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SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
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EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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WILSON BANK HOLDING COMPANY
LEBANON, TENNESSEE
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
To the Shareholders of Wilson Bank Holding Company:
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") of Wilson
Bank Holding Company (the "Company") will be held on Tuesday, April 11, 2000 at
7:00 p.m., (CDT), at the main office of the Company, located at 623 West Main
Street, Lebanon, Tennessee 37087, for the following purposes:
(1) To elect thirteen (13) directors to hold office until the next
Annual Meeting and until their successors are duly elected and qualified;
(2) To ratify the appointment of Maggart & Associates, P.C. as auditors
for the Company for 2000; and
(3) To transact such other business as may properly come before the
Annual Meeting or any adjournment(s) thereof.
Only shareholders of record at the close of business on March 1, 2000
will be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting or any adjournment(s) thereof.
Your attention is directed to the Proxy Statement accompanying this
Notice for a more complete statement regarding the matters proposed to be acted
upon at the Annual Meeting.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
/s/ Jerry L. Franklin
Jerry L. Franklin, Secretary
March 15, 2000
YOUR REPRESENTATION AT THE ANNUAL MEETING IS IMPORTANT. TO ENSURE YOUR
REPRESENTATION, WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING, PLEASE
COMPLETE, DATE, SIGN AND RETURN THE ENCLOSED PROXY. SHOULD YOU SUBSEQUENTLY
DESIRE TO REVOKE YOUR PROXY, YOU MAY DO SO AS PROVIDED IN THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY
STATEMENT AT ANY TIME BEFORE IT IS VOTED.
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WILSON BANK HOLDING COMPANY
LEBANON, TENNESSEE
PROXY STATEMENT FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation by
the Board of Directors of Wilson Bank Holding Company (the "Company") of proxies
for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company to be held on Tuesday,
April 11, 2000, at the Company's main office, 623 West Main Street, Lebanon,
Tennessee 37087, at 7:00 p.m. (CDT). This proxy material was first mailed to
shareholders on or about March 15, 2000.
All valid proxies which are received will be voted in accordance with
the recommendations of the Board of Directors unless otherwise specified
thereon. A proxy may be revoked by a shareholder at any time prior to its use by
filing with the Secretary of the Company a written revocation or a duly executed
proxy bearing a later date, or by attending the Annual Meeting and voting in
person.
Only holders of record of the Company's common stock, par value $2.00
per share (the "Common Stock"), at the close of business on March 1, 2000 (the
"Record Date") are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting. As
of the Record Date, the Company had 1,985,242 shares of Common Stock issued and
outstanding, the holders of which are entitled to one vote for each share held
on each of the matters to be voted upon at the Annual Meeting. The
representation in person or by proxy of at least a majority of the outstanding
shares entitled to vote is necessary to provide a quorum at the meeting. The
directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast in the election by
the holders of Common Stock represented and entitled to vote at the Annual
Meeting. Any other matters submitted to the shareholders, besides those proposed
in this Proxy Statement, shall be approved by the affirmative vote of a majority
of the votes cast by the holders of Common Stock represented and entitled to
vote at the Annual Meeting. The Board of Directors of the Company does not know
of any other matters which will be presented for action at the Annual Meeting
besides those proposed in this Proxy Statement, but the persons named in the
proxy (who are directors of the Company) intend to vote or act with respect to
any other proposal which may be presented for action according to their best
judgment. Abstentions and "non-votes" are accounted as "present" in determining
whether a quorum is present. A "non-vote" occurs when a nominee holding shares
for a beneficial owner votes on one proposal, but does not vote on another
proposal because the nominee does not have discretionary voting power and has
not received instructions from the beneficial owner.
The cost of solicitation of proxies will be borne by the Company,
including expenses in connection with preparing, assembling, and mailing this
Proxy Statement. Such solicitation will be made by mail, and may also be made by
the Company's regular officers or employees personally or by telephone or
telegram. The Company may reimburse brokers, custodians and nominees for their
expenses in sending proxies and proxy materials to beneficial owners.
