UNITED STATES
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SEC 1913 (3-99)
EXX INC
Suite 689
1350 East Flamingo Road
Las Vegas, Nevada 89119
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF
CLASS A and CLASS B STOCKHOLDERS
To be held June 1, 2001
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To the Stockholders:
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of EXX INC (the "Company") will be held
at the office of RK Consulting LLC, 3 Becker Farm Road, Roseland, New Jersey at
11:30 a.m. (local time) on Friday, June 1, 2001 for the following purposes:
(1) To elect one (1) Class A director and three (3) Class B directors to
serve as provided in the Company's By-Laws until the next Annual Meeting and
thereafter until their respective successors are elected and qualified; and
(2) To transact such other business as may properly come before the
Meeting or before any adjournments of the Meeting.
The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on April 30, 2001 as
the record of date for the determination of Class A and Class B Stockholders
entitled to notice of and to vote at the Meeting and at any adjournments
thereof.
A form of Proxy and the Proxy Statement respecting the Meeting are
enclosed.
You are cordially invited to attend the Meeting in person. Whether or not
you plan to attend, you are urged to promptly MARK, DATE, SIGN AND RETURN THE
ENCLOSED PROXY CARD(S) in the accompanying envelope. Return of your Proxy will
not deprive you of your right to vote your shares in person at the Meeting.
By Order of the Board of Directors
David A. Segal
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Las Vegas, Nevada
April 30, 2001
EXX INC
Suite 689
1350 East Flamingo Road
Las Vegas, Nevada 89119
(702) 598-3223
PROXY STATEMENT
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ANNUAL MEETING OF CLASS A and CLASS B STOCKHOLDERS
ON JUNE 1, 2001
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This Proxy Statement and the accompanying form of proxy are first being mailed
or given to Stockholders on or about May 7, 2001.
SOLICITATION AND REVOCATION OF PROXIES
This Proxy Statement and the accompanying form of proxy are being furnished
to the Stockholders of EXX INC ("the Company") in connection with the
solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors of the Company with respect to
the Company's Annual meeting of Stockholders to be held at 11:30 a.m. (local
time) on Friday, June 1, 2001 at 3 Becker Farm Road, Roseland, New
Jersey and any adjournments of said Meeting. Any Stockholder giving a proxy has
the power to revoke it at any time before it is exercised, by filing with the
Company either (a) an instrument revoking it or (b) a duly executed proxy
bearing a later date. The proxy will be suspended if the person granting the
proxy is present at the Meeting and elects to vote his shares in person.
All expenses incurred in connection with this solicitation of proxies will
be borne by the Company. In addition to soliciting proxies by use of the mails,
the directors, officers and regular employees of the company may solicit proxies
by telephone, facsimile or personal interview. The Company may also reimburse
brokers, banks, and other nominees for their reasonable expenses incurred in
forwarding proxy materials.
VOTING SECURITIES
Only Stockholders of record at the close of business on April 30, 2001 will
be entitled to notice and to vote at the Meeting and at any adjournments of the
Meeting. As of April 25, 2001, 11,561,807 shares of the Company's Class A
Common Stock, par value .01 per share ("Class A") and 617,853 shares of the
Company's Class B Common Stock, par value .01 per share ("Class B"), were
outstanding.
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
At the Meeting, the Stockholders will elect a board of four directors,
comprising one Class A director and three Class B directors. Under the
Company's Articles of Incorporation holders of outstanding shares of Class B
shares have the right to elect two-thirds or the next rounded number of
directors in excess of two-thirds if the number of directors is not divisible by
three, and the holders of the outstanding Class A shares have the right to elect
the remaining directors of the Company. Each director is to serve as provided
in the Company's By-Laws until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders and
thereafter until his successor is elected and qualified. Election of each class
of directors will require the affirmative vote of holders of a plurality of the
applicable class of Common Stock present (in person or by proxy) at the Meeting,
provided a quorum is present. A quorum will require the presence (in person or
by proxy) of the holders of a majority of each class of the shares entitled to
vote at the Meeting. Each share of Common Stock will be entitled to one vote
for each director to be elected.
