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SCHEDULE 14A
(RULE 14A-101)
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
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EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (AMENDMENT NO)
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CENTRAL COAST BANCORP
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(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
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(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)
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CENTRAL COAST BANCORP
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2000
TO THE SHAREHOLDERS:
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Central Coast Bancorp
will be held at 301 Main Street, Salinas, California, on Thursday,
May 25, 2000 at 5:30 p.m. for the following purposes:
1. To elect directors.
2. To approve the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as
independent public accountants for the 2000 fiscal year.
3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the
Meeting.
The names of the Board of Directors' nominees to be directors
of Central Coast Bancorp are set forth in the accompanying Proxy
Statement and incorporated herein by reference.
Article III, Section 16 of the Bylaws of Central Coast Bancorp
provides for the nomination of directors in the following manner:
"Nomination for election of members of the Board of Directors
may be made by the Board of Directors or by any shareholder of any
outstanding class of capital stock of the corporation entitled to
vote for the election of directors. Notice of intention to make any
nominations shall be made in writing and shall be delivered or
mailed to the President of the corporation not less than 21 days nor
more than 60 days prior to any meeting of shareholders called for
the election of directors; provided however, that if less than 21
days notice of the meeting is given to shareholders, such notice of
intention to nominate shall be mailed or delivered to the President
of the corporation not later than the close of business on the tenth
day following the day on which the notice of meeting was mailed;
provided further that if notice of such meeting is sent by
third-class mail as permitted by Section 6 of these by-laws, no
notice of intention to make nominations shall be required. Such
notification shall contain the following information to the extent
known to the notifying shareholder:
(a) the name and address of each proposed nominee;
(b) the principal occupation of each proposed nominee;
(c) the number of shares of capital stock of the corporation owned
by each proposed nominee;
(d) the name and residence address of the notifying shareholder; and
(e) the number of shares of capital stock of the corporation owned
by the notifying shareholder.
Nominations not made in accordance herewith may, in the
discretion of the Chairman of the meeting, be disregarded and upon
the Chairman's instructions, the inspectors of election can
disregard all votes cast for each such nominee. A copy of this
paragraph shall be set forth in a notice to shareholders of any
meeting at which Directors are to be elected."
Only shareholders of record at the close of business on April
3, 2000 are entitled to notice of and to vote at this Meeting and at
any postponements or adjournments thereof.
By Order of the Board of Directors
/S/ JOHN F. MCCARTHY
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John F. McCarthy, Secretary
Salinas, California
April 21, 2000
WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THIS MEETING, PLEASE SIGN AND
RETURN THE ENCLOSED PROXY AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE IN THE ENCLOSED
POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE.
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Mailed to Shareholders
on or about April 21, 2000
CENTRAL COAST BANCORP
PROXY STATEMENT
INFORMATION CONCERNING THE SOLICITATION
This Proxy Statement is being furnished to the shareholders of
Central Coast Bancorp, a California corporation (the "Corporation"),
in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of
Directors for use at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held
at 301 Main Street, Salinas, California on May 25, 2000 at 5:30 p.m.
(the "Meeting"). Only shareholders of record on April 3, 2000 (the
"Record Date") will be entitled to notice of the Meeting and to vote
at the Meeting. At the close of business on the Record Date, the
Corporation had outstanding and entitled to be voted 7,014,930
shares of its no par value Common Stock (the "Common Stock").
Shareholders are entitled to one vote for each share held,
except that for the election of directors each shareholder has
cumulative voting rights and is entitled to as many votes as shall
equal the number of shares held by such shareholder multiplied by
the number of directors to be elected. Each shareholder may cast all
his or her votes for a single candidate or distribute such votes
among any or all of the candidates as he or she chooses. However, no
shareholder shall be entitled to cumulate votes (in other words,
cast for any candidate a number of votes greater than the number of
shares of stock held by such shareholder) unless such candidate's
name has been placed in nomination prior to the voting and the
shareholder has given notice at the Meeting prior to the voting of
the shareholder's intention to cumulate his or her votes. If any
shareholder has given such notice, all shareholders may cumulate
their votes for candidates in nomination. Prior to voting, an
opportunity will be given for shareholders or their proxies at the
Meeting to announce their intention to cumulate their votes. The
proxy holders are given, under the terms of the proxy, discretionary
authority to cumulate votes on shares for which they hold a proxy.
Any person giving a proxy in the form accompanying this Proxy
Statement has the power to revoke that proxy prior to its exercise.
The proxy may be revoked prior to the Meeting by delivering to the
Secretary of the Corporation either a written instrument revoking
the proxy or a duly executed proxy bearing a later date. The proxy
may also be revoked by the shareholder by attending and voting at
the Meeting.
