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SCHEDULE 14A
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OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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[ROBERT MONDAVI LOGO]
THE ROBERT MONDAVI CORPORATION
7801 ST. HELENA HIGHWAY
OAKVILLE, CALIFORNIA 94562
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF
THE ROBERT MONDAVI CORPORATION
TO BE HELD NOVEMBER 3, 2000
To the Shareholders:
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of The Robert Mondavi Corporation (the
"Company") will be held at the Woodbridge Winery, 5950 East Woodbridge Road,
Acampo, California 95258, on Friday, November 3, 2000, at 10:00 a.m. local time,
for the following purposes:
1. To elect two Class A Directors and six Class B Directors;
2. To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as
the Company's independent accountants for the 2001 fiscal
year;
3. To reserve an additional 600,000 shares of Class A Common
Stock for issuance under the Company's 1993 Equity
Incentive Plan and an additional 50,000 shares of Class A
Common Stock for issuance under the Company's 1993
Non-Employee Directors' Stock Option Plan; and
4. To transact such other business as may properly come before
the meeting and any adjournment thereof.
All of the above matters are more fully described in the accompanying
Proxy Statement. Only shareholders of record at the close of business on
September 15, 2000 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting or any
postponement or adjournment thereof.
By Order of the Board of Directors
/s/ MIKE BEYER
Mike Beyer, Secretary
Napa, California
September 28, 2000
WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING, PLEASE COMPLETE, DATE, SIGN AND
RETURN THE ENCLOSED PROXY IN THE ENCLOSED REPLY ENVELOPE. THIS WILL NOT LIMIT
YOUR RIGHT TO ATTEND OR VOTE AT THE MEETING.
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THE ROBERT MONDAVI CORPORATION
7801 ST. HELENA HIGHWAY
OAKVILLE, CALIFORNIA 94562
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PROXY STATEMENT
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Your proxy in the form enclosed is solicited by the Board of Directors of
The Robert Mondavi Corporation (the "Company") for use in voting at the Annual
Meeting of Shareholders to be held on Friday, November 3, 2000 at 10:00 a.m.
local time, or at any adjournment thereof. The Annual Meeting will be held at
the Woodbridge Winery, 5950 East Woodbridge Road, Acampo, California 95258. This
Proxy Statement and the enclosed form of proxy, together with the Company's
Annual Report for fiscal 2000, were first mailed to shareholders on or about
September 28, 2000.
The Company's principal executive offices are located at 7801 St. Helena
Highway, Oakville, California 94562, and its telephone number is (707) 226-1395.
The shares represented by those proxies received, properly dated and
executed, and not revoked, will be voted at the Annual Meeting. A proxy may be
revoked at any time before it is exercised by delivering to the Secretary of the
Company at the Company's principal executive offices, no later than the start of
the Annual Meeting, a written notice of revocation or a duly executed proxy
relating to the same shares bearing a later date than the revoked proxy, or by
attending the Annual Meeting and voting the shares covered by the proxy in
person. All shares represented by proxies that are properly dated, executed and
returned, and which have not been revoked, will be voted in accordance with the
specifications on the enclosed proxy. If no such specifications are made, shares
of Class A Common Stock will be voted FOR the election of the two nominees for
Class A Directors listed in this Proxy Statement and FOR approval of proposal 2
and proposal 3 set forth in the Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and
described in this Proxy Statement. Similarly, if no specifications are made,
shares of Class B Common Stock will be voted FOR the election of the six Class B
Directors listed in this Proxy Statement and FOR approval of proposal 2 and
proposal 3.
The Company will bear the expense of preparing, printing and mailing this
Proxy Statement and the proxies solicited hereby and will reimburse brokerage
firms and nominees for their reasonable expenses in forwarding solicitation
materials to beneficial owners of shares held of record by such brokerage firms
and nominees. In addition to the solicitation of proxies by mail, officers and
regular employees of the Company may communicate with shareholders either in
person or by telephone or facsimile for the purpose of soliciting such proxies;
no additional compensation will be paid for such solicitation. The Company has
retained ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, at an estimated cost of $1,700, plus
reimbursement of expenses, to assist in the solicitation of proxies from
brokers, nominees, institutions and individuals.
OUTSTANDING SHARES AND VOTING RIGHTS
September 15, 2000 has been fixed as the record date for determining the
holders of Class A Common Stock and the holders of Class B Common Stock entitled
to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting. As of the close of business on
the record date, the Company had outstanding 8,365,993 shares of Class A Common
Stock and 7,302,057 shares of Class B Common Stock. Only holders of Class A
Common Stock are entitled to vote in the election of Class A Directors. Only
holders of Class B
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Common Stock are entitled to vote in the election of Class B Directors. On all
matters other than the election of directors, the holders of Class A Common
Stock and the holders of Class B Common Stock vote together as a single class,
with each Class A share entitled to one (1) vote, or a total of 8,365,993 Class
A votes, and each Class B share entitled to ten (10) votes, or a total of
73,020,570 Class B votes.
A majority of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, represented
in person or by proxy, will constitute a quorum for purposes of electing Class A
Directors, and a majority of the outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock,
represented in person or by proxy, will constitute a quorum for purposes of
electing Class B Directors. On all other matters that may be presented at the
meeting, the holders of shares entitled to cast a majority of the votes which
could be voted thereon will constitute a quorum.
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
(PROPOSAL 1 ON PROXY)
The Company's Bylaws provide that the Board of Directors shall consist of
not less than seven nor more than eleven directors. The Board of Directors,
pursuant to the authority conferred on them by the Bylaws, have set the number
of directors at eight, two of whom are to be elected by holders of the Company's
Class A Common Stock and six of whom are to be elected by holders of the Class B
Common Stock. Two Class A Directors and six Class B Directors, named below, have
been nominated for election at the Annual Meeting.
Unless you request on your proxy card that voting of your proxy be
withheld from any one or more of the following nominees for director, each of
whom currently serves as a member of the Board, proxies of Class A Common Stock
will be voted for the election of the two nominees for Class A Directors named
below and proxies of Class B Common Stock will be voted for the election of the
six nominees for Class B Directors named below. In the event any nominee named
below becomes unavailable for election, the proxies in the form solicited will
be voted for an alternative or alternatives designated by the present Board of
Directors. Directors serve until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders and
until their successors are elected or chosen.
NOMINEES FOR CLASS A DIRECTORS
Philip Greer, age 64, became a director of the Company in 1992. He is
chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Compensation Committee. Mr.
Greer is a Senior Managing Director of Weiss, Peck & Greer, L.L.C. ("WPG"), an
investment company. He was a general partner of WPG's predecessor, Weiss, Peck &
Greer, for over twenty-five years. Mr. Greer is also a director of Federal
Express Corporation. He graduated from Princeton University and the Harvard
Graduate School of Business.
Frank E. Farella, age 71, has been a partner in the law firm of Farella,
Braun & Martel since 1962. He has been a director of the Company since 1992, and
is a member of the Audit Committee. He is a graduate of San Francisco State
University and Stanford University Law School.
