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BAY BANKS OF VIRGINIA, INC.
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[use Bay Banks letterhead]
April 16, 2001
Dear Fellow Stockholders:
You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of
Bay Banks of Virginia, Inc. on May 21, 2001, at 1:00 p.m., at Indian Creek Yacht
& Country Club, Kilmarnock, Virginia. We would be pleased to have you as our
guest for a buffet luncheon starting at 12:00 p.m. If you wish to attend,
please indicate this on the luncheon reservation card that is enclosed. This
will allow us to have an accurate count of those joining us for the luncheon.
The primary business of the meeting will be the election of three directors
of the Company and the ratification of the appointment of independent auditors,
as more fully explained in the accompanying proxy statement.
During the meeting, we also will report to you on the condition and
performance of the Company and its subsidiaries, the Bank of Lancaster and Bay
Trust Company. You will have an opportunity to question management on matters
that affect the interests of all stockholders.
We hope you can join us for the luncheon and attend the Annual Meeting on
May 21st. Whether or not you plan to attend, please complete, sign and date the
enclosed proxy and return it promptly in the enclosed envelope. Your vote is
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important.
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Thank you for your interest in the Company's affairs. As always, we are
most grateful for your continuing support of Bay Banks of Virginia.
Sincerely,
/s/ Ammon G. Dunton, Jr. /s/ Austin L. Roberts, III
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Ammon G. Dunton, Jr. Austin L. Roberts, III
Chairman of the Board President and Chief Executive Officer
Bay Banks of Virginia, Inc.
100 South Main Street
Kilmarnock, Virginia 22482
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
May 21, 2001
To Our Stockholders:
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Bay Banks of Virginia, Inc. (the
"Company") will be held at Indian Creek Yacht & Country Club, Kilmarnock,
Virginia, on May 21, 2001 at 1:00 p.m. for the following purposes:
1. To elect two (2) Class III directors to serve for a three-year term
and one (1) Class I director to serve for a one-year term;
2. To ratify the selection of Eggleston Smith P.C., independent certified
public accountants, as auditors of the Company for the year ending
December 31, 2001; and
3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the
meeting or any adjournment thereof.
Only stockholders of record at the close of business on April 6, 2001
will be entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting and any
adjournments thereof.
By Order of the Board of Directors
/s/ Hazel S. Farmer
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Hazel S. Farmer
Corporate Secretary
April 16, 2001
PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN YOUR PROXY PROMPTLY, WHETHER OR
NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING.
Bay Banks of Virginia, Inc.
100 S. Main Street
Kilmarnock, Virginia 22482
PROXY STATEMENT
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
May 21, 2001
GENERAL
The enclosed proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors of Bay Banks
of Virginia, Inc. (the "Company") the holding company for the Bank of Lancaster
and Bay Trust Company (together the "Subsidiaries") for its Annual Meeting of
Stockholders to be held on Monday, May 21, 2001, at the time and place and for
the purpose set forth in the accompanying Notice of the Annual Meeting or any
adjournment thereof. The approximate mailing date of this Proxy Statement and
accompanying proxy is April 16, 2001.
Revocation and Voting of Proxies
Execution of a proxy will not affect a stockholder's right to attend
the Annual Meeting and to vote in person. Any stockholder who has executed and
returned a proxy may revoke it by attending the Annual Meeting and requesting to
vote in person. A stockholder may also revoke his proxy at any time before it
is exercised by filing a written notice with the Company or by submitting a
proxy bearing a later date. Proxies will extend to, and will be voted at, any
adjourned session of the Annual Meeting.
Voting Rights and Solicitation
Only stockholders of record at the close of business on April 6, 2001
are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting or any adjournments
thereof. The number of shares of common stock of the Company outstanding and
entitled to vote on April 6, 2001 was 1,163,920. The Company has no other class
of stock outstanding. A 60% majority of the shares entitled to vote,
represented in person or by proxy, will constitute a quorum for the transaction
of business.
Each share of common stock entitles the recordholder thereof to one
vote upon each matter to be voted upon at the Annual Meeting. Shares for which
the holder has elected to abstain or to withhold the proxies' authority to vote
(including broker non-votes) on a matter will count toward a quorum, but will
not be included in determining the number of votes cast with respect to such
matter.
