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CAPTEC NET LEASE REALTY, INC.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
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We will hold our Annual Meeting of Stockholders at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel,
300 Town Center Drive, Fairlane Plaza, Dearborn, Michigan 48126 on Wednesday,
August 9, 2000 at 10:00 a.m., eastern time, for the following purposes:
1. To elect nine directors, each to serve until the next annual
meeting of stockholders and until his successor has been duly elected and
qualified;
2. To vote on a stockholder proposal to amend Captec's bylaws to
prohibit direct or indirect use of corporate funds to purchase insurance to
secure Captec's officers, directors or employees against liability for
errors, omissions, breaches of fiduciary duty and torts;
3. To vote on a stockholder proposal, which may be brought before the
annual meeting recommending that the Board of Directors authorize an
independent investigation of the circumstances leading to the proposed (and
subsequently abandoned) restructuring;
4. To transact such other business as may properly come before the
meeting.
Only stockholders of record at the close of business on June 20, 2000 will
be entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the annual meeting or any postponement
or adjournment thereof. You are urged to complete, date and sign the enclosed
white proxy card and return it in the enclosed envelope.
By order of the Board of Directors,
/s/ Edward G. Ptaszek
Edward G. Ptaszek
Secretary
Dated: July 3, 2000
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT.
PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE ENCLOSED WHITE PROXY CARD.
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CAPTEC NET LEASE REALTY, INC.
PROXY STATEMENT
This proxy statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of
proxies to be used at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Captec Net Lease
Realty, Inc., to be held at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, 300 Town Center Drive,
Fairlane Plaza, Dearborn, Michigan 48126 on Wednesday, August 9, 2000, at 10:00
a.m., eastern time, and at any adjournment or postponement thereof. This proxy
statement and the accompanying notice and proxy card will first be sent to
stockholders by mail on or about July 3, 2000.
Annual Report. A copy of Captec's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, as filed with the United States Securities
and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 30, 2000, is enclosed.
Record Date; Shares Entitled to be Voted; Quorum. The Board of Directors
has fixed the close of business on June 20, 2000 as the record date for
determining the holders of shares of common stock who are entitled to notice of,
and to vote at, the annual meeting. As of June 20, 2000, 9,508,108 shares of
common stock were issued and outstanding. The holders of record of common stock
on June 20, 2000 are entitled to one vote per share of common stock. Under
Delaware law, abstentions and "broker non-votes," which are proxies from brokers
or nominees indicating that such persons have not received instructions from the
beneficial owner or other person entitled to vote shares as to a matter with
respect to which the brokers or nominees do not have discretionary power to
vote, will be treated as present for purposes of determining the presence of a
quorum.
Solicitation and Revocation of Proxies. Shares of common stock represented
by properly executed proxies received at or prior to the annual meeting that
have not been revoked will be voted at the annual meeting in accordance with the
instructions indicated on the proxies. Stockholders are requested to complete,
sign, date and promptly return the enclosed proxy card in the enclosed
postage-prepaid envelope to ensure that their shares are voted. If the enclosed
proxy card is signed and returned, the shares represented by the proxy card will
be voted in accordance with any specification made in the proxy card by the
stockholder. In the absence of any such specification, the shares will be voted:
- to elect each of the director nominees set forth under "Election of
Directors" below;
- against the stockholder proposal described under "Stockholder Proposal"
below;
- against the proposal which may be raised at the meeting by a stockholder
described under "Other Matters" below; and
- in the discretion of management on any other matter which may properly
come before the annual meeting.
Any proxy given pursuant to this solicitation may be revoked by the person
giving it at any time before it is voted. Attendance at the annual meeting will
not, without additional action by the stockholder, revoke a proxy. Proxies may
be revoked by:
- filing with the Secretary of Captec, at or before the taking of the vote
at the annual meeting, a written notice of revocation dated later than
the proxy card;
- executing a later dated proxy card relating to the same shares of common
stock and delivering it to the Secretary of Captec, including by
facsimile, before the taking of the vote at the annual meeting; or
- attending the annual meeting and voting in person.
Any written revocation or subsequent proxy card should be sent so as to be
delivered to Captec Net Lease Realty, Inc., 24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive, Lobby
L, 4th Floor, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106, Attention: Corporate Secretary, or hand
delivered to the Secretary of Captec or his representative at or before the
taking of the vote at the annual meeting.
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If the annual meeting is postponed or adjourned, proxies given pursuant to
this solicitation will be utilized at any subsequent reconvening of the annual
meeting, except for any proxies that previously have been revoked or withdrawn
effectively, and notwithstanding that proxies may have been effectively voted on
the same or any other matter previously.
This solicitation of proxies is made by and on behalf of the Board of
Directors. Captec will bear the costs of soliciting proxies from its
stockholders. Captec will pay Georgeson Shareholder Communications Inc. a fee of
$30,000 plus reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses and $4.50 for each
telephone solicitation for its services in soliciting the return of proxies. In
addition to solicitation by mail, directors, officers and employees of Captec
may solicit proxies by telephone, facsimile transmission or otherwise.
Directors, officers and employees of Captec will not be additionally compensated
for any such solicitation, but may be reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses
incurred in connection therewith. Brokerage firms, fiduciaries and other
custodians who forward soliciting material to the beneficial owners of common
stock held of record by them will be reimbursed for their reasonable expenses
incurred in forwarding such materials.
Vote Required. Captec's bylaws provide that the holders of the majority of
the outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote at a meeting, present in
person or by proxy, constitute a quorum and that the affirmative vote of a
majority of the shares represented and entitled to vote at a meeting where a
quorum is present will decide any question brought before the meeting unless a
greater proportion or number of votes is required by Captec's certificate of
incorporation, bylaws or applicable law. The election of each director and
approval of any other proposal which may come before the annual meeting will
require the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present at the annual
meeting.
Effect of Abstentions and Broker Non-Votes. For purposes of determining
the election of directors or approval of any proposal to be presented at the
annual meeting, abstentions and broker non-votes will be deemed present for
purposes of constituting a quorum and entitled to vote and will have the same
legal effect as a vote "against" each nominee for the Board of Directors, each
of the stockholder proposals and any other matter presented at the annual
meeting.
STOCKHOLDERS WITH QUESTIONS OR REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE IN VOTING SHARES OF
COMMON STOCK SHOULD CONTACT:
GEORGESON SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS INC.
17 STATE STREET
10TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10004
(800) 223-2064
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ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Captec's bylaws establish the number of directors at not less than three
nor more than fifteen members. The Board of Directors may increase or decrease
the number of members of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors has
chosen to establish the number of directors at nine. At the annual meeting,
shares of common stock represented by proxies, unless otherwise specified, will
be voted for the election of the nine nominees named herein, each to serve until
the next annual meeting and until his successor is duly elected and qualified.
The following information is furnished concerning each nominee for election
as a director. If for any reason any of the nominees is not a candidate when the
election occurs (which is not expected), the Board of Directors expects that
proxies will be voted for the election of a substitute nominee designated by
management.
EXPIRATION
OF TERM
DIRECTOR FOR WHICH
NAME AGE PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION SINCE NOMINATED
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Patrick L. Beach.................. 44 Chairman of the Board of Directors, 1997 2001
President and Chief Executive Officer
W. Ross Martin.................... 39 Executive Vice President, Chief 1997 2001
Financial Officer and Treasurer
H. Reid Sherard................... 52 Senior Vice President -- Sales and 1997 2001
Marketing
Richard J. Peters................. 52 President, Penske Corporation 1997 2001
Creed L. Ford, III................ 47 Chief Executive Officer, Kona 1997 2001
Restaurant Group
William H. Krul, II............... 51 President, Miller-Valentine 1997 2001
Construction, Inc.
Lee C. Howley..................... 53 President, Howley & Company 1997 2001
Albert T. Adams................... 49 Partner, Baker & Hostetler LLP 1998 2001
William J. Chadwick............... 52 Managing Director, Chadwick, 1998 2001
Saylor & Co., Inc.
