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CONRAIL INC.
April 3, 1995
Dear Shareholder:
On behalf of the Board of Directors and Officers of Conrail Inc., we would
like to invite you to attend the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on
Wednesday, May 17, 1995 at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time in The Academy of
Music Hall, 1420 Locust Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. We look forward to
seeing those shareholders who will find it possible to attend the meeting.
At the meeting, shareholders will be asked to elect four directors for terms
expiring in 1998, to approve the Conrail Senior Executive Performance Plan and
to ratify the appointment of independent accountants. As has been the case at
each meeting of our shareholders, a report on the activities and performance
of Conrail will also be made.
As soon as possible, please complete the top part of the enclosed proxy card,
detach the completed portion and return it in the enclosed postpaid return
envelope, to ensure that your shares will be voted at the meeting. Voting your
shares by proxy does not prevent you from casting your shares in person should
you decide to attend the meeting.
If you intend to come to the meeting, please so indicate in the Special
Action section of the proxy card which you return. For those shareholders who
do plan to attend the meeting, please retain the bottom portion of the card as
this will serve as your admission card to the meeting. You will also note that
this bottom portion of the proxy card outlines the agenda for the meeting.
Conrail's performance during 1994 was gratifying. We demonstrated
significant success in managing the strong growth last year, due in no small
measure to the evolution of the service group concept which brought together
people and functions directly involved in serving particular groups of
customers. We have established a very aggressive set of operating goals for
1995 which will necessitate going to the next level in managing our assets and
pricing and structuring our service to ensure that the expectations of our
customers and shareholders continue to be met.
Sincerely,
/s/ James A. Hagen /s/ David M. LeVan
James A. Hagen David M. LeVan
Chairman of the Board of Directors President & Chief Executive Officer
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CONRAIL INC.
Two Commerce Square
2001 Market Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19101
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON MAY 17, 1995
To Our Shareholders:
NOTICE is hereby given that the ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
OF CONRAIL INC. will be held in The Academy of Music Hall, 1420 Locust Street,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the 17th day of May, 1995 at 9:30 a.m., Eastern
Daylight Time, for the following purposes:
1. To elect four directors in Class II to serve until the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders in 1998 and until their successors are elected and take
office;
2. To approve the Conrail Senior Executive Performance Plan;
3. To ratify the appointment of Price Waterhouse LLP as the independent
accountants for the year 1995; and
4. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting.
Only those shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 3,
1995 will be entitled to vote at the meeting. For purposes of any meeting of
shareholders that has been previously adjourned for one or more periods
aggregating at least fifteen (15) days because of an absence of a quorum, the
shareholders who attend such an adjourned meeting, although less than a
quorum, shall nevertheless constitute a quorum for the purposes of acting on
any matter set forth in this Notice.
April 3, 1995
By Order of the Board of Directors
/s/ Allan Schimmel
Allan Schimmel
Corporate Secretary
IMPORTANT NOTICE
TO ASSURE YOUR REPRESENTATION AT THE MEETING, PLEASE COMPLETE, DATE, SIGN AND
PROMPTLY MAIL THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY IN THE RETURN ENVELOPE WHICH HAS BEEN
PROVIDED. NO POSTAGE IS NECESSARY IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES. ANY PERSON
GIVING A PROXY HAS THE POWER TO REVOKE IT PRIOR TO ITS EXERCISE, AND
SHAREHOLDERS WHO ARE PRESENT AT THE MEETING MAY THEN REVOKE THEIR PROXY AND
VOTE IN PERSON.
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CONRAIL INC.
Two Commerce Square
2001 Market Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19101
(215) 209-2000
PROXY STATEMENT FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON MAY 17, 1995
This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation by the
Board of Directors (the "Board") of Conrail Inc. ("Conrail") of proxies for
use at the Annual Meeting to be held in The Academy of Music Hall, 1420 Locust
Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the 17th day of May, 1995 at 9:30 a.m.,
Eastern Daylight Time, and at any adjournments thereof. A form of proxy for
holders of Conrail's common stock (the "Conrail Common Stock") and Series A
ESOP Convertible Junior Preferred Stock (the "Conrail Preferred Stock") is
being furnished for use at the Annual Meeting. This Proxy Statement and the
form of proxy are being mailed on April 3, 1995, or thereafter as practicable,
to all shareholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.
On July 1, 1993, Conrail Inc. became the publicly held holding company of
Consolidated Rail Corporation, which remains the principal subsidiary of
Conrail Inc. Except as otherwise noted, references to Conrail in this Proxy
Statement are to Consolidated Rail Corporation prior to July 1, 1993 and to
Conrail Inc. thereafter. For purposes of the disclosure set forth herein,
executive officers of Consolidated Rail Corporation are treated as executive
officers of Conrail Inc.
Voting and Revocation of Proxies. Execution of the accompanying proxy will
not affect a shareholder's right to attend the Annual Meeting and vote in
person. Any shareholder who has executed a proxy and wishes to vote in person
at the Annual Meeting must deliver a written notice revoking that proxy to the
Corporate Secretary of Conrail before the proxy is voted. A shareholder may
also revoke a proxy by duly executing a proxy bearing a later date. Proxies
for shares of Conrail Common Stock and for shares of Conrail Preferred Stock
that have been allocated to individual employees will be voted in accordance
with the shareholder's direction. If no direction is given, proxies for shares
of Conrail Common Stock will be voted in accordance with the recommendations
of the Board as set forth in this Proxy Statement. All shares of Conrail
Preferred Stock that have not been allocated to an individual employee, and
all shares of Conrail Preferred Stock that have been so allocated but as to
which no voting instructions have been received by the Trustee of Conrail's
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the "ESOP"), shall be voted in the same manner
and proportion as are the shares of Conrail Preferred Stock for which valid
instructions are received.
The Board knows of no matters likely to be brought before the Annual Meeting
other than those described in this Proxy Statement. If any other matters, not
now known or determined, properly come before the Annual Meeting or any
adjournment thereof, the persons named in the enclosed form of proxy will vote
such proxy in accordance with their best judgment in such matters pursuant to
discretionary authority granted in the proxy.
Vote Required. Each share of Conrail Common Stock and each share of Conrail
Preferred Stock will entitle the holder thereof to one vote on all matters
that may properly come before the Annual Meeting. The presence, in person or
by proxy, of a majority of the outstanding shares of Conrail Common Stock and
Conrail Preferred Stock, considered as one class, is necessary to constitute a
quorum at the Annual Meeting. The votes required for the election of directors
and the approval of the Conrail Senior Executive Performance Plan, as set
forth below, assume the presence of a quorum at the Annual Meeting.
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The four candidates receiving the four highest numbers of votes cast at the
Annual Meeting by the holders of Conrail Common Stock and Conrail Preferred
Stock, voting as one class, in the election of Class II directors will be
elected Class II directors. Approval of the Conrail Senior Executive
Performance Plan requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast
at the Annual Meeting by the holders of Conrail Common Stock and Conrail
Preferred Stock, voting as one class.
The election inspector appointed for the Annual Meeting will determine
whether or not a quorum is present and will tabulate the votes cast, whether
in person or by proxy, at the Annual Meeting. The election inspector will
treat abstentions with respect to a matter to be submitted to the shareholders
as shares that are present and entitled to vote on such matter for purposes of
determining the presence of a quorum with respect to such matter, but as
unvoted for purposes of determining the approval of such matter. Abstentions
will have no impact on the election of directors or any other matter submitted
to the shareholders for a vote. Shares represented by broker non-votes with
respect to a matter to be submitted to the shareholders will not be considered
as present for purposes of determining the presence of a quorum with respect
to such matter, or as entitled to vote on such matter. As a result, broker non-
votes will have an impact on the presence of a quorum with respect to such
matter, but will have no impact on either the election of directors or any
other matter submitted to the shareholders for a vote if a quorum with respect
to such matter is present.