The cost of solicitation of proxies will be borne by the Company.
Solicitation is being made by mail, and if necessary may be made in person, by
telephone, or special letter by officers and regular employees of the Company,
acting without compensation other than regular compensation.
Principal Stockholders
The only beneficial owner of 5% or more of the outstanding common
stock of the Company is the Bay Banks of Virginia Employee Stock Ownership Trust
(the "Trust") which owns 65,528 shares, or 5.6%, of the Company's common stock.
The Trust was established pursuant to the Company's Employee Stock Ownership
Plan ("ESOP"). Three members of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Lancaster
(the "Bank") are trustees of the ESOP. As of April 6, 2001, all shares held in
the Trust had been allocated to the accounts of participating employees. Under
the terms of the ESOP, the trustees must vote all allocated shares held in the
ESOP in accordance with the instructions of the participating employees, and
allocated shares for which employees do not give instructions will be voted in
the same ratio on any matter as to those shares for which instructions are
given.
PROPOSAL ONE - ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The Company's Board is divided into three classes (I, II and III).
The term of office for Class III directors will expire at the Annual Meeting and
the nominees to serve as Class III directors are set forth below. Each of the
Class III nominees currently serves as a director of the Company. If elected,
the nominees will serve until the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held in 2004.
The Board has also nominated A. Wayne Saunders to serve as a Class I
director. Mr. Saunders was appointed to the Company's Board on December 19,
2000 and currently serves as director of the Company and the Bank. If elected,
Mr. Saunders will serve until the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held in 2002.
The persons named in the proxy will vote for the election of the
nominees named below unless authority is withheld. If for any reason any of the
persons named as nominees below should become unavailable to serve, an event
which management does not anticipate, proxies will be voted for the remaining
nominees and such other person or persons as the Board of Directors may
designate.
The Board of Directors recommends that stockholders vote for the three
nominees set forth below. The three nominees receiving the greatest number of
affirmative votes cast at the Annual Meeting will be elected.
Bank Company
Since Since Principal Occupation
Name (Age) Director Director During Past Five Years
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Class III (Nominees for Election):
William A. Creager (68) 1994 1997 Chairman of Bay Trust Company; Former
President and Chairman of Capital Systems
Group (a professional services and
information systems company), Rockville, MD
Ammon G. Dunton, Jr. (65) 1977 1997 Chairman of the Board of the Company and the
Bank; Attorney, Senior Partner of Dunton,
Simmons & Dunton, White Stone, VA
Class I (Nominee for Election):
A. Wayne Saunders (64) 1992 2000 Secretary and Treasurer of MDAssociates
(medical billing), Kilmarnock, VA, and
retired Certified Public Accountant
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Other Directors Not Standing For Re-election At This Time:
Bank Company
Director Director Principal Occupation
Name (Age) Since Since During Past Five Years
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Class I (Director Serving Until the 2002 Annual Meeting):
Austin L. Roberts, III (54) 1990 1997 President and Chief Executive Officer of the
Company and the Bank
Class II (Directors Serving Until the 2002 Annual Meeting):
Weston F. Conley, Jr. (66) 1979 1997 Chairman of RCV Seafood Corporation (seafood
processor and wholesaler), Morattico, VA
Thomas A. Gosse (54) 1994 1997 President and Chief Executive Officer since
1997 of Northern Neck Insurance Company,
Irvington, VA; formerly a principal in the
accounting firm of Braun, Dehnert, Clarke & Co.,
P.C., Irvington, VA
Board Committees and Attendance
During 2000 there were seven meetings of the Board of Directors. Each
director attended at least 75% of all meetings of the Board and applicable
committee meetings. The voting members of the Audit Committee consist of the
non-employee directors of the Company. The Nominating Committee consists of all
directors of the Company.
Directors' Compensation
Non-employee directors of the Company receive $200 for each meeting of
the Company's Board of Directors. Directors who are employees of the Company and
Bank are not compensated for attendance at Board or Committee meetings. The
Chairman of the Board, Mr. Ammon G. Dunton, Jr., is a Company and Bank employee.
As an employee, he received $35,000 in compensation in 2000, but received no
annual retainer or Board or committee attendance fees from the Company or its
subsidiaries.
