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Derek V. Smith | |
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
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(1) To elect one director for a term expiring in 2007 and three directors for terms expiring in 2008; | |
(2) To approve an amendment to the ChoicePoint Inc. 2003 Omnibus Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock that may be issued under the plan from 3,500,000 to 7,500,000; | |
(3) To ratify the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accountants; and | |
(4) To transact any other business properly brought before the annual meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. |
By Order of the Board of Directors, | |
David W. Davis | |
Corporate Secretary |
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• | sending written notice to our corporate secretary at 1000 Alderman Drive, Alpharetta, Georgia 30005; | |
• | signing another proxy with a later date; or | |
• | voting again at the annual meeting. |
• | vote FOR the election of the four nominees for director; | |
• | WITHHOLD AUTHORITY to vote for the four nominees; or | |
• | WITHHOLD AUTHORITY to vote for one or more of the nominees and vote FOR the remaining nominee or nominees. |
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• | vote FOR the proposal; | |
• | vote AGAINST the proposal; or | |
• | ABSTAIN from voting on the proposal. |
• | vote FOR ratification; | |
• | vote AGAINST ratification; or | |
• | ABSTAIN from voting on the proposal. |
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• | the director was employed by the Company or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries; | |
• | an immediate family member of the director was employed by the Company or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries as an executive officer; | |
• | the director or any immediate family member received more than $100,000 per year in direct compensation from the Company or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries, other than director and committee fees and pension or other forms of deferred compensation for prior service (as long as such compensation is not contingent in any way on continued service); | |
• | the director was employed by or affiliated with the Company’s present or former independent public accountant or internal auditor; | |
• | an immediate family member of the director was employed in a professional capacity by the Company’s present or former independent public accountant or internal auditor; |
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• | an executive officer of the Company was on the compensation committee of the board of directors of a company that employed either the director or an immediate family member of the director as an executive officer; or | |
• | the director was an executive officer or an employee, or an immediate family member of the director was an executive officer, of a company that made payments to, or received payments from, the Company for property or services in an amount which, in any single fiscal year, exceeded the greater of $1 million, or 2% of the other company’s consolidated gross revenues. |
• | if a director is an executive officer of another company which is indebted to the Company, or to which the Company is indebted, and the total amount of the indebtedness is less than one percent of the total consolidated assets of the indebted company; and | |
• | if a director serves as an executive officer, director or trustee, or an immediate family member of the director serves as an executive officer, of a charitable organization and the Company’s charitable contributions to the organization in any of the last three fiscal years, in the aggregate, are less than (1) one percent of that organization’s latest publicly available consolidated gross revenues (or annual charitable receipts, if revenue information is not available) or (2) $50,000, whichever is greater. |
• | Board composition, including board size, independence of directors, number of independent directors, lead director position and succession planning; | |
• | Board functions, including executive sessions of non-employee directors, length of board service, access to management, board retirement and management development and succession planning; and | |
• | Board committees, including responsibilities for each committee, nomination and selection of directors, director compensation, board assessment, chief executive officer evaluation and retention of independent advisors. |
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• | A desire to serve on the board primarily to contribute to the growth and prosperity of ChoicePoint and help create long-term value for its shareholders; | |
• | Individuals who possess the highest personal and professional ethics, integrity and values; | |
• | Business or professional knowledge and experience that will contribute to the effectiveness of the board and the committees of the board, and will replace, when possible, important attributes possessed by directors who have retired or will retire in the near future; | |
• | The ability to understand and exercise sound judgment on issues related to the goals of ChoicePoint; | |
• | A willingness and ability to devote the time and effort required to serve effectively on the board, including preparation for and attendance at board and committee meetings; | |
• | An understanding of the interests of shareholders, customers, employees and the general public, the intention and ability to act in the interests of all shareholders and an understanding of the use of information to help create a safer, more secure society; | |
• | A position of leadership in his or her field of endeavor which may include business, government, community or education; and | |
• | Free of interests or affiliations that could give rise to a biased approach to directorship responsibilities and/or a conflict of interest, and free of any material business relationship with ChoicePoint except for the employment relationship of an inside director. |
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Executive Committee |
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Management Compensation and Benefits Committee |
Audit Committee |
Privacy Committee |
Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee |
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Number of | Percent of | ||||||||
Name and Address | Shares(1) | Class (%) | |||||||
Baron Capital Group, Inc. | 8,851,844 | (2) | 9.8 | ||||||
BAMCO, Inc. Baron Capital Management, Inc. Baron Asset Fund Ronald Baron 767 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10153 | |||||||||
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. | 6,978,526 | (3) | 7.8 | ||||||
100 East Pratt Street Baltimore, MD 21202 | |||||||||
Oppenheimer Capital LLC | 4,670,030 | (4) | 5.2 | ||||||
1345 Avenue of the Americas 49th Floor New York, New York 10105 | |||||||||
Thomas M. Coughlin | 19,229 | * | |||||||
Douglas C. Curling | 788,540 | (5) | * | ||||||
J. Michael de Janes | 255,487 | (6) | * | ||||||
James M. Denny | 34,519 | (7) | * | ||||||
John J. Hamre | 12,250 | * | |||||||
Kenneth G. Langone | 1,970,011 | (8) | 2.2 | ||||||
David T. Lee | 580,655 | * | |||||||
John B. McCoy | 3,000 | * | |||||||
Terrence Murray | 12,250 | * | |||||||
Ray M. Robinson | 1,000 | * | |||||||
Derek V. Smith | 3,027,382 | (9) | 3.4 | ||||||
Charles I. Story | 51,244 | * | |||||||
Steven W. Surbaugh | 131,718 | (10) | * | ||||||
All Executive Officers, Directors, and Nominees as a Group (15 persons) | 7,039,382 | 7.8 |
* | Represents beneficial ownership of less than 1% of the outstanding ChoicePoint common stock. |
(1) | Includes shares issuable pursuant to stock options exercisable on February 28, 2005, or within 60 days thereafter, as follows: Mr. Coughlin — 18,332 shares; Mr. Curling — 592,470 shares; Mr. de Janes — 217,471 shares; Mr. Denny — 24,332 shares; Dr. Hamre — 11,666 shares; Mr. Langone — 234,332 shares; Mr. Lee — 461,998 shares; Mr. Murray — 11,666 shares; |
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Mr. Smith — 2,549,620 shares; Mr. Story — 48,332 shares; Mr. Surbaugh — 33,333 shares and Mr. Surbaugh’s spouse — 33,333 shares; and other executive officers — 127,939 shares. |
(2) | This information is based on a Schedule 13G/ A filed with the SEC on February 15, 2005 by Baron Capital Group, Inc., BAMCO, Inc., Baron Capital Management, Inc., Baron Asset Fund and Ronald Baron. According to the Schedule 13G/ A, Baron Capital Group, Inc. has sole voting power and sole dispositive power covering 175,000 shares and shared voting power for 8,449,944 shares and shared dispositive power covering 8,676,844 shares. BAMCO, Inc. has shared voting power covering 7,900,000 shares and shared dispositive power covering 8,110,500 shares. Baron Capital Management, Inc. has sole voting and sole dispositive power covering 175,000 shares and shared voting power covering 549,944 shares and shared dispositive power covering 566,344 shares. Baron Asset Fund has shared voting and dispositive power covering 4,500,000 shares and Ronald Baron has sole voting power and sole dispositive power covering 175,000 shares and shared voting power covering 8,449,944 shares and shared dispositive power covering 8,676,844 shares. | |
