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SNAP-ON INCORPORATED
CHAIRMAN'S LETTER
NOTICE OF 1996 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
PROXY STATEMENT
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CHAIRMAN'S LETTER
March 15, 1996
Dear Snap-on Shareholder:
Allow me to take this opportunity to invite you to our Annual Meeting of
Shareholders on FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1996. We will be reviewing results from our
record-setting 75th anniversary year, as well as discussing prospects for the
future.
The location of the meeting is detailed on the Notice of Annual Meeting of
Shareholders. Note that WE ARE RETURNING TO THE RACINE MARRIOTT this year.
Directions are shown on page sixteen of this Proxy Statement.
We hope you will attend our Annual Meeting. Whether or not you plan to do so,
you are encouraged to read the enclosed 1995 Annual Report and proxy materials.
Please return your proxy cards early.
We look forward to renewing old acquaintances and meeting those of you attending
for the first time.
Cordially,
Robert A. Cornog
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
SNAP-ON INCORPORATED
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SNAP-ON INCORPORATED
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Snap-on Incorporated will be held at the
Racine Marriott, 7111 Washington Avenue, Racine, Wisconsin on Friday, April 26,
1996 at 10:00 a.m.
MEETING PURPOSES:
1. TO ELECT THREE DIRECTORS TO SERVE UNTIL THE 1999 ANNUAL MEETING.
2. TO AMEND AND RESTATE THE 1986 INCENTIVE STOCK PROGRAM.
3. TO CONSIDER AND TRANSACT SUCH OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE
MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENT THEREOF. The only business the Board of Directors
intends to present is set forth herein, and the Board knows of no other matters
which will be brought before the Annual Meeting by any person or group; however,
if any other matters shall properly come before the Annual Meeting, it is the
intention of the persons named in the enclosed proxy to vote in accordance with
their judgment on such matters.
The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on February 26, 1996 as
the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive notice
of, and vote at, the Annual Meeting.
The Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 30, 1995 is enclosed.
IMPORTANT: To ensure your representation at the Annual Meeting, you should
complete and sign the proxy card found inside the address window pocket on the
front of the envelope enclosing this material and return it in the enclosed
envelope. All shareholders, even those planning to attend the Annual Meeting,
are encouraged to return their proxy cards well in advance of the meeting so
that the vote count will not be delayed. Shareholders may revoke their proxies
and vote their shares in person at the Annual Meeting.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
March 15, 1996 Susan F. Marrinan
VICE PRESIDENT,
SECRETARY AND
GENERAL COUNSEL
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PROXY STATEMENT
INTRODUCTION
This Proxy Statement is supplied in connection with the proxy solicitation by
the Board of Directors of Snap-on Incorporated for use at the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders to be held on April 26, 1996, or any adjournment thereof. Messrs.
Cornog, Farley and Rensi, listed as proxies on the enclosed proxy card, are
Directors of the Corporation. This Proxy Statement and the proxy card were first
mailed to shareholders on or about March 15, 1996.
The Corporation had 40,612,563 shares of common stock ("Common Stock")
outstanding on February 26, 1996, and no other voting securities. Each share of
record as of the February 26, 1996 record date will be entitled to one vote.
The affirmative vote of the holders of a plurality of the shares present in
person or by proxy at the meeting is required to elect the Director candidates.
The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the votes cast at the
meeting is required to approve the amendment and restatement of the 1986
Incentive Stock Program, provided that a majority of the outstanding shares are
voted on such proposal.
An automated system administered by the Corporation's transfer agent tabulates
the votes. Abstentions and broker non-votes (which arise from proxies delivered
by brokers and others where the broker has not received authority to vote on one
or more matters) are each included in the determination of the number of shares
present and voting and are tabulated separately. Abstentions are counted in
tabulations of the votes cast on proposals presented to shareholders and have
the effect of a vote against the proposal, except in Director elections, where
they have no effect. Broker non-votes have no effect on the votes concerning the
election of Directors or the approval of the amendment and restatement of the
1986 Incentive Stock Program.
Execution and delivery of a proxy in response to this solicitation will not
affect a shareholder's right to attend the meeting and to vote in person.
Presence at the meeting does not itself revoke a properly executed and
previously delivered proxy. Each proxy granted may be revoked by the person
giving it at any time before its exercise by giving written notice to such
effect to the Corporation's Secretary or the Corporation's authorized
representative or agents at the meeting or by execution and delivery of a
subsequent proxy, except as to any matter upon which a vote has been cast
pursuant to the authority conferred by such proxy prior to such revocation.
The expense of this solicitation of proxies will be paid by the Corporation.
Initial solicitation will be by mail; however, Officers and other employees of
the Corporation may make solicitations by mail, telephone, facsimile or in
person. Brokerage houses, depositories, custodians, nominees and fiduciaries
will be requested to forward the proxy soliciting material to the beneficial
owners of the stock held of record by them, and the Corporation will reimburse
them for their expenses. Morrow & Co., Inc. will aid in the solicitation of
proxies for a fee of $7,000 plus expenses, which will be paid by the
Corporation.
PROXY STATEMENT ITEM I
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Corporation give
the Directors the authority to set the size of the Board of Directors at any
number between five and fifteen members. The Board is currently set at nine
members divided into three classes, with one class elected each year to serve
for a three-year term.
SHARES REPRESENTED BY PROXIES WILL BE VOTED ACCORDING TO INSTRUCTIONS ON THE
PROXY CARD. UNLESS THE PROXY CARD CLEARLY REFLECTS THAT A VOTE HAS BEEN
WITHHELD, SHARES WILL BE VOTED TO ELECT MESSRS. BRINCKMAN, MEAD AND SCHNABEL. IF
ANY NOMINEE SHOULD BE UNABLE TO SERVE, THE PROXIES WILL BE VOTED FOR SUCH PERSON
DESIGNATED AS A REPLACEMENT BY THE BOARD.
NOMINEES FOR ELECTION TO SERVE UNTIL THE 1999 ANNUAL MEETING
Donald W. Brinckman - age 65. Mr. Brinckman has been a Director since 1992. He
has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of Safety-Kleen Corp. since 1990 and
served as its Chief Executive Officer from 1968 through 1994. He served as
President of Safety-Kleen from 1968 to 1990 and from December, 1991 to May,
1993. Safety-Kleen is a recycler of automotive and industrial hazardous and
non-hazardous fluids. Mr. Brinckman is also a Director of Johnson Worldwide
Associates, Inc. and Paychex, Inc.
George W. Mead - age 68. Mr. Mead has been a Director since 1985. He has been
Chairman of the Board of Consolidated Papers, Inc., a maker of paper products,
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since 1971. He was Chief Executive Officer of Consolidated Papers from 1971
through 1993. Mr. Mead is also a Director of Firstar Corporation.
Jay H. Schnabel - age 53. Mr. Schnabel has been a Director since 1989 and has
been an employee of the Corporation since 1965. He has served as Senior Vice
President - Diagnostics since April, 1994, and was Senior Vice President -
Administration from 1990 to April, 1994. He was Senior Vice President -
Manufacturing and Research & Engineering from 1988 to 1990.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT SHAREHOLDERS VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF
THESE DIRECTORS.
DIRECTORS CONTINUING TO SERVE UNTIL THE 1997 ANNUAL MEETING
Bruce S. Chelberg - age 61. Mr. Chelberg has been a Director since 1993. He has
been Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Whitman Corporation, a
consumer goods company, since 1992 and prior thereto served as its Executive
Vice President. He has served on Whitman's Board since 1988. Mr. Chelberg is
also a Director of First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. and Northfield Laboratories, Inc.
Roxanne J. Decyk - age 43. Ms. Decyk has been a Director since 1993. She has
been Vice President - Corporate Planning for Amoco Corporation since 1994. She
was Vice President - Marketing and Sales - Polymers of Amoco Chemical Company
from 1993 to 1994, and Vice President - Commercial and Industrial Sales from
1991 to 1993. Ms. Decyk served as Senior Vice President - Distribution from 1989
to 1991 at Navistar International Transportation Corporation. Ms. Decyk is also
a Director of Material Sciences Corporation.
Arthur L. Kelly - age 58. Mr. Kelly has been a Director since 1978. He has been
the managing partner of KEL Enterprises L.P., a holding and investment company,
since 1982. He is a Director of Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) A.G., The
Northern Trust Corporation, Deere & Company, Nalco Chemical Company and Tejas
Gas Corporation.
DIRECTORS CONTINUING TO SERVE UNTIL THE 1998 ANNUAL MEETING
Robert A. Cornog - age 55. Mr. Cornog has been a Director since 1982. He was
elected President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board of
Directors of the Corporation in 1991. Previously, he was President of Macwhyte
Company, a maker of wire rope and a subsidiary of Amsted Industries. Mr. Cornog
is also a Director of Johnson Controls, Inc., Wisconsin Energy Corporation and
Wisconsin Electric Power Company.
Raymond F. Farley - age 71. Mr. Farley has been a Director since 1988. He was
Chief Executive Officer from 1988 and President from 1980 of S. C. Johnson &
Son, Inc., a maker of home, personal-care, insecticide and specialty chemical
products, until his retirement in 1990. Mr. Farley is also a Director of
Hartmarx Corporation and Johnson Worldwide Associates, Inc.
Edward H. Rensi - age 51. Mr. Rensi has been a Director since 1992. He has been
President and Chief Executive Officer of McDonald's U.S.A., a food service
organization, since 1991 and served as President and Chief Operating Officer
from 1984 to 1991. He is a Director of McDonald's Corporation.
BOARD COMMITTEES
The AUDIT COMMITTEE reviews the scope of the independent audit of the
Corporation's books and records to determine the adequacy of the Corporation's
accounting, financial and operating controls, recommends an independent auditor
to the Board and considers whether proposals made by the Corporation's auditors
to perform consulting services beyond the ordinary audit function might result
in a loss of independence. This Committee also reviews Corporate policies
concerning environmental, health and safety matters, and the Corporation's
government contract program and related training, compliance and reporting. This
Committee met twice in 1995. In addition, the Chairman of the Audit Committee,
through powers delegated by the Board of Directors, reviewed certain financial
information with the Corporation's management during the year. The members of
this Committee are Messrs. Rensi - Chair, Chelberg, Kelly and Mead.
The BOARD AFFAIRS AND NOMINATING COMMITTEE makes recommendations to the Board
regarding the size and composition of the Board, the number and responsibilities
of Board Committees, the Board's tenure policy, qualifications of potential
Board nominees, including those recommended by shareholders, and matters
relating to corporate governance. This Committee met once in 1995. The members
of this Committee are Messrs. Brinckman - Chair, Cornog and Kelly, and Ms.
Decyk.
Any shareholder wishing to suggest a nominee for election to the Board of
Directors at the 1997 Annual Meeting should submit a written recommendation to
the Board Affairs and Nominating Committee, c/o Corporate Secretary, Snap-on
Incorporated, 2801-80th Street, P.O. Box 1410, Kenosha, Wisconsin 53141-1410 by
October 1, 1996. Additional requirements relating to shareholder nominations are
contained in the Bylaws of the Corporation.
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The EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE of the Board of Directors may exercise all of the powers
of the Board in the management of the business and the affairs of the
Corporation, subject to limitations found in the Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, the Bylaws and applicable state laws. The Executive Committee
acts in the interim between Board meetings. This Committee did not meet in 1995.
The members of this Committee are Messrs. Cornog - Chair, Farley and Schnabel.
The FINANCE COMMITTEE discusses, analyzes and recommends to the Board
appropriate actions regarding the Corporation's long-term financial objectives;
capital structure; issuance of additional shares and the repurchase of currently
issued and outstanding shares; type, amount and timing of long-term financing;
dividend policy and the declaration of dividends; shareholder rights plan and
other financial matters that it may deem appropriate to analyze and submit to
the Board for consideration. This Committee met four times in 1995. The members
of this Committee are Messrs. Kelly - Chair, Farley and Mead, and Ms. Decyk. Mr.
Cornog is an EX OFFICIO member of this Committee.
The ORGANIZATION AND EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE makes recommendations to
the Board regarding the Corporation's elected Officers, as well as compensation
and incentive plans for the Directors and Chief Executive Officer. This
Committee consults with the Chief Executive Officer on matters such as corporate
organization, executive succession and the appropriate compensation for all
other Officers. This Committee also has administrative authority for matters
relating to incentive compensation plans, including the incentive stock program,
employee stock ownership and director fee plans. This Committee met three times
in 1995. The members of this Committee are Messrs. Farley - Chair, Brinckman,
Chelberg and Rensi.
