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VF CORPORATION
March 17, 1995
Dear Shareholder:
You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders of VF Corporation, which will be held on Tuesday, April 18, 1995,
at The Inn at Reading, Park Road & Warren Street By-Pass, Wyomissing,
Pennsylvania, commencing at 10:30 A.M. Your Board of Directors and management
look forward to greeting personally those shareholders able to attend.
At the meeting, shareholders will be asked to elect three
directors, to approve the 1995 Key Employee Restricted Stock Plan, and to
consider such other matters as may properly come before the meeting. These
matters are discussed in greater detail in the accompanying proxy statement.
Your Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the election of
directors and FOR approval of the 1995 Key Employee Restricted Stock Plan.
Regardless of the number of shares you own or whether you plan
to attend, it is important that your shares be represented and voted at the
meeting. You are requested to sign, date and mail the enclosed proxy promptly.
Your interest and participation in the affairs of the
Corporation are most appreciated.
Sincerely,
L. R. Pugh
Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive Officer
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VF CORPORATION
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
To Be Held April 18, 1995
March 17, 1995
To the Shareholders of VF CORPORATION:
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of VF Corporation will be
held at The Inn at Reading, Park Road & Warren Street By-Pass, Wyomissing,
Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, April 18, 1995, at 10:30 A.M. for the following
purposes:
(1) to elect three directors in accordance with the
By-Laws;
(2) to consider and vote upon approval of the 1995 Key
Employee Restricted Stock Plan; and
(3) to transact such other business as may properly come
before the meeting and at any adjournments thereof.
A copy of the Annual Report for 1994 is enclosed for your
information.
Only shareholders of record as of the close of business on
March 1, 1995 will be entitled to vote at the meeting.
By Order of the Board of Directors
L. M. Tarnoski
Vice President/Secretary
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT
YOU ARE URGED TO SIGN, DATE AND PROMPTLY
RETURN YOUR PROXY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
PROXY STATEMENT
FOR THE 1995 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF VF CORPORATION
This proxy statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation
of proxies by the Board of Directors of VF Corporation to be voted at the
Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Corporation on April 18, 1995 and at any
adjournment or adjournments of the meeting (the "Meeting") for the purposes
described in the foregoing notice of the Meeting. Proxies which are validly
executed by shareholders and which are received by the Corporation prior to the
meeting will be voted in accordance with the instructions contained thereon.
If no instructions are given, a proxy will be voted for the election of the
three nominees proposed for election as directors and for approval of the 1995
Key Employee Restricted Stock Plan (the "Restricted Stock Plan").
The securities entitled to vote at the meeting consist of shares of
Common Stock and Series B ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock ("Series B Stock")
of the Corporation. The outstanding shares at the close of business on March
1, 1995 were 66,112,529, consisting of 64,098,102 shares of Common Stock and
2,014,427 shares of Series B Stock. Each share is entitled to one vote, and
nominees receiving a plurality of the votes cast will be elected as directors.
Only holders of record at the close of business on March 1, 1995 will be
entitled to vote at the Meeting. The holders of a majority of the outstanding
shares must be present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting
in order to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Abstentions
and broker non-votes will be counted for the purpose of determining a quorum
but neither will be counted in the election of directors or in the voting on
the Restricted Stock Plan.
A copy of the Corporation's Annual Report for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1994 accompanies this proxy statement. No material contained in
the Annual Report is to be considered a part of the proxy solicitation
material.
The mailing address of the Corporation's executive office is P.O. Box
1022, Reading, Pennsylvania 19603. The approximate date on which this proxy
statement and the form of proxy were first mailed or given to security holders
was March 17, 1995.
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The three persons listed below have been nominated by the Board of
Directors to serve as directors until the 1998 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
It is the intention of the persons named in the accompanying form of proxy to
vote such proxy for the election as directors of the following nominees. In
the event that any nominee is unable to serve or will not serve as a director,
it is intended that the proxies solicited hereby will be voted for such other
person or persons as may be nominated by management. Vacancies in the Board of
Directors may be filled by the Board of Directors, and any director chosen to
fill a vacancy would hold office until the next election of the class for which
such director had been chosen. J. Berkley Ingram, Jr., a current director
whose term expires at the 1995 Annual Meeting, has attained age 70 and
therefore is not eligible for reelection.
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Year in Which
Service as a
Name Principal Occupation Director Began
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To Serve Until
the 1998 Annual Meeting
Robert D. Buzzell, 61....... Distinguished Professor,
School of Business
Administration - George
Mason University........... 1983
Edward E. Crutchfield, Chairman and Chief Executive
Jr., 53................. Officer, First Union
Corporation................ 1992
Leon C. Holt, Jr., 69....... Former Vice Chairman and
Chief Administrative Officer,
Air Products and Chemicals,
Inc........................ 1983
Dr. Buzzell has served as a Distinguished Professor at the School of
Business Administration of George Mason University since September 1993. Prior
thereto, he served on the faculty of the Harvard Graduate School of Business
Administration since 1961. He was appointed Professor of Business
Administration in 1967 and named to the Sebastian S. Kresge Professorship in
1980. Dr. Buzzell also serves as a director of Interpractice Systems, Inc.
and Harleysville Group Inc. He is a member of the Organization and
Compensation and Pension Advisory Committees of the Board of Directors.
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Mr. Crutchfield joined First Union (a banking and financial services
company) in 1965 and served in various managerial positions until he was named
President of First Union National Bank in 1973. He was named Chief Executive
Officer of the Bank in 1978. He was named President of First Union Corporation
in 1983, Chief Executive Officer in 1984 and Chairman in 1985. Mr.
Crutchfield serves as a director of First Union Corporation, BellSouth
Telecommunications, Inc., The Liberty Corporation, Bernhardt Industries, Inc.,
and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority. He is a trustee of the
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, the Institute of Private
Enterprise-The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Independent
College Fund of North Carolina and serves as Chairman of Johnson C. Smith
University's Campaign For The 90's. He is a member of the Audit, Finance and
Organization and Compensation Committees of the Board of Directors.
Mr. Holt joined Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (an industrial gases
and chemicals company) in 1957. Prior to his election as Vice Chairman and
Chief Administrative Officer in 1978, Mr. Holt served as Vice President and
General Counsel and as Vice President-Administration of that company. Mr. Holt
retired from Air Products and Chemicals in 1990. Mr. Holt is a trustee of the
Allentown Art Museum, the Committee for Economic Development, the Dorothy
Rider-Pool Health Care Trust and the Rider-Pool Foundation and is a member of
the Board of Advisors of the University of Pennsylvania Institute for Law and
Economics. He is a member of the Audit and Finance Committees of the Board of
Directors.
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Year in Which
Service as a
Name Principal Occupation Director Began
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Directors Whose Terms
Expire at the 1996
Annual Meeting
Ursula F. Fairbairn, 52..... Senior Vice President - 1994
Human Resources, Union
Pacific Corporation.......
Barbara S. Feigin, 57....... Executive Vice President, 1987
Grey Advertising Inc......
Robert F. Longbine, 70....... Former President and Chief 1982
Operating Officer,
Champion International
Corporation...............
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Mackey J. McDonald, 48...... President of the Corporation 1993
Lawrence R. Pugh, 62........ Chairman of the Board 1980
and Chief Executive
Officer of the Corporation;
Chairman of the Executive
Committee.................
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Mrs. Fairbairn has served as Senior Vice President of Human Resources
of Union Pacific Corporation (a transportation company) since joining Union
Pacific in 1990. From 1966 until joining Union Pacific, she was employed at
IBM, where she last served as IBM Director of Education and Management
Development. From 1973 to 1974, Mrs. Fairbairn served as a White House Fellow
and Executive Assistant to the Secretary of the Treasury. Mrs. Fairbairn
serves as a Director of Armstrong World Industries, Inc. and Menasha
Corporation. She is a member of the Pension Advisory and Organization and
Compensation Committees of the Board of Directors.
Mrs. Feigin has served as Executive Vice President and a member of the
Agency Policy Council of Grey Advertising since 1983. She joined Grey in 1969,
was elected Vice President in 1972 and Senior Vice President in 1975. Mrs.
Feigin is past Chairman of the Advertising Research Foundation and serves on
the Board of Overseers of Whitman College. Mrs. Feigin also serves as a
director of Circuit City Stores, Inc. She is a member of the Audit and
Organization and Compensation Committees of the Board of Directors.
From 1980 until his retirement in 1987, Mr. Longbine was President and
Chief Operating Officer of Champion International Corporation (a forest
products company). Mr. Longbine is a member of the Executive, Nominating and
Organization and Compensation Committees of the Board of Directors.
Mr. McDonald joined the Lee Division of the Corporation in February
1983 as Assistant Vice President - Product and Technical Services. In April
1984, he was named Vice President - Business Planning of Lee and from October
1984 until December 1986, he served as President of the former Troutman
Division of the Corporation. In December 1986, he was named Executive Vice
President of the Wrangler Division, serving in that capacity until October 1988
when he was named President. He was named a Group Vice President of the
Corporation in February 1991. In October 1993, Mr. McDonald was elected
President and a director of the Corporation. He serves as a member of the
Finance Committee of the Board of Directors.
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Mr. Pugh joined the Corporation as President in February 1980. In
1983, he was named Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of
Directors and was elected Chairman of the Board. He is a director of The Black
& Decker Corporation, Meridian Bancorp, Inc., and UNUM Corporation. Mr. Pugh
is Chairman of the Executive Committee and serves as an ex officio member of
all other committees of the Board except the Audit and Organization and
Compensation Committees.
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Year in Which
Service as a
Name Principal Occupation Director Began
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Directors Whose Terms
Expire at the 1997
Annual Meeting
Roger S. Hillas, 67..... Former Chairman, Meritor
Savings Bank............... 1982
Robert J. Hurst, 49..... General Partner, Management
Committee, Goldman, Sachs
& Co....................... 1994
William E. Pike, 66..... Former Executive Vice
President, J.P. Morgan & Co.
Incorporated............... 1972
M. Rust Sharp, 54....... Partner, Clark, Ladner,
Fortenbaugh & Young
(Attorneys)................ 1984
L. Dudley Walker, 64.... Chairman of the Board,
Bassett-Walker, Inc........ 1984
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From 1988 until December 1992, Mr. Hillas was Chairman and a director
of Meritor Savings Bank. Prior thereto, he was Chairman and a director of PNC
Financial Corp., a Pennsylvania multi-bank holding company, as well as Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer of Provident National Bank (now PNC Bank, N.A.), a
subsidiary of PNC Financial Corp. Mr. Hillas serves as a director of P.H.
Glatfelter Co., Consolidated Rail Corporation, Toll Brothers Inc. and The
Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. He is a member of the Audit and Pension Advisory
Committees of the Board of Directors.
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Mr. Hurst is a general partner and member of the Management Committee
of Goldman, Sachs & Co. (a securities firm), which he joined in 1974 and with
which the Corporation maintains investment banking relations. He became a
general partner in 1980 and head of the Investment Banking Division in 1990.
