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SCHEDULE 14A Filed by the registrant [x] VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY Payment of filing fee (Check the appropriate box): (1) Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies: [_] Fee paid previously with preliminary materials: (1) Amount Previously Paid: March 30, 2001 To Our Shareholders: Sincerely yours, NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SHAREHOLDERS To the Shareholders of the Company: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual meeting of the Shareholders of Vulcan Materials Company (the "Company") will be held at the headquarters of the Company, 1200 Urban Center
Drive, Birmingham, Alabama, on Friday, May 11, 2001, at 10:00 a.m., Central Daylight Time, for the following purposes: 1. To elect three directors to serve three-year terms. 2. To approve the Executive Incentive Plan. 3. To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditors for 2001. 4. To conduct such other business as may properly come before the meeting. Shareholders who owned stock at the close of business on March 19, 2001, can vote at the meeting. By Order of the Board of Directors, 1200 Urban Center Drive NOTE - Please sign, date and return your proxy VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY 1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS NOMINEES FOR ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS The Board of Directors of the Company DIRECTORS CONTINUING IN OFFICE TERMS EXPIRING IN 2002 BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEES COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS Members of the Board of Directors who are not employees of the Company are paid a retainer of $30,000 per year, plus a fee of $1,500 for each meeting attended. STOCK OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS Name and Address of Amount and Nature of Percent of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance 11,065,811 shares(1) 10.9% Gerald Ratner, as Attorney and Agent 7,207,551 shares(2) 7.1% Davis Selected Advisors, L.P. 7,093,596 shares(3) 7.0% AmSouth Bancorporation 6,964,492 shares(4) 6.9%
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We hope that you will attend the meeting. Your vote is important. Whether or not you plan to attend the meeting, we encourage you to vote by proxy. You can also vote by proxy via the
telephone or the Internet using the instructions on your proxy card. Your prompt vote will be greatly appreciated.
Our Annual Report to Shareholders for 2000 is enclosed. We trust you will find it interesting and informative.
DONALD M. JAMES
Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer
TO BE HELD MAY 11, 2001
WILLIAM F. DENSON, III
Secretary
Birmingham, Alabama 35242
March 30, 2001
as promptly as possible
whether you own one or many shares.
1200 URBAN CENTER DRIVE
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35242
PROXY STATEMENT FOR THE
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD MAY 11, 2001
The accompanying proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors of Vulcan Materials Company (the "Company") for use at the Company's annual meeting. The meeting will be held at the headquarters
of the Company, 1200 Urban Center Drive, Birmingham, Alabama on May 11, 2001, at 10:00 a.m. local time. The proxies may also be voted at any adjournment or postponements of the meeting.
A shareholder can revoke a proxy in one of three ways: giving written notice to the Secretary of the Company, delivering a later dated proxy or voting in person at the meeting.
The mailing address of the principal executive offices of the Company is 1200 Urban Center Drive, Birmingham, Alabama 35242. The date on which this Proxy Statement and form of proxy are first
being sent or given to shareholders is March 30, 2001.
Holders of shares of common stock of the Company of record at the close of business on March 19, 2001 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting and all adjournments of the meeting.
Each share entitles its owner to one vote. The holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote at the meeting must be present in person or represented by proxy in order to constitute a quorum for all matters presented at the meeting. On the record
date there were 101,096,391 shares outstanding.
The affirmative vote of a plurality of the votes cast at the meeting is required to elect the nominated directors. The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast is necessary to approve
the Executive Incentive Plan and to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche. For purposes of determining the number of votes cast with respect to a particular matter, only those cast "For" or "Against" are included. Abstentions and broker
non-votes are counted only for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present at the meeting, are not included in the vote totals, and thus will not affect the outcome of the vote.
Duly executed proxies without voting instructions will be voted FOR the election of all nominees, FOR approval of the Executive Incentive Plan and FOR the proposal to ratify the appointment of
Deloitte & Touche LLP. The Board is not aware of any matters to be presented at the meeting other than the matters described in this Proxy Statement.
All proxies are held in confidence, unless the shareholder writes comments on the proxy and under certain other circumstances. The votes are tabulated by independent third parties. The
accompanying proxy is solicited by the Board of the Company and the solicitation costs will be borne by the Company. In addition to the solicitation by mail, proxies may be solicited in person or by telephone. The Company has retained Georgeson
Shareholder Communications Corp. for a fee of approximately $7,000, plus expenses. The Company will also reimburse brokers, fiduciaries and custodians for their costs in forwarding proxy materials to beneficial owners of common stock held in their names.
The Company's Board of Directors is divided into three classes for purposes of election. One class is elected at each annual meeting to serve a three-year term.
The Board of Directors has nominated three persons for election as directors to serve three-year terms expiring in 2004 or until the director reaches mandatory retirement age, whichever is
sooner. Unless otherwise directed, proxies will be voted in favor of these three nominees. Should any of the nominees be unable to accept election, the proxies will be voted for the election of such other person or persons as the Board of Directors may
recommend. These nominees have consented to serve if elected, and the Board of Directors has no reason to believe that any of the persons nominated will be unable to accept election.
TERMS EXPIRING IN 2004
Douglas J. McGregor
Age: 60. Director since 1992.
President and Chief Operating Officer, Burlington Industries, Inc., Greensboro, North Carolina (a leading softgoods manufacturer with interests in apparel, home fashions, carpets and rugs) since June 2000; Principal, C.A.M. Investments, Pepper Pike, Ohio
(an investment firm), from January, 1999 until May 2000; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, M. A. Hanna Company, Cleveland, Ohio (an international specialty chemicals company with interests in formulated polymers), from July, 1997 until October, 1998;
President and Chief Executive Officer from January, 1997 to July, 1997.
Other directorships: Burlington Industries, Inc.; KeyCorp.
Committee memberships: Audit Review; Finance and Pension Funds; Safety, Health and Environmental Affairs.
Donald B. Rice
Age: 61. Director since 1986.(*)
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of UroGenesys, Inc., Santa Monica, California (a biotechnology company developing therapeutics and diagnostic testing for cancer), since 1996.
Other directorships: Amgen, Inc.; Scios, Inc.; Unocal Corp.; Wells Fargo & Company.
Committee memberships: Audit Review; Executive; Finance and Pension Funds; Governance and Succession.
(*)Dr. Rice was first elected a director in 1986, and served until May, 1989, when he was appointed Secretary of the Air Force. He was reelected a director of the Company by the Board of Directors on February 12, 1993.
Orin R. Smith
Age: 65. Director since 1983.
Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Engelhard Corporation, Iselin, New Jersey (provider of environmental technologies, performance products, engineered materials and related services) from January, 1995 to January, 2001.
Other directorships: Applera Corporation; Engelhard Corporation; Ingersoll-Rand Company.
Committee memberships: Compensation; Executive; Governance and Succession; Safety, Health and Environmental Affairs.
recommends a vote FOR the nominees named above.
TERMS EXPIRING IN 2003
Phillip W. Farmer
Age: 62. Director since 1999.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Harris Corporation, Melbourne, Florida (an international communications equipment company) since 1995.
Other directorships: Harris Corporation
Committee memberships: Audit Review; Finance and Pension Funds.
James V. Napier
Age: 64. Director since 1983.
Former Chairman of the Board of Scientific-Atlanta, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia (a manufacturer and designer of telecommunication systems, satellite-based communications networks, and instrumentation for industrial, telecommunications and government
applications).
Other directorships: Engelhard Corporation; Intelligent Systems, Inc.; McKesson HBOC; Personnel Group of America, Inc.; Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.; WABTEC, Inc.
Committee memberships: Audit Review; Compensation; Finance and Pension Funds.
Philip J. Carroll, Jr.
Age: 63. Director since 1999.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fluor Corporation, Aliso Viejo, California (an engineering, construction and diversified services company), since July, 1998; President and Chief Executive Officer of Shell Oil Company, Houston, Texas (a leading
oil and natural gas producer; manufacturer, transporter and marketer of oil and chemicals products), prior thereto.
Other directorships: Boise Cascade Corporation; Fluor Corporation.
Committee memberships: Compensation; Safety, Health and Environmental Affairs.
Livio D. DeSimone
Age: 64. Director since 1987.
Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, Minnesota (a diversified manufacturer).
Other directorships: American Express Funds; Cargill, Incorporated; General Mills, Inc.; Milliken & Co.;
Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company; Target Corporation.
Committee memberships: Compensation; Executive; Governance and Succession; Safety, Health and Environmental Affairs.
Donald M. James
Age: 52. Director since 1996.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since May, 1997; President and Chief Executive Officer prior thereto.
Other directorships: Protective Life Corporation; Southern Company; SouthTrust Corporation.
Committee memberships: Executive.
Ann McLaughlin Korologos
Age: 59. Director since 1990.
Chairman Emeritus, The Aspen Institute, Aspen, Colorado (an independent, nonprofit organization whose programs are designed to enhance the ability of leaders to understand national and international issues), since August, 2000; Chairman from 1996 to
2000; Vice Chairman from August, 1993 to August 1996; Senior Advisor, Benedetto, Gartland & Company, Inc., New York, New York (an investment banking firm).