INFORMATION CONCERNING THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND BOARD COMMITTEES
The Board of Directors met six times in 1995.
Currently, Directors who are not employees of the Corporation receive an annual
retainer fee of $24,000. These Directors also receive an attendance fee of
$1,250 for each regular or special Board meeting, $1,000 for each Committee
meeting and $1,000 for each Board or Committee meeting by telephone. Committee
chairs also receive an annual chairmanship fee of $4,000. Directors may elect to
defer the receipt of all or a part of these fees through the Directors' 1993 Fee
Plan. Amounts so deferred earn returns based upon rates of return under various
investment vehicles. Under the terms of the Directors' 1993 Fee Plan, non-
employee Directors receive a mandatory minimum of 25% and an elective maximum of
up to 100% of their fees and retainer in shares of Common Stock based upon the
fair market value of a share of Common Stock on the last day of the month in
which such fees are paid. Directors may elect to defer receipt of all or a part
of these shares, and such shares are maintained in a deferral account with the
Corporation. Dividends on these deferred shares are automatically reinvested.
The Corporation maintains life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment
policies for all non-employee Directors. Non-employee Directors who are not
eligible to participate in another group health plan by virtue of employment may
also participate at their own expense in the Corporation's group medical and
prescription drug plans maintained for the Corporation's employees. The
Corporation also reimburses all expenses incurred by Directors in connection
with the conduct of the business of the Board. In addition, non-employee
Directors currently receive an annual automatic grant of an option to purchase
1,000 shares of Common Stock pursuant to the terms of the 1986 Incentive Stock
Program, which will increase to 2,000 shares annually if shareholders approve
the proposal to amend and restate the 1986 Incentive Stock Program at the Annual
Meeting. The exercise price of the option shares is equal to the closing price
on the New York Stock Exchange on the date of grant. The date of grant is the
date of the Annual Meeting.
All Directors attended at least 75% of the aggregate number of the meetings of
the Board and the Board Committees of which they were members.
INFORMATION CONCERNING SECURITY OWNERSHIP
FMR Corp., 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA, a parent holding company, and
related persons have reported on a Schedule 13G filed on February 14, 1996 for
fiscal year 1995 the beneficial ownership of 6,046,353 shares of Common Stock,
representing 14.95% of the total shares outstanding.
INVESCO Capital Management, Inc., INVESCO North American Group, Ltd., INVESCO
Group Services, Inc., INVESCO, Inc., INVESCO North American Holdings, Inc. and
INVESCO PLC, 11 Devonshire Square, London, England, the parent holding company,
together have reported on a Schedule 13G filed on February 13, 1996 for fiscal
year 1995 that they are the beneficial owners of 2,347,300 shares of Common
Stock, representing 5.80% of the total shares outstanding.
The Corporation knows of no other person or group who is the beneficial owner of
more than 5% of its Common Stock.
Table 1 shows the number of shares of Common Stock held by each Director and by
each of the Executive Officers shown in Table 2, as well as the total number of
shares held by all current Directors and Executive Officers as a group as of
February 26, 1996.
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TABLE 1: SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT
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Shares Option
Beneficial Owner Owned(1) Shares(2)
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Robert A. Cornog 26,339 255,955
Branko M. Beronja 12,125 50,378
Donald W. Brinckman 8,191 3,000
Bruce S. Chelberg 1,402 2,000
Roxanne J. Decyk 1,499 2,000
Raymond F. Farley 17,048 7,000
Donald S. Huml 4,000 43,666
Arthur L. Kelly 9,239 7,000
George W. Mead 6,925 7,000
Michael F.
Montemurro 12,590 64,030
Edward H. Rensi 5,027 1,734
Jay H. Schnabel 9,980 62,648
All current
Directors and
Executive Officers
as a group (15
persons) 193,965 582,838
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The above amounts include shares owned by spouses and minor children. None of
the named individuals beneficially owns more than 1% of the outstanding Common
Stock. As a group, the Directors and Executive Officers beneficially own
approximately 1.9% of the outstanding Common Stock, including option shares.
(1) Includes (a) shares of stock the receipt of which has been deferred by
certain non-employee Directors pursuant to the Directors' 1993 Fee Plan and
(b) share units credited to certain Executive Officers in respect of
compensation deferred under the Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Deferred
Plan"). The number of share units credited to an Executive Officer under the
Deferred Plan is based upon the fair market value of a share of Common Stock
on the date the units are credited, and the value of share units at a later
date when compensation is paid under the Deferred Plan or an Executive
Officer disposes of share units under the Deferred Plan will be based upon
the fair market value of a share of Common Stock at such later date. All
such shares are included in the reports filed by such Executive Officers and
Directors under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
(2) Represents shares that the individual has the right to acquire pursuant to
options that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days.
ORGANIZATION AND EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT ON EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
During the 1995 fiscal year, the Organization and Executive Compensation
Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Committee"), a body composed entirely
of independent non-employee Directors, provided oversight regarding the
Corporation's executive compensation programs in order to further the
Corporation's compensation objectives and philosophy. In accordance with its
charter, one of the principal responsibilities of the Committee is to provide
recommendations to the Board concerning the appropriate level of executive
compensation.
COMMITTEE APPROACH. The Committee's overall approach to executive compensation
is designed to establish a performance orientation so that compensation levels
will vary based upon corporate and individual performance. All Executive
Officers are assigned to management tiers based on their roles and the impact of
their positions in order to link pay levels to market practices for comparable
positions.
COMPENSATION-RELATED COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES. For 1995, the Committee employed W.
T. Haigh & Company, Inc., an independent outside consulting firm specializing in
executive compensation, to conduct a study to determine market pay levels of
comparable positions. This study compared the compensation levels of Executive
Officers with those of comparable positions in a comparator group of companies
with the following characteristics: business profile similar to the
Corporation's, comparable to the Corporation in size as defined by revenues,
global in scope, recognized as industry leaders, and well-managed professional
organizations. Because the Corporation believes that its competitors for
executive talent include all types of industrial companies, the comparator group
of companies was not limited to the companies included in the industry indices
used in the performance graphs in this Proxy Statement. The result of this study
provided the Committee with competitive compensation data against which the
Committee established and monitored compensation based on performance.
ELEMENTS OF COMPENSATION. The Corporation's executive compensation program
consists of three elements: Base Salary, Annual Incentives and long-term
compensation in the Incentive Stock Program.
BASE SALARY. In determining the appropriate base salaries for Executive
Officers, the Committee targeted base salaries at the median of comparator
companies in the W. T. Haigh & Company, Inc. study. The Committee also
considered such factors as experience, leadership and individual performance.
These factors were not ranked or weighted in any particular way.
In 1995, Mr. Cornog's base salary was raised from $480,000 to $530,000 based
upon his leadership and direction and his ability to motivate employees. At that
level, Mr. Cornog's base salary continued to approximate the median for the
comparator companies.
ANNUAL INCENTIVE PLAN. The Corporation has an Annual Incentive Plan for its
Executive Officers. The Board of Directors, based on the Committee's
recommendation, approves percentage targets for threshold, target and maximum
annual achievement levels under the Plan to recognize increases in sales, return
on net assets employed before interest and taxes
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("RONAEBIT"), and earnings per share growth. These percentages, if earned, are
applied to participants' base compensation.
The three components are equally weighted with a maximum potential payout of
150% of base salary for the Chief Executive Officer and 120% of base salary for
other Named Executive Officers. The maximum potential payout for each of the
Named Executive Officers is intended to provide a bonus opportunity at the 75th
percentile for the comparator group of companies described above.
For 1995, the following percentages were paid:
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Sales Growth RONAEBIT EPS Growth
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CEO 37.5% 24.8% 50.0%
Other Named Executive
Officers 30.0% 19.9% 40.0%
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Based upon these measures, Mr. Cornog received a bonus of $578,897 for 1995. The
payment to the Chief Executive Officer with respect to the sales growth
component represents payment at a level between the target and maximum levels,
the payment with respect to the RONAEBIT component represents payment at
approximately the target level, and the payment with respect to the EPS Growth
Component represents payment at the maximum level.
INCENTIVE STOCK PROGRAM AND STOCK OWNERSHIP. The 1986 Incentive Stock Program
("ISOP") is a long-term incentive plan designed to link the contributions of key
employees to shareholder value. In recognition of the contributions and services
provided by individual employees, the ISOP authorizes, among other things, the
grants of incentive and non-qualified stock options to Executive Officers and
other key employees to purchase shares of Common Stock at 100% of fair market
value on the date of grant. The Committee recommends to the Board of Directors
the number of options to be granted to the Chief Executive Officer and
determines the number of options to be granted to the other Executive Officers
and key employees.
In granting stock options, the Committee takes into account the executive's
level of responsibility and past contributions as well as the practices of the
comparator group of companies described above. The Committee's objective is to
grant stock options at a level approximating the 75th percentile of comparator
group practices. For purposes of this comparison, the Committee considers the
relationship between the current market value of shares underlying a grant of
options relative to an executive's base salary, and takes into account the
frequency of and the vesting schedule for grants. Based on these criteria, in
1995 the Committee granted Mr. Cornog options under the ISOP to purchase 125,000
shares which vest over time. Stock options were also granted to the other Named
Executive Officers in 1995 as reported in the Summary Compensation Table and in
the Option Grants Table.
Based upon the recommendation of W. T. Haigh & Company, Inc. and in accordance
with the Corporation's belief in aligning the interests of executive officers
with those of shareholders, the Committee has established guidelines for levels
of stock ownership to be acquired over a five-year period commencing in the 1995
fiscal year. These guidelines will apply to a group of key executives, including
the Chief Executive Officer and the other Named Executive Officers. For the
Chief Executive Officer, the minimum stock ownership guideline is three times
base salary, and for the other Named Executive Officers it is one and one-half
times base salary. While compliance with these guidelines is voluntary, the
Committee believes that encouraging ownership will significantly benefit the
Corporation and shareholders.
The Committee believes that the provisions of Section 162(m) of the Internal
Revenue Code, which limits the deductibility of certain executive compensation,
will not adversely affect the Corporation based upon the compensation payable to
the Named Executive Officers in 1995. Therefore, the Committee has not adopted
any policy concerning this limitation, but will continue to evaluate Section
162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code in future years.
RAYMOND F. FARLEY, CHAIRMAN
DONALD W. BRINCKMAN
BRUCE S. CHELBERG
EDWARD H. RENSI
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Table 2 shows the total cash compensation paid, payable and/or accrued for
services rendered during the 1995, 1994 and 1993 fiscal years to each of the
five most highly compensated Executive Officers.
TABLE 2: SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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Long Term
Compensation
Awards
Annual Compensation Securities
Other Annual Underlying All Other
Name and Principal Position Year Salary ($) Bonus ($) Compensation ($) Options(#) Compensation ($)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Robert A. Cornog 1995 515,354 578,897 0 125,000 0
Chairman, President and 1994 466,667 342,534 0 0 0
Chief Executive Officer 1993 416,583 386,880 0 103,674 0
Snap-on Incorporated
Branko M. Beronja 1995 206,851 185,876 0 31,000 0
President-North American 1994 188,219 115,134 0 0 0
Operations 1993 177,175 89,934 0 20,970 0
Snap-on Tools Company
Donald S. Huml 1995 265,333 238,428 0 31,000 0
Senior Vice President-Finance 1994 86,667 65,000 0 25,000 100,000
and Chief Financial Officer 1993 0 0 0 0 0
Snap-on Incorporated
Michael F. Montemurro 1995 210,562 189,211 0 31,000 0
Senior Vice President-Financial 1994 200,685 122,759 0 0 0
Services and Administration 1993 185,208 143,332 0 32,475 0
Snap-on Incorporated
Jay H. Schnabel 1995 207,000 186,010 0 31,000 0
Senior Vice President- 1994 190,000 116,223 0 0 0
Diagnostics 1993 170,817 132,195 0 28,599 0
Snap-on Incorporated
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TABLE 3: OPTION GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
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OPTION GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
Number of % of Total
Securities Options
Underlying Granted to Grant
Options Employees Exercise or Date
Granted in Fiscal Base Price Expiration Present
Name +(#) Year ($/Sh) Date Value**
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Cornog 125,000 25.0% $31.375 01/27/05 $867,500
Beronja 31,000 6.2% $31.375 01/27/05 $215,140
Huml 31,000 6.2% $31.375 01/27/05 $215,140
Montemurro 31,000 6.2% $31.375 01/27/05 $215,140
Schnabel 31,000 6.2% $31.375 01/27/05 $215,140
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+On 1/27/95 options were granted to Named Executive Officers. One-third of these
options became exercisable on 1/27/95, one-third became exercisable on 1/27/96,
and the remaining one-third will become exercisable on 1/27/97.
