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August 17, 1995
Dear Stockholder:
You are cordially invited to attend the 1995 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders of Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings. The meeting will
be held at The St. Regis, 2 East 55th Street, New York, N.Y., on Wednesday,
September 20, 1995 at 9:00 a.m., New York City time.
The business of the meeting will be to elect directors to the
Company's Board of Directors, to consider and vote on the approval of each of
the Company's 1995 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors, the Company's
Performance Unit Plan and the Company's Annual Bonus plan and to ratify the
appointment of independent auditors for the Company's fiscal year ending
December 31, 1995. Information on these matters can be found in the
accompanying proxy statement.
Whether or not you plan to attend the meeting in person, your shares
should be represented and voted at the meeting. Accordingly, after reading
the enclosed proxy statement, kindly mark the proxy card to indicate your
vote, date and sign the proxy card, and return it in the enclosed postage-paid
envelope as soon as conveniently possible. If you desire to vote in
accordance with management's recommendations, you need not mark your votes on
the proxy card but need to sign, date and return it in the enclosed
postage-paid envelope in order to record your vote. If you later decide to
attend the meeting and wish to vote your shares personally, you may revoke
your proxy at any time before it is exercised.
Sincerely,
/s/ James B. Powell, M.D.
James B. Powell, M.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer
LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To the Stockholders of
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings:
Notice is hereby given that the 1995 Annual Meeting (the "Annual
Meeting") of the stockholders of Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings
(the "Company") will be held at The St. Regis, 2 East 55th Street, New York,
N.Y., on Wednesday, September 20, 1995, at 9:00 a.m., New York City time, for
the following purposes:
1. To elect all of the members of the Company's board of directors to
serve until the Company's next annual meeting and until such directors'
successors are elected and shall have qualified.
2. To consider and vote upon a proposal to approve and adopt the
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings 1995 Stock Plan for Non-Employee
Directors.
3. To consider and vote upon a proposal to approve and adopt the
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings Performance Unit Plan.
4. To consider and vote upon a proposal to approve and adopt the
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings Annual Bonus Incentive Plan.
5. To ratify the appointment of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP as the Company's
independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1995.
6. To transact such other business as may properly come before the
Annual Meeting or at any adjournments thereof.
A proxy statement describing the matters to be considered at the Annual
Meeting is attached to this notice. Only stockholders of record at the close
of business on July 24, 1995 are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the
Annual Meeting and at any adjournments thereof.
By Order of the Board of Directors
/s/ Bradford T. Smith
Bradford T. Smith
Secretary
August 17, 1995
PLEASE COMPLETE, SIGN AND DATE THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY CARD AND
RETURN IT PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. THIS WILL INSURE THAT
YOUR SHARES ARE VOTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR WISHES.
LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS
358 SOUTH MAIN STREET
BURLINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 27215
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PROXY STATEMENT
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This Proxy Statement is being furnished in connection with the
solicitation by the Board of Directors of Laboratory Corporation of America
Holdings, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), of proxies to be voted at
the 1995 annual meeting of stockholders to be held on Wednesday, September 20,
1995 at 9:00 a.m., New York City time, at The St. Regis, 2 East 55th Street,
New York, N.Y. and at any adjournments thereof (the "Annual Meeting"). The
Notice of Annual Meeting, this Proxy Statement and the accompanying proxy card
are first being mailed to stockholders on or about August 17, 1995, to all
stockholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.
At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders will be asked (i) to
elect the following persons as directors of the Company to serve until the
Company's next annual meeting and until such directors' successors are elected
and shall have qualified: James R. Maher, Thomas P. Mac Mahon, James B.
Powell M.D., Jean-Luc Belingard, Linda Gosden Robinson, David B. Skinner, M.D.
and Andrew G. Wallace, M.D., (ii) to consider and vote upon a proposal to
approve and adopt the Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings 1995 Stock
Plan for Non-Employee Directors (the "Non-Employee Director Stock Plan"),
(iii) to consider and vote upon a proposal to approve and adopt the Laboratory
Corporation of America Holdings Performance Unit Plan (the "Performance Unit
Plan"), (iv) to consider and vote upon a proposal to approve and adopt the
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings Annual Bonus Incentive Plan (the
"Annual Plan"), (v) to ratify the appointment of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP as the
Company's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending on December 31, 1995,
and (vi) to take such other action as may properly come before the Annual
Meeting or any adjournments thereof.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Solicitation And Voting of Proxies; Revocation; Record Date
All proxies duly executed and received by the Company will be voted on
all matters presented at the Annual Meeting in accordance with the
instructions given therein by the person executing such proxy or, in the
absence of such instructions, will be voted in favor of the election to the
Company's Board of Directors of the seven nominees for director identified in
this Proxy Statement, the approval and adoption of each of the Non-Employee
Director Stock Plan, the Performance Unit Plan and the Annual Plan and the
ratification of the appointment of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP as the Company's
independent auditors for 1995. Any stockholder may revoke his proxy at any
time prior to the Annual Meeting before it is voted by written notice to such
effect delivered to the Company at 358 South Main Street, Burlington, North
Carolina 27215, Attention: Bradford T. Smith, Secretary, by delivery prior to
the Annual Meeting of a subsequently dated proxy or by attending the Annual
Meeting and voting in person.
Solicitation of proxies may be made by mail and may also be made by
personal interview, telephone and facsimile transmission, and by directors,
officers and regular employees of the Company without special compensation
therefor. The expenses of the preparation of proxy materials and the
solicitation of proxies for the Annual Meeting will be paid by the Company.
The Company expects to reimburse banks, brokers and other persons for their
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in handling proxy materials for beneficial
owners, which expenses are expected to amount in aggregate to approximately
$40,000. The Company has retained D.F. King & Co., Inc. to assist in the
solicitation of proxies at an estimated cost of approximately $9,000.
Only holders of record of the common stock, par value $0.01 per share,
of the Company ("Common Stock") at the close of business on July 24, 1995 (the
"Record Date") will be entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual
Meeting. At the Close of Business on the Record Date, there were issued and
outstanding 122,908,701 shares of Common Stock (not including treasury shares,
of which there were none, and not including shares held by certain
stockholders who, in connection with the Merger, which is described below,
submitted demands for appraisal, of which there were 2,160) each of which is
entitled to one vote.
A quorum for the Annual Meeting consists of a majority of the total
number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on the Record Date. Directors of
the Company will be elected by a plurality vote of the shares of Common Stock
represented at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote. Accordingly,
abstentions and broker non-votes will not affect the outcome of the election.
The affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of Common Stock represented
at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote is required for approval and
adoption of each of the Non-Employee Director Stock Plan, the Performance Unit
Plan and the Annual Plan and for the ratification of the appointment of KPMG
Peat Marwick LLP as the Company's independent auditors for the fiscal year
ending December 31, 1995. On any such item, an abstention will have the same
effect as a negative vote but, because shares held by brokers will not be
considered entitled to vote on matters as to which the brokers withhold
authority, a broker non-vote will have no effect on the vote. As of August 7,
1995 the directors and executive officers of the Company beneficially owned an
aggregate of 732,254 shares of Common Stock, representing under 1% of the
total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding.
Merger with Roche Biomedical Laboratories, Inc.
On April 28, 1995 (the "Effective Date"), Roche Biomedical Laboratories,
Inc. ("RBL"), then a wholly-owned subsidiary of HLR Holdings Inc., a Delaware
corporation ("HLR"), merged with and into the Company (the "Merger") pursuant
to an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") dated as of
December 13, 1994, among the Company, RBL, HLR and Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., a
New Jersey corporation ("Hoffmann-La Roche"). HLR is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Hoffmann-La Roche, which is in turn a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Roche Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Holdings"), which is in turn an
indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Roche Holding Ltd, a Swiss Corporation
("Roche Holding"). HLR and its affiliates (other than the Company and its
subsidiaries) are collectively referred to herein as "Roche." In the Merger,
HLR was issued 49,002,538 shares of Common Stock, and Holdings was issued
12,320,718 shares of Common Stock, representing in the aggregate approximately
49.9% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock as of the Record Date, in
exchange for all of the outstanding shares of common stock of RBL and
$135,651,100 in cash. The Merger Agreement was included as an exhibit to the
annual report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended December 31, 1994
(the "1994 10-K") filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission").
In connection with the Merger, the Company distributed a dividend
consisting of an aggregate of approximately 13,826,308 warrants to
stockholders of record of shares of Common Stock as of April 21, 1995, each
such warrant (a "Warrant" and, together with the Roche Warrants, as defined
below, the "Warrants") representing the right to purchase one newly issued
share of Common Stock for $22.00 (subject to adjustments) on April 28, 2000.
In addition, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, on April 28, 1995, Hoffmann-La
Roche purchased 8,325,000 Warrants (the "Roche Warrants") from the Company for
an aggregate purchase price of $51,048,900.
In connection with the Merger, the Company, HLR, Hoffmann-La Roche and
Holdings entered into a stockholder agreement dated as of April 28, 1995 (the
"Stockholder Agreement"). The Stockholder Agreement contains certain
provisions relating to (i) the governance of the Company following the Merger,
including but not limited to the composition of the Board of Directors, (ii)
the issuance, sale and transfer of the Company's Equity Securities (as defined
in the Stockholder Agreement) by the Company and Roche, (iii) the acquisition
of additional Equity Securities of the Company by Roche and (iv) the
registration rights granted by the Company to Roche with respect to the
Company's Equity Securities. A copy of the Stockholder Agreement was included
as an exhibit to the current report on Form 8-K of the Company filed with the
Commission on May 12, 1995 in connection with the consummation of the Merger.
Roche has informed the Company that it will vote for the election of
each of the nominees to the Board of Directors identified herein, the approval
and adoption of each of the Non-Employee Director Stock Plan, the Performance
Unit Plan and the Annual Plan and the ratification of the appointment of KPMG
Peat Marwick LLP as the Company's independent auditors for 1995.
The Board of Directors of the Company recommends that stockholders vote
"FOR" the election of each of the nominees for director of the Company (as
specified below), the approval and adoption of each of the Non-Employee
Director Plan, the Performance Unit Plan and the Annual Plan, and the
ratification of the appointment of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP as the Company's
independent auditors for 1995.
ITEM 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
All the Company's directors will be elected at the Annual Meeting to
serve until the next succeeding annual meeting of the Company and until their
successors are elected and shall have qualified. All the nominees listed
below are currently serving as members of the Board of Directors and, except
as herein stated, the proxies solicited hereby will be voted FOR the election
of such nominees unless the completed proxy card directs otherwise.
The governance provisions of the Stockholder Agreement provide, among
other things, that immediately after April 28, 1995, and for a period of one
year thereafter (the "Initial Period"), the Board of Directors of the Company
is to be comprised of seven members, consisting of Mr. Maher, three designees
of HLR (each, an "HLR Director") and three Independent Directors (as defined
therein). The HLR Directors currently are Mr. Belingard, Mr. Mac Mahon and
Dr. Powell. The persons nominated to serve as the Independent Directors for
the Initial Period, who are Ms. Robinson, Dr. Skinner and Dr. Wallace, were
required pursuant to the Stockholder Agreement to be mutually acceptable to a
majority of the members of the Company's Board of Directors in office
immediately prior to April 28, 1995 and to HLR. Pursuant to the Stockholder
Agreement, following the Initial Period, the Board of Directors of the Company
will (subject to specified exceptions) be comprised of seven members,
consisting of three HLR Directors and four Independent Directors nominated by
the Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors.
The Stockholder Agreement also provides that Mr. Maher will serve as
Chairman of the Board and Mr. Mac Mahon will serve as Vice Chairman of the
Board of the Company for the Initial Period. Following the Initial Period,
Mr. Maher will resign his Board and committee positions, Mr. Mac Mahon will
become Chairman of the Board and the position of Vice Chairman will be
eliminated. The Stockholder Agreement also provides that, among other things,
certain actions by the Company will require approval by a majority of the
entire Board of Directors of the Company, which majority must include at least
a majority of the HLR Directors and at least one Independent Director (a
"Special Majority Vote"). Included in these items is any change in the size
or composition of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof and the
establishment of a new committee of the Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors has been informed that all of the nominees listed
below are willing to serve as directors, but if any of them should decline or
be unable to act as a director, the individuals named in the proxies may vote
for a substitute designated by the Board of Directors. The Company has no
reason to believe that any nominee will be unable or unwilling to serve.
Nominees For Election As Directors
The name, age, principal occupation for the last five years, selected
biographical information and period of service as a director of the Company of
each nominee are set forth below. All of the nominees currently serve as
directors of the Company.
James R. Maher (45) has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of
the Company since the Merger in April 1995 and as a director of the Company
since December 1992. He was President and Chief Executive Officer of the
Company from December 1992 until the Merger in April 1995. Since July 1995,
Mr. Maher has been President and Chief Executive Officer of MAFCO Consolidated
Group Inc., an affiliate of National Health Care Group, Inc., a Delaware
Corporation ("NHCG"), which is the holder of approximately 11.8% of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Maher
was Vice Chairman of The First Boston Corporation from 1990 to 1992 and
Managing Director of The First Boston Corporation from 1982 to 1992. Mr.
Maher also is a director of First Brands Corporation, Danbury, Connecticut.
