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SCHEDULE 14A
(RULE 14A-101)
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(A) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))
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CAMDEN PROPERTY TRUST
(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):
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1) Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:__________
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3) Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant
to Exchange Act Rule 0-11:_______________________________________________
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Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act
Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee
was paid previously. Identify the previous filing by registration
statement number, or the form or schedule and the date of its filing.
1) Amount previously paid: _________________________________________________
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3) Filing party: __________________________________________________________
4) Date filed: ____________________________________________________________
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CAMDEN PROPERTY TRUST
3 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 1300
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77046
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
DATE: May 4, 2000
TIME: 10:00 a.m., central time
PLACE: St. Regis Hotel
1919 Briar Oaks Lane
Houston, Texas
MATTERS TO BE VOTED ON:
1. Election of eight trust managers;
2. Approval of an amendment to our share incentive plan;
3. Approval and adoption of a plan to encourage share purchase and
ownership by our employees;
4. Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our
independent auditors for 2000; and
5. Any other matter that may properly come before the meeting.
THE BOARD OF TRUST MANAGERS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE ELECTION OF
TRUST MANAGERS, THE AMENDMENT TO OUR SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN, THE ADOPTION OF THE
PLAN TO ENCOURAGE SHARE PURCHASE AND OWNERSHIP BY OUR EMPLOYEES AND THE
APPOINTMENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP AS OUR INDEPENDENT AUDITORS FOR 2000.
Shareholders who are holders of record of common shares at the close of business
on March 22, 2000 will be entitled to vote at the annual meeting.
Please read the attached proxy statement and the voting instructions on the
proxy card and then vote by filling out, signing and dating the proxy card and
returning it in the enclosed postage pre-paid envelope or by facsimile to (713)
354-2710. If you attend the annual meeting, you may revoke your proxy and vote
your shares in person. Please contact our investor relations department at
1-800-9Camden, or in Houston at (713) 354-2500, if you have any questions.
By Order of the Board of Trust Managers,
G. Steven Dawson
Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice
President--Finance, Treasurer and Secretary
Houston, Texas
March 27, 2000
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
THE ANNUAL MEETING.............................................................1
BOARD OF TRUST MANAGERS........................................................2
Election of Trust Managers............................................2
Required Vote.........................................................4
Board Meetings........................................................4
Committees of the Board of Trust Managers.............................4
Board Compensation....................................................4
AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT.........................................................5
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.............................................................6
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT.................7
SECTION 16 (a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE.......................9
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS.................................9
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT ON EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION...............10
COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS............................................12
Employment Agreements................................................13
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation..........13
PERFORMANCE GRAPH.............................................................14
AMENDMENT TO OUR SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN.........................................15
ADOPTION OF OUR EMPLOYEE SHARE PURCHASE PLAN..................................15
Description of the Plan..............................................15
Material Federal Income Tax Consequences.............................16
Required Vote........................................................17
SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS.............................................17
SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS.........................................................17
ANNUAL REPORTS................................................................17
ANNEX A - Camden Property Trust 1999 Employee Share Purchase Plan............A-1
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THE ANNUAL MEETING
The Board of Trust Managers is soliciting proxies to be used at the annual
meeting. This proxy statement and form of proxy are first being sent to
shareholders on March 30, 2000.
The following is important information regarding the annual meeeting.
Q: WHAT MAY I VOTE ON?
A: At the annual meeting, you will be voting on four proposals. Item numbers
refer to the numbers on the proxy card.
Item 1: Election of eight trust managers.
Item 2: Approval of an amendment to our share incentive plan.
Item 3: Approval and adoption of a plan to encourage share purchase and
ownership by our employees.
Item 4: Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our
independent auditors for 2000.
Q: HOW DOES THE BOARD RECOMMEND THAT I VOTE?
A: The Board of Trust Managers recommends that you vote in favor of the
election of trust managers, the amendment to our share incentive plan, the
adoption of the plan to encourage share purchase and ownership by our
employees and the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent
auditors for 2000.
Q: WHO IS ENTITLED TO VOTE?
A: All shareholders of record on the close of business on March 22, 2000 are
entitled to vote at the annual meeting. On March 22, 2000, we had
38,851,362 common shares outstanding. Each share is entitled to one vote.
Q: HOW DO I VOTE?
A: To cast your vote, please complete, date, sign and mail the proxy card in
the enclosed postage pre-paid envelope or fax it to (713) 354-2710. By
voting, you will authorize the individuals named on the proxy card,
referred to as proxies, to vote your shares according to your instructions.
You may specify on the proxy whether your shares should be voted for all,
some or none of the nominees for trust manager. You may also specify
whether you approve, disapprove or abstain from voting on the other
proposals.
IF YOU DO NOT INDICATE HOW YOU WISH TO VOTE FOR ONE OR MORE OF THE NOMINEES
FOR TRUST MANAGER IN ITEM 1, THE PROXIES WILL VOTE FOR ELECTION OF ALL OF
THE NOMINEES FOR TRUST MANAGER. IF YOU "WITHHOLD" YOUR VOTE FOR ANY OF THE
NOMINEES, YOUR VOTE WILL NOT BE COUNTED IN THE TABULATION OF VOTES CAST ON
THAT NOMINEE. IF YOU LEAVE ITEM 2, ITEM 3 OR ITEM 4 BLANK, THE PROXIES WILL
VOTE FOR APPROVAL OF THAT PROPOSAL. IF YOU ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON ITEM 2,
ITEM 3 OR ITEM 4, YOUR VOTE WILL NOT BE COUNTED IN THE TABULATION OF VOTES
CAST ON THAT PROPOSAL.
Q: HOW CAN I CHANGE MY VOTE OR REVOKE MY PROXY?
A: You may change your vote or revoke your proxy at any time before the
meeting in any of three ways:
1. by submitting written notice to our Secretary;
2. by submitting another proxy that is properly signed and later dated; or
3. by voting in person at the annual meeting.
Q: WHAT DOES IT MEAN IF I GET MORE THAN ONE PROXY CARD?
A: It means that you hold shares in more than one account. Please complete,
date, sign and return all proxy cards to ensure that all of your shares are
voted.
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Q: HOW WILL VOTES BE COUNTED?
A: The meeting will be held if a quorum is represented in person or by proxy
at the meeting. A quorum is a majority of our outstanding common shares
entitled to vote. If you have returned a signed proxy card or attend the
meeting in person, your shares will be counted for the purpose of
determining whether there is a quorum, even if you do not vote. Failures to
vote, referred to as abstentions, are not counted as votes cast on a
proposal and have no effect on the result of the vote on that proposal. A
withheld vote is the same as an abstention.
Broker non-votes occur when proxies submitted by a broker, bank or other
nominee holding shares in "street" name do not indicate a vote for some or
all of the proposals because they do not have discretionary voting
authority and have not received instructions as to how to vote on those
proposals. We will treat broker non-votes as shares that are present and
entitled to vote for quorum purposes. However, broker non-votes will not
be counted as votes cast on a proposal and will have no effect on the
result of the vote on that proposal.
Q: WHO WILL PAY THE COSTS OF SOLICITING THE PROXIES?
A: We will pay all of the costs of soliciting proxies on the accompanying
form. Some of our trust managers, officers and other employees may solicit
proxies personally or by telephone, mail or facsimile. They will not be
specially compensated for these solicitation activities. We do not expect
to pay any fees for the solicitation of proxies, but may pay brokerage
firms and other custodians for their reasonable expenses for forwarding
solicitation materials to the beneficial owners of shares.
Q: HOW WILL VOTING ON OTHER BUSINESS BE CONDUCTED?
A: We do not know of any matter to be presented or acted upon at the meeting,
other than the proposals described in this proxy statement. If any other
matter is presented at the meeting on which a vote may be properly taken,
the shares represented by proxies will be voted in accordance with the
judgment of the persons named as proxies on the accompanying proxy card.
BOARD OF TRUST MANAGERS
ELECTION OF TRUST MANAGERS (ITEM 1 ON PROXY CARD)
There are currently eight trust managers on the board. The board has
selected each of the eight current trust managers as a nominee for election at
the annual meeting.
Each trust manager elected at the meeting will hold office until our next
annual meeting and until his successor has been elected and qualified, or until
his death, resignation or removal in the manner provided in our bylaws. Unless
you withhold authority to vote for one or more nominees, the persons named as
proxies intend to vote for election of the eight nominees.
All nominees have consented to serve as trust managers. The board has no
reason to believe that any of the nominees will be unable to act as trust
manager. However, if a trust manager is unable to stand for re-election, the
board may either reduce the size of the board or designate a substitute. If a
substitute nominee is named, the proxies will vote for the election of the
substitute.
The nominees are as follows:
RICHARD J. CAMPO
Age: 45
Trust Manager Since: 1993
Principal Occupation: Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
of Camden Property Trust since May 1993
Other Directorships: SierraCities.com ( a publicly-held financial
services company)
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WILLIAM R. COOPER
Age: 63
Trust Manager Since: 1997
Principal Occupation: Private Investor
Recent Business Experience: Prior to April 1997, Mr. Cooper served for 30
years in a variety of capacities with Paragon
Group, Inc. or its predecessor. Most recently,
Mr. Cooper served as Chairman of the Board of
Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Paragon
Group, Inc.
GEORGE A. HRDLICKA
Age: 68
Trust Manager Since: 1993
Principal Occupation: Attorney
Recent Business Experience: Mr. Hrdlicka is a founding partner of the law firm
of Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams, and
Martin and has been primarily involved in the
practice of tax law since 1965. He is a regular
lecturer on tax subjects at institutes and
seminars around the country and is board certified
as a tax lawyer by the Texas Board of Legal
Specialization.
SCOTT S. INGRAHAM
Age: 45
Trust Manager Since: 1998
Principal Occupation: Chief Executive Officer of Viva.com (an online
apartment leasing service) since 1999
Recent Business Experience: From 1998 to 1999, Mr. Ingraham was a private
investor. From 1992 to 1998, Mr. Ingraham was a
director and officer of Oasis Residential, Inc.,
most recently serving as its President and Chief
Executive Officer. He served as Chief Financial
Officer of Oasis from March 1993 to March 1996. He
also served as Executive Vice President of Oasis
from March 1993 to June 1994.
LEWIS A. LEVEY
Age: 58
Trust Manager Since: 1997
Principal Occupation: Private Investor
Recent Business Experience: Prior to April 1997, Mr. Levey served for 26 years
in a variety of capacities with Paragon Group,
Inc. or its predecessor. Most recently, Mr. Levey
served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors
and as a director of Paragon Group, Inc.
D. KEITH ODEN
Age: 43
Trust Manager Since: 1993
Principal Occupation: President and Chief Operating Officer of Camden
Property Trust since December 1993
F. GARDNER PARKER
Age: 58
Trust Manager Since: 1993 (Managing Outside Trust Manager since 1998)
Principal Occupation: Private Investor
Recent Business Experience: Mr.Parker has been involved in structuring private
and venture capital investments for the past 15
years.
STEVEN A. WEBSTER
Age: 48
Trust Manager Since: 1993
Principal Occupation: Managing Director of Global Energy Partners, an
affiliate of DLJ Merchant Banking since 1999
Recent Business Experience: From 1997 to 1999, Mr. Webster was the President
and Chief Executive Officer of R & B Falcon
Corporation. From the time of its formation in
1991 until 1997, Mr. Webster was the Chief
Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of
Falcon Drilling Company, Inc., a predecessor of
R&B Falcon Corporation.
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Other Directorships: Vice Chairman of R & B Falcon Corporation and
director of Crown Resources Corporation (precious
metals mining), Greywolf, Inc. ( land drilling),
Geokinetics, Inc. ( seismic acquisitions ) and
Carrizo Oil and Gas, Inc. ( oil and gas
exploration).
REQUIRED VOTE
Each nominee must be reelected by the affirmative vote of the holders of a
majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the annual
meeting.
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR THE NOMINEES LISTED ABOVE.
BOARD MEETINGS
The Board of Trust Managers met either in person or by conference call six
times in 1999. All of the trust managers attended 75% or more of meetings of the
board and the committees on which they served during 1999.
COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF TRUST MANAGERS
The Board of Trust Managers has established three committees. Information
regarding these committees is set forth below.
AUDIT COMMITTEE
Members: George A. Hrdlicka
Lewis A. Levey
Meetings in 1999: One
Functions: Reviews the independence and performance of the
independent auditors, recommends to the board the
appointment or termination of the independent
auditors, confers with the independent auditors
concerning their audits of our financial statements,
reviews the range of the services provided by the
independent auditors, reviews the adequacy of our
systems of internal control, and reviews our annual
audited financial statements and financial reporting
issues.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Members: Richard J. Campo
William R. Cooper
F. Gardner Parker
Steven A. Webster
Meetings in 1999: None
Functions: May approve the acquisition and disposal of
investments and the execution of contracts and
agreements, including those related to the borrowing
of money. May also exercise all other powers of the
trust managers, except for those that require action
by all trust managers or the independent trust
managers under our declaration of trust or bylaws or
under applicable law.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
Members: George A. Hrdlicka
F. Gardner Parker
Meetings in 1999: Two
Function: Determines compensation for executive officers and
administers the Camden Property Trust 1993 Share
Incentive Plan.
BOARD COMPENSATION
Trust managers, other than those who are our employees or consultants, are
paid the following fees:
Annual fee.............................................$12,000
For each board meeting attended in person...............$1,000
For each board meeting attended by telephone conference...$250
For each committee meeting attended (unless on the same day as
another meeting)..........................................$500
We also may reimburse trust managers for travel expenses incurred in
connection with their activities on our behalf.
Prior to May 1995, each non-employee trust manager annually received
options to purchase 4,000 common shares. We have granted a total of 24,000
options, all of which are vested and expire ten years from the grant date.
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Beginning in May 1995, each non-employee trust manager receives 2,000 restricted
shares upon his election and 2,000 restricted shares each year that he is a
trust manager. In 1998, Mr. Parker was elected Managing Outside Trust Manager.
Upon his election, he received 2,000 restricted shares. He received an
additional 2,000 restricted shares in 1999, and will receive an additional 1,000
shares each year that he is Managing Outside Trust Manager. We have granted a
total of 46,000 restricted shares, 14,800 of which were vested at December 31,
1999. The restricted shares vest 20% in each of the five years succeeding the
date of grant.
AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT
The Board of Trust Managers intends to adopt a written charter for the
audit committee prior to June 14, 2000.
The members of the audit committee are independent, as independence is
defined in Section 303.01 (B)(2) and (3) of the New York Stock Exchange's
listing standards.
The audit committee has reviewed and discussed the audited financial
statements with management and has discussed with the independent auditors the
matters required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards No.61,
Communication with Audit Committees. The audit committee has received the
written communication from the independent auditors required by Independence
Standards Board Standard No. 1, and has discussed their independence with the
independent auditors. Based upon these reviews and discussions, the audit
committee recommended to the Board of Trust Managers that the audited financial
statements be included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1999 for filing with the SEC.
This section of the proxy statement is not deemed "filed" with the SEC and
is not incorporated by reference into our Annual Report on Form 10-K.
This audit committee report is given by the following members of the audit
committee:
George A. Hrdlicka
Lewis A. Levey
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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
There is no family relationship among any of our trust managers or
executive officers. No trust manager or executive officer was selected as a
result of any arrangement or understanding between that trust manager or
executive officer and any other person. All executive officers are elected
annually by, and serve at the discretion of, the Board of Trust Managers.
Our executive officers are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C>
NAME AGE POSITION RECENT BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
- ---- --- -------- --------------------------
Richard J. Campo 45 Chairman of the Board of Trust See "Election of Trust Managers"
Managers and Chief Executive Officer section.
(May 1993-present)
D. Keith Oden 43 President and Chief Operating Officer See "Election of Trust Managers"
(December 1993-present) section.
H. Malcolm Stewart 48 Executive Vice President (September Senior Vice President-Construction of
1998-present) Camden Property Trust (December
1993-September 1998). President of the
construction division of a predecessor
company (1989-December 1993).
G. Steven Dawson 42 Senior Vice President-Finance, Chief Senior Vice President-Finance and Chief
Financial Officer, Treasurer and Financial Officer of the predecessor
Secretary (May 1993-present) companies (1990-May 1993).
Alison L. Dimick 37 Senior Vice President-Acquisitions Vice President of Acquisitions of MIG
and Dispositions (April 1997-present) Realty Advisors, a pension fund
specializing in multifamily properties
(1991-1997).
James M. Hinton 43 Senior Vice President-Development Vice President of Development of Camden
(June 1996-present) Development, Inc., one of our
wholly-owned subsidiaries (December
1993-May 1996). National Multifamily
Asset Manager of J.E. Roberts Company
(February 1991-November 1993).
</TABLE>
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
AND MANAGEMENT
The following table shows how many shares are owned by the trust managers
and five most highly paid executive officers as of March 22, 2000. The following
table also shows how many shares are owned by beneficial owners of more than 5%
of our shares as of March 22, 2000. Unless otherwise noted, each person has sole
voting and investment power over the shares indicated below.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Name and Address of Beneficial Owners (1) Shares Beneficially Owned (2)(3)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------------------
Amount Percent of Class
------------ -------------------
<S> <C> <C>
LaSalle Investment Management, Inc.(4) 2,893,191 7.6%
CRA Real Estate Securities, LP (5) 1,976,541 5.2%
Richard J. Campo 1,173,418 3.0%
D. Keith Oden 1,169,245 3.0%
William R. Cooper 1,027,182 2.6%
Lewis A. Levey 605,352 1.6%
Scott S. Ingraham 325,242 *
H. Malcolm Stewart 252,768 *
G. Steven Dawson (6) 237,406 *
James M. Hinton (7) 191,269 *
Steven A. Webster 16,132 *
F. Gardner Parker (8) 15,732 *
George A. Hrdlicka 14,132 *
All trust managers and executive officers as a group (12 persons) (9) 4,961,114 11.9%
</TABLE>
* Less than 1%
(1) The address for LaSalle Investment Management, Inc. and LaSalle Investment
Management (Securities), L.P. is 200 East Randolph Drive, Chicago, Illinois
60601. The address for CRA Real Estate Securities, L.P. is 259 N. Radnor
Chester Road, Suite 205, Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087. The address for
Messrs. Campo, Oden, Cooper, Levey, Ingraham, Stewart, Dawson, Hinton,
Webster, Parker and Hrdlicka is c/o Camden Property Trust, 3 Greenway
Plaza, Suite 1300, Houston, Texas 77046.
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(2) These amounts include the following shares that the following persons had a
right to acquire within 60 days after March 22, 2000. These include vested
options to purchase shares held in a rabbi trust, ordinary share options
and shares available through the exchange of units of limited partnership
interest in Camden Operating, L.P. Each option represents the right to
receive one common share upon exercise. Each partnership unit is
exchangeable for one common share. We may elect to pay cash instead of
issuing shares upon a tender of units for exchange.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Vested Options to
Purchase Shares Held Partnership
in a Rabbi Trust Options Units
------------------------- --------------- ------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Richard J. Campo 84,705 614,416 0
D. Keith Oden 84,094 614,416 0
William R. Cooper 2,132 0 1,021,045(a)(b)
Lewis A. Levey 2,132 0 540,959 (b)
Scott S. Ingraham 0 265,650 0
H. Malcolm Stewart 36,035 82,877 0
G. Steven Dawson 31,449 74,220 0
James M. Hinton 23,966 36,886 0
Steven A. Webster 4,932 8,000 0
F. Gardner Parker 6,132 8,000 0
George A. Hrdlicka 4,932 8,000 0
All trust managers and executive
officers as a group (12 persons) 287,275 1,755,922 1,321,063
</TABLE>
(a) Includes 302,102 units held by WRC Holdings, Inc., which is
controlled by Mr. Cooper, 101,784 units held by PGI Associates,
L.P., the general partner of which is controlled by Mr. Cooper,
and 38,457 units held by Cooper Partners Limited, which is
controlled by Mr. Cooper.
(b) Includes 240,941 units held by Gateway Associates I, L.P. Messrs.
Cooper and Levey are the general partners of the general partner
of Gateway Associates I, L.P.
(3) The amounts exclude the following unvested options to purchase shares held
in a rabbi trust and unvested options.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Unvested Options to
Purchase Shares Unvested
Held in a Rabbi Trust Options
----------------------------- -------------------
<S> <C> <C>
Richard J. Campo (a) 79,808 233,333
D. Keith Oden (a) 79,810 233,333
William R. Cooper 3,912 0
Lewis A. Levey 3,912 0
H. Malcolm Stewart 27,563 35,443
G. Steven Dawson 24,602 28,610
James M. Hinton 24,500 28,443
Steven A. Webster 4,312 0
F. Gardner Parker 7,112 0
George A. Hrdlicka 4,312 0
All trust managers and executive
officers as a group (12 persons) 278,470 590,887
</TABLE>
(a) Does not include 9,348 shares of the 18,696 shares owned by Centeq
Realty, Inc. Messrs. Oden and Campo each own 50% of the common
shares of Centeq Realty, Inc.
(4) Based on information contained in an amendment to Schedule 13G filed with
the SEC on February 1, 2000, as of December 31, 1999, LaSalle Investment
Management, Inc. possessed sole voting and dispositive power over 177,800
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shares and shared dispositive power over 304,766 shares and LaSalle
Investment Management (Securities) L.P. possessed sole voting power over
150,714 shares, shared voting power over 2,168,702 shares, sole dispositive
power over 120,414 shares and shared dispositive power over 2,290,211
shares.
(5) Based on information contained in a Schedule 13G filed on February 15,
2000, as of December 31, 1999, CRA Real Estate Securities, LP possessed
sole voting power over 1,670,641 shares, sole dispositive power over
1,914,041 shares and shared dispositive power over 62,500 shares.
(6) Includes 680 shares that are held in an account for the benefit of one of
Mr. Dawson's minor children, for whom Mr. Dawson and his wife are the
custodians.
(7) Includes 3,574 shares that are held in trusts for the benefit of Mr.
Hinton's two minor children, for whom Mr. Hinton and his wife are the
trustees.
(8) Includes 200 shares that are held by Mr. Parker's wife and 100 shares that
are held in trusts for the benefit of Mr. Parker's two children, for whom
his wife is the trustee.
(9) Shares and/or units beneficially owned by more than one individual have
been counted only once for this purpose.
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SECTION 16 (A) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
Based on our records and other information, we believe that all SEC filing
requirements applicable to our trust managers and officers were complied with in
1999.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
One of our nonqualified-REIT subsidiaries has made unsecured, full recourse
loans to Messrs. Campo and Oden of $900,000 each. Messrs. Campo and Oden used
the proceeds of these loans to purchase our common shares. The loans have the
following terms:
Maturity: February 2004
Interest Rate: 5.23% per year
Repayment Dates: Principal due at maturity and interest payable quarterly
We provide property management services for properties that are owned by
limited partnerships in which Mr. Cooper has ownership interests. In 1999, we
earned about $63,000 in management fees on these properties.
In connection with the merger with Oasis Residential, Inc., we entered into
a consulting agreement with Mr. Ingraham. In this agreement, Mr. Ingraham agreed
to locate potential investment opportunities for us in California. In 1999, we
paid about $206,000 in consulting fees to Mr. Ingraham.
Bank One, N.A. has made unsecured, full recourse loans to our six senior
executive officers in amounts aggregating $23 million. The officers used the
proceeds of these loans to purchase our common shares in open market
transactions in December 1999 and March 2000. The five-year, fixed rate loans
bear interest at market rates, require quarterly interest payments on dates
coinciding with our quarterly dividend payment dates and require payment in full
at maturity. The loans are unsecured and contain prepayment penalty provisions.
To facilitate these loans, two of our wholly-owned subsidiaries have
guaranteed the repayment of the principal and the related fees and liabilities,
and we provided interim funding for a nine-day period for a portion of these
loans. Simultaneously, we entered into a reimbursement agreement with each of
the officers under which the respective officer agreed to reimburse us for any
amounts we may pay to the lender under his or her guaranty. We have not had to
perform under the guarantees.
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COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT ON EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION
The compensation committee administers our executive compensation program.
The compensation committee consists entirely of non-employee trust managers.
OBJECTIVES
Our executive compensation program aims to:
. support our business objectives to produce consistent earnings growth
and selectively invest in favorable markets;
. attract, reward, motivate and retain talented executives;
. tie executive compensation to our financial performance and portfolio
growth; and
. link executives' goals with shareholders' interests.
TYPES OF COMPENSATION
Our executive compensation system consists of three elements:
. base salary;
. annual bonus; and
. long-term compensation, which includes grants of restricted shares and
options.
The compensation committee does not allocate a fixed percentage of
compensation to these three elements. Nor, except when awarding bonuses, does
the compensation committee use specific qualitative or quantitative measures or
factors in assessing individual performance.
BASE SALARY
The compensation committee believes that we would be best served if
executive base salaries are kept at amounts approximating the median level
within our industry. In its determination of comparable companies, the
compensation committee gives primary consideration to comparable companies
included in the equity REIT peer group used for the five-year comparison of
total shareholder return in the performance graph. The compensation committee
reviews salary information about comparable companies contained in public
disclosures made by companies in the real estate industry. Based on this review,
and an assessment of our overall corporate performance and the executive's
specific job duties, experience and impact on our financial performance and
short- and long-term growth, the compensation committee decides on base salary
levels and annual increases.
BONUS COMPENSATION
Executive officers may receive bonuses that are intended to reward them for
their contribution to the achievement of our business objectives. Award levels
are determined for each executive, as a percentage of base salary, based on the
executive's responsibilities, the achievement of corporate goals, the
achievement of individual goals and, in part, a discretionary evaluation by the
compensation committee. Corporate goals are based on operating performance, as
measured by our funds from operations. For 1999, our growth in funds from
operations per share was in line with market expectations. Individual goals
include both objective financial measures and subjective factors, such as
efficient management of capital resources and successful acquisitions,
dispositions and development.
LONG-TERM COMPENSATION
Because today's business decisions affect us over a number of years,
long-term incentive awards are tied to our performance and the long-term value
of our shares. Grants of restricted shares and options to purchase common shares
are an important part of our long-term compensation plan. The executives who
receive grants only gain when shareholders gain-when share value increases.
During 1999, the compensation committee did not follow any firmly established
formula for the issuance of long-term compensation. Instead, grants were made
based on an assessment of corporate performance and the performance of the
executive's department.
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The compensation committee did not grant any options to executives for
1999. Holders of at least 20,000 vested options are eligible for reloads upon
the exercise of the options. Options vest 33% on the next three anniversaries of
the date of grant.
To more fully tie compensation to long-term performance, executives must
receive between 25% and 50% of their annual bonuses in restricted shares.
Restricted shares are valued at 150% of the cash value of the corresponding
portion of the bonus. The number of shares to be issued is determined based on
the market share price at the date of grant. Restricted shares vest 25% on the
grant date and 25% on each of the next three anniversaries of the grant date.
The compensation committee has established a rabbi trust in which granted
restricted shares may be placed for the benefit of certain officers. Vested
restricted shares and the dividends that are paid on restricted shares held by
the rabbi trust may be purchased by the officer at any time within 20 years from
the date of vesting of such shares. The purchase price of the restricted shares
is (1) 10% of the fair value of the shares on the date that the shares were
placed in the rabbi trust and (2) 5% of the amount of dividends declared and
paid into the rabbi trust with respect to such shares.
CEO PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
In determining the compensation of Mr. Campo, the compensation committee
applies the same philosophy and procedures as it applies to other executive
officers. The committee compared Mr. Campo's compensation structure with that of
other chief executive officers within our industry. Based on that review, and an
assessment of our overall corporate performance and Mr. Campo's experience and
impact on our financial performance and short- and long-term growth, the
compensation committee increased Mr. Campo's base salary for 1999 and granted
him restricted shares, options and a bonus. In making its determination, the
committee considered a variety of factors, including the following:
. an increase of $0.25 per share or 8.5% in funds from operations, which
we consider to be an appropriate measure of performance of an equity
REIT, over 1998;
. an increase of 4.1% in "same property" net operating income over 1998;
. increased profitability resulting from the addition of newly developed
properties;
. continued geographical diversification of our portfolio to provide
stable cash flows and insulation against regional economic downturns;
and
. strengthening the balance sheet and disciplined management of assets.
OTHER
The SEC requires that this report comment upon our policy with respect to
section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, which limits the deductibility on
our tax return of compensation over $1 million to any of our named executive
officers, unless the compensation is paid pursuant to a plan that is
performance-related, non-discretionary and has been approved by our
shareholders. We did not pay any compensation during 1999 that would be subject
to section 162(m). We believe that, because we qualify as a REIT under the
Internal Revenue Code and therefore are not subject to federal income taxes on
our income to the extent distributed, the payment of compensation that does not
satisfy the requirements of section 162(m) will not generally affect our net
income. However, to the extent that compensation does not qualify for deduction
under section 162(m), in future years, a larger portion of shareholder
distributions may be subject to federal income taxation as dividend income
rather than return of capital. We do not believe that section 162(m) will
materially affect the taxability of shareholder distributions, although no
assurance can be given in this regard due to the variety of factors that affect
the tax position of each shareholder. For these reasons, the compensation
committee's compensation policy and practices are not directly governed by
section 162(m).
This section of the proxy statement is not deemed "filed" with the SEC and
is not incorporated by reference into our Annual Report on Form 10-K.
This executive officer compensation report is given by the following
members of the compensation committee:
F. Gardner Parker
George A. Hrdlicka
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COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The table below shows the pre-tax compensation for the last three years for
our Chief Executive Officer and the four next highest paid executive officers at
the end of 1999.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
Annual Compensation Long-Term Compensation
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Restricted Share Securities
Bonus (1) Awards(1)(2) Underlying
Name and Principal Position Year Salary Options
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Richard J. Campo 1999 $ 281,750 $ 245,513 $ 542,813 --
Chairman of the Board and Chief 1998 258,000 170,313 649,827 537,749
Executive Officer 1997 249,493 137,500 1,211,719 160,000
D. Keith Oden 1999 $ 281,750 $ 245,513 $ 542,813 --
President and Chief Operating 1998 258,000 170,313 649,827 537,749
Officer 1997 249,493 137,500 1,211,719 160,000
H. Malcolm Stewart 1999 $ 208,000 $ 182,769 $ 224,156 --
Executive Vice President 1998 190,000 103,125 183,875 46,330
1997 157,448 101,250 400,156 20,000
G. Steven Dawson 1999 $ 185,000 $ 149,175 $ 291,375 --
Senior Vice President--Finance, 1998 175,000 68,750 130,875 35,830
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and 1997 144,147 61,875 226,500 20,000
Secretary
James Hinton 1999 $ 174,000 $ 156,050 $ 245,250 --
Senior Vice President--Development 1998 160,000 85,938 144,938 35,330
1997 134,600 68,750 323,500 20,000
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</TABLE>
(1) The compensation committee requires executives to receive between 25% and
50% of their annual bonus in restricted shares. Restricted shares are
valued at 150% of the cash value of the corresponding portion of the bonus.
The number of shares issued was determined based on the market share price
at the date of grant. Restricted shares vest 25% on the grant date and 25%
on each of the next three anniversaries of the grant date. Vested
restricted shares are included in the above table under "Bonus" and the
unvested restricted shares are included in the above table under
"Restricted Share Awards."
(2) At December 31, 1999, the aggregate value of the 354,708 restricted shares
outstanding based on the closing share price of $27.75 at December 31, 1999
was $9,843,147. In February 2000, we awarded 71,359 restricted shares.
These grants were awarded based on 1999 corporate and individual
performance. The aggregate value of restricted shares, including the grants
made in February 2000, based on the share price of $27.75 on December 31,
1999, was $11,823,359. Distributions on restricted shares were paid at the
same rate as paid to all shareholders.
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The following table gives more information on options. No executive officer
was granted or exercised options during 1999.
AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
AND FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION VALUES
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Number of Common Shares
Underlying Unexercised Value of Unexercised
Options at In-The-Money Options at
December 31, 1999 (1) December 31, 1999 (1)
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Name Exercisable Unexercisable Exercisable Unexercisable
- -------- ------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Richard J. Campo 371,082 476,667 $ 75,000 $ 382,500
D. Keith Oden 371,082 476,667 75,000 382,500
H. Malcolm Stewart 60,777 57,553 299,000 115,000
G. Steven Dawson 55,610 47,220 270,250 86,250
James M. Hinton 18,443 46,887 37,500 86,250
</TABLE>
(1) These year-end values represent the difference between the fair market
value of the shares subject to options (based on the share price of $27.75
on December 31, 1999) and the exercise prices of the options.
"In-the-money" means that the fair market value of the shares is greater
than the option's exercise price on the valuation date.
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS
We have entered into an employment agreement with each of Messrs. Campo,
Oden, Stewart, Dawson and Hinton. The agreements expire August 20, 2001. The
agreements provide for minimum salary levels as well as various incentive
compensation arrangements, which are payable based on the attainment of specific
goals. The agreements also provide for severance payments if certain situations
occur, such as termination without cause or a change of control. The severance
payments vary based on the officer's position and amount to one times the
current salary base for Messrs. Stewart, Dawson and Hinton and 2.99 times the
average annual compensation over the previous three fiscal years for Messrs.
Campo and Oden. Six months prior to expiration, unless notification of
termination is given, these agreements extend for one year from the date of
expiration.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
No member who served on our compensation committee during 1999 was either:
. an officer or employee during 1999;
. a former officer; or
. was party to any material transaction described earlier in the
"Certain Relationships and Related Transactions" section.
No officer served as a member of the compensation or similar committee or
board of directors of any entity whose members served on our compensation
committee.
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PERFORMANCE GRAPH
SEC rules require proxy statements to contain a performance graph
comparing, over a five-year period, the performance of our shares against the
Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock Index and against either a published
industry or line-of-business index or group of peer issuers. We chose the
National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts All Equity Index as the
relevant index. The graph assumes the investment of $100 on December 31, 1994
and quarterly reinvestment of dividends.
CAMDEN PROPERTY TRUST
[GRAPH APPEARS HERE]
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Dec-94 Dec-95 Dec-96 Dec-97 Dec-98 Dec-99
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Camden 100.0 101.6 132.1 153.0 137.6 159.0
NAREIT 100.0 115.3 155.9 187.5 154.7 147.5
S&P 500 100.0 137.4 169.0 225.4 289.8 350.7
</TABLE>
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AMENDMENT TO OUR SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN
(ITEM 2 ON PROXY CARD)
Our Amended and Restated 1993 Share Incentive Plan authorizes the issuance
of awards under the plan to trust managers who are not also employees, directors
of our affiliates, key employees and consultants up to a total of 10% of the
total number of our common shares outstanding at any time.
As of March 22, 2000, options to purchase 3,383,105 common shares and
1,053,455 restricted shares were granted under the plan, and no shares were
available for future grants under the plan. As of March 22, 2000, we had
repurchased approximately 6.3 million shares as a result of our share repurchase
program, which resulted in a reduction in shares available for issuance under
our share incentive plan of 630,000 shares.
As a result of the decrease in the number of shares available for issuance
under the plan, on February 2, 2000, the Board of Trust Managers amended the
plan to provide that the total number of awards that may be issued under the
plan would not exceed 10% of the total of the number of common shares
outstanding at any time, plus the number of common shares, if any, held as
treasury shares, plus the number of common shares reserved for issuance upon the
conversion of securities convertible into or exchangeable for common shares. If
this proposal is approved, the total number of shares authorized for issuance
under the plan will be 1,253,102, based on our capitalization as of March 22,
2000.
The Board believes that it is important to align employee interests with
the interests of shareholders and accordingly, uses shares and options as part
of the total compensation programs for all levels of employees. The Board
believes it is important to have shares available for grant under the plan.
The plan is administered by the compensation committee of the Board of
Trust Managers. The compensation committee determines the persons to whom awards
are granted and the nature, amount, pricing, time and the other terms of awards,
subject to the other terms and provisions of the plan.
If we pay a dividend on our common shares or if our common shares are
split, converted, exchanged, reclassified or in any way substituted for, the
number and kind of securities granted under the plan will be adjusted to prevent
dilution or enlargement of rights. Similar adjustments will be made if there is
a recapitalization, merger, consolidation, rights offering, separation,
reorganization or liquidation, or any other change in our corporate structure or
outstanding common shares.
This proposal will be approved if it receives the affirmative vote of the
holders of at least a majority of the common shares represented in person or by
proxy at the meeting.
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT TO OUR
SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN.
ADOPTION OF OUR EMPLOYEE SHARE PURCHASE PLAN
(ITEM 3 ON PROXY CARD)
The purpose of our 1999 Employee Share Purchase Plan is to encourage share
purchase and ownership by eligible employees in the belief that this will
increase their interest in our success. The board reviewed our compensation
policies and believes that it is in our best interests to encourage investment
by employees in our common shares by creating a plan by which employees have the
opportunity to purchase shares at a modest discount. This discount is available
only if the employee holds the shares for at least nine months from the date of
purchase. Accordingly, the board has approved the plan, subject to shareholder
approval.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN
The following summarizes the principal features of the plan. The summary is
subject to the full text of the plan, which is attached to this proxy statement
as Annex A. We urge you to read the entire text carefully.
Each of our and our affiliates' officers or employees who are shown on our
payroll records as an employee for at least 12 months prior to the commencement
of a purchase period may participate in the plan for the related purchase
period. However, no person will be eligible to participate in the plan if:
. immediately after such participation, he or she would own shares
or options to purchase shares representing 5% or more of the total
combined voting power or value of all classes of shares;
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. the participant's rights to purchase shares under all of our share
purchase plans accrues at a rate that exceeds $25,000 in fair market
value of the shares for each calendar year in which the purchase right
is outstanding;
. immediately prior to a purchase period, the participant has not been
an employee for at least one year; or
. the participant is no longer eligible to participate in the plan at
the final pricing date and when the shares are purchased.
As of March 22, 2000, approximately 1,500 employees were eligible to
participate in the plan. All of our executive officers are eligible to and
participate in the plan.
A purchase period, unless changed by the compensation committee, will begin
on January 1 and July 1 of each year and will end on June 30 and December 31 of
each year. At least 15 days prior to the start of a purchase period, each
eligible employee must complete an election form specifying a dollar amount that
he or she wishes to contribute in cash and/or a percentage of pay that he or she
wishes to deduct from his or her pay during the purchase period. The minimum
payroll deduction is $10 and the maximum contribution for any calendar year is
$25,000. Participants may reduce, stop or withdraw their contributions at any
time.
Each participant's contributions made to the plan will be recorded in a
separate bookkeeping account. If a participant is eligible to participate in the
plan at the end of a purchase period, the balance credited to his or her account
will be applied to purchase shares at 85% of the lesser of:
. the closing price for a share on the last trading day of the purchase
period; or
. the closing price for a share on the first trading day of the purchase
period.
The discount is only available to participants who hold the shares for at
least nine months from the date of purchase.
The total number of shares available for grant under the plan will not
exceed 500,000 shares. If our outstanding shares are increased or decreased or
changed into or exchanged for a different number or kind of shares or other
securities, the number of shares available for grant and the number and kind of
shares granted under the plan will be adjusted.
The compensation committee of the board determines the closing price for a
share under the plan and which employees may participate in the plan, and may
set the dates of a purchase period. No member of the Board of Trust Managers or
compensation committee is eligible to participate in the plan. Except for these
powers, the plan is administered by us or our delegate.
The board may amend the plan at any time. An amendment will be subject to
shareholder approval if such approval is required by Texas law, federal tax law
or to the extent such approval is required to meet the security holder approval
requirement of Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The board
may also terminate the plan and any purchase period at any time.
There are currently 200 participants in the plan. However, no purchase
periods have ended and no shares have been purchased under the plan. It is
therefore not possible to predict the benefits that will accrue to participants
nor to determine the benefits or amounts that would have accrued in 1999 had the
plan been in effect.
MATERIAL FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES
The plan is intended to be a "qualified plan" under section 423 of the
Internal Revenue Code. As a consequence, the purchase of shares will not result
in taxable income to a participant nor a tax deduction for us. If, however, a
participant sells shares purchased under the plan prior to the expiration of the
statutory hold period set forth in section 423, the participant will recognize
income equal to the difference between the purchase price paid for shares and
the shares' fair market value on the date the shares were sold and we will be
entitled to a deduction in the same amount.
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REQUIRED VOTE
The proposal will be approved if it receives the affirmative vote of a
majority of shares represented in person or by proxy at the meeting.
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR APPROVAL OF THE EMPLOYEE SHARE
PURCHASE PLAN.
SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
(ITEM 4 ON PROXY CARD)
The audit committee has selected Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent
auditors for 2000.
Representatives of Deloitte & Touche LLP will be present at the meeting and
will have the opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so. These
representatives will also be available to respond to appropriate questions.
The proposal will be approved if it receives the affirmative vote of a
majority of shares represented in person or by proxy at the meeting.
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR APPROVAL OF THE APPOINTMENT OF
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP.
SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS
We must receive any shareholder proposal intended for inclusion in the
proxy materials for the annual meeting to be held in 2001 no later than December
31, 2000.
ANNUAL REPORTS
Our 1999 annual report, including consolidated financial statements, is
being mailed to you along with this proxy statement.
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ANNEX A
CAMDEN PROPERTY TRUST
1999 EMPLOYEE SHARE PURCHASE PLAN
NOVEMBER 3, 1999
1. PURPOSE
The primary purpose of this Plan is to encourage Share ownership by each
Eligible Employee in the belief that such Share ownership will increase his or
her interest in the success of Camden Property Trust, a Texas real estate
investment trust (the "Company").
2. DEFINITIONS
2.1. The term "Account" shall mean the separate bookkeeping account
established and maintained by the Plan Administrator for each Participant for
each Purchase Period to record the contributions made on his or her behalf to
purchase Shares under this Plan.
2.2. The term "Beneficiary" shall mean the person designated as such in
accordance with Section 7.
2.3. The term "Board" shall mean the Board of Trust Managers of the
Company.
2.4. The term "Closing Price" shall mean the closing price for a Share as
reported for such day in The Wall Street Journal or in any successor to The Wall
Street Journal or, if there is no such successor, in any publication selected by
the Committee or, if no such closing price is so reported for such day.
2.5. The term "Committee" shall mean the Compensation Committee of the
Board.
2.6. The term "Company" shall mean Camden Property Trust, a Texas real
estate investment trust.
2.7. The term "Election Form" shall mean the form which an Eligible
Employee shall be required to properly complete in writing and timely file at
least 15 days prior to the commencement of any Purchase Period in order to make
any of the elections available to an Eligible Employee under this Plan.
2.8. The term "Eligible Employee" shall mean each officer or employee of a
Participating Employer who is shown on the payroll records of a Participating
Employer as an employee for at least twelve (12) months prior to the
commencement of a Purchase Period.
2.9. The term "Participant" shall mean (a) for each Purchase Period an
Eligible Employee who has elected to purchase Shares in accordance with Section
4 in such Purchase Period and (b) any person for whom Shares are held pending
delivery under Section 6.
2.10. The term "Participating Employer" shall mean the Company and any
affiliated entity which is designated as such by the Committee.
2.11. The term "Pay" means all cash compensation paid to an Eligible
Employee for services to a Participating Employer, including regular straight
time earnings or draw, overtime, commissions and bonuses, but excluding amounts
paid as living allowance or reimbursement of expenses and other similar payments
paid to him or her by the Participating Employer.
2.12. The term "Pay Day" means the day as of which Pay is paid to a
Participant.
2.13. The term "Plan" shall mean this Camden Property Trust 1999 Employee
Share Purchase Plan, effective as of November 3, 1999, and as thereafter amended
from time to time.
2.14. The term "Plan Administrator" shall mean the Company or the Company's
delegate.
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2.15. The term "Purchase Period" shall mean a period set by the Committee.
Unless changed by the Committee, each Purchase Period shall begin on January 1
and July 1 each year and end on June 30 and December 31 each year.
2.16. The term "Purchase Price" for each Purchase Period shall mean 85% of
the lesser of: (a) the Closing Price for a Share on the last trading day of such
Purchase Period or (b) the Closing Price for a Share on the first trading day of
such Purchase Period.
2.17. The term "Rule 16b-3" shall mean Rule 16b-3 promulgated under Section
16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor to
such rule.
2.18. The term "Share" shall mean the common shares of beneficial interest,
par value $.01 per share, of the Company. The aggregate number of Shares
available for grant under this Plan shall not exceed 500,000, subject to
adjustment pursuant to Section 14 hereof.
3. ADMINISTRATION
Except for the exercise of those powers expressly granted to the Committee
to determine the Closing Price, who is a Participating Employer and to set the
Purchase Period, the Plan Administrator shall be responsible for the
administration of this Plan and shall have the power in connection with such
administration to interpret the Plan and to take such other action in connection
with such administration as the Plan Administrator deems necessary or equitable
under the circumstances. The Plan Administrator also shall have the power to
delegate the duty to perform such administrative functions as the Plan
Administrator deems appropriate under the circumstances. Any person to whom the
duty to perform an administrative function is delegated shall act on behalf of
and shall be responsible to the Plan Administrator for such function. Any action
or inaction by or on behalf of the Plan Administrator under this Plan shall be
final and binding on each Eligible Employee, each Participant and on each other
person who makes a claim under this Plan based on the rights, if any, of such
Eligible Employee or Participant under this Plan.
4. PARTICIPATION
4.1. Each person who is an Eligible Employee on the enrollment date shall
be a Participant in this Plan for the related Purchase Period, if he or she (i)
properly completes and timely files an Election Form with the Plan Administrator
to elect to participate in this Plan; and (ii) deposits, either through payroll
deduction or a lump sum, the full amount of his or her desired purchase amount
prior to the final pricing day of a Purchase Period. An Election Form may
require an Eligible Employee to provide such information and to agree to take
such action (in addition to the action required under Section 5) as the Plan
Administrator deems necessary or appropriate in light of the purpose of this
Plan or for the orderly administration of this Plan.
4.2. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no person shall be
deemed to be an Eligible Employee:
(a) if immediately after such participation, Participant would
own Shares, and/or hold outstanding options to purchase Shares,
possessing 5% or more of the total combined voting power or value
of all classes of Shares of the Company (for purposes of this
paragraph, the rules of Section 424(d) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended, shall apply in determining Share
ownership of any Participant); or
(b) if such Participant's rights to purchase Shares under all
employee share purchase plans of the Company accrues at a rate
which exceeds $25,000 in fair market value of the Shares
(determined at the time of Plan enrollment) for each calendar year
in which such purchase right is outstanding; or
(c) if immediately prior to commencement of a Purchase Period,
the Eligible Employee has not been an employee of the Company for
at least one year; or
(d) if the Participant is no longer an Eligible Employee at
the final pricing date and when the shares are purchased.
4.3. Each Participant's Election Form under Section 4.1 shall specify the
contributions that he or she proposes to make for the related Purchase Period.
If the Participant elects to make payroll deductions, such contributions shall
be expressed as a specific dollar amount that Participant proposes to contribute
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in cash or a percentage of the Participant's Pay that his or her Participant
Employer is authorized to deduct from his or her Pay each Pay Day during the
Purchase Period (or as a combination of such cash and such payroll deduction
contributions); provided, however:
(a) the minimum payroll deduction for a Participant for each
Pay Day for purposes under this Plan shall be $10.00, and
(b) the maximum contribution which a Participant may make for
purposes under this Plan for any calendar year shall be $25,000.
Notwithstanding the preceding, a Participant may, on his or her Election Form,
elect to make cash deposits to the Plan at any time during a Purchase Period in
any amount up to the $25,000 aggregate annual limit rather than or in addition
to regular deductions from pay.
4.4. A Participant shall have the right to amend his or her Election Form
at any time to reduce or to stop his or her contributions, and such amendment
shall be effective immediately for cash contributions and as soon as practicable
after the Plan Administrator actually receives such amended Election Form for
payroll deductions.
4.5. A Participant may withdraw his or her contributions at any time. A
withdrawal shall be deducted from the Participant's Account as of the date the
Plan Administrator receives such amended Election Form, and the actual
withdrawal shall be effected by the Plan Administrator as soon as practicable
after such date. A Participant who withdraws his or her contributions in full
may not be eligible to participate in the Plan for six (6) months from the date
of such withdrawal, i.e., will not be eligible for the next Purchase Period.
4.6. All payroll deductions made for a Participant shall be credited to his
or her Account as of the Pay Day as of which the deduction is made. All cash
deposits made by a Participant shall be credited to his or her Account as of the
date such amount is received by the Plan Administrator. All contributions made
by a Participant under this Plan, whether in cash or through payroll deductions,
shall be held by the Company or by such Participant's Participating Employer, as
agent for the Company. All such contributions shall be held as part of the
general assets of the Company and shall not be held in trust or otherwise
segregated from the Company's general assets. No interest shall be paid or
accrued on any such contributions. Each Participant's right to the contributions
credited to his or her Account shall be that of a general and unsecured creditor
of the Company. Each Participating Employer shall have the right to make such
provisions as it deems necessary or appropriate to satisfy any tax laws with
respect to purchases of Shares made under this Plan.
4.7. The balance credited to the Account of an Eligible Employee
automatically shall be refunded in full (without interest) if his or her status
as an employee of all Participating Employers terminates for any reason
whatsoever during a Purchase Period. Such refunds shall be made as soon as
practicable after the Plan Administrator has actual notice of any such
termination.
5. PURCHASE OF SHARES
5.1. If a Participant is an Eligible Employee through the end of a Purchase
Period, the balance which remains credited to his or her Account at the end of
such Purchase Period automatically shall be applied to purchase Shares at the
Purchase Price for such Shares for such Purchase Period. Such Shares shall be
purchased on behalf of the Participant by operation of this Plan in whole and
fractional Shares.
5.2. Except as specifically provided herein, all Participants shall have
the same rights and privileges under the Plan. All rules and determinations of
the Board in the administration of the Plan shall be uniformly and consistently
applied to all persons in similar circumstances.
5.3. On the first day of each Purchase Period, each Eligible Employee
participating in such Purchase Period shall be deemed to have been granted an
option to purchase on the last day of such Purchase Period (at the applicable
Purchase Price) up to a number of Shares determined by dividing such Eligible
Employee's (i) payroll deductions accumulated prior to the last day of such
Payroll Period, or (ii) specified purchase amount under Section 4.1, by the
applicable Purchase Price; provided that in no event shall an Eligible Employee
be permitted to purchase during each Purchase Period a number of shares which
would exceed the limit specified in Section 4.2(b). Unless a Participant
withdraws from the Plan as provided in Section 4.5 hereof, his or her option for
the purchase of shares shall be deemed to have been exercised automatically on
the Exercise Date, and the maximum number of shares subject to option shall be
purchased for such participant at the applicable Purchase Price with the
accumulated payroll deductions in his or her account. During a Participant's
lifetime, a Participant's option to purchase shares hereunder is exercisable
only by him or her.
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5.4. The Plan Administrator may use up to ten (10) trading days following
the end of a Purchase Period to make open market purchases of the Company's
common stock to acquire Shares to satisfy its obligations under this Plan. For
the purpose of determining holding periods pursuant to the Plan, all Shares
purchased shall be deemed to have been purchased on the last day of the relevant
Purchase Period. If the total Shares to be purchased in accordance with Section
5.1 exceeds the number of Shares available under the Plan, (after deducting all
of the Shares previously purchased under Section 5.1), the Plan Administrator
shall make a pro rata allocation of the Shares in a uniform manner.
6. DELIVERY
A book-entry record of the Shares purchased by each Participant shall be
maintained by the Company's transfer agent and no certificates shall be issued
for such Shares except to the extent that a Participant specifically so
requests. Notwithstanding the foregoing, when a refund is made to a Participant
pursuant to Section 5.5, certificates shall be delivered to him or her for all
Shares then held for the Participant under the Plan. A Share certificate
delivered to a Participant shall be registered in his or her name or, if the
Participant so elects and is permissible under applicable law, in the names of
the Participant and one such other person as may be designated by the
Participant, as joint tenants with rights of survivorship. However, (a) no Share
certificate representing a fractional share of Share shall be delivered to a
Participant or to a Participant and any other person, (b) cash which the Plan
Administrator deems representative of the value of a Participant's fractional
share shall be distributed (when a Participant requests a distribution of
certificates for all of the shares of Share held for him or her) in lieu of such
fractional share unless a Participant in light of Rule 16b-3 waives his or her
right to such cash payment and (c) the Plan Administrator shall have the right
to charge a Participant for registering a Share in the name of the Participant
and any other person. No Participant (or any person who makes a claim for, on
behalf of or in place of a participant) shall have any interest in any Share
under this Plan until they have been reflected in the book-entry record
maintained by the transfer agent or the certificate for such Share has been
delivered to such person.
7. DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY
A Participant may designate on his or her Election Form a Beneficiary (a)
who shall receive the balance credited to his or her Account if the Participant
dies before the end of a Purchase Period and (b) who shall receive the Share, if
any, purchased for the Participant under this Plan if the Participant dies after
the end of a Purchase Period but before either the certificate representing such
Shares has been delivered to the Participant or before such Shares have been
credited to a brokerage account maintained for the Participant. Such designation
may be revised in writing at any time by the Participant by filing an amended
Election Form, and his or her revised designation shall be effective at such
time as the Plan Administrator receives such amended Election Form. If a
deceased Participant fails to designate a Beneficiary or, if no person so
designated survives a Participant or, if after checking his or her last known
mailing address, the whereabouts of the person so designated survives a
Participant or, if after checking his or her last known mailing address, the
whereabouts of the person so designated are unknown, then the Participant's
estate shall be treated as his or her designated Beneficiary under this Section
7.
8. TRANSFERABILITY AND DISPOSITIONS
8.1. Neither the balance credited to a Participant's Account nor any rights
to receive Shares under this Plan may be assigned, encumbered, alienated,
transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of in any way by a Participant during
his or her lifetime or by his or her Beneficiary or by any other person during
his or her lifetime, and any attempt to do so shall be without effect.
8.2. Except as provided in Section 6, no sale, transfer or other
disposition may be made of any Shares purchased under the Plan during the first
nine (9) months following the end of a Purchase Period. If a Participant
violates the foregoing restriction, he or she shall remit to the Company an
amount of cash equal to the difference between the Purchase Price for such
Shares and the price paid by the Plan Administrator to acquire the Shares as
provided under Section 5.4. Solely for purposes of the preceding sentence, the
term "Purchase Price" shall be deemed to be the greater of (i) the Closing Price
for a Share on the last trading day of a Purchase Period, or (ii) the average
price paid for all Shares purchased by the Plan Administrator to satisfy its
obligations to issue Shares pursuant to Sections 5.1 and 5.4. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if a Participant who owns Shares subject to the foregoing
restriction is determined by the Plan Administrator in its discretion to have a
serious financial need for the proceeds of the sale of such Shares, then upon
application made by the Participant, the Plan Administrator shall consent to a
sale of such Shares to the extent necessary to satisfy the serious financial
need, and the Participant will not be required to make the remittance to the
Company described in this Section 8.2. Alternatively, the Plan Administrator
may, at the Participant's option, sell the Shares and deduct from the proceeds
of such sale the remittance due under this Section 8.2. No participant shall be
required to sell Shares upon termination of employment.
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9. SECURITIES REGISTRATION
If the Company shall deem it necessary to register under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, or any other applicable statute any Shares purchased under
this Plan or to qualify any such Shares for an exemption from any such statutes,
the Company shall take such action at its own expense. If Shares are listed on
any national securities exchange at the time any Shares are purchased hereunder,
the Company shall make prompt application for the listing on such national
securities exchange of such Shares, at its own expense. Purchases of Shares
hereunder shall be postponed as necessary pending any such action.
10. COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 16B-3
All elections and transactions under this Plan by persons subject to Rule
16b-3 are intended to comply with at least one of the exemptive conditions under
Rule 16b-3. The Plan Administrator shall establish such administrative
guidelines to facilitate compliance with at least one such exemptive condition
under Rule 16b-3 as the Plan Administrator may deem necessary or appropriate. If
any provision of this Plan or such administrative guidelines or any act or
omission with respect to this Plan (including any act or omission by an Eligible
Employee) fails to satisfy such exemptive condition under Rule 16b-3 or
otherwise is inconsistent with such condition, such provision, guidelines or act
or omission shall be deemed null and void.
11. AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION
This Plan may be amended by the Board from time to time to the extent that
the Board deems necessary or appropriate, and any such amendment shall be
subject to the approval of the Company's shareholders to the extent such
approval is required under the laws of the State of Texas, federal tax laws or
to the extent such approval is required to meet the security holder approval
requirements under Rule 16b-3; provided, however, no amendment shall be
retroactive unless the Board in its discretion determines that such amendment is
in the best interest of the Company or such amendment is required by applicable
law to be retroactive. The Board also may terminate this Plan and any Purchase
Period at any time (together with any related contribution election) or may
terminate any Purchase Period (together with any related contribution elections)
at any time; provided, however, no such termination shall be retroactive unless
the Board determines that applicable law requires a retroactive termination.
12. NOTICES
All Election Forms and other communications from a Participant to the Plan
Administrator under, or in connection with, this Plan shall be deemed to have
been filed with the Plan Administrator when actually received in the form
specified by the Plan Administrator at the location, or by the person,
designated by the Plan Administrator for the receipt of any such Election Form
and communications.
13. EMPLOYMENT
The right to elect to participate in this Plan shall not constitute an
offer of employment or membership on the Board, and no election to participate
in this Plan shall constitute an employment agreement for an Eligible Employee.
Any such right or election shall have no bearing whatsoever on the employment
relationship between an Eligible Employee and any other person. Finally, no
Eligible Employee shall be induced to participate in this Plan, or shall
participate in this Plan, with the expectation that such participation will lead
to employment or continued employment.
14. CHANGES IN CAPITAL STRUCTURE
14.1. In the event that the outstanding Shares of the Company are hereafter
increased or decreased or changed into or exchanged for a different number or
kind of Shares or other securities of the Company or of another corporation, by
reason of any reorganization, merger, consolidation, recapitalization,
reclassification, Share splitup, combination of Shares or dividend payable in
Shares, appropriate adjustment shall be made by the Board in the number or kind
of Shares as to which a right granted under this Plan shall be exercisable, to
the end that the right holder's proportionate interest shall be maintained as
before the occurrence of such event. Any such adjustment made by the Board shall
be conclusive.
14.2. If the Company is not the surviving or resulting corporation in any
reorganization, merger, consolidation or recapitalization, this Plan, and the
Company's rights, duties and obligations hereunder, shall be assumed by the
surviving or resulting corporation and the rights of a Participant to purchase
Shares shall continue in full force and effect.
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15. HEADINGS, REFERENCES AND CONSTRUCTION
The headings to sections in this Plan have been included for convenience of
reference only. This Plan shall be interpreted and construed in accordance with
the laws of the State of Texas.
16. SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL
This Plan is intended to be a "Qualified Plan" within the meaning of
Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Accordingly, the
Company will seek shareholder approval of the Plan at the next annual meeting of
the Company's shareholders. If shareholder approval is not obtained, the Board
of Trust Managers may terminate the Plan or cause the Plan to continue as a
non-"Qualified Plan" in its sole discretion.
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CAMDEN PROPERTY TRUST
FORM OF PROXY FOR ANNUAL MEETING
TO BE HELD MAY 4, 2000
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUST MANAGERS.
The undersigned hereby appoints Richard J. Campo, D. Keith Oden and G. Steven
Dawson, or any of them, proxies of the undersigned, with full powers of
substitution, to vote all of the common shares of beneficial interest of Camden
Property Trust that the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting to
be held on May 4, 2000 and at any adjournment thereof, and authorizes and
instructs said proxies to vote as set forth on the reverse side.
THE BOARD OF TRUST MANAGERS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR ALL NOMINEES LISTED IN
PROPOSAL 1 AND FOR PROPOSALS 2, 3 AND 4.
IMPORTANT - THIS PROXY MUST BE SIGNED AND DATED ON THE REVERSE SIDE.
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PLEASE MARK YOUR VOTES AS IN THIS EXAMPLE.
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1. Election of Trust Managers FOR WITHHOLD NOMINEES:
Instruction: To withhold authority AUTHORITY FOR ALL Richard J. Campo
to vote for any individual nominee, NOMINEES William R. Cooper
write in that nominee's name on the George A. Hrdlicka
lines below. Scott S. Ingraham
Lewis A. Levey
________________________________________ D. Keith Oden
F. Gardner Parker
________________________________________ Steven A. Webster
2. Approval of an amendment to our share FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
incentive plan.
3. Approval and adoption of a plan to FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
encourage share purchase and
ownership by our employees.
4. Ratification of the appointment of FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent
auditors.
</TABLE>
In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other
business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or
postponement thereof.
This Proxy when properly executed will be voted
in the manner directed herein by the
undersigned shareholder. If no direction is
made, this Proxy will be voted FOR all nominees
listed in Proposal 1 and FOR Proposals 2, 3 and
4.
PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN
THE PROXY CARD PROMPTLY USING THE
ENCLOSED ENVELOPE OR BY FACSIMILE TO
(713) 354-2710.
_____________________________________
Signature
Dated: __________________________, 2000
NOTE: Please sign name exactly as it appears
on the share certificate. Only one of several
joint owners need to sign. Fiduciaries should
give full title.
