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CENTEX CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS, INC.
3710 RAWLINS, SUITE 1600, LB 78
DALLAS, TEXAS 75219
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD JULY 15, 1999
To The Stockholders:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Centex
Construction Products, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), will
be held in the Red Oak Room of the Sheraton Suites Hotel, 2101 Stemmons
Freeway, in the City of Dallas, Texas, on Thursday, July 15, 1999, at 10:00
a.m. (C.D.T.) for the following purposes:
1. To elect five directors, each to hold office until the next annual
meeting of stockholders or until his successor shall have been elected
and qualified.
2. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting
or any adjournment thereof.
The Board of Directors of the Corporation has fixed the close of business
on June 8, 1999 as the record date for the determination of stockholders
entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting or any adjournment thereof.
Only stockholders of record at the close of business on the record date are
entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting. The transfer books will not be
closed.
You are cordially invited to attend the meeting. Whether or not you expect
to attend the meeting in person, you are urged to sign, date and mail promptly
the accompanying form of Corporation proxy, so that your Corporation shares may
be represented and voted at the meeting. Your Corporation proxy will be
returned to you if you should be present at the meeting and request such
return.
By Order of the Board of Directors
RAYMOND G. SMERGE
Secretary
Dallas, Texas
June 18, 1999
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CENTEX CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS, INC.
PROXY STATEMENT
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD JULY 15, 1999
INTRODUCTION
The accompanying proxy, mailed together with this proxy statement, is
solicited by and on behalf of the Board of Directors of Centex Construction
Products, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), for use at the
Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Corporation to be held on July 15, 1999,
and at any adjournment thereof. The mailing address of the executive offices of
the Corporation is 3710 Rawlins, Suite 1600, LB 78, Dallas, Texas 75219. The
approximate date on which this proxy statement and accompanying proxy were
first sent to stockholders is June 22, 1999.
PURPOSES OF THE MEETING
At the meeting, action will be taken upon the following matters:
(1) Election of five directors, each to hold office until the next
annual meeting of stockholders or until his successor shall have been
elected and qualified.
(2) Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any
adjournment thereof.
The Board of Directors of the Corporation (the "Board" or "Board of
Directors") does not know of any matters that may be acted upon at the meeting
other than the matter set forth in item (1) above.
RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR ELECTION
OF THE FIVE NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR OF THE CORPORATION NAMED IN THE ACCOMPANYING
CORPORATION PROXY.
RECORD DATE AND VOTING
The record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice
of and to vote at the meeting is the close of business on June 8, 1999. On the
record date, the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Corporation
entitled to vote at the meeting consisted of 19,454,308 shares of the
Corporation's common stock of $0.01 par value per share ("Corporation Common
Stock").
The holders of Corporation Common Stock will be entitled to one vote per
share upon the election of directors, and each other matter that may be
properly brought before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. Neither the
Certificate of Incorporation nor the Bylaws of the Corporation provide for
cumulative voting rights. The presence at the meeting, in person or by proxy,
of a majority of the outstanding shares of Corporation Common Stock is
necessary to constitute a quorum; abstentions and, by definition, broker
non-votes will be counted as present for the purpose of establishing a quorum.
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Shares represented by valid proxies will be voted at the meeting in
accordance with the directions given. If the proxy card is signed and returned
without any direction given, the shares will be voted for election of the five
nominees for director named in the proxy. The Board of Directors does not
intend to present, and has no information that others will present, any
business at the annual meeting other than as set forth in the attached Notice
of Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Corporation. However, if other matters
requiring the vote of stockholders come before the meeting, it is the intention
of the persons named in the accompanying form of the Corporation proxy to vote
the proxies held by them in accordance with their best judgment in such
matters. Any stockholder of the Corporation has the unconditional right to
revoke his, her or its Corporation proxy at any time prior to the voting
thereof by submitting a later-dated proxy, by attending the meeting and voting
in person, or by written notice to the Corporation addressed to Raymond G.
Smerge, Secretary, Centex Construction Products, Inc., 3710 Rawlins, Suite
1600, LB 78, Dallas, Texas 75219; however, no such revocation shall be
effective until received by the Corporation at or prior to the meeting.