Thomas P. Mac Mahon (48) has served as Vice Chairman and a director of
the Company since the Merger in April 1995. Mr. Mac Mahon has been Senior
Vice President of Hoffmann-La Roche since 1993 and President of Roche
Diagnostics Group and a director and member of the Executive Committee of
Hoffmann-La Roche since 1988. Mr. Mac Mahon is also a director of HLR. As
Senior Vice President of Hoffmann-La Roche and President of Roche Diagnostics
Group, Mr. Mac Mahon is responsible for the management of all United States
operations of the diagnostic business of Hoffmann-La Roche. Mr. Mac Mahon is
also currently a member of the Worldwide Diagnostics Executive Committee of
Roche Holding.
James B. Powell, M.D. (56) has served as President and Chief Executive
Officer and as a director of the Company since the Merger in April 1995.
Previously, he was President of RBL from 1982 until the Merger in April 1995.
Dr. Powell is a medical doctor and became board certified in anatomic and
clinical pathology in 1969. Subject to stockholder approval of the nominees
for election as directors of the Company, the Board of Directors intends to
elect Dr. Powell to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of the
Company effective as of the date of the Annual Meeting.
Jean-Luc Belingard (46) has served as a director of the Company since
the Merger in April 1995. Mr. Belingard is Director General of the
Diagnostics Division and member of the Executive Committee of F. Hoffmann-La
Roche Ltd ("F. Hoffmann-La Roche"), Basel, Switzerland, a subsidiary of Roche
Holding. He joined F. Hoffmann-La Roche in 1982, and held various positions
prior to being named to his current positions in 1990. His current
responsibilities include the management of the worldwide diagnostic business
of Roche. Mr. Belingard is also a director of Perkin-Elmer Corporation,
Norwalk, Connecticut and a Foreign Trade Advisor to the French Government.
Linda Gosden Robinson (42) has served as a director of the Company since
1990. Ms. Robinson has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Robinson
Lake Sawyer Miller since 1986 and was Senior Vice President, Corporate
Affairs, of Warner Cable Communications, Inc. from 1983 to 1986. She is also
a director of Revlon Group Incorporated ("Revlon Group"), an affiliate of NHCG,
and of Bozell, Jacobs, Kenyon & Eckhardt, Inc. and the Coro Foundation and is
a trustee of New York University Medical Center.
David B. Skinner, M.D. (60) has served as a director of the Company
since the Merger in April 1995. Dr. Skinner has been President and Chief
Executive Officer of New York Hospital and Professor of Surgery at Cornell
Medical School since 1987. He was the Chairman of the Department of Surgery
and Professor of Surgery at the University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics
from 1972 to 1987.
Andrew G. Wallace, M.D. (60) has served as a director of the Company
since the Merger in April 1995. Dr. Wallace has served as both the Dean of
Dartmouth Medical School and Vice President for Health Affairs at Dartmouth
College since 1987. He was the Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs at Duke
University and the Chief Executive Officer of Duke Hospital from 1981 to 1987.
The Board of Directors of the Company recommends that stockholders vote
"FOR" the election of each of the nominees for director listed above.
Committees of the Board of Directors and Meetings
The Board of Directors has an Audit Committee, an Employee Benefits
Committee, an Ethics and Quality Assurance Committee and a Nominating
Committee. During 1994 and prior to the Merger in April 1995, the Board of
Directors also had an Executive Committee.
The Audit Committee, currently consisting of Dr. Skinner and Dr.
Wallace, among other things, makes recommendations to the Board regarding the
engagement of the Company's independent auditors, reviews the plan, scope and
results of the audit, reviews with the auditors and management the Company's
policies and procedures with respect to internal accounting and financial
controls and reviews changes in accounting policy and the scope of the
non-audit services which may be performed by the Company's independent
auditors. Pursuant to the Stockholder Agreement, the Audit Committee is
comprised entirely of Independent Directors. During 1994 and prior to the
Merger in April 1995, the Audit Committee consisted of Dr. Saul, J. Farber,
Anne Dibble Jordan and Dr. Paul A. Marks.
The Ethics and Quality Assurance Committee, currently consisting of Mr.
Maher, Dr. Powell, Dr. Wallace and Dr. Skinner, is responsible for ensuring
that the Company adopts and implements procedures that require the Company's
employees to act in accordance with high ethical standards and to deliver high
quality services. During 1994 and prior to the Merger in April 1995, the
Ethics and Quality Assurance Committee consisted of Howard Gittis, Dr. Farber
and Ms. Jordan.
The Employee Benefits Committee, currently consisting of Mr. Belingard,
Ms. Robinson and Dr. Skinner, makes recommendations to the Board regarding
compensation and benefit policies and practices and incentive arrangements for
executive officers and key managerial employees of the Company. The Employee
Benefit Committee also considers and grants awards under the Company's
incentive plans, subject to a Special Majority Vote of the Board as described
above. Pursuant to the Stockholder Agreement, the Employee Benefits Committee
is comprised of a majority of Independent Directors. During 1994 and prior to
the Merger in April 1995, the Employee Benefits Committee consisted of Dr.
Farber, Mr. Gittis, David J. Mahoney, Ms. Robinson and Dr. Samuel O. Thier.
The Nominating Committee, currently consisting of Mr. Mac Mahon, Dr.
Wallace and Ms. Robinson, is responsible for recommending the nomination of
directors. Pursuant to the Stockholder Agreement, the Nominating Committee is
comprised of one HLR Director and two Independent Directors and acts by a
majority vote of the entire committee. During 1994 and prior to the Merger in
April 1995, the Nominating Committee consisted of Ronald O. Perelman, Ms.
Jordan, Ms. Robinson and Dr. Thier.
During 1994 and prior to the Merger in April 1995, the Board had an the
Executive Committee, consisting of Messrs. Perelman, Gittis and Maher, which
was empowered to exercise all the powers and authority of the Board except as
otherwise provided under applicable Delaware corporation law. The Executive
Committee was dissolved immediately following the Merger.
During 1994, the Board of Directors held eleven meetings and the former
Executive Committee acted fourteen times by unanimous written consent of all
members thereof, each in accordance with the Company's By-laws and applicable
Delaware corporation law. The Employee Benefits Committee held two meetings;
the Audit Committee held three meetings; and the Ethics and Quality Assurance
Committee held one meeting in 1994. The Nominating Committee did not meet in
1994. During 1994, none of the then incumbent directors attended fewer than
75% of the meetings of the Board and the committees of which he or she was a
member other than Mr. Mahoney and Dr. Thier, who served as directors of the
Company during 1994 and until their resignation on April 28, 1995, the date of
the Merger.
Compensation of Directors
Effective on April 28, 1995, directors who are currently not receiving
compensation as officers or employees of the Company are paid an annual
retainer of $30,000, payable in monthly installments, and a fee of $1,000 for
each meeting of the Board of Directors or of any Committee thereof they attend
and receive reimbursement of expenses they incur for attending any meeting.
Subject to approval and adoption of the Non-Employee Director Stock Plan by
the stockholders of the Company, 50% of such annual retainer shall be payable
in cash and 50% shall be payable in Common Stock of the Company. Prior to
April 28, 1995 and during the year ended December 31, 1994, directors were
paid an annual retainer of $25,000, payable in monthly installments, and a fee
of $1,000 for each meeting of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof
attended.
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The following table sets forth as of the date hereof the executive
officers of the Company.
Name Age Office
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James B. Powell, M.D. 56 President and Chief Executive Officer
David C. Flaugh 48 Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Timothy J. Brodnik 47 Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Haywood D. Cochrane, Jr. 46 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Larry L. Leonard 54 Executive Vice President
John F. Markus 44 Executive Vice President, Corporate Compliance
Bradford T. Smith 42 Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Ronald B. Sturgill 58 Executive Vice President, Information Systems/Operations
David C. Weavil 43 Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer
Robert E. Whalen 53 Executive Vice President, Human Resources
Wesley R. Elingburg 39 Senior Vice President, Finance
James B. Powell, M.D. has served as President and Chief Executive
Officer and as a director of the Company since the Merger in April 1995.
Previously, Dr. Powell was President of RBL from 1982 until the Merger in
April 1995. He is a medical doctor and became board certified in anatomic and
clinical pathology in 1969. Dr. Powell is a member of the Management
Committee of the Company.
David C. Flaugh has been Chief Operating Officer since 1993. He joined
the Company in 1970. From July 1994 until April 1995 he was also Senior
Executive Vice President, acting Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the
Company. Mr. Flaugh was Vice President-Managing Director, Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer of the Company from 1991 to 1993 and Vice
President-Finance from 1988 to 1991. Mr. Flaugh is a member of the Management
Committee of the Company.
Timothy J. Brodnik has served as Executive Vice President, Sales and
Marketing since the Merger in April 1995. He joined the Company in 1971. He
was appointed Executive Vice President of the Company in 1993 and was Senior
Vice President from 1991 to 1993 and Vice President-Division Manager from 1979
until 1991. Mr. Brodnik oversees the Company's sales operations including
managed care, business ventures/alliances, clinical trials and new business
development, and also oversees the Company's laboratories in Florida,
Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina. Mr. Brodnik is a member of the
Management Committee of the Company.
Haywood D. Cochrane, Jr. has served as Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer since the Merger in April 1995 and has been an
executive of the Company since June 1994 following the acquisition by the
Company of Allied Clinical Laboratories, Inc. ("Allied"). Mr. Cochrane was
President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Allied from its formation
in 1989 until its acquisition by the Company in 1994. Mr. Cochrane also
serves as a director of First Union National Bank of Tennessee and JDN Realty
Corp., Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Cochrane is a member of the Management Committee
of the Company.
Larry L. Leonard has served as Executive Vice President of the Company
since 1993. He joined the Company in 1978. Dr. Leonard, who holds a Ph.D
degree in microbiology, was named Senior Vice President of the Company in 1991
and previously was Vice President-Division Manager. Dr. Leonard oversees
major regional laboratories in Arizona, Texas and Colorado.
John F. Markus has served as Executive Vice President, Corporate
Compliance since the Merger in April 1995. From 1990, when he joined the
Company, he has been responsible for quality, operations review,
pathology/cytology, compliance and the Company's phlebotomy program. He
served as Executive Vice President and Director of Compliance from 1993 and
was Vice President-Managing Director from 1990 to 1993. Previously, Mr.
Markus was an attorney in the law firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer and Feld
in Washington, D.C. for more than five years and was a partner in such firm
in 1989. Mr. Markus is a member of the Management Committee of the Company.
Bradford T. Smith has served as Executive Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary since the Merger in April 1995. Previously, Mr. Smith
served as Assistant General Counsel of HLR, Division Counsel of RBL and
Assistant Secretary and member of RBL's Senior Management Committee from 1988
until April 1995. Mr. Smith served as Assistant Secretary of HLR from 1989
until the Merger in April 1995 and as an Assistant Vice President of HLR
during 1992 and 1993. Mr. Smith is a member of the Management Committee of
the Company.
Ronald B. Sturgill has served as Executive Vice President, Information
Systems/Operations since the Merger in April 1995. Previously, Mr. Sturgill
served as Senior Vice President, Administration of RBL. From 1986 to 1987, he
served as Senior Vice President, North-Central Regional Operations of RBL.
Mr. Sturgill served as RBL's Vice President of Laboratories and Human
Resources from 1982 until 1986. Mr. Sturgill's responsibilities as Senior
Vice President, Administration of RBL included the supervision of Information
Systems, Human Resources, Sales Support and Training.
David C. Weavil has served as Executive Vice President and Chief
Administrative Officer since the Merger in April 1995. Previously, Mr. Weavil
served as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of RBL beginning
in 1989. From 1988 through 1989, Mr. Weavil was Regional Senior Vice
President-Mid-Atlantic of RBL. Prior to that, he served as Senior Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer of RBL from 1982. Mr. Weavil is a
member of the Management Committee of the Company.
Robert E. Whalen has served as Executive Vice President, Human Resources
since the Merger in April 1995. He joined the Company in 1976. He was named
Executive Vice President of the Company in 1993 and was Senior Vice President
from 1991 to 1993 and Vice President-Administration from 1985 to 1993. From
1979 to 1985, he was Vice President-Division Manager of the Company. Mr.
Whalen oversees human resources, information systems, client service and major
regional laboratories in California, Washington, Nevada and Utah. Mr. Whalen
is a member of the Management Committee of the Company.
Wesley R. Elingburg has served as Senior Vice President, Finance since
the Merger in April 1995. Mr. Elingburg is responsible for the day-to-day
supervision of the finance function of the Company, including treasury
functions, and reports to the Chief Financial Officer. Previously, Mr.
Elingburg served as Senior Vice President-Finance and Treasurer of RBL from
1988 through April 1995 and Assistant Vice President of Hoffmann-La Roche from
1989 until the Merger in April 1995. Mr. Elingburg is a member of the
Management Committee of the Company.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND BENEFIT PLANS
Executive Compensation
The following table sets forth the compensation paid by the Company to
its then Chief Executive Officer and each of the Company's then four most
highly compensated executive officers for services during the year ended
December 31, 1994:
Summary Compensation Table
Long-Term
Compensation
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Annual Compensation Awards
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All Other
Salary Bonus Options/ Compensation
Name and Principal Position Year ($)(1) ($)(2) SARs (#) ($)(3)
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James R. Maher, Former 1994 $1,000,001 $ 450,000 350,000 $20,066
President and Chief Executive 1993 1,000,000 500,000 - 29,136
Officer(4) 1992 34,616 1,662,500 300,000 -
David C. Flaugh, Executive 1994 499,991 375,000 200,000 14,154
Vice President, Chief 1993 507,683 400,000 125,000 13,865
Operating Officer(5) 1992 267,117 265,000 - 9,287
Timothy J. Brodnik, Executive 1994 325,000 246,250 150,000 8,853
Vice President, Sales and 1993 325,000 262,500 50,000 11,334
Marketing 1992 238,046 243,800 - 10,007
W. David Slaunwhite, Ph.D., 1994 325,000 266,250 75,000 8,850
former Executive Vice 1993 324,615 282,500 50,000 11,397
President(6) 1992 267,117 265,000 - 94,644
Bernard E. Statland, M.D., 1994 457,500 236,250 25,000 14,759
Ph.D., Chief Executive 1993 457,500 252,500 50,000 17,219
Officer, National Reference 1992 386,243 365,000 - 15,482
Laboratory, and former
Executive Vice President
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(1) Includes salary paid or accrued for each indicated year.