Mr. Hurst also serves as a director of USF&G Corporation and Sigma-Aldrich
Corporation. He is also Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Clark
University, President of the Board of Trustees of The Jewish Museum, Trustee of
the Whitney Museum of American Art and a member of the Board of Directors of
the Securities Industry Association. He serves as a member of the Finance
Committee of the Board of Directors.
In 1960, Mr. Pike joined Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York,
with which the Corporation maintains banking relationships and certain
investment banking relationships with its affiliates. He served in several
positions with Morgan until February 1986, when he was elected Executive Vice
President of J.P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated, the parent company of Morgan
Guaranty. Mr. Pike retired from J.P. Morgan & Co. in 1989. He also serves as
a director of American States Insurance Company. Mr. Pike is a member of the
Executive, Finance and Organization and Compensation Committees of the Board of
Directors. (Also see Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and
Management.)
Mr. Sharp is a partner in Clark, Ladner, Fortenbaugh & Young, a
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania law firm which provides legal services to the
Corporation. He has been affiliated with the law firm for more than 26 years
and is a director of Pennock Company, a national wholesale florist. Mr. Sharp
is a member of the Executive and Finance Committees of the Board of Directors.
(Also see Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.)
Mr. Walker served as President and Chief Executive Officer of
Bassett-Walker, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Corporation, from 1960
to 1987; he has been a director since 1952 and Chairman of the Board since
1978. Mr. Walker also serves as a director of Crestar Financial Corporation, a
bank holding company, and Crestar Bank. He is a member of the Pension Advisory
Committee of the Board of Directors.
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BOARD MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES
There are currently 14 members of the Board of Directors, although
there will be 13 members at the conclusion of the Annual Meeting due to the
ineligibility under the Corporation's By-Laws of Mr. Ingram to stand for
reelection. During 1994, there were seven meetings of the Board. All members
of the Board attended at least 75% of the total number of meetings of the Board
and all committees on which they served.
The following committees of the Board of Directors have primary
responsibility for audit, nomination or compensation matters.
AUDIT COMMITTEE: This committee has primary responsibility to review
accounting procedures and methods employed in connection with audit programs
and related management policies. Its duties include (1) selecting the
independent auditors for the Corporation, (2) reviewing the scope of the audit
to be conducted by them, (3) meeting with the independent auditors concerning
the results of their audit and (4) overseeing the scope and adequacy of the
Corporation's system of internal accounting controls. The Audit Committee is
the principal liaison between the Board of Directors and the independent
auditors for the Corporation. The members of the committee are Messrs. Hillas
(Chairman), Crutchfield and Holt and Mrs. Feigin. The committee held two
meetings during 1994.
FINANCE COMMITTEE: This committee monitors and recommends to the
Board the financial policies to be observed in conducting the affairs of the
Corporation. Included among its responsibilities are matters involving
dividend policy, the issuance of securities, capital appropriations, forecasts
and budgets and mergers and acquisitions. Members of the committee are Messrs.
Holt (Chairman), Crutchfield, Hurst, Ingram, McDonald, Pike, Pugh and Sharp.
The committee held six meetings during 1994.
ORGANIZATION AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE: It is the responsibility of
this committee to make a continuing review of the Corporation's compensation
and benefit programs, to consider its organizational structure, including
management development and succession, and to make recommendations to the Board
regarding such programs and structure. This committee also has responsibility
for (1) reviewing and recommending to the Board salary and incentive
compensation for the Corporation's Chief Executive Officer and the other
executive officers named in this proxy statement and (2) reviewing and
recommending to the Board of Directors, short-term and long-term incentive
compensation programs and setting performance goals. The members of the
committee are Mr. Pike (Chairman), Mrs. Feigin, Mrs. Fairbairn and Messrs.
Buzzell,
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Crutchfield, Ingram and Longbine. No member of this committee has ever been
employed by the Corporation. The committee held four meetings during 1994.
NOMINATING COMMITTEE: The responsibilities of this committee include
the screening of potential candidates for director and the recommendation of
candidates to the Board of Directors. The Corporation's By-Laws provide that a
shareholder may nominate a person for election as a director if written notice
of the shareholder's intent to nominate a person for election as a director at
a meeting is received by the Secretary of the Corporation (1) in the case of an
Annual Meeting, not less than 150 days prior to the date of the Annual Meeting
or (2) in the case of a special meeting at which directors are to be elected,
not later than seven days following the day on which notice of the meeting was
first mailed to shareholders. The notice must contain specified information
about the shareholder and the nominee, including such information as would be
required to be included in a proxy statement pursuant to the rules and
regulations established by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"). The committee
will consider suggestions from the Corporation's shareholders, which should be
submitted to the Secretary of the Corporation. The committee may refuse to
take action on such recommendation, in which case the shareholder proposing the
nominee would have to follow the formal procedures set forth in the By-Laws.
The members of the committee are Messrs. Longbine (Chairman), Pike and Pugh.
During 1994, the committee held three meetings.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in any of the
Corporation's previous filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or
the 1934 Act, that might incorporate future filings, including this proxy
statement, in whole or in part, the following report and the Performance Graphs
on page 18 shall not be incorporated by reference into any such filings.
ORGANIZATION AND COMPENSATION
COMMITTEE REPORT
PRINCIPLES OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM
The goal of the Corporation's Executive Compensation Program (the
"Program") is to attract, retain and motivate the Corporation's management team
to produce above average returns for shareholders.
In order to achieve this goal, the Program incorporates three
compensation objectives. First, the Program seeks to offer total compensation
at levels that are competitive with other large U.S.
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based companies with which the Corporation may compete for executive talent.
Based on advice received by the Corporation from its independent compensation
consultant, the Organization and Compensation Committee of the Board (the
"Compensation Committee") believes that the Towers Perrin executive
compensation database, which includes executive compensation data for over 350
large U.S. based companies, fairly represents this group (the "Corporation's
Peer Group"). Second, the Program aims to provide incentives to executives
based on a number of variables including corporate and individual performances,
and to reward superior performance with superior levels of compensation.
Third, the Program seeks to encourage maximization of long-term total
shareholder return by providing executives with long-term incentives through
executive stock ownership which will create an identity of interests between
the shareholders and executives. The Corporation balances each of the
Program's objectives by establishing target compensation levels for executive
pay which will be achieved through a combination of base salary, annual
incentive pay and stock options designed to create long-term incentives.
It is the philosophy of the Corporation that a substantial portion of
each executive's total compensation should be at risk based on the financial
performance of the Corporation. The at-risk components of total compensation
are progressively greater for higher level positions. For 1994, the at-risk
components of the targeted compensation packages for the five executive
officers named in this proxy statement ranged from 55% to 75%.
COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION TARGETS
Total compensation targets, consisting of base salary and annual and
long-term incentive awards, are set annually for all management positions.
Counsel with the Corporation's independent compensation consultant regarding
the Corporation's Peer Group as well as companies within the S & P Textile
(Apparel Manufacturers) Index together with analysis of published survey
materials and relevant proxy statements form the basis for establishing
compensation targets.
In general, commensurate with each position's responsibility and
impact on results, total compensation for each of the Corporation's executive
officers is targeted to be at the 75th percentile of compensation paid to
executives in comparable positions within the Corporation's Peer Group,
provided the performance goal established by the Compensation Committee under
the Corporation's Executive Incentive Compensation Plan ("EICP") is met.
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Under the EICP, which was approved by shareholders in 1994, a
performance goal based on the Corporation's earnings per share, excluding the
effects of certain non-recurring items, is set each year by the Compensation
Committee. Depending upon the level of achievement of the performance goal,
actual annual EICP awards may range from 0 to 150% of the target award for each
plan participant. For 1994, awards ranged from 75% to 133% of base salary.
The maximum individual award in any year is $1,500,000. The Compensation
Committee may exercise negative discretion to reduce awards generally or for
any individual participant.
In 1995, the Compensation Committee recommended to the Board and the
Board approved a Discretionary Executive Bonus Plan ("DEBP"). The purpose of
this Plan is to enable the Committee to establish performance goals for senior
members of management based on financial measurements which may include but are
not limited to the earnings per share measurement provided for in the EICP.
Under the DEBP the Board retains the discretion to increase or decrease awards
based on its evaluation of individual performance and other factors it deems
relevant. Targeted awards under this Plan will be included in the calculations
made for purposes of targeting total compensation for executive officers at the
75th percentile of compensation paid to executives in comparable positions with
the Corporation's Peer Group. This Plan was not in effect for 1994.
Stock options are typically granted annually under the Corporation's
1991 Stock Option Plan to provide executive officers and other employees with a
competitive, long-term incentive opportunity. The size of each grant generally
increases with the level of responsibility of the executive officer. The
actual grant to each executive officer named in this proxy statement also
depends upon the Compensation Committee's assessment of the individual's
performance. The Committee does not assign specific weighting to these
factors.
SUMMARY OF ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
1994 MERIT INCREASES
At its October 1993 meeting, the Committee approved merit increase
budgets for the Corporation and its subsidiaries based on competitive data
presented to the Committee on projected 1994 merit increase budgets for
comparable United States companies. The Corporation's overall 1994 merit
increase budget was 4%. At its February 1994 meeting, the Committee approved
actual salary increases to be effective as of January 1, 1994. The actual
salary increase for each named executive officer was set based on the
Committee's assessment of the individual's performance and the
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individual's salary within his salary grade as well as salary practices of
comparable companies.
EXECUTIVE INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN AWARDS
At its February 1994 meeting, the Committee fixed the EICP performance
goal for the Corporation and the targeted bonus for each participating
executive. The dollar amount of the targeted bonus was based upon a percentage
of the midpoint of the salary range for the executive's position. At its
February 1995 meeting, the Committee granted EICP awards to the named executive
officers based on the Corporation having exceeded the EICP performance goal for
1994, and the review and assessment by the Committee of the performance of each
named executive officer. In setting the EICP awards, the Committee gave
primary weight to the level of achievement of the EICP performance goal.
STOCK OPTION GRANTS
At its December 1994 meeting, the Committee reviewed the
Corporation's philosophy with respect to stock option grants. In order to
instill an entrepreneurial spirit in the Corporation, it is the Corporation's
practice to grant options to a significant number of management-level
employees. In 1994, 610 management-level employees, including the named
executive officers, received such grants.
The stock options awarded to the executive officers named in this
proxy statement were based on the Committee's assessment of the individual's
total compensation from a competitive perspective within the guidelines
established by the Corporation and the executive's performance. In
establishing the total number of option awards, the Committee took into account
the potential dilutive effect on the Corporation's shareholders of such option
awards and has reduced the total number of stock options awarded, relative to
the number of individuals receiving awards, from 1,580,000 options awarded to
536 employees in 1992, to 1,011,171 options awarded to 571 employees in 1993
and to 988,000 options awarded to 610 employees in 1994.
RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD
At its February 1995 meeting, the Committee approved an award of 5,000
shares of restricted stock to Mackey J. McDonald, President of the Corporation,
which vests in 2005, subject to his continued employment. The restricted stock
award to Mr. McDonald was in recognition of his performance in 1994 and to
provide additional incentive for Mr. McDonald to remain in the employ of the
Corporation for a substantial period of time. It is intended
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that additional awards of restricted stock will be made to Mr. McDonald under
the Restricted Stock Plan. (See Proposal No. 1)
COMPENSATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
The Chief Executive Officer's salary, EICP bonus award and stock
option grants follow the policies described above.