The cost of solicitation of proxies for the meeting will be borne by the
Corporation. Solicitation may be made by mail, personal interview, telephone
and/or telegraph or other electronic transmission by officers and other
employees of the Corporation, who will receive no additional compensation
therefor. To aid in the solicitation of proxies, the Corporation has retained
the firm of ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C., which will receive a fee
of approximately $4,500 plus out-of-pocket expenses. The Corporation will
reimburse banks, brokerage firms and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries
for reasonable expenses incurred by them in forwarding proxy material to
beneficial owners.
ITEM 1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
In accordance with the Bylaws of the Corporation, the Board of Directors
has established the number of directors to be elected at the meeting at five,
which shall constitute the entire Board of Directors. Unless contrary
instructions are indicated on the proxy, it is intended that the shares
represented by the accompanying Corporation proxy will be voted for the
election of the five nominees for director named below or, if any such nominees
should become unavailable, which is not anticipated, for such substitute
nominee as the Board of Directors shall designate. Each director will hold
office until the next annual election of directors or until his successor shall
have been elected and qualified, subject to removal by the vote of the holders
of not less than two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Corporation Common
Stock. A plurality of votes cast at the annual meeting, in person or by proxy,
is required to elect each nominee. The Board recommends that stockholders vote
FOR the election of such nominees.
The five persons named below are the Board's nominees for election as
directors at the meeting. As a result of his planned retirement following the
1999 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, O.G. (Greg) Dagnan has elected not to
stand for election as director at the Annual Meeting, and will resign as
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. The Board of Directors has
designated Richard D. Jones, Jr., the current President and Chief Operating
Officer of the Corporation, to succeed Mr. Dagnan, and is nominating Mr. Jones
for election to the Board of Directors. Except for Mr. Jones, all the persons
named below are currently directors of the Corporation. The information
appearing in the following table respecting the nominees for director has been
furnished to the Corporation by the respective nominees.
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Board
Positions and Offices Director Committee
NAME AND AGE with the Corporation Since Membership
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Richard D. Jones, Jr., 53................ President and Chief -- --
Operating Officer (1)
Laurence E. Hirsch, 53................... None (2) 1985 Compensation*, Executive* &
Stock Option*
David W. Quinn, 57....................... None (3) 1994 Executive & Stock Option
Robert L. Clarke, 56..................... None (4) 1994 Audit* & Compensation
Harold K. Work, 66....................... None (5) 1994 Audit & Compensation
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*Chairman of the Committee
(1) Mr. Jones has served as President of the Corporation since January
1998 and as Chief Operating Officer since January 1990. Mr. Jones was
Executive Vice President of the Corporation from January 1990 through
December 1997. If Mr. Jones is elected as a director at the 1999
Annual Meeting of Stockholders, it is anticipated that the Board of
Directors will appoint him to the Executive Committee.
(2) Mr. Hirsch has served as a director of the Corporation since January
1994 and served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the
Corporation from January 1994 through December 1997. Mr. Hirsch has
served as a director of Centex Corporation since 1985, as Chief
Executive Officer of Centex Corporation since July 1988 and as
Chairman of the Board of Centex Corporation since July 1991. He also
served as President of Centex Corporation from March 1985 until July
1991. Mr. Hirsch also serves as an advisory director of Heidelberger
Zement AG and is a trustee of Blackrock Assets Investors, a registered
investment corporation.
(3) Mr. Quinn has served as a director of the Corporation since January
1994. Mr. Quinn has served as a director of Centex Corporation since
1989, was elected Vice Chairman of the Board of Centex Corporation in
May 1996, was Executive Vice President of Centex Corporation from
February 1987 until May 1996 and Chief Financial Officer of Centex
Corporation from February 1987 until June 1997 and from October 1997
to the present. Mr. Quinn served as a director and Chairman of the
Board of Centex Corporation's former banking subsidiary, Texas Trust
Savings Bank, FSB, from December 1988 to December 1994, and as Chief
Executive Officer of Texas Trust Savings Bank, FSB from December 1988
to December 1993. Mr. Quinn is also a director of Elcor Corporation.
(4) Mr. Clarke has served as a director of the Corporation since July
1994. Mr. Clarke has been a partner in the law firm of Bracewell &
Patterson, L.L.P. from 1971 to December 1985 and since March 1992.