(2) Includes bonus accrued or paid for each indicated year and other
payments made pursuant to employment agreements. The 1992 amount for
Mr. Maher represents the value, on the date of grant, of 100,000 shares
of the Company's Common Stock granted in 1992.
(3) Reflects the following: (i) relocation expenses in 1993 for Mr. Maher of
$14,001 and in 1992 for Dr. Slaunwhite of $84,365; (ii) life insurance
premiums of $15,566 in 1994 and $8,060 in 1993 for Mr. Maher, $9,654 in
1994, $6,790 in 1993 and $3,414 in 1992 for Mr. Flaugh, $4,353 in 1994,
$4,259 in 1993 and $3,141 in 1992 for Mr. Brodnik, $4,350 in 1994,
$4,322 in 1993 and $3,413 in 1992 for Dr. Slaunwhite and $10,259 in
1994, $10,144 in 1993 and $8,616 in 1992 for Dr. Statland; (iii) 401(a)
and (k) contributions in 1994 of $4,500 and in 1993 of $7,075 for each
of such individuals named in the table and in 1992 of $5,873 for Mr.
Flaugh and $6,866 for each of Mr. Brodnik, Dr. Slaunwhite and Dr.
Statland.
(4) Mr. Maher resigned his position as President and Chief Executive Officer
and his employment agreement was terminated with effect as of April 28,
1995.
(5) During the year ended December 31, 1994, Mr. Flaugh served as Chief
Operating Officer, Senior Executive Vice President and Acting Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer.
(6) The employment of Dr. Slaunwhite was terminated with effect as of April
28, 1995.
Stock Option Transactions in 1994
During 1994, the following grants were made under the 1988 Stock Option
Plan and the 1994 Stock Option Plan for the executive officers named in the
Summary Compensation Table:
Option/SAR Grants in 1994
Grant
Date
Individual Grants Value
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Percentage
of Total
Number of Sec- Options/SARs Exercise Grant
urities Underlying Granted to or Base Date
Options/SARs Employees Price Expiration Present
Name Granted(1) in 1994 ($/Sh) Date Value $(2)(3)
---- ------------------ ------------ -------- ---------- -------------
James R. Maher 150,000 7.2% $13.875 2/10/04 $1,223,000
200,000 9.8 11.75 7/12/04 1,440,000
David C. Flaugh 100,000 5 13.875 2/10/04 815,000
100,000 5 11.75 7/12/04 720,000
Timothy J. Brodnik 75,000 3.5 13.875 2/10/04 611,000
75,000 3.5 11.75 7/12/04 540,000
W. David Slaunwhite,
Ph.D. 75,000 4 13.875 2/10/04 611,000
Bernard E. Statland,
M.D., Ph.D. 25,000 1 13.875 2/10/04 204,000
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(1) No tandem SARs were granted in 1994. For each grant of non-qualified
options made in 1994, the exercise price is equivalent to the fair
market price per share on the date of grant (as provided in the 1994
Stock Option Plan). The options vested with respect to one third of the
shares covered thereby on the date of grant and an additional one third
will vest on each of the first and second anniversaries of such date,
subject to their earlier expiration or termination.
(2) For options granted with an exercise price of $13.875, valuation is
based upon the Black-Scholes option pricing model assuming a volatility
of .351 (based on the weekly closing stock prices from January 1, 1993
to January 7, 1994); a risk free interest rate of 6.0% (the asking yield
on the 10-year U.S. Treasury Strip maturing February 2004); and a
dividend yield of 0.0%. The valuation assumptions have made no
adjustments for non-transferability.
(3) For options granted with an exercise price of $11.75, valuation is based
on the Black-Scholes option pricing model assuming a volatility of .327
(based on the weekly closing stock prices from July 9, 1993 to July 8,
1994); a risk free interest rate of 7.6% (the asking yield on the
10-year U.S. Treasury Strip maturing August 2004); and a dividend yield
of 0.0%. The valuation assumptions have made no adjustments for
non-transferability.
The following chart shows, for 1994, the number of stock options
exercised and the 1994 year-end value of the options held by the executive
officers named in the Summary Compensation Table:
Aggregated Option/SAR Exercises in 1994
and Year-End 1994 Option/SAR Values
Number of Securities
Shares Underlying Unexercised Value of Unexercised In-the-Money Options/SARs
Acquired on Options/SARs at Year-End at Year-End ($)(1)
Name Exercise (#) Exercisable/Unexercisable Exercisable/Unexercisable
---- ------------ ------------------------- ----------------------------------------------
James R. Maher 0 416,667/ $100,000/
233,333 200,000
David C. Flaugh 0 166,500/ 50,000/
175,100 100,000
Timothy J. Brodnik 0 94,833/ 37,500/
116,667 75,000
W.David Slaunwhite, 0 74,833/ 0
Ph.D. 66,667 0
Bernard E. Statland, 0 58,167/ 0
M.D., Ph.D. 33,333 0
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(1) Calculated using the actual December 31, 1994 closing price per share of
Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Tape of $13.25.
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, effective as of April 28, 1995, the
options described above were either canceled and terminated in connection with
the Merger in exchange for a cash payment and shares of Common Stock or were
converted into adjusted options (immediately exercisable) to purchase Common
Stock of the Company pursuant to a conversion formula set forth in the Merger
Agreement.
Retirement Benefits and Savings Plan
The following table sets forth the estimated annual retirement benefits
payable at age 65 to persons retiring with the indicated average direct
compensation and years of credited service, on a straight life annuity basis
after Social Security offset, under the Company's Employees' Retirement Plan,
as supplemented by the Company's Pension Equalization Plan.
Pension Plan Table
Five year
average
Compensation(1) 10 Years(2) 15 Years(2) 20 Years(2) 25 Years(2) 30 Years(2)
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$ 50,000 $ 6,898 $10,346 $ 13,795 $ 17,244 $ 20,693
100,000 16,242 24,364 32,485 40,606 48,727
150,000 25,602 38,404 51,204 64,006 76,807
200,000 34,962 52,444 69,924 87,406 104,887
250,000 44,322 66,484 88,644 110,806 132,967
300,000 53,682 80,524 107,364 134,206 161,047
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(1) Highest consecutive five year average base compensation during final ten
years. Compensation considered for this five year average is reflected
in the Summary Compensation Table under the heading "Salary." Under the
Equalization Plan, a maximum of $300,000 final average compensation is
considered for benefit calculation. No bonuses are considered.
(2) Under the plans, the normal form of benefit for an unmarried participant
is a life annuity with a guaranteed minimum payment of ten years.
Payments in other optional forms, including the 50% joint and survivor
normal form for married participants, are actuarially equivalent to the
normal form for an unmarried participant. The above table is determined
with regard to a life only form of payment; thus, payment using a ten
year guarantee would produce a lower annual benefit.
The Retirement Plan, which is intended to qualify under Section 401 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), is a defined
benefit pension plan designed to provide an employee having 30 years of
credited service with an annuity equal to 52% of final average compensation
less 50% of estimated individual Social Security benefits. Credited service
is defined generally as all periods of employment with the Company, a
participating subsidiary or with Revlon Holdings Inc. ("Revlon") formerly
known as Revlon Inc., prior to 1992, after attainment of age 21 and completion
of one year of service. Final average compensation is defined as average
annual base salary during the five consecutive calendar years in which base
salary was highest out of the last ten years prior to normal retirement age or
earlier termination. The Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended ("ERISA"), places certain maximum limitations upon the annual benefit
payable under all qualified plans of an employer to any one individual. Such
limitation for defined benefit pension plans was $118,800 for 1994 (except to
the extent a larger benefit had accrued as of December 31, 1982) and $120,000
for 1995, and will be subject to cost of living adjustments for future years.
In addition, the Code limits the amount of compensation that can be considered
in determining the level of benefits under qualified plans. The applicable
limit is adjusted annually; for 1994 the limit was $150,000. For 1995 the
limit will remain at $150,000. The Company believes that, with respect to
certain employees, annual retirement benefits computed in accordance with the
Retirement Plan's benefit formula may be greater than such qualified plan
limitation. The Company's non-qualified, unfunded, Equalization Plan is
designed to provide for the payment of the difference, if any, between the
amount of such maximum limitation and the annual benefit that would be payable
under the Retirement Plan but for such limitation.
As of December 31, 1994, credited years of service under the retirement
plans for the following individuals were for Mr. Maher-1 year, Mr. Flaugh-22
years, Dr. Slaunwhite--12 years, Dr. Statland--3 years and Mr. Brodnik--21
years.
Compensation Plans and Arrangements
Prior to the Merger, the Company had an employment agreement with James
R. Maher which provided for his employment as Chief Executive Officer of the
Company through December 31, 1995 at an annual salary of $1,000,000 with an
annual bonus of $500,000 and an additional discretionary bonus to be awarded
at the discretion of the Board of Directors. Effective April 28, 1995, Mr.
Maher resigned his position as President and Chief Executive Officer and the
employment agreement between the Company and Mr. Maher was terminated, and,
pursuant to the agreement, Mr. Maher received the amounts due to him but
unpaid as annual salary and annual bonus and a termination payment of
$3,000,000 (less applicable taxes). In addition, Mr. Maher also received a
special bonus of $1,000,000 in connection with the consummation of the Merger.
Pursuant to a letter agreement, the Company has retained Mr. Maher as an
independent contractor to provide certain consulting services to the Company
for a one year period beginning from April 28, 1995. Mr. Maher is paid an
annual retainer of $160,000 under this agreement.
The Company has an amended employment agreement with Mr. Flaugh which
provides for his employment as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating
Officer of the Company through December 31, 1996 at an annual salary of
$500,000 with an annual bonus of 50% of the annual salary then in effect and
an additional discretionary bonus as may be awarded at the discretion of the
Board of Directors. Pursuant to his employment agreement, Mr. Flaugh received
a $150,000 lump sum payment in December 1994. The employment agreement also
provides that the duties assigned to Mr. Flaugh will be performed primarily at
the offices of the Company in San Diego County, California. If the employment
agreement is terminated by Mr. Flaugh for certain specified reasons ("Good
Reason") including (i) the assignment of duties materially inconsistent with
Mr. Flaugh's status as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer,
(ii) a reduction by the Company in the annual salary or annual bonus or a
failure by the Company to pay any such amount when due or (iii) a material
breach of any of the terms of the employment agreement by the Company, then
the Company will be required to pay, in monthly installments, (i) the annual
salary Mr. Flaugh would have otherwise received during the remainder of the
employment period and (ii) for a period of one year following the date of the
expiration of the employment term, in consideration of the performance of
specified noncompetition obligations, an amount equal to one-half the annual
salary at the rate in effect on the date of expiration of the employment term.
The Company has acknowledged that the change to Mr. Flaugh's position
following the Merger constitutes an event of Good Reason. However, Mr.
Flaugh has agreed not to terminate his employment prior to December 31,
1995 due to his new position. In the event Mr. Flaugh does not terminate
his employment on December 31, 1995, he shall be deemed to have accepted
his new position and shall no longer be entitled to terminate his
employment for Good Reason based upon his new position as of the Merger.
The Company has an amended employment agreement with Mr. Brodnik which
provides for him to be employed as an Executive Vice President through
December 31, 1996 at an annual salary of $325,000 with an annual bonus equal
to 50% of the annual salary then in effect and an additional discretionary
bonus as may be awarded at the discretion of the Board of Directors. Pursuant
to his employment agreement, Mr. Brodnik received a $100,000 lump sum payment
in December 1994. The employment agreement also provides that the duties
assigned to Mr. Brodnik will be performed primarily at the offices of the
Company in Fairfax County, Virginia. If the employment agreement is terminated
by Mr. Brodnik for certain specified reasons, including, (i) the assignment of
duties materially inconsistent with the status of the office of Executive Vice
President of the Company or resulting in an adverse alteration in the nature
of the responsibilities associated therewith, (ii) a reduction by the Company
in the annual salary or annual bonus or a failure by the Company to pay any
such amount when due or (iii) a material breach of any of the terms of the
employment agreement by the Company, then the Company will be required to pay,
in monthly installments, (i) the annual salary and annual bonus Mr. Brodnik
would have otherwise received during the remainder of his employment period
and (ii) for a period of one year following the date of expiration of his
employment term, in consideration of the performance of specified
noncompetition obligations, an amount equal to one-half the annual salary at
the rate in effect on the date of expiration of his employment term.
The Company has an amended employment agreement with Dr. Statland which
provides for his employment as Executive Vice President of the Company and
Chief Executive Officer of National Reference Laboratory through December 31,
1995 at an annual salary of $325,000 with an annual bonus of equal to 50% of
the annual salary then in effect and an additional discretionary bonus as may
be awarded at the discretion of the Board of Directors. Pursuant to his
employment agreement, Dr. Statland received a $90,000 lump sum payment in
December 1994. If the employment agreement is terminated by Dr. Statland
following a material breach of any of the terms of the employment agreement by
the Company, then the Company will be required to pay, in monthly
installments, (i) the annual salary Dr. Statland would have otherwise received
during the remainder of the employment period and (ii) for a period of one
year following the date of the expiration of the employment term, in
consideration of the performance of specified noncompetition obligations, an
amount equal to one-half the annual salary at the rate in effect on the date
of expiration of the employment term. While Dr. Statland's employment
agreement remains in effect, Dr. Statland is no longer serving as Executive
Vice President of the Company.
