-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, UJWlqKkx7vieTvjz9hX1fBwQO8O7RXnfJ/fFJNZBsRuHOcj81FOnSl1YVW0EZgoI c/DlzUg0qhdO3LObpXZDKQ== 0000103973-97-000003.txt : 19970409 0000103973-97-000003.hdr.sgml : 19970409 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000103973-97-000003 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: DEF 14A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19961231 FILED AS OF DATE: 19970407 SROS: NYSE FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VULCAN MATERIALS CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000103973 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MINING, QUARRYING OF NONMETALLIC MINERALS (NO FUELS) [1400] IRS NUMBER: 630366371 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NJ FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: DEF 14A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-04033 FILM NUMBER: 97575417 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE METROPLEX DR CITY: BIRMINGHAM STATE: AL ZIP: 35209 BUSINESS PHONE: 2058773000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 530187 CITY: BIRMINGHAM STATE: AL ZIP: 35253-0187 DEF 14A 1 SCHEDULE 14A (Rule 14a-101) INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. ) Filed by the registrant [X] Filed by a party other than the registrant [ ] Check the appropriate box: [ ] Preliminary proxy statement [X] Definitive proxy statement [X] Definitive additional materials [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-11(c) or Rule 14a-12 [ ] Confidential, For Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2)) VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY (Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Payment of filing fee (Check the appropriate box): [X} No fee required. [ ] Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(4) and 0-11. (1) Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies: (2) Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies: (3) Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11: (4) Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction: (5) Total Fee Paid: [ ] Fee Paid Previously with preliminary materials. Pursuant to Item 304 of Regulation S-T, the following is an appendix listing and providing a narrative description of all image information which appears in the 1997 Proxy Statement. The boxes appearing in the section entitled "NOMINEES FOR ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS" represent photographs of the individuals discussed in this section. In the section entitled "Shareholder Return Performance Presentation", a graph appears that illustrates comparative total returns to shareholders. There is a table giving the coordinates of this graph. A paper copy has been provided to the Securities and Exchange Commission. April 7, 1997 To Our Shareholders: You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting of the Shareholders of Vulcan Materials Company, which will be held at the AmSouth Sonat Tower, 1900 5th Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama, on Friday, May 16, 1997, at 10:00 a.m., Central Daylight Time. The formal Notice of the Annual Meeting, the Proxy Statement and a proxy accompany this letter. We hope that you will be present at the meeting. Whether or not you plan to attend, however, please execute and return your proxy so that the Company may be assured of the presence of a quorum at the meeting. A postage-prepaid envelope is enclosed for your convenience in replying. The prompt return of your proxy will be greatly appreciated. The Annual Report of your Company for 1996 is enclosed. We trust you will find it interesting and informative. Sincerely yours, H. A. SKLENAR Chairman of the Board DONALD M. JAMES President and Chief Executive Officer NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD MAY 16, 1997 To the Shareholders of the Company: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting (the "Annual Meeting") of the Shareholders of Vulcan Materials Company (the "Company") will be held in the auditorium at the AmSouth Sonat Tower, 1900 5th Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama, on Friday, May 16, 1997, at 10:00 a.m., Central Daylight Time, for the following purposes: 1. To elect two (2) directors each to serve for a term of three (3) years until the Annual Meeting of the Shareholders in 2000 and one (1) director to serve a term of two (2) years until the Annual Meeting of the Shareholders in 1999 and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. 2. To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditors for 1997. 3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting. Holders of record of the Common Stock of the Company at the close of business on March 21, 1997, are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting may be adjourned from time to time without notice other than announcement at the meeting, or any adjournment thereof, and any business for which notice is hereby given may be transacted at any such adjournment. By Order of the Board of Directors, WILLIAM F. DENSON, III Secretary One Metroplex Drive Birmingham, Alabama 35209 April 7, 1997 NOTE -- Please sign, date and return your proxy as promptly as possible whether you own one or many shares. PROXY STATEMENT FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD MAY 16, 1997 The accompanying proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors of Vulcan Materials Company (the " Company") for use at the Annual Meeting of the Shareholders of the Company (the "Annual Meeting") to be held at the AmSouth Sonat Tower, 1900 5th Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama, at 10:00 a.m., Central Daylight Time, on Friday, May 16, 1997, and any adjournments thereof. A shareholder giving a proxy may revoke it at any time before it is voted by sending a letter of revocation to the Secretary of the Company, in care of First Chicago Trust Company of New York, P. O. Box 8060, Edison, New Jersey 08818-9039. A proxy may also be revoked by signing and returning a ballot at the Annual Meeting or by signing a proxy with a more recent date than that of the proxy first given and returning it to the inspectors of election. Attendance at the Annual Meeting by itself will not revoke a proxy. The mailing address of the principal executive office of the Company is P. O. Box 530187, Birmingham, Alabama 35253-0187. The approximate date on which this Proxy Statement and the proxy are to be first mailed to shareholders is April 7, 1997. GENERAL INFORMATION On March 21, 1997, the record date for the Annual Meeting, the number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company was 33,857,425. The holders of each outstanding share of Common Stock of the Company on such date are entitled to one vote per share with respect to each matter to be considered at the Annual Meeting. A majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, represented in person or by proxy, is required to constitute a quorum at the Annual Meeting. Shares of Common Stock of the Company, represented by proxies which have been properly executed and duly returned, will be counted for purposes of determining a quorum and will be voted at the Annual Meeting as specified by the shareholders. The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by the holders of outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company, present in person or represented by proxy, is necessary to pass each of the matters to be presented at the Annual Meeting. Under New Jersey law, neither an abstention nor a broker non-vote is considered a vote for the purpose of determining a majority of the votes cast on a proposal. Accordingly, abstentions and broker non-votes will reduce the number of affirmative votes required to constitute a majority of votes cast. Duly executed proxies without voting instructions will be voted in accordance with the recommendations of the Board of Directors. As of the date of this Proxy