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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
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AFFILIATED COMPUTER SERVICES, INC.
2828 North Haskell Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75204
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To Be Held on October 27, 2005
To the Stockholders of
AFFILIATED COMPUTER SERVICES, INC.:
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Affiliated Computer
Services, Inc. will be held at Cityplace Conference Center,
2711 North Haskell Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75204 on
October 27, 2005 at 11:00 a.m., Dallas, Texas time for
the following purposes:
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1. To elect directors to hold office for a one-year term
and until their respective successors shall have been duly
elected and qualified; |
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2. To consider and vote on the performance-based incentive
compensation for our executive officers; |
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3. To ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as
our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal
year 2006; |
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4. To consider and vote on a stockholder proposal; and |
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5. To transact such other business as may properly come
before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. |
The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on
September 9, 2005 as the record date for the determination
of our stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the
Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Only stockholders of record at
the close of business on the record date are entitled to notice
of and to vote at the Annual Meeting. A holder of shares of our
Class A common stock is entitled to one vote, in person or
by proxy, for each share of Class A common stock on all
matters properly brought before the Annual Meeting, and a holder
of shares of our Class B common stock will be entitled to
ten votes, in person or by proxy, for each share of Class B
common stock on all matters properly brought before the Annual
Meeting.
ALL HOLDERS OF OUR CLASS A COMMON STOCK AND CLASS B
COMMON STOCK (WHETHER THEY EXPECT TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING
OR NOT) ARE REQUESTED TO COMPLETE, SIGN, DATE AND PROMPTLY
RETURN THE PROXY CARD ENCLOSED WITH THIS NOTICE.
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By Order of the Board of Directors |
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William L. Deckelman, Jr. |
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Secretary |
September 30, 2005
TABLE OF CONTENTS
AFFILIATED COMPUTER SERVICES, INC.
2828 North Haskell Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75204
PROXY STATEMENT
for
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To Be Held on October 27, 2005
GENERAL INFORMATION
This proxy statement is being furnished to you as a stockholder
of record, as of September 9, 2005, of Affiliated Computer
Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation, in connection with the
solicitation by our Board of Directors of proxies to be voted at
the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held at Cityplace
Conference Center, 2711 North Haskell Avenue, Dallas, Texas
75204, on October 27, 2005, at 11:00 a.m., Dallas,
Texas time, or at any adjournments thereof, for the purposes
stated in the Notice of Annual Meeting. The approximate date of
mailing this proxy statement and enclosed form of proxy to
stockholders is on or about September 30, 2005.
Record Date and Voting
Our Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on
September 9, 2005 as the record date for the Annual
Meeting. Only holders of record of the outstanding shares of
Class A common stock and Class B common stock at the
close of business on the record date are entitled to notice of,
and to vote at, the Annual Meeting or any adjournments thereof.
As of the close of business on the record date, we had
outstanding 119,049,235 shares of Class A common
stock, $0.01 par value per share, and 6,599,372 shares
of Class B common stock, $0.01 par value per share. A
holder of shares of Class A common stock is entitled to one
vote, in person or by proxy, for each share of Class A
common stock standing in his or her name on our books on the
record date on any matters properly presented to a vote of the
stockholders at the Annual Meeting. A holder of shares of
Class B common stock is entitled to ten votes, in person or
by proxy, for each share of Class B common stock standing
in his name on our books on the record date on any matter
properly presented to a vote of the stockholders at the Annual
Meeting. The Class A common stock and the Class B
common stock are the only classes of stock entitled to vote at
the Annual Meeting. The presence, in person or by proxy, of the
holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of
Class A common stock and Class B common stock entitled
to vote at the Annual Meeting or any adjournment thereof is
necessary to constitute a quorum to transact business.
Abstentions and broker nonvotes (shares held by brokers or
nominees as to which they have no discretionary power to vote on
a particular matter and have received no instructions from the
beneficial owners of such shares or persons entitled to vote on
the matter) will be counted for the purpose of determining
whether a quorum is present. Abstentions are counted in
tabulations of votes cast on proposals submitted to stockholders
to determine the total number of votes cast. Abstentions are not
counted as votes for or against any such proposal. Broker
nonvotes are not counted as votes cast for purposes of
determining whether a proposal has been approved and will have
no effect on the vote for any matter properly introduced at the
Annual Meeting. Under Delaware law, the stockholders do not have
appraisal rights with respect to matters to be voted upon at the
Annual Meeting.
Vote Required
The affirmative vote of the holders of shares of Class A
common stock and Class B common stock, voting together as a
class, having a plurality of the voting power, in person or by
proxy, is required to approve Proposal 1, the proposal to
elect directors. Stockholders may not cumulate their votes in
the election of directors. The affirmative vote of the holders
of shares of Class A common stock and Class B common
stock, voting together as a class, having a majority of the
voting power eligible to vote and voting, either in person or by
proxy, at the Annual Meeting, is required to approve
Proposal 2, the proposal to approve the performance-based
incentive compensation for our executive officers;
Proposal 3, the proposal to ratify the appointment of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public
accounting firm for fiscal year 2006; and Proposal 4, the
stockholder proposal.
Proxy Solicitation, Revocation and Expenses
All proxies that are properly completed, signed and returned
prior to the Annual Meeting will be voted as indicated on the
proxy. If the enclosed proxy is signed and returned, you may,
nevertheless, revoke it at any time prior to the voting thereof
at your pleasure, either by (i) your filing a written
notice of revocation received by the person or persons named
therein, (ii) your attendance at the Annual Meeting and
voting the shares covered thereby in person, or (iii) your
delivery of another duly executed proxy dated subsequent to the
date thereof to the addressee named in the enclosed proxy.
Shares represented by duly executed proxies in the accompanying
form will be voted in accordance with the instructions indicated
on such proxies, and, if no such instructions are indicated
thereon, will be voted FOR the nominees for election
of directors named below, to approve the performance-based
compensation for our executive officers, to ratify the
appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent
registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2006 and to
approve the stockholder proposal. Abstentions, broker non-votes
and proxies directing that the shares are not to be voted will
not be counted as a vote in any matter called for vote.
The cost of preparing, assembling, printing and mailing this
proxy statement and the enclosed proxy form and the cost of
soliciting proxies related to the Annual Meeting will be borne
by us. We will request banks and brokers to solicit their
customers who are beneficial owners of shares of common stock
listed of record in names of nominees, and will reimburse such
banks and brokers for the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses for
such solicitation.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN
BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth, as of the record date, certain
information with respect to the shares of Class A common
stock and the Class B common stock beneficially owned by
(i) stockholders known to us to own more than 5% of the
outstanding shares of such classes, (ii) each of our
directors and Named Executive Officers, and (iii) all of
our executive officers and directors as a group.
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BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF MORE THAN 5% OF OUR COMMON STOCK |
FMR Corp.(2)
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82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109 |
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9,912,993 |
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Capital Guardian Trust Company(3)
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11100 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025 |
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11,017,277 |
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JPMorgan Chase & Co.(4)
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270 Park Ave.
New York, NY 10017 |
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7,137,846 |
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT |
Darwin Deason(5)
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2,349,030 |
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Jeffrey A. Rich(6)
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699,487 |
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Mark A. King(7)
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698,239 |
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Lynn Blodgett(8)
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278,100 |
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185,258 |
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59,000 |
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Joseph P. ONeill(11)
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84,620 |
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5,000 |
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(1) |
In calculating the percent of total voting power, the voting
power of shares of Class A common stock (one vote per
share) and Class B common stock (ten votes per share) are
aggregated. As of the record date, there were
119,049,235 shares of Class A common stock and
6,599,372 shares of Class B common stock issued and
outstanding. |
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Based on a filing by the stockholder with the Securities and
Exchange Commission dated August 15, 2005. Such stockholder
has indicated that it has sole voting power with respect to
1,248,288 shares and no voting power with respect to the
remaining shares and shared investment power with respect to all
shares. |
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Based on a filing by the stockholder with the Securities and
Exchange Commission dated August 15, 2005. Such stockholder
has indicated that it has sole voting power with respect to
8,146,977 shares and no voting power with respect to the
remaining shares and shared investment power with respect to all
shares. |
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Based on a filing by the stockholder with the Securities and
Exchange Commission dated August 11, 2005. Such stockholder
has indicated that it has sole voting power with respect to
5,339,297 shares, shared voting power with respect to
539,523 shares and no voting power with respect to the
remaining shares and shared investment power with respect to all
shares. |
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6,438,780 of the shares of our Class B common stock and
360,000 of the shares of our Class A common stock reflected
in this table are owned by The Deason International Trust (the
Trust). Mr. Deason holds the sole voting power
with respect to such shares through an irrevocable board
resolution passed by the Trust. The investment power with
respect to such shares is held by the Trust. The shares of our
Class A common stock noted in the table include
360,000 shares of Class A common stock which are not
outstanding but are subject to options exercisable within sixty
days of the record date; and 6,136 shares owned by
Mr. Deason through the ACS Employee Stock Purchase Plan. We
have filed a registration statement on Form S-3 with the
Securities and Exchange Commission covering
1,504,562 shares of Class A common stock owned by
Mr. Deason or the Trust. |
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Includes 610,000 shares of Class A common stock, which
are not outstanding, but are subject to options exercisable
within sixty days of the record date; 453 shares owned
through the ACS 401(k) Plan; and 992 shares owned through
the ACS Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Pursuant to an Agreement
dated September 30, 2005, Mr. Rich resigned as a
director and our Chief Executive Officer effective
September 29, 2005. |
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Includes 603,000 shares of Class A common stock, which
are not outstanding, but are subject to options exercisable
within sixty days of the record date; 75,000 shares of our
Class A common stock owned through King Partners, Ltd., for
which Mr. King holds the sole voting and investment power
as manager of the general partner; 9,378 shares of our
Class A common stock owned by Mr. Kings spouse,
to which Mr. King disclaims beneficial ownership;
2,251 shares of our Class A common stock owned through
the ACS 401(k) Plan; and 5,986 shares of our Class A
common stock owned by Mr. King through the ACS Employee
Stock Purchase Plan. |
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Includes 262,600 shares of Class A common stock, which
are not outstanding, but are subject to options exercisable
within sixty days of the record date. |
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Includes 180,000 shares of Class A common stock, which
are not outstanding, but are subject to options exercisable
within sixty days of the record date; and 384 shares owned
through the ACS 401(k) Plan. |
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Includes 9,000 shares of Class A common stock, which
are not outstanding, but are subject to options exercisable
within sixty days of the record date. |
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Includes 57,000 shares of Class A common stock, which
are not outstanding, but are subject to options exercisable
within sixty days of the record date. |
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All shares are held in the Livingston Kosberg Trust.
Mr. Kosberg holds the sole voting power and sole investment
power with respect to such shares as Trustee. |
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All shares are held in the McCuistion and Associates, Inc.
Profit Sharing Plan. Mr. McCuistion holds the sole voting
power and sole investment power with respect to such shares. |
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Includes 2,776,600 shares of our Class A common stock,
which are not outstanding, but are subject to options
exercisable within sixty days of the record date;
7,651 shares of our Class A common stock owned through
the ACS 401(k) Plan; and 22,553 shares of our Class A
common stock owned through the ACS Employee Stock Purchase Plan. |
SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING
COMPLIANCE
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
requires our directors, certain officers and persons who
beneficially own more than 10% of our outstanding common stock
to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission initial
reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of our
common stock held by such persons. These persons are also
required to furnish us with copies of all forms they file under
this regulation. To our knowledge, based solely on a review of
the copies of such reports furnished to us and without further
inquiry, all required forms were filed on time except that Mark
A. King, our Director,
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President and Chief Operating Officer (now our President and
Chief Executive Officer), filed a Form 4 on
October 19, 2004 with respect to 5,000 options exercised on
October 12, 2004 and Dennis McCuistion, our Director, filed
a Form 4 on July 22, 2005 with respect to the purchase
of 195 shares on May 6, 2005.
PROPOSAL 1
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors consists of seven directors. All
directors must stand for election at the Annual Meeting and
shall hold office for a one-year term and until their respective
successors are elected and qualified.
Shares represented by proxies returned duly executed will be
voted, unless otherwise specified, in favor of each of the
nominees for the Board of Directors named below. The proxies
cannot be voted for more than seven nominees. The nominees have
indicated that they are able and willing to serve as directors.
If any (or all) such persons should be unable to serve, the
persons named in the enclosed proxy will vote the shares covered
thereby for such substitute nominee (or nominees) as the Board
of Directors may select pursuant to the recommendation of the
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board. You
may withhold authority to vote for all nominees or withhold
authority to vote for any nominee by following the directions
provided on your proxy, which may be in the form of a proxy card
or voter instruction form.