During 1994 and until April 28, 1995, the Company had an amended
employment agreement of Dr. Slaunwhite. The agreement provided for his
employment as Executive Vice President through December 31, 1996 at an annual
salary of $325,000 with an annual bonus equal to 50% of the annual salary then
in effect and an additional discretionary bonus as may be awarded at the
discretion of the Board of Directors. Pursuant to his employment agreement,
Dr. Slaunwhite received a lump sum payment of $120,000 in December 1994.
Effective as of the Merger on April 28, 1995, Dr. Slaunwhite's employment
agreement was terminated, and pursuant to its terms, the Company is required
to pay, in monthly installments, (i) the annual salary and annual bonus Dr.
Slaunwhite would have otherwise received during the remainder of his
employment period and (ii) for a period of one year following the date of
expiration of the employment term, in consideration of the performance of
specified noncompetition obligations, an amount equal to one-half the annual
salary at the rate in effect on the date of expiration of the employment term.
Employee Benefits Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
The members of the Employee Benefits Committee during the year ended
December 31, 1994 were Dr. Farber, Dr. Thier, Messrs. Gittis and Mahoney and
Ms. Robinson. No member of the Employee Benefits Committee during the year
was an officer or employee of the Company.
Certain Director Relationships. Robinson Lake Sawyer Miller, the
corporate communications firm of which Ms. Robinson is President and Chief
Executive Officer, performs corporate communications services for NHCG and its
affiliates, which during 1994 and until the Merger in 1995 included the
Company. The amount of compensation paid to Robinson Lake Sawyer Miller for
services to the Company in 1994 was $233,670. It is anticipated that Robinson
Lake Sawyer Miller will continue to provide such services to the Company in
1995. On September 17, 1993, the Company purchased 66% of the Common Stock of
a newly-formed corporation, Health Partners, Inc. ("Health Partners"). Ms.
Robinson purchased 2% of the common stock of Health Partners in 1993. In
1994, the Company sold its interest in Health Partners for an amount equal to
the original cost. Ms. Robinson is the wife of the principal of J.D. Robinson
Inc., which performs consulting services for NHCG and its affiliates and
receives $250,000 per annum from NHCG and its affiliates for such services.
The principal of J.D. Robinson Inc. also serves as a director of a subsidiary
of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings, Inc. ("M&F Holdings"), the indirect parent
company of NHCG.
Ms. Jordan, who was a director of the Company during 1994 and until the
Merger on April 28, 1995, is the wife of a director of an affiliate of NHCG
who is a partner in a law firm that has on a regular basis in the past
provided services to NHCG and its affiliates, including, in the past, the
Company. No services have been performed by such firm in 1995 or were
performed by such firm in 1994 for the Company.
Dr. Farber, who was a director of the Company during 1994 and until the
Merger on April 28, 1995, served on the Company's Scientific Advisory Board
through June 30, 1994 and was paid $7,500 for such services.
Employee Benefits Committee Report on Executive Compensation
The Employee Benefits Committee of the Board of Directors (for the
purposes of this section, the "Committee") makes recommendations to the Board
of Directors regarding compensation and benefit policies and practices and
incentive arrangements for executive officers and key managerial employees of
the Company. The Committee also considers and grants awards under the
Company's incentive plans, subject to a Special Majority Vote of the Board as
described above under "Item 1: Election of Directors." Following the Merger,
the Company's compensation policies have undergone a change. In addition to
the continuation of existing incentive bonus policies of the Company which
cover performance during 1995, subject to stockholder approval (which approval
is being sought herein), the Employee Benefits Committee and the Board of
Directors have approved the Non-Employee Director Stock Plan, the Performance
Unit Plan and the Annual Plan, which are described below. In accordance with
rules established by the Commission, however, the Company is required to
provide certain data and information with respect to the compensation provided
to the Company's Chief Executive Officer and the four other most highly
compensated executive officers for the last completed fiscal year. The
Committee, as it was constituted in 1994, prepared the following report for
inclusion in the 1994 10-K. In accordance with rules established by the
Commission, the report is also required to be included herein. The text of
the report appears exactly as it did in the 1994 10-K. A description of the
Company's compensation and benefit policies and practices for the 1995 fiscal
year will appear in the proxy statement for the next succeeding annual meeting
of stockholders of the Company.
Compensation Policies. The Company's compensation arrangements for
senior executives are significantly affected by the Company's long history as
a private company until the 1988 initial public offering, after which an
Employee Benefits Committee was established. The overall compensation program
for officers historically emphasized a strong base salary position in relation
to competitive practice and a competitive annual bonus opportunity dependent
upon the operating income performance of the corporation. In contrast to the
Company's highly competitive cash compensation policy, the Company did not
offer long-term incentive opportunities as an executive compensation element
until 1989 when the first stock option awards were made. The Committee
understands that the combination of strongly competitive cash compensation and
modest use of long-term incentives is typical of private companies with
professional management leadership; and this historical approach continued to
influence the Company's programs as a public company from 1989 into 1992.
Late in 1992, with the appointment of James R. Maher as President and Chief
Executive Officer, the Company's compensation philosophy changed to make a
greater portion of executive compensation dependent on the Company's long-term
stock performance.
Beginning in late 1992 and in 1993 and 1994, the Company's compensation
philosophy reflected a greater emphasis on grants of stock options. In 1994,
the Committee granted options in varying amounts to 159 senior and mid-level
managers. The option awards at all levels of management were part of the
Committee's desire to make a growing and more significant portion of senior
executive compensation directly dependent on the Company's long-term share
price appreciation. The number of options granted in 1994 to each of the four
senior executives named in the cash compensation table was determined
considering the Company's relatively low historical option grants, the
Committee's desire to make a greater proportion of the senior executives'
compensation equity-based, an analysis of the potential value of the options
over the term of the option and a review of option grants at the peer
companies listed in the stock performance graph.
In 1992, after consultations with Mr. Maher, the Committee decided to
raise the senior executive base salary levels and to restructure the annual
bonus opportunity as the combination of a cash year-end retention bonus equal
to 50% of base salary and a performance bonus opportunity. The general effect
of these salary and bonus actions was to set the overall cash compensation
opportunity for senior executives at or below 1992 levels, while strengthening
the retentive elements of the compensation package. When these arrangements
were established it was anticipated that the performance bonus would be based
on achieving operating income growth and the contribution of each senior
executive as evaluated by the Chief Executive Officer and approved by the
Committee.
The Committee believes that each of the four most highly compensated
senior executives of the Company have demonstrated superior performance in
1994 during a period of general uncertainty in the medical services
marketplace. Notwithstanding such performance, however, given industry
conditions and the effects of the changes in the industry on the Company's
results, the Committee believed, as it did at the end of 1993, that it would
not be appropriate to award any discretionary bonus or to increase any
compensation levels for senior executives at this time. Each of such
executives also agreed in 1994 to a reduction in the year-end retention bonus
in an amount equal to five percent of their base salary.
Compensation of Chief Executive Officer. The compensation arrangement
with the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer was entered into in
December 1992. At that time, the Committee considered the salary and
incentive pay levels at public companies whose financial characteristics and
market capitalization were similar to those of the Company and whose workforce
skills requirements and customer bases were similar. The Committee also
considered the Company's circumstances and special leadership challenges in
the aftermath of the settlement with the Federal government.(1) In the
Committee's judgment, these circumstances required stable new direction at the
chief executive officer level to help ensure sustained quality of the
Company's services and continued employee commitment to the Company's
objectives.
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(1) The settlement is described in the 1994 10-K.
Based on these considerations and the Company's strategic direction for
executive compensation, it was determined to provide a cash compensation
arrangement for the Chief Executive consisting of an annual salary of $1
million, a year-end retention bonus of $500,000 for each year of the contract
term and an annual discretionary performance bonus opportunity. The Committee
also determined that it was important to structure the Chief Executive
Officer's total compensation package to reflect the policy of creating strong
financial incentives for executive officers to achieve a high level of
long-term shareholder return. Accordingly, the Chief Executive Officer was
awarded 100,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock and granted options to
purchase 300,000 shares at the then fair market value of the shares, which
options vest during the term of the three-year contract. The Committee views
the Common Stock and stock option awards as the primary means by which the
Chief Executive Officer would be rewarded for the Company's business success
and believes it is important for the Chief Executive Officer to maintain and
increase his equity interest in the Company. Accordingly in 1994, Mr. Maher
was granted options to purchase an additional 350,000 shares. The annual
discretionary bonus opportunity was adopted as a special recognition vehicle
appropriate for years in which the Company achieves superior performance as
measured against industry results for growth in operating income and revenues.
The Committee decided that with respect to 1994, Mr. Maher, like the other
senior executives, would receive no discretionary cash bonus in excess of his
year-end retention bonus. Mr. Maher, like the other senior executives, also
agreed in 1994 to a reduction in the year-end retention bonus in an amount
equal to five percent of his base salary.
Limit on Deductibility of Compensation. The Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1993 ("OBRA") limits the tax deductibility of
compensation paid to the chief executive officer and each of the four highest
paid employees of public companies to $1 million for fiscal years beginning on
or after January 1, 1994. Certain types of compensation, however, including
qualifying performance-based compensation and compensation arrangements
entered into prior to February 17, 1993 are excluded from the limitation. The
Company's general policy is to preserve the tax deductibility of compensation
paid to its executive officers. OBRA recognizes stock option plans as
performance-based if such plans meet certain requirements. The Company's 1994
Option Plan is structured to meet the requirements of OBRA. In future years,
the Compensation Committee will consider taking such steps as it deems
necessary to qualify compensation so as not to be subject to the limit on
deductibility.
THE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS COMMITTEE
Saul J. Farber, M.D.
Howard Gittis
David J. Mahoney
Linda Gosden Robinson
Samuel O. Thier, M.D.
Common Stock Performance
The Commission requires a five-year comparison of stock performance for
the Company with stock performance of appropriate similar companies. The
Common Stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (the "NYSE"). Set
forth below is a line graph comparing the yearly percentage change in the
cumulative total stockholder return on the Common Stock and the cumulative
total return on the Standard & Poor's Composite-500 Stock Index and the
weighted average cumulative total return (based on stock market
capitalization) on the stock of each of the members of a peer group of
companies. The peer group of companies includes sixteen companies selected by
the Company. One of these is a medical service laboratory like the Company:
Unilab Corporation. Other direct competitors of the Company are subsidiaries
of much larger diversified corporations which were not believed to be
appropriate peer companies. The remaining fifteen companies are all publicly
traded medical service and medical supply companies with sales ranging from
approximately $500 million to $2.5 billion: Continental Medical Systems,
Inc., Universal Health Services, Inc., Charter Medical Corporation, Allergan,
Inc., C. R. Bard, Inc., Pall Corporation, Thermo Electron Corporation, United
States Surgical Corporation, Bausch & Lomb Incorporated, Millipore
Corporation, Amsco International, Inc., Beckman Instruments, Inc., FHP
International Corporation and Fisher Scientific International, Inc. (Nichols
Institute, which had been included in the Company's peer group in the proxy
statement provided to stockholders in connection with the 1994 annual meeting
(the "1994 Proxy Statement") is no longer a public company and is therefore
not included in the peer group. Also, Columbia Hospital Corporation, which
had been included in the Company's peer group in the 1994 Proxy Statement,
merged with Hospital Corporation of America in 1994 and is no longer within
the sales range as defined above.)
[GRAPHICS -- SEE APPENDIX A FOR EXPLANATION]
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL HOLDERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth as of August 7, 1995, the total number of
shares of Common Stock beneficially owned, and the percent so owned, by each
director of the Company, by each person known to the Company to be the
beneficial owner of more than 5% of the outstanding Common Stock, by the
officers named in the summary compensation table set forth above and by all
current directors and executive officers as a group. The number of shares
owned are those "beneficially owned," as determined under the rules of the
Commission, and such information is not necessarily indicative of beneficial
ownership for any other purpose. Under such rules, beneficial ownership
includes any shares as to which a person has sole or shared voting power or
investment power and any shares of Common Stock which the person has the right
to acquire within 60 days through the exercise of any option, warrant or
right, through conversion of any security, or pursuant to the automatic
termination of power of attorney or revocation of trust, discretionary account
or similar arrangement.
Amount and Nature
of Beneficial Percent of
Beneficial Owner Ownership Class
---------------- ----------------- ----------
Roche Holdings, Inc.......................... 61,329,256(1) 49.9%
15 East North Street
Dover, DE 19901
Ronald O. Perelman........................... 14,527,244(2) 11.8
35 East 62nd Street
New York, NY 10021
James R. Maher............................... 202,210(3) *
David C. Flaugh.............................. 103,325(3)(4) *
Timothy J. Brodnik........................... 69,105(3)(5) *
William D. Slaunwhite, Ph.D.................. 22,376(3)(6) *
Bernard E. Statland, M.D., Ph.D.............. 30,522(3) *
Linda Gosden Robinson........................ 0 *
James B. Powell, M.D........................ 33,334 *
Thomas P. Mac Mahon......................... 0 *
Jean-Luc Belingard.......................... 0 *
David Bernt Skinner, M.D..................... 720 *
Andrew G. Wallace, M.D....................... 0 *
All directors and executive
officers as a group (17 persons)........... 732,254(3)(7) *
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* Less than 1%
(1) As reported on the Schedule 13D filed with the Commission on May 8,
1995, on behalf of Holdings, 49,008,538 of these shares are directly
held by HLR and 12,320,718 of these shares are directly held by
Holdings. Both HLR and Holdings are indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries
of Roche Holding. Dr. h.c. Paul Sacher, an individual and citizen of
Switzerland has, pursuant to an agreement, the power to vote a majority
of the voting securities of Roche Holding.