Other directorships: AMR Corporation; Donna Karan International, Inc.; Fannie Mae; Harman International Industries, Inc.; Host Marriott Corporation; Kellogg Company; Microsoft Corporation; Nordstrom, Inc. (retiring in May, 2001).
Committee memberships: Audit Review; Executive; Finance and Pension Funds; Safety, Health and Environmental Affairs.
In 2000, the Board of Directors held seven meetings. The Board of Directors has established six standing committees which have the responsibilities set forth below. All committees except the
Executive Committee are composed entirely of outside directors.
The Executive Committee has the same powers as the Board of Directors, except as limited by the New Jersey Business Corporation Act. In practice, the powers of the Executive Committee are
exercised only for matters that arise between meetings of the Board of Directors. The Executive Committee did not meet in 2000.
The Audit Review Committee advises the Board of Directors and the management of the Company from time to time with respect to internal controls, systems and procedures, accounting policies and
other significant aspects of the financial management of the Company. The Audit Review Committee also reviews with the firm of independent certified public accountants its audit procedures and other significant aspects of the annual audit made by the
firm, and advises the Board of Directors of the adequacy of the audit by the independent certified public accountants. The Audit Review Committee met three times during 2000.
The Compensation Committee interprets and administers the Company's Management Incentive Plan, the 1991 Long-Range Performance Share Plan and the 1996 Long-Term Incentive Plan. If the Company's
shareholders approve the Executive Incentive Plan, the Compensation Committee will also interpret and administer that plan. It is comprised of nonemployee directors ineligible to participate in these plans. The Compensation Committee also is responsible
for determining and fixing the amount of compensation paid to each officer of the Company, each division president and each Chemicals Group business unit president ("Senior Executives"). In addition, it determines and fixes other benefits to be provided
to such Senior Executives and certain other employees of the Company. It also makes recommendations to the Board of Directors concerning changes in the compensation of the directors of the Company. The Compensation Committee met two times during 2000.
The Governance and Succession Committee: (a) conducts such meetings as are appropriate with other directors, officers, other employees of the Company, or any other persons whom it might select
for purposes of discussing with them (i) the tenure and selection of persons for membership on the Board of Directors and (ii) the tenure and selection of a successor to the chief executive officer, and (b) makes appropriate recommendations to the Board
of Directors with respect thereto. This Committee will consider nominees for director recommended by shareholders for 2002 if such recommendations are made in writing, addressed to the Committee, in care of the Secretary of the Company, at the principal
office of the Company, and are received by December 1, 2001. The Governance and Succession Committee met two times during 2000.
The Safety, Health and Environmental Affairs ("SHE") Committee has the responsibility for reviewing the Company's policies, practices and programs with respect to the management of safety,
health and environmental affairs and monitoring the Company's compliance with safety, health and environmental laws and regulations. The SHE Committee met two times during 2000.
The Finance and Pension Funds Committee has responsibility for overseeing the Company's financial affairs and recommending to the Board of Directors financial policies and actions to accommodate
the Company's goals and operating strategies while maintaining a sound financial condition. Its functions include keeping informed about the Company's financial condition, recommending a dividend policy, reviewing and recommending changes in the
quarterly dividend payments, and evaluating and making recommendations concerning the appropriate mix of debt and equity, incurrence of long-term debt, and changes in the authorized limit of short-term debt. The Finance and Pension Funds Committee is
also responsible for overseeing the funding and management of assets for pension plans sponsored by the Company. To fulfill these functions, it establishes funding policies and methods consistent with pension plan objectives and the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, selects and removes investment managers, and appoints trustees for the pension plans. The Finance and Pension Funds Committee met two times in 2000.
Each member of a committee who is not an employee of the Company is paid a fee of $1,500 for each committee meeting attended in person or by telephone and for each unanimous consent to action in
lieu of meeting executed. In addition, each chairman of a committee who is not an employee of the Company is paid a fee of $5,000 per year for service as chairman of a committee.
The Company has a Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors Who Are Not Employees of the Company (the "Deferred Compensation Plan") under which payment to nonemployee directors of their
compensation as directors may be deferred for certain periods or until they cease to be directors. Currently, seven directors are deferring their fees pursuant to the Deferred Compensation Plan. The deferred amounts, at the election of the director,
either (i) are credited with interest at prescribed rates or (ii) are converted to the equivalent of that number of shares of the Company's common stock (based on the market price at the time of deferral) that could be purchased with the deferred amounts,
and are thereafter credited with amounts equal to dividends thereon (also converted to stock equivalents). All payments elected to be stock-based under the Deferred Compensation Plan are in the form of stock. All amounts elected to be paid in cash are
paid in cash. The Deferred Compensation Plan provides that lump-sum payments of all deferred compensation would be made within 30 days if (i) there is a Change in Control (as defined in the Deferred Compensation Plan) and (ii) at any time after a Change
in Control the participating director ceases to be a member of the Board of Directors, the Deferred Compensation Plan is terminated or the Company's capital structure is changed materially. The Deferred Compensation Plan was approved by the shareholders
in 1993.
The Company also has a Deferred Stock Plan for Nonemployee Directors of the Company (the "Deferred Stock Plan"), which was adopted by the Board of Directors and approved by the shareholders of
the Company in 1996. The Deferred Stock Plan is designed to provide for the payment of a greater portion of the compensation of nonemployee directors of the Company in the form of equity, thereby more closely aligning the interests of the nonemployee
directors with those of the other shareholders of the Company. Under the Deferred Stock Plan, an account is established for each nonemployee director to which deferred stock units are credited. Each deferred stock unit evidences the right to receive a
share of common stock of the Company upon the director's termination of service. The Deferred Stock Plan provides that each nonemployee director may receive annual grants of deferred stock units calculated by dividing an amount equal to 40% of the annual
retainer payable to nonemployee directors then in effect by the average daily closing price per share of common stock of the Company for the 20 trading days prior to the date of grant. On each date on which a regular cash dividend is paid on the common
stock, the account of each eligible nonemployee director will be credited with additional deferred stock units corresponding to the cash dividend paid on the number of shares of common stock evidenced by the deferred stock units credited to the account of
each such nonemployee director.
The entire balance of a nonemployee director's account will be paid to the director, in either a lump sum or installments at the election of such director, in shares of common stock of the
Company, upon the director's termination of service. The total number of shares of common stock of the Company reserved for issuance pursuant to the Deferred Stock Plan is 300,000, subject to adjustment in the event of a stock split, reverse stock split,
reorganization or recapitalization. The Company is not currently issuing any units under the Deferred Stock Plan.
The Company also has a Restricted Stock Plan for Nonemployee Directors (the "Restricted Stock Plan"), which was approved by the Board of Directors in 1997. The Restricted Stock Plan was
implemented to promote a greater identity of interests between the Company's nonemployee directors and its shareholders through increasing ownership of common stock by the nonemployee directors and to assist the Company in attracting and retaining
qualified individuals to serve as nonemployee directors by affording them an opportunity to share in the future success of the Company. Under the Restricted Stock Plan, a number of restricted shares determined annually by the Board (the "Restricted
Shares") are granted to each nonemployee director. On June 1, 2000, 750 Restricted Shares were issued to each nonemployee director. The Restricted Shares are held in special restricted accounts by the Company's exchange agent and the nonemployee
directors have no right to receive the Restricted Shares until the restrictions lapse or are waived, at which time the shares are distributed in an aggregate amount upon retirement. With the exception of the restriction on selling, assigning, pledging or
otherwise transferring the Restricted Shares, the nonemployee director is entitled to all rights and benefits of a shareholder with respect to the Restricted Shares, including the right to vote the shares and receive dividends on the shares. The
restrictions expire when the nonemployee director reaches age 70 (or the then current mandatory retirement age), or the nonemployee director ceases to be a director before reaching age 70 because of death or disability. The Chief Executive Officer of the
Company has the power to waive the restrictions in the event the nonemployee director fails to remain a director for any reason other than retirement at the mandatory age, death or disability.
In accordance with the Restricted Stock Plan, dividends paid on Restricted Shares are credited to an account for each nonemployee director in the form of deferred stock units. The number of
deferred stock units is determined by multiplying the per share dividend amount by the number of Restricted Shares granted to the nonemployee director upon which restrictions have not yet lapsed and deferred stock units previously credited to such
nonemployee director under the Restricted Stock Plan and dividing the product by the average daily closing price per share of common stock for the 20 trading days prior to the dividend payment date. The dividends held as deferred stock units will be paid
to the nonemployee director in the form of common stock with fractional shares in cash upon the nonemployee director's termination of service, regardless of whether or not the Restricted Shares are ever distributed.
The following is information regarding persons known to the Company to have beneficial ownership of more than 5% of the outstanding common stock of the Company, which is the only outstanding
class of voting securities of the Company.