Statement, the Board of Directors does not know of any business to be presented for consideration or action at the Annual Meeting other than that described in this Proxy Statement. The Board of Directors has adopted a policy pursuant to which all proxies, ballots and tabulations relating to shareholder meetings are to be maintained in confidence, except where disclosure may be required by applicable law, where shareholders write comments on their proxy forms, where disclosure is expressly requested by a shareholder, and in limited circumstances as determined by the Board of Directors, such as proxy solicitations not approved and recommended by the Board of Directors. The inspectors of election and the tabulators of all proxies, ballots and voting results that identify shareholders are independent and are not employees of the Company. The costs of soliciting proxies on behalf of the Board of Directors will be borne by the Company. In addition to use of the mails, proxies may be solicited by personal interview, telephone or telegraph. The Company has retained Georgeson & Company Inc. for a fee of $6,500 and the reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses, to assist in the solicitation of proxies from brokerage firms, banks and other institutional holders. The Company will reimburse brokerage firms and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for reasonable expenses incurred in forwarding proxy materials to, and obtaining proxies from, beneficial owners of the Common Stock of the Company. 1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS The By-laws of the Company provide that the Board of Directors shall consist of not fewer than nine nor more than 21 directors, the number of directors within such minimum and maximum limits to be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors has fixed the number of directors of the Company at 11 until May 16, 1997, when the number will become 10. The Company's Certificate of Incorporation (Restated 1988) provides that the Board of Directors shall be divided into three classes, each of which serves for three years, with one class being elected each year. The Board of Directors has nominated two persons for election as directors to serve three-year terms expiring in 2000 and one person for election as a director to serve a two- year term expiring in 1999. 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. The following information about the nominees for director and the directors continuing in office is provided below: (1) their ages as of March 31, 1997; (2) the year they first became directors of the Company; (3) their principal occupations since 1992; (4) other directorships, including any directorship of a company which has a class of securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 15(d) of said Act or is registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940; and (5) memberships on committees of the Board of Directors. HERBERT A. SKLENAR Age 65. Director since 1973. Chairman of the Board of the Company since February, 1997; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from May, 1992 to February, 1997; President and Chief Executive Officer prior thereto. OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS: AmSouth Bancorporation; Protective Life Corporation; Temple-Inland, Inc. COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP: Executive. TERMS EXPIRING IN 2000 MARION H. ANTONINI Age: 66. Director since 1983. Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Welbilt Corporation, Stamford, Connecticut (a manufacturer and distributor of commercial food service equipment and residential furnaces). OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS: Berisford International PLC; Engelhard Corporation; Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS: Compensation; Governance and Succession; Executive; Finance and Pension Funds. JAMES V. NAPIER Age: 60. Director since 1983. 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; HBO & Co.; Intelligent Systems, Inc.; Personnel Group of America, Inc.; Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.; Westinghouse Air Brake Co. COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS: Audit Review; Compensation; Finance and Pension Funds. The Board of Directors of the Company recommends a vote FOR the nominees named above. DIRECTORS CONTINUING IN OFFICE TERMS EXPIRING IN 1999 LIVIO D. DESIMONE Age: 60. Director since 1987. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, Minnesota (a diversified manufacturer). OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS: Cargill, Incorporated; Dayton Hudson Corporation; General Mills, Inc.; Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company. COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS: Compensation; Governance and Succession; Executive; Safety, Health and Environmental Affairs. DONALD M. JAMES Age: 48. Director since 1996. President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since February, 1997; President and Chief Operating Officer from February, 1996 to February, 1997; President of the Company's Southern Division from 1994 to 1996; Senior Vice President, South, Construction Materials Group of the Company from 1995 to 1996; Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the Company from December, 1992 through 1993. ANN D. MCLAUGHLIN Age: 55. Director since 1990. Chairman, 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 1996; Vice Chairman of that organization from 1993 to 1996; President, Federal City Council, Washington, D.C. (a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization which is dedicated to improving the nation's capital), from 1990 until 1995; President and Chief Executive Officer, New American Schools Development Corporation, Arlington, Virginia (a private organization which supports the design and establishment of high-performance learning environments), from 1992 until 1993. OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS: AMR Corporation; Donna Karan International, Inc.; Fannie Mae; General Motors Corporation; Harman International Industries, Inc.; Host Marriott Corporation; Kellogg Company; Nordstrom; Potomac Electric Power Company; Sedgwick Group plc; Union Camp Corporation. COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS: Audit Review; Finance and Pension Funds; Safety, Health and Environmental Affairs. TERMS EXPIRING IN 1998 JOHN K. GREENE Age: 67. Director since 1974. Special Principal, William Blair & Company, Chicago, Illinois (an investment banking firm), since 1995; Partner of that company prior thereto. COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS: Audit Review; Governance and Succession; Finance and Pension Funds. DOUGLAS J. MCGREGOR Age: 56. Director since 1992. President and Chief Executive Officer, M. A. Hanna Company, Cleveland, Ohio (an international specialty chemicals company with interests in formulated polymers), since January, 1997; President and Chief Operating Officer of that company prior thereto. OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS: KeyCorp; M. A. Hanna Company. COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS: Audit Review; Compensation; Safety, Health and Environmental Affairs. DONALD B. RICE Age: 57. Director since 1986.(*) President and Chief Executive Officer of UroGenesys, Inc., Santa Monica, California (a biotechnology company developing therapeutics and diagnostic testing for urogenital cancer), since 1996; President and Chief Operating Officer of Teledyne, Inc., Los Angeles, California (a manufacturer of aviation, electronic, industrial, specialty metal and consumer products), from 1993 to 1996; Secretary of the Air Force, from 1989 to 1993. OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS: UroGenesys, Inc.; Wells Fargo & Company; Wells Fargo Bank N.A. COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS: Audit Review; Governance and Succession; Executive; Finance and Pension Funds. (*) 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: 61. Director since 1983. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Engelhard Corporation, Iselin, New Jersey (provider of Environmental Technologies, performance products, Engineered Materials and related services), since January, 1995; President and Chief Executive Officer of that company prior thereto. OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS: Engelhard Corporation; Ingersoll-Rand Company; Louisiana Land & Exploration Company; Minorco; Perkin-Elmer Corporation; Summit Bancorporation; Summit Bank. COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS: Compensation; Governance and Succession; Executive; Safety, Health and Environmental Affairs. BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEES In 1996, the Board of Directors held five meetings. In addition, the Board of Directors has established six standing committees which have the responsibilities set forth below. 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 met two times in 1996. 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 two times during 1996. 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. 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 five times during 1996. 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 1998 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 7, 1997. The Governance and Succession Committee met three times during 1996. 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 1996. 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 1996. 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 actually attended. 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 them of their compensation as directors may be deferred for certain periods or until they cease to be directors. Currently, four 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 under the Deferred Compensation Plan are in the form of 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 (see the definition of "Change in Control" on page 22) 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 will evidence 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 will 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 value of the deferred stock units is dependent upon the fair market value of the shares of Common Stock of the Company, and therefore is subject to market fluctuations in the value of the Company's Common Stock until the date of distribution. The total number of shares of Common Stock of the Company reserved for issuance pursuant to the Deferred Stock Plan is 100,000, subject to adjustment in the event of a stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization or recapitalization. The Company had in effect until 1996 a compensation plan for nonemployee directors who have retired from the Board of Directors. This plan provided for lifetime annual payments equal to the retainer being paid nonemployee directors at the time of the director's retirement from the Board of Directors. This plan has been terminated by the Company such that no current or future nonemployee directors are eligible to participate in it. The accrued benefits under this plan for all existing directors were rolled over to the directors' accounts under the Deferred Compensation Plan last year. No future accruals or payments will be made to directors under this plan. Payments will continue to be made to those directors who retired from the Board of Directors prior to 1996 in accordance with the terms of the plan. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS 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. NAME AND ADDRESS OF AMOUNT AND NATURE OF PERCENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNER BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP CLASS State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance 3,677,400 shares (1) 10.9% Company and Affiliates One State Farm Plaza Bloomington, Illinois 61710 AmSouth Bancorporation 3,358,718 shares (2) 9.9% AmSouth Sonat Tower Birmingham, Alabama 35203 INVESCO PLC 2,637,175 (3) 7.8% 11 Devonshire Square London EC2M 4YR England Gerald Ratner, as Attorney and Agent 2,402,517 shares (4) 7.1% 222 North LaSalle Street Chicago, Illinois 60601 (1) Based on information contained in the Schedule 13G, dated January 6, 1997, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The total includes 2,791,200 shares over which State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company holds sole voting and dispositive power, 399,800 shares over which State Farm Investment Management Corp. holds sole voting and dispositive power, and 486,400 shares over which State Farm Employees Savings and Thrift Plan holds sole voting and dispositive power. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company and each of the various affiliated entities listed on Exhibit A to the Schedule 13G 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 13G, dated February 14, 1997, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The total consists exclusively of shares of Common Stock held by estates and trusts of which either AmSouth Bank of Alabama, AmSouth Bank of Florida or AmSouth Bank of Tennessee, each 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 of Alabama has shared voting power with respect to 3,339,718 shares and shared dispositive power with respect to 2,872,873 shares. (3) Based on information contained in a Schedule 13G, dated February 10, 1997, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. INVESCO PLC has shared voting and dispositive power with respect to such shares with its subsidiaries INVESCO North American Group Ltd., INVESCO Group Services, Inc., INVESCO, Inc., INVESCO North American Holdings, Inc. and INVESCO Capital Management, Inc., a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. (4) The Company has been advised by Gerald Ratner that Lester Crown, members of his family, and certain partnerships and trusts associated with the Crown family are the beneficial owners of 2,402,517 shares of the Common Stock of the Company. Such persons, including Mr. Crown, disclaim that they act as a group for purposes of Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise and disclaim that any one of such persons is the beneficial owner of shares owned by any other such person. SECURITY HOLDINGS OF MANAGEMENT The following table sets forth information, unless otherwise indicated, as of March 1, 1997, regarding Common Stock and stock-based holdings of the directors, the chief executive officer and the four other most highly compensated executive officers which are based on the Common Stock of the Company. The "Stock" column shows beneficial ownership, direct and indirect, and the "Total" column shows all stock-based holdings, including those in the "Stock" column. The value of their total holdings will increase or decrease with changes in the price of the Company's Common Stock. COMMON STOCK AND TOTAL STOCK-BASED HOLDINGS (1) NAME STOCK (2) TOTAL (3) Marion H. Antonini 3,850 25,741 Peter J. Clemens, III 40,487 52,999 Livio D. DeSimone 1,050 13,845 Michael J. Ferris (4) 30,275 34,733 John K. Greene 24,576 (5) 28,073 (5) Donald M. James 5,441 15,743 Daniel J. Leemon 28,618 39,399 Richard H. Leet 2,250 6,278 Douglas J. McGregor 450 (6) 7,694 (6) Ann D. McLaughlin 485 8,064 James V. Napier 1,050 3,576 Donald B. Rice 650 (7) 2,853 (7) Herbert A. Sklenar 119,564 154,243 Orin R. Smith 1,050 12,672 All Directors and Executive Officers as a group (25 persons) 360,410 (8) 582,567 (1) None of the directors or executive officers listed in the table individually own in excess of 1% of the outstanding Common Stock of the Company. (2) With respect to employees of the Company, includes shares held under the Company's Thrift Plan for Salaried Employees on February 28, 1997, to the extent the beneficial ownership was vested in the persons listed. Also includes shares beneficially owned by spouses of persons listed and other relatives living in their