In accordance with the 1998 Non-Employee Directors Stock Option Plan
approved by stockholders at the 1998 annual meeting, each of the twelve non-
employee directors of the Company and its subsidiaries were granted in May 2000
stock options for 250 shares of the Company's common stock at its then fair
market value. This plan, which reserves a total of 25,000 shares of common stock
of the Company, provides that each non-employee director of the Company and its
subsidiaries is eligible to receive a stock option grant for 250 shares in May
of each year during the term of the plan.
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OWNERSHIP OF COMPANY COMMON STOCK
The following table sets forth, as of April 6, 2001, certain
information with respect to the beneficial ownership of Company common stock
held by each director and nominee, and by the directors and all executive
officers as a group.
Amount and Nature of Percent
Name Beneficial Ownership (1) of Class
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William A. Creager.................................. 3,150 (2) (3) (4)
Weston F. Conley, Jr................................ 27,901 (2) (3) 2.4 %
Ammon G. Dunton, Jr................................. 35,483 (2) (5) 3.0 %
Thomas A. Gosse..................................... 2,450 (3) (4)
Austin L. Roberts, III.............................. 13,032 (2) (5) 1.0 %
A. Wayne Saunders................................... 1,269 (3) (4)
All directors and executive officers as a group..... 148,798 (5) 12.8 %
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(1) For purposes of this table, beneficial ownership has been determined in
accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 under which, in general, a person is deemed to be the beneficial
owner of a security if he has or shares the power to vote or direct the
voting of the security or the power to dispose of or direct the disposition
of the security, or if he has the right to acquire beneficial ownership of
the security within sixty days.
(2) Includes shares held by affiliated corporations, close relatives and
children, and shares held jointly with spouses or as custodians or trustees,
as follows: Mr. Creager, 400 shares; Mr. Conley, 5,708 shares; Mr. Dunton,
17,442 shares; and Mr. Roberts, 1,000 shares.
(3) Includes 750 shares that may be acquired pursuant to currently exercisable
stock options granted under the 1998 Non-Employee Directors Stock Option
Plan.
(4) Represents less than 1% of Company common stock.
(5) Includes shares that may be acquired pursuant to currently exercisable stock
options, as follows: 1,253 shares by Mr. Dunton; 8,857 shares by Mr.
Roberts; and 15,000 shares that may be acquired by all executive officers
and non-employee directors of the Company as a group.
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, directors
and executive officers of the Company are required to file reports with the
Securities and Exchange Commission indicating their holdings of and transactions
in Company common stock. To the Company's knowledge, based solely on a review of
the copies of such reports furnished to the Company and written representations
that no other reports were required, insiders of the Company complied with all
filing requirements during 2000.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
No officer receives compensation from the Company. All compensation is paid
through the Bank and Bay Trust Company.
The following table presents compensation information on the President and
Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank, and the former Treasurer of
the Company and President of Bay Trust Company. No other executive officers of
the Company or Bank earned over $100,000 in 2000.
Summary Compensation Table
Long-Term
Compensation
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Securities
Name and Annual Compensation (1) Underlying All Other
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Principal Position Year Salary Bonus Options (2) Compensation (3)
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Austin L. Roberts, III 2000 $145,000 -- 3,000 $7,839
President/Chief 1999 135,000 -- 563 8,006
Executive Officer 1998 135,000 -- 844 8,242
Paul T. Sciacchitano(4) 2000 $118,000 -- 1,750 $6,110
Former Treasurer of 1999 111,500 -- 1,013 6,328
the Company; Former 1998 105,000 -- 844 6,282
President of Bay Trust
Company
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(1) The named officers did not receive perquisites or other personal benefits in
excess of the lesser of $50,000 or 10% of the total
of their respective salaries and bonuses.
(2) The Company's stock option plan does not permit the granting of restricted
stock awards or stock appreciation rights, and it is the Company's only
stock- based long-term compensation plan currently in effect in which
employees may participate.
(3) These amounts represent Company contributions allocated under the Bank's
401(k) plan and the ESOP, respectively, to the named officers for 2000 in
the following amounts: Austin L. Roberts, III, $3,007 and $4,832; and Paul
T. Sciacchitano, $2,176 and $3,934.
(4) Mr. Sciacchitano resigned from the Company and the Subsidiaries in December
2000.
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Stock Option Grants in 2000
The Company's stock option plan provides for the granting of incentive
stock options to executive officers and key employees of the Company and its
subsidiaries. The following table provides certain information concerning stock
options granted during 2000 to Messrs. Roberts and Sciacchitano .
Individual Grants
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Percent of
Number of Total
Shares Options
Underlying Granted to Exercise Potential
Options Employees Price per Expiration Realizable Value (2)
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Name Granted (1) in 2000 Share Date 5% 10%
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Austin L. Roberts, III 3,000 20% $30.00 04/19/10 $56,601 $143,437
Paul T. Sciacchitano (3) 1,750 12% $30.00 04/19/10 $33,017 $ 83,671
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(1) The option grant is subject to certain performance criteria being achieved.
As of this date, there has not been a determination whether the granted
options have been earned.
(2) Potential realizable value at the assumed annual rates of stock price
appreciation based on actual option term (10 years) and annual compounding.
(3) Former executive officer.
Stock Option Exercises in 2000 and Year-end Option Values
The following table shows certain information with respect to the number and
value of unexercised options at year-end. During 2000, Mr. Sciacchitano
exercised stock options as indicated in the following table.
Number of Value of
Number of Shares Underlying Unexercised
Shares Unexercised In-the-Money
Acquired Options at Options at
On Value December 31, 2000 December 31, 2000 (1)
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Name Exercise Realized Exercisable Unexercisable Exercisable Unexercisable
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Austin L. Roberts, III - 0 - -- 11,857 3,000 $228,470 $16,500
Paul T. Sciacchitano (2) 2,000 $33,000 1,750 - 0 - $ 32,375 --
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(1) Calculated by subtracting the exercise price from the fair market value of
the stock at December 31, 2000.
(2) Former executive officer.
Benefit Plans
Pension Plan. The Company has a non-contributory defined benefit pension
plan (the "Pension Plan") which covers substantially all salaried employees who
have reached the age of twenty-one and who have completed one year of service.
The normal retirement age is 65, but participants may elect early retirement at
55 after 10 years of service at reduced levels of benefits and disability
retirement after 10 years of service at full levels of benefits. Vesting is 100%
after 5 years of service.
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The following table provides information concerning estimated annual
benefits that are payable to covered employees at normal retirement age under
the terms of the Pension Plan, based on the compensation and years of service
classifications specified below. The plan benefits shown in the table are
computed on the basis of a straight life annuity beginning at age 65.
Average Years of Service
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Compensation 15 20 25 30 35
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$ 25,000 $ 3,750 $ 5,000 $ 6,250 $ 6,250 $ 6,250
50,000 9,143 12,190 15,238 15,238 15,238
75,000 15,705 20,940 26,175 26,175 26,175
100,000 22,268 29,690 37,113 37,113 37,113
125,000 28,830 38,440 48,050 48,050 48,080
150,000 35,393 47,190 58,988 58,988 58,988
160,000 40,643 54,190 67,738 67,738 67,738
The remuneration covered by the Pension Plan is an employee's "final
average earnings" which, under the terms of the Pension Plan is defined to be
the average of the highest five consecutive calendar years of base salary
(reported as "Salary" in the Summary Compensation Table above) earned by the
employee during the ten calendar years prior to his or her date of retirement,
termination, disability or death. A participant's monthly retirement benefit
(if they have twenty-five years of credited service at their normal retirement
date) is 25% of their final average pay, plus an additional 18.75% if their pay
is in excess of the participant's Social Security covered pay. The Social
Security covered pay is the average pay of the participant's working lifetime
prior to the year the participant attains his or her Social Security retirement
age. Cash benefits under the plan generally commence on retirement, death or
other termination of employment and are payable in various forms at the election
of the participant.
Based on current compensation and assuming retirement at the normal
retirement age of 65, it is estimated that the annual retirement benefit for Mr.
Roberts will be $42,964.39. The final average earnings and the respective years
of service as of October 1, 2000 for Mr. Roberts were $131,762 and ten years,
respectively.
401(k) Plan. The Subsidiaries have a contributory 401(k) plan. All
salaried employees are eligible to participate after having worked six months
consecutively, and there is no age requirement. Participants may elect to defer
between 1% to 15% of their base compensation which will be contributed to the
plan, providing the amount deferred does not exceed the dollar maximum election
deferral for each year. The Subsidiaries' match is 100% up to a 2% deferral;
the Subsidiaries will provide a 25% match on employee contributions between 2%
and 4% of salary. Under the plan, an employee is vested in a Subsidiary's
contribution by 20% after three years and 20% each year thereafter for the next
four years of service. If an employee leaves prior to the three-year period, he
or she forfeits any accrued match contribution.
