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BOYD BROS. TRANSPORTATION INC.
3275 Highway 30
Clayton, Alabama 36016
April 7, 2000
Dear Stockholder:
It is my pleasure to invite you to the 2000 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of
Boyd Bros. Transportation Inc. (the "Company"). The meeting will be held at
11:00 a.m., local time, on Tuesday, May 16, 2000, at the Company's corporate
headquarters, 3275 Highway 30, Clayton, Alabama 36016. Admission to the meeting
will begin at 10:00 a.m.
The attached Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement covers
the formal business of the meeting, which includes the following proposals: (i)
the election of four Directors, and (ii) the ratification of the appointment of
Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as independent auditors for the Company for the
year ending December 31, 2000. Also during the meeting, management will address
other corporate matters that may be of interest to you as a stockholder.
It is important that your shares be represented at this meeting, whether or not
you attend the meeting in person and regardless of the number of shares you own.
To be sure your shares are represented, we urge you to complete and mail the
enclosed proxy card as soon as possible. If you attend the meeting and wish to
vote in person, the ballot that you submit at the meeting will supersede your
proxy.
Sincerely,
/s/ Dempsey Boyd
Dempsey Boyd
Chairman of the Board
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BOYD BROS. TRANSPORTATION INC.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
MAY 16, 2000
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the
"Meeting") of Boyd Bros. Transportation Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), will be held on Tuesday, May 16, 2000 at 11:00 a.m., local time, at
the Company's corporate headquarters, 3275 Highway 30, Clayton, Alabama 36016,
for the following purposes:
(1) To elect one Director to hold office for a two-year term
expiring at the 2002 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and elect three
Directors to hold office for a three-year term expiring at the 2003
Annual Meeting of Stockholders;
(2) To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the
Company's independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2000;
and
(3) To consider and take action upon any other business as may
properly come before the Meeting or any postponements or adjournments
thereof;
all as set forth in the Proxy Statement accompanying this Notice.
Only holders of record of the Company's Common Stock, par value $.001
per share, as of the close of business on March 17, 2000 are entitled to notice
of, and to vote at, the Meeting and any postponement or adjournment thereof.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
/s/ Ginger B. Tibbs
Ginger B. Tibbs
Secretary-Treasurer
Clayton, Alabama
April 7, 2000
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IMPORTANT
WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND IN PERSON, PLEASE VOTE BY MEANS OF THE
ENCLOSED PROXY CARD THAT YOU ARE REQUESTED TO SIGN, DATE AND RETURN AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE IN THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE PREPAID ENVELOPE.
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BOYD BROS. TRANSPORTATION INC.
3275 HIGHWAY 30
CLAYTON, ALABAMA 36016
PROXY STATEMENT
This Proxy Statement and the accompanying proxy card are being
furnished to the stockholders of Boyd Bros. Transportation Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the solicitation of proxies by
the Board of Directors of the Company for use at the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders (the "Meeting") to be held on May 16, 2000 at 11:00 a.m., local
time, at the Company's corporate headquarters, 3275 Highway 30, Clayton, Alabama
36016, or at any postponement or adjournment thereof, for the purposes set forth
in the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The Proxy
Statement and accompanying proxy card are first being mailed or otherwise
distributed to stockholders on or about April 7, 2000.
Holders of record of outstanding shares of the Company's common stock,
par value $.001 per share (the "Common Stock"), at the close of business on
March 17, 2000 (the "Record Date") are entitled to notice of, and to vote at,
the Meeting. Each stockholder is entitled to one vote for each share of Common
Stock held on the Record Date. On the Record Date, there were 3,275,970 shares
of Common Stock outstanding.
Shares of Common Stock cannot be voted at the Meeting unless the owner
is present or represented by proxy. A proxy may be revoked at any time before it
is voted by (1) giving written notice of revocation to the Secretary of the
Company, (2) executing and delivering to the Company at the address shown above
a new proxy bearing a later date, or (3) attending the Meeting and voting in
person. All properly executed proxies, unless previously revoked, will be voted
at the Meeting or at any postponement or adjournment thereof in accordance with
the directions given.