Nominees for Election as Director
The following table lists the name and principal occupation of
each nominee for director and the year in which each such person
was first elected as a director.
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Darwin Deason
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Chairman of the Board
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Mark A. King
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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Lynn R. Blodgett
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Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
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Joseph P. ONeill
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President and Chief Executive Officer, Public Strategies
Washington, Inc.
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Frank A. Rossi
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Chairman, FAR Holdings Company, L.L.C.
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J. Livingston Kosberg
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Investor
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Dennis McCuistion
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President, McCuistion & Associates, Inc.
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Business Experience of each Nominee
Set forth below is certain information with respect to each of
the nominees for the office of director.
Darwin Deason, age 65, has served as our Chairman of
the Board since our formation in 1988. Mr. Deason also
served as Chief Executive Officer from our formation until
February 1999. Prior to our formation, Mr. Deason spent
20 years with MTech Corp., a data processing subsidiary of
MCorp, a bank holding corporation based in Dallas, Texas,
serving as MTechs Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of
the Board from 1978 until April 1988, and also serving on the
boards of various subsidiaries of MTech and MCorp.
Mark A. King, age 48, has served as a director since
October 1996. Mr. King has served as our President and
Chief Executive Officer since September 2005. Prior to that date
he had served as President and Chief Operating Officer since
August 2002 and had served as Chief Operating Officer since
March 2001. Prior to that date he had served as Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer since May 1995.
Mr. King
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joined us in November 1988 as Chief Financial Officer of various
subsidiaries. Prior to joining us, Mr. King was Vice
President and Assistant Controller of MTech Corp.
Lynn R. Blodgett, age 51, was appointed as a
director in September 2005 to fill the vacancy created by the
resignation of Jeffrey A. Rich. Mr. Blodgett has served as
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer since
September 2005. Prior to that date he had served as Executive
Vice President and Group President Commercial
Solutions since July 1999. From March 1990 until July 1999
Mr. Blodgett served as President of ACS Business Process
Solutions, Inc. (formerly Unibase Technologies, Inc., an entity
that we acquired in 1996).
Joseph P. ONeill, age 58, has served as a
director since November 1994. Mr. ONeill has served
as President and Chief Executive Officer of Public Strategies
Washington, Inc., a public affairs and consulting firm, since
March 1991, and from 1985 through February 1991 he served as
President of the National Retail Federation, a national
association representing United States retailers.
Frank A. Rossi, age 68, has served as a director
since November 1994. Mr. Rossi has served as Chairman of
FAR Holdings Company, L.L.C., a private investment firm, since
February 1994. Prior to that Mr. Rossi was employed by
Arthur Andersen & Co. for over 35 years and, prior
to his retirement in 1994, Mr. Rossi served in a variety of
capacities for Arthur Andersen, including Managing Partner/
Chief Operating Officer and as a member of the firms Board
of Partners and Executive Committee.
J. Livingston Kosberg, age 68, has served as a
director since September 2003. Mr. Kosberg previously
served as our director from 1988 1991.
Mr. Kosberg has been involved in a variety of industries
including healthcare, finance, and construction and currently
serves as an advisor to several investment funds. Since July
2004, Mr. Kosberg has been serving as a director of
U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. which operates outpatient
physical and occupational therapy clinics. U.S. Physical
Therapy is a publicly-traded company whose predecessor
Mr. Kosberg founded in 1990 and for which he served as CEO
from its inception until May 1995, as Chairman of the Board
until May 2001, previously as a director until February 2002 and
as interim Chief Executive Officer from July 2004 until October
2004.
Dennis McCuistion, age 63, has served as a director
since September 2003. For the past 28 years,
Mr. McCuistion has been President of McCuistion &
Associates, providing consulting services to banks and
businesses. Since 1990, Mr. McCuistion has served as
executive producer and host of the nationally syndicated,
award-winning McCuistion Program on PBS. Mr. McCuistion has
also been an instructor for the American Institute of Banking
for more than twenty years, and has been a faculty member for
the Graduate School of Banking of the South, the Graduate School
of Banking in Madison, Wisconsin, and the Southwestern Graduate
School of Banking at Southern Methodist University. He is also a
member of the National Association of Corporate Directors and
the International Association of Facilitators.
Mr. McCuistion also serves as a director of UICI where he
has been designated as lead independent director and is a member
of the audit, nominating and governance and executive
compensation committees.
Except as set forth above, none of the nominees holds a
directorship in any company with a class of securities
registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or subject to the requirements
of Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act or any
company registered as an investment company under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended.
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR EACH OF THE NOMINEES
FOR DIRECTOR SET FORTH ABOVE.
Corporate Governance
On February 3, 2004, our Board of Directors restated our
Director Independence Standards to be consistent with the
independence standards set forth in the New York Stock Exchange
Listing Standards adopted November 4, 2003. The Board has
made an affirmative determination that Messrs. Kosberg,
McCuistion, ONeill and Rossi are independent. A copy of
the Director Independence Standards can be
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located on our web site at www.acs-inc.com under the
Investor Relations and Corporate Governance captions and were
previously attached as Appendix A to our definitive proxy
statement for our 2004 annual stockholders meeting filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 27,
2004.
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Corporate Governance Guidelines |
On August 10, 2005, our Board of Directors restated our
Corporate Governance Guidelines. A copy of the current Corporate
Governance Guidelines is attached hereto as Appendix A. The
Corporate Governance Guidelines include, among other things:
submission of auditors to stockholders for approval annually;
adoption of an auditor rotation policy; formation of a
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee comprised solely
of independent directors; the implementation of stock ownership
guidelines for both directors and executive officers; a
prohibition on stock option re-pricing; formalization of the
ability of independent directors and committees of the Board of
Directors to retain outside advisors; formation of a
Compensation Committee comprised solely of independent
directors; performance of a periodic formal Board evaluation;
and limitation of the number of additional company boards a
director may serve on to a maximum of four.
Our Corporate Governance Guidelines are available on our web
site at www.acs-inc.com under the Investor Relations and
Corporate Governance captions. Our Corporate Governance
Guidelines are also available free of charge to any stockholder
upon written request to 2828 North Haskell Avenue, Dallas,
Texas 75204, Attention: William L. Deckelman, Jr.,
Corporate Secretary.
Board of Directors Committees and Meetings
During fiscal year 2005, we had four standing committees of the
Board of Directors, including the Audit Committee, the
Compensation Committee, the Special Transaction Committee and
the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The charters
for each committee are available on our web site at
www.acs-inc.com under the Investor Relations and
Corporate Governance captions.
Our Audit Committee consists of four independent directors
(Messrs. Rossi (Chairman), ONeill, Kosberg and
McCuistion). All of such Audit Committee members are independent
as defined in the current New York Stock Exchange listing
standards. Upon consideration of the attributes of an audit
committee financial expert as set forth in Section 401(h)
of Regulation S-K promulgated by the Securities and
Exchange Commission, the Board of Directors determined that
Mr. Rossi (i) possessed those attributes through his
years of public accounting experience and he was designated as
the Audit Committee Financial Expert and (ii) is
independent as that term is defined in
Item 7(d)(3)(iv)(A) of Schedule 14A under the Exchange
Act.
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors is responsible for
monitoring the integrity of our consolidated financial
statements, our system of internal controls and the independence
and performance of our internal auditors and our independent
registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee has
selected PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent
registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2006, subject
to ratification by our stockholders. The Audit Committee
operates under a written charter adopted and approved by the
Board of Directors on September 11, 2003, a copy of which
is available on our web site at www.acs-inc.com under the
Investor Relations and Corporate Governance captions and was
previously attached as Appendix C to our definitive proxy
statement for our 2004 annual stockholders meeting filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 27,
2004. Our Audit Committee Charter is also available free of
charge to any stockholder upon written request to
2828 North Haskell Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75204, Attention:
William L. Deckelman, Jr., Corporate Secretary. The Report
of the Audit Committee for fiscal year 2005 is included in this
proxy statement on page 25.
The Compensation Committee consists of two independent directors
(Messrs. ONeill and Kosberg (Chairman)).
Mr. ONeill served as the Chairman of the Compensation
Committee throughout fiscal year
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2005 and until August 23, 2005 when the Board of Directors
designated Mr. Kosberg as Chairman of the Compensation
Committee to redistribute responsibilities among our independent
directors. All of such Compensation Committee members are
independent as defined in the current New York Stock Exchange
listing standards. The Compensation Committee is responsible for
recommending to the Board of Directors policies and plans
concerning the salaries, bonuses and other compensation of our
executive officers (including reviewing the salaries of the
executive officers and recommending bonuses and other forms of
additional compensation for the executive officers), compliance
with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, with respect to the review of
compensation to executive officers whose annual compensation
exceeds $1 million so that such amounts may be deductible
by us for federal income tax purposes, and the grant of all
awards under the stock option plans (other than those to
independent directors). A copy of the restated Compensation
Committee Charter approved by the Board of Directors on
February 3, 2004 is available on our web site at
www.acs-inc.com under the Investor Relations and
Corporate Governance captions and was previously attached as
Appendix D to our definitive proxy statement for our 2004
annual stockholders meeting filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on September 27, 2004. Our Compensation
Committee Charter is also available free of charge to any
stockholder upon written request to 2828 North Haskell
Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75204, Attention: William L.
Deckelman, Jr., Corporate Secretary. The Report of the
Compensation Committee for fiscal year 2005 is included in this
proxy statement beginning on page 22.
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Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee |
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee consists of
two independent directors (Messrs. ONeill and
McCuistion (Chairman)). Mr. ONeill served as the
Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
throughout fiscal year 2005 and until August 23, 2005 when
the Board of Directors designated Mr. McCuistion as
Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee to
redistribute responsibilities among our independent directors.
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is responsible
for considering, evaluating and recommending to the Board the
slate of director nominees. Recommendations by the Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee are subject to the approval
of Mr. Deason pursuant to his Employment Agreement with us.
On September 11, 2003, our Board of Directors approved and
adopted a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter,
a copy of which is available on our web site at
www.acs-inc.com under the Investor Relations and
Corporate Governance captions and was previously attached as
Appendix E to our definitive proxy statement for our 2004
annual stockholders meeting filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on September 27, 2004. Our Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee Charter is also available
free of charge to any stockholder upon written request to
2828 North Haskell Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75204, Attention:
William L. Deckelman, Jr., Corporate Secretary.
In fiscal year 2005, the Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee considered our current directors and other candidates
to fill the slate of nominees for election to the Board of
Directors. Based on an evaluation of the background, skills and
areas of expertise represented by the various candidates against
the qualifications for directors set forth in our Corporate
Governance Guidelines and our current requirements, the
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee determined that
our current directors possess the appropriate mix of skills and
recommended that Messrs. Deason, King, Blodgett, Rossi,
ONeill, Kosberg and McCuistion be re-elected to the Board
of Directors. Mr. Deason approved the nominees recommended
by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
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Director Qualifications. The Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee establishes the qualifications for
directors and reviews them annually with the Board of Directors.
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee seeks director
candidates able to make a significant contribution to the Board
of Directors and the stockholders based on their background,
skill and expertise. To be recommended by the Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee, a director nominee should also
possess the qualifications set forth in the Corporate Governance
Guidelines, including integrity, wisdom, judgment, policy-making
experience, complementary areas of expertise, and sufficient
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Identification and Evaluation of Director Candidates. The
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee identifies,
screens and recommends a qualified slate of nominees to the
Board of Directors for election each fiscal year based on the
qualifications set forth above and the need to fill vacancies or
expand the size of the Board. The Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee generally identifies director nominees
through the personal, business and organizational contacts of
existing directors and management. However, the Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee may use a variety of sources to
identify director nominees, including third-party search firms
and stockholder recommendations. Candidates recommended by our
stockholders are generally evaluated in the same manner as
candidates from other sources. However, the Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee will seek additional information
concerning the relationship between the stockholder and the
stockholder candidate to assess whether such nominee has the
ability to represent the interests of a broad range of
stockholders. |
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Stockholder Nominations for Director. Any of our
stockholders entitled to vote for the election of directors may
nominate one or more persons for election to our board of
directors. Pursuant to Section 7 of our Corporate
Governance Guidelines and Section 8(c) of our Bylaws, to be
considered by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee,
stockholder nominees for election to the board of directors must
be received not more than 150 calendar days nor less than
120 calendar days prior to the date our proxy statement was
released to stockholders for our previous annual meeting. |
Recommendations for nominees should be submitted to the
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee by following our
method for stockholders to communicate with our Board of
Directors which is published on our web site at
http://www.acs-inc.com under the Investor Relations and
Corporate Governance captions. Written recommendations should be
submitted to ACS Board of Directors, Affiliated Computer
Services, Inc., Box #100-411, 1220 L Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20005 or by e-mail to
director@acs-inc.com. Recommendations must include
(i) the nominees name, (ii) the nominees
resume or curriculum vitae, (iii) a summary demonstrating
how the nominee meets the qualifications set forth in
paragraph 8 of our Corporate Governance Guidelines, and
(iv) the submitting stockholders name, number of
shares held and a description of any arrangement or
understanding between such stockholder and the proposed nominee.