Beneficial Owner
Beneficial Ownership
Class
Company and Affiliates
One State Farm Plaza
Bloomington, Illinois 61710
222 North LaSalle Street
Chicago, Illinois 60601
2949 East Elvira Road, Suite 101
Tucson, Arizona 85706
AmSouth Sonat Tower
Birmingham, Alabama 35203
(1)
Based on information contained in the Schedule 13G/A, dated February 14, 2001, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The total includes the following shares over which the listed entities have sole voting and dispositive power:
Affiliate State Farm Fire and Casualty Company State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company State Farm Growth Fund, Inc. State Farm Balanced Fund, Inc. State Farm Variable Product Trust State Farm Insurance Companies Employee Retirement Trust State Farm Insurance Companies Savings and Thrift Plan for U.S. Employees Equities Account Balanced Account |
Shares 626 3,184 8,398,281 1,039,200 160,200 2,680 2,440 1,208,400 250,800 |
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company and each of the various listed affiliated entities expressly disclaim "beneficial ownership" as to all shares as to which such entity has no right to receive the proceeds of sale of the security and
disclaims that it is part of a "group."
(2)Based on information contained in a Schedule 13D, dated June 30, 1999, filed on behalf of Longview Management Group, LLC, Charles H. Goodman, James S. Crown, A. Steven Crown, William H. Crown and Geoffrey F. Grossman, as the trustee of The
Edward Trust.
(3)Based on information contained in the Schedule 13G dated February 28, 2001, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(4)Based on information contained in a Schedule 13G, dated February 14, 2001, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The total consists exclusively of shares of common stock held by estates and trusts of which AmSouth Bank, a
subsidiary of AmSouth Bancorporation, is a fiduciary. No single one of these estates or trusts holds as much as 5% of the common stock of the Company. As reported in the Schedule 13G, AmSouth Bank has shared voting power with respect to 6,233,313 shares
and shared dispositive power with respect to 6,364,785 shares.
STOCK OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT |
The following table sets forth information, unless otherwise indicated, as of March 1, 2001, regarding beneficial ownership of the Company's common stock by each of the directors, the chief
executive officer and the four other most highly compensated executive officers and the directors and executive officers of the Company as a group. This total includes all Company stock-based holdings as set forth in the footnotes. This table indicates
the alignment of the named individual's financial interest with the interests of the Company's shareholders, because the value of the individual's total Company holdings will increase or decrease in line with the price of the Company's stock.
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Amount and |
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Directors(1) Philip J. Carroll, Jr. Livio D. DeSimone Phillip W. Farmer Ann McLaughlin Korologos Douglas J. McGregor(2) James V. Napier Donald B. Rice(3) Herbert A. Sklenar(4) Orin R. Smith Chief Executive Officer and other Executive Officers(5) Guy M. Badgett, III Peter J. Clemens, III Donald M. James Daniel J. Leemon(6) James W. Smack All Directors and Executive Officers as a group (27 persons) |
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*Less than 1% of issued and outstanding shares of Company common stock.
(1)Beneficial ownership for the directors includes all shares held of record or in street name, or by trusts or family members, if noted. The amounts also include restricted shares granted under the Company's Restricted Stock Plan for
Nonemployee Directors and phantom shares accrued under the Directors Deferred Compensation Plan, the Deferred Stock Plan and the Restricted Stock Plan, as follows:
Shares owned |
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Phantom Shares held |
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Marion H. Antonini |
21,850 |
1,645 |
78,778 |
(2)
Shares owned |
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Thrift Plan |
Deferred |
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Guy M. Badgett, III |
27,288 |
72,745 |
27,386 |
-0- |
(6)Includes 8,300 shares held in two trusts of which Mr. Leemon is the trustee.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION |
The following table sets forth information concerning the annual and long-term compensation for Mr. James and the four other executive officers of the Company who were the most highly
compensated for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000.
Summary Compensation Table |
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Long-Term |
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Name and |
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Options |
LTIP |
All Other |
Donald M. James |
2000 |
$740,000 |
$800,000 |
220,000 |
$577,553 |
$54,600 |
Peter J. Clemens, III |
2000 |
$376,670 |
$340,000 |
65,000 |
$642,400 |
$39,878 |
James W. Smack |
2000 |
$344,930 |
$260,000 |
30,000 |
$482,244 |
$32,934 |
Guy M. Badgett, III |
2000 |
$301,674 |
$240,000 |
38,000 |
$482,244 |
$30,816 |
Daniel J. Leemon |
2000 |
$271,448 |
$221,000 |
23,000 |
$482,244 |
$27,295 |
(1)Consists of payments made under the Company's Management Incentive Plan ("MIP"). See the information under the heading "Change of Control Employment Agreements" below for information relating to payments in the event of a Change of Control.
(2)See Option Grant Table on page 12 for more detail concerning the option grants.
(3)Represents the dollar value of performance shares paid under the Company's 1991 Long-Range Performance Share Plan (the "1991 Plan") which were awarded in 1995, the last year grants were made under the 1991 Plan. Payment of performance
share awards was subject to conditions for payment which were set by the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee determined that payment with respect to one-half of the award was to be based on a comparison of the Company's growth in earnings
per share during the award period with the growth in earnings per share of a group of comparison companies which was selected by the Compensation Committee at the time awards were made. Payment with respect to the other one-half of the award was to be
based on a comparison of the Company's return on investment performance with the return on investment performance of the companies constituting the comparison group. Payments under the 1991 Plan were made only if the Company's performance in growth in
earnings per share or in return on investment placed it in at least the 50th percentile in a ranking of companies in the comparison group.
The Company's performance with respect to earnings per share or return on investment must place it at the 50th percentile in the comparison group in order to earn 50% of the half of the award allocated to such criterion. The Company's
performance with respect to earnings per share or return on investment must place it at the 75th percentile in the comparison group in order to earn 100% of the half of the award allocated to such criterion. The Company's performance with respect to earnings per share or return on investment must place it in the 100th
percentile in the comparison group in order to earn 150% of the half of the award allocated to such criterion.
Unless the Committee otherwise determined, payments under the 1991 Plan which were made in common stock, were valued at the average of the high and low trading prices of the stock on the date of payment.
(4)These amounts consist of Company contributions made on behalf of the named employee to the Company's Thrift Plan for Salaried Employees (the "Thrift Plan") and to the Company's Unfunded Supplemental Benefit Plan for Salaried Employees (the
"Supplemental Plan"). Under the Supplemental Plan, participating employees whose Company-matching contributions to the Thrift Plan have been reduced as a result of the limitations imposed by Sections 401 and 415 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the "Code"), are provided with a benefit that is essentially equal to the benefit those employees would have received in the absence of such limitations. The Compensation Committee designates the participants under the Supplemental Plan. The
following amounts were contributed pursuant to the Thrift Plan during 2000: Mr. James $5,960, Mr. Clemens $9,227, Mr. Smack $9,360, Mr. Badgett $9,360, and Mr. Leemon $9,360. The following amounts were accrued pursuant to the Supplemental Plan during
2000: Mr. James $48,640, Mr. Clemens $30,651, Mr. Smack $23,574, Mr. Badgett $21,456, and Mr. Leemon $17,935.
Option Grants in 2000 |
The following table sets forth each grant of stock options during 2000 to Mr. James and the other named executive officers:
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Number of |
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D. M. James |
220,000 |
17.77 |
$42.34 |
2/10/10 |
$1,969,000 |
(1)
AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR AND FISCAL YEAR END OPTION VALUES |
The following table sets forth for each of Mr. James and the other named executive officers the number and dollar value of unexercised options outstanding at December 31, 2000. No stock options
were exercised by the executive officers named below during 2000.
Number of Securities |
Value of Unexercised |
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Name |
Exercisable(1) |
Unexercisable(2) |
Exercisable(1) |
Unexercisable(2) |
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D. M. James |
321,000 |
559,000 |
$7,274,255 |
$5,651,210 |
(1)The number of securities underlying unexercised options consists of presently exercisable nonqualified stock options granted under the Company's 1996 Long-Term Incentive Plan. The value of unexercised in-the-money options represents the
difference between the fair market value of the shares subject to unexercised options as of December 31, 2000 and the option exercise price of the shares. A fair market value of $47.91 per share is used and is based upon the high/low average price of the
common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on December 29, 2000, the final trading day of 2000. The actual value, if any, a person may realize as a result of such options will depend on the excess of the stock price over the exercise price on the date
the option is exercised. The ultimate value of an option is dependent on the market value of the common stock at a future date, which will depend to a large degree on the efforts of the executive officers named above to bring future success to the
Company for the benefit of all shareholders.
(2)Consists of presently unexercisable nonqualified stock options granted under the Company's 1996 Long-Term Incentive Plan. The value of the unexercisable in-the-money options represents the difference between the fair market value of the
shares subject to the options as of December 31, 2000, and the option exercise price of the shares. A fair market value of $47.91 per share is used and is based upon the high/low average price of the common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on
December 29, 2000, the final trading day of 2000. The actual value, if any, a person may realize as a result of such options will depend on the excess of the stock price over the exercise price on the date the option is exercised. The ultimate value of
an option is dependent on the market value of the common stock at a future date, which will depend to a large degree on the efforts of the executive officers named above to bring future success to the Company for the benefit of all shareholders.
REPORT OF THE AUDIT REVIEW COMMITTEE |
The Audit Review Committee of the Board of Directors is responsible for, among other things, reviewing the Company's financial statements with management and the Company's independent auditor.
Management of the Company is responsible for the Company's internal controls, financial reporting process and compliance with laws and regulations and ethical business standards. The
independent auditor is responsible for performing an independent audit of the Company's consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and to issue a report thereon.