Votes cast by proxy or in person at the Meeting will be counted
by the Inspectors of Election for the Meeting. The Inspectors will
treat abstentions and "broker non-votes" (shares held by brokers or
nominees as to which instructions have not been received from the
beneficial owners or persons entitled to vote and the broker or
nominee does not have discretionary voting power under applicable
rules of the stock exchange or other self regulatory organization of
which the broker or nominee is a member) as shares that are present
and entitled to vote for purposes of determining the presence of a
quorum. Abstentions and "broker non-votes" will not be counted as
shares voted for purposes of determining the outcome of any matter
as may properly come before the Meeting.
Unless otherwise instructed, each valid proxy returned which is
not revoked will be voted in the election of directors "FOR" the
nominees of the Board of Directors and "FOR" proposal No. 2 as
described in this Proxy Statement, and, at the proxyholders'
discretion, on such other matters, if any, which may come before the
Meeting (including any proposal to postpone or adjourn the Meeting).
The Corporation will bear the entire cost of preparing,
assembling, printing and mailing proxy materials furnished by the
Board of Directors to shareholders. Copies of proxy materials will
be furnished
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to brokerage houses, fiduciaries and custodians to be
forwarded to the beneficial owners of the Common Stock. In addition
to the solicitation of proxies by use of the mail, some of the
officers, directors and regular employees of the Corporation and its
subsidiary, Community Bank of Central California (the "Subsidiary"),
may (without additional compensation) solicit proxies by telephone
or personal interview, the costs of which will be borne by the
Corporation.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners
As of the Record Date, April 3, 2000, no individual known to
the Corporation owned more than five percent (5%) of the outstanding
shares of its Common Stock except as described below.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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Title of Name and Amount and Percentage
Class Address Nature of of Class
of Beneficial Beneficia Beneficially
Owner Ownership Owned
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock, Robert L. 469,837 6.70%
No Par Value Meyer (1)
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</TABLE>
(1) The address for the person listed is P. O. Box 606, King City,
California, 93930-0606. All shares are held by Mr. Meyer and
his spouse as trustees of the Robert L. Meyer and Patricia J.
Meyer Trust dated July 28, 1977.
Security Ownership of Management
The following table sets forth information as of April 3,
2000, concerning the equity ownership of the Corporation's directors
and the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table,
and directors and executive officers as a group. Unless otherwise
indicated in the notes to the table, each director and executive
officer listed below possesses sole voting power and sole investment
power for the shares of the Corporation's Common Stock listed
below. All of the shares shown in the following table are owned
both of record and beneficially except as indicated in the notes to
the table. The Corporation has only one class of shares
outstanding, Common Stock.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Name and Address (1) Amount and Nature of Percent of
Title of Class of Beneficial Owner Beneficial Ownership Class (2)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock, No Par Value Robert C. Blatter 28,053 (3) 0.37%
Common Stock, No Par Value C. Edward Boutonnet 247,863 (4) 3.27%
Common Stock, No Par Value Bradford G. Crandall 194,052 (5) 2.56%
Common Stock, No Par Value Alfred P. Glover 63,381 (6) 0.84%
Common Stock, No Par Value Michael T. Lapsys 98,816 (7) 1.30%
Common Stock, No Par Value Duncan L. McCarter 153,453 (8) 2.03%
Common Stock, No Par Value John F. McCarthy 90,222 (9) 1.19%
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Name and Address (1) Amount and Nature of Percent of
Title of Class of Beneficial Owner Beneficial Ownership Class (2)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock, No Par Value Robert M. Mraule, 172,050 (10) 2.27%
D.D.S., M.D.
Common Stock, No Par Value Louis A. Souza 56,706 (11) 0.75%
Common Stock, No Par Value Robert M. Stanberry 8,112 (12) 0.11%
Common Stock, No Par Value Mose E. Thomas 66,711 (13) 0.88%
Common Stock, No Par Value Nick Ventimiglia 116,550 (14) 1.54%
All directors and executive officers 1,295,968 (15) 17.11%
of the Corporation as a group (12) persons)
</TABLE>
( 1) The address for all persons listed is c/o Central Coast
Bancorp, 301 Main Street, Salinas, California, 93901.
( 2) Includes shares of Common Stock subject to stock options
exercisable immediately.
( 3) Includes 9,081 shares held jointly with his spouse and
18,953 shares of Common Stock subject to stock options
exercisable immediately.
( 4) Includes 72,427 shares of Common Stock held in a
partnership, 3,231 shares as custodian for his grandchildren,
22,809 shares of Common Stock held by Mr. Boutonnet as trustee
of Charles E. Boutonnet Trust, 30,343 shares held by Mr.
Boutonnet as trustee of Boutonnet Farms, Inc. Profit Sharing
Plan, 58,081 shares held in the Central Coast Bancorp
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan Trust as to which Mr.
Boutonnet has shared investment power and 58,987 shares of
Common Stock subject to stock options exercisable immediately.
( 5) Includes 77,337 shares of Common Stock held by Mr. Crandall
and his spouse as trustees of the Bradford G. Crandall and
Lynne O. Crandall Trust, 57,728 shares held in the Central
Coast Bancorp Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan Trust as
to which Mr. Crandall has shared investment power and 58,987
shares of Common Stock subject to stock options exercisable
immediately.