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Special Transaction Committee |
The Special Transaction Committee, which was formed in August
1997 and on which Mr. Deason serves, has the responsibility
of considering, evaluating, and approving the terms of potential
transactions resulting in the acquisition of assets, businesses,
or stock of third parties for cash, our Class A common
stock, or other consideration with a dollar value of up to
$100,000,000. The Special Transaction Committee has delegated to
the Chief Executive Officer the authority to consider, evaluate,
and approve the terms of potential transactions resulting in the
acquisition of assets, businesses, or stock of third parties for
cash or other consideration with a dollar value of up to
$50,000,000.
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Fiscal Year 2005 Meetings |
During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005, there were
seventeen (17) meetings of our Board of Directors. During
the fiscal year, there were thirteen (13) meetings held by
the Audit Committee and four (4) executive sessions to meet
with our independent registered public accounting firm, the vice
president of internal audit and other outside consultants,
seventeen (17) meetings held by the Compensation Committee,
two (2) meetings held by the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee and one (1) meeting held by the
Special Transaction Committee. Each incumbent director attended
at least 75% of the meetings of the Board and the Board
committees of which they are members during their respective
tenures.
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Executive Sessions and Lead Independent Director |
In compliance with the requirements of the New York Stock
Exchange, our Corporate Governance Guidelines require the
non-management directors to meet at least twice annually in
regularly scheduled
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executive sessions. The executive sessions were presided over by
Mr. ONeill, the Chairman of our Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee during fiscal year 2005. Two
(2) executive sessions were held in fiscal year 2005. On
May 4, 2005, the Board appointed Mr. ONeill as
Lead Independent Director and he will preside over future
non-management director executive sessions in that role.
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Attendance at Annual Meeting |
It is our policy that all nominees for election or re-election
to our Board of Directors at an annual meeting attend the annual
meeting. All nominees for election to the Board of Directors in
2005 attended the 2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
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Stockholder Communications |
Stockholders may communicate with the Board of Directors, the
presiding director of the executive sessions or the
non-management directors as a group by submitting an e-mail to
director@acs-inc.com or by sending a written
communication to: ACS Board of Directors, Affiliated Computer
Services, Inc., Box #100-411, 1220 L Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20005. Stockholders may also call toll free and
leave a message for the Board of Directors, the presiding
director or the non-management directors at (866) 414-3646.
We are dedicated to earning the trust of our clients and
investors and our actions are guided by the principles of
honesty, trustworthiness, integrity, dependability and respect.
Our Board of Directors has adopted a Code of Ethical Business
Conduct that applies to all employees and directors and a Code
of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers that applies to
designated financial officers, including the CEO. Both of these
codes are posted on our web site at www.acs-inc.com under
the Investor Relations and Corporate Governance captions. We
intend to satisfy the disclosure requirement under
Item 5.05 of Form 8-K regarding an amendment to, or
waiver from, a provision of the Code of Ethics for Senior
Financial Officers, if any, by posting such information on our
web site at www.acs-inc.com under the Investor Relations
and Corporate Governance captions. Our Code of Ethics for Senior
Financial Officers is also available free of charge to any
stockholder upon written request to 2828 North Haskell Avenue,
Dallas, Texas 75204, Attention: William L. Deckelman, Jr.,
Corporate Secretary.
PROPOSAL 2
APPROVAL OF PERFORMANCE-BASED INCENTIVE
COMPENSATION FOR OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The Internal Revenue Code limits our tax deduction for expense
in connection with compensation of our chief executive officer
and our four other most highly-compensated executive officers
for any fiscal year to the extent that the remuneration of such
person exceeds $1 million during such fiscal year,
excluding remuneration that qualifies as performance-based
compensation. Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue
Code provides that in order for remuneration to be treated as
qualified performance-based compensation, the material terms of
the performance goals must be disclosed to and approved by the
stockholders of the employer.
At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders will be asked to approve
the terms relating to incentive compensation to be paid to our
executive officers for fiscal year 2006. Executive officer
compensation for fiscal year 2006 will consist of a base salary,
stock option plan and bonus compensation and will be based on
criteria that are similar to the criteria used in fiscal year
2005. There are approximately six hundred and fifty
(650) of our officers and other senior management personnel
who will participate in the incentive compensation plan,
including eight (8) of our executive officers. See
Report of the Compensation Committee on Executive
Compensation. Executive officers (other than
Mr. Rexford) will be entitled to receive varying
percentages (up to 250% for the Chairman of the Board, up to
200% for the President and Chief Executive Officer, up to 175%
for the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer,
and a range from up to 100% to up to
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150% for each of the other five (5) executive officers) of
their base salaries upon achievement of bonus performance goals,
which include our achievement of pre-established growth
performance goals in the following five targeted financial
measures: consolidated revenues, consolidated earnings before
interest and taxes, consolidated pre-tax earnings, consolidated
earnings per share and free cash flow (measured as operating
cash flow less capital expenditures and additions to other
intangible assets). The maximum bonus that any executive officer
may receive for the fiscal year 2006 will be $2,185,080. The
bonus performance goals have been pre-established by the
Compensation Committee and approved by the Board of Directors
for all executive officers. We believe that the
incentive-related provisions provide performance incentives that
are and will be beneficial to our stockholders.
Since the amounts payable under the performance-based incentive
compensation plan for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006
are dependent on our financial performance, the amounts are not
currently determinable. However, the following table sets forth
information regarding the amounts which would have been earned
by each of the following executive officers if the plan had been
in effect for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005.
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Darwin Deason
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1,654,105 |
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2,185,080 |
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Chairman of the Board |
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Jeffrey A. Rich
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Mark A. King
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1,135,500 |
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1,500,000 |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
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Lynn Blodgett
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794,850 |
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1,050,000 |
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Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer |
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Warren D. Edwards
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370,930 |
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490,000 |
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5,507,236 |
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7,275,080 |
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Since fiscal year 2006 incentive compensation is not yet
determinable, the amount shown in this column was calculated
utilizing the fiscal year 2006 base salary and bonus percentages
for each officer and the pre-established fiscal year 2006 growth
performance goals in the five targeted financial measures based
on our performance against such goals in fiscal year 2005. |
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For all other non-executive officer participants in the
incentive compensation plan, the total estimated fiscal year
2006 incentive compensation is approximately $20 million
utilizing the pre-established fiscal year 2006 growth
performance goals in the five targeted financial measures based
on our performance against such goals in fiscal year 2005. |
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The amount shown in this column was calculated utilizing the
fiscal year 2006 base salary and bonus percentages for each
officer and the pre-established fiscal year 2006 growth
performance goals in the five targeted financial measures
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Pursuant to an Agreement dated September 30, 2005,
Mr. Rich resigned as a director and our Chief Executive
Officer effective as of September 29, 2005; he will not
receive any performance-based incentive compensation for fiscal
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The affirmative vote of the holders of our Class A common
stock and Class B common stock, voting together as a single
class, having a majority of the voting power eligible to vote
and voting, either in person or by proxy, at the Annual Meeting
will be required to approve the performance-based incentive
compensation for our executive officers.
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR APPROVAL OF THE
PERFORMANCE-BASED INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN FOR OUR EXECUTIVE
OFFICERS.
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PROPOSAL 3
RATIFICATION OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP AS OUR
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR FISCAL YEAR
2006
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has been selected by the Audit
Committee as our independent registered public accounting firm
for fiscal year 2006, subject to ratification by the
stockholders. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was also our
independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year
2005. A representative of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is expected
to be present at the Annual Meeting. That representative will
have an opportunity to make a statement, if desired, and will be
available to respond to appropriate questions.
We are asking our stockholders to ratify the selection of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our registered independent public
accounting firm as a matter of good corporate governance even
though ratification is not required by our Bylaws, other
governing documents or otherwise. If our stockholders fail to
ratify the selection, the Audit Committee will reconsider
whether or not to retain PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our
independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year
2006. Even if the selection is ratified, the Audit Committee in
its discretion may direct the appointment of a different
independent registered public accounting firm at any time during
fiscal year 2006 if it is determined that such a change would be
in our best interest and the best interests of our stockholders.
The affirmative vote of the holders of shares of our
Class A common stock and Class B common stock, voting
together as a class, having a majority of the voting power
eligible to vote and voting, either in person or by proxy, at
the Annual Meeting will be required to ratify the selection of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms Fees
Fees for professional services provided by our independent
registered public accounting firm in each of the last two fiscal
years, in each of the following categories, were as follows:
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2,773 |
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858 |
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Audit Fees includes fees for assistance with and review of
documents filed with the SEC, including the Companys
annual and interim financial statements and providing consents.
Fiscal year 2005 Audit Fees also includes fees for review of
internal controls and managements evaluation of internal
controls over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Audit-Related Fees includes
fees for accounting consulting services and matters related to
mergers acquisitions and divestitures. Fiscal year 2004
Audit-Related Fees also includes reviews of internal controls
and documentation in preparation for the implementation of
Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Tax Fees
includes fees for tax consulting and tax compliance and
preparation work. All Other Fees includes fees for customer
support services and research tools.
The Audit Committee has approved all of our independent
registered public accounting firms engagements and fiscal
year 2005 fees presented above. All audit and non-audit services
provided to the Company by our independent registered public
accounting firm are required to be pre-approved by the Audit
Committee in accordance with the policies and procedures set
forth in the current Audit Committee Charter.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE
RATIFICATION OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP AS OUR INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006.
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PROPOSAL 4
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL: RECAPITALIZATION PLAN TO PROVIDE THAT
ALL
OUTSTANDING STOCK OF THE COMPANY HAVE ONE VOTE PER SHARE
Mr. Cornish F. Hitchcock of 5301 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W.,
Suite 350, Washington, D.C. 20015-2015 on behalf of
The Amalgamated Bank LongView Collective Investment Fund located
at 11-15 Union Square, New York, New York 10003, owner of at
least $2,000 of our Class A common stock for more than one
year, has informed us that a representative of such stockholder
intends to present a proposed resolution at the annual
stockholder meeting. The text of the proposed resolution and the
supporting statement of the Fund are printed below verbatim from
its submission.
RESOLVED; That the shareholders of Affiliated Computer Services
(ACS or the Company) ask the board of
directors to retain an investment banker to develop a plan for a
recapitalization to result in one vote per share for all
outstanding stock of the Company.
SUPPORTING STATEMENT OF THE AMALGAMATED BANK LONGVIEW
COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT FUND
ACS has two classes of stock, with publicly traded Class A
shares accounting for approximately 65 percent of the
voting power and Class B shares (which have ten votes per
share) accounting for the other 35 percent. Class B
shares are held entirely by Darwin Deason, the Companys
founder.
More than 90 percent of the nations 1500 largest
companies have just one class of shares with each share having
one vote. Various companies with dual classes have been sharply
criticized for giving preferential treatment to holders of the
voting (or super-voting) shares, as with the Times Mirrors
$2.8 billion spin-off in the late 1990s that gave one group
of shareholders cash dividends while the other got shares in a
highly speculative cable venture. Marriott attempted around the
same time to create a preferred class of stock, but the proposal
was defeated by its shareholders.
In recent years, shareholders have approved management proposals
to eliminate dual-class stock structures at 11 companies,
according to the Investor Responsibility Research Center.
Recent research efforts suggest that voting control by a
companys insiders can lead to management entrenchment that
can have a negative impact on firm investment (Gompers, Ishii
and Metrick, Incentives vs. Control: An Analysis of
U.S. Dual-class Companies (Jan. 2004)). Also, we
believe that a concentration of voting control in a few hands
may reduce incentives to adopt corporate governance practices
that broadly protect shareholder interests. At ACS, there is an
anti-takeover poison pill in place, and the board of
directors falls below the two-thirds level of independence
recommended by the Council of Institutional Investors.
Although ACS has enjoyed impressive growth since its founding,
it is no longer a fledgling start-up, but a large-cap company
that is part of the S&P 500 index and is therefore held by a
broad base of investors, and we believe that those public
investors should have more of a say on governance and policy
issues affecting the Company. We therefore believe that it is
important for ACS to make the transition to a large-cap,
widely-held corporation by retaining an investment banking firm
to make appropriate recommendations about methods to move
towards the creation of one class of stock available to all
investors.