Record Date and Outstanding Shares. Pursuant to Conrail's bylaws, the
Board has fixed the close of business on March 3, 1995 as the time for
determining shareholders of record entitled to notice of, and to vote at,
the Annual Meeting. As of the close of business on March 3, 1995, there were
issued and outstanding 78,625,629 shares of Conrail Common Stock and
9,821,358 shares of Conrail Preferred Stock. To Conrail's knowledge, the
only persons (or "group" as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) who, as of
March 3, 1995, owned beneficially more than 5% of any class of Conrail's
voting securities are listed in the following table:
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Name and Address Amount and Nature of Percent
Title of Class of Beneficial Owner Beneficial Ownership of Class
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Conrail Common AXA, as a group 6,070,783 (of which: 7.7%
Stock 23, Avenue Matignon 4,195,955-sole voting
Paris, France power; 103,600-shared
and voting power; 6,067,783-
The Equitable Companies Inc. sole dispositive power;
787 Seventh Ave. 3,000-shared dispositive
New York, NY 10019 power) (1)
Conrail Common FMR Corp. 5,525,638 (of which: 7.0%
Stock 82 Devonshire St. sole voting power-30,738;
Boston, MA 02109 shared voting power-0;
sole dispositive power-
5,525,638; shared
dispositive power-100) (2)
Conrail Common Janus Capital Corporation 4,173,300 (of which: 5.3%
Stock 100 Fillmore Street, 4,173,300-shared voting
Suite 300 and shared dispositive
Denver, CO 80206 power) (3)
Conrail Fidelity Management Trust Co. 8,436,488 shares, not 85.9%
Preferred 82 Devonshire Street individually but solely
Stock Boston, MA 02109 in its capacity as
Trustee of the ESOP (4)
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(1) Based on Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
February 10, 1995, the group represented by AXA is composed of Alpha
Assurances I.A.R.D. Mutuelle, Alpha
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Assurances Vie Mutuelle (101-100 Terrasse Boieldieu, 92042 Paris La Defense
France); AXA Assurances I.A.R.D. Mutuelle, AXA Assurances Vie
Mutuelle (La Grande Arche, Pardi-Norde, 92044 Paris La Defense
France); and Uni Europe Assurance Mutuelle (29 Rue Drouot, 75009
Paris France). These shares represent 6.9% of Conrail's total
voting securities (Common Stock and Preferred Stock voting as one
class).
(2) Based on Schedule 13G filed by FMR Corp. with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on February 13, 1995. These shares represent 6.2% of Conrail's
total voting securities. According to the Schedule 13G, Fidelity
International Limited ("FIL"), an investment advisor to and former
indirect majority-owned subsidiary of FMR Corp., is the beneficial owner
of 2,100 shares of Conrail Common Stock. A partnership controlled by
Edward C. Johnson, 3d., and members of his family own shares of FIL voting
stock with the right to cast approximately 47.22% of the total votes cast
by all holders of FIL voting stock. Mr. Johnson is Chairman of FMR Corp.
and FIL.
(3) Based on Schedule 13G filed by Janus Capital Corporation ("Janus") with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 9, 1995. Those shares
represent 4.7% of Conrail's total voting securities. According to the
Schedule 13G, Thomas Bailey, President and Chairman of Janus, may be
deemed to have the power to exercise or direct the voting and/or
dispositive power that Janus may have with respect to Conrail Common Stock
held by portfolios managed by Janus.
(4) Shares of Conrail Preferred Stock are convertible into shares of Conrail
Common Stock at any time on a share-for-share basis, subject to certain
antidilution adjustments. As a result, ownership of shares of Conrail
Preferred Stock is deemed to be ownership of an equal number of shares of
Conrail Common Stock. These 8,436,488 shares of Conrail Preferred Stock
represent 9.5% of Conrail's total voting securities.
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Ownership by Management of Equity Securities. The following table sets
forth the beneficial ownership, as of February 24, 1995, of Conrail Common
Stock and Conrail Preferred Stock of each director and nominee, each of the
five executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table and all
directors and executive officers as a group. Unless otherwise indicated,
each such person has sole voting and investment power with respect to such
shares of Conrail Common Stock, and sole voting power with respect to such
shares of Conrail Preferred Stock. The ESOP Trustee holds sole investment power
with respect to all shares of Conrail Preferred Stock. As of February 24, 1995,
all Conrail directors and officers as a group owned less than one percent
(1%) of the aggregate outstanding Conrail Common Stock and Conrail Preferred
Stock.
Amount and Nature
Name and Title of Beneficial
Title of Class of Beneficial Owner Ownership
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Conrail Common Stock H. Furlong Baldwin
Director 2,000
Claude S. Brinegar
Director 1,000
Daniel B. Burke
Director 2,000
Kathleen Foley Feldstein
Director and Nominee 700
Roger S. Hillas
Director 2,362
E. Bradley Jones
Director 1,000
David B. Lewis
Director and Nominee 1,200
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Amount and Nature
Name and Title of Beneficial
Title of Class of Beneficial Owner Ownership
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John C. Marous
Director and Nominee 800
Raymond T. Schuler
Director and Nominee 7,588
David H. Swanson
Director 430
James A. Hagen
Director and Chairman 124,697(1)
David M. LeVan
Director, President and Chief
Executive Officer 71,190(1)
H. William Brown
Senior Vice President-
Finance and Administration 89,309(1)
Gordon H. Kuhn
Senior Vice President-
Intermodal Service Group 13,190(1)
Charles N. Marshall
Senior Vice President-Development 31,358(1)
All Directors and Executive Officers
as a group 645,801(2)
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(1) For Messrs. Hagen, LeVan, Brown, Kuhn and Marshall, respectively, includes
options exercisable within 60 days to acquire 41,250, 15,626, 44,826, 0 and
25,758 shares of Conrail Common Stock and 1,554, 1,626, 1,609, 1,618 and
1,606 shares of Conrail Preferred Stock allocated to the accounts of the
named officers pursuant to the ESOP. Shares of Conrail Preferred Stock are
convertible into shares of Conrail Common Stock at any time on a share-
for-share basis, subject to certain antidilution adjustments. As a result,
ownership of shares of Conrail Preferred Stock is deemed to be ownership of
an equal number of shares of Conrail Common Stock.
(2) Includes options exercisable within 60 days to acquire 300,963 shares of
Conrail Common Stock and 36,087 shares of Conrail Preferred Stock
allocated to the accounts of individual officers pursuant to the ESOP.
This number also includes shares held by all officers of Consolidated Rail
Corporation.
Proxy Solicitation. Conrail will bear the expense of the Board's proxy
solicitation. In addition to the use of the mails, proxies may be solicited
by personal interview, telephone and telegram by the directors, officers
and employees of Conrail (none of whom will receive additional compensation
therefor). Conrail has engaged D. F. King & Company, Inc., 77 Water Street,
New York, N.Y., to assist in the solicitation of proxies for a fee not to
exceed $15,000, plus reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses. Upon request,
Conrail will reimburse banks, brokerage houses and other institutions,
nominees and fiduciaries for their reasonable expenses in forwarding proxy
materials to beneficial owners.
PROPOSAL NO. 1
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Four directors (Class II) will be elected at the Annual Meeting to serve
until the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 1998. Four directors (Class I) are
serving three-year terms expiring in 1997. Four
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directors (Class III) are serving three-year terms expiring in 1996. Except
directors elected to fill unexpired terms, all directors of each class are
elected to serve three-year terms and until their successors are elected and
take office. At this time, the Nominating Committee of the Board has chosen
not to replace Mr. Michael Moskow, who resigned in August 1994 to become
President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, leaving vacant one Class I
Director position. Proxies cannot be voted for a greater number of persons
than the number of nominees named.
All persons named herein as nominees for director have consented to serve,
and it is not contemplated that any nominee will be unable to serve as a
director. If such event occurs, however, discretionary authority is reserved
to cast votes for the election of a substitute or substitutes selected by the
Board, and all proxies eligible to be voted will be voted for such other
person or persons.
Set forth below are the names and ages of the nominees for election to the
Board and the directors continuing in office, each such person's prior service
as a director of Conrail and a brief description of each such person's
business experience over the past five years, including any other
directorships in certain companies. Effective March 16, 1995, James A. Hagen
retired from the position of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Hagen
will remain Chairman of the Board of Directors. David M. LeVan was elected to
the position of President and Chief Executive Officer.
PROPOSAL NO. 1
NOMINEES FOR ELECTION AS CLASS II DIRECTORS-TERM EXPIRING 1998:
Prior Service
Name, Business Experience as Conrail
and Other Directorships Director
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Kathleen Foley Feldstein Since 1993
President of Economics Studies, Inc., a private consulting firm,
since prior to January 1, 1990. Director, Bank America Corpo-
ration, Digital Equipment Corporation and John Hancock Mutual
Life Insurance Company. Age 54.