From December 1985 to February 1992, he was Comptroller of the
Currency of the United States. Mr. Clarke is also a director of First
Investors Financial Services, Inc.
(5) Mr. Work has served as a director of the Corporation since July 1994.
Mr. Work has served as Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
of Elk Corporation since 1979 and as Chairman of the Board, Chief
Executive Officer and President of Elcor Corporation since August
1997. From 1993 until August 1997, Mr. Work served as Executive Vice
President of Elcor Corporation, and from 1982 to 1993, Mr. Work served
as Vice President of Elcor Corporation.
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BOARD MEETINGS, FEES, COMMITTEES AND ATTENDANCE RECORDS
During the Corporation's fiscal year ended March 31, 1999, the Board of
Directors held four regularly scheduled meetings. During such fiscal year, each
director attended all of the meetings of the Board and the Board committees on
which he served.
Board members who are not employees of the Corporation, Centex Corporation
or any of their respective subsidiaries ("Outside Directors") received an
annual retainer of $22,500 for fiscal year 1999. Outside Directors received an
additional annual retainer of $1,000 for each committee on which they served.
In addition, the Corporation reimburses the directors for reasonable expenses
incurred in attending Board and Board committee meetings.
The Board of Directors has an Audit Committee, composed of Outside
Directors, which reviews the functions of the Corporation's management and
independent auditors pertaining to the Corporation's financial statements and
performs such other duties and functions as are deemed appropriate by the Audit
Committee or the Board. During the last fiscal year, the Audit Committee held
two meetings, which were both attended by all members. Audit Committee members
are paid a fee of $1,000 per year.
The Board has a Compensation Committee, composed of directors who are not
employees of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, which recommends to
the Board the base salaries and incentive bonuses of the officers of the
Corporation. During the last fiscal year, the Compensation Committee held one
meeting, which was attended by all members. Compensation Committee members who
are Outside Directors are paid a fee of $1,000 per year.
The Board has a Stock Option Committee, composed of directors who are not
employees of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, which administers the
Centex Construction Products, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan. The
Stock Option Committee is authorized to grant options to acquire Corporation
Common Stock, and to grant awards of restricted stock. During the last fiscal
year, the Stock Option Committee held two meetings, which were both attended by
all members. Stock Option Committee members who are Outside Directors are paid
a fee of $1,000 per year.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT AND CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth information as of June 8, 1999 with respect
to the beneficial ownership of shares of Corporation Common Stock by each
director, nominee for election to the Board of Directors and executive officer
named in the Summary Compensation Table under "Executive Compensation,"
individually itemized, and by all directors and executive officers of the
Corporation as a group. Except as otherwise indicated, all shares are owned
directly and the owner has the sole voting and investment power with respect
thereto.
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CORPORATION COMMON STOCK (1)
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NUMBER OF PERCENT
NAME SHARES OF CLASS
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Robert L. Clarke..................................................... 8,548 *
O. G. (Greg) Dagnan.................................................. 119,310 *
Laurence E. Hirsch................................................... 10,000 *
H. David House....................................................... 5,114 *
Richard D. Jones, Jr................................................. 10,211 *
David W. Quinn....................................................... 2,000 *
Steven R. Rowley..................................................... 20,961 *
Harold K. Work....................................................... 5,548 *
Arthur R. Zunker, Jr................................................. 20,632 *
All directors and executive officers
of the Corporation as a group (9 persons).......................... 202,324 *
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* less than 1%
(1) Shares covered by stock options that are outstanding under the Centex
Construction Products, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan
which are exercisable on June 8, 1999, or within 60 days thereafter,
are included as "beneficially owned" pursuant to the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Amounts include
the following shares that may be acquired upon exercise of such stock
options: Mr. Clarke -- 5,548 shares; Mr. Dagnan -- 98,229 shares
(21,919 of these shares become exercisable upon Mr. Dagnan's
retirement, which is anticipated to be effective on July 31, 1999);
Mr. House -- 5,114 shares; Mr. Jones -- 8,220 shares; Mr. Rowley --
20,114 shares; Mr. Work -- 5,548 shares; Mr. Zunker -- 15,764 shares;
and all directors and executive officers of the Corporation as a group
(9 persons) -- 158,537 shares. In addition, this table includes shares
of Corporation Common Stock that may be beneficially owned as of March
31, 1999 by Messrs. Dagnan (2,481), House (0), Jones (1,991), Rowley
(847), and Zunker (4,868), respectively, and 10,187 shares of
Corporation Common Stock that may be beneficially owned as of March
31, 1999 by all directors and executive officers of the Corporation as
a group (9 persons), pursuant to the Corporation Common Stock Fund of
the Profit Sharing and Retirement Plan of Centex Construction
Products, Inc., a defined contribution plan (the "Profit Sharing
Plan"). Amounts shown for Mr. Hirsch and Mr. Quinn do not include
11,962,304 shares of Corporation Common Stock owned by Centex
Corporation, which shares each of Mr. Hirsch and Mr. Quinn may be
deemed to beneficially own indirectly because of their positions as
directors and executive officers of Centex Corporation.