**The estimated grant date per-share present value under the Black-Scholes
Option Pricing Model is $6.94. The material assumptions and adjustments
incorporated in the Black-Scholes Model in estimating the value of the options
reflected in the above table include the following: an exercise price of the
option ($31.375) equal to the fair market value of the underlying stock on the
date of grant; an option term of ten years; exercise immediately prior to
expiration or earlier termination; an interest rate (7.8%) that represents the
interest rate on a U. S. Treasury security with a maturity date corresponding to
that of the option term; volatility (21.2%) calculated using daily stock prices
for the one-year period prior to the grant date; dividends at the rate of $1.08
per share, representing the annualized dividends paid with respect to a share of
Common Stock as of the date of grant; and a (8.9%) reduction to reflect the
probability of forfeiture due to termination prior to vesting and a (19.3%)
reduction to reflect the probability of a shortened option term due to
termination of employment prior to the option expiration date. There is no
adjustment for nontransferability. The ultimate values of the options will
depend on the future market price of the Corporation's stock, which cannot be
forecast with reasonable accuracy. The actual value, if any, an optionee will
realize upon exercise of an option will depend on the excess of the market value
of Common Stock over the exercise price on the date the option is exercised.
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TABLE 4: AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR AND FY-END OPTION
VALUES
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AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
AND FY-END OPTION VALUES
Number of
Securities Value of
Underlying Unexercised
Unexercised In-the-Money
Options at Options at
Shares Value FY-End (#) FY-End ($)+
Acquired on Realized Exercisable/ Exercisable/
Name Exercise (#) ($) Unexercisable Unexercisable
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Cornog 0 $0 214,288/83,334 2,755,054/1,156,259
Beronja 0 $0 40,045/20,667 543,848/286,754
Huml 0 $0 35,333/20,667 355,870/286,754
Montemurro 500 $10,876 54,397/20,667 738,252/286,754
Schnabel 0 $0 52,315/20,667 696,289/286,754
</TABLE>
+The closing price on December 29, 1995, the Friday prior to the fiscal
year-end, was $45.25. This amount was used to calculate the value of unexercised
options with an exercise price of less than $45.25.
EXECUTIVE AGREEMENTS
Historically, the Corporation has entered into agreements with its Officers,
including each of the five Named Executive Officers, which provide for continued
compensation and benefits in the event of a change of control of the Corporation
as defined in the agreements. The agreements are for one-year terms and are
automatically extended from year to year unless notice is given; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that upon a change of control, the agreements continue for a
twenty-four month period. These agreements were amended and restated on January
26, 1996.
In the event of a change of control, upon termination without cause or
constructive termination in anticipation of or within two years following such
change of control or voluntary termination between twelve and eighteen months
following the change of control, each of Messrs. Cornog, Beronja, Huml,
Montemurro and Schnabel will receive a lump-sum payment equal to three times the
sum of his highest base salary rate in effect during the three-year period
immediately prior to termination of employment and an amount intended to
approximate his highest annual bonus opportunity or payment during the year of
termination or during the three-year period immediately prior to termination of
employment or prior to the change of control.
In addition, the agreements provide for the Executives to receive health and
life insurance benefits substantially similar to those received immediately
prior to the change of control (or termination of employment if benefits have
increased) for a three-year period subsequent to termination of employment,
subject to a reduction upon receipt of comparable benefits from subsequent
employment.
In the event that payments under the agreements are subject to an excise tax
under Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended, the
Executives will receive a gross-up payment equal to the amount of the excise
tax.
* * * * * *
Table 5 shows estimated covered compensation for representative Average Pay and
Years of Credited Service before reductions for early retirement.
TABLE 5: PENSION PLAN TABLE
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Annual compensation based on the pension plan formula with the years of
service indicated, including amounts which would be payable under the
Administrative and Field Employee Pension Plan based upon limitations
imposed by Internal Revenue Code Section 415 for amounts payable in 1995
for participants age 65, and also based upon the Supplemental Retirement
Plan.
Years of Service
Average ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annual 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Earnings Years Years Years Years Years Years Years
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$ 150,000 $ 11,768 $ 23,535 $ 35,303 $ 47,070 $ 58,838 $ 70,605 $ 82,373
$ 200,000 15,893 31,785 47,678 63,570 79,463 95,355 111,248
$ 250,000 20,018 40,035 60,053 80,070 100,088 120,105 140,123
$ 300,000 24,143 48,285 72,428 96,570 120,713 144,855 168,998
$ 400,000 32,393 64,785 97,178 129,570 161,963 194,355 226,748
$ 500,000 40,643 81,285 121,928 162,570 203,213 243,855 284,498
$ 600,000 48,893 97,785 146,678 195,570 244,463 293,355 342,248
$ 700,000 57,143 114,285 171,428 228,570 285,713 342,855 399,998
$ 800,000 65,393 130,785 196,178 261,570 326,963 392,355 457,748
$ 900,000 73,643 147,285 220,928 294,570 368,213 441,855 515,498
$1,000,000 81,893 163,785 245,678 327,570 409,463 491,355 573,248
$1,100,000 90,143 180,285 270,428 360,570 450,713 540,855 630,998
$1,200,000 98,393 196,785 295,178 393,570 491,963 590,355 688,748
$1,300,000 106,643 213,285 319,928 426,570 533,213 639,855 746,498
$1,400,000 114,893 229,785 344,678 459,570 574,463 689,355 804,248
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ADMINISTRATIVE AND FIELD EMPLOYEE PENSION PLAN
The Corporation's Administrative and Field Employee Pension Plan (the "Pension
Plan") is a qualified noncontributory defined benefit plan. No specific
contribution by the Corporation is calculated with respect to the Named
Executive Officers.
The Pension Plan covers administrative and field employees and provides, at the
normal retirement age of 65, that the retirement benefits will be calculated
using the following benefit formula: (a) 1.2% times Average Pay times Years of
Credited Service plus (b) 0.45% times [Average Pay minus Social Security Covered
Compensation] times Years of Credited Service. "Average Pay" is the average
annual earnings during the five highest consecutive calendar years and generally
includes base salary and bonus amounts paid to an individual in a given year.
"Social Security Covered Compensation" is the average of the Social Security
Maximum Taxable Wage Base (according to federal regulations) for each calendar
year to age 65. "Years of Credited Service" is the number of years and
fractional number of years of continuous employment up to 35 years. The most
commonly chosen payout provision is a 100% pension payout with a
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five-year certain period in the event of death, and thereafter a 50% yearly
payout to the surviving spouse. Two other actuarial equivalent optional forms of
payout are available.
SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT PLAN
Elected Officers of the Corporation, who are members of the Pension Plan,
currently participate in a Supplemental Retirement Plan. The Supplemental
Retirement Plan is a nonqualified excess benefit and supplemental retirement
plan as defined by Sections 3(36) and 201(2) of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act (ERISA).
Under the Supplemental Retirement Plan the difference, if any, between the full
amount of retirement income due under the Pension Plan formula and the amount of
retirement income payable under applicable I.R.S. or ERISA limitations is paid
to Supplemental Retirement Plan participants. Qualified retirement plan
compensation is currently limited to $150,000 per annum per retiree by Section
401(a)(17) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The Corporation has entered into an agreement with Mr. Cornog to credit him two
years of service for every year worked, rather than the one-year arrangement
under the Pension Plan. Additionally, Mrs. Cornog will receive a minimum annual
retirement benefit of $50,000 for her lifetime in the event Mr. Cornog dies
prior to accruing an annual benefit of $100,000 under the terms of the
Supplemental Retirement Plan.
As of February 26, 1996, the years of credited service for the Officers in Table
2 are: Mr. Cornog, 9 years; Mr. Beronja, 32 years; Mr. Huml, 1 year; Mr.
Montemurro, 25 years and Mr. Schnabel, 30 years.
PERFORMANCE GRAPHS
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the
Corporation has included below a graph of the Corporation's cumulative total
shareholder return, which measures the returns on stock with dividends
reinvested. While cumulative total shareholder return is one measure of
corporate performance, the Corporation has also included another graph of a
financial measure used by the Corporation: return on net assets employed before
interest and taxes ("RONAEBIT"). This return measures pre-tax and pre-interest
expense return on net assets (total assets less each and all non-interest
bearing liabilities). This performance measure is also used as a component of
the Incentive Compensation Plan for the Corporation's Executive Officers, as
discussed in the Organization and Executive Compensation Committee Report on
Executive Compensation on pages five and six. The total shareholder return table
and graph below illustrate the Corporation's performance compared to (i) the
Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index, (ii) the companies currently in the Standard
& Poor's Hardware and Tool Index (the "Tool Index") and (iii) the companies
currently in the Standard & Poor's Auto Parts -- Aftermarket Industry Index (the
"Auto Parts Index"), which is an index the Corporation has used in prior years.
The Corporation has selected the Tool Index as a different index because the
Corporation believes the Tool Index includes companies whose businesses are more
like those of the Corporation than the companies currently reflected in the Auto
Parts Index. The RONAEBIT graph and table below illustrate the Corporation's
performance compared to the companies in the Tool Index.
TOTAL SHAREHOLDER RETURN(1)
SNAP-ON INCORPORATED
EDGAR REPRESENTATION OF DATA POINTS USED IN PRINTED GRAPHIC
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SNAP-ON S & P 500 HARDWARE & TOOLS AUTO PARTS
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
FYE 1990 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
FYE 1991 105.53 130.34 135.89 183.43
FYE 1992 105.65 140.25 141.15 230.72
FYE 1993 131.30 154.32 160.38 268.10
FYE 1994 118.74 156.42 157.04 233.90
FYE 1995 166.07 214.99 230.16 289.09
</TABLE>
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Fiscal Year Snap-on Auto Parts
Ending(2) Incorporated S&P 500 Tool Index Index
- -------------------- ------------- ----------- ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
December 31, 1990 $ 100.00 $ 100.00 $ 100.00 $ 100.00
December 31, 1991 105.53 130.34 135.89 183.43
December 31, 1992 105.66 140.25 141.15 230.72
December 31, 1993 131.30 154.32 160.38 268.10
December 31, 1994 118.74 156.42 157.04 233.90
December 31, 1995 166.07 214.99 230.16 289.09
</TABLE>
(1) ASSUMES $100 INVESTED ON THE LAST DAY OF DECEMBER, 1990 AND DIVIDENDS ARE
REINVESTED QUARTERLY.
(2) ALTHOUGH THE CORPORATION'S FISCAL YEAR ENDS ON THE SATURDAY CLOSEST TO
DECEMBER 31 OF EACH YEAR, DECEMBER 31 IS USED FOR EASE OF CALCULATION.
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RETURN ON NET ASSETS EMPLOYED BEFORE INTEREST AND TAXES
EDGAR REPRESENTATION OF DATA POINTS USED IN PRINTED GRAPHIC
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SNAP-ON HARDWARE & TOOLS
<S> <C> <C>
1990 23.3% 18.8%
1991 19.1% 16.1%
1992 15.1% 12.8%
1993 17.1% 14.5%
1994 18.7% 16.7%
1995 21.1%
</TABLE>
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<CAPTION>
Snap-on
Fiscal Year Ending(2) Incorporated Tool Index(1)
- ------------------------------------- ----------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C>
December 31, 1990 23.3% 18.8%
December 31, 1991 19.1% 16.1%
December 31, 1992 15.1% 12.8%
December 31, 1993 17.1% 14.5%
December 31, 1994 18.7% 16.7%
December 31, 1995 21.1% --(3)
</TABLE>
(1) THE TOOL INDEX RETURN ON NET ASSETS EMPLOYED BEFORE INTEREST AND TAXES
PERCENTAGES FOR EACH YEAR IS AN AVERAGE OF THE COMPANIES IN THE TOOL INDEX.