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It is intended that the proxies given to the person named in the enclosed
form of proxy will be voted for the election of the nominees for director named
below, each of whom is presently a director whose current term will expire on
the Meeting date. Messrs. Fishman, Perlmutter, Remington, and Segal were
elected directors by the Stockholders at the last Annual Meeting of
Stockholders. Unless a contrary specification is indicated, the proxy to which
this Proxy Statement relates will be voted for each of said nominees, or, in the
event that any such nominee is not available by reason of any unforeseen
contingency, then for the balance of the nominees and for such other person(s)
as may be designated as a replacement nominee(s) by the remaining directors.
The following information is given as of March 31, 2001. Except as
otherwise indicated, each nominee has had the same principal occupation or
employment during the last five years.
Percent of
Nominee, Age, Positions with the Company, Shares of Common Stock Outstanding
Director of the Company Principal Occupation and Beneficially Owned Common Stock
Continually Since Other Directorships Class A Class B Beneficially Owned
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Jerry Fishman Director, Vice President, 1900 100 *
53--1984 The Fishman Organization Inc.
Norman H. Perlmutter, CPA, Private Practice 3800 200 *
60--1984
Frederic Remington, Director, Chairman of the Board 1900 100 *
71--1984 And Chief Executive Officer of
Peerless Tube Company
David A. Segal, Chairman of the Board and 5,218,882(1) 274,678(1) 38.60%
61--1984 Chief Executive Officer
All officers, directors 5,226,482(1) 275,078(1) 38.66%
and nominees for director of
the Company as a group
*Less than 1/10 of 1%
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(1) Includes options to purchase 1,900,00 Class A shares and 100,000 Class
B shares.
Mr. Fishman was President of Fishman Supply Co., Inc., a supplier of
construction material and building maintenance supplies, for more than the last
five years. Effective January 1, 1998 Mr. Fishman became Vice President of The
Fishman Organization Inc., a sales and marketing group representing
manufacturers in international sales of consumer products. Mr. Perlmutter
assumed his present position as of January 1, 1999. Prior to this date, Mr.
Perlmutter was Executive Vice President, Keystone Recovery Service, a Division
of Savit Enterprises Inc, a commercial collection agency for a period of five
years. Mr. Remington has served as Chairman of the Board, and previously as
Vice President of Peerless Tube Co., a manufacturer of aerosol cans and
collapsible metal tubes, for more than the last five years. Mr. Segal has been
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of EXX INC for more than the
past five years and prior thereto was Chairman of the Board and CEO of SFM Corp.
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The Board has an Audit Committee and a Stock Option Committee. The Audit
Committee is currently composed of Messrs. Fishman, Perlmutter and Remington.
Its tasks include meeting with the auditors to review the scope, accuracy and
results of the audit and making inquiries as to the adequacy of the Company's
accounting, financial and operating controls. The Stock Option Committee, which
is composed of Mssrs. Fishman and Remington, grants options under the Company's
1994 Stock Option Plan and handles the general supervision of the plan.
The Audit Committee held one meeting in 2000.
The Stock Option Committee did not hold any meetings in 2000.
During 2000, the Company's Board of Directors met three times.
Compensation of Directors
Directors who also are employees of the Company (Mr. Segal) receive no fees for
their service as Directors or for attendance at Board and Committee meetings.
Non employee directors receive $1,000 for each Board Meeting with a minimum of
$4,000 per year. Audit and Stock Option Committee members receive an additional
$150 per committee meeting.