Mr. Pugh's salary increase for 1994 was 3.4%. Factors considered by
the Committee in determining this increase included Mr. Pugh's performance, the
Corporation's performance in 1993 and competitive salary data presented by the
Corporation's independent consultants. No specific weighting was assigned to
these factors in setting Mr. Pugh's salary increase.
The Committee awarded Mr. Pugh $1 million under the EICP based on the
level of achievement of the EICP performance goal which is a reflection of the
achievements of the Corporation in 1994 under Mr. Pugh's leadership.
Net sales for 1994 were $4,971.7 million, up 15% from 1993, marking
the fifth consecutive year of record sales. Operating income rose 25% to
$538.8 million, with operating margins expanding to 10.8% in 1994 from 10.0% in
1993. Net income increased 11% to $274.5 million, the third consecutive year
of record earnings. Earnings per share in 1994 were $4.20, an 11% increase
over the $3.80 per share reported in 1993. At the same time, the financial
position of the Corporation continued to be very solid. Cash flow from
operations reached an all-time high while year-end debt as a percent of total
capital declined to 33%, the second lowest level in six years.
The Committee also took note that since Mr. Pugh joined the
Corporation 15 years ago as President, net sales have grown from $544 million
to nearly $5 billion, representing a compound annual growth rate of 16%.
During the same period, the value of the Corporation's Common Stock has grown
at a compound annual rate of 21%, as compared with 14% for the S&P 500.
The Committee also awarded Mr. Pugh a stock option grant for 90,000
shares of the Corporation's Common Stock. The grant was based on the
Committee's evaluation of Mr. Pugh's accomplishments in 1994 and his total
compensation, as compared with total compensation, including long-term
incentive compensation, of CEO's of corporations of comparable size. No
specific weighting was assigned to these factors.
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TAX DEDUCTIBILITY CONSIDERATIONS
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code limits the deductibility
of compensation in excess of $1 million paid to the executive officers named in
this proxy statement, unless certain requirements are met. The proposed
Restricted Stock Plan (see Proposal No. 1) is designed to meet these
requirements as are the Corporation's Executive Incentive Compensation Plan and
the 1991 Stock Option Plan. It is the present intention of the Compensation
Committee to preserve the deductibility of compensation under Section 162(m) to
the extent the Committee believes that to do so is consistent with the best
interests of shareholders. In connection with the adoption of the
Discretionary Executive Bonus Plan described above, the Committee and the Board
of Directors concluded that the Board should maintain discretion to increase as
well as decrease awards under the Plan based on the Board's assessment of
individual performance and other factors deemed relevant by the Board.
Accordingly, the Plan does not meet the requirements of Section 162(m). In
granting awards under the Plan, the Board will nevertheless take into
consideration any potential loss of deductibility.
William E. Pike, Chairman
Robert D. Buzzell Edward E. Crutchfield, Jr.
Ursula F. Fairbairn Barbara S. Feigin
J. Berkley Ingram, Jr. Robert F. Longbine
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table sets forth a summary of the compensation paid or
accrued for the years 1992 through 1994 by the Corporation to or for the
benefit of the named executive officers.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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Long Term Compensation
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Annual Compensation Awards Payouts
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Other Restricted Stock
Name Annual Stock Options/ All Other
and Compen- Award(s) SARS LTIP Compen-
Principal Position Year Salary($) Bonus($) sation($)(1) ($) (#) Payouts($) sation($)(2)
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L.R. Pugh(3) 1994 760,000 1,000,000 118,000 0 90,000 0 10,000
Chairman of the 1993 735,000 400,000 131,166 0 55,000 0 10,000
Board and Chief 1992 705,000 900,000 88,384 0 100,000 0 6,000
Executive Officer
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M.J. McDonald(4) 1994 525,000 700,000 78,860 253,125(5) 50,000 0 10,000
President and 1993 444,750 283,000 - 0 38,000 0 10,000
Chief Operating 1992 378,712 340,000 - 0 40,000 0 6,000
Officer
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G.G. Johnson 1994 343,000 340,000 -- 0 16,000 0 10,000
Vice President- 1993 330,000 130,000 - 0 20,000 0 10,000
Finance and 1992 315,000 310,000 - 0 40,000 0 6,000
Chief Financial
Officer
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H.E. Addis 1994 212,000 200,000 -- 0 7,500 0 10,000
Vice President- 1993 204,000 75,000 - 0 12,000 0 10,000
Human Resources 1992 196,000 150,000 - 0 25,000 0 6,000
and Administration
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R.K. Shearer 1994 174,133 150,000 -- 0 5,500 0 10,000
Vice President and 1993 160,000 60,000 - 0 6,000 0 10,000
Controller 1992 149,200 120,000 - 0 12,000 0 6,000
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(1) This column includes the incremental cost to the Corporation of
providing perquisites and other personal benefits, not included under
Salary or Bonus, where the amount of such benefits exceeds the lesser
of $50,000 or ten percent of the executive's Salary plus Bonus. Of
the 1993 and 1994 amounts shown for Mr. Pugh, $54,541 and $72,107,
respectively, represented the cost of personal aircraft
transportation. Of the 1994 amounts shown for Mr. McDonald, $34,088
represents moving expenses in connection with his relocation following
his election to President.
(2) The amount in this column represents the matching contribution of the
Corporation under the Corporation's Executive Deferred Savings Plan.
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(3) Mr. Pugh also served as President of the Corporation until October 20,
1993.
(4) Mr. McDonald was Group Vice President of the Corporation until October
20, 1993, at which time he was elected President of the Corporation.
(5) A one-time restricted stock award of 5,000 shares, at $50.625 per
share, was issued to Mr. McDonald in February 1995. See ORGANIZATION
AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT - RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD.
CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
Mr. Sharp, a member of the Corporation's Board of Directors, is a
partner in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania law firm of Clark, Ladner,
Fortenbaugh & Young, which provides legal services to the Corporation. In
1994, fees of approximately $1.9 million were paid to that firm for services
rendered during the year to the Corporation and its subsidiaries.
Mr. Hurst, a member of the Corporation's Board of Directors, is a
partner in the New York City office of Goldman, Sachs & Co., which provided
various investment banking services to the Corporation during 1994.
STOCK OPTIONS
The following table sets forth for each of the executive officers named
in this proxy statement information regarding the grant of stock options by the
Corporation in the 1994 fiscal year and their potential realizable values. No
stock appreciation rights have been granted to employees under the 1991 Stock
Option Plan other than limited stock appreciation rights which become
exercisable only upon a change in control.
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Option Grants in the 1994 Fiscal Year
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Potential
Realizable Value at
Assumed Annual
Rates of Stock Price
Appreciation
Individual Grants for Option Term
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% of
No. of Total
Securities Options
Underlying Granted to Exercise
Options Employees or Base
Granted in Fiscal Price Expiration 5% (Price 10% (Price
Name (#) Year ($/Sh) Date = $78.02) = $124.24)
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All shareholders N/A N/A $47.90 N/A $1.9 billion(1) $4.9 billion(1)
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L.R. Pugh 90,000 9.10% $47.90 12/2004 $2,710,800 $6,870,600
H.J. McDonald 50,000 5.06 $47.90 12/2004 $1,506,000 $3,817,000
G.G. Johnson 16,000 1.61 $47.90 12/2004 $ 481,920 $1,221,440
H.E. Addis 7,500 .76 $47.90 12/2004 $ 225,900 $ 572,550
R.K. Shearer 5,500 .55 $47.90 12/2004 $ 165,660 $ 419,870
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(1) The aggregate value of the 64,164,524 outstanding shares of Common
Stock of the Corporation on December 31, 1994, assuming a share price of
$47.90 on December 31, 1994, was approximately $3.1 billion. If the Common
Stock appreciates at a compound rate of 5% per year over the ten-year
option term, the aggregate value of all such shares would be approximately
$5.0 billion, an increase of $1.9 billion for all shareholders. Similarly,
if the Common Stock appreciates at a compound rate of 10% per year over the
ten-year option term, the aggregate value of all such shares would be
approximately $8.0 billion, an increase of $4.9 billion for all shareholders.
The purpose of providing this information is to indicate the total potential
shareholder gain over the term of the options comparable to the potential gain
shown for the options.
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The following table sets forth for each of the named executive
officers information regarding stock options exercised by such officers during
the 1994 fiscal year, together with the number and value of stock options held
at 1994 fiscal year-end, each on an aggregated basis.
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Aggregated Option Exercises in the 1994 Fiscal Year
and Fiscal Year-End Option Value
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Value of
Number of Unexercised
Unexercised In-the-Money
Options at Options at
Fiscal Year-End Fiscal Year-End (1)
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Number of
Shares Acquired Value Exercisable/ Exercisable/
Name on Exercise Realized Unexercisable Unexercisable
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L.R. Pugh 15,000 $518,850 521,800/90,000 $6,283,946/$64,800
M.J. McDonald -- -- 138,000/50,000 $999,470/$36,000
G.G. Johnson -- -- 121,000/16,000 $939,460/$11,520
H.E. Addis -- -- 55,000/7,500 $270,000/$5,400
R.K. Shearer -- -- 32,000/5,500 $212,500/$3,960
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(1) Market value of underlying securities at year-end ($48.625), minus the
exercise price.
FUTURE REMUNERATION
PENSION PLAN
The Corporation maintains and contributes to the VF Corporation
Pension Plan (the "Pension Plan"), a defined benefit plan which covers a
significant percentage of the Corporation's domestic employees, including the
named executive officers.
The following table reflects estimated annual benefits which would be
payable, without regard to any limitation imposed by the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), or the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974 ("ERISA"), under the Pension Plan upon retirement of individuals in
the specified remuneration and years of service classifications.
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ASSUMED AVERAGE ESTIMATED ANNUAL BENEFITS
ANNUAL COMPENSATION BASED ON SERVICE OF:
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10 YEARS 15 YEARS 20 YEARS 25 YEARS OR MORE
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$ 200,000 $ 34,332 $ 51,492 $ 68,652 $ 85,812
400,000 70,332 105,492 140,652 175,812
600,000 106,332 159,492 212,652 265,812
800,000 142,332 213,492 284,652 355,812
1,100,000 196,332 294,492 392,652 490,812
1,250,000 223,332 334,992 446,652 558,312
1,500,000 268,332 402,492 536,652 670,812
2,000,000 358,332 537,492 716,652 895,812
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Benefits which are not payable under the Pension Plan because of
certain Code and/or ERISA limitations are provided pursuant to the
Corporation's Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (see page 14). The
amounts in the table have been computed on a straight life annuity basis and
include entitlements from the Pension Plan and the Supplemental Executive
Retirement Plan, as applicable.
Each of the named executive officers has credited years of service
under the Pension Plan as follows: Mr. Pugh -- 15 years; Mr. McDonald - 12
years; Mr. Johnson - 6 years; Mr. Addis - 10 years; and Mr. Shearer - 8 years.