With respect to the election of Directors, stockholders of the Company
voting by proxy may vote in favor of the nominees, may withhold their vote for
the nominees, or may withhold their vote as to specific nominees. With respect
to the other proposals for stockholder action, stockholders of the Company
voting by proxy may vote in favor of such proposals, against such proposals or
may abstain from voting on such proposals. If no specific instructions are given
with respect to the matters to be acted upon at the Meeting, shares of Common
Stock represented by a properly executed proxy will be voted FOR (1) the
election of all nominees listed under the caption "Election of Directors," and
(2) the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as
independent auditors for the Company for the year ending December 31, 2000. The
Board of Directors does not intend to present, and knows of no others who intend
to present at the Meeting, any matter of business other than those matters set
forth in the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders. However, if
other matters (including stockholder proposals omitted from this Proxy Statement
in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission")) properly come before the Meeting, it is the
intention of the persons named in the enclosed proxy to vote the proxy in
accordance with their best judgment.
At the Meeting, inspectors of election will determine the presence of a
quorum and tabulate the results of the voting by stockholders. A majority of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock must be present in person or by proxy at the
Meeting in order to have the quorum necessary for the transaction of business.
Abstentions and non-votes will be counted for purposes of determining the
presence of a quorum at the Meeting. The nominees for Director will be elected
by the affirmative vote of a plurality of the shares of Common Stock present in
person or by proxy and actually voting at the Meeting. All other matters require
for their approval the favorable vote of a majority of the shares of Common
Stock voted in person or by proxy at the Meeting. Abstentions and non-votes will
have no effect on the outcome of any voting. A non-vote may occur when a nominee
holding shares of Common
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Stock for a beneficial owner does not vote on a proposal because such nominee
does not have discretionary voting power and has not received instructions from
the beneficial owner.
A proxy card is enclosed for your use. YOU ARE SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO COMPLETE, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE PROXY CARD IN THE
ACCOMPANYING ENVELOPE, which is postage prepaid if mailed from within the United
States.
The cost of soliciting proxies will be paid by the Company.
Arrangements will be made with brokerage houses and other custodians, nominees
and fiduciaries to send proxies and proxy materials to their principals, and the
Company will reimburse them for their expenses in so doing. Officers and other
regular employees of the Company may also request the return of proxies by
telephone, telegram, or in person.
A copy of the 1999 Annual Report to Stockholders, which includes the
financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999,
is being mailed with this Proxy Statement to all stockholders entitled to vote
at the Meeting.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth, as of March 17, 2000, certain
information with respect to all stockholders known by the Company to be the
beneficial owners of more than five percent (5%) of the Common Stock, the only
class of voting securities of the Company outstanding, as well as information
with respect to the Common Stock owned beneficially by each Director and
Director Nominee of the Company, by each Executive Officer named in the Summary
Compensation Table on page four (4) and by all Directors, Director Nominees and
Executive Officers of the Company as a group. Certain information set forth in
the table is based upon information contained in filings made by such beneficial
owners with the Commission.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Name of Beneficial Owner Amount and Nature Approximate
- ------------------------ of Beneficial Percent of
Ownership(1) Common Stock
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<S> <C> <C>
Dempsey Boyd (2) ................... 1,211,516(3) 37.0%
Miller Welborn (2) ................. 266,077 8.1%
Gail B. Cooper (2) ................. 402,000(4) 12.3%
Ginger B. Tibbs (2) ................ 83,000(5) 11.7%
Frances S. Boyd (2) ................ 1,211,516(6) 37.0%
Richard C. Bailey .................. 70,822(7) 2.2%
W. Wyatt Shorter ................... 14,500(8) *
Boyd Whigham ....................... 13,800(9) *
Stephen J. Silverman ............... 6,000(10) *
J. Larry Baxter .................... 501(11) *
All Directors, Director Nominees and
Executive Officers as a group
(10 persons) ..................... 2,368,216(12) 72.3%
</TABLE>
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* Less than one percent of the Common Stock.