( 6) Includes 9,369 shares of Common Stock owned jointly with
his spouse, 1,932 shares held in guardianship, 36,299 shares of
Common Stock subject to stock options and warrants exercisable
immediately.
( 7) Includes 17 shares of Common Stock owned jointly with his
spouse, and 453 shares held as custodian, 84,596 shares held in
the Kathy O. Lapsys and Michael T. Lapsys Trust and 13,750
shares of Common Stock subject to stock options exercisable
immediately.
( 8) Includes 37,119 shares of Common Stock held by Mr. McCarter
and his spouse as trustees of the Duncan L. McCarter and Leslie
P. McCarter Trust, 57,347 shares held in the Central Coast
Bancorp Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan Trust as to
which Mr. McCarter has shared investment power and 58,987
shares of Common Stock subject to stock options exercisable
immediately.
( 9) Includes 67,516 shares of Common Stock owned jointly with
Mr. McCarthy's spouse as trustees of the John F. McCarthy and
Mary Ann McCarthy Trust and 22,687 shares of Common Stock
subject to stock options exercisable immediately.
(10) Includes 66,441 shares of Common Stock held by Dr. Mraule
as trustee of Robert M. Mraule D.D.S., M.D., Inc. Money
Purchase Pension Plan, 39,747 shares held in the Central Coast
Bancorp Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan Trust as to
which Mr. Mraule has shared investment power and 58,987 shares
subject to stock options exercisable immediately.
(11) Includes 13,411 shares of Common Stock owned jointly with his
spouse and 22,549 shares of Common Stock subject to stock
options exercisable immediately.
(12) Includes 6,875 shares of Common Stock subject to stock
options exercisable immediately.
(13) Includes 10,216 shares of Common Stock owned jointly with
his spouse, and 34,031 shares of Common Stock subject to stock
options and warrants exercisable immediately.
(14) Includes 22,501 shares of Common Stock held in the Wayne
Heitz Family Trust and 55,992 shares of Common Stock subject
to stock options exercisable immediately.
(15) Includes 448,307 shares of Common Stock subject to stock
options and warrants exercisable immediately and
212,903 shares held by the Central Coast Bancorp Board of
Directors Deferred Stock Option Plan Trust.
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PROPOSAL NO. 1
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION
The number of directors authorized for election at this Meeting
is nine (9). Management has nominated the nine (9) incumbent
directors to serve as the Corporation's directors. Each director
will hold office until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders and
until his successor is elected and qualified.
All proxies will be voted for the election of the nine (9)
nominees listed below (all of whom are incumbent directors)
recommended by the Board of Directors unless authority to vote for
the election of any directors is withheld. The nominees receiving
the highest number of affirmative votes of the shares entitled to be
voted for them shall be elected as directors. Abstentions and votes
cast against nominees have no effect on the election of directors.
If any of the nominees should unexpectedly decline or be unable to
act as a director, their proxies may be voted for a substitute
nominee to be designated by the Board of Directors. The Board of
Directors has no reason to believe that any nominee will be become
unavailable and has no present intention to nominate persons in
addition to or in lieu of those named below.
The following table sets forth certain information as of the
Record Date, April 3, 2000, with respect to those persons nominated
by the Board of Directors for election as directors, as well as all
executive officers. The Corporation knows of no arrangements,
including any pledge by any person of securities of the Corporation,
the operation of which may, at a subsequent date, result in a change
in control of the Corporation. There are no arrangements or
understandings by which any of the executive officers or directors
of either the Corporation or the Subsidiary were selected. There is
no family relationship between any of the directors or executive
officers.
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<CAPTION>
Name Age Position
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Robert C. Blatter 39 Senior Vice President and Loan
Administrator of the Corporation, and of
Community Bank of Central California or
its predecessors, since 1996.
C. Edward Boutonnet 60 Director of the Corporation, and of
Community Bank of Central California
or its predecessors, since 1994 and 1982,
respectively.
Bradford G. Crandall 65 Director of the Corporation, and of
Community Bank of Central California or
its predecessors, since 1994 and 1982,
respectively.
Alfred P. Glover 68 Director of the Corporation, and of
Community Bank of Central California or
its predecessors, since 1996 and 1988,
respectively.
Michael T. Lapsys 51 Director of the Corporation, and of
Community Bank of Central California or
its predecessors, since 1998.
Duncan L. McCarter,R.Ph. 53 Director of the Corporation, and of
Community Bank of Central California or
its predecessors, since 1994 and 1982,
respectively.
John F. McCarthy 57 Executive Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer of the Corporation, and
of Community Bank of Central California
or its predecessors, since 1988 and 1994,
respectively. Secretary of the
Corporation, and of Community Bank of
Central California or its predecessors,
since 1997.
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Name Age Position
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<S> <C> <C>
Robert M. Mraule, 50 Director of the Corporation, and of
D.D.S., M.D. Community Bank of Central California or
its predecessors, since 1994 and 1982,
respectively.