(3) | This information is based on a Schedule 13G/ A filed with the SEC on February 15, 2005 by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (“Price Associates”). According to the Schedule 13G/ A, Price Associates has sole voting power covering 1,333,606 shares and sole dispositive power covering 6,978,526 shares, which are owned by various individual and institutional investors, for which Price Associates serves as investment adviser with power to direct vestments and/or sole power to vote the securities. For purposes of the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, Price Associates is deemed to be a beneficial owner of such securities; however, Price Associates expressly disclaims that it is, in fact, the beneficial owner of such securities. | |
(4) | This information is based on a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 14, 2005 by Oppenheimer Capital LLC. According to the Schedule 13G, Oppenheimer Capital LLC has sole voting power and sole dispositive power covering 4,670,030 shares. | |
(5) | Includes 14,000 shares held in a trust, 950 shares held in a custodial account for his son, 900 shares held in a custodial account for his daughter and 1,983 shares held in a custodial account for his minor son. Excludes 50,000 shares of restricted stock granted under the 1997 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan, the receipt of which the officer has elected to defer under the ChoicePoint Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan No. 2, 25,000 deferred shares issued under the 1997 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan and 75,000 deferred shares issued under the 2003 Omnibus Incentive Plan. | |
(6) | Includes 100 shares owned by his wife. | |
(7) | Includes 7,275 shares held by a not-for-profit foundation, of which he is co-trustee. Mr. Denny disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the foundation. | |
(8) | Includes 971,553 shares owned by Invemed Securities, Inc. and 209 shares owned by his wife. Mr. Langone is Chairman of Invemed Securities, Inc. | |
(9) | Includes 400 shares owned by his wife, 18,959 shares held in a trust for his daughter and 18,958 shares held in a trust for his son. Excludes 100,000 shares of restricted stock granted under the 1997 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan, the receipt of which the officer has elected to defer under the ChoicePoint Deferred Compensation Plan No. 2, 50,000 deferred shares issued under the 1997 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan and 150,000 deferred shares issued under the 2003 Omnibus Incentive Plan. |
(10) | Includes 13,333 restricted shares owned by his wife and 27 shares owned by his daughter. |
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• | No grant may provide for automatic reload rights; | |
• | Option rights may not be amended to reduce the option price; | |
• | Option price per share shall be no less than 100 percent of the fair market value; | |
• | Limitation on the number of shares issued as restricted stock and deferred shares; and | |
• | Minimum of three year time-based vesting on restricted stock and deferred shares. |
• | Limit on the aggregate number of equity-based grants that could be granted in a given year to no more than two percent of ChoicePoint’s outstanding shares; | |
• | Utilization of a mixture of equity vehicles including performance-accelerating, performance-contingent and time-based grants of stock options, deferred shares and restricted stock, with an increased reliance on the use of whole shares; and | |
• | Limit on the amount of aggregate equity-based grants that could be awarded in a given year to ChoicePoint’s top two executives, the CEO and COO, to fifteen percent of the total equity-based grants in that year. |
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Terrence Murray(Chairman) | |
John J. Hamre | |
John B. McCoy |
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Annual Compensation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Other Annual | Stock | Underlying | LTIP | All Other | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name and Principal Position | Year | Salary | Bonus(1) | Compensation(2) | Awards(3) | Options (#)(4) | Payout(5) | Compensation(6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derek V. Smith | 2004 | $ | 1,038,447 | $ | 1,800,000 | $ | 318,763 | $ | 1,917,500 | 100,000 | $ | 167,100 | $ | 1,297,111 | |||||||||||||||||||
Chairman & Chief | 2003 | 1,003,832 | 1,500,000 | 553,403 | 3,570,500 | 300,000 | — | 1,334,426 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Executive Officer | 2002 | 951,434 | 1,950,000 | 297,383 | 972,000 | 733,332 | 3,410,438 | 979,641 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Douglas C. Curling | 2004 | 597,105 | 800,000 | 91,435 | 958,750 | 50,000 | 83,550 | 462,138 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
President & Chief | 2003 | 577,202 | 700,000 | 128,175 | 1,785,250 | 150,000 | — | 452,938 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating Officer | 2002 | 545,764 | 950,000 | 73,215 | 486,000 | 366,665 | 1,637,010 | 325,678 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
David T. Lee | 2004 | 365,768 | 315,000 | — | 575,250 | 34,628 | 445,589 | 112,744 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Executive Vice | 2003 | 328,831 | 300,000 | — | 334,500 | 50,000 | — | 111,002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
President | 2002 | 296,519 | 350,000 | — | — | 86,664 | 477,461 | 95,438 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Steven W. Surbaugh | 2004 | 345,004 | 275,000 | — | 383,500 | 20,000 | — | 27,796 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chief Financial | 2003 | 312,913 | 250,000 | — | 641,750 | 20,000 | — | 21,860 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Officer | 2002 | 206,539 | 300,000 | — | 1,141,200 | 200,000 | — | 15,442 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Michael de Janes | 2004 | 278,463 | 155,000 | — | 191,750 | 10,000 | 222,778 | 37,411 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
General Counsel | 2003 | 256,842 | 125,000 | — | — | 10,000 | — | 33,454 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002 | 240,477 | 142,500 | — | — | 43,331 | 272,835 | 31,842 |
(1) | Represents an annual cash incentive award determined as a percentage of salary in the discretion of the compensation committee based upon attainment of corporate economic value-added goals and strategic initiatives. |
(2) | For 2004, these amounts include: for Mr. Smith $135,468 in incremental unreimbursed cost for use of the corporate aircraft, $98,678 in financial planning and tax preparation fees, $63,559 for the gross-up on the tax liability of various perquisites and $21,058 for club dues, and for Mr. Curling $46,700 in financial planning and tax preparation fees, $28,390 for the gross-up on the tax liability of various perquisites, $15,085 in incremental unreimbursed cost for use of the corporate aircraft and $1,260 for club dues. For 2003, these amounts include: for Mr. Smith $171,457 in incremental unreimbursed cost for use of the corporate aircraft, $150,000 for a club initiation fee, $107,260 for the gross-up on the tax liability of various perquisites, $99,801 in financial planning and tax preparation fees and $24,885 in club dues, and for Mr. Curling $78,721 in incremental unreimbursed cost for use of the corporate aircraft, $30,265 in financial planning and tax preparation fees, $17,929 for the gross-up on the tax liability of various perquisites and $1,260 in club dues. |
(3) | ChoicePoint granted restricted stock and deferred shares during 2004, 2003 and 2002 to a selected group of key officers to assure the key officers are retained through various dates ending February 2010. In the event that any dividends are paid with respect to the ChoicePoint common stock in the future, dividends will be paid on the shares of restricted, and may be paid in the Committee’s discretion on deferred, ChoicePoint common stock at the same rate. The value of restricted stock awards and deferred shares shown in the table is as of the dates of grant. As of December 31, 2004, the total number of restricted stock awards and deferred shares outstanding and related fair market value were as follows: Mr. Smith — 158,000 shares ($7,266,420); Mr. Curling — 79,000 shares ($3,633,210); Mr. Lee — 25,000 shares ($1,149,750); Mr. Surbaugh — 54,166 shares ($2,491,094); and Mr. de Janes — 5,000 shares ($229,950). |
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(4) | Share amounts have been adjusted to reflect the four-for-three stock split that was effective June 6, 2002. |
(5) | In 2001, Messrs. Smith and Curling were granted the right to receive long-term cash awards, subject to achieving certain three-year performance goals. These awards, based on a predetermined value that equals 75% of the market value on the vesting date of the restricted share grant of the same date, were earned as of July 1, 2004. In 2002, these executive officers elected that 95% of these awards be delivered in shares of ChoicePoint common stock rather than in cash, subject to achieving the original performance vesting goals, and that their distribution be deferred to a date subsequent to the termination of their respective employment. The amounts shown for Mr. Smith and Mr. Curling represent the cash payout of the remaining 5% of these awards on July 1, 2004 upon the achievement of the original performance vesting goals. The amounts shown for Mr. Lee and Mr. de Janes are the cash payout under the same plan and represent 100% of their interest in the Plan. |