(1) Under the Rules of the Commission, a person is deemed to be the
beneficial owner of a security if such person has or shares the power
to vote or direct the voting of such security or the power to dispose
or direct the disposition of such security. A person is also deemed to
be a beneficial owner of any securities if that person has the right to
acquire beneficial ownership within 60 days. Accordingly, more than one
person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the same securities.
Unless otherwise indicated by footnote, the named persons have sole
voting and investment power with respect to the shares of Common Stock
beneficially owned.
(2) The address for each of Mr. and Mrs. Boyd, Ms. Cooper and Ms. Tibbs is
3275 Highway 30, Clayton, Alabama 36016. The address for Mr. Welborn is
3626 51st Avenue, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401.
(3) Includes 384,000 shares owned by Mr. Boyd's wife, Frances S. Boyd.
Excludes 2,500 shares held as custodian for five minor grandchildren,
as to which shares Mr. Boyd disclaims beneficial ownership.
(4) Includes 17,000 shares obtainable by Ms. Cooper within 60 days of March
31, 2000 upon the exercise of non-qualified stock options. Also
includes 1,000 shares held by a third party custodian for Ms. Cooper's
children, as to which shares she disclaims beneficial ownership.
(5) Includes 15,000 shares obtainable by Ms. Tibbs within 60 days of March
31, 2000 upon the exercise of non-qualified stock options. Also
includes 1,500 shares held by a third party custodian for Ms. Tibbs'
children, as to which shares she disclaims beneficial ownership.
(6) Includes 827,516 shares owned by Mrs. Boyd's husband, Dempsey Boyd.
(7) Includes 64,000 shares obtainable by Mr. Bailey within 60 days of March
31, 2000 upon the exercise of non-qualified stock options.
(8) Includes 7,500 shares obtainable by Mr. Shorter within 60 days of March
31, 2000 upon the exercise of non-qualified stock options.
(9) Includes 7,500 shares obtainable by Mr. Whigham within 60 days of March
31, 2000 upon the exercise of non-qualified stock options.
(10) Includes 5,000 shares obtainable by Mr. Silverman within 60 days of
March 31, 2000 upon the exercise of non-qualified stock options.
(11) Includes 321 shares held by the J. Larry Baxter - IRA and 180 shares
held by the Haldine D. Baxter -IRA.
(12) Includes 384,000 shares owned by Mrs. Boyd that are deemed to be
beneficially owned by Mr. Boyd.
SECTION 16(A) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), requires that the Company's Directors, Executive Officers and
persons who beneficially own more than ten percent (10%) of the Company's Common
Stock file with the Commission initial reports of beneficial ownership and
reports of changes in beneficial ownership of such Common Stock. Directors,
Executive Officers and persons who beneficially own greater than ten percent
(10%) of the Common Stock are required by the Commission's rules to furnish the
Company with copies of all such reports. To the Company's knowledge, based
solely on review of the copies of such reports furnished to the Company or
written representations from the Company's Directors and Executive Officers that
no other reports were required, all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable
to the Company's Directors and Executive Officers were complied with during the
year ended December 31, 1999.