Louis A. Souza 71 Director of the Corporation, and of
Community Bank of Central California or
its predecessors, since 1996 and 1988,
respectively.
Robert M. Stanberry 60 Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of the Corporation, and
of Community Bank of Central California
or its predecessors, since 1998.
Mose E. Thomas, Jr. 59 Director of the Corporation, and of
Community Bank of Central California or
its predecessors, since 1996 and 1989,
respectively.
Nick Ventimiglia 58 Chairman, President and Chief Executive
Officer of the Corporation since December
1994. President and Chief Executive
Officer of Community Bank of Central
California or its predecessors, since 1982.
</TABLE>
The following is a brief account of the business experience for a
minimum of five years of each director and executive officer listed
above in addition to positions indicated.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C>
Robert C. Blatter Commercial Banking Officer, Bank of America
from 1986 to 1989.
C. Edward Boutonnet Organizer, Bank of Salinas; Partner and General
Manager, Sea Mist Farms, Ocean Mist Farms and
Boutonnet Farms, Inc.
Bradford G. Crandall President, E.B. Stone & Son, Inc., wholesale
nursery supply firm.
Alfred P. Glover Organizer of Cypress Bank; Owner, Glover
Enterprises, a real estate development firm.
Michael T. Lapsys Chairman, Device Dynamics Incorporated, a
semiconductor marking company.
Duncan L. McCarter, R.Ph. President and Chief Executive Officer,
Healthcare Pathway Management, Inc., dba
AdvantaCare Medical, and dba AdvantaCare
InfusionCare, and Care Pharmacies, Inc.
John F. McCarthy Vice President and Regional Manager, Hibernia
Bank, Salinas from 1986 to 1988; Vice President
and Regional Manager, Crocker National Bank
from 1980 to 1986.
Robert M. Mraule, Physician, Dentist, Oral and Maxillofacial
D.D.S., M.D. Surgeon.
Robert M. Stanberry Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,
TriCo Bancshares from 1993 to 1998.
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Louis A. Souza Organizer of Cypress Bank; Owner, Louis A.
Souza Construction, a general contractor,
semi-retired.
Mose E. Thomas, Jr. Organizer of Cypress Bank; Owner and General
Manager, Chapel of Seaside, Inc., and Mission
Mortuary, Inc., funeral chapels.
Nick Ventimiglia Organizer, Director, President and Chief Executive
Officer, Bank of Salinas from 1982 to 1994.
</TABLE>
None of the Directors of the Corporation or the Subsidiary is a
director of any other company with a class of securities registered
pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or subject to the requirements of Section 15(d) of such Act
or any company registered as an investment company under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, whose common stock is registered
pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
Committees of the Board of Directors
The Audit Committee, chaired by Alfred P. Glover, and the
Finance Committee, chaired by C. Edward Boutonnet, whose common
members include Duncan L. McCarter, Robert M. Mraule (Vice Chairman)
and Mose E. Thomas, Jr., oversee the Corporation's and Subsidiary's
independent public accountants, analyze the results of internal and
regulatory examinations and monitor the financial and accounting
organization and reporting. The Audit Committee met twelve (12)
times and the Finance Committee met twelve (12) times in 1999.
The Board of Directors has not established a nominating
committee. The full Board of Directors performs the functions of a
nominating committee with responsibility for considering appropriate
candidates for election as directors.
The Premises, Compensation and Performance Committee, whose
members include C. Edward Boutonnet (Vice Chairman), Duncan L.
McCarter, Robert M. Mraule (Chairman), Louis A. Souza and Mose E.
Thomas, Jr., oversees physical premises used in daily operations and
reviews and establishes employee benefits and the compensation paid
to executive officers and other employees. The Premises,
Compensation and Performance Committee met twelve (12) times in 1999.
The Investment/CRA/ALCO/Shareholder Relations Committee, whose
members include Bradford G. Crandall, Alfred P. Glover, Michael T.
Lapsys (Chairman) and Louis A. Souza (Vice Chairman), has
responsibility for asset/liability management, review of the
Corporation's investment portfolio, maintenance of shareholder
relations and community reinvestment. The Investment/Shareholder
Relations Committee met twelve (12) times in 1999.
The Loan Committee, whose members include C. Edward Boutonnet
(Vice Chairman), Bradford G. Crandall (Chairman), Alfred P. Glover,
Michael T. Lapsys and Louis A. Souza has responsibility for
establishing loan policy and approving loans which exceed certain
dollar limits. The Loan Committee met twenty four (24) times in
1999.
The Marketing Committee, whose members include Duncan L.
McCarter (Chairman), Louis A. Souza and Mose E. Thomas (Vice
Chairman), has responsibility for administering the Corporation's
marketing policies and marketing programs. The Marketing Committee
met twelve (12) times in 1999.
During 1999, the Corporation's Board of Directors held eight
(8) meetings. All Directors attended at least seventy-five percent
(75%) of the aggregate of the total number of meetings of the Board
of Directors and the number of meetings of the committees on which
they served.