households, whether or not interest in such shares is disclaimed by the person listed. (3) With respect to the holdings of nonemployee directors, includes stock equivalents as to which there are no voting rights and which will be paid totally in cash under the Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors Who Are Not Employees of the Company and deferred stock units held in an account for each nonemployee director pursuant to the Company's Deferred Stock Plan for Nonemployee Directors (both of which are more fully described on page 8 hereof). With respect to executive officers, these totals include shares awarded but not yet earned under the 1991 Long-Range Performance Share Plan (which is more fully described on page 13) which carry no voting or dividend rights. Also includes stock equivalents as to which there are no voting rights and which will be paid totally in cash under the Company's Unfunded Supplemental Benefit Plan for Salaried Employees. (4) Mr. Ferris resigned effective January 5, 1997, and is no longer an employee of the Company. (5) Includes 4,400 shares of the Common Stock of the Company held by John K. Greene and a bank, as trustees under a trust created by Mr. Greene's mother. Mr. Greene is an income beneficiary of this trust and has a special power of appointment over the trust assets. Also includes a total of 3,700 shares which are held in three trusts of which Mr. Greene and another individual are co-trustees. (6) Two hundred of these shares are held in a trust of which Mr. McGregor is the trustee. (7) Four hundred of these shares are held in a retirement trust of which Dr. Rice is the trustee and full beneficiary. (8) The Common Stock holdings of all directors and executive officers as a group represents 1.7% of the outstanding Common Stock of the Company. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION The following table sets forth information concerning the annual and long-term compensation for Mr. Sklenar and the four other executive officers of the Company who were the most highly compensated for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE LONG-TERM ANNUAL COMPENSATION COMPENSATION OPTIONS LTIP ALL OTHER NAME AND GRANTED (2) PAYOUTS(3) COMPENSATION (4) PRINCIPAL POSITION YEAR SALARY BONUS (1) (NUMBER) OF SHARES) Herbert A. Sklenar (5) 1996 $650,840 $700,000 60,000 $301,521 $46,034 Chairman of the Board 1995 $600,034 $500,000 $203,072 $36,001 1994 $570,004 $300,000 $274,821 $31,800 Donald M. James (6) 1996 $378,402 $360,000 50,000 $56,108 $7,951 President and 1995 $225,218 $150,000 $28,792 $3,517 Chief Executive Officer 1994 $209,174 $126,500 $22,866 $1,582 Michael J. Ferris (7) 1996 $276,010 $215,466 15,800 $98,414 $17,680 Executive Vice President, 1995 $254,018 $166,000 $64,299 $10,760 Chemicals 1994 $242,208 $15,000 $87,402 $11,088 Peter J. Clemens, III 1996 $273,658 $215,000 15,525 $90,100 $17,466 Executive Vice President 1995 $255,034 $163,000 $61,099 $15,341 and Chief Executive 1994 $243,038 $128,500 $84,878 $12,762 Officer Daniel J. Leemon 1996 $221,510 $151,000 7,400 $80,655 $11,882 President, 1995 $216,684 $125,000 $55,897 $9,800 Midsouth Division 1994 $207,504 $110,000 $64,370 $8,835 (1) Consists of payments made under the Company's Management Incentive Plan ("MIP"). If a Change in Control (see the definition of "Change in Control" on page 22) occurs in a given year, awards already determined by the Compensation Committee for that year will be paid. If the Change in Control occurs after the end of a given year, and the Compensation Committee has not determined an award, participants will be entitled to the entire "target award" (as defined in the MIP). Participants will receive pro rata portions of their target awards if the Change in Control occurs before the end of the given year. (2) See Option Grant Table on page 14 for more detail concerning the option grants. (3) Represents the dollar value of performance shares paid under the Company's 1981 Long-Range Performance Share Plan (the "1981 Plan") and the 1991 Long-Range Performance Share Plan (the "1991 Plan"). Payment of performance share awards is subject to conditions for payment which are set by the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee determined that payment with respect to one-half of the award will 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 will 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 will be made only if the Company's performance in growth in earnings per share or in return on investment places it in at least the 50th percentile in a ranking of companies in the comparison group. However, regardless of the Company's ranking in the comparison group, no payment with respect to the earnings per share half of the award is made if the Company's average earnings per share during the award period is less than the Company's average earnings per share during the five years ended December 31, 1996. Likewise, no payment with respect to the return on investment half of the award is made if the Company's average pretax return on investment is less than the average three-month U.S. Treasury Bill rate during the award period. 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. Pro rata payments of all outstanding awards will be made if, within two years of a Change in Control (see the definition of "Change in Control" on page 22), a participant is terminated under the circumstances described in the 1991 Plan. Until 1996, payments made pursuant to the 1991 Plan were made partially in cash and partially in the Company's Common Stock. The cash portion of the payments was determined based on the average of the daily closing prices of the Company's Common Stock for the 20 trading days ending on the fifth trading day before the date set for payment by the Compensation Committee. The value of the portion of the payments made in the Company's Common Stock is based on the average of the high and low trading prices of the stock on the date of payment. Payments made in 1996 and thereafter will be made entirely in Common Stock. (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 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 1996: Mr. Sklenar $6,000, Mr. James $1,500, Mr. Ferris $6,000, Mr. Clemens $6,000 and Mr. Leemon $4,500. The following amounts were accrued pursuant to the Supplemental Plan during 1996: Mr. Sklenar $40,034, Mr. James $6,451, Mr. Ferris $11,680, Mr. Clemens $11,466 and Mr. Leemon $7,382. (5) Mr. Sklenar served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer until February, 1997, when he relinquished the title of Chief Executive Officer. (6) Mr. James was elected to the office of President and Chief Executive Officer by the Board of Directors in February, 1997. From February, 1996 until February, 1997, Mr. James served as President and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to that time he served as Senior Vice President, South, Construction Materials Group and President of the Southern Division. (7) Mr. Ferris resigned effective January 5, 1997, and is no longer an employee of the Company.
OPTION GRANTS IN 1996 The following table sets forth each grant of stock options during 1996 to Mr. Sklenar and the other named executive officers:
NUMBER OF SECURITIES % OF TOTAL EXERCISE OR EXPIRATION GRANT DATE NAME UNDERLYING SHARES BASE PRICE DATE PRESENT OPTIONS GRANTED VALUE ($) (2) GRANTED (1) H. A. Sklenar 60,000 13.96 $56.56 05/17/06 694,302 D. M. James 50,000 11.63 $56.56 05/17/06 578,585 M. J. Ferris (3) 15,800 3.68 $56.56 05/17/06 182,833 P. J. Clemens, III 13,425 3.12 $56.56 05/17/06 155,350 2,100 0.49 $57.94 06/26/06 24,893 15,525 3.61 180,243 D. J. Leemon 7,400 1.72 $56.56 05/17/06 85,631 (1) Reflects nonqualified options granted pursuant to the Company's 1996 Long-Term Incentive Plan. The option exercise price of all options granted equals the fair market value of the shares of Common Stock of the Company on the date of grant. The options are subject to vesting in 20% increments over a five-year period, unless accelerated upon the optionee's death, disability or retirement or upon a change in control of the Company. (2) Pursuant to the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Company has elected to provide a grant date present value for these option grants determined by the Black-Scholes pricing model. The assumptions utilized in this model include: an expected volatility of 14.7% (derived by using daily stock prices for the historical period of six years preceding the grant date), a dividend yield of 2.9%, an interest rate of 6.5% (the interpolated rate on a U.S. Treasury note with a maturity date of six years from the grant date), and an expected time of exercise of six years from grant date. The Company does not believe that the values estimated by the Black-Scholes model, or any other model, will necessarily be indicative of the values to be realized by an executive. (3) Mr. Ferris resigned from the Company effective January 5, 1997. Since none of his options were vested at the time of his resignation, all of the options granted were forfeited.
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 significant improvements in the Company's 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 the 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, makes awards under the 1996 Plan and authorizes 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 1995 base salaries of the Senior Executives were increased in 1996 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 1996 was slightly above 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. Sklenar does not participate in setting his own salary. In 1996, the Committee increased Mr. Sklenar's salary based on its consideration of his performance with respect to a number of factors, including significant improvement in the Company's financial performance. 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 contribute most to 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 12 1/2% 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 Compensation 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. The amount of an individual award is determined on the basis of overall corporate or profit center or group performance and the individual's personal performance. During 1996, the Committee adopted Economic Profit ("EP") as the primary financial performance measure upon which awards from the Management Incentive Plan will be based. It is the view of the Committee and management that improvement in Economic Profit is closely correlated with an increase in shareholder wealth. EP is derived by subtracting a capital charge from the Company's net operating profit after taxes. EP performance for 1996 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. In order to implement the EP-based incentive plan, the Committee adopted for 1996 and 1997 a transitional minimum payment arrangement under which bonus payments will not be less than they would have been under the six objective financial performance factors used by the Committee in prior years. 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 will be debited or credited to reflect EP and individual performance, and one-half of the resulting account balance will be paid to the participant. The remaining account balance will be carried forward for use in determining payments in subsequent years. In establishing the 1996 Management Incentive Plan awards, the Committee reviewed with the Chief Executive Officer management's recommendations concerning the bonuses to be awarded and the target bonuses established for each position. These recommendations do not include any recommendations with respect to the Chief Executive Officer. The Management Incentive Plan payment to Mr. Sklenar with respect to 1996 was determined as described above. In addition, the Committee independently evaluated Mr. Sklenar's performance, including his leadership in improving net cash provided by operations, net earnings and earnings per share, all of which were at record levels for the Company. Based on 1996 performance, Mr. Sklenar's payment under the Management Incentive Plan was 106% of his base salary or 177% of the target bonus established for him under the Management Incentive Plan. 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. No further awards will be made under the 1991 Plan. At the Annual Meeting in May, 1996, the shareholders approved the adoption of the 1996 Plan, and the first awards were made to Senior Executives. 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 1996, long-term incentive awards were made exclusively in the form of nonqualified stock options. The value of such stock option awards were determined formulistically. The value of stock options awarded is equal to a percentage of the base salary market rate for each Senior Executive. Generally, this percentage becomes greater as the level of the Senior Executive's responsibility increases. The nonqualified stock options granted in 1996, 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 options were granted at the prevailing market price and 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 the Company's Common Stock, but carries no voting or dividend rights. The Committee has established conditions for payment and selected a group of companies to which the Company's performance is compared over the five-year award period. The companies in the Wilshire Materials and Services Index, which was 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 formulistic 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 is greater as the level of the Senior Executive's responsibility increases. Payment with respect to one-half of each performance share award is 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 is based on a comparison of the Company's return on investment performance with the return on investment performance of the comparison companies. In May, 1996, the Committee determined that conditions established with respect to performance shares awarded in 1991 had been met to the extent that 49% 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 74th percentile in return on investment, and at the 56th percentile in growth in earnings per share with respect to a comparison group of companies chosen by the Committee at the time of the award. However, no portion of the half based upon earnings per share was earned because the Company's average earnings during the five-year award period were less than the average earnings in the five years preceding the award period. The performance share payment made to Mr. Sklenar in 1996 was the same percentage that was paid to all other participants in the Plan. The Committee will determine later this spring the extent to which conditions have been satisfied with regard to performance shares awarded in 1992 and the number of performance shares earned. 