In connection with the fiscal 2000 audit, the Audit Review Committee has:
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Reviewed and discussed the audited financial statements of the Company with management; |
In compliance with the requirements of the New York Stock Exchange, the Board of Directors has adopted a formal written charter for the Audit Review Committee, a copy of which is
attached to this Proxy Statement as Appendix A. The members of the Audit Review Committee have been determined to be independent in accordance with the requirements of the NYSE Listing Standards.
Audit Review Committee Phillip W. Farmer Ann McLaughlin Korologos Douglas J. McGregor James V. Napier Donald B. Rice |
THE FOREGOING REPORT SHALL NOT BE DEEMED INCORPORATED BY ANY GENERAL STATEMENT OR REFERENCE TO THIS PROXY STATEMENT INTO ANY FILING UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR UNDER THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE COMPANY SPECIFICALLY INCORPORATES THIS INFORMATION BY REFERENCE, AND SHALL NOT OTHERWISE BE DEEMED FILED UNDER SUCH ACTS.
AUDIT FEES, FINANCIAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS |
Fees paid by the Company for the last annual audit were $712,000. The Company did not pay any fees to its auditors during the last fiscal year for financial information systems design and
implementation fees. The Company paid $250,000 to its auditors for all other fees, which includes fees for tax consulting, audits of the Company's employee benefit plans and other non-audit services. All fees were paid to the Company's principal
accounting firm, Deloitte & Touche LLP, the member firms of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, and their respective affiliates. The Audit Review Committee has considered whether the provision of the services included in other fees is compatible with
maintaining the auditor's independence.
REPORT OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE |
Under the supervision of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Committee"), which is composed entirely of nonemployee directors, the Company has developed and implemented
performance-based compensation policies and plans that are intended to enhance the profitability of the Company and shareholder value by aligning closely the financial interests of the Company's senior managers with those of its shareholders. The
objective of the Company is to provide a competitive compensation program that reflects both Company and individual performance. The Committee believes that the senior management of the Company is dedicated to achieving superior financial performance and
that the performance-based compensation policies and plans the Committee has implemented contribute to achieving this management focus. Compensation for senior management, including the Chief Executive Officer, consists of base salary and annual and
long-term incentive compensation. The annual and long-term incentive compensation is directly related to the Company's performance as measured by specific financial factors.
The Committee sets base salaries, determines the amounts payable under the Management Incentive Plan, makes awards under the 1996 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "1996 Plan") and authorizes
payments under the predecessor 1991 Long-Range Performance Share Plan (the "1991 Plan") for all officers of the Company, division presidents and Chemicals Group business unit presidents (the "Senior Executives"). This group includes Donald M. James,
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer and each of the other four executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table. In addition, the Committee determines the total amount payable to all other eligible employees under the Management
Incentive Plan, and authorizes awards under the 1996 Plan and payments under the 1991 Plan to all other eligible employees.
Base Salary. The base salary of each Senior Executive (other than the Chief Executive Officer) is established annually by the Committee based on the recommendation of the Chief
Executive Officer and is set independently from the other elements of the compensation package. The recommendations of the Chief Executive Officer are developed by a process which begins with the establishment of a competitive market salary rate for each
Senior Executive position. The competitive market salary rate is based on a study conducted by the Company's human resources staff of salaries paid to executives in comparable positions at companies of comparable size to the Company. In order to set
these market rates, the Company's human resources staff relies on data from general industry surveys. The companies in the Wilshire Materials and Services Index, the performance of which is charted in the Shareholder Return Performance Presentation,
overlap to some extent with the companies in the surveys. The competitive market rates are generally targeted to the medians of the salaries identified in the surveys. The competitive market rate for each Senior Executive is then reviewed by the Chief
Executive Officer and individual salaries are proposed to the Committee based on the established rate and the results of individual performance evaluations that take into account, among other factors, the achievement of individual, group and company-wide
performance goals. The resulting recommendations are then presented to the Committee, along with data supporting the recommendations. The Committee typically follows the recommendations of the Chief Executive Officer in setting the salaries of the
Senior Executives other than the Chief Executive Officer. The 1999 base salaries of the Senior Executives were increased in 2000 to reflect increases in competitive market rates and the performance of the Senior Executives. The average of the salaries
paid to the Senior Executives in 2000 was at the median of the competitive market rates.
In establishing the Chief Executive Officer's salary, the Committee also reviews the competitive market rate for his position, its assessment of his performance and the Company's performance.
Mr. James does not participate in setting his own salary. In February, 2000, the Committee increased Mr. James' salary based on its consideration of his performance with respect to a number of factors, including the Company's strong financial performance
in 1999 and its successful business development program.
Management Incentive Plan. The purpose of the Management Incentive Plan is to promote the profitability of the Company by providing incentive and reward for those employees who
lead the Company's efforts to improve the operating progress and earnings of the Company. Annual incentive awards under the Company's Management Incentive Plan are tied directly to the Company's performance and that of individual profit centers as
measured by specific financial performance factors approved by the Committee. After the end of each fiscal year and completion of the audit of the Company's financial statements for that year, the Committee establishes the amount to be added to the
Management Incentive Plan fund, which amount, in accordance with the terms of the Management Incentive Plan, cannot exceed 121/2% of consolidated net earnings in excess of an amount equal to 6% of net capital for such year. The amount added to the fund
is usually well below the maximum allowable.
The Committee sets the target bonus for each Senior Executive; it is equivalent to a specified percentage of each Senior Executive's base salary. Generally, this percentage becomes greater as
the level of the Senior Executive's responsibility increases. The amount of any award to an individual under the Management Incentive Plan may be lower or higher than the individual's target bonus depending on the overall corporate or profit center or
group performance and the individual's personal performance.
Since 1996, the Company has used Economic Profit ("EP") as the primary financial performance measure upon which awards under the Management Incentive Plan are based. It is the view of the
Committee and management that improvement in EP is closely correlated with an increase in share price. EP is derived by subtracting a capital charge from the Company's net operating profit after taxes. EP performance for 2000 was compared to a targeted
performance level. Bonuses under the Management Incentive Plan are increased or decreased proportionately in relation to the success or failure of the Senior Executive in achieving EP objectives.
Also in 1996, the Committee determined that individual deferred bonus accounts should be utilized in the administration of the Management Incentive Plan. Such deferred bonus accounts are
designed to enhance the motivational value of the Management Incentive Plan by providing Management Incentive Plan participants an equity-like stake in the future performance of the Company. Each year the deferred bonus account is credited or debited to
reflect EP and individual performance, and one-half of the resulting account balance is paid to the participant. The remaining account balance is carried forward for use in determining payments in subsequent years.
In establishing the 2000 Management Incentive Plan awards, the Committee reviewed with the Chief Executive Officer (Mr. James) management's recommendations concerning the bonuses to be awarded
and the target bonuses established for each position. These recommendations did not include any recommendations with respect to Mr. James.
The Management Incentive Plan payment to Mr. James with respect to 2000 was determined as described above. In addition, the Committee independently evaluated Mr. James' performance in his role
as Chief Executive Officer. The Committee took note of the strong performance in the construction materials segment which experienced its seventh consecutive year of record earnings; its ninth consecutive year of record shipments; and its eight
consecutive year of record sales. Mr. James has also provided leadership in evaluating and implementing growth opportunities. The Company successfully completed aggregates acquisitions which significantly strengthened the Company's positions in Virginia
and South Carolina and added operations in Maryland, and Pennsylvania. The Company also completed construction and commenced operations of new Chloralkali and EDC plants which are owned in a joint venture. Based on 2000 performance, Mr. James' payment
under the Management Incentive Plan was 107% of his base salary.
Long-Term Incentives. Long-term incentives are provided under the 1991 Plan and the 1996 Plan (collectively, the "Plans"). The purpose of the Plans is to further the long-term
growth in profitability of the Company by offering long-term incentives to those executives who will be largely responsible for such growth. The last award under the 1991 Plan was granted in 1995. No future awards will be made under the 1991 Plan.
At the annual meeting in May 1996, the shareholders approved the adoption of the 1996 Plan. The 1996 Plan authorizes the granting of nonqualified stock options, incentive stock options, stock
appreciation rights, restricted stock and other stock-based incentives which may be adopted by the Committee. In 2000, long-term incentive awards were made exclusively in the form of nonqualified stock options. The value of such stock option awards to
the Senior Executives was determined based on a percentage of the base salary market rate for each Senior Executive. Generally, this percentage increases as the level of the Senior Executive's responsibility increases.
The nonqualified stock options granted in 2000, have a ten-year term and vest in equal amounts over a five-year period, unless accelerated due to the retirement, death or disability of the
optionee. The exercise price of the stock options is equal to the market price of the common stock on the date of the grant and, therefore, will have value only if the Company's stock price increases, resulting in a commensurate benefit for the Company's
shareholders.