(2) As reported on the Form 4 filed with the Commission on May 10, 1995 on
behalf of Mr. Perelman, all such shares of Common Stock are beneficially
owned by Mr. Perelman through NHCG, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary
of M&F Holdings, all of the outstanding shares of which are owned by Mr.
Perelman.
(3) Beneficial ownership by executive officers of the Company includes
shares of Common Stock which such executive officers have the right to
acquire upon the exercise of options which either are vested or which
may vest within 60 days. The number of shares of Common Stock included
in the table as beneficially owned by individuals listed thereon, and
which are subject to such options is as follows: Mr. Flaugh - 47,376;
Dr. Slaunwhite - 22,376; Dr. Statland - 22,376; Mr. Brodnik - 32,364;
Dr. Powell - 33,334; all directors and executive officers as a group
(not including Dr. Slaunwhite, whose employment was terminated effective
April 28, 1995, and Dr. Statland, who is still employed by the Company
but no longer serves as an executive officer) - 256,658.
(4) Includes 55,949 shares, the voting and dispositive powers of which Mr.
Flaugh shares with his wife.
(5) Includes 36,842 shares, the voting and dispositive powers of which Mr.
Brodnik shares with his wife.
(6) The employment of Dr. Slaunwhite was terminated effective April 28, 1995.
(7) This total includes only current directors and executive officers and,
therefore, does not include the beneficial ownership of Dr. Slaunwhite,
whose employment was terminated effective April 28, 1995 and of Dr.
Statland, who is still employed at the Company but no longer serves as
an executive officer.
ITEM 2: LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS
1995 STOCK PLAN FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors has adopted and recommends that the stockholders
approve the Non-Employee Director Stock Plan, a form of which is included as
Annex I of this Proxy Statement. The summary description herein of the
principal features thereof is qualified by reference to such form. The
purpose of the Non-Employee Director Stock Plan is to promote the interests of
the Company and its stockholders by increasing the proprietary and vested
interest of non-employee directors in the growth and performance of the
Company by granting such directors shares of Common Stock as part of their
annual retainer fee.
The Non-Employee Director Stock Plan provides for the automatic payment
of 50% of the annual retainer fee (currently $30,000) for directors of the
Company who are not employees of the Company ("Eligible Directors") in the
number of shares of Common Stock that results from dividing 50% of the
retainer by the fair market value of such shares on the date or dates such
retainer is to be paid. The maximum number of shares of Common Stock
available under the Non-Employee Director Stock Plan will be 25,000, subject
to adjustment as described below. The shares of Common Stock to be delivered
under the Non-Employee Director Stock Plan will be made available from the
authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock or from treasury shares and
prior to delivery will be registered by the Company with the Commission on
Form S-8 and upon registration will be freely tradable, subject to applicable
restrictions under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act").
The Non-Employee Director Stock Plan will be administered by the Board
of Directors. Subject to the provisions of the Non-Employee Director Stock
Plan, the Board shall be authorized to interpret the Non-Employee Director
Stock Plan, to establish, amend, and rescind any rules and regulations
relating to it and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for
its administration; provided, however, that the Board shall have no discretion
with respect to the selection of directors to receive shares of Common Stock
or the timing or pricing of grants of shares of Common Stock. The
determinations of the Board in the administration of the Non-Employee Director
Stock Plan, as described herein, shall be final and conclusive. The Secretary
of the Company shall be authorized to implement the Non-Employee Director
Stock Plan in accordance with its terms and to take such actions of a
ministerial nature as shall be necessary to effectuate the intent and purposes
thereof.
In the event of a stock split, stock dividend, subdivision or
combination of the shares of Common Stock or other change in corporate
structure affecting the shares of Common Stock, the number of shares of Common
Stock authorized by the Non-Employee Director Stock Plan shall be increased or
decreased proportionately, as the case may be.
No award may be granted under the Non-Employee Director Stock Plan after
the third anniversary of the date of the Annual Meeting.
The Non-Employee Director Stock Plan may be amended by the Board acting
by Special Majority Vote, as it shall deem advisable or to conform to any
change in any law or regulation applicable thereto; provided, that the Board
may not, except in the limited circumstances described above, without the
authorization and approval of shareholders in any respect make any amendment
that would require stockholder approval under Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange
Act or state law. The provisions governing eligibility and the grant of
shares may not be amended more often than once every six months, other than
to comport with changes in the ERISA or the rules under either such statute.
On August 11, 1995, the closing price per share of Common Stock on the
New York Stock Exchange Composite Tape was $13.25.
Set forth below is a summary of the awards to be made with respect to
1995 pursuant to the Non-Employee Director Stock Plan:
New Plan Benefits
Laboratory Corporation of America
Non-Employee Director Stock Plan
Name and Position Dollar Value ($) Number of Units
----------------- ---------------- ---------------
Non-Executive 95,000 not yet determinable
Director Group
The Non-Employee Director Stock Plan is not subject to any provision of
ERISA and is not qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code.
The Board of Directors of the Company recommends that stockholders vote
"FOR" approval and adoption of the Non-Employee Director Stock Plan.
ITEM 3: LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS
PERFORMANCE UNIT PLAN
The Board of Directors has adopted and recommends that the stockholders
approve the Performance Unit Plan, a form of which is included as Annex II
of this Proxy Statement. The summary description herein of the principal
features of the Performance Unit Plan is qualified by reference to such
form. If approved by stockholders, the Performance Unit Plan will provide
incentives for senior executives and other key employees based upon the
achievement of synergies in connection with the Merger over the period
beginning May 1, 1995 and ending April 30, 1997.
The Performance Unit Plan must be administered by a committee (for the
purposes of this section, the "Committee") of two or more "outside" directors
(as defined therein) designated by the Board of Directors to the extent
necessary to comply with Section 162(m) of the Code ("Section 162(m)"). Upon
approval of the Performance Unit Plan and until otherwise designated by the
Board of Directors, the Employee Benefits Committee will be this Committee.
The Committee will have full authority to interpret the Performance Unit Plan
and to adopt such rules and regulations deemed necessary by the Committee to
effect the purposes of the Performance Unit Plan. The Committee, however, may
not exercise any such authority if such action would have the effect of
increasing the amount of an award under the Performance Unit Plan to any
officer defined as a "covered employee" (each a "Covered Employee") under
Section 162(m), if such action would be impermissible under Section 162(m).
The Covered Employees generally include executive officers listed in the
compensation tables of the Company's proxy statement for the annual meeting
following the year in which such compensation is paid.
Performance unit awards will be granted in the form of 4,000 performance
units and paid in the form of cash based upon the achievement of certain
levels of synergies. The employees eligible to receive grants of performance
units ("participants") are Dr. Powell and Messrs. Flaugh, Cochrane, Weavil,
Brodnik and Whalen.
For purposes of the Performance Unit Plan, "synergies" are defined as
the net savings or reductions in costs and expenses of the Company which are
attributable to or result directly and exclusively from the Merger, as
demonstrated or shown by the Company's internal accounting and financial
records.
The performance units are nontransferable and nonassignable. Subject
to the discretion of the Committee to reduce such amount, the amount
payable with respect to any performance unit granted to any Covered
Employee shall not exceed $600,000. Payments to a Covered Employee are
contingent upon the Committee's certifying the achievement of levels of
synergies for the applicable performance period. Where special factors are
present, the Committee, at its sole discretion, may adjust the synergies
used to determine payments under the Performance Unit Plan, except that
such adjustments shall be disregarded for purposes of calculating the
amount that may be paid to a Covered Employee under the Performance Unit
Plan to the extent required by Section 162(m). The Committee may reduce or
eliminate an award amount to a Covered Employee. In the event of a "change
in control" (as defined in the Performance Unit Plan), all performance
units shall become payable in full.
Acting by a Special Majority Vote, the Board of Directors may terminate
or amend, in whole or in part, the Performance Unit Plan. Upon such whole or
partial termination of the Performance Unit Plan the Committee may, in its
sole discretion, direct the payment to participants of any awards not already
paid out prior to the respective dates upon which payments would otherwise be
made, in a lump sum or installments. The Board of Directors may delegate to
the Committee any or all of its authority relating to amending or terminating
the Performance Unit Plan. However, any amendment to the Performance Unit
Plan that would affect any Covered Employee must be subject to approval by the
Company's stockholders if required by Section 162(m).
Both the benefits to be received with respect to 1995 performance under
the Performance Unit Plan and the benefits that would have been received with
respect to 1994 performance had the Performance Unit Plan been in effect for
such year are not determinable. However, the targeted amounts that could be
received by or allocated to each of the following persons or groups 1995 of
without giving effect to the discretionary authority of the Committee to
reduce such amounts, are shown below in the New Plan Benefits table.
New Plan Benefits
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings
Performance Unit Plan
Dollar Value ($) Number of
Name and Position of Payments Units
----------------- ---------------- ---------
David C. Flaugh, 600,000 4,000
Chief Operating Officer
Timothy J. Brodnik, 600,000 4,000
Executive Vice President
Marketing and Sales
Executive Officer Group 3,600,000 24,000
Non-Executive Director Group 0 0
Non-Executive Officer Employee
Group 0 0
Amounts shown would have been subject to reduction in the sole discretion of
the Committee and would have been paid at the end of the eight fiscal quarter
performance period and upon such additional conditions as the Committee
established.
Discussion of Federal Income Tax Consequences
OBRA added Section 162(m) to the Code. Section 162(m) limits the
corporate income tax deduction for publicly held companies to $1,000,000 in
any tax year for compensation paid to each of the Chief Executive Officer and
the four highest paid executive officers apart from the Chief Executive
Officer. This rule applies to all deductible compensation, including the
deduction arising from the payment of annual bonuses. Various forms of
compensation are exempted from this deduction limitation, including payments
that are (i) subject to the attainment of pre-established objective
performance goals, (ii) established and administered by outside directors, and
(iii) approved by the stockholders. The Board of Directors believes, but can
give no assurance, that payments made under the Performance Unit Plan will
qualify for exemption from the operation of Section 162(m) and, therefore,
will qualify as deductible compensation by the Company.
The Board of Directors of the Company recommends that the stockholders
vote "FOR" approval and adoption of the Performance Unit Plan.
ITEM 4: LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS
ANNUAL BONUS INCENTIVE PLAN
The Board of Directors has adopted and recommends that the
stockholders approve the Annual Plan, a form of which is included as Annex
III of this Proxy Statement. The summary description herein of the
principal features thereof is qualified by reference to such form. If
approved by stockholders, the Annual Plan will provide incentives for
senior executives and other key employees whose performance in fulfilling
the responsibilities of their positions can have a major impact on the
profitability and future growth of the Company and its subsidiaries.
The Annual Plan must be administered by a committee (for the purposes of
this section, the "Committee") of two or more "outside" directors designated
by the Board of Directors to the extent necessary to comply with Section
162(m). Upon approval of the Annual Plan, the Employee Benefits Committee
will be the Committee. The Committee will have full authority to interpret
the Annual Plan and to adopt such rules and regulations deemed necessary by
the Committee to effect the purposes of the Annual Plan. The Committee,
however, may not exercise any such authority if such action would have the
effect of increasing the amount of an award under the Annual Plan to any
officer defined as a "covered employee" (each a "Covered Employee") under
Section 162(m), if such action would be impermissible under Section 162(m).
The Covered Employees generally include executive officers listed in the
compensation tables of the Company's proxy statement for the annual meeting
following the year in which such compensation is paid. The Committee has the
sole discretion to select officers or other employees of the Company or the
Company's subsidiaries who will be eligible to earn awards under the Annual
Plan for that award year. The Committee also has the authority to determine
the amount of such awards and any conditions under which they may be earned.
Target awards, expressed as a percentage of base salary, will be based
upon the achievement of specified levels of EBITDA (as defined in the Annual
Plan), return of capital, return on equity, earnings per share and/or net
income determined at the corporate, regional and/or subregional levels and
will be paid in the form of cash. Such awards are nontransferable and
nonassignable other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or
pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order prior to the payment of an
award. Subject to the discretion of the Committee to reduce such amount, the
amount payable with respect to any award to any Covered Employee shall not
exceed $1,000,000. Payments to a Covered Employee are contingent upon the
Committee's certifying the achievement of performance measures for the
applicable performance period. Where special factors are present, the
Committee, at its sole discretion, may adjust the performance measures used to
determine payments under the Annual Plan, except that such adjustments shall
be disregarded for purposes of calculating the amount that may be paid to a
Covered Employee under the Annual Plan to the extent required by Section
162(m). The Committee may reduce or eliminate an award amount to a Covered
Employee. In the event of a "change in control" (as defined in the
Performance Unit Plan), all performance units shall become payable in full.
Under the Annual Plan, and as designated by the Committee, any employee
of the Company or the Company's subsidiaries may participate in the Plan and
receive award(s) thereunder. This includes the Chief Executive Officer and
all of the other executive officers and approximately 700 other employees.