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COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
SUMMARY OF CASH AND CERTAIN OTHER COMPENSATION
The following table sets forth in summary form all compensation for all
services rendered in all capacities to the Company for the years ended December
31, 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively, to (a) each person who served as Chief
Executive Officer of the Company during the fiscal year most recently completed,
and (b) those executive officers of the Company who earned in excess of $100,000
(collectively with each Chief Executive Officer, the "Named Executive
Officers"):
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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<CAPTION>
LONG TERM
COMPENSA-
ANNUAL COMPENSATION TION
Other
Annual Securities All Other
Name and Compen- Underlying Compen-
Principal Position Year Salary Bonus sation(1) Options(#) sation(2)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Gail B. Cooper* 1999 82,407 29,900 -- 3,500 3,839
Chief Executive Officer 1998 -- -- -- -- --
and President ................ 1997(3) -- -- -- -- --
Miller Welborn* 1999 172,201 89,250 -- 3,500 5,042
Vice-Chairman ................ 1998 150,000 -- -- -- 2,211
1997(4) -- -- -- -- --
Dempsey Boyd, 1999 144,418 153,000 817 -- 5,042
Chairman of the Board ........ 1998 164,535 166,250 993 -- 5,042
1997 175,000 -- 1,161 -- 4,686
Richard C. Bailey, 1999 135,601 148,920 -- 3,500 5,042
Executive Vice President 1998 130,833 57,000 -- 70,000 5,042
and Chief Financial Officer .. 1997 116,667 3,750 -- 15,000 3,799
Gary Robinson** 1999 94,688 39,172 -- 3,500 4,679
Vice President of Operations.. 1998 111,833 44,000 -- 15,000 2,702
1997 67,856 35,675 -- 15,000 186
</TABLE>
* Mr. Welborn resigned as Chief Executive Officer of the Company on
February 16, 2000. Gail B. Cooper replaced Mr. Welborn as Chief
Executive Officer and President of the Company.
** Mr. Robinson resigned as Vice President of Operations on November 15,
1999
(1) Constitutes automobile allowances.
(2) Constitutes matching contributions by the Company to the 401(k) plan
($4,800 in 1999 to each of Messrs. Boyd, Bailey, Welborn and $3,597 to
Ms. Cooper and $4,457 to Mr. Robinson and $4,800 in 1998 to each of Mr.
Boyd and Bailey and $4,500 in 1997 to Mr. Boyd and $3,613 in 1997 to
Mr. Bailey and $1,969 in 1998 for Mr. Welborn and $2,460 in 1998 for
Mr. Robinson) and payment of life insurance premiums ($222 in 1999 for
Mr. Robinson and $242 to each of Messrs. Boyd, Bailey and Welborn and
$242 in 1999 to Ms. Cooper and $186 in 1997 and $242 in 1998 for each
of Messrs. Welborn, Boyd, Bailey and Mr. Robinson).
(3) Ms. Cooper was not an executive officer of the Company during 1997 or
1998 and earned less than $100,000 during those years.
(4) Mr. Welborn joined the Company in December 1997.
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STOCK OPTIONS
The following table contains information concerning the grant of stock
options under the Company's 1994 Stock Option Plan to the Named Executive
Officers during the year ended December 31, 1999:
OPTION GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
Individual Grants
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Potential Realizable
Value at Assumed Annual
Number of Percent of Rates of Stock Price
Securities Total Options Appreciation for
Underlying Granted to Exercise or Option Term
Options Employees in Base Price Expiration
Name Granted(#) Fiscal Year ($/Share) Date 5% 10%
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Gail Cooper ..... 3,500 5.36 10.25 05/18/2009 $22,562 $57,176
Miller Welborn .. 3,500 5.36 10.25 05/18/2009 $22,562 $57,176
Dempsey Boyd .... -- -- -- -- -- --
Richard C. Bailey 3,500 5.36 10.25 05/18/2009 $22,562 $57,176
Gary Robinson ... 3,500 5.36 10.25 05/18/2009 $22,562 $57,176
</TABLE>
OPTION EXERCISES AND HOLDINGS
The following table sets forth information with respect to stock
options exercised during the last fiscal year by the Named Executive Officers,
the aggregate number of unexercised options to purchase Common Stock granted in
all years to the Named Executive Officers and held by them as of December 31,
1999, and the value of unexercised in-the-money options (i.e., options that had
a positive spread between the exercise price and the fair market value of the
Common Stock) as of December 31, 1999:
AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN LAST
FISCAL YEAR AND FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION VALUES
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Value of
Number of Unexercised
Unexercised In-the-Money
Options Options
at Year-End at Year-End
(#) ($)
Shares Value ------------- -------------
Acquired on Realized Exercisable/ Exercisable/
Name Exercise(#) ($) Unexercisable Unexercisable
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Gail B. Cooper................ ---- ---- 17,000/6,500 ----
Miller Welborn ............... ---- ---- 0/3,500 ----
Dempsey Boyd.................. ---- ---- ---- ----
Richard C. Bailey............. ---- ---- 64,000/74,500 ----
Gary Robinson................. 6,000 $2,688 3,000/0 ----