Distributions to participants are made at death, retirement or other
termination of employment in a lump sum payment. The plan permits certain in-
service withdrawals. Normal retirement age is considered sixty-five; early
retirement is considered at fifty-five with ten years of vested service;
disability retirement has no age requirements but a service requirement of ten
years of vested service.
Stock Option Plan. The Company has two incentive stock option plans for
employees, the 1985 plan (which has expired, but certain options granted
thereunder are still exercisable) and the 1994 plan. The 1994 plan provides for
the award of incentive stock options to key employees of the Bank and as of
January 1, 2000 to the employees of Bay Trust Company, as selected by the
Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee of the Company makes awards
under the plan and fixes the terms and conditions of each award pursuant to a
separate agreement entered into with each optionee. The price of shares of
stock to be issued upon the exercise of options is 100% of the fair market value
on the date of the award. The
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option is not exercisable after the expiration of ten years from the date such
option is granted. An option is not transferable by a person to whom it is
granted other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution.
Under the 1985 plan, accounting for two 10% stock dividends and a 2-for-1
split, 31,080 shares were reserved and options covering all such shares have
been granted or exercised. Under the 1994 plan, 75,000 shares have been
reserved, and options covering 48,510 shares have been granted.
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The ESOP is a non-contributory
plan supported by annual contributions made at the discretion of the Company's
Board of Directors. The ESOP is a stock bonus plan qualified under Section
401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code and an employee ownership plan under Section
4975(E)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code. Trustees and an administrative
committee as appointed by the Chairman of Company's Board of Directors for the
exclusive benefit of participants administer the ESOP. The ESOP is eligible to
each Bank of Lancaster and Bay Trust Company employee over the age of twenty-one
and credited with at least 1,000 hours of service for the plan year.
Report of the Board of Directors on Executive Compensation
The following Report of the Board of Directors on Executive Compensation
and the Performance Graph which follows shall not be deemed incorporated by
reference by any general statement incorporating this Proxy Statement into any
filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, except to the extent the Company specifically incorporates this
information by reference, and shall not otherwise by deemed filed under such
acts.
This report is submitted by the Board of Directors of the Company, which
is responsible for establishing and administering the Company's compensation
policies and its incentive stock option plan.
General Compensation Policy
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The Company's compensation policy for executive management is designed to
achieve the following objectives: (a) to enhance business results of the Company
and increase stockholder value by aligning closely the financial interests of
its officers with those of its stockholders; (b) to reward executive management
consistent with the Company's annual performance goals; (c) to recognize
individual initiative, leadership and achievement; and (d) to provide
competitive compensation that will attract and retain qualified corporate
officers and key employees.
Executive Officer Compensation Programs
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The compensation program for executive management consists of up to four
elements: (1) base salary, which is set on an annual basis; (2) a cash incentive
based on the achievement of performance goals established by the Compensation
Committee; (3) incentive stock options; and (4) participation in the Company's
ESOP program.
The Board of Directors determines general salary and benefit policies and
procedures. The Board uses market studies and published compensation data to
review competitive rates of pay, to establish salary ranges, and to arrive at
base salary levels. The Board approves base salaries at levels competitive with
amounts paid to executives with comparable qualifications, experience and
responsibilities after comparing salary information of similar sized banks as
provided by the Virginia Bankers Association's Salary Survey of Virginia Banks
and other compensation surveys. In addition, the Board considers the recent
performance of the Company and assesses the executive's past performance and its
expectation as to future contributions in leading the Company.
Compensation for the officers other than the Chairman and the President
and Chief Executive Officer is determined by the Board of Directors based on the
recommendation of the President and Chief Executive Officer, which is reviewed
and affirmed by the Compensation Committee.
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The Board uses a subjective approach to the determination of compensation
based on the factors noted above. Except concerning incentive stock options,
the Board does not rely on formulas or weights of specific factors. Neither the
profitability of the Company nor the market value of its stock are directly
utilized in computing an officer's base compensation. The Company's executive
compensation program has substantially relied on base salary as its primary
component.