(6) | For 2004, these amounts include: for Mr. Smith, $25,900 contributions under the 401(k) Plan, $114,465 accrued under ChoicePoint’s deferred compensation plan, referred to as the “DCP Plan,” $1,142,301 accrued under ChoicePoint’s Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (the “SERP”), which is part of ChoicePoint’s DCP Plan, calculated as a defined contribution equal to 45% of annual compensation, $9,000 in term life insurance premiums, referred to as the “Life Premiums,” and $5,444 for employer contributions for the salaried employee health-related benefit plan, referred to as the “Health Plan Contributions,” for Mr. Curling, $19,019 in contributions under the 401(k) Plan, $38,620 accrued under the DCP Plan, $389,131 accrued under the SERP, calculated as a defined contribution equal to 35% of annual compensation, $9,924 in Life Premiums, and $5,444 in Health Plan Contributions; for Mr. Lee, $19,019 in contributions under the 401(k) Plan, $15,720 accrued under the DCP Plan, $66,577 accrued under the SERP, calculated as a defined contribution equal to 10% of annual compensation, $5,984 in Life Premiums, and $5,444 in Health Plan Contributions; for Mr. Surbaugh, $7,159 in contributions under the 401(k) Plan, $4,872 accrued under the DCP Plan, $10,320 in Life Premiums, and $5,444 in Health Plan Contributions; and for Mr. de Janes, $19,019 in contributions under the 401(k) Plan, $7,944 under the DCP Plan, $5,004 in Life Premiums, and $5,444 in Health Plan Contributions. |
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Common | Total | Potential Realizable Value at | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock | Options | Assumed Rates of Stock Price | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Options | Employees in | Price Per | Expiration | |||||||||||||||||||||
Name | Granted(1)(2) | 2004 | Share | Date | 5%(3) | 10%(3) | ||||||||||||||||||
Derek V. Smith | 100,000 | 7.36 | % | $ | 38.5000 | 02/02/2014 | $ | 2,421,244 | $ | 6,135,908 | ||||||||||||||
Douglas C. Curling | 50,000 | 3.68 | % | 38.5000 | 02/02/2014 | 1,210,622 | 3,067,954 | |||||||||||||||||
David T. Lee | 30,000 | 2.20 | % | 38.5000 | 02/02/2014 | 726,374 | 1,840,773 | |||||||||||||||||
4,628 | 0.34 | % | 43.2000 | 12/21/2014 | 125,734 | 318,636 | ||||||||||||||||||
Steven W. Surbaugh | 20,000 | 1.47 | % | 38.5000 | 02/02/2014 | 484,249 | 1,227,182 | |||||||||||||||||
J. Michael de Janes | 10,000 | 0.74 | % | 38.5000 | 02/02/2014 | 242,124 | 613,591 |
(1) | All options were granted pursuant to the 2003 Omnibus Incentive Plan except for 4,628 options granted pursuant to reload rights granted in the ChoicePoint Inc. 1997 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan. |
(2) | The number of options includes non-qualified, performance-accelerated options to purchase the following number of shares of ChoicePoint common stock: 50,000 shares for Mr. Smith, 25,000 shares |
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for Mr. Curling, 15,000 shares for Mr. Lee, 10,000 for Mr. Surbaugh, and 5,000 shares for Mr. de Janes that will vest 100% on the seventh anniversary of the grant, subject to accelerated vesting based on achieving certain performance criteria within three years of the grant date. The number also includes options to purchase the following number of shares of ChoicePoint common stock: 50,000 for Mr. Smith, 25,000 for Mr. Curling, 19,628 for Mr. Lee, 10,000 for Mr. Surbaugh and 5,000 for Mr. de Janes that vest 100% on the third anniversary of the date of grant. | |
(3) | These amounts represent assumed rates of appreciation only. Actual gains, if any, realized upon exercises of stock options are dependent on future performance of the ChoicePoint common stock and overall market conditions. There can be no assurance that the amounts reflected in these columns will be achieved or, if achieved, will be realized at the time of any option exercise. |
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Name | (#)(1) | Realized | Exercisable | Unexercisable | Exercisable | Unexercisable | ||||||||||||||||||
Derek V. Smith | 172,965 | $ | 6,639,293 | 2,552,074 | 1,133,332 | $ | 80,703,609 | $ | 8,178,990 | |||||||||||||||
Douglas C. Curling | 70,725 | 2,167,856 | 576,018 | 566,665 | 14,756,294 | 4,089,488 | ||||||||||||||||||
David T. Lee | 54,740 | 1,803,015 | 405,332 | 157,960 | 12,381,668 | 1,299,203 | ||||||||||||||||||
Steven W. Surbaugh | — | — | — | 240,000 | — | 1,378,600 | ||||||||||||||||||
J. Michael de Janes | 16,093 | 654,716 | 209,139 | 56,665 | 6,793,900 | 476,788 |
(1) | Share amounts have been adjusted to reflect the two-for-one stock split effective November 24, 1999, the three-for-two stock split effective March 7, 2001 and the four-for-three stock split effective June 6, 2002. |
(2) | The value of unexercised options equals the fair market value per share of ChoicePoint common stock as of December 31, 2004, less the exercise price, multiplied by the number of shares underlying the stock options. The closing price of the ChoicePoint common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on December 31, 2004 was $45.99 per share. |
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future issuance under | ||||||||||||
Number of securities to | Weighted-average | equity compensation | ||||||||||
be issued upon exercise | exercise price of | plans (excluding | ||||||||||
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Plan Category | warrants and rights | warrants and rights | column(a)) | |||||||||
(a) | (b) | (c) | ||||||||||
Equity compensation plans approved by security Holders | 12,234,611 | $ | 25.83 | 4,125,608 | ||||||||
Equity compensation plans not approved by security Holders | 256,875 | 0 | ||||||||||
Total | 12,491,486 | 4,125,608 |
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Company/Index | Dec-99 | Dec-00 | Dec-01 | Dec-02 | Dec-03 | Dec-04 | ||||||||||||||||||
ChoicePoint Inc. | 100 | 158.46 | 183.77 | 190.89 | 184.12 | 222.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
S&P Midcap 400 Index | 100 | 117.51 | 116.80 | 99.85 | 135.41 | 157.73 | ||||||||||||||||||
S&P 400 Diversified Commercial Services | 100 | 132.79 | 126.15 | 110.30 | 158.09 | 175.89 |
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• | authorized shares available under the 2003 plan (including the amendment) constitute 8% of shares outstanding; | |
• | awards of options and appreciation rights may be made at no less than the fair market value on the date of grant; and | |
• | shareholder approval is required for amendments that affect dilution to shareholders, as required by the 2003 plan and applicable listing standards, and in the case of amendments pertaining to the restrictions on the grant of certain replacement options or reload options. |
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Subject to | Price of | Restricted | Deferred | Equivalent | |||||||||||||||||
Granted | Granted | Shares | Shares | Units | |||||||||||||||||
Name and Position | Options(1) | Options | Granted | Granted | Granted | ||||||||||||||||
Derek V. Smith(2) | 200,000 | $ | 42.31 | 0 | 150,000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
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Douglas C. Curling(3) | 100,000 | $ | 42.31 | 0 | 75,000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
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David T. Lee | 60,000 | $ | 42.31 | 30,000 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
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Steven W. Surbaugh | 40,000 | $ | 42.31 | 32,500 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Chief Financial Officer | |||||||||||||||||||||
J. Michael de Janes | 30,000 | $ | 43.58 | 15,000 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
General Counsel | |||||||||||||||||||||
John J. Hamre | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2,858 | ||||||||||||||||
Director (standing for reelection) | |||||||||||||||||||||
John B. McCoy | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3,908 | ||||||||||||||||
Director (standing for reelection) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Terrence Murray | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2,858 | ||||||||||||||||
Director (standing for reelection) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Ray Robinson | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 925 | ||||||||||||||||
Director (standing for election) | |||||||||||||||||||||
All current executive officers as a group | 479,000 | $ | 42.35 | 86,000 | 225,000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
All non-executive directors as a group | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 21,981 | ||||||||||||||||
All employees, including all current officers who are not executive officers, as a group | 2,313,402 | $ | 42.70 | 90,875 | 0 | 0 |
(1) | Net of cancelled options, but including exercised options. |
(2) | Received 10.5% of the equity awards made under the 2003 plan. |
(3) | Received 5.25% of the equity awards made under the 2003 plan. |