We urge you to vote FOR this proposal.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR
PROPOSAL 4.
After giving the foregoing proposal serious consideration, in
August 2005 Darwin Deason advised our Board of Directors that he
would consider a possible transaction which would involve an
exchange by him of his Class B common stock for a new
preferred stock of the company which would have no
disproportionate voting rights. As a result, on August 26,
2005 our Board voted to form a special committee, consisting of
our four independent directors (the Special
Committee), to evaluate the feasibility of such a
transaction and enter into discussions with Mr. Deason
concerning the possible terms of such a transaction.
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The Special Committee has retained the investment banking firm
of Lazard Fréres & Co. LLC and the law firm Dewey
Ballantine LLP to advise the committee. All members of the
Special Committee and the advisors to the Special Committee are
independent and disinterested regarding the possible
transaction. We have consulted with the investment banking firm
of Bear Stearns & Co., Inc. in connection with these
discussions.
In order for any transaction of the type described above to take
place, the voluntary participation of Mr. Deason is a
necessity and he is under no obligation to do so unless the
terms thereof are acceptable to him. Similarly, we have no
obligation to participate in such a transaction unless the
transaction and the terms thereof are in our best interests and
the best interests of our stockholders.
The Special Committee has advised us that it and its advisors
are diligently reviewing the concept of a possible transaction
between Mr. Deason and us. If through that process, the
Special Committee determines that such a transaction is
feasible, reaches closure with Mr. Deason on the terms
thereof and recommends the proposed transaction to our Board of
Directors as being in our best interests and the best interests
of our stockholders, and if our Board of Directors thereafter
determines to submit the matter to a vote of our stockholders at
a special meeting thereof, our stockholders would then receive a
proxy statement notifying them of the details of the proposed
transaction and the date and time of that special meeting.
There can be no assurance that any such transaction will take
place or, if so, the timing thereof.
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Other than Messrs. Deason, King, and Blodgett, who are
standing for election to the Board of Directors and whose
business experience is summarized in this proxy statement under
Proposal 1 beginning on page 5, the following is a
summary of the business experience of our executive officers:
Harvey Braswell, age 60, has served as Executive Vice
President Sales since May 2005. From March 2003
until May 2005 Mr. Braswell served as Executive Vice
President and Group President State Healthcare.
Prior to that date, Mr. Braswell served as Executive Vice
President and Group President Government Services
Group from March 2001 until March 2003 and from December 1995
until March 2001 he was an officer of ACS Enterprise Solutions,
Inc. (formerly known as Business Records Corporation, an entity
that we acquired in 1998).
John M. Brophy, age 62, has served as Executive Vice
President since May 2005. From August 2001 until May 2005
Mr. Brophy served as Executive Vice President and Group
President State and Local Solutions. From 1988 until
August 2001, Mr. Brophy served both as President of
Lockheed Martin IMS Corporation (an entity we acquired in
August 2001) and as an elected corporate officer of Lockheed
Martin Corporation.
Tom Burlin, age 47, has served as Executive Vice President
and Group President Government Solutions Group since
June 2005. From July 1979 to May 2005, Mr. Burlin was
employed by International Business Machines Corporation, most
recently as their General Manager and Partner US
Federal and Global Government.
William L. Deckelman, Jr., age 48, has served as
Executive Vice President, Corporate Secretary and General
Counsel since March 2000. From March 2000 until September 2003
Mr. Deckelman served as one of our directors. From May 1995
to March 2000 Mr. Deckelman was in private law practice,
and was a shareholder in the law firm of Munsch Hardt
Kopf & Harr, P.C. in Austin, Texas from January
1996 until March 2000. Previously, Mr. Deckelman served as
our Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel from
November 1993 until May 1995 and as our Senior Vice President,
Secretary and General Counsel from February 1989 through
November 1993.
Warren D. Edwards, age 40, has served as Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer since March 21, 2001.
Prior to that time Mr. Edwards served as Senior Vice
President, Finance and Accounting since September 1996. In
addition to other industry experience, Mr. Edwards also
served for approximately six (6) years on the audit staff
of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
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John H. Rexford, age 48, has served as Executive Vice
President Corporate Development since March 2001. Prior to that
date Mr. Rexford served as a Senior Vice President in our
mergers and acquisitions area from November 1996 until March
2001.
DIRECTOR AND EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Directors Compensation
On February 2, 2005, our Board of Directors, based on a
survey prepared by management regarding outside director
compensation paid by our peers, approved several changes in
independent director compensation to be effective for meetings
after that date. The following table sets forth a comparison of
previous and current components of independent director
compensation:
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to 2/2/2005 | |
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Independent Director Annual Retainer
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$35,000 |
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$45,000 |
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Audit Committee Chair Annual Retainer
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$10,000 |
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$15,000 |
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Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee Chair
Annual Retainer
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$ 0 |
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$ 5,000 |
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Compensation Committee Chair Annual Retainer
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$ 5,000 |
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$ 5,000 |
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Board Meeting (in person)
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$ 1,500 |
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$ 2,000 |
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Board Meeting (telephonic)
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$ 1,500 |
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$ 1,000 |
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Audit Committee Meeting (in person)
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$ 1,000 |
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$ 2,000 |
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Audit Committee Meeting (telephonic)
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$ 1,000 |
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$ 1,000 |
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Annual Stock Option Grant
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5,000 shares |
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7,500 shares |
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Initial Stock Option Grant
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20,000 shares |
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20,000 shares |
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In addition, on August 23, 2005, the Board of Directors,
based on a survey by outside counsel, approved payment of an
annual retainer of $15,000 to the Lead Independent Director
effective as of August 1, 2005.
Mr. ONeill currently holds options to purchase an
aggregate of 92,500 shares of our Class A common
stock, of which 57,000 of such options are vested and
exercisable as of the record date. Mr. Rossi currently
holds options to purchase 32,500 shares of our
Class A common stock, of which 9,000 of such options are
vested and exercisable as of the record date. Mr. Kosberg
currently holds options to purchase an aggregate of
32,500 shares of our Class A common stock, none of
which are vested and exercisable as of the record date.
Mr. McCuistion currently holds options to purchase an
aggregate of 32,500 shares of our Class A common
stock, none of which are vested and exercisable as of the record
date.
Pursuant to our Executive Benefit Plan, as amended, directors
are also eligible for reimbursement up to $1,000 annually for
any physical examination for the director performed by a
designated physician or other licensed physician of their choice.
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Summary of Named Executive Officers Cash and Other
Compensation
The following table sets forth certain information regarding
compensation paid for all services rendered to us in all
capacities during fiscal years 2005, 2004, and 2003 by our chief
executive officer and the four other of our most highly
compensated executive officers whose total annual salary and
bonus exceeded $100,000, based on salary and bonuses earned
during fiscal year 2005 (collectively, the Named Executive
Officers).
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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Long-Term Compensation | |
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Annual Compensation | |
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Awards | |
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Restricted | |
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Securities | |
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Other Annual | |
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Stock | |
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Underlying | |
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LTIP | |
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All Other | |
Name and Principal |
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Compensation | |
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Award(s) | |
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Options/ | |
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Payouts | |
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Compensation | |
Position |
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Year | |
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Salary($) | |
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Bonus($) | |
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($)(1) | |
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($)(2) | |
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SARs (#) | |
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($)(3) | |
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($) | |
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Darwin Deason
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2005 |
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803,982 |
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1,058,989 |
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161,791 |
(4) |
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6,102 |
(5) |
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Chairman of the Board |
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2004 |
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779,470 |
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1,733,327 |
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154,278 |
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300,000 |
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5,500 |
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2003 |
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734,882 |
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1,837,205 |
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269,730 |
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600,000 |
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1,782 |
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Jeffrey A. Rich
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2005 |
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750,000 |
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790,308 |
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160,364 |
(7) |
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500,000 |
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5,430 |
(8) |
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Chief Executive Officer(6) |
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2004 |
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750,000 |
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1,334,235 |
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150,363 |
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4,158 |
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2003 |
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750,000 |
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1,500,000 |
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193,536 |
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400,000 |
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3,083 |
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Mark A. King
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2005 |
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550,000 |
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507,114 |
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375,000 |
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3,719 |
(10) |
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President & Chief |
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2004 |
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550,000 |
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856,134 |
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100,000 |
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3,598 |
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Operating Officer(9) |
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2003 |
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500,000 |
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875,000 |
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200,000 |
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3,398 |
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Lynn Blodgett
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2005 |
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450,000 |
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355,639 |
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300,000 |
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875 |
(12) |
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Executive Vice President |
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2004 |
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375,000 |
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500,338 |
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100,000 |
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644 |
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and Group President |
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2003 |
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325,000 |
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487,500 |
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75,000 |
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244 |
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Commercial Solutions(11) |
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Warren D. Edwards
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2005 |
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450,000 |
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237,092 |
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200,000 |
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3,359 |
(13) |
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Executive Vice President |
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2004 |
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350,000 |
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466,982 |
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75,000 |
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3,051 |
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and Chief Financial Officer |
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2003 |
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300,000 |
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450,000 |
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50,000 |
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3,444 |
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(1) |
As permitted by SEC rules, this column excludes perquisites and
other personal benefits for the Named Executive Officer if the
total incremental cost in a given year did not exceed the lesser
of $50,000 or 10% of such officers combined salary and
bonus for that year. Other Annual Compensation includes medical,
auto, and tax and estate planning perquisites as well as
non-business use of corporate aircraft. In past proxy statements
we reported non-business use of corporate aircraft using the
Standard Industry Fare Level (SIFL) tables published by the
Internal Revenue Service. The SIFL tables are used to determine
the amount of compensation income that is imputed to the
executive for tax purposes for non-business use of corporate
aircraft. The SEC requires that we use a methodology based on
the incremental cost to us of fuel, trip-related maintenance,
crew travel expenses, on-board catering, landing fees,
trip-related hangar/parking costs and other smaller variable
costs to determine the cost of non-business use of corporate
aircraft. Compensation related to non-business use of corporate
aircraft reflected in this table for fiscal years prior to 2005
has been adjusted based on this methodology. Since the corporate
aircraft are primarily used for business travel, we do not
include the fixed costs that do not change based on usage, such
as pilots salaries, the purchase costs of any
company-owned aircraft, and the cost of maintenance not related
to trips. For this table we have recalculated the incremental
cost of non-business use of corporate aircraft for all named
executives in previously reported years using the new
methodology. |
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(2) |
We did not grant any restricted stock awards or stock
appreciation rights (SARs) to the Named Executive
Officers during fiscal years 2005, 2004 or 2003. |
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(3) |
We did not grant any long-term incentive plan payouts to the
Named Executive Officers during fiscal years 2005, 2004 or 2003. |
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(4) |
Represents $132,841 in non-business use of corporate aircraft,
$12,291 in auto expense and $16,659 in medical costs. We
maintain an overall security program for our Chairman of the
Board and company founder, Mr. Deason, due to
business-related security concerns. Mr. Deason is provided
with security systems and equipment as well as security advice
and personal protection services. The cost of these systems and
services are incurred as a result of business-related concerns
and are not maintained as perquisites or otherwise for the
personal benefit of Mr. Deason. As a result, we have not
included such costs in the column Other Annual
Compensation, but rather note them here as follows:
$483,880 for 2005, $381,378 for 2004 and $204,967 for 2003. With
regard to the personal protection services, other executive
officers and members of our Board of Directors receive the
incidental benefit of these services when attending a meeting or
other function at which Mr. Deason is also present; such
incidental benefit has not been calculated or allocated for
purposes of this table. |
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(5) |
Represents $6,102 in life insurance premiums. |
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(6) |
Pursuant to an Agreement dated September 30, 2005,
Mr. Rich resigned as a director and our Chief Executive
Officer effective as of September 29, 2005. |
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(7) |
Represents $139,522 in non-business use of corporate aircraft;
$14,416 in medical costs; and $6,426 in LTD insurance premiums. |
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(8) |
Represents $4,500 in matching 401(k) payments and $930 in life
insurance premiums. |
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(9) |
Mr. King was named our President and Chief Executive
Officer effective as of September 29, 2005.
Mr. Kings annual base salary will be $750,000
effective October 1, 2005. |
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(10) |
Represents $2,625 in matching 401(k) payments and $1,094 in life
insurance premiums. |
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(11) |
Mr. Blodgett was named our Executive Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer effective as of September 29, 2005.