Each of the nominees has engaged in the principal occupation or activity
indicated for at least five years, except as follows.
Mr. Beach also serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors, President
and Chief Executive Officer of Captec Financial Group, Inc., an affiliate. Mr.
Martin also serves as the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of
Captec Financial Group and Mr. Sherard also serves as the Senior Vice
President -- Sales and Marketing of Captec Financial Group. See "Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions."
Mr. Beach also serves as the Chief Executive Officer, President and
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Captec Net Lease Realty Advisors, Inc., an
affiliate. Mr. Martin also serves as the Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer and a Director of Captec Advisors. Pursuant to an August 29,
1997 Advisory Agreement, as amended, Captec Advisors, together with Captec
Financial Group, provides Captec with certain investment and financial advisory
services pertaining primarily to the acquisition, development and leasing of
properties. See "Certain Relationships and Related Transactions."
Mr. Peters has been the President of Penske Corporation since January 2000,
and the President of R.J. Peters and Company, LLC since July 1997. During 1999,
Mr. Peters served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Illitch Ventures,
Inc. Mr. Peters served as the Chief Executive Officer, President and
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Director of Penske Motor Sports, Inc. from January 1995 to July 1997. Mr. Peters
is a director of Penske Corporation and United Auto Group.
From 1976 until 1997, Mr. Ford served in numerous capacities with Brinker
International, most recently as Chief Operating Officer and a director.
Mr. Howley is a Director of Boykin Lodging Company, International Total
Services, Inc. and LESCO, Inc.
Mr. Adams is a Director of American Industrial Property REIT, Associated
Estates Realty Corporation, Boykin Lodging Company, Developers Diversified
Realty Corporation and Dairy Mart Convenience Stores, Inc. Mr. Adams is, and
during the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999 was, a partner of Baker &
Hostetler LLP, which Captec retained in 1999 and intends to retain in 2000 for
various legal matters.
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
Each independent director is compensated at the rate of $16,000 per year.
Each director also receives $1,000 for personal attendance at each meeting of
the Board of Directors and of any committee or $250 for participation in any
meeting by telephone. Upon completion of Captec's initial public offering in
November 1997, Messrs. Peters, Ford, Krul and Howley each received 10-year
options to purchase 5,000 shares of common stock, exercisable at $18.00 per
share, all of which have vested. Upon election to the Board of Directors, in
October 1998, Messrs. Adams and Chadwick each received 10-year options to
purchase 5,000 shares of common stock, exercisable at $18.00 per share, 2,500 of
which have vested and the remainder of which will vest in October 2000. On
January 14, 1999, Captec granted 10-year options to purchase 5,000 shares of
common stock at $12.97 to each of Mr. Adams, Mr. Chadwick, Mr. Ford, Mr. Howley,
Mr. Krul and Mr. Peters, 2,500 of each of which have vested and 2,500 of each of
which will vest on January 14, 2001.
Directors who are not employees of Captec are eligible to participate in
Captec's Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan. The deferred plan, which is
administered by officers appointed by the Board of Directors who are not
eligible participants, allows directors to defer receipt of the fees payable to
them by Captec for their service as directors. The value of the amounts credited
to a director in the deferred plan increases or decreases based on the market
value of the common stock.
LITIGATION
On April 24, 2000, Captec was notified that two lawsuits had been filed
against Captec in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware in and for New
Castle County.
Steiner v. Beach, et al., C.A. 18005NC (Delaware Chancery Court)
A complaint has been served on Captec by William Steiner, a stockholder,
individually and on behalf of an alleged class consisting of the public
stockholders of Captec, other than the defendants and any person related to or
affiliated with the defendants, against Captec, Captec Financial Group, Captec
Advisors and each of Captec's directors individually in the Court of Chancery of
the State of Delaware in and for New Castle County. The allegations of the
complaint arise from a December 20, 1999 Omnibus Agreement and Plan of Merger by
and among Captec, Captec Acquisition, Inc., Captec Financial Group and Captec
Advisors, which provided for the merger of Captec Acquisition with and into
Captec Financial Group and of Captec Advisors with and into Captec. The
complaint alleges, among other things, that the defendants breached their
fiduciary duties and other common law duties owed to the alleged class in
approving the merger, the merger is unfair to Captec's stockholders, and the
alleged class will be irreparably damaged if the merger is consummated. The
complaint seeks a declaration that the suit is properly maintainable as a class
action, the certification of Mr. Steiner as representative of the alleged class,
a preliminary and permanent injunction against the merger, rescission of the
merger in the event the
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merger is consummated prior to disposition of the claim, and compensatory
damages and reasonable attorneys fees and expenses incurred by the alleged
class.
Bailey v. Beach, et al., C.A. 18006NC (Delaware Chancery Court)
A complaint was filed by John W. Bailey, a stockholder individually and on
behalf of an alleged class consisting of the public stockholders of Captec,
other than the defendants, against Captec, Captec Financial Group, Captec
Advisors and each of Captec's directors individually in the Court of Chancery of
the State of Delaware in and for New Castle County. The allegations of this
complaint also arise from the December 20, 1999 merger agreement. The complaint
alleges, among other things, that the defendants breached their fiduciary duties
to the alleged class, the defendants failed to disclose material facts about the
merger in seeking stockholder action with respect to the merger, the merger is
unfair to Captec's stockholders, and the alleged class will be irreparably
damaged if the merger is consummated. The complaint seeks a declaration that the
suit is properly maintainable as a class action, the certification of Mr. Bailey
as representative of the alleged class, a preliminary and permanent injunction
against the merger, an order compelling the defendants to correct
misrepresentations and omissions in the defendants' disclosures to stockholders
concerning the merger, an order compelling the defendants to seek, consider and
develop alternatives to the merger that would provide the best value available
to the public stockholders, rescission of the merger in the event the merger is
consummated prior to disposition of the claim, and compensatory damages and
attorneys fees and expenses incurred by the alleged class. Captec has not been
served with the complaint in this action.
On May 1, 2000, the merger agreement was terminated and the mergers
provided for therein were abandoned.
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MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEES
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, the Board of Directors held
four regular meetings and two special meetings. During 1999, each director
attended at least 75.0% of the aggregate of the total number of meetings of the
Board of Directors and the total number of meetings of any committee of the
Board of Directors on which such director served. The Board of Directors has
created a Compensation Committee and an Audit Committee and does not have a
Nominating Committee.
The Audit Committee assists the Board of Directors in fulfilling its
oversight responsibility relating to Captec's financial statements and financial
reporting processes. Since December 1998, the Audit Committee has consisted of
Messrs. Peters, Ford and Adams. The Audit Committee recommends annually to the
Board of Directors the engagement of Captec's independent public accountants,
reviews the plans for, and results of, audit engagements, approves professional
services provided by the independent public accountants, considers the range of
audit and nonaudit fees, and reviews the independent public accountants' letter
of comments and management's responses thereto, the adequacy of Captec's
internal accounting controls, and major accounting or financial reporting
matters. The Audit Committee met once in 1999. By unanimous written consent
dated June 13, 2000, the Board of Directors adopted a written charter for the
Audit Committee, a copy of which is included as Appendix A to this proxy
statement.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
Since December 1998, the Compensation Committee has consisted of Messrs.
Howley, Krul and Chadwick. None of Messrs. Howley, Krul and Chadwick have been
an officer or employee of Captec or have any financial relationship with Captec
other than as disclosed herein.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT
Introduction. The Compensation Committee is responsible for determining
the compensation to be paid to Captec's executive officers. The Compensation
Committee also is responsible for making major policy decisions with respect to
health care and other benefit plans and administers the Long-Term Incentive
Plan. The Compensation Committee held one meeting in 1999.