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CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
The following table sets forth information as of June 8, 1999 with respect
to the holders of shares of Corporation Common Stock who are known to the
Corporation to be beneficial owners of more than five percent of such shares
outstanding.
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CENTEX CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS, INC.
COMMON STOCK
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NAME AND ADDRESS OF NUMBER PERCENT
BENEFICIAL HOLDER OF SHARES OF CLASS
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Centex Corporation 11,962,304 61.49%
2728 N. Harwood Street
Dallas, Texas 75201-1516
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table sets forth the cash and noncash compensation awarded to
or earned by the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and the other most
highly compensated executive officers of the Corporation:
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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Long-Term
Compensation
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Annual Compensation Awards
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NAME AND PRINCIPAL Fiscal Securities Underlying ALL OTHER
POSITION Year Salary ($) Bonus ($)(1) Options/SARs (#) COMPENSATION ($)(2)
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O. G. (GREG) DAGNAN, 1999 $300,000 $430,605 60,000 $25,784
Chairman of the Board and 1998 282,000 452,477 -- 27,819
Chief Executive Officer 1997 265,000 132,500 -- 27,164
RICHARD D. JONES, JR., 1999 $250,000 $352,310 45,000 $20,774
President and Chief Operating 1998 229,375 316,733 -- 22,459
Officer 1997 215,000 100,000 -- 22,154
H. DAVID HOUSE, (3) 1999 $164,600 $504,569 28,000 $11,716
Executive Vice President-- 1998 159,000 355,277 -- 7,984
Gypsum
STEVEN R. ROWLEY, (3) 1999 $130,000 $191,326 28,000 $9,563
Executive Vice President-- 1998 108,550 127,970 -- 11,008
Cement
ARTHUR R. ZUNKER, JR., 1999 $153,800 $206,426 28,000 $11,608
Senior Vice President-- 1998 150,000 206,845 -- 15,393
Finance and Treasurer 1997 144,000 72,000 -- 15,228
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(1) Cash bonuses for services rendered in fiscal years 1999, 1998, and 1997
have been listed in the year earned, but were actually paid in the
following fiscal year.
(2) Except as set forth below, the compensation reported in this column
includes fully vested Corporation contributions to, and forfeitures
allocated to, the account of the recipient under the Profit Sharing Plan.
The compensation reported for fiscal years 1999, 1998, and 1997 also
includes fully vested contributions accrued pursuant to the Supplemental
Executive Retirement Plan of Centex Construction Products, Inc. (the
"SERP"), an unfunded, non-qualified plan for certain executives of the
Corporation (see "Report of Compensation Committee and Stock Option
Committee on Executive Compensation"), in the following amounts: Mr.
Dagnan $14,000, $11,600, and $11,500, respectively; and Mr. Jones --
$9,000, $6,250, and $6,500, respectively.
(3) Messrs. House and Rowley became executive officers of the Corporation in
fiscal 1998.