Awards of performance shares under the 1991 Plan were made annually through 1995 by the Committee and have a maturity period of five years (except for awards for shorter periods made to
executives who are within five years of retirement). One performance share corresponds to one share of common stock, but carries no voting or dividend rights. The Committee established conditions for payment and selected a group of companies to which
the Company's performance would be compared over the five-year award period. As determined by the Committee, payment with respect to one-half of each performance share award was based on comparison of the Company's growth in earnings per share during the
award period with the growth in earnings per share of the comparison companies. Payment with respect to the other one-half of the award was based on a comparison of the Company's return on investment performance with the return on investment performance
of the comparison companies. The companies in the Wilshire Materials and Services Index, which is used in the Shareholder Return Performance Presentation, overlap to some extent with the companies in the comparison group. In setting the number of shares
to be awarded to each Senior Executive, the Committee used a formula approach. The value of the performance shares awarded generally was equal to a percentage of the sum of the market rate salary and the target bonus for each Senior Executive.
Generally, this percentage increased as the level of the Senior Executive's responsibility increased.
In May 2000, the Committee determined that conditions established with respect to performance shares awarded in 1995 had been met to the extent that 136% of the awards made in that year were
earned and paid. The Company's performance with respect to the five-year award period placed it at the 95th percentile in return on investment and at the 81st percentile in growth in earnings per share with respect to a comparison group of companies. The performance share payment made to Mr. James in 2000 was the same payout percentage
that was paid to all other participants in the 1991 Plan.
Compliance with Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m). Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m), enacted in 1993, prohibits a public corporation from taking a deduction for
compensation in excess of $1 million paid to its chief executive officer or any of its other highest paid executive officers. To date, none of the executives named in the Summary Compensation Table, with the exception of Mr. James, has received annual
compensation exceeding $1 million.
Internal Revenue Service regulations exempt certain "qualified performance-based compensation" from the application of the Section 162(m) limitation. It is the Committee's understanding that
awards and payments made pursuant to the 1991 Plan and the options granted under the 1996 Plan should qualify under the regulations as "performance-based" compensation. The new Executive Incentive Plan that is being presented to shareholders for approval
at the annual meeting provides awards that satisfy the criteria necessary to be deemed "qualified performance-based compensation." Therefore, the Board has recommended to the shareholders the approval of the Executive Incentive Plan and this will be
voted upon at the annual meeting.
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SHAREHOLDER RETURN PERFORMANCE PRESENTATION |
The following graph and table compare the performance of the Company's common stock to that of the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index ("S&P 500") and the Wilshire
Materials and Services Sector ("Wilshire 5000 M&S") for the period commencing December 31, 1995, and ending on December 31, 2000. The Wilshire 5000 M&S is a market capitalization weighted sector containing the public equities of firms in the
Materials and Services sector as defined by Wilshire Associates, Incorporated. The Materials and Services sector includes the Company and approximately 1,600 other corporations, some of which are in the mining and chemicals industries. The sector is one
of nine sectors that make up the Wilshire 5000 Index. The graph assumes that the index value of the investment in the Company's common stock was 100 on December 31, 1995, and that all dividends have been reinvested.
COMPARATIVE TOTAL RETURNS TO SHAREHOLDERS |
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1996 123 113 |
1997 164 116 |
1998 211 116 |
1999 255 150 |
2000 232 103 |
RETIREMENT INCOME PLAN |
The Retirement Income Plan for Salaried Employees of Vulcan Materials Company (the "Retirement Plan") provides benefits under a funded noncontributory defined benefit plan and covers most
salaried employees, including all executive officers. Under the Retirement Plan, normal retirement benefits are paid commencing at age 65 (or later actual retirement) based on the participant's years of benefit service under the Retirement Plan and the
average of the highest 36 consecutive months of eligible earnings. Eligible earnings under the Retirement Plan include an employee's salary and any awards under the Company's Management Incentive Plan, as described in the "Salary" and "Bonus" columns of
the Summary Compensation Table. The benefit amounts are subject to deductions equal to 1.34% of a participant's monthly primary social security benefit for each year of benefit service, up to a maximum of 50% of the primary social security benefit.
There were no contributions by the Company to the Retirement Plan in 1999 due to the full funding limitations imposed by federal law.
Under Section 415 of the Code, the maximum benefit allowable under the Retirement Plan for an employee retiring at age 65 in 2000 is $130,000, an amount which may change each year in accordance
with a determination made by the Internal Revenue Service. In addition, Section 401 of the Code limits the amount of an employee's compensation which may be taken into account under the Retirement Plan to $160,000, an amount which also is subject to
change each year in accordance with a similar determination. Therefore, the Company has an Unfunded Supplemental Benefit Plan for Salaried Employees (the "Supplemental Plan") which enables the Company to pay to any person designated by the Compensation
Committee whose pension under the Retirement Plan has been reduced as a result of the limitations imposed by Sections 401 and 415 of the Code an amount equal to the difference between the amount the person would have received under the Retirement Plan had
there been no limitations and the amount the person will receive under the Retirement Plan after giving effect to the limitations.
The Supplemental Plan is unfunded and amounts due the employees covered thereby are general obligations of the Company; however, the Supplemental Plan contains provisions which allow for the
creation of a trust to help ensure the payment of benefits under the Supplemental Plan.
The Supplemental Plan provides for the vesting of excess retirement benefits in the same manner that benefits vest under the Retirement Plan, which is after five years. In addition, the
Supplemental Plan provides for an acceleration of the payment of excess retirement benefits in connection with a Change of Control of the Company (as defined in the Supplemental Plan) if, simultaneously with or subsequent to the Change of Control, the
participant's employment is terminated, the Supplemental Plan is terminated or the Company's capital structure is changed materially.
Assuming continuance of the Retirement Plan and the Supplemental Plan in their present form, annual benefits payable to participating employees (including executive officers) following
retirement, in specific salary classifications and with the continuous years of benefit service indicated, are shown in the table below. Each amount in the table is based on the benefit applicable on December 31, 2000, to an employee retiring at age 65
payable in the form of a single life annuity and is subject to the above-described deduction for the primary social security benefit.
Remuneration 150,000 200,000 250,000 300,000 350,000 400,000 500,000 600,000 700,000 800,000 900,000 1,000,000 |
15 Years 37,800 50,400 63,000 75,600 88,200 100,800 126,000 151,200 176,400 201,600 226,800 252,000 |
20 Years 50,400 67,200 84,000 100,800 117,600 134,400 168,000 201,600 235,200 268,800 302,400 336,000 |
25 Years 60,975 81,300 101,625 121,950 142,275 162,600 203,250 243,900 284,550 325,200 365,850 406,500 |
30 Years 71,550 95,400 119,250 143,100 166,950 190,800 238,500 286,200 333,900 381,600 429,300 477,000 |
35 Years 82,125 109,500 136,875 164,250 191,625 219,000 273,750 328,500 383,250 438,000 492,750 547,500 |
40 Years 87,000 116,000 145,000 174,000 203,000 232,000 290,000 348,000 406,000 464,000 522,000 580,000 |
The benefit service accruals used to determine benefits under the Retirement Plan as of December 31, 2000, for Mr. James and the four other executive officers named in the Summary
Compensation Table are shown below.
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CHANGE OF CONTROL EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS |
2. APPROVAL OF THE EXECUTIVE INCENTIVE PLAN |
The shareholders of the Company are being asked to approve the Executive Incentive Plan ("EIP"), a copy of which is annexed to this Proxy Statement as Appendix B. The EIP is designed to
continue the existing performance-based incentive concepts used by the Company for many years and to make the necessary technical changes to ensure the deductibility of awards under the EIP to executive officers. Under Section 162(m) of the Code,
publicly traded corporations are not entitled to deduct for federal income tax purposes compensation paid to "covered employees," as defined in the Code, to the extent that payments for any year to any such employee, exceeds $1,000,000 per year, unless
the payments qualify for an exception to the deductibility limit. One such exception is compensation paid under a performance-based compensation plan which has been approved by shareholders.
The Board of Directors believes that the Company's compensation policy should continue to be performance-based and implemented in a manner which maximizes the deductibility for federal income
tax purposes of compensation paid by the Company. For years, the Company's Management Incentive Plan has been an integral part of its compensation program to reward executive officers (and other key salaried employees) for the attainment of specified
corporate financial performance goals. That plan was approved by the shareholders of the Company in 1973. The awards made pursuant to the Management Incentive Plan have been performance-based, but the Plan did not meet the technical requirements of
Section 162(m) of the Code. Since 1996, awards under the Management Incentive Plan have been based on "economic profit," the Company's method of measuring the increase or decrease in economic value accruing to its shareholders; the EIP will also base
payouts on economic profit performance compared to predetermined targets. Therefore, in keeping with the goal to foster performance-based awards while maximizing deductibility for the Company, the Board has adopted, subject to shareholder approval, the
EIP which is designed to provide awards to certain of the Company's executive officers that will qualify as "performance-based compensation" under Section 162(m) of the Code.
The following is a summary description of the material terms of the EIP. This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the EIP, which is attached hereto as Appendix B
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The purpose of the EIP is to provide a means of rewarding certain executive officers of the Company who have contributed to the profitability of the Company in a manner which permits such
compensation to be deducted by the Company for federal income tax purposes. The administration of the EIP is vested in the Compensation Committee, each member of which is required to qualify as an "outside director" as that term is defined in regulations
under Section 162(m) of the Code.
