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[ADVANTA LOGO]
WELSH AND MCKEAN ROADS
P.O. BOX 844
SPRING HOUSE, PENNSYLVANIA 19477-0844
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
JUNE 21, 2001
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Advanta
Corp. (the "Company") will be held at the Company's headquarters, Welsh and
McKean Roads, Spring House, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, June 21, 2001 at 1:00
p.m. (the "Meeting") for the following purposes:
1. To elect three directors to hold office until the expiration of their
term of office or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
2. To transact such other business as may properly come before the Meeting
or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on Friday, April 27,
2001 as the record date for the Meeting. Only holders of record of the Company's
Class A Common Stock and Class A Preferred Stock at that time are entitled to
notice of, and to vote at, the Meeting and any adjournment or postponement
thereof.
The enclosed proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors of the Company.
Reference is made to the attached proxy statement for further information with
respect to the business to be transacted at the Meeting. The Board of Directors
urges you to date, sign and return the enclosed proxy promptly. A reply envelope
is enclosed for your convenience. You are cordially invited to attend the
Meeting in person. The return of the enclosed proxy will not affect your right
to vote if you attend the Meeting in person.
/s/ Elizabeth H. Mai
Elizabeth H. Mai
Secretary
Dated: April 30, 2001
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[ADVANTA LOGO]
WELSH AND MCKEAN ROADS
P.O. BOX 844
SPRING HOUSE, PENNSYLVANIA 19477-0844
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PROXY STATEMENT
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ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO
BE HELD ON THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 2001
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This proxy statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of
proxies by the Board of Directors of Advanta Corp., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), to be used at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be held at the
Company's headquarters, Welsh and McKean Roads, Spring House, Pennsylvania, on
Thursday, June 21, 2001 at 1:00 p.m., and any adjournment or postponement
thereof (the "Meeting"). This proxy statement, the foregoing notice and the
enclosed proxy are first being mailed to holders of the Company's Class A Common
Stock and Class A Preferred Stock on or about May 18, 2001.
The Board of Directors does not intend to bring any matter before the
Meeting except as specifically indicated in the notice, nor does the Board of
Directors know of any matters which anyone else proposes to present for action
at the Meeting. If any other matters properly come before the Meeting, however,
the persons named in the enclosed proxy, or their duly constituted substitutes
acting at the Meeting, will be authorized to vote or otherwise act thereon in
accordance with their judgment on such matters.
Shares represented by proxies received by the Company, where the
stockholder has specified a choice with respect to the matters to be voted upon
at the Meeting, will be voted in accordance with the specification(s) so made.
IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH SPECIFICATION(S), THE SHARES WILL BE VOTED "FOR" THE
ELECTION OF ALL THREE NOMINEES FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Any proxy may be revoked at any time prior to its exercise by notifying the
Secretary of the Company in writing, by delivering a duly executed proxy bearing
a later date or by attending the Meeting and voting in person.
The accompanying form of proxy is being solicited on behalf of the Board of
Directors of the Company. The expenses of solicitation of proxies for the
Meeting will be paid by the Company. In addition to the mailing of the proxy
material, such solicitation may be made in person or by telephone by directors,
officers and employees of the Company, who will receive no additional
compensation therefor. In addition, the Company has retained D.F. King & Co.
Inc. to assist in the search for, and distribution of proxies to, beneficial
owners of the Company's Class A Common Stock held in street name or by other
nominees, and will pay such firm a fee of $1,500, plus reimbursement of direct
out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such firm in such activity. Upon request, the
Company will reimburse brokers, dealers, banks and trustees, or their nominees,
for reasonable expenses incurred by them in forwarding material to beneficial
owners of shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company. Beneficial owners of
shares of Class B Common Stock, who are not entitled to vote at the Meeting,
also will receive all proxy material (other than the proxy card itself),
together with the Company's Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2000. The expenses of such additional mailing will be borne by the Company.
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VOTING SECURITIES AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS THEREOF
OUTSTANDING SHARES AND VOTING RIGHTS
Only holders of record of the Company's Class A Common Stock and Class A
Preferred Stock at the close of business on April 27, 2001 are entitled to
notice of, and to vote at, the Meeting. On that date the Company had outstanding
10,041,764 shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, and 1,010
shares of Class A Preferred Stock, par value $1,000 per share. On all matters
voted upon at the Meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof, the
holders of the Class A Common Stock and the Class A Preferred Stock vote
together as a single class, with each record holder of Class A Common Stock
entitled to one vote per share, and each record holder of Class A Preferred
Stock entitled to one-half vote per share.
The presence, in person or by proxy, of stockholders entitled to cast a
majority of the votes which all stockholders are entitled to cast will
constitute a quorum for the conduct of business at the Meeting. With regard to
the election of directors, votes may be cast in favor of or withheld from each
nominee. Under applicable Delaware law, votes that are withheld and broker
non-votes will be excluded entirely from the vote and will not affect the
outcome of the election of directors, as directors are elected by a plurality of
votes cast. In the election of directors, stockholders do not have cumulative
voting rights.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
The information set forth in the following table is furnished as of April
1, 2001 (unless otherwise specified), with respect to any person (including any
"group" as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act")) who is known to the Company to be the
beneficial owner of more than 5% of any class of the Company's voting
securities.
AMOUNT AND
NATURE OF
BENEFICIAL PERCENT
TITLE OF CLASS NAME AND ADDRESS OF BENEFICIAL OWNER OWNERSHIP OF CLASS
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Class A
Preferred Gisela Alter(1)..................................... 1,010 100.00%
Class A Common Dennis Alter(1)..................................... 3,046,067(2)(3)(4)(5) 30.33%
Advanta Corp. Employee Stock Ownership Plan(6)...... 1,000,000 9.96%
Kestrel Investment Management Corporation(7)........ 810,370 8.07%
Dimensional Fund Advisors Inc.(8)................... 694,572 6.92%
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(1) The address for Gisela Alter and Dennis Alter is c/o Advanta Corp., Welsh
and McKean Roads, P.O. Box 844, Spring House, Pennsylvania, 19477-0844.
(2) Includes 551,695 shares owned by a trust, the beneficiary of which is Linda
Alter, the sister of Dennis Alter, and pursuant to which Dennis Alter is
sole trustee. Mr. Alter disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares.
(3) Includes 82,798 shares held by a charitable foundation established by Mr.
Alter, as to which Mr. Alter shares voting and dispositive powers, and
41,399 shares held by a trust established by Mr. Alter, through which he has
made certain charitable gifts of shares and as to which Mr. Alter has sole
voting and dispositive powers. Also includes 571,905 shares held by a
charitable foundation established by Mr. Alter, as to which Mr. Alter and
his wife share voting and dispositive powers. Mr. Alter disclaims beneficial
ownership of all such shares.
(4) Does not include 1,010 shares of Class A Preferred Stock owned by Gisela
Alter, the wife of Dennis Alter.
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(5) Does not include shares held in trust for the benefit of employees of the
Company participating in the Advanta Corp. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
(the "ESOP") as to which Mr. Alter is a trustee. As of December 31, 2000,
the ESOP held 1,000,000 shares as follows: 68,055 shares allocated to ESOP
participants who direct the vote of such shares and as to which the ESOP
trustees have no beneficial ownership; and 931,945 shares which, as of
December 31, 2000, had not been allocated to ESOP participants as to which
the ESOP trustees may be deemed beneficial owners under Rule 13d-3 of the
1934 Act ("Rule 13d-3"). Shares of Class A Common Stock held by the ESOP,
but not yet allocated or as to which ESOP participants have not made timely
voting directions, are voted by the ESOP trustees in the same proportions as
shares for which directions are received (subject to each trustee's
fiduciary responsibilities under Section 404 of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA")). Mr. Alter disclaims
beneficial ownership of the 931,945 unallocated shares held by the ESOP.
(6) The ESOP has sole voting power as to 931,945 unallocated shares and shared
voting power as to 68,055 shares that have been allocated to ESOP
participants. The allocated shares are voted by the ESOP trustees as
directed by ESOP participants. Shares of Class A Common Stock held by the
ESOP, but not yet allocated or as to which ESOP participants have not made
timely voting direction, are voted by the ESOP trustees in the same
proportions as shares for which directions are received (subject to each
trustee's fiduciary responsibilities under Section 404 of ERISA). The
address of the ESOP is P.O. Box 844, Welsh and McKean Roads, Spring House,
PA 19477.
(7) Information as to shares held by Kestrel Investment Management Corporation
("Kestrel"), David J. Steirman and Abbott J. Keller is based solely on a
Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC")
on February 14, 2001. According to the Schedule 13G, Messrs. Steirman and
Keller are the only shareholders of Kestrel, an investment advisor; Kestrel
is deemed to be the beneficial owner for purposes of Rule 13d-3 of 810,370
shares, or 8.07% of the class, having sole voting power of 752,070 shares
and sole dispositive power of 810,370 shares; each of Messrs. Steirman and
Keller also is deemed to be the beneficial owner for purposes of Rule 13d-3
of the 810,370 shares, having sole voting power of 752,070 shares and sole
dispositive power of 810,370 shares pursuant to their ownership interests in
Kestrel. The address of Kestrel and Messrs. Steirman and Abbott is 411 Borel
Avenue, Suite 403, San Mateo, CA 94402.