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Wilson Bank and Trust (the "Bank") is located in Lebanon, Tennessee and
is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The Bank has a wholly-owned
subsidiary, Hometown Finance, Inc. (the "Finance Company"), a finance company
organized under The Tennessee Industrial Loan and Thrift Companies Act. The
Company also owns 50% of DeKalb Community Bank ("DCB"), located in Smithville,
Tennessee and 50% of Community Bank of Smith County ("CBSC"), located in
Carthage, Tennessee. Except as otherwise stated, or as the context otherwise
requires, the information contained herein relates to the Company and the Bank.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
There are no persons who are the beneficial owners of more than 5% of
the Company's Common Stock, its only class of voting securities.
The following table sets forth as of the close of business on the Record
Date the beneficial ownership of the Common Stock by all directors, each of the
named executive officers set forth herein and the directors and executive
officers of the Company as a group (a total of 19 persons).
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AMOUNT AND NATURE
NAME AND ADDRESS OF OF BENEFICIAL PERCENT OF
BENEFICIAL OWNER (1) OWNER (2) CLASS (%)
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Directors
Charles Bell 38,412 1.93
Jack W. Bell 24,538(3) 1.24
Mackey Bentley 21,221 1.06
J. Randall Clemons 27,899(4) 1.41
James F. Comer 15,692(5) 0.79
Jerry L. Franklin 26,965(6) 1.36
John B. Freeman 17,102 0.86
Marshall Griffith 12,543 0.63
Harold R. Patton 18,468(7) 0.93
James Anthony Patton 15,988 0.81
H. Elmer Richerson 3,421 0.17
John R. Trice 36,184(8) 1.82
Robert T. VanHooser 4,785(9) 0.24
Executive Officers
Gary Whitaker 2,585 0.13
Executive officers and 289,176 14.56
directors as a group
(19 persons)
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(1) The address for each of the directors and executive officers set forth
in the table above is 623 West Main Street, Lebanon, Tennessee 37087.
(2) Each person has sole voting and investment power with respect to the
shares listed unless otherwise indicated.
(3) Includes 1021 shares held by or on behalf of Mr. J. Bell's children
and/or other dependents.
(4) Includes 2,124 shares held by or on behalf of Mr. Clemons' children
and/or other dependents, and 499 shares held by Mr. Clemons' wife.
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(5) Includes 1,656 shares held by or on behalf of Mr. Comer's children
and/or other dependents.
(6) Includes 1,204 shares held by or on behalf of Mr. Franklin's children
and/or other dependents.
(7) Includes 1,225 shares held by Mr. H. Patton's wife.
(8) Includes 8,326 shares held as trustee by Mr. Trice.
(9) Includes 3,151 shares held jointly by Mr. VanHooser's wife and
children.
PROPOSAL NO.1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Directors are elected each year to hold office until the next Annual
Meeting and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The Company's
by-laws provide for a minimum of five and maximum of fifteen directors, the
exact number to be set by the Company's Board of Directors. The Company's Board
of Directors has nominated thirteen individuals to stand for election at the
2000 Annual Meeting. Proxies may not be voted for a greater number of directors
than thirteen.
Unless contrary instructions are received, the enclosed proxy will be
voted in favor of the election as directors of the nominees listed below. Each
nominee has consented to be a candidate and to serve, if elected. All the
nominees currently are serving as directors of the Company. While the Company's
Board of Directors has no reason to believe that any nominee will be unable to
accept nomination or election as a director, if such event should occur, proxies
will be voted with discretionary authority for a substitute or substitutes who
will be designated by the Company's current Board of Directors.
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The following table contains certain information concerning the
nominees, which information has been furnished to the Company by the individuals
named.
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Current Position; Business
Director Experience During Past
Nominee Age Since Five Years (1)
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Charles Bell(2)(4) 61 1993 Director; Consultant (1995-Present) and
President (until 1995) - Lebanon Aluminum
Products, Inc.