Incentive stock option grants are earned only if the Compensation
Committee determines that the objectives set forth in the option plan document
are achieved by a specified date. The objective of these options is to create a
link between officer compensation and Company performance. In determining the
appropriate level of stock-based allotments, the Committee considers the
officer's contribution toward the Company's performance. To encourage growth in
stockholder value, incentive stock options are granted to all officers who are
in a position and have a responsibility to make a substantial contribution to
the long-term success of the Company. The Board believes this focuses attention
on managing the Company from the perspective of an owner with an equity stake in
the business.
During 1999, 3,000 shares were granted to Mr. Roberts, of which 563 were
earned. Mr. Sciacchitano was granted 1,500 in 1999, and earned 1,013 of the
granted shares.
Chief Executive Officer Compensation
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The compensation paid for 2000 to the Chief Executive Officer of the
Company and the Bank, Austin L. Roberts, III, reflects the considered judgement
of the Board embracing the policy and process described previously. The Board
reviews and fixes the base salary of the Chief Executive Officer based on
similar competitive compensation data to other community banks' senior
executives and the Board's assessment of his past performance and its
expectation as to his future contribution in leading the Company. A salary
increase of $10,000 was granted for 2000. The Compensation Committee, also,
establishes the criteria that would give rise to a cash incentive, and the
conditions under which incentive stock options might be earned.
Respectfully submitted:
William A Creager Weston F. Conley, Jr.
Ammon G. Dunton, Jr. Thomas A. Gosse
Austin L. Roberts, III A. Wayne Saunders
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
During 2000 and up to the present time, there were transactions between
the Bank and certain members of the Company's Board of Directors, or their
associates, all consisting of extensions of credit by the Bank in the ordinary
course of business. Each transaction was made on substantially the same terms,
including interest rates, collateral and repayment terms, as those prevailing at
the time for comparable transactions with the general public. In the opinion of
management, none of the transactions involve more than the normal risk of
collectibility or present other unfavorable features.
The only members of the Board who served as an officer or employee of the
Company or any of its affiliates during 2000 are: Ammon G. Dunton, Jr., Chairman
of the Board of the Company and the Bank; and Austin L. Roberts, III, President
and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank, and William A. Creager,
Chairman of Bay Trust Company.
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STOCK PERFORMANCE GRAPH
The graph below compares the cumulative total stockholder return on the
Company's common stock with the cumulative total return on the Nasdaq Stock
Market Index and the Carson Medlin Independent Bank Index for the five year
period ended December 31, 2000, assuming that an investment of $100 was made on
December 31, 1995 and that dividends were reinvested. The Independent Bank
Index is provided by the Carson Medlin Company. The comparisons in the graph
below are based upon historical data and are not indicative of, nor intended to
forecast, future performance of the Company's common stock.
[GRAPH APPEARS]
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
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BAY BANKS OF VIRGINIA, INC. $ 100 $ 133 $ 165 $ 207 $ 247 $ 236
INDEPENDENT BANK INDEX 100 128 193 204 185 191
NASDAQ INDEX 100 123 151 213 395 238
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REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE
The Audit Committee of the Bank of Lancaster oversees the Company's
financial reporting process on behalf of the Board of Directors of the Company,
which also acts as the Audit Committee of Bay Banks of Virginia. Management has
the primary responsibility for the financial statements and the reporting
process, including the systems of internal controls. In fulfilling its oversight
responsibilities, the Audit Committee of the Bank of Lancaster reviewed the
audited financial statements for the Annual Report with management, and
discussed the quality, not just the acceptability, of the accounting principles,
the reasonableness of significant judgments, and the clarity of disclosure in
the financial statements. The Audit Committee of the Bank of Lancaster reported
its' activities, recommendations, and conclusions to the Board of Directors of
the Company five times during 2000.
The Bank's Audit Committee reviewed with the independent auditors, who are
responsible for expressing an opinion on the conformity of those audited
financial statements with generally accepted accounting principles, their
judgments as to the quality, not just the acceptability, of the Company's
accounting principles and such other matters as are required to be discussed
with the Audit Committee under generally accepted auditing standards, including
those described in Auditing Standards No. 61 (Communication with Audit/Personnel
Committees). The Bank's Audit Committee has received from the independent
auditors the written disclosures and the letter required by the Independence
Standards Board Standard No. 1 (Independence Discussions with Audit Committee),
has discussed with the independent auditors the auditors' independence from
management and the Company, including the matters in the written disclosures
required by the Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1, and has considered
the compatibility of non-audit services with the auditors' independence.