(8) Information as to shares held by Dimensional Fund Advisors Inc.
("Dimensional") is based solely on a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on
February 2, 2001. According to its Schedule 13G, Dimensional is deemed to be
the beneficial owner of the above-reported shares for purposes of Rule 13d-3
because it has the power to vote or direct the vote of and/or shares
dispositive power with respect to these shares. Dimensional is deemed to be
the beneficial owner of 694,572 shares, or 6.92% of the class, and has sole
voting and dispositive power with respect to these shares. The address of
Dimensional is 1299 Ocean Avenue, 11th Floor, Santa Monica, CA 90401.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth certain information regarding the Class A
Common Stock and Class B Common Stock as of April 1, 2001 beneficially owned by:
(i) each director and nominee for director of the Company; (ii) each person who
served as the Company's Chief Executive Officer, each of the Company's three
other most highly compensated executive officers whose compensation exceeded
$100,000 during 2000 and one additional person who would have been included
among the most highly compensated executive officers had he been serving as an
executive officer of the Company at December 31, 2000 (the "Named Executive
Officers"); and (iii) all current directors and executive officers as a group.
Shares issuable pursuant to the exercise of stock options are included in the
table below if such options are currently exercisable or will become exercisable
by June 1, 2001. Except as otherwise indicated, each holder is believed to have
sole voting and
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investment power of the shares set forth next to such holder's name. None of the
Company's executive officers or directors beneficially owns any shares of the
Class A Preferred Stock.
CLASS A COMMON CLASS B COMMON
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AMOUNT AND AMOUNT AND
NATURE OF NATURE OF
BENEFICIAL PERCENT BENEFICIAL PERCENT
NAME OWNERSHIP OF CLASS OWNERSHIP OF CLASS
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NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS/DIRECTORS
Dennis Alter(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)................... 3,046,067 30.33% 1,498,971 8.36%
William A. Rosoff(4)(6)(7).................... 82,953 * 547,422 3.03%
NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Philip M. Browne(8)(9)........................ 37,769 * 176,262 *
George Deehan(10)............................. 0 * 20,000 *
James L. Shreero(11).......................... 155 * 39,491 *
DIRECTORS
Arthur P. Bellis(4)(12)....................... 26,058 * 79,058 *
Max Botel(13)................................. 1,500 * 36,829 *
Dana Becker Dunn(14).......................... 0 * 43,200 *
James E. Ksansnak(15)......................... 0 * 26,578 *
Ronald Lubner(16)............................. 0 * 39,273 *
Olaf Olafsson(4)(17).......................... 27,800 * 106,640 *
Michael Stolper(4)(18)........................ 0 * 28,180 *
All current executive officers and directors
as a group (11 persons)
(1)(2)(3)(4)(6)(19)......................... 3,139,349 31.26% 2,554,390 13.75%
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* Represents less than 1% of the indicated class of the Company's Common
Stock outstanding.
(1) Includes 551,695 shares of Class A Common Stock owned by a trust, the
beneficiary of which is Linda Alter, the sister of Dennis Alter, and
pursuant to which Mr. Alter is sole trustee. Mr. Alter disclaims beneficial
ownership of these shares.
(2) Includes 82,798 shares of Class A Common Stock and 40,768 shares of Class B
Common Stock held by a charitable foundation established by Mr. Alter, as
to which Mr. Alter shares voting and dispositive powers, and 41,399 shares
of Class A Common Stock and 12,285 shares of Class B Common Stock, held by
a trust established by Mr. Alter, through which he has made certain
charitable gifts of shares and as to which Mr. Alter has sole voting and
dispositive powers. Also includes 571,905 shares of Class A Common Stock
and 36,400 shares of Class B Common Stock held by a charitable foundation
established by Mr. Alter, as to which Mr. Alter and his wife share voting
and dispositive powers. Mr. Alter disclaims beneficial ownership of all
such shares.
(3) Does not include 1,010 shares of Class A Preferred Stock owned by the wife
of Dennis Alter.
(4) Does not include shares held in trust for the benefit of employees of the
Company participating in the ESOP as to which Messrs. Alter, Rosoff,
Olafsson, Bellis and Stolper are trustees. As of December 31, 2000, the
ESOP held 1,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock as follows: 68,055
shares allocated to ESOP participants who direct the vote of such shares
and as to which the ESOP trustees have no beneficial ownership; and 931,945
shares which, as of December 31, 2000, had not been allocated to ESOP
participants as to which the ESOP trustees may be deemed beneficial owners
under Rule 13d-3. Shares of Class A Common Stock held by the ESOP, but not
yet allocated or as to which ESOP participants have not made timely voting
direction, are voted by the ESOP trustees in the same proportions as shares
for which directions are received (subject to each trustee's fiduciary
responsibilities under Section 404 of ERISA). Each of Messrs. Alter,
Rosoff, Olafsson, Bellis and Stolper disclaims beneficial ownership of the
931,945 unallocated shares held by the ESOP.
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(5) Includes options to purchase 183,459 shares of Class B Common Stock
pursuant to the Company's 2000 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan.
(6) Includes 82,798 shares of Class A Common Stock and 40,768 shares of Class B
Common Stock owned by a charitable foundation established by Mr. Alter as
to which Mr. Rosoff has shared voting and dispositive power. These shares
are also reflected in the ownership table under Mr. Alter's name.
(7) Includes options to purchase 302,866 shares of Class B Common Stock
pursuant to the Company's 2000 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan.
(8) Includes options to purchase 98,500 shares of Class B Common Stock pursuant
to the Company's 2000 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan.
(9) Includes 5,449 shares of Class B Common Stock and options to purchase 9,658
shares of Class B Common Stock pursuant to the Company's 2000 Omnibus Stock
Incentive Plan held by Mr. Browne's wife. Mr. Browne disclaims beneficial
ownership of all such shares.
(10) Includes options to purchase 20,000 shares of Class B Common Stock pursuant
to the Company's 2000 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan.
(11) Includes options to purchase 21,962 shares of Class B Common Stock pursuant
to the Company's 2000 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan.
(12) Includes options to purchase 19,005 shares of Class B Common Stock pursuant
to the Company's 2000 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan.
(13) Includes options to purchase 29,755 shares of Class B Common Stock pursuant
to the Company's 2000 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan.
(14) Includes options to purchase 43,200 shares of Class B Common Stock pursuant
to the Company's 2000 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan.
(15) Includes options to purchase 26,578 shares of Class B Common Stock pursuant
to the Company's 2000 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan.
(16) Includes options to purchase 39,273 shares of Class B Common Stock pursuant
to the Company's 2000 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan.
(17) Includes options to purchase 14,640 shares of Class B Common Stock pursuant
to the Company's 2000 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan.
(18) Includes options to purchase 25,680 shares of Class B Common Stock pursuant
to the Company's 2000 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan.
(19) Includes options to purchase 814,576 shares of Class B Common Stock
pursuant to the Company's 2000 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan.
SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
Section 16(a) of the 1934 Act requires the Company's officers and directors
and persons who own more than ten percent of a registered class of the Company's
equity securities (collectively, the "Reporting Persons") to file reports of
ownership and changes in ownership with the SEC and to furnish the Company with
copies of these reports. Based on the Company's review of the copies of those
reports which it has received, and written representations from the Company's
officers and directors who are Reporting Persons, the Company believes that all
filings required to be made by the Reporting Persons from January 1, 2000
through December 31, 2000 were made on a timely basis except as noted below.
With respect to one transaction, William C. Dunkelberg, who served as a Director
of the Company during 2000, failed to timely file a Form 4; the Form 4 was
subsequently filed.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
The following table sets forth, for the Company's last three fiscal years,
the cash compensation paid by the Company, as well as certain other compensation
paid or accrued for those years, to the Named Executive Officers.