Within the first ninety days of each calendar year, the Compensation Committee will determine the executives eligible to participate in the EIP for that year, based on certain criteria,
including their potential of exceeding the $1 million deductibility cap for that year. To date, only the Chief Executive Officer, Mr. James, has received compensation exceeding $1 million in any year. No payments may be made pursuant to the EIP unless
the Consolidated Net Earnings of the Company exceed 6% of the Net Capital for that year. Consolidated Net Earnings is defined as the sum of (i) the amount of net earnings (before any deduction for dividends) as reported in the statement of earnings,
except for items which are classified therein as extraordinary items and which shall be excluded in the computation of Consolidated Net Earnings and (ii) interest on long-term debt included in Net Capital, such interest to include charges or credits
arising out of premium or discount paid or received with respect to such debt, and such interest to be adjusted for the provision for federal and state income taxes attributable thereto. Net Capital is defined as the sum of (i) long-term debt (comprising
bonds, debentures and promissory notes having a maturity at the time of creation of more than one year), (ii) issued capital stock, (iii) capital in excess of par value and (iv) earnings retained in the business and reserves created by appropriations
therefrom, less the cost of treasury stock, all as shown in the balance sheet as of the end of the preceding year, with appropriate prorated adjustment, as approved by the public accountants in accordance with the EIP, for any change during the year
arising from increase or decrease of outstanding principal of long-term debt or from original issuance or redemption and retirement of capital stock.
If the Company meets this stated performance target, then the Compensation Committee will establish an Incentive Reserve for the payment of awards under the EIP equal to 4% of Consolidated Net
Earnings in excess of 6% of Net Capital. During the first 90 days of each year, the Compensation Committee will establish the Award Percentage of the Incentive Reserve for each of the executives eligible to receive an award under the EIP. No executive's
Award Percentage will exceed 100%, and the sum of the Award Percentages each year will also not exceed 100% of the Incentive Reserve for that year. The Award Percentage represents the maximum portion of the Incentive Reserve that can be paid to each
eligible participant for that year. The Compensation Committee may then exercise discretion to reduce (but not to increase) the actual individual awards.
Because the Incentive Reserve will be based upon Consolidated Net Earnings and Net Capital and the actual awards will be based on economic profit performance against an established target, the
amount of any awards that may be payable to participants for 2001 cannot currently be determined. However, if Mr. James and the other named executive officers had been participants under the EIP for the year 2000, the awards would have closely
approximated the amounts listed under the heading "Bonus" on the Summary Compensation Table set forth on page 11 of this Proxy Statement.
The Board may amend the EIP at any time, provided that the changes made are consistent with the provisions of the Code and do not adversely affect the ability of the Company to deduct the
compensation which may be paid pursuant to the EIP for federal income tax purposes. No amendment that requires shareholder approval under the Code will become effective without that approval.
The EIP will be substantially similar in operation to the Management Incentive Plan which has been used to make bonus awards to executives for a number of years. It is the intent of the Board
that the awards made pursuant to the EIP to the executives will approximate the bonuses historically paid by the Company to the executives pursuant to the Management Incentive Plan, which will continue in effect for all other executives and key salaried
employees. However, under the EIP (other than certain payments made in the event of a change in control) any amounts paid will now be deductible by the Company for federal income tax purposes. No bonuses will be paid under the EIP unless it is approved
by shareholders.
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR |
3. RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT |
Upon recommendation of the Audit Review Committee, which is composed of directors who are not employees of the Company, the Board of Directors has appointed Deloitte & Touche
LLP, a firm of independent certified public accountants, as independent auditors for the year 2001 and until their successors are chosen. The function of the independent auditors is to audit the accounts and records of the Company, to report on the
consolidated balance sheet, the related statements of consolidated earnings, consolidated shareholders' equity and consolidated statements of cash flows of the Company and its subsidiaries, and to perform such other appropriate accounting services as may
be required by the Board of Directors. Although shareholder ratification is not required, the Board of Directors has determined that it would be desirable to request an expression from the shareholders as to whether or not they concur in this
appointment. If a majority of the shares voting at the annual meeting fails to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditors, the Board of Directors will consider the selection of another independent certified public
accounting firm.
The firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP, or its predecessors, has audited the Company's financial statements since 1956. A representative of that firm will be present at the annual meeting and
will be given an opportunity to make a statement and to respond to appropriate questions.
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR |
SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP |
Under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, each of the Company's directors and executive officers, and any beneficial owner of more than 10% of the common stock, is
required to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") initial reports of beneficial ownership of the common stock and reports of changes in beneficial ownership of the common stock. Such persons also are required by SEC regulations to
furnish the Company with copies of all such reports. Based solely on its review of the copies of such reports furnished to the Company for the year ended December 31, 2000, and on the written representations made by such persons that no other reports
were required, the Company believes that during the year ended December 31, 2000, all filing requirements applicable to its officers, directors and shareholders were complied with in a timely manner except that a Form 5 for William L. Glusac was
filed late.
SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR 2002 |
To be eligible for inclusion in the Company's Proxy Statement and form of proxy for its 2002 annual meeting, a shareholder's proposal must be received by the Company at its
principal office no later than December 1, 2001. Proposals should be addressed to William F. Denson, III, Secretary, P. O. Box 385014, Birmingham, Alabama 35238-5014.
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The undersigned hereby appoints LIVIO D. DeSIMONE, DONALD M. JAMES and ORIN R. SMITH, and each of them, with full power of substitution, proxies to vote all shares of stock that the undersigned could vote if present at the 2001 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders to be held May 11, 2001, and at any adjournment or adjournments thereof, on all matters coming before said meeting as set forth on the opposite side of this card. |
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Review and reassess the adequacy of this Charter annually and recommend any proposed changes to the Board for approval. |
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Review the annual audited financial statements with management, including major issues regarding accounting and auditing principles and practices as well as the adequacy of internal controls that could significantly affect the Company's
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Review an analysis prepared by management and the independent auditor of significant financial reporting issues and judgments made in connection with the preparation of the Company's financial statements. |
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To the extent deemed necessary by the Chairman of the Committee, review with management and the independent auditor the Company's quarterly financial statements prior to filing or distribution. |
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Meet periodically with management to review the Company's major financial risk exposures and the steps management has taken to monitor and control such exposures. |
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Review major changes to the Company's auditing and accounting principles and practices as suggested by the independent auditor, internal auditors or management. |
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Recommend to the Board the appointment of the independent auditor, which firm is ultimately accountable to the Committee and the Board. |
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Review and approve the fees of the independent auditor, including fees for non-audit services. |
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Receive periodic reports from the independent auditor regarding the auditor's independence in accordance with applicable laws and New York Stock Exchange requirements, discuss such reports with the auditor, and if so determined by the
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Evaluate together with the Board the performance of the independent auditor and, if so determined by the Committee, recommend that the Board replace the independent auditor. |
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Review the appointment and replacement of the senior internal auditing executive. |
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Review the significant reports to management prepared by the internal auditing department and management's responses. |
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Meet with the independent auditor prior to the audit to review the planning and staffing of the audit. |
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Obtain from the independent auditor assurance that Section 10A of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 has not been implicated. |
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Obtain reports from management, the Company's senior internal auditing executive and the independent auditor that the Company's subsidiary/foreign affiliated entities are in conformity with applicable legal requirements and the Company's
Business Conduct Program. |
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Discuss with the independent auditor the matters required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61 relating to the conduct of the audit. |
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17. |
Review with the independent auditor any problems or difficulties the auditor may have encountered and any management letter provided by the auditor and the Company's response to that letter. Such review should include: |
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(a) |
Any difficulties encountered in the course of the audit work, including any restrictions on the scope of activities or access to required information. |
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(b) |
Any changes required in the planned scope of the internal audit. |
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The internal audit department responsibilities, budget and staffing. |
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18. |
Prepare the report required by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission to be included in the Company's annual proxy statement. |
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19. |
Advise the Board with respect to the Company's policies and procedures regarding compliance with applicable laws and regulations and with the Company's Business Conduct Program. |
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20. |
Review with the Company's general counsel legal matters that may have a material impact on the financial statements, the Company's compliance policies and any material reports or inquiries received from regulators or governmental agencies.
