SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.__) FILED BY THE REGISTRANT [X] FILED BY A PARTY OTHER THAN THE REGISTRANT [ ] Check the appropriate box: [ ] Preliminary Proxy Statement [ ] Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2)) [X] Definitive Proxy Statement [ ] Definitive Additional Materials [ ] Soliciting Material Pursuant to ss.240.14a-11(c) or ss.240.14a-12 LEXINGTON GLOBAL ASSET MANAGERS, INC. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement if other than the Registrant) Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box): [X] No fee required. 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[ ] Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing. 1) Amount Previously Paid: __________________________ 2) Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.: __________________________ 3) Filing Party: __________________________ 4) Date Filed: __________________________ LEXINGTON GLOBAL ASSET MANAGERS, INC. PARK 80 WEST PLAZA TWO SADDLE BROOK, NEW JERSEY 07663 NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS The 1999 Annual Meeting of the stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") of Lexington Global Asset Managers, Inc. (the "Company") will be held at the offices of the Company, Park 80 West Plaza Two, Saddle Brook, New Jersey 07663 on Thursday, May 13, 1999 at 9:15 A.M., Eastern Daylight time, for the following purposes: 1. To elect three Class III Directors to hold office for a term to expire at the 2002 Annual Meeting of the stockholders; 2. To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent auditors for the current calendar year; and 3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting and any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof. The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on April 1, 1999 as the record date for the determination of the stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting. Please read carefully the following Proxy Statement, which describes the matters to be voted upon at the Annual Meeting, and then complete, sign and return your Proxy as promptly as possible. Should you receive more than one Proxy because your shares are registered in different names and addresses, each Proxy should be signed and returned to assure that all your shares will be voted. If you attend the Annual Meeting and vote by ballot, your Proxy will be revoked automatically and only your vote at the Annual Meeting will be counted. By Order of the Board of Directors, Lisa Curcio Secretary Saddle Brook, New Jersey April 14, 1999 YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT SO THAT YOUR COMMON STOCK WILL BE REPRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING IN THE EVENT YOU ARE NOT PERSONALLY PRESENT, PLEASE DATE, SIGN AND RETURN PROMPTLY THE ENCLOSED PROXY IN THE ENVELOPE PROVIDED. EXECUTION OF THE PROXY WILL NOT AFFECT YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE IN PERSON IF YOU ARE PRESENT AT THE MEETING. LEXINGTON GLOBAL ASSET MANAGERS, INC. PARK 80 WEST PLAZA TWO SADDLE BROOK, NEW JERSEY 07663 ------------------------ PROXY STATEMENT ------------------------ FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON MAY 13, 1999 GENERAL This Proxy Statement is being furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies on behalf of the Board of Directors of Lexington Global Asset Managers, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), for the 1999 Annual Meeting of the stockholders, to be held on Thursday, May 13, 1999 (the "Annual Meeting"). The Annual Meeting will be held at the principal executive offices of the Company, Park 80 West Plaza Two, Saddle Brook, New Jersey 07663 at 9:15 A.M., Eastern Daylight time. This Proxy Statement and the accompanying form of proxy (the "Proxy") was first mailed to stockholders on or about April 14, 1999. SOLICITATION Solicitation of Proxies for use at the Annual Meeting is being made by mail on behalf of the Board of Directors. The cost of solicitation will be borne by the Company. In addition to the use of the mails, Proxies may be solicited by persons regularly employed by the Company by personal interview or telephone and facsimile, with no additional compensation therefor. Arrangements will also be made with brokerage houses and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for the forwarding of solicitation material to the beneficial owners of stock held of record by such persons. The Company may reimburse such persons for their costs in forwarding the solicitation material to such beneficial owners. RECORD DATE, VOTING AND STOCK OWNERSHIP On April 1, 1999, the record date for determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, there were outstanding 4,670,872 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock"), of the Company entitled to be voted at the Annual Meeting. Each stockholder is entitled to one vote for each share of Common Stock held by such stockholder. The three candidates for election as Class III Directors receiving the highest number of affirmative votes of the shares entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting will be elected Class III Directors of the Company. The other matters submitted for stockholder approval at the Annual Meeting will be decided by the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on such matter. The inspectors of election will treat abstentions and broker non-votes (i.e., shares held by brokers or nominees that the broker or nominee does not have discretionary power to vote on a particular matter and as to which instructions have not been received from the beneficial owners or persons entitled to vote) as shares that are present and entitled to vote for purposes of determining a quorum. With regard to the election of directors, votes may be cast in favor of director nominees or withheld and directors will be elected by a plurality of the votes cast by proxy or in person at the Annual Meeting. Accordingly, votes that are withheld for the election of directors and broker non-votes will be excluded entirely from the vote and will have no effect on the outcome of the election except to the extent that the failure to vote for a particular nominee results in another nominee receiving a larger number of votes. In matters requiring a majority of the shares present and entitled to vote for approval, abstentions are considered to be shares present and entitled to vote and therefore will have the effect of a negative vote on the matter. Broker non-votes on such matters are not counted as shares eligible to vote and will have no effect on the outcome of the matter. With respect to the ratification of the appointment of auditors, therefore, abstentions will be considered a negative vote and broker non-votes will have no effect. Based upon their aggregate holdings of Common Stock, members of the Richardson Family (defined below) have the ability to cast 49.2% of the votes of shares held by stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting. See "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners." REVOCABILITY OF PROXIES If you are unable to attend the Annual Meeting, you may vote by Proxy. The enclosed Proxy is solicited by the Company's Board of Directors and, when returned properly completed, will be voted as you direct in your Proxy. Unless otherwise instructed in the Proxy, the proxyholders will vote the Proxies received by them FOR each of the two proposals described in this Proxy Statement. Any stockholder giving a Proxy has the power to revoke it at any time before it is exercised. The Proxy may be revoked by filing with Lisa Curcio, the Secretary of the Company, either a written statement revoking the Proxy or a subsequently dated Proxy. You may also revoke your Proxy by attending the Annual Meeting and voting in person. DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS Proposals of stockholders of the Company that are intended to be presented by such stockholders at the Company's 2000 Annual Meeting must be received by the Company at its principal executive offices no later than December 10, 1999 in order that they may be included in the Proxy Statement and form of Proxy relating to that meeting. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED AT ANNUAL MEETING PROPOSAL ONE -- ELECTION OF DIRECTORS At the Annual Meeting, three Class III Directors will be elected to hold office until the 2002 Annual Meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been elected and qualified. Pursuant to the Bylaws, the Board of Directors has fixed the number of Directors which shall constitute the Board of Directors for the ensuing year at nine. The three persons named as nominees in the following list have been nominated by the Nominating and Proxy Committee for election to serve as Class III Directors at the Annual Meeting. The proxyholders will vote the Proxies received by them FOR the nominees named below (unless authority is withheld by a stockholder). Each person nominated for election has agreed to serve if elected. If any nominee is, in the judgment of the Nominating and Proxy Committee, unable or unavailable to serve, the Proxies may be voted for the election of another person designated by that Committee, but it is not presently anticipated that any nominee will be unable or unavailable to serve. The three candidates receiving the highest number of the shares entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting will be elected Class III Directors of the Company. The names, ages, principal occupations and selected biographical information of the Directors as of March 12, 2 1999, including such nominees, and the period of previous service as a Director of the Company, are as described below. NOMINEES Set forth below is information regarding the nominees, including information furnished by them as to principal occupation, other directorships held, any arrangements pursuant to which they were selected as nominees and ages as of March 12, 1999. OTHER POSITIONS WITH THE COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES; YEAR TERM PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS; AND DIRECTOR OF OFFICE AGE ALL OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS OF PUBLICLY HELD COMPANIES SINCE TO EXPIRE --- ------------------------------------------------------ -------- ----------- Peter L. Richardson(1)............ 45 President of Smith Richardson Foundation, Inc.; 1995 2002 Managing Trustee of H. Smith Richardson Family Trust. (Class III) Stuart S. Richardson(1)........... 52 Chairman of the Company; Director of Lexington 1995 2002 Management Corporation (investment counseling and (Class III) mutual fund management subsidiary of the Company); Vice Chairman of Vanguard Cellular Systems, Inc. ("Vanguard")(a telecommunications company); Director of Chartwell Re Corporation ("Chartwell")(a reinsurance company). Carl H. Tiedemann................. 72 General Partner, Tiedemann Investment Group (an 1995 2002 investment management company). (Class III) - --------------- (1) Messrs. Peter L. Richardson and Stuart S. Richardson are brothers. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONTINUING IN OFFICE Set forth below is information regarding the current Directors continuing in office, including information furnished by them as to principal occupation, other directorships held, any arrangements pursuant to which they were selected as Directors and ages as of March 12, 1999. OTHER POSITIONS WITH THE COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES; YEAR TERM PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS; AND DIRECTOR OF OFFICE NAME AGE ALL OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS OF PUBLICLY HELD COMPANIES SINCE TO EXPIRE - ---- --- ------------------------------------------------------ -------- ----------- Sion A. Boney, III (1)............ 43 President Bristol-Myers Products (a pharmaceutical 1995 2001 company); formerly Consultant, Marketing Corporation (Class I) of America. Robert M. DeMichele............... 54 President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the 1995 2001 Company; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of (Class I) Lexington Management Corporation; Director of Chartwell; Director of The Navigators Group, Inc. (an insurance company); Director of Vanguard. Haynes G. Griffin................. 52 Chairman of Vanguard. 1995 2001 (Class I) William R. Miller................. 68 Retired; Director of Chartwell; formerly President and 1995 2000 Chief Executive Officer of Winterthur U.S. Holdings. (Class II) L. Richardson Preyer (2).......... 80 Retired; formerly Professor, University of North 1995 2000 Carolina; formerly a Member of the U.S. House of (Class II) Representatives from the State of North Carolina; Director of Vanguard. Lunsford Richardson, Jr. (1)(2)... 74 Director of Chartwell; Chairman of Richardson 1995 2000 Corporation of Greensboro. (Class II) - --------------- (1) Mr. Sion A. Boney, III is a nephew of Mr. Lunsford Richardson, Jr. (2) Messrs. L. Richardson Preyer and Lunsford Richardson, Jr. are first cousins. 