The Pension Plan provides that, if it is "Overfunded" upon the
occurrence of a "Change in Control" of the Corporation (as those terms are
defined in the Pension Plan), certain Pension Plan assets in excess of those
needed to meet expected benefit entitlements are to be used fully and
irrevocably to vest each participant's accrued benefit and provide increases in
accrued benefits for active participants, retired participants, surviving
spouses and beneficiaries and terminated vested participants. The Pension
Plan is considered "Overfunded" to the extent that the fair market value of
Pension Plan assets exceeds Pension Plan liabilities (primarily the actuarial
present value of Pension Plan benefit entitlements).
If a "Change in Control" were to occur at the present time, the named
executive officers would have estimated annual benefits vested (excluding any
allocation of excess pension assets to participants) under the Pension Plan in
approximately the following
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amounts: Mr. Pugh - $366,000; Mr. McDonald - $133,000; Mr. Johnson - $58,000;
Mr. Addis - $58,000; and Mr. Shearer - $26,000.
SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN
The Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (the "SERP") is an
unfunded, non-qualified plan for eligible participants designed (i) to restore
benefits lost under the Pension Plan due to (a) the maximum legal limit of
pension benefits imposed under ERISA and the Code and (b) an election to defer
compensation under the Corporation's Deferred Compensation Plan and/or
Executive Deferred Savings Plan and (ii) to supplement the Pension Plan
benefits of those senior executives whose tenure may be relatively short by
virtue of having joined the Corporation in mid-career or who lost pension
benefits with former employers as a result of an early separation from service.
Eligibility to receive a supplemental benefit under the SERP is
discretionary with the Board of Directors, and the form of benefit is to be
determined on an individual basis by the Organization and Compensation
Committee of the Board of Directors.
As of the current date, the Supplemental Annual Benefit Determinations
approved by the Organization and Compensation Committee and the Board of
Directors provide benefits to the named executive officers as follows:
(1) Mr. Pugh's combined retirement income from the
Pension Plan and the SERP is fixed by the Board of Directors at 50% of his
final average compensation, payable upon retirement. "Final average
compensation" is defined as the average of the highest three years of salary
and bonus compensation received by Mr. Pugh during the five-year period
immediately preceding retirement. For each year of service after age 60, the
percentage is increased by 2% to a maximum of 60% at age 65.
(2) Each of Mr. McDonald's, Mr. Johnson's and Mr. Addis'
combined retirement income from the Pension Plan and the SERP will be an amount
equal to his Pension Plan benefit calculated (a) as if he has 25 credited years
of service under the Pension Plan, (b) without regard to any limitation imposed
by the Code or ERISA, (c) without regard to his participation in the Deferred
Compensation Plan or the Executive Deferred Savings Plan and (d) on the basis
of the average of the highest three years of his salary and bonus compensation
during the five-year period immediately preceding retirement.
(3) Mr. Shearer's combined retirement income from the
Pension Plan and the SERP will be an amount equal to his Pension
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Plan benefit calculated (a) without regard to the annual compensation
limitation imposed by Section 401(a)(17) of the Code and (b) without regard to
his participation in the Deferred Compensation Plan or the Executive Deferred
Savings Plan.
SERP benefits to be provided in accordance with the Supplemental
Annual Benefit Determinations described in subparagraphs (1) and (2) and the
portion of Mr. Shearer's SERP benefits under subparagraph (3) above which are
attributable to his participation in the Executive Deferred Savings Plan, will
become funded upon a "Change in Control" of the Corporation, as defined in the
Change in Control Agreements described below. In this regard, the Corporation
has established a trust with UMB Bank, N.A., as Trustee (the "Trust"). The
Trust may be funded by the Corporation at any time to secure payment of certain
SERP benefits not otherwise paid by the Corporation. Upon a Change in Control,
the Corporation is required to fund the Trust, which becomes irrevocable.
If a Change in Control were to occur at the present time, the named
executive officers would have estimated annual benefits vested under the SERP
in approximately the following amounts: Mr. Pugh - $802,000; Mr. McDonald -
$362,000; Mr. Johnson - $255,000; Mr. Addis - $125,000; and Mr. Shearer -
$8,000.
DIRECTORS' COMPENSATION
Directors who are not salaried officers or employees of the
Corporation or its subsidiaries are paid an annual stipend of $25,000 payable
monthly, plus a fee of $1,200 for each Board meeting attended. Outside
directors who serve on committees are paid $1,000 for each meeting attended
which is held on a day when a meeting of the Board is not convened. An
additional stipend of $500 is paid to outside directors serving on any
committee of the Board for each meeting attended which is held on a day when a
meeting of the Board is convened. Outside directors serving as chairmen of
committees receive an additional stipend of $200 for each committee meeting
attended held on days other than when meetings of the Board are convened and
$100 for each committee meeting attended held on days when meetings of the
Board are convened. Also, travel and lodging expenses are reimbursed. No
director who is a salaried officer or employee of the Corporation or one of its
subsidiaries receives any compensation in addition to his regular salary for
attendance at meetings of the Board or any of its committees. Outside
directors may elect to defer a portion or all of their compensation under the
Corporation's Deferred Compensation Plan. The Corporation's obligation to pay
the sums deferred is unsecured. Deferred sums are payable to the participant
upon retirement, termination of service or such other
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date or age specified in advance by the participant. The Corporation has been
advised that under current federal tax law, a participant will not be taxed on
the amount of compensation deferred until it is paid to the participant
pursuant to the Plan. Three directors have elected to defer compensation.
CHANGE IN CONTROL ARRANGEMENTS
CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENTS
The Corporation has entered into Change in Control Agreements with
certain executives of the Corporation (the "Agreements"). The Agreements
provide severance benefits to the designated executives in the event their
employment is terminated within a specified period after a "Change in Control"
of the Corporation, as such term is defined in the Agreements.
The Agreements generally have a term of three years with automatic
annual extensions. The Agreements may be terminated, subject to the
limitations outlined below, by the Corporation upon notice to the executive and
are automatically terminated if the executive's employment with the Corporation
ceases. The Corporation may not terminate the Agreements (a) if it has
knowledge that any third person has taken steps or has announced an intention
to take steps reasonably calculated to effect a Change in Control or (b) within
a specified period of time after a Change in Control occurs. Severance
benefits include the lump sum payment of amounts ranging from 1.99 to 2.99
times the average annual compensation for the five taxable years ending prior
to the date on which a Change in Control of the Corporation occurred.
There are no limitations on the total payments to be made to an
executive upon a Change in Control to prevent such payments from constituting
excess "parachute payments" (as that term is defined in the Code). Executives
also receive additional payments under the Agreements to reimburse them for any
increased taxes, penalties and interest resulting from severance payments under
the Agreements by reason of such payments being treated as excess parachute
payments (including payments to reimburse the executives for increased taxes).
In addition, the Agreements also provide for funding of the severance
benefits payable upon a Change in Control. In this regard, the Corporation has
established a Trust with UMB Bank, N.A., as Trustee. Upon a Change in Control,
the Corporation will fund the Trust in an amount equal to the severance
benefits payable under the Agreements. The Trust secures payment to the
executives of severance benefits payable under the Agreements, to the extent
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not paid by the Corporation. (Also see FUTURE REMUNERATION - SUPPLEMENTAL
EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN.)
Had there been a "Change in Control" as of the end of the
Corporation's 1994 fiscal year, approximate payments under the Agreements for
the named executive officers would have been as follows: Mr. Pugh - $4,711,923;
Mr. McDonald - $2,414,631; Mr. Johnson - $1,781,050; Mr. Addis - $1,028,466;
and Mr. Shearer - $516,983.
Under the terms of the Agreements, the executives also would be
entitled to supplemental benefits, such as rights to exercise stock options,
lump sum payments under the Corporation's SERP, continued life and medical
insurance for specified periods after termination, entitlements under
retirement plans and a lump sum payment upon attaining retirement age. Upon a
Change in Control, the Corporation also will pay all reasonable legal fees and
related expenses incurred by the executives as a result of the termination of
their employment or in obtaining or enforcing any right or benefit provided by
the Agreements.
EXECUTIVE DEFERRED SAVINGS PLAN
The Corporation maintains an Executive Deferred Savings Plan (the "EDS
Plan"), which is an unfunded, non-qualified deferred compensation arrangement
for a select group of management and highly compensated employees of the
Corporation and certain of its subsidiaries.
The EDS Plan permits an eligible employee to defer the receipt of a
specified portion of his or her compensation until the date of retirement,
disability, death or termination of employment. The Corporation matches 50% of
the first $20,000 deferred annually by each participant. Under the EDS Plan,
the Corporation's obligation to pay the sums deferred, including matching
contributions, and gains or losses credited thereto is unfunded and unsecured.
However, the Corporation has established an irrevocable trust with UMB Bank,
N.A., as Trustee (the "Trust"), and the Corporation may make contributions to
the Trust at any time to provide funds for payment of EDS Plan benefits not
otherwise paid by the Corporation. Upon a "Change in Control" of the
Corporation, as defined in the Trust Agreement, matching contributions become
fully vested and the Corporation is required to contribute to the Trust the
amount accrued for each employee under the EDS Plan through the current year
and not yet contributed to the Trust.
Had there been a Change in Control as of the end of the Corporation's
1994 fiscal year, approximate benefits under the EDS Plan for the named
executive officers would have been as follows:
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Mr. Pugh - $87,578; Mr. McDonald - $246,466; Mr. Johnson - $85,997; Mr. Addis -
$101,026; and Mr. Shearer - $87,972.
TAX-ADVANTAGED SAVINGS PLAN
Until 1992, the named executive officers, as well as other salaried
employees were eligible to participate in the Corporation's Tax-Advantaged
Savings Plan (the "TAS Plan"). Thereafter, the named executive officers, as
well as certain other highly compensated employees, became ineligible to
participate further in the TAS Plan and instead became eligible to participate
in the EDS Plan effective February 1, 1992. Although the named executive
officers may no longer make contributions to the TAS Plan and the Corporation
is no longer making contributions to the TAS Plan on their behalf, they retain
their existing benefits and continue to be participants thereunder.
The TAS Plan permits an eligible salaried employee to defer the
receipt of up to 10% of his or her compensation (subject to an annual limit)
until the date of retirement, disability, death or termination of employment.
The TAS Plan was amended in January 1990 to increase the Corporation's
contribution and add an Employee Stock Ownership Plan component.
In January 1990, the ESOP trustee borrowed $65 million from the
Corporation for the purpose of acquiring for the ESOP 2,105,263 shares of
Series B ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock ("Series B Stock") from the
Corporation. Shares of Series B Stock are allocated to TAS Plan participants'
accounts as the loan balance is amortized.
The TAS Plan provides that upon a "Change in Control" of the
Corporation (as that term is defined in the TAS Plan) (i) the Corporation shall
immediately make a contribution to the TAS Plan in an amount sufficient to
satisfy the balance of all outstanding "Acquisition Loans" (as that term is
defined in the TAS Plan); (ii) the ESOP trustee shall immediately use such
contribution to satisfy all outstanding Acquisition Loans; and (iii)
unallocated shares of Series B Stock shall be allocated to participants'
accounts in proportion to their compensation.