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OPTION/SAR GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR(1)
POTENTIAL REALIZABLE VALUE
AT ASSUMED ANNUAL RATES
OF STOCK PRICE
APPRECIATION
INDIVIDUAL GRANTS FOR OPTION TERM
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NUMBER OF % OF TOTAL
SECURITIES OPTIONS/SARS
UNDERLYING GRANTED TO EXERCISE
OPTIONS/SARS EMPLOYEES PRICE EXPIRATION
NAME GRANTED (#) IN FISCAL YEAR ($/SH)(2) DATE 5% ($) 10% ($)
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O.G. (Greg) Dagnan 60,000 16.5% $ 36.5625 4/01/08 $1,379,640 $3,496,284
Richard D. Jones, Jr. 45,000 12.4% 36.5625 4/01/08 1,034,730 2,622,213
H. David House 28,000 7.7% 36.5625 4/01/08 643,832 1,631,599
Steven R. Rowley 28,000 7.7% 36.5625 4/01/08 643,832 1,631,599
Arthur R. Zunker, Jr. 28,000 7.7% 36.5625 4/01/08 643,832 1,631,599
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(1) Amounts set forth in the table reflect the number and value of shares and
options only. The Corporation has issued no SARs.
(2) These performance-based options were granted at fair market value on the
date of grant. Vesting of these options is described in "Long-Term
Compensation" on page 10.
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AGGREGATED OPTION/SAR EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR AND FY-END OPTION/SAR
VALUES (1)
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<CAPTION>
NUMBER OF SECURITIES
UNDERLYING UNEXERCISED VALUE OF IN-THE-MONEY
OPTIONS/SARS OPTIONS/SARS
SHARES AT FY-END (#) AT FY-END ($) (3)
ACQUIRED ON VALUE -------------------------- -----------------------------
NAME EXERCISE (#) REALIZED ($)(2) EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE EXERCISABLE (4) UNEXERCISABLE
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
O. G. (Greg) Dagnan -- $ -- 76,310 49,040 $ 1,702,034 --
Richard D. Jones, Jr. 16,900 510,954 8,220 36,780 -- --
H. David House 40,000 1,217,000 5,114 22,886 -- --
Steven R. Rowley -- -- 20,114 22,886 431,943 --
Arthur R. Zunker, Jr. -- -- 15,764 22,886 311,969 --
</TABLE>
(1) Amounts set forth in the table reflect the number and value of shares and
options only. The Corporation has issued no SARs.
(2) Amounts include the following cash bonuses paid in connection with the
exercise of stock options at the time of exercise: Mr. Jones -- $133,679;
and Mr. House -- $302,000.
(3) Represents the difference between the closing price of the Corporation
Common Stock on March 31, 1999 of $34.8125 per share and the exercise
price of such options, and includes maximum cash bonuses payable in
connection with the exercise of such options at the time of exercise
described in footnote 4 below.
(4) Amounts include the following maximum cash bonuses payable in connection
with the exercise of stock options at the time of exercise: Mr. Dagnan --
$211,237; Mr. Rowley -- $89,755; and Mr. Zunker -- $69,016.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION IN COMPENSATION
DECISIONS
None of the Corporation's directors, officers or employees has any
relationship requiring disclosure under Item 402(j) of Regulation S-K.
REPORT OF COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND STOCK OPTION COMMITTEE ON EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
The Compensation Committee provides advice and recommendations to the
Board concerning the salaries and bonuses of the officers of the Corporation.
The Board approves those salaries and bonuses. The Stock Option Committee
administers the Centex Construction Products, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock
Option Plan and is specifically authorized under such plan to grant options to
officers and other key employees of the Corporation and its subsidiaries,
subject to ratification by the Board. The Compensation Committee and the Stock
Option Committee are comprised of three and two non-employee directors,
respectively. This report describes the policies and principles that shape the
structure of the Corporation's executive compensation program.
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The Corporation's executive compensation program is structured to achieve
the following objectives:
- to attract, retain and motivate highly qualified, energetic and
talented executives;
- to create an incentive to increase stockholder returns by establishing
a direct and substantial link between individual compensation and
certain financial measures that have a direct effect on stockholder
values; and
- to create substantial long-term compensation opportunities for
individual executive officers based not only on long-term corporate
performance but also on sustained long-term individual performance.
To achieve its compensation objectives, the Corporation has structured an
executive compensation program using a combination of short-term and long-term
elements: (i) annual salary; (ii) annual bonus; and (iii) long-term incentive
compensation in the form of stock options. In addition, the executive officers
of the Corporation are eligible to receive other benefits such as medical
benefits and profit sharing plan contributions that are generally available to
employees of the Corporation and contributions under the Corporation's SERP
that are accrued for the named executive officers and certain other officers of
the Corporation and its subsidiaries.