David B. Lewis Since 1989
Chairman and Senior Shareholder of Lewis, White & Clay, P.C., a
law firm, since prior to January 1990. Director, LG&E Energy
Corp. and Comerica Bank. Lewis, White & Clay provided legal
services to Conrail in 1994. Age 50.
John C. Marous Since 1991
Retired in July 1990 from Westinghouse Electric Corporation where
he held the position of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
between January 1988 and July 1990. Director, Bell Atlantic Cor-
poration, Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company and
Mellon Bank, N.A. Age 69.
Raymond T. Schuler Since 1981
Retired in September 1990 from the Business Council of New
York State, Inc., where he held the positions of Vice Chairman,
President and Chief Executive Officer. Director, Northeast Sav-
ings Bank, Oneida, Ltd. and North American Medical Instrument
Company. Age 65.
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DIRECTORS CONTINUING IN OFFICE
CLASS I DIRECTORS-TERM EXPIRING 1997:
Prior Service
Name, Business Experience as Conrail
and Other Directorships Director
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H. Furlong Baldwin Since 1988
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Mercantile Bankshares
Corporation since prior to January 1990. Director, Mercantile
Bankshares Corporation, Baltimore Gas & Electric Company,
GRC International, Inc. and USF&G Corporation. Age 63
James A. Hagen Since 1989
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Conrail since May 1989.
Retired March 1995 as Chief Executive Officer of Conrail, a
position he held since May 1989. Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer between May 1989 and September
1994. Director, Philadelphia Electric Company and Penn Mu-
tual Life Insurance Company. Age 63.
David M. LeVan Since 1994
President and Chief Executive Officer of Conrail since March 1995.
President and Chief Operating Officer of Conrail between Sep-
tember 1994 and March 1995. Executive Vice President
between November 1993 and September 1994. Senior Vice-
President-Operations between July 1992 and November 1993.
Senior Vice President-Operating Systems and Strategy between
November 1991 and June 1992. Senior Vice President-Corporate Systems
between November 1990 and November 1991. Vice President-Corporate
Strategy between September 1988 and November 1990. Age 49.
David H. Swanson Since 1989
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Explorer Nutritional
Group, an animal nutrition company, and Chairman of Premiere
Agri-Technologies, Inc., an international agricultural business,
since January 1995. Chief Executive Officer of Premiere
Agri-Technologies,Inc. between January 1994 and January 1995.
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Central Soya
Company, Inc. between 1986 and January 1994. Director, Fiduciary
Trust International. Age 52.
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CLASS III DIRECTORS-TERM EXPIRING 1996:
Prior Service
Name, Business Experience as Conrail
and Other Directorships Director
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Claude S. Brinegar Since 1990
Vice Chairman since 1989 and Executive Vice President-Admin-
istration and Planning from May 1991 to April 1992 of Unocal
Corporation, a high technology earth resources company. Di-
rector, Unocal Corp., Maxicare Health Plans, Inc., and a visiting
scholar at Stanford University. Age 68.
Daniel B. Burke 1981 to 1986
Chairman and Owner, Portland, Maine Baseball Inc. and since
1994. Retired in February 1994 from Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. 1987
where he held the positions of President and Chief Executive
Officer since June 1990, and President and Chief Operating
Officer of that company prior to that time. Director, Capital
Cities/ABC, Inc., Rohm and Haas Co., Avon Products, Inc.
and Morgan Stanley Group Incorporated. Age 66.
Roger S. Hillas Since 1981
Retired in January 1993 from Meritor Savings Bank where he
held the positions of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer be-
tween July 1988 and December 1992. Director, P.H. Glatfelter
Company, Toll Bros., Inc., The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. and VF
Corporation. Age 67.
E. Bradley Jones Since 1987
Retired in December 1984 from LTV Steel Company where he
held the positions of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and
Group Vice President of LTV Corporation. Director, TRW, Inc.,
NAACO Materials Handling Group, NACCO Industries, Inc.,
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc., Birmingham Steel Corporation and RPM,
Inc.; Trustee, First Union Real Estate Equity and Mortgage
Investments and Trustee, Fidelity Group of Funds. Age 67.
BOARD COMMITTEES AND MEETINGS
During 1994, the Board held ten meetings, and each director attended more
than 75 percent of the aggregate of the total number of meetings held by the
Board and the total number of meetings held by committees of the Board on
which such director served.
The Board has a number of committees, including an Audit Committee, a
Compensation Committee and a Nominating Committee. The Audit Committee,
consisting of Messrs. Lewis (Chairman), Brinegar, Jones, Marous and Schuler
and Ms. Feldstein, met three times during 1994. The Audit Committee reviews
Conrail's accounting processes, financial control and reporting systems, as
well as the selection of Conrail's independent accountants and the scope of
the audits to be conducted. The Compensation Committee, consisting of Messrs.
Burke (Chairman), Baldwin, Hillas, Marous and Swanson, met four times during
1994. The Compensation Committee reviews Conrail's compensation programs and
structure. The Nominating Committee, consisting of Messrs. Jones (Chairman),
Hillas, Lewis and
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Schuler, met two times during 1994. The Nominating Committee has the
responsibility for recommending individuals for election as members of the
Board. The Nominating Committee will consider written recommendations from
shareholders for nominees for election to the Board, provided that such
recommendations, together with (i) such information regarding each nominee as
would be required to be included in a proxy statement filed pursuant to the
Exchange Act, (ii) a description of all arrangements or understandings among
the recommending shareholder and each nominee and any other person with
respect to such nomination, and (iii) the consent of each nominee to serve as
a director of Conrail if so elected, are received by the Corporate Secretary
of Conrail by, in the case of an annual meeting of shareholders, not later
than the date specified in the most recent proxy statement of Conrail as the
date by which shareholder proposals for consideration at the next annual
meeting of shareholders must be received and, in the case of a special meeting
of shareholders, not later than the tenth day after the giving of notice of
such meeting.
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Directors' Compensation. Directors who are not officers of Conrail receive
an annual fee of $25,000 and a fee of $750 for each Board and Board Committee
meeting they attend. Each such director who is a chairman of a Board Committee
receives an additional annual fee of $2,000, except the chairman of the Audit
Committee who receives an additional annual fee of $2,500. Directors who are
officers of Conrail are not paid any fees for service on the Board or on any
Board Committees.
Conrail maintains a Retirement Plan for Non-Employee Directors that provides
each director who is not an employee or former employee of Conrail with a
retirement benefit equal to the product of (1) one-twelfth of his or her
annual retainer fee from Conrail in effect at the time the director ceases to
serve as a member of the Board and (2) the number of full months, up to 120, he
or she served on the Board, including service on the Board of Consolidated Rail
Corporation prior to July 1, 1993.
Benefits are payable in cash, from Conrail's general assets, in equal
monthly installments over the ten-year period beginning with the month
following the later of (1) the month in which the director ceases to serve on
the Board or (2) the month in which the director attains age 65.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (1) the benefits of directors who cease to
serve on the Board on account of disability commence with the month following
the month in which the director ceases to serve on the Board, and (2) after a
director's death, his or her benefits shall be paid to the director's
designated beneficiary, or in the absence of a written designation, to the
director's estate, in a lump sum, as soon as practicable following the
director's death.
Benefits are forfeited in the event the director, before he or she attains
age 65, is removed from the Board for cause or voluntarily resigns from the
Board, unless the resignation is approved by the Board on account of a
conflict between the interests of the director and the interests of Conrail.
Conrail also maintains a Board of Directors Charitable Contributions Program
pursuant to which Conrail has purchased life insurance policies of $1 million
on the life of each director. Upon the death of an individual director,
Conrail will donate $1 million in five annual installments of $200,000 each to
one or more qualifying educational or charitable organizations designated by
the director, and will be reimbursed by the life insurance proceeds.
Individual directors derive no financial benefit from the program; all
charitable deductions accrue solely to Conrail. In 1994, a donation of
$200,000 was made under the program on behalf of the late Ann F. Friedlaender.
Compensation of Executive Officers. The following table provides certain
summary information concerning compensation awarded to, earned by or paid
throughout 1994, to Conrail's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, James A.