NOMINEES FOR CLASS B DIRECTORS
Robert G. Mondavi, age 87, founded the Company in 1966 and has been
Chairman of the Board since that time. Robert Mondavi was also Chief Executive
Officer of the Company from its founding to 1990. He began making wine in
California in 1937 and in 1943 his family purchased the Charles Krug winery in
the Napa Valley where he served as General Manager until 1966. He has been
inducted into Fortune Magazine's Business Hall of Fame. He is a member of the
American Institute of Wine and Food, the American Wine Society and the
Commanderie de Bordeaux. He graduated from Stanford
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University. Robert Mondavi is the father of Michael and Timothy Mondavi and
Marcia Mondavi Borger.
R. Michael Mondavi, age 57, is the Company's President and Chief
Executive Officer. He helped found the Robert Mondavi Winery with his father in
1966 and has been a member of the Board of Directors since that time. Michael
Mondavi has served as Chairman of the Wine Institute and of the Napa Valley
Vintners Association and as a director of the American Vineyard Foundation. Mr.
Mondavi is a director of Premier Package and Label Corporation. He graduated
from Santa Clara University.
Marcia Mondavi Borger, age 53, has been a director of the Company since
1978. She has worked for the Company in various capacities since 1967. From 1982
to 1992, she was the Company's Vice President, Eastern Sales. She is a graduate
of Santa Clara University.
Timothy J. Mondavi, age 49, is the Company's Managing Director and
Winegrower. He began working at the Robert Mondavi Winery in 1974 and has been a
member of the Board of Directors since 1978. Timothy Mondavi is a member of the
Napa Valley Wine Technical Group and has served as a director of the Wine
Institute. He graduated from the University of California at Davis, where he
studied viticulture and enology.
Bartlett R. Rhoades, age 62, became a director of the Company in 1989. He
is chairman of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Audit Committee.
Mr. Rhoades has been involved in the management of a number of "start up"
companies. He is currently Chief Executive Officer, President and a director of
Healthtrac, Inc., in Menlo Park, California. He graduated from Harvard College
and the Harvard Graduate School of Business.
Anthony Greener, age 60, joined the board in September 2000. He is the
retired chairman of Diageo, a leading global consumer goods company formed in
1997 from the merger of Grand Metropolitan and Guinness. From 1987 until 1997 he
was a member of the Board of Directors, and latterly Chairman and CEO, of
Guinness.
RECOMMENDATION
The Board of Directors recommends that Class A shareholders vote FOR
re-election of the above-named Class A Directors and that Class B shareholders
vote FOR re-election of the above-named Class B Directors.
VOTE REQUIRED
The two nominees for Class A Directors and the six nominees for Class B
Directors receiving the highest number of affirmative votes of the shares
entitled to be voted for them shall be elected as Class A Directors and Class B
Directors, respectively. Votes withheld from any director are counted for
purposes of determining the presence or absence of a quorum, but have no legal
effect under California law. While there is no definitive statutory or case law
authority in California as to the proper treatment of abstentions and broker
non-votes in the election of directors, the Company believes that both
abstentions and broker non-votes should be counted for purposes of determining
whether a quorum is present at the Annual Meeting. In the absence of precedent
to the contrary, the Company intends to treat abstentions and broker non-votes
with respect to the election of directors in this manner.
OTHER EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The following are additional executive officers of the Company. All
executive officers serve at the discretion of the Board of Directors, subject to
the terms of any employment agreement.
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Gregory M. Evans, age 51, was appointed Executive Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer in July 1998. Prior to that he served for fifteen years
as the Company's Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Evans graduated from the
University of California at Berkeley and holds an M.B.A. degree from the Harvard
Graduate School of Business.
Peter Mattei, age 48, has been the Company's Senior Vice President,
Production and Vineyards since 1991. Mr. Mattei holds a B.S. degree from the
University of California at Davis and an M.B.A. degree from Stanford University.
Michael K. Beyer, age 51, became the Company's Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary in 1992. From 1978 to 1992, he was a member of the
law firm of Feldman, Waldman and Kline. Mr. Beyer graduated from Harvard College
and Boalt Hall School of Law of the University of California.
Mitchell J. Clark, age 51, began working for the Company in 1979 and
became Senior Vice President, Sales in 1994. He is a graduate of San Diego State
University.
Martin C. Johnson, age 49, joined the Company in 1992 and became Senior
Vice President, Marketing in 1994. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Johnson was
Vice President, Marketing of Heublein Fine Wine Group. He is a graduate of
Northern Arizona University.
Steven R. Soderberg, age 40, joined the Company in January 1998 as Senior
Vice President, Information Systems. Prior to joining the Company he was
Director of Information Systems, responsible for both International Information
Systems and Application Development, at Symantec Corporation. Mr. Soderberg is a
graduate of Stanford University.
Henry J. Salvo, Jr., age 51, joined the Company in July 2000 as Senior
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining the Company he was
Vice President and Treasurer for The Clorox Company. Mr. Salvo graduated from
the University of California at Berkeley and holds an M.B.A. degree from
California State University Hayward.
MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors held six (6) regular meetings during fiscal 2000.
The Board of Directors has a Compensation Committee and an Audit Committee.
Messrs. Greer and Rhoades comprise the Compensation Committee. They and Mr.
Farella sit on the Audit Committee. There is no Nominating Committee.
The Compensation Committee adopts and administers compensation plans for
executive officers of the Company, including the Company's Amended and Restated
1993 Equity Incentive Plan. The Compensation Committee held three (3) meetings
in fiscal 2000.
The Audit Committee selects the independent accountants for the Company
(subject to ratification by the shareholders), reviews the scope and results of
the annual audit, approves the services to be performed by the independent
accountants, and reviews the independence of the accountants, the performance
and fees of the independent accountants, the effectiveness and adequacy of the
system of financial reporting and internal accounting controls, and the scope
and results of internal auditing procedures. The Audit Committee held five (5)
meetings during fiscal 2000.
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PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS
The following table sets forth certain information as of September 15,
2000 with respect to the beneficial ownership of the outstanding shares of Class
A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock by (i) all persons known by the Company
to own more than five percent of either class of the Company's Common Stock,
(ii) each director and director nominee and the executive officers named below
under "Executive Compensation -- Summary Compensation Table", and (iii) all
directors and executive officers as a group. Except as indicated in the
footnotes to the table, the Company believes that the persons named in the table
have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of Common Stock
shown as beneficially owned by them, subject to community property laws where
applicable.