LONG TERM
COMPENSATION AWARDS
ANNUAL COMPENSATION -------------------------
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OTHER ANNUAL STOCK UNDERLYING ALL OTHER
NAME AND BONUS COMPENSATION AWARD(S) OPTIONS/SARS COMPENSATION($)
PRINCIPAL POSITION YEAR SALARY($) ($)(1)(2) ($)(3) ($)(4) (#) (5)(6)(7)(8)(11)
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Dennis Alter...................... 2000 $595,000 $ 267,775 $ 22,940 $ 0 100,000 $488,111
Chairman of the Board and 1999 $595,000 $ 223,150 $ 47,126 $ 291,263 100,000 $443,625
Chief Executive Officer 1998 $595,000 $5,045,848 $ 41,805 $ 537,954 120,000 $297,636
William A. Rosoff................. 2000 $595,000 $ 422,750 $3,797,827 $ 0 100,000 $147,804
President and Vice Chairman 1999 $595,000 $ 378,125 $ 0 $ 325,805 100,000 $108,829
Of the Board 1998 $595,000 $5,448,868 $1,869,611 $ 700,209 228,666 $128,106
Philip M. Browne(9)............... 2000 $400,000 $ 133,023 $ 0 $ 0 75,000 $ 32,697
Senior Vice Present 1999 $370,000 $ 87,523 $ 0 $ 508,928 25,000 $ 8,782
and Chief Financial Officer 1998 $195,185 $ 51,053 $ 0 $1,713,466 75,000 $ 297
George Deehan(10)................. 2000 $229,500 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 0 $162,409
President and Chief Executive 1999 $353,049 $ 40,833 $ 0 $ 72,475 18,000 $ 12,162
Officer, Advanta Leasing
Services 1998 $139,612 $ 29,167 $ 0 $ 593,913 40,000 $ 0
James L. Shreero.................. 2000 $215,000 $ 88,328 $ 130 $ 0 12,500 $ 11,266
Vice President and 1999 $200,000 $ 14,070 $ 391 $ 61,774 5,000 $ 9,198
Chief Accounting Officer 1998 $199,231 $ 0 $ 255 $ 55,601 18,062 $ 8,935
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(1) 1998 figures include amounts paid pursuant to programs to compensate for
any shortfall in the value of restricted stock awards that vested in 1997
and 1998 pursuant to the AMIP Plans described in footnote (4) below.
Messrs. Alter, Rosoff and Shreero received $45,848, $293,868 and $5,971,
respectively. Messrs. Browne and Deehan did not enter the AMIP Plans until
1998 and therefore received no payments pursuant to these programs.
(2) 1998 figures include payments to Messrs. Alter and Rosoff, in the amount of
$5,000,000 each, under the Office of the Chairman Supplemental Compensation
Program in connection with the Company's strategic alternatives process and
the resulting disposition of the consumer credit card business. 1999 and
1998 figures include a one-time signing bonus, in the amount of $70,000,
paid to Mr. Deehan in connection with the execution of his employment
agreement, of which $40,833 was paid in 1999 and $29,167 was paid in 1998.
(3) Includes above-market interest earned on deferred compensation pursuant to
the Company's Executive Deferral Plan, in the amounts listed with respect
to each year as follows: Mr. Alter received $22,940, $47,126 and $41,805
for 2000, 1999 and 1998, respectively; and Mr. Shreero received $130, $391
and $255 for 2000, 1999 and 1998, respectively. With respect to Mr. Rosoff,
1998 amount includes $1,869,611 for amounts paid, consistent with the terms
of his employment agreement, in connection with the Company's 1998 tender
offer (the "Tender Offer") related to the purchase of restricted shares of
Class B Common Stock and the reimbursement for taxes arising therefrom.
With respect to Mr. Rosoff, 2000 amount represents compensation pursuant to
the terms of Mr. Rosoff's employment agreement. For a description of Mr.
Rosoff's employment agreement, see "Other Matters" on page 19 of this Proxy
Statement.
(4) The Advanta Management Incentive Plan With Stock Election III ("AMIP III")
was instituted in 1993 for performance years 1996 through 1998. The Advanta
Management Incentive Plan
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With Stock Election IV ("AMIP IV") was instituted in 1995 for performance
years 1999 through 2001 (AMIP III and AMIP IV are collectively referred to
as the "AMIP Plans"). Pursuant to each of the AMIP Plans, shares of
restricted Class B Common Stock were issued to participants in each AMIP
Plan upon the plan's commencement or such participant's later employment
with the Company (with a prorated share issuance awarded for any partial
year participation). The number of restricted shares issued to each Named
Executive Officer pursuant to the AMIP Plans is an amount equal to the
participant's "target bonus" for each performance year covered by the
applicable AMIP Plan divided by the applicable grant date price per share.
Non-preferential dividends are paid on these restricted shares.
Shares vest under each of the AMIP Plans ten years after the date of grant,
but are subject to accelerated vesting on the basis of individual and
corporate (or applicable business unit) performance for each applicable
performance year. To the extent that individual and corporate (or
applicable business unit) performance for a given performance year achieves
targeted levels in that year, up to a maximum of one-third of the total
shares granted under the applicable AMIP Plan (or appropriate proration for
participants entering such AMIP Plan after the beginning of the first
performance year thereunder) will become vested.
Messrs. Browne and Deehan joined the Company in 1998 and consequently their
1998 figures include shares granted in 1998 pursuant to the AMIP Plans in
respect of their "target bonuses" for performance years 1998 through 2001
in the following amounts: Mr. Browne, 4,441 AMIP III shares and 22,839 AMIP
IV shares; and Mr. Deehan, 3,628 AMIP III shares and 26,121 AMIP IV shares.
In addition to his AMIP III and AMIP IV shares, pursuant to his employment
agreement which is described under "Other Matters" in this Proxy Statement,
Mr. Browne was granted 50,000 shares of restricted Class B Common Stock in
June 1998. The shares of restricted Class B Common Stock granted pursuant
to his employment agreement are included in the 1998 figures for Mr. Browne
and, for purposes of this table, are valued at their market value on the
date of grant. On March 17, 1999, Mr. Browne's employment agreement was
modified. In connection with the modifications, Mr. Browne was granted
37,500 shares of restricted Class A Common Stock in exchange for the
surrender and cancellation of 37,500 shares of restricted Class B Common
Stock that had previously been granted to him under his original employment
agreement. The shares of restricted Class A Common Stock granted pursuant
to the modified employment agreement are included in the 1999 figures for
Mr. Browne and, for purposes of this table, are valued at their market
value on the date of grant. The 1998 figures for Mr. Browne have not been
restated to reflect the surrender and cancellation of 37,500 shares of
Class B Common Stock.
1998 figures reflect an adjustment to the number of shares of restricted
Class B Common Stock that previously had been granted pursuant to AMIP III
for performance year 1998 and AMIP IV for performance year 1999. 1999
figures reflect an adjustment to the number of shares of restricted Class B
Common Stock that previously had been granted pursuant to AMIP IV for
performance year 2000. The aggregate number of additional shares granted to
each Named Executive Officer (other than Mr. Alter, as discussed below)
pursuant to these adjustments and issued under the AMIP Plans was: Mr.
Rosoff, 32,951 AMIP III shares and 65,902 AMIP IV shares; Mr. Browne, 5,165
AMIP III shares and 17,710 AMIP IV shares; Mr. Deehan 2,842 AMIP III shares
and 13,642 AMIP IV shares; and Mr. Shreero, 5,815 AMIP III shares and
11,628 AMIP IV shares. In lieu of granting Mr. Alter additional shares of
restricted Class B Common Stock pursuant to the adjustments described
above, Mr. Alter was granted rights to receive the same economic benefits
that he would have received had he been issued 23,219 additional AMIP III
shares and 54,825 additional AMIP IV shares. The rights granted to Mr.
Alter are subject to the same terms and conditions as AMIP III and AMIP IV,
including accelerated vesting.
The number of unvested restricted shares of Class B Common Stock held by
each Named Executive Officer (including, with respect to Mr. Alter, the
rights granted in lieu of restricted
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shares as described above) under AMIP IV and the number of unvested
restricted shares of Class A Common Stock held by Mr. Browne under his
employment agreement as described above, and the market value (rounded to
the nearest dollar) of such restricted shares at December 31, 2000, were as
follows: Mr. Alter, 107,214 Class B shares and rights, $770,601; Mr.
Rosoff, 51,049 Class B shares, $366,915; Mr. Browne, 24,081 Class B shares,
$173,082 and 25,000 Class A shares, $220,313; and Mr. Shreero, 10,219 Class
B shares, $73,449.
(5) Includes matching contributions of $8,500 paid by the Company to the
accounts of each of Messrs. Alter, Rosoff, Browne and Shreero, and $4,250
paid by the Company to the account of Mr. Deehan, under the Employee
Savings Plan (a 401(k) plan), in respect of their 2000 participation in
such plan.
(6) Includes the value of (i) Company paid term life insurance provided to all
salaried employees in an amount equal to two times annual salary (capped at
$750,000), (ii) Company paid term life insurance provided to Mr. Alter in
the amount of $5,000,000, and (iii) whole life insurance policies on the
lives of each of the Named Executive Officers other than Mr. Browne and Mr.
Shreero, which policies are paid for by the Company and as to which the
Named Executive Officer has the right to designate the beneficiary (the
"Split Dollar Life Insurance Policies"). If an insured executive terminates
his employment with the Company, he may keep the Split Dollar Life
Insurance Policy, but must pay the Company the amount of the premiums paid
by or on behalf of the Company but not more than the cash value of the
policy. Consequently, the value of the Split Dollar Life Insurance Policy
to the employee is the term life insurance benefit. The aggregate value of
these benefits to the named individuals is included in the figures for 2000
in the following amounts: Mr. Alter, $32,750; Mr. Rosoff, $12,123; Mr.
Browne, $840; Mr. Deehan, $6,358; and Mr. Shreero $445.
(7) Includes interest paid in 2000 by the Company on behalf of Messrs. Rosoff,
Browne, Deehan and Shreero pursuant to an executive loan program adopted by
the Company's Board of Directors, which interest accrued on the Named
Executive Officers' respective stock margin accounts in connection with
margin loans against shares vested under the AMIP Plans and a predecessor
stock bonus plan, in the following amounts: Mr. Rosoff, $20,246; Mr.
Browne, $23,357; Mr. Deehan, $399; and Mr. Shreero, $2,321.
(8) Includes the value of Split Dollar Life Insurance Policies described above
in footnote (6) insuring the lives of each of the Named Executive Officers
other than Mr. Browne and Mr. Shreero, the proceeds of which policies are
payable to beneficiaries designated by the respective executives. The value
of the term life insurance premiums paid by or on behalf of the Company
under such policies for the named individuals is included in the figures
set forth in footnote (6) above in the following amounts for 2000: Mr.
Alter, $21,354; Mr. Rosoff, $8,511; and Mr. Deehan, $3,996. Premiums paid
by the Company will be refunded to the Company on termination of the
respective policies, and any cash surrender value in excess of such
premiums may be paid to the executive's beneficiary. The value of the
benefits to the executives of the remainder of the premiums paid by the
Company are included with respect to 2000 in the following amounts: Mr.
Alter, $446,861; Mr. Rosoff, $106,935; and Mr. Deehan, $8,753.
(9) 1998 information represents compensation to Mr. Browne from June 1998, when
he joined the Company.
(10) 1998 information represents compensation to Mr. Deehan from August 1998,
when he joined the Company. 2000 information represents compensation to Mr.
Deehan up to August 4, 2000, the effective date of termination of his
employment with the Company.
(11) Includes $39,000 representing the value of housing benefits that were
provided to Mr. Deehan pursuant to the terms of his employment agreement
which is described under "Other Matters" in this Proxy Statement. Also
includes $103,649 paid as severance to Mr. Deehan in connection with the
termination of his employment with the Company effective August 4, 2000.
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STOCK OPTION/SAR GRANTS
The following table contains information concerning the stock options and
stock appreciation rights ("SARs") granted under the Company's 2000 Omnibus
Stock Incentive Plan to the Named Executive Officers during 2000. All options
granted in 2000 are options to purchase shares of Class B Common Stock. All SARs
reported in the table below are based on shares of Class B Common Stock.
OPTION/SAR GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR(1)
INDIVIDUAL GRANTS
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NUMBER OF % OF TOTAL
SECURITIES OPTIONS/SARS
UNDERLYING GRANTED TO
OPTIONS/SARS EMPLOYEES IN EXERCISE OR BASE EXPIRATION GRANT DATE
NAME GRANTED FISCAL YEAR PRICE($/SH) DATE(1) VALUE($)
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Dennis Alter............... 100,000 8.36% $ 14.500 04/05/10 $789,000(2)
William A. Rosoff.......... 100,000 8.36% $ 14.500 04/05/10 $789,000(2)
Philip M. Browne........... 50,000 4.18% $ 14.500 04/05/10 $394,500(2)
25,000 2.09% $ 4.5625 10/20/10 $ 36,950(3)
George Deehan.............. 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
James L. Shreero........... 6,250 .52% $ 14.500 04/05/10 $ 49,300(2)
6,250 .52% $ 4.5625 10/20/10 $ 9,250(3)
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(1) Options and SARs generally become exercisable in equal installments on the
first four anniversaries of the date of grant. The options and SARs
generally expire 10 years from the date of grant. Effective March 1, 2001,
in connection with the sale of the mortgage business, the Company: (a)
accelerated the vesting of 32% of all outstanding unvested options to
purchase Common Stock, including options granted to the Named Executive
Officers in 2001; and (b) amended the terms of options granted to employees
whose employment with the Company was terminated in connection with the sale
of the mortgage business, including Mr. Shreero, to extend the
post-employment exercise period for a period of six months ending August 28,
2001. Neither of these modifications is reflected in the table.
(2) Fair value is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option
pricing model with the following assumptions: risk-free interest rate of
5.87%; expected dividend yield of 2.09%; expected life of ten years; and
volatility of 52.92%.
(3) Fair value is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option
pricing model with the following assumptions: risk-free interest rate of
5.63%; expected dividend yield of 6.64%; expected life of ten years; and
volatility of 58.77%.
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STOCK OPTION/SAR EXERCISES AND HOLDINGS
The following table sets forth information relating to options exercised
during 2000 by the Named Executive Officers, and the number and value of options
and SARs held on December 31, 2000 by such individuals. No options or SARs were
exercised by the Named Executive Officers during 2000.
AGGREGATE OPTION/SAR EXERCISES IN LAST YEAR
AND FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION/SAR VALUES
NUMBER OF SECURITIES VALUE OF UNEXERCISED
UNDERLYING UNEXERCISED IN-THE-MONEY
OPTIONS/ SARS AT OPTIONS/ SARS
SHARES FY-END(#)(1) AT FY-END($)(1)
ACQUIRED ON VALUE --------------------------- ---------------------------
NAME EXERCISE(#) REALIZED($) EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE
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Dennis Alter................. 0 $0 268,459 235,000 $0 $ 0
William A. Rosoff............ 0 $0 183,006 245,660 $0 $ 0
Philip M. Browne............. 0 $0 43,750 131,250 $0 $65,625
George Deehan................ 0 $0 20,000 0 $0 $ 0
James L. Shreero............. 0 $0 13,956 21,606 $0 $16,406
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(1) Does not reflect the acceleration of vesting, effective March 1, 2001 in
connection with the sale of the mortgage business, of 32% of all outstanding
unvested options to purchase Common Stock.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT
ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
INTRODUCTION
Compensation programs for the Company's leaders are intended to further the
short- and long-term business objectives of the Company by securing, retaining
and motivating management employees of high caliber and potential. The Company's
compensation programs are also designed to link executive compensation to
overall business results and align executive compensation with stockholder
return. The programs described in this report cover those employees whose
decision-making and leadership drive the achievement of the Company's business
strategies.
The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Committee") is
responsible for establishing the Company's overall compensation philosophy and
strategy and monitoring the implementation thereof, except with respect to the
administration of the Company's 2000 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan (the "Omnibus
Plan"). However, the Committee's determinations regarding compensation of
members of the Office of the Chairman are subject to review by the full Board of
Directors (excluding the employee directors). The Office of the Chairman
presently consists of Mr. Alter, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer ("CEO"),
and Mr. Rosoff, President and Vice Chairman of the Board.
The Board of Directors has established a Plan Administrative Committee (the
"Plan Administrative Committee"), currently composed of Mr. Botel, Ms. Becker
Dunn and Mr. Lubner (each of whom is a "non-employee director" under applicable
SEC rules and an "outside director" under applicable IRS rules). The Plan
Administrative Committee administers the Omnibus Plan with respect to the
Company's "officers" as that term is defined for purposes of Section 16 of the
1934 Act, as amended (the "Section 16 Officers"), including such persons who are
Named Executive Officers. The Plan Administrative Committee administers the
granting of stock options, SARs, restricted stock, and phantom shares and annual
incentive awards with respect to the Company's Named
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Executive Officers. Recommendations made by the Plan Administrative Committee
with respect to the members of the Office of the Chairman are subject to review
by the Board of Directors.
The executive compensation program includes base salary, performance-based
annual incentives and long-term incentives. Target levels of overall
compensation are intended to be consistent with the pay practices of a selected
peer group of companies (the "peer group"). The applicable peer group for 2000
consists of companies that compete with the Company for executive talent and
have executive positions similar in complexity and scope of responsibility to
those of the Company.
BASE SALARIES
The Company establishes base salaries based upon periodic comparison to the
salaries paid by companies in the peer group. Salary increases are based on
periodic comparison to the salaries paid by companies in the peer group and
evaluations of the executive's performance. The Company's philosophy is to limit
fixed costs in its executives' compensation by emphasizing the variable
components of total compensation, i.e., annual and long-term incentives.
Base salaries are intended to approximate the median base salaries of the
peer group companies. The members of the Office of the Chairman are both paid
the same base salary, which is intended to provide a level of compensation that
is competitive with the Company's peer group.
LONG-TERM INCENTIVES
In April of 2000, the Committee recommended that the Board of Directors
approve the Omnibus Plan, subject to stockholder approval, which approval was
granted at the June 2000 annual meeting. The Omnibus Plan provides the Company
with the ability to create and tailor a variety of equity-based long term
compensation programs which are designed to align the interests of executives
with those of stockholders. The Committee believes that share ownership aligns
the interests of the Named Executive Officers and other senior management
employees with the interests of the Company's stockholders by tying a
significant portion of senior executive compensation to stockholder returns.
