UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 14A 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 [_] Soliciting Material Pursuant to [_] Confidential, For Use of the SS.240.14a-11(c) or SS.240.14a-12 Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2)) [X] Definitive Proxy Statement [_] Definitive Additional Materials London Pacific Group Limited - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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. [_] Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(4) and 0-11. ________________________________________________________________________________ 1) Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies: ________________________________________________________________________________ 2) Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies: ________________________________________________________________________________ 3) Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined): ________________________________________________________________________________ 4) Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction: ________________________________________________________________________________ 5) Total fee paid: ________________________________________________________________________________ [_] Fee paid previously with preliminary materials. [_] 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: ________________________________________________________________________________ SEC 1913 (3-99) LONDON PACIFIC GROUP LIMITED Minden House, 6 Minden Place St. Helier, Jersey JE2 4WQ Channel Islands April 15, 2002 Dear ADR holder: You are cordially invited to attend the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of London Pacific Group Limited to be held at the Jersey Museum, Ouless Room, The Weighbridge, St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands on Tuesday, May 7, 2002, at 9:00 a.m. local time. Details of the business to be conducted at the meeting are given in the attached Notice of Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and Proxy Statement. As an ADR holder you are not entitled to vote directly at the meeting, however, the ADR Depositary, The Bank of New York, is obligated to vote the shares it holds on your behalf in accordance with your instructions. Whether or not you plan to attend the meeting, it is important that your interests be represented and voted at the meeting. Accordingly, please sign, date and return the enclosed proxy card to The Bank of New York (in the accompanying envelope). In order for your proxy instructions to be valid, they must be received by The Bank of New York on or before April 30, 2002. You may revoke or amend your proxy for any reason provided that such change is received by The Bank of New York on or before April 30, 2002. Thank you for your interest in London Pacific Group Limited. Sincerely, /s/ Ronald W. Green Ronald W. Green Secretary [COMPANY LOGO] LONDON PACIFIC GROUP LIMITED Minden House, 6 Minden Place St. Helier, Jersey JE2 4WQ Channel Islands NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS To the ADR holders of London Pacific Group Limited: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of London Pacific Group Limited (the "Company") will be held at the Jersey Museum, Ouless Room, The Weighbridge, St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands on Tuesday, May 7, 2002, at 9:00 a.m. local time, for the following purposes: Ordinary Business 1. To receive the report of the directors and the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2001, together with the report of the independent auditors thereon. 2. To approve the declaration of a final dividend of 5.0 cents per share gross on the Ordinary Shares (4.0 cents per ADR). 3. To re-elect a director who is retiring by rotation. 4. To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers as independent auditors of the Company and to authorize the directors to fix their remuneration. Other Business 5. To act on any other matters that may properly come before the meeting. The Board of Directors knows of no other matters which may be presented for shareholder action at the meeting. To date, no shareholder proposals have been received by the Company. However, if other matters do properly come before the meeting, it is intended that the persons named in the proxies will vote upon such matters in accordance with their best judgement. Holders of the Company's Ordinary Shares are entitled to twenty-one (21) clear days notice of, and to vote at, the Annual General Meeting and any adjournment thereof. Only ADR holders of record at the close of business on April 11, 2002 are entitled to notice of, to attend and to have their vote counted at the Annual General Meeting and any adjournment thereof. ADR holders are not entitled to vote directly at the meeting, however, the ADR Depositary, The Bank of New York, is obligated to vote the shares it holds on behalf of the ADR holders in accordance with their instructions. Accordingly, please sign, date and return the enclosed proxy card to The Bank of New York (in the accompanying envelope). IN ORDER FOR YOUR PROXY INSTRUCTIONS TO BE VALID, THEY MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE BANK OF NEW YORK ON OR BEFORE APRIL 