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EMPLOYMENT AND OTHER AGREEMENTS
On December 8, 1997, in connection with the Company's acquisition of
Welborn Transport, Inc., the Company and Mr. Welborn entered into an Employment
Agreement. Under the terms of the Employment Agreement, Mr. Welborn was paid a
base salary of $150,000 during fiscal year 1998. On July 17, 1998, he was
appointed Acting Chief Executive Officer and his base salary was increased to
$175,000. On February 16, 2000, Mr. Welborn resigned as Chief Executive Officer
and was appointed Vice-Chairman of the Company without any change in his base
salary. Both the Company and Mr. Welborn can terminate the Employment Agreement
without cause at anytime by mutual agreement in writing. In the event the
Company terminates Mr. Welborn's employment with the Company without cause, the
Company is obligated to continue to pay him his base salary through the end of
the term of the Employment Agreement. The Company may also terminate Mr.
Welborn's employment with the Company for "cause" (as defined in the Employment
Agreement). In the event of termination for cause, Mr. Welborn is entitled to
compensation and benefits, if any, only through the date of such notice of
termination. The Employment Agreement expires on December 8, 2000 but may be
extended for up to two (2) additional one (1) year periods.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following paragraphs constitute the report of the Compensation
Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Committee") on executive compensation
policies for fiscal year 1999. In accordance with Securities and Exchange
Commission rules, this report shall not be deemed to be incorporated by
reference into any statements or reports filed by the Company with the
Commission that do not specifically incorporate this report by reference,
notwithstanding the incorporation of this Proxy Statement into any such report.
The Committee administers the compensation program for operating
officers of the Company and bases its decisions on both individual performance
and the financial results achieved by the Company. While the Committee consults
with the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board on certain matters,
all compensation decisions are made by the Committee without such officers'
participation.
The principal elements of the compensation program for executive
officers are base salary, performance-based annual bonuses and stock options.
The goals of the program are to give the executive officers incentives to work
toward the improved financial performance of the Company and to reward them for
their contributions to the Company's success. The program is also designed to
encourage the Company's key executives to maximize the Company's premium service
to its customers and maintain high standards of efficiency, productivity and
safety. For a summary of 1999 compensation, see the Summary Compensation Table
under the heading "Compensation of Executive Officers" above.
Salaries. The Committee has based its decisions on salaries for the
Company's executive officers, including its chief executive officer and chief
financial officer, on a number of factors, both objective and subjective.
Objective factors considered include increases in the cost of living, the
Company's overall historical performance, and comparable industry data, although
no specific formulas based on such factors have been used to determine salaries.
Salary decisions are based primarily on the Committee's subjective analysis of
the factors contributing to the Company's long-term success and of the
executives' individual contributions to such success.
Bonuses. For fiscal year 1999, the Committee imposed a sliding scale
for which no bonuses would be paid unless a minimum earnings per share of $.94
was achieved. Under this program, the Company paid a bonus of 40% of salary to
each of Messrs. Boyd, Welborn and Bailey based upon achievement of earnings per
share of $.99. The bonus for 1999 was paid in 2000. The current program for
fiscal year 2000 also includes a sliding scale, pursuant to which no bonuses
will be paid unless a minimum earnings per share of $.99 is achieved. Under this
program, the Company will pay a maximum bonus of 100% of salary to Ms. Cooper,
Mr. Boyd and Mr. Bailey if earnings per share are at least $1.24.
Stock Options. The Committee views stock options as its primary
long-term compensation vehicle for the Company's executive officers. At the time
of the Company's initial public offering in May 1994, the Committee
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granted an aggregate of 94,000 stock options under the 1994 Stock Option Plan to
each of the Company's executive officers, other than Mr. Boyd, who, as founder
of the Company, elected not to participate. The Company has granted options to
its executive officers since then, most recently in 1999 when the Committee
granted an aggregate of 14,000 shares to four executive officers whose
individual performance, in the Committee's view, warranted an enhanced equity
position in the company.