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CLASS A COMMON STOCK CLASS B COMMON STOCK (1)
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SHARES THAT MAY BE ACQUIRED
OUTSTANDING WITHIN 60 DAYS PERCENT SHARES PERCENT
SHARES BY EXERCISE OF OPTIONS OR OF BENEFICIALLY OF
BENEFICIAL OWNER BENEFICIALLY OWNED CONVERSION OF CLASS B SHARES CLASS(2) OWNED CLASS
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Robert G. Mondavi -- 1,934,977 (3) 18.8 1,934,977 26.5
R. Michael Mondavi -- 1,947,278 (4) 18.9 1,694,785 (7) 23.2
Timothy J. Mondavi -- 1,026,383 (5) 10.9 917,951 (8) 12.6
Marcia Mondavi Borger -- 1,760,150 (6) 17.4 1,734,650 (9) 23.8
Dorothy R. Mondavi 620 399,866 (3) 4.6 399,866 5.5
Capital Group Cos. 1,687,100 (10) -- 20.2 -- --
333 So. Hope St,
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Lord, Abbett & Co. 593,839 (10) -- 7.1 -- --
90 Hudson St,
Jersey City, NJ 07302
Gregory M. Evans 2,000 182,549 (11) 2.2 -- --
Mitchell J. Clark -- 72,761 (11) * -- --
Frank E. Farella 1,500 25,500 (11) * -- --
Philip Greer 3,300 25,500 (11) * -- --
Bartlett R. Rhoades 1,000 25,500 (11) * -- --
James L. Barksdale -- 12,721 (11) * -- --
Anthony Greener -- 120 (11) * -- --
All executive officers and 8,420 7,599,505 (12) 47.6 6,682,229 (13) 91.5
directors as a group
(16 persons)
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* Less than 1%
(1) 214,209 shares of Class B Common Stock held by Robert Mondavi Properties,
Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, are not considered
outstanding for purposes of these calculations.
(2) Under Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, a
holder of Class B Common Stock is deemed to own beneficially the same
number of shares of Class A Common Stock since the holder has the right,
subject to the terms of the Stock Buy-Sell Agreement among the Company
and the holders of the outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock, to
convert his Class B Common Stock to Class A Common Stock. Pursuant to the
same Rule, for purposes of calculating the percentage of the outstanding
shares of Class A Common Stock owned by each named shareholder, the
shares of Class A Common Stock which a holder of Class B Common Stock may
acquire by conversion are considered outstanding only with respect to
that holder. As a result, the stated percentages of ownership of the
Class A Common Stock do not reflect the beneficial ownership of the Class
A Common Stock which is actually outstanding as of September 15, 2000.
(3) Represents shares of Class A Common Stock which the holder has the right
to acquire upon conversion of Class B Common Stock.
(4) Includes 1,694,785 shares of Class A Common Stock which the holder has
the right to acquire upon conversion of Class B Common Stock and 252,493
shares of Class A Common Stock issuable pursuant to options exercisable
within 60 days of September 15, 2000.
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(5) Includes 917,951 shares of Class A Common Stock which the holder has the
right to acquire upon conversion of Class B Common Stock and 108,432
shares of Class A Common Stock issuable pursuant to options exercisable
within 60 days of September 15, 2000.
(6) Represents 1,734,650 shares of Class A Common Stock which the holder has
the right to acquire upon conversion of Class B Common Stock and 25,500
shares of Class A Common Stock issuable pursuant to options exercisable
within 60 days of September 15, 2000.
(7) Excludes 105,000 shares of Class B Common Stock held by irrevocable
trusts for the benefit of Michael Mondavi's children. Mr. Mondavi
disclaims the beneficial interest in such shares. Includes 365,604 shares
of Class B Common Stock owned by or in trust for Isabel Mondavi, Michael
Mondavi's wife.
(8) Excludes 445,833 shares of Class B Common Stock held by irrevocable
trusts for the benefit of Timothy Mondavi's children.
(9) Excludes 153,340 shares of Class B Common Stock held by irrevocable
trusts for the benefit of Ms. Borger's children. Ms. Borger is not the
trustee of such trusts and has neither voting nor dispositive power with
respect to such shares. Includes 107,775 shares of Class B Common Stock
held in trusts for the benefit of Timothy Mondavi's children, for which
Ms. Borger serves as trustee and with respect to which she disclaims
beneficial ownership.
(10) Based on most recent available filings on Form 13F.
(11) Represents shares of Class A Common Stock issuable pursuant to
outstanding options exercisable within 60 days of September 15, 2000.
(12) Includes an aggregate of 917,276 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable
pursuant to outstanding options exercisable within 60 days of September
15, 2000.
(13) Excludes an aggregate of 619,828 shares of Class B Common Stock owned
outright by or in trusts for members of the Robert Mondavi family not
otherwise listed above.
AGREEMENT AMONG HOLDERS OF CLASS B COMMON STOCK
The holders of the outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock and the
Company are parties to a Stock Buy-Sell Agreement (the "Buy-Sell Agreement").
Pursuant to the Buy-Sell Agreement, no holder of shares of Class B Common Stock
may, with limited exceptions, transfer Class B Common Stock or convert Class B
Common Stock into Class A Common Stock without first offering such stock to the
Company and then to the other parties to the Buy-Sell Agreement. The Buy-Sell
Agreement applies to a broad range of transfers and dispositions other than (i)
certain lifetime or testamentary transfers to issue of Robert and Marjorie
Mondavi, (ii) transfers to or in trust for charitable institutions or (iii)
certain other permitted transfers.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table sets forth all compensation received for services
rendered to the Company in all capacities during the fiscal years ended June 30,
2000, 1999 and 1998, respectively, by (i) the Company's Chief Executive Officer
and (ii) the Company's four other most highly compensated executive officers
(together, the "Named Executive Officers"):
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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ANNUAL COMPENSATION LONG-TERM COMPENSATION
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(1) OTHER # SECURITIES (9) PAYOUTS (10)
FISCAL ANNUAL UNDERLYING LONG-TERM ALL OTHER
NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITION YEAR SALARY BONUS COMPENSATION OPTIONS INCENTIVE PLAN COMPENSATION
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Robert G. Mondavi 2000 $467,308 $ -- $ -- (2) -- $ -- $ --
Chairman of the Board 1999 450,000 -- -- (2) -- -- --
1998 450,000 -- -- (2) -- -- --
R. Michael Mondavi 2000 415,385 300,000 109,288 (3) 17,503 -- 50,077
President and 1999 400,000 110,000 106,935 (3) 39,802 -- 35,700
Chief Executive 1998 400,000 -- 127,279 (3) 50,000 524,723 64,731
Officer
Timothy J. Mondavi 2000 415,385 200,000 69,562 (4) 8,336 43,077
Managing Director and 1999 400,000 55,000 -- (2) 17,058 -- 31,850
Winegrower 1998 400,000 -- -- (2) 37,500 524,723 64,731
Gregory M. Evans 2000 337,500 404,000 44,291 (5) -- -- 51,905
Executive Vice 1999 321,000 82,000 42,810 (6) 27,862 -- 28,210
President 1998 292,065 -- 48,514 (7) 50,000 198,760 34,353
and Chief Operating
Officer
Mitchell J. Clark 2000 247,108 258,323 18,968 (8) -- -- 35,380
Sr. Vice President, 1999 200,000 55,000 -- (2) 22,744 -- 17,850
Sales 1998 200,000 -- -- (2) 37,500 -- 14,000
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(1) Includes perquisites, none of which individually exceeded 25% of total
perquisites for the Named Executive Officer, except as noted.
(2) Individual perquisites do not exceed the lesser of $50,000 or 10% of
salary and bonus.
(3) Includes $94,500 in life insurance benefits.
(4) Includes $55,995 in life insurance benefits.
(5) Includes $30,375 in life insurance benefits and $12,913 in automobile
allowance.
(6) Includes $30,375 in life insurance benefits and $12,435 in automobile
allowance.
(7) Includes $25,249 in life insurance benefits and $12,435 in automobile
allowance.
(8) Includes $16,859 in life insurance benefits.