Mr. Blodgetts annual base salary will be $600,000
effective October 1, 2005. |
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(12) |
Represents $875 in life insurance premiums. |
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(13) |
Represents $3,000 in matching 401(k) payments and $359 in life
insurance premiums. |
The following table sets forth the number of options granted
during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005 to the Named
Executive Officers to purchase shares of Class A common
stock and the potential realizable value of these options.
OPTION/ SAR GRANTS DURING FISCAL YEAR 2005
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Individual Grants | |
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Potential Realizable Value at |
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% of Total | |
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Assumed Annual Rates of |
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Securities | |
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Options/SARs | |
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Stock Price Appreciation for |
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Underlying | |
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Granted to | |
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Exercise or | |
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Option Term(2) |
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Options/SARs | |
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Employees in | |
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Base Price | |
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Expiration | |
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Name |
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Granted(#)(1) | |
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Fiscal Year(1) | |
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($/share) | |
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Date | |
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5%($) |
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10%($) |
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Darwin Deason
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Jeffrey A. Rich(3)
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100,000 |
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2.2 |
% |
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$ |
51.90 |
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7/30/2014 |
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3,263,963 |
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8,271,523 |
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400,000 |
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8.8 |
% |
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$ |
50.25 |
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3/18/2015 |
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12,640,782 |
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32,034,223 |
Mark A. King
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75,000 |
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1.7 |
% |
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$ |
51.90 |
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7/30/2014 |
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2,447,972 |
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6,203,643 |
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300,000 |
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6.6 |
% |
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$ |
50.25 |
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3/18/2015 |
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9,480,586 |
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24,025,668 |
Lynn Blodgett
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100,000 |
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2.2 |
% |
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$ |
51.90 |
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7/30/2014 |
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3,263,963 |
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8,271,523 |
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200,000 |
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4.4 |
% |
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$ |
50.25 |
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|
3/18/2015 |
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6,320,391 |
|
16,017,112 |
Warren D. Edwards
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50,000 |
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1.1 |
% |
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$ |
51.90 |
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7/30/2014 |
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1,631,982 |
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4,135,762 |
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150,000 |
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3.3 |
% |
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$ |
50.25 |
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3/18/2015 |
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4,740,293 |
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12,012,834 |
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(1) |
We did not grant any SARs to the Named Executive Officers during
fiscal year 2005. |
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(2) |
The amounts in these columns are the result of calculations at
the 5% and 10% rates set by the Securities and Exchange
Commission and are not intended to forecast possible future
appreciation, if any, of our stock price. |
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(3) |
Pursuant to an Agreement dated September 30, 2005,
Mr. Rich resigned as a director and our Chief Executive
Officer effective as of September 29, 2005. As discussed in
detail in the section entitled DIRECTOR AND EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION below, all unvested options held by
Mr. Rich as of September 29, 2005 will be terminated. |
The following table provides information related to options
exercised by the Named Executive Officers during fiscal year
2005 and the number and value of options held at fiscal year
end. We do not have any SARs outstanding.
AGGREGATED OPTION/ SAR EXERCISES IN FISCAL YEAR 2005
AND JUNE 30, 2005 OPTION/ SAR VALUES
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Number of Securities | |
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Underlying Unexercised | |
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Value of Unexercised in-the- | |
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Options/SARs at | |
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Money Options/SARs at | |
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Shares | |
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Value | |
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June 30, 2005 (#)(2) | |
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June 30, 2005 ($)(2)(3) | |
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Acquired on | |
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Realized | |
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Exercise (#) | |
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($)(1) | |
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Exercisable | |
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Unexercisable | |
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Exercisable | |
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Unexercisable | |
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Darwin Deason
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240,000 |
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810,000 |
(4) |
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3,684,000 |
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13,561,313 |
|
Jeffrey A. Rich(5)
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100,000 |
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4,348,991 |
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470,000 |
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780,000 |
|
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13,937,313 |
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5,410,500 |
|
Mark A. King
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118,000 |
|
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5,149,330 |
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508,000 |
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635,000 |
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13,443,675 |
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4,213,250 |
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Lynn Blodgett
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60,000 |
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2,043,750 |
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173,200 |
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473,800 |
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3,910,908 |
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2,472,272 |
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Warren D. Edwards
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50,000 |
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1,819,040 |
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139,000 |
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316,000 |
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2,969,900 |
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1,647,475 |
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(1) |
Represents the value realized upon exercise calculated as the
number of options exercised times the difference between the
actual stock trading price on the date of exercise and the
exercise price. |
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(2) |
We did not grant any SARs to the Named Executive Officers during
fiscal years 2005, 2004 or 2003. |
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(3) |
Represents the value of unexercised options calculated as the
number of unexercised options times the difference between the
closing price at June 30, 2005 of $51.10 and the exercise
price. |
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(4) |
Of these options, 450,000 have been designated as integrated
stock options to fund Mr. Deasons Supplemental
Executive Retirement Agreement. |
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(5) |
Pursuant to an Agreement dated September 30, 2005,
Mr. Rich resigned as a director and our Chief Executive
Officer effective as of September 29, 2005. The treatment
of Mr. Richs vested and unvested options held as of
September 29, 2005 is discussed in detail in the section
entitled DIRECTOR AND EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION below. |
Mr. Deasons Supplemental Executive Retirement
Agreement and Employment Agreement
In December 1998, we entered into a Supplemental Executive
Retirement Agreement with Mr. Deason, which was amended in
August 2003 to conform the normal retirement date specified
therein to our fiscal year end next succeeding the termination
of the Employment Agreement between Mr. Deason and us. The
normal retirement date under the Supplemental Executive
Retirement Agreement was subsequently amended in June 2005 to
conform to the termination date of the Employment Agreement with
the exception of the determination of any amount deferred in
taxable years prior to January 1, 2005 for purposes of
applying the provisions of the American Jobs Creation Act of
2004 and the regulations and interpretive guidance published
pursuant thereto (the AJCA). Pursuant to the
Supplemental Executive Retirement Agreement, which was reviewed
and approved by the Board of Directors, Mr. Deason will
receive a benefit upon the occurrence of certain events equal to
an actuarially calculated amount based on a percentage of his
average monthly compensation determined by his monthly
compensation during the highest thirty-six consecutive calendar
months from among the 120 consecutive calendar months ending on
the earlier of his termination of employment or his normal
retirement date. The amount of this benefit payable by us will
be offset by the value of particular options granted to
Mr. Deason (including 150,000 shares covered by
options granted in October 1998 with an exercise price of
$11.53 per share and 300,000 shares granted in August
2003 with an exercise price of $44.10). To the extent that we
determine that our estimated actuarial liability under the
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Supplemental Executive Retirement Agreement exceeds the in
the money value of such options, such deficiency would be
reflected in our results of operations as of the date of such
determination. In the event that the value of the options
granted to Mr. Deason exceeds the benefit, such excess
benefit would accrue to Mr. Deason and we would have no
further obligation under the Supplemental Executive Retirement
Agreement. The percentage applied to the average monthly
compensation is 56% for benefit determinations made on or any
time after May 18, 2005. The events triggering the benefit
are retirement, total and permanent disability, death,
resignation, and change in control or termination for any reason
other than cause. The benefit will be paid in a lump sum or, at
the election of Mr. Deason, in monthly installments over a
period not to exceed ten years. We have estimated that our
obligation with respect to Mr. Deason under the
Supplemental Executive Retirement Agreement was
$8.10 million at June 30, 2005 and will be
$16.17 million at May 18, 2010 (based on the normal
retirement date under the Supplemental Executive Retirement
Agreement but excluding the implications of the AJCA) and the
value (the excess of the market price over the option price) of
the options at the record date was $8.9 million. If the
payment is caused by a change in control and at such time
Mr. Deason would be subject to an excise tax under the
Internal Revenue Code with respect to the benefit, the amount of
the benefit will be grossed-up to offset this tax.
Effective as of February 16, 1999, we also entered into an
Employment Agreement with Mr. Deason. The Employment
Agreement, which was previously reviewed and approved by the
Board of Directors and replaced an earlier severance agreement,
has a term that currently ends on May 18, 2010, provided
that such term shall automatically be extended for an additional
year on May 18 of each year, unless thirty (30) days prior
to May 18 of any year, Mr. Deason gives notice to us
that he does not wish to extend the term or our Board of
Directors (upon a unanimous vote of the directors, except for
Mr. Deason) gives notice to Mr. Deason that it does
not wish to extend the term. The Employment Agreement provides
annual adjustments to Mr. Deasons base salary by a
percentage equal to the average percentage adjustments to the
annual salaries of our top five executive officers (excluding
promotions). The Employment Agreement also provides for an
annual bonus based on the achievement of financial goals set for
Mr. Deason by the Compensation Committee. This bonus can be
up to 250% of Mr. Deasons base salary for that year,
which is consistent with the bonus percent Mr. Deason has
been eligible to receive since 1996. In addition, the Employment
Agreement provides for severance benefits for Mr. Deason
upon a change of control and for supplemental retirement
benefits for Mr. Deason, which are in addition to the
benefits under the aforementioned Supplemental Executive
Retirement Agreement.
Severance Agreements for Executive Officers
We have entered into severance agreements with each of our
executive officers, which upon the occurrence of certain events,
will entitle such executive officer to receive a severance
benefit. Under the severance agreements, one of the conditions
to payment of the severance benefit is that one of the following
corporate events must occur: (i) we undergo a consolidation
or merger in which we are not the surviving company or in which
our common stock is converted into cash, securities or other
property such that our holders of common stock do not have the
same proportionate ownership of the surviving companys
common stock as they held of our common stock prior to the
merger or consolidation; (ii) we sell, lease or transfer
all or substantially all of our assets to a company in which we
own less than 80% of the outstanding voting securities; or
(iii) we adopt or implement a plan or proposal for our
liquidation. Each such executive officer shall be entitled to
receive the severance benefit upon consummation of any corporate
event. The executives right to receive the severance
benefit also accrues if a person or entity (other than one or
more trusts established by us for the benefit of our employees
or a person or entity that holds 15% or more of our outstanding
common stock on the date the particular severance agreement was
entered into) becomes the beneficial owner of 15% or more of our
outstanding common stock, or if during any period of 24
consecutive months there is a turnover of a majority of the
Board of Directors. There shall be excluded from the
determination of the turnover of directors, (i) those
directors who are replaced by new directors who are approved by
a vote of at least a majority of the directors (continuing
director) who have been a member of our Board of Directors since
January 1, 2004, (ii) a member of the board who
succeeds an otherwise continuing director and who was elected,
or nominated for election by our stockholders, by a majority of
the continuing directors then still in
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office, and (iii) any director elected, or nominated for
election by our stockholders to fill any vacancy or newly
created directorship by a majority of the continuing directors
still in office.
The severance benefit to be received by each such executive
officer generally includes a lump sum payment, equal to
(a) three times the sum of (i) the executives
per annum base salary, plus (ii) the executives bonus
(or average commission payment, as applicable) for the preceding
fiscal year (or if employed for less than one year, the bonus
such executive officer would have received if employed for all
of the preceding fiscal year), plus (b) the
executives target bonus (or average commission payment, as
applicable) for the then-current fiscal year, pro rated to
reflect the number of days the executive was employed by us in
that fiscal year. In addition, we will, for up to three years
after severance, continue to (i) pay insurance benefits to
the executive until the executive secures employment that
provides replacement insurance and (ii) provide insurance
benefits to the executive to the extent any new insurance the
executive receives from a subsequent employer does not cover a
pre-existing condition. Also, when determining any
executives eligibility for post-retirement benefits under
any welfare benefit plan, the executive shall be credited with
three years of participation and age credit. The executive is
also entitled to receive additional payments to compensate for
the effect of excise taxes imposed under Section 4999 of
the Internal Revenue Code and any interest or penalties
associated with these excise taxes upon payments made by us for
the benefit of the executive.
These severance agreements may be terminated by us with one year
advance written notice; however, if a corporate event is
consummated prior to termination by us, then these agreements
will remain in effect for the time necessary to give effect to
the terms of the agreements.