30, 2002. A copy of the Company's Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2001, which contains audited consolidated financial statements and other information, accompanies this Notice and the enclosed Proxy Statement. All ADR holders are cordially invited to attend the meeting. By Order of the Board of Directors, /s/ Ronald W. Green Ronald W. Green Secretary April 15, 2002 LONDON PACIFIC GROUP LIMITED PROXY STATEMENT ABOUT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING General This Proxy Statement and the accompanying proxy card are being mailed to ADR holders of London Pacific Group Limited (the "Company") on or about April 15, 2002, in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors of the Company for use at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 7, 2002 (the "Meeting"), or at any adjournments thereof. The Meeting will be held at 9:00 a.m. local time, at the Jersey Museum, Ouless Room, The Weighbridge, St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands. The proxy card accompanying this Proxy Statement, which instructs The Bank of New York as ADR Depositary (the "ADR Depositary"), is solicited by the Board of Directors of the Company. ADRs represented by properly executed proxies received by the ADR Depositary in time for the Meeting will be voted in accordance with the choices specified in the proxies. Unless contrary instructions are indicated on the proxy, the shares (representing ADRs) will be voted FOR the election of the nominee named in the proxy statement as director, and FOR the other proposals described therein. Any ADR holder giving a proxy has the power to revoke it prior to its exercise by giving notice of revocation to the ADR Depositary in writing, or by executing and delivering to the ADR Depositary a later dated proxy. However, such action must be taken in sufficient time to permit the necessary examination and tabulation of the subsequent proxy or revocation before the vote is taken. Proxy instructions, amendments or revocations must therefore be received by the ADR Depositary on or before April 30, 2002. The cost of preparing, assembling, printing and mailing this Proxy Statement, the accompanying proxy card and any other related materials used in the solicitation of proxies will be borne by the Company. In addition to soliciting by mail, directors, officers and employees of the Company, without receiving any additional compensation, may solicit proxies personally, by telephone or facsimile. Also enclosed herewith is a copy of the Annual Report to Shareholders of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2001. Voting at the Annual General Meeting Holders of ADRs should complete and return the enclosed proxy card in accordance with the terms provided thereon not later than the close of business on April 30, 2002. The close of business on April 11, 2002 has been fixed as the record date for the determination of the holders entitled to give instructions of voting rights at the Meeting and any adjournment thereof. Under the depositary agreement between the Company and the ADR Depositary, the ADR Depositary shall not vote or attempt to exercise the right to vote that attaches to the Ordinary Shares other than in accordance with such instructions. Two shareholders present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote shall be a quorum for all purposes. If a quorum is present, directors are elected and all other matters are decided upon by a show of hands, unless before or upon the declaration of the results, a poll is demanded by the Chairman of the Meeting or by at least three shareholders or by one or more shareholders representing not less than one-tenth of the total voting rights of shareholders. If a poll is taken, every shareholder who is present in person by representative or proxy shall have one vote for every share of which he or she is the holder. Cumulative voting in the election of directors is not permitted. 1 Proposals 1 to 4 which are described below are ordinary resolutions. Any other resolutions presented at the Meeting would be special resolutions. The approval of an ordinary resolution requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at the Meeting. The approval of a special resolution requires an affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the votes cast at the Meeting. Accordingly, abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on any resolution voted on at the Meeting. As of March 18, 2002, there were 64,439,073 Ordinary Shares outstanding. Also as of that date, there were 19,982,833 ADRs outstanding, representing 19,982,833 of those Ordinary Shares or 31.0% of the Company's total outstanding shares. Each Ordinary Share carries one vote in a poll. Each ADR carries one vote indirectly through the Ordinary Share held by the ADR Depositary on the ADR holder's behalf. For the purposes of this Proxy Statement, the term "vote" shall refer to either a vote by a holder of Ordinary Shares or instructions to the ADR Depositary by a holder of ADRs. PROPOSAL 1 - REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS To receive the report of the directors and financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2001, together with the report of the independent auditors