The Audit Committee of the Bank of Lancaster discussed with the Company's
independent auditors the overall scope and plans for their audit. The Bank's
Audit Committee meets with the independent auditors, with and without management
present, to discuss the results of their examinations, their evaluations of the
Company's internal controls, and the overall quality of the Company's financial
reporting. The Bank's Audit Committee held five meetings during the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2000.
In reliance on the reviews and discussions referred to above, the Bank's
Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors (and the Board has
approved) that the audited financial statements be included in the Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000 for filing with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. The Committee has also recommended the selection of the
Company's independent auditors.
Weston F. Conley, Audit Committee Chair
William A. Creager, Audit Committee Member
Ammon G. Dunton, Jr. Audit Committee Member
Thomas A. Gosse, Audit Committee Member
Austin L. Roberts, III Audit Committee Member
A. Wayne Saunders, Audit Committee Member
Audit Fees
Eggleston Smith, P.C. billed the Company $42,483 for professional
services rendered in connection with the audit of the Company's annual financial
statements for the year ended December 31, 2000 and reviews of the financial
statements included in the Company's Forms 10-Q for that fiscal year.
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Financial Information System Design and Implementation Fees
Eggleston Smith, P.C. rendered no professional services for the year ended
December 31, 2000 with respect to financial information systems design and
implementation.
All Other Fees
Eggleston Smith, P.C. billed the Company $1,915 for all services rendered
other than those set forth above for the year ended December 31, 2000. The
Audit Committee of the Bank of Lancaster has considered whether the provision of
these services is compatible with maintaining the accounting firm's
independence.
PROPOSAL TWO - RATIFICATION OF SELECTION OF ACCOUNTANTS
On the recommendation of the Audit Committee, the Board of Directors has
appointed Eggleston Smith P.C., certified public accountants, as the Company's
independent auditors for 2001, subject to ratification of the stockholders.
Eggleston Smith, P.C. rendered audit services to the Company during 2000. These
services consisted primarily of the examination and audit of the institution's
financial statements, tax reporting assistance, and other audit and accounting
matters. Stockholders are requested to ratify the selection by vote at the
Annual Meeting.
Representatives of Eggleston Smith, P.C. are expected to be present at
the Annual Meeting and are expected to be available to respond to your questions
during and after the meeting.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Some of the Company directors, executive officers, and members of their
immediate families, and corporations, partnerships and other entities of which
such persons are officers, directors, partners, trustees, executors or
beneficiaries, are customers of the Bank. All loans and loan commitments to
them were made in the ordinary course of business, upon substantially the same
terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time
for comparable transactions with other persons and did not involve more than
normal risk of collectibility or present other unfavorable features. It is the
policy of the Bank to provide loans to officers who are not executive officers
and to employees at more favorable rates than those prevailing at the time for
comparable transactions with other persons. These loans do not involve more
than the normal risk of collectibility or present other unfavorable features.
The law firm of Dunton, Simmons & Dunton serves as legal counsel to the
Company, the Bank of Lancaster and Bay Trust Company. Mr. Ammon G. Dunton, Jr.,
is a senior member of the firm.
None of the directors serves as a director of any other publicly-held
company.
OTHER MATTERS
General
On December 19, 2000, the Board of Directors, acting pursuant to the
authority granted to it by Article VIII of the Company's By-Laws, approved an
amendment to Article V, Section 3, Audit Committee of the By-Laws. Section 3
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was amended in its entirety as follows:
Section 3. Audit Committee. The Board of Directors shall elect an Audit
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Committee consisting of at least three independent directors, who shall have the
responsibility for seeing that the corporation is audited regularly. The
Committee shall elect its chairman. The voting members of the Committee shall
consist of non-employee directors. Non-employee directors of the committee must
be free from any relationship that, in the opinion of the Board of Directors,
would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment as a
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Committee member. The Chairman, President and the Bank of Lancaster's Internal
Auditor may attend meetings of the Audit Committee, at the pleasure of the
Committee. The Audit Committee shall make periodic reports to the Board of
Directors. Such reports shall state whether adequate internal audit controls and
procedures are being maintained for the corporation and its subsidiaries and
shall recommend to the Board of Directors such changes in the matter of audit
controls and procedures as the Committee deems advisable. These responsibilities
may, in part or in whole, and from time to time, be delegated to the Audit
Committee of the Bank of Lancaster provided that full reports of that
Committee's deliberations are made to the Audit Committee of the corporation and
at least one member of the Audit Committee of the corporation is in attendance
at each meeting of the Audit Committee of the Bank of Lancaster.