Jack W. Bell(2)(5) 41 1987 Director; Owner - Jack W. Bell Builders, Inc.;
Vice President of Operations - Lebanon
Aluminum Products, Inc. (until 1995)
Mackey Bentley 55 1987 Director; President - Bentley's Electric
Company, Inc.
J. Randall Clemons(4)(5) 47 1987 President; Chief Executive Officer and Director
of the Company (since 1992); President, Chief
Executive Officer and Director of the Bank
James F. Comer(4) 41 1996 Director; Owner - Comer Farms; Vice President
- Lending and Account Executive of Farm Credit
Services of America (1980-1995)
Jerry L. Franklin 61 1987 Director; Owner as franchisee of Ponderosa
Restaurants
John B. Freeman 60 1987 Director, Chairman - Auto Parts and Service
Company, Inc.
Marshall Griffith 61 1987 Director; Businessman - Evergreen Company;
Senior Vice President - Fidelity Federal Savings
and Loan of Nashville, Tennessee prior thereto
Harold R. Patton(3) 64 1987 Director; General Manager - Wilson Farmers'
Cooperative
James Anthony Patton(3) 39 1987 Director; Salesman - Custom Packaging,
Incorporated
H. Elmer Richerson 47 1998 Vice President of the Bank from 1989 until 1994
and Executive Vice President of the Bank since
1994
John R. Trice(5) 67 1991 Director (Chairman of the Company's Board of
Directors); Owner - Trice Appraisal Services
Robert T. VanHooser, Jr.(5) 70 1991 Director; Retired Business Development Officer
- Wilson Bank and Trust 1991 - 96
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(1) All directors serve on the Boards of Directors of the Company, the Bank
and the Finance Company.
(2) Charles Bell is the father of Jack W. Bell.
(3) Harold R. Patton is the father of James Anthony Patton.
(4) Messrs. Clemons, Comer and Charles Bell serve on the Board of Directors
of CBSC.
(5) Messrs. Clemons, Trice, VanHooser and J. Bell serve on the Board of
Directors of DCB.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE BOARD AND COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD
Each of the Company's directors is elected at the Annual Meeting and
serves until the next Annual Meeting and until his successor has been duly
elected and qualified. The Board of Directors of the Company also serves as the
Board of Directors of the Bank. In 1999, each director received $1,500 per month
for his services as a director of the Company and $800 for each Board of
Directors' meeting of the Bank and $450 for each committee meeting of the Bank
he attended, not to exceed $1,500 per month. In addition, a one-time fee was
paid of $1,000.00 to directors of the Company plus $1,520.00 to directors of the
Bank for the two planning retreats held during 1999.
The Company does not have an executive compensation or nominating
committee. The Board of Directors of the Company and the Board of Directors of
the Bank, based upon recommendations by the Personnel Committee, establish
general compensation policies and programs for the Company and the Bank and
determine annually the compensation to be paid to Company and Bank employees,
including executive officers. The Boards of Directors of the Company and the
Bank also act as a nominating committee for directors and officers of the
Company and the Bank by developing general criteria concerning the
qualifications and selection of directors and officers, (including
recommendations made by shareholders of the Company) and recommends candidates
for such positions. Shareholder recommendations must be in writing to the
attention of the Board of Directors and describe reasons why the shareholder
finds the recommended person to be a qualified candidate. The Company does not
have an Audit Committee. The Bank, however, does have an Audit Committee,
composed of Messrs. Trice, H. Patton, VanHooser, and T. Patton with Mr. Freeman
serving as Chairman. The Audit Committee reviews annual and interim reports of
the independent auditors and provides advice and assistance regarding the
accounting, auditing, and financial reporting practices of the Company and the
Bank. The Audit Committee held four meetings during 1999.