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Compensation of Directors
The fees paid to directors during 1999 included a base fee of
$2,050 per month for attendance at Board meetings of the Corporation
and the Subsidiary. In addition to the base fee, the Loan Committee
Chairman received $200 per month, the Chairmen of the Audit,
ALCO/Compliance/Shareholder Relations, Marketing, and the Premises,
Compensation and Performance Committees each received $100 per
month. The total amount of fees paid to all Directors as a group
for attendance at Board and committee meetings was $207,000 in 1999.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Set forth below is the summary compensation paid or accrued
during the three years ended December 31, 1999 to Nick Ventimiglia,
John McCarthy, Robert M. Stanberry and Robert C. Blatter, the only
executive officers of the Corporation and/or the Subsidiary.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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Long-Term Compensation
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Annual Compensation Awards Payouts
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(f) (g)
(e) Restricted Securities (h) (i)
(a) (c) (d) Other Annual Stock Underlying LTIP All Other
Name an (b) Salary Bonus Compensation Award(s) Options/SARs Payouts Compensation
Principal Position Year ($)1/ ($)2/ ($)3/ ($) (#)4/ ($) ($)5/
- --------------------- ---- ----- ---- ----------- ----- ----- --- -----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Nick Ventimiglia, 1999 $ 240,000 $ 165,000 -- -- -- $2,111
Chief Executive Officer; 1998 240,000 154,030 -- -- -- -- 2,000
President, Central Coast 1997 200,000 154,030 -- -- -- -- 1,900
Bancorp and Community
Bank
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John F. McCarthy, 1999 157,500 107,500 -- -- -- -- 2,111
Executive Vice President, 1998 150,000 100,119 -- -- -- -- 2,000
Chief Operating Officer 1997 130,000 100,119 -- -- -- -- 1,900
and Corporate Secretary
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Robert M.Stanberry,Senior 1999 117,875 60,000 -- -- -- -- 2,457
Vice President and 1998 14,626 -- -- -- 20,625 -- --
Chief Financial Officer 1997 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
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Robert C. Blatter, Senior 1999 90,000 60,000 -- -- -- -- 2,111
Vice President and Loan 1998 85,000 60,000 -- -- -- -- 1,981
Administrator 1997 76,000 58,531 -- -- -- -- 1,840
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</TABLE>
1/ Amounts shown include cash and non-cash compensation earned and
received by executive officers as well as amounts earned but
deferred at the election of those officers under the 401(k)
Plan. The salary paid to Mr. Stanberry in 1998 was the amount
earned in the period from the date of initial employment,
November 16, 1998.
2/ Amounts indicated as bonus payments were earned for performance
during 1999, 1998 and 1997.
3/ No executive officer received perquisites or other personal
benefits in excess of the lesser of $50,000 or 10% of each such
officer's total annual salary and bonus during 1999, 1998 and
1997.
4/ Amounts shown represent the number of shares granted. The
Corporation had a 1982 Stock Option Plan (the "1982 Plan")
pursuant to which options could be granted to directors and key,
full-time salaried, officers and employees of the Corporation and
the Subsidiary. The 1982 Plan expired by its terms in 1993.
Options granted under the 1982 Plan were either incentive options
or non-statutory options. Options granted under the 1982 Plan
became exercisable in accordance with a vesting schedule
established at the time of grant. Vesting could not extend
beyond ten years from the date of grant. Upon a change in
control of the Corporation, all outstanding options under the
1982 Plan will become fully vested and exercisable. Options
granted under the 1982 Plan were adjusted to protect against
dilution in the event of certain changes in the Corporation's
capitalization, including stock splits and stock dividends. The
Corporation's 1994 Stock Option Plan, as amended, (the "1994
Plan") is substantially similar to the 1982 Plan regarding
provisions related to option grants, vesting and dilution. Upon
a change in control, options do not become fully vested and
exercisable, but may be assumed or equivalent options may be
substituted by a successor corporation. All options granted to
the named executive officers are incentive stock options and have
an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the
Corporation's Common Stock on the date of grant.
5/ Amounts shown for each named executive officer are 401(k)
matching contributions for the year indicated.
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No options were granted under the 1994 Plan or any plan during
the year ended December 31, 1999.
The following table sets forth the number of shares of Common
Stock acquired by each of the named executive officers upon the
exercise of stock options during fiscal 1999, the net value realized
upon exercise, the number of shares of Common Stock represented by
outstanding stock options held by each of the named executive
officers as of December 31, 1999 and the value of such options based
on the closing price of the Corporation's Common Stock and certain
information concerning unexercised options under the 1994 Stock
Option Plan.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
AGGREGATED OPTION/SAR EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR AND
FY-END OPTION/SAR VALUES
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(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
Number of
Securities Value of
Underlying Unexercised
Unexercised in-the-Money
Options/SARs at Options/SARs
Fiscal Year-End at Fiscal Year-
Shares Value (#) End ($)
Acquired on Realized Exercisable/ Exercisable/
Name Exercise (#) ($) Unexercisable Unexercisable 1/
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Nick Ventimiglia - - 55,993/ 5,490 387,453/49,062
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
John F. McCarthy 61,969 770,663 22,688/ - 127,463/ -
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Robert M. Stanberry - - 6,875/13,750 3,750/ 7,500
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Robert C. Blatter 8,455 84,777 18,108/ 1,692 133,095/17,349
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1/ The aggregate value has been determined based upon the closing
price for the Corporation's Common Stock at year-end, minus the
exercise price.