Hagen, and each of the four other most highly compensated executive officers
of Conrail (determined as of the end of the last fiscal year (December 31,
1994) and hereafter referred to as the "named executive officers") for all
services rendered in all capacities to Conrail and its subsidiaries during the
fiscal years ended December 31, 1992, 1993 and 1994.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
Long-Term Compensation
Annual Compensation Awards
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(a) (b) (c) (d) (f) (g) (i)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Securities
Name and Restricted Underlying All Other
Principal Salary Bonus Stock Award(s) Options/SARS Compensation
Position Year ($) ($) ($) (#) ($) (1)
- -------------------- ---- -------- ------- -------------- ------------ --------------
J. A. Hagen....... 1994 $647,985 $85,000 $630,000(2) 0 $10,937
Chairman & CEO 1993 646,899 19,500 615,576(3) 0 15,434
1992 607,428 - 685,831(4) 62,500 15,167
D. M. LeVan......... 1994 326,458 16,250 266,063(2) 3,900 9,240
President and Chief 1993 255,218 7,784 189,170(3) 0 8,994
Operating Officer 1992 209,255 59,904 89,857(4) 31,250 8,727
H.W. Brown.......... 1994 280,150 14,000 189,000(2) 0 9,240
Sr. Vice President- 1993 264,995 7,990 189,163(3) 0 8,994
Finance & Admin. 1992 259,255 - 219,294(4) 31,250 8,727
G.H. Kuhn........... 1994 279,836 140,000 - 0 9,240
Sr. Vice President- 1993 252,544 67,456 77,761(3) 0 8,994
Intermodal Srv. Grp. 1992 222,207 63,411 94,123(4) 31,250 8,727
C.N. Marshall....... 1994 255,833 130,000 - 0 9,240
Sr. Vice President- 1993 259,159 131,040 - 0 8,994
Development 1992 252,480 145,596 - 31,250 8,727
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(1) The amounts of $9,240, $8,994 and $8,727, respectively, represent Conrail's
matching contribution in the form of Conrail Preferred Stock of amounts
deferred by the named executive officers through a 401(k) plan during 1994,
1993 and 1992. The shares are allocated based on the per share price set at
the time the shares were purchased by the plan. With respect to Mr. Hagen,
an additional $1,697 was contributed in 1994 and $6,440 in each of 1993
and 1992 for his annual supplemental term life insurance premium.
(2) This figure represents the full market value as of the February 7, 1995
grant date of restricted shares of Conrail Common Stock awarded to the
named executive officer as a result of a 1994 bonus deferral, and is
composed of the amount of the 1994 bonus which such officer elected to
defer ($420,000, $177,375 and $126,000 for Messrs. Hagen, LeVan and Brown,
respectively) plus a matching contribution by Conrail in the amount of 50%.
The number of shares of restricted stock was determined by the fair
market value of Conrail Common Stock on January 31, 1995 ($52.875).
Dividends are paid on all restricted shares.
As of December 31, 1994, Messrs. Hagen, LeVan, Brown, and Kuhn held,
respectively, 25,464, 5,411, 9,072 and 2,993 restricted shares of Conrail
Common Stock worth $177,569, $29,047, $22,021 and $27,859, net of the
payments which such officers would have been entitled to receive absent
their elections to take restricted shares instead of cash bonuses.
Mr. Marshall held no restricted stock as of December 31, 1994. Valuation is
based on the closing price of Conrail Common Stock on December 31, 1994
($50.50). These numbers exclude shares received in February 1995 pursuant
to such officers' 1994 bonus deferrals.
(3) This figure represents the full market value as of the February 7, 1994
grant date of restricted shares of Conrail Common Stock awarded to the
named executive officer as a result of a 1993 bonus deferral, and is
composed of the amount of 1993 bonus which such officer elected to defer
($410,800, $126,241, $126,237, and $59,877 for Messrs. Hagen, LeVan, Brown
and Kuhn,
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respectively) plus a matching contribution by Conrail in the amount of 50%
for Messrs. Hagen, LeVan and Brown and 30% for Mr. Kuhn (each as determined
by the length of the deferral period elected by such named executive
officer). The number of shares of restricted stock was determined by the
fair market value of Conrail Common Stock on February 7, 1994 ($61.6875).
(4) This figure represents the full market value as of the February 26, 1993
grant date of restricted shares of Conrail Common Stock awarded to the
named executive officer as a result of a 1992 bonus deferral, and is
comprised of the amount of the 1992 bonus which such officer elected to
defer ($461,949, $59,904, $147,722, and $63,411 for Messrs. Hagen, LeVan,
Brown and Kuhn, respectively), plus a 50% matching grant by Conrail. The
number of shares of restricted stock was determined by the fair market
value of Conrail Common Stock on February 26, 1993 ($54.9375).
</FN>
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8,409, 1,090, 2,689 and 1,154 shares of restricted stock, respectively,
for Messrs. Hagen, LeVan, Brown and Kuhn vested on February 26, 1995,
two years from the date of the award.
The following table contains information concerning the grant of stock
options made to David M. LeVan during the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994.
No other grants were made to any of the named executive officers.
<TABLE>
Option/SAR Grants in Last Fiscal Year
<CAPTION>
Grant Date
Individual Grant Value
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Number of % of Total
Securities Options/SARs
Underlying Granted to Exercise or Grant Date
Options/SARs Employees in Base Price Present Value
Name Granted (#) Fiscal Year ($/sh) Expiration Date ($) (5)
- ---------------- ------------ ------------ ----------- ---------------- --------------
David M. LeVan.... 975(1) 4.1% $66.9375 January 19, 2004 $14,167
975(2) 4.1% $66.9375 January 19, 2004 $14,167
975(3) 4.1% $66.9375 January 19, 2004 $14,167
975(4) 4.1% $66.9375 January 19, 2004 $14,167
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(1) Exercisable only upon the price of Conrail Common Stock achieving a level
of $82.00 per share for thirty consecutive days, unless the stock price has
failed to meet this requirement by January 1, 1999, in which event these
options become exercisable on January 1, 1999 and expire June 30, 1999.
(2) Exercisable only upon the price of Conrail Common Stock achieving a level
of $94.00 per share for thirty consecutive days, unless the stock price has
failed to meet this requirement by January 1, 1999, in which event these
options become exercisable on January 1, 1999 and expire June 30, 1999.
(3) Exercisable only upon the price of Conrail Common Stock achieving a level
of $106.00 per share for thirty consecutive days, unless the stock price
has failed to meet this requirement by January 1, 1999, in which event
these options become exercisable on January 1, 1999 and expire June 30,
1999.
(4) Exercisable only upon the price of Conrail Common Stock achieving a level
of $118.00 per share for thirty consecutive days, unless the stock price
has failed to meet this requirement by January 1, 1999, in which event
these options become exercisable on January 1, 1999 and expire June 30,
1999.
(5) Values are calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and
assuming a five-year option term, resulting in a present value of $14.53
per option. Assuming a ten-year term, the present value of the options is
$19.78. The values shown are purely theoretical and do not reflect the
actual values the recipient may eventually realize. Any ultimate value
will depend on the market
</FN>
</TABLE>
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value of Conrail's Common Stock at a future date. In addition to the stock
prices at the time of grant and the exercise prices, which are
identical, and the ten and five year terms of each option, the following
assumptions were used to calculate the values shown for the options
granted, for the respective five and ten year terms: expected dividend
growth (8.0% and 8.0%); expected stock price volatility (.20 and .20-the
most recent volatility for the month-end stock prices of Conrail's
Common Stock for the 60 months prior to the grant date); and risk-free
rate of return (5.07% and 5.66%-equal to the yield on a zero-coupon five-
and ten-year bond, respectively, on the option grant date).
The following table provides information concerning each exercise of stock
options during the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994 by each of the named
executive officers and the value of unexercised stock options held by each
such officer as of December 31, 1994.
Aggregated Option/SAR Exercises in Last Fiscal Year
and Fiscal Year-End Option/SAR Values
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
Number of
Securities Value of
Underlying Unexercised
Unexercised In-the-Money
Options/SARs Options/SARs
at FY-End (#) at FY-End ($)
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Shares Acquired Exercisable/ Exercisable/
Name On Exercise (#) Value Realized ($) Unexercisable Unexercisable(1)
- -------------- --------------- ------------------ ------------- ---------------
J.A. Hagen.... 0 0 E 71,250 E $1,493,672
U 31,250 U 232,422
D.M. LeVan.... 0 0 E 15,626 E 116,218
U 19,524 U 116,204
H.W. Brown.... 26,200 $878,519 E 44,826 E 1,133,618
U 15,624 U 116,204
G.H. Kuhn..... 0 0 E 15,626 E 116,218
U 15,624 U 116,204
C.N. Marshall. 0 0 E 25,758 E 457,857
U 15,624 U 116,204
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(1) This valuation is based on the fair market value of Conrail Common Stock on
December 31, 1994 ($50.0625). Of Mr. LeVan's 19,524 unexercisable options,
3,900 have an exercise price of $66.9375 and were not in-the-money at year
end.