In structuring the specific components of executive compensation, the
Corporation is guided by the following principles:
- annual compensation should be set within reasonable ranges of the
annual compensation for similar positions with similarly-sized and
types of companies that engage in one or more of the businesses in
which the Corporation engages;
- bonus payments should vary with the Corporation's financial
performance; and
- a significant portion of compensation should be in the form of
long-term incentive compensation that aligns the interests of
executives with those of the stockholders and that creates rewards
for long-term sustained Corporation performance and the achievement
of the Corporation's strategic objectives.
Base Salary
The Compensation Committee is responsible for recommending at the
beginning of each fiscal year the base salary levels for the five named
executive officers. In developing salary compensation amounts for fiscal 1999,
the Compensation Committee reviewed the salaries for similar positions in
similarly-sized companies which engage in one or more of the principal
businesses of the Corporation: the manufacture and sale of cement, gypsum
wallboard and readymix concrete and aggregates. Included within the survey were
those companies which comprise the peer group in the Comparative Cumulative
Total Stockholder Return graph on page 11. The Compensation Committee confirmed
that the base salaries of the named executives were consistent with its
objective of setting base salaries within reasonable ranges for similar
positions in competitive companies. In setting base salary levels, the
Compensation Committee also considers the executive's experience level and
potential for significant contributions to the Corporation's profitability.
After completing its review and decision-making process, the Compensation
Committee submitted its decision as to base salary levels to the entire Board
of Directors, which confirmed the Compensation Committee's decision.
Incentive Bonus
The Compensation Committee is also responsible for developing
recommendations for the incentive bonuses awarded to the named executives at
the end of each fiscal year. The annual incentive bonus program for the
executive officers has been structured to create financial incentives and
rewards that are directly related to corporate performance during the fiscal
year. In particular, the Compensation Committee weighs heavily certain
financial measurements that are directly related to stockholder returns such as
net earnings, earnings growth, return on net assets, return on equity and other
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factors. In fiscal 1998, the Compensation Committee restructured the annual
incentive bonus program of the Corporation so that a percentage of potential
earnings is designated for bonuses and, provided that established targets are
achieved in the applicable fiscal year, such pool is divided, and bonuses are
paid, among the employees participating in the plan. The amount of the bonus
paid to an employee is based on the earnings of the division in which such
employee is employed, the percentage of the pool designated for such employee
and an objective assessment of such employee's achievement of his or her
established performance goals.
Long-term Compensation
Consistent with the Corporation's effort to increase the proportion of
management compensation which is tied to the Corporation's performance, the
Compensation Committee in fiscal 1995 structured certain of its stock option
programs to link the vesting of stock option grants to the achievement by the
Corporation of certain specific performance targets during the ten years
following the stock option grant. Beginning in fiscal 1999, under the terms of
the stock options, the number of shares that "vest" or which become exercisable
by the optionee depends upon the achievement of specific financial goals by the
Corporation and, for a portion of such options, the passage of time after the
achievement of such goals. These financial goals are tied to the Corporation's
operating earnings and return on average net assets and are structured to
reward the optionee for superior long-term operating performance of the
Corporation. Failure to meet the specified goals results in those shares not
"vesting" until the end of the ten-year term. The Compensation Committee
believes that these programs properly align the interests of the Corporation's
officers and managers with the interests of the stockholders by linking a
majority of their long-term compensation with goals that have a direct and
positive effect on stockholder value. Except for certain grants of stock
options made in fiscal 1995 in connection with the Corporation's initial public
offering, all of the stock options granted by the Corporation to its officers
and key employees were granted under these performance programs.
Commencing with fiscal year 1995, the Corporation's Board approved the
SERP for certain employees participating in the Profit Sharing Plan. Pursuant
to the Internal Revenue Code, the Internal Revenue Service sets a limit
(currently $160,000) on the amount of annual compensation which may be
considered in determining, for the account of an eligible participant, the
Corporation's contribution to the Profit Sharing Plan. The SERP establishes
balances for each participant in an amount equal to the additional contribution
which he or she would have received under the Profit Sharing Plan had 100% of
his or her annual salary been eligible for a profit-sharing contribution.