(2) ALTHOUGH THE CORPORATION'S FISCAL YEAR ENDS ON THE SATURDAY CLOSEST TO
DECEMBER 31 OF EACH YEAR, DECEMBER 31 IS USED FOR EASE OF CALCULATION.
(3) INFORMATION CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE.
PROXY STATEMENT ITEM II
PROPOSAL TO AMEND AND RESTATE THE 1986 INCENTIVE STOCK PROGRAM
The Corporation is seeking shareholder approval of amendments to the
Corporation's 1986 Incentive Stock Program as previously amended (the "Existing
Plan") in the form of the Amended and Restated Snap-on Incorporated 1986
Incentive Stock Program which is attached to this Proxy Statement as Appendix A
(the "Amended Plan"). The Corporation's shareholders approved the Existing Plan
in 1986 and approved amendments to the Existing Plan in 1989. Although shares
remain available for awards under the Existing Plan, the Existing Plan would
expire in 1996 absent further shareholder action. The Corporation has chosen to
propose, in the form of the Amended Plan, an extension of the Existing Plan, an
increase in the shares authorized under the Existing Plan and certain other
amendments to the Existing Plan so that the Corporation can present to
shareholders an equity incentive plan that, in large part, shareholders have
previously approved, rather than presenting a new plan.
The purpose of the Amended Plan is to attract and retain outstanding people as
Officers and key employees of the Corporation and its subsidiaries and
affiliates and to furnish incentives to such persons by providing such persons
opportunities to acquire shares of Common Stock ("Shares") or monetary payments
based on the value of the Common Stock or the financial performance of the
Corporation, or both. In addition, by encouraging stock ownership by Directors
who are not employees of the Corporation or its affiliates, the Corporation
seeks to attract and retain on the Board of Directors persons of exceptional
competence and to provide a further incentive to serve as a Director.
The following is a summary description of the Amended Plan and the principal
amendments to the Existing Plan that are reflected in the Amended Plan, which is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended Plan.
Among other things, the Amended Plan reflects the following: (i) up to 4,000,000
Shares may be issued under the Amended Plan after the date of shareholder
approval of the Amended Plan, including Shares subject to awards that are
outstanding under the Existing Plan immediately prior to such approval (as of
February 26, 1996, 40,612,563 Shares were outstanding in total); (ii) in no case
may the price of options granted under the Amended Plan be less than 100% of the
fair market value of the Shares on the date of grant; (iii) not more than
200,000 Shares may be issued as restricted stock under the Amended Plan after
the date of shareholder approval of the Amended Plan; and (iv) provisions to
enable the Corporation to deliver benefits under the Amended Plan that could
qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Internal
Revenue Code.
ADMINISTRATION AND ELIGIBILITY
The Amended Plan is required to be administered by a committee of the Board of
Directors of the Corporation composed of not less than two Directors who are
"disinterested persons" within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and who are "outside
directors" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. To
the extent permitted by applicable law, the Board may, in its discretion,
delegate to another committee of the Board or to one or more Senior Officers of
the Corporation any or all of the authority and responsibility of the Committee
with respect to benefits to participants other than participants who are subject
to the provisions of Section 16 of the Exchange Act (generally, Executive
Officers of the Corporation) ("Section 16 Participants") at the time any such
delegated authority or responsibility is exercised. The Committee is responsible
for determining the employees to be granted benefits under the Amended Plan and
has the power and authority to determine the types of
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benefits to be granted to each participant, the number of Shares and/or monetary
payments to be covered by benefits granted to participants, and any terms and
conditions of any benefit granted to a participant. In addition, subject to
certain exceptions, the Committee may modify or amend any award under the
Amended Plan or waive any restrictions or conditions applicable to any award.
Participants in the Amended Plan will consist of the Officers or other key
employees of the Corporation and its affiliates as the Committee in its sole
discretion may designate from time to time. As of December 30, 1995,
approximately 1,250 employees of the Corporation and its affiliates held awards
under the Existing Plan. In addition to key employees, each non-employee
Director of the Corporation is automatically entitled, as described below, to
receive option grants under the Amended Plan.
AWARDS UNDER THE AMENDED PLAN; AVAILABLE SHARES
The Amended Plan authorizes the granting to key employees of the following types
of awards, all of which are discussed in more detail below: (a) stock options,
which may be either incentive stock options meeting the requirements of Section
422 of the Internal Revenue Code ("ISOs") or nonqualified stock options; (b)
stock appreciation rights ("SARs"); (c) restricted stock; (d) bonus shares; (e)
performance shares; and (f) performance units. With the exception of bonus
shares, the Committee has had the authority to grant all of these types of
awards under the Existing Plan since 1986, although historically awards under
the Existing Plan have generally been in the form of stock options. The Amended
Plan also provides for the automatic grant of nonqualified options to
non-employee Directors of the Corporation.
The Amended Plan provides that up to 4,000,000 Shares may be issued under the
Amended Plan after the date of shareholder approval of the Amended Plan,
consisting of Shares (i) newly authorized effective upon such approval, (ii)
previously authorized under the Existing Program and available for the granting
of benefits immediately prior to such shareholder approval and (iii) subject to
awards that are outstanding under the Existing Plan immediately prior to such
approval.
As of December 30, 1995, 1,665,828 Shares were subject to outstanding options
under the Existing Plan and 1,261,593 shares of Common Stock remained available
for the granting of additional awards under the Existing Plan. Thus, if
shareholders had approved the Amended Plan as of December 30, 1995, then the
number of newly authorized Shares under the Amended Plan would have been
1,072,579. To the extent awards outstanding as of December 30, 1995 are
exercised or vest prior to shareholder approval of the Amended Plan, the number
of newly authorized Shares under the Amended Plan will increase. As of February
26, 1996, 40,612,563 total shares of Common Stock were issued and outstanding.
Additionally, as of December 30, 1995, 189,198 shares of Common Stock were
reserved for issuance under the Directors' 1993 Fee Plan, which is the other
plan of the Corporation that provides for the issuance of Common Stock to
Directors and is discussed above under the caption "Information Concerning the
Board of Directors and Board Committees."
Not more than 200,000 Shares may be issued as restricted stock after the date of
shareholder approval of the Amended Plan. No participant can be granted benefits
under the Amended Plan that could result in the participant (i) receiving in any
single fiscal year of the Corporation options for, and/or SARs with respect to,
more than 300,000 Shares, (ii) receiving benefits in any single fiscal year of
the Corporation relating to more than 150,000 Shares of restricted stock, (iii)
receiving more than 150,000 performance shares in respect of any applicable
performance period or (iv) receiving performance units exceeding $1,000,000 in
value in respect of any applicable performance period.
If there is a lapse, expiration, termination or cancellation of any award
granted under the Amended Plan (including awards outstanding under the Existing
Plan on the date shareholders approve the Amended Plan) without the issuance of
Shares or payment of cash thereunder (except with respect to performance shares
and performance units as described below), if Shares are issued under any award
and thereafter are reacquired by the Corporation pursuant to rights reserved on
the issuance of the award or if previously owned Shares are delivered to the
Corporation in payment of the exercise price of an award, then the Shares
subject to, reserved for or delivered in payment in respect of such award may
again be used for new options or other awards of any sort authorized under the
Amended Plan.
TERMS OF AWARDS
OPTION AWARDS TO KEY EMPLOYEES. Options granted under the Amended Plan to key
employees may be either ISOs or nonqualified stock options. The Committee will
fix the prices at which stock options may be exercised, but in no case may the
price be less than 100% of the fair market value of the Shares on the date of
grant. ISOs will be exercisable over not more than ten years after the date of
grant, and nonqualified options will be exercisable as determined by the
Committee over not more than 15 years after the date of grant. The Amended Plan
gives the Committee broad authority to determine the consequences on option
grants of a participant's termination of employment, including termination by
death. The Committee also has the authority to allow a participant to purchase
Shares under options in installments, by delivering a promissory note, by
delivering cash or other Shares of equivalent value or by utilizing a
broker-assisted cashless exercise procedure. Further, the
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Amended Plan expressly gives the Committee the authority to include in any
option award a provision entitling a participant to further options if the
participant exercises options by surrendering previously acquired Shares. Any
such replacement options will be nonqualified, be exercisable at a price not
less than 100% of the value of the Shares on the date the replacement options
are granted, be for a number of Shares equal to the number of Shares surrendered
and only become exercisable if the participant holds, for a minimum period of
time prescribed by the Committee, the Shares the participant acquired upon the
exercise in connection with which the replacement options were issued.
STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS. The Amended Plan authorizes the granting of stock
appreciation rights separate from or in tandem with options or other awards
granted under the Amended Plan. Each SAR permits the holder to receive an amount
equal to the difference between the fair market value of one Share over the
grant price of the SAR as specified by the Committee which, unless otherwise
determined by the Committee, will be 100% of the fair market value of a Share
determined on the date of grant of the SAR. The Committee has the authority to
determine the term, methods of exercise, methods of settlement (including
whether payment will be in cash, Shares, other securities, other benefits under
the Amended Plan or other property) and any other terms and conditions of any
SAR.
RESTRICTED STOCK/BONUS SHARES/DEPOSIT SHARE PROGRAM. The Amended Plan
authorizes the Committee to issue restricted stock to participants, with or
without payment therefor, as additional compensation or in lieu of other
compensation. The Committee can impose restrictions on sale or other disposition
of restricted stock and rights of the Corporation to reacquire such stock.
Without limitation, the Committee may provide that restricted stock may be
subject to forfeiture if the Corporation or the participant fails to achieve
certain goals established by the Committee over a designated period of time. The
goals established by the Committee may relate to any one or more of the
following: revenues, earnings per share, return on shareholder equity, return on
average total capital employed, return on net assets employed before interest
and taxes, and/or economic value added (collectively, the "Specified Performance
Criteria") and/or, in the case of participants other than Section 16
Participants, other goals established by the Committee.
The Amended Plan also authorizes the Committee to provide participants the
opportunity to elect to receive Shares as "Bonus Shares" in lieu of a portion or
all of cash bonuses under the Corporation's incentive compensation programs
and/or increases in base compensation. Such Bonus Shares are to be issued in an
amount equal to the dollar amount of compensation a participant elects to
receive in Shares divided by the fair market value of a Share as of the date the
cash compensation would otherwise be payable. The Committee is also authorized
to establish a "Deposit Share Program" in connection with the delivery of Bonus
Shares to provide an incentive to participants to acquire and retain Shares.
Under such a program, participants wishing to earn restricted stock in tandem
with Bonus Shares would deposit Bonus Shares with the Corporation and comply
with rules relating to the program, in which case the Corporation would match
any Bonus Shares a participant has deposited at a rate determined by the
Committee up to one Share of restricted stock for each Share deposited. The
matching restricted stock will vest as provided by the Committee.
PERFORMANCE SHARES. The Committee may grant performance shares to a participant
representing Shares that the participant may earn in whole or in part if the
Corporation or the participant achieves certain goals established by the
Committee over a designated period of time consisting of one or more full fiscal
years of the Corporation, but not in any event more than five years. The goals
established by the Committee may relate to the Specified Performance Criteria
and/or, in the case of participants other than Section 16 Participants, such
other goals as may be established by the Committee in its discretion. The
Committee has the discretion to satisfy an obligation to deliver performance
shares by delivery of less than the number of Shares earned together with a cash
payment equal to the then fair market value of the Shares not delivered, in
which case the number of Shares reserved for issuance under the Amended Plan
will be reduced only by the number of Shares actually delivered.
PERFORMANCE UNITS. The Committee may grant performance units to a participant
representing monetary units that the participant may earn in whole or in part if
the Corporation or the participant achieves certain goals established by the
Committee over a designated period of time consisting of one or more full fiscal
years of the Corporation, but not in any event more than five years. The goals
established by the Committee may relate to one or more of the Specified
Performance Criteria and/or, in the case of participants other than Section 16
Participants, such other goals as may be established by the Committee in its
discretion. Payment of performance units earned may be in cash or in Shares or
in a combination of both, as determined by the Committee, but the number of
Shares reserved for issuance under the Amended Plan will be reduced only by the
number of Shares delivered in payment of performance units.