The Compensation Committee seeks: (i) to provide competitive compensation
that enables Captec to attract and retain qualified executives and align their
compensation with Captec's overall business strategies, and (ii) to provide each
executive officer with substantial incentive to work for the success of Captec
through stock options, which provide for participation in Captec's growth and
success. To achieve this goal, the Compensation Committee determines executive
compensation with a focus on compensating executive officers based on their
responsibilities and Captec's performance. The primary components of Captec's
executive compensation program are (i) base salaries and certain other annual
compensation, (ii) bonuses, and (iii) stock options.
Base Salaries and Other Annual Compensation. The base salaries and certain
other compensation for Captec's executive officers in 1999 were determined based
upon the experience of the executives in the industry, together with comparisons
of compensation paid by companies of similar size in the real estate investment
trust industry. This compensation was determined after consulting with Captec's
financial advisors.
Messrs. Beach and Martin each have executed October 15, 1997 employment
agreements, pursuant to which they received base salaries of $175,000 and
$125,000, respectively, in 1999, health and life insurance and certain other
benefits. The employment agreements also entitle Messrs. Beach and Martin to
options to purchase 400,000 shares and 200,000 shares of common stock,
respectively, for a period of 10 years at a purchase price of $18.00 per share
pursuant to Captec's Long-Term Incentive Plan. See "Executive
Compensation -- Employment Agreements." The Compensation Committee believes that
these annual compensation packages are commensurate with the experience and
responsibility of Messrs. Beach and
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Martin. The base salary for Ronald Max, Captec's Chief Investment Officer, was
$125,000. Mr. Max does not have an employment agreement. Mr. Sherard is not paid
a salary by Captec.
Bonuses. The employment agreements each entitle Mr. Beach and Mr. Martin
to an annual bonus on a sliding scale of 10.0% to 100.0% of annual base salary
contingent and based upon the percentage increase of funds from operations
("FFO") per share in any calendar year from the prior calendar year. FFO was
$1.95 per share in 1999, an increase of 7.1% as compared to FFO of $1.82 per
share in 1998. Pursuant to their employment agreements, an increase in FFO per
share of 5.0% to less than 10.0% results in a bonus equal to 25.0% of annual
base salary. As a result, bonuses for 1999 were paid to Messrs. Beach and Martin
in the amounts of $43,750 and $31,250, respectively.
Stock Options. All of Captec's executive officers are eligible to receive
options to purchase shares of common stock under the Long-Term Incentive Plan.
Captec believes that stock options provide valuable motivation and long-term
incentive to management. Stock option grants reinforce long-term goals by
providing the proper nexus between the interests of management and the interests
of Captec's stockholders. Pursuant to their employment agreements, Messrs. Beach
and Martin have been granted 10-year options under the Long-Term Incentive Plan
to purchase 400,000 and 200,000 shares of common stock, respectively, at $18.00
per share. Mr. Max has been granted 10-year options to purchase 50,000 shares of
common stock at $18.00 per share. Mr. Sherard has been granted 10-year options
to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock at $18.00 per share. Options to
purchase 266,667, 133,333 and 33,333 shares of common stock by Messrs. Beach,
Martin and Max, respectively, have vested and the remainder of these options
granted to Messrs. Beach, Martin and Max will vest on November 12, 2000. The
number of options granted initially to Messrs. Beach, Martin and Max was
determined through consultation with the managing underwriters of Captec's
initial public offering and based on the expected contribution of each of them
to Captec. Mr. Sherard's options to purchase 33,333 of these shares have vested
and the remainder of these options will vest on May 8, 2001. See "Election of
Directors -- Nominees for Election at the Annual Meeting -- Directors'
Compensation" for a description of the stock options granted to the
non-management directors.
On January 14, 1999, Captec granted 10-year options to purchase Captec's
common stock at $12.97 per share as follows: Mr. Beach -- 60,000 shares; Mr.
Martin -- 30,000 shares; Mr. Sherard -- 15,000 shares; and Mr. Max -- 15,000
shares. These options vest ratably on January 14 of each of 2000, 2001 and 2002.
In granting these options, the Compensation Committee considered that Captec's
FFO per share had increased approximately 49.0% during 1998, and that it was the
intent of the Compensation Committee and the purpose of the Long-Term Incentive
Plan for management to be rewarded for such performance with stock option
grants.
William J. Chadwick
Lee C. Howley
William H. Krul, II
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following information is provided for each of Captec's executive
officers.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
LONG-TERM
COMPENSATION
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ANNUAL COMPENSATION(1) AWARDS
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OTHER RESTRICTED ALL
ANNUAL STOCK STOCK OTHER
NAME AND FISCAL SALARY BONUS COMPENSATION AWARD(S) OPTIONS COMPENSATION
PRINCIPAL POSITION YEAR ($) ($) ($)(2) ($) (#)(3) ($)
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Patrick L. Beach............. 1999 $175,000 $43,750 60,000
Chairman, President and 1998 $150,000 $60,000
Chief Executive Officer 1997 $ 11,538 400,000
W. Ross Martin............... 1999 $125,000 $31,250 30,000
Executive Vice President and 1998 $100,000 $40,000
Chief Financial Officer 1997 $ 7,692 200,000
H. Reid Sherard(4)........... 1999 $ -- -- -- -- 15,000 --
Senior Vice President 1998 $ -- -- -- -- 100,000 --
Sales and Marketing
Ronald Max................... 1999 $125,000 $22,000 $14,166 15,000
Vice President and Chief 1998 $100,000 -- $28,973
Investment Officer 1997 $ 7,692 -- -- -- 50,000 $300
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(1) 1997 amounts reflect compensation paid by Captec from November 18, 1997 (the
date of Captec's initial public offering) through December 31, 1997. Captec
did not pay any compensation prior to November 18, 1997.
(2) Total perquisites and other personal benefits for each of the executive
officers do not exceed the threshold amounts specified in the regulations
promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
(3) Granted pursuant to Captec's Long-Term Incentive Plan.
(4) Amounts paid to Mr. Sherard in 1998 reflect compensation paid by Captec from
May 8, 1998 (the date upon which Mr. Sherard was employed by Captec) through
December 31, 1998.
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS
Messrs. Beach and Martin each have executed October 15, 1997 employment
agreements with Captec. Each agreement provides for an initial three-year term
that is automatically extended for an additional year at the end of each year of
the agreement, subject to the right of either party to terminate the agreement
at the end of the then-applicable term by giving written notice of termination
on or before November 30 of any year. Each agreement provides for annual base
salary, stock options, bonus, medical and dental benefits, vacation and sick
leave, life insurance and certain additional compensation. Mr. Sherard and Mr.
Max do not have employment agreements. See "Compensation Committee Report."
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AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR AND FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION
VALUES
VALUE OF
NUMBER OF UNEXERCISED
UNEXERCISED IN-THE-MONEY
OPTIONS AT OPTIONS AT FISCAL
SHARES VALUE FISCAL YEAR-END YEAR-END ($)
ACQUIRED ON REALIZED (#) EXERCISABLE/ EXERCISABLE/
NAME EXERCISE (#) ($) UNEXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE
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Patrick L. Beach......................... -- -- 266,667/193,333 --
W. Ross Martin........................... -- -- 133,333/96,667 --
H. Reid Sherard.......................... -- -- 33,333/81,667 --
Ronald Max............................... -- -- 33,333/31,667 --
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial
ownership of common stock as of June 1, 2000, by: (a) Captec's directors (all of
whom are also nominees for director); (b) each other person who is known by
Captec to own beneficially more than 5.0% of the outstanding shares of common
stock; (c) each of Captec's executive officers; and (d) Captec's executive
officers and directors as a group. Unless otherwise stated, the following
beneficial owners have sole voting power and sole investment power for all
shares of common stock set forth opposite their names.