Had there been a Change in Control, as of the end of the Corporation's
1994 fiscal year, approximate benefits under the TAS Plan for the named
executive officers would have been as follows: Mr. Pugh - $259,781; Mr.
McDonald - $147,676; Mr. Johnson - $127,797; Mr. Addis - $0; and Mr. Shearer -
$72,693.
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PERFORMANCE GRAPHS
The following graphs compare the five-year and ten-year cumulative
total return of the Corporation's Common Stock (stock price appreciation plus
dividend reinvestment) to the cumulative total return of the S&P 500 and S&P
Textile (Apparel Manufacturers) Indices, respectively. The five-year
comparison is required by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The ten-year comparison is provided to demonstrate to our long-term
shareholders the comparative cumulative total return of the Corporation's
Common Stock over a period equal to the normal term of stock options granted by
the Corporation as part of its long-term management incentive compensation
program.
- Over a five-year period, the Corporation's total return of 78%
compares with 52% and 10% for the S&P 500 and S&P
Textile (Apparel Manufacturers) Indices, respectively.
Measurement Period S&P Textile
(Fiscal Year Covered) VF Corporation S&P 500 (Apparel Mfrs.)
1/1/90 100 100 100
12/90 60.42 96.89 86.98
12/91 134.49 126.42 139.50
12/92 185.02 136.05 148.50
12/93 164.47 149.78 112.28
12/94 178.04 151.74 109.97
- Over a ten-year period, the Corporation's total return of 385%
compares with 283% and 270% for the S&P 500 and S&P Textile
(Apparel Manufacturers) Indices, respectively.
Measurement Period S&P Textile
(Fiscal Year Covered) VF Corporation S&P 500 (Apparel Mfrs.)
1/1/85 100 100 100
12/85 200.64 131.64 194.98
12/86 243.95 156.15 279.56
12/87 197.93 164.24 225.38
12/88 239.08 191.51 255.16
12/89 272.44 252.20 336.17
12/90 164.62 244.37 292.41
12/91 366.40 318.82 468.96
12/92 504.07 343.11 499.20
12/93 448.07 377.69 377.44
12/94 485.06 382.68 369.67
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN
BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
Shown below are persons known by the Corporation to have voting power
and/or investment power over more than 5% of its Common Stock and Series B
Stock, except as otherwise indicated in the footnotes below, as well as certain
other information, all as of March 1, 1995.
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BENEFICIAL OWNER AMOUNT PERCENT
AND NATURE OF OF BENEFICIAL OF
OWNERSHIP OWNERSHIP (1) CLASS
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Common Stock
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William E. Pike, M. Rust Sharp
and PNC Bank, N.A., P.O. Box
7648, Philadelphia, PA 19101, as Trustees
under Deeds of Trust dated August 21,
1951 (2)(3)(4).............................. 6,972,668 shares 10.9%
William E. Pike, M. Rust Sharp
and PNC Bank, N.A., P.O. Box
7648, Philadelphia, PA 19101, as Trustees
under the Will of John E. Barbey,
deceased (2)(3)(4).......................... 4,488,976 shares 7.0%
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Total.............. 11,461,644 shares 17.9%
Series B ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock
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UMB Bank, N.A.,
P.O. Box 419226, Kansas City,
MO 64179, as Trustee of the Corporation's
Tax-Advantaged Savings Plan for
Salaried Employees 2,014,427 shares 100%
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(1) None of the shares in this column is known to be a share with respect
to which any of the listed owners has the right to acquire beneficial
ownership, as specified in Rule 13d-3(d)(1) under the 1934 Act.
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(2) Messrs. Pike and Sharp are directors of the Corporation.
(3) Present life tenants and remaindermen under the Will are various. All
present life tenants and all or most future life tenants and/or
remaindermen under the Deeds of Trust are, or will be, descendants of
John E. Barbey. No individual life tenant or remainderman may, within
60 days, attain beneficial ownership, as specified in Rule 13d-3(d)(1)
under the 1934 Act, which exceeds 5% of the outstanding shares.
(4) Including shares in the above table, PNC Bank, N.A. held a total of
11,543,147 shares (17.83% of the class outstanding) of the
Corporation's Common Stock in various trust and agency accounts on
December 31, 1994. As to all such shares, the Bank had sole voting
power over 76,044 shares, shared voting power over 11,466,403 shares,
sole investment power over 22,244 shares and shared investment power
over 11,488,803 shares. Including shares held by PNC Bank, N.A., its
holding company parent, PNC Bank Corp., held a total of 117,274 shares
with sole voting power, 11,466,403 shares with shared voting power,
25,244 shares with sole investment power and 11,498,803 shares with
shared investment power.
COMMON STOCK OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT
The following table reflects, as of March 1, 1995, the total Common
Stock ownership of the Corporation by each director and the named executive
officers, and by all directors and officers as a group. Each named individual
and all members of the group exercise sole voting and investment power, except
as indicated in the several footnotes. The percentage of shares owned
beneficially by each named person other than Messrs. Pike and Sharp does not
exceed 1% of the Common Stock outstanding.
Amount and Nature of
Beneficial Ownership
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Shares Option Shares Percent
Name Owned Exercisable(1) of Class
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Robert D. Buzzell.......... 800 3,900 --
Edward E. Crutchfield, Jr.. 1,500 3,900 --
Ursula F. Fairbairn........ 500 0 --
Barbara S. Feigin.......... 1,900 3,900 --
Roger S. Hillas............ 3,538 3,900 --
Leon C. Holt, Jr........... 4,500(2) 3,900 --
Robert J. Hurst............ 1,400 0 --
J. Berkley Ingram, Jr...... 3,500 3,900 --
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Robert F. Longbine......... 3,500(3) 3,900 --
Mackey J. McDonald......... 14,482(4) 138,000 --
William E. Pike............ 11,464,244(5) 5,400 17.9%
Lawrence R. Pugh........... 20,533 496,800 --
M. Rust Sharp.............. 11,462,644(5) 5,400 17.9%
L. Dudley Walker........... 27,500(6) 3,900 --
Gerard G. Johnson.......... 10,000 121,000 --
Harold E. Addis............ 3,000 55,000 --
Robert K. Shearer.......... 2,053 30,100 --
All Directors and
Officers as a Group
(30 persons).............. 11,585,212(7) 1,073,055 18.1%
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(1) All shares in the column "Option Shares Exercisable" are subject to
options under the 1982 Stock Option Plan and/or the 1991 Stock Option
Plan.
(2) Includes 2,000 shares which Mr. Holt shares voting and investment
power with the Holt Family Foundation WCMA.
(3) Mr. Longbine shares voting and investment power with his wife.
(4) Includes 5,000 shares solely owned by his wife. This amount also
includes a restricted stock award of 5,000 shares issued in February
1995. See ORGANIZATION AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT - RESTRICTED
STOCK AWARD.
(5) The figures with regard to the share ownership of Messrs. Pike and
Sharp include the 11,461,644 shares reported under Certain Beneficial
Owners, as to which they share voting and investment power with PNC
Bank, N.A. as trustees.
(6) Includes 8,000 shares solely owned by his wife.
(7) Includes 2,730 shares solely owned by the spouses of two officers.
PROPOSAL 1
TO APPROVE THE 1995 KEY EMPLOYEE RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN
GENERAL
On February 14, 1995, the Board of Directors of the Corporation
adopted the 1995 Key Employee Restricted Stock Plan (the "Restricted Stock
Plan" or "Plan"), subject to shareholder approval.
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The Restricted Stock Plan authorizes the award to key employees of the
Corporation of up to an aggregate of 300,000 shares of Common Stock of the
Corporation, including shares to be issued upon reinvestment of dividends paid
on the awarded shares. The purpose of the Restricted Stock Plan is to enhance
the Corporation's ability to retain key employees. As described below,
restricted shares will be awarded on the basis of achievement of annual
performance objectives established by the Organization and Compensation
Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Compensation Committee") and
generally will be subject to forfeiture upon termination of employment prior to
vesting of the awarded shares. The long vesting schedule is intended to
encourage key employees to remain in the employ of the Corporation for a
substantial period of time.
DESCRIPTION OF THE RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN
The Restricted Stock Plan participants will be Mackey J. McDonald,
currently the Corporation's President and Chief Operating Officer, and those
other employees of the Corporation designated from time to time by the
Compensation Committee (collectively, "Key Employees").
The Restricted Stock Plan provides that a grant of not more than 5,000
shares of Common Stock will be made to Mr. McDonald each year commencing in
1996 and ending in 2007, and that other Key Employees will receive annual
grants of Common Stock in amounts determined by the Compensation Committee,
provided that a performance objective established by the Compensation Committee
for the prior year has been satisfied. The maximum award which may be granted
to any Key Employee for any fiscal year is 5,000 shares, excluding shares to be
issued upon reinvestment of dividends paid on the awarded shares.
The Restricted Stock Plan permits the Compensation Committee to
establish one or more performance objectives for each Key Employee for each
year. Any such performance objective will be comprised of specified annual
corporate, business group or divisional levels of one or more of the following
performance criteria: earnings per share; net earnings; pre-tax earnings;
operating income; net sales; market share; balance sheet measurements; cash
return on assets; book value; shareholder return; and return on average common
equity. Awards may also be payable when the Corporation's performance, as
measured by one or more of the enumerated criteria, as compared to peer
companies, equals or exceeds an objective target established by the
Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee will have discretion to
reduce the number of shares awarded in any year to
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zero or such other amount as it may determine, even if the performance
objectives are attained.
The shares of Common Stock awarded to Mr. McDonald pursuant to the
Restricted Stock Plan during the years 1996 through 2001 will not vest unless
he remains an employee of the Corporation until December 31, 2005, and shares
awarded to Mr. McDonald during the years 2002 through 2007 will not vest unless
he remains an employee until December 31, 2007. Any shares awarded to Mr.
McDonald after 2007 will be delivered to him promptly after the award. If a
Key Employee, other than Mr. McDonald, continuously remains in the employ of
the Corporation for the period specified by the Compensation Committee with
respect to the award, but in no event sooner than nine years from the year in
which the initial award target for the Key Employee under the Restricted Stock
Plan is set, all of the shares of restricted stock awarded to the Key Employee
through such period will be fully vested upon the completion of such period.
In the event Mr. McDonald or any other Key Employee terminates employment due
to normal retirement at age 65, death or disability or for "good reason" within
36 months following a "change in control" (as those terms are defined in the
Restricted Stock Plan) of the Corporation, all restrictions on the shares of
stock previously awarded pursuant to the Plan will lapse and the shares will be
delivered to the Key Employee (or his or her beneficiary).
Key Employees will be entitled to vote shares awarded under the
Restricted Stock Plan and will be entitled to receive dividends paid on such
shares. All dividends paid on awarded shares will be reinvested in additional
shares of Common Stock of the Corporation. Such additional shares will be
subject to the same risk of forfeiture as the awarded shares.
No awards have been made under the Restricted Stock Plan for which
shareholder approval is sought. However, based on action taken by the
Compensation Committee on February 14, 1995, Mr. McDonald will receive an award
of a maximum of 5,000 shares in 1996, if the 1995 performance objective
established for him is satisfied. No employees other than Mr. McDonald have
been designated by the Compensation Committee to participate in the Restricted
Stock Plan.
FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF AWARDS
Because shares awarded under the Restricted Stock Plan are subject to
substantial risk of forfeiture, no income will be recognized by a Restricted
Stock Plan participant, and the Corporation will not be entitled to a deduction
for federal income tax purposes, at the time an award is made. The Plan
participant
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will recognize income and, as described below, the Corporation will be entitled
to a deduction for federal income tax purposes in an amount equal to the income
recognized by the Plan participant at the time the shares become fully vested
under the Plan. However, each Plan participant would be entitled to make an
election under Section 83(b) of the Code to be taxed currently on the value of
an award in which case the Corporation would be entitled to a corresponding
deduction.
QUALIFICATION OF THE RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN AS PERFORMANCE-BASED COMPENSATION.
Pursuant to Section 162(m) of the Code, the allowable deduction for
compensation paid or accrued with respect to the named executive officers is
limited to $1 million per year (the "deductibility limitation"). However,
certain types of compensation are exempted from the deductibility limitation,
including performance-based compensation. "Performance-based compensation" is
compensation paid (1) upon the attainment of an objective performance goal or
goals; (2) upon approval by the Compensation Committee of the Board or its
equivalent and subject to an outside director requirement; and (3) pursuant to
a plan which has received shareholder approval. Since the Corporation expects
the Restricted Stock Plan to meet the three requirements described above, the
payments under the Restricted Stock Plan will not be included in determining
the deductibility limitation.
NEW PLAN BENEFITS
As discussed above, the only designated participant in the Restricted
Stock Plan is Mr. McDonald. If the Restricted Stock Plan had been in effect in
1994 and if the Restricted Stock Plan provided for awards to commence in 1994
instead of 1996, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock which could have
been granted to Mr. McDonald would have been 5,000 shares, which, assuming a
market price of the Corporation's Common Stock as of December 31, 1994 of
$48.625, had a value of $243,125. The Restricted Stock Plan permits employees
of the Corporation to be named as Key Employees, which could include any or all
of the executive officers named in this proxy statement. The Committee has not
designated any Key Employees, other than Mr. McDonald.
VOTE REQUIRED. The affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present in
person or by proxy is required for approval of the Restricted Stock Plan.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR APPROVAL OF THE RESTRICTED STOCK
PLAN.
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INDEPENDENT PUBLIC AUDITORS
The accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP has been selected by the
Audit Committee of the Board of Directors to serve as independent public
auditors for the Corporation for the current year. One or more representatives
of Ernst & Young LLP will be present at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to
make a statement if they desire and to be available to respond to any
appropriate questions.
OTHER MATTERS
The Board of Directors does not know of any other matter which is
intended to be brought before the meeting, but if such matter is presented, the
persons named in the enclosed proxy intend to vote the same according to their
best judgment.
The enclosed proxy may be revoked by a later-dated proxy, by giving
notice to the Secretary of the Corporation in writing prior to the meeting or
by personal notification at the meeting prior to the voting.
COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(a) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires
directors and certain officers of the Corporation, as well as persons who own
more than 10% of a registered class of the Corporation's equity securities
("Reporting Persons"), to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership on
Forms 3, 4 and 5 with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York
Stock Exchange. The Corporation believes that all Reporting Persons have
timely complied with all filing requirements applicable to them.
EXPENSES OF SOLICITATION
The cost of this proxy solicitation will be borne by the Corporation.
In addition to the use of mail, proxies may be solicited in person or by
telephone by employees of the Corporation without additional compensation. The
Corporation has engaged D. F. King & Co., Inc. to solicit proxies in
connection with the proxy statement, and employees of that company are expected
to solicit proxies in person, by telephone and by mail. The anticipated cost to
the Corporation of such solicitation is approximately $12,000. The Corporation
will reimburse brokers and other persons holding stock in their names or in the
names of nominees for their expenses incurred in sending proxy material to
principals and obtaining their proxies.
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1996 SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS
In order for shareholder proposals for the 1996 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders to be eligible for inclusion in the Corporation's proxy statement,
they must be received by the Corporation at its principal office in Wyomissing,
Pennsylvania, on or before November 17, 1995.
By Order of the Board of Directors
L. M. TARNOSKI
Vice President/Secretary
Dated: March 17, 1995
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[FRONT SIDE]
P
R VF CORPORATION
O
X THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Y
The undersigned hereby appoints L.R. Pugh and M.J. McDonald, and each of
them, Proxies with power to appoint a substitute and hereby authorizes them to
represent and to vote all shares of Common Stock of VF Corporation held of
record by the undersigned on March 1, 1995, at the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders of VF Corporation to be held on April 18, 1995, and at any
adjournments thereof, and to vote as directed on the reverse side of this card
and, in their discretion, upon such other matters not specified as may come
before said meeting.
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS Change of Address and Comments
Nominees: Robert D. Buzzell -----------------------------------
Edward E. Crutchfield, Jr.
Leon C. Holt, Jr. -----------------------------------
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(If you have written in the above
space, please mark the corresponding
box on the reverse side of this card.)
YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO SPECIFY YOUR CHOICE BY MARKING THE APPROPRIATE BOX, SEE
REVERSE SIDE, BUT YOU NEED NOT MARK ANY BOX IF YOU WISH TO VOTE IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' RECOMMENDATIONS.
THE PROXIES CANNOT VOTE YOUR SHARES UNLESS YOU SIGN AND RETURN THIS CARD.
SEE REVERSE
SIDE
THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN.
IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
AND FOR APPROVAL OF THE 1995 KEY EMPLOYEE RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN.
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Directors recommend a vote FOR all Nominees
FOR WITHHELD
1. Election of Directors / / / / Change of Address/ / /
Comments on
Reverse Side
(See reverse)
For, except vote withheld from
the following nominee(s):
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FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
2. Proposal 1 - / / / / / /
Approval of the 1995 Key
Employee Restricted Stock
Plan
PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN YOUR PROXY PROMPTLY IN THE
ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. NO POSTAGE REQUIRED IF MAILED IN THE
UNITED STATES.
NOTE: Please sign name(s) exactly as printed hereon.
Joint owners should each sign. When signing as attorney,
executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please
give full title as such.
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SIGNATURE(S) DATE
[LOGO]
VF CORPORATION March 17, 1995
To All Participants in the Tax-Advantaged Savings Plan:
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of VF Corporation will be held in
Wyomissing, Pennsylvania on April 18, 1995. As a participant in the VF
Tax-Advantaged Savings Plan for Salaried Employees (the "Plan"), you have a
right to vote, through the Plan's Trustee, all shares standing to your credit
in the Trust on March 1, 1995, the record date for voting at this year's Annual
Meeting of Shareholders.
Enclosed with this letter is the 1994 Annual Report of VF Corporation;
the Proxy Statement, which describes the matters to be voted upon at the Annual
Meeting; a Voting Instruction Card, which will permit you to vote the shares
allocated to your account in the Plan; and a stamped, pre-addressed return
envelope. You may exercise your right to vote by specifying your choices on
the enclosed Voting Instruction Card and by signing and forwarding the Card to
the Trustee in the enclosed envelope. The return envelope needs no postage if
mailed in the United States. Your vote will be tabulated by UMB Bank, N.A.,
Trustee for the Plan, and voted by the Trustee, thereby preserving the
confidentiality of your vote.
Any shares of VF Corporation stock held by you as a shareholder apart
from the Tax-Advantaged Savings Plan should be voted by execution of a proxy.
If your Voting Instruction Card is not returned timely to the Trustee,
the shares allocated to your account will be voted by the Trustee in the same
proportion as the shares with respect to which such instructions are received
from other participants in the Plan.
By Order of the Board of Directors
L. M. Tarnoski
Vice President/Secretary
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT
YOU ARE URGED TO SIGN, DATE AND PROMPTLY
RETURN YOUR INSTRUCTIONS IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE
[FRONT]
VOTING INSTRUCTION CARD
VF CORPORATION
INSTRUCTIONS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF VF CORPORATION FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO: UMB Bank, N.A.,
Trustee for the VF Corporation Tax-Advantaged Savings Plan for
Salaried Employees (the "Plan")
The undersigned hereby instructs the Trustee to vote, in
person or by proxy, the Common and/or Series B ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock
held by it and credited to my account under the Plan at the 1995 Annual Meeting
of Shareholders of VF Corporation to be held on April 18, 1995, and at any
adjournments thereof.
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION RECOMMENDS A VOTE
FOR THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.
Nominees: Robert D. Buzzell, Edward E. Crutchfield, Jr. and Leon C.
Holt, Jr.
/ / VOTE FOR all nominees listed / / VOTE WITHHELD from all
above, except vote withheld nominees.
from individual nominees as
follows (if any):
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PROPOSAL 1
APPROVAL OF THE 1995 KEY EMPLOYEE RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN
/ / FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN
(Continued and to be signed on reverse)
(Continued from the other side)
These instructions when properly executed and received timely by the
Trustee will be followed by the Trustee in voting the shares of Common and/or
Series B ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock held by it and credited to the
account of the undersigned participant. If you return this card properly
signed but do not otherwise specify your choices, shares will be voted FOR the
Election of Directors and FOR approval of the 1995 Key Employee Restricted
Stock Plan. If you do not return this card timely, your shares will be voted by
the Trustee in the same proportion as the shares with respect to which such
instructions are received from other participants in the Plan.
Signature of Participant:
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Dated: , 1995
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IMPORTANT: Please sign and
date these instructions exactly
as your name appears hereon.
PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN
THESE INSTRUCTIONS PROMPTLY
IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
NO POSTAGE REQUIRED IF
MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES.
NOT BEING DISTRIBUTED TO SHAREHOLDERS
VF CORPORATION
1995 KEY EMPLOYEE RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN
1. PURPOSE OF THE PLAN
The purpose of this 1995 Key Employee Restricted Stock Plan
(the "Restricted Stock Plan") is to attract, motivate, and retain outstanding
individuals as key employees of VF Corporation (the "Corporation") and its
Subsidiaries (as hereinafter defined), to align their future interests with
those of the Corporation's shareholders, and to award appropriately those who
make substantial contributions to the success and welfare of the Corporation
and its Subsidiaries.
2. DEFINITIONS
As used herein, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) "Award" shall mean the award of Restricted Stock
under this Restricted Stock Plan.
(b) "Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of the
Corporation.