HOLDINGS OF COMMON STOCK
The following table and footnotes describe holdings of Common Stock as of March
31, 2001, as reported to the Company or as contained in filings made with the
Securities Exchange Commission by beneficial owners of more than 5% of the
outstanding shares:
Number of Shares Percent of Outstanding
of Common Stock Common Stock
Beneficially Owned Beneficially Owned
Class A Class B Class A Class B
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David A. Segal
EXX INC
Suite 689
1350 East Flamingo Road
Las Vegas, Nevada 89119 5,218,882(1) 274,678(1) 38.62% 38.26%
Laura L. Segal
EXX INC
Suite 689
1350 East Flamingo Road
Las Vegas, Nevada 89119 1,325,250 69,750 11.41% 11.29%
Lisa M. Bethune
EXX INC
Suite 689
1350 East Flamingo Road
Las Vegas, Nevada 89119
1,325,250 69,750 11.41% 11.29%
William H. Allen
P.O. Box 113
Washington, IL 61571 - 49,800 - 8.06%
(1) Includes options to purchase 1,900,000 Class A shares and 100,000 Class B
Shares.
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COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS AND OTHER INFORMATION
The executive officer of the Company during 2000 was David A. Segal who was
elected by the Board of Directors to serve as an officer of the Company until
the next election of officers, as provided in the Company's By-Laws.
Biographical information regarding Mr. Segal is presented in the section
entitled "Election of Directors," above.
The following table provides summary information concerning salary and
bonuses paid or accrued by the Company to or on behalf of the Company's Chief
Executive Officer and the other highly compensated executive of the company as
of December 31, 2000 for the years ended December 31, 1998, 1999 and 2000.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
Annual Compensation
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Total Salary Other (1) Annual
Name and Principal Position Year Salary($) Bonus($) & Bonus($) Compensation($)
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David A. Segal 2000 338,372 137,000 475,372 --
Chairman of the Board 1999 330,157 193,913 524,070 --
And Chief Executive Officer 1998 338,961 61,425 400,386 --
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(1) The named individual did not receive perquisites or other personal benefits
in any amount large enough to require reporting in this column.
Executive Employment Contract
In 1994, the Company entered into a 10 year contract with Mr. Segal effective
October 21, 1994 with an option to renew for an additional five years. Under
the agreement, Mr. Segal's base compensation is $300,000 per year with annual
increases based on a Consumer Price Index formula. In addition, there is a
profit bonus under with Mr. Segal will receive 5% of the consolidated pre-tax
earnings of the Company. The agreement also provided an option whereby Mr.
Segal could require the Company to purchase all of his common stock in the
Company on the date his employment terminated, at the great of fair market value
or $10 per share (prior to adjustment). In 1997, in order to avoid the
classification of the shares owned by Mr. Segal as "mezzanine" capital and the
reduction to future earnings per share (or increase to future loss per share)
which would result with such classification, Mr. Segal agreed to relinquish his
contractual right to require the Company to purchase his shares, in exchange for
options, to be granted in 1998, to purchase 1,900,000 Class A shares and 100,000
Class B shares at prices equal to, or greater than, the market value at the date
of the grant.
Pension Benefits
A Subsidiary of the Company has a non-contributory defined benefit pension plan
for salaried employees, which was "frozen" by action of the Board of Directors
in January 1988. Monthly benefits payable at age 65 are equal to 50% of final
average earnings, less 75% of the primary Social Security benefit. "Final
average earnings" is the average of the highest consecutive five of the last ten
years ended December 31, 1987, and monthly benefits are reduced pro rata for
each full year of service less than thirty. Benefits are paid on a straight-
life annuity basis or in an optional form which is actuarially equivalent to a
life annuity.
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The following table reflects estimated annual benefits payable at age 65 on a
straight-life annuity basis at various compensation levels and years of service,
before being reduced by up to 75% of the retiree's annual primary Social
Security benefit.
PENSION PLAN TABLE
Years of Credited Service
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Final Average Earnings 10 20 30
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$ 30,000 $ 5,000 $10,000 $15,000
50,000 8,333 16,667 25,000
70,000 11,667 23,333 35,000
90,000 15,000 30,000 45,000
110,000 18,333 36,667 55,000
130,000 21,667 43,333 65,000
Years of service of the executive officers of the Company currently
credited under the plan are as follows: Mr. Segal, 16 years. The estimated
final average earnings for Mr. Segal prior to reduction of Social Security
Benefits are $98,300.