Chief Executive Officer Compensation. During fiscal year 1999, Mr.
Welborn's base salary was $150,000, based on his Employment Agreement dated
December 8, 1997 in connection with the Company's acquisition of Welborn
Transport, Inc. His base salary was increased to $175,000 based on the factors
and analysis described above and in recognition of his increased
responsibilities. In February 2000, Ms. Gail B. Cooper became Chief Executive
Officer and President of the Company. Her base salary was increased to $175,000
based on the factors and analysis described above and in recognition of her
increased responsibilities.
By the Members of the Compensation Committee:
Boyd Whigham, Stephen J. Silverman and W. Wyatt Shorter (Chairman).
STOCKHOLDER RETURN PERFORMANCE GRAPH
The following graph compares the cumulative total stockholder return
(assuming reinvestment of dividends) on the Company's Common Stock against the
NASDAQ Stock Market and the NASDAQ Trucking and Transportation Stock Index, from
May 10, 1994, the date on which the Company's Common Stock was first traded on
the NASDAQ National Market, through December 31, 1999. The graph assumes that
the value of the investment in the Company's Common Stock on each index was $100
on May 10, 1994. The Company has not paid any dividends on its Common Stock and
does not expect to pay dividends for the foreseeable future. The stockholder
return performance graph below is not necessarily indicative of future
performance.
[GRAPH]
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<CAPTION>
12/94 12/95 12/96 12/97 12/98 12/99
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Boyd Bros. Transportation Inc. ................................ $100 $ 74 $ 72 $ 86 $ 64 $ 70
NASDAQ U.S. Companies ......................................... $100 $141 $174 $213 $300 $542
NASDAQ Trucking & Transportation .............................. $100 $117 $129 $165 $148 $158
</TABLE>
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OPERATIONS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEES
Pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, the Board
of Directors is classified into three (3) classes, each of which shall be as
nearly equal in number as possible, and will be elected to a three-year term.
The By-laws of the Company provide that the number of Directors shall be fixed
by resolution of the Board of Directors or by the stockholders at the annual
meeting or a special meeting. The size of the Board of Directors was increased
from six (6) members to eight (8) members by resolution of the Board of
Directors in anticipation of the 2000 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
The Board of Directors holds regular meetings and special meetings at
the call of the Chairman of the Board, the President or any two members of the
Board of Directors. In 1999, the Board of Directors held seven meetings.
Presently, the Board has standing Audit, Compensation and Executive Committees,
which assist in the discharge of the Board's responsibilities. The Company does
not have a nominating committee. Members of such Committees serve at the
pleasure of the Board of Directors.
The Audit Committee reports to the Board of Directors with regard to
auditing and accounting matters, including the selection of independent
auditors. The members of the Audit Committee currently are W. Wyatt Shorter and
Boyd Whigham. The Audit Committee met one time during 1999.
The Compensation Committee consists of all Directors of the Company who
are "disinterested persons" within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange
Act. This Committee administers the Company's 1994 Stock Option Plan and
employee benefit plans, and is responsible for establishing compensation
programs for the Company's executive officers. The members of this Committee
currently are W. Wyatt Shorter, Chairman, Stephen J. Silverman and Boyd Whigham.
The Compensation Committee met one time during 1999.
Directors who are not executive officers of the Company receive an
annual retainer of $5,000, are paid a fee of $1,500 for each Board meeting
attended in person and $750 for each Board meeting attended by telephone, and
are reimbursed for travel expenses incurred in connection with attending
meetings. Non-employee Directors who serve on the Executive Committee receive an
additional fee of $1,000 for each Executive Committee meeting attended.
Directors are not entitled to additional fees for serving on other committees of
the Board of Directors.
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ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
(PROPOSAL NO. 1)
GENERAL
Stockholders will vote on the election of four Directors, each of whom
will be elected to serve a three-year term, until his or her successor has been
elected and qualified.
The shares represented by the proxies solicited hereby will be voted in
favor of the election of the persons named below unless authorization to do so
is withheld by proxy. In the event that any of the nominees should be unable to
serve as Director, an event which the Company does not presently anticipate, it
is the intention of the persons named in the proxies to cast the votes
represented by the proxies for the election of such other person or persons as
the Board of Directors may nominate.
The nominees for election at the Meeting are Gail B. Cooper, W. Miller
Welborn, J. Larry Baxter and J. Mark Dunning.
Based upon information received from the respective Directors, set
forth below is information with respect to the nominees for the Board of
Directors, as well as certain information concerning the Directors whose terms
extend beyond the 2000 Annual Meeting.
DIRECTOR TO BE ELECTED TO SERVE UNTIL 2002
J. Mark Dunning, age 40, has been President of Mark Dunning Industries,
Inc., a waste collection and disposal company, since September 1980. Mr. Dunning
is a director of Regions Bank in Dothan, Alabama.
DIRECTORS TO BE ELECTED TO SERVE UNTIL 2003
J. Larry Baxter, age 52, has been the President of The Baxter Agency,
LLC, an insurance placement and risk management firm, since June 1999. Mr.
Baxter served as President of The Baxter Agency, Inc., an insurance and risk
management company, from October 1980 to June 1999. In 1999, the Baxter Agency,
LLC placed insurance coverage for the Company in return for commission payments
from the Company. Mr. Baxter is the brother-in-law of Boyd Whigham.
Gail B. Cooper, age 49, has served as President, Chief Executive
Officer and as a Director of the Company since February 17, 2000. Ms. Cooper
served as Secretary of the Company from December 1969 until February 2000. Ms.
Cooper received a B.S. in business administration from Troy State University.
She has served the Company in numerous administrative and accounting positions
since joining the Company full-time in 1972. Ms. Cooper is the daughter of
Dempsey Boyd.
Miller Welborn, age 41, has served as President and Chief Executive
Officer of the Company since July 17, 1998. Mr. Welborn co-founded Welborn in
1989 and remained employed by Welborn as its Chief Executive Officer until July
17, 1998.
INCUMBENT DIRECTORS WHOSE TERMS WILL EXPIRE IN 2001
Dempsey Boyd, age 72, founded the Company in 1956, and has been
Chairman of the Board since April 1980. Mr. Boyd served as President of the
Company from December 1962 until April 1980. Mr. Boyd is the father of Gail B.
Cooper.
Boyd Whigham, age 63, has been a Director of the Company since February
1989. He has been the District Attorney for the Third Judicial Circuit, in
Barbour and Bulloch Counties, Alabama, since January 1993. Prior to 1993, he
operated a general civil law practice in Clayton, Alabama and periodically
provided legal services to the Company and to Mr. Boyd. Mr. Whigham is the
brother-in-law of J. Larry Baxter.
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INCUMBENT DIRECTORS WHOSE TERMS WILL EXPIRE IN 2002
Richard C. Bailey, age 49, has served as Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer since joining the Company in August 1992 and has served
as a Director since February 1995. He served as president and director of
Eastern Inter-Trans Services, Inc., a dry van truckload carrier based in
Columbus, Georgia, from December 1989 to August 1992. Mr. Bailey is a certified
public accountant with a B.S. in accounting from Georgia State University. He
was previously employed in various financial positions by Ernst & Young,
Intermet Corporation and Snapper Products (a division of The Actava Group Inc.).
Mr. Bailey has served on the Advisory Board of the University of Georgia
Trucking Profitability Strategies Conference.
Stephen J. Silverman, age 55, has been the President of Silver
Solutions, Inc., a transportation consulting firm based in Jacksonville, Florida
since January 1997. Prior thereto, he served as President/Chief Executive
Officer and a Director of SilverEagle Transport, Inc., an irregular route
truckload carrier based in Jacksonville, Florida, since 1984. He is also
currently a director , and has been the Chief Operating Officer since January
1999, of Raven Transport Co., Inc., a minority owned dry van truckload carrier.