(c) "Change in Control" shall mean a change in control of
a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of
Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A, as in effect on the Effective Date hereof,
promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"); provided that, without limitation, such a Change in Control
shall be deemed to have occurred if (i) any "Person" (as such term is used in
Section 13(d) and Section 14(d) of the Exchange Act), except for (A) those
certain trustees under Deeds of Trust dated August 21, 1951 and under the Will
of John E. Barbey, deceased (a "Trust" or the "Trusts"), and (B) any employee
benefit plan of the Corporation or any Subsidiary, or any entity holding voting
securities of the Corporation for or pursuant to the terms of any such plan (a
"Benefit Plan" or the "Benefit Plans"), is or becomes the beneficial owner,
directly or indirectly, of securities of the Corporation representing 20% or
more of the combined voting power of the Corporation's then outstanding
securities; (ii) there occurs a contested proxy solicitation of the
Corporation's shareholders that results in the contesting party obtaining the
ability to vote securities representing 30% or more of the combined voting
power of the Corporation's then outstanding securities; (iii) there occurs a
sale, exchange, transfer or other disposition of substantially all of the
assets of the Corporation to another entity, except to an entity controlled
directly or indirectly by the Corporation, or a merger, consolidation or other
reorganization of the Corporation in which the Corporation is not the surviving
entity, or a plan of
liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation other than pursuant to bankruptcy
or insolvency laws is adopted; or (iv) during any period of two consecutive
years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board
cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof unless the
election, or the nomination for election by the Corporation's shareholders, of
each new director was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the
directors then still in office who were directors at the beginning of the
period.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not
be deemed to have occurred for purposes of this Restricted Stock Plan (x) in
the event of a sale, exchange, transfer or other disposition of substantially
all of the assets of the Corporation to, or a merger, consolidation or other
reorganization involving the Corporation and officers of the Corporation, or
any entity in which such officers have, directly or indirectly, at least a 5%
equity or ownership interest or (y) in a transaction otherwise commonly
referred to as a "management leveraged buy-out."
Clause (i) above to the contrary notwithstanding, a Change in
Control shall not be deemed to have occurred if a Person becomes the beneficial
owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Corporation representing
20% or more of the combined voting power of the Corporation's then outstanding
securities solely as the result of an acquisition by the Corporation or any
Subsidiary of voting securities of the Corporation which, by reducing the
number of shares outstanding, increases the proportionate number of shares
beneficially owned by such Person to 20% or more of the combined voting power
of the Corporation's then outstanding securities; provided, however, that if a
Person becomes the beneficial owner of 20% or more of the combined voting power
of the Corporation's then outstanding securities by reason of share purchases
by the Corporation or any Subsidiary and shall, after such share purchases by
the Corporation or a Subsidiary, become the beneficial owner, directly or
indirectly, of any additional voting securities of the Corporation, then a
Change in Control of the Corporation shall be deemed to have occurred with
respect to such Person under clause (i). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no
event shall a Change in Control of the Corporation be deemed to occur under
clause (i) with respect to any Trust or Benefit Plan.
Clauses (i) and (ii) to the contrary notwithstanding, the
Board may, by resolution adopted by at least two-thirds of the directors who
were in office at the date a Change in Control occurred, declare that a Change
in Control described in clause (i) or (ii) has become ineffective for purposes
of this Restricted Stock Plan if the following conditions then exist: (x) the
declaration is made within 120 days of the Change in Control; and
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(y) no Person, except for (A) the Trusts, and (B) the Benefit Plans, either is
the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Corporation
representing 10% or more of the combined voting power of the Corporation's
outstanding securities or has the ability or power to vote securities
representing 10% or more of the combined voting power of the Corporation's then
outstanding securities. If such a declaration shall be properly made, the
Change in Control shall be ineffective ab initio.
(d) "Committee" shall mean the members of the
Organization and Compensation Committee of the Board who are "outside
directors" for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended (the "Code").
(e) "Common Stock" shall mean the common stock of the
Corporation as described in the Corporation's Articles of Incorporation, or
such other stock as shall be substituted therefor.
(f) "Corporation" shall mean VF Corporation, or any
successor to the Corporation, and shall include, where relevant, the Subsidiary
which employs a Key Employee.
(g) "Disposition" shall mean any sale, transfer,
encumbrance, gift, donation, assignment, pledge, hypothecation, or other
disposition, whether similar or dissimilar to those previously enumerated,
whether voluntary or involuntary, and including, but not limited to, any
disposition by operation of law, by court order, by judicial process, or by
foreclosure, levy, or attachment.
(h) "Good Reason" shall mean, unless the Key Employee
shall have consented in writing thereto, any of the following:
(i) a reduction in the Key Employee's
title, duties, responsibilities or status, as compared to such title, duties,
responsibilities or status immediately prior to the Change in Control or as the
same may be increased after the Change in Control;
(ii) the assignment to the Key Employee
of duties inconsistent with the Key Employee's office on the date of the Change
in Control or as the same may be increased after the Change in Control;
(iii) a reduction by the Corporation in
the Key Employee's base salary as in effect immediately prior to the Change in
Control or as the same may be increased after the Change in Control; or a
failure by the Corporation to increase, within twelve
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(12) months of the Key Employee's last increase in annual base salary, his or
her base salary by an amount not less than the greater of (A) 6% or (B) the
average percentage increase in base salary for all officers of the Corporation
during the twelve (12) month period immediately following his or her last
increase in base salary; provided, however, that the Corporation's failure to
increase his or her base salary more than 15% annually shall not constitute
Good Reason under any circumstances;
(iv) a requirement after the Change in
Control that the Key Employee relocate anywhere not mutually acceptable to the
Key Employee and the Corporation if the relocation is to other than the greater
Reading, Pennsylvania area or the imposition on the Key Employee of business
travel obligations substantially greater than his or her business travel
obligations during the year prior to the Change in Control;
(v) the relocation after the Change in
Control of the Corporation's principal executive offices to a location outside
the greater Reading, Pennsylvania area;
(vi) the failure by the Corporation to
continue in effect any material fringe benefit or compensation plan, retirement
plan, life insurance plan, health and accident plan or disability plan,
including but not limited to the Corporation's Executive Incentive Compensation
Plan, Annual Discretionary Management Incentive Compensation Program or other
applicable bonus program, the Amended and Restated Supplemental Executive
Retirement Plan, the Executive Deferred Savings Plan, the Deferred Compensation
Plan, the 1991 Stock Option Plan and this Restricted Stock Plan, in which the
Key Employee is participating at the time of a Change in Control of the
Corporation (or plans providing the Key Employee with substantially similar
benefits), the taking of any action by the Corporation which would adversely
affect the Key Employee's participation in or materially reduce his or her
benefits under any of such plans or deprive the Key Employee of any material
fringe benefit enjoyed by him or her at the time of the Change in Control, or
the failure by the Corporation to provide the Key Employee with the number of
paid vacation days to which he or she is then entitled under (A) the
Corporation's normal vacation policy in effect immediately prior to the Change
in Control or (B) any agreement regarding vacation entitlement which the Key
Employee had with the Corporation immediately prior to the Change in Control,
whichever is greater; or
(vii) the adoption or pursuit by the
Corporation or its management of one or more policies or practices which, in
the sole opinion of the Key Employee, are contrary to the ethics, traditions,
policies or practices of the Corporation as in effect
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immediately prior to the Change in Control.
(i) "Key Employees" shall mean (i) Mackey J. McDonald,
the Corporation's President and Chief Operating Officer ("McDonald"), and (ii)
those other employees of the Corporation or a Subsidiary designated by the
Committee.
(j) "Normal Retirement Date" shall mean the date on which
a Key Employee attains age sixty-five (65).
(k) "Performance Objective" shall mean a performance
objective established pursuant to Subsection 7(b) hereof.
(l) "Restricted Stock" shall mean the Common Stock
awarded to Key Employees under the terms of this Restricted Stock Plan and any
Common Stock purchased with distributions made on the Restricted Stock.
(m) "Restricted Stock Plan" shall mean the VF Corporation
1995 Key Employee Restricted Stock Plan and any amendments thereto.
(n) "Subsidiary" shall mean a corporation with respect to
which the Corporation owns, directly or indirectly through one or more
Subsidiaries, at least 50% of the total voting power, unless the Committee
determines in its discretion that such corporation is not a Subsidiary.
(o) "Termination" shall mean a Key Employee's voluntary
or involuntary cessation of employment with the Corporation and its
Subsidiaries other than by reason of death, permanent disability, attaining his
or her Normal Retirement Date, or Good Reason within thirty-six (36) months
following a Change in Control of the Corporation.
3. STOCK SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN
The maximum total number of shares of Restricted Stock,
including additional shares purchased with distributions payable on Restricted
Stock, that may be issued under the Restricted Stock Plan shall be Three
Hundred Thousand (300,000) shares (except as such amount may be adjusted in
accordance with the provisions of Subsection 10(b) hereof).
4. ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION
The Key Employees eligible to receive Awards under this
Restricted Stock Plan shall be (a) McDonald, and (b) those other Key Employees
of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries selected by
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the Committee. Subject to the express provisions hereof, Awards made under the
Restricted Stock Plan in any year shall neither preclude nor require selection
of an Award recipient to receive future Awards or require that the recipient
receive the same amount of Award as at any other time, or as may be received by
any other Award recipient at any time.
5. ADMINISTRATION OF THE RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN
The Restricted Stock Plan shall be administered by the
Committee. Subject to the express provisions hereof, the Committee shall have
sole and complete authority to grant Awards. Such authority shall include, but
not be limited to, selecting Key Employees to receive Awards under the
Restricted Stock Plan, interpreting and administering the Restricted Stock
Plan, determining the number of shares of Common Stock (subject to the
limitations in Section 7 hereof) to be awarded to each Key Employee under the
Restricted Stock Plan, certifying in writing as to attainment of the
Performance Objective(s) during each fiscal year, determining a Key Employee's
permanent disability or death, Normal Retirement Date, Termination, termination
for Good Reason, or whether a Change in Control has occurred for purposes of
this Restricted Stock Plan, and determining the appropriate adjustment(s)
pursuant to Subsection 10(b) hereof.
The decisions of the Committee regarding the Restricted Stock
Plan shall be final. A majority of the Committee members shall constitute a
quorum. The acts of the majority of the members present at any meeting at
which a quorum is present (or acts approved in writing by a majority of the
Committee members) shall be the acts of the Committee regarding the Restricted
Stock Plan.
6. EFFECTIVE DATE
The Effective Date of the Restricted Stock Plan is February
14, 1995, subject to approval of the Restricted Stock Plan by the shareholders
of the Corporation at the annual meeting of shareholders on April 18, 1995.
7. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF AWARDS OF RESTRICTED STOCK
(a) No later than ninety (90) days after the commencement
of each fiscal year of the Corporation, the Committee, in its sole discretion,
shall establish in writing an Award target for each respective Key Employee for
such fiscal year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Award target for McDonald
for each fiscal year from 1995 through 2006 shall be Five Thousand (5,000)
shares of Restricted Stock.
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(b) No later than ninety (90) days after the commencement
of each fiscal year of the Corporation, the Committee, in its sole discretion,
shall establish with respect to each respective Key Employee one or more
Performance Objectives to be satisfied prior to the grant to such Key Employee
of an Award for such fiscal year. Any Performance Objective shall be comprised
of specified annual corporate, business group or divisional levels of one or
more of the following performance criteria: earnings per share; net earnings;
pre-tax earnings; operating income; net sales; market share; balance sheet
measurements; cash return on assets; book value; shareholder return; and return
on average common equity. In establishing the level of Performance Objective
to be attained, the Committee may disregard or offset the effect of any
extraordinary and/or nonrecurring items. Awards may also be payable, in the
sole discretion of the Committee, when the Corporation's performance, as
measured by one or more of the criteria enumerated in this Subsection 7(b), as
compared to peer companies, equals or exceeds an objective target established
by the Committee not later than ninety (90) days after the commencement of the
fiscal year for which the Award is to be granted.