FEBRUARY 1, 2000
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SHARES BENEFICIALLY PERCENT
BENEFICIAL OWNER OWNED(1) OF CLASS
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Patrick L. Beach(2)......................................... 872,456 8.9%
W. Ross Martin(3)........................................... 385,295 4.0%
H. Reid Sherard(4).......................................... 71,639 *
Ronald Max(5)............................................... 38,334 *
Richard J. Peters(6)........................................ 13,800 *
Creed L. Ford, III(6)....................................... 8,500 *
William H. Krul, II(6)...................................... 8,500 *
Lee C. Howley(6)............................................ 20,500 *
Albert T. Adams(6).......................................... 10,000 *
William J. Chadwick(6)...................................... 45,000 *
The Public Institution For Social Security.................. 527,778 5.2%
Boston Partners Asset Management L.P.(7).................... 480,000 5.0%
Salomon Smith Barney Holdings, Inc.(8)...................... 983,850 9.7%
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.(9)......................... 496,374 5.2%
All officers and directors as a group....................... 1,474,024 14.7%
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* Less than 1.0%
(1) Excludes shares of common stock subject to options not exercisable within 60
days.
(2) Includes options exercisable within 60 days to purchase 286,667 shares of
common stock and 99,273 shares of common stock owned by Family Realty, Inc.
Mr. Beach owns all of the voting stock and an economic interest of one-half
of one percent (0.5%) in Family Realty.
(3) Includes options exercisable within 60 days to purchase 143,334 shares of
common stock.
(4) Includes options exercisable within 60 days to purchase 38,333 shares of
common stock.
(5) Includes options exercisable within 60 days to purchase 38,334 shares of
common stock.
(6) Includes options exercisable within 60 days to purchase 7,500 shares of
common stock.
(7) According to a Schedule 13G, dated February 9, 1998, filed with the SEC by
Boston Partners Asset Management, L.P. ("BPAM"), BPAM, an investment
advisory firm, beneficially owns 480,000 shares of common stock. BPAM
disclosed in its Schedule 13G that (a) it has shared dispositive and voting
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power for all 480,000 shares of the common stock with Boston Partners, Inc.,
the sole general partner of BPAM and Desmond John Heathwood, the principal
stockholder of Boston Partners; and (b) each of BPAM, Boston Partners and
Mr. Heathwood may be deemed to own beneficially all 480,000 shares of common
stock. BPAM also disclosed in its Schedule 13G that it holds all 480,000
shares of the common stock under management for its clients, none of whom
owns more than 5.0% of the common stock according to the Schedule 13G.
(8) According to a Schedule 13G/A dated May 10, 1999, filed with the SEC by
Salomon Smith Barney Holdings, Inc., a holding company ("SSB Holdings"), its
wholly-owned subsidiaries Salomon Brothers Holding Company, Inc. ("SBHC")
and SSBC Fund Management, Inc., formerly Mutual Management Corp. ("SSBC"),
Salomon Brothers Asset Management, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of SBHC
("SBAM"), and Citigroup Inc., the sole stockholder of SSB Holdings
("Citigroup"), and a Schedule 13G/A dated September 9, 1999, filed with the
SEC by Citigroup, these reporting companies in the aggregate beneficially
own shares of common stock as follows: (a) SSB Holdings -- 983,850 shares,
shared voting and dispositive power -- 983,850 shares; (b) SBHC -- 503,850
shares, shared voting and dispositive power -- 503,850 shares; (c) SSBC --
480,000 shares, shared voting and dispositive power -- 480,000 shares; (d)
SBAM -- 480,000 shares, shared voting and dispositive power -- 480,000
shares; (e) Citigroup -- 300,650 shares, shared voting and dispositive power
-- 300,650 shares.
(9) According to a Schedule 13G/A dated February 4, 1999, filed with the SEC by
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. a holding company, its wholly-owned
subsidiary Putnam Investments, Inc. ("PII") and PII's wholly-owned
subsidiaries The Putnam Advisory Company, Inc. ("PACI") and Putnam
Investment Management, Inc. ("PIMI") and the Putnam Capital Appreciation
Fund ("PCAF") in the aggregate beneficially own shares of common stock as
follows: (a) PII -- 496,374 shares, shared voting power -- 10,674 shares,
shared dispositive power -- 496,374 shares; (b) PIMI -- 485,700 shares,
shared dispositive power -- 485,700 shares; (c) PAC 10,674 shares, shared
voting and dispositive power -- 10,674 shares; and (d) PCAF -- 485,700
shares, shared dispositive power -- 485,700 shares.
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PERFORMANCE GRAPH
Set forth below is a line graph comparing the cumulative total return of a
hypothetical investment in the common stock with the cumulative total return of
a hypothetical investment in each of the National Association of Real Estate
Investment Trusts ("NAREIT") Equity Index and the S&P 500 Index based on the
respective market price of each such investment from October 31, 1997 through
December 31, 1999, assuming in each case an initial investment of $100 on
October 31, 1997, and reinvestment of dividends.
CAPTEC S&P 500 NAREIT EQUITY
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10/31/97 100.00 100.00 100.00
12/31/97 95.49 106.43 104.57
3/31/98 96.21 121.27 104.09
6/30/98 87.64 125.28 99.31
9/30/98 93.07 112.82 88.86
12/31/98 76.53 136.84 86.27
3/31/99 79.03 143.65 82.11
6/30/99 84.91 153.78 90.39
9/30/99 64.84 144.17 83.12
12/31/99 50.14 165.62 82.29
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
The following is a description of certain transactions and relationships
between Captec and its affiliates. Because these transactions are among
affiliates, there can be no assurance they are on terms as favorable as could
have been obtained through negotiations between unaffiliated parties.
Kona Restaurant Group, of which Mr. Ford is the Chief Executive Officer, is
a lessee of five properties from Captec on which it operates Johnny Carino's
Italian Kitchen and Kona Steakhouse restaurants. Rent payments to Captec from
these properties were approximately $877,000 in 1999 and are anticipated to be
approximately $986,000 in 2000.
Pursuant to an August 29, 1997 Advisory Agreement, as amended, Captec pays
to Captec Advisors a management fee in an amount equal to the lesser of: (i)
0.6% per annum of the aggregate capitalized cost (excluding accumulated
depreciation) of all assets in Captec's portfolio, or (ii) 5.0% of Captec's
revenues. Under the advisory agreement, Captec may pay Captec Advisors an
incentive fee equal to 15.0% of the amount by which any increase in annual FFO
per share exceeds a 7.0% annual increase in FFO per share multiplied by the
weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding. Captec is also
subject to cost reimbursements to Captec Advisors in an amount equal to all
costs incurred in the acquisition of properties. The sum of the incentive fee
and the cost reimbursement (the "acquisition fee") will not exceed 3.0% of the
acquisition cost of properties identified by Captec Advisors and acquired during
the term of the advisory agreement. The management fee otherwise payable by
Captec to Captec Advisors is subject to reduction by the amount of acquisition
fees paid to Captec Advisors by Captec Franchise Capital Partners, L.P. III and
Captec Franchise Capital Partners, L.P. IV, each of which is a limited
partnership of which Captec is the general partner. During 1999, the aggregate
management fee paid by
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Captec and CNLR Development, Inc., its majority-owned subsidiary, was
$1,196,000, which amount was reduced by $188,000 from $1,384,000 as a result of
acquisition fees paid by the limited partnerships to Captec Advisors. Captec
Advisors provides services to CNLR Development in connection with services
provided by CNLR Development to Family Realty. In addition, during 1999, Captec
paid acquisition fees to Captec Advisors of approximately $104,000. The amount
to be paid under the advisory agreement in 2000 will vary based upon numerous
circumstances and the actual amount paid pursuant to the advisory agreement in
2000 may vary materially from the amount paid in 1999. These variations could
result from changes in Captec's property portfolio balance caused by property
acquisitions and dispositions, changes in the amount of fees received by Captec
Advisors from CNLR Development and the limited partnerships that result in
reductions to the asset management fee due from Captec, and changes in the
amount of new properties identified by Captec Advisors and acquired by Captec
during the year. Messrs. Beach, Martin and Sherard are principal shareholders,
directors and/or officers of Captec Advisors.
Captec Financial Group was indebted to Captec in the principal amount of
$9,719,798 as of December 31, 1999 pursuant to a master revolving note
collateralized in part by a senior interest in a portfolio of loans under an
assignment of contracts with Captec Financial Group and in part by a subordinate
interest in a portfolio of loans owned by Captec Financial Group Funding
Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Captec Financial Group, under an
assignment of contracts with Captec Financial Group. The master note bears
interest at an annual rate of 10.0% and is payable on demand. The outstanding
principal balance of this master note at the time of Captec's initial public
offering in November 1997 was approximately $21,247,000.
Captec Financial Group was indebted to Captec in the principal amount of
$1,658,476 as of December 31, 1999, pursuant to a promissory note collateralized
by a subordinate class certificate issued by an affiliate which bears interest
at an annual rate of 15.70% and is payable on demand. The outstanding principal
balance of this note at the time of Captec's initial public offering was
$1,919,000.
Mr. Beach and Captec are each stockholders of Family Realty, Inc. and
Family Realty II, Inc., affiliates of Captec formed to invest in net-leased
entertainment-based retail properties. Mr. Beach owns all of the voting stock
and an economic interest of one-half of one percent (0.5%), and Captec owns
60.0% of the non-voting common stock of each of Family Realty and Family Realty
II. Pursuant to an agreement between Captec and Family Realty, beginning in
1999, Captec receives a quarterly asset management fee from Family Realty which
totaled $491,830 in 1999. The amount to be received by Captec from Family Realty
in 2000 will vary based upon numerous circumstances, some of which are beyond
Captec's control, and the amount received in 2000 may vary materially from the
amount received in 1999.
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL
Captec has received the following stockholder proposal and supporting
statement for inclusion in this proxy statement and the proposing stockholder
has informed Captec that he intends to present the proposal for action at the
annual meeting.
RESOLVED: The company's by-laws be amended to prohibit the direct or
indirect use of the funds of the company or its affiliates to purchase or
maintain insurance intended to secure the company's officers or directors or
employees against liability for errors, omissions, breaches of fiduciary duty,
and, in general, torts relating to their conduct of the company's business; and
that all clauses tending to indemnify officers, directors, or employees be
eliminated from the by-laws.
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SUPPORTING STATEMENT
During the last approximately two years' of management of this company by
its officers and directors, the share price has dropped from $18 to a low of $6.
A December 20 1999 announcement of management's intention to have Captec
purchase private companies, in which very large interests are held by Captec's
CEO and his family, and to convert from a REIT into a C-Corp and reduce the
dividend by 70% and change the nature of the business from real estate to
specialty finance, caused the share price to drop over three and a half dollars
in less than a week. As this proposal would appear to be self-serving, and as
shareholders have suffered grievously from the drop in share price and the
threat of a profound reduction in the dividend and a radical change in the
nature of the company, those responsible for this decision, and any others past
or present to which can be attributed the shareholders' loss of value, should be
held accountable, without the expenditure of company funds, which is to say
shareholder wealth, to secure them from the consequences of their errors and
their greed.
RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Your Board of Directors has considered this stockholder's proposal and
believes that such an amendment to the bylaws could have a material adverse
impact upon Captec's financial condition, results of operations and funds
available for distribution to stockholders. The ability of any business to
provide meaningful indemnification from personal liability to its officers,
directors, and employees is essential for it to be able to attract and retain
qualified personnel at all levels. The potential exposure of employees to
liability to third parties for their negligent actions without any meaningful
indemnification from Captec would make it extremely difficult, if not
impossible, for Captec to attract and retain qualified employees. Although this
proposal does not include a specific proposed bylaws provision, it purports to
amend the bylaws to prohibit Captec from purchasing insurance to protect, among
others, its employees from personal liability for torts, such as ordinary
negligence. Your Board of Directors believes that the maintenance of insurance
against such personal liability by officers, directors and employees is a
prudent means by which Captec provides meaningful indemnification to our valued
employees and others at a quantifiable and manageable cost. If approved, the
proposal would cause the deletion from the bylaws of any provision affirmatively
authorizing indemnification, but would not prohibit Captec from indemnifying its
employees and others from personal liability. If prohibited from purchasing
insurance for such indemnification obligations, Captec either would be required
to indemnify its employees directly from corporate funds or to refuse to provide
such indemnification. Requiring Captec to indemnify employees and others out of
corporate funds could result in material, unforeseeable liabilities which could
have a material adverse effect on Captec's financial condition, results of
operations and funds available for distribution to stockholders. Under this
proposal, the liabilities against which Captec no longer could maintain
insurance would include claims for personal injury sustained by third parties as
a result of the negligent operation of automobiles by employees in the course of
employment. In addition, pursuant to written agreements, Captec is required to
indemnify certain officers and directors and maintain certain officers and
directors liability insurance. Approval of this proposal prohibiting the
maintenance of such insurance would apply only prospectively and would not
relieve Captec of its existing contractual obligations to provide
indemnification and to maintain insurance or retroactively deny indemnification
to any person entitled to indemnification based upon conduct prior to the
approval of the proposal. Finally, as with all employees, the Board of Directors
believes the inability of Captec to maintain directors' and officers' liability
insurance would materially adversely effect Captec's ability to attract and
retain qualified directors and officers.
In addition to the foregoing, your Board of Directors believes that the
proponent's supporting statement clearly demonstrates that this proposal is
motivated by the proponent's opposition to Captec's recently abandoned
restructuring plan of merger. This proposal was dated February 1, 2000 and was
submitted while the special committee was still in the process of evaluating the
proposed merger and prior to the abandonment of the merger on May 1, 2000. As
many of our stockholders are aware, in December 1999, Captec announced a
restructuring plan of merger under which, subject to approval by Captec's
non-affiliated stockholders, Captec would have merged with Captec Financial
Group and Captec Advisors. The factors and circumstances leading to the proposed
restructuring plan are described by
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Captec in a December 20, 1999 press release and in a publicly available 265-page
preliminary proxy statement filed with the SEC on April 19, 2000. This public
filing can be obtained by shareholders through the SEC's EDGAR database at
www.sec.gov. Adoption of the restructuring plan would have required the vote of
a majority of Captec's outstanding shares of common stock owned by
non-affiliated stockholders. As described in specific detail in the press
release and preliminary proxy statement, the restructuring plan was developed in
response to ongoing market conditions which are unfavorable toward REITs. A
special committee of Captec's Board of Directors considered the proposed
restructuring plan. The special committee consisted of all non-management
directors of Captec, none of whom would have received any of the consideration
to be paid by Captec for the merger. The special committee, based upon its
extensive investigation and in the exercise of its business judgment, approved
the restructuring plan subject to the express condition in the merger agreement
that it be approved by Captec's non-affiliated stockholders. Subsequently, after
months of ongoing consideration of the restructuring plan, based upon the views
of both Captec's major institutional stockholders and many smaller, individual
stockholders, the special committee concluded that the restructuring plan did
not enjoy broad-based support and voted to terminate the restructuring plan.
The restructuring plan has been terminated and all that occurred is that
the special committee, in the exercise of its business judgment and fulfillment
of its fiduciary duty to stockholders, investigated and approved the
restructuring plan subject to non-affiliated stockholder approval and
subsequently voted to terminate the restructuring plan upon concluding it did
not have broad-based stockholder support. Under these circumstances, including
that the proposed bylaws amendment cannot relieve Captec of its contractual
indemnification obligations or retroactively deny rights to indemnification,
your Board of Directors does not believe the proposed bylaws amendment would
serve any beneficial purpose.
Therefore, the Board of Directors recommends that you vote AGAINST proposal
Two using the WHITE proxy card.