In addition to the Audit Committee, the Board of Directors of the Bank
has nine standing committees consisting of the Executive, Personnel, Finance,
Marketing, Building, Investment, Long Range Planning, Data Processing, and Trust
Committees. The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bank (Mr. Freeman) and
the President of the Bank (Mr. Clemons) are members of all the committees with
the exception that Mr. Clemons is not on the Personnel Committee or Audit
Committee.
The Executive Committee is composed of Messrs. Franklin, H. Patton,
Griffith and Trice with Mr. VanHooser serving as Chairman. The Executive
Committee reviews corporate activities, makes recommendations to the Board of
Directors on policy matters and makes executive decisions on matters that do not
require a meeting of the full Board of Directors. The Executive Committee held
eleven meetings during 1999.
The Personnel Committee, composed of Messrs. Bentley, J. Bell and Comer
with Mr. H. Patton serving as Chairman, considers and recommends to the Board of
Directors the salaries of all Bank personnel. This committee held six meetings
during 1999.
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The Finance Committee is the credit review board of the Bank. This
committee reviews loan applications meeting certain criteria and approves those
found creditworthy. In addition, this committee reviews all loans that are
funded. The committee is comprised of five permanent members, Messrs. C. Bell,
J. Bell, Comer and Griffith, with Mr. Bentley serving as Chairman and two
"temporary" members, who served for two quarters each. During 1999, Messrs. T.
Patton, VanHooser, H. Patton and Franklin each served as temporary members for
two quarters. In addition, Mr. Trice served as an advisory member. The Finance
Committee held twenty meetings during 1999.
The Marketing Committee is composed of Messrs. Bentley, Griffith, and
H. Patton, with Mr. Franklin serving as Chairman. The Marketing Committee
recommends the direction of the marketing efforts of the Company and the Bank.
This committee held four meetings during 1999.
The Building Committee is composed of Messrs. C. Bell, J. Bell, Bentley
and Comer, with Mr. T. Patton serving as Chairman. This committee makes
recommendations to the Company's and the Bank's Boards of Directors on the
immediate and future building needs of the Company and the Bank. This committee
held five meetings during 1999.
The Investment Committee is composed of Messrs. VanHooser, Griffith and
Trice with Mr. C. Bell serving as Chairman. The Investment Committee reviews and
directs the investment portfolio of the Bank. This committee held ten meetings
during 1999.
The Long Range Planning Committee is composed of Messrs. C. Bell, Trice
and Comer with Mr. J. Bell serving as Chairman. This committee explores
strategic opportunities available to the Company and recommends the direction
the Company should take on these matters. This committee held three meetings in
1999.
The Data Processing Committee is composed of Mr. Freeman with Mr. Comer
serving as Chairman. The Data Processing Committee reviews the computer hardware
and software needs of the Company and makes recommendations regarding purchases
thereof to the Board of Directors. This committee held five meetings during
1999. Mr. Comer and Mr. Franklin also serve as the Company's Year 2000
Committee, a sub-committee of the Data Processing Committee. The Company's Year
2000 Committee was charged with investigating the Company's Year 2000 readiness,
and making recommendations to the Company regarding solutions to Year 2000
issues. In 1999, the Year 2000 Committee held twelve meetings.
The Trust Committee, composed of Messrs. Franklin, VanHooser and
T. Patton with Mr. Griffith serving as Chairman, is charged with the oversight
of the Bank's trust activities. This committee held ten meetings during 1999.
