proposed shareholder action must include the shareholder's name
and address, as it appears on the Company's record of shareholders, a brief
description of the proposed business, the reason for conducting such business at
the annual meeting, the class and number of shares of the Company's capital
stock that are beneficially owned by such shareholder and any material interest
of such shareholder in the proposed business. In the case of nominations to the
Board, certain information regarding the nominee must be provided. The
shareholder's notice of nomination must contain all information relating to the
nominee which is required to be disclosed by the Company's bylaws and by the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These procedures apply to any matter that a
shareholder wishes to raise at the 2001 Annual Meeting, including those
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matters raised other than pursuant to 17 C.F.R. (S)240.14a-8 of the Rules and
Regulations of the SEC. Nothing in this paragraph shall be deemed to require the
Company to include in its proxy statement and proxy relating to the 2001 Annual
Meeting any shareholder proposal which does not meet all of the requirements for
inclusion established by the SEC in effect at the time such proposal is
received.
Other Matters Which May Properly Come Before the Meeting
The Board of Directors knows of no business which will be presented for
consideration at the Meeting other than as stated in the Notice of Annual
Meeting of Shareholders. If, however, other matters are properly brought before
the Meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in the accompanying proxy
to vote the shares represented thereby on such matters, to the extent legally
permissible, in accordance with their best judgment.
Whether or not you intend to be present at the Meeting, you are urged to
return your proxy card promptly. If you are a record holder and are present at
the Meeting and wish to vote your shares in person, your proxy may be revoked by
voting at the Meeting. However, if you are a shareholder whose shares are not
registered in your own name, you will need additional documentation from your
record holder to vote personally at the Meeting.
By Order of the Board of Directors
/s/ Carolyn Pihera
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Carolyn Pihera
Corporate Secretary
Clarendon Hills, Illinois
March 22, 2000
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND THE MEETING IN PERSON. WHETHER OR NOT YOU
PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING, YOU ARE REQUESTED TO SIGN AND PROMPTLY RETURN THE
ACCOMPANYING PROXY CARD IN THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE.
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EXHIBIT A
MAF BANCORP, INC.
2000 STOCK OPTION PLAN
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Section 1. Establishment, Purpose, and Effective Date of Plan................ A-1
1.1 Establishment........................................... A-1
1.2 Purpose................................................. A-1
1.3 Effective Date.......................................... A-1
Section 2. Definitions....................................................... A-1
2.1 Definitions............................................. A-1
2.2 Gender and Number....................................... A-3
Section 3. Eligibility and Participation..................................... A-3
3.1 Eligibility and Participation........................... A-3
Section 4. Administration.................................................... A-3
4.1 Administration.......................................... A-3
Section 5. Stock Subject to Plan............................................. A-3
5.1 Number of Shares Available for Awards................... A-3
5.2 Individual Participant Limitations...................... A-3
5.3 Reuse................................................... A-4
5.4 Adjustment in Capitalization............................ A-4
Section 6. Duration of Plan.................................................. A-4
6.1 Duration of Plan........................................ A-4
Section 7. Stock Options..................................................... A-4
7.1 Grant of Options........................................ A-4
7.2 Option Agreement........................................ A-4
7.3 Option Price............................................ A-4
7.4 Exercise of Options..................................... A-5
7.5 Payment................................................. A-5
7.6 Limitations on ISOs..................................... A-6
7.7 Restrictions on Stock Transferability................... A-6
7.8 Termination of Employment or as a Director Due to Death,
Disability, Retirement or after a Change in Control..... A-6
7.9 Other Termination of Employment or as a Director........ A-7
7.10 Nontransferability of Options........................... A-7
Section 8. Limited Rights.................................................... A-8
8.1 Grant of Limited Rights................................ A-8
8.2 Terms of Rights......................................... A-8
8.3 Effect on Related Option................................ A-8
8.4 Payment................................................. A-8
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8.5 Term of Limited Right................................... A-8
8.6 Termination of Employment............................... A-8
Section 9. Beneficiary Designation........................................... A-8
9.1 Beneficiary Designation................................. A-8
Section 10. Rights of Employees.............................................. A-9
10.1 Employment.............................................. A-9
10.2 Participation........................................... A-9
Section 11. Change in Control................................................ A-9
11.1 In General.............................................. A-9
11.2 Definition.............................................. A-9
Section 12. Amendment, Modification, and Termination of Plan................. A-10
12.1 Amendment, Modification, and Termination of Plan........ A-10
Section 13. Tax Withholding.................................................. A-10
13.1 Tax Withholding......................................... A-10
13.2 Share Withholding....................................... A-11
Section 14. Indemnification.................................................. A-11
14.1 Indemnification......................................... A-11
Section 15. Requirements of Law.............................................. A-11
15.1 Requirements of Law..................................... A-11
15.2 Governing Law........................................... A-11
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MAF BANCORP, INC.