thereon. The Company's Articles of Association provide that each year the above shall be presented before a General Meeting of Shareholders. The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the acceptance of the report of the directors and financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2001, together with the report of the independent auditors thereon. PROPOSAL 2 - DECLARATION OF A FINAL DIVIDEND To approve the declaration of a final dividend of 5.0 cents per share gross on the Ordinary Shares (4.0 cents per ADR). If this final dividend is approved, the total dividends for 2001 will be 16.0 cents per share gross on the Ordinary Shares (12.8 cents per ADR). An interim dividend of 11.0 cents per share gross on the Ordinary Shares (8.8 cents per ADR) was paid in September 2001. The combined interim and final dividend for each year in the previous seven years was 29.0 cents per share gross on the Ordinary Shares (23.2 cents per ADR). The Board of Directors is recommending a reduction in the total dividends for 2001 to a level which it believes is appropriate in terms of dividend yield and in view of the Company's requirement to conserve cash during the current period of market instability in order to meet the operating needs and growth opportunities of the business. The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the declaration of a final dividend of 5.0 cents per share gross on the Ordinary Shares (4.0 cents per ADR). PROPOSAL 3 - ELECTION OF DIRECTOR To re-elect a director, Harold E. Hughes, Jr., who is retiring by rotation. The Company's Articles of Association provide that at each Annual General Meeting, one-third (or the number nearest to but not exceeding one-third) of the directors other than Arthur I. Trueger, who, as he is also the managing 2 director of the Company, does not retire by rotation nor is counted in calculating the number of directors to retire by rotation, shall retire from office by rotation. Under the Company's Articles of Association, there shall be no less than three directors. The directors (other than Mr. Trueger) are elected to hold office until they are subject to retirement by rotation. Harold E. Hughes, Jr., the nominated director for 2002, has informed the Company that he is willing to serve as a director. No person other than a director retiring at the meeting shall, unless recommended by the Board of Directors, be eligible for election to the office of director at any Annual General Meeting unless not less than seven, nor more than twenty-eight (28) days, before the date appointed for the meeting, a notice in writing signed by a shareholder, and a notice in writing signed by that person of his willingness to be elected, has been left at the registered office of the Company in Jersey. The Board of Directors may appoint any person to be a director, either to fill a casual vacancy or as an additional director. Any director so appointed shall hold office only until the next Annual General Meeting and shall then be eligible for re-appointment, but shall not be taken into account in determining the directors who are to retire by rotation at such meeting. The following director, already being a member of the Board of Directors and eligible for re-election, retires by rotation and is nominated for re-election at this Annual General Meeting. Harold E. Hughes, Jr. Mr. Hughes, age 56, has been a non-executive director since January 1987. He is currently President of eVineyard.com, which he joined in 2001. Previously, he was Chairman of Pandesic Company, an eCommerce software supplier owned jointly by Intel Corporation and SAP, from 1997 to 2000. Prior to Pandesic, he was employed by Intel Corporation for 23 years, during which time he held a number of positions in financial and operational management. Mr. Hughes is a member of the Audit and Business Development Committees. Subject to re-election, Mr. Hughes will be required to retire by rotation again at the Annual General Meeting in 2007, provided that no additional directors are appointed, or existing directors resign, before that time. The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the re-election of Harold E. Hughes, Jr. as a director. PROPOSAL 4 - APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers as independent auditors of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2002 and to authorize the directors to fix their remuneration. The Company expects that representatives of PricewaterhouseCoopers will be present at the Annual General Meeting and will be given the opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so and to respond to appropriate questions. PricewaterhouseCoopers or its predecessors have examined the financial statements of the Company each year since 1985. The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the proposal to re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers as independent auditors of the Company. 3 BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEES Biographical information about each director continuing in office is provided below: Arthur I. Trueger Mr. Trueger, age 53, is the founder and a principal (Executive Chairman) shareholder of London Pacific Group Limited. He has worked for the Company for more than 25 years and holds A.B., M.