He has previously served as Chairman of the Georgia Trucking Profitability
Conference, as well as on the Boards of the American Trucking Association,
Florida Trucking Association, and the Interstate Truckload Carriers Conference.
Mr. Silverman received a B.A. from Bradley University, and an M.B.A. from the
University of Michigan.
RECOMMENDATION
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR all of the foregoing
nominees for Director.
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APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
(PROPOSAL NO. 2)
The Board of Directors has appointed the firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP
as independent auditors to audit the books, records and accounts of the Company
for the year ending December 31, 2000. The Board of Directors recommends that
such appointment be ratified.
Representatives from Deloitte & Touche LLP are expected to be present
at the Meeting and shall have the opportunity to make a statement, if they
desire to do so, and will be available to respond to appropriate questions from
stockholders.
RECOMMENDATION
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR this proposal to ratify
the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent auditors.
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS
Any proposal by a stockholder intended to be presented at the 2001
Annual Meeting of Stockholders must be received by the Company on or before
December 8, 2000 to be included in the proxy materials of the Company relating
to such meeting. According to the rules under the Exchange Act, the Company may
use discretionary authority to vote proxies with respect to stockholder
proposals to be presented in person at the 2001 Annual Meeting if the
stockholder making the proposal has not given notice to the Company by February
21, 2001.
OTHER BUSINESS
It is not anticipated that any other matters will be brought before the
Meeting for action; however, if any such other matters shall properly come
before the Meeting, it is intended that the persons authorized under the proxies
may, in the absence of instructions to the contrary, vote or act thereon in
accordance with their best judgment.
A COPY OF THE COMPANY'S ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR THE YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31, 1999, WHICH HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO THE
EXCHANGE ACT, MAY BE OBTAINED WITHOUT CHARGE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO RICHARD C.
BAILEY, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, BOYD BROS. TRANSPORTATION INC., 3275 HIGHWAY
30, CLAYTON, ALABAMA 36016.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
/s/ Ginger B. Tibbs
Ginger B. Tibbs
Secretary- Treasurer
Clayton, Alabama
April 7, 2000
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BOYD BROS. TRANSPORTATION INC. THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF
3275 HIGHWAY 30 DIRECTORS. The undersigned hereby appoints Richard C.
CLAYTON, ALABAMA 36016 Bailey and Gail B. Cooper and each of them with power of
substitution in each, proxies to appear and vote, as
Proxy designated below, all Common Stock of Boyd Bros.
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undersigned, at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be
held on May 16, 2000, and at all adjournments thereof.
Management recommends a vote in favor of all nominees
listed in Item 1 and in favor of Proposal 2.
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1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Director Nominees: W. Miller Welborn, Gail B. Cooper and J. Larry Baxter
(each for a three year term) and J. Mark Dunning (a two year term)
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[ ] FOR all director nominees listed above [ ] WITHHOLD AUTHORITY
(except as marked to the contrary) to vote for all director nominees listed above
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INSTRUCTION: TO WITHHOLD AUTHORITY TO VOTE FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL NOMINEE, STRIKE
A LINE THROUGH THAT NOMINEE'S NAME IN THE LIST ABOVE.
2. PROPOSAL TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP AS INDEPENDENT
AUDITORS
[ ] FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN
3. In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other
business as may properly come before the meeting.
THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS INDICATED. IF NO
INDICATION IS MADE, IT WILL BE VOTED IN FAVOR OF ALL DIRECTOR-NOMINEES AND IN
FAVOR OF PROPOSAL 2.
Dated: , 2000
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(Please sign as name appears on
proxy. When shares are held by
joint tenants, both should
sign. When signing in a
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such.)
PLEASE MARK, DATE, AND SIGN THIS PROXY, INDICATING ANY CHANGE OF ADDRESS, AND
RETURN IT PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE ALREADY IS
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