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR 2000 ANNUAL MEETING
Any stockholder proposal intended to be presented at Captec's 2001 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders must be received by Captec at 24 Frank Lloyd Wright
Drive, Lobby L, 4th Floor, Ann Arbor, MI 48106-0544, on or before March 5, 2001
for inclusion in Captec's proxy statement and form of proxy relating to the 2001
Annual Meeting of Stockholders. For stockholder proposals which are not
submitted in accordance with Rule 14a-8 (such as a proposal to be submitted at
the next annual meeting of stockholders, but not submitted for inclusion in
Captec's proxy statement), and of which Captec has not received reasonable
advance notice, Captec's designated proxies may exercise their discretionary
voting authority without any discussion of any proposal in Captec's proxy
materials for any proposals which are received by Captec after March 5, 2001.
SECTION 16(A) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires
Captec's directors, executive officers and owners of more than 10.0% of Captec's
common stock to file with the SEC initial reports of ownership and reports of
changes in ownership of common stock and other equity securities of Captec.
Executive officers, directors and owners of more than 10.0% of the common stock
are required by SEC regulations to furnish Captec with copies of all forms they
file pursuant to Section 16(a).
To Captec's knowledge, based solely on its review of the copies of such
reports furnished to Captec and written representations that no other reports
were required during the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, its executive
officers, directors and greater than 10.0% beneficial owners complied with all
applicable Section 16(a) filing requirements except that Messrs. Beach, Martin,
Sherard, Peters, Howley, Krul, Chadwick and Adams each failed to file a Form 4
with respect to the grant to them of certain options on January 14, 1999 and
which are described in the proxy statement. See "Directors Compensation" and
"Compensation Committee Report."
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OTHER MATTERS
Captec has selected PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as its independent
accountants for the current fiscal year. Representatives of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, which served as Captec's independent public
accountants during the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, are expected to be
present at the annual meeting, will have the opportunity to make a statement if
they so desire and will be available to respond to appropriate questions.
If the enclosed proxy card is executed and returned to Captec, the persons
named in it will vote the shares of common stock represented by that proxy at
the annual meeting. The form of proxy permits specification of a vote for the
election of directors as set forth under "Election of Directors," the
withholding of authority to vote in the election of directors, or the
withholding of authority to vote for one or more specified nominees.
When a choice has been specified in the proxy, the shares represented will
be voted in accordance with that specification. If no specification is made,
those shares will be voted at the annual meeting to elect directors as set forth
under "Election of Directors" and against the stockholder proposal described
under the heading "Stockholder Proposal" and the stockholder proposal described
below if it is properly brought before the meeting. Under Delaware law, broker
non-votes and abstaining votes will not be counted in favor of or against any
nominee. The nine director nominees receiving the greatest number of affirmative
votes will be elected directors. If any other matter properly comes before the
annual meeting, the persons named in the proxy will vote thereon in accordance
with their judgment.
Management does not know of any other matter that will be presented for
action at the annual meeting except that a stockholder has informed Captec that
it intends to solicit proxies for the election of an alternative slate of
directors and to propose at the annual meeting that the Board of Directors
authorize an independent investigation of the circumstances leading to the
proposed, and subsequently terminated, restructuring of Captec. In support of
this proposal this stockholder states in preliminary proxy material filed with
the SEC that an investigation is "desirable" because of allegations by "a number
of [unidentified] shareholders of self-dealing by management and two lawsuits."
Since management is likely to be a target of the proposed investigation,
management may have interests with respect to this proposal that are in addition
to, or conflict with, those of Captec and its stockholders.
As many of our stockholders are aware, in December 1999, Captec announced a
restructuring plan of merger under which, subject to approval by Captec's
non-affiliated stockholders, Captec would have merged with Captec Financial
Group and Captec Advisors. The factors and circumstances leading to the proposed
restructuring plan are described by Captec in a December 20, 1999 press release
and in a publicly available 265-page preliminary proxy statement filed with the
SEC on April 19, 2000. This public filing can be obtained by shareholders
through the SEC's EDGAR database at www.sec.gov. Adoption of the restructuring
plan would have required the vote of a majority of Captec's outstanding shares
of common stock owned by non-affiliated stockholders. As described in specific
detail in the press release and preliminary proxy statement, the restructuring
plan was developed in response to ongoing market conditions which are
unfavorable toward REITs. A special committee of Captec's Board of Directors
considered the proposed restructuring plan. The special committee consisted of
all non-management directors of Captec, none of whom would have received any of
the consideration to be paid by Captec for the merger. The special committee,
based upon its extensive investigation and in the exercise of its business
judgment, approved the restructuring plan subject to the express condition in
the merger agreement that it be approved by Captec's non-affiliated
stockholders. Subsequently, after months of ongoing consideration of the
restructuring plan, based upon the views of both Captec's major institutional
stockholders and many smaller, individual stockholders, the special committee
concluded that the restructuring plan did not enjoy broad-based support and
voted to terminate the restructuring plan.
Your Board of Directors has considered this stockholder's proposal and
believes that such an investigation would serve no useful purpose. The
stockholder's proposal, which, if approved, would have the effect only of a
recommendation to the Board of Directors in any event, is vague with respect to
the scope and nature of the proposed investigation and fails to offer a
supporting statement to explain the benefits of
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conducting such an investigation, other than to state its belief that such an
investigation would be "desirable." The restructuring plan has been terminated
and all that occurred is that the special committee, in the exercise of its
business judgment and fulfillment of its fiduciary duty to stockholders,
investigated and approved the restructuring plan subject to non-affiliated
stockholder approval and subsequently voted to terminate the restructuring plan
upon concluding it did not have broad-based stockholder support. Under these
circumstances, the Board of Directors believes an internal investigation cannot
serve any useful purpose. As noted above, an extensive discussion of the factors
considered by the special committee in its deliberations of the restructuring
plan is contained in Captec's preliminary proxy statement, which is a matter of
public record. The stockholder also notes that there are currently pending two
lawsuits filed by stockholders of Captec. Each lawsuit arises from the December
20, 1999 merger agreement which has been terminated and the transaction
contemplated thereby abandoned. See "Election of Directors -- Litigation."
Captec intends to defend against each of these actions. For all of the foregoing
reasons, the Board of Directors strongly believes it is inadvisable to conduct
an open-ended investigation of the type recommended by the stockholder.
Therefore, the Board of Directors recommends that you vote AGAINST Proposal
Three using the WHITE proxy card.
By order of the Board of Directors,
/s/ Edward G. Ptaszek
Edward G. Ptaszek
Secretary
Dated: July 3, 2000
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APPENDIX A
CAPTEC NET LEASE REALTY, INC.
AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER
I. STATEMENT OF POLICY
The Audit Committee ("Audit Committee" or "Committee") is appointed by the
Board of Directors of Captec Net Lease Realty, Inc. (the "Company") to provide
assistance to the Board of Directors in fulfilling its oversight responsibility
relating to the Company's financial statements and the financial reporting
processes; the systems of internal accounting and financial controls; the annual
independent audit of the Company's financial statements; any financially-related
legal compliance or ethics programs as established and assigned to the Audit
Committee by the Board; and any other areas specified by the Board of potential
significant financial risk to the Company. In so doing, it is the responsibility
of the Audit Committee to maintain free and open means of communication among
the Directors, the independent auditors and the senior and financial management
of the Company.
II. AUDIT COMMITTEE DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES AND PROCESSES
The following shall be the principal duties, responsibilities and recurring
processes of the Audit Committee in carrying out its oversight role. The
processes are set forth as a guide with the understanding that the Committee may
supplement them as appropriate. As part of the oversight responsibility, the
Committee shall:
A. MEETING FREQUENCY
1. Meet semi-annually or more frequently as circumstances dictate. The
Chairman of the Audit Committee shall select the meeting dates after
consultations with the other members of the Committee.
2. Be presented in advance of each meeting with an agenda for such meeting
as prepared or approved by the Chairman of the Committee.
B. FINANCIAL REPORTING PROCESS AND INTERNAL CONTROL
1. Review with management and the independent auditors the audited
financial statements to be included in the Company's annual report on
Form 10-K to determine that the independent auditors are satisfied with
the disclosure and content of the financial statements to be presented
to the shareholders. Any changes in accounting principles should be
reviewed. Significant findings, difficulties encountered during the
course of audit work and any changes in the planned scope should also be
discussed with the independent auditors.
2. Review with the independent auditors the matters required to be
communicated to audit committees in accordance with AICPA Statement on
Auditing Standards (SAS) No. 61 regarding the annual audit.
3. Discuss quarterly unaudited financial statements with management and the
independent auditors; discuss with the independent auditors the results
of their review performed in accordance with SAS No. 71 for unaudited
financial statements prior to the Company's filing of its Form 10-Q with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Chairman of the Audit
Committee may represent the entire committee for purposes of this
discussion.
4. Review audit findings, including any significant suggestions for
improvements provided to management by the independent auditors, and
obtain management's response to the suggestions from the independent
auditors.
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5. Review the Company's accounting and financial controls with the
independent auditors and the Company's financial officers, including
obtaining of adequate assurance from the independent auditors of the
adequacy of the Company's accounting and financial controls.
6. Meet periodically with the independent auditor and management in
separate executive sessions to discuss any matters that the Audit
Committee or these persons believe should be discussed privately with
the Committee.
7. Perform such other oversight functions as requested by the Board of
Directors.
C. AUDITING FUNCTIONS
1. Since the independent auditor is ultimately accountable to the Board of
Directors and the Audit Committee, as representatives of the
shareholders, the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors shall have
the ultimate authority and responsibility to select, evaluate and, where
appropriate, replace the independent auditor (or nominate the
independent auditor to be proposed for shareholder approval in any proxy
statement).
2. Approve the arrangements, scope and cost of any significant non-audit
engagement by the independent auditor for the Company; receive from the
independent auditor a formal written statement annually stating its
independence and delineating all its relationships with the Company;
review with the independent auditor any disclosed relationships or
services, particularly non-audit engagements, that may impact the
objectivity and independence of the independent auditor and take, or
recommend that the Board take appropriate action to ensure the
independence of the independent auditors.
3. Review the arrangements, scope, cost and results of periodic audits and
non-audit engagements conducted by the independent auditor.
4. Review periodically with the independent auditor its judgements about
the quality, not just the acceptability, of the Company's accounting
principles as applied in its financial reporting, including such issues
as the reasonableness of significant judgements and the clarity of the
Company's financial disclosures and whether the choices of accounting
principles and underlying estimates and other significant decisions made
by management in preparing the financial statements are conservative,
moderate or aggressive from the perspective of income, asset and
liability recognition and whether those principles, estimates and
disclosures are common practices or are minority practices.
D. ETHICAL AND LEGAL COMPLIANCE
1. Annually review legal and regulatory matters that may have a material
impact on the financial statements related Company compliance policies,
and programs and reports received from regulators.
2. Investigate any matter brought to its attention, with full access to all
necessary books, records, facilities and personnel of the Company and
professional services providers to the Company, and has the authority to
retain at the Company's expense legal, accounting or other consultants
or experts as it deems appropriate.
III. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, COMPOSITION, RELATIONSHIP TO THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS, AND REPORTS
A. THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND MEMBERSHIP OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE SHALL BE
DETERMINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. The Audit Committee shall consist of three or more members of the Board
of Directors, who are elected by the Board annually.
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2. All members of the Audit Committee shall be independent Directors. A
director will not be considered independent if:
(a.) the Director is employed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries
or was so employed within the past three years;
(b.) the Director has accepted compensation from the Company or any of
its affiliates in excess of $60,000 during the previous fiscal
year, other than compensation for board service, benefits under a
tax-qualified retirement plan or non-discretionary compensation;
(c.) the Director is a member of the immediate family of an individual
who is, or has been in any of the past three years, employed by the
Company or any of its affiliates as an executive officer; immediate
family includes a person's spouse, parents, children, siblings,
mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law,
daughter-in-law, son-in-law and anyone who resides in the person's
home;
(d.) the Director is a partner in, or a controlling shareholder or an
executive officer of, any for-profit organization to which the
Company made, or from which the Company received, payments (other
than those arising solely from investments in the Corporation's
securities) that exceed the greater of: (I) 5% of the Company's or
the business organization's consolidated gross revenues or (ii)
$200,000 in any of the past three years; or
(e.) the Director is employed as an executive of another entity and any
of the Company's executives serve on the entity's compensation
committee.
There is a limited exception to the independence rule with respect to one
director, the Board may appoint a director who fails the independence
test so long as that director is not a current employee or an immediate
family member of an employee and the Board, "under exceptional and
limited circumstances, determines that membership on the Committee by the
individual is required by the best interests of the shareholders, and the
Board discloses in the next annual proxy statement subsequent to such
determination, the nature of the relationship and the reasons for that
determination.
3. All members of the Committee will be able to read and understand
fundamental financial statements, including a balance sheet, income
statement and cash flow statement or will become able to do so within a
reasonable time following appointments to the Audit Committee.
4. At least one member of the Committee will have past employment
experience in finance or accounting, requisite professional
certification in accounting or any other comparable experience or
background which results in that member's financial sophistication,
including being or having been a chief executive office, chief financial
officer of other senior officer with financial oversight
responsibilities.
B. All Directors shall be invited to all Audit Committee meetings.
C. The Chairman of the Audit Committee shall update the Board of Directors on
the activities of the Audit Committee regularly. Minutes of any Audit
Committee meeting shall be provided to all Directors at the following Board
of Directors meeting, at which time the Chairman of the Audit Committee will
provide additional comments as appropriate.
D. The Audit Committee shall review and approve the report required by the
Securities and Exchange Commission to be included in the Company's annual
proxy statement.
E. The Audit Committee shall review and reassess the adequacy of the Audit
Committee Charter on an annual basis and any changes thereto shall be
submitted to the Board of Directors for approval.
F. The Company shall have the Charter published at least every third year in
the Company's proxy statement in accordance with the Securities and Exchange
Commission regulations.
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DETACH BELOW AND RETURN USING THE ENVELOPE PROVIDED
[X] Please mark votes
as this example.
CAPTEC'S BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" PROPOSAL 1 AND 4 AND
"AGAINST" PROPOSALS 2 AND 3.
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Nominees: Patrick L. Beach W. Ross Martin H. Reid Sherard Richard J. Peters Creed L. Ford, III
William H. Krul, II Lee C. Howley Albert T. Adams William J. Chadwick
[ ] FOR all nominees [ ] WITHHELD as to all nominees
[ ] FOR, except vote withheld from the following nominee(s):
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2. PROPOSAL TO AMEND CAPTEC'S BYLAWS TO PROHIBIT DIRECT OR INDIRECT USE
OF CORPORATE FUNDS TO PURCHASE INSURANCE TO SECURE CAPTEC'S OFFICER'S,
DIRECTORS OR EMPLOYEES AGAINST LIABILITY FOR ERRORS, OMISSIONS,
BREACHES OF FIDUCIARY DUTY AND TORTS.
[ ] FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN
3. RECOMMENDATION THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AUTHORIZE AN INDEPENDENT
INVESTIGATION OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES LEADING TO THE PROPOSED (AND
SUBSEQUENTLY ABANDONED) RESTRUCTURING.
[ ] FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN
4. THE PROXIES ARE AUTHORIZED TO VOTE IN THEIR DISCRETION UPON SUCH OTHER
MATTERS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING
[ ] FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN
The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of a Notice of Annual Meeting of
Stockholders of Captec Net Lease Realty, Inc. called for Wednesday, August 9,
2000, and a Proxy Statement for the Meeting prior the signing of this proxy.
Dated: , 2000
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Signature
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Signature
Please sign exactly as your name(s) appears(s) on this
proxy. When signing in a representative capacity,
please give title.
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PLEASE DETACH PROXY CARD HERE
CAPTEC NET LEASE REALTY, INC.