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 four other highest paid executive officers. To date, none of the executives named in the Summary Compensation Table, with the exception of Mr. Sklenar, 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" and remain fully deductible, despite the new limitation. The Management Incentive Plan has been approved by the shareholders and satisfies several, but not all, of the criteria necessary to be deemed "qualified performance-based compensation." The Committee will continue to study possible revisions to the Management Incentive Plan that would result in all payments under that plan being fully deductible. COMPENSATION COMMITTEE O. R. Smith, Chairman M. H. Antonini L. D. DeSimone R. H. Leet D. J. McGregor J. V. Napier 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 Index ("Wilshire M&S") for the period commencing December 31, 1991, and ending on December 31, 1996. All of these indices have been calculated by Wilshire Associates, Incorporated. The Wilshire M&S Index is a market capitalization weighted index 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 Index is one of nine sectors that make up the Wilshire 5000. The graph assumes that the index value of the investment in the Company's Common Stock and each index was 100 on December 31, 1991, and that all dividends have been reinvested. COMPARATIVE TOTAL RETURNS TO SHAREHOLDERS CUMULATIVE RETURN INDEX The aforementioned line graph is represented by the following coordinates: INDEX AS OF DECEMBER 31 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Vulcan (VMC) 100 138 138 153 179 194 S&P 500 Index 100 108 118 120 165 203 Wilshire M&S 100 107 119 117 146 167 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 1996 due to the full funding limitations imposed by federal law. Under Section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code, the maximum benefit allowable under the Retirement Plan for an employee retiring at age 65 in 1996 is $120,000, an amount which may change each year in accordance with a determination made by the Internal Revenue Service. In addition, Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code limits the amount of an employee's compensation which may be taken into account under the Retirement Plan to $150,000, 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 Internal Revenue 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 in Control of the Company (see the definition of "Change in Control" on page 22 below) if, simultaneously with or subsequent to the Change in 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, 1996, 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 15 YEARS 20 YEARS 25 YEARS 30 YEARS 35 YEARS 40 YEARS $100,000 25,200 33,600 40,650 47,700 54,750 58,000 150,000 37,800 50,400 60,975 71,550 82,125 87,000 200,000 50,400 67,200 81,300 95,400 109,500 116,000 250,000 63,000 84,000 101,625 119,250 136,875 145,000 300,000 75,600 100,800 121,950 143,100 164,250 174,000 350,000 88,200 117,600 142,275 166,950 191,625 203,000 400,000 100,800 134,400 162,600 190,800 219,000 232,000 500,000 126,000 168,000 203,250 238,500 273,750 290,000 600,000 151,200 201,600 243,900 286,200 328,500 348,000 700,000 176,400 235,200 284,550 333,900 383,250 406,000 800,000 201,600 268,800 325,200 381,600 438,000 464,000 900,000 226,800 302,400 365,850 429,300 492,750 522,000 1,000,000 252,000 336,000 406,500 477,000 547,500 580,000 The benefit service accruals used to determine benefits under the Retirement Plan as of December 31, 1996, for Mr. Sklenar and four other executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table are shown below. YEARS OF BENEFIT SERVICE NAME AS OF 12/31/96 Herbert A. Sklenar 24 6/12 Donald M. James 4 0/12 Michael J. Ferris(1) 25 7/12 Peter J. Clemens, III 19 5/12 Daniel J. Leemon 15 5/12 (1) Mr. Ferris resigned effective January 5, 1997, and is no longer an employee of the Company. EMPLOYEE SPECIAL SEVERANCE PLAN The Company's Employee Special Severance Plan (the "Special Severance Plan") became effective in 1990, following adoption by the Board of Directors. The Special Severance Plan covers all full-time salaried employees, including the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table, and is designed to reassure participants in the event of a Change in Control (as defined below) of the Company, so that they can continue to focus their time and energy on business-related concerns rather than personal concerns. A Change in Control is defined as (1) the acquisition by any person, entity or group of 25% or more of the outstanding shares of Company stock or the combined voting power of the Company's outstanding voting securities, unless a majority of the continuing directors determines that this acquisition does not constitute a Change in Control; (2) the continuing directors cease to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors; (3) approval by the Board of Directors of (a) a merger, consolidation or reorganization of the Company, after which either (i) the continuing directors do not constitute a majority of the directors of the surviving corporation, or (ii) any person, entity or group controls more than 25% of the combined voting power, ( b) any sale, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the Company's assets, or (c) any plan or proposal for the Company's dissolution or liquidation, unless a majority of the continuing directors determine that such merger, consolidation, reorganization, sale, lease, other transfer, liquidation or dissolution shall not be deemed a Change in Control for purposes of the Special Severance Plan. A participant is entitled to benefits under the Special Severance Plan if, within two years after a Change in Control, the participant's employment is terminated without substantial cause ("Substantial Cause") or is voluntarily terminated by the participant for good reason ("Good Reason"). Substantial Cause is defined as: (1) the participant's willful and continued failure to substantially perform his duties after receiving a written demand for substantial performance; (2) the participant's willful engaging in an act of gross misconduct which is demonstrably injurious to the Company; or (3) the participant's commission of an act of fraud intended to result in substantial personal enrichment. Good Reason is defined as: (1) the assignment to the participant of duties that are materially inconsistent with his position or a change in the participant's title or office without his consent; (2) a reduction in the participant's salary or the Company's failure to increase the participant's salary by a specified percentage and by a specified date; (3) a change in the participant's principal work location to a location more than 50 miles from his current principal work location; (4) the Company's failure to maintain any benefit or compensation plan (collectively, "Plans") in which the participant was participating, a reduction of the participant's benefits under the Plans, or the failure to provide the participant the number of vacation days to which he is entitled; (5) the Company's failure to pay the participant any compensation within seven days of its due date; (6) the Company's failure to require any successor to the Company to assume the obligations pursuant to the Special Severance Plan; or (7) the Company's termination of the participant in a manner inconsistent with the Special Severance Plan. Benefits under the Special Severance Plan include a lump-sum payment upon termination which, in the case of executives of the Company whose compensation is determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, would be equal to two years' base salary. The lump-sum payments made to other participants would be equal to two and one-half weeks' base salary times the participant's years of service, subject to a maximum of two years' base salary and a minimum ranging from one-fourth year's base salary to one year's base salary, depending upon the participant's position with the Company. (The Special Severance Plan also contains limitations on benefits which are designed to prevent the payments made under the Special Severance Plan, when added to payments which may be made to employees under other Company plans in the event of a Change in Control, from exceeding certain limits imposed by the Internal Revenue Code.) Benefits under the Special Severance Plan also include the maintenance bythe Company of all life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance and medical, dental and prescription drug plans in which the participant was entitled to participate for up to one year from a participant's termination. The Special Severance Plan is unfunded, but contains provisions which allow for the creation of a trust to help ensure the payment of benefits under the Special Severance Plan. 2. RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS Upon recommendation of the Audit Review Committee, which is composed of directors who are not officers 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 1997 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 