Before the amendment, the section read as follows:
Section 3. Audit Committee. There shall be an Audit Committee composed of
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the Auditor (if one shall be elected) and not less than three (3) directors,
elected by the Board of Directors, who shall have the responsibility of seeing
that the Corporation and its subsidiaries are audited regularly. It shall make
periodic reports to the Board of Directors. Such report shall state whether
adequate internal audit controls and procedures are being maintained and shall
recommend to the Board of Directors such changes in the manner of audit controls
and procedures as the Committee deems advisable.
Management knows of no other business to be brought before the Annual
Meeting. Should any other business properly be presented for action at the
meeting, the shares represented by the enclosed proxy shall be voted by the
persons named therein in accordance with their best judgment and in the best
interests of the Company.
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS
The Company's By-Laws provide that, in addition to any other applicable
requirements, for business (including stockholder nominations of Director
candidates) to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder,
the stockholder must give timely notice in writing to the Secretary of the
Company no later than 120 days before the date of the anniversary of the
immediately preceding annual meeting. As to each matter, the notice must comply
with certain informational requirements set forth in the By-Laws. These
requirements are separate and apart from and in addition to the Securities and
Exchange Commission's requirements that a stockholder must meet to have a
proposal included in the Company's proxy materials. To be considered for
inclusion in the Company's proxy materials relating to the 2002 Annual Meeting
of Stockholders under SEC rules, stockholder proposals must be received by the
Secretary of the Company no later than December 17, 2001. Stockholder proposals
should be addressed to Corporate Secretary, Bay Banks of Virginia, Inc., 100 S.
Main Street, P.O. Box 1869, Kilmarnock, Virginia 22482.
The 2002 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is scheduled for Monday, May 20,
2002.
ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
A copy of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2000, excluding
exhibits, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission can be obtained
without charge by writing to Richard C. Abbott, Treasurer, Bay Banks of
Virginia, Inc., P. O. Box 1869, Kilmarnock, Virginia 22482.
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BAY BANKS OF VIRGINIA, INC.
This Proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors
The undersigned, revoking all prior proxies, hereby appoints Ammon G.
Dunton, Jr. and Austin L. Roberts, III, or either of them, as proxies with full
power of substitution to represent the undersigned and vote, as designated
below, all the shares of common stock of Bay Banks of Virginia, Inc. held of
record by the undersigned on April 6, 2001, at the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders to be held on May 21, 2001, at 1:00 p.m. at the Indian Creek Yacht
and Country Club, Kilmarnock, Virginia, or any adjournment thereof, on each of
the following matters:
1. To elect directors to serve for the terms which expiring at the annual
meetings of stockholders in 2002 (Class I) and 2004 (Class III)
respectively:
[_] FOR all Nominees listed below [_] WITHHOLD AUTHORITY to vote
(except as marked to the for those indicated below
contrary below)
Class I: A. Wayne Saunders
Class III: William A. Creager Ammon G. Dunton, Jr.
NOTE: You may line through the name of any individual nominee for whom you
wish to withhold your vote.
2. To ratify the selection by the Board of Directors of Eggleston Smith, P.C.,
independent certified public accountants, as auditors of the Company for
2001.
[_] FOR [_] AGAINST [_] ABSTAIN
3. In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other
business as may properly come before the Meeting. The Board of Directors
has not been notified of any such matters.
This proxy, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed by
the undersigned stockholder. If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted
"FOR" each proposal. All joint owners MUST sign.
Please sign exactly as your name appears below. When signing as attorney,
executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such.
___________________________________
Signature
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Signature (if jointly owned)
Dated:____________________, 2001
Please mark, sign, date and return this Proxy promptly in the enclosed
envelope.