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, the Board of Directors
of the Bank held fifteen meetings while the Board of Directors of the Company
met seventeen times. All incumbent
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directors attended more than 90% of the aggregate number of meetings of both the
Bank's and the Company's Boards of Directors and the committees on which such
member served.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table provides information as to annual, long-term or
other compensation during fiscal years 1999, 1998 and 1997 for Mr. Clemons, the
Company's Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Richerson, the Bank's Executive Vice
President and Gary Whitaker, the Bank's Senior Vice President, the only
executive officers of the Company or the Bank with total annual compensation
over $100,000.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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Long-Term
Compensation
Annual Compensation Awards
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Number of
Securities
NAME AND PRINCIPAL Underlying All Other
POSITION Year Salary Bonus Options(1) Compensation(2)
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J. Randall Clemons, 1999 $181,500 $76,000 4000 $15,493
President and Chief 1998 165,000 71,000 15,221
Executive Officer of 1997 148,887 61,000 13,125
the Company and the Bank
H. Elmer Richerson, 1999 $129,500 $38,000 2,666 $15,493
Executive Vice 1998 115,000 35,500 13,893
President of the Bank 1997 104,082 30,500 10,896
Gary Whitaker, 1999 $112,193 $ 6,543 1,333 $11,497
Senior Vice President of 1998 92,475 6,259 9,306
the Bank 1997 84,116 5,850 6,700
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(1) The number of securities underlying options have been adjusted to
reflect the 4 for 3 stock split effective as of September 30, 1999.
(2) Represents the Company's matching grants under the Company's 401(k)
plan.
OPTION GRANTS FOR 1999
The table below sets forth the following information with respect to option
grants to the named executive officers during 1999 under the Company's 1999
Stock Option Plan: (i) the number of shares underlying options granted during
the year; (ii) the percentage that such options represent of all options granted
during the year; (iii) the exercise price; (iv) the expiration date; and (v) the
potential realizable value of the options assuming both a 5% and 10% annual
return on the
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underlying common stock for the remaining term of the options.
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INDIVIDUAL GRANTS
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NUMBER OF PERCENT OF TOTAL POTENTIAL REALIZABLE VALUE AT
SECURITIES OPTIONS GRANTED EXERCISE ASSUMED ANNUAL RATES OF
UNDERLYING OPTIONS TO EMPLOYEES IN PRICE EXPIRATION STOCK APPRECIATION FOR
NAME GRANTED(#)(1)(2) 1999 (%) ($/SHARE)(3) DATE OPTION TERMS
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5% ($) 10% ($)
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J. Randall Clemons 4,000 8.28 30.56 9/23/09 76,876 194,819
H. Elmer Richerson 2,666 5.52 30.56 9/23/09 51,230 129,847
Gary Whitaker 1,333 2.76 30.56 9/23/09 25,619 64,923
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(1) Options will vest annually over ten years in one-tenth increments beginning
September 23, 2000.
(2) The number of shares underlying the options granted has been adjusted to
reflect the 4 for 3 stock split effective as of September 30, 1999.
(3) The exercise price per share has been adjusted to reflect the 4 for 3 stock
split effective as of September 30, 1999.
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
During fiscal 1999, the Personnel Committee of the Board of Directors of
the Bank was composed of Messrs. J. Bell, Bentley, VanHooser and Comer with Mr.
H. Patton serving as Chairman. With the exception of Mr. VanHooser who was an
officer of the Bank until 1996, none of these persons has at any time been an
officer or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. Mr. J. Bell is
the owner of Jack W. Bell Builders, Inc., a construction company that received
$1,059,000 from the Company in 1999 for the construction of one new building for
the Company. Otherwise, there are no relationships among the Company's executive
officers, members of the Personnel Committee or entities whose executives serve
on the Board of Directors or the Personnel Committee that require disclosure
under applicable regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"SEC").
STOCK OPTION PLAN
On April 13, 1999 the shareholders of the Company approved the Company's
Stock Option Plan (the "Stock Option Plan"). The Stock Option Plan is
administered by the Personnel Committee of the Bank's Board of Directors. The
Company has reserved 100,000 shares of the Common Stock for issuance upon the
exercise of options which have been granted under the Stock Option Plan. All
executive officers and key employees of the Company and the Company's
subsidiaries are eligible for participation in the Stock Option Plan. Members of
the Company's and the Bank's Boards of Directors are not eligible for
participation in the Stock Option Plan. The Personnel Committee, acting as the
Plan Committee, in its sole discretion, determines who will participate in the
Stock Option Plan.