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Audit Committee | |
THOMAS M. COUGHLIN(Chairman) | |
JAMES M. DENNY | |
JOHN B. MCCOY |
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2003 | 2004 | |||||||
Audit Fees(1) | $ | 439,000 | $ | 500,000 | ||||
Audit-Related Fees(2) | $ | 617,601 | $ | 137,000 | ||||
Tax Fees(3) | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||
Sarbanes-Oxley 404 Fees(4) | $ | 0 | $ | 1,000,000 – $1,500,000 | ||||
All Other Fees(5) | $ | 0 | $ | 0 |
(1) | Audit fees include audit of the annual financial statements and quarterly reviews. |
(2) | 2004 and 2003 audit-related fees include benefit plan audits, agreed-upon procedures reports, acquisitions and accounting consultations. 2003 fees also include the re-audit of 2001 financial statements in connection with a divestiture. |
(3) | No tax services were provided by Deloitte & Touche LLP for fiscal 2003 or 2004. |
(4) | Fees related to the audit of management’s assessment of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. The actual amount of these fees has not been determined. |
(5) | No other services were provided by Deloitte & Touche LLP for fiscal 2003 or 2004. |
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By Order of the Board of Directors, | |
David W. Davis | |
Corporate Secretary |
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(a) Earnings (Gross, Operating, Pre-Tax, Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT), Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA), Net) |
(1) Per share | |
(2) Margin |
(b) Cash Flow (Operating, Free, Net) | |
(c) Revenue | |
(d) Economic Value Added (EVA) | |
(e) Total Shareholder Return |
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(f) Return on: |
(1) Equity (Beginning, Ending, Average) | |
(2) Assets (Beginning, Ending, Average, Net, Employed) | |
(3) Capital (Beginning, Ending, Average) | |
(4) Investment (Beginning, Ending, Average) |
(g) Price of Any Security of the Corporation | |
(h) Book Value per Share | |
(i) Operating Performance | |
(j) Strategic Initiatives | |
(k) Operating Profit After Amortization (OPAA) |
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(a) Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 13 of this Plan, the number of Common Shares that may be issued or transferred to Participants (i) upon the exercise of Option Rights or Appreciation Rights, (ii) as Restricted Shares and released from substantial risks of forfeiture thereof, (iii) as Deferred Shares, (iv) in payment of Performance Shares or Performance Units that have been earned, (v) in payment of Share Equivalent Units, (vi) pursuant to other awards specified in Section 11 of this Plan or (vii) in payment of dividend equivalents paid with respect to awards made under the Plan shall not exceed in the aggregate 3,500,000 shares of which no more than 700,000 shares shall be granted as Restricted Shares, Deferred Shares or Performance Shares. Such shares may be shares of original issuance or treasury shares or a combination of the foregoing. Upon the payment of any Option Price by the transfer to the Corporation of Common Shares or upon satisfaction of any withholding amount by means of transfer or relinquishment of Common Shares, there shall be deemed to have been issued or transferred under this Plan only the net number of Common Shares actually issued or transferred by the Corporation. | |
(b) The total number of shares available under the Plan as of a given date shall include any shares relating to prior awards that have expired or have been forfeited or cancelled. | |
(c) Upon payment in cash of the benefit provided by any award granted under this Plan, any shares that were covered by that award shall again be available for issue or transfer hereunder. |
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(d) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 3, or elsewhere in this Plan, to the contrary, the aggregate number of Common Shares actually issued or transferred by the Corporation upon the exercise of Incentive Stock Options shall not exceed 3,500,000 shares, subject to adjustments as provided in Section 13 of this Plan. | |
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, no Participant shall be granted Option Rights for more than 750,000 Common Shares during any plan year, subject to adjustments as provided in Section 13 of this Plan. Further, in no event shall any Participant in any plan year receive more than 750,000 Appreciation Rights, subject to adjustments as provided in Section 13 of this Plan. | |
(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, in no event shall any Participant in any Plan Year receive an award of Performance Shares, Performance Units, Share Equivalent Units, Deferred Shares or Restricted Shares pursuant to this Plan having an aggregate maximum value as of their respective Dates of Grant in excess of $4,000,000, nor shall a Bonus Participant receive an Annual Incentive Award in any Plan Year in excess of $4,000,000. |
(a) Each grant shall specify the number of Common Shares to which it pertains subject to the limitations set forth in Section 3 of this Plan. | |
(b) Each grant shall specify an Option Price per share, which may be no less than 100 percent of the Market Value per Share on the Date of Grant. | |
(c) Each grant shall specify whether the Option Price shall be payable (i) in cash or by check acceptable to the Corporation, (ii) by the actual or constructive transfer to the Corporation of nonforfeitable, unrestricted Common Shares owned by the Optionee (or other consideration authorized pursuant to subsection (d) below) having a value at the time of exercise equal to the total Option Price, or (iii) by a combination of such methods of payment. | |
(d) The Committee may determine, at or after the Date of Grant, that payment of the Option Price of any option (other than an Incentive Stock Option) may also be made in whole or in part in the form of Restricted Shares or other Common Shares that are forfeitable or subject to restrictions on transfer, Deferred Shares, Performance Shares (based, in each case, on the Market Value per Share on the date of exercise), other Option Rights (based on the Spread on the date of exercise), Share Equivalent Units or Performance Units. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee at or after the Date of Grant, whenever any Option Price is paid in whole or in part by means of any of the forms of consideration specified in this paragraph, the Common Shares received upon the exercise of the Option Rights shall be subject to such risks of forfeiture or restrictions on transfer as may correspond to any that apply to the consideration surrendered, but only to the extent of (i) the number of shares or Performance Shares, (ii) the Spread of any unexercisable portion of Option Rights, or (iii) the stated value of Share Equivalent Units or Performance Units surrendered. | |
(e) To the extent permitted by law, any grant may provide for deferred payment of the Option Price from the proceeds of sale through a broker on a date satisfactory to the Corporation of some or all of the shares to which such exercise relates. | |
(f) No grant may provide for the automatic grant of reload option rights to an Optionee upon the exercise of Option Rights. |
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(g) No outstanding Option Right may be amended to reduce the Option Price. Furthermore, no Option Right shall be cancelled and replaced with awards having a lower Option Price without further approval of the shareholders of the Corporation. This Section 4(g) is intended to prohibit the repricing of “underwater” Option Rights and shall not be construed to prohibit the adjustments provided for in Section 13 of this Plan. | |
(h) Successive grants may be made to the same Participant whether or not any Option Rights previously granted to such Participant remain unexercised. | |
(i) Each grant shall specify the period or periods of continuous service by the Optionee with the Corporation or any Subsidiary which is necessary before the Option Rights or installments thereof will become exercisable and may provide for the earlier exercise of such Option Rights in the event of a Change in Control, Retirement, death or disability of the Optionee or other similar transaction or event, or may provide for the continuation of vesting following the occurrence of any such transaction or event. | |
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subparagraph (i) above, any grant of Option Rights may specify Performance Goals that must be achieved as a condition to the exercise of such rights. The grant may provide for earlier exercise of such Option Rights in the event of a Change in Control, Retirement, death or disability of the Optionee or other similar transaction or event during a Performance Period. | |
(k) Option Rights granted under this Plan may be (i) options, including, without limitation, Incentive Stock Options, that are intended to qualify under particular provisions of the Code, (ii) options that are not intended so to qualify, or (iii) combinations of the foregoing. | |
(l) The Committee may, at or after the Date of Grant of any Option Rights (other than Incentive Stock Options), provide for the payment of dividend equivalents to the Optionee on either a current or deferred or contingent basis or may provide that such equivalents shall be credited against the Option Price. | |