Resignation of Chief Executive Officer
Jeffrey A. Rich has submitted his resignation as a director and
as our Chief Executive Officer. In recognition of
Mr. Richs long and successful service to us and our
stockholders as well as our accomplishments under his
leadership, on September 30, 2005 we entered into an
Agreement with Mr. Rich, which, among other things,
provides the following: (i) Mr. Rich will remain on
our payroll and be paid his current base salary (of $820,000
annually) through June 30, 2006; (ii) Mr. Rich
will not be eligible to participate in performance-based
incentive compensation program in fiscal year 2006;
(iii) we will purchase from Mr. Rich all options
previously granted to Mr. Rich that are vested as of the
date of the Agreement in exchange for an aggregate cash payment,
less applicable income and payroll taxes, equal to the amount
determined by subtracting the exercise price of each such vested
option from $54.08 per share and all such vested options shall
be terminated and cancelled; (iv) all options previously
granted to Mr. Rich that are unvested as of the date of the
Agreement will be terminated (such options had an in-the-money
value of approximately $4.6 million based on the closing
price of our stock on the New York Stock Exchange on
September 29, 2005); (v) Mr. Rich will receive a
lump sum cash payment of $4,100,000; (vi) Mr. Rich
will continue to receive executive benefits for health, dental
and vision through September 30, 2007;
(vii) Mr. Rich will also receive limited
administrative assistance through September 30, 2006; and
(viii) in the event Mr. Rich establishes an M&A
advisory firm by January 1, 2007, we will retain such firm
for a two year period from its formation for $250,000 per year
plus a negotiated success fee for completed transactions. The
Agreement also contains certain standard restrictions, including
restrictions on soliciting our employees for a period of three
years and soliciting our customers or competing with us for a
period of two years. The full text of the Agreement is filed as
Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K dated
September 29, 2005.
Executive Benefit Plan and Long-Term Disability Benefits
Each of our executive officers is also eligible to participate
in our Executive Benefit Plan, as amended. The Executive Benefit
Plan provides the following benefits: (1) reimbursement of
premiums, deductibles, co-payments and other plan exclusions
incurred by their participation in our basic group health plan
(including dependents); (2) reimbursement up to $1,000
annually for any physical examination for the executive and up
to $500 annually for any physical examination for such
executives spouse, each as performed by a designated
physician or other licensed physician of their choice;
(3) estate planning services provided by a designated
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estate planner up to an initial amount of $25,000 and subsequent
annual amounts up to $10,000; and (4) up to $1,000 per
year for income tax preparation services by a third-party
selected by the executive.
We also provide additional long-term disability coverage for
certain of our executive officers in addition to the standard
policy provided to each of our employees.
Stock Option Information
The following table summarizes certain information related to
our stock option and employee stock purchase plans.
EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION
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Equity Compensation | |
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Options, | |
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Initial Column) as of | |
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June 30, 2005 | |
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Warrants and Rights | |
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June 30, 2005 | |
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Equity Compensation Plans approved by stockholders
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Stock Option Plans(1)
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15,356,700 |
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$ |
39.61 |
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1,736,141 |
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Employee Stock Purchase Plan
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N/A |
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N/A |
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1,197,493 |
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Equity Compensation Plans not approved by stockholders
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Total
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15,356,700 |
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$ |
39.61 |
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2,933,634 |
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(1) |
These plans consist of the 1988 Stock Option Plan and the 1997
Stock Incentive Plan. No additional shares can be issued under
the 1988 Stock Option Plan. Upon exercise the holder is entitled
to receive Class A common stock. Under our 1997 Stock
Incentive Plan, as authorized by our stockholders pursuant to
our November 14, 1997 Proxy Statement, the number of shares
of our Class A common stock available for issuance is
subject to increase by approval of our Board of Directors
pursuant to a formula that limits the number of shares optioned,
sold, granted or otherwise issued under the 1997 Stock Incentive
Plan to current employees, consultants and non-employee
directors to no more than 12.8% of our issued and outstanding
shares of common stock. |
Stock Ownership Guidelines
On September 24, 2003, the Board of Directors adopted a
policy for stock ownership by its directors and executive
officers. The Board of Directors may evaluate whether exceptions
should be made to any of these policies for any director or
executive officer and may from time to time change such policies.
Our Chief Executive Officer is required to own shares of our
Class A common stock having a value equal to a minimum of
five times his or her annual base salary. All of our other
executive officers are required to own shares of our
Class A common stock having a value equal to a minimum of
three times his or her annual base salary. Executive officers
elected on or after July 1, 2000 shall meet such minimum
ownership requirement within five years after the date such
policy was adopted. Executive officers elected prior to
July 1, 2000, shall meet such minimum ownership requirement
within three years after the date of adoption of such policy.
Independent directors serving on the Board of Directors are
required to own shares of our Class A common stock having a
value equal to a minimum of three times their annual retainer.
Independent directors serving on the board on the date of such
policy adoption shall meet such minimum ownership requirement
within three years after the date such policy was adopted. New
directors elected to serve on the Board of Directors shall meet
such minimum ownership requirement within five years after their
election.
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REPORT OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ON EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
The Compensation Committee determines the compensation for each
of our Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and our
President and Chief Operating Officer (President and
COO), including approval of annual performance goals for
incentive compensation and corporate goals and objectives,
evaluation of each of the CEO and President and COO against such
criteria and establishing the annual salary, incentive
compensation, stock options and other benefits based on the
results of such evaluation. In addition, the Compensation
Committee annually reviews and approves the compensation of all
other executive officers and approves all stock option awards
pursuant to our 1997 Stock Incentive Plan. The Compensation
Committee also approves the calculation of our Chairmans
compensation based on the formula set forth in his employment
agreement.
Executive Compensation Philosophy
Our general compensation philosophy is that total executive
compensation should vary based on our achievement of defined
financial and non-financial goals and objectives, both
individual and corporate. This philosophy applies more generally
to all of our officers and senior management personnel, with the
level of variability and amount of compensation at risk rising
with the employees level of responsibility.
The Compensation Committee has reviewed current compensation
practices and identified the following key strategic
compensation design objectives: to attract and retain qualified,
motivated executives; to closely align the financial interests
of our executives with both the short and long-term interests of
our stockholders; to promote egalitarian treatment of all
employees; and to encourage equity ownership by our executives.
The executive compensation program is intended to provide our
executive officers with overall levels of compensation that are
competitive within the business process and information
technology outsourcing industry, as well as within a broader
spectrum of companies of similar size and complexity. The
Compensation Committee compares our executive officer
compensation levels with those of an aggregate of
34 companies broken down in three separate categories as
follows: (i) outsourcing industry peers without regard to
revenue or market capitalization; (ii) S&P 500
corporations with similar pre-tax profit amounts; and
(iii) S&P 500 corporations with similar revenue
amounts. These comparative groups fluctuate annually based on
performance. The Compensation Committee also periodically
reviews the effectiveness of our overall executive compensation
program; this review may include the assistance of an
independent consultant that is retained by, and reports directly
to, the Compensation Committee.
Principal Components of Executive Compensation
The three principal components of our executive compensation
program are base salary, annual incentive bonus opportunities
and stock options.
Base
Salaries
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Each executive officers base salary is reviewed annually
and is subject to adjustment on the basis of individual,
corporate and, in some instances, business unit performance.
Other factors weighed include competitive, inflationary and
market survey considerations, as well as salaries for comparable
positions, relative levels of responsibility, amount of business
experience and future potential. |
Incentive
Bonus
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Incentive bonus payments for executive officers were made at the
end of fiscal year 2005 based upon the achievement of some or
all of the following: consolidated financial criteria (which can
include consolidated revenues, consolidated earnings before
interest and taxes, consolidated pre-tax earnings, consolidated
earnings per share and free cash flow (measured as operating
cash flow less capital expenditures and additions to other
intangible assets)), and business unit financial criteria. Such
criteria and goals are established by our CEO, subject to our
approval, at the beginning of each fiscal year. For fiscal year
2005, executive officers were eligible to receive maximum
bonuses of between 100% and 250% |
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of salary provided the set goals and criteria were met. During
fiscal year 2005, we achieved approximately 53% of such measures
of consolidated financial criteria. |
Stock
Incentive Plans
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We administer the 1997 Stock Incentive Plan (Stock Option
Plan). We approve the individuals eligible to receive
grants of options under the Stock Option Plan, the type of
option granted, the number of shares of Class A common
stock subject to a grant and the terms of the grant, including
exercise price, exercise date and any restrictions on exercise. |
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The Stock Option Plan also provides for the issuance of stock
purchase rights. If we determine to grant a stock purchase
right, we will advise the recipient of the grant, of the terms
and conditions of the grant, including any restrictions on the
grant, the number of shares subject to the grant, the exercise
price of the grant and the time within which the grant must be
accepted by the recipient. The maximum amount of time that a
recipient may have to accept the grant is 30 days. There
have been no stock purchase rights granted through June 30,
2005. |
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The Corporate Governance Guidelines initially adopted by the
Board of Directors on September 11, 2003 includes a
provision prohibiting re-pricing of stock options. A copy of the
current Corporate Governance Guidelines is attached hereto as
Appendix A. |
Perquisites
The Compensation Committee reviews and approves any perquisites
offered to executives. The company offers the Executive Benefit
Plan to promote the health and well-being of the executives,
maximize the value of the compensation provided by the company
and minimize the time that executives spend managing personal
affairs. In addition, the company provides additional long-term
disability coverage for certain of our executive officers in
addition to the standard policy provided to each of our
employees.
Severance Agreements
The company has entered into severance or change-in-control
employment agreements with each of its executive officers.
Additional information on these and other arrangements with the
companys named executive officers is set forth
under Director and Executive Compensation above.
CEO Compensation
We determined the base salary, bonus and other compensation for
the CEO, based upon the companys financial performance,
and upon the contribution, performance, and the pay levels of
similarly positioned executives in comparable companies.
Evaluation of these factors is subjective, and no fixed,
relative weights are assigned to the criteria considered.
During fiscal year 2005, Mr. Rich earned a salary of
$750,000 and received a cash bonus of $790,308. The bonus paid
to Mr. Rich reflected our achievement of slightly more than
fifty percent of the objective goals on which
Mr. Richs bonus was based for fiscal year 2005.
During fiscal year 2005, Mr. Rich was awarded options to
purchase shares of our Class A common stock on two
occasions, 100,000 options as part of the companys general
option grant to officers in July 2004 and an additional 400,000
options in March 2005 related to the acquisition of the human
resources outsourcing and consulting business of Mellon
Financial Corporation. The companys operating results for
fiscal year 2005 include revenue in excess of
$4.35 billion, new business signings representing
approximately $700 million of annualized revenues and gains
in certain other key financial metrics. In fiscal year 2005,
Mr. Rich has been instrumental in the companys growth
through strong BPO and ITO new business signings, more
disciplined operating performance and positioning the company as
a leader in BPO services, including strengthened human resources
capabilities.
Pursuant to an Agreement dated September 30, 2005,
Mr. Rich resigned as a director and CEO of the company
effective as of September 29, 2005. The agreement regarding
compensation and other amounts to be
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paid during the remainder of fiscal year 2006 to Mr. Rich
is set forth in the Proxy in the section entitled DIRECTOR
AND EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.
Mr. King was appointed President and CEO of the company as
of September 29, 2005. Mr. Kings annual base
salary will increase to $750,000 effective October 1, 2005.
Mr. Kings bonus percentage will range from zero to
200% (the same percentage as provided for the CEO for fiscal
year 2005). In determining Mr. Kings compensation
package for fiscal year 2006, we considered (i) an
internally prepared analysis of compensation paid to executives
in the S&P 500 and the computer services group of companies
that are our peers based on various criteria (including revenue,
pre-tax profit in the outsourcing industry) and from regional
and national industry surveys, (ii) our internal analysis
of compensation paid to the companys executive officers,
and (iii) the companys positioning in the business
process outsourcing marketplace. Mr. Kings salary and
bonus for fiscal year 2006, assuming achievement of all of the
objective performance criteria on which his bonus is based, is
approximately the 50th percentile for company CEOs in
the internally prepared analysis of compensation paid to
executives in the S&P 500 that are peers of the company
based on revenue as well as approximately the
50th percentile for our peers based on pre-tax profit.
Deductibility of Executive Compensation
Section 162(m) of the Code limits the deductibility of
compensation in excess of $1 million paid to certain
executives of public companies with the exception of certain
performance-based compensation. Our goal is to
structure as many components of any officers compensation
so that it qualifies as performance-based to the
extent it is in the best interests of the company and its
stockholders. However, certain forms and amounts of compensation
may exceed the $1 million deduction limitation from year to
year.