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21. |
Meet at least annually with the chief financial officer, the senior internal auditing executive and the independent auditor in separate executive sessions. |
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In the discharge of its duties and responsibilities, the Committee may confer with employees of the Company, independent auditors, outside counsel or other sources that it may
deem appropriate. The Committee may confer with any such persons with or without representatives of the management present. |
APPENDIX B |
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EXECUTIVE INCENTIVE PLAN |
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1. |
Name and Purpose |
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(a) |
Vulcan Materials Company ("Company") hereby establishes an incentive compensation plan to be known as the "Vulcan Materials Company Executive Incentive Plan" ("Plan"), as set forth herein and as it may be amended from time to time. The
Plan is a successor to the Vulcan Materials Company Management Incentive Plan with respect to any senior executive of the Corporation who participates in the Plan. The purpose of the Plan is to promote the profitability of the Corporation by providing
incentives and rewards for those senior executives of the Corporation who contribute to the operating progress and earning power of the Corporation, and who are potentially subject to the deduction limit in Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 ("Code"). |
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(b) |
The Plan shall become effective as of January 1, 2001 ("Effective Date"), subject to the approval of the Plan by a majority of the Company's shareholders in a separate vote. The Committee may establish Award Percentages and Target Awards
before the Plan has been approved by shareholders; but no award under the Plan may be paid unless and until the shareholders of the Company approve the Plan. The Plan shall remain in effect until the Board amends or terminates the Plan pursuant to
Section 15 below. |
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2. |
Definitions |
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As used in the Plan, unless the context otherwise requires, each of the following terms has the meaning set forth below: |
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(a) |
"Award Percentage" means the maximum percentage of the Incentive Reserve that a Covered Employee may receive for a Year in which the Covered Employee is eligible to participate in the Plan, as determined by the Committee. |
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(b) |
"Balance Sheet" means the consolidated statement of the Corporation's financial position certified by the Public Accountants and published from year to year in the Corporation's Annual Report to Shareholders. |
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(c) |
"Board of Directors" or "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company. |
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(d) |
"Change in Control" means: |
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(i) The acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act")) (a "Person") of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 20% or more of either (1) the then outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company (the "Outstanding Company Common Stock") or
(2) the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the "Outstanding Company Voting Securities"); provided, however, that for purposes of this subparagraph (i),
the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change of Control: (A) any acquisition directly from the Company, (B) any acquisition by the Company, (C) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the
Company or any corporation controlled by the Company or (D) any acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a transaction which complies with clauses (1), (2) and (3) of subparagraph (iii) of this Section 2(b); or |
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(ii) Individuals who, as of the Effective Date, constitute the Board (the "Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board;
provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the Company's shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent
Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect
to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board; or |
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(iii) Consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (a "Business
Combination"), in each case, unless, following such Business Combination, (1) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting
Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 60% of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities
entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the Company resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, a corporation which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or
substantially all of the Company's assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding
Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, (2) no Person (excluding any corporation resulting from such Business Combination or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such corporation resulting from such Business Combination)
beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 20% or more of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such
corporation except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination and (3) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the Company resulting from such Business Combination were members of the Incumbent Board
at the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the Board, providing for such Business Combination; or |
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(iv) Approval by the shareholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company. |
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(e) |
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. Any references to a particular section of the Code shall be deemed to include any successor provision thereto. |
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(f) |
"Committee" means the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, which consists solely of two or more "outside directors" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code. |
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(g) |
"Common Stock" means the common stock of the Company with a par value of $1.00 per share. |
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(h) |
"Company" means Vulcan Materials Company, a New Jersey corporation. |
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(i) |
"Consolidated Net Earnings" for any Year means the sum of (i) the amount of net earnings (before any deduction for dividends) as reported in the Statement of Earnings, except that items which are classified therein as extraordinary items
shall be excluded in the computation of Consolidated Net Earnings and (ii) interest on long-term debt included in Net Capital, such interest to include charges or credits arising out of premium or discount paid or received with respect to such debt, and
such interest to be adjusted for the provision for federal and state income taxes attributable thereto. |
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(j) |
"Corporation" means the Company and its Subsidiaries. |
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(k) |
"Covered Employee" means any individual who is a "covered employee" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code on the last day of the Company's taxable year for which the individual is selected to participate in the Plan, and each
other senior executive of the Corporation who is designated by the Committee as a Covered Employee for a particular Year. |
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(l) |
"Incentive Award" means the amount payable to a Covered Employee under the Plan, as determined by the Committee on or after the end of each Year for which the Covered Employee is eligible to participate in the Plan. |
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(m) |
"Incentive Reserve" means the amount determined under Section 5 below that is available for the payment of awards under the Plan for a Year; provided that such amount is established and maintained as a general ledger entry solely for the
Company's convenience and is not intended to be a funding mechanism for awards under the Plan. |
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(n) |
"Net Capital" for any Year means the sum of (1) long-term debt (comprising bonds, debentures and promissory notes having a maturity at the time of creation of more than one year), (2) issued capital stock, (3) capital in excess of par
value and (4) earnings retained in the business and reserves created by appropriations therefrom, less the cost of treasury stock, all as shown in the Balance Sheet as of the end of the preceding Year, with appropriate prorated adjustment, as approved by
the Public Accountants in accordance with the Plan, for any change during the Year arising from increase or decrease of outstanding principal of long-term debt or from original issuance or redemption and retirement of capital stock. |
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(o) |
"Public Accountants" means the independent public accountants employed by the Company from year to year for the purpose of submitting an opinion on the Corporation's Statement of Earnings. |
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(p) |
"Statement of Earnings" means the consolidated statement of the Corporation's earnings certified by the Public Accountants and published from year to year in the Corporation's Annual Report to Shareholders. |
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(q) |
"Subsidiary" means any corporation, the majority of the outstanding voting stock of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company, and that is not itself a publicly-held corporation within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.
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(r) |
"Target Award" means a target annual bonus established by the Committee to be paid pursuant to Section 13 in the event of Change in Control. |
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(s) |
"Year" means a fiscal year or period covered by a Statement of Earnings and for which the Plan is in effect. |
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3. |
Regulations |
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The Committee shall have the power to adopt eligibility and other rules and regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan
for the administration thereof, and to alter, amend or revoke any rule or regulation so adopted. |
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4. |
The Committee and Its Functions |
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(a) |
Subject to the provisions of this Plan, full power and authority to interpret and administer the Plan are vested in the Committee. The Committee shall have the discretionary authority to act with respect to each Covered Employee. The
Committee is authorized to conduct such consultations with officers and other executives of the Company as it shall deem necessary or appropriate in the performance of its duties and responsibilities with respect to the Plan. The Committee's discretion
in interpreting and administering the Plan with respect to Covered Employees is specifically subject to the terms and conditions of Section 7 below. |
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(b) |
Without limiting the generality of Section 4(a) above, and except as otherwise specifically provided in this Plan, the Committee shall have the exclusive authority to: (i) interpret and administer the Plan and any instrument or agreement
relating to the Plan or an Incentive Award; (ii) establish, amend, suspend, or waive rules and regulations for the administration of the Plan; (iii) engage or employ from time to time such counsel, advisers, consultants, accountants, analysts and other
persons as it may deem necessary or expedient for the performance of such functions; (iv) appoint such agents as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan; (v) determine the rights of Covered Employees in the event of death,
disability, termination, Change in Control and the like; and (vi) make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan. All designations, determinations, interpretations
and other decisions by the Committee under or with respect to the Plan or any Incentive Award under the Plan shall be final, conclusive, and binding upon all persons and entities, including the Company, any Subsidiary, any employee of the Corporation, any
beneficiary and any shareholder. No determination of the Committee shall be subject to de novo review if challenged in court. |
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5. |
Incentive Reserve; Annual Provision; Annual Review of Earnings Factor; Annual Awards |
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(a) |
The Corporation shall meet the performance target under the Plan for any Year if Consolidated Net Earnings exceed 6% of Net Capital for the Year. For any Year in which the Corporation meets the performance target, the Committee may
establish an Incentive Reserve equal to 4% of Consolidated Net Earnings in excess of 6% of Net Capital. |
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(b) |
As promptly as practicable after the end of each Year, the Public Accountants shall determine and certify in a report to the Committee the maximum amount, as determined under Section 5(a) above, available for credit to the Incentive
Reserve for the such Year. |
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(c) |
As promptly as practicable after its receipt of the report described in Section 5(b) above, the Committee shall certify in writing whether the performance target described in Section 5(a), above, was attained for the Year and, if so,
shall certify in writing the Incentive Awards, if any, that will be made to Covered Employees for the Year, pursuant to Section 9 below. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, make no Incentive Awards for a particular Year. If the Committee
determines that Incentive Awards shall be made under the Plan for a Year, the Committee shall make and allot such individual Incentive Awards to Covered Employees in accordance with the provisions of Section 9(a) below. |
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6. |
Change in Fiscal Year |
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In the event of a change in the Corporation's fiscal year, the Plan shall apply, with prorated adjustment of Net Capital, to any
intermediate period of less than 12 months, and shall then apply to each subsequent fiscal year. |
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Code Section 162(m) Compliance |
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It is the intent of the Company that Incentive Awards made to persons who are "covered employees" within the meaning of Section 162(m)
of the Code shall constitute "qualified performance-based compensation" satisfying the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code. Accordingly, the provisions of the Plan shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with Section 162(m) of the Code.