OPTION AWARDS TO NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS. Each Director who is not also an
employee of the Corporation (including members of the Committee) and who is a
Director on the date of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Corporation
during the term of the Amended Plan, including the upcoming Annual Meeting, will
automatically be granted on each such
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meeting date a nonqualified stock option for the purchase of 2,000 Shares at a
purchase price equal to 100% of the fair market value of the Shares on the date
each such option is granted. Such options are exercisable for ten years from the
date of grant and terminate six months after a Director ceases to serve as a
Director, except that, subject to the maximum term of ten years, as to any
Director who upon termination of service is at least age 65 or has completed six
years of service, the Director's options terminate three years after termination
of service. Further, subject to the maximum term of ten years, the Committee may
amend the option termination provision as to any Director options by action
taken after the holder of the Director options ceases to be a Director. Finally,
the Amended Plan allows Directors to pay the exercise price under options in the
manner described above with respect to options granted to employees.
AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
No award may be granted under the Amended Plan more than ten years after
shareholders approve the Amended Plan. The Board may at any time amend or
terminate the Amended Plan, but the provisions relating to the issuance of
options to non-employee Directors cannot be amended more than once every six
months other than to comport with changes in the Internal Revenue Code or
federal laws relating to retirement plans. Further, the Amended Plan cannot be
amended without shareholder approval if such approval is required by the rules
and/or regulations under Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the Internal Revenue
Code or the requirements of the New York Stock Exchange.
OTHER PROVISIONS
TRANSFERABILITY. Each award granted under the Amended Plan will not be
transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, except
as otherwise provided by the Committee.
ADJUSTMENTS; CHANGE OF CONTROL. If the Corporation changes the number of issued
Shares without new consideration to the Corporation (such as by stock dividends
or stock splits), then the total number of Shares reserved for issuance under
the Amended Plan and the number of Shares covered by each outstanding award will
be adjusted so that the aggregate consideration payable to the Corporation and
the value of each award will not be changed. The Committee also has the right to
provide for the continuation of awards or for other equitable adjustments after
changes in the Common Stock resulting from reorganization, sale, merger,
consolidation or similar occurrence. Further, without affecting the number of
Shares otherwise available for issuance under the Amended Plan, the Committee
may authorize the issuance or assumption of benefits of the type contemplated by
the Amended Plan in connection with any merger, consolidation, acquisition or
reorganization.
Finally, the Amended Plan provides for certain automatic treatment of
outstanding awards under the Amended Plan in the event of a "change of control"
of the Corporation. Unless otherwise excluded under the Amended Plan, a "change
of control" occurs if (i) any person (other than the Corporation or any of its
subsidiaries, a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities for an employee
benefit plan of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, an underwriter or a
corporation owned by the Corporation's shareholders in substantially the same
proportion as their ownership of stock in the Corporation) becomes a beneficial
owner of 25% or more of the outstanding Shares or the combined voting power of
the Corporation's then outstanding voting securities (not including shares
acquired directly from the Corporation or its affiliates); (ii) Directors
serving on January 1, 1996 or successors to such Directors who receive
appropriate Board approval cease to constitute a majority of the number of
Directors serving at any time; (iii) shareholders of the Corporation approve a
merger or consolidation involving the Corporation or the issuance of the
Corporation's voting securities in connection with a merger or consolidation,
other than (1) a merger or consolidation where voting securities of the
Corporation prior to the transaction continue to represent at least 60% of the
combined voting power of the corporation issuing voting securities in the
transaction or (2) a merger or a consolidation effected to implement a
recapitalization of the Corporation in which no person (other than the excluded
persons described above) becomes a beneficial owner of securities representing
25% or more of the outstanding Shares or the combined voting power of the
Corporation's then outstanding voting securities (not including shares acquired
directly from the Corporation or its affiliates) or (iv) the Corporation's
shareholders approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the
Corporation or an agreement for the sale or disposition of all or substantially
all of the Corporation's assets, excluding certain sales or dispositions
specified in the Amended Plan.
In the event of a change of control, benefits outstanding under the Amended Plan
will generally vest and become exercisable to the extent not previously vested
and exercisable, and the holders of such benefits will have the opportunity to
receive, in cash, the value represented by the benefits based upon the fair
market value of the Common Stock at the time of a change of control, the fair
market value on the date the benefit is surrendered or the highest amount paid
for Shares in the change of control transaction, whichever is highest.
Outstanding performance shares and performance units that have not yet
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vested will vest based upon the time elapsed between the date of grant and the
date of the change of control. Upon shareholder approval of the Amended Plan,
any outstanding benefit previously granted under the Existing Plan will be
deemed amended to provide to the holder the same rights upon a change of
control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, in its sole and
absolute discretion, amend, modify or rescind the provisions relating to
treatment in connection with a change of control if the Committee determines
that such provisions may operate to prevent a transaction involving the
Corporation or any of its affiliates from being treated for accounting purposes
on a pooling-of-interests basis.
DEFERRAL TREATMENT. The Amended Plan authorizes the Committee to provide means
to enable participants to defer recognition of taxable income relating to awards
under the Amended Plan or cash payments derived from such awards, which means
may provide for a return to a participant on amounts deferred as determined by
the Committee so long as the deferral means does not result in an increase in
the number of Shares issuable under the Amended Plan.
CERTAIN FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES
The following summarizes certain federal income tax consequences relating to the
Amended Plan under current tax law:
STOCK OPTIONS. The grant of a stock option under the Amended Plan will create
no income tax consequences to the recipient. An employee or Director who is
granted a nonqualified stock option will generally recognize ordinary
compensation income at the time of exercise in an amount equal to the excess of
the fair market value of the Common Stock at such time over the exercise price.
The Corporation will generally be entitled to a deduction in the same amount and
at the same time as ordinary income is recognized by the employee or Director. A
subsequent disposition of the Common Stock will give rise to a capital gain or
loss to the extent the amount realized from the sale differs from the tax basis,
I.E., the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date of exercise
(long-term or short-term, depending on the holding period). Under certain
circumstances involving a change of control, the Corporation may not be entitled
to a deduction with respect to options granted to certain Executive Officers.
In general, an employee will recognize no income or gain as a result of exercise
of an ISO (except that the alternative minimum tax may apply). Except as
described below, any gain or loss realized by the employee on the disposition of
the Common Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of an ISO will be treated as
a long-term capital gain or loss, and no deduction will be allowed to the
Corporation. If the employee fails to hold the shares of Common Stock acquired
pursuant to the exercise of an ISO for at least two years from the date of grant
of the ISO and one year from the date of exercise, the employee will recognize
ordinary compensation income at the time of the disposition equal to the lesser
of (a) the gain realized on the disposition, or (b) the excess of the fair
market value of the shares of Common Stock on the date of exercise over the
exercise price. The Corporation will generally be entitled to a deduction in the
same amount and at the same time as ordinary income is recognized by the
employee. Any additional gain realized by the employee over the fair market
value at the time of exercise will be treated as a capital gain assuming the ISO
is classified as a capital asset.
STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS. The grant of an SAR will create no income tax
consequences for the key employee or the Corporation. Upon exercise of an SAR,
the employee will recognize ordinary compensation income equal to the amount of
any cash and the fair market value of any Shares or other property received,
except that if the employee receives an option or shares of restricted stock
upon exercise of an SAR, recognition of income may be deferred in accordance
with the rules applicable to such other awards. The Corporation will generally
be entitled to a deduction in the same amount and at the same time as income is
recognized by the employee. Under certain circumstances involving a change of
control, the Corporation may not be entitled to a deduction with respect to SARs
granted to certain Executive Officers.
RESTRICTED STOCK. Generally, a key employee will not recognize income at the
time an award of restricted stock is made under the Amended Plan, unless the
election described below is made. However, an employee who has not made such an
election will recognize ordinary income at the time the restrictions on the
stock lapse in an amount equal to the fair market value of the restricted stock
at such time. The Corporation will generally be entitled to a corresponding
deduction in the same amount and at the same time as the employee recognizes
income. Under certain circumstances involving a change of control, the
Corporation may not be entitled to a deduction with respect to restricted stock
granted to certain Executive Officers. Any otherwise taxable disposition of the
restricted stock after the time the restrictions lapse will result in a capital
gain or loss. Dividends paid in cash and received by a participant prior to the
time the restrictions lapse will constitute ordinary income to the participant
in the year paid. Except as described above, the Corporation will generally be
entitled to a corresponding deduction for such dividends. Any dividends paid in
stock will be treated as an award of additional restricted stock subject to the
tax treatment described herein.
An employee may, within 30 days after the date of the award of restricted stock,
elect to recognize ordinary
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income as of the date of the award in an amount equal to the fair market value
of such restricted stock on the date of the award. Except as described above,
the Corporation will generally be entitled to a corresponding deduction in the
same amount and at the same time as the employee recognizes income. If the
election is made, any cash dividends received with respect to the restricted
stock will be treated as dividend income to the employee in the year of payment
and will not be deductible by the Corporation. Any otherwise taxable disposition
of the restricted stock held as a capital asset (other than by forfeiture) will
result in a capital gain or loss. If the employee who has made an election
subsequently forfeits the restricted stock, the employee will not be entitled to
deduct any loss. In addition, the Corporation would then be required to include
as ordinary income the amount of any deduction it originally claimed with
respect to such Shares.
PERFORMANCE SHARES. The grant of performance shares will create no income tax
consequences for the key employee or the Corporation. Upon the receipt of Shares
at the end of the applicable performance period, the employee will recognize
ordinary income equal to the fair market value of the Shares received, except
that if the employee receives Shares of restricted stock in payment of
performance shares, recognition of income may be deferred in accordance with the
rules applicable to such restricted stock. In addition, the employee will
recognize ordinary compensation income equal to the dividend equivalents paid on
performance shares prior to or at the end of the performance period. The
Corporation will generally be entitled to a deduction in the same amount and at
the same time as income is recognized by the employee. Under certain
circumstances involving a change of control, the Corporation may not be entitled
to a deduction with respect to performance shares granted to certain Executive
Officers.
PRINCIPAL AMENDMENTS
The Amended Plan effects a number of amendments to the Existing Plan. The
following summarizes the principal amendments:
A. ADMINISTRATION. The Existing Plan did not allow the Board to delegate any
authority under the Existing Plan as the Amended Plan contemplates.
B. AVAILABLE SHARES. The Existing Plan authorized the issuance of 1,200,000
Shares. In addition, the Existing Plan did not provide that previously owned
Shares delivered to the Corporation in payment of the exercise price of an award
could be reissued under the Existing Plan. Further, the Existing Plan did not
impose limitations upon the aggregate number of Shares of restricted stock that
could be issued under the Amended Plan or the number of options, Shares of
restricted stock, performance shares or performance units that a participant
could earn in a single year. Finally, unlike under the Existing Plan, awards of
performance shares and performance units will reduce the number of Shares
issuable under the Amended Plan only to the extent that Shares are actually
delivered in payment of performance shares or performance units.
C. OPTIONS. The Amended Plan extends the maximum duration of nonqualified
options from 10 years to 15 years. It also gives the Committee greater authority
to extend the period during which an option may be exercised after termination
of a participant's employment. Finally, the Amended Plan expressly gives the
Committee authority to issue replacement options under the limited circumstances
described above.
D. RESTRICTED STOCK, BONUS SHARES AND DEPOSIT SHARE PROGRAM. The Existing Plan
did not expressly provide that restricted stock may be subject to forfeiture
based upon the Corporation's achievement of the Specified Performance Criteria.
In addition, the Existing Plan did not contemplate the issuance of "Bonus
Shares" in lieu of other compensation, and it did not authorize the Deposit
Share Program described above.
E. PERFORMANCE SHARES AND PERFORMANCE UNITS. In addition to the Specified
Performance Criteria set forth in the Existing Plan with respect to performance
shares and performance units, the Amended Plan expressly includes revenues,
return on net assets employed before interest and taxes, and economic value
added as Specified Performance Criteria available for purposes of these awards.
F. NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR OPTIONS. The Amended Plan increases the number of
options a non-employee Director receives annually to 2,000 from 1,000. In
addition, the Amended Plan provides greater flexibility regarding the length of
time after termination of service as a Director during which a Director can
exercise options, which under the Existing Plan was limited to six months.