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Pension Plan Table and Related Disclosure
The following table shows estimated annual retirement benefits payable
under the Supplemental Pension Plan of Consolidated Rail Corporation.
Years of Service
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Remuneration 15 Yrs 20 Yrs 25 Yrs 30 Yrs 35 Yrs
- ------------ -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
$ 125,000.. $ 20,931 $ 27,908 $ 34,885 $ 41,862 $ 48,839
150,000.. 26,181 34,908 43,635 52,362 61,089
175,000.. 31,431 41,908 52,385 62,862 73,339
200,000.. 36,681 48,908 61,135 73,362 85,589
225,000.. 41,931 55,908 69,885 83,862 97,839
250,000.. 47,181 62,908 78,635 94,362 110,089
300,000.. 57,681 76,908 96,135 115,362 134,589
400,000.. 78,681 104,908 131,635 157,362 183,589
450,000.. 89,181 118,908 148,635 178,362 208,089
500,000.. 99,681 132,908 166,135 199,362 232,589
600,000.. 120,681 160,908 201,135 241,362 281,589
700,000.. 141,681 188,908 236,135 283,362 330,589
800,000.. 162,681 216,908 271,135 325,362 379,589
900,000.. 183,681 244,908 306,135 367,362 428,589
1,000,000.. 204,681 272,908 341,135 409,362 477,589
1,100,000.. 225,681 300,908 376,135 451,362 526,589
1,200,000.. 246,681 328,908 411,135 493,362 575,589
Messrs. Hagen, LeVan, Brown, Kuhn and Marshall have 14, 17, 16, 20 and 16
years of credited service, respectively. Compensation covered by the Pension
Plan consists of an employee's wages for federal income tax purposes (see
column (c) to the Summary Compensation Table plus any bonus paid in 1994;
column (d) reflects bonuses earned in the stated year, but not paid in such
year), excluding reimbursements, fringe benefits, gains from the exercise of
employee stock options, and contributions to deferred compensation plans
other than employee deferrals under Conrail's Matched Savings Plan. In 1994,
the covered compensation of Messrs. Hagen, LeVan, Brown, Kuhn and Marshall
was $1,078,092, $421,386, $535,470, $347,455 and $466,320, respectively. The
table above shows estimated annual retirement benefits, after application of
the Pension Plan's railroad retirement offset, payable to participants as a
straight life annuity under the Pension Plan upon normal retirement at age 65
based upon final average compensation and years of Conrail service. The table
does not reflect statutory limits on benefits under tax-qualified plans.
Employment Agreements and Termination of Employment and
Change in Control Arrangements
Conrail entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Hagen in connection
with Mr. Hagen's employment as Conrail's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Hagen also serves as a member of the Board, subject to shareholder
approval. The employment agreement was for an initial term of five years,
which began April 17, 1989, and continued until Mr. Hagen's retirement in
March 1995. The initial base salary under the employment agreement was
$450,000 per year, subject to upward adjustment by the Board. Under the
agreement, Mr. Hagen is also entitled to supplemental retirement benefits
equal to any difference between (a) the estimated retirement benefits to which
he would have been entitled from CSX Distribution Services, Inc. ("CSX") if he
had continued his employment with CSX throughout the time employed by Conrail
and (b) his actual retirement benefits from Conrail and CSX. Conrail estimates
that Mr. Hagen's annual supplemental retirement benefits under the referenced
provisions will be approximately $280,000. These supplemental retirement
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benefits are payable from Conrail's general assets in the form of an annuity
for the life of Mr. Hagen, and do not reflect the pre- and post-retirement
survivor protections elected by Mr. Hagen.
Conrail entered into Continuation Agreements with each of its executive
officers, including the named executive officers, other than Mr. Hagen. If
within two years following a "change in control" of Conrail (as defined in the
Continuation Agreements, excluding a "change in control" in which such officer
has participated without the approval of Conrail's Board), (1) Conrail
terminates an executive officer's employment without cause, or (2) an
executive officer terminates his or her employment after a reduction in his or
her "compensation rate" (as defined in the Continuation Agreements, which
includes amounts payable pursuant to Conrail's annual management incentive
compensation plans) or in his or her other employee benefits, such executive
officer will receive any supplemental retirement benefits to which such
executive officer may be entitled, and for two years after such termination of
employment, compensation at such executive officer's "compensation rate," plus
medical and life insurance benefits.
Conrail and each of its executive officers, including the named executive
officers, have agreed to terminate the Continuation Agreements effective June
3, 1995, the first date on which all of the agreements could be terminated
simultaneously.
Board Compensation Committee Report
Conrail's Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors is composed
entirely of outside directors. The Compensation Committee's executive officer
compensation policies for 1994 were as follows:
1. The Committee continued to emphasize at-risk compensation based on
corporate performance.
2. The Committee believes an appropriate cash compensation structure for
Conrail executive officers is a base salary slightly below the average for
officers with similar positions at comparable companies, together with a
significant component of performance-related at-risk compensation in the form
of an annual incentive opportunity, resulting in a total cash compensation
opportunity that is slightly above the average for the executive officers'
counterparts at comparable companies. The Committee believes that setting
total cash compensation opportunities slightly above the total cash
compensation opportunities at comparable companies is an effective method to
attract, retain and motivate qualified executive officers.
In determining 1994 cash compensation levels, the Committee considered
executive officer compensation at companies of a size comparable to Conrail,
i.e., companies with revenues in the $3-$4 billion range.
3. The Committee, in setting 1994 base salaries for individual executive
officers and, in particular, the changes in those base salaries between 1993
and 1994, also considered each executive officer's expertise, scope of
responsibility and achievement, all of which were given equal weight relative
to one another. Achievement is measured against a management style that
promotes customer focus, teamwork and process improvement. Consistent with the
cash compensation structure outlined above, the average base salaries of the
named executives in 1994 were slightly below the average for officers with
similar positions at the comparable companies.
4. As in 1993, performance-related at-risk compensation for executive
officers in 1994 was provided under an incentive plan pursuant to which all
non-agreement employees were eligible to receive incentive payments. The size
of the incentive awards were intended generally to provide, when added to the
base salaries of the executive officers, total cash compensation opportunities
slightly above the average for the executive officer's counterparts at
comparable companies. In December 1993, the Committee set two measurements of
corporate performance relevant to the 1994 incentive plan: operating income
and operating ratio (operating expenses as a percent of
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revenues). No payment would have been made under the plan unless a specified
level of operating income for 1994 had been attained. The amount of the
payments under the plan was correlated to the actual 1994 operating ratio,
which was equal to the targeted 1994 operating ratio.
5. Executive officers were permitted to defer receipt of their 1994 incentive
awards for up to five years by electing to receive all or a portion of those
awards in restricted shares of Conrail common stock. As an incentive to so
elect, a further award of restricted stock (bonus shares) was offered to each
participant, the amount of which was determined by the period of restriction
elected by such participant for those bonus shares. The percentage of the
bonus shares in relation to the deferred incentive award was equal to 10%,
20%, 30%, 40% or 50% for an election of a one, two, three, four, or five-year
restriction, respectively, on the bonus shares. The same level of benefits was
made available to all non-agreement employees who elected to defer. As a
consequence, the size of the restricted stock award is a function of Conrail's
performance under the 1994 incentive plan and the individual elections of
participants in the plan to receive their incentive payments in the form of
restricted stock awards. The Committee continues to believe that such
incentives are an appropriate method to more closely align the personal
financial interests of executive officers and employees with the financial
interests of shareholders.
6. During 1994, there were no general awards of stock options to executive
officers. David M. LeVan received an award of 3,900 stock options in
recognition of his promotion from Senior Vice President-Operations to
Executive Vice President. The size of the award was determined by reference to
the total number of options scheduled to be granted to executive officers
based on their respective levels, as part of a two year program beginning in
July 1992 and ending in July 1994. Mr. LeVan has since been promoted to the
position of President and Chief Operating Officer and thereafter to the office
of President and Chief Executive Officer, on Mr. Hagen's retirement. In
addition, two newly elected officers who are not named in the executive
compensation table also received awards of stock options in recognition of
their promotions. All of the options referred to herein have exercise prices
equal to the fair market value of Conrail's common stock on the date of the
award, and vest in 25% increments tied to increases in the market price of
such stock. The performance-based vesting features of the options are
consistent with all options granted in 1994 and are intended as an incentive
for behavior that will result in increased shareholder value as measured by
the market price of Conrail's common stock.
7. Consistent with its emphasis on at-risk compensation, the Committee has
attempted to structure incentive payments to the most highly compensated
senior executives in a manner that would permit such payments to qualify as
"performance-based compensation" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the
Internal Revenue Code, and therefore preserve, to the extent possible, federal
income tax deductions available to Conrail for executive compensation. The
Committee has approved for submission to the shareholders the Conrail Senior
Executive Performance Plan (the "Plan"), which is intended to permit incentive
payments to be made to the most highly compensated executives that qualify as
"performance based" within the meaning of Section 162(m). However, the
Committee reserves the right to pay compensation that would not qualify as
"performance-based" under Section 162(m) to the extent it determines that it
is in the best interests of Conrail to do so.
8. The Committee determined the 1994 base salary of Mr. Hagen as Chairman,
President and Chief Executive Officer, currently Chairman, after considering
both individual and business performance. The Committee also took into account
the base salaries of Chief Executive Officers of the comparable companies
referred to above. The Committee determined there would be no increase in base
salary for 1994. In lieu of a base salary increase, and consistent with its
policy of rewarding performance through annual incentive cash awards, the
Committee made a $50,000 cash award to Mr. Hagen in 1994. The award was based
on the following criteria, which generally appear in descending order of the
importance accorded them. First, Mr. Hagen's 1994 base salary was at the lower
end of the target range of the average base salary for chief executive
officers at
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the comparable companies. In addition, the award reflected Conrail's strong
performance in the prior year, having exceeded its financial goals expressed
in terms of reduced operating ratio and increased net income. The Committee
also considered the increased challenges facing Mr. Hagen in 1994, including
the reorganization of the railroad's marketing and operating functions into
four new service groups and the value placed on Mr. Hagen's continuing
leadership in the industry.
9. The amount of Mr. Hagen's 1994 annual incentive award was determined by
the same factors applicable to all executive officers, namely the goals for
operating income and operating ratio described above.
Roger S. Hillas, Chairman John C. Marous H. Furlong Baldwin
PERFORMANCE GRAPH
The following line graph depicts a comparison of Conrail's five-year
cumulative total shareholder return, assuming reinvestment of dividends, with
the S&P 500 Stock Index and a railroad peer group index.
GRAPHICAL MATERIAL OMITTED FOR ELECTRONIC FILING. SEE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH
AND TABLE FOR NARRATIVE EXPLANATION.
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Assumes $100 invested on December 31, 1989 in Conrail Common Stock, S&P 500
Stock Index and the rail peer group composite (the returns of which have been
weighted according to their respective market capitalization as of each
December 31, the beginning of the periods for which returns are indicated).
1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
Conrail............ $100 $87 $188 $217 $311 $241
S&P 500............ $100 $97 $126 $136 $150 $152
Rail Composite..... $100 $99 $153 $174 $204 $169
PROPOSAL NO. 2
TO APPROVE THE CONRAIL SENIOR EXECUTIVE PERFORMANCE PLAN
The Board of Directors recommends the adoption of the Conrail Senior
Executive Performance Plan ("the Plan") under which certain senior executive
officers of Conrail will be eligible to receive annual bonus awards upon the
satisfaction of certain performance criteria, as more fully explained
hereafter. The Compensation Committee has adopted, and the Board has ratified,
the Plan, subject to the approval of shareholders. An affirmative vote of a
majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting by the holders of Conrail
Common Stock and Conrail Preferred Stock, voting as one class, will constitute
shareholder approval of the Plan.
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, enacted in 1993, generally
limits federal income tax deductions for compensation paid to a company's
chief executive officer and four other highest paid executives to $1 million
per year for each such executive. However, to the extent compensation is
"performance-based compensation" within the meaning of Code section 162(m), it
will not be subject to the Code section 162(m) deduction limitation. It is the
intention of the Compensation Committee that the compensation paid to any of
the senior executive officers pursuant to the Plan will qualify as
"performance-based" under Section 162(m), and thereby be fully deductible by
Conrail.
For 1995, the Compensation Committee has established performance goals under
the Plan consistent with those established under the 1995 incentive plan for
non-agreement employees not covered by the Plan. However, the Compensation
Committee reserves the right to pay compensation outside the Plan or pursuant
to different performance criteria to the extent it determines that it is in
the best interests of Conrail to do so.
If the Plan had been in effect for 1994 with the same performance goals that
the Compensation Committee has established under the Plan for 1995, no awards
would have been paid pursuant to the Plan for 1994. If the Plan had been in
effect for 1994 with the same performance goals that were in effect for the
1994 incentive plan, an executive officer covered by the Plan (a
"Participant") would have received approximately the same award under the Plan
that such individual received under the 1994 incentive plan. See columns (d)
and (f) of the Summary Compensation Table.
Description of the Plan
The full text of the Conrail Senior Executive Performance Plan is attached
to this Proxy Statement as Appendix A. The following is a summary of the major
provisions of the Plan and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of
the Plan.
The Plan allows the Compensation Committee to select for participation in
any given year individuals from among those holding one of the following
positions with Conrail: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating
Officer, President, any Executive Vice President and any Senior Vice
President. As of March 3, 1995, Conrail had eight persons eligible to be
Participants. The Compensation Committee may select different Participants for
different years or no Participant in a particular year.
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Under the Plan, the Compensation Committee will establish objective
performance goals, within the meaning of Code section 162(m), relating to any
calendar year performance period ("Performance Period"). Any performance goals
for a particular performance period will be based on one or more of the
following business criteria: net income, operating income, earnings per share,
debt reduction, safety, on-time train performance, return on investment,
operating ratio, cash flow, return on assets, stockholder return, revenue,
customer satisfaction and return on equity. If the Compensation Committee
establishes performance goals for a Performance Period relating to more than
one of these business criteria, the Compensation Committee may determine to
make awards under the program for that Performance Period upon attainment of
the performance goal relating to any one or more of such criteria. The
Compensation Committee has established performance goals for operating income
and operating ratio for 1995 that must be attained before any awards may be
paid with respect to 1995 under the Plan.
A Participant's award, if any, will be based on a percentage of his or her
salary. Awards will be paid in the form of cash or Conrail securities, as
determined by the Compensation Committee, and at such times as the
Compensation Committee determines. The Compensation Committee may permit
Participants to defer or accelerate receipt of their awards and may set
conditions for such deferral or acceleration, including increases or decreases
in the amount, and changes in the form, of the awards.
The maximum amount of compensation that any Participant may receive under
the Plan for any Performance Period is the lesser of 200% of the salary of such
Participant on the first day of the Performance Period, or $2 million. The
Compensation Committee has the sole and absolute discretion to reduce the
amount of an award that would otherwise be payable to an executive upon the
attainment of performance goals.
The Compensation Committee has the right to amend, suspend or terminate the
Plan, subject to the right of a Participant to receive an award that accrued
prior to such amendment, suspension or termination.
The Board of Directors recommends a vote for Proposal No. 2.
PROPOSAL NO. 3
PROPOSAL TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
AS THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS FOR THE YEAR 1995
The Board has selected the firm of Price Waterhouse LLP ("Price Waterhouse")
as independent accountants to audit the books, records and accounts of Conrail
for the current fiscal year, subject to ratification by vote of Conrail's
shareholders. If the shareholders do not ratify the selection of Price
Waterhouse, the selection of independent accountants will be reconsidered and
made by the Board. It is understood that even if the selection is ratified,
the Board, in its discretion, may direct the appointment of a new independent
accounting firm at any time during the year if it determines that such a
change would be in the best interests of Conrail and its shareholders. Price
Waterhouse has served as Conrail's independent accountant since 1994.