During fiscal year 1999, 48,311 (as adjusted for the 4 for 3 stock split
effective September 30, 1999) options to purchase shares of the Common Stock
were granted. The Personnel Committee determines the vesting schedule of options
at the time of grant. Options become 100% vested upon
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death or disability, if earlier. Options granted under the Stock Option Plan may
be incentive or non-qualified stock options. In the case of an incentive stock
option, an optionee is not deemed to have received taxable income upon the grant
or exercise of the stock option, provided the shares are not disposed of by the
optionee for at least one year after the date of exercise and two years after
the date of grant. No compensation deduction may be taken by the Company at the
time of the grant or exercise of an incentive option, assuming these holding
periods are satisfied. In the case of a non-qualified stock option, an optionee
is deemed to receive ordinary income upon exercise of the stock option in an
amount equal to the amount by which the exercise price is exceeded by the fair
market value of the stock. The amount of any ordinary income deemed to be
received by the optionee upon the exercise of a non-qualified stock option is a
deductible expense of the Company for tax purposes.
Options granted under the Stock Option Plan have a term of ten years, are
not transferable except upon death and continue to be exercisable upon
retirement for the lesser of the remainder of the option period, or in the case
of a non-qualified stock option, three years, or three months if incentive stock
options. In the event of a change in control (as defined in the Stock Option
Plan) of the Company, each outstanding award will become fully vested at the
election of the recipient made within 60 days of the change in control.
Otherwise, the options would continue to vest as if such change in control had
not occurred. The Stock Option Plan may be amended by the Board of Directors of
the Company without shareholder approval unless such approval is required to
comply with a tax law or regulatory requirement.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in any of the Company's
previous filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange
Act that might incorporate future filings, including this Proxy Statement, in
whole or in part, the following Report of the Personnel Committee and
Performance Graph shall not be incorporated by reference into any such filings.
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE REPORT ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Decisions with respect to compensation of the Company's and the Bank's
executive officers, including the Chief Executive Officer and the other named
executive officers, for fiscal 1999 were made by the Board of Directors of the
Bank based upon recommendations by the Personnel Committee. Compensation of
executive officers consists of a base salary, an annual bonus, and matching and
profit-sharing contributions under the Company's 401(k) plan (as well as health
and disability insurance and other non-cash benefits similar to those of all
employees of the Bank or Company). No member of the Personnel Committee served
as an officer or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries during 1999.
The overarching policy of the Personnel Committee and the Board of
Directors in determining executive compensation, including the compensation of
the Chief Executive Officer, is to attract and retain the highest quality talent
to lead the Company and to reward key executives based upon their individual
performance and the performance of the Bank and the Company. The Personnel
Committee believes that providing incentives to, and rewarding the performance
of, the Company's officers enhances the profitability of the Company.
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In recommending the 1999 base salary of Randall J. Clemons, the
Company's and the Bank's Chief Executive Officer, the Personnel Committee
reviewed a Tennessee Banking Association ("TBA") 1999 survey of compensation
levels for Chief Executive Officers of Middle Tennessee banks or bank holding
companies with assets of $100-500 million. The Personnel Committee also reviewed
the Chief Executive Officer compensation average for a specific six (6) bank
cluster within Middle Tennessee taken from the TBA survey. Decisions regarding
compensation were made in view of these sources of information with the intent
to compensate the Chief Executive Officer with a comparable base salary.
The Personnel Committee further considered the Bank's and the Company's
overall financial performance in 1999 in recommending Mr. Clemons' base salary
(including asset quality and growth, net income, earnings per share and return
on equity compared to the previous year). For example, total assets for fiscal
1999 for the Company increased 14.6% compared with 1998, net income increased
8.83% and earnings per share increased 6.33% compared with 1998. Mr. Clemons'
base salary increased 9.11% in the same period. Notwithstanding disclosure of
certain performance measures in this paragraph, the Personnel Committee's
recommendations concerning Mr. Clemons' base salary were not based upon the
attainment of any specific quantitative performance objectives.