Stock Options
In 1994, the Company's Board of Directors adopted and the stockholders
approved the EXX INC 1994 Stock Option Plan ("New Plan") which provided for the
issuance of incentive stock options within the meaning of Section 422 of the
Internal Revenue Code and for the issuance of non-qualified stock options (not
intended to qualify under Section 422 of the Code). Pursuant to the plan,
5,000,000 shares of Class A stock have been reserved for issuance upon the
exercise of options to officers, directors, employees and consultants of the
Company as either incentive and/or non-qualified options.
The New Plan is administered by a committee (the "Committee") consisting of
two members of the Board of Directors, each of whom is a disinterested person as
defined in Rule 16b-3 of the Securities and Exchange Act. The Committee has
the authority to grant options, determine the recipients of said options, the
exercise price which is not to be less than fair market value at date of grant,
and to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for its
administration. The New Plan also provides that the maximum term of each option
is ten years (except that with respect to options granted to persons holding
more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the
Company, the exercise price must be at least equal to 100% of the fair market
value and the term cannot exceed five years). The New Plan also provides
certain maximum limits of incentive options that may be granted to an employee
within a calendar year.
At December 31, 2000, options to purchase 5,000,000 shares of Class A
common stock were available for grant. Unless previously terminated the stock
option plan shall terminate in 2004.
Compensation Report on Executive Compensation
The Compensation Committee is comprised of all members of the Board of
Directors except the Chairman of the Board who is the Chief Executive Officer.
There is currently in force a contract entered into in 1994 described under
Executive Employment Contracts which covers the Chief Executive's Compensation.
As regards any other executives, the Chairman of the Board annually reviews
the performance and operating results of the applicable subsidiary and
determines the executive's salary and bonus arrangement subject to Board of
Directors approval.
The foregoing report on Executive Compensation has been approved by all
members of the Board of Directors.
David A. Segal, Chairman
Jerry Fishman Frederic Remington
Norman Perlmutter
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STOCK PRICE PERFORMANCE GRAPH
The current SEC rules require that the reporting Company include in this
Proxy Statements a line graph which compares cumulative five-year return to
stockholders on an indexed basis with a major index and a nationally recognized
industry standard or a peer group index. This information set forth below
compares the EXX INC with the Standard & Poor's ("S&P") Midcap Index, the S&P
Manufacturing Specialized Midcap Index, and the S&P Leisure Time Products Index
for this requirement. The Manufacturing Index has been added this year and the
Leisure Time Products Index will be removed next year to better emphasize the
dominant business segment of EXX INC. The information set forth covers the
period from year-end 1995 through year-end 2000 and assumes the investment of
$100 in December 1995 and the monthly reinvestment of dividends.
TOTAL RETURN TO STOCKHOLDERS
DECEMBER 31, 1995 TO DECEMBER 31, 2000
(GRAPH APPEARS HERE)
ANNUAL RETURN PERCENTAGE
Years Ending
Company/Index Dec-96 Dec-97 Dec-98 Dec-99 Dec-00
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EXX INC - CL A -27.02 -19.35 -40.00 236.53 -55.47
S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX 19.20 32.25 19.11 14.72 17.51
MANUFACTURING(SPCIALZD)-MD 27.10 11.39 -12.82 11.56 -1.44
LEISURE TIME (PRODUCTS)-500 20.55 31.57 -22.30 -30.99 -8.79
Base INDEXED RETURNS
Period Years Ending
Company/Index Dec-95 Dec-96 Dec-97 Dec-98 Dec-99 Dec-00
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EXX INC - CL A 100 72.93 58.85 35.31 118.83 52.92
S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX 100 119.20 157.65 187.77 215.41 253.12
MANUFACTURING(SPCIALZD)-MD 100 127.10 141.57 123.43 137.69 135.70
LEISURE TIME (PRODUCTS)-500 100 120.55 158.61 123.24 85.05 77.57
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INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
Rothstein, Kass & Company, P.C. the Company's independent public
accountants for 2000, have also been selected as such for the Company's current
fiscal year. A representative from that firm is expected to be present at the
Meeting and will have an opportunity to make a statement and to respond to
appropriate questions from Stockholders.