On February 16, 1994, the Board, with the approval of the Audit Committee,
dismissed Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. ("Coopers & Lybrand"), Conrail's previous
independent accountants, and selected Price Waterhouse as Conrail's
independent accountants. Neither of Coopers & Lybrand's reports on Conrail's
financial statements for the years 1992 and 1993 contained an adverse opinion
or a disclaimer of opinion, or was qualified or modified as to uncertainty,
audit scope or accounting principles. Since January 1, 1992, there have been
no disagreements between Conrail and Coopers & Lybrand on any matter of
accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing
scope or
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procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Coopers
& Lybrand, would have caused it to refer thereto in connection with its
report. Since January 1, 1992, Coopers & Lybrand has not advised Conrail that
(1) the internal controls necessary for Conrail to develop reliable financial
statements do not exist; (2) information has come to the attention of Coopers
& Lybrand that led it to no longer be able to rely on Conrail management's
representations, or that has made Coopers & Lybrand unwilling to be associated
with the financial statements prepared by Conrail's management; (3) there was
a need to expand significantly the scope of the Coopers & Lybrand audit, or
that information has come to the attention of Coopers & Lybrand that if
further investigated may (i) materially affect the fairness or reliability of
either a previously issued audit report or the underlying financial
statements, or the financial statements issued or to be issued covering the
fiscal periods subsequent to the date of the most recent financial statements
covered by an audit report (including information that may prevent it from
rendering an unqualified audit report on those financial statements), or (ii)
cause Coopers & Lybrand to be unwilling to rely on Conrail management's
representations or be associated with Conrail's financial statements; or
(4) information has come to the attention of Coopers & Lybrand that it has
concluded materially affects the fairness or reliability of either (i) a
previously issued audit report or the underlying financial statements or (ii)
the financial statements issued or to be issued covering the fiscal periods
subsequent to the date of the most recent financial statements covered by an
audit report (including information that, unless resolved to the satisfaction
of Coopers & Lybrand, would prevent it from rendering an unqualified audit
report on those financial statements). Between January 1, 1992 and February
16, 1994, neither Conrail nor anyone on its behalf consulted Price Waterhouse
on any matter.
Representatives of Price Waterhouse are expected to be present at the Annual
Meeting and will have the opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do
so and are expected to be available to respond to appropriate questions.
The Board of Directors recommends a vote for approval of Proposal No. 3.
SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS
Proposals which shareholders wish to be presented at the 1996 Annual Meeting
of Shareholders, scheduled for May 15, 1996, must be received by Conrail no
later than December 1, 1995 to be considered for inclusion in the Proxy
Statement and the form of proxy for the 1996 Annual Meeting. Proposals should
be addressed to the Secretary of the Corporation, Conrail Inc., Two Commerce
Square, 2001 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19101-1417. All
proposals should be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested.
By Order of the Board of Directors
/s/ Allan Schimmel
Allan Schimmel
Corporate Secretary
April 3, 1995
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APPENDIX A
CONRAIL INC.
SENIOR EXECUTIVE PERFORMANCE PLAN
PURPOSE
1. The purposes of this Plan are to encourage outstanding performances from
the senior executives of Conrail and its subsidiary, Consolidated Rail
Corporation, (the "Company"), to attract and retain exceptional senior
executives, and to provide a direct incentive to the Participants to achieve
Conrail's strategic and financial goals.
DEFINITIONS
2. When used in this document, the following terms shall have the meanings
set forth below:
Base Salary means the base salary of a Participant as of the beginning of
the Performance Period, or at the time that he/she became subject to the Plan,
exclusive of any incentive or stock based compensation.
Beneficiary means the person or persons to whom payments are to be made
pursuant to the terms of the Plan in the event of the Participant's death. A
Participant may designate a Beneficiary on forms provided by the Company and
may change his or her designation at any time. If no Beneficiary is
designated, or for any reason the designation is ineffective, the award shall
be paid to the Participant's estate.
Board means the Board of Directors of Conrail.
Compensation Committee means the Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors of Conrail.
Participant means the senior executives, if any, who are determined and
designated by the Compensation Committee to be eligible to receive awards
under the Plan. Directors of Conrail who are full-time executives of the
Company and/or Conrail shall be eligible to participate in the Plan. The
Compensation Committee may designate Participants from among the group of
individuals who hold one or more of the following positions within the Company
and/or Conrail at any time during a Performance Period:
Chairman
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Operating Officer
President
Any Executive Vice President
Any Senior Vice President
Performance Period means the twelve consecutive month period beginning on
January 1 and ending on December 31.
Plan means the Conrail Inc. Senior Executive Performance Plan.
ADMINISTRATION
3. (a) The Plan shall be administered by the Compensation Committee, which
shall consist of not less than three directors of Conrail who shall be
appointed by the Board of Directors. No person shall serve as a member of
the Compensation Committee unless at the time of his/her appointment and
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service he/she shall be a "disinterested person," as defined in Rule 16b-3 of
the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
or any successor Act then in effect (the "Exchange Act"). In addition, no
person shall serve as a member of the Compensation Committee unless at the
time of his appointment and service he shall be an "outside director" for
purposes of section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the "Code").
(b) The Compensation Committee shall interpret the Plan, prescribe, amend
and rescind rules relating to the Plan (including rules and procedures for
establishing performance goals in accordance with the requirements of Code
section 162(m) relating to performance-based compensation), select eligible
Participants, grant awards thereto, and take all other actions necessary for
the administration of the Plan, which actions shall be final and binding upon
all Participants. The Compensation Committee may appoint such agents, who need
not be members of the Committee, as it deems necessary for the effective
performance of its duties, and may delegate to such agents such power and
duties as the Committee may deem appropriate and that are not inconsistent
with the Plan.
PERFORMANCE GOALS
4. (a) The Compensation Committee shall establish performance goals
applicable to a particular Performance Period in writing prior to the
commencement of a relevant Performance Period; provided, however, that such
goals may be established after the commencement of the Performance Period but
while the outcome of the performance goal is substantially uncertain if such
a method of establishing performance goals is permitted under proposed or
final regulations issued by the Treasury Department of the United States
("Treasury Department") with respect to Code section 162(m).
(b) Each performance goal applicable to a Performance Period shall identify
one or more business criteria that is to be monitored during the Performance
Period. Such business criteria shall include any of the following:
net income cash flow
earnings per share return on assets
debt reduction shareholder return
safety revenue
on-time train performance customer satisfaction
return on investment return on equity
operating ratio operating income
(c) With respect to each business criteria that is identified in a
performance goal for a particular Performance Period, the Compensation
Committee shall determine the target levels or range of performance that must
be achieved in order for the corresponding performance goals to be treated as
attained.
(d) The Compensation Committee may base performance goals for a particular
Performance Period on one or more of the business criteria set forth in
Section 4. (b) of this Plan. In the event the Compensation Committee bases
performance goals for a Performance Period on more than one business criteria,
the Compensation Committee may determine to make awards upon attainment of the
performance goal relating to any one or more of such criteria, provided the
performance goals established within the period described in Section 4. (a) of
the Plan are stated as alternatives to one another in the case of more than
one business criteria.
AWARDS
5. (a) Amount of Award. Under the Plan, a Participant may receive an award
equal to a percentage (or percentages) of his/her Base Salary. The
percentage(s) shall depend upon the position
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held by the Participant and the performance goal as established by the
Compensation Committee pursuant to Section 4.
(b) Performance Goal Certification. The Compensation Committee may make an
award to a Participant only in the event the Compensation Committee certifies
in writing prior to payment of the award that the performance goal or goals
under which the award is to be paid has or have been attained. Under no
circumstances shall an award be payable under this Plan if none of the
performance goals for a particular Performance Period are attained.
(c) Maximum Award Payable. The maximum award payable under this Plan to
any Participant for any Performance Period shall not exceed cash in an amount
equal to, or securities with a fair market value equal to, 200% of such
Participant's Base Salary or $2 million dollars ($2,000,000), whichever is
less.
(d) Absolute Discretion to Reduce Awards. The Compensation Committee in
its sole and absolute discretion may reduce the amount of an award otherwise
payable to a Participant upon attainment of the performance goal or goals
established for a Performance Period.
(e) Shareholder Approval of Goals Required. Awards shall not be payable
under this Plan unless the material terms, as defined in proposed or final
regulations issued by the Treasury Department with respect to Code Section
162(m), of the performance goal or goals under which the award is to be paid
have been disclosed to and subsequently approved by Conrail's shareholders in
accordance with Code Section 162(m).
(f) Unsatisfactory Performances. A Participant's performance must be
satisfactory, regardless of Company performance, before he or she may be
granted an award.