The base salary for Mr. Richerson was based on similar criteria and
considerations.
Executive officers are eligible for an annual cash bonus pursuant to a
formula determined by the Board of Directors based upon the Company's net income
for the fiscal year. In 1999, Mr. Clemons was eligible for, and received, $6,000
for the first $1.25 million of net income earned by the Company and $5,000 for
each additional $250,000 of net income earned. Mr. Richerson was eligible for,
and received, $3,000 for the first $1.25 million of net income earned by the
Company and $2,500 for each additional $250,000 of net income earned.
Employees, including executive officers, also receive a matching grant
of $.35 from the Company for each one dollar ($1) contributed by the employee to
the employee's 401(k) account. No employee is entitled to contribute more than
$10,000. The Company contributes additional funds into each employee's 401(k)
account under a profit-sharing arrangement based upon each employee's base
salary as a percentage of the Company's total payroll.
The compensation levels for fiscal 1999 for members of management other
than Mr. Richerson and Mr. Clemons were established by the Personnel Committee
based upon the recommendation of the Company's Chief Executive Officer, J.
Randall Clemons. Mr. Clemons' recommendations regarding these salaries were
based on considerations and criteria similar to those described above.
Harold Patton, Chairman Jack W. Bell
William Mackey Bentley John B. Freeman
James F. Comer
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SHAREHOLDER RETURN PERFORMANCE GRAPH
The following graph compares the percentage change in the unaudited
total return on the Company's Common Stock against the cumulative total return
of the NASDAQ Index and The Carson Medlin Company's Independent Bank Index
between December 31, 1994 and December 31, 1999. The graph assumes the value of
the investment in the Company's Common Stock and each index was $100 at December
31, 1994 and that all dividends were reinvested.
WILSON BANK HOLDING COMPANY
FIVE YEAR PERFORMANCE INDEX
(GRAPH)
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1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
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WILSON BANK HOLDING COMPANY 100 111 124 140 157 194
INDEPENDENT BANK INDEX 100 122 155 235 246 222
NASDAQ INDEX 100 141 174 213 300 542
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Some directors and principal officers of the Company at present, as in
the past, are customers of the Bank and have had and expect to have loan
transactions with the Bank in the ordinary course of business. In addition, some
of the directors and officers of the Bank are at present, as in the past,
affiliated with businesses which are customers of the Bank and which have had
and expect to have loan transactions with the Bank in the ordinary course of
business. These loans were made in the ordinary course of business and were made
on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as
those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with other parties. In
the opinion of the Board of Directors, these loans do not involve more than a
normal risk of collectability or present other unfavorable features.
During 1999, John R. Trice Appraisals, Inc. was paid an aggregate of
$239,000 for 796 appraisals and inspections performed in connection with loans
originated by the Bank. This company is owned by John R. Trice, a director of
the Company and the Bank. The payments made by the Bank were reimbursed in full
by the persons and/or entities whose properties were appraised.
COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(A) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires the Company's officers and
directors, and persons who beneficially own more than ten percent of the Common
Stock, to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the SEC.
Officers, directors, and greater than ten percent shareholders are required by
federal securities regulations to furnish the Company with copies of all Section
16(a) forms they file.
Based solely on the Company's review of the copies of such forms, or
written representations from certain reporting persons furnished to the Company,
the Company believes that its officers, directors and greater than ten percent
beneficial owners were in compliance with all applicable filing requirements.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR EACH OF THE NOMINEES LISTED
ABOVE.
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PROPOSAL NO. 2 RATIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Board of Directors of the Company has selected Maggart and
Associates, P.C. to serve as independent auditors for the current fiscal year
upon the recommendation of the Audit Committee and considers it desirable that
the selection of Maggart & Associates, P.C. be ratified by the shareholders.