Acting by a Special Majority Vote, the Board of Directors may terminate
or amend, in whole or in part, the Annual Plan. Upon such whole or partial
termination of the Annual Plan the Committee may, in its sole discretion,
direct the payment to participants of any awards not already paid out prior to
the respective dates upon which payments would otherwise be made, in a lump
sum or installments. The Board of Directors may delegate to the Committee any
or all of its authority relating to amending or terminating the Annual Plan.
However, any amendment to the Annual Plan that would affect any Covered
Employee must be approved by the Company's stockholders if required by Section
162(m).
No benefits will be received for 1995 performance under the Annual Plan,
and the benefits that would have been received for 1995 performance had the
Annual Plan been in effect for such year are not determinable.
Discussion of Federal Income Tax Consequences
See "Discussion of Federal Income Tax Consequences" under "Item 3:
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings Performance Unit Plan" above for a
discussion of the applicability of Section 162(m) to the Annual Plan. The
Board of Directors believes, but can give no assurance, that payments made
under the Annual Plan will qualify for exemption from the operation of Section
162(m) and, therefore, will qualify as deductible compensation by the Company.
The Board of Directors of the Company recommends that the stockholders
vote FOR approval and adoption of the Annual Plan.
RATIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
Upon recommendation of the Audit Committee, the Board of Directors has
appointed KPMG Peat Marwick LLP to audit the accounts of the Company for the
fiscal year ending December 31, 1995. KPMG Peat Marwick LLP has audited the
consolidated financial statements of the Company for more than the past five
years. KPMG Peat Marwick LLP representatives will be present at the Annual
Meeting with the opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so and
will be available to respond to appropriate questions.
Stockholder ratification of the appointment of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP as
the Company's independent auditors is not required by the Company's bylaws or
otherwise. The Board of Directors has elected to seek such ratification as a
matter of good corporate practice. Should the stockholders fail to ratify the
appointment of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP as the Company's independent auditors for
the year ending December 31, 1995 the Board of Directors will consider whether
to retain that firm for such year.
The Board of Directors of the Company recommends that stockholders vote
"FOR" the ratification of the appointment of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP as the
Company's independent auditors for 1995.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
The Merger Agreement and The Stockholder Agreement
Certain provisions of the Merger Agreement and the Stockholder Agreement
which describe certain relationships and transactions between the Company and
Roche are described above under "General Information" and "Item 1: Election
of Directors."
The Sharing and Call Option Agreement
In connection with the Merger Agreement, HLR, Mafco Holdings, Inc., a
Delaware corporation ("Mafco") and indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of M&F
Holdings, NHCG, and the Company entered into the Sharing and Call Option
Agreement dated as of December 13, 1994 (the "Sharing and Call Option
Agreement"). The Sharing and Call Option Agreement provides, among other
things, that at any time after the third anniversary of the Merger, HLR or one
of its affiliates (other than the Company) may exercise the right, which right
may only be exercised once, to purchase all, but not less than all, the shares
of Common Stock then owned by NHCG, Mafco or any of their controlled
affiliates. The Sharing and Call Option Agreement provides that a member of
the Investor Group will, if it elects to exercise this purchase right, pay a
price per share for the shares to be purchased equal to 102% of the average
closing price per share of such security as reported on the principal national
securities exchange on which such shares are listed, or if not so listed, as
reported on the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated
Quotation System - National Market System, for the 30 trading days before the
date of such exercise.
In addition, in accordance with the Sharing and Call Option Agreement,
the Company has filed with the Commission a registration statement on Form S-3
(the "Registration Statement") which has been declared effective by the
Commission and includes a resale prospectus that permits NHCG (or any of its
pledgees) to sell shares of Common Stock and Warrants received by NHCG in the
Merger without restriction. The Company has agreed to use its best efforts to
prepare and file with the Commission such post-effective amendments to the
Registration Statement or other filings as may be necessary to keep such
Registration Statement continuously effective for a period ending on the third
anniversary of the date of the Sharing and Call Option Agreement and during
such period to use its best efforts to cause the resale prospectus to be
supplemented by any required prospectus supplement. The Company has also
agreed to pay all of the Registration Expenses (as defined therein) arising
from exercise of the registration rights set forth in the Sharing and Call
Option Agreement. A copy of the Sharing and Call Option Agreement was filed
with the Commission by the Company as an exhibit to the 1994 10-K.
Registration Rights Agreement
In addition to those registration rights granted to NHCG under the
Sharing and Call Option Agreement, the Company and NHCG also are parties to a
registration rights agreement dated as of April 30, 1991 (the "Registration
Rights Agreement") pursuant to which the Company is obligated, upon the
request of NHCG, to file registration statements ("Demand Registration
Statements") from time to time with the Commission covering the sale of any
shares of Common Stock owned by NHCG upon the completion of certain public
offerings by the Company of shares of Common Stock in 1991. Such Demand
Registration Statements may also cover the resale from time to time of any
shares of Common Stock that NHCG may purchase in the open market at a time
when it is deemed to be an affiliate (as such term is defined under Rule 144
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended), and certain securities issued
in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization,
reclassification, merger or consolidation, or other pro rata distribution.
NHCG will also have the right to include such Common Stock and other
securities in any registration statement filed by the Company for the
underwritten public offering of shares of Common Stock (whether or not for the
Company's account), subject to certain reductions in the amount of such Common
Stock and securities if the managing underwriters of such offering determine
that the inclusion thereof would materially interfere with the offering. The
Company agreed not to effect any public or private sale, distribution or
purchase of any of its securities which are the same as or similar to the
securities covered by any Demand Registration Statement during the 15-day
period prior to, and during the 45-day period beginning on, the closing date
of each underwritten offering under such registration statement and NHCG
agreed to a similar restriction with respect to underwritten offerings by the
Company. NHCG's rights under the Registration Rights Agreement are
transferable as provided therein.
Until the third anniversary of the Sharing and Call Option Agreement,
when the Company's obligation to keep the Registration Statement effective
expires, the registration rights granted to NHCG pursuant to the Registration
Rights Agreement are substantially duplicative of those granted pursuant to
the Sharing and Call Option Agreement. After such date and only to the extent
that NHCG still holds shares of Common Stock or Warrants that it held as of or
received in the Merger, NHCG will continue to be entitled to the registration
rights described in the preceding paragraph, unless the Registration Rights
Agreement has been otherwise amended or terminated.
Tax Allocation Arrangement
Until May 7, 1991, the Company was included in the consolidated federal
income tax returns, and in certain state income tax returns, of Mafco, M&F
Holdings, Revlon Group and Revlon. As a result of the reduction of M&F
Holdings' indirect ownership interest in the Company on May 7, 1991, the
Company is no longer a member of the Mafco consolidated tax group. For
periods subsequent to May 7, 1991, the Company files its own separate federal,
state and local income tax returns. Nevertheless, the Company will remain
obligated to pay to M&F Holdings (or other members of the consolidated group
of which M&F Holdings is a member) any income taxes the Company would have had
to pay (in excess of those which it has already paid) if it had filed separate
income tax returns for taxable periods beginning on or after January 1, 1985
(but computed without regard to (i) the effect of timing differences (i.e.,
the liability or benefit that otherwise could be deferred will be, instead,
includible in the determination of current taxable income) and (ii) any gain
recognized on the sale of any asset not in the ordinary course of business).
In addition, despite the reduction of M&F Holdings' indirect ownership of the
Company, the Company will continue to be subject under existing federal
regulations to several liability for the consolidated federal income taxes for
any consolidated return year in which it was a member of any consolidated
group of which Mafco, M&F Holdings, Revlon Group or Revlon was the common
parent. However, Mafco, M&F Holdings, Revlon Group and Revlon have agreed to
indemnify the Company for any federal income tax liability (or any similar
state or local income tax liability) of Mafco, M&F Holdings, Revlon Group,
Revlon or any of their subsidiaries (other than that which is attributable to
the Company or any of its subsidiaries) that the Company would be required to
pay.
Certain Other Transactions with Roche
The Company has certain on-going arrangements with Roche for the purchase
by the Company of certain products and the licensing by the Company from Roche
of certain diagnostics technologies, with an annual aggregate value of
approximately $9 million (based on 1994 information). The Company provides
certain diagnostic testing and support services to Roche in connection with
Roche's clinical pharmaceutical trials, with an annual aggregate value of
approximately $6 million (based on 1994 information). In addition, in
connection with the Merger, the Company and Roche have entered into a
transition services agreement for the provision by Roche to the Company of
certain payroll and other corporate services for a limited transition period
following the Merger. These services are charged to the Company based on the
time involved and the Roche personnel providing the service. Each of these
arrangements was entered into in the ordinary course of business, on an
arm's-length basis and on terms which the Company believes are no less
favorable to it than those obtainable from unaffiliated third parties.
Consulting Agreement
Pursuant to a letter agreement, the Company has retained Mr. Maher as an
independent contractor to provide certain consulting services to the Company
for a one year period beginning from April 28, 1995. Mr. Maher is paid an
annual retainer of $160,000 under this agreement.
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS
Under the rules and regulations of the Commission as currently in effect,
any holder of at least $1,000 in market value of Common Stock who desires to
have a proposal presented in the Company's proxy material for use in
connection with the annual meeting of Stockholders to be held in 1996 must
transmit that proposal (along with his name, address, the number of shares of
Common Stock that he holds of record or beneficially, the dates upon which the
securities were acquired and documentary support for a claim of beneficial
ownership) in writing as set forth below. Proposals of stockholders intended
to be presented at the next annual meeting must be received by Bradford T.
Smith, Secretary, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, 358 South Main
Street, Burlington, North Carolina 27215, no later than April 24, 1996.
Holders of Common Stock who want to have proposals submitted for
consideration at future meetings of the stockholders should consult the
applicable rules and regulations of the Commission with respect to such
proposals, including the permissible number and length of proposals and other
matters governed by such rules and regulations.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The Company will make available a copy of the 1994 Form 10-K and any
quarterly reports on Form 10-Q filed thereafter, without charge, upon written
request to the Secretary, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, 358
South Main Street, Burlington, NC 27215. Each such request must set forth a
good faith representation that, as of the Record Date (July 24, 1995), the
person making the request was a beneficial owner of Common Stock entitled to
vote.
In order to ensure timely delivery of such document prior to the annual
meeting, any request should be received by the Company promptly.
OTHER BUSINESS
The Company knows of no other matters which may come before the Annual
Meeting. However, if any such matters properly come before the Annual
Meeting, the individuals named in the proxies will vote on such matters in
accordance with their best judgment.
August 17, 1995
By Order of the Board of Directors
/s/ Bradford T. Smith
Bradford T. Smith
Secretary
Annex I
LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS
1995 STOCK PLAN FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS
1. Purpose
The purpose of the Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings 1995
Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors (the "Plan") is to promote the interests
of Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (the "Company") and its
stockholders by increasing the proprietary and vested interest of non-employee
directors in the growth and performance of the Company by granting such
directors shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Shares"), of
the Company.
2. Definitions
As used herein, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
"Common Stock Unit" shall mean the bookkeeping entry representing the
equivalent of one Share.
"Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and the rules promulgated thereunder.
"Fair Market Value" per Share shall mean (i) the closing sales price per
Share on a national securities exchange for the last date preceding the
Retainer Payment Date on which there was a sale of such Shares on such
exchange, (ii) if the Shares are then traded on an over-the-counter market, the
average of the closing bid and asked prices for the Shares in such
over-the-counter market for the last date preceding the Retainer Payment Date
on which there was such a sale of such Shares in such market or (iii) if the
Shares are not then listed on a national securities exchange or traded in an
over-the-counter market, such value as the Board may determine.
"Retainer" shall mean the retainer payable to an Eligible Director (as
defined in Section 4) for any calendar month before any reduction pursuant to
this Plan, which Retainer may not be changed more often than once every six
months.
"Retainer Payment Date" shall mean the 25th day of the month preceding
the month for which the retainer is due or, if such date is not a business
day, the next succeeding business day.
3. Administration
The Plan shall be administered by the Company's Board of Directors
(the "Board"). Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Board shall be
authorized to interpret the Plan, to establish, amend and rescind any rules
and regulations relating to the Plan and to make all other determinations
necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan; provided, however,
that the Board shall have no discretion with respect to the selection of
directors to receive Shares, the number of Shares to be received, or the
timing of grants of Shares under the Plan, all of which shall be determined in
accordance with the provisions of this Plan. The determinations of the Board
in the administration of the Plan, as described herein, shall be final and
conclusive. The Secretary of the Company shall be authorized to implement the
Plan in accordance with its terms and to take such actions of a ministerial
nature as shall be necessary to effectuate the intent and purposes thereof.
The validity, construction and effect of the Plan and any rules and
regulations relating to the Plan shall be determined in accordance with the
laws of the State of Delaware.
4. Eligibility
The class of individuals eligible to receive grants of options
under the Plan shall be directors of the Company who are not employees of the
Company or its affiliates ("Eligible Directors"). Any holder of Shares
granted hereunder shall hereinafter be referred to as a "Participant."
5. Shares Subject to the Plan
Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 7, an aggregate of
25,000 Shares shall be available for grant under the Plan. The Shares issued
upon the exercise of options may be made available from authorized but
unissued Shares or treasury Shares.