Employment Contracts and Termination of Employment and Change in
Control Arrangements
The Corporation has entered into employment agreements with
Messrs. Ventimiglia, President and Chief Executive Officer;
McCarthy, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer;
Stanberry, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; and
Blatter, Senior Vice President and Loan Administrator. The
agreements provide for an original term of three years with
automatic one-year extensions until the agreements are terminated as
described below. The agreements provide for a base salary, which is
disclosed for 1999 in the Summary Compensation Table. The base
salaries under each agreement are reviewed annually and are subject
to adjustment at the discretion of the Board of Directors.
Additionally, the agreements provide for, among other things: (a) a
discretionary annual bonus based upon the Corporation's achievement
of certain profitability, growth and asset quality standards as
established by the Board of Directors; (b) payment of base salary,
reduced by the amounts received from state disability insurance or
workers' compensation or other similar insurance benefits through
policies provided by the Bank; (c) stock option grants under the
Corporation's stock option plan, at the sole discretion of the Board
of Directors; (d) four weeks annual vacation leave; (e) use of an
automobile; and (f) reimbursement for ordinary and necessary
expenses incurred in connection with employment.
The agreements may be terminated with or without cause, but if
the agreements are terminated without cause due to the occurrence of
circumstances that make it impossible or impractical for the
Employer to conduct or continue its business, the loss by the
Employer of its legal capacity to contract or the Employer's breach
of the terms of the agreement, the employee is entitled to receive
severance
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compensation equal to six months of the existing base
salary (twelve months in the case of Mr. Ventimiglia). The
agreements further provide that in the event of a "change in
control" as defined therein and within a period of one and a half
years (two years in the case of Mr. Ventimiglia) following
consummation of such change in control: (a) the employee's
employment is terminated; or (b) any adverse change occurs in the
nature and scope of the employee's position, responsibilities,
duties, salary, benefits or location of employment; or (c) any event
occurs which reasonably constitutes a demotion, significant
diminution or constructive termination of employment, then the
employee will be entitled to receive severance compensation in an
amount equal to a multiple of the employee's average annual
compensation for the five years immediately preceding the change in
control as follows: (a) two times for Mr. Ventimiglia; (b) one and
one-half times for Messrs. McCarthy and Stanberry; and (c) one times
for Mr. Blatter.
Recognizing the importance of building and retaining a
competent management team, additional agreements were entered into
to provide post-retirement benefits to the above named employees.
The terms of the agreements include the amounts each employee will
receive upon the occurrence of certain specified events, including
formal retirement on or after a specified age. The agreements
generally provide for annual retirement benefit payments of Ninety
Thousand Dollars ($90,000) to Mr. Ventimiglia, Seventy Thousand
Dollars ($70,000) to Mr. McCarthy and Forty-five Thousand Dollars
($45,000) to Mr. Blatter. The annual retirement benefit amount is
payable in equal monthly installments over a fifteen (15) year
period. In the event of an employee's death, all remaining amounts
due are anticipated to be paid to the employee's designated
beneficiary over the remaining payout period. Other events which
may alter when payment of the annual retirement benefit is to begin,
or the amount which is to be paid, include: (a) disability prior to
retirement in which case the employee shall be entitled to a lesser
benefit payment amount based upon the length of employment; and (b)
either termination of employment without cause or constructive
termination following a "change of control," in which case the
employee is entitled to receive the full annual benefit payment in
equal monthly installments for fifteen (15) years beginning in the
month following the termination or "change of control." Generally,
in those situations where the employee is terminated for cause, or
where the employee voluntarily terminates his employment prior to
retirement or other event triggering a right to payments under the
agreement, the employee is not entitled to the payment of any
benefits.
BOARD COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT
ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The compensation of the executive officers of the Corporation
and the Subsidiary is reviewed and approved annually by the Board of
Directors on recommendation by the Premises, Compensation and
Performance Committee (the "Committee"). During 1999, Messrs.
Boutonnet, McCarter, Mraule, Souza and Thomas were members of the
Committee. Messrs. Ventimiglia, McCarthy, Stanberry and Blatter,
served as executive officers of the Corporation and/or the
Subsidiary during 1999.
The Committee's philosophy is that compensation should be
designed to reflect the value created for shareholders while
supporting the Corporation's strategic goals. The Committee reviews
annually the compensation of the executive officers to insure that
the Corporation's compensation programs are related to financial
performance and consistent generally with employers of comparable
size in the industry. Annual compensation for the Corporation's
executive officers includes the following components:
1) Base salary is related to the individual officer's level of
responsibility and comparison with comparable employers in the
industry.