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Submitted by the Compensation Committee |
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of the Board of Directors: |
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JOSEPH P. ONEILL (Chairman) |
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J. LIVINGSTON KOSBERG |
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REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors was comprised of
Messrs. Rossi, ONeill, Kosberg and McCuistion during
fiscal year 2005, each of whom was an independent director as
defined by the current New York Stock Exchange Listing
Standards. The Audit Committee has adopted a revised written
charter which was approved by the Board of Directors on
September 11, 2003. The Audit Committee has reviewed and
discussed our audited financial statements with management,
which has primary responsibility for the financial statements
and managements evaluation and assessment of the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), our independent registered
public accounting firm for fiscal year 2005, is responsible for
expressing an opinion on the conformity of our audited financial
statements with generally accepted accounting principles and
attesting to the assessment of management on the effectiveness
of internal control over financial reporting. The Audit
Committee has discussed with PwC the financial statement audit,
the audit of managements assessment of the effectiveness
of internal controls over financial reporting and all other
matters that are required to be discussed by Statement on
Auditing Standards No. 61, as amended (Communication
With Audit Committees). PwC has provided to the Audit
Committee the written disclosures and the letter required by
Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1, as amended
(Independence Discussions With Audit Committees), and the
Audit Committee discussed PwCs independence with PwC. The
Audit Committee also concluded that PwCs provision of
non-audit services is compatible with PwCs independence.
Based on the considerations referred to above, the Audit
Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the audited
financial statements be included in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for fiscal year 2005 and that PwC be appointed
our independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal
year 2006.
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Submitted by the Audit Committee |
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of the Board of Directors: |
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FRANK A. ROSSI (Chairman) |
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JOSEPH P. ONEILL |
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J. LIVINGSTON KOSBERG |
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DENNIS MCCUISTION |
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COMPARISON OF TOTAL CUMULATIVE RETURN FROM JUNE 30,
2000
THROUGH JUNE 30, 2005 OF
AFFILIATED COMPUTER SERVICES, INC. CLASS A COMMON
STOCK,
STANDARD & POORS 500 SOFTWARE &
SERVICES INDEX
AND THE STANDARD & POORS 500 STOCK INDEX
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287 |
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Standard & Poors 500 Stock Index
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Standard & Poors 500 Software & Services
Index
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100 |
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Note: The graph above compares the total cumulative
return of our Class A common stock from June 30, 2000
through June 30, 2005 with the Standard &
Poors 500 Software & Services Index and the
Standard & Poors 500 Stock Index.
The graph assumes the investment of $100 on June 30, 2000
and the reinvestment of all dividends. The stock price
performance shown on the graph is not necessarily indicative of
future stock performance.
THE ABOVE REPORTS OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND AUDIT
COMMITTEE AND THE STOCK PERFORMANCE GRAPH WILL NOT BE DEEMED TO
BE SOLICITING MATERIAL OR TO BE FILED WITH OR INCORPORATED BY
REFERENCE INTO ANY FILING BY US UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
OR THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT
THAT WE SPECIFICALLY INCORPORATE SUCH REPORT OR GRAPH BY
REFERENCE.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider
Participation
During fiscal year 2005, the Compensation Committee was composed
of Joseph P. ONeill and J. Livingston Kosberg.
No member of the Compensation Committee was an officer or
employee of ours or any of our subsidiaries. None of our
executive officers served on the Board of Directors or on the
compensation committee of any other entity, for which any
officers of such other entity served either on our Board or on
our Compensation Committee. For information on insider
participation, see Certain Transactions.
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CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
Prior to July 2002, we held a minority preferred stock interest
in DDH Aviation, Inc., a corporate airplane brokerage company
organized in 1997 (as may have been reorganized subsequent to
July 2002, herein referred to as DDH). Our Chairman
owns a majority voting interest in DDH and our President and
General Counsel, along with our Chairman were directors of DDH.
At June 30, 2002, DDH had a $48 million line of credit
with Citicorp USA, Inc., for which we and our Chairman, in
exchange for warrants to acquire additional voting stock, acted
as partial guarantors. In addition, we obtained access to
corporate aircraft at favorable rates in consideration of our
guaranty. We had guaranteed up to approximately
$11.5 million of the line of credit and our Chairman
guaranteed up to approximately $17.5 million of the line of
credit.
In July 2002, our Chairman assumed in full our guaranty
obligations to Citicorp and Citicorp released in full our
guaranty obligations. Our minority preferred stock interest and
warrants (with a recorded value of $100,000 at June 30,
2002) in DDH were cancelled. We have no further ownership
interest in DDH. Our officers, other than the Chairman, are no
longer directors of DDH. As partial consideration for the
release of our corporate guaranty, we entered into an agreement
to provide certain administrative services to DDH at no charge
until such time as DDH meets certain specified financial
criteria. In the first quarter of fiscal year 2003, we purchased
$1 million in prepaid charter flights at favorable rates
from DDH. As of June 30, 2005 and 2004, we had
$0.6 million and $0.7 million, respectively, remaining
in prepaid flights with DDH. We made no payments to DDH during
fiscal years 2005 and 2004.
During fiscal year 2005 we purchased $8,967,000 of office
products and printing services from Prestige Business Solutions,
Inc., a supplier owned by our Chairmans daughter-in-law.
These products and services were purchased on a competitive bid
basis in substantially all cases. We believe this relationship
has allowed us to obtain these products and services at quality
levels and costs more favorable than would have been available
through alternative market sources.
We currently employ over 52,000 employees and actively
recruit qualified candidates for our employment needs. Relatives
of our executive officers and other employees are eligible for
hire by us. We currently have 13 employees who receive more
than $60,000 in annual compensation who are related to our
executive officers, including executive officers who are also
directors. These are routine employment arrangements entered
into in the ordinary course of business and the compensation of
each such family member is commensurate with that of their
peers. None of our executive officers have a material interest
in any of these employment arrangements. All of these family
members are at levels below senior vice president except Thomas
Blodgett who is the brother of Lynn Blodgett, our Executive Vice
President and Chief Operating Officer. Thomas Blodgett is
employed as our Senior Vice President and Senior Managing
Director Shared Services for our Commercial
Solutions Group and earned $603,354 in base salary and bonus
compensation and was granted 120,000 stock options for fiscal
year 2005. During fiscal year 2005, Thomas Blodgett reported
organizationally to Lynn Blodgett, but all performance
evaluations and compensation decisions involving Thomas Blodgett
were made exclusively by Mark King, our President and Chief
Executive Officer. The annual compensation for the remaining
12 employees ranges from approximately $72,400 to $333,200.
All new or continuing related party transactions will be
reviewed by our Board of Directors, the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee or the Compensation Committee, as
appropriate, to ensure the transactions are fair to us.
STOCKHOLDERS PROPOSALS FOR 2006 ANNUAL MEETING
If any of our stockholders intends to present a proposal for
consideration at the 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders,
including the nomination of directors, and desires to have such
proposal in the proxy statement and form of proxy distributed by
the Board of Directors with respect to such meeting, such
proposal must be received at our principal executive offices,
2828 North Haskell Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75204, Attention:
William L. Deckelman, Jr., Corporate Secretary, not later
than May 29, 2006. In addition, stockholders who wish to
have their nominees for election to the Board of Directors
considered by the Nominating and
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Corporate Governance Committee must comply with the requirements
set forth on page 8 of this proxy statement.
If any of our stockholders intends to present a proposal for
consideration at the 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders,
including the nomination of directors, without inclusion of such
proposal in the proxy statement and form of proxy, such
stockholder must provide notice to us of such proposal. In
accordance with Section 8(c) of our Bylaws, in order to be
timely submitted for the 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, we
must receive the notice no sooner than April 29, 2006, but
not later than May 29, 2006. We must receive such notice at
our principal executive offices, 2828 North Haskell Avenue,
Dallas, Texas 75204, Attention: William L.
Deckelman, Jr., Corporate Secretary. The foregoing time
limits also apply in determining whether notice is timely for
purposes of rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange
Commission relating to the exercise of discretionary voting
authority with respect to proxies.
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APPENDIX A
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE GUIDELINES
ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF
AFFILIATED COMPUTER SERVICES, INC.
RESTATED AUGUST 10, 2005
The following restated Corporate Governance Guidelines (the
Guidelines) were adopted by the Board of Directors
(the Board) of Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.
(the Company) on August 10, 2005. The purpose
of the Guidelines is to assist the Board in maintaining
effective corporate governance practices for the long-term
benefit of the Companys stockholders. The Guidelines
formalize certain practices followed by the Board since the
Companys formation, and also establish new governance
practices the Board has implemented to strengthen the
Companys corporate governance and to comply with listing
standards of the New York Stock Exchange and other legal
requirements. The Board intends to review the Guidelines
periodically and revise the Guidelines as the Board deems
appropriate in light of continuing developments in corporate
governance principles.
Board Role and Responsibilities
1. Role and Responsibilities of
the Board. The primary role of the Board is to exercise its
business judgment to promote the long-term interests of the
Companys stockholders. The Board provides strategic
direction to the Company and oversight of management in the
performance of the Companys business activities. The
Boards responsibilities include:
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2. Responsibilities of
Individual Directors. In addition to the qualifications
required of individual Company directors described in the
Guidelines, directors are expected to understand the
Companys businesses and markets, to regularly attend and
be prepared for Board and committee meetings, and to actively
participate in board discussions and decisions. Directors are
expected to proactively promote the best interests of the
Company and to be generally available between formal meetings
for advice and consultation on matters of importance to the
Company.
3. Ethics and Conflicts of
Interest. Directors are expected to act ethically at all
times and to adhere to the Companys Business Code of
Conduct when they are representing or acting on behalf of the
Company. If a director develops an actual or potential conflict
of interest with the Company, the director must report the
conflict immediately to the Chairman of the Boards Audit
Committee and the Companys General Counsel. If a
significant conflict exists and cannot be resolved between such
director and the Board, the director should resign. All
directors must recuse themselves from any decision affecting
their personal, business or professional interests.
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Board Composition
4. Majority of Independent
Directors. The Board will have a majority of members who
meet the applicable independence requirements of the New York
Stock Exchange and any applicable law. The Boards
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will review the
independence of each director under the applicable requirements
annually and will present its findings and recommendations to
the Board. In conducting its review the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee will consider that Board members
independence may be jeopardized if Board compensation exceeds
appropriate levels, if the Company makes substantial charitable
contributions to organizations with which a Board member is
affiliated, or if the Company enters into material consulting
arrangements with (or provides other indirect forms of
compensation to) a director or an organization with which a
director is affiliated. Based on these findings and
recommendations the Board will affirmatively determine whether
each director is independent under the applicable requirements
and the Company will publicly disclose such determinations in
accordance with the requirements of the New York Stock Exchange
or applicable law.
5. Board Size. The
Companys Certificate of Incorporation, as amended,
provides that the Board shall consist of not fewer than three or
more than fifteen members (with the exact number to be
determined by the Board). The Board should be neither too small
to maintain the needed expertise and independence, nor too large
to function effectively. However, from time to time, the Board
will evaluate its size and determine whether changing
circumstances warrant a change in the size of the Board.
6. Board Leadership. The
Chairman of the Board will preside at all meetings of the
Companys stockholders and the Board. The Chairman of the
Board position and the Chief Executive Officer position are held
at this time by separate individuals. The Companys current
Chairman of the Board serves in that position during the term of
his employment agreement with the Company. If for any reason he
should cease to serve in that position, the Companys
bylaws provide that the Chairman of the Board would be chosen by
the remaining directors. If the Chairman of the Board is a
management director, the non-management directors may recommend
a director from themselves to be the designated Lead
Independent Director. The Board must approve any such
recommendation of a Lead Independent Director to complete the
appointment. The Lead Independent Director, if any, will preside
at all executive session meetings of the non-management
directors. In the absence of a Lead Independent Director, the
Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
will preside at all executive session meetings of the
non-management directors.
7. Nomination and Selection of
Directors. Directors are elected each year by the
Companys stockholders at the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders. The Boards Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee is responsible for identifying, screening
and recommending a qualified slate of nominees for election to
the Board. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
may, in the exercise of its discretion, actively solicit nominee
candidates; however, nominee recommendations submitted by other
directors or stockholders will be considered. The slate of
nominees proposed by the Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee is subject to approval by the Chairman of the Board
under his employment agreement with the Company as permitted by
New York Stock Exchange rules. Any vacancies occurring in
non-management director positions between annual stockholder
meetings are filled by the Board and vacancies in director
positions held by management are filled by the Chairman of the
Board.
To be considered by the Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee, a nominee for the Board by a stockholder must
(i) be received by the Board no later than the date that is
not more than 150 calendar days, nor less than 120 calendar
days, prior to the date that the Companys proxy statement
was released to its stockholders for the previous years
annual meeting and (ii) meet the Board Qualification
criteria set forth in paragraph 8 of these Guidelines. Each
recommendation must include (i) the nominees name,
(ii) a resume or curriculum vitae for the nominee,
(iii) a summary of how such nominee meets the Board
Qualification criteria set forth in paragraph 8 of these
Guidelines; and (iv) the name of the stockholder submitting
the nominee and number of Company shares held.
All submissions should be made pursuant to the procedure for
stockholders to communicate with the Board provided on the
Companys web site.