OTHER BUSINESS
The Company's Board of Directors knows of no other matters which may come
before the Meeting. However, if any other business should come before the
Meeting, the proxies to which this statement relates will be voted on such
matters in accordance with the best judgment of the person authorized therein.
PROPOSALS OF SECURITY HOLDERS
Any proposal by a Stockholder of the Company intended to be presented at
the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders must be received at the Company's
Executive offices on or before March 1, 2002.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
David A. Segal
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
Las Vegas, Nevada
April 30, 2001
A copy of the Company's annual report (which includes the Company's 10-K) for
the year ended December 31, 2000, including financial statements, accompanies
this Proxy Statement.
THE ANNUAL REPORT IS NOT TO BE REGARDED AS PROXY SOLICITING MATERIAL OR AS A
COMMUNICATION BY MEANS OF WHICH ANY SOLICITATION IS TO BE MADE.
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EXX INC
CLASS A STOCKHOLDER PROXY
Proxy Solicited on Behalf of the Board of Directors of
the Company for the Annual Meeting June 1, 2001
The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints David A. Segal his true and
lawful agent and proxy, with full power of substitution, to represent the
undersigned at the annual meeting of Stockholders of EXX INC to be held at the
office of RK Consulting LLC, 3 Becker Farm Road, Roseland, New Jersey, at 11:30
a.m. on Friday, June 1, 2001, and at any adjournments thereof, on all matters
coming before said meeting.
Dated:________________________2001
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Signature of Stockholder
This Proxy Must be Signed Exactly
As Name Appears Hereon.
Executors, administrators, trustees, etc., should
Give title as such. If the signer is a corporation,
please sign full corporate name by duly author-
ized officer. (over)
(continued from other side)
This Proxy will be voted in accordance with the Instructions given herein.
IF NO INSTRUCTIONS ARE INDICATED, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF
THE NOMINEE FOR DIRECTOR; AND WILL BE VOTED UPON WITH RESPECT TO ANY OTHER
BUSINESS WHICH MAY COME BEFORE THE MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENTS THEREOF IN THE
JUDGMENT OF THE PERSON NAMED PROXY HEREIN.
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTOR
Nominee, Norman H. Perlmutter
(Mark only one)
[ ]VOTE FOR the nominee listed above.
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[ ]VOTE WITHHELD from the nominee listed above.
2. In his discretion, upon other matters as may properly come before the
meeting.
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PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY CARD PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED
ENVELOPE
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EXX INC
CLASS B STOCKHOLDER PROXY
Proxy Solicited on Behalf of the Board of Directors of
the Company for the Annual Meeting June 1, 2001
The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints David A. Segal his true and
lawful agent and proxy, with full power of substitution, to represent the
undersigned at the annual meeting of Stockholders of EXX INC to be held at the
office of RK Consulting LLC, 3 Becker Farm Road, Roseland, New Jersey, at 11:30
a.m. on Friday, June 1, 2001, and at any adjournments thereof, on all matters
coming before said meeting.
Dated:________________________2001
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Signature of Stockholder
This Proxy Must be Signed Exactly
As Name Appears Hereon.
Executors, administrators, trustees, etc., should
Give title as such. If the signer is a corporation,
please sign full corporate name by duly author-
ized officer. (over)
(continued from other side)
This Proxy will be voted in accordance with the Instructions given herein.
IF NO INSTRUCTIONS ARE INDICATED, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF
THE NOMINEE FOR DIRECTOR; AND WILL BE VOTED UPON WITH RESPECT TO ANY OTHER
BUSINESS WHICH MAY COME BEFORE THE MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENTS THEREOF IN THE
JUDGMENT OF THE PERSON NAMED PROXY HEREIN.
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Nominees, Jerry Fishman, Frederic Remington, David A. Segal
(Mark only one)
[ ] VOTE FOR all nominees listed above; except vote withheld from following
nominees (if any):
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[ ] VOTE WITHHELD from all nominees
2. In his discretion, upon other matters as may properly come before the
meeting.
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PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY CARD PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED
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