2000 STOCK OPTION PLAN
Section 1. Establishment, Purpose, and Effective Date of Plan
1.1 Establishment. MAF Bancorp, Inc., a Delaware corporation, hereby
establishes the "MAF BANCORP, INC. 2000 STOCK OPTION PLAN" for key employees and
non-employee directors. The Plan permits the grant of stock options and limited
rights.
1.2 Purpose. The purpose of the Plan is to advance the interests of
the Company and its stockholders, by encouraging and providing for the
acquisition of an equity interest in the success of the Company and its
affiliates, including Mid America Bank, by employees and non-employee directors,
by providing additional incentives and motivation toward superior performance of
the Company, and by enabling the Company to attract and retain the services of
employees and non-employee directors upon whose judgment, interest, and special
effort the successful conduct of its operations is largely dependent.
1.3 Effective Date. The Plan shall become effective immediately upon
its adoption by the Board of Directors of the Company, subject to ratification
by the stockholders of the Company. Awards may be granted hereunder on or after
the effective date but shall in no event be exercisable or payable to a
Participant prior to such stockholder approval; and, if such approval is not
obtained within twelve (12) months after the effective date, such Awards shall
be of no force and effect.
Section 2. Definitions
2.1 Definitions. Whenever used herein, the following terms shall have
their respective meanings set forth below:
"Award" means any Stock Option and related Limited Right (if
applicable) granted under this Plan.
"Bank" means Mid America Bank, fsb.
"Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
"Cause" shall mean any one of the following:
(i) gross misconduct in, or the continued and willful
refusal by the Participant after written notice by the Company to
make himself available for, the performance of the Participant's
duties for the Company or a subsidiary; or
(ii) conviction for a felony for a matter related to the
Company or a subsidiary; or
(iii) suspension due to the direction of any authorized bank
regulatory agency that the Participant be relieved of his duties
and responsibilities to the Company or a subsidiary.
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"Change in Control" is defined in Section 11.2.
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
"Committee" means the Administrative/Compensation Committee of the
Board of Directors or such other committee appointed from time to time by the
Board of Directors to administer this Plan. The Committee shall consist of two
or more members, each of whom shall qualify as a "non-employee director," as the
term (or similar or successor term) is defined by Rule 16b-3, and as an "outside
director" within the meaning of Code Section 162(m) and regulations thereunder.
"Company" means MAF Bancorp, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
"Disability" means the permanent and total inability by reason of
mental or physical infirmity, or both, of a Participant to perform the work
customarily assigned to the Participant, as determined by a medical doctor
selected or approved by the Committee. Such determination shall also conclude
that it is either not possible to determine when such Disability will terminate
or that it appears probable that such Disability will be permanent during the
remainder of said Participant's lifetime.
"Employee" means an employee (including officers and directors who
are also employees) of the Company or its subsidiaries, or any branch or
division thereof.
"Fair Market Value" means the average of the highest and lowest
trade prices of the Stock as reported by the Nasdaq Stock Market on a particular
date. In the event that there are no Stock transactions on such date, the Fair
Market Value shall be determined as of the immediately preceding date on which
there were Stock transactions.
"Limited Right" means the right to receive an amount of cash or
Stock based upon the terms set forth in Section 8.
"Non-Employee Director" means any member of the Board of Directors
who is not an Employee.
"Option" means the right to purchase Stock at a stated price for a
specified period of time. For purposes of the Plan an Option may be either (i)
an "Incentive Stock Option," or "ISO" within the meaning of Section 422 of the
Code, (ii) a "Nonstatutory (Nonqualified) Stock Option," or "NSO," or (iii) any
other type of option encompassed by the Code.
"Participant" means any Non-Employee Director or Employee
designated by the Committee to participate in the Plan.
"Plan" means the MAF Bancorp, Inc. 2000 Stock Option Plan as set
forth herein and any amendments hereto.
"Retirement" means, with respect to a Participant, termination of
employment other than for Cause, after the Participant's normal retirement date
or early retirement date as from time to time set
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forth under any tax-qualified plan of the Company or any subsidiary which
covers the Participant. In the case of a Non-Employee Director, "Retirement"
means retirement as a director of the Company.
"Rule 16b-3" means Rule 16b-3 or any successor or comparable rule
or rules promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section
16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, applicable to Awards
granted under the Plan.
"Stock" means the Common Stock, $.01 par value per share, of the
Company.
2.2 Gender and Number. Except when otherwise indicated by the context,
words in the masculine gender when used in the Plan shall include the feminine
gender, the singular shall include the plural, and the plural shall include the
singular.
Section 3. Eligibility and Participation
3.1 Eligibility and Participation. Participants in the Plan shall be
selected by the Committee from among those employees who, in the opinion of the
Committee, are employees in a position to contribute materially to the Company's
continued growth and development and to its long-term financial success. Non-
Employee Directors shall also be eligible to participate in the Plan.