3 BOARD COMMITTEES AND MEETINGS The Board of Directors has delegated certain of its authority to standing Audit, Executive Personnel and Nominating and Proxy Committees. The members of the Audit Committee are nominated annually by the Nominating and Proxy Committee and appointed by the Board of Directors. Presently, the members of the Audit Committee are Lunsford Richardson, Jr., L. Richardson Preyer and Sion A. Boney, III. The Audit Committee is responsible for appointing and engaging, subject to the approval of stockholders, the independent auditors for the Company. The Audit Committee is also responsible for discussing and approving plans for the auditors' annual audit, reviewing with the independent auditors, and with management, the scope and results of the auditors' report and monitoring the implementation of suggestions made by the independent auditors. The Audit Committee met twice during 1998. The members of the Executive Personnel Committee are designated by the Board of Directors. The Chairman of the Executive Personnel Committee is Lunsford Richardson, Jr. and the other members are William R. Miller and Carl H. Tiedemann. The Executive Personnel Committee is primarily responsible for reviewing, discussing and approving proposed executive salaries, benefit changes, promotions, development plans and stock option grants. The Executive Personnel Committee met twice during 1998. The members of the Nominating and Proxy Committee are L. Richardson Preyer, Lunsford Richardson, Jr. and Stuart S. Richardson. The Nominating and Proxy Committee is primarily responsible for designating nominees for Directors of the Company and soliciting proxies for the election of Directors and for all other matters which come before the stockholders. The Nominating and Proxy Committee is also responsible for the voting of proxies for the election of Directors and for such other matters as may come before the stockholders. The Nominating and Proxy Committee met once during 1998. During 1998, each Director of the Company attended at least 75% of the meetings of the Board of Directors and, to the extent such committee met, at least 75% of the meetings of the committees on which he served. The Board of Directors held four meetings in 1998. DIRECTORS' COMPENSATION A Director who is also an employee of the Company or one of its subsidiaries receives no compensation for service on the Board that is in addition to that received as an employee. Non-employee Directors who do not receive a fee for consulting and/or advisory services provided to the Company are paid an annual Director's fee of $10,000 plus $500 for each Board or committee meeting attended. EXECUTIVE OFFICERS' COMPENSATION Set forth below is certain information regarding the compensation of each of the four most highly compensated executive officers of the Company and its affiliates (the "Named Executive Officers") for the calendar years ended December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996. ANNUAL COMPENSATION SECURITIES ---------------------------------- UNDERLYING OTHER RESTRICTED STOCK ANNUAL STOCK OPTIONS ALL OTHER NAME/POSITION YEAR SALARY BONUS COMPENSATION AWARDS(1) GRANTED(2) COMPENSATION(3) - ------------- ---- -------- -------- ------------ ---------- ---------- --------------- Stuart S. Richardson................ 1998 $264,850 0 -- -- 10,000 $ 7,433 Chairman 1997 $255,900 $ 25,000 -- $ 37,500 20,000 $ 7,633 1996 $246,300 $ 30,000 -- -- -- $ 7,389 Robert M. DeMichele................. 1998 $530,500 0 -- $ 24,188 10,000 $ 70,413 President & CEO 1997 $511,950 $ 75,000 -- $1,268,750 40,000 $ 68,327 1996 $492,600 $100,000 -- -- -- $ 65,933 4 ANNUAL COMPENSATION SECURITIES ---------------------------------- UNDERLYING OTHER RESTRICTED STOCK ANNUAL STOCK OPTIONS ALL OTHER NAME/POSITION YEAR SALARY BONUS COMPENSATION AWARDS(1) GRANTED(2) COMPENSATION(3) - ------------- ---- -------- -------- ------------ ---------- ---------- --------------- Richard M. Hisey.................... 1998 $266,750 $ 40,000 -- $ 24,188 10,000 $ 7,506 Executive Vice President, CFO & 1997 $254,625 $140,000 -- $ 425,000 18,000 $ 7,575 General Manager -- Mutual 1996 $235,125 $130,000 -- -- -- $ 7,025 Funds Lawrence Kantor..................... 1998 $293,500 $ 10,000 -- -- 10,000 $ 8,339 Executive Vice President 1997 $283,250 $120,000 -- $ 25,000 18,000 $ 8,433 1996 $272,250 $135,000 -- -- -- $ 8,139 - --------------- (1) Represents grants of restricted stock under the Company's 1995 Long Term Incentive Plan. (2) Represents grants of options under the Company's 1995 Long Term Incentive Plan. (3) The amounts reported in this column represent, for each of the individuals named, the employer portion of contributions to the Company's Pay Conversion Plan, a defined contribution salary deferral plan which qualifies under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. In addition, amounts include employer contributions to the Company's Executive and Supplemental Benefit Plans, non-qualified plans replacing the portion of benefits which are in excess of Internal Revenue Code (the "Code") limits for tax qualified plans. For each of the last three calendar years, contributions to the Executive Benefit Plan for Mr. DeMichele were $60,613, $58,577, and $56,433, respectively; and for each of the last three calendar years contributions to the Supplemental Benefits Plan were as follows: for Mr. Hisey, $3,203, $2,825, and $2,525; for Mr. Kantor, $4,005, $3,683, and $3,639; and for Mr. Richardson, $3,146, $2,883, and $2,889. The following table contains information concerning the grants of stock options under the Company's 1995 Long Term Incentive Plan with respect to the Named Executive Officers during 1998. OPTION GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR(1) NUMBER OF % OF TOTAL POTENTIAL REALIZABLE VALUE AT SECURITIES OPTIONS EXERCISE ASSUMED ANNUAL RATES OF STOCK UNDERLYING GRANTED TO OR BASE APPRECIATION FOR OPTION TERM(2) OPTIONS EMPLOYEES IN PRICE EXPIRATION ------------------------------- NAME GRANTED FISCAL YEAR ($/SHARE) DATE 0%($) 5%($) 10%($) - ---- ---------- ------------ --------- ---------- ------- --------- --------- Stuart S. Richardson...... 10,000 11.3 8.06 04/01/08 0 50,700 128,500 Robert M. DeMichele....... 10,000 11.3 8.06 04/01/08 0 50,700 128,500 Richard M. Hisey.......... 10,000 11.3 8.06 04/01/08 0 50,700 128,500 Lawrence Kantor........... 10,000 11.3 8.06 04/01/08 0 50,700 128,500 - --------------- (1) Reflects option grants on April 1, 1998, one fourth of which become exercisable on each of the first four anniversaries of the date of grant. Vested options may be exercised at any time prior to the tenth anniversary of the date of grant, unless the optionee's employment with the Company is sooner terminated, in which case the optionee shall have a specified period in which to exercise vested options. All options vest upon a change of control (as defined in the Plan) of the Company. (2) As required by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), the amounts shown assume a 5% and 10% annual rate of appreciation on the price of the Company's Common Stock throughout a 10 year Option Term. There can be no assurance that the rate of appreciation assumed for purposes of this table will be achieved. The actual value of the stock options to the Named Executive Officers will depend on the future price of the Company's Common Stock. As reflected in the column which assumes a 0% rate of appreciation, the options will have no value to the Named Executive Officers if the price of the Company's Common Stock does not increase above the exercise price of the options. If the price of the Company's Common Stock increases, all stockholders will benefit commensurately with the Named Executive Officers. On December 31, 1998, there were 4,720,208 shares of Common Stock outstanding and the closing price of the Common Stock was $3.875. Using the same Assumed Annual Rates of Stock Price Appreciation for the Option Term to arrive at Potential Realizable Value shown in the table above, the gain to all stockholders as a group at the 5% and 10% rates would be $23,926,219 and $60,633,735, 5 respectively. The amount of the gain to all Named Executive Officers as a percentage of the gain to all stockholders under these scenarios would be approximately 0.85%. AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN 1998 AND YEAR-END OPTION VALUES The following table sets forth information with respect to the Named Executive Officers, concerning unexercised options held as of December 31, 1998. No options with respect to the Company's Common Stock were exercised in 1998. NUMBER OF SHARES UNDERLYING VALUE OF UNEXERCISED UNEXERCISED OPTIONS "IN THE MONEY" OPTIONS(1) SHARES AT FISCAL YEAR-END(#) AT FISCAL YEAR-END($) ACQUIRED VALUE --------------------------- --------------------------- NAME ON EXERCISE REALIZED EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE - ---- ----------- -------- ----------- ------------- ----------- ------------- Stuart S. Richardson........ -- -- 27,500 32,500 $-- $-- Robert M. DeMichele......... -- -- 53,500 54,500 $-- $-- Richard M. Hisey............ -- -- 23,250 29,750 $-- $-- Lawrence Kantor............. -- -- 23,250 29,750 $-- $-- - --------------- (1) These values are based upon the December 31, 1998 market price of the Common Stock which was $3.875 per share. RETIREMENT PLAN BENEFITS The Company and its subsidiaries are the sponsors of a defined benefit pension plan on behalf of their employees. In addition, the Company and its subsidiaries are sponsors of an Executive Benefit Plan and a Supplemental Benefits Plan on behalf of certain of their executives which are non-qualified plans replacing the portion of benefits which are in excess of the Code limits for tax qualified plans. Benefit formulas under the plans are explained below. Benefits vest after five years of service. An employee becomes a participant in the qualified plan after attaining age 21 and completing one year of service. The pension benefit is equal to the sum of past service retirement income plus future service retirement income, and if eligible, the non-qualified plans distributions. For a participant as of December 31, 1988, the amount of normal retirement income standing to his credit as of that date will not be less than 1 1/4% of the first $17,000 of his average annual earnings for the calendar years 1984 through 1988 inclusive, plus 1 3/4% of average earnings in excess of $17,000, multiplied by his credited service through December 31, 1988. All participants' benefits for future service are arrived at by calculating 1 1/2% of annual salary for each year of service. A participant is eligible for this normal retirement pension on the first date of the month coincident with or next following his 65th birthday. The following table illustrates, as of December 31, 1998, for the Named Executive Officers: (a) years of service credited under the retirement plans; and (b) the estimated annual benefits payable under the plans, including Social Security benefits, assuming the election of a single life annuity upon normal retirement at the age of 65. YEARS OF SERVICE AS OF ESTIMATED ANNUAL NAME OF OFFICER DECEMBER 31, 1998 BENEFIT PAYABLE - --------------- ---------------------- ---------------- Stuart S. Richardson...................... 12 $118,788 Robert M. DeMichele....................... 18 99,192 Richard M. Hisey.......................... 12 151,980 Lawrence Kantor........................... 14 133,332 6 EMPLOYMENT AND CHANGE IN CONTROL ARRANGEMENTS Employment Agreements The Company has entered into three year employment agreements with Messrs. Richardson, DeMichele, Hisey and Kantor pursuant to which such executives serve as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Executive Vice President, respectively. The agreements became effective on December 13, 1995. Pursuant to such agreements, the initial base salaries of Messrs. Richardson, DeMichele, Hisey and Kantor were $240,000, $480,000, $225,000 and $264,000, respectively. Their salaries are reviewed annually by the Executive Personnel Committee and ratified by the Board of Directors. In 1998, Messrs. Richardson, DeMichele, Hisey and Kantor received salary increases resulting in the following new base salaries: Mr. Richardson, $267,000; Mr. DeMichele, $535,000; Mr. Hisey, $269,000; and, Mr. Kantor, $296,000. Following the initial term, the agreements continue from year to year unless terminated by either party on six months notice. Each agreement provides for continuation of salary and benefits for the remaining term of the agreement if employment is terminated by the Company "other than for cause" (as defined in the agreements). If employment is terminated "other than for cause" following a "change in control" (as defined in the agreements) of the Company or if an executive terminates his employment following a "change in control" because his authority and/or responsibilities are substantially reduced or he is required to relocate, he is entitled to receive a payment equal to his average annual cash compensation for the immediately preceding five fiscal years multiplied by 2.99. However, if necessary, such payment will be reduced to an amount that would cause the payment not to be disqualified from deductibility for Federal income tax purposes by reason of Section 280G of the Code as an "excess parachute payment." Each employment agreement also provides that the executive will not solicit clients or employees of the Company for the term of the agreement and the one year period following a termination of employment. Severance Plan On September 14, 1995, the Company adopted the Senior Management Severance Plan (the "Severance Plan"). The Severance Plan is available to certain senior management employees designated as participants by the Board of Directors or the Executive Personnel Committee. The Severance Plan provides that if the employment of a participant is terminated "other than for cause" (as defined in the Severance Plan) following a "change in control" of the Company (as defined in the Severance Plan) or if an executive terminates his employment following a "change in control" because his authority and/or responsibilities are substantially reduced or he is required to relocate, he is entitled to receive a payment equal to his average annual cash compensation for the immediately preceding five fiscal years multiplied by 2.99. However, if necessary, such payment will be reduced to an amount that would cause the payment not to be disqualified from deductibility for Federal income tax purposes by reason of Section 280G of the Code as an "excess parachute payment." The Severance Plan requires each participant, as a condition to participation, to agree not to solicit clients or employees of the Company during such participant's employment and for the one year period following a termination of employment. Messrs. DeMichele, Richardson, Hisey and Kantor are designated participants in the Severance Plan. The Board of Directors of the Company unanimously approved the Severance Plan because it believes the continued attention and dedication of the particular employees to their duties under adverse circumstances is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders and ultimately outweighs the potential cost of the benefit. Deferred Compensation Program The Company implemented a non-qualified deferred compensation program for highly compensated employees in 1997. The program allows the employees to defer a portion of their annual compensation. Deferred Compensation Agreement Pursuant to the Deferred Compensation Agreement dated as of February 2, 1981 with Mr. DeMichele, the Company will accrue $5,000 a year until Mr. DeMichele's death or termination of employment and upon 7 such death or termination of employment (other than for cause), shall pay such accrued amounts in a lump sum or, at the option of the Company, in five annual installments. TRANSACTIONS WITH DIRECTORS, OFFICERS OR THEIR ASSOCIATES Approximately $915 million of invested assets of principal stockholders of the Company (several of whom are directors) and their related interests are managed by Lexington Management Corporation and Market Systems Research Advisors, Inc., subsidiaries of the Company. See "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners." The fees charged by Lexington Management Corporation and Market Systems Research Advisors, Inc. for the management of such assets are based upon standard fee schedules which are competitive with the fees charged on nonrelated accounts. Except as stated above, no Director or officer of the Company, nominee for Director, beneficial owner of more than 5% of any class of stock of the Company or member of the immediate family of any of the foregoing persons had any material interest in any material transaction of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates during the period from January 1, 1998 through March 12, 1999 or any such proposed transaction. EXECUTIVE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION The Board has established an Executive Personnel Committee comprised of Lunsford Richardson, Jr., William R. Miller and Carl H. Tiedemann. Mr. Stuart S. Richardson and Mr. DeMichele also serve as Directors of Vanguard whose Chairman, Mr. Haynes G. Griffin, is a member of the Board of Directors of the Company. Mr. Stuart S. Richardson is Chairman of Vanguard's Executive Committee of which Mr. DeMichele is a member. Mr. DeMichele also serves on the Compensation Committee of Vanguard. Mr. Griffin does not serve on any committees of the Board of Directors of the Company. REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE The Executive Personnel Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Executive Personnel Committee") is responsible for administering the executive compensation plans and programs of the Company and for making recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding the compensation of and benefits provided to the Chief Executive Officer and the other executive officers of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Board of Directors then reviews such recommendations. All compensation decisions relating to the Chief Executive Officer must be approved by the Board of Directors. The Company Executive Personnel Committee was established on December 13, 1995 and met twice during 1998. The following is a report submitted by the members of the Executive Personnel Committee which addresses the Company's compensation policies for 1998, including the determination of bonuses for 1998. The names of the Executive Personnel Committee members are set forth above. General Policies Regarding the Compensation of Executive Officers. The Company's executive compensation package consists of base salary, bonus compensation and grants of stock-based awards under the Company's 1995 Long Term Incentive Plan. Base Salary. In determining the salaries of the executive officers, the Executive Personnel Committee reviews industry surveys and other compensation-related data for executives with comparable responsibilities at similarly sized companies in the investment management industry. In this regard, the Executive Personnel Committee consulted surveys published on compensation of executives in the investment management industry. The targets initially established in this manner were subject to the Executive Personnel Committee's consideration of the Company's performance and the attainment of specific goals concerning the individual's performance. In addition, the Executive Personnel Committee considered the executive's managerial responsibilities, new responsibilities and performance in special projects. 8 Annual Bonus. The bonus pool is directly linked to the operating performance of the Company. In awarding bonuses, the Executive Personnel Committee focuses on the pretax income of the Company as a percentage of its total revenue and compares that percentage against other published industry statistics. In addition, the Executive Personnel Committee reviews other financial measures such as return on capital and compensation costs as a percentage of revenue. The Executive Personnel Committee assigns such relative weight to these criteria as it deems appropriate under all relevant facts and circumstances. The Executive Personnel Committee allocates a portion of the total bonus pool to each executive officer after a subjective and quantitative assessment of the individual's contribution to the overall performance of the organization, the attainment of specific performance goals and individual initiatives which contribute to the short and long term success of the Company. Long Term Incentive Compensation. An executive officer's compensation is linked to the long term interests of the stockholders by making a portion of each executive officer's potential compensation dependent upon the price of the Company's Common Stock. The Executive Personnel Committee awards stock options to purchase Common Stock which have value only to the extent the market price of the underlying Common Stock increases subsequent to the grant of the option. Additionally, the Executive Personnel Committee awards shares of restricted stock, the value of which is the market price of the Common Stock. The restricted stock has a three year vesting provision and is awarded as both an incentive for achieving specific performance goals and to align key employees' rewards directly with those of the shareholders. LIMITATION ON DEDUCTIBILITY OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. Section 162(m) of the Code, enacted as part of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1993, limits the deductibility of compensation paid to certain executive officers of the Company. To qualify for deductibility under Section 162(m), compensation in excess of $1,000,000 per year paid to the Chief Executive Officer and, in the case of the Company, the three other most highly compensated executive officers at the end of such year generally must be "performance-based" compensation as determined under Section 162(m). The Executive Personnel Committee generally intends to comply with the requirements for full deductibility of compensation under Section 162(m). However, the Executive Personnel Committee will balance the costs and burdens involved in such compliance against the value to the Company and its shareholders of the tax benefits to be obtained by the Company thereby, and may in certain instances pay compensation that is not fully deductible if in its determination such costs and burdens outweigh such benefits. 1998 COMPENSATION The amounts shown as 1998 bonus in the Summary Compensation Table were paid in March 1999 and are correlated with the profitability of the Company. The bonus pools, including a key man supplemental pool, represented 2.7% of revenue in 1998 in comparison with 6.9% in 1997. Pre-federal taxable income was 7.6% of revenue in comparison with 17.3% in 1997. Both the decline in pre-federal taxable income and the 64% reduction in the size of the bonus pool was directly related to the Company's financial performance, which was impacted by the poorer operating environment for Lexington's specialty funds, i.e., Worldwide Emerging Markets, Troika Dialog Russia, Goldfund and Strategic Investments. These markets on which these specialty funds focus have not recovered from recent capital outflows and currency depreciation and the general lack of interest on the part of investors to invest in markets that have significantly underperformed. Compensation of the Chief Executive Officer The Company's Executive Personnel Committee set Mr. DeMichele's salary level after reviewing industry comparisons for companies in the investment advisory and mutual fund industry, taking into consideration that the industry is not homogeneous and that there is a wide range of companies in terms of size, capability and product offerings. In 1998, Mr. DeMichele's annual base salary was increased to $535,000, 9 an increase of 3.5% from 1997. For 1998, Mr. DeMichele was not awarded a bonus although he received a bonus of $75,000 in 1997. In 1999, his salary has not been increased from the 1998 amount of $535,000. The decision to not pay a bonus for 1998's performance and to maintain the same salary was directly related to the overall Company performance in 1998. As CEO, many factors are taken into consideration in determining Mr. DeMichele's compensation. The Company's financial results, investment performance, and new business initiatives, the accomplishment of key strategic priorities and compensation in comparison with other key executives, are all factors that the Executive Personnel Committee evaluated in arriving at Mr. DeMichele's 1998 compensation. Although, under Mr. DeMichele's leadership, significant progress was made in exceeding expectations in several of these evaluation criteria categories, the overall financial operating performance of the Company was given the greatest weight by the Executive Personnel Committee in determining 1998 compensation. The Executive Personnel Committee awarded Mr. DeMichele 10,000 stock options in 1998. In addition, as part of a long term incentive package in 1998, Mr. DeMichele was awarded 3,000 shares of restricted stock for achieving investment performance goals for the Lexington Natural Resources Trust, of which he is the lead portfolio manager. This grant is in addition to the 161,000 shares previously granted. Mr. DeMichele's stock options and restricted stock have varying vesting provisions that extend until 2008. The restricted stock component of Mr. DeMichele's long term incentive package has a three year vesting provision under which 57,333 shares (35%) have vested as of March 30, 1999. The Executive Personnel Committee implemented the award plan in recognition of the value of Mr. DeMichele's contributions as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Company's Investment Strategy Group and President of the Lexington family of mutual funds. In establishing these awards, the Executive Personnel Committee considered Mr. DeMichele's impact on the Company as it relates to investment performance, marketing and product development and his role in developing a strategic business plan for the Company. These contributions are examined in view of the responsibilities of other Chief Executive/Chief Investment Officers in the financial services industry and their respective incentive packages, recognizing the lack of homogeneity in the industry, as size, investment product and business strategy vary among companies, making a precise comparison of title and related responsibilities difficult. The award was also made and reviewed in relation to the industry and as a percentage of the total awards granted to all officers participating in the 1995 Long-Term Incentive Plan. The Executive Personnel Committee believes that the award package is a critical incentive to directly link Mr. DeMichele's long-term financial reward directly to those of all the Company's stockholders. Submitted by: Lunsford Richardson, Jr., William R. Miller and Carl H. Tiedemann 10 PERFORMANCE GRAPH The following line graph compares the percentage change in the cumulative total stockholder return on the Company's Common Stock with the NASDAQ Stock Market Index and the NASDAQ Financial Stocks Index during the period from December 13, 1995 through December 31, 1998. It assumes $100 invested on December 13, 1995 (including dividends reinvested) in Common Stock of the Company as against each index. There can be no assurance that the Company's Common Stock performance will continue into the future with the same or similar trends depicted in the graph. [LINE GRAPH] LEXINGTON GLOBAL NASDAQ FINANCIAL STOCKS NASDAQ STOCK MARKET Period ending ASSET MANAGERS, INC. SIC 6000-6799 US & FOREIGN (US COMPANIES) (DOLLARS) Dec 13 95 100.00 100.00 100.00 Dec 29 95 100.66 100.15 99.58 Jun 30 96 106.26 104.84 112.16 Dec 31 96 131.58 128.75 122.19 Jun 30 97 144.74 154.11 136.49 Dec 31 97 192.10 202.08 148.63 Jun 30 98 147.37 209.10 179.34 Dec 31 98 81.58 209.96 207.54 11 STOCK SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF DIRECTORS AND MANAGEMENT The following table sets forth certain information as of March 12, 1999 concerning the beneficial ownership of the Company's Common Stock for: (i) each of the Company's Directors and nominees who own Common Stock, (ii) each of the Named Executive Officers and (iii) all Directors and Executive Officers of the Company as a group. For purposes of this Proxy Statement, beneficial ownership of securities is defined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and means generally the power to vote or dispose of securities, regardless of any economic interest therein. NUMBER OF SHARES OF PERCENT OF NAME OF BENEFICIAL OWNER COMMON STOCK(1) COMMON STOCK - ------------------------ ------------------- ------------ Sion A. Boney, III(2)(3).................................... 313,308 6.7 Robert M. DeMichele(4)...................................... 210,654 4.5 Haynes G. Griffin(3)........................................ 421,464 9.0 Richard M. Hisey(5)......................................... 61,301 1.3 Lawrence Kantor(6).......................................... 9,447 * William R. Miller........................................... 12,000 * L. Richardson Preyer........................................ 1,165 * Lunsford Richardson, Jr.(2)................................. 161,959 3.5 Peter L. Richardson(2)(3)................................... 541,458 11.6 Stuart S. Richardson(2)(3)(7)............................... 1,176,203 25.2 Carl H. Tiedemann........................................... -- -- Directors and Executive Officers as a Group................. 2,908,959 62.3 - --------------- * Less than 1%. (1) The amounts shown include shares which are beneficially owned by more than one individual since many shares are held in trusts with more than one trustee. (2) The individuals named may be deemed to be control persons of the Company (other than solely by reason of being Directors of the Company) according to the rules of the SEC. (3) These individuals share voting and/or investment power with respect to certain of their share holdings. For a breakdown of the number of shares for which control is sole or shared, see "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners." (4) This amount includes restricted share grants under the Company's 1995 Long Term Incentive Plan of 164,000 shares of which 57,333 are vested as of March 12, 1999. (5) This amount includes restricted share grants under the Company's 1995 Long Term Incentive Plan of 57,000 shares of which 19,334 are vested as of March 12, 1999. (6) This amount includes a restricted share grant under the Company's 1995 Long Term Incentive Plan of 4,000 shares on February 3, 1997, of which 2,667 are vested as of March 12, 1999. (7) This amount includes a restricted share grant under the Company's 1995 Long Term Incentive Plan of 6,000 shares on February 3, 1997, of which 4,000 are vested as of March 12, 1999. PROPOSAL TWO -- RATIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS The Nominating and Proxy Committee, at the recommendation of the Audit Committee, has appointed the firm of KPMG LLP as independent auditors for the 1999 calendar year and until their successors are selected. The services to be performed by KPMG LLP will primarily include an audit of the Company's 1999 consolidated financial statements and other services related to various filings with the SEC. The Company expects that a representative of KPMG LLP will attend the Annual Meeting and will have the opportunity to make a statement if he or she so desires. In addition, such representative will be available to respond to appropriate questions from stockholders or their representatives. 12 THE NOMINATING AND PROXY COMMITTEE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSIDER KPMG LLP TO BE WELL QUALIFIED AND RECOMMENDS THAT THE STOCKHOLDERS VOTE FOR RATIFICATION. The affirmative vote of the shares representing a majority of the shares present at the meeting in person or represented by Proxy and entitled to vote, will be required to approve this item proposed by the Board of Directors. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS The following table sets forth information as of March 12, 1999 with respect to shares of the Common Stock which are held by certain persons and entities known to the Company to be the beneficial owners of more than 5% of the Company's outstanding Common Stock. NUMBER OF SHARES OF PERCENT OF NAME AND ADDRESS OF BENEFICIAL OWNER COMMON STOCK(1) COMMON STOCK - ------------------------------------ ------------------- ------------ Sion A. Boney, III(2)(3).................................... 313,308 6.7 777 Scudders Mill Road, Princeton, NJ 08543 Barbara R. Evans(2)(4)...................................... 742,854 15.9 5 Fernwood Road, Summit, NJ 07901 Laurinda V. Lowenstein(2)(5)................................ 331,300 7.1 29 W. 15th Street, New York, NY 10011 Peter L. Richardson(2)(6)................................... 541,458 11.6 1285 Mill Hill Road, Southport, CT 06490 Stuart S. Richardson(2)(7).................................. 1,176,203 25.2 Park 80 West Plaza Two, Saddle Brook, NJ 07663 Richard G. Smith, III(2)(8)................................. 762,411 16.3 2325 Cob Tailway, Blacklick, OH 43004 Center for Creative Leadership(9)........................... 421,464 9.0 P.O. Box P-1, Greensboro, NC 27402 Richardson Family(10)....................................... 2,297,538 49.2 - --------------- (1) The amounts shown include shares which are beneficially owned by more than one individual since many shares are held in trusts with more than one trustee. (2) These shares are included in those owned by the "Richardson Family", as defined below. (3) These shares include shares of various trusts of which Sion A. Boney, III is a trustee and as to which he exercises shared voting and investment power with respect to such shares. Sion A. Boney, III exercises sole voting and investment power with respect to 25,432 shares of Common Stock. (4) These shares include shares of various trusts of which Barbara R. Evans is a trustee and as to which she exercises shared voting and investment power with respect to such shares. Barbara R. Evans exercises sole voting and investment power with respect to 217,416 shares of Common Stock. (5) These shares include shares of various trusts of which Laurinda V. Lowenstein is a trustee and as to which she exercises shared voting and investment power with respect to such shares. Laurinda V. Lowenstein exercises sole voting and investment power with respect to 4,580 shares of Common Stock (6) These shares include shares of various trusts of which Peter L. Richardson is a trustee and as to which he exercises shared voting and investment power with respect to such shares. Peter L. Richardson has sole voting and investment power with respect to 400 shares of Common Stock which shares are also included in those shares owned by the "Richardson Family," as defined below. (7) These shares include shares of various trusts of which Stuart S. Richardson is a trustee and as to which he exercises shared voting and investment power with respect to such shares. Stuart Smith Richardson exercises sole voting and investment power with respect to 456,408 shares of Common Stock which shares are also included in those shares owned by the "Richardson Family," as defined below. 