However, the Change in Control payments authorized under Section 13 shall be made without regard to whether the payments satisfy the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code. If any other provision of the Plan or an Incentive Award is intended to but
does not comply with, or is inconsistent with, the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to and comply with such requirements. |
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Eligibility |
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The Committee shall select each senior executive of the Corporation who shall be eligible to participate in the Plan for a particular
Year and shall set the Award Percentage for each such senior executive for such Year. The Committee shall also establish a Target Award for each senior executive. No member of the Committee shall be eligible for an Incentive Award under the Plan. A
senior executive who is eligible for an Incentive Award under the Plan for a Year shall not be eligible in the same Year for an incentive award under any other annual incentive plan maintained by the Corporation. |
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9. |
Annual Awards and Time of Payment |
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(a) |
Subject to the provisions of Section 5, above, and the provisions of this Section 9(a), a Covered Employee may be granted an Incentive Award for a particular Year in such individual amount as the Committee, in accordance with the Plan,
may in its discretion determine. In selecting Covered Employees, setting Award Percentages, and fixing the amount of any Incentive Awards thereunder, the Committee shall take into consideration the Award Percentage for each Covered Employee and the
present and potential contribution of each Covered Employee to the operating progress and earning power of the Corporation. |
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(b) |
If the Committee determines that it will establish an Incentive Reserve for a Year, the Committee shall set forth in writing, during the first ninety days of the Year, (i) which senior executives shall participate in the Plan as Covered
Employees for the Year, and (ii) the Award Percentage for each Covered Employee. In no event shall the sum of the Award Percentages of all Covered Employees for a Year exceed 100% of the Incentive Reserve for such Year. |
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(c) |
The Committee may exercise its discretion to reduce (but not to increase) the actual Incentive Award of any Covered Employee to an amount less than the Covered Employee's Award Percentage for the Year. In no event shall a reduction in
the amount awarded to one Covered Employee increase the amount that is available for awards to any other Covered Employee. |
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(d) |
Subject to this Section 9(d) and to such other conditions as the Committee may in accordance with the Plan prescribe, each Incentive Award shall be paid as promptly as reasonably practicable after the determination of the amount of such
Incentive Award. The Committee may in its discretion, when it deems such action to be in the best interests of the Company, direct that the total amount of any Incentive Award be paid in such installments and at such times as it may specify. |
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(e) |
The amount of each full or installment payment of an Incentive Award shall, when paid, be subject to a deduction for any and all taxes required by any government to be withheld by the Corporation and paid over to such government for the
account of the Covered Employee to whom the award was made. The payment to any such government of an amount so withheld shall, for the purposes of the Plan, be deemed a payment thereof to the employee or his or her legal representatives. |
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Awards Payable in Cash |
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(a) |
Incentive Awards under the Plan for any Year shall be paid in cash. |
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(b) |
With respect to each Incentive Award under the Plan, the amount thereof shall be held or provided by the Company or the appropriate Subsidiary (without liability for interest) for payment to the Covered Employee or his or her legal
representatives, as the case may be, as provided in Section 9 above. |
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Report of Awards |
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As promptly as reasonably practicable after Incentive Awards for a particular Year have been determined in accordance with the Plan, a
report shall be prepared listing: (a) the names of the Covered Employees to whom Incentive Awards have been made for such Year and the amount of each such Incentive Award, and (b) if any Incentive Award is to be payable in installments under Section 10(b)
above, appropriate orders and directions respecting the payment thereof. |
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Administrative Expenses |
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All costs of the Plan, including such fee, retainer, or other remuneration payment to members of the Committee as may from time to time
be authorized by the Board of Directors, and all expenses incurred by the Committee in interpreting and administering the Plan, shall be borne by the Corporation and not charged against the Incentive Reserve. |
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Change in Control Payments |
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(a) |
In the event of a Change in Control, Covered Employees shall be entitled to receive payment of awards under the Plan in accordance with this Section 13. Awards under this Section 13 are not required to comply with Section 7 of the Plan
or with the provisions of Section 162(m) of the Code. |
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(b) |
If a Change in Control occurs after Incentive Awards for a particular Year have been determined by the Committee in accordance with the Plan, but before the payment of such awards, then such Incentive Awards shall be paid as promptly as
reasonably practicable, but not more than 30 days, after such Change in Control. |
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(c) |
If a Change in Control occurs before Incentive Awards for such Year have been determined by the Committee, |
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(i) each individual who was a Covered Employee at the end of such Year shall be entitled to receive an award under this Section 13(c)(i) for such Year in an amount at least
equal to the greater of (A) the average of such individual's bonuses under the Company's Management Incentive Plan and any comparable bonuses under any successor plan thereto (including the Plan) for each Year during the three preceding Years in which the
individual participated in such plan, or (B) the Covered Employee's Target Award, and |
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(ii) each individual whose employment terminated during such Year as a result of retirement, disability, or death and who was a Covered Employee at the time of such termination
shall be entitled to receive an award under this Section 13(c)(ii) for such partial Year in an amount at least equal to the greater of (A) the average of such individual's bonuses under the Company's Management Incentive Plan and any comparable bonuses
under any successor plan thereto (including the Plan) for each Year during the three preceding Years in which the individual participated in such plan, or (B) the Covered Employee's Target Award, multiplied in either case by a fraction the numerator of
which is the number of months (whole or partial) in such Year through the date of such termination and the denominator of which is 12. |
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(d) |
If such Change in Control occurs before the designation of Covered Employees for such Year, the Covered Employees designated for the previous Year as in effect at the end of such previous Year shall be applicable and shall be used in
calculating awards provided for under Section 13(c). |
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(e) |
If, after the occurrence of a Change in Control, the Plan is continued in effect without material amendment and the Board of Directors and the Committee confirm that the Plan will be interpreted and administered substantially in
accordance with past practices, then payment of awards to which individuals may become entitled under subparagraph (c) of this Section 13 shall be made in accordance with Section 10 above. If, however, the Plan is terminated, suspended or materially
amended, or if the Board of Directors and the Committee do not so confirm after the occurrence of a Change in Control, then payment of awards to which individuals may become entitled under subparagraph (c) of this Section 13 shall be made as promptly as
practicable, but not more than 30 days, after such Change in Control. |
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(f) |
In the event of a Change in Control, nothing in this Section 13 shall preclude the payment of Incentive Awards under the Plan or otherwise in an amount in excess of the amount required to be paid under this Section 13. |
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(g) |
The Company shall promptly reimburse an individual entitled to an Incentive Award or other awards under this Section 13 for all legal fees and expenses reasonably incurred in successfully seeking to obtain or enforce any right or benefit
provided under this Section 13. |
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Unfunded Plan |
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The Plan shall be an unfunded plan. Benefits under the Plan shall be paid from the general assets of the Corporation. The Corporation
may establish a trust pursuant to a trust agreement and make contributions thereto for the purpose of assisting the Corporation in meeting its obligations hereunder. Any such trust agreement shall contain procedures to the following effect: |
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(a) |
In the event of the insolvency of the Corporation, the trust fund will be available to pay the claims of any creditor of the Corporation to whom a distribution may be made in accordance with state and federal bankruptcy laws. The
Corporation shall be deemed to be "insolvent" if the Corporation is subject to a pending proceeding as a debtor under the Federal Bankruptcy Code (or any successor federal statute) or any state bankruptcy code. In the event that the Corporation becomes
insolvent, the Board of Directors and chief executive officer of the Corporation shall notify the trustee of the event as soon as practicable. Upon receipt of such notice, or if the trustee receives other written allegations of the Corporation's
insolvency, the trustee shall cease making payments of benefits from the trust fund, shall hold the trust fund for the benefit of the Corporation's creditors, and shall take such steps as are necessary to determine within 30 days whether the Corporation
is insolvent. In the case of the trustee's actual knowledge of or other determination of the Corporation's insolvency, the trustee will deliver assets of the trust fund to satisfy claims of the Corporation's creditors as directed by a court of competent
jurisdiction. |
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(b) |
The trustee shall resume payments of benefits under the trust agreement only after the trustee has determined that the Corporation is not insolvent (or is no longer insolvent, if the trustee had previously determined the Corporation to be
insolvent) or upon receipt of an order of a court of competent jurisdiction requiring such payment. If the trustee discontinues payment of benefits pursuant to clause (a), above, and subsequently resumes such payment, the first payment on account of a
Covered Employee following such discontinuance shall include an aggregate amount equal to the difference between the payments which would have been made on account of such Covered Employee by the Corporation during any such period of discontinuance, plus
interest on such amount at a rate equivalent to the net rate of return earned by the trust fund during the period of such discontinuance. |
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15. |
Termination, Suspension and Amendment |
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(a) |
The Board of Directors may at any time and from time to time alter, amend, suspend or terminate the Plan; provided, however, that no provision of the Plan relating to a Change in Control nor any definition of a term used in any such
provision may be altered, amended, suspended, or terminated after the occurrence of a Change in Control and further provided that unless the Board of Directors specifically provides otherwise, any revision or amendment that would cause the Plan to fail to
comply with the requirements of any applicable law, regulation or rule if such amendment were not approved by the shareholders of the Company shall not be effective unless and until such shareholder approval is obtained. |
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(b) |
No amendment, suspension, or termination of the Plan shall adversely affect any right or obligation with respect to an Incentive Award theretofore made, or required to be made after the occurrence of a Change in Control, including without
limitation, the right to receive payment of Incentive Awards in accordance with Section 13 above. |
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16. |
No Right to Employment or Participation |
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(a) |
No provision of the Plan nor any action taken by the Committee or the Company pursuant to the Plan shall give or be construed as giving any salaried employee of the Corporation any right to be retained in the employ of the Company or of
any Subsidiary, or affect or limit the right of the Company to terminate such employment. |
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(b) |
No employee of the Corporation shall have the right to be selected to participate in the Plan. |
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17. |
Legal Construction |
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(a) |
If any provision of the Plan shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of the Plan, and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid
provision had not been included. |
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(b) |
The Plan and all Incentive Awards or other awards under the Plan shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New Jersey (without regard to legislative or judicial conflict of law rules of any state),
except to the extent superseded by federal law. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused its duly authorized officers to adopt the Vulcan Materials Company Executive Incentive Plan
this 26th day of March, 2001. |
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VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY |
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ATTEST: |