Section 4. Administration
4.1 Administration. The Committee shall be responsible for the
administration of the Plan. The Committee, by majority action thereof (whether
taken during a meeting or by written consent), is authorized to interpret the
Plan, to prescribe, amend, and rescind rules and regulations relating to the
Plan, to provide for conditions and assurances deemed necessary or advisable to
protect the interests of the Company, and to make all other determinations
necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan, but only to the
extent not contrary to the express provisions of the Plan. Determinations,
interpretations, or other actions made or taken by the Committee pursuant to the
provisions of the Plan shall be final and binding and conclusive for all
purposes and upon all persons whomsoever. To the extent deemed necessary or
advisable for purposes of Rule 16b-3 or otherwise, the Board may act as the
Committee hereunder.
Section 5. Stock Subject to Plan
5.1 Number of Shares Available for Awards. The total number of shares of
Stock subject to Awards under the Plan may not exceed 300,000, of which all such
shares may be issued with respect to Incentive Stock Options. Such number of
shares shall be subject to adjustment upon occurrence of any of the events
described in Section 5.4. The shares to be delivered under the Plan may consist,
in whole or in part, of authorized but unissued Stock or treasury Stock, not
reserved for any other purpose.
5.2 Individual Participant Limitations. The maximum aggregate number of
shares of Stock with respect to Options granted in any calendar year under this
Plan to any Participant shall be 100,000. Such number of shares shall be
subject to adjustment upon occurrence of any of the events described in Section
5.4.
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5.3 Reuse. If, and to the extent:
(a) An option shall expire or terminate for any reason without having
been exercised in full (including, without limitation, cancellation and re-
grant), the shares of Stock subject thereto which have not become outstanding
shall (unless the Plan shall have terminated) become available for issuance
under the Plan.
(b) Options granted under the Plan are exercised, and shares of Stock
are tendered or withheld for the payment of the exercise price or to satisfy tax
withholding amounts, then such number of shares of Stock tendered or withheld
for the payment of the exercise price or to satisfy tax withholding amounts
shall (unless the Plan shall have terminated) become available for issuance
under the Plan.
5.4 Adjustment in Capitalization. In the event of any change in the
outstanding shares of Stock that occurs after ratification of the Plan by the
stockholders of the Company by reason of a Stock dividend or split,
recapitalization, merger, consolidation, combination, separation (including a
spin-off), exchange of shares, or other similar corporate change or distribution
of stock or property by the Company, the number and class of and/or price of
shares of Stock subject to each outstanding Award, the number and class of
shares of Stock available for Awards and the number and class of shares of Stock
set forth in Sections 5.1 and 5.2, shall be adjusted appropriately by the
Committee, whose determination shall be conclusive; provided, however, that
fractional shares shall be rounded to the nearest whole share.
Section 6. Duration of Plan
6.1 Duration of Plan. The Plan shall remain in effect, subject to the
Board's right to earlier terminate the Plan pursuant to Section 12 hereof, until
all Stock subject to it shall have been purchased or acquired pursuant to the
provisions hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Award may be granted under
the Plan on or after February 28, 2010.
Section 7. Stock Options
7.1 Grant of Options. Subject to the provisions of Section 5 and 6,
Options may be granted to Participants at any time and from time to time as
shall be determined by the Committee. The Committee shall have complete
discretion in determining the number of Options granted to each Participant.
The Committee may grant any type of Option to purchase Stock that is permitted
by law at the time of grant.
7.2 Option Agreement. Each Option shall be evidenced by an Option
agreement that shall specify the type of Option granted, the Option price, the
duration of the Option, the number of shares of Stock to which the Option
pertains, and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine; provided,
however that the term of an Option shall not exceed ten years.
7.3 Option Price. No Option granted pursuant to the Plan shall have an
Option price that is less than the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the date
the Option is granted. However, if an Employee owns stock representing more
than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the
Company (or, under Section 424(d) of the Code, is deemed to own stock
representing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all such
classes of stock), the purchase price per share of Stock
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deliverable upon the exercise of each Incentive Stock Option shall not be less
than 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the date the Incentive Stock
Option is granted.
7.4 Exercise of Options. Options awarded under the Plan shall be
exercisable at such times and be subject to such restrictions and conditions as
the Committee shall approve, either at the time of grant of such Options or
pursuant to a general determination, and which need not be the same for all
Participants, provided that, to the extent required to comply with Rule 16b-3,
no Option granted to a Participant who is subject to Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, shall be exercisable within the first six
months of its term, unless death or Disability of the Participant occurs during
such period. Each Option which is intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock
Option pursuant to Section 422 of the Code, and each Option which is intended to
qualify as another type of ISO which may subsequently be authorized by law,
shall comply with the applicable provisions of the Code pertaining to such
Options.