changes in consolidated financial position 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, Deloitte Haskins & Sells and Haskins & Sells, 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 the proposal to ratify its independent auditors. COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT 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, 1996, and on the written representations made by such persons that no other reports were required, the Company is not aware of any instances of noncompliance with Section 16(a) by such persons. SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR 1998 To be eligible for inclusion in the Company's Proxy Statement and form of proxy for its 1998 annual meeting, a shareholder's proposal must be received by the Company at its principal office no later than December 7, 1997. Proposals should be addressed to William F. Denson, III, Secretary, P. O. Box 530187, Birmingham, Alabama 35253-0187. VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY WILLIAM F. DENSON, III Secretary One Metroplex Drive Birmingham, Alabama 35209 April 7, 1997 NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING AND PROXY STATEMNET ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS MAY 16, 1997 VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY PROXY VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS MAY 16, 1997 THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY The undersigned hereby appoints LIVIO D. DeSIMONE, HERBERT A. SKLENAR 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 1997 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held May 16, 1997, and at any adjournments or adjournments thereof, on all matters coming before said meeting as set forth on the opposite side of this card. Election of Directors Nominees for Election as Directors: Herbert A. Sklenar, Marion H. Antonini and James V. Napier You are encouraged to specify your choices by marking the appropriate boxes (SEE REVERSE SIDE), but you NEED NOT MARK any boxes if you wish to VOTE IN ACCORDANCE with the Board of Directors' recommendations. Please mark, sign, date, and return this Proxy promptly using the enclosed envelope. SEE REVERSE SIDE DETACH HERE ABOVE IS YOUR PROXY CARD X votes as in this example. This Proxy when properly executed will be voted in the manner directed herein. If no direction is given, this Proxy will be voted FOR all of the Board of Directors' nominees and FOR proposal 2. The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR its nominees and FOR proposal 2. FOR WITHHELD 1. Election of Directors. (See reverse) For, except vote withheld from the following nominee(s): FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 2. Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditors for the year 1997. Please sign name(s) exactly as printed hereon. If shares are held jointly, each shareholder must sign. If signing as an attorney, administrator, executor, guardian, or trustee, please give full title as such. SIGNATURE(S) DATE DETACH HERE TO VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY SHAREHOLDERS: Attached above is your 1997 Vulcan Materials Company proxy card. Please read both sides of the card and mark, SIGN, and date it. Then detach and return it promptly, using the enclosed envelope. We urge you to vote your shares. You are invited to attend the 1997 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Friday, May 16, 1997, at 10:00 a.m. at the AmSouth Sonat Tower, 1900 5th Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama 35203. Thank you in advance for voting on these important issues. William F. Denson, III Secretary DON'T FORGET TO SIGN AND DATE THIS PROXY. VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY NOTICE TO THRIFT PLAN PARTICIPANTS OF MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS VOTING INSTRUCTION INFORMATION As a participant in the Company's Thrift Plan for Salaried Employees (the "Thrift Plan"), you have the right to direct the Trustee under the Thrift Plan as to how certain shares of the Company's Common Stock represented by moneys standing to your credit under the Thrift Plan as of February 28, 1997, should be voted at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The number of such shares is shown on the enclosed voting instruction card. The Annual Meeting will be held at the AmSouth Sonat Tower, 1900 5th Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama, on Friday, May 16, 1997, at 10:00 a.m., Central Daylight Time, for the following purposes: (1) To elect two (2) directors to serve for a term of three years until the Annual Meeting of the Shareholders in 2000 and one (1) director to serve a term of two years until the Annual Meeting of the Shareholders in 1999 and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. (2) To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditors for 1997. (3) To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting. The Thrift Plan Administrative Committee hopes that every participant will take this opportunity to participate in the affairs of the Company by completing, signing and returning the enclosed instruction card, in the envelope provided, to The Northern Trust Company, the Trustee under the Thrift Plan. The directions of any participant will be kept in complete confidence by the Trustee. Common Stock of the Company with respect to which directions are not received by the Trustee prior to the Annual Meeting shall be voted by the Trustee in the same proportion as the shares for which instructions are received. Information of interest to participants in connection with the Annual Meeting is set forth in the enclosed Proxy Statement, which is being distributed to all shareholders of record. The Annual Report of your Company for 1996 also is enclosed. ON BEHALF OF THE THRIFT PLAN ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE, J. WAYNE HOUSTON, CHAIRMAN March 31, 1997 VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY THRIFT PLAN FOR SALARIED EMPLOYEES VOTING INSTRUCTIONS TO THE TRUSTEE THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY The undersigned Thrift Plan participant hereby directs The Northern Trust Company of Chicago, Illinois, Trustee under the Vulcan Materials Company Thrift Plan for Salaried Employees, to vote, in person or by proxy, the shares of stock represented by moneys standing to the credit of the undersigned as of February 28, 1997, and representing his/her own savings and Company contributions, upon all matters at the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 16, 1997, and at any adjournment or adjournments thereof, and without limiting the general direction hereby given, the Trustee is directed to vote with respect to the following matters described in the Voting Instruction Information and Proxy Statement: (1) ELECTION OF DIRECTORS Nominees: Herbert A. Sklenar, Marion H. Antonini and James V. Napier VOTE FOR all nominees listed above, except vote withheld from the following nominee(s) (if any): VOTE WITHHELD from all nominees. (Continued, and to be signed on the reverse side) (Continued from other side) (2) To vote FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditors for the year 1997. (3) To vote, in its discretion, upon such other matters as may properly come before the meeting. IF NO INDICATION IS MADE WITH RESPECT TO THE FOREGOING MATTERS, THE SHARES TO WHICH THIS VOTING INSTRUCTION CARD RELATES WILL BE VOTED BY THE TRUSTEE IN THE SAME PROPORTION AS THE SHARES FOR WHICH INSTRUCTIONS ARE RECEIVED. Number of shares participant is entitled to instruct. Dated , 1997 (Signature) Please sign name exactly as printed immediately to the left. VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY NOTICE TO CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS DIVISIONS SAVINGS PLAN PARTICIPANTS OF MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS VOTING INSTRUCTION INFORMATION As a participant in the Company's Construction Materials Divisions