Contributions accrued under the SERP for the benefit of the named executive
officers vest under the same terms and conditions as the Profit Sharing Plan.
Bonuses paid to participants are not included in making calculations for
contributions made or accrued to recipients' accounts under either the Profit
Sharing Plan or the SERP.
CEO Compensation
The Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation participates in the same
compensation programs as the other executive officers with each component of
his compensation determined by the Compensation Committee according to the same
criteria. The base salary and incentive bonus of the Chief Executive Officer
for fiscal 1999 were consistent with the Compensation Committee's salary range
guidelines and objectives for all officers. The incentive bonus granted to the
Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 1999 was determined in accordance with the
restructured incentive bonus program.
The Internal Revenue Service limits the deductibility for federal income tax
purposes of certain executive compensation payments in excess of $1 million.
The Corporation does not anticipate that any individual executive officer's
compensation will be subject to this limitation in the current year or in the
foreseeable future. The Compensation Committee will take appropriate action in
the future as it determines to be advisable to minimize any future impacts of
this limitation on the Corporation.
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COMPENSATION COMMITTEE STOCK OPTION COMMITTEE
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Laurence E. Hirsch, Chairman Laurence E. Hirsch, Chairman
Robert L. Clarke David W. Quinn
Harold K. Work
PERFORMANCE GRAPH
The following graph compares the yearly change in the cumulative total
stockholder return on the Corporation's Common Stock during the fiscal year
ended March 31, 1999 with the S&P 500 Index and a peer group composed of
companies with businesses in one or more of the Corporation's primary lines of
businesses: cement, gypsum wallboard and concrete/aggregates. The companies
comprising the peer group are weighted by their respective market
capitalizations and include the following: Lafarge Corporation, Lone Star
Industries, Inc., Medusa Corporation, Southdown, Inc. (Medusa Corporation and
Southdown, Inc. merged in 1998) and USG Corporation. The comparison assumes
$100 was invested on April 19, 1994 in the Corporation's Common Stock and in
each of the S&P 500 Index and the peer group, and assumes reinvestment of
dividends.
COMPARATIVE CUMULATIVE TOTAL STOCKHOLDER RETURN
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Products, Inc.
S&P 500 Index $100 $116 $154 $184 $272 $323
Peer Group $100 $ 90 $103 $131 $232 $193
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SECTION 16(a) COMPLIANCE
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires
the Corporation's directors and officers, and persons who beneficially own more
than 10% of a registered class of the Corporation's equity securities, to file
initial reports of ownership, reports of changes in ownership and annual
reports of ownership with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC")
and the New York Stock Exchange. Such persons are required by SEC regulations
to furnish the Corporation with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file
with the SEC.
Based solely on its review of the copies of such forms received by it with
respect to fiscal 1999, or written representations from certain reporting
persons, the Corporation believes that its directors, officers and persons who
beneficially own more than 10% of a registered class of the Corporation's
equity securities have complied with all filing requirements required by
Section 16(a) for fiscal 1999 applicable to such persons.
CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
Centex Service Company ("CSC"), a subsidiary of Centex Corporation,
provides the Corporation with employee benefit administration, legal,
public/investor relations and certain other services. These services are
provided by CSC pursuant to an Administrative Services Agreement which will
expire on March 31, 2000, unless earlier terminated at the option of the
Corporation. Commencing April 1, 1999, this agreement was amended to increase
the annual payment for such services rendered for the remainder of the term of
the agreement to $198,000. Messrs. Hirsch and Quinn, who are directors of the
Corporation, are directors and executive officers of CSC.
As a result of the Corporation's initial public offering, the Corporation
is no longer included in Centex Corporation's consolidated federal tax return.
Accordingly, approximately $34.3 million of deferred income taxes became
payable by the Corporation to Centex Corporation pursuant to a Tax Separation
Agreement entered into by the Corporation and Centex Corporation in connection
with the Corporation's initial public offering in April 1994. During fiscal
1996, Centex refunded to the Corporation approximately $2.9 million of the
payments made for these deferred taxes because of an overpayment on the returns
filed with the applicable taxing authorities.