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of California. Director continuing in office for a term expiring in 2003: John Clennett Mr. Clennett, age 78, has been a non-executive director since the Company's incorporation in January 1985. He is a director of Ashburton Replica Portfolio Limited and was a director of Ansbacher (Jersey) Limited until 2000. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. Prior to his retirement in 1983, he was Treasurer of the States of Jersey. Mr. Clennett is a member of the Audit Committee. Directors continuing in office for terms expiring between 2004 - 2006: The Viscount Trenchard Lord Trenchard, age 51, has been a non-executive director since August 1999. He is joint Chairman of The Japan Society, a Trustee of The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund, a Director of AC European Finance Limited and Chairman of The Dejima Fund Limited. He was a director of Robert Fleming and Co. Limited, or one of its principal subsidiaries, from 1996 to 2000, where he was also head of Japanese Investment Banking. Previously, he was a director of Kleinwort Benson Limited from 1986 to 1996, whose Tokyo office he managed for many years. Lord Trenchard is a member of the Business Development Committee. Gary L. Wilcox Dr. Wilcox, age 55, has been a non-executive director since the Company's incorporation in January 1985. He has been executive Vice President of Operations at ICOS Corporation, a Washington based biotechnology company, since 1993. Previously, he was Professor of Microbiology at the University of California, Los Angeles, from 1974 to 1988. Dr. Wilcox is a member of the Audit and Compensation Committees. Victor A. Hebert Mr. Hebert, age 64, has been a non-executive director Deputy Chairman since the Company's incorporation in January 1985 and Deputy Chairman since February 1996. He has been a senior member of the law firm Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe LLP in San Francisco, California since 1969, having joined the firm in 1962. He also serves as a director of Foster Wheeler Ltd., an engineering, construction and project development company, as a director and Secretary to California & Washington Co., and as Secretary to Nextest Systems Corporation and Paymap Inc. Mr. Hebert is a member of the Compensation Committee. 4 One of the above directors is required to retire in each of the years 2004, 2005 and 2006. These retirement dates also assume that no additional directors are appointed, or existing directors resign, during the period. Retiring directors are eligible for re-election. Meetings of the Board The Board of Directors held five meetings during 2001. The Board has three committees: Audit, Compensation and Business Development. Previously, the Board had a Litigation Committee but it was officially dissolved on March 31, 2001, as such a committee was no longer considered necessary. With the exception of the Litigation and Business Development Committees, each of the Committees held meetings during 2001. Director attendance at these meetings averaged 95% during 2001. Each director attended 75% or more of the total number of meetings of the Board and the committees on which he served. Committees of the Board Audit Committee Members: Gary L. Wilcox (Chairman), John Clennett, Harold E. Hughes, Jr. The Board of Directors adopted a written charter for the Audit Committee that was included with last year's Proxy Statement. The Audit Committee is responsible for selecting the independent auditors, considering auditors' independence matters, and reviewing the adequacy of the financial reporting process (including reviewing the selection, application and disclosure of critical accounting policies), audit process and internal financial controls. The Audit Committee also reviews the audited financial statements and recommends that they be included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Committee is comprised of three independent directors in accordance with New York Stock Exchange rules. During 2001, the Audit Committee met once. Compensation Committee Members: Victor A. Hebert, Gary L. Wilcox The Compensation Committee approves all elements of compensation for the Executive Chairman, including bonuses, other than grants of share options. The Committee recommends all grants of share options for the Executive Chairman, executive officers and employees to the Trustees of The London Pacific Group 1990 Employee Share Option Trust. During 2001, the Compensation Committee met four times. Litigation Committee Members: Harold E. Hughes, Jr., Gary L. Wilcox The Litigation Committee was established in 1995 for the purpose of dealing generally with all aspects of litigation arising from time to time that may affect the Group. During 2001, the Litigation Committee did not hold any meetings. The Committee was dissolved on March 31, 2001, as the Board determined that such a committee was no longer necessary. 