G. OTHER TERMS. The Amended Plan gives the Committee authority to make awards
transferable; under the Existing Plan, benefits were not transferable other than
by will or the laws of descent and distribution. In addition, the Existing Plan
did not include authority for the Committee to grant any tax bonus relating to
restricted stock or performance shares. The Existing Plan also did not provide
for the consequences of a change of control that the Amended Plan includes.
Finally, the Amended Plan includes new provisions allowing the Committee to
establish means to enable participants to defer recognition of taxable income,
to allow the purchase of
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Shares under options in installments and to allow the payment of the purchase
price through a broker-assisted cashless exercise procedure.
H. NEW PLAN BENEFITS. Assuming shareholders approve the proposed amendment and
restatement of the Existing Plan, each non-employee Director will be entitled to
receive, on an annual basis, options to purchase 2,000 Shares rather than
options to purchase 1,000 Shares as provided under the Existing Plan. Except for
the foregoing, the proposed amendment and restatement of the Existing Plan will
not result in determinable benefits or amounts being allocated or received by
any Directors or Executive Officers, and would not have resulted in determinable
additional benefits or amounts being allocated or received by any Directors or
Executive Officers in the Corporation's last completed fiscal year.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENTS TO THE
EXISTING PLAN AND ADOPTION OF THE AMENDED AND RESTATED 1986 INCENTIVE STOCK
PROGRAM. Proxies solicited by the Board of Directors will be voted "FOR"
approval and ratification of the amendments to the Existing Plan reflected in
the Amended Plan unless a shareholder specifies otherwise.
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR
The Board of Directors has appointed Arthur Andersen LLP as the Corporation's
independent auditor for 1996. Representatives of Arthur Andersen LLP are
expected to be present at the Annual Meeting to answer questions and to make
statements if they so desire. Arthur Andersen LLP has been the Corporation's
independent auditor for the past fourteen fiscal years.
NOTICE PURSUANT TO SECTION 16 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires the Corporation's
Executive Officers and Directors, and persons who own more than ten percent of a
registered class of the Corporation's equity securities, to file reports of
ownership and changes in ownership with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and the New York Stock Exchange. Executive Officers, Directors and greater than
ten percent beneficial owners are required by SEC regulations to furnish the
Corporation with copies of all personally filed Section 16(a) forms.
Based solely upon information provided to the Corporation by its Executive
Officers, Directors and greater than ten percent beneficial owners, the
Corporation believes that during the fiscal year ended December 30, 1995, all
such persons complied with all Section 16(a) filing requirements. A temporary
family trust of which Gregory D. Johnson, the Controller of the Corporation, was
trustee, which was also subject to the filing requirements, did not file its
initial report of ownership on time, for which there was no penalty. The trust
holdings, however, were included in a report which was timely filed by Mr.
Johnson in his individual capacity.
SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS
Proposals of shareholders intended to be included in the 1997 Proxy Statement
must be received by the Secretary of the Corporation by November 25, 1996.
Additional requirements relating to the timeliness and content of proposals to
be submitted at the 1996 Annual Meeting are found in the Bylaws of the
Corporation.
DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN
The Dividend Reinvestment Plan offers shareholders three voluntary methods of
building their holdings of Common Stock. Shareholders may elect to reinvest cash
dividends on either (1) all of their Common Stock of the Corporation or (2) any
portion of their Common Stock of the Corporation. Shareholders can also make
cash investments of more than $100 per investment and less than $5,000 per
calendar quarter for Shares. Shares under all three methods will be purchased at
100% of the average high and low price of the Common Stock on the day of
purchase. There are no participation, commission, administrative or service
fees. Further information is available through Harris Trust and Savings Bank at
1-800-524-0687.
DIRECTIONS TO ANNUAL MEETING
FROM CHICAGO'S O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO THE RACINE MARRIOTT -- I-294
North to I-94 West (Milwaukee, WI) to Racine, Wisconsin, Highway 20 (exit
333-Racine/Waterford). Highway 20 East (right) to Racine Marriott (on right).
FROM MILWAUKEE'S MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO THE RACINE MARRIOTT -- I-94
East to Racine Highway 20 (exit 333-Racine/Waterford). Highway 20 East (left) to
Racine Marriott (on right).
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EXHIBIT A
AMENDED AND RESTATED
SNAP-ON INCORPORATED
1986 INCENTIVE STOCK PROGRAM
(AS AMENDED APRIL 26, 1996)
1. PURPOSE. The purpose of the Amended and Restated Snap-on Incorporated 1986
Incentive Stock Program (the "Program") is to attract and retain outstanding
people as officers and key employees of Snap-on Incorporated (the "Company") and
its subsidiaries and entities of which at least 20% of the equity interest is
held directly or indirectly by the Company (together, "Affiliates") and to
furnish incentives to such persons by providing such persons opportunities to
acquire shares ("Shares") of the Company's common stock ("Common Stock"), or
monetary payments based on the value of such Common Stock or the financial
performance of the Company, or both, on terms as herein provided.
2. ADMINISTRATION. The Program will be administered by a committee (the
"Committee") of the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") composed of
not less than two directors, each of whom shall qualify as a "disinterested
person" for purposes of Rule 16b-3 ("Rule 16b-3") under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and as an "outside director" under
Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
"Code") (or any successor provision thereto). To the extent permitted by
applicable law, the Board may, in its discretion, delegate to another committee
of the Board or to one or more senior officers of the Company any or all of the
authority and responsibility of the Committee with respect to Benefits (as
defined below) to Participants other than Participants who are subject to the
provisions of Section 16 of the Exchange Act ("Section 16 Participants") at the
time any such delegated authority or responsibility is exercised. To the extent
that the Board has delegated to such other committee or one or more officers the
authority and responsibility of the Committee, all references to the Committee
herein shall include such other committee or one or more officers. The Committee
shall interpret the Program, prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations
relating thereto and make all other determinations necessary or advisable for
the administration of the Program. A majority of the members of the Committee
shall constitute a quorum and all determinations of the Committee shall be made
by a majority of its members. Any determination of the Committee under the
Program may be made without notice or meeting of the Committee by a writing
signed by a majority of the Committee members.
3. PARTICIPANTS. Participants in the Program ("Participants") will consist of
such officers or other key employees of the Company and its Affiliates as the
Committee in its sole discretion may designate from time to time to receive
benefits described in Section 4 hereof ("Benefits"). The Committee's designation
of a Participant in any year shall not require the Committee to designate such
person to receive a Benefit in any other year. The Committee shall consider such
factors as it deems pertinent in selecting Participants and in determining the
type and amount of their respective Benefits, including without limitation (i)
the financial condition of the Company; (ii) anticipated profits for the current
or future years; (iii) contributions of Participants to the profitability and
development of the Company; and (iv) other compensation provided to
Participants.
4. TYPES OF BENEFITS.
(a) The Committee shall have full power and authority to (i) determine the
type or types of Benefits to be granted to each Participant under the Program;
(ii) determine the number of Shares and/or monetary payments to be covered by
(or with respect to which payments, rights or other matters are to be calculated
in connection with) Benefits granted to Participants; and (iii) determine any
terms and conditions of any Benefit granted to a Participant, subject in each
case only to express requirements of the Program. Benefits under the Program may
be granted in any one or a combination of (A) incentive stock options granted
under Section 6 hereof and intended to meet the requirements of Section 422 of
the Code (or any successor provision thereto) ("Incentive Stock Options"); (B)
options granted under Section 7 hereof not intended to be Incentive Stock
Options ("Non-Qualified Stock Options"); (C) stock appreciation rights granted
pursuant to Section 9 hereof ("Stock Appreciation Rights"); (D) Shares granted
under Section 10 hereof to be held subject to certain restrictions ("Restricted
Stock") and Bonus Shares (as defined in Section 11) delivered pursuant to
Section 11; (E) Shares granted under Section 12 hereof ("Performance Shares");
and (F) monetary units
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granted under Section 13 hereof ("Performance Units"). For purposes hereof,
Incentive Stock Options and Non-Qualified Stock Options shall be hereinafter
referred to collectively as "Options". Benefits under the Program may be granted
either alone or in addition to, in tandem with, or in substitution for any other
Benefit or any other award or benefit granted under any other plan of the
Company or any Affiliate. Benefits granted in addition to or in tandem with
other awards or benefits may be granted either at the same time as or at
different times from grants of such other Benefits or other awards.
(b) Each member of the Board (a "Director") who is not also an employee of
the Company shall receive Director Options (as defined in Section 14) under the
Program as provided in Section 14.
(c) As used in the Plan, the term "Award" shall mean any Benefit or Director
Option granted under the Program.
5. SHARES RESERVED UNDER THE PROGRAM.
(a) There is hereby reserved for issuance under the Program after the
Effective Date (as defined below) an aggregate of Four Million (4,000,000)
Shares, consisting of Shares (i) newly authorized effective upon approval of
this Program, as amended and restated, by the Company's shareholders at a
meeting duly called and held (the "Effective Date"), (ii) previously reserved
for issuance under the Program as to which Benefits could be awarded under this
Program immediately prior to the Effective Date and (iii) subject to awards of
Benefits that are outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Date. Not more
than 200,000 Shares reserved for issuance under the Program after the Effective
Date may be issued as Restricted Stock.
(b) If there is a lapse, expiration, termination or cancellation of any
Award granted hereunder without the issuance of Shares or (subject to Sections
12 and 13) payment of cash thereunder, if Shares are issued under any Award and
thereafter are reacquired by the Company pursuant to rights reserved upon the
issuance thereof, or if previously owned Shares are delivered to the Company in
payment of the exercise price of an Award, then the Shares subject to, reserved
for or delivered in payment in respect of such Award may again be used for new
Options or other Awards of any sort authorized under this Program.
(c) No Participant shall be granted Benefits under the Program that could
result in such Participant (i) receiving in any single fiscal year of the
Company Options for, and/or Stock Appreciation Rights with respect to, more than
300,000 Shares, (ii) receiving Benefits in any single fiscal year of the Company
relating to more than 150,000 Shares of Restricted Stock, (iii) receiving more
than 150,000 Performance Shares in respect of any period designated under
Section 12 or (iv) receiving Performance Units exceeding $1,000,000 in value in
respect of any period designated under Section 13. Such number of Shares as
specified in the preceding sentence shall be subject to adjustment in accordance
with the terms of Section 18(a) hereof. In all cases, determinations under this
Section 5 shall be made in a manner that is consistent with the exemption for
performance-based compensation provided by Section 162(m) of the Code (or any
successor provision thereto) and any regulations promulgated thereunder.
6. INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS. Incentive Stock Options will be exercisable at
purchase prices of not less than One Hundred percent (100%) of the fair market
value of the Shares on the date of grant, as such fair market value is
determined by such methods or procedures as shall be established from time to
time by the Committee ("Fair Market Value"). Incentive Stock Options will be
exercisable over not more than ten (10) years after date of grant and shall
terminate not later than three (3) months after termination of employment for
any reason other than death, except as otherwise provided by the Committee. If
the Participant should die while employed or within three (3) months after
termination of employment, then the right of the Participant's successor in
interest to exercise an Incentive Stock Option shall terminate not later than
twelve (12) months after the date of death, except as otherwise provided by the
Committee. In all other respects, the terms of any Incentive Stock Option
granted under the Program shall comply with the provisions of Section 422 of the
Code (or any successor provision thereto) and any regulations promulgated
thereunder.
7. NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTIONS. Non-Qualified Stock Options will be
exercisable at purchase prices of not less than One Hundred percent (100%) of
the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of grant. Non-Qualified Stock
Options will be exercisable as determined by the Committee over not more than
fifteen (15) years after the date of grant and shall terminate six (6) months
after termination of employment for any reason other than death, except that,
subject to the maximum term of fifteen (15) years, (a) in connection with the
termination of a Participant's employment in a manner that entitles the
Participant immediately to receive the payment of benefits under any defined
benefit retirement plan of the Company or any of its Affiliates ("Retirement"),
a Non-Qualified Stock Option shall terminate three
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(3) years after Retirement and (b) the Committee may provide otherwise in
connection with any termination of employment, including Retirement. If the
Participant should die while employed or within any period after termination of
employment during which the Non-Qualified Stock Option was exercisable, then,
subject to the maximum term of fifteen (15) years, the right of the
Participant's successor in interest to exercise a Non-Qualified Stock Option
shall terminate not later than twelve (12) months after the date of death,
except as otherwise provided by the Committee.
8. CERTAIN REPLACEMENT OPTIONS. Without in any way limiting the authority of
the Committee to make grants of Options to Participants hereunder, and in order
to induce Participants to retain ownership of Shares acquired upon the exercise
of Options, the Committee shall have the authority (but not an obligation) to
include within any agreement setting forth the terms of any Options (or any
amendment thereto) a provision entitling a Participant to further Options
("Replacement Options") in the event the Participant exercises any Options
(including a Replacement Option) under the Program, in whole or in part, by
surrendering previously acquired Shares. Any such Replacement Options shall (a)
be Non-Qualified Stock Options under Section 7, exercisable at a purchase price,
unless otherwise determined by the Committee, of 100% of the Fair Market Value
of the Shares on the date the Replacement Options are granted, (b) be for a
number of Shares equal to the number of Shares surrendered, (c) only become
exercisable on the terms specified by the Committee in the event the Participant
holds, for a minimum period of time prescribed by the Committee, the Shares the
Participant acquired upon the exercise in connection with which the Replacement
Options were issued, and (d) be subject to such other terms and conditions as
the Committee may determine.
9. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS. The Committee is hereby authorized to grant
Stock Appreciation Rights to Participants. Subject to the terms of the Program
and any applicable agreement with a Participant, a Stock Appreciation Right
granted under the Program shall confer on the holder thereof a right to receive,
upon exercise thereof, the excess of (a) the Fair Market Value of one Share
(determined on the date the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised) over (b) the
grant price of the Stock Appreciation Right as specified by the Committee, which
shall, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, be 100% of the Fair Market
Value of one Share (determined on the date of grant of the Stock Appreciation
Right). Subject to the terms of the Program, the grant price, term, calculation
of Fair Market Value, methods of exercise, methods of settlement (including
whether the Participant will be paid in cash, Shares, other securities, other
Benefits or other property, or any combination thereof), and any other terms and
conditions of any Stock Appreciation Right shall be as determined by the
Committee. The Committee may impose such conditions or restrictions on the
exercise of any Stock Appreciation Right as it may deem appropriate, including,
without limitation, restricting the time during which a Participant may exercise
a Stock Appreciation Right to specified periods as may be necessary to satisfy
the requirements of Rule 16b-3.
10. RESTRICTED STOCK.
(a) The Committee is hereby authorized to issue Restricted Stock to
Participants, with or without payment therefor, as additional compensation, or
in lieu of other compensation, for their services to the Company and/or any
Affiliate. Restricted Stock shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the
Committee determines appropriate, including, without limitation, restrictions on
sale or other disposition and rights of the Company to reacquire such Restricted
Stock upon termination of the Participant's employment within specified periods,
as prescribed by the Committee.
(b) Without limitation, such terms and conditions may provide that
Restricted Stock shall be subject to forfeiture if the Company or the
Participant fails to achieve certain goals established by the Committee over a
designated period of time. Any grant of Restricted Stock subject to such terms
and conditions to a Section 16 Participant shall be in writing. The goals
established by the Committee may relate to any one or more of the following:
revenues, earnings per share, return on shareholder equity, return on average
total capital employed, return on net assets employed before interest and taxes,
economic value added and/or, in the case of Participants other than Section 16
Participants, such other goals as may be established by the Committee in its
discretion. In the event the minimum goal established by the Committee is not
achieved at the conclusion of a period, all Shares of Restricted Stock shall be
forfeited. In the event the maximum goal is achieved, no shares of Restricted
Stock shall be forfeited. Partial achievement of the maximum goal may result in
forfeiture corresponding to the degree of nonachievement to the extent specified
in writing by the Committee when the grant is made. The Committee shall certify
in writing as to the degree of achievement after completion of the performance
period.
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11. BONUS SHARES; DEPOSIT SHARE PROGRAM. The Committee is authorized to
provide Participants the opportunity to elect to receive Shares in lieu of a
portion or all of cash bonuses under the Company's incentive compensation
programs and/or increases in base compensation ("Bonus Shares"). Bonus Shares
shall be issued in an amount equal to (a) the dollar amount of bonus or base
compensation a Participant elects to receive in Common Stock (subject to limits
prescribed by the Committee) divided by (b) the Fair Market Value of a Share (as
determined on the date the cash compensation to which the Bonus Shares relate
would otherwise be payable) and shall be subject to such terms and conditions as
the Committee deems appropriate, including, without limitation, restrictions on
withdrawal from the Deposit Share Program (as hereinafter defined), sale or
other disposition.
The Committee may establish a program (the "Deposit Share Program") in
connection with the delivery of Bonus Shares under which (a) Participants
wishing to receive Restricted Stock in tandem with Bonus Shares shall deposit
Bonus Shares with the Company or such other designee of the Company and comply
with all rules relating to the Deposit Share Program as the Committee prescribes
and (b) the Company shall match any Bonus Shares a Participant has deposited
with the Company by depositing up to one (1) share of Restricted Stock for each
Bonus Share deposited, as determined by the Committee. The Restricted Stock
deposited by the Company shall vest in accordance with such terms and conditions
as determined by the Committee.
Elections to receive Bonus Shares or to participate in the Deposit Share Program
may be made only in accordance with such rules and regulations prescribed by the
Committee from time to time, including any rules and regulations applicable to
Section 16 Participants.
12. PERFORMANCE SHARES. The Committee may grant Performance Shares to a
Participant that the Participant may earn in whole or in part if the Company or
the Participant achieves certain goals established by the Committee over a
designated period of time consisting of one or more full fiscal years of the
Company, but not in any event more than five (5) years. Any such grant to a
Section 16 Participant shall be in writing. The goals established by the
Committee may relate to any one or more of the following: revenues, earnings per
share, return on shareholder equity, return on average total capital employed,
return on net assets employed before interest and taxes, economic value added
and/or, in the case of Participants other than Section 16 Participants, such
other goals as may be established by the Committee in its discretion. In the
event the minimum goal established by the Committee is not achieved at the
conclusion of a period, no delivery of Shares shall be made to the Participant.
In the event the maximum goal is achieved, One Hundred percent (100%) of the
Performance Shares shall be delivered to the Participant. Partial achievement of
the maximum goal may result in a delivery corresponding to the degree of
achievement to the extent specified in writing by the Committee when the grant
is made. The Committee shall certify in writing as to the degree of achievement
after completion of the performance period. The Committee shall have the
discretion to satisfy an obligation to deliver a Participant's Performance
Shares by delivery of less than the number of Shares earned together with a cash
payment equal to the then Fair Market Value of the Shares not delivered. The
number of Shares reserved for issuance under this Program shall be reduced only
by the number of Shares delivered in respect of earned Performance Shares.
Subject to Section 18(c)(iii), at the time of making an award of Performance
Shares, the Committee shall set forth the consequences of the termination of a
Participant's employment with the Company or an Affiliate prior to the
expiration of the designated performance period in respect of which the
Performance Shares are awarded.
13. PERFORMANCE UNITS. The Committee may grant Performance Units to a
Participant that consist of monetary units and that the Participant may earn in
whole or in part if the Company or the Participant achieves certain goals
established by the Committee over a designated period of time consisting of one
or more full fiscal years of the Company, but not in any event more than five
(5) years. Any such grant to a Section 16 Participant shall be in writing. The
goals established by the Committee may relate to any one or more of the
following: revenues, earnings per share, return on shareholder equity, return on
average total capital employed, return on net assets employed before interest
and taxes, economic value added, Share price and/or, in the case of Participants
other than Section 16 Participants, such other goals as may be established by
the Committee in its discretion. In the event the minimum goal established by
the Committee is not achieved at the conclusion of a period, no payment shall be
made to the Participant. In the event the maximum goal is achieved, One Hundred
percent (100%) of the monetary value of the Performance Units shall be paid to
the Participant. Partial achievement of the maximum goals may result in a
payment corresponding to the degree of achievement to the extent specified in
writing by the
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Committee when the grant is made. The Committee shall certify in writing as to
the degree of achievement after completion of the performance period. Payment of
a Performance Unit earned may be in cash or in Shares or in a combination of
both, as the Committee in its sole discretion determines. The number of Shares
reserved for issuance under this Program shall be reduced only by the number of
Shares delivered in payment of Performance Units. Subject to Section 18(c)(iii),
at the time of making an award of Performance Units, the Committee shall set
forth the consequences of the termination of a Participant's employment with the
Company or an Affiliate prior to the expiration of the designated performance
period in respect of which the Performance Units are awarded.
14. NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS. Each Director who is not also an employee of the
Company (including members of the Committee) and who is a Director on the date
of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company during the term of the
Program shall automatically be granted on each such meeting date a non-qualified
stock option for the purchase of 2,000 Shares ("Director Options") at a purchase
price equal to One Hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the Shares
on the date each Director Option is granted, which shall be the closing price
for the Common Stock on such date as reported on the New York Stock Exchange.
Director Options shall be exercisable for ten (10) years from the date of grant
and shall terminate six (6) months after the non-employee Director ceases to
serve as a Director for any reason other than death, except that, subject to the
maximum term of ten (10) years, (a) as to any Director who, at the time the
Director ceases to serve as a Director, is at least age 65 or has completed six
(6) years of service, the Director Options held by the Director shall terminate
three (3) years after the Director ceases to serve as a Director and (b) the
Committee may amend such time limits as to any Director Options by action taken
after the holder of the Director Options ceases to be subject to the provisions
of Section 16 of the Exchange Act. If the Director should die while serving as a
Director, or within any period after termination of his or her service as a
Director during which the Director Option was exercisable, then, subject to the
maximum term of ten (10) years, the right of his or her successor in interest to
exercise a Director Option shall terminate twelve (12) months after the date of
death. Non-employee Directors shall not be eligible for any Benefit under the
Program.
15. TRANSFERABILITY. Each Award granted under this Program shall not be
transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, except
that a Participant or Director may, to the extent allowed by the Committee and
in a manner specified by the Committee, (a) designate in writing a beneficiary
to exercise the Award after the Participant's or Director's death, as the case
may be, and (b) transfer any Award.
16. TERM OF PROGRAM AND AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION OR CANCELLATION OF BENEFITS.
(a) No Award shall be granted more than ten (10) years after the Effective
Date.
(b) Except as provided in Section 19(a) below and subject to the
requirements of the Program, the Committee may modify or amend any Award or
waive any restrictions or conditions applicable to any Award or the exercise
thereof, and the terms and conditions applicable to any Awards may at any time
be amended, modified or canceled by mutual agreement between the Committee and
the Participant or Director or any other persons as may then have an interest
therein, so long as any amendment or modification does not increase the number
of Shares issuable under this Program; provided, however, that no action may be
taken under this Section 16(b) with respect to Director Options if such action
could disqualify a non-employee Director from being a "disinterested person" for
purposes of Rule 16b-3.
Action may be taken under this Section 16(b) notwithstanding expiration of the
Program under Section 16(a).
17. TAXES. The Company shall be entitled to withhold the amount of any tax
attributable to any amount payable or Shares deliverable under the Program after
giving the person entitled to receive such amount or Shares notice as far in
advance as practicable, and the Company may defer making payment or delivery if
any such tax may be pending unless and until indemnified to its satisfaction.
The Committee may, in its discretion and subject to such rules as it may adopt,
permit a Participant to pay all or a portion of the federal, state and local
withholding taxes arising in connection with (a) the exercise of a Non-Qualified
Stock Option, (b) a disqualifying disposition of Common Stock received upon the
exercise of an Incentive Stock Option, (c) the lapse of restrictions on
Restricted Stock or (d) the receipt of Performance Shares, by electing to (i)
have the Company withhold Shares, (ii) tender back Shares received in connection
with such Benefit or (iii) deliver other previously owned Shares, having a Fair
Market Value equal to the amount to be withheld; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the
amount to be withheld shall not exceed the Participant's estimated total
federal, state and local tax
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obligations associated with the transaction. The election must be made on or
before the date as of which the amount of tax to be withheld is determined and
otherwise as required by the Committee. The Fair Market Value of fractional
Shares remaining after payment of the withholding taxes shall be paid to the
Participant in cash.