(9) Represents that portion paid in fiscal 1998 of the named executive
officer's accumulated earnings on 1993 units granted under the terms of
the Company's Executive Incentive Compensation Plan (the "E.I.C.P.").
Under the E.I.C.P., the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors
may make annual awards of units to senior management plan participants.
Each unit earns a percentage of plan income, based on the Company's
pre-tax earnings as calculated on a FIFO basis, for a period of five
years. The percentage of plan income earned varies from 0.01% to 0.014%.
Unit earnings vest at the rate of 20% per year over the same five-year
period. At the end of five years, a portion of the earnings is
distributed to the participant and any balance is deferred and earns
interest at the Company's average borrowing rate until distribution under
the terms of the E.I.C.P. For units granted prior to fiscal 1989, up to
30% of the earnings were initially distributed to the participant. For
units granted during and after fiscal 1989, the participant may elect in
the year of grant to receive up to 100% of earnings in the initial
distribution or to defer any portion of such amount. Upon termination of
employment due to death, disability, retirement or involuntary
termination without cause, the participant's units become fully vested
and the participant is entitled to receive all earnings accumulated on
units through the end of the fiscal year in which the termination occurs.
Upon termination of employment for cause or certain voluntary
terminations, the participant is entitled to receive all earnings
accumulated on units through the end of the fiscal year prior to the year
the termination occurs. The Company has the option to distribute plan
balances over a ten-year period.
(10) Includes the Company's contribution on behalf of the Named Executive
Officers to the Company's defined contribution retirement plan and
supplemental executive retirement plan. Retirement plan contributions in
fiscal 2000 were $50,077 for R. Michael Mondavi; $43,077 for Timothy J.
Mondavi; $51,905 for Gregory M. Evans; and $35,380 for Mitchell J. Clark.
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OPTION GRANTS
The following table sets forth information with respect to options
granted to the Named Executive Officers during the 2000 fiscal year. The options
were granted at an exercise price equal to 100% of the fair market value of the
Class A Common Stock at the date of grant and they vest at the rate of 1/60 per
month over 60 months. The options expire ten years after the date of grant, or,
if earlier, 180 days after termination of employment:
OPTION GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR (1)
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POTENTIAL REALIZABLE VALUE AT
ASSUMED ANNUAL RATES OF
STOCK PRICE APPRECIATION
INDIVIDUAL GRANTS FOR OPTION TERM (2)
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NUMBER OF PERCENT OF TOTAL
SECURITIES OPTIONS GRANTED EXERCISE OR
UNDERLYING TO EMPLOYEES BASE PRICE EXPIRATION
NAME OPTIONS GRANTED IN FISCAL YEAR ($/SH) DATE 5% 10%
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Robert G. Mondavi -- -- -- -- $ -- $ --
R. Michael Mondavi 39,802 16.9 $36.125 9/9/09 904,254 2,291,558
Timothy J. Mondavi 17,058 7.3 $36.125 9/9/09 387,538 982,096
Gregory M. Evans 27,862 11.8 $36.125 9/9/09 632,992 1,604,125
Mitchell J. Clark 22,744 9.7 $36.125 9/9/09 516,717 1,309,462
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(1) All options in this table relate to shares of Class A Common Stock.
(2) Potential realizable value is based on an assumption that the stock price
appreciates at the annual rate shown (compounded annually) from the date
of grant until the end of the option term (ten years). These numbers are
calculated based on the requirements promulgated by the Securities and
Exchange Commission and do not reflect the Company's estimate of future
stock price growth. Actual gains, if any, on stock option exercises are
dependent on the Company's future financial performance, overall market
conditions and the optionee's continued employment during the prescribed
vesting period.
OPTION EXERCISES AND YEAR-END VALUE OF UNEXERCISED OPTIONS
The following table sets forth information regarding each exercise of
stock options during the 2000 fiscal year by a Named Executive Officer and the
number and value of unexercised stock options held by the Named Executive
Officers at June 30, 2000:
AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
AND FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION VALUES (1)
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NUMBER OF SECURITIES UNDERLYING UNEXERCISED VALUE OF UNEXERCISED IN-THE-MONEY
OPTIONS AT FISCAL YEAR END OPTIONS AT FISCAL YEAR END (2)
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NAME ON EXERCISE REALIZED($) EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE
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Robert G. Mondavi -- $ -- -- -- $ -- $ --
R. Michael Mondavi -- -- 244,797 65,005 1,326,406 266,094
Timothy J. Mondavi -- -- 103,752 38,306 280,273 199,570
Gregory M. Evans -- -- 209,983 70,379 3,282,719 277,031
Mitchell J. Clark -- -- 62,961 59,450 427,196 215,977
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(1) All options in this table relate to shares of Class A Common
Stock.
(2) Represents the fair value of the underlying securities at fiscal
year-end ($30 11/16 per share based on the NASDAQ closing price)
minus the exercise price.
BOARD COMPENSATION
Directors who are not employed by the Company are paid a $12,000 annual
retainer, $1,000 for each Board meeting attended and $500 for each committee
meeting attended. Non-employee directors are also reimbursed for expenses
incurred in attending meetings. Upon election to the Board, each director is
granted options to purchase that number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal
to $150,000 divided by the closing price of the stock reported on NASDAQ on the
date the director joins
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the Board. The Non-Employee Directors' Stock Option Plan also provides for
additional annual grants to the outside directors of 2,000 options each year.
REPORT OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
General
The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors administers the
Company's executive compensation program. The Compensation Committee is composed
entirely of directors who are not employees of the Company.
The objective of the Company's executive compensation program is to
develop and maintain executive reward programs which (i) contribute to the
enhancement of shareholder value, (ii) are competitive with the pay practices of
other industry-leading companies and (iii) attract, motivate and retain key
executives who are critical to the long-term success of the Company. As
discussed in detail below, the Company's executive compensation program consists
of both fixed (base salary) and variable (incentive) compensation elements.
Variable compensation consists of annual cash incentives, stock option grants
and other stock-based awards under the Equity Plan and unit awards under the
Company's Executive Incentive Compensation Plan (the "E.I.C.P."). These elements
are designed to operate on an integrated basis and together comprise total
compensation value.
The Compensation Committee reviews executive compensation in light of the
Company's performance during the fiscal year and compensation data at companies
that are considered comparable. In reviewing the Company's performance during
fiscal 2000, the Compensation Committee considered a variety of factors. Net
revenues increased by 15.4% to $427.7 million in fiscal 2000 from $370.6 million
in fiscal 1999. At the same time net income, excluding reorganization and other
one-time charges, increased by 17.8% to $40.6 million in fiscal 2000 from $34.5
million in fiscal 1999. The adjusted gross profit margin widened to 47.0% from
45.8% a year ago. The Company also nearly doubled the California vineyard
acreage under its control, made major improvements to its flagship Robert
Mondavi Winery in Oakville, added the famed Ornellaia and Massetto labels to the
Robert Mondavi family of wines, established its own direct import company to
Europe, and initiated a new level of television and ratio advertising for the
Woodbridge and Coastal brands. In reviewing Company performance, the
Compensation Committee considered these factors as a whole without assigning
specific weights to particular factors.
Base Salary
Base salary levels for the Company's executives are determined by the
Compensation Committee based on factors such as individual performance (e.g.
leadership, level of responsibility, management skills and industry activities),
Company performance (as discussed above) and competitive pay practices. The base
salary level for Mr. Robert Mondavi is established by his employment agreement
described below.
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Base compensation for Michael Mondavi, the Company's Chief Executive
Officer, was reviewed by the Compensation Committee in the context of
compensation packages awarded to senior executive officers at comparable
companies selected by an outside compensation consultant. The companies included
in the comparison are not the same as the companies included in the peer group
index in the performance graph included elsewhere herein. The Compensation
Committee believes that the Company's most direct competitors for executive
talent in the San Francisco Bay Area are not necessarily the same companies to
which the Company would be compared for stock performance purposes. The Chief
Executive Officer's base salary was reviewed against the 75th percentile of the
comparative data.
Annual Cash Incentives
The annual cash incentive is designed to provide a short-term (one-year)
incentive to executives, is based on the Company meeting certain predetermined
levels of pre-tax operating income, and is allocated among the executives based
on the Committee's assessment of the performance of each executive, following
consultation with the Chief Executive Officer. In addition, cash incentive
compensation may be granted by the Committee to certain executives based on
their performance of individual goals established in advance by the Committee.
These individual goals may include objective and subjective factors, such as
leadership and management skills, successful acquisitions or financings and
improved performance of assets. Annual cash incentives were awarded to the Named
Executive Officers, as indicated in the above Summary Compensation Table, based
on the Committee's evaluation of each Named Executive Officer's contribution to
the Company's performance in fiscal 2000.
Stock Options
Stock options are designed to provide long-term (ten-year) incentives and
rewards tied to the price of the Company's Class A Common Stock. Given the
fluctuations of the stock market, stock price performance and financial
performance are not always consistent. The Compensation Committee believes that
stock options, which provide value to participants only when the Company's
shareholders benefit from stock price appreciation, are an important component
of the Company's executive compensation program. The Compensation Committee has
not established any target level of ownership of Company Class A Common Stock by
the Company's executives. However, retention of shares of Company stock by
executives is encouraged.
On July 26, 2000, the Compensation Committee awarded 17,503 options to R.
Michael Mondavi and 8,336 options to Timothy J. Mondavi at an exercise price of
$32.4375 per share. The options vest at the rate of 1/60 per month and expire
ten years from the grant date.
E.I.C.P.
Like the 1993 Equity Plan, the E.I.C.P. was designed to provide long-term
(five-year) incentives and rewards tied to Company performance. Under the
E.I.C.P., the Compensation Committee made annual awards of units to executive
officers which earned a percentage of plan income based on the Company's pre-tax
net income, as more fully described in footnote 9 to the Summary Compensation
Table. The use of the E.I.C.P. as a regular element of compensation for
executive officers was discontinued upon adoption of the 1993 Equity Plan and no
awards have been made since that time. However, pursuant to the terms of the
E.I.C.P., outstanding units will continue to accrue interest in future years.
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IRC Section 162(m)
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
"Code"), denies a deduction to any publicly held corporation for compensation
paid to certain covered employees in a taxable year to the extent such
compensation exceeds $1 million. Certain types of compensation, however,
including "performance-based compensation," are disregarded for purposes of the
deduction limitation. Awards of options and other stock-based incentives under
the Equity Plan are intended by the Compensation Committee to qualify for the
exclusion for performance-based compensation.
The foregoing report is given by the members of the Compensation
Committee, namely:
Philip Greer
Bartlett R. Rhoades
PERFORMANCE GRAPH
The line graph below compares the cumulative total return to holders of
the Company's Common Stock in the period from June 30, 1995 to June 30, 2000,
with the cumulative total return in the same period on (i) the NASDAQ Stock
Market Index (U.S.) and (ii) a peer group index comprised of the following
companies whose returns have been weighted based on market capitalization as of
June 30, 2000: Chalone Wine Group, Ltd., Canandaigua Wine Inc., Adolph Coors
Company, Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., Brown-Forman Corporation and Beringer
Wine Estates Holdings, Inc. The graph assumes an investment of $100.00 on June
30, 1995 in the Company and in the comparison indices. "Total return," for
purposes of the graph, assumes reinvestment of all dividends.
[PERFORMANCE GRAPH]
The information contained in the performance graph shall not be deemed to
be "soliciting material" or to be "filed" with the SEC, nor shall such
information be incorporated by reference into any future filing under the
Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange
Act"), except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates it by
reference into such filing.
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BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
The Company's executive officers, directors and greater-than-ten-percent
beneficial owners are required under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act to file
reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the SEC. Copies of those
reports must also be furnished to the Company.
Based solely on its review of the copies of such forms received by it, or
written representations from certain reporting persons that no Forms 5 were
required for those persons, the Company believes that during fiscal 2000 all
filing requirements applicable to the Company's officers, directors and
greater-than-ten-percent beneficial owners under Section 16(a) of the Exchange
Act were complied with.
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
In February 1993, Robert Mondavi entered into an agreement with the
Company which replaced his Personal Services Agreement executed in 1979. The
current agreement provides for a fixed annual salary of up to $500,000.
CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
Frank Farella is a partner in the law firm of Farella, Braun & Martel
which provides certain legal services to the Company. The Company also buys wine
grapes from Mr. Farella at market prices pursuant to a written agreement. The
Company paid Mr. Farella $79,000 for grapes during the fiscal year ended June
30, 2000.
In November, 1998 Michael Mondavi bought approximately 18 plantable acres
of land in Napa Valley from an unaffiliated third party. He has hired Robert
Mondavi Winery to develop and farm the land as vineyards, for which he pays the
winery a fee equal to $250 per plantable acre plus its costs of farm labor,
materials and equipment. From time to time Mr. Mondavi may sell grapes from the
vineyard to the Company at prevailing market prices.
It is the Company's current policy that all transactions by the Company
with its officers, directors, 5% shareholders and their affiliates will be
entered into only if such transactions are approved by a majority of the
disinterested directors, are on terms no less favorable to the Company than
could be obtained from unaffiliated parties and are reasonably expected to
benefit the Company.
APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
(PROPOSAL 2 ON PROXY)
The firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has served as independent
accountants for the Company since fiscal 1978 and has been appointed by the
Audit Committee of the Board of Directors as the Company's independent
accountants for the fiscal year 2001, subject to ratification by the
shareholders at the Annual Meeting. Representatives of PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP are expected to be available at the annual meeting to respond to appropriate
questions from shareholders and will have the opportunity to make a statement if
they wish.
RECOMMENDATION
The Board of Directors recommends that shareholders vote FOR ratification
of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent
accountants.
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AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL SHARES FOR ISSUANCE UNDER THE
1993 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN AND THE
1993 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS ' STOCK OPTION PLAN
(PROPOSAL 3 ON PROXY)
The Company has two separate plans under which stock options and other
stock-based awards may be granted to employees and directors. The 1993 Equity
Incentive Plan (the "Equity Plan") covers key employees, including those
directors who are also employees. The 1993 Non-Employee Directors' Stock Option
Plan (the "Director Plan") covers directors who are not employed by the Company.
Shareholders are asked to ratify action by the Board of Directors to increase by
600,000 the shares available for issuance under the Equity Plan and by 50,000
the shares available for issuance under the Director Plan.
SHARES AVAILABLE UNDER PLANS
1,835,294 shares of Class A Common Stock were reserved for issuance under
the Equity Plan when it was adopted in February 1993. In November 1997 an
additional 750,000 shares were reserved for the same purpose. To date options
covering a total of 2,647,458 shares have been granted, 201,174 options have
been forfeited, and therefore there remain only 139,010 options available for
grant under the Equity Plan (plus any options which may be forfeited and thus
become available again for future grants).
100,000 shares of Class A Common Stock were reserved for issuance under
the Director Plan when it was adopted in February 1993. To date options covering
a total of 93,449 shares have been granted, no options have been forfeited, and
therefore there remain only 6,551 options available for grant under the Director
Plan (plus any options which may be forfeited and thus become available again
for future grants).
PURPOSE
The purpose of both plans is to afford participants the opportunity to
buy an equity interest in the Company, so as to attract and retain highly
qualified individuals for positions of substantial responsibility, to provide
them with additional incentives and thereby to promote the success of the
Company.
ADMINISTRATION OF AND ELIGIBILITY FOR EQUITY PLAN
The Equity Plan is administered by the Compensation Committee of the
Board of Directors. It provides that options and other forms of stock-based
awards may be granted to key employees (including officers and directors who are
also employees) and consultants to the Company or any parent or subsidiary.
Incentive stock options may only be granted to employees. The Compensation
Committee selects qualified participants and determines the amount of the award
and pertinent terms and restrictions applicable to each participant. In making
such determination, there is taken into account the duties and responsibilities
of the employee or consultant, the value of his or her services, his or her
present and potential contribution to the success of the Company and other
relevant factors. As originally adopted, the Equity Plan authorized stock
options and stock bonuses. The 1997 revisions of the Equity Plan authorize the
Compensation Committee to grant stock options, stock appreciation rights,
performance grants, stock bonuses and awards of restricted stock.
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TERMS OF OPTIONS UNDER EQUITY PLAN
Options granted under the Equity Plan are evidenced by a written Option
Agreement between the Company and the optionee. The Compensation Committee may
determine the specific terms of each Option Agreement within the limits set
forth in the Equity Plan. Options are designated at the time of grant as
incentive stock options or non-statutory options. Options granted by the Company
are typically subject to the following terms and conditions:
(a) Exercise of the Option. Options generally vest at the rate of 1.67%
per month over a 60 month period and terminate ten years after the date of the
grant. An option is exercised by giving written notice of exercise to the
Company, specifying the number of full shares of Class A Common Stock to be
purchased and tendering payment of the purchase price to the Company. Payment
for shares issued upon exercise of an option may be by cash, or, in the
discretion of the Compensation Committee, by (i) delivery to the Company of
other Class A Common Stock, (ii) a deferred payment plan with interest payable
at least annually, (iii) various cashless exercise methods, or (iv) any other
form of legal consideration that is acceptable to the Committee. Options expire
ten years after the date of grant.
(b) Exercise Price. The exercise price of any incentive stock option
granted under the Equity Plan must be at least 100% of the fair market value per
share at the time of grant. The exercise price of any non-statutory stock option
granted under the Equity Plan must be at least 50% of the fair market value per
share at the time of grant. The Compensation Committee may, with the consent of
holders of outstanding options, reprice or grant new options in substitution for
outstanding options.
(c) Termination of Employment. If an optionee's employment or consulting
relationship with the Company is terminated, options which have vested must
generally be exercised within six months after termination. In case of an
optionee's death, disability or retirement, the Compensation Committee, in its
discretion, may extend the option exercise period.
(d) Transferability. Except as may be allowed by the Compensation
Committee in specific cases, options may not be sold, pledged, assigned or
otherwise disposed of other than by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution and may be exercised during the lifetime of the optionee only by
such optionee.
STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
A stock appreciation right or SAR is a right to receive a payment, in
cash, shares of stock or a combination of cash and stock, equal to the excess of
the market price at time of exercise of a specified number of shares over the
exercise price of the SAR. The Equity Plan authorizes the Compensation Committee
to grant SAR's either separately or in tandem with options.
PERFORMANCE GRANTS
A performance grant is a grant, subject to the attainment of specified
performance goals, of shares of stock or of the right to receive shares of stock
(or their cash equivalent or a combination of both) in the future. The Equity
Plan authorizes the Compensation Committee to fix the terms of each performance
grant, including the performance goals on whose attainment the value of the
grant is conditioned. Performance goals may include, among other things, return
on assets, operating ratios, cash flow, shareholder return, revenue growth, net
income, earnings per share, debt reduction, return on investment, revenue and
attainment of budgets. The earned portion of a performance grant may be paid out
in restricted or non-restricted shares, cash or a combination of shares and cash
in the discretion of the Compensation Committee.
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STOCK BONUSES AND RESTRICTED STOCK
The Equity Plan authorizes the Compensation Committee to award shares as
a stock bonus, as well as to make shares available to a participant for
purchase, subject to vesting requirements or other restrictions as the
Compensation Committee may impose. Stock may be awarded or sold in consideration
of past services rendered to the Company. Awards may provide that shares will be
issued at the time of award, subject to forfeiture if the restrictions are not
satisfied, or that shares will be issued only upon fulfillment or expiration of
the restrictions.
AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE PLAN
The Board may amend or terminate the Equity Plan, except that such
termination may not affect options previously granted nor may any amendment make
any change in an option previously granted, which adversely affects the rights
of any participant. No amendment may be made to the Equity Plan without prior
approval of the shareholders to the extent necessary to comply with Rule 16b-3
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or Section 422 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Unless sooner terminated, the Equity
Plan will expire on February 25, 2003.
RESTRICTIONS ON RESALE
Certain officers and directors of the Company may be deemed to be
"affiliates" of the Company as that term is defined under the Securities Act of
1933. Even though the sale of Class A Common Stock by the Company to affiliates
and other participants under the Equity Plan is registered under the Securities
Act, such shares may only be reoffered or resold by affiliates pursuant to an
effective registration statement, Rule 144 under the Securities Act or another
exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Participants
who are not affiliates may resell stock acquired under the Equity Plan without
further registration and free of the restrictions of Rule 144. Executive
officers and directors who participate in the Equity Plan may also be subject to
the prohibition on short-swing profits contained in Section 16(b) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, although the Equity Plan is designed to meet
the exemption created by Rule 16 b-3.
TAX CONSEQUENCES OF OPTIONS
Incentive Stock Options
(a) General Rules. If an option granted under the Equity Plan is treated
as an incentive stock option (an "ISO") under the Code, the optionee will
recognize no income upon grant of the option, and will recognize no income upon
exercise of the option unless the alternative minimum tax rules apply. See
"Alternative Minimum Tax" below. The Company will not be entitled to a deduction
either at the time of the option grant or upon exercise of the option.
(b) Holding Periods. Upon the sale of the shares at least two years after
the grant of an ISO and one year after exercise of an ISO (the "statutory
holding periods"), any gain will be taxed to the optionee as either mid-term or
long-term capital gain. If the statutory holding periods are not satisfied
(i.e., the optionee makes a "disqualifying disposition"), the optionee will
recognize compensation income equal to the difference between the exercise price
and the lower of (i) the fair market value of the stock at the date of the
option exercise or (ii) the sale price of the stock, and the Company will be
entitled to a deduction in the same amount. Any additional gain or loss
recognized on a disqualifying disposition of the shares will be characterized as
capital gain or loss.
Different rules may apply if shares are purchased by an optionee who is
subject to the short-swing prohibitions of Section 16(b) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and the optionee
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subsequently disposes of such shares prior to the expiration of statutory
holding periods. Vested ISO's which are not exercised within ninety days after
the optionee's termination of employment automatically become non-statutory
options and are taxed in the manner described below.
(c) Surrendered Shares. If shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock
which were acquired on exercise of an ISO are surrendered ("surrendered shares")
in connection with the exercise of another ISO within the statutory holding
periods, the exchange will be treated as a "disqualifying disposition" of such
surrendered shares and the excess of the fair market value of such shares on the
date they were purchased over the purchase price will be recognized by the
optionee as compensation income, unless the fair market value of the surrendered
shares declined in value since the shares were purchased. In that event, the
optionee's compensation income will be limited to the amount (if any) by which
the fair market value of the surrendered shares at the date of the exchange
exceeds the option price paid for such surrendered shares. Any excess of the
fair market value of the surrendered shares at the date the shares are
surrendered over the purchase price paid for such surrendered shares, which is
not recognized as compensation income as described above, will not be recognized
as taxable gain at the time of the exchange. The Company will be allowed a
deduction in the amount of the ordinary income recognized by the optionee. If
the surrender of shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock in connection with
the exercise of an ISO does not result in a disqualifying disposition of such
surrendered shares, the optionee will not recognize taxable income at the time
of such option exercise (unless the alternative minimum tax rules apply), and
the Company will not be allowed a deduction.
(d) Federal Estate Taxes. Upon the death of an optionee who has not
exercised an ISO, the value of such option (determined under applicable Treasury
regulations) will be includable in the optionee's estate for federal estate tax
purposes. Upon the exercise of such option, the holder's basis in the option
shares will include the value of the option included in the estate plus the
price paid for the option shares. Different rules apply if the option shares are
sold before the expiration of the one-year and two-year holding periods
described above.
Non-statutory Options
(a) General Rules. An optionee will not recognize any taxable income at
the time he is granted a non-statutory option. Upon exercise of the option, the
optionee will generally recognize compensation income for federal tax purposes
measured by the excess, if any, of the then fair market value of the shares over
the exercise price. Taxation may be deferred for a six-month period after
exercise (unless a Section 83(b) election is filed with the Internal Revenue
Service within 30 days after the date of exercise) when shares are purchased by
an optionee who is subject to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.
Upon the surrender of shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock
in connection with the exercise of a non-statutory stock option, the optionee
will recognize compensation income as described above. A number of the acquired
shares, equal in number to the surrendered shares, will have a basis equal to
the optionee's basis in the surrendered shares. Any additional shares acquired
in the exchange will have a zero basis, increased by any compensation income
recognized with respect to the exercise of the non-statutory option.
The Company will be entitled to a tax deduction in the amount and
generally at the time that the Optionee recognizes ordinary income with respect
to shares acquired upon exercise of a non-statutory option.
(b) Withholding. The compensation income recognized by an optionee who is
also an employee or former employee will be treated as wages and will be subject
to income tax and employment tax withholding by the Company out of the current
compensation paid to the optionee. If
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such current compensation is insufficient to pay the withholding tax, the
optionee will be required to make direct payment to the Company for the tax
liability.
(c) Gain or Loss on Sale. Upon a resale of such shares by the optionee,
any difference between the sales price and the fair market value of the shares
on the date of exercise of the non-statutory option will be treated as capital
gain or loss.
(d) Federal Estate Tax. Upon the death of an optionee who has not
exercised his or her non-statutory option, the value of such option (determined
under applicable Treasury regulations) will be includable in the optionee's
estate for federal estate tax purposes. Upon the exercise of such option, the
holder will recognize compensation income as described above, and will be
allowed a deduction based upon any estate tax paid with respect to the value of
such option.
Alternative Minimum Tax
The exercise of an ISO may subject the optionee to the alternative
minimum tax ("AMT") under Section 55 of the Code. The AMT is calculated by
applying a tax rate of 26% on the first $175,000 in excess of the exemption
amount and 28% on the excess over $175,000. Alternative minimum taxable income
is equal to (i) taxable income adjusted for certain items, plus (ii) items of
tax preference, less (iii) an exclusion of $45,000 for joint returns and $33,750
for individual returns. These exclusion amounts are reduced by an amount equal
to 25% of the amount by which the alternative minimum taxable income exceeds
$150,000 and $112,500, respectively.
In computing alternative minimum taxable income, shares purchased upon
exercise of an ISO are treated as if they had been acquired by the optionee
pursuant to a non-statutory option. This may be particularly significant with
respect to optionees who are subject to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act. See
"Non-statutory Options." Under certain circumstances, an optionee may affect the
timing and measurement of AMT by filing an election with the Internal Revenue
Service under Section 83(b) within thirty days after the date of exercise of an
ISO. Therefore, an optionee should consult his own tax advisor prior to
exercising an ISO concerning the advisability of filing an election under
Section 83(b) of the Code.
OTHER EQUITY PLAN BENEFITS
A participant granted a Stock Appreciation Right or SAR will have no
taxable income upon the grant, but will recognize taxable income upon the
exercise of the SAR measured by the difference between the market value of the
underlying Class A Common Stock at exercise and the exercise price. The Company
will be entitled to a corresponding tax deduction at that time. With respect to
Performance Grants, Stock Bonuses and Restricted Stock, a participant will
generally include as ordinary income the excess of the fair market value of the
Class A Common Stock received over any applicable exercise price at the time
that the stock becomes substantially vested. The Company will be entitled to a
corresponding tax deduction at that time.
PROVISIONS RELATING TO SECTION 162(m) OF THE CODE
Section 162(m), as added to the Code in 1993, denies a deduction to any
publicly held corporation for compensation paid to certain covered employees in
a taxable year to the extent such compensation exceeds $1 million. It is
possible that compensation attributable to awards under the Equity Plan, when
combined with all other types of compensation received by a covered employee
from the Company, may cause this limitation to be exceeded in any particular
year. Certain types of compensation, however, including so-called
"performance-based compensation," are disregarded for purposes of the deduction
limitation. Compensation attributable to stock options and SARs having an
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exercise price not less than the fair market value of the Company's Class A
Common Stock on the grant date should qualify as performance-based compensation
under the Equity Plan. Compensation attributable to Performance Grants has also
been structured to qualify for the performance-based compensation exclusion to
the $1 million deduction limitation.