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8. Board Qualifications. The
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee establishes the
qualifications for directors and reviews such qualifications
with the Board annually. The Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee seeks candidates who have the background, skills and
expertise to make a significant contribution to the Board, the
Company and its stockholders. Candidates nominated for election
or reelection to the Board should possess the following
qualifications:
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9. Extending Invitation to
Potential Director. The invitation to a prospective Board
member to join the Board will be extended by the Chairman of the
Board following the qualification and selection of the nominee
in accordance with the procedures described in paragraph 7
above.
10. Retirement. The Board
does not have a mandatory retirement policy for directors. The
Board believes that factors such as the age of a director will
be appropriately considered by the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee on an annual basis. However, the Board will
continue to review this issue and could in the future determine
that a mandatory retirement policy is appropriate.
11. Resignations; Changes in a
Directors Principal Business Activities. Any director
who is also an officer of the Company shall submit a letter of
resignation to the Board upon any termination of employment as
an officer of the Company. Any non-management director who
experiences a significant change in the directors
principal business or other activity in which the director was
engaged at the time of the directors election will consult
with the Chairman of the Board and the Chairman of the
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and will offer to
resign as a director. The Chairman of the Board and the Chairman
of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will review
the circumstances, determine whether resignation from the Board
is appropriate, and recommend a course of action to the Board.
12. Term Limits. The Board
does not have a term limits policy for length of service as a
director. The absence of term limits allows the Company to
retain directors who have been able to develop, over a period of
time, increasing insight into the Company and its operations
and, therefore, provide an increasing contribution to the Board
as a whole.
13. Service on Other Boards and
Other Commitments. Service as a director of the Company is a
significant commitment in terms of both time and responsibility.
Accordingly, each director is encouraged to limit the number of
other public or private company boards on which the director
serves and to be mindful of the directors other existing
and planned commitments, so that such other directorships and
commitments do not materially interfere with the directors
service as an effective and active member of the Companys
Board. The Board has adopted a policy that directors should not
serve as a director of more than four public companies in
addition to the Board. Directors must advise the Chairman of the
Board and the Chairman of
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the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee in advance of
accepting an invitation to serve on another public company board
or significant private company board.
Board Operation
14. Scheduling Board
Meetings. The Chairman of the Board in consultation with
other directors will determine the timing and length of Board
meetings. The Board expects that a minimum of four regular
meetings per year, one in each fiscal quarter, is desirable for
the performance of the Boards responsibilities. In
addition to regularly scheduled meetings, special Board meetings
may be called at any time in accordance with the procedures set
forth in the Companys bylaws to address specific needs of
the Company.
15. Establishing Board Meeting
Agendas. The Chairman of the Board in consultation with
executive management will establish the agenda for each Board
meeting. Each Board member is free to suggest the inclusion of
items on the agenda, request the presence of or a report by any
member of the Companys management, or raise at any Board
meeting subjects that are not on the agenda for that meeting.
16. Meeting Attendance and
Preparation. Directors are expected to attend the annual
meeting, all Board meetings and meetings of committees on which
they serve, to spend the time needed to review materials in
advance of such meetings, to participate in such meetings, and
to meet as frequently as necessary to properly discharge their
responsibilities. In advance of each Board meeting and Board
committee meeting, directors will receive the meeting agenda and
other materials important to the Boards understanding of
the matters to be considered. In addition, periodically
directors will receive and should review materials designed to
keep them well informed as to the most significant aspects of
the Companys business, performance and prospects.
17. Access to Management.
Each director has complete and open access to the Companys
executive management. Directors should inform the Chairman of
the Board of any material issues they believe should be
addressed directly with executive management. In addition, the
Board encourages, or may require, the attendance of executive
management at Board and committee meetings in order to brief the
Board and its committees on particular topics. The Board
encourages the Companys executive management to offer
presentations at such meetings by managers who can provide
additional insight into items being considered or who have
potential for greater responsibility and should be given
exposure to the Board.
18. Access to Independent
Advisors. The non-management directors as a group and each
of the Boards committees have the authority to retain at
any time, at the expense of the Company, independent legal,
financial or other advisors if they determine such independent
advice is necessary, appropriate and in the best interests of
the Company and its stockholders.
19. Executive Sessions of
Non-Management Directors. Non-management directors will meet
without management present at least twice annually at regularly
scheduled executive sessions and at such other times as they may
deem necessary or appropriate. The Lead Independent Director
(and in the absence of a Lead Independent Director, the Chairman
of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee) will
preside at these meetings and, as appropriate, will report the
results of the meetings to the Chairman of the Board or invite
the Chairman of the Board to join the executive sessions for
further discussion.
20. External Communication.
The Board believes that it is the responsibility of the
Companys executive management to speak on behalf of the
Company to stockholders, analysts, the media, customers,
suppliers or employees. If comments from or on behalf of the
Board are appropriate under the circumstances, they should, in
most cases, be made by the Chairman of the Board or his
designee. In those instances in which it is necessary for an
individual director to speak with such outside constituencies,
it is expected that the director will do so only with the
knowledge of the Chairman of the Board and, absent unusual
circumstances, only at the request of the Chairman of the Board.
21. Annual Performance
Evaluation. The Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee will establish appropriate performance criteria and
processes for, and implement and oversee, an annual performance
evaluation of each director, each committee of the Board, and
the Board as a whole. The
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Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will report the
results of these evaluations to the Board and identify
opportunities to improve the effectiveness of the Board and its
Committees.
22. New Director Orientation;
Continuing Education. The Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee will develop and oversee an orientation
program for new directors. The orientation process will include
comprehensive information about the Companys businesses
and financial performance, as well as the policies, procedures
and responsibilities of the Board and its committees. New
directors will also meet with senior management and will have
the opportunity to visit Company facilities. In addition, the
Company will facilitate the participation of directors in
relevant continuing education programs when requested by a
director or when the Board concludes that such education would
be of significant benefit to a director.
Board Committees
23. Board Committees and
Responsibilities. The Board has established an Audit
Committee, a Compensation Committee, a Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee, and a Special Transactions Committee. The
Board may, from time to time, establish or maintain additional
committees as necessary or appropriate. The Board has adopted
charters for each committee setting forth the purpose and
responsibilities of the committee. Each committee will report to
the Board on its meetings and activities at the next regularly
scheduled meeting of the Board or as appropriate.
24. Independent Director
Committee Members. Each of the Audit Committee, the
Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee are comprised solely of directors who meet
the applicable independence requirements of the New York Stock
Exchange and any applicable law.
25. Assignment of Committee
Members. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
will make annual recommendations to the Board for committee
appointments. In selecting committee members the Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee and the Board will consider
several factors, including each directors interests,
tenure and subject-matter expertise; the need for both
continuity and fresh ideas and perspectives; and applicable
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Internal
Revenue Service, New York Stock Exchange and other legal
requirements.
26. Limit on Audit Committee
Memberships. Given the significant time demands and
responsibilities of serving on a public company audit committee,
the Board has established a policy that no member of the Audit
Committee may serve on more than two other public company audit
committees.
27. Committee Meeting Frequency,
Length and Agendas. The Chairman of each Board committee, in
consultation with the committee members and appropriate members
of management, will determine the frequency and length of
committee meetings and develop the agenda for each committee
meeting. However, the Board expects that the Audit Committee
will meet at least eight times per year, or twice quarterly, to
review financial results prior to earnings release and in
conjunction with the quarterly Board meetings to review matters
as deemed appropriate. The Chairman of the Board may participate
in any committee meeting except when such participation would
present a conflict of interest or the meeting is a
non-management executive session of the committee.
Board Compensation and Stock Ownership
28. Compensation of
Directors. The Board, upon the recommendation of the
Compensation Committee, will establish the form and amount of
compensation to be paid to non-management directors. Directors
who are also employees of the Company receive no additional
compensation for serving on the Board. The Compensation
Committee will conduct an annual review of Board compensation,
which will include information obtained from one or more
third-party reports or surveys in order to compare the
Companys Board compensation practices with those of other
public companies in the Companys peer group or of
comparable size.
29. Stock Ownership
Guidelines. The Board believes that significant direct
ownership of Company stock (excluding unexercised stock options)
by directors aligns their interests with the interests of the
Companys stockholders. Accordingly, the Board has
established stock ownership guidelines for the directors.
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Management Review and Succession Planning
30. Annual Compensation Review
of Executive Management. The Compensation Committee, in
consultation with the Chairman of the Board, will annually
approve the goals and objectives for compensating the Chief
Executive Officer. The Compensation Committee and the Chairman
of the Board will evaluate the CEOs performance in
attaining these goals before setting the CEOs salary,
bonus and other incentive and equity compensation. The
Compensation Committee, in consultation with the Chairman of the
Board, will also annually approve the compensation structure for
the Companys other executive management and will evaluate
the performance of these officers in attaining these goals
before setting the salary, bonus and other incentive and equity
compensation for executive management. The salary, bonus and
other incentive and equity compensation of the Chairman of the
Board is determined annually under his employment agreement with
the Company.
31. Succession Planning and
Management Development. The Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee, in consultation with the Chairman of the
Board, will make an annual report to the Board on succession
planning. The Board will work with the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee and the Chairman of the Board to evaluate
potential successors to the position of Chief Executive Officer
and other members of executive management and to establish
policies regarding succession in the event of an emergency or
retirement of the Chief Executive Officer.
Other Practices
32. Policies Relating to
Auditors. The Company will request annually that the
stockholders ratify the Audit Committees selection of
auditors. In addition, the Audit Committee has adopted a policy
that it will rotate from its current auditors to new auditors
within the next five years and thereafter auditors will be
rotated every ten years, at minimum, subject to the Audit
Committees evaluation of circumstances at the time and any
determination by the Audit Committee that such rotation would
not be in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders.
33. Stock Ownership
Guidelines. The Board believes that significant direct
ownership of Company stock (excluding unexercised stock options)
by executive management of the Company aligns their interests
with the interests of the Companys stockholders.
Accordingly, the Board has established stock ownership
guidelines for executive management.
34. Personal Loans
Prohibition. The Company will not extend or maintain credit,
arrange for the extension of credit, or renew an extension of
credit, in the form of a personal loan to or for any director or
member of the Companys executive management.
35. No Repricing of Stock
Options. The Company will not reprice stock options for any
reason (including, without limitation, by canceling an
outstanding option and replacing such option with a new option
with a lower exercise price).
36. Guidelines Disclosed in
Proxy; Web Site Posting. These Guidelines will be disclosed
every third year in the Companys proxy report. In
addition, these Guidelines, the charters for the Audit,
Compensation, and Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committees, the Companys Code of Business Conduct, and
other relevant corporate governance information will be posted
for public access on the Companys web site.
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AFFILIATED COMPUTER SERVICES, INC.
PROXY FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
OCTOBER 27, 2005
SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The undersigned stockholder of Affiliated Computer Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the Corporation),
hereby acknowledges receipt of the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and accompanying Proxy
Statement
each dated September 30, 2005 and the Corporations Annual Report and hereby appoints Mark A. King,
Lynn R.
Blodgett and William L. Deckelman, Jr., or any of them, as proxies and attorneys-in-fact, each with
full power of substitution, on behalf and in the name of the undersigned, to represent the undersigned at the Annual
Meeting of
Stockholders of the Corporation to be held at Cityplace Conference Center, 2711 North Haskell
Avenue, Dallas,
Texas 75204, on October 27, 2005 at 11:00 a.m., Dallas, Texas time, and at any adjournment or
adjournments thereof, and to vote all shares of Common Stock which the undersigned would be entitled to vote if then
and there personally present, on all matters set forth in the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and
accompanying Proxy
Statement, and in their discretion upon any other business or matters that may properly come before
the meeting
or any adjournment or adjournments thereof:
(Continued and to be signed on the reverse side)
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To retain an investment banker to develop a
recapitalization plan.
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THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS. THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED OR, IF NO
CONTRARY DIRECTION IS INDICATED, WILL BE VOTED FOR THE
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS, FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE
PERFORMANCE-BASED INCENTIVE COMPENSATION FOR THE
CORPORATIONS EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, FOR THE RATIFICATION
OF THE APPOINTMENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP AS
THE CORPORATIONS INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC
ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006, FOR RETAINING AN
INVESTMENT BANKER TO DEVELOP A RECAPITALIZATION PLAN
AND AS SAID PROXIES DEEM ADVISABLE ON SUCH OTHER MAT-
TERS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING. |
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STOCKHOLDERS WHO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING OF
STOCKHOLDERS MAY VOTE IN PERSON EVEN THOUGH THEY
PREVIOUSLY MAILED THIS PROXY. |
SIGNATURