SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
[ X ] Filed by the registrant
[ ] Filed by a party other than the registrant
Check the appropriate box:
[ ] Preliminary Proxy Statement
[ ] Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only
(as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))
[ X ] Definitive Proxy Statement
[ ] Definitive Additional Materials
[ ] Soliciting Material Pursuant to ss. 240.14a-11(c) or ss. 240.14a-12
FIRST KEYSTONE
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(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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FIRST KEYSTONE LETTERHEAD
December 24, 1998
Dear Stockholder:
You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting of Stockholders
of First Keystone Financial, Inc. The meeting will be held at the Towne House
Restaurant located at 117 Veterans Square, Media Pennsylvania, on Wednesday,
January 27, 1999 at 2:00 P.M., Eastern Time. The matters to be considered by
stockholders at the Annual Meeting are described in the accompanying materials.
It is very important that you be represented at the Annual Meeting
regardless of the number of shares you own or whether you are able to attend the
meeting in person. We urge you to mark, sign, and date your proxy card today and
return it in the envelope provided, even if you plan to attend the Annual
Meeting. This will not prevent you from voting in person, but will ensure that
your vote is counted if you are unable to attend.
Your continued support of and interest in First Keystone Financial,
Inc. are sincerely appreciated.
Sincerely,
/s/Donald S. Guthrie
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Donald S. Guthrie
President and
Chief Executive Officer
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FIRST KEYSTONE FINANCIAL, INC.
22 West State Street
Media, Pennsylvania 19063
(610) 565-6210
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To Be Held on January 27, 1999
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting of Stockholders ("Annual
Meeting") of First Keystone Financial, Inc. (the "Company") will be held at the
Towne House Restaurant located at 117 Veterans Square, Media Pennsylvania, on
Wednesday, January 27, 1999 at 2:00 P.M., Eastern Time, for the following
purposes, all of which are more completely set forth in the accompanying Proxy
Statement:
(1) To elect three (3) directors for a four-year term or until
their successors are elected and qualified;
(2) To consider and approve the adoption of the 1998 Stock Option
Plan;
(3) To ratify the appointment by the Board of Directors of Deloitte &
Touche LLP as the Company's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1999; and
(4) To transact such other business as properly may come before the
meeting or any adjournment thereof. As of the date hereof, management is not
aware of any other such business.
The Board of Directors has fixed December 15, 1998 as the voting record
date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at
the Annual Meeting. Only those stockholders of record as of the close of
business on that date will be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
/s/Carol Walsh
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Corporate Secretary
Media, Pennsylvania
December 24, 1998
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT
YOUR SHARES BE REPRESENTED REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER YOU OWN. EVEN IF YOU PLAN TO
BE PRESENT, YOU ARE URGED TO COMPLETE, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE ENCLOSED PROXY
PROMPTLY IN THE ENVELOPE PROVIDED. IF YOU ATTEND THE MEETING, YOU MAY VOTE
EITHER IN PERSON OR BY PROXY. ANY PROXY GIVEN MAY BE REVOKED BY YOU IN WRITING
OR IN PERSON AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO THE EXERCISE THEREOF. HOWEVER, IF YOU ARE A
STOCKHOLDER WHOSE SHARES ARE NOT REGISTERED IN YOUR OWN NAME, YOU WILL NEED
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION FROM YOUR RECORD HOLDER IN ORDER TO VOTE IN PERSON AT
THE ANNUAL MEETING.
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FIRST KEYSTONE FINANCIAL INC.
PROXY STATEMENT
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
January 27, 1999
This Proxy Statement is furnished to holders of common stock, $.01 par
value per share (the "Common Stock"), of First Keystone Financial, Inc. (the
"Company"), the holding company of First Keystone Federal Savings Bank (the
"Bank"). The Company acquired all of the Bank's common stock issued in January
1995 in connection with the conversion of the Bank from mutual to stock form.
Proxies are being solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors of the Company
to be used at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders ("Annual Meeting") to be held
at the Towne House Restaurant located at 117 Veterans Square, Media
Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, January 27, 1999 at 2:00 P.M., Eastern Time, for the
purposes set forth in the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders. This Proxy
Statement is first being mailed to stockholders on or about December 24, 1998.
The proxy solicited hereby, if properly signed and returned to the
Company and not revoked prior to its use, will be voted in accordance with the
instructions contained therein. If no contrary instructions are given, then each
proxy received will be voted FOR the nominees for director described herein, FOR
adoption of the 1998 Stock Option Plan (the "1998 Option Plan"), FOR
ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's
independent auditors for fiscal 1999 and upon the transaction of such other
business as properly may come before the meeting, in accordance with the best
judgment of the persons appointed as proxies. Any stockholder giving a proxy has
the power to revoke it at any time before it is exercised by (i) filing with the
Secretary of the Company written notice thereof (Carol Walsh, Secretary, First
Keystone Financial, Inc.); (ii) submitting a duly executed proxy bearing a later
date; or (iii) appearing at the Annual Meeting and giving the Secretary notice
of his or her intention to vote in person. Proxies solicited hereby may be
exercised only at the Annual Meeting and any adjournment thereof and will not be
used for any other meeting.
VOTING
Only stockholders of record at the close of business on December 15,
1998 (the "Voting Record Date") will be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.
On the Voting Record Date, there were 2,269,216 shares of Common Stock
outstanding and the Company had no other class of equity securities outstanding.
Each share of Common Stock is entitled to one vote at the Annual Meeting on all
matters properly presented at the meeting. Directors are elected by a plurality
of the votes cast with a quorum present. The three persons who receive the
greatest number of votes of the holders of Common Stock represented in person or
by proxy at the Annual Meeting will be elected directors of the Company.
Abstentions are considered in determining the presence of a quorum and will not
affect the plurality vote required for the election of directors. The
affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the total votes present in
person or by proxy is required to adopt the 1998 Stock Option Plan and to ratify
the appointment of the independent auditors. Under rules of the New York Stock
Exchange, the proposals to adopt the 1998 Option Plan and ratify the appointment
of auditors are considered "discretionary" items upon which brokerage firms may
vote in their discretion on behalf of their clients if such clients have not
furnished voting instructions and for which there will not be "broker
non-votes."
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INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR
AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Election of Directors
The Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company provide that the
Board of Directors of the Company shall be divided into four classes that are as
equal in number as possible, and that members of each class of directors are to
be elected for a term of four years. One class is to be elected annually.
Stockholders of the Company are not permitted to cumulate their votes for the
election of directors.
No other directors or executive officers of the Company are related to
any other director or executive officer of the Company by blood, marriage or
adoption, except for Edmund Jones and Donald A. Purdy, who are brothers-in-law.
All of the nominees currently serve as directors of the Company.
Unless otherwise directed, each proxy executed and returned by a
stockholder will be voted for the election of the nominees for director listed
below. If the person or persons named as nominee should be unable or unwilling
to stand for election at the time of the Annual Meeting, then the proxies will
nominate and vote for one or more replacement nominees recommended by the Board
of Directors. At this time, the Board of Directors knows of no reason why the
nominees listed below may not be able to serve as directors if elected.
The following tables present information concerning the nominees for
director of the Company and each director whose term continues, including tenure
as a director of the Bank.
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Nominees for Director for Four-Year Term Expiring in 2003
Principal Occupation During Director
Name Age(1) the Past Five Years Since
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Donald S. Guthrie 63 President and Chief Executive Officer of 1994
the Bank since 1993; previously a
member of the law firm of Jones,
Guthrie & Strohm, P.C., Media,
Pennsylvania.
Edmund Jones 80 Director; former Chairman of the Board 1947
from 1979 until 1993; member of the
law firm of Jones, Strohm, Crain &
Guthrie, P.C., Media Pennsylvania.
Willard F. Letts 77 Director; President and principal 1982
shareholder of Eastern Flame Hardening
Co., Eddystone, Pennsylvania, a ferrous
metals heat treating business.
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The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the election of the
above nominees for director.
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Members of the Board of Directors Continuing in Office
Directors Whose Terms Expire in 2000
Principal Occupation During Director
Name Age(1) the Past Five Years Since
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Olive J. Faulkner 76 Director; retired; formerly served in 1970
various positions with the Bank,
including Vice President and Corporate
Secretary of the Bank from 1970 to
1988.
Donald A. Purdy 75 Chairman of the Board since 1993; 1970
served as President of the
Bank from 1979 to 1990 and as
President and Chief Executive
Officer of the Bank from 1990
to 1993.
Thomas M. Kelly 42 Director; has served as Chief Financial 1997
Officer of the Bank since 1991 and
Executive Vice President since 1995;
served as Senior Vice President from
1991 to 1995; former Senior Manager at
Deloitte & Touche LLP.
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Directors Whose Terms Expire in 2001
Principal Occupation During Director
Name Age(1) the Past Five Years Since
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William K. Betts 76 Director; retired; former Senior Vice 1982
President of Human Resources of
the Bank from 1982 until 1986;
served as President of Linwood
Keystone Savings and Loan
Association prior to its merger
with the Bank in 1982.
Walter J. Lewicki 81 Director; retired; formerly associated 1982
with the firm of Lokker, Lees and
Melcher, Inc., a commercial real estate
management firm located in Media,
Pennsylvania.
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Directors Whose Terms Expire in 2002
Principal Occupation During Director
Name Age(1) the Past Five Years Since
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Edward Calderoni 76 Director; Partner in Century 21- 1982
Alliance, a real estate firm located in
Media, Pennsylvania, since 1968.
Silvio F. D'Ignazio 79 Director; owner of the Towne House 1976
Restaurant in Media, Pennsylvania, and
the Nottingham Inn in Nottingham,
Pennsylvania.
Joan G. Taylor 69 Director; retired; former Executive 1976
Director of the Young Woman's
Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.) in
Chester, Delaware County,
Pennsylvania, until her retirement in
1991.
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(1) As of September 30, 1998.
Stockholder Nominations
Article 6.F of the Company's Restated Articles of Incorporation governs
nominations for election to the Board of Directors and requires all such
nominations, other than those made by the Board, to be made at a meeting of
stockholders called for the election of directors, and only by a stockholder who
has complied with the notice provisions set forth in such section. Stockholder
nominations must be made pursuant to timely notice delivered in writing to the
Secretary of the Company. To be timely, a stockholder's notice must be delivered
to, or mailed and received at, the principal executive offices of the Company
not later than 60 days prior to the anniversary date of the immediately
preceding annual meeting. No such notices were submitted to the Company's
Secretary for consideration at this Annual Meeting.
Each written notice of a stockholder nomination shall set forth (a) as
to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or
re-election as a director and as to the stockholder giving the notice (i) the
name, age, business address and residence address of such person, (ii) the
principal occupation or employment of such person, (iii) the class and number of
shares of Company stock that are beneficially owned by such person on the date
of such stockholder notice, and (iv) any other information relating to such
person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies with respect
to nominees for election as directors, pursuant to the proxy rules under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"); and (b) as to
the stockholder giving the notice (i) the name and address, as they appear on
the Company's books, of such stockholder and any other stockholders known by
such stockholder to be supporting such nominees and (ii) the class and number of
shares of Company stock that are beneficially owned by such stockholder on the
date of such stockholder notice and, to the extent known, by any other
stockholders known by such stockholder to be supporting such nominees on the
date of such stockholder notice. The presiding officer of the meeting may refuse
to acknowledge the nomination of any person not made in compliance with the
foregoing procedures.
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Committees and Meetings of the Board of the Company and Bank
The Board of Directors of the Company meets on a monthly basis and may
have additional special meetings upon the request of the President or a majority
of the directors. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 1998, the Board of
Directors of the Company met 13 times. No director attended fewer than 75% of
the total number of Board meetings or committee meetings on which he or she
served that were held during this period. The Board of Directors of the Company
has established the following committees:
Internal Review Committee. The Internal Review Committee consists of Messrs.
Calderoni, D'Ignazio and Lewicki and Ms. Taylor. The Internal Review Committee
reviews the records and affairs of the Company, meets with the Company's
outsourced internal auditor, engages the Company's external auditors and reviews
their reports. The Internal Review Committee met three times during fiscal 1998.
Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee consists of Messrs.
Betts, Jones and Letts. The Nominating Committee, which is responsible for
reviewing and nominating candidates to the Board, met one time during fiscal
1998.
The Board of Directors of the Bank met 12 times during fiscal 1998. In
addition, the Board of Directors of the Bank has established the following
committees:
Executive Committee. The Executive Committee consists of Messrs.
Calderoni, D'Ignazio, Guthrie, Kelly, Jones, Letts and Purdy and Ms. Faulkner.
The Executive Committee has authority to act on general Bank matters between
Board meetings. The Executive Committee met 12 times during fiscal 1998.
Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee consists of Messrs.
Calderoni, D'Ignazio and Letts. The Compensation Committee, which reviews
overall compensation and benefits for the Bank's employees and recommends
compensation and benefits for senior officers, met once during fiscal 1998.
Internal Review Committee. The Internal Review Committee consists of
Messrs. Calderoni, D'Ignazio and Lewicki and Ms. Taylor. The Internal Review
Committee reviews the records and affairs of the Bank, meets with the Bank's
outsourced internal auditor, engages the Bank's external auditors and reviews
their reports. The Internal Review Committee met three times during fiscal 1998.
In addition to the committees described above, the Bank also has
established other committees which include members of the Board and senior
management and which meet as required. These committees include, among others,
an Asset/Liability Committee, a Loan Committee, a Year 2000 Task Force
Committee, a Community Investment Committee and an Asset Quality Review
Committee.
Executive Officers Who Are Not Directors
Set forth below is information with respect to the principal
occupations during the last six years for the three executive officers of the
Company and the Bank who do not serve as directors.
Stephen J. Henderson. Mr. Henderson has been Senior Vice President and
Chief Lending Officer since May 1991 and has been employed in various capacities
at the Bank since 1971.
Elizabeth M. Mulcahy. Ms. Mulcahy has served as Senior Vice President
of Human Resources since 1991 and has been employed in various capacities at the
Bank since 1964.
Carol Walsh. Ms. Walsh has served as Corporate Secretary since August
1991 and has been employed in various capacities at the Bank since 1970.
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BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF COMMON STOCK
BY CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth the beneficial ownership of the Common
Stock as of December 15, 1998, and certain other information with respect to (i)
the only persons or entities, including any "group" as that term is used in
Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act, who or which were known to the Company to
be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the issued and outstanding Common
Stock, (ii) each director of the Company, and (iii) all directors and executive
officers of the Company and the Bank as a group.
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Amount and Nature
Name of Beneficial of Beneficial
Owner or Number of Ownership as of Percent of
Persons in Group December 15, 1998(1) Common Stock
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First Keystone Financial, Inc.
Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Trust(2)
22 West State Street 295,150 13.0%
Media, Pennsylvania 19063
Charles J. Moore 213,000(3) 9.4
The Banc Funds Company L.L.C
208 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, Illinois 60604
Dorset Management Corporation
David M. Knott
485 Underhill Boulevard, Suite 205
Syosset, New York 11791 146,000 6.4
Directors:
William K. Betts 15,120(4)(5)(6) *
Edward Calderoni 25,953(5)(6)(7) *
Silvio F. D'Ignazio 68,400(5)(8) 3.0
Olive J. Faulkner 25,712(5)(6) *
Donald S. Guthrie 71,639(9) 3.1
Edmund Jones 26,124(10) 1.1
Thomas M. Kelly 36,154(11) 1.6
Willard F. Letts 15,712(5)(6)(12) *
Walter J. Lewicki 15,712(5)(6)(12) *
Donald A. Purdy 55,270(13) 2.4
Joan G. Taylor 7,712(5)(6) *
All directors and
executive officers as
a group (14 persons) 485,126(14) 20.2
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* Represents less than 1% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(1) Based upon filings made pursuant to the Exchange Act and information
furnished by the respective individuals. Under regulations promulgated
pursuant to the Exchange Act, shares of Common Stock are deemed to be
beneficially owned by a person if he or she directly or indirectly has
or shares (i) voting power, which includes the power to vote or to
direct the voting of the shares, or (ii) investment power, which
includes the power to dispose or to direct the disposition of the
shares. Unless otherwise indicated, the named beneficial owner has
sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares.
(2) The First Keystone Financial, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan Trust
(the "Trust") was established pursuant to the First Keystone
Financial, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the "ESOP") by an
agreement between the Company and Messrs. Calderoni, Jones and Purdy,
who act as trustees of the plan (the "Trustees"). Under the terms of
the ESOP, the Trustees must vote all allocated shares held in the ESOP
in accordance with the instructions of the participating employees,
and allocated shares for which employees do not give instructions and
unallocated shares will be voted in the same ratio on any matter as to
those shares for which instructions are given. Unallocated shares held
in the ESOP will be voted by the Trustees. Allocated shares for which
participants do not provide the Trustees' instructions and allocated
shares will be voted in the same ratio on any matter as those
allocated shares for which instructions are given. As of the Voting
Record Date, 69,156 shares held in the Trust had been allocated to the
accounts of participating employees including 15,085 shares
beneficially owned by executive officers.
(3) Reflects shares held by the Banc Fund III L.P. (23,665 shares), Bank
Fund III Trust (72,535 shares), Banc Fund IV L.P. (26,770 shares) and
Banc Fund IV Trust (90,030). The general partner of Banc Fund III L.P.
is MidBanc III L.P. ("MBIII") while the general partner of Bank Fund
IV L.P. is MidBanc IV L.P. ("MBIV"). The general partner of MBIII is
ChiCorp Management III, Inc. ("Management III") while the general
partner of MBIV is ChiCorp Management IV, Inc. ("Management IV"). The
sole stockholder of Management III and IV is The Banc Funds Company,
L.L.P. ("TBFC") which is controlled by Charles J. Moore. The
investment manager of Bank Fund III Trust and Bank IV Fund Trust is
TBFC. Mr. Moore is manager of the investment decisions for each of
Banc Fund III L.P., Bank Fund III Trust, Bank Fund IV and Bank Fund IV
Trust and as such, has voting and despositive authority over the
shares held thereby.
(4) Includes 100 shares held jointly with spouse.
(5) Includes 942 shares granted pursuant to the 1995 Recognition and
Retention Plan and Trust ("Recognition Plan") that may be voted by the
director pending vesting and distribution.
(6) Includes 3,672 shares pursuant to the 1995 Stock Option Plan ("1995
Option Plan") that may be acquired within 60 days of the Voting Record
Date.
(7) Includes 20,237 shares held jointly with spouse.
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(8) Includes 20,000 shares held jointly with spouse and 1,360 shares that
may be acquired within 60 days of the Voting Record Date pursuant to
the 1995 Option Plan.
(9) Includes 7,402 shares held in the Bank's 401(k)/Profit-Sharing Plan
("401(k)/Profit Sharing Plan"), 4,711 shares allocated to Mr. Guthrie
as a participant in the Company's ESOP and 4,896 shares granted
pursuant to the Recognition Plan that may be voted by Mr. Guthrie
pending vesting and distribution; also includes 22,032 shares that may
be acquired within 60 days of the Voting Record Date pursuant to the
1995 Option Plan.
(10) Includes 5,000 shares owned by Mr. Jones' spouse; also, includes 6,378
shares granted pursuant to the Recognition Plan that may be voted
pending vesting and distribution; also includes 7,344 shares that may
be acquired within 60 days of the Voting Record Date pursuant to the
1995 Option Plan.
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(11) Includes 4,132 shares held in the Bank's 401(k)/Profit Sharing Plan,
3,798 shares allocated to Mr. Kelly as a participant in the Company's
ESOP and 4,896 shares granted pursuant to the Recognition Plan that
may be voted by Mr. Kelly pending vesting and distribution; also
includes 22,032 shares that may be acquired within 60 days of the
Voting Record Date pursuant to the 1995 Option Plan.
(12) Includes 10,000 shares held jointly with spouse.
(13) Includes 5,530 shares held by Mr. Purdy's spouse. Also includes 1,632
shares granted pursuant to the Recognition Plan that may be voted by
Mr. Purdy; also includes 8,160 shares that may be acquired within 60
days of the Voting Record Date pursuant to the 1995 Option Plan.
(14) Includes 15,085 shares allocated to executive officers pursuant to the
ESOP, 35,820 shares granted pursuant to the Recognition Plan which may
be voted by the grantees providing vesting and distribution and
134,368 shares that may be acquired within 60 days of the Voting
Record Date pursuant to the Option Plan.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Summary Compensation Table
The following table sets forth a summary of certain information
concerning the compensation paid by the Bank for services rendered in all
capacities during the three years ended September 30, 1998 to the President and
Chief Executive Officer of the Bank and the only other officer of the Bank whose
total annual cash compensation exceeded $100,000 during fiscal 1998. Said
officers, who also serve as executive officers of the Company, do not receive
any compensation from the Company.
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Annual Compensation Long Term Compensation
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Awards Payouts
Name and Fiscal Other Annual Stock Number of LTIP All Other
Principal Position Year Salary Bonus Compensation(1) Grants Options Payouts Compensation
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Donald S. Guthrie 1998 $159,231 $ 31,916 $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ 41,673(2)
President and Chief 1997 $135,430 $ 9,284 $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ 14,006(2)
Executive Officer 1996 $124,768 $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ 22,535(2)
Thomas M. Kelly 1998 $119,423 $ 21,102 $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $34,952 (3)
Executive Vice 1997 $102,308 $ 6,528 $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ 10,707(3)
President and Chief 1996 $ 93,346 $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ 12,138(3)
Financial Officer
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(1) Does not include amounts attributable to miscellaneous benefits
received by the named executive officers. In the opinion of management
of the Company, the costs to the Bank of providing such benefits to
such persons during the year ended September 30, 1998 did not exceed
the lesser of $50,000 or 10% of the total of annual salary and bonus
reported for the individual.
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(2) Reflects contributions made by the Bank on Mr. Guthrie's behalf to the
Bank's 401(k)/Profit-sharing Plan; also reflects in fiscal years 1998,
1997 and 1996, allocation of shares of Common Stock to Mr. Guthrie's
account in the ESOP with a fair market value as of the date of
allocation of $40,073, $13,013 and $11,669, respectively; also
reflects in fiscal year 1996 the net expense of $6,875, in premiums
paid on a life insurance policy. See "- Benefits - Supplemental
Retirement Benefits."
(3) Reflects contributions made by the Bank on Mr. Kelly's behalf to the
Bank's 401(k)/Profit-sharing Plan; also reflects in fiscal years 1998,
1997 and 1996, allocation of shares of Common Stock to Mr. Kelly's
account in the ESOP with a fair market value as of the date of
allocation of $33,606, $10,068 and $9,102, respectively.
The following table discloses certain information regarding the
options held at September 30, 1998 by the Chief Executive Officer and the other
named executive officer. No options were exercised or acquired thereby during
the year ended September 30, 1998.
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Number of Options at Value of Options at
September 30, 1998 September 30, 1998
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Name Exercisable (1) Unexercisable (1) Exercisable(2) Unexercisable(2)
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Donald S. Guthrie 22,032 14,688 $134,946 $89,964
Thomas M. Kelly 22,032 14,688 $134,946 $89,964
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(1) Reflects effect of two-for-one stock split effected in fiscal 1998.
(2) Based on a per share market price of $13.625 at September 30, 1998.
Directors' Compensation
Board Fees. Directors of the Company received no compensation during
fiscal 1998. During fiscal 1998, members of the Board of Directors of the Bank
received $750 per meeting attended. Full-time officers who serve on the Board do
not receive any fees for attending meetings of the Board or committees thereof.
During fiscal 1998, the Chairman of the Board received an annual fee of $5,000
per annum. During fiscal 1998, members of the Board serving on the Bank's
Executive Committee, the Bank's Loan Committee and the Bank's Internal Review
Committee received $175 per meeting attended, while members of the Board serving
on other committees received $150 per meeting attended.
Stock Options. Pursuant to the Option Plan each non-employee director
of the Company was granted in July 1995 compensatory stock options to purchase
2,720 shares of Common Stock (except that each non-employee director who had
served as a director of the Bank for more than 30 years was granted compensatory
options to purchase 5,440 shares of Common Stock). In addition, compensatory
options to purchase 340 shares of Common Stock were granted to each non-employee
director (except that each non-employee director who has served as a director of
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the Bank for more than 30 years was granted compensatory options to purchase 680
shares of Common Stock) on each of the next two succeeding anniversary dates of
the initial grant. Options granted to non-employee directors vest at the rate of
20% per year from the date of grant. The option grants discussed above do not
reflect the effect of the two-for-one stock split effected in fiscal 1998.
Restricted Stock Awards. Pursuant to the Recognition Plan, each
non-employee director of the Company was granted in July 1995 816 shares of
restricted Common Stock (except that each non-employee director who had served
as a director of the Bank for more than 30 years was granted 1,632 shares of
restricted Common Stock). In addition, 102 shares of restricted stock were
granted to each non-employee director (except that each non-employee
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director who has served as a director of the Bank for more than 30 years shall
be granted 204 shares of restricted stock) on each of the next two succeeding
anniversary dates of the initial grant. The restricted stock granted pursuant to
the Recognition Plan vests at the rate of 20% per year from the date of grant.
The discussion above does not reflect the effect on such grants of the
two-for-one stock split effected in fiscal 1998.
Employment and Severance Agreements
The Company and the Bank (collectively the "Employers") entered into
employment agreements with each of Messrs. Guthrie, Henderson and Kelly
effective January 25, 1995. The Employers agreed to employ Messrs. Guthrie,
Henderson and Kelly for a term of three years in their current respective
positions. The term of each employment agreement shall be extended each year for
a successive additional one-year period unless the Employers or the officer, not
less than 30 days prior to the annual anniversary date, elect not to extend the
employment term. The term of each employment agreement has been extended for an
additional year.
The employment agreements are terminable with or without cause by the
Employers. The officers have no right to compensation or other benefits pursuant
to the employment agreement for any period after voluntary termination or
termination by the Employers for cause, disability, retirement or death,
provided, however, that (i) in the event that the officer terminates his
employment because of failure of the Employers to comply with any material
provision of the employment agreement or (ii) the employment agreement is
terminated by the Employers other than for cause, disability, retirement or
death or by the officer as a result of certain adverse actions which are taken
with respect to the officer's employment following a Change in Control of the
Company, as defined, Messrs. Guthrie, Henderson and Kelly will be entitled to a
cash severance amount equal to 2.99 times their base salary. In addition,
Messrs. Guthrie, Henderson and Kelly will be entitled to a continuation of
benefits similar to those they are receiving at the time of such termination for
the remaining term of the agreement or until the officer obtains full-time
employment with another employer, whichever occurs first.
The Employers also entered into severance agreements with Mesdames
Mulcahy and Walsh effective January 25, 1995. Under the terms of such severance
agreements, the Employers have agreed that in the event that such officer's
employment is terminated as a result of certain adverse actions that are taken
with respect to the officer's employment following a Change in Control of the
Company, as defined, such officer will be entitled to a cash severance amount
equal to two times her base salary.
Each employment and severance agreement provides that in the event
that any of the payments to be made thereunder or otherwise upon termination of
employment are deemed to constitute "excess parachute payments" within the
meaning of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, then
such payments and benefits received thereunder shall be reduced, in the manner
determined by the employee, by the amount, if any, which is the minimum
necessary to result in no portion of the payments and benefits being
non-deductible by the Employers for federal income tax purposes. Excess
parachute payments generally are payments in excess of three times the base
amount, which is defined to mean the recipient's average annual compensation
from the employer includable in the recipient's gross income during the most
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recent five taxable years ending before the date on which a change in control of
the employer occurred. Recipients of excess parachute payments are subject to a
20% excise tax on the amount by which such payments exceed the base amount, in
addition to regular income taxes, and payments in excess of the base amount are
not deductible by the employer as compensation expense for federal income tax
purposes.
Messrs. Guthrie's and Kelly's agreements provide that they will be
entitled to the use of an automobile. In addition, in the event of Mr. Guthrie's
death during the term of the agreement, his estate will receive payments equal
to the amount of compensation due for the remainder of the term of the agreement
at his current salary at the time of his death and his spouse shall be covered
under the Bank's health insurance plan until age 65. With respect to Messrs.
Henderson and Kelly, in the event of their death, their estates will receive
payments equal to the amount of compensation due for the remainder of the term
of the agreement at their respective current salaries at the time of their
respective deaths.
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Benefits
401(k)/Profit Sharing Plan. As of December 31, 1993, the Bank
established the 401(k)/Profit Sharing Plan, which is a tax-qualified defined
contribution plan. Full-time employees (those with at least 1000 hours service
during the Plan years) who have been credited with at least 12 consecutive
months of service and who have attained age 21 are eligible to participate in
the 401(k)/Profit Sharing Plan. Under the 401(k)/Profit Sharing Plan, a separate
account is established for each participating employee and the Bank may make
discretionary contributions to the 401(k)/Profit Sharing Plan that are allocated
to the participants' accounts. In addition, participants are permitted to make
contributions to their accounts within the 401(k)/Profit Sharing Plan. Such
contributions cannot exceed $10,000 during calendar 1998, which amount is
increased annually to reflect increases in the cost of living. Participants are
fully vested in both the Bank's contribution as well as the amount that they
defer and contribute to the 401(k)/Profit Sharing Plan. Distributions from the
401(k)/Profit Sharing Plan are made upon termination of service, death or
disability in a lump sum. The normal retirement age under the plan is 62.
For calendar 1997, the Board approved a 1% of salary profit-sharing
contribution resulting in a pension expense of $35,000. No contribution was
authorized for calendar 1998.
Deferred Compensation Arrangements. The Bank provides supplemental
retirement benefits to Messrs. Betts, Jones and Purdy and Ms. Faulkner in
recognition of their long service to the Bank. Under the terms of the Bank's
arrangements with such persons, each person receives monthly payments, which
payments commenced the first month subsequent to each such person's retirement.
Such payments will continue with respect to Messrs. Betts and Purdy and Ms.
Faulkner until such persons reach age 80. Mr. Jones' payments initially were to
continue until January 2000. At the end of fiscal 1998, Mr. Jones elected to
defer receipt of any additional payments until March 2000. Upon commencement in
March 2000, such payments will continue until July 2001. In accordance with such
arrangements, Mr. Betts and Ms. Faulkner each received $12,500 during fiscal
1998 while Mr. Jones received $33,000 and Mr. Purdy received $58,000 during
fiscal 1998.
Supplemental Retirement Benefits. In July 1994, the Bank purchased a
split dollar variable life insurance policy for the benefit of Mr. Guthrie in
order to supplement the retirement benefits to be received by Mr. Guthrie
pursuant to the Bank's SEP and the Profit Sharing Plan and the ESOP . Under the
arrangements with the Bank, upon Mr. Guthrie's retirement from the Bank after
attaining age 68, Mr. Guthrie will receive an aggregate annual supplemental
retirement benefit until his death, which is estimated to amount to
approximately 50% of his salary. Although the expected benefits are to be paid
from the cash value of the policy, there is no guarantee that the cash value of
the policy will in fact produce such level of benefits. The insurance policy was
issued in Mr. Guthrie's name, but the Bank has agreed to pay all premiums
required. However, as a part of such agreement, Mr. Guthrie has assigned to the
Bank his interest in the policy to the extent of the cash surrender value and
death benefit thereof. Upon Mr. Guthrie's death, any proceeds remaining after
reimbursing the Bank for the total amount of premiums paid will be paid to Mr.
Guthrie's beneficiary under the policy. During fiscal 1998, the Bank did not
incur any net premium expense. The Bank also has entered into a similar
arrangement with one other executive officer and has purchased a variable life
insurance policy for such officer in connection therewith. The Bank also expects
to enter into agreements during fiscal 1999 with Mr. Kelly and two other
executive officers to provide similar benefits to those described above.
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Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust. The Company has established
the ESOP for employees of the Company and the Bank. Full-time employees of the
Company and the Bank who have been credited with at least 1,000 hours of service
during a twelve month period and who have attained age 21 are eligible to
participate in the ESOP.
The ESOP has borrowed funds from the Company in order to purchase
shares of Common Stock. The loans to the ESOP will be repaid principally from
the Company's and the Bank's contributions to the ESOP with the shares purchased
with the proceeds of the loans being pledged as collateral for the loans. The
Company may, in any plan year, make additional discretionary contributions for
the benefit of plan participants in either cash or shares of
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Common Stock, which may be acquired through the purchase of outstanding shares
in the market or from individual stockholders, upon the original issuance of
additional shares by the Company or upon the sale of treasury shares by the
Company. Such purchases, if made, would be funded through additional borrowing
by the ESOP or additional contributions from the Company. The timing, amount and
manner of future contributions to the ESOP will be affected by various factors,
including prevailing regulatory policies, the requirements of applicable laws
and regulations and market conditions.
Shares purchased by the ESOP with the proceeds of the loan are held in
a suspense account and released on a pro rata basis as debt service payments are
made. Discretionary contributions to the ESOP and shares released from the
suspense account will be allocated among participants on the basis of
compensation. Forfeitures will be reallocated among remaining participating
employees and may reduce any amount the Company might otherwise have contributed
to the ESOP. Participants will vest in their right to receive their account
balances within the ESOP upon the completion of five years of service. In the
case of a Change in Control, as defined, however, participants will become
immediately fully vested in their account balances. Benefits may be payable upon
retirement, early retirement, disability or separation from service. The
Company's contributions to the ESOP are not fixed, so benefits payable under the
ESOP cannot be estimated.
Messrs. Calderoni, Jones and Purdy serve as Trustees of the ESOP.
Under the ESOP, the Trustees must vote all allocated shares held in the ESOP in
accordance with the instructions of the participating employees. Allocated
shares for which employees do not give instructions, and unallocated shares,
will be voted in the same ratio on any matter as to those shares for which
instructions are given.
Generally accepted accounting principles require that any third-party
borrowing by the ESOP be reflected as a liability on the Company's statement of
financial condition. Because the ESOP borrowed from the Company, such obligation
is not treated as a liability, but is excluded from stockholders' equity. If the
ESOP purchases newly issued shares from the Company, total stockholders' equity
would neither increase nor decrease, but per share stockholders' equity and per
share net earnings would decrease because of the increase in the number of
outstanding shares.
The ESOP is subject to the requirements of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations of the Internal
Revenue Service and the Department of Labor promulgated thereunder.
Report of the Board of Directors on Executive Compensation
Under rules established by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the
Company is required to provide certain data and information regarding the
compensation and benefits provided to its Chief Executive Officer and certain
other executive officers of the Bank (since such persons do not receive separate
compensation for service as officers of the Company). The disclosure
requirements for the Chief Executive Officer and such other executive officers
include the use of various tables as well as a report explaining the rationale
and considerations that led to fundamental executive compensation decisions
affecting those individuals. In fulfillment of this requirement, the
Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Bank has prepared the
following report for inclusion in this proxy statement.
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The Compensation Committee annually reviews the performance of the
Chief Executive Officer and other executive officers and approves changes to
base compensation as well as the level of bonus, if any, to be awarded. With
respect to all positions within the organization with the exception of the Chief
Executive Officer, the Bank uses a formal quantitative system of job evaluation.
In determining whether the base salary of the Chief Executive Officer should be
increased, the Board of Directors takes into account individual performance,
performance of the Bank, the size of the Bank and the complexity of its
operations, and information regarding compensation paid to executives performing
similar duties for financial institutions in the Bank's market area.
While the Compensation Committee does not use strict numerical
formulas to determine changes in compensation for the Chief Executive Officer
and while it weighs a variety of different factors in its deliberations, it has
emphasized and will continue to emphasize earnings, profitability, capital
position and income level, and return on tangible equity as factors in setting
the compensation of the Chief Executive Officer. Other non-quantitative factors
considered by the Compensation Committee in fiscal 1998 included general
management oversight of the Bank, the
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quality of communication with the Board of Directors, and the productivity of
employees. Finally, the Compensation Committee considers the Bank's standing
with customers and the community, as evidenced by the level of
customer/community complaints and compliments. While each of the quantitative
and non-quantitative factors described above was considered by the Compensation
Committee, such factors were not assigned a specific weight in evaluating the
performance of the Chief Executive Officer. Rather, all factors were considered,
and based upon the effectiveness of such officer in addressing each of the
factors, and the range of compensation paid to officers of peer institutions,
the Board of Directors approved the Compensation Committee's recommendation to
increase the base salary of the Chief Executive Officer.
Compensation Committee of the Bank
Edward Calderoni Silvio F. D'Ignazio Willard F. Letts
Performance Graph
The following graph compares the cumulative total return on the Common
Stock since the Company's initial public offering of common stock in January
1995 with (i) the yearly cumulative total return on the stocks included in the
Nasdaq Bank Index; (ii) the yearly cumulative total return on the stocks indexed
in the S&P Bank Index; and (iii) the yearly cumulative total return on the
stocks included in the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Bank Index. All of these
cumulative returns are computed assuming the reinvestment of dividends at the
frequency with which dividends were paid during the applicable years.
[GRAPHIC-GRAPH PLOTTED TO POINTS LISTED BELOW]
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<CAPTION>
Period Ending
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Index 1/25/95 9/30/95 9/30/96 9/30/97 9/30/98
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
First Keystone Financial , Inc. 100.00 133.51 158.42 261.10 238.70
(FKFS)
Nasdaq Bank Index (BANK) 100.00 142.40 179.52 267.04 327.47
S&P Bank Index (BIX) 100.00 138.99 178.45 269.06 247.62
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Bank Index (BKX) 100.00 141.18 178.86 268.69 244.32
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The graph represents $100 invested in the Company's initial public offering
of common stock issued on January 25, 1995 at $10.00 per share.
TRANSACTIONS WITH CERTAIN RELATED PERSONS
Until November 1996, the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and
Enforcement Act of 1989 required that all loans or extensions of credit to
executive officers and directors be made on substantially the same terms,
including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for
comparable transactions with the general public and not involve more than the
normal risk of repayment or present other unfavorable features. In addition,
loans made to a director or executive officer in excess of the greater of
$25,000 or 5% of the Bank's capital and surplus (up to a maximum of $500,000)
must be approved in advance by a majority of the disinterested members of the
Board of Directors.
Except as hereinafter indicated, all loans made by the Bank to its executive
officers and directors are made in the ordinary course of business, are made on
substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those
prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with other persons and do not
involve more than the normal risk of collectibility or present other unfavorable
features.
In accordance with applicable regulations, the Bank extends residential
first mortgage loans to its directors and executive officers secured by their
primary residence pursuant to a benefit program that is widely available to
employees of the Bank and does not give preference to any executive officer or
director over other employees of the Bank. Under the terms of such loans, the
interest is 1% below that charged on similar loans to non-employees and certain
fees and charges are waived. Set forth in the following table is certain
information relating to such preferential loans to executive officers and
directors which were outstanding at September 30, 1998.
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Largest Amount of
Indebtedness between Balance as of
October 1, 1997 and September 30,
Name Year Loan Made September 30, 1998 1998 Interest Rate
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Donald S. Guthrie 1997 $115,000 $107,143 5.500%
Elizabeth Mulcahy 1997 $81,000 $71,283 5.625%
Carol Walsh 1997 $75,000 $71,721 5.625%
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Mr. Edmund Jones, a director of the Bank, is a member of the law firm,
Jones, Strohm, Crain & Guthrie, P.C., which serves as general counsel to the
Bank.
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SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires the Company's officers, directors
and persons who beneficially own more than 10% of the Common Stock to file
reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the Securities and Exchange
Commission ("Commission"). Officers, directors and more than 10% shareholders
are required by regulation to furnish the Company with copies of all Section
16(a) forms that they file.
Based solely on its review of the copies of such forms received by it, the
Company believes that during the year ended September 30, 1998 and with respect
thereto, all filing requirements applicable to its officers and directors and
more than 10% stockholders have been satisfied.
PROPOSAL TO ADOPT THE 1998 STOCK OPTION PLAN
General
The Board of Directors has adopted the 1998 Option Plan which is designed to
attract and retain qualified personnel in key positions, provide officers and
key employees with a proprietary interest in the Company and as an incentive to
contribute to the success of the Company and reward key employees for
outstanding performance. The 1998 Option Plan is also designed to attract and
retain qualified directors for the Company. The Option Plan provides for the
grant of incentive stock options intended to comply with the requirements of
Section 422 of the Code ("incentive stock options"), non-incentive or
compensatory stock options and stock appreciation rights (collectively
"Awards"). Awards will be available for grant to officers, key employees and
directors of the Company and any subsidiaries, except that non-employee
directors will be eligible to receive only awards of non-incentive stock
options.
Description of the Option Plan
The following description of the 1998 Option Plan is a summary of its terms
and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the 1998 Option Plan, a copy of
which is attached hereto as Appendix A.
Administration. The 1998 Option Plan will be administered and interpreted
by a committee of the Board of Directors ("Committee") that is comprised solely
of two or more non-employee directors. The members of the Committee will
initially consist of Messrs. Jones, Calderoni and Letts.
Stock Options. Under the 1998 Option Plan, the Board of Directors or the
Committee will determine which officers, key employees and non-employee
directors will be granted options, whether such options will be incentive or
compensatory options (in the case of options granted to employees), the number
of shares subject to each option, the exercise price of each option, whether
such options may be exercised by delivering other shares of Common Stock and
when such options become exercisable. The per share exercise price of both an
incentive stock and a compensatory option shall at least equal the fair market
value of a share of Common Stock on the date the option is granted.
Options granted under the 1998 Option Plan shall become vested and
exercisable in the manner specified by the Committee. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, no vesting shall occur on or after a participant's employment or
service with the Company is terminated for any reason other than his death,
disability or retirement. Unless the Committee or Board of Directors shall
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specifically state otherwise at the time an option is granted, all options
granted to participants shall become vested and exercisable in full on the date
an optionee terminates his employment or service with the Company or a
subsidiary company because of his death, disability or retirement. In addition,
all stock options will become vested and exercisable in full on the effective
date of a change in control of the Company.
Each stock option or portion thereof shall be exercisable at any time on or
after it vests and is exercisable until the earlier of ten years after its date
of grant or six months after the date on which the optionee's employment
terminates (three years after termination of service in the case of non-employee
directors), unless extended by the Committee or the Board of Directors to a
period not to exceed five years from such termination. Unless stated otherwise
at the time
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an option is granted (i) if an optionee terminates his employment or service
with the Company as a result of disability or retirement without having fully
exercised his options, the optionee shall have three years following his
termination due to disability or retirement to exercise such options, and (ii)
if an optionee terminates his employment or service with the Company following a
change in control of the Company without having fully exercised his options, the
optionee shall have the right to exercise such options during the remainder of
the original ten year term of the option. However, failure to exercise incentive
stock options within three months after the date on which the optionee's
employment terminates may result in adverse tax consequences to the optionee. If
an optionee dies while serving as an employee or a non-employee director or
terminates employment or service as a result of disability and dies without
having fully exercised his options, the optionee's executors, administrators,
legatees or distributees of his estate shall have the right to exercise such
options during the one-year period following his death, provided no option will
be exercisable more than ten years from the date it was granted.
Stock options are non-transferable except by will or the laws of descent and
distribution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an optionee who holds non-qualified
options may transfer such options to his or her spouse, lineal ascendants,
lineal descendants, or to a duly established trust for the benefit of one or
more of these individuals. Options so transferred may thereafter be transferred
only to the optionee who originally received the grant or to an individual or
trust to whom the optionee could have initially transferred the option. Options
which are so transferred shall be exercisable by the transferee according to the
same terms and conditions as applied to the optionee.
Payment for shares purchased upon the exercise of options may be made either
in cash, by certified or cashier's check or if permitted by the Committee or the
Board, by delivering shares of Common Stock (including shares acquired pursuant
to the exercise of an option more than six months previously) with a fair market
value equal to the total option price, by withholding some of the shares of
Common Stock which are being purchased upon exercise of an option, or any
combination of the foregoing. To the extent an optionee already owns shares of
Common Stock prior to the exercise of his or her option (and has owned them for
more than six months), such shares could be used (if permitted by Committee or
the Board) as payment for the exercise price of the option. If the fair market
value of a share of Common Stock at the time of exercise is greater than the
exercise price per share, this feature would enable the optionee to acquire a
number of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the option, which is greater
than the number of shares delivered as payment for the exercise price. In
addition, an optionee can exercise his or her option in whole or in part and
then deliver the shares acquired upon such exercise (if permitted by the
Committee or the Board) as payment for the exercise price of all or part of his
remaining options. Again, if the fair market value of a share of Common Stock at
the time of exercise is greater than the exercise price per share, this feature
would enable the optionee to either (1) reduce the amount of cash required to
receive a fixed number of shares upon exercise of the option or (2) receive a
greater number of shares upon exercise of the option for the same amount of cash
that would have otherwise been used. Because options may be exercised in part
from time to time, the ability to deliver Common Stock as payment of the
exercise price could enable the optionee to turn a relatively small number of
shares into a large number of shares. In addition, an optionee can elect, with
the Committee's concurrence, to defer the delivery of the proceeds of any
compensatory option not transferred under the terms of the 1998 Option Plan.
Such deferral must comply with the provisions of the 1998 Option Plan and other
rules and regulations as may be established by the Committee.
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Stock Appreciation Rights. Under the 1998 Option Plan, the Board of
Directors or the Committee is authorized to grant rights to optionees ("stock
appreciation rights") under which an optionee may surrender any exercisable
incentive stock option or compensatory stock option or part thereof in return
for payment by the Company to the optionee of cash or Common Stock in an amount
equal to the excess of the fair market value of the shares of Common Stock
subject to option at the time over the option price of such shares, or a
combination of cash and Common Stock. Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted
concurrently with the stock options to which they relate or at any time
thereafter which is prior to the exercise or expiration of such options. The
proceeds of the exercise of a stock appreciation right may also be deferred as
provided by the provisions of the 1998 Option Plan.
Number of Shares Covered by the Option Plan. A total of 111,200 shares of
Common Stock, which is equal to 4.9% of the Common Stock issued and outstanding
as of the date hereof, has been reserved for future issuance pursuant
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to the 1998 Option Plan. In the event of a stock split, reverse stock split,
subdivision, stock dividend or any other capital adjustment, the number of
shares of Common Stock under the 1998 Option Plan, the number of shares to which
any Award relates and the exercise price per share under any option or stock
appreciation right shall be adjusted to reflect such increase or decrease in the
total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding or such capital adjustment.
The 1998 Option Plan provides that awards to each employee shall not exceed 25%
of the shares available under the 1998 Option Plan. Awards made to non-employee
directors in the aggregate may not exceed 25% of the number of shares available
under the 1998 Option Plan.
Amendment and Termination of the Option Plan. Unless sooner terminated, the
1998 Option Plan shall continue in effect for a period of ten years from
November 24, 1998, the date the 1998 Option Plan was adopted by the Board of
Directors. Termination of the Option Plan shall not affect any previously
granted Awards.
Federal Income Tax Consequences. Under current provisions of the Code, the
federal income tax treatment of incentive stock options and compensatory stock
options is different. As regards incentive stock options, an optionee who meets
certain holding period requirements will not recognize income at the time the
option is granted or at the time the option is exercised, and a federal income
tax deduction generally will not be available to the Company at any time as a
result of such grant or exercise. With respect to compensatory stock options,
the difference between the fair market value on the date of exercise and the
option exercise price generally will be treated as compensation income upon
exercise, and the Company will be entitled to a deduction in the amount of
income so recognized by the optionee. Upon the exercise of a stock appreciation
right, the holder will realize income for federal income tax purposes equal to
the amount received by him, whether in cash, shares of stock or both, and the
Company will be entitled to a deduction for federal income tax purposes in the
same amount.
Section 162(m) of the Code generally limits the deduction for certain
compensation in excess of $1.0 million per year paid by a publicly-traded
corporation to its chief executive officer and the four other most highly
compensated executive officers ("covered executives"). Certain types of
compensation, including compensation based on performance goals, are excluded
from the $1.0 million deduction limitation. In order for compensation to qualify
for this exception: (i) it must be paid solely on account of the attainment of
one or more preestablished, objective performance goals; (ii) the performance
goal must be established by a compensation committee consisting solely of two or
more outside directors, as defined; (iii) the material terms under which the
compensation is to be paid, including performance goals, must be disclosed to
and approved by stockholders in a separate vote prior to payment; and (iv) prior
to payment, the compensation committee must certify that the performance goals
and any other material terms were in fact satisfied (the "Certification
Requirement").
Final Treasury regulations issued in July 1996 provide that compensation
attributable to a stock option or stock appreciation right is deemed to satisfy
the requirement that compensation be paid solely on account of the attainment of
one or more performance goals if: (i) the grant is made by a compensation
committee consisting solely of two or more outside directors, as defined; (ii)
the plan under which the option or stock appreciation right is granted states
the maximum number of shares with respect to which options or stock appreciation
rights may be granted during a specified period to any employee; and (iii) under
the terms of the option or stock appreciation right, the amount of compensation
the employee could receive is based solely on an increase in the value of the
stock after the date of grant or award. The Certification Requirement is not
necessary if these other requirements are satisfied.
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The 1998 Option Plan has been designed to meet the requirements of Section
162(m) of the Code and, as a result, the Company believes that compensation
attributable to stock options and stock appreciation rights granted under the
1998 Option Plan in accordance with the foregoing requirements will be fully
deductible under Section 162(m) of the Code. If the non-excluded compensation of
a covered executive exceeded $1.0 million, however, compensation attributable to
other awards, such as restricted stock, may not be fully deductible unless the
grant or vesting of the award is contingent on the attainment of a performance
goal determined by a compensation committee meeting specified requirements and
disclosed to and approved by the stockholders of the Company. The Board of
Directors believes that the likelihood of any impact on the Company from the
deduction limitation contained in Section 162(m) of the Code is remote at this
time.
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The above description of tax consequences under federal law is necessarily
general in nature and does not purport to be complete. Moreover, statutory
provisions are subject to change, as are their interpretations, and their
application may vary in individual circumstances. Finally, the consequences
under applicable state and local income tax laws may not be the same as under
the federal income tax laws.
Accounting Treatment. Stock appreciation rights will, in most cases, require
a charge against the earnings of the Company each year representing appreciation
in the value of such rights over periods in which they become exercisable. Such
charge is based on the difference between the exercise price specified in the
related option and the current market price of the Common Stock. In the event of
a decline in the market price of the Common Stock subsequent to a charge against
earnings related to the estimated costs of stock appreciation rights, a reversal
of prior charges is made in the amount of such decline (but not to exceed
aggregate prior charges).
Neither the grant nor the exercise of an incentive stock option or a
non-qualified stock option under the 1998 Option Plan currently requires any
charge against earnings under generally accepted accounting principles. In
October 1995, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation," which is effective for transactions entered into after December
15, 1995. This Statement establishes financial accounting and reporting
standards for stock-based employee compensation plans. This Statement defines a
fair value method of accounting for an employee stock option or similar equity
instrument and encourages all entities to adopt that method of accounting for
all of their employee stock compensation plans. However, it also allows an
entity to continue to measure compensation cost for those plans using the
intrinsic value method of accounting prescribed by APB Opinion No. 25,
"Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees." Under the fair value method,
compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the value of the award
and is recognized over the service period, which is usually the vesting period.
Under the intrinsic value method, compensation cost is the excess, if any, of
the quoted market price of the stock at grant date or other measurement date
over the amount an employee must pay to acquire the stock. The Company
anticipates that it will use the intrinsic value method, in which event pro
forma disclosure will be included in the footnotes to the Company's financial
statements to show what net income and earnings per share would have been if the
fair value method had been utilized. If the Company elects to utilize the fair
value method, its net income and earnings per share may be adversely affected.
Stockholder Approval. No Awards will be granted under the 1998 Option Plan
unless the 1998 Option Plan is approved by stockholders. Stockholder approval of
the 1998 Option Plan will also satisfy Nasdaq Stock Market listing requirements.
Awards to be Granted. The Board of Directors of the Company adopted the 1998
Option Plan and the Committee established thereunder intends to grant options to
executive officers, employees and non-employee directors of the Company and the
Bank. However, the timing of any such grants, the individual recipients and the
specific amounts of such grants have not been determined.
The Board of Directors recommends that stockholders vote FOR adoption of
the 1998 Stock Option Plan.
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RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF AUDITORS
The Board of Directors of the Company has appointed Deloitte & Touche
LLP, independent certified public accountants, to perform the audit of the
Company's financial statements for the year ending September 30, 1999, and
further directed that the selection of auditors be submitted for ratification by
the stockholders at the Annual Meeting.
The Company has been advised by Deloitte & Touche LLP that neither that
firm nor any of its associates has any relationship with the Company or its
subsidiaries other than the usual relationship that exists between independent
certified public accountants and clients. Deloitte & Touche LLP will have one or
more representatives at the Annual Meeting who will have an opportunity to make
a statement, if they so desire, and who will be available to respond to
appropriate questions.
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The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the ratification of
the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditors for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 1999.
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS
Any proposal that a stockholder wishes to have included in the proxy
materials of the Company relating to the next annual meeting of stockholders of
the Company, which is anticipated to be held in January 2000, must be received
at the principal executive offices of the Company, 22 West State Street, Media,
Pennsylvania 19063, Attention: Carol Walsh, Corporate Secretary, no later than
August 26, 1999. If such proposal complies with all of the requirements of Rule
14a-8 under the Exchange Act, it will be included in the proxy statement and set
forth on the form of proxy issued for such annual meeting of stockholders. It is
urged that any such proposals be sent by certified mail, return receipt
requested.
ANNUAL REPORTS
A copy of the Company's Annual Report to Stockholders for the year
ended September 30, 1998 accompanies this Proxy Statement. Such Annual Report is
not part of the proxy solicitation materials.
Upon receipt of a written request, the Company will furnish to any
stockholder without charge a copy of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for fiscal 1998 required to be filed under the Exchange Act. Such written
requests should be directed to Thomas M. Kelly, Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer, First Keystone Financial, Inc., 22 West State Street,
Media, Pennsylvania 19063. The Form 10-K is not part of the proxy solicitation
materials.
OTHER MATTERS
Each proxy solicited hereby also confers discretionary authority on the
Board of Direct roxy Statement. However, if any other matters should properly
come before the meeting, it is intended that the proxies solicited hereby will
be voted with respect to those other matters in accordance with the judgment of
the persons voting the proxies.
The cost of the solicitation of proxies will be borne by the Company.
The Company has retained Regan & Associates, Inc., a professional proxy
solicitation firm, to assist in the solicitation of proxies. Such firm will be
paid a fee of $4,000 plus reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses. The Company
will reimburse brokerage firms and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries
for reasonable expenses incurred by them in sending the proxy materials to the
beneficial owners of the Company's Common Stock. In addition to solicitations by
mail, directors, officers and employees of the Company may solicit proxies
personally or by telephone without additional compensation.
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT! WE URGE YOU TO SIGN AND DATE THE ENCLOSED PROXY
CARD AND RETURN IT TODAY IN THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE.
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APPENDIX A
FIRST KEYSTONE FINANCIAL, INC.
1998 STOCK OPTION PLAN
ARTICLE I
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PLAN
First Keystone Financial, Inc. (the "Corporation") hereby establishes this
1998 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") upon the terms and conditions hereinafter
stated.
ARTICLE II
PURPOSE OF THE PLAN
The purpose of this Plan is to improve the growth and profitability of
the Corporation and its Subsidiary Companies by providing Employees and
Non-Employee Directors with a proprietary interest in the Corporation as an
incentive to contribute to the success of the Corporation and its Subsidiary
Companies, and rewarding Employees and Non-Employee Directors for outstanding
performance. All Incentive Stock Options issued under this Plan are intended to
comply with the requirements of Section 422 of the Code, and the regulations
thereunder, and all provisions hereunder shall be read, interpreted and applied
with that purpose in mind. Each recipient of an Award hereunder is advised to
consult with his or her personal tax advisor with respect to the tax
consequences under federal, state, local and other tax laws of the receipt
and/or exercise of an Award hereunder.
ARTICLE III
DEFINITIONS
3.01 "Award" means an Option or Stock Appreciation Right granted
pursuant to the terms of this Plan.
3.02 "Bank" means First Keystone Federal Savings Bank, the wholly owned
subsidiary of the Corporation.
3.03 "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
3.04 "Change in Control of the Corporation" shall mean the occurrence
of any of the following: (i) the acquisition of control of the Corporation as
defined in 12 C.F.R. ss.574.4, unless a presumption of control is successfully
rebutted or unless the transaction is exempted by 12 C.F.R. ss.574.3(c)(vii), or
any successor to such sections; (ii) an event that would be required to be
reported in response to Item 1(a)of Form 8-K or Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of
Regulation 14A pursuant to the Exchange Act, or any successor thereto, whether
or not any class of securities of the Corporation is registered under the
Exchange Act; (iii) any "person" (as such 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 of the
Corporation representing 20% or more of the combined voting power of the
Corporation's then outstanding securities except for any securities purchased by
the Corporation or the Bank; or (iv) during any period of thirty-six consecutive
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months during the term of an Option, individuals who at the beginning of such
period constitute the Board of Directors of the Corporation cease for any reason
to constitute at least a majority thereof unless the election, or the nomination
for election by stockholders, of each new director was approved by a vote of at
least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who were directors at the
beginning of the period.
3.05 "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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3.06 "Committee" means a committee of two or more directors appointed
by the Board pursuant to Article IV hereof each of whom shall be a Non-Employee
Director as defined in Rule 16b-3(b)(3)(i) of the Exchange Act or any successor
thereto and within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations
thereunder.
3.07 "Common Stock" means shares of the common stock, par value $.01
per share, of the Corporation.
3.08 "Disability" means any physical or mental impairment which
qualifies an individual for disability benefits under the applicable long-term
disability plan maintained by the Corporation or a Subsidiary Company, or, if no
such plan applies, which would qualify such individual for disability benefits
under the long-term disability plan maintained by the Corporation, if such
individual were covered by that plan.
3.09 "Effective Date" means the day upon which the Board approves this
Plan.
3.10 "Employee" means any person who is employed by the Corporation or
a Subsidiary Company, or is an Officer of the Corporation or a Subsidiary
Company, but not including directors who are not also Officers of or otherwise
employed by the Corporation or a Subsidiary Company.
3.11 "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
3.12 "Fair Market Value" shall be equal to the fair market value per
share of the Corporation's Common Stock on the date an Award is granted. For
purposes hereof, the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock shall be the
closing sale price of a share of Common Stock on the date in question (or, if
such day is not a trading day in the U.S. markets, on the nearest preceding
trading day), as reported with respect to the principal market (or the composite
of the markets, if more than one) or national quotation system in which such
shares are then traded, or if no such closing prices are reported, the mean
between the high bid and low asked prices that day on the principal market or
national quotation system then in use, or if no such quotations are available,
the price furnished by a professional securities dealer making a market in such
shares selected by the Committee.
3.13 "Incentive Stock Option" means any Option granted under this Plan
which the Board intends (at the time it is granted) to be an incentive stock
option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code or any successor thereto.
3.14 "Non-Employee Director" means a member of the Board of the
Corporation or Board of Directors of the Bank or any successor thereto,
including a Director Emeritus of the Boards of the Corporation and/or the Bank,
who is not an Officer or Employee of the Corporation or any Subsidiary Company.
3.15 "Non-Qualified Option" means any Option granted under this Plan
which is not an Incentive Stock Option.
3.16 "Officer" means an Employee whose position in the Corporation or
Subsidiary Company is that of a corporate officer, as determined by the Board.
3.17 "Option" means a right granted under this Plan to purchase Common
Stock.
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3.18 "Optionee" means an Employee or Non-Employee Director or former
Employee or Non-Employee Director to whom an Option is granted under the Plan.
3.19 "Retirement" means a termination of employment which constitutes a
"retirement" under any applicable qualified pension benefit plan maintained by
the Corporation or a Subsidiary Corporation, or, if no such plan is applicable,
which would constitute "retirement" under the Corporation's pension benefit
plan, if such individual were a participant in that plan. With respect to
Non-Employee Directors, retirement means retirement from service on
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the Board of Directors of the Corporation or the Bank or any successor thereto
(including service as an Director Emeritus) after attaining the age of 70.
3.20 "Stock Appreciation Right" means a right to surrender an Option in
consideration for a payment by the Corporation in cash and/or Common Stock, as
provided in the discretion of the Board or the Committee in accordance with
Section 8.10.
3.21 "Subsidiary Companies" means those subsidiaries of the
Corporation, including the Bank, which meet the definition of "subsidiary
corporations" set forth in Section 424(f) of the Code, at the time of granting
of the Option in question.
ARTICLE IV
ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN
4.01 Duties of the Committee. The Plan shall be administered and
interpreted by the Committee, as appointed from time to time by the Board
pursuant to Section 4.02. The Committee shall have the authority to adopt, amend
and rescind such rules, regulations and procedures as, in its opinion, may be
advisable in the administration of the Plan, including, without limitation,
rules, regulations and procedures which (i) deal with satisfaction of an
Optionee's tax withholding obligation pursuant to Section 12.02 hereof, (ii)
include arrangements to facilitate the Optionee's ability to borrow funds for
payment of the exercise or purchase price of an Award, if applicable, from
securities brokers and dealers, (iii) establish the method and arrangements by
which an Optionee may defer a NonQualified Option or Stock Appreciation Right
pursuant to Article XIII hereof, and (iv) include arrangements which provide for
the payment of some or all of such exercise or purchase price by delivery of
previously-owned shares of Common Stock or other property and/or by withholding
some of the shares of Common Stock which are being acquired. The interpretation
and construction by the Committee of any provisions of the Plan, any rule,
regulation or procedure adopted by it pursuant thereto or of any Award shall be
final and binding in the absence of action by the Board.
4.02 Appointment and Operation of the Committee. The members of the
Committee shall be appointed by, and will serve at the pleasure of, the Board.
The Board from time to time may remove members from, or add members to, the
Committee, provided the Committee shall continue to consist of two or more
members of the Board, each of whom shall be a Non-Employee Director, as defined
in Rule 16b-3(b)(3)(i) of the Exchange Act or any successor thereto. In
addition, each member of the Committee shall be an "outside director" within the
meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code and regulations thereunder at such times
as is required under such regulations. The Committee shall act by vote or
written consent of a majority of its members. Subject to the express provisions
and limitations of the Plan, the Committee may adopt such rules, regulations and
procedures as it deems appropriate for the conduct of its affairs. It may
appoint one of its members to be chairman and any person, whether or not a
member, to be its secretary or agent. The Committee shall report its actions and
decisions to the Board at appropriate times but in no event less than one time
per calendar year.
4.03 Revocation for Misconduct. The Board or the Committee may by
resolution immediately revoke, rescind and terminate any Option, or portion
thereof, to the extent not yet vested, or any Stock Appreciation Right, to the
extent not yet exercised, previously granted or awarded under this Plan to an
Employee who is discharged from the employ of the Corporation or a Subsidiary
Company for cause, which, for purposes hereof, shall mean termination because of
the Employee's personal dishonesty, incompetence, willful misconduct, breach of
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fiduciary duty involving personal profit, intentional failure to perform stated
duties, willful violation of any law, rule, or regulation (other than traffic
violations or similar offenses) or final cease-and-desist order. Options granted
to a Non-Employee Director who is removed for cause pursuant to the
Corporation's Restated Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws or the Bank's
Charter and Bylaws shall terminate as of the effective date of such removal.
4.04 Limitation on Liability. Neither the members of the Board nor any
member of the Committee shall be liable for any action or determination made in
good faith with respect to the Plan, any rule, regulation or procedure
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adopted by it pursuant thereto or any Awards granted under it. If a member of
the Board or the Committee is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any
threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of anything done or not
done by him in such capacity under or with respect to the Plan, the Corporation
shall, subject to the requirements of applicable laws and regulations, indemnify
such member against all liabilities and expenses (including attorneys' fees),
judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred
by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good
faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the
Corporation and its Subsidiary Companies and, with respect to any criminal
action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was
unlawful.
4.05 Compliance with Law and Regulations. All Awards granted hereunder
shall be subject to all applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations
and to such approvals by any government or regulatory agency as may be required.
The Corporation shall not be required to issue or deliver any certificates for
shares of Common Stock prior to the completion of any registration or
qualification of or obtaining of consents or approvals with respect to such
shares under any federal or state law or any rule or regulation of any
government body, which the Corporation shall, in its sole discretion, determine
to be necessary or advisable. Moreover, no Option or Stock Appreciation Right
may be exercised if such exercise would be contrary to applicable laws and
regulations.
4.06 Restrictions on Transfer. The Corporation may place a legend upon
any certificate representing shares acquired pursuant to an Award granted
hereunder noting that the transfer of such shares may be restricted by
applicable laws and regulations.
ARTICLE V
ELIGIBILITY
Awards may be granted to such Employees and Non-Employee Directors of
the Corporation and its Subsidiary Companies as may be designated from time to
time by the Board or the Committee. Awards may not be granted to individuals who
are not Employees or Non-Employee Directors of either the Corporation or its
Subsidiary Companies. Non-Employee Directors shall be eligible to receive only
Awards of Non-Qualified Options pursuant to this Plan.
ARTICLE VI
COMMON STOCK COVERED BY THE PLAN
6.01 Option Shares. The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock
which may be issued pursuant to this Plan, subject to adjustment as provided in
Article IX, shall be 111,200. None of such shares shall be the subject of more
than one Award at any time, but if an Option as to any shares is surrendered
before exercise, or expires or terminates for any reason without having been
exercised in full, or for any other reason ceases to be exercisable, the number
of shares covered thereby shall again become available for grant under the Plan
as if no Awards had been previously granted with respect to such shares.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Option is surrendered in connection with
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the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, the number of shares covered thereby
shall not be available for grant under the Plan. During the time this Plan
remains in effect, grants to each Employee shall not exceed 25% of the shares of
Common Stock available under the Plan. Awards made to Non-Employee Directors in
the aggregate may not exceed 25% of the number of shares available under this
Plan
6.02 Source of Shares. The shares of Common Stock issued under the Plan
may be authorized but unissued shares, treasury shares or shares purchased by
the Corporation on the open market or from private sources for use under the
Plan.
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ARTICLE VII
DETERMINATION OF
AWARDS, NUMBER OF SHARES, ETC.
The Board or the Committee shall, in its discretion, determine from
time to time which Employees and Non- Employee Directors will be granted Awards
under the Plan, the number of shares of Common Stock subject to each Award,
whether each Option will be an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock
Option (in the case of Employees) and the exercise price of an Option. In making
all such determinations there shall be taken into account the duties,
responsibilities and performance of each respective Employee and Non-Employee
Director, his present and potential contributions to the growth and success of
the Corporation, his salary and such other factors deemed relevant to
accomplishing the purposes of the Plan.
ARTICLE VIII
OPTIONS AND STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
Each Option granted hereunder shall be on the following terms and
conditions:
8.01 Stock Option Agreement. The proper Officers on behalf of the
Corporation and each Optionee shall execute a Stock Option Agreement which shall
set forth the total number of shares of Common Stock to which it pertains, the
exercise price, whether it is a Non-Qualified Option or an Incentive Stock
Option, and such other terms, conditions, restrictions and privileges as the
Board or the Committee in each instance shall deem appropriate, provided they
are not inconsistent with the terms, conditions and provisions of this Plan.
Each Optionee shall receive a copy of his executed Stock Option Agreement.
8.02 Option Exercise Price.
(a) Incentive Stock Options. The per share price at which the
subject Common Stock may be purchased upon exercise of an Incentive Stock Option
shall be no less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a
share of Common Stock at the time such Incentive Stock Option is granted, except
as provided in Section 8.09(b).
(b) Non-Qualified Options. The per share price at which the
subject Common Stock may be purchased upon exercise of a Non-Qualified Option
shall be established by the Committee at the time of grant, but in no event
shall be less than the one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a
share of Common Stock at the time such Non-Qualified Option is granted.
8.03 Vesting and Exercise of Options.
(a) General Rules. Incentive Stock Options and Non-Qualified
Options shall become vested and exercisable at the rate, to the extent and
subject to such limitations as may be specified by the Committee.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, except as provided in Section 8.03(b) hereof, no
vesting shall occur on or after an Employee's employment or service as a
Non-Employee Director with the Corporation and all Subsidiary Companies is
terminated for any reason other than his death, Disability, Retirement or in the
event of a Change in Control of the Corporation. In determining the number of
shares of Common Stock with respect to which Options are vested and/or
exercisable, fractional shares will be rounded up to the nearest whole number if
the fraction is 0.5 or higher, and down if it is less.
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(b) Accelerated Vesting. Unless the Board or the Committee
shall specifically state otherwise at the time an Option is granted, all Options
granted under this Plan shall become vested and exercisable in full on the date
an Optionee terminates his employment with the Corporation or a Subsidiary
Company or service as a Non- Employee Director because of his death or
Disability. All Options hereunder shall become immediately vested and
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exercisable in full on the date an Optionee terminates his employment with the
Corporation or a Subsidiary Corporation due to Retirement. In addition, all
outstanding Options hereunder shall become immediately vested and exercisable in
full as of the effective date of a Change in Control of the Corporation.
8.04 Duration of Options.
(a) General Rule. Except as provided in Sections 8.04(b) and
8.09, each Option or portion thereof granted to an Employee shall be exercisable
at any time on or after it vests and becomes exercisable until the earlier of
(i) ten (10) years after its date of grant or (ii) one (1) year after the date
on which the Employee ceases to be employed by the Corporation and all
Subsidiary Companies, unless the Board or the Committee in its discretion
decides at the time of grant or thereafter to extend such period of exercise
upon termination of employment to a period not exceeding five (5) years.
Except as provided in Section 8.04(b), each Option or portion thereof
granted to a Non-Employee Director shall be exercisable at any time on or after
it vests and becomes exercisable until the earlier of (i) ten (10) years after
its date of grant or (ii) three (3) years after the date on which the
Non-Employee Director ceases to serve as a director of the Corporation and all
Subsidiary Companies, unless the Board or the Committee in its discretion
decides at the time of grant or thereafter to extend such period of exercise
upon termination of service to a period not exceeding five (5) years.
(b) Exceptions. Unless the Board or the Committee shall
specifically state otherwise at the time an Option is granted: (i) if an
Employee terminates his employment with the Corporation or a Subsidiary Company
as a result of Disability or Retirement without having fully exercised his
Options, the Employee shall have the right, during the three (3) year period
following his termination due to Disability or Retirement, to exercise such
Options, and (ii) if a Non-Employee Director terminates his service as a
director with the Corporation or a Subsidiary Company as a result of Disability
or Retirement without having fully exercised his Options, the Non-Employee
Director shall have the right, during the three (3) year period following his
termination due to Disability or Retirement, to exercise such Options.
Unless the Board or the Committee shall specifically state otherwise at
the time an Option is granted, if an Employee or Non-Employee Director
terminates his employment or service with the Corporation or a Subsidiary
Company following a Change in Control of the Corporation without having fully
exercised his Options, the Optionee shall have the right to exercise such
Options during the remainder of the original ten (10) year term of the Option
from the date of grant.
If an Optionee dies while in the employ or service of the Corporation
or a Subsidiary Company or terminates employment or service with the Corporation
or a Subsidiary Company as a result of Disability or Retirement and dies without
having fully exercised his Options, the executors, administrators, legatees or
distributees of his estate shall have the right, during the one (1) year period
following his death, to exercise such Options.
In no event, however, shall any Option be exercisable more than ten
(10) years from the date it was granted.
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8.05 Nonassignability. Options shall not be transferable by an Optionee
except by will or the laws of descent or distribution, and during an Optionee's
lifetime shall be exercisable only by such Optionee or the Optionee's guardian
or legal representative. Notwithstanding the foregoing, or any other provision
of this Plan, an Optionee who holds Non-Qualified Options may transfer such
Options to his or her spouse, lineal ascendants, lineal descendants, or to a
duly established trust for the benefit of one or more of these individuals.
Options so transferred may thereafter be transferred only to the Optionee who
originally received the grant or to an individual or trust to whom the Optionee
could have initially transferred the Option pursuant to this Section 8.05.
Options which are transferred pursuant to this Section 8.05 shall be exercisable
by the transferee according to the same terms and conditions as applied to the
Optionee.
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8.06 Manner of Exercise. Options may be exercised in part or in whole
and at one time or from time to time. The procedures for exercise shall be set
forth in the written Stock Option Agreement provided for in Section 8.01 above.
8.07 Payment for Shares. Payment in full of the purchase price for
shares of Common Stock purchased pursuant to the exercise of any Option shall be
made to the Corporation upon exercise of the Option. All shares sold under the
Plan shall be fully paid and nonassessable. Payment for shares may be made by
the Optionee (i) in cash or by check, (ii) by delivery of a properly executed
exercise notice, together with irrevocable instructions to a broker to sell the
shares and then to properly deliver to the Corporation the amount of sale
proceeds to pay the exercise price, all in accordance with applicable laws and
regulations, or (iii) at the discretion of the Committee, by delivering shares
of Common Stock (including shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of an
Option) equal in Fair Market Value to the purchase price of the shares to be
acquired pursuant to the Option, by withholding some of the shares of Common
Stock which are being purchased upon exercise of an Option, or any combination
of the foregoing. With respect to subclause (iii) hereof, the shares of Common
Stock delivered to pay the purchase price must have either been (x) purchased in
open market transactions or (y) issued by the Corporation pursuant to a plan
thereof more than six months prior to the exercise date of the Option.
8.08 Voting and Dividend Rights. No Optionee shall have any voting or
dividend rights or other rights of a stockholder in respect of any shares of
Common Stock covered by an Option prior to the time that his name is recorded on
the Corporation's stockholder ledger as the holder of record of such shares
acquired pursuant to an exercise of an Option.
8.09 Additional Terms Applicable to Incentive Stock Options. All
Options issued under the Plan as Incentive Stock Options will be subject, in
addition to the terms detailed in Sections 8.01 to 8.08 above, to those
contained in this Section 8.09.
(a) Notwithstanding any contrary provisions contained
elsewhere in this Plan and as long as required by Section 422 of the Code, the
aggregate Fair Market Value, determined as of the time an Incentive Stock Option
is granted, of the Common Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options
are exercisable for the first time by the Optionee during any calendar year
under this Plan, and stock options that satisfy the requirements of Section 422
of the Code under any other stock option plan or plans maintained by the
Corporation (or any parent or Subsidiary Company), shall not exceed $100,000.
(b) Limitation on Ten Percent Stockholders. The price at which
shares of Common Stock may be purchased upon exercise of an Incentive Stock
Option granted to an individual who, at the time such Incentive Stock Option is
granted, owns, directly or indirectly, more than ten percent (10%) of the total
combined voting power of all classes of stock issued to stockholders of the
Corporation or any Subsidiary Company, shall be no less than one hundred and ten
percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of a share of the Common Stock of the
Corporation at the time of grant, and such Incentive Stock Option shall by its
terms not be exercisable after the earlier of the date determined under Section
8.03 or the expiration of five (5) years from the date such Incentive Stock
Option is granted.
(c) Notice of Disposition; Withholding; Escrow. An Optionee
shall immediately notify the Corporation in writing of any sale, transfer,
assignment or other disposition (or action constituting a disqualifying
disposition within the meaning of Section 421 of the Code) of any shares of
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Common Stock acquired through exercise of an Incentive Stock Option, within two
(2) years after the grant of such Incentive Stock Option or within one (1) year
after the acquisition of such shares, setting forth the date and manner of
disposition, the number of shares disposed of and the price at which such shares
were disposed of. The Corporation shall be entitled to withhold from any
compensation or other payments then or thereafter due to the Optionee such
amounts as may be necessary to satisfy any withholding requirements of federal
or state law or regulation and, further, to collect from the Optionee any
additional amounts which may be required for such purpose. The Committee or the
Board may, in its discretion, require shares of Common Stock acquired by an
Optionee upon exercise of an Incentive Stock Option to be held in an escrow
arrangement for the purpose of enabling compliance with the provisions of this
Section 8.09(c).
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8.10 Stock Appreciation Rights.
(a) General Terms and Conditions. The Board or the Committee
may, but shall not be obligated to, authorize the Corporation, on such terms and
conditions as it deems appropriate in each case, to grant rights to Optionees to
surrender an exercisable Option, or any portion thereof, in consideration for
the payment by the Corporation of an amount equal to the excess of the Fair
Market Value of the shares of Common Stock subject to the Option, or portion
thereof, surrendered over the exercise price of the Option with respect to such
shares (any such authorized surrender and payment being hereinafter referred to
as a "Stock Appreciation Right"). Such payment, at the discretion of the Board
or the Committee, may be made in shares of Common Stock valued at the then Fair
Market Value thereof, or in cash, or partly in cash and partly in shares of
Common Stock.
The terms and conditions with respect to a Stock Appreciation Right may
include (without limitation), subject to other provisions of this Section 8.10
and the Plan: the period during which, date by which or event upon which the
Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised; the method for valuing shares of
Common Stock for purposes of this Section 8.10; a ceiling on the amount of
consideration which the Corporation may pay in connection with exercise and
cancellation of the Stock Appreciation Right; and arrangements for income tax
withholding. The Board or the Committee shall have complete discretion to
determine whether, when and to whom Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted.
(b) Time Limitations. If a holder of a Stock Appreciation
Right terminates service with the Corporation as an Officer or Employee, the
Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised only within the period, if any, within
which the Option to which it relates may be exercised.
(c) Effects of Exercise of Stock Appreciation Rights or
Options. Upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, the number of shares
of Common Stock available under the Option to which it relates shall decrease by
a number equal to the number of shares for which the Stock Appreciation Right
was exercised. Upon the exercise of an Option, any related Stock Appreciation
Right shall terminate as to any number of shares of Common Stock subject to the
Stock Appreciation Right that exceeds the total number of shares for which the
Option remains unexercised.
(d) Time of Grant. A Stock Appreciation Right granted in
connection with an Incentive Stock Option must be granted concurrently with the
Option to which it relates, while a Stock Appreciation Right granted in
connection with a Non-Qualified Option may be granted concurrently with the
Option to which it relates or at any time thereafter prior to the exercise or
expiration of such Option.
(e) Non-Transferable. The holder of a Stock Appreciation Right
may not transfer or assign the Stock Appreciation Right otherwise than by will
or in accordance with the laws of descent and distribution, and during a
holder's lifetime a Stock Appreciation Right may be exercisable only by the
holder.
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ARTICLE IX
ADJUSTMENTS FOR CAPITAL CHANGES
The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance
under this Plan, the number of shares to which any outstanding Award relates,
the maximum number of shares that can be covered by Award to each Employee and
each Non-Employee Director and the exercise price per share of Common Stock
under any outstanding Option shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase
or decrease in the total number of outstanding shares of Common Stock issued
subsequent to the effective date of this Plan resulting from a split,
subdivision or consolidation of shares or any other capital adjustment, the
payment of a stock dividend, or other increase or decrease in such shares
effected without receipt or payment of consideration by the Corporation. If,
upon a merger, consolidation, reorganization, liquidation, recapitalization or
the like of the Corporation, the shares of the Corporation's Common Stock shall
be exchanged for other securities of the Corporation or of another corporation,
each recipient of an Award shall be entitled, subject to the conditions herein
stated, to purchase or acquire such number of shares of Common
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Stock or amount of other securities of the Corporation or such other corporation
as were exchangeable for the number of shares of Common Stock of the Corporation
which such optionees would have been entitled to purchase or acquire except for
such action, and appropriate adjustments shall be made to the per share exercise
price of outstanding Options. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the
exercise price of shares subject to outstanding Awards may be proportionately
adjusted upon the payment of a special large and nonrecurring dividend that has
the effect of a return of capital to the stockholders, providing that the
adjustment to the per share exercise price shall satisfy the criteria set forth
in Emerging Issues Task Force 90-9 (or any successor thereto) so that the
adjustments do not result in compensation expense, and provided further that if
such adjustment with respect to incentive stock options would be treated as a
modification of the outstanding incentive stock options with the effect that,
for purposes of Sections 422 and 425(h) of the Code, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, new incentive options would be deemed to be
granted, then no adjustment to the per share exercise price of outstanding stock
options shall be made.
ARTICLE X
AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE PLAN
The Board may, by resolution, at any time terminate or amend the Plan
with respect to any shares of Common Stock as to which Awards have not been
granted, subject to any required stockholder approval or any stockholder
approval which the Board may deem to be advisable for any reason, such as for
the purpose of obtaining or retaining any statutory or regulatory benefits under
tax, securities or other laws or satisfying any applicable stock exchange
listing requirements. The Board may not, without the consent of the holder of an
Award, alter or impair any Award previously granted or awarded under this Plan
as specifically authorized herein.
ARTICLE XI
EMPLOYMENT AND SERVICE RIGHTS
Neither the Plan nor the grant of any Awards hereunder nor any action
taken by the Committee or the Board in connection with the Plan shall create any
right on the part of any Employee or Non-Employee Director to continue in such
capacity.
ARTICLE XII
WITHHOLDING
12.01 Tax Withholding. The Corporation may withhold from any cash
payment made under this Plan sufficient amounts to cover any applicable
withholding and employment taxes, and if the amount of such cash payment is
insufficient, the Corporation may require the Optionee to pay to the Corporation
the amount required to be withheld as a condition to delivering the shares
acquired pursuant to an Award. The Corporation also may withhold or collect
amounts with respect to a disqualifying disposition of shares of Common Stock
acquired pursuant to exercise of an Incentive Stock Option, as provided in
Section 8.09(c).
12.02 Methods of Tax Withholding. The Board or the Committee is
authorized to adopt rules, regulations or procedures which provide for the
satisfaction of an Optionee's tax withholding obligation by the retention of
shares of Common Stock to which the Employee would otherwise be entitled
pursuant to an Award and/or by the Optionee's delivery of previously owned
shares of Common Stock or other property.
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ARTICLE XIII
DEFERRED PAYMENTS
13.01 Deferral of Options and Stock Appreciation Rights.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, any Optionee may elect, with
the concurrence of the Committee and consistent with any rules and regulations
established by the Committee, to defer the delivery of the proceeds of the
exercise of any Non-Qualified Option not transferred under the provisions of
Section8.05 hereof and Stock Appreciation Rights.
13.02 Timing of Election. The election to defer the delivery of the
proceeds from any eligible NonQualified Option or Stock Appreciation Right must
be made at least six (6) months prior to the date such Option or Stock
Appreciation Right is exercised or at such other time as the Committee may
specify. Deferrals of eligible NonQualified Options or Stock Appreciation Rights
shall only be allowed for exercises of Options and Stock Appreciation Rights
that occur while the Participant is in active service with the Corporation or
one of its Subsidiary Companies. Any election to defer the proceeds from an
eligible Non-Qualified Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall be irrevocable
as long as the Optionee remains an Employee or an Non-Employee Director of the
Corporation or one of its Subsidiary Companies.
13.03 Stock Option Deferral. The deferral of the proceeds of
Non-Qualified Options may be elected by an Optionee subject to the rules and
regulations established by the Committee. The proceeds from such an exercise
shall be credited to a deferred stock option account established for the
Optionee (which may be part of an existing deferred compensation trust account).
The proceeds shall be credited to the deferred stock option account as a number
of deferred shares or share units equivalent in value to those proceeds.
Deferred share units shall be valued at the Fair Market Value on the date of
exercise. Subsequent to exercise, the deferred shares or share units shall be
valued at the Fair Market Value of Common Stock. Deferred share units shall
accrue dividends at the rate paid upon the Common Stock credited in the form of
additional deferred share units. Deferred shares or share units shall be
distributed in shares of Common Stock or cash, at the discretion of the
Committee, upon the Optionee's termination of employment or at such other date,
as may be approved by the Committee, over a period of no more than ten (10)
years.
13.04 Stock Appreciation Right Deferral. The deferral of the proceeds
of Stock Appreciation Rights may be made by an Optionee subject to the rules and
regulations established by the Committee. Upon exercise, the Committee will
credit the Optionee's deferred stock option account with a number of deferred
shares or share units equivalent in value to the difference between the Fair
Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the exercise date and the Exercise
Price of the Stock Appreciation Right multiplied by the number of shares
exercised. Deferred shares or share units shall be valued at the Fair Market
Value on the date of exercise. Subsequent to exercise, the deferred shares or
share units shall be valued at the Fair Market Value of Common Stock. Deferred
shares or share units shall accrue dividends at the rate paid upon the Common
Stock credited in the form of additional deferred shares or share units.
Deferred shares or share units shall be distributed in shares of Common Stock or
cash, at the discretion of the Committee, upon the Participant's termination of
service or at such other date, as may be approved by the Committee, over a
period of no more than ten (10) years.
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13.05 Accelerated Distributions. The Committee may, at its sole
discretion, allow for the early payment of an Optionee's deferred stock option
account in the event of an "unforeseeable emergency" or in the event of the
death or Disability of the Optionee. An "unforeseeable emergency" means an
unanticipated emergency caused by an event beyond the control of the Optionee
that would result in severe financial hardship if the distribution were not
permitted. Such distributions shall be limited to the amount necessary to
sufficiently address the financial hardship. Any distributions under this
provision, shall be consistent with the Code and the regulations promulgated
thereunder. Additionally, the Committee may use its discretion to cause stock
option deferral accounts to be distributed when continuing the program is no
longer in the best interest of the Corporation or one of its Subsidiary
Companies.
13.06 Assignability. No rights to deferred stock option accounts may be
assigned or subject to any encumbrance, pledge or charge of any nature except
that an Optionee may designate a beneficiary pursuant to any rules established
by the Committee.
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13.07 Unfunded Status. No Optionee or other person shall have any
interest in any fund or in any specific asset of the Corporation or one of its
Subsidiary Companies by reason of any amount credited pursuant to the provisions
hereof. Any amounts payable pursuant to the provisions hereof shall be paid from
the general assets of the Corporation or one of its Subsidiary Companies and no
Optionee or other person shall have any rights to such assets beyond the rights
afforded general creditors of the Corporation or one of its Subsidiary
Companies. However, the Corporation or one of its Subsidiary Companies shall
have the right to establish a reserve, trust or make any investment for the
purpose of satisfying the obligations created under this Article XIII of the
Plan; provided, however, that no Optionee or other person shall have any
interest in such reserve, trust or investment.
ARTICLE XIV
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE PLAN; TERM
14.01 Effective Date of the Plan. This Plan shall become effective on
the Effective Date, and Awards may be granted hereunder no earlier than the date
that this Plan is approved by stockholders of the Corporation and prior to the
termination of the Plan, provided that this Plan is approved by stockholders of
the Corporation pursuant to Article XV hereof.
14.02 Term of the Plan. Unless sooner terminated, this Plan shall
remain in effect for a period of ten (10) years ending on the tenth anniversary
of the Effective Date. Termination of the Plan shall not affect any Awards
previously granted and such Awards shall remain valid and in effect until they
have been fully exercised or earned, are surrendered or by their terms expire or
are forfeited.
ARTICLE XV
STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL
The Corporation shall submit this Plan to stockholders for approval at
a meeting of stockholders of the Corporation held within twelve (12) months
following the Effective Date in order to meet the requirements of (i) Section
422 of the Code and regulations thereunder, (ii) Section 162(m) of the Code and
regulations thereunder, (iii) the Nasdaq Stock Market for continued quotation of
the Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market and (iv) the regulations of the
Office of Thrift Supervision.
ARTICLE XVI
MISCELLANEOUS
16.01 Governing Law. To the extent not governed by federal law, this
Plan shall be construed under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
16.02 Pronouns. Wherever appropriate, the masculine pronoun shall
include the feminine pronoun, and the singular shall include the plural.
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REVOCABLE PROXY
FIRST KEYSTONE FINANCIAL, INC.
[ X ] PLEASE MARK VOTES AS IN THIS EXAMPLE
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF FIRST KEYSTONE
FINANCIAL, INC. ("COMPANY") FOR USE AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE
HELD ON JANUARY 27, 1999 AND AT ANY ADJOURNMENT THEREOF.
The undersigned, being a stockholder of the Company as of December 15, 1998,
hereby authorizes the Board of Directors of the Company or any successors
thereto as proxies with full powers of substitution, to represent the
undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company to be held at
the Towne House Restaurant located at 117 Veterans Square, Media, Pennsylvania,
on January 27, 1999 at 2:00 p.m., Eastern Time, and at any adjournment of said
meeting, and thereat to act with respect to all votes that the undersigned would
be entitled to cast, if then personally present, as set forth herein.
I. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS Nominees for four-year term:
Donald S. Guthrie, Edmund Jones and Willard F. Letts
FOR ALL
[ ] FOR [ ] WITHHOLD [ ] EXCEPT
INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee, mark "For
All Except" and write that nominee's name in the space provided below.
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2. PROPOSAL to adopt the 1998 Stock Option Plan.
[ ] FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN
3. PROPOSAL to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's
independent auditors for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999.
[ ] FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN
PLEASE CHECK BOX IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING. [ ]
In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other
business as may properly come before the meeting.
SHARES OF THE COMPANY'S COMMON STOCK WILL BE VOTED AS SPECIFIED. IF NOT
OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS' NOMINEES TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FOR PROPOSALS 2 AND 3 AND
OTHERWISE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXIES. YOU MAY REVOKE THIS PROXY AT ANY
TIME PRIOR TO THE TIME IT IS VOTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
RECOMMENDS YOU VOTE FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' NOMINEES AND PROPOSALS 2 AND 3.
The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of a Notice of Annual Meeting of
Stockholders of the Company called for January 27, 1999, a Proxy Statement for
the Annual Meeting and the Company's 1998 Annual Report to Stockholders prior to
the signing of this Proxy.
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Please be sure to sign and date this Proxy in the box below.
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Detach above card, sign, date and mail in postage paid envelope provided.
FIRST KEYSTONE FINANCIAL, INC.
Please sign this Proxy exactly as your name(s) appear(s) on this proxy. When
signing in a representative capacity, please give title. When shares are held
jointly, only one holder need sign.
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