24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106-0544
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CAPTEC NET LEASE
REALTY, INC. FOR USE ONLY AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON
AUGUST 9, 2000 AND ANY POSTPONEMENT OR ADJOURNMENT THEREOF.
The undersigned, being a stockholder of CAPTEC NET LEASE REALTY, INC.
("Captec"), hereby authorizes Patrick L. Beach, W. Ross Martin and H. Reid
Sherard and each of them, with full power of substitution, to represent the
undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Captec to be held at
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, 300 Town Center Drive, Fairlane Plaza, Dearborn,
Michigan 48126 on August 9, 2000 at 10:00 a.m., eastern time, and at any
adjournment thereof, and at the meeting to act, with respect to all votes that
the undersigned would be entitled to cast, if then personally present, as
appears on the reverse side of this proxy.
In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote with respect to
matters incident to the conduct of the meeting and upon such other matters as
may properly come before the meeting. This proxy may be revoked at any time
before it is exercised.
Shares of the Captec common stock will be voted as specified. If no
specification is made, shares will be voted FOR the nominees for director named
on the reverse side, AGAINST proposals two and three and IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
DISCRETION OF THE PROXIES as to any other matter which may properly come before
the Meeting.
PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND PROMPTLY RETURN THIS PROXY CARD USING THE ENCLOSED
ENVELOPE.
(Continued on other side)
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June 30, 2000
Dear Fellow Captec Shareholders:
I am pleased to enclose Captec Net Lease Realty's Form 10-K Annual Report and
proxy statement for our annual meeting of shareholders to be held on August 9,
2000. To ensure a successful meeting, we hope you will take the time to
carefully review these materials and vote FOR the reelection of Captec's
nominees by completing and returning the WHITE proxy card in the envelope
provided. YOUR VOTE IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT, SO PLEASE BE SURE TO SIGN AND DATE
THE WHITE PROXY CARD TO ENSURE THAT YOUR VOTE IS COUNTED.
As you know, 1999 was a year of challenges for Captec Net Lease Realty and the
entire REIT industry, but in spite of adverse circumstances our team delivered
solid results. In addition to continued growth in revenues and profitability, we
made progress in implementing key strategies to build long-term returns from
property development and acquisitions.
Revenues increased 13% to $28,987,000 in 1999 while funds from operations grew
7% to $18,495,000, or $1.95 per share. Significantly, we raised returns while
keeping our asset level stable at approximately $255 million, including $230
million of properties subject to lease.
That progress continued through the first quarter of 2000, as we grew revenues
8% to $7,631,000 and increased funds from operations 11% to 52 cents per share
from 47 cents, excluding non-recurring charges related to our cancelled plans to
merge the company with two affiliates, Captec Financial Group and Captec Net
Lease Realty Advisors, Inc. After those charges, funds from operations declined
to 40 cents per share. As in 1999, we increased operating performance while
maintaining stable asset levels.
Dividend distributions totaled $14,425,000 in 1999, equal to $1.52 per share, an
increase of 1.3% from 1998. In the first quarter of 2000, the company
distributed a dividend of 38 cents.
EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF SHAREHOLDER INVESTMENTS
During 1999, we repositioned assets and raised the quality of our investments in
properties to create greater long-term returns for shareholders. We strengthened
relationships with many of our restaurant and retail partners and expanded our
strategic initiatives in joint ventures.
At year-end, Captec owned a portfolio of 162 freestanding properties in 28
states, essentially unchanged in value from a year earlier at a cost basis of
$230 million. However, the combined portfolio of properties managed by Captec
for its affiliates and joint venture partners rose to 91 from 35, with a cost
basis of $120 million, up from $43 million a year earlier.
The use of external capital sources has been a core strategy for building
returns for our shareholders. While the past year continued to be characterized
by weak share prices and limited funding opportunities for real estate
investment trusts, private institutional capital continues to be available for
the right types of real estate investment. Captec is increasingly tapping these
external resources to maximize total returns from our core expertise in property
development and acquisition.
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EXPANDING THROUGH JOINT VENTURES
This attractive form of real estate investment and Captec's recognized
leadership in the field have made it possible to attract external investment
funds for further growth. We are encouraged by both the investor interest and
initial returns from our joint ventures, which represent a strategic expansion
begun just over a year ago. They include:
- - FC Venture I, a joint venture with Fidelity Management Trust Company, that
invested $34 million in restaurant and retail properties in 1999 with plans
to expand to approximately $100 million in properties under management by
2001. Fidelity Management Trust provided over 77% of the equity capital for
this venture, while Captec earns both management fees and an increasing
equity position in return for its role as property developer and manager.
- - Family Realty, Inc., a joint venture focused on acquiring and developing
entertainment-based retail properties, emphasizing the new generation of
stadium-style movie theater complexes. During 1999 Family Realty invested
$51 million in properties, with a goal of increasing total investments to
$100 million during 2000. Our partner provided 100% of the capital for this
joint venture, and Captec can earn both management fees and increased
equity participation.
- - Family Realty II, Inc., formed at the end of 1999 to increase the capital
available for the Family Realty strategy. This venture's objective is to
acquire up to $100 million in properties by early 2001. Again, our venture
partner contributed 100% of the $30 million initial capitalization for
Family Realty II, while Captec generates both management fees and equity
interest in the venture.
- - Our other affiliated partnerships, which reported $47 million of
properties under management as of year-end.
Combined, these affiliates generated revenue for Captec totaling $2.1 million in
1999 on an investment of just $11.5 million in capital.
SOLID AT THE CORE
Meanwhile, our core portfolio of owned properties continued to generate solid
returns. During the year, we invested $19 million in new properties and sold $18
million of existing properties.
Our commitments to develop and acquire properties totaled $208 million at
year-end, up 115% from a year earlier. Additionally, the Family Realty ventures
had $70 million of property acquisition opportunities in its pipeline.
Behind these numbers are strong relationships with top retailers, including such
popular restaurant chains as Bennigan's, Applebee's and Denny's, along with
leading retailers including Best Buy, Athlete's Foot, Blockbuster Video and
Office Depot. During the year, we also strengthened our relationship with such
growing brands as Champps Americana, Jared Jewelers and TGI Friday's, which in
the aggregate have contracted to lease an additional 27 properties.
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At the close of the year, our property base remained well diversified.
Restaurants make up approximately 73% of properties under management, while
retailers account for the remaining 27%. At the close of 1999, 95% of our
portfolio was leased, up from 92% a year earlier. Of our current tenants, 19%
have investment-grade or near-investment-grade ratings of BB- or better, while
63% of the tenants in our development pipeline have such ratings.
CONSIDERING NEW DIRECTIONS
As good as our performance has been in the past year, and as strong as the
opportunities are for further growth, the market's reception for real estate
investment trusts has not been strong. As a result, the company has hired
Prudential Securities Incorporated as an advisor on strategic alternatives that
could be pursued to maximize value for shareholders. We will keep investors
updated as we proceed.
In the meantime, it is a tribute to the talented people at Captec that we
continue to prosper, find new ways to access the capital markets and generate
strong returns on our investments. The fundamentals of Captec Net Lease Realty
remain solid, based on a clear business vision and a team of people who know how
to implement the company's plan. We are quite grateful to all of them for their
spirit and drive, and to all of our shareholders for your continuing confidence
in our organization.
We appreciate your patience as we work diligently to operate Captec's business
efficiently and effectively while exploring means of increasing value for all
Captec shareholders. PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR BOARD TODAY BY VOTING FOR YOUR
DIRECTORS ON THE ENCLOSED WHITE PROXY CARD. IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE IN VOTING
YOUR SHARES, PLEASE CALL OUR PROXY SOLICITOR, GEORGESON SHAREHOLDER
COMMUNICATIONS INC. TOLL FREE AT 1-800-223-2064. WE THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR
YOUR SUPPORT.
Sincerely,
Patrick Beach
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Captec Net Lease Realty, Inc.