Hourly Employees Savings Plan (the "Savings Plan"), you have the right to direct the Trustee under the Savings Plan as to how certain shares of the Company's Common Stock represented by moneys standing to your credit under the Savings Plan as of February 28, 1997, should be voted at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The number of such shares is shown on the enclosed voting instruction card. The Annual Meeting will be held at the AmSouth Sonat Tower, 1900 5th Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama, on Friday, May 16, 1997, at 10:00 a.m., Central Daylight Time, for the following purposes: (1) To elect two (2) directors to serve for a term of three years until the Annual Meeting of the Shareholders in 2000 and one (1) director to serve a term of two years until the Annual Meeting of the Shareholders in 1999 and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. (2) To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditors for 1997. (3) To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting. The Savings Plan Administrative Committee hopes that every participant will take this opportunity to participate in the affairs of the Company by completing, signing and returning the enclosed instruction card, in the envelope provided, to The Northern Trust Company, the Trustee under the Savings Plan. The directions of any participant will be kept in complete confidence by the Trustee. Common Stock of the Company with respect to which directions are not received by the Trustee prior to the Annual Meeting shall be voted by the Trustee in the same proportion as the shares for which instructions are received. Information of interest to participants in connection with the Annual Meeting is set forth in the enclosed Proxy Statement, which is being distributed to all shareholders of record. The Annual Report of your Company for 1996 also is enclosed. ON BEHALF OF THE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS DIVISIONS SAVINGS PLAN ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE, J. WAYNE HOUSTON, CHAIRMAN March 31, 1997 VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS DIVISIONS HOURLY EMPLOYEES SAVINGS PLAN - VOTING INSTRUCTIONS TO THE TRUSTEE THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY The undersigned Savings Plan participant hereby directs The Northern Trust Company of Chicago, Illinois, Trustee under the Vulcan Materials Company Construction Materials Divisions Hourly Employees Savings Plan, to vote, in person or by proxy, the shares of stock represented by moneys standing to the credit of the undersigned as of February 28, 1997, and representing his/her own savings and Company contributions, upon all matters at the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 16, 1997, and at any adjournment or adjournments thereof, and without limiting the general direction hereby given, the Trustee is directed to vote with respect to the following matters described in the Voting Instruction Information and Proxy Statement: (1) ELECTION OF DIRECTORS Nominees: Herbert A. Sklenar, Marion H. Antonini and James V. Napier VOTE FOR all nominees listed above, except vote withheld from the following nominee(s) (if any): VOTE WITHHELD from all nominees. (Continued, and to be signed on the reverse side) (Continued from other side) (2) To vote FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditors for the year 1997. (3) To vote, in its discretion, upon such other matters as may properly come before the meeting. IF NO INDICATION IS MADE WITH RESPECT TO THE FOREGOING MATTERS, THE SHARES TO WHICH THIS VOTING INSTRUCTION CARD RELATES WILL BE VOTED BY THE TRUSTEE IN THE SAME PROPORTION AS THE SHARES FOR WHICH INSTRUCTIONS ARE RECEIVED. Number of shares participant is entitled to instruct. Dated , 1997 (Signature) Please sign name exactly as printed immediately to the left. VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY NOTICE TO CHEMICALS GROUP SAVINGS PLAN PARTICIPANTS OF MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS VOTING INSTRUCTION INFORMATION As a participant in the Company's Chemicals Group Hourly Employees Savings Plan (the "Savings Plan"), you have the right to direct the Trustee under the Savings Plan as to how certain shares of the Company's Common Stock represented by moneys standing to your credit under the Savings Plan as of February 28, 1997, should be voted at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The number of such shares is shown on the enclosed voting instruction card. The Annual Meeting will be held at the AmSouth Sonat Tower, 1900 5th Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama, on Friday, May 16, 1997, at 10:00 a.m., Central Daylight Time, for the following purposes: (1) To elect two (2) directors to serve for a term of three years until the Annual Meeting of the Shareholders in 2000 and one (1) director to serve a term of two years until the Annual Meeting of the Shareholders in 1999 and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. (2) To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditors for 1997. (3) To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting. The Savings Plan Administrative Committee hopes that every participant will take this opportunity to participate in the affairs of the Company by completing, signing and returning the enclosed instruction card, in the envelope provided, to The Northern Trust Company, the Trustee under the Savings Plan. The directions of any participant will be kept in complete confidence by the Trustee. Common Stock of the Company with respect to which directions are not received by the Trustee prior to the Annual Meeting shall be voted by the Trustee in the same proportion as the shares for which instructions are received. Information of interest to participants in connection with the Annual Meeting is set forth in the enclosed Proxy Statement, which is being distributed to all shareholders of record. The Annual Report of your Company for 1996 also is enclosed. ON BEHALF OF THE CHEMICALS GROUP SAVINGS PLAN ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE, J. WAYNE HOUSTON, CHAIRMAN March 31, 1997 VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY CHEMICALS GROUP HOURLY EMPLOYEES SAVINGS PLAN - VOTING INSTRUCTIONS TO THE TRUSTEE THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY The undersigned Savings Plan participant hereby directs The Northern Trust Company of Chicago, Illinois, Trustee under the Vulcan Materials Company Chemicals Group Hourly Employees Savings Plan, to vote, in person or by proxy, the shares of stock represented by moneys standing to the credit of the undersigned as of February 28, 1997, and representing his/her own savings and Company contributions, upon all matters at the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 16, 1997, and at any adjournment or adjournments thereof, and without limiting the general direction hereby given, the Trustee is directed to vote with respect to the following matters described in the Voting Instruction Information and Proxy Statement: (1) ELECTION OF DIRECTORS Nominees: Herbert A. Sklenar, Marion H. Antonini and James V. Napier VOTE FOR all nominees listed above, except vote withheld from the following nominee(s) (if any): VOTE WITHHELD from all nominees. (Continued, and to be signed on the reverse side) (Continued from other side) (2) To vote FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditors for the year 1997. (3) To vote, in its discretion, upon such other matters as may properly come before the meeting. IF NO INDICATION IS MADE WITH RESPECT TO THE FOREGOING MATTERS, THE SHARES TO WHICH THIS VOTING INSTRUCTION CARD RELATES WILL BE VOTED BY THE TRUSTEE IN THE SAME PROPORTION AS THE SHARES FOR WHICH INSTRUCTIONS ARE RECEIVED. Number of shares participant is entitled to instruct. Dated , 1997 (Signature) Please sign name exactly as printed immediately to the left. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----