(m) The exercise of an Option Right shall result in the cancellation on a share-for-share basis of any Tandem Appreciation Right authorized under Section 5 of this Plan. | |
(n) Each grant shall specify the term of the Option Right; provided, however, that no Option Right shall be exercisable more than 10 years from the Date of Grant. | |
(o) Each grant of Option Rights shall be evidenced by an agreement executed on behalf of the Corporation by an officer and delivered to the Optionee and containing such terms and provisions, consistent with this Plan, as the Committee may approve. |
(a) Any grant may specify that the amount payable on exercise of an Appreciation Right may be paid by the Corporation in cash, in Common Shares or in any combination thereof and may either grant to the Optionee or retain in the Committee the right to elect among those alternatives. | |
(b) Any grant may specify that the amount payable on exercise of an Appreciation Right may not exceed a maximum specified by the Committee at the Date of Grant. | |
(c) Any grant may specify waiting periods before exercise and permissible exercise dates or periods. |
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(d) Any grant may specify that such Appreciation Right may be exercised only in the event of a Change in Control or other similar transaction or event. | |
(e) Each grant of Appreciation Rights shall be evidenced by a notification executed on behalf of the Corporation by an officer and delivered to and accepted by the Participant, which notification shall describe such Appreciation Rights, identify the related Option Rights, if any, state that such Appreciation Rights are subject to all the terms and conditions of this Plan, and contain such other terms and provisions, consistent with this Plan, as the Committee may approve. | |
(f) In lieu of the waiting periods referred to in subparagraph (c) above and (h)(iii) below, any grant of Appreciation Rights may specify Performance Goals that must be achieved as a condition of the exercise of such rights. | |
(g) Regarding Tandem Appreciation Rights only: Each grant shall provide that a Tandem Appreciation Right may be exercised only (i) at a time when the related Option Right (or any similar right granted under any other plan of the Corporation) is also exercisable and the Spread is positive and (ii) by surrender of the related Option Right (or such other right) for cancellation. In addition, a Tandem Appreciation Right awarded in relation to an Incentive Stock Option must be granted concurrently with such Incentive Stock Option. | |
(h) Regarding Free-standing Appreciation Rights only: |
(i) Each grant shall specify in respect of each Free-standing Appreciation Right a Base Price per Common Share, which shall be equal to or greater than the Market Value per Share on the Date of Grant; | |
(ii) Successive grants may be made to the same Participant regardless of whether any Free-standing Appreciation Rights previously granted to such Participant remain unexercised; | |
(iii) Each grant shall specify the period or periods of continuous service by the Participant with the Corporation or any Subsidiary that is necessary before the Free-standing Appreciation Rights or installments thereof shall become exercisable, and any grant may provide for the earlier exercise of such rights in the event of a Change in Control, Retirement, death or disability of the Participant or other similar transaction or event as approved by the Committee; and | |
(iv) No Free-standing Appreciation Right granted under this Plan may be exercised more than 10 years from the Date of Grant. |
(a) Each such grant or sale shall constitute an immediate transfer of the ownership of Common Shares to the Participant in consideration of the performance of services, entitling such Participant to voting, dividend and other ownership rights, but subject to the substantial risk of forfeiture and restrictions on transfer hereinafter referred to. | |
(b) Each such grant or sale may be made without additional consideration or in consideration of a payment by such Participant that is less than Market Value per Share at the Date of Grant. | |
(c) Each such grant or sale shall provide that the Restricted Shares covered by such grant or sale shall be subject to a “substantial risk of forfeiture” within the meaning of Section 83 of the Code for a period to be determined by the Committee at the Date of Grant, or upon achievement of Performance Goals referred to in subparagraph (e) below. If the elimination of said restrictions is based on the passage of time rather than the achievement of Performance Goals, the period of time shall be no shorter than three (3) years, except that said restrictions may be removed on an annual, ratable basis during the three year period. Any grant or sale may nonetheless provide for the earlier |
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termination of such period in the event of a Change in Control or similar transaction, Retirement, death or disability of the Participant as approved by the Committee. | |
(d) Each such grant or sale shall provide that during the period for which such substantial risk of forfeiture is to continue, the transferability of the Restricted Shares shall be prohibited or restricted except as permitted in Section 12 below, or as may be prescribed by the Committee at the Date of Grant (which restrictions may include, without limitation, rights of repurchase or first refusal in the Corporation or provisions subjecting the Restricted Shares to a continuing substantial risk of forfeiture in the hands of any transferee). | |
(e) Any grant of Restricted Shares may specify Performance Goals which, if achieved, will result in termination or early termination of the restrictions applicable to such shares. | |
(f) Any such grant or sale of Restricted Shares may require that any or all dividends or other distributions paid thereon during the period of such restrictions be automatically deferred and reinvested in additional Restricted Shares, which may be Subject to the same restrictions as the underlying award. | |
(g) Each grant or sale of Restricted Shares shall be evidenced by an agreement executed on behalf of the Corporation by any officer and delivered to and accepted by the Participant and shall contain such terms and provisions, consistent with this Plan, as the Committee may approve. Unless otherwise directed by the Committee, all certificates representing Restricted Shares shall be held in custody by the Corporation until all restrictions thereon shall have lapsed, together with a stock power executed by the Participant in whose name such certificates are registered, endorsed in blank and covering such Shares. |
(a) Each such grant or sale shall constitute the agreement by the Corporation to deliver Common Shares to the Participant in the future in consideration of the performance of services, but subject to the fulfillment of such conditions during the Deferral Period as the Committee may specify. | |
(b) Each such grant or sale may be made without additional consideration or in consideration of a payment by such Participant that is less than the Market Value per Share at the Date of Grant. | |
(c) Each such grant or sale shall be subject, except (if the Committee shall so determine) in the event of a Change in Control or other similar transaction or event, to a Deferral Period of not less than three (3) years, except that a grant may provide that the Deferral Period will expire ratably during said three-year period, on an annual basis, as determined by the Committee at the Date of Grant. | |
(d) During the Deferral Period, the Participant shall have no right to transfer any rights under his or her award except to the extent provided in Section 12 below and shall have no rights of ownership in the Deferred Shares and shall have no right to vote them, but the Committee may, at or after the Date of Grant, authorize the payment of dividend equivalents on such Shares on either a current or deferred or contingent basis, either in cash or in additional Common Shares. | |
(e) Each grant or sale of Deferred Shares shall be evidenced by an agreement executed on behalf of the Corporation by any officer and delivered to and accepted by the Participant and shall contain such terms and provisions, consistent with this Plan, as the Committee may approve. |
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(a) Each grant shall specify the number of Performance Shares or Performance Units to which it pertains, which number may be subject to adjustment to reflect changes in compensation or other factors; provided, however, that no such adjustment shall be made in the case of a Covered Employee where such action would result in the loss of the otherwise available exemption of the award under Section 162(m) of the Code. | |
(b) The Performance Period with respect to each Performance Share or Performance Unit shall be such period of time not less than 1 year, (except in the event of a Change in Control or other similar transaction or event, Retirement, death or disability of the Participant, if the Committee shall so determine) commencing with the Date of Grant and ending on the last date of the Performance Period (as shall be determined by the Committee at the time of grant). | |