Maggart and Associates, P.C. has served in this capacity for the Company since
1987. A representative of Maggart & Associates is expected to be present at the
Annual Meeting, will have an opportunity to make a statement if he or she so
desires and is expected to be available to respond to appropriate questions.
SHAREHOLDERS' PROPOSALS AND OTHER MATTERS
Shareholders intending to submit proposals for presentation at the next
Annual Meeting and inclusion in the Proxy Statement and form of proxy for such
meeting should forward such proposals to J. Randall Clemons, Wilson Bank Holding
Company, 623 West Main Street, Lebanon, Tennessee 37087. Proposals must be in
writing and must be received by the Company prior to November 16, 2000 in order
to be included in the Company's Proxy Statement and form of proxy relating to
the 2001 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Proposals should be sent to the Company
by certified mail, return receipt requested, and must comply with Rule 14a-8 of
Regulation 14A of the proxy rules of the SEC.
For any other shareholder proposals to be timely (but not considered for
inclusion in the Company's Proxy Statement), a shareholder must forward such
proposal to Mr. Clemons at the Company's main office (listed above) prior to
January 29, 2001.
OTHER MATTERS
The Board of Directors is not aware of any other matters which may be
brought before the Annual Meeting. However, if any matter other than the
proposed matters properly comes before the meeting for action, proxies will be
voted for such matters in accordance with the best judgment of the persons named
as proxies.
In addition to solicitation by mail, certain directors, officers and
regular employees of the Company and the Bank may solicit proxies by telephone,
telegram or personal interview for which they will receive no compensation other
than their regular salaries. The Company may request brokerage houses and
custodians, nominees and fiduciaries to forward soliciting material to the
beneficial owners of the Company's Common Stock held of record by such persons
and may reimburse them for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection
therewith.
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The Company's 1999 Annual Report is mailed herewith. A copy of the
Company's Annual Report to the SEC on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1999, is available without charge to any shareholder upon request.
By order of the Board of Directors,
/s/ Jerry L. Franklin
Jerry L. Franklin
Secretary
Lebanon, Tennessee
March 15, 2000
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Form of Proxy
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WILSON BANK HOLDING COMPANY
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
NAME AND ADDRESS LABEL
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED UPON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE
ANNUAL MEETING TO BE HELD ON APRIL 11, 2000.
The undersigned hereby appoints Harold R. Patton and Mackey Bentley, or
either of them, with full power of substitution, as proxies, and hereby
authorizes them to vote, as designated, all shares of common stock of Wilson
Bank Holding Company, held by the undersigned on March 1, 2000 at the Annual
Meeting of Shareholders to be held Tuesday, April 11, 2000 at 7:00 p.m., (CST),
at the main office of Wilson Bank and Trust, located at 623 West Main Street,
Lebanon, Tennessee 37087 and any adjournment(s) thereof.
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
FOR all nominees (except as marked to the contrary below)
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Charles Bell James F. Comer Marshall Griffith H. Elmer Richerson
Jack W. Bell Jerry L. Franklin Harold R. Patton John R. Trice
Mackey Bentley John B. Freeman James Anthony Patton Robert T. VanHooser, Jr.
J. Randall Clemons
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Withhold authority to vote for all thirteen nominees;
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Withhold authority to vote for the following nominee(s), write that
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2. RATIFICATION OF MAGGART AND ASSOCIATES, P.C. AS INDEPENDENT AUDITORS FOR THE
CURRENT FISCAL YEAR.
___ FOR ___ AGAINST ___ ABSTAIN
In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such business as
may properly come before this meeting.
THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY
THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDER(S). IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE
VOTED FOR PROPOSALS 1 AND 2.
Signature Date
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Signature (if held jointly) Date
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Please sign exactly as your name appears on your share certificates.
Each joint owner must sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator,
trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If a corporation, please
sign in full corporate name as authorized. If a partnership, please sign in
partnership name by an authorized person.
BE SURE TO MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY PROMPTLY
IN THE ADDRESSED POSTAGE PAID ENVELOPE PROVIDED