The Omnibus Plan amends and restates all of the Company's prior stock
option plans and Advanta Management Incentive Plans ("AMIP") and it provides the
Company with the ability to create other long-term incentive vehicles in the
future. The types of incentives previously provided through the Company's stock
option and AMIP programs are now administered under the Omnibus Plan according
to appropriate "administrative guidelines" for the stock option and AMIP
programs, as described in the paragraphs which follow.
AMIP
The Company offers senior management employees long-term incentives through
its AMIP programs. Each participant in the AMIP programs, including the Named
Executive Officers, has an annual "target bonus," specified as a percentage
(determined by the executive's position in the Company) of his or her base
salary. Shares of restricted Class B Common Stock are issued to participants
upon the program's commencement or a participant's later employment with the
Company in an amount equal to the participant's "target bonus" for each
performance year covered by the AMIP program, divided by the grant date price of
the shares (determined in accordance with the administrative guidelines). As
described in footnote (4) to the Summary Compensation Table in this Proxy
Statement, in lieu of restricted shares Mr. Alter has, under certain
circumstances, been awarded rights ("phantom shares") to receive the same
economic benefits that he would have received had he been issued restricted
shares. The restricted AMIP shares and phantom shares will ultimately vest ten
years after they have been issued (as long as the executive remains employed by
the Company). However, each executive may "earn" accelerated vesting of the
restricted shares and phantom shares if the Company achieves its performance
goals for the performance years covered by the applicable AMIP program. The
performance goals for the 2000 performance year are
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discussed below under "Annual Incentives." If, upon accelerated vesting of
restricted shares or phantom shares based on performance for a given year, the
share price exceeds the price at which the restricted shares or phantom shares
were originally issued, the executive receives the benefit of a long-term
incentive. The long-term incentive is realized in the form of the stock's
appreciation in value.
In addition to the restricted shares granted under the AMIP program, shares
of restricted Class B Common Stock may, from time to time, be granted outside of
the AMIP program pursuant to the terms of executive employment agreements.
Restricted shares granted under executive employment agreements will typically
vest in equal increments on the first four anniversaries of the date of grant as
long as the executive continues to be employed by the Company on such dates.
Stock Options
The Company's stock option program is administered under the Omnibus Plan
pursuant to applicable administrative guidelines. The stock option program is
designed to reward long-term accomplishment through increases in stockholder
value. The stock option program is administered by the Plan Administrative
Committee with respect to the Named Executive Officers and by Messrs. Alter and
Rosoff with respect to all other eligible employees. Stock options or SARs are
generally granted upon hire and annually thereafter. The exercise price of an
option or SAR is 100% of fair market value on the date of grant, based on the
closing price. Stock options or SARs generally vest in equal portions over a
four-year period and expire 10 years after the grant date.
ANNUAL INCENTIVES
The Company offers senior management employees annual incentives through
its AMIP program. As described above under "Long-Term Incentives," each Named
Executive Officer has an annual "target bonus," specified as a percentage of his
base salary. The actual award for each Named Executive Officer, if any, for a
given year's performance is determined by the Plan Administrative Committee. In
the case of compensation for members of the Office of the Chairman, a
recommendation is made by the Plan Administrative Committee and then must be
reviewed by the full Board of Directors. In either case, the decision regarding
each award is based on the performance of the Company, the business unit managed
by the Named Executive Officer, and the Named Executive Officer himself, taking
into account the overall competitive and regulatory environment with respect to
the Company's businesses.
Performance goals are established each year by senior management of the
Company, subject to review by the Committee. The criteria for 2000 annual
incentives were multi-faceted, and included an assessment of the Company's
progress toward achieving the financial goals set forth in the Company's 2000
financial plan, which were revised and restated following the June 2000
announcement of the agreements between the Company's banking subsidiaries and
their respective bank regulators. The Plan Administrative Committee also
considered each executive's criticality to and support for the Company's
strategic alternatives process which resulted in the sale of the Company's
mortgage business; and the Plan Administrative Committee weighed the degree to
which the executive's efforts have effectively prepared the Company and its
businesses for the long-term future. Considering the foregoing, the Plan
Administrative Committee authorized above-target awards for the Section 16
Officers. Due to his departure as President of Advanta Leasing, Mr. Deehan did
not receive an AMIP bonus for 2000.
Instead of receiving their annual incentives for 2000 performance in cash,
the Named Executive Officers (other than Mr. Deehan who did not receive an AMIP
bonus) received the amounts that were at or below their applicable "target
bonuses" in the form of shares of restricted stock (and with respect to Mr.
Alter, phantom shares) granted pursuant to the AMIP program for performance year
2000; the restricted shares (and phantom shares) were accelerated in vesting
according to the terms of the administrative guidelines for AMIP IV. Any amounts
above their applicable "target
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bonuses" were paid as a cash bonus (the above-target cash portion of the annual
incentive is reported under the "Bonus" column of the Summary Compensation Table
in this Proxy Statement).
IMPACT OF IRS PAY CAP REGULATION
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, limits the
types of annual compensation in excess of $1,000,000 that may be deducted for
federal income tax purposes for payments to a company's chief executive officer
and its four other most highly compensated executive officers. The Committee
believes that payment of compensation that is not deductible under Section
162(m) is sometimes in the best interests of the Company, and the Committee and
the Board of Directors have accordingly approved such arrangements in certain
circumstances.
THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S 2000 COMPENSATION
As discussed above under "Base Salaries," Mr. Alter's base salary is based
on comparisons of peer group salaries and consideration of Mr. Alter's
performance as Chief Executive Officer.
The Committee and the Board of Directors applied the same criteria
described above under "Annual Incentives" in evaluating the annual incentives to
be awarded Mr. Alter for the 2000 performance year. The Committee recommended
awarding Mr. Alter a bonus above the targeted amount. The Board of Directors
(excluding the employee directors) reviewed this recommendation. As described
above, Mr. Alter received the amount of his bonus up to 100% of his "target
bonus" in restricted shares and phantom shares and the amount above his "target
bonus" in the form of a cash bonus.
As CEO, Mr. Alter was eligible to receive a grant under the stock option
program, as were the other Named Executive Officers and, as described above, he
was granted SARs under the stock option program.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE PLAN ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE
Max Botel, Chairman Max Botel
Dana Becker Dunn Dana Becker Dunn
Arthur P. Bellis* Ronald Lubner
Ronald Lubner
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* Mr. Bellis is involved in designing the compensation plans but generally does
not vote on stock-based incentive compensation for the Named Executive
Officers and is not a member of the Plan Administrative Committee. See
"Election of Directors -- Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider
Participation."
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STOCK PERFORMANCE GRAPH
The following graph compares the yearly percentage change in the cumulative
total stockholder return on the Company's Class A Common Stock during the five
years ended December 31, 2000 with the cumulative total return on the Standard &
Poor's 500 index and the Dow Jones-Diversified Financial Services Companies
index. The comparison assumes that $100 was invested on January 1, 1996 in the
Class A Common Stock and the comparison indices with reinvestment of dividends.
[STOCK PERFORMANCE LINE GRAPH]
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Indexed 1/1/96 12/96 12/97 12/98 12/99 12/00
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Advanta without
Participation in
Tender Offer 100.0 112.7 70.2 36.0 50.5 24.9
Advanta with
Participation in
the Tender
Offer(A) 100.0 112.7 70.2 67.9 95.0 46.8
Diversified
Financial Services 100.0 135.8 218.3 257.7 316.8 343.4
S&P 500 100.0 123.0 164.0 210.8 255.2 232.0
(A) With respect to the investment in the Class A Common Stock, the solid line
has been adjusted (for the years ended 1998, 1999 and 2000) to reflect
participation in the Company's Tender Offer on February 20, 1998 and
includes as stockholder returns the proceeds received in the Tender Offer,
assuming no reinvestment of the proceeds.
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors has nominated three candidates to be elected at the
Meeting for a three-year term ending in 2004. Each nominee is currently serving
as a director of the Company. Six other directors are currently serving terms
which will expire in 2002 or 2003.
Each nominee has consented to being named in the proxy statement and to
serve if elected. Candidates for director will be elected by a plurality of the
votes of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the Meeting and
entitled to vote on the election of directors, assuming a
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quorum is present at the Meeting. If prior to the Meeting any nominee should
become unavailable to serve, the shares represented by a properly executed and
returned proxy will be voted for such additional person as shall be designated
by the Board of Directors, unless the Board should determine to reduce the
number of directors pursuant to the By-Laws.
Certain information regarding each nominee and each director continuing in
office following the Meeting is set forth below, including such individual's age
and principal occupation, a brief account of his or her business experience
during at least the last five years and other directorships currently held at
other companies, including publicly held companies.
NOMINEES FOR ELECTION FOR A TERM EXPIRING IN 2004
Dennis Alter Dana Becker Dunn Arthur P. Bellis
Mr. Alter, age 58, became Executive Vice President and a director of the
Company's predecessor organization in 1967. He was elected President and Chief
Executive Officer in 1972, and Chairman of the Board in August 1985. Mr. Alter
has remained as Chairman of the Board since August 1985. In February 1986, he
relinquished the title of President, and in August 1995 he relinquished the
title of Chief Executive Officer. In October 1997, Mr. Alter resumed the title
of Chief Executive Officer.
Ms. Becker Dunn, age 50, has been a director of the Company since March
1996. She has been Vice President of U.S. Services of Avaya, Inc., a leading
provider of communications systems and software for enterprises, since October
2000. Prior to her current position, Ms. Becker Dunn served as Vice President of
Transition Operations in connection with the spin-off of Avaya, Inc. from Lucent
Technologies and, before that, she served as Vice President, Growing and
Emerging Markets, of Lucent Technologies Business Communications Services,
formerly AT&T Global Business Communications, which she joined in December 1994.
In 1992 she became Vice President and Chief Technical Officer for AT&T's Call
Servicing (Long Distance) Organization, after which she was Vice President of
Strategic Planning and New Business Development for Consumer Communications
Services. From 1984 to 1992, Ms. Dunn served AT&T in a variety of capacities,
including Product Marketing Director in 1984, Director of Information Systems in
1986 and Operator Services-Eastern Region Vice President in 1988.
Mr. Bellis, age 57, has been a director of the Company since its
incorporation in 1974. He has been a private investor since January 1993. Prior
to that time, from March 1986 he was Chairman and, until June 1991, Chief
Executive Officer of Boca Bank, Boca Raton, Florida. He was also Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of Boca Bancorp, Inc., Boca Bank's holding company, from
its formation in December 1986. Mr. Bellis has served on the board of directors
of United Way International since December 1993 and is currently Chairman of
that board.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS VOTING "FOR" THE ELECTION OF ALL THREE
NOMINEES FOR ELECTION.
INCUMBENT DIRECTORS CONTINUING IN OFFICE FOR A TERM EXPIRING IN 2002
Max Botel James E. Ksansnak Ronald Lubner
Mr. Botel, age 61, has been a director of the Company since its
incorporation in 1974. He retired from the law firm of Botel, Binder & Weiss in
July 1996, where he had been a partner for more than five years. From February
1985 he also served as Vice President of Penn Center Investments, Inc., a
securities brokerage firm, of which firm he became President in January 1995.
Mr. Ksansnak, age 61, has been a director of the Company since August 1995.
He is Vice Chairman of the Board of ARAMARK Corporation and is a member of its
Board of Directors. He has been with ARAMARK since May 1986 and before becoming
Vice Chairman in May 1997, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer, responsible for financial matters, planning and development, tax,
internal audit and information technology across all business units. Mr.
Ksansnak sits on the board of directors of CSS Industries, Inc.
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Mr. Lubner, age 67, has been a director of the Company since December 1996.
He is Chairman of Belron International Ltd., a Luxembourg company, and Plate
Glass Holdings Ltd., a Johannesburg company. Mr. Lubner is a 40-year veteran of
the Plate Glass Group, which has annual sales of $1.5 billion. Headquartered in
Luxembourg and Johannesburg, the company manufactures and distributes the
complete range of building, automotive and glass products. Belron is a world
leader in the field of automotive glass repair and replacement. Mr. Lubner is
also a director of: Next Left, Inc., a privately held internet company;
E-Mediate, a privately held company; and Commerce One South Africa, a privately
held company.
INCUMBENT DIRECTORS CONTINUING IN OFFICE FOR A TERM EXPIRING IN 2003
Olaf Olafsson William A. Rosoff Michael Stolper
Mr. Olafsson, age 38, has been a director of the Company since December
1997. He joined the Company in September 1996 as Vice Chairman of Advanta
Information Services, Inc. ("AIS") and was elected as a Director of AIS in
October 1996. Mr. Olafsson was elected President of the Company in March 1998.
In October 1999 he resigned as President. Since November 1999, Mr. Olafsson has
been Vice Chairman of Time Warner Digital Media, a division of Time Warner Inc.
Prior to joining the Company, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of
Sony Interactive Entertainment, Inc., a business unit of Sony Corporation, which
he founded in 1991. Mr. Olafsson is also a director of Mastec, Inc., a publicly
traded telecommunications and energy infrastructure service provider.
Mr. Rosoff, age 57, joined the Company in January 1996 as a director and
Vice Chairman. In October 1999, Mr. Rosoff became President as well as Vice
Chairman of the Board of the Company. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Rosoff
was a long time partner of the law firm of Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen
LLP, the Company's outside counsel, where he advised the Company for over 20
years. While at Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen LLP he served as Chairman of
its Executive Committee and, immediately before joining the Company, as a member
of its Executive Committee and Chairman of its Tax Department. Mr. Rosoff is a
Trustee of Atlantic Realty Trust, a publicly held real estate investment trust.
Mr. Stolper, age 45, has been a director of the Company since June 1998. He
is Co-managing Director at Hawthorn, a PNC company. Prior to that he served as
President of Stolper & Co., Inc. from 1986 through 1997. In 1997, Stolper & Co.,
Inc. merged with PNC Bank's Family Wealth Management Group to form Hawthorn. Mr.
Stolper has twenty years experience as an investment advisor and financial
consultant.
COMMITTEES, MEETINGS AND COMPENSATION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors held eight meetings during the last fiscal year. All
directors who served during the last fiscal year attended at least 75% of the
aggregate number of meetings of the Board and committees of the Board on which
they served.
The Board of Directors has an Audit Committee that is currently composed of
Messrs. Botel, Ksansnak and Stolper. The Audit Committee reviews and evaluates
the Company's internal accounting and auditing procedures; recommends to the
Board of Directors the firm to be appointed as independent accountants to audit
the Company's financial statements; reviews with management and the independent
accountants the Company's year-end operating results; reviews the scope and
results of the audit with the independent accountants; reviews with management
the Company's interim operating results; and reviews the non-audit services to
be performed by the firm of independent accountants and considers the effect of
such performance on the accountants' independence. The Audit Committee met six
times in 2000.
The Board of Directors has a Compensation Committee that is currently
composed of Messrs. Bellis, Botel and Lubner and Ms. Becker Dunn. The
Compensation Committee reviews and approves Company-wide benefit programs and
executive compensation programs, and, where
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appropriate, reviews and approves individual arrangements for Section 16
Officers. The Compensation Committee also recommends and approves compensation
arrangements for outside Directors and serves in an advisory capacity to the
full Board regarding compensation matters. The Compensation Committee met twice
and acted by consent once during 2000.
The Board of Directors has established a subcommittee of the Compensation
Committee (the "Plan Administrative Committee") to administer the Company's 2000
Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan with respect to Section 16 Officers. The Plan
Administrative Committee is currently composed of Mr. Botel, Ms. Becker Dunn and
Mr. Lubner (each of whom is a "non-employee director" under applicable SEC rules
and an "outside director" under applicable IRS rules). The Plan Administrative
Committee determines awards of stock options and also has authority to designate
whether options granted are intended to qualify as incentive stock options or
are to be non-qualified stock options. The Board of Directors, as a whole,
administers the 2000 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan with respect to stock options
granted to non-employee directors. The Plan Administrative Committee met once as
part of the Compensation Committee's meetings. In addition, the Plan
Administrative Committee acted by consent three times during 2000.
The Board of Directors has a Nominating Committee to identify and recommend
to the Board of Directors individuals to serve on the Board, which individuals
are to be selected, according to the Board resolution establishing the
Nominating Committee, on the basis of their integrity, leadership ability,
financial sophistication and capacity to help guide the Company successfully
into the 21st century. The current members of the Nominating Committee are
Messrs. Alter, Bellis and Lubner. The Nominating Committee did not meet during
2000. The Nominating Committee will consider nominees recommended by
stockholders; any such nominations must comply with the requirements of the
Company's By-Laws, including timely delivery to the Company of a written request
from a stockholder of record that an individual's name be placed in nomination.
Such written notice must set forth certain information with respect to the
nomination, including: the name and address of the nominating stockholder; the
name and address of the beneficial owner, if different than the nominating
stockholder, of the shares owned of record by the nominating stockholder; the
number and class of shares owned by such nominating stockholder and beneficial
owner; a description of all arrangements and understandings between the
nominating stockholder, any beneficial owner and any persons nominated; the name
and address of any persons nominated; a representation that the nominating
stockholder is a holder of record of the Company's shares entitled to vote at
the meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to
nominate such persons; such other information regarding each nominee as would
have been required to be included in a proxy statement filed pursuant to the
proxy disclosure rules of the SEC had the nominee been nominated by the Board of
Directors of the Company; and the written consent of each nominee to serve as a
director. To be timely, such notice must, in the case of an annual meeting that
is called for a date that is within 30 days before or after the anniversary date
of the immediately preceding annual meeting, be delivered not less than 60 nor
more than 90 days prior to such anniversary date, or, in the case of any other
annual meeting or any special meeting, not later than the close of business on
the fifth day following the earlier of the day on which notice of the date of
meeting was mailed or publicly disclosed.
The Board of Directors has a Corporate Governance Committee. The current
members of the Corporate Governance Committee are Messrs. Alter, Bellis and
Lubner. The function of the Corporate Governance Committee is to identify,
analyze and propose approaches and solutions to issues of importance relating to
the long-term effectiveness of the Board of Directors and senior management of
the Company, including for example, issues relating to succession planning,
retirement policies and performance measurement.
Members of the Board of Directors who are not officers or employees of the
Company receive an annual retainer of $25,000 for service on the Board, an
annual retainer of $10,000 for service on a Board Committee (other than as a
Board Committee chairperson, for whom the annual retainer is $15,000), and
payments of $1,000 per day for each Board or Board Committee meeting attended
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(chairpersons are paid $1,500 per day for each Board Committee meeting they
chair). However, Messrs. Botel and Lubner and Ms. Becker Dunn are not
compensated separately for serving on the Plan Administrative Committee, as such
service is considered ancillary to their service on the Compensation Committee.
The chairpersons of the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the
Nominating Committee are Messrs. Ksansnak, Botel and Bellis, respectively.
Presently, the Board of Directors is in the process of filling the role of
chairperson of the Corporate Governance Committee. In addition, for each
non-employee Director, the Company pays the premiums on a $500,000 term life
insurance policy on which there is no build-up in cash value, but as to which
the non-employee Director has the right to designate the beneficiary under the
applicable policy. Under the Company's Omnibus Plan, each non-employee Director
is currently entitled to receive a grant of an option to purchase 15,000 shares
of Class B Common Stock upon appointment to the Board of Directors and, for each
subsequent year, an annual grant, generally on the fourth Wednesday in January,
of an option to purchase 9,000 shares of Class B Common Stock, in each case at
an exercise price equal to the fair market value of such stock on the grant
date. Each such option granted becomes exercisable on the anniversary of the
grant date at the rate of 25% per year for four years, and expires ten years
from the grant date. Directors are reimbursed for expenses incurred in attending
meetings of the Board of Directors and committees thereof.
In 1995, the Company engaged Mr. Bellis as a consultant to assist in the
evaluation of certain new business opportunities. During 2000, the Company paid
Mr. Bellis for his services at the rate of $14,000 per month plus reimbursement
of expenses. The consulting fees paid to Mr. Bellis in 2000 totaled $168,000.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
The only individuals who served as members of the Compensation Committee
during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000 were Messrs. Botel, Bellis and
Lubner and Ms. Becker Dunn, all of whom served for all of fiscal 2000. None of
the aforementioned members of the Compensation Committee is an officer or other
employee, or former officer, of the Company or of any subsidiary of the Company.
The only individuals who served as members of the Plan Administrative
Committee during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000 were Messrs. Botel and
Lubner and Ms. Becker Dunn, who served for all of fiscal 2000. None of the
aforementioned members of the Plan Administrative Committee is an officer or
other employee, or former officer, of the Company or of any subsidiary of the
Company.
CHANGE OF CONTROL AND SEVERANCE ARRANGEMENTS
The Management Severance Plan provides benefits to senior management
employees, including the Named Executive Officers, in the event of a "Change of
Control" of the Company (as defined in the plan) if, within one year of the date
of the Change of Control, there has been either an actual or constructive
termination of the senior management employee. The Management Severance Plan
provides severance ranging from 39 to 104 weeks of salary, depending on the
senior management employee's level within the Company.
The Advanta Employees Severance Pay Plan provides benefits to all
employees, including the Named Executive Officers, in the event of termination
of employment due to layoff, reduction in force, reorganization or other similar
business decision. With respect to the Named Executive Officers, this plan
provides benefits ranging from 12 to 32 weeks of salary, depending on the Named
Executive Officer's years of service with the Company.
In May 1997, the Board of Directors adopted the Supplemental Plan under
which members of the Office of the Chairman would be entitled to receive
benefits in the event of a Change of Control or other similar transaction.
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OTHER MATTERS
In January 1996, Mr. Rosoff and the Company entered into an agreement under
which Mr. Rosoff's annual base salary is a minimum of $475,000. Under the terms
of the agreement, he is entitled to receive a guaranteed cash bonus which,
together with his base salary, will bring his annual cash compensation to not
less than $750,000. He is also entitled to participate in the AMIP Plans (with a
target bonus of at least 75% of his base salary) and is guaranteed that his
total annual compensation from base salary, guaranteed cash bonus and AMIP award
will be at least $1 million. In anticipation of his execution of the agreement,
the Company paid Mr. Rosoff a one time signing bonus of $950,000 in December
1995. In addition, pursuant to this agreement he received 100,000 restricted
shares of Class B Common Stock and an option to purchase 50,000 shares of Class
B Common Stock at $34.00 per share, the fair market value of the shares on the
date of grant. The restricted shares, which as of the January 1996 date of grant
had a market value of $34.00 per share, originally were to vest at the rate of
25% per annum over four years, with the first two installments having vested on
January 15, 1997 and 1998. The terms of the options provided that they would
become exercisable in four equal installments on January 16, 1997, 1998, 1999
and 2000. The Company agreed that the 100,000 shares of restricted Class B
Common Stock would have a fair market value sufficient to allow Mr. Rosoff to
realize $40 per share net after applicable taxes resulting from an assumed sale
of such shares on January 15, 2000, and that it would make non-interest bearing
loans to him in the interim sufficient to pay his taxes arising from his receipt
of the shares. At December 31, 2000, the aggregate amount outstanding on these
loans was $758,844, which was the largest aggregate amount outstanding at any
time since January 1, 2000. If the net after tax proceeds of such assumed sale
are less than $40, the agreement provides that loans will be canceled and a
payment will be made in cash and/or Class B Common Stock to Mr. Rosoff to make
up the shortfall. In January 1998 the Company agreed to accelerate certain
provisions of the employment agreement with respect to restricted shares
purchased by the Company in the Tender Offer.
In connection with the Tender Offer, the Company purchased 49,359 of Mr.
Rosoff's restricted shares at a price of $40.00 per share (subject to the
agreements regarding the after-tax value of these shares to Mr. Rosoff described
above). Consistent with the terms of Mr. Rosoff's employment agreement, in 1998
the Company reimbursed Mr. Rosoff for the taxes arising from the sale of these
shares in the Tender Offer and on the reimbursement to Mr. Rosoff for any taxes.
Also, the Company removed the restrictions on the remaining 641 of his
restricted shares that were not purchased in the Tender Offer and such shares
were returned to Mr. Rosoff as fully vested shares. In January 2000, the Company
paid an aggregate of $3,797,827 to Mr. Rosoff in satisfaction of the Company's
obligations under Mr. Rosoff's employment agreement based on the assumed sale on
January 15, 2000 of the balance of the shares granted to him under his
employment agreement, as provided for in the agreement. This amount includes
$1,684,336 as reimbursement for federal, state and local taxes.
In May 1998 Mr. Browne entered into an employment agreement with the
Company in connection with his employment by the Company as Senior Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer. The agreement provided that Mr. Browne's
starting annual base compensation would be $350,000 and that he would be
entitled to participate in the AMIP Plans (with a target bonus of at least 50%
of his base salary and a maximum bonus of 200% of target). In the event of a
"change in control" (as defined in the Management Severance Plan), Mr. Browne
will be entitled to severance of two times his base salary. Pursuant to his
employment agreement, Mr. Browne received 50,000 shares of restricted Class B
Common Stock and options to purchase 75,000 shares of Class B Common Stock at an
exercise price of $20.00 per share (the fair market value of the shares on the
date of the grant), both of which vest in equal installments on each of the
first four anniversaries of the date of grant. The restricted stock and the
options will immediately vest in the event of a "change in control" (as defined
in the 2000 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan). In March 1999, the Compensation
Committee and the Board of Directors approved a modification to the terms of Mr.
Browne's employment agreement in order to enhance the retention value of the
long-term
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incentives provided under the terms of the employment agreement. Pursuant to the
modified terms of the agreement, Mr. Browne surrendered a portion of his shares
of restricted Class B Common Stock in exchange for a grant of an equal number of
shares of restricted Class A Common Stock. The 37,500 shares of restricted Class
A Common Stock that were granted are subject to the same vesting schedule as the
shares of restricted Class B Common Stock that were surrendered.
In connection with his employment by the Company as President and Chief
Executive Officer of Advanta Leasing, in July 1998 Mr. Deehan entered into an
employment agreement with the Company. The agreement provided that Mr. Deehan's
starting annual base compensation would be $330,000 and that he would be
entitled to participate in the AMIP Plans (with a target bonus of at least 50%
of his base salary and a maximum bonus of 200% of target). Subject to certain
conditions, the agreement provided that the Company, at its expense, would
provide reasonable housing accommodations for Mr. Deehan in Philadelphia as long
as he was employed by the Company. Effective August 4, 2000, Mr. Deehan resigned
and his employment with the Company was terminated. In connection with the
termination of his employment, Mr. Deehan entered into a Separation Agreement
that superseded the terms of his employment with the Company. Pursuant to the
Separation Agreement, the Company paid to Mr. Deehan 14 weeks of severance pay
at a rate equal to Mr. Deehan's weekly base salary. Additionally, the Separation
Agreement provides Mr. Deehan with an extended exercise period to exercise any
options that were vested as of August 4, 2000.
REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE
The Audit Committee of the Board is composed of three independent
directors, in accordance with Section 4200(a)(14) of the National Association of
Securities Dealers' listing standards, and operates under a written charter
adopted by the Board of Directors. A copy of the Audit Committee Charter is
attached to this Proxy Statement as Appendix A.
Management is responsible for Advanta's internal controls and the financial
reporting process. The independent accountants are responsible for performing an
independent audit of Advanta's consolidated financial statements in accordance
with generally accepted auditing standards and for expressing an opinion on
those financial statements based on their audit. The Audit Committee is
responsible for overseeing and monitoring these activities on behalf of the
Board of Directors. The Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed the audited
consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2000 with
management and the independent auditors. Specifically, the Audit Committee has
discussed with the independent auditors the matters required to be discussed by
Statements on Auditing Standards No. 61.
The Audit Committee has received the written disclosures and the letter
from the Company's independent auditors, Arthur Andersen LLP, required by
Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1, Independence Discussions with Audit
Committees, and has discussed with the independent auditors their independence.
Further, the Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit
services by the auditors was compatible with the independence of the auditors.
Based on the reviews and discussions referred to above, the Audit Committee
recommended to the Board that the audited consolidated financial statements be
included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2000.
AUDIT COMMITTEE
James E. Ksansnak, Chairman
Max Botel
Michael Stolper
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RELATIONSHIP WITH INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
Arthur Andersen LLP has been selected by the Board of Directors as the
independent public accountants for the Company's current fiscal year. A
representative of Arthur Andersen LLP is expected to be present at the Meeting.
The representative will have the opportunity to make a statement if he desires
to do so and will be available to respond to appropriate questions of
stockholders.
AUDIT FEES
Arthur Andersen LLP billed the Company $975,000 for the audit of the
Company's annual consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2000 and the reviews of the interim consolidated financial
statements included in the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for that
fiscal year.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION FEES
Arthur Andersen LLP did not bill the Company any fees for financial
information systems design and implementation services rendered for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2000.
ALL OTHER FEES
Arthur Andersen LLP billed the Company a total of $2,065,000 for services
other than audit services and financial information systems design and
implementation services rendered for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000.
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS
Proposals of stockholders intended to be presented at the 2002 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders must be received by December 31, 2001, in order to be
considered for inclusion in the Company's proxy materials relating to that
meeting. A proposal that does not comply with the applicable requirements of
Rule 14a-8 under the 1934 Act will not be included in the Company's proxy
soliciting material for the 2002 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Stockholder
proposals should be directed to Elizabeth H. Mai, Secretary, at the address of
the Company set forth on the first page of this proxy statement.
A stockholder of the Company may wish to have a proposal presented at the
2002 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, but not to have such proposal included in
the Company's proxy statement and form of proxy relating to that meeting. If
notice of any such proposal (addressed to the Company at the address of the
Company set forth on the first page of this proxy statement) is not received by
the Company by March 27, 2002, then such proposal shall be deemed "untimely" for
purposes of Rule 14a-4(c) promulgated under the 1934 Act and, therefore, the
individuals named in the proxies solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors
of the Company for use at the Company's 2002 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will
have the right to exercise discretionary voting authority as to such proposal.
ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
THE COMPANY WILL PROVIDE WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH PERSON SOLICITED BY THIS
PROXY STATEMENT, ON THE WRITTEN REQUEST OF SUCH PERSON, A COPY OF THE COMPANY'S
ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K, INCLUDING THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES
THERETO, AS FILED WITH THE SEC FOR ITS MOST RECENT FISCAL YEAR. SUCH WRITTEN
REQUEST SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO INVESTOR RELATIONS, AT THE ADDRESS OF THE COMPANY
APPEARING ON THE FIRST PAGE OF THIS PROXY STATEMENT.
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APPENDIX A
ADVANTA CORP.
ADVANTA NATIONAL BANK
AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER
I. PURPOSE
The primary function of the Audit Committee of Advanta Corp. and Advanta
National Bank is to assist the Board of Directors in fulfilling their oversight
responsibilities by reviewing: the financial reports and other financial
information provided by the Corporation; and, the Corporation's system of
internal controls including auditing, accounting and financial reporting
practices. Consistent with this function, the Audit Committee should foster
adherence to and should encourage continuous improvement of the Corporation's
policies, procedures and practices at all levels.
II. COMPOSITION
The Audit Committee shall be comprised of three or more directors as
determined by the Board. Each of the directors shall be independent and free
from any relationship that, in the opinion of the Board, would interfere with
the exercise of his or her independent judgment as a member of the Committee.
All members of the Committee shall have a working familiarity with finance and
accounting practices.
III. MEETINGS
The Committee shall meet at least four times annually, or more frequently
as circumstances dictate. As part of their responsibility to foster open
communication, the Committee may request members of management or others to
attend the meetings and provide pertinent information, as necessary. In
addition, the Committee may meet with management, the director of internal
auditing, and the independent accountants in separate executive sessions to
discuss any matters that the Committee or each of these groups believes should
be discussed privately.
IV. RESPONSIBILITIES
- - Provide an open avenue of communication between the internal auditors, the
independent accountants, and the board of directors.
- - Recommend to the board of directors the independent accountants to be
nominated, and review and approve the discharge of the independent
accountants, if warranted.
- - Review and concur in the appointment, replacement, reassignment, or dismissal
of the director of internal auditing.
- - Review the independence of the internal auditor and the independent
accountants.
- - Review with the director of internal auditing and the independent accountants
their processes for identifying significant risks or exposures and the
proposed audit plan and scope to assure proper audit coverage.
- - Consider and review with the director of internal auditing and the independent
accountants the adequacy of the Corporation's internal controls including
computerized information system controls and security.
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- - Review with management and the independent accountants on a quarterly or
annual basis, as appropriate:
- The Corporation's financial statements and related footnotes, including
their qualitative judgments about the appropriateness, not just the
acceptability, of accounting principles and financial disclosure
practices used or proposed.
- Any significant changes required in the independent accountants' audit
plan.
- Any serious difficulties or disputes with management encountered during
the course of the audit.
- Other matters related to the conduct of the audit, which are to be
communicated to the Committee under generally accepted auditing
standards.
- - Consider and review with the director of internal auditing:
- Significant findings and the status of management's action plans.
- Any difficulties encountered in the course of their audits, including any
restrictions on the scope of their work or access to required
information.
- Any major changes required in the scope of their audit plan.
- - Review with management and the director of internal auditing, the results of
their review of the Corporation's monitoring of compliance with the
Corporation's code of conduct.
- - Review with management, the director of internal audit, and the independent
accountants any legal and regulatory matters that may have a material impact
on the financial statements. This includes related Corporate compliance
policies, programs, and reports received from regulators.
- - Report Committee actions to the board of directors with such recommendations,
as the Committee may deem appropriate.
- - The Committee will perform such other functions as assigned by law, the
Corporation's charter or bylaws, or the board of directors.
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THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
ADVANTA CORP.
The undersigned, a stockholder of Advanta Corp. (the "Company"), hereby
constitutes and appoints Dennis Alter, William A. Rosoff and Elizabeth H. Mai,
and each of them acting individually as the attorney and special proxy of the
undersigned, with full power of substitution, for and in the name and stead of
the undersigned to attend the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Advanta Corp. to
be held on Thursday, June 21, 2001, at 1:00 p.m. at the Company's headquarters,
Welsh and McKean Roads, Spring House, Pennsylvania, and any adjournment or
postponement thereof, and thereat to vote all shares which the undersigned would
be entitled to cast if personally present as follows:
(CONTINUED, AND TO BE SIGNED ON THE REVERSE SIDE)
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Please mark your votes as indicated in this example. /X/
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
FOR WITHHOLD AUTHORITY
all three nominees for to vote for all three nominees
director listed below for director listed below
/ / / /
INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee, strike a
line through the nominee's name in the list below.
NOMINEES: Dennis Alter, Dana Becker Dunn and Arthur P. Bellis
2. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting.
IF NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, THE SHARES WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF ALL
THREE NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR. This proxy delegates authority to vote with respect
to all other matters upon which the undersigned is entitled to vote and which
may come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
The undersigned hereby revokes all previous proxies for such meeting and hereby
acknowledges receipt of the notice of the meeting and the proxy statement of
Advanta Corp. furnished herewith.
PLEASE SIGN AND MAIL PROMPTLY.
Stockholder's Signature(s)__________________________ Date________________, 2001
NOTE: If shares are registered in more than one name, all owners should sign. If
signing in a fiduciary or representative capacity, please give full title and
attach evidence of authority. If a corporation, please sign with full corporate
name by a duly authorized officer and affix the corporate seal.
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