7.5 Payment. Options shall be exercised by the delivery of a written
notice of exercise to the Company, setting forth the number of shares of Stock
with respect to which the Option is to be exercised, accompanied by full payment
for the Stock. The Option price upon exercise of any Option shall be payable to
the Company in full either:
(a) in cash or its equivalent (including, for this purpose, the
proceeds from a cashless exercise through a broker, or other borrowed funds as
permitted by the Option Agreement),
(b) by tendering previously-acquired Stock (including, for this
purpose, Stock deemed tendered by affirmation of ownership), that (i) has an
aggregate Fair Market Value at the time of exercise equal to the total Option
price and (ii) has been owned by the Participant for at least six (6) months
prior to the date of exercise (unless otherwise permitted by the Committee).
(c) by any other means which the Committee determines to be consistent
with the Plan's purpose and applicable law, or
(d) by a combination of (a), (b), and (c).
The exercise of an Option shall cancel any Limited Right granted with respect to
the Option to the extent of the number of shares as to which the Option is
exercised. As soon as practicable after receipt of each notice and full
payment, the Company shall deliver to the Participant a certificate or
certificates representing acquired shares of Stock.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Option price payable with respect to the
exercise of any Options by a Participant who has a deferral election in effect
under the MAF Bancorp, Inc. Stock Option Gain Deferral Plan (the "Gain Deferral
Plan") shall be made solely be tendering previously-acquired Stock in accordance
with paragraph (b) above. In such an instance, as soon as practicable after
receipt of notice of exercise and payment, the Company shall deliver to the
trustee of the trust established under the Gain Deferral Plan, a certificate or
certificates representing such number of shares of Stock determined by dividing
(i) the excess of (A) the Fair Market Value of the shares of Stock purchased
pursuant to such Option exercise, over (B) the aggregate exercise price of the
shares of Stock purchased, by (ii) the Fair Market Value of one share of Stock.
In addition, as soon as practicable after receipt of such notice and
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payment of the Option price (other than payment by affirmation of ownership),
the Company shall deliver to the Participant a certificate or certificates
representing shares with a Fair Market Value equal to the aggregate option
exercise price paid, net of tax withholding, if any, pursuant to Section 13. For
purposes of the foregoing, Fair Market Value shall be determined on the date of
Option exercise.
7.6 Limitations on ISOs. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the
contrary, to the extent required from time to time by the Code, the following
additional provisions shall apply to the grant of Options which are intended to
qualify as Incentive Stock Options (as such term is defined in Section 422 of
the Code):
(a) The aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the date the
Option is granted) of the shares of Common Stock with respect to which Incentive
Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by any Participant during any
calendar year (under all plans of the Company) shall not exceed $100,000 or such
other amount as may subsequently be specified by the Code; provided that, to the
extent that such limitation is exceeded, any excess Options (as determined under
the Code) shall be deemed to be Nonstatutory (Nonqualified) Stock Options.
(b) Any Incentive Stock Option authorized under the Plan shall contain
such other provisions as the Committee shall deem advisable, but shall in all
events be consistent with and contain or be deemed to contain all provisions
required in order to qualify the Options as Incentive Stock Options.
(c) All Incentive Stock Options must be granted within ten years from
the earlier of the date on which this Plan was adopted by the Board of Directors
or the date this Plan was approved by the stockholders.
(d) Unless exercised, terminated, or canceled sooner, all Incentive
Stock Options shall expire no later than ten years after the date of grant. If
any Employee, at the time an Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns stock
representing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of
stock of the Company (or, under Section 424(d) of the Code, is deemed to own
stock representing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all such
classes of stock), the Incentive Stock Option granted shall not be exercisable
after the expiration of five years from the date of grant.
7.7 Restrictions on Stock Transferability. The Committee shall impose
such restrictions on any shares of Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of an
Option under the Plan as it may deem advisable, including, without limitation,
restrictions under the applicable Federal securities law, under the requirements
of any stock exchange upon which such shares of Stock are then listed and under
any blue sky or state securities laws applicable to such shares.
7.8 Termination of Employment or as a Director Due to Death, Disability,
Retirement or after a Change in Control. Except as may otherwise be provided in
the Option agreement, in the event the employment or service as a director of a
Participant, as applicable, is terminated by reason of death, Disability,
Retirement, or after a Change in Control, any outstanding Options whether or not
then exercisable, may be exercised at any time prior to the expiration date of
the Options or within three (3) years after such date of termination of
employment, whichever period is the shorter. However, in the
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case of Incentive Stock Options, the favorable tax treatment prescribed under
Section 422 of the Code shall not be available (in which case such Option shall
thereafter be treated as a Non-statutory (Nonqualified) Stock Option for its
remaining term) if: (a) in the case of a termination of employment due to
Retirement or following a Change in Control, such Options are not exercised
within three (3) months after the date of termination; or (b) in the case of
termination of employment due to Disability, such Options are not exercised
within twelve (12) months after the date of termination, provided such
Disability constitutes total and permanent disability as defined in Section
22(e)(3) of the Code.
7.9 Other Termination of Employment or as a Director. If prior to a
Change in Control the employment or service as a director of the Participant, as
applicable, shall terminate for any reason other than death, Disability,
Retirement, or involuntarily for Cause, any outstanding Options which were
immediately exercisable at the date of termination, may be exercised at any time
prior to the expiration date of the Option or three months after such date of
termination of employment or service as a director, whichever first occurs.
Where termination of employment or service as a director is involuntarily for
Cause, rights under all Options shall terminate immediately upon termination of
employment.
7.10 Nontransferability of Options. Except as provided below, no Option
granted under the Plan may be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise
alienated or hypothecated, otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution. Further, all Options granted to a Participant under the Plan
shall be exercisable during his lifetime only by such Participant.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, in its discretion, authorize
all or a portion of the Options (other than Incentive Stock Options) granted to
a Participant to be on terms which permit transfer by such Participant to:
(a) the spouse, children or grandchildren of the Participant
("Immediate Family Members");
(b) a trust or trusts for the exclusive benefit of such Immediate
Family Members, or;
(c) a partnership in which such Immediate Family Members are the only
partners,
provided that:
(i) there may be no consideration for any such transfer;
(ii) the Award Agreement pursuant to which such Options are
granted expressly provides for transferability in a manner consistent
with this Section 7.10; and
(iii) subsequent transfers of transferred Options shall be
prohibited except transfers back to the Participant or those in
accordance with Section 9.
Following a transfer, any such Options shall continue to be subject to the same
terms and conditions as were applicable immediately prior to the transfer,
provided that for purposes of Section 9 hereof the term "Participant" shall be
deemed to refer to the transferee. The provisions of Sections 7 and 11 relating
to the period of exercisability and expiration of the Option shall continue to
be applied with respect to the original Participant, and the Option shall be
exercisable by the transferee only to the extent, and for the periods, set forth
in said Section 7 and 11.
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Section 8. Limited Rights
8.1 Grant of Limited Rights. Subject to the provisions of Sections 5 and
6, Limited Rights may be granted to Employees (but not Non-Employee Directors)
simultaneously with the grant of any Option, with respect to all or some of the
shares of Stock covered by such Option, as shall be determined by the Committee.
8.2 Terms of Rights. A Limited Right may be exercised only following a
Change in Control. The Limited Right may be exercised only when the underlying
Option is eligible to be exercised, provided that the Fair Market Value of the
underlying shares of Stock on the day of exercise is greater than the Option
price of the related Option.
8.3 Effect on Related Option. Upon exercise of a Limited Right, the
related Option shall cease to be exercisable. Upon exercise or termination of
an Option, any related Limited Rights shall terminate. The Limited Right is
transferable only when the underlying option is transferable and under the same
conditions.
8.4 Payment. Upon exercise of a Limited Right, the Participant shall
promptly receive from the Company an amount of cash equal to the excess of the
Fair Market Value of the underlying shares of Stock on the date the Limited
Right is exercised over the Option price of the related Option, multiplied by
the number of shares of Stock with respect to which such Limited Right is being
exercised. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may substitute Stock for
cash in satisfaction of any payment due to a Participant under this Section 8.4
if it considers such substitution to be in the best interests of the Company and
its shareholders. In the event of such substitution, the Company shall deliver
to the Participant shares of Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the cash
payment that would otherwise have been made pursuant to this Section 8.4.
8.5 Term of Limited Right. The term of the Limited Rights granted under
the Plan shall be the same as the term of the related Option.
8.6 Termination of Employment. In the event the employment of a
Participant is terminated by reason of death, Disability, Retirement, or after a
Change of Control, or any other reason, any Limited Rights outstanding shall
terminate in the same manner as specified for the related Options under Sections
7.8 and 7.9 herein.
Section 9. Beneficiary Designation
9.1 Beneficiary Designation. Each Participant under the Plan may name,
from time to time, any beneficiary or beneficiaries (who may be named
contingently or successively) to whom any benefit under the Plan is to be paid
in case of his death before he receives any or all of such benefit. Each
designation will revoke all prior designations by the same Participant, shall be
in a form prescribed by the Committee, and will be effective only when filed by
the Participant in writing with the Committee during his lifetime. In the
absence of any such designation, benefits remaining unpaid at the Participant's
death shall be paid to his estate.
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Section 10. Rights of Employees
10.1 Employment. Nothing in the Plan shall interfere with or limit in any
way the right of the Company to terminate any Participant's employment or
service as a director at any time, nor confer upon any Participant any right to
continue in the employ or service as a director of the Company.
10.2 Participation. No Employee or Non-Employee Director shall have a
right to be selected as a Participant, or, having been so selected, to be
selected again as a Participant.
Section 11. Change in Control
11.1 In General. In the event of a Change in Control of the Company as
defined in Section 11.2 below, all Awards under the Plan shall vest 100%,
whereupon all Options and Limited Rights shall become exercisable in full.
11.2 Definition. For purposes of the Plan, a "Change in Control" shall
mean any of the following events:
(a) a change in control which would be required to be reported in
response to Item 1 of the current report on Form 8-K, as in effect on the date
hereof, pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the "Exchange Act"); or
(b) a change in control of the Company or the Bank within the meaning
of the Home Owners Loan Act of 1933, as amended, and the Rules and Regulations
promulgated by the Office of Thrift Supervision (or its predecessor agency), as
in effect on the date hereof, including Section 574 of such regulations; or
(c) without limitation, at such time as any "person" (as the term is
used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) is or becomes the
"beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly
or indirectly, of securities, or makes an offer to purchase and completes the
purchase of securities, of the Bank or Company representing 20% or more of the
Bank's or Company's outstanding securities ordinarily having the right to vote
at the election of directors except for (i) any securities purchased by the
employee stock ownership plan and trust of the Company or a subsidiary or (ii)
any securities of the Bank owned by the Company; or
(d) individuals who constitute either the Company's Board of Directors
on the date hereof (the "Incumbent Board"), or the Bank's Board of Directors on
the date hereof (the "Bank Incumbent Board"), cease for any reason to
constitute at least a majority thereof, provided that any person becoming a
director subsequent to the date hereof whose election was approved by a vote of
at least three-quarters of the directors comprising the Incumbent Board or the
Bank Incumbent Board, as the case may be, or whose nomination for election by
the stockholders was approved by the Nominating Committee serving under the
Incumbent Board or the Bank Incumbent Board, shall be, for purposes of this
clause (d), considered as though such individual was a member of the Incumbent
Board or the Bank Incumbent Board, as the case may be; or
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(e) a plan of reorganization, merger, consolidation, sale of all or
substantially all the assets of the Bank or Company or similar transaction
occurs; or
(f) a proxy statement shall be distributed soliciting proxies from
stockholders of the Company, by someone other than the current management of the
Company, seeking stockholder approval of a plan of reorganization, merger or
consolidation of the Company or Bank or similar transaction with one or more
corporations as a result of which the outstanding shares of the class of
securities then subject to such plan or transaction are exchanged for or
converted into cash or property or securities not issued by the Company and such
proxy statement proposal is approved by the shareholders of the Company; or
(g) a tender offer is made and completed for 20% or more of the
outstanding securities of the Company.
However, notwithstanding anything contained in this section to the contrary, a
Change in Control shall not be deemed to have occurred as a result of an event
described in (a), (b), (c), (e) or (g) above which resulted from an acquisition
or proposed acquisition of stock of the Company by a person, as defined in the
OTS' Acquisition of Control Regulations (12 C.F.R. (S) 574) (the "Control
Regulations"), who was an executive officer of the Company on the date of the
adoption of the Plan and who has continued to serve as an executive officer of
the Company as of the date of the event described in (a), (b), (c), (e) or (g)
above (an "incumbent officer"). In the event a group of individuals acting in
concert satisfies the definition of "person" under the Control Regulations, the
requirements of the preceding sentence shall be satisfied and thus a change in
control shall not be deemed to have occurred if at least one individual in the
group is an incumbent officer.
Section 12. Amendment, Modification, and Termination of Plan
12.1 Amendment, Modification, and Termination of Plan. The Board at any
time may terminate, and from time to time may amend or modify the Plan, in whole
or in part, but no such action shall in any manner adversely affect any Award
theretofore granted under the Plan, without the consent of the Participant.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless approved by the shareholders of the
Company, no amendment or modification of the Plan shall be effective which would
increase the total amount of Stock which may be issued under the Plan, increase
the maximum number of shares which may be subject to Awards granted under the
Plan to a Participant during a calendar year or extend the maximum period during
which Awards may be made under this Plan. For purposes of this Section 12.1,
any adjustment under Section 5.1 or 5.2 upon the occurrence of any of the events
described in Section 5.4 shall not constitute an amendment or modification of
this Plan.
Section 13. Tax Withholding
13.1 Tax Withholding. The Company shall have the power and the right to
deduct or withhold, or require a Participant to remit to the Company, an amount
sufficient to satisfy the minimum Federal, state, and local taxes, domestic or
foreign, required by law or regulation to be withheld with respect to any
taxable event arising as a result of the Plan. In no event shall such
withholding amount exceed the minimum amount required by law to be withheld.
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13.2 Share Withholding. With respect to withholding required upon the
exercise of Options or Limited Rights, or upon any other taxable event arising
as a result of awards granted hereunder, Participants may elect to satisfy the
minimum withholding requirement, in whole or in part, in cash or by having the
Company withhold shares of Stock having a Fair Market Value on the date the tax
is to be determined equal to the minimum amount of tax required to be withheld
to cover any applicable income tax withholding and employment taxes; provided,
however, that in the event a deferral election is in effect with respect to the
shares of Stock deliverable upon exercise of an Option, then the Participant may
only elect to have such minimum withholding made in cash or from the Stock
tendered to exercise such Option. In no event shall such withholding amount
exceed the minimum amount required by law to be withheld. All such elections
shall be irrevocable, made in writing, signed by the Participant, and shall be
subject to any restrictions or limitations that the Committee, in its sole
discretion, deems appropriate.
Section 14. Indemnification
14.1 Indemnification. Each person who is or shall have been a member of
the Committee or of the Board, or who is or shall have acted on behalf or under
authority of the Board or Committee, shall be indemnified and held harmless by
the Company against and from any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be
imposed upon or reasonably incurred by him in connection with or resulting from
any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he may be a party or in which he
may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under the Plan
and against and from any and all amounts paid by him in settlement thereof, with
the Company's approval, or paid by him in satisfaction of any judgment in any
such action, suit, or proceeding against him, provided he shall give the Company
an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before he
undertakes to handle and defend it on his own behalf. The foregoing right of
indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to
which such persons may be entitled under the Company's Certificate of
Incorporation or Bylaws, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any power that the
Company may have to indemnify them or hold them harmless.
Section 15. Requirements of Law
15.1 Requirements of Law. The granting of Awards and the issuance of
shares of Stock upon the exercise of an Option shall be subject to all
applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by any
governmental agencies or national securities exchanges as may be required.
15.2 Governing Law. The Plan, and all agreements hereunder, shall be
construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware.
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REVOCABLE PROXY
MAF BANCORP, INC.
55th Street & Holmes Avenue, Clarendon Hills, Illinois 60514
(630) 325-7300
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
April 26, 2000, 10:00 a.m.
The undersigned hereby appoints the Board of Directors of MAF Bancorp, Inc.
("MAF Bancorp"), each with full power of substitution, to act as proxies for
the undersigned, and to vote all shares of common stock of MAF Bancorp which
the undersigned is entitled to vote only at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders
(the "Annual Meeting"), to be held on Wednesday, April 26, 2000, at 10:00
a.m., local time, at Marie's Ashton Place, 341 W. 75th Street, Willowbrook,
Illinois 60514, and at any and all adjournments thereof, as marked on the
reverse side.
This proxy is revocable and will be voted as directed, but if no
instructions are specified, this proxy will be voted FOR each of the proposals
listed. If any other business is presented at the Annual Meeting, including
whether or not to adjourn the meeting, this proxy will be voted, to the extent
legally permissible, by those named in this proxy in their best judgment. At the
present time, the Board of Directors knows of no other business to be presented
at the Annual Meeting.
The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt from MAF Bancorp prior to the
execution of this proxy of a Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and
proxy statement dated March 22, 2000, and the 1999 Annual Report to
Shareholders.
(Please mark this proxy and sign and date it on the reverse side hereof and
return it in the enclosed envelope.)
(Continued and to be signed on reverse side.)
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MAF BANCORP, INC.
PLEASE MARK VOTE IN OVAL IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER USING DARK INK ONLY. [X]
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" EACH OF THE LISTED PROPOSALS.
1. Election of Directors for terms of three years each: 01 - Joe F. Hanauer,
02 - F. William Trescott and 03 - Andrew J. Zych
For All [_] Withhold All [_] For All Except [_]
(To withhold authority to vote for an individual nominee, write that nominee's
name on the line provided below).
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2. Approval of the MAF Bancorp, Inc. 2000 Stock Option Plan.
For [_] Against [_] Abstain [_]
3. Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent auditors of MAF
Bancorp, Inc. for the year ending December 31, 2000.
For [_] Against [_] Abstain [_]
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Dated: ___________________________ , 2000
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Signature of Shareholder
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Signature of Shareholder
Please sign exactly as your name appears
on this card (do not print).
Please indicate any change in address.
When shares are held by joint tenants,
both should sign, but only one signature
is required. When signing as attorney,
executor, administrator, trustee or
guardian, please give full title as such.
PLEASE MARK, DATE, SIGN AND RETURN THIS PROXY.
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PROFIT SHARING/401(k) VOTING INSTRUCTION CARD
MAF BANCORP, INC.
55th Street and Holmes Avenue, Clarendon Hills, IL 60514
(630) 325-7300
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
April 26, 2000, 10:00 a.m.
TO:
TRUSTEES OF THE MID AMERICA BANK, fsb, EMPLOYEES' PROFIT SHARING PLAN
With respect to shares of MAF Bancorp common stock held by the trustees of
the Mid America Bank, fsb, Employees' Profit Sharing Plan and allocated to my
401(k) and/or profit sharing accounts, you are directed to sign and forward a
proxy in the form being solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors to vote
only at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting"), to be held
on April 26, 2000, at 10:00 a.m., local time, at Marie's Ashton Place, 341 W.
75th Street, Willowbrook, Illinois 60514, and at any and all adjournments
thereof, as marked on the reverse side.
The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt from MAF Bancorp prior to the
execution of this voting instruction card, of a Notice of Annual Meeting of
Shareholders and proxy statement dated March 22, 2000, and the 1999 Annual
Report to Shareholders.
**NOTICE TO PARTICIPANTS IN THE MID AMERICA BANK, fsb, EMPLOYEES' PROFIT
SHARING PLAN**
Pursuant to Section 7.4 of the Plan you have the right to direct the trustees
how to vote shares of MAF Bancorp common stock held by the trustees and
attributable to shares allocated to your 401(k) and/or profit sharing accounts
as of March 8, 2000, at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on April
26, 2000, and at any adjournment thereof. You are encouraged to specify your
choices by marking appropriately on the reverse side, but you need not mark a
choice if you wish your shares to be voted in accordance with the Board of
Directors recommendations. In either case, please be sure to sign on the
reverse side and return the voting instruction card in the enclosed envelope.
(Please mark this voting instruction card and sign and date it on the reverse
side hereof and return it in the enclosed envelope.)
(Continued and to be signed on reverse side.)
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PROFIT SHARING/401(k) PLAN VOTING INSTRUCTION CARD
MAF BANCORP, INC.
PLEASE MARK VOTE IN OVAL IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER USING DARK INK ONLY. [X]
1. Election of Directors for terms of three years each: 01-Joe F. Hanauer, 02-
F. William Trescott and 03-Andrew J. Zych
(To withhold authority to vote for an individual nominee, write that
nominee's name on the line provided below).
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For All [_] Withhold All [_] For All Except [_]
2. Approval of the MAF Bancorp, Inc. 2000 Stock Option Plan.
For [_] Against [_] Abstain [_]
3. Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent auditors of MAF
Bancorp, Inc. for the year ending December 31, 2000.
For [_] Against [_] Abstain [_]
Dated: _________________, 2000
______________________________
Signature of Participant
Please sign exactly as your
name appears on this card (do
not print). Please indicate
any change in address.
When signing as attorney,
executor, administrator,
trustee or guardian, please
give full title as such.
PLEASE MARK, DATE, SIGN AND RETURN THIS VOTING INSTRUCTION CARD.
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MAF BANCORP, INC.
PLEASE MARK VOTE IN OVAL IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER USING DARK INK ONLY. [X]
1. Election of Directors for terms of three years each: 01-Joe F. Hanauer, 02-
F. William Trescott and 03-Andrew J. Zych
(To withhold authority to vote for an individual nominee, write that
nominee's name on the line provided below).
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For All [_] Withhold All [_] For All Except [_]
2. Approval of the MAF Bancorp, Inc. 2000 Stock Option Plan.
For [_] Against [_] Abstain [_]
3. Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent auditors of MAF
Bancorp, Inc. for the year ending December 31, 2000.
For [_] Against [_] Abstain [_]
Dated: _________________, 2000
______________________________
Signature of Participant
Please sign exactly as your
name appears on this card (do
not print). Please indicate
any change in address.
When signing as attorney,
executor, administrator,
trustee or guardian, please
give full title as such.
PLEASE MARK, DATE, SIGN AND RETURN THIS ESOP VOTING INSTRUCTION CARD.
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ESOP VOTING INSTRUCTION CARD
MAF BANCORP, INC.
55th Street & Holmes Avenue, Clarendon Hills, Illinois 60514
(630) 325-7300
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
April 26, 2000, 10:00 a.m.
I am a participant in the Mid America Bank, fsb Employee Stock Ownership Plan
("ESOP"), which holds shares of MAF Bancorp, Inc. I have received notice of
the annual meeting of the shareholders of MAF, to be held on April 26, 2000. I
hereby instruct LaSalle National Bank, as independent trustee of the Mid
America Bank, fsb Employee Stock Ownership Trust, to vote all of the shares of
MAF allocated to my account under the ESOP at the 2000 annual meeting of the
shareholders of MAF as directed on the reverse side of this card.
(Please mark this voting instruction card and sign and date it on the reverse
side hereof and return it in the enclosed envelope.)
(Continued and to be signed on reverse side.)
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