2) Annual cash bonuses are based on individual and Corporation
performance. Factors evaluated include the achievement of certain
profitability, growth and asset quality standards as established by
the Board of Directors. The bonus compensation is funded from the
Corporation's pre-tax income. While many of the factors considered
in determining whether to award a bonus are objective, the Committee
recommendation may also include certain subjective factors as part
of the bonus analysis.
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During 1999, bonuses were recommended by the
Committee for the named executive officers as represented in the
Summary Compensation Table.
3) Stock option grants are intended to increase the executive
officers' interest in the Corporation's long-term success and to
link the interests of the executive officers with those of the
shareholders as measured by the Corporation's share price. Stock
options are granted at the prevailing market value of the
Corporation's Common Stock and will only have value if the
Corporation's stock price increases. See Summary Compensation
Table, Option Grant Table and Option/SAR Exercise Table, and notes
thereto for further description of stock options.
4) The Corporation matches salary deferred by employees
participating in its 401(k) Plan at a rate determined annually by
the Board of Directors (25% of salary deferred for 1999). Executive
officers are eligible to participate in the 401(k) plan. See
Summary Compensation Table.
COMPARISON OF CENTRAL COAST BANCORP SHAREHOLDER RETURN
Set forth below is a line graph comparing the annual percentage
change in the cumulative total return on the Corporation's Common
Stock with the cumulative total return of the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq
Bank Index as of the end of each of the Corporation's last five
fiscal years.
The following table assumes that $100.00 was invested on December
31, 1994 in Central Coast Bancorp Common Stock and each index, and
that all dividends were reinvested. Returns have been adjusted for
stock dividends and stock splits declared by Central Coast Bancorp.
Shareholder returns over the indicated period should not be
considered indicative of future shareholder returns.
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Index 12/31/94 12/31/95 12/31/96 12/31/97 12/31/98 12/31/99
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Central Coast Bancorp 100.00 132.65 184.33 279.85 300.37 307.84
S&P 500 100.00 137.59 169.48 226.14 291.80 353.74
Nasdaq Bank Stocks 100.00 149.00 196.73 329.39 327.11 314.42
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Changes in Control
The Corporation knows of no arrangements, including any pledge
by any person of securities of the Corporation, the operation of
which may, at a subsequent date, result in a change of control of
the Corporation.
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires
the Corporation's directors, executive officers and ten percent or
more shareholders of the Corporation's equity securities, to file
with the Securities and Exchange Commission initial reports of
ownership and reports of changes of ownership of the Corporation's
equity securities. Officers, directors and ten percent or more
shareholders are required by SEC regulation to furnish the
Corporation with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file. To
the Corporation's knowledge, based solely on review of the copies of
such reports furnished to the Corporation and written
representations that no other reports were required, during the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, except for Messrs. Mraule,
Blatter, Boutonnet, Crandall, and McCarter, who each filed one
report on Form 5 to report a transaction not otherwise reported on a
Form 4, all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to its
executive officers, directors and beneficial owners of ten percent
or more of the Corporation's equity securities appear to have been
met.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Transactions with Management and Others
There have been no transactions, or series of similar
transactions, during 1999, or any currently proposed transaction, or
series of similar transactions, to which the Corporation or the
Subsidiary was or is to be a party, in which the amount involved
exceeded or will exceed $60,000 and in which any director of the
Corporation or the Subsidiary, executive officer of the Corporation
or the Subsidiary, any shareholder owning of record or beneficially
5% or more of the Corporation's Common Stock, or any member of the
immediate family of any of the foregoing persons, had, or will have,
a direct or indirect material interest.
Certain Business Relationships
There were no business relationships during 1999 of the type
requiring disclosure under Item 404(b) of Regulation S-K.
Indebtedness of Management
The Corporation, through the Subsidiary, has had, and expects
in the future to have banking transactions in the ordinary course of
its business with many of the Corporation's directors and officers
and their associates, including transactions with corporations of
which such persons are directors, officers or controlling
shareholders, on substantially the same terms (including interest
rates and collateral) as those prevailing for comparable
transactions with others. Management believes that in 1999 such
transactions comprising loans did not involve more than the normal
risk of collectibility or present other unfavorable features. Loans
to executive officers of the Corporation and the Subsidiary are
subject to limitations as to amount and purposes prescribed in part
by the Federal Reserve Act, as amended, and the regulations of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
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PROPOSAL NO. 2
RATIFICATION AND APPOINTMENT OF
INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
The firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP served the Corporation and
the Subsidiary as independent public accountants for the 1999 fiscal
year. Deloitte & Touche LLP has no interest, financial or
otherwise, in the Corporation or the Subsidiary. The services
rendered by Deloitte & Touche LLP during the 1999 fiscal year were
audit services, consultation in connection with various accounting
matters and preparation of corporation income tax returns. The
Boards of Directors of the Corporation and the Subsidiary approved
each professional service rendered by Deloitte & Touche LLP during
the 1999 fiscal year, and the possible effect of each such service
on the independence of that firm was considered by the Boards of
Directors before such service was rendered.