(c) Any grant of Performance Shares or Performance Units shall specify Performance Goals which, if achieved, will result in payment or early payment of the award. The grant of Performance Shares or Performance Units shall specify that, before the Performance Shares or Performance Units shall be earned and paid, the Committee must certify that the Performance Goals have been satisfied. | |
(d) Each grant shall specify a minimum acceptable level of achievement in respect of the specified Performance Goals below which no payment will be made. | |
(e) Each grant shall specify the time and manner of payment of Performance Shares or Performance Units which have been earned. Any grant may specify that the amount payable with respect thereto may be paid by the Corporation in cash, in Common Shares or in any combination thereof and may either grant to the Participant or retain in the Committee the right to elect among those alternatives. | |
(f) Any grant of Performance Shares may specify that the amount payable with respect thereto may not exceed a maximum specified by the Committee at the Date of Grant. Any grant of Performance Units may specify that the amount payable or the number of Common Shares issued with respect thereto may not exceed maximums specified by the Committee at the Date of Grant. | |
(g) The Committee may, at or after the Date of Grant of Performance Shares, provide for the payment of dividend equivalents to the holder thereof on either a current or deferred or contingent basis, either in cash or in additional Common Shares. | |
(h) Each grant of Performance Shares or Performance Units shall be evidenced by a notification executed on behalf of the Corporation by any officer and delivered to and accepted by the Participant, which notification shall state that such Performance Shares or Performance Units are subject to all the terms and conditions of this Plan, and contain such other terms and provisions, consistent with this Plan, as the Committee may approve. | |
(i) Any grant of Performance Shares or Performance Units may provide for appropriate adjustments to goals and awards or deemed achievement thereof, in the event of a Change in Control, Retirement, death or disability of the Participant, or other similar transaction or event during the Performance Period. |
(a) Each grant shall specify the number of Share Equivalent Units to which it pertains. | |
(b) Share Equivalent Units allocated to a Participant shall be credited to a ledger account established and maintained for such Participant on the books and records of the Corporation. Such ledger account, including units credited thereto, shall be bookkeeping entries only and shall not require the Corporation to segregate or otherwise earmark or reserve assets. No Common Shares shall be issued or issuable at the time units are credited to a ledger account established hereunder. |
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(c) Share Equivalent Units allocated to a Participant shall be distributable in accordance with the terms and conditions imposed by the Committee. When any such unit is or becomes distributable, the affected Participant shall be entitled to receive a distribution from the Corporation in such form, which may include Common Shares, with or without legends, Restricted Stock, cash or a combination thereof, as the Committee shall determine. | |
(d) The allocation of Share Equivalent Units to a ledger account shall not entitle a Participant to exercise the rights of a stockholder of the Corporation until the issuance of Common Shares with respect to such allocation. | |
(e) Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, if a Participant severs his or her employment, or ceases to serve as a Non-Employee Officer or Director, with the Corporation and all Subsidiaries with Share Equivalent Units credited to his or her ledger account, the Participant shall forfeit all rights to said Share Equivalent Units, subject to the provisions of Section 15(b) below. | |
(f) The Committee may provide that a grant of Share Equivalent Units shall specify Performance Goals which, if achieved, will result in payment or early payment of the award. | |
(g) Each grant may provide that, in the event of a Change in Control or other similar transaction or event prior to satisfaction of the conditions for distribution of such Share Equivalent Awards, said conditions shall be deemed particularly or fully satisfied. |
(a) Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, no Option Right, Appreciation Right or other derivative security (which shall not include incentive stock options or any right to cash or to units which are not equity interests which shall not in any event be transferable) granted under the Plan shall be transferable by a Participant other than (i) to a Family Member, (ii) to a trust for the sole benefit of Family Members, (iii) to a family partnership for the sole benefit of Family Members, or (iv) to an entity which is exempt from federal income taxes pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Code; provided, however, that said transfer shall be made (A) by execution and delivery of a Beneficiary Designation Form provided by the Company, or if none, by will or the laws of descent and distribution, or (B) if inter vivos, only upon the written approval of the Corporation’s Chief Financial Officer or Vice President with responsibility for compensation and benefits. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, Option Rights, Appreciation Rights, and other awards shall be exercisable during the Optionee’s lifetime only by him or her or by his or her guardian or legal representative, or by the person or entity to whom a transfer has been permitted pursuant to the preceding sentence. |
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(b) The Committee may specify at the Date of Grant that part or all of the Common Shares that are (i) to be issued or transferred by the Corporation upon the exercise of Option Rights or Appreciation Rights, upon the termination of the Deferral Period applicable to Deferred Shares or upon payment under any grant of Performance Shares or Performance Units or Share Equivalent Units or (ii) no longer subject to the substantial risk of forfeiture and restrictions on transfer referred to in Section 6 of this Plan, shall be subject to further restrictions on transfer. |
(a) The Corporation is merged or consolidated or reorganized into or with another corporation or other legal person, and as a result of such merger, consolidation or reorganization less than a majority of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities of such corporation or person immediately after such transaction is held in the aggregate by the holders of Voting Shares immediately prior to such transaction; | |
(b) The Corporation sells or otherwise transfers all or substantially all of its assets to any other corporation or other legal person, and as a result of such sale or transfer, less than a majority of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities of such corporation or person immediately after such sale or transfer is held in the aggregate by the holders of Voting Shares immediately prior to such sale or transfer; | |
(c) There is a report filed on Schedule 13D or Schedule 14D-1 (or any successor schedule, form or report), each as promulgated pursuant to the Exchange Act, disclosing that any person (as the term “person” is used in Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) has become the beneficial owner (as the term “beneficial owner” is defined under Rule 13d-3 or any successor rule or regulation promulgated under the Exchange Act) of securities representing 30% or more of the Voting Shares; | |
(d) The Corporation files a report or proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act disclosing in response to Form 8-K or Schedule 14A (or any successor schedule, form or report or item therein) that a change in control of the Corporation has or may have occurred or will or may occur in the future pursuant to any then-existing contract or transaction; or |
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(e) If during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of any such period constitute the Directors of the Corporation cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof, unless the election, or the nomination for election by the Corporation’s shareholders, of each Director of the Corporation first elected during such period was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Directors of the Corporation then still in office who were Directors of the Corporation at the beginning of any such period. | |
(f) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of Section 14(c) and (d) above, a “Change in Control” shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of this Plan (i) solely because (A) the Corporation, (B) a Subsidiary, (C) any Corporation-sponsored employee stock ownership plan or other employee benefit plan of the Corporation or (D) any employee of the Corporation or a Subsidiary, either files or becomes obligated to file a report or proxy statement under or in response to Schedule 13D, Schedule 14D-1, Form 8-K or Schedule 14A (or any successor schedule, form or report or item therein) under the Exchange Act, disclosing beneficial ownership by it of shares of Voting Shares, whether in excess of 30% or otherwise, or because the Corporation reports that a change of control of the Corporation has or may have occurred or will or may occur in the future by reason of such beneficial ownership or (ii) solely because of a change in control of any Subsidiary. | |