13 (8) These shares include shares of various trusts of which Richard G. Smith, III is a trustee and as to which he exercises shared voting and investment power with respect to such shares. Richard G. Smith, III exercises sole voting and investment power with respect to 59,236 shares of Common Stock. (9) The Members of the Center for Creative Leadership are: Messrs. Eric R. Calhoun, Haynes G. Griffin, Thomas K. Hearn, Jr., Ph.D., Winburne King, III, Esq., L. Richardson Preyer, Jr., John W. Red, Jr., Peter L. Richardson, Stuart S. Richardson and Ingar Skaug. These individuals are deemed to be beneficial owners of all shares held by the Center. (10) See below for a description of the "Richardson Family." "Richardson Family," as used herein, means the descendants of Lunsford Richardson, Sr., their spouses, trusts, a corporation in which they have interests and charitable organizations established by such descendants. In addition, several of the descendants of Mr. Richardson or their spouses currently serve as directors of the Company (Messrs. Sion A. Boney, III; L. Richardson Preyer; Lunsford Richardson, Jr.; Peter L. Richardson; and Stuart S. Richardson). At March 12, 1999, such descendants and spouses (numbering approximately 190 persons), trusts, a corporation in which they have interests and charitable organizations established by them owned approximately 2,297,538 shares of Common Stock (or 49.2% of the outstanding Common Stock). Many of these shares may be deemed to be beneficially owned by more than one person because of multiple fiduciaries, but such shares have been counted only once for purposes of the foregoing totals. These individuals and institutions have differing interests and may not necessarily vote their shares in the same manner. Furthermore, trustees and directors have fiduciary obligations (either individually or jointly with other fiduciaries) under which they must act on the basis of fiduciary requirements which may dictate positions which differ from their personal interests. SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), requires the Company's directors and executive officers, and persons who own more than ten percent (10%) of a registered class of the Company's equity securities, to file with the SEC initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of Common Stock and other equity securities of the Company. Reporting persons are required by SEC regulations to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file. To the Company's knowledge, based solely on review of the copies of such reports furnished to the Company, the following persons failed to file, on a timely basis, reports required by Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, for the number of transactions indicated: Mr. Richardson failed to file timely an Annual Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 5 (a "Form 5") with respect to 10,000 stock options granted during the year ended December 31, 1998. Mr. DeMichele, failed to file timely a Form 5 with respect to 10,000 stock options and 3,000 shares of restricted stock granted during the year ended December 31, 1998. Mr. Kantor failed to file timely a Form 5 with respect to 10,000 stock options granted during the year ended December 31, 1998. Mr. Hisey failed to file timely a Form 5 with respect to 10,000 stock options and 3,000 shares of restricted stock granted during the year ended December 31, 1998. Such forms, in each case, were subsequently filed. 14 OTHER BUSINESS The Board of Directors and Management know of no business other than that specified in the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders which will be presented for consideration at the 1999 Annual Meeting; but if other matters are presented, it is the intention of the proxyholders to vote in accordance with their best judgment and discretion on such matters. The consolidated financial statements and other financial information of the Company and its subsidiaries, as well as notes to the financial statements, the related report of KPMG LLP, and Management's discussion and analysis of financial statements are contained in the Company's Annual Report to Stockholders for 1998, which will accompany this Proxy Statement. Solicited by the Board of Directors Lisa Curcio Secretary April 14, 1999 15 /X/ Please mark your votes as in this example. This proxy, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed herein. If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted FOR election of directors and FOR approval of the appointment of independent auditors. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ FOR WITHHELD 1. Election of Directors. (See reverse) / / / / ______________________________ For, except vote withheld from the following nominee(s): 2.To approve the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent auditors for the current calendar year. / / / / 3.In their discretion, the Proxies are authorized to act upon such other matters as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof. ________________________________________________________________________________ Please sign exactly as name appears hereon. Joint owners should each sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. _______________________________ _______________________________ SIGNATURE (S) DATE 1999 P R O X Y LEXINGTON GLOBAL ASSET MANAGERS, INC. Proxy Solicited by the Board of Directors For the 1999 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, May 13, 1999 The undersigned stockholder(s) of LEXINGTON GLOBAL ASSET MANAGERS, INC., (the "Company") hereby appoint(s) the members of The Nominating and Proxy Committee, Stuart Smith Richardson, L. Richardson Preyer and Lunsford Richardson, Jr., and each or any of them (the "Proxies"), the true and lawful agents and attorneys-in-fact for the undersigned, with power of substitution, to attend and to vote the stock owned by or registered in the name of the undersigned, as instructed below, at the 1999 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") to be held at the offices of the Company, Park 80 West, Plaza Two, Saddle Brook, NJ on May 13, 1999, at 9:15 A.M. local time, and at any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof, for the transaction of the following business: 1. To elect three Class III Directors to hold office for a term to expire at the 2002 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders; Nominees: Peter L. Richardson, Stuart S. Richardson and Carl H. Tiedemann 2. To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent auditors for the current calendar year; and, 3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting and any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof. You are encouraged to specify your choices by marking the appropriate boxes, SEE REVERSE SIDE, but you need not mark any boxes if you wish to vote in accordance with the Board of Directors' recommendations. Please sign and return this card using the enclosed envelope. (CONTINUED ON REVERSE SIDE) SEE REVERSE SIDE