(g) New Employee, or Retirement, Permanent Disability, Death or Termination
of Employment. To the extent permitted under proposed or final regulations
issued by the Treasury Department with respect to Code section 162(m), in the
event the performance goals for a Performance Period are attained, the
Compensation Committee, in its discretion, may grant all or such portion of an
award for the Performance Period as it deems advisable to a Participant (or
his Beneficiary in the case of his death) who is employed or who is promoted
to a senior executive position covered by this Plan during the year, or whose
employment is terminated during the Performance Period because of his or her
retirement, death, resignation or discharge, or who suffers a permanent
disability.
PAYMENT OF AWARDS
6. (a) Immediate Payment. Participants shall receive awards as soon as
practicable following grant of such awards by the Compensation Committee,
except to the extent the terms of the award provide otherwise.
(b) Acceleration/Deferral of Payment of Awards. Prior to the end of the
Performance Period, the Compensation Committee may permit each Participant to
elect to have the payment of all or a portion of his or her award accelerated
or deferred, as the case may be, on the terms and in the form determined by
the Compensation Committee, including terms governing payment upon the
completion of the deferral or acceleration period, retirement, death,
permanent disability, resignation or termination of employment. Any election
shall be irrevocable and shall be made on a form prescribed by the
Compensation Committee. The election shall apply only to that year. Except as
otherwise expressly provided with respect to an award, if a Participant has
not made an election, any award granted to him or her for that year shall be
paid pursuant to Section 6. (a).
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(c) Awards in Conrail Securities. The Compensation Committee may, in its
sole discretion, pay awards in the form of Conrail securities, or permit
Participants to elect to accelerate or defer awards in the form of Conrail
securities. To the extent applicable, such elections by Participants shall be
made in accordance with the provisions of Section 6. (b). In addition, the
Compensation Committee may provide for additional amounts to be paid (or
reduced amounts, as the case may be) based on the amount and length of time
between the grant and payment of the award. In any such case, the applicable
terms of the award, including the additional or reduced amounts, must be
established by the Compensation Committee in a manner consistent with the
establishment of performance goals, as set forth in Section 4. (a). In no
event shall any award, including any additional amounts awarded as provided
above, exceed the maximum set forth in Section 5. (c). For purposes of Section
5.(c), the calculation of the total value of an award in the form of Conrail
securities shall be the fair market value of such securities on the date of
the grant of the award.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
7. (a) Withholding Taxes. Appropriate payroll and income taxes shall be
withheld from payments made to Participants pursuant to this Plan.
(b) Nonassignment. The right of a Participant or Beneficiary to the payment
of any awards under the Plan may not be assigned, transferred, pledged or
encumbered, nor shall such right or other interests be subject to attachment,
garnishment, execution or other legal process.
(c) No Right to Continued Employment. Nothing in the Plan shall be construed
to confer upon any Participant any right to continue employment with Conrail
or the Company or any subsidiary thereof, nor interfere in any way with the
right of Conrail or the Company to terminate the employment of such
Participant at any time without assigning any reason therefor.
(d) Effective Date, Termination and Amendment. The Plan shall be effective
January 1, 1995 and shall become effective upon approval by Conrail's
shareholders at its 1995 Annual Meeting. The Compensation Committee may from
time to time amend, suspend or terminate the Plan, in whole or in part,
including, but not limited to, any amendment necessary to insure that Conrail
may obtain any required regulatory approvals, and if the Plan is suspended or
terminated, the Compensation Committee may reinstate any or all of its
provisions. No amendment, suspension or termination may impair the right of a
Participant or his or her designated Beneficiary to receive the performance
award accrued prior to the later of the date of adoption or the effective date
of such amendment, suspension or termination.
(e) Applicable Law. The Plan shall be construed and governed in accordance
with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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CONRAIL INC.
Proxy Solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors of
The Company for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders, May 17, 1995
P The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Daniel B. Burke, Roger S.
R Hillas and E. Bradley Jones, and each of them, as true and lawful agents and
O proxies with full power of substitution in each to represent the undersigned
X at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of CONRAIL INC. to be held on Wednesday,
Y May 17, 1995 at 9:30 a.m. in The Academy of Music Hall, 1420 Locust Street,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and at any adjournments thereof, on all matters
coming before said meeting. If the undersigned participates in the
Consolidated Rail Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), pursuant
to which the ESOP account of the undersigned has been allocated shares of
Conrail Inc. Series A ESOP Convertible Junior Preferred Stock (ESOP Stock),
the undersigned hereby directs Fidelity Management Trust Company, as Trustee
to the ESOP, to vote all such shares at the aforesaid Annual Meeting and any
adjournments thereof as designated on the reverse side of this proxy and in
its discretion on such other matters as may properly come before the meeting.
Election of Directors. Nominees:
Class II-Term Expiring 1998
1. Kathleen Foley Feldstein
2. David B. Lewis
3. John C. Marous
4. Raymond T. Schuler
You are encouraged to specify your choices by marking the appropriate boxes.
SEE REVERSE SIDE. If you sign and return this card but do not mark any boxes,
your shares of Common Stock will be voted in accordance with the Board of
Directors' recommendations. The Proxy Committee cannot vote your shares of
Common Stock unless you sign and return this card. If you do not sign and
return this card, or if you sign and return the card but do not mark the boxes,
your shares of ESOP Stock, if any, will be voted by the ESOP Trustee, together
with unallocated ESOP Stock, in the same manner and proportion as the shares of
ESOP Stock for which valid voting instructions have been received.
Comments:
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Please mark your
X vote as in this
example.
This Proxy when properly executed will be voted in the manner directed herein
by the undersigned shareholder. If no direction is made with respect to the
voting of Common Stock, this Proxy will be voted FOR Proposals 1, 2 and 3. With
respect to the effect of the undersigned shareholder's failure to direct the
voting of ESOP Stock, SEE REVERSE SIDE.
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR:
1. Election of 2. Approval of 3. Ratification of
Directors Conrail Senior Auditors.
Class II-Term Executive
Expiring 1998 Performance
(see reverse). Plan.
FOR WITHHELD FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
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For, except vote withheld
from the following nominee(s):
_____________________________
_____________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
Special Action
Will Attend Comments
Annual Meeting _____ on _____
Reverse
Side
NOTE: Please sign exactly as name appears hereon. Joint owners should each
sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee or
guardian, please give full title as such.
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Detach Proxy Card Here
Annual
Meeting of
Shareholders
May 17, 1995, 9:30 a.m.
The Academy of Music Hall
1420 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA
The Academy of Music Hall is located in Center City Philadelphia and is in
close proximity to SEPTA's major mass transit lines. Shareholders attending
the Conrail meeting may use, at their own expense, any of the commercial
parking lots in and around The Academy of Music Hall.
SHAREHOLDER SERVICES DIRECTORY
Providing accurate and timely service to our shareholders is of utmost
importance. The following is a listing of shareholder services available and
the parties to contact to obtain these services:
* For stock transfer, dividend disbursement, change of address, loss of a
stock certificate or dividend check, please contact
First Chicago Trust Company of New York
P.O. Box 2500, Jersey City, NJ 07303-2500
(201) 324-0498
* For more general corporate information, such as earnings and dividend
information, recent press releases, etc., including facsimile copies
of releases, please dial, toll-free,
Conrail Shareholder Direct SM
(800) 215-RAIL
* For all other shareholder inquiries, please contact
Office of the Corporate Secretary
Conrail Inc.
2001 Market Street, P.O. Box 41417
Philadelphia, PA 19101-1417
(215) 209-5611
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Admission Ticket
CONRAIL INC.
Annual Meeting
of
Shareholders
Wednesday, May 17, 1995
9:30 a.m.
The Academy of Music Hall
1420 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA
Meeting Agenda
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* Welcome by James A. Hagen, Chairman of the Board of Directors
* Presentation of Affidavit of Notice of Meeting
* Report on Quorum
* Report on Appointment of Judge of Election
* Election of Directors to serve until Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 1998
* Approval of Conrail Senior Executive Performance Plan
* Ratification of Price Waterhouse as Independent Auditors
* Remarks by David M. LeVan, President & Chief Executive Officer
* Discussion Period
* Report on Results of Balloting
* Adjournment
It is important that your shares are represented at this meeting, whether or
not you attend the meeting in person. To make sure your shares are
represented, we urge you to complete, detach and mail the proxy card above.
If you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, please mark the appropriate box in
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the Special Action Section of the proxy card above. Display this ticket to the
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Conrail representative at the entrance to The Academy of Music Hall.
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