5 Business Development Committee Members: Harold E. Hughes, Jr., The Viscount Trenchard The Business Development Committee was established on March 31, 2001 for the purpose of dealing generally with all aspects of new business areas, including expanding existing business internationally. Formal committee meetings are not generally held, as individual committee members undertake specific responsibilities for areas of new business development. During 2001, the Business Development Committee did not hold any meetings. DIRECTORS' COMPENSATION Annual Compensation Each director receives an annual fee of $7,500, except for the Executive Chairman who, effective June 30, 2001, no longer receives this fee. The Deputy Chairman receives an additional annual fee of $10,000. Each director on the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee receives an annual fee of $7,500, and each director on the Litigation Committee and Business Development Committee receives an annual fee of $10,000. John Clennett and Lord Trenchard receive an annual fee of $12,500 and $20,000, respectively, for administrative duties performed for the Company in Jersey. Share Option Plan Under The London Pacific Group 1990 Employee Share Option Trust, a non-executive director may be granted options to purchase the Company's Ordinary Shares, generally at an option exercise price equal to the market value of the Ordinary Shares as of the date of the grant. Options expire seven or ten years from the date of grant. Under this plan, no options were granted to non-executive directors during 2001. The Executive Chairman makes recommendations to the Trustees of The London Pacific Group 1990 Employee Share Option Trust in relation to such grants to the non-executive directors. 6 INFORMATION REGARDING BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS, DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS The following table sets forth certain information with respect to beneficial ownership of Ordinary Shares as of March 18, 2002 for each person who is known by the Company to own beneficially more than 5% of the Ordinary Shares (including Ordinary Shares underlying ADRs), for directors and executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table on page 8 of this Proxy Statement, and for all directors and executive officers as a group. Amount and Nature of Ownership (1) _______________________________________________________________________________ Number of Options Exercisable Total Shares Percent of Ordinary Within 60 Days Beneficially Outstanding Name Shares Owned of March 18, 2002 (2) Owned Ordinary Shares __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Arthur I. Trueger 19,260,693 6,000,000 25,260,693 39.2% 650 California Street, Suite 2800 San Francisco, California 94108 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The London Pacific Group 1990 Employee Share Option Trust (2)(3) 13,247,181 - 13,247,181 20.6% Whiteley Chambers, Don Street St. Helier, Jersey JE4 9WG Channel Islands __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Victor A. Hebert (4) 45,000 40,000 85,000 * __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ John Clennett 5,450 20,000 25,450 * __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Harold E. Hughes, Jr. - 60,000 60,000 * __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Viscount Trenchard - 40,000 40,000 * __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Gary L. Wilcox (5) 30,000 40,000 70,000 * __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Ian K. Whitehead 400 1,734,000 1,734,400 2.69% __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All directors and executive officers as a group (4)(5) 19,341,543 7,934,000 27,275,543 42.3% __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ <FN> * Amounts represent less than one percent. (1) Except as described in footnote (4) below, each director and executive officer has sole voting and investment power with respect to his shares. (2) The shares underlying the 7,934,000 options exercisable are also included in the 13,247,181 shares held by The London Pacific Group 1990 Employee Share Option Trust. (3) The Trustees of The London Pacific Group 1990 Employee Share Option Trust are entitled to notice of, and to vote at the Meeting, with each share entitling them to one vote. The Trust has waived its entitlement to dividends on any shares held. Victor A. Hebert, Deputy Chairman and a non-executive director, is one of the four trustees of the Trust. (4) Share amounts include 40,000 shares held in a pension and profit sharing trust for the benefit of Mr. Hebert over which he has shared voting and investment power. Except for options covering 40,000 shares, share amounts do not include any shares owned by The London Pacific Group 1990 Employee Share Option Trust, of which Mr. Hebert is one of the four trustees, and as to which shares Mr. Hebert disclaims any beneficial interest. (5) Share amounts include 20,000 Ordinary Shares and 10,000 ADRs. </FN> 7 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION The executive officers of the Company receive annual base salaries and are also eligible for an annual bonus. Mr. Trueger and Mr. Whitehead currently receive base salaries of $800,000 and GBP400,000 (approximately $580,000), respectively. The amount of any annual bonus award to the Executive Chairman is determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors based on the performance of the Company and its subsidiaries (the "Group"). The amount of any annual bonus award to the Chief Financial Officer is determined by the Executive