(c) Notwithstanding attainment of the applicable
Performance Objective(s) or any provision of this Restricted Stock Plan to the
contrary, the Committee shall have the power, in its sole discretion, to
exercise negative discretion to reduce the Award to a Key Employee for any
fiscal year to zero or such other amount as it shall determine.
(d) Notwithstanding any provision of this Restricted
Stock Plan to the contrary, the maximum Award which may be granted for any
fiscal year is Five Thousand (5,000) shares to any Key Employee, exclusive of
additional shares purchased with distributions payable on Restricted Stock.
(e) No Award shall be made to a Key Employee for a fiscal
year prior to written certification by the Committee of attainment of the
Performance Objective(s) applicable to such Key Employee. Upon such
certification by the Committee, the Corporation shall cause to be issued in the
name of each Key Employee entitled to an Award the number of shares of Common
Stock representing such Award.
8. DELIVERY OF RESTRICTED STOCK
(a) If McDonald continuously remains in the employ of the
Corporation or a Subsidiary through December 31, 2005, any shares of Restricted
Stock awarded to McDonald during the years 1996 through 2001 shall be delivered
to McDonald without any restrictions promptly after January 1, 2006, and if
McDonald
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continuously remains in the employ of the Corporation or a Subsidiary through
December 31, 2007, any shares of Restricted Stock awarded to McDonald during
the years 2002 through 2007 shall be delivered to McDonald without any
restrictions promptly after January 1, 2008, and any shares of Restricted Stock
awarded to McDonald after 2007 shall be delivered to McDonald promptly after
the Award of such shares; provided, however, that in the event of an earlier
termination of McDonald's employment with the Corporation and its Subsidiaries
as a result of his permanent disability or for Good Reason within thirty-six
(36) months following a Change in Control of the Corporation, all restrictions
on Restricted Stock awarded to McDonald prior to such termination shall lapse
and all shares of Common Stock awarded to McDonald pursuant to prior Awards
shall be delivered to McDonald.
(b) If a Key Employee other than McDonald continuously
remains in the employ of the Corporation or a Subsidiary for a period specified
by the Committee, but in no event sooner than December 31 of the ninth (9th)
year following the year with respect to which the initial Award target under
the Restricted Stock Plan is established for such Key Employee, the shares of
Restricted Stock awarded to such Key Employee through such period shall be
delivered to such Key Employee without any restrictions promptly after the
expiration of such period; provided, however, that upon such Key Employee
reaching his or her Normal Retirement Date or in the event of an earlier
termination of the Key Employee's employment with the Corporation and its
Subsidiaries as a result of such Key Employee's permanent disability or for
Good Reason within thirty-six (36) months following a Change in Control of the
Corporation, all restrictions on Restricted Stock awarded to the Key Employee
shall lapse and all shares of Common Stock awarded to the Key Employee pursuant
to prior Awards shall be delivered to the Key Employee.
(c) Stock certificates evidencing the Restricted Stock
awarded to each Key Employee shall be issued in the name of the respective Key
Employee but shall be held and retained by the Corporation until the
restrictions set forth herein shall have lapsed. All such stock certificates
shall bear the following legend:
The shares of V.F. Corporation common stock evidenced by this
certificate are subject to the terms and conditions of the VF
Corporation 1995 Key Employee Restricted Stock Plan; such
shares are subject to forfeiture under the terms of said
Restricted Stock Plan; and such shares shall not be sold,
transferred, assigned, pledged, encumbered or otherwise
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alienated or hypothecated, except pursuant to the provisions
of said Restricted Stock Plan, a copy of which is available
from V.F. Corporation upon request.
Until the shares of Restricted Stock are delivered without restrictions to the
Key Employee in accordance with the terms of this Restricted Stock Plan, the
Key Employee shall deposit with the Corporation a stock power or other
instrument of transfer or assignment, duly endorsed in blank, with signature
guaranteed, corresponding to each certificate for Restricted Stock or
distributions thereon. If a Key Employee shall fail to provide the Corporation
with any such stock power or other instrument of transfer or assignment, such
Key Employee hereby irrevocably appoints the Secretary of the Corporation as
his or her attorney-in- fact to execute and deliver any such power or other
instrument which may be necessary to effectuate the transfer of the Restricted
Stock (or assignment of distributions thereon) on the books and records of the
Corporation.
(d) No Key Employee shall effect a Disposition of any
shares of Restricted Stock unless, until and to the extent the restrictions
imposed upon such stock shall have lapsed in accordance with this Restricted
Stock Plan. Any attempt to effect a Disposition of any shares of Restricted
Stock shall be void ab initio.
9. FORFEITURE
Except as otherwise provided in this Restricted Stock Plan, in
the event of a Key Employee's Termination before completion of the employment
period established pursuant to Section 8 hereof, the shares of Restricted Stock
shall be returned to the Corporation and shall be deemed to have been forfeited
by the Key Employee as of the date of Termination.
10. RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO RESTRICTED STOCK
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Restricted Stock
Plan, each Key Employee shall have, with respect to all shares of Restricted
Stock, all the rights of a shareholder of the Corporation, including the right
to vote the Restricted Stock; provided, however, that all distributions payable
with respect to the Restricted Stock shall be retained by the Corporation and
reinvested in additional shares of Common Stock to be issued in the name of the
Key Employee. Any shares of Common Stock acquired as a result of reinvestment
of such distributions shall also be Restricted Stock subject to the terms and
conditions of this Restricted Stock Plan. No fractional shares shall be issued
under
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this Restricted Stock Plan, and any balance of cash distributions on the
Restricted Stock shall be paid to the Key Employee (or his or her
beneficiaries) upon distribution of the Restricted Stock in accordance with the
Restricted Stock Plan.
(b) In the event that there are any changes in the
outstanding Common Stock of the Corporation by reason of stock dividends, stock
splits, or recapitalizations (whether by way of mergers, consolidations,
combinations, or exchanges of shares or the like), the aggregate number and
kind of shares available under the Restricted Stock Plan shall be appropriately
adjusted by the Committee, if necessary, to reflect equitably such change or
changes. Any shares of stock or other securities received by an Award
recipient with respect to shares still subject to the restrictions imposed by
this Restricted Stock Plan will be subject to the same restrictions and shall
be deposited with the Corporation.
11. TAXES
(a) If a Key Employee properly elects, within thirty (30)
days of the date on which an Award is granted, to include in gross income for
federal income tax purposes an amount equal to the fair market value (on the
date of grant of the Award) of the Restricted Stock subject to the Award, the
Key Employee shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Committee to pay to
the Corporation in the year of such Award any federal, state or local taxes
required to be withheld with respect to such shares. If the Key Employee shall
fail to make such tax payments as are required, the Corporation shall, to the
extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct from any payment of any kind
otherwise due to the Key Employee any federal, state or local taxes of any kind
required by law to be withheld with respect to the Restricted Stock subject to
such Award.
(b) If the Key Employee does not make the election
described in Subsection 11(a) above, the Key Employee shall, no later than the
date as of which the restrictions referred to in Section 8 hereof shall lapse,
pay to the Corporation, or make arrangements satisfactory to the Committee for
payment of, any federal, state or local taxes of any kind required by law to be
withheld with respect to the Restricted Stock subject to such Award, and the
Corporation shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct
from any payment of any kind otherwise due to the Key Employee any federal,
state or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to
the Restricted Stock subject to such Award.
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12. DELIVERY UPON DEATH
In the event of a Key Employee's death prior to the date as of
which the restrictions referred to in Section 8 hereof shall lapse, any shares
of Restricted Stock shall be delivered, without continuance of any restrictions
provided for in this Restricted Stock Plan, to the beneficiary or beneficiaries
designated by the Key Employee in writing delivered to the Corporation, or, if
such beneficiary or beneficiaries are then deceased or if the Key Employee has
not so designated any beneficiary, such shares shall be delivered to the
executor or administrator of the Key Employee's estate.
13. SECURITIES AND OTHER LAWS
In any case where, in the opinion of the Committee, the issue
and/or delivery of shares of Common Stock under the Restricted Stock Plan would
violate requirements of federal or state securities or other laws, or the
requirements of any exchange on which the securities are listed, the
Corporation shall be entitled to postpone such issue and/or delivery until such
requirements have been met. The Committee may require representations and
agreements from any Key Employee in order to ensure compliance with federal or
state securities or other laws.
14. AMENDMENTS AND TERMINATION
Except as otherwise provided in this Section 14, the
Restricted Stock Plan or any portion hereof may be amended, modified or
suspended at any time and from time to time, or terminated by the Committee.
No amendment, modification, suspension or termination shall adversely affect
the terms and conditions of prior Awards without the written consent of the Key
Employee, except that the Restricted Stock Plan may be amended, modified or
suspended without the consent of any Key Employee in order to conform to
changes in or restrictions or limitations imposed by securities or tax laws or
regulations, or any other laws or regulations deemed by the Committee to be
binding on the Restricted Stock Plan. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Restricted Stock Plan, no amendment or modification shall be effective
without the approval of the shareholders of the Corporation if such shareholder
approval is required to preserve the Corporation's federal income tax deduction
for Awards under this Restricted Stock Plan pursuant to the "other
performance-based compensation" exception in Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code,
or a successor provision.
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15. MISCELLANEOUS
(a) No Right to Employment - The grant of an Award shall
not be construed as giving a Key Employee the right to be retained in the
employ of the Corporation or any Subsidiary, nor affect in any way the right of
the Corporation or any Subsidiary to terminate such employment at any time,
with or without cause.
(b) No Limit on Other Compensation Arrangements - Nothing
contained in this Restricted Stock Plan shall preclude the Corporation or any
Subsidiary from adopting or continuing in effect other or additional
compensation arrangements, and such arrangements may be either generally
applicable or applicable only in specific cases.
(c) Severability - If any provision of the Restricted
Stock Plan or any Award is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction or would disqualify the Restricted Stock Plan
or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision
shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to applicable laws, or if it
cannot be so construed or deemed amended without, in the sole discretion of the
Committee, materially altering the purpose or intent of the Restricted Stock
Plan and any Award hereunder, such provision shall be stricken as to such
jurisdiction or Award, and the remainder of the Restricted Stock Plan or any
such Award shall remain in full force and effect.
(d) No Trust or Fund Created - Neither the Restricted
Stock Plan nor any Award shall create or be construed to create a trust or
separate fund of any kind or fiduciary relationship between the Corporation or
any Subsidiary and any Key Employee or any other person. To the extent that
any Key Employee or other person acquires a right to receive payments from the
Corporation pursuant to the Restricted Stock Plan, such right shall be no
greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the Corporation.
(e) Governing Law - The validity, interpretation,
construction and performance of the Restricted Stock Plan or any Award
hereunder shall be governed by the laws (but not any provisions relating to
conflicts of laws) of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
(f) Headings - Headings are given to the Sections and
Subsections of the Restricted Stock Plan solely as a convenience to facilitate
reference. Such headings shall not be deemed in any way material or relevant
to the construction or interpretation of the Restricted Stock Plan or any
provision hereof.
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