The Corporation does not sell any of its products directly to Centex
Corporation or to any of its affiliates. Certain of the Corporation's customers
purchase readymix concrete and gypsum wallboard from the Corporation for resale
to subsidiaries of Centex Corporation and others. Although the Corporation does
not track the volume of such indirect sales to subsidiaries of Centex
Corporation or to any of its affiliates, the Corporation believes that such
sales account for less than 5% of its total sales volume.
Robert L. Clarke, a director of the Corporation, is a partner in the law
firm of Bracewell & Patterson, L.L.P., which law firm provides legal services
to certain subsidiaries of the Corporation.
RELATIONSHIP WITH INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
Arthur Andersen LLP acted as the Corporation's independent public
accountants for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1999. The Corporation's
independent public accountants are selected annually by the Board of Directors
at its meeting held immediately following the annual meeting of stockholders.
It is anticipated that the Board of Directors will select Arthur Andersen LLP
as the Corporation's independent public accountants for the current year.
Representatives of Arthur Andersen LLP are expected to be present at the
meeting, with the opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so, and
will be available to respond to appropriate questions from stockholders.
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STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS
The Corporation's 2000 annual meeting of stockholders is scheduled to be
held on July 20, 2000. In order to be considered for inclusion in the
Corporation's proxy material for that meeting, stockholder proposals must be
received at the Corporation's executive offices, addressed to the attention of
the Secretary, not later than February 23, 2000.
FORM 10-K
STOCKHOLDERS ENTITLED TO VOTE AT THE MEETING MAY OBTAIN A COPY OF THE
CORPORATION'S ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31,
1999, INCLUDING THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, REQUIRED TO BE FILED WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, WITHOUT CHARGE, UPON REQUEST TO CENTEX
CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS, INC., ATTENTION: RAYMOND G. SMERGE, SECRETARY, 3710
RAWLINS, SUITE 1600, LB 78, DALLAS, TEXAS 75219.
By Order of the Board of Directors
RAYMOND G. SMERGE
Secretary
Dallas, Texas
June 18, 1999
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CENTEX CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS, INC.
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS - JULY 15, 1999
The undersigned hereby appoints O. G. (Greg) Dagnan and Laurence E. Hirsch
(acting unanimously or, if only one be present, by that one alone), and each of
them, proxies, with full power of substitution to each, to vote, as specified
on the reverse side, at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Centex
Construction Products, Inc. to be held July 15, 1999, or any adjournment
thereof, all shares of Common Stock of Centex Construction Products, Inc.
registered in the name of the undersigned at the close of business on June 8,
1999.
THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED AS SPECIFIED ON THE BALLOT ON
THE REVERSE SIDE, BUT IF NO INSTRUCTIONS ARE INDICATED, THEN THIS PROXY WILL BE
VOTED FOR ITEM 1. THE PROXIES WILL USE THEIR DISCRETION WITH RESPECT TO ANY
MATTER REFERRED TO IN ITEM 2.
By execution of this proxy, you hereby acknowledge receipt herewith of Notice
of Meeting and Proxy Statement dated June 18, 1999.
READ, EXECUTE AND DATE REVERSE SIDE AND MAIL IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF ALL THE Please mark
NOMINEES IN ITEM 1. your vote as [X]
indicated in
this example
1. Election of directors listed to the right.
FOR all nominees WITHHOLD (INSTRUCTIONS: TO WITHHOLD AUTHORITY TO VOTE FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL NOMINEE, WRITE
listed to the right AUTHORITY THE NOMINEE'S NAME IN THE SPACE PROVIDED BELOW.)
(except as marked to vote for all
to the contrary). nominees listed
to the right. Robert L. Clarke, Laurence E. Hirsch, Richard D. Jones, Jr., David W. Quinn,
[ ] [ ] Harold K. Work
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THIS PROXY MAY BE REVOKED AT ANY TIME BEFORE IT IS VOTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING.
2. In their discretion, on such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.
UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR ITEM 1 AND, IN THE DISCRETION OF THE NAMED PROXIES, UPON SUCH OTHER
BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENT THEREOF. BY EXECUTING THIS PROXY, THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY
REVOKES PRIOR PROXIES RELATING TO THE MEETING.
Dated , 1999
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Signature
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Signature
NOTE: Please sign as name appears hereon. Joint owners should
each sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator,
trustee or guardian, please give full title.
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