Representatives of Deloitte & Touche LLP are expected to be
present at the Meeting and will have an opportunity to make a
statement if they so desire and to answer appropriate questions.
The Board of Directors of the Corporation has selected Deloitte
& Touche LLP to serve as the independent public accountants for the
2000 fiscal year and recommend that the shareholders vote "FOR"
approval to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the
Corporation's independent public accountants for the 2000 fiscal
year.
ANNUAL REPORT
The Annual Report of the Corporation containing audited
financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999 is
included in this mailing to shareholders.
FORM 10-K
A COPY OF THE CORPORATION'S ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FILED
WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION UNDER THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED, IS AVAILABLE TO SHAREHOLDERS
WITHOUT CHARGE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO JOHN F. McCARTHY, SECRETARY,
CENTRAL COAST BANCORP, 301 MAIN STREET, SALINAS, CALIFORNIA, 93901.
SHAREHOLDERS' PROPOSALS
Next year's Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held on May
24, 2001. The deadline for shareholders to submit proposals for
inclusion in the Proxy Statement and form of Proxy for the 2001
Annual Meeting of Shareholders is December 30, 2000. Management of
the Corporation will have discretionary authority to vote proxies
obtained by it in connection with any shareholder proposal not
submitted on or before the December 30, 2000 deadline. All
proposals should be submitted by Certified Mail - Return Receipt
Requested, to John F. McCarthy, Secretary, Central Coast Bancorp,
301 Main Street, Salinas, California, 93901.
OTHER MATTERS
The Board of Directors knows of no other matters which will be
brought before the Meeting, but if such matters are properly
presented to the Meeting, proxies solicited hereby will be voted in
accordance with the judgment of the persons holding such proxies.
All shares represented by duly executed proxies will be voted at the
Meeting in accordance with the terms of such proxies.
CENTRAL COAST BANCORP
Salinas, California
April 21, 2000 By: /S/ JOHN F. MCCARTHY
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PROXY PROXY
CENTRAL COAST BANCORP
Proxy for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders To Be Held May 25, 2000
This Proxy Is Solicited on Behalf of the Board of Directors
The undersigned holder of Common Stock acknowledges receipt of a
copy of the Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Central
Coast Bancorp and the accompanying Proxy Statement dated April 21,
2000, and revoking any Proxy heretofore given, hereby constitutes
and appoints C. Edward Boutonnet, and Nick Ventimiglia and each of
them, with full power of substitution, as attorneys and proxies to
appear and vote all of the shares of Common Stock of Central Coast
Bancorp, a California corporation, standing in the name of the
undersigned which the undersigned could vote if personally present
and acting at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Central Coast
Bancorp, to be held at 301 Main Street, Salinas, California on
Thursday, May 25, 2000, at 5:30 p.m. or at any postponements or
adjournments thereof, upon the following items as set forth in the
Notice of Meeting and Proxy Statement and to vote according to their
discretion on all other matters which may be properly presented for
action at the Meeting or any postponements or adjournments thereof.
The above-named proxy holders are hereby granted discretionary
authority to cumulate votes represented by the shares covered by
this Proxy in the election of directors.
UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED "FOR" THE
FOLLOWING ITEMS:
1. To elect as directors the nominees set forth below:
[ ] FOR all nominees listed below [ ] WITHHOLD AUTHORITY
(except as marked to the contrary below). to vote for all nominees
listed below.
INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual
nominee, strike a line through the nominee's name in the list below:
C. Edward Boutonnet Michael T. Lapsys Louis M. Souza
Bradford G. Crandall Duncan L. McCarter Mose E. Thomas, Jr.
Alfred P. Glover Robert M. Mraule, Nick Ventimiglia
D.D.S.,M.D.
2.To approve the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent public
accountants for the 2000 fiscal year.
[ ] FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN
The proxy holders will vote according to their discretion on all other
matters which may be properly presented for action at the meeting.
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED BY AND ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
AND MAY BE REVOKED PRIOR TO ITS EXERCISE. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS NOMINATED BY THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND "FOR" PROPOSAL NO. 2. THE PROXY WHEN PROPERLY
EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, IT WILL
BE VOTED "FOR" THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS NOMINATED BY THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS AND "FOR" PROPOSAL NO. 2.
No. of Common Shares
I/We do [ ] or do not [ ] expect to attend this Meeting.
SHAREHOLDER(S)SIGNATURE:
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Dated: , 2000
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Please date and sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s). When signing
as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee, or guardian, please
give full title. If more than one trustee, all should sign. All
joint owners should sign. WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THIS
MEETING, PLEASE SIGN AND RETURN THIS PROXY AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE
IN THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE.