THE DIRECTOR PLAN
The Director Plan was originally adopted by the Board of Directors and
the shareholders, and became effective in February 1993. A total of 100,000
shares of Class A Common Stock were reserved for issuance pursuant to
non-statutory options under the Director Plan at its adoption. Options to
purchase 12,000 shares were granted to each of the three outside directors on
February 26, 1993 at an exercise price of $11.90 per share. The options vest at
the rate of 1.667% per month over a period of five years and are exercisable for
ten years from the grant date or earlier if the optionee ceases to serve as a
director except on account of death or disability. Each new outside director is
also, on the date of his or her election to the Board, automatically granted
similar options to purchase that whole number of shares of Class A Common Stock
determined by dividing $150,000 by the closing price per share of the Class A
Common Stock as reported by NASDAQ on the date such individual becomes a
director.
In 1995 the Director Plan was amended to provide for incremental awards
to each incumbent outside director of 3,000 options in 1994, 2,500 options in
1995 and 2,000 options each year thereafter. Each outside director who may be
elected to the Board after adoption of the 1995 amendment receives grants of
2,000 shares annually. The exercise price of each such option will be equal to
the fair market value of the Class A Common Stock on the grant date as
determined by reference to the NASDAQ closing price on that date. The
incremental annual options vest over 12 months in equal monthly installments and
have a 10 year term. The annual options as well as the options granted at
inception as a member of the Board must, however, be exercised within 180 days
after the optionee ceases to serve as a director, except in case of death or
disability in which event the options must be exercised within 180 days after
the optionee's period of service would have expired under any written policy the
company may have adopted as of the option grant date regarding tenure of Board
members.
The Director Plan expires February 25, 2003, unless it is terminated
earlier by action of the Board. Options granted while the Director Plan is in
effect may be exercised after the plan terminates. The Director Plan is
administered by the Board of Directors, who may delegate administration to a
committee of two or more Board members.
Options granted under the Director Plan are taxed as non-statutory
options under federal income tax laws. Although the grant of a non-statutory
stock option is generally not taxable to the optionee, upon exercise of the
option the optionee will be taxed at ordinary income rates on the excess of the
fair market value of the stock received over the option exercise price. The
amount included in an individual's income as a result of the exercise of a
non-statutory option will be treated as the individual's basis in the shares
acquired, and any further gain or loss upon subsequent sale of the shares will
be treated as long-term or short-term capital gain or loss as the case may be.
RECENT STOCK PRICE
The closing price of the Class A Common Stock on September 15, 2000, as
reported on the NASDAQ Stock Market, was $43.125 per share. To date none of the
options granted under the Director Plan has been exercised. Of the 2,647,458
total options granted under the Equity Plan, 201,174 options have been
forfeited, 849,233 options have been exercised at exercise prices ranging from
$7.875 to $37.375, 1,142,709 options are vested, and 454,342 options have yet to
vest.
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RECOMMENDATION
The Board of Directors recommends that shareholders vote FOR ratification
of the proposed amendments to the Equity Plan and to the Director Plan. If this
proposal is not approved, then both plans will remain in effect as previously
adopted and amended.
OTHER MATTERS
GENERAL
The Board of Directors does not know of any business to be presented at
the Annual Meeting other than the matters described above. If any other business
should properly come before the meeting, it is the intention of the persons
named in the proxies to vote in accordance with the recommendation of the Board
of Directors. Discretionary authority for them to do so is contained in the
proxy cards.
DEADLINE FOR SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS
Any shareholder proposal intended for presentation at the 2001 Annual
Meeting must be received by the Secretary of the Company at the Company's
principal executive offices located at 7801 St. Helena Highway, Oakville,
California 94562 by June 1, 2001 for inclusion in the Company's proxy materials
related to that meeting.
The Bylaws of the Company provide that in order for a shareholder to
bring business before or propose director nominations at an Annual Meeting, the
shareholder must give written notice to the Secretary of the Company not less
than sixty (60) days nor more than ninety (90) days prior to the date of the
Annual Meeting. The notice must contain specified information about the proposed
business or each nominee and about the shareholder making the proposal or
nomination. In the event that less than 70 days' notice or prior public
disclosure of the date of the Annual Meeting is given or made to shareholders,
notice by the shareholder in order to be timely must be received no later than
the close of business on the tenth day following the date on which such notice
of the Annual Meeting date was mailed or public disclosure of the date of the
Annual Meeting was made, whichever first occurs.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
/s/ MIKE BEYER
Mike Beyer
Secretary
September 28, 2000
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PROXY
THE ROBERT MONDAVI CORPORATION
CLASS A COMMON STOCK PROXY
FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
NOVEMBER 3, 2000
The undersigned hereby appoints Gregory M. Evans and Michael K. Beyer, or
either of them, each with the power of substitution, as proxies to represent the
undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of THE ROBERT MONDAVI
CORPORATION to be held at the Woodbridge Winery, 5950 East Woodbridge Road,
Acampo, CA on November 3, 2000 at 10:00 a.m., and any adjournment thereof, and
to vote the number of shares of CLASS A COMMON STOCK OF THE ROBERT MONDAVI
CORPORATION that the undersigned would be entitled to vote if personally
present.
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ROBERT
MONDAVI CORPORATION. THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED, IN THE ABSENCE OF
DIRECTION, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE NOMINEES FOR ELECTION, FOR THE
RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP AND FOR THE
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE EMPLOYEE AND DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION PLANS. In their
discretion, the proxy holders are authorized to vote upon such other business
as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof to the
extent authorized by Rule 14a-4(c) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange
Commission and by applicable state laws (including matters that the proxy
holders do not know, a reasonable time before this solicitation, are to be
presented).
(CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED ON REVERSE SIDE)
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Please mark
your vote as [X]
indicated in
this example.
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS TO BE ELECTED BY HOLDERS OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK,
VOTING AS A CLASS:
FOR WITHHOLD
all nominees listed below AUTHORITY
(except as marked to vote for the
to the contrary) nominees listed below
[ ] [ ]
Nominees: Frank E. Farella, Philip Greer.
To withhold authority to vote for an individual nominee, write such nominee's
name below:
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2. PROPOSAL TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP AS
INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR:
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
[ ] [ ] [ ]
3. PROPOSAL TO RESERVE AN ADDITIONAL 600,000 SHARES OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK FOR
ISSUANCE UNDER THE 1993 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN AND AN ADDITIONAL 50,000 SHARES
OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK FOR ISSUANCE UNDER THE 1993 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS'
STOCK OPTION PLAN:
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
[ ] [ ] [ ]
THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY
THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDER(S). IF NO CHOICE IS SPECIFIED, THIS PROXY WILL BE
VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF EACH OF THE NOMINEES FOR DIRECTORS AND FOR PROPOSAL 2
AND PROPOSAL 3 LISTED ABOVE.
I plan to attend the meeting:
YES NO
[ ] [ ]
PROXY INSTRUCTIONS
1. Please sign exactly as the name or names appear on your stock certificates
(as indicated hereon).
2. If the shares are issued in the name of two or more persons, all of them must
sign the proxy.
3. A proxy executed by a corporation must be signed by its name by an authorized
officer.
4. Executors, administrators, trustees and partners should indicate their
capacity when signing.
The undersigned acknowledges receipt of (a) the Notice of 2000 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders, (b) the accompanying Proxy Statement and (c) Company's Annual
Report pursuant to SEC Rule 14a-3 for fiscal year ended June 30, 2000.
Signature(s)________________________________________ Dated: ______________, 2000
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