(g) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 14, if prior to any event described in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) or (d) of this Section 14 instituted by any person who is not an officer or director of the Corporation, or prior to any disclosed proposal instituted by any person who is not an officer or director of the Corporation which could lead to any such event, management proposes any restructuring of the Corporation which ultimately leads to an event described in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) or (d) of this Section 14 pursuant to such management proposal, then a “Change in Control” shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of this Plan. |
(a) The Corporation shall not be required to issue any fractional Common Shares pursuant to this Plan. The Committee may provide for the elimination of fractions or for the settlement of fractions in cash based on Market Value per Share on the date of settlement. | |
(b) Any grant or award issued pursuant to Sections 4 through 11 above may provide that, in case of termination of employment or service by reason of death, disability or Retirement, or in the case of hardship or other special circumstances, of a Participant who holds an Option Right or Appreciation Right not immediately exercisable in full, or any Restricted Shares as to which the substantial risk of forfeiture or the prohibition or restriction on transfer has not lapsed, or any Deferred Shares as to which the Deferral Period has not been completed, or any Performance Shares or Performance Units, or Share Equivalent Units which have not been fully earned, or who holds Common Shares subject to any transfer restriction imposed pursuant to Section 12(b) of this Plan, the time at which such Option Right or Appreciation Right may be exercised or the time at which such substantial risk of forfeiture or prohibition or restriction on transfer will lapse or the time when such Deferral Period will end or the time at which such Performance Shares or Performance Units or Share Equivalent Units will be deemed to have been fully earned or the time when such transfer restriction will terminate may be accelerated, or in lieu of such a provision, that the Committee may provide for such acceleration after the fact, in its discretion, or that any other limitation or requirement under any such award may be waived. |
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(a) Each Bonus Participant who is entitled to receive an Annual Incentive Award for a Plan Year pursuant to Section 16 shall receive a cash payment after the end of said Plan Year which is a percentage of his or her Base Compensation determined by the degree of achievement of the Performance Goals established by the Committee and communicated to the Bonus Participant within the first ninety (90) days of the Plan Year. The determination of the level of said achievement will be certified by the Committee prior to the distribution of any Award, and will be final. The Performance Goals will relate to one or more Business Criteria. | |
(b) The Committee will assign varying weights to the achievement of multiple Performance Goals where applicable, which, with the Performance Goals themselves shall be intended to reflect the role, responsibility, impact and organizational relationships of each Bonus Participant. | |
(c) The Committee may determine, in its sole discretion that notwithstanding the achievement of stated Performance Goals, the amount of any Annual Incentive Award may be reduced (but not increased). |
(a) The Annual Incentive Award will not be paid for a Participant who voluntarily terminates employment, or whose employment is terminated by the Corporation or Subsidiary, prior to the end of the Plan Year; provided, however, that a pro rata award will nonetheless be paid if termination follows a Change of Control as discussed below or is a consequence of Retirement. Said prorated award will be calculated by inserting the actual amount of Base Compensation received by the Participant during the Plan Year in which termination occurs in the formula provided for in paragraph 17 above, and based on the assumption that the Performance Goals have been achieved in said Plan Year. | |
(b) In the event of a Change of Control of the Corporation, any Annual Incentive Award for the Plan Year (or portion thereof during which a Participant remains employed, if applicable) in which said Change of Control occurs will be paid to the Participant regardless of whether he remains employed by the Corporation on the last day of said Plan Year, based on the assumption that the Performance Goals have been achieved and on Base Compensation actually earned through the date of the Change in Control. This provision of the Plan may not be amended during the Plan Year in which a Change of Control occurs. The authority to amend the definition of Change of Control provided for in said Section 14 shall be exercised, for purposes of this Plan only, by the Committee. | |
(c) Notwithstanding subparagraphs (a) and (b) above, if an Award Participant is a party to an individual agreement providing for severance benefits upon a Change in Control or termination of employment which include payments based on Annual Incentive Awards, the provisions of said agreement shall control. |
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(a) This Plan shall be administered by a Committee of the Board (or subcommittee thereof), consisting of not less than three Directors appointed by the Board who meet the standards for independence established for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code and with respect to compensation committees pursuant to the then applicable rules of the Securities Exchange Commission and any stock exchange upon which the Common Shares are traded. A majority of the Committee (or subcommittee thereof) shall constitute a quorum, and the action of the members of the Committee (or subcommittee thereof) present at any meeting at which a quorum is present, or acts unanimously approved in writing, shall be the acts of the committee (or subcommittee thereof). Until subsequent action of the Board, the Committee shall be the Management Compensation and Benefits Committee of the Board. |
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(b) The interpretation and construction by the Committee of any provision of this Plan or of any agreement, notification or document evidencing the grant of Option Rights, Appreciation Rights, Restricted Shares, Deferred Shares, Performance Shares, Performance Units, Share Equivalent Units, Other Awards or Annual Incentive Awards and any determination by the Committee pursuant to any provision of this Plan or of any such agreement, notification or document shall be final and conclusive. No member of the Committee shall be liable for any such action or determination made in good faith. |
(a) The Committee may at any time and from time to time amend the Plan in whole or in part; provided, however, that any amendment which must be approved by the shareholders of the Corporation in order to comply with applicable law or the rules of the principal national securities exchange upon which the Common Shares are traded or quoted shall not be effective unless and until such approval has been obtained, and provided further that the restrictions of Sections 4(f) and (g) may not be amended without the approval of the shareholders of the Corporation. Presentation of this Plan or any amendment hereof for shareholder approval shall not be construed to limit the Corporation’s authority to offer similar or dissimilar benefits under plans that do not require shareholder approval. | |
(b) The Committee may, with the concurrence of an affected Participant, cancel any agreement evidencing Option Rights or any other award granted under this Plan. In the event of such cancellation, subject to the provisions of Section 4(g) the Committee may authorize the granting of new Option Rights or other awards hereunder (which may or may not cover the same number of Common Shares which had been the subject of the prior award) in such manner, at such option price, and subject to such other terms, conditions and discretion as would have been applicable under this Plan had the cancelled Option Rights or other award not been granted. | |
(c) The Committee may condition the grant of any award or combination of awards authorized under this Plan on the surrender or deferral by the Participant of his or her right to receive a cash bonus or other compensation otherwise payable by the Corporation or a Subsidiary to the Participant. | |
(d) This Plan shall not confer upon any Participant any right with respect to continuance of employment or other service with the Corporation or any Subsidiary, nor shall it interfere in any way with any right the Corporation or any Subsidiary would otherwise have to terminate such Participant’s employment or other service at any time. | |