Chairman. The following table sets forth the cash and non-cash compensation paid to the Executive Chairman and the Chief Financial Officer of the Company for the last three fiscal years. The Company has no executive officers other than Mr. Trueger and Mr. Whitehead. Summary Compensation Table Long-Term Annual Compensation Compensation ___________________________________________________ ____________ Securities Other Annual Underlying All Other Name and Principal Salary Bonus Compensation (1) Options Compensation (2) Position Year $ $ $ # $ _____________________________________________________________________________ ___________ ________________ Arthur I. Trueger 2001 950,000 6,000,000 20,305 2,000,000 0 Executive Chairman 2000 1,000,000 2,250,000 22,255 0 0 1999 1,000,000 20,000,000 (3) 23,285 1,000,000 0 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Ian K. Whitehead 2001 699,892 0 0 200,000 96,668 Chief Financial 2000 615,121 298,000 186,807 0 67,460 Officer 1999 545,833 200,000 25,000 0 64,868 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ <FN> (1) Amounts include directors fees, life insurance, vacation payouts and relocation costs. (2) Amounts represent realized appreciation in the Group's deferred compensation plan and pension plan contributions. The amount for 2001 includes $44,738 related to the deferred compensation plan and $51,930 in pension plan contributions. (3) Approximately 73% of this bonus was paid by a distribution, at market value, of certain listed equity securities owned by the Group. </FN> Employment Agreement with the Chief Financial Officer Mr. Whitehead joined the Company in September 1990 as Chief Financial Officer. His employment is terminable either by the Company on twelve (12) months written notice or by Mr. Whitehead on six (6) months written notice. The base salary of the Chief Financial Officer is reviewed annually by the Executive Chairman who takes into account the performance of the Group and the contribution made by the Chief Financial Officer to the Group during the previous twelve months. Bonus awards are also determined by the Executive Chairman. The number of share options held by the Chief Financial Officer is reviewed annually by the Executive Chairman. Additional share option grants to the Chief Financial Officer are recommended by the Executive Chairman, at his discretion, to the Compensation Committee, which makes recommendations to the Trustees of The London Pacific Group 1990 Employee Share Option Trust. 8 Pension Plan The Group has a defined contribution plan for the Chief Financial Officer. This plan was established in 2000, with $51,930 contributed during the year ended December 31, 2001. Share Option Grants and Exercises Share options may be granted to the Executive Chairman under The London Pacific Group 1990 Employee Share Option Trust. The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors considers the responsibilities and performance of the Executive Chairman and the performance of the Group when determining the number of options to be recommended to the Trustees of The London Pacific Group 1990 Employee Share Option Trust. The Trust may grant share options to other officers and employees, following recommendations from the Executive Chairman to the Compensation Committee, which, if concurring, makes recommendations to the trustees of the Trust. The objectives of this plan include retaining the best personnel and providing for additional performance incentives. Grants to the Executive Chairman are fully vested on the date of grant and expire seven or ten years from the date of the grant. Grants to the Chief Financial Officer and other employees are exercisable generally in four equal installments beginning one year from the date of the grant, subject to employment continuation, and expire seven or ten years from the date of the grant. The following table summarizes option grants during 2001 under The London Pacific Group 1990 Employee Share Option Trust to the Executive Chairman and the Chief Financial Officer. Option Grants in 2001 Number of Percent of Securities Total Options Underlying Granted to Market Price Options Employees in Exercise on Date of Present Value on Name Granted (1) 2001 Price Grant Expiration Date Date of Grant (2) # $ $ $ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Arthur I. Trueger 2,000,000 83.8% 5.40 5.40 5/17/2011 4,755,200 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Ian K. Whitehead 200,000 8.4% 2.46 5.11 3/20/2011 571,300 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ <FN> (1) Mr. Trueger's and Mr. Whitehead's options were granted on May 18, 2001 and March 21, 2001, respectively. All options became exercisable immediately on the grant date. The options granted to Mr. Whitehead were a replacement for options that had an average exercise price of $2.46 and that had expired in December 2000 and February 2001. 1,000,000 of the options granted to Mr. Trueger were a replacement for options that had expired in February 2001, however, the exercise price of the replacement options was set at the market price of the underlying shares on the date of grant. (2) A Black-Scholes model was used to calculate the present value of the options on the date of grant. The following assumptions were used to estimate the value of the options: a five-year expected life of the options; a dividend yield of 0% (as the Company has paid a constant dividend amount, a deduction to the share price was made in the amount of the net present value of the dividend and the dividend yield in the option pricing model was set to zero); expected volatility for the Company's stock of 76%; and a risk-free rate of return of 5.09%. </FN> 9 The following table summarizes option exercises during 2001 under The London Pacific Group 1990 Employee Share Option Trust by the named executive officers and the value of the share options held by them as of December 31,2001. Aggregated Option Exercises in 2001 and December 31, 2001 Option Values Number of Value of Securities Underlying Unexercised In-the- Unexercised Options as Money Options as of December 31, 2001 of December 31, 2001 (1) Shares Acquired Exercisable/ Exercisable/ Name On Exercise Value Realized Unexercisable Unexercisable # $ # $ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Arthur I. Trueger 0 0 6,000,000 /nil 256,426 /nil ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Ian K. Whitehead 0 0 1,863,000 /171,000 1,330,330 /70,110 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ <FN> (1) Based on the closing price of the Company's Ordinary Shares on December 31, 2001 (GBP2.60 at an exchange rate of 1.46). </FN> REPORT OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS The Company's Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Committee") is comprised of two non-executive directors, Victor A. Hebert and Gary L. Wilcox, and is responsible for approving and reporting to the Board of Directors the compensation of the Executive Chairman of the Company, including base salary and bonus. The Compensation Committee is also responsible for recommending share option grants for the Executive Chairman, the Chief Financial Officer and for certain other employees of the Company or its subsidiaries to the Trustees of The London Pacific Group 1990 Employee Share Option Trust, and for reviewing the Company's general compensation strategy. Compensation Philosophy and Objectives It is the philosophy of the Committee and the Company that in order to meet the Company's goal of increasing long-term shareholder value, the Company must develop and maintain a compensation program that (i) attracts, motivates and retains qualified executives and (ii) aligns the financial rewards of the Company's management with those of the Company's shareholders. Compensation for the Company's executive officers includes salary and generally an annual bonus award. All executive officers hold share options, but share options are not necessarily granted every year. In establishing the level of compensation for each executive officer, the Committee (in the case of the Executive Chairman) and/or the Executive Chairman (in the case of the Chief Financial Officer) consider many factors, with the primary factor being the Company's operating performance and financial position. Other factors include the executive officer's contribution to the advancement of the Company's operating performance and financial position, strategic accomplishments such as the development of new customers or new services and products, the development of the Company's senior management team and the executive officer's seniority. The Committee also takes into consideration the compensation levels of senior executives of comparably sized, publicly held, diversified financial services companies. The Committee believes that the best interests of shareholders and executives will be clearly aligned by providing executives and employees an opportunity to increase their ownership in the Company. The Committee reviews the recommendations made by management for the award of share option grants to executives and 10 employees and, if concurring, the Committee then recommends all grants of share options for executive officers and employees to the Trustees of the London Pacific Group 1990 Employee Share Option Trust. Compensation for the Executive Chairman The base salary for the Executive Chairman is reviewed annually. The Executive Chairman is also eligible for an annual bonus award, which may be paid in either cash or shares of listed equity securities held by the Group. As set forth under the "Summary Compensation Table" above, the Executive Chairman received total compensation of $6,970,305 in fiscal 2001, including base salary of $950,000 and a bonus of $6,000,000. In addition during 2001, the Executive Chairman was granted options to purchase 2,000,000 Ordinary Shares. This compensation is based upon the Committee's qualitative analysis of the criteria set forth above in the second paragraph under the heading "Compensation Philosophy and Objectives." In addition, the Committee considered the Executive Chairman's contributions in developing and implementing the strategic focus of the Company and successful investment in high technology ventures. COMPENSATION COMMITTEE Victor A. Hebert Gary L. Wilcox REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors has reviewed and discussed the Company's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2001 with the Company's management and with the Company's independent auditors, PricewaterhouseCoopers. The Audit Committee has discussed with PricewaterhouseCoopers the matters required to be discussed by Statement of Auditing Standards No. 61, "Communication with Audit Committees." The Audit Committee has received the written disclosures and the letter from PricewaterhouseCoopers required by Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1, "Independence Discussions with Audit Committees," and has discussed with PricewaterhouseCoopers its independence. The Audit Committee has considered and believes that the performance of services related to "Financial Information Systems Design and Implementation Fees" and "All Other Fees" is compatible with maintaining the independence of PricewaterhouseCoopers. For the year ended December 31, 2001, PricewaterhouseCoopers billed or will bill the Company for the following fees: Audit and Quarterly Review Fees (estimated) $923,000 Financial Information Systems Design and Implementation Fees $5,715 All Other Fees (primarily for tax services) $199,334 Based on the Audit Committee's review and discussions above, the Audit Committee recommends to the Board of Directors that the Company's audited financial statements be included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, for filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. AUDIT COMMITTEE Gary L. Wilcox (Chairman) John Clennett Harold E. Hughes, Jr. 11 SHARE PERFORMANCE The graph presented below compares the yearly change in the Company's cumulative total return on ADRs for the five years ended December 31, 2001, with the cumulative total returns of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P Insurance Index. The comparison assumes $100 was invested on December 31, 1996 in each of the Company ADRs, the stocks included in the S&P 500 Index, and the stocks included in the S&P Insurance Index. It also assumes reinvestment of all dividends. Comparison of Five-Year Cumulative Total Return [CHART] 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 London Pacific Group Limited $100.00 $ 91.49 $102.88 $310.49 $263.66 $145.29 S&P 500 Index $100.00 $133.10 $170.82 $206.50 $187.85 $165.59 S&P Insurance Index $100.00 $145.84 $150.69 $156.13 $216.10 $186.28 OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS Related Transactions The Company paid legal fees of $60,000 during 2001 to a law firm of which one of its directors, Victor A. Hebert, is a member. Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation The members of the Compensation Committee for 2001 were Victor A. Hebert and Gary L. Wilcox, neither of whom have ever been an executive officer or employee of the Company. Victor A. Hebert is a senior member of the law firm Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe LLP in San Francisco, California. The Company retains this law firm from time to time as legal counsel on various matters. Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and related regulations require the Company's directors, executive officers, and anyone holding more than 10% of the Company's Ordinary Shares to report their initial 12 ownership of the Company's Ordinary Shares and any changes in that ownership to the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange. The Company is required to disclose in this Proxy Statement the failure of any reporting person to file these reports when due. To the Company's knowledge, based solely on its review of copies of such reports received by the Company, the Company believes that during the year 2001, all reporting persons of the Company satisfied these filing requirements. OTHER MATTERS The Company knows of no other matters to be presented at the Annual General Meeting other than those described in this Proxy Statement. In the event that other business properly comes before the Meeting, the persons named as proxies will have discretionary authority to vote the shares underlying the ADRs represented by the accompanying proxy in accordance with their own judgement. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Shareholder Proposals for 2003 Annual General Meeting ADR holders are entitled to present proposals for action at a forthcoming meeting of shareholders if they comply with the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission's proxy rules. Any proposals intended to be presented at the 2003 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of London Pacific Group Limited must be received at the Company's registered office in Jersey, Channel Islands on or before December 16, 2002 in order to be considered for inclusion in the Company's proxy materials relating to such meeting. Availability of Annual Report on Form 10-K A copy of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, will be furnished without charge to ADR holders upon receipt by the Company of a request addressed to: Ronald W. Green, Secretary London Pacific Group Limited Minden House, 6 Minden Place St. Helier, Jersey JE2 4WQ Channel Islands The enclosed form of proxy has been prepared at the direction of the Company, of which you are an ADR holder, and is sent to you at the request of the Board of Directors. LONDON PACIFIC GROUP LIMITED By Order of the Board of Directors, Ronald W. Green Secretary St. Helier Jersey, Channel Islands April 15, 2002 13