6. Grant of Shares
(a) Except as set forth in subsection (b) below, on and after the
Effective Date (as defined in Section 12), 50% of the Retainer of each
Participant payable shall automatically be paid in the form of that number of
Shares that results from dividing (i) 50% of the Retainer by (ii) the Fair
Market Value on the Retainer Payment Date. Cash shall be paid to a
Participant in lieu of a fractional Share.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) above, with respect to any
Retainer Payment Date that occurs prior to the Effective Date, payment of 50%
of the Retainer of each Participant shall be in the form of that number of
Common Stock Units that results from dividing (i) 50% of the Retainer by (ii)
the Fair Market Value on such Retainer Payment Date. Each such Common Stock
Unit shall be paid by delivery of one Share to such Participant promptly
following the Effective Date; provided that in the event the Plan is not
approved by shareholders at the Company's 1995 Annual Shareholders Meeting,
each such Common Stock Unit shall be paid in cash in an amount equal to the
Fair Market Value on the day of the 1995 Annual Shareholders Meeting. Cash
shall be paid to a Participant in lieu of a fractional Share.
7. Listing and Registration.
Each Share shall be subject to the requirement that if at any time
the Board shall determine, in its discretion, that the listing, registration
or qualification of such Share upon any securities exchange or under any state
or federal law, or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory
body, is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the
granting of such Share, no such Share may be disposed of unless such listing,
registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or
obtained free of any condition not acceptable to the Board.
8. Adjustment of and Changes in Shares
In the event of a stock split, stock dividend, subdivision or
combination of the Shares or other change in corporate structure affecting
the Shares, the number of Shares authorized by the Plan shall be increased
or decreased proportionately, as the case may be, and the number of Shares
subject to any outstanding grant shall be increased or decreased
proportionately, as the case may be.
9. No Rights of Shareholders
Neither a Participant nor a Participant's legal representative
shall be, or have any of the rights and privileges of, a shareholder of the
Company in respect of any Shares unless and until certificates for such Shares
shall have been issued.
10. Plan Amendments
The Plan may be amended by the Board, as it shall deem advisable or
to conform to any change in any law or regulation applicable thereto;
provided, that the Board may not, without the authorization and approval of
shareholders of the Company, make any amendment that would require shareholder
approval under Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act or state law. The provisions of
Sections 4 and/or 6 may not be amended more often than once every six months,
other than to comport with changes in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, or the rules under
either such statute.
12. Effective Date and Duration of Plan
The Plan shall become effective as of May 25, 1995 (the "Effective
Date"), subject to the approval of shareholders at the Company's 1995 Annual
Shareholders Meeting. The Plan shall terminate the day following the third
Annual Shareholders Meeting at which Directors are elected succeeding the
Annual Shareholders Meeting at which the Plan was approved by shareholders,
unless the Plan is extended or terminated at an earlier date by shareholders
or is terminated by exhaustion of the Shares available for issuance hereunder.
Annex II
LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS
PERFORMANCE UNIT PLAN
SECTION 1. Purpose. The purpose of the Laboratory Corporation of
America Holdings Performance Unit Plan (the "Plan") is to provide incentives
for senior executives and other key employees of Laboratory Corporation of
America Holdings ("Holdings") and its subsidiaries (together with Holdings,
the "Company") based upon the achievement of planned synergies over a
Performance Period (as defined below).
SECTION 2. Definitions. For the purposes of the Plan, the
following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
"Board of Directors" shall mean the Board of Directors of Holdings.
"Committee" shall mean the Committee designated pursuant to Section
3. Until otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, the Employee
Benefits Committee designated by the Board of Directors shall be the Committee
under the Plan.
"Change in Control" shall occur if any "person" as such term is
used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act (other than HLR Holdings
Inc., Roche Holdings, Inc., F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd or their respective
affiliates) is or becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3
under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of Holdings
representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of Holding's then
outstanding securities entitled to vote in the election of directors.
"Covered Officer" shall mean at any date, (i) any individual who,
with respect to the previous taxable year of Holdings, was a "covered
employee" of Holdings within the meaning of Section 162(m); provided that the
term "Covered Officer" shall not include any such individual who is designated
by the Committee, in its discretion, at the time of any grant of a Performance
Unit or at any subsequent time, as reasonably expected not to be such a
"covered employee" with respect to the current taxable year of Holdings and
(ii) any individual who is designated by the Committee, in its discretion, at
the time of any grant of a Performance Unit or at any subsequent time, as
reasonably expected to be such a "covered employee" with respect to the
current taxable year of Holdings or with respect to the taxable year of
Holdings in which any applicable Performance Unit payment will be paid.
"Disability" shall mean a Participant's becoming physically or
mentally incapacitated and therefore unable for a period of six consecutive
months or for an aggregate of twelve months in any 24 consecutive month period
to perform his/her duties.
"Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
"Eight Quarter Synergies" shall mean the annualized rate of
Synergies achieved by the end of the Performance Period, as adjusted pursuant
to Section 6(a).
"Final Performance Unit Value" shall mean the value of a
Performance Unit calculated using Performance Scale A or B (as applicable),
with linear interpolation used to determine Final Performance Unit Values
associated with Eight Quarter Synergies between the levels identified in the
applicable Performance Scale.
"Participant" shall mean each of James Powell, David Flaugh,
Haywood Cochrane, David Weavil, Timothy Brodnik and Robert Whalen and any
other senior executive or key employee selected by the Committee.
"Performance Period" shall mean the period beginning May 1, 1995
and ending April 30, 1997.
"Performance Scale A" shall apply if the annualized rate of
Synergies achieved by the end of the fourth fiscal quarter of the Performance
Period equals or exceeds $52 million and shall be:
Eight Quarter Final Performance
Synergies Unit Value (per Unit)
------------- ---------------------
$120,000,000 $150
90,000,000 100
80,000,000 75
<80,000,000 50
"Performance Scale B" shall apply if Performance Scale A does not apply
and shall be:
Eight Quarter Final Performance
Synergies Unit Value (per Unit)
------------- ---------------------
$120,000,000 $135
90,000,000 90
80,000,000 50
<80,000,000 0
"Performance Unit" shall mean an award granted to a Participant as
described in Section 4.
"QDRO" shall mean a domestic relations order acceptable to the
Committee in its sole discretion.
"Retirement" shall mean retirement as defined in any retirement
plan of the Company.
"Section 162(m)" shall mean Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and other authorities thereunder
promulgated by the Internal Revenue Service of the Department of the Treasury.
"Synergies" shall mean net savings or reductions in costs and
expenses of the Company which are attributable to or result directly and
exclusively from the merger of National Health Laboratories Holdings Inc. and
Roche Biomedical Laboratories, Inc. (the "Merger"), as demonstrated or shown
by the Company's internal accounting and financial records. For purposes of
computing Synergies, activities acquired by the Company subsequent to the
Merger shall be not be taken into account. Notwithstanding anything in the
Plan to the contrary, no saving or reduction shall be deemed a Synergy if its
effect would be to compromise the quality of service provided by the Company
or if it is accomplished in a manner which violates any policy of the Company,
including without limitation, any legal or ethical compliance policy.
SECTION 3. Administration. (a) Subject to the authority and
powers of the Board of Directors in relation to the Plan as hereinafter
provided, the Plan shall be administered by a Committee designated by the
Board of Directors which, to the extent necessary to satisfy Section 162(m)
shall consist of two or more members of the Board of Directors each of whom is
an "outside director" within the meaning of Section 162(m). The Committee
shall have full authority to interpret the Plan and from time to time to adopt
such rules and regulations for carrying out the Plan as it may deem
appropriate; provided, however, that the Committee may not exercise any
authority otherwise granted to it hereunder if such action would have the
effect of increasing the amount of any payment with respect to a Performance
Unit which has been earned hereunder by any Covered Officer.
(b) All determinations by the Committee shall be made by the
affirmative vote of a majority of its members, but any determination reduced
to writing and signed by a majority of the members shall be fully as effective
as if it had been made by a majority vote at a meeting duly called and held.
All decisions by the Committee pursuant to the provisions of the Plan and all
orders or resolutions of the Board of Directors pursuant thereto shall be
final, conclusive and binding on all persons, including the Participants, the
Company and shareholders.
SECTION 4. Grant of and Payment With Respect to Performance Units.
(a) Each Participant shall be granted 4,000 Performance Units. Subject to the
provisions of the Plan, the Committee may determine the timing of and the
conditions under which payments with respect to such Performance Units may be
paid.
(b) An amount equal to 4,000 (the number of Performance Units
granted to a Participant) multiplied by the Final Performance Unit Value shall
be paid in cash to Participants following the end of the Performance Period.
(c) Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, no portion of any
payment with respect to a Performance Unit may be earned unless the
Participant is employed by the Company at the end of the Performance Period.
In the event the employment of a Participant is terminated by reason of death,
Disability or Retirement during the Performance Period, provided such
Participant shall have been actively employed by the Company for at least
twelve months during the Performance Period, such Participant shall receive a
prorated payout of the Performance Units, payable at the time such payment
would have been made in the absence of a termination of employment. Payments
to Participants with less than twelve months of active employment during the
Performance Period shall be made at the sole discretion of the Committee.
(d) Subject to Section 5, in the event of a Change in Control of
Holdings, all Performance Units shall be payable in full using a Final
Performance Unit Value per Unit calculated using Performance Scale A and the
annualized rate of Synergies achieved by the end of the fiscal quarter
immediately preceding the Change in Control.
(e) Subject to Section 5, the Committee retains the right, in its
sole discretion, to declare any Performance Units payable in full using a
Final Performance Unit Value per Unit calculated using Performance Scale A and
the annualized rate of Synergies achieved by the end of the immediately
preceding fiscal quarter.
(f) Each Performance Unit granted shall be evidenced by an award
agreement.
SECTION 5. Special Provisions Relating to Covered Officers. (a)
The maximum payment with respect to Performance Units for each Covered Officer
is $600,000.
(b) No Covered Officer shall be entitled to any payment with
respect to a Performance Unit unless the members of the Committee shall have
certified that the relevant Synergies have been achieved.
(c) The Committee shall have the authority in its discretion to
reduce a payment with respect to a Performance Unit otherwise earned by any
Covered Officer under the terms of the Plan; however, to the extent necessary
to satisfy the requirements of Section 162(m), the Committee shall have no
discretion under this Plan to increase the amount of any payment earned in
accordance with the provisions of the Plan or to take any action in
administering the Plan that would have such effect.
SECTION 6. General Provisions. (a) If the Synergies shall have
been affected by special factors (including material changes in accounting
policies or practices, material acquisitions or dispositions of property, or
other unusual items) which in the Committee's judgment should or should not be
taken into account, in whole or in part, in the equitable administration of
the Plan, the Committee may, for any purpose of the Plan, adjust the Synergies
and make payments accordingly under the Plan.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (a) above, any
adjustments made in accordance with or for the purposes of subparagraph (a)
shall be disregarded if and to the extent that such adjustments would not
satisfy the requirements of Section 162(m).
(c) No Performance Unit granted under the Plan may be assigned or
transferred otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution,
or pursuant to a QDRO.
(d) All payments made pursuant to the Plan shall be subject to
withholding in respect of income and other taxes required by law to be
withheld, in accordance with procedures to be established by the Committee.
(e) The selection of an individual as a Participant shall not give
such Participant any right to be retained in the employ of the Company, and
the right of the Company to dismiss or discharge any such Participant, or to
terminate any arrangement pursuant to which any such Participant provides
services to the Company, is specifically reserved. The benefits provided for
Participants under the Plan shall be in addition to, and shall in no way
preclude, other forms of compensation to or in respect of such Participants.
(f) The Board of Directors and the Committee shall be entitled to
rely on the advice of counsel and other experts, including the independent
public accountants for the Company. No member of the Board of Directors or of
the Committee or any officers of the Company shall be liable for any act or
failure to act under the Plan, except in circumstances involving bad faith on
the part of such member or officer.
(g) Nothing contained in the Plan shall prevent the Company or any
affiliate of the Company from adopting or continuing in effect other
compensation arrangements, which arrangements may be either generally
applicable or applicable only in specific cases.
SECTION 7. Amendment and Termination of the Plan; Compliance With
Section 162(m). The Board of Directors may at any time terminate, in whole or
in part, or from time to time amend the Plan. In the event of such
termination, in whole or in part, of the Plan, the Committee may in its sole
discretion direct the payment to Participants with respect to any Performance
Units not theretofore paid out prior to the respective dates upon which
payments would otherwise be made hereunder to such Participants, in a lump sum
or installments as the Committee shall prescribe with respect to each such
Participant. The Board may at any time and from time to time delegate to the
Committee any or all of its authority under this Section 7. Any amendment to
the Plan that would affect any Covered Officer shall be approved by Holding's
shareholders in accordance with Section 162(m) to the extent required by
Section 162(m).
Annex III
LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS
ANNUAL BONUS INCENTIVE PLAN
SECTION 1. Purpose. The purpose of the Laboratory Corporation of
America Annual Bonus Incentive Plan (the "Plan") is to promote the
profitability of Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings ("Holdings") and
its subsidiaries (together with Holdings, the "Company") by providing senior
executives and other key employees with cash awards based on the achievement
of annual short-term goals.
SECTION 2. Definitions. For the purposes of the Plan, the
following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
"Award" shall mean the grant of an award by the Committee to a
Participant.
"Award Year" shall mean any fiscal year with respect to the
Company's performance in which an Award is granted.
"Base Salary" shall mean as to any Award Year a Participant's
annual salary rate.
"Board of Directors" shall mean the Board of Directors of Holdings.
"Change in Control" shall occur if any "person" as such term is
used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act (other than HLR Holdings
Inc., Roche Holdings, Inc., F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd or their respective
affiliates) is or becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3
under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of Holdings
representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of Holding's then
outstanding securities entitled to vote in the election of directors.
"Committee" shall mean the Committee designated pursuant to Section
3. Until otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, the Employee
Benefits Committee designated by the Board of Directors shall be the Committee
under the Plan.