The Committee may, in its discretion, grant a cash bonus to a Participant who
holds Restricted Stock, either inside or outside of the Deposit Share Program,
or Performance Shares to enable the Participant to pay all or a portion of the
federal, state or local tax liability incurred by the Participant upon the
vesting of Restricted Stock or Performance Shares. The Company shall deduct from
any cash bonus such amount as may be required for the purpose of satisfying the
Company's obligation to withhold federal, state or local taxes.
18. ADJUSTMENT PROVISIONS; CHANGE OF CONTROL.
(a) If the Company shall at any time change the number of issued Shares
without new consideration to the Company (such as by stock dividends or stock
splits), the total number of Shares reserved for issuance under this Program and
the number of Shares covered by each outstanding Award shall be adjusted so that
the aggregate consideration payable to the Company and the value of each such
Award shall not be changed. The Committee shall also have the right to provide
for the continuation of Awards or for other equitable adjustments after changes
in the Common Stock resulting from reorganization, sale, merger, consolidation
or similar occurrence; provided, however, that Director Options subject to grant
or previously granted to Directors under the Program at the time of any such
event shall be subject to only such adjustment as shall be necessary to maintain
the proportionate interest of the Director and preserve, without exceeding, the
value of such Director Options.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Program, and without
affecting the number of Shares otherwise reserved or available hereunder, the
Committee may authorize the issuance or assumption of Benefits in connection
with any merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, or
reorganization upon such terms and conditions as it may deem appropriate.
(c) In the event of a "change of control" (as hereinafter defined):
(i) each holder of an Option and Director Option (A) shall have the
right at any time thereafter to exercise the Option or Director Option in
full whether or not the Option or Director Option was theretofore
exercisable; and (B) shall have the right, exercisable by written notice to
the Company within 60 days after the change of control, to receive, in
exchange for the surrender of the Option or Director Option or any portion
thereof to the extent the Option or Director Option is then exercisable in
accordance with clause (A), the highest of (1) an amount of cash equal to
the difference between the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock covered by
the Option or Director Option or portion thereof that is so surrendered on
the date of the change of control and the purchase price of such Common
Stock under the Option or Director Option, (2) an amount of cash equal to
the difference between the highest price per share of Common Stock paid in
the transaction giving rise to the change of control and the purchase price
per share of Common Stock under the Option or Director Option multiplied by
the number of shares of Common Stock covered by the Option or Director
Option or (3) an amount of cash equal to the difference between the Fair
Market Value of the Common Stock covered by the Option or Director Option or
portion thereof that is so surrendered, calculated on the date of surrender,
and the purchase price of such Common Stock under the Option or Director
Option; PROVIDED THAT the right described in this clause (B) shall be
exercisable only if a positive amount would be payable to the holder
pursuant to the formula specified in this clause (B);
(ii) Restricted Stock held inside or outside of the Deposit Share
Program (including Bonus Shares) that is not then vested shall vest upon the
date of the change of control and each holder of such Restricted Stock shall
have the right, exercisable by written notice to the Company within sixty
(60) days after the change of control, to receive, in exchange for the
surrender of such Restricted Stock, an amount of cash equal to the highest
of (A) the Fair Market Value of such Restricted Stock on the date of
surrender, (B) the highest price per share of Common Stock paid in the
transaction giving rise to the change of control multiplied by the number of
shares of Restricted Stock surrendered or (C) the Fair Market Value of such
Restricted Stock on the Effective Date of the change of control;
(iii) each holder of a Performance Share and/ or Performance Unit for
which the performance period has not expired shall have the right,
exercisable by written notice to the Company within 60 days after the change
of control, to receive, in
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exchange for the surrender of the Performance Share and/or Performance Unit,
an amount of cash equal to the product of the value of the Performance Share
and/or Performance Unit and a fraction the numerator of which is the number
of whole months which have elapsed from the beginning of the performance
period to the date of the change of control and the denominator of which is
the number of whole months in the performance period; and
(iv) each holder of a Performance Share and/ or Performance Unit that has
been earned but not yet paid shall receive an amount of cash equal to the
value of the Performance Share and/ or Performance Unit.
For purposes of this Section 18, the "value" of a Performance Share shall be
equal to the highest of (1) the Fair Market Value of a Share of Common Stock on
the date of the change of control, (2) the highest price per Share of Common
Stock paid in the transaction giving rise to the change of control or (3) the
Fair Market Value of a Share of Common Stock calculated on the date of surrender
or payment, as the case may be.
(d) A "change of control" of the Company shall be deemed to have occurred
for purposes of this Section 18 if the event set forth in any one of the
following paragraphs shall have occurred:
(i) any "Person" (as such term is defined in Section 3(a)(9) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), as
modified and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, except that for
purposes of this Section 18, the term "Person" shall not include (1) the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, (2) a trustee or other fiduciary holding
securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, (3) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to
an offering of such securities, or (4) a corporation owned, directly or
indirectly, by the shareholders of the Company in substantially the same
proportions as their ownership of stock in the Company) is or becomes the
"Beneficial Owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act),
directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company (not including in the
securities beneficially owned by such Person any securities acquired
directly from the Company or its affiliates) representing 25% or more of
either the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Company or the
combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding voting securities;
or
(ii) the following individuals cease for any reason to constitute a
majority of the number of Directors then serving: individuals who, on
January 1, 1996, constitute the Board and any new Director (other than a
Director whose initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual
or threatened election contest, including but not limited to a consent
solicitation, relating to the election of Directors of the Company, as such
terms are used in Rule 14a-11 of Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act)
whose appointment or election by the Board or nomination for election by the
Company's shareholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3)
of the Directors then still in office who either were Directors on January
1, 1996 or whose appointment, election or nomination for election was
previously so approved; or
(iii) the shareholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation
of the Company with any other corporation or approve the issuance of voting
securities of the Company in connection with a merger or consolidation of
the Company (or any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company) pursuant
to applicable stock exchange requirements, other than (1) a merger or
consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company
outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation continuing to
represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting
securities of the surviving entity or any parent thereof) at least 60% of
the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company or such
surviving entity or any parent thereof outstanding immediately after such
merger or consolidation, or (2) a merger or consolidation effected to
implement a recapitalization of the Company (or similar transaction) in
which no Person is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly,
of securities of the Company (not including in the securities beneficially
owned by such Person any securities acquired directly from the Company or
its affiliates) representing 25% or more of either the then outstanding
shares of common stock of the Company or the combined voting power of the
Company's then outstanding voting securities; or
(iv) the shareholders of the Company approve a plan of complete
liquidation or dissolution of the Company or an agreement for the sale or
disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company's
assets (in one transaction or a series of related transactions within any
period of 24 consecutive months), other than a
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sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the
Company's assets to an entity, at least 75% of the combined voting power of
the voting securities of which are owned by Persons in substantially the
same proportions as their ownership of the Company immediately prior to such
sale.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no "Change of Control" shall be deemed to have
occurred if there is consummated any transaction or series of integrated
transactions immediately following which the record holders of the Common Stock
of the Company immediately prior to such transaction or series of transactions
continue to have substantially the same proportionate ownership in an entity
which owns all or substantially all of the assets of the Company immediately
following such transaction or series of transactions.
(e) As of the Effective Date, any outstanding Benefit previously granted
under the Program shall be deemed amended to provide to the holder of such
Benefit rights corresponding to those described in paragraph (c) of this Section
18 in the event of a change of control (as defined herein).
(f) The Committee may, in its sole and absolute discretion, amend, modify or
rescind the provisions of this Section 18 if it determines that the operation of
this Section 18 may prevent a transaction in which the Company or any Affiliate
is a party from being accounted for on a pooling-of-interests basis.
19. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE PROGRAM; CORRECTION OF DEFECTS AND
OMISSIONS.
(a) The Board may at any time amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or
terminate the Program; provided, however, that the provisions of Section 14 of
the Program shall not be amended more than once every six (6) months, other than
to comport with changes in the Code, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974, as amended, or the rules promulgated thereunder; and provided further
that shareholder approval of any amendment of the Program shall also be obtained
if otherwise required by (i) the rules and/or regulations promulgated under
Section 16 of the Exchange Act (in order for the Program to remain qualified
under Rule 16b-3), (ii) the Code or any rules promulgated thereunder (in order
to allow for Incentive Stock Options to be granted under the Program or to
enable the Company to comply with the provisions of Section 162(m) of the Code
so that the Company can deduct compensation in excess of the limitation set
forth therein), or (iii) the listing requirements of the New York Stock Exchange
or any principal securities exchange or market on which the Shares are then
traded (in order to maintain the listing or quotation of the Shares thereon).
Termination of the Program shall not affect the rights of Participants or
Directors with respect to Awards previously granted to them, and all unexpired
Awards shall continue in force and effect after termination of the Program
except as they may lapse or be terminated by their own terms and conditions.
(b) The Committee may correct any defect, supply any omission, or reconcile
any inconsistency in any Award or agreement covering an Award in the manner and
to the extent it shall deem desirable to carry the Program into effect.
20. MISCELLANEOUS. The grant of any Award under the Program may also be
subject to other provisions (whether or not applicable to the Benefit awarded to
any other Participant) as the Committee determines appropriate, including,
without limitation, provisions for (a) one or more means to enable Participants
or Directors to defer recognition of taxable income relating to Awards or cash
payments derived therefrom, which means may provide for a return to a
Participant or Director on amounts deferred as determined by the Committee
(provided that no such deferral means may result in an increase in the number of
Shares issuable hereunder); (b) the purchase of Common Stock under Options or
Director Options in installments; (c) the financing of the purchase of Common
Stock under Options or Director Options in the form of a promissory note issued
to the Company by a Participant or Director on such terms and conditions as the
Committee determines; (d) the payment of the purchase price of Options or
Director Options (i) by delivery of cash or other Shares or securities of the
Company having a then Fair Market Value equal to the purchase price of such
Shares or (ii) by delivery (including by fax) to the Company or its designated
agent of an executed irrevocable option exercise form together with irrevocable
instructions to a broker-dealer to sell or margin a sufficient portion of the
Shares and deliver the sale or margin loan proceeds directly to the Company to
pay for the exercise price; (e) restrictions on resale or other disposition; and
(f) compliance with federal or state securities laws and stock exchange
requirements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent required by Rule
16b-3, Director Options shall be automatic, and the amount and terms of such
Director Options shall be determined as provided in Section 14 of the Plan.
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PLEASE MARK VOTE IN OVAL IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER USING DARK INK ONLY /X/
VOTE WITHHOLD
For all nominees authority to vote
(except as indicated) for all nominees
1. Election of Directors: Three-year terms -
D.W. Brinckman, G.W. Mead, J.H. Schnabal / / / /
TO WITHHOLD YOUR VOTE FOR ANY NOMINEE,
STRIKE A LINE THROUGH THE NOMINEE'S NAME
IN THE LIST ABOVE.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
2. Proposal to amend and restore the 1986
Incentive Stock Program. / / / / / /
3. In their discretion, the Proxies are
authorized to vote on such other
matters as may properly come before
the meeting.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR ITEMS 1 AND 2.
Please sign exactly as name appears herein. For joint accounts, all holders
should sign. Executors, administrators, trustees and guardians should give full
title. If a corporation, sign in corporation name by authorized officer. If a
partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized person.
Dated:_______________________________________________________________________, 1996
Receipt of Notice of the Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement is hereby acknowledged.
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PROXY SNAP-ON INCORPORATED PROXY
2801 - 80TH STREET
KENOSHA, WI 53141-1410
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The undersigned appoints R.A. Cornog, R.F. Farley and E.H. Rensi as Proxies,
each with power to appoint his substitute, and hereby authorizes them to
represent and to vote, as designated below, all shares of the common stock of
Snap-on Incorporated held of record by the undersigned on February 26, 1996,
at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held at the Racine Marriott, 7111
Washington Avenue, Racine, Wisconsin at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, April 26, 1996,
or at any adjournment thereof.
THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED "FOR" THE DIRECTOR NOMINEES AND "FOR" ITEM 2 IF NO
CHOICE IS SPECIFIED.
IN THE ABSENCE OF AN INSTRUCTION TO THE CONTRARY, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED
FOR THE PROPOSALS STATED HEREIN AND AT THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXIES ON ANY
OTHER BUSINESS.