(e) To the extent that any provision of this Plan would prevent any Option Right that was intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option from qualifying as such, that provision shall be null and void with respect to such Option Right. Such provision, however, shall remain in effect for other Option Rights and there shall be no further effect on any provision of this Plan. |
CHOICEPOINT INC. |
By: | /s/J. Michael de Janes |
Title: | General Counsel |
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1. Section 2 of the Plan is hereby amended by adding the following sentence at the end of the definition of “Participant” contained in said section: |
“This definition may only be expanded with the approval of the shareholders of the Corporation.” |
2. Section 3 of the Plan is hereby amended by adding the following sentence at the end of subsection (a) of said section: |
“Subject to the adjustments provided for in Section 13 below, the number of Common Shares which may be issued or transferred to Participants pursuant to the first sentence of this subsection (a) may only be increased with the approval of the shareholders of the Corporation.” |
3. Section 15 of the Plan is hereby amended by adding the following phrase at the end of the final sentence thereof: |
“; provided, however, that any such action by the Committee with respect to the restriction period otherwise applicable to Option Rights will only be effective after approval of the Board in each case.” |
4. The remaining provisions of the Plan are hereby ratified and confirmed. |
CHOICEPOINT INC. |
By: | /s/John H. Karr |
Title: | Vice President, Compensation and Benefits |
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1. Purpose. The purpose of this Addendum is to amend those provisions of the Plan which are required to be amended in order for grants made under the Plan, and communications concerning those grants, to be made pursuant to an “employee share scheme” and thereby to be exempt from provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (United Kingdom), with respect solely to grants made to residents of the United Kingdom. This Addendum shall not apply to any other grants made under the Plan. | |
2. Restricted Availability of Grants. Any grants made pursuant to this Addendum shall be made only to officers and employees of the group of companies of which the Company is a member, and shall be payable only in Common Shares of the Company’s stock. | |
3. Definition of Family Member. For purposes of grants made pursuant to this Addendum, “Family Members” shall mean a Participant’s children and step-children under the age of eighteen, spouses and surviving spouses. | |
4. Inapplicability of Certain Provisions of Plan. For purposes of grants made pursuant to this Addendum, subparagraph (l) of Section 4, and the entireties of Sections 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 23 of the Plan are not applicable to said grants. | |
5. Incorporation of Remaining Plan Provisions. With the exception of the provisions noted above, the provisions of the Plan will apply or be available to all grants made pursuant to this Addendum. |
CHOICEPOINT INC. |
By: | /s/Steven W. Surbaugh |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
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1. Subsections (a) and (d) of Section 3 of the Plan are hereby amended to replace the number “3,500,000” with the number “7,500,000.” | |
2. Subsection (a) of Section 3 of the Plan is hereby amended to replace the number “700,000” with the number “1,500,000.” | |
3. The remaining provisions of the Plan are hereby ratified and confirmed. |
CHOICEPOINT INC. |
By: | /s/Steven W. Surbaugh |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
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1. Subsection (k) of Section 4 of the Plan is hereby amended by adding the following sentence at the end of said Subsection: |
“Incentive Stock Options may only be granted to Participants who meet the definition of “employees” as contained in Section 3401(c) of the Code.” |
2. Section 23 of the Plan is hereby amended by deleting the first sentence of said section and replacing it with the following sentence: |
“The Committee also may permit Participants to elect to defer (a) the issuance of Common Shares, other than upon exercise of Options or of Stock Appreciation Rights, or (b) the settlement of awards in cash under the Plan pursuant to such rules, procedures or programs as it may establish for the purposes of this Plan. |
3. The remaining provisions of the Plan are hereby ratified and confirmed. |
CHOICEPOINT INC. |
By: | /s/Steven W. Surbaugh |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
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PROXY
CHOICEPOINT INC.
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE CHOICEPOINT BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
The undersigned hereby appoints Derek V. Smith, Douglas C. Curling, and David W. Davis and each of them, to act, with or without the other and with full power of substitution and revocation, as proxies to appear and vote on behalf of the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of ChoicePoint Inc. to be held on April 28, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. local time, and at any adjournment or postponement thereof, for the following purposes:
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Please mark your votes as indicated in this example | x | ||||||||||||
FOR all nominees listed below (except as marked to the contrary below) | WITHHOLD AUTHORITY to vote for all nominees listed below | ||||||||||||
1. | Election of Directors | ||||||||||||
01. Ray M. Robinson for a term to expire in 2007 02. John J. Hamre for a term to expire in 2008 03. John B. McCoy for a term to expire in 2008 04. Terrence Murray for a term to expire in 2008 | o | o | |||||||||||
(INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), strike a line through the nominee's name in the above list.) _________________________________________________________________________ THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED, OR, IF NO DIRECTION IS INDICATED, WILL BE VOTED "FOR" THE ABOVE MATTERS. |
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | ||||||||||||||||||
2. | Proposal to approve an amendment to the ChoicePoint Inc. 2003 Omnibus Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock that may be issued under the plan from 3,500,000 to 7,500,000. | o | o | o | ||||||||||||||||
3. | Proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accountants for ChoicePoint for the year ending December 31, 2005. | o | o | o | ||||||||||||||||
4. | In their discretion, upon such other matters in connection with the foregoing or otherwise as may properly come before the meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof; all as set forth in the Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and the Proxy Statement, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged. | |||||||||||||||||||
Do you plan to attend the Annual Meeting of Shareholders? | YES | NO | ||||||||||||||||||
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IMPORTANT: PLEASE SIGN THIS PROXY EXACTLY AS YOUR NAME OR NAMES APPEAR. DETACH CARD. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Signature(s) | _________________________________ | Date: | __________________________________ | , 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
IMPORTANT: Please date this proxy and sign exactly as your name appears above. If stock is held jointly, signature should include both names. Executors, administrators, trustees, guardians and others signing in a representative capacity, please give your full title(s). |
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Please detach proxy at perforation before mailing. YOU MAY ALSO VOTE BY TELEPHONE OR THE INTERNET. |
If you are voting by telephone or the Internet, please do not mail your proxy.
Vote By Telephone CallToll-Freeusing a Touch-Tone telephone 1-800-542-1160 | Vote By Internet Access theWeb siteat http://www.votefast.com | Vote By Mail Return your proxy in the postage-paidenvelope provided |
Vote 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!
Your telephone or Internet vote must be received by 11:59 p.m. local time on April 27, 2005,
to be counted in the final tabulation. Your telephone or Internet vote authorizes the named proxies
to vote your shares in the same manner as if you had marked, signed, dated and returned your proxy card.
Vote By Telephone
Have your proxy card available when you call the Toll-Free number1-800-542-1160using a Touch-Tone telephone. Follow the simple prompts to record your vote.
Vote By Internet
Have your proxy card available when you access the Web sitehttp://www.votefast.com.Follow the simple prompts to record your vote.
Vote By Mail
Please mark, sign and date your proxy card and return it in the postage paid envelope provided or return it to: SunTrust Bank, P.O. Box 4625, Atlanta, GA 30302.
To Change Your Vote
Any subsequent vote by any means will change your prior vote. For example, if you voted by telephone, a subsequent Internet vote will change your vote. The last vote received before 11:59 p.m. local time, April 27, 2005, will be the vote counted. You may also revoke your proxy by voting in person at the Annual Meeting.