"Common Equity" shall mean the common stockholders' equity
appearing on the Company's audited consolidated balance sheets as of the end
of the fiscal year prior to the beginning of the Award Year in question.
"Covered Officer" shall mean at any date, (i) any individual who,
with respect to the previous taxable year of Holdings, was a "covered
employee" of Holdings within the meaning of Section 162(m); provided that the
term "Covered Officer" shall not include any such individual who is designated
by the Committee, in its discretion, at the time of any grant of an Award or
at any subsequent time, as reasonably expected not to be such a "covered
employee" with respect to the current taxable year of Holdings and (ii) any
individual who is designated by the Committee, in its discretion, at the time
of any grant of an Award or at any subsequent time, as reasonably expected to
be such a "covered employee" with respect to the current taxable year of
Holdings or with respect to the taxable year of Holdings in which any
applicable Award payment will be paid.
"Disability" shall mean a Participant's becoming physically or
mentally incapacitated and therefore unable for a period of six consecutive
months or for an aggregate of twelve months in any 24 consecutive month period
to perform his/her duties.
"Earnings Per Share" shall mean Holdings' earnings per share of
common stock as determined for purposes of the Company's audited consolidated
statement of operations for the Award Year.
"EBITDA" shall mean earnings before interest expense, income tax,
depreciation and amortization as determined in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles.
"Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
"Long Term Debt" shall mean the sum of total preferred stock plus
total long-term debt of the Company, as determined for purposes of the
Company's audited consolidated balance sheets for the Award Year in question.
"Net Income" shall mean the consolidated net income of the Company
as determined for purposes of the Company's audited consolidated statement of
operations for the Award Year; provided Net Income shall be increased or
reduced by the after-tax earnings impact of each of the following items if
they occur during an Award Year:
(i) the cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles for
the Award Year required by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the
Securities and Exchange Commission or any other governing body that sets
accounting standards, as determined for purposes of the Company's audited
consolidated statements of operations or the notes thereto;
(ii) the cumulative effect of changes in the tax law occurring
during the Award Year as determined for purposes of the Company's audited
consolidated statements of operations or the notes thereto;
(iii) extraordinary items, as defined under generally accepted
accounting principles, during the Award Year as determined for purposes
of the Company's audited consolidated statements of operations;
(iv) gain or loss from discontinued operations; and
(v) nonrecurring items, as defined under generally accepted
accounting principles, during the Award Year as determined for purposes
of the Company's audited consolidated statements of operations or the
notes thereto.
"Participant" shall mean a senior executive or other key employee
of the Company selected by the Committee in accordance with Section 4 or
Section 6 who receives an Award.
"Performance Goals" shall mean the levels of Performance Measures
required to be achieved by a Participant in order to earn an Award.
Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, no Performance Goal
shall be deemed achieved if its effect would be to compromise the quality of
service provided by the Company or if it is accomplished in a manner which
violates any policy of the Company, including without limitation, any legal or
ethical compliance policy.
"Performance Measures" shall mean EBITDA, ROC, ROE, Net Income,
EPS, individual performance, which may be determined on a corporate, regional
or subregional basis, as applicable, or any combination of the foregoing.
"Retirement" shall mean retirement as defined in any retirement
plan of the Company.
"ROC" shall mean the percentage equivalent to a fraction resulting
from dividing (i) Net Income by (ii) the sum of Common Equity plus Long Term
Debt.
"ROE" shall mean the percentage equivalent to the fraction
resulting from dividing (i) Net Income by (ii) Common Equity.
"Section 162(m)" shall mean Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 and the rules and other authorities thereunder promulgated by the
Internal Revenue Service of the Department of the Treasury.
"Target Award" shall mean the amount, expressed as a percentage of
Base Salary, which will be earned by a Participant if target Performance Goals
are achieved.
SECTION 3. Administration. (a) Subject to the authority and
powers of the Board of Directors in relation to the Plan as hereinafter
provided, the Plan shall be administered by a Committee designated by the
Board of Directors which, to the extent necessary to satisfy Section 162(m)
shall consist of two or more members of the Board of Directors each of whom is
an "outside director" within the meaning of Section 162(m). The Committee
shall have full authority to interpret the Plan and from time to time to adopt
such rules and regulations for carrying out the Plan as it may deem best;
provided, however, that the Committee may not exercise any authority otherwise
granted to it hereunder if such action would have the effect of increasing the
amount of an Award which has been earned hereunder by any Covered Officer.
(b) All determinations by the Committee shall be made by the
affirmative vote of a majority of its members, but any determination reduced
to writing and signed by a majority of the members shall be fully as effective
as if it had been made by a majority vote at a meeting duly called and held.
All decisions by the Committee pursuant to the provisions of the Plan and all
orders or resolutions of the Board of Directors pursuant thereto shall be
final, conclusive and binding on all persons, including the Participants, the
Company and shareholders.
SECTION 4. Eligibility for and Payment of Awards. (a) Subject to
the provisions of the Plan, in each Award Year the Committee may select
officers or employees (including officers or employees who are also directors)
of the Company who will be eligible to earn Awards under the Plan with respect
to such Award Year, and determine the amount of such Participant's Target
Awards and the conditions under which such Target Awards may be earned.
(b) Awards that are earned with respect to any Award Year shall be
paid in cash to Participants in such amounts and at such times as are
determined by the Committee.
(c) Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, no portion of
any Target Award may be earned unless a Participant is employed by the Company
at the time of payment. In the event the employment of a Participant is
terminated by reason of death, Disability or Retirement prior to the payment
of any Award, provided such Participant shall have been actively employed by
the Company for at least six months during the Award Year, the Committee may
provide that such Participant shall receive a prorated payout of the Award,
payable at the time such payment would have been made in the absence of a
termination of employment. Payments to Participants with less than six months
of active employment during the Award Year shall be made at the sole
discretion of the Committee.
(d) Subject to Section 6, in the event of a Change in Control of
Holdings, Target Awards shall be payable in full.
SECTION 5. Awards. (a) Subject to Section 6, the Target Award and
the applicable Performance Measures and Performance Goals for each Participant
and their relative weightings shall be established by the Committee or its
delegate before the beginning of the Award Year with respect to which the
Award under the Plan is to be earned or as soon as practicable thereafter.
Subject to Section 6, the individual performance portion of an Award may be
increased or decreased on a Participant-by-Participant basis based on the
achievement of other financial or non-financial goals as evaluated by the
Committee (with the advice of the Chief Executive Officer) in its sole
discretion.
(b) Subject to Section 6, notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Committee shall have the discretion to cancel, withhold, defer or reduce any
Award earned, and no participant shall have any contractual right under the
Plan to the award of any amount hereunder.
SECTION 6. Special Provisions Relating to Covered Officers. (a)
The Target Award and the Performance Measures and Performance Goals for each
Covered Officer and their relative weightings shall be established by the
Committee at such time as may be required by Section 162(m).
(b) The maximum Award opportunity for each Covered Officer in any
Award Year is $1,000,000.
(c) No Covered Officer shall receive any payment with respect to
an Award unless the members of the Committee shall have certified that the
Performance Goals have been achieved.
(d) The Committee shall have the authority in its discretion to
reduce an Award otherwise earned by any Covered Officer under the terms of the
Plan; however, the Committee shall have no discretion under this Plan to
increase the amount of any Award earned in accordance with the provisions of
the Plan or to take any action in administering the Plan that would have such
effect.
SECTION 7. General Provisions. (a) If Performance Goals for any
year shall have been affected by special factors (including material changes
in accounting policies or practices, material acquisitions or dispositions of
property, or other unusual items) which in the Committee's judgment should or
should not be taken into account, in whole or in part, in the equitable
administration of the Plan, the Committee may, for any purpose of the Plan,
adjust the Performance Goals and make payments accordingly under the Plan.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (a) above, any
adjustments made in accordance with or for the purposes of subparagraph (a)
shall be disregarded if and to the extent that such adjustments would not
satisfy the requirements of Section 162(m).
(c) No portion of any Award under the Plan may be assigned or
transferred prior to the payment thereof.
(d) All payments made pursuant to the Plan shall be subject to
withholding in respect of income and other taxes required by law to be
withheld, in accordance with procedures to be established by the Committee.
(e) The selection of an individual for participation in the Plan
shall not give such Participant any right to be retained in the employ of the
Company, and the right of the Company to dismiss or discharge any such
Participant, or to terminate any arrangement pursuant to which any such
Participant provides services to the Company, is specifically reserved. The
benefits provided for Participants under the Plan shall be in addition to, and
shall in no way preclude, other forms of compensation to or in respect of such
Participants.
(f) The Board of Directors and the Committee shall be entitled to
rely on the advice of counsel and other experts, including the independent
public accountants for the Company. No member of the Board of Directors or of
the Committee or any officers of the Company shall be liable for any act or
failure to act under the Plan, except in circumstances involving bad faith on
the part of such member or officer.
(g) Nothing contained in the Plan shall prevent the Company or any
affiliate of the Company from adopting or continuing in effect other
compensation arrangements, which arrangements may be either generally
applicable or applicable only in specific cases.
SECTION 8. Amendment and Termination of the Plan; Compliance With
Section 162(m). The Board of Directors may at any time terminate, in whole or
in part, or from time to time amend the Plan. In the event of such
termination, in whole or in part, of the Plan, the Committee may in its sole
discretion direct the payment to Participants of any Awards not theretofore
paid out prior to the respective dates upon which payments would otherwise be
made hereunder to such Participants, in a lump sum or installments as the
Committee shall prescribe with respect to each such Participant. The Board
may at any time and from time to time delegate to the Committee any or all of
its authority under this Section 8. Any amendment to the Plan that would
affect any Covered Officer shall be approved by Holding's shareholders if
required by and in accordance with Section 162(m).
STOCKHOLDER'S PROXY SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS
To: Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings
I appoint Bradford T. Smith and Haywood D. Cochrane, individually and
together, as my proxies, with power of substitution, to vote all of my
LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS common stock at the Annual Meeting
of stockholders of LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS to be held at
The St. Regis, 2 East 55th Street, New York, N.Y., on Wednesday, September 20,
1995, at 9:00 a.m., New York City time, and at any adjournment or postponement
of the meeting.
My proxies will vote the shares represented by this proxy as directed on
the other side of this card, but in the absence of any instructions from me,
my proxies will vote "FOR" the election of all the nominees listed under Item
1 and "FOR" Item 2, Item 3, Item 4 and Item 5. My proxies may vote according
to their discretion on any other matter which may properly come before the
meeting. I may revoke this proxy prior to its exercise.
Please sign and date the other side of this card.
(Please fill in the appropriate boxes on the other side.)
(Continued from the other side)
LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS
PLEASE MARK YOUR CHOICES LIKE THIS [X] IN BLUE OR BLACK INK
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote "FOR" all the
nominees listed under Item No. 1 and "FOR" Item No. 2, Item No. 3, Item No. 4
and Item No. 5.
Item No. 1. Election of all the members of the Company's Board of Directors.
FOR all nominees [ ] WITHHOLD AUTHORITY [ ]
for all nominees
Nominees: James R. Maher, James B. Powell, M.D., Jean-Luc Belingard, Thomas
P. Mac Mahon, Linda G. Robinson, David B. Skinner, M.D. and Andrew G. Wallace,
M.D.
For, except vote withheld for the following nominee(s):
Item No. 2. Approval and adoption of the Laboratory Corporation of America
Holdings 1995 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors.
FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN [ ]
Item No. 3. Approval and adoption of the Laboratory Corporation of America
Holdings Performance Unit Plan.
FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN [ ]
Item No. 4. Approval and adoption of the Laboratory Corporation of America
Holdings Annual Bonus Incentive Plan.
FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN [ ]
Item No. 5. Ratification of the appointment of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP as
Laboratory Corporation of America Holding's independent auditors for 1995.
FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN [ ]
Signature(s): _____________________________ Date: ___________, 1995
Signature(s): _____________________________ Date: ___________, 1995
Please sign exactly as name(s) appear(s) above. If acting as an executor,
administrator, trustee, guardian, etc., you should so indicate in signing. If
the stockholder is a corporation, please sign the full corporate name, by a
duly authorized officer. If shares are held jointly, each stockholder named
should sign. Date and promptly return this card in the envelope provided.
[APPENDIX A]
EXPLANATION OF GRAPHICS
The graphics consist of a line graph which compares the yearly percentage
change in the cumulative total stockholder return on the Common Stock with
the cumulative total return on the Standard & Poor's Composite-500 Stock
Index and the weighted average cumulative total return (based on stock
market capitalization) on the stock of each of the members of a peer group
of companies named in the text of the paragraph proceeding. The graph
illustrates the return on $100 invested on December 31, 1989, including
dividend reinvestment. The longitude of the graph is $0 to $300 in
increments of $50. The latitude is 12/31/91 through 12/31/94 in increments
of 1 year. A diamond is used to illustrate Laboratory Corporation of
America Holdings ("diamond"), a square is used to illustrate the peer group
("square") and a triangle is used to illustrate the Standard & Poor's
Composite-500 Stock Index ("triangle"). At 12/31/89 all are at $100, at
12/31/90 the triangle is at $97, the diamond is at $99, and the square is
at $115, at 12/31/91 the triangle is at $126, the square at $209, the
diamond at $266, at 12/31/92 the triangle is at $135, the diamond is at
$166 and the square is at $191, at 12/31/93 the diamond is at $135, the
triangle is at $149 and the square is at $155, at 12/31/94 the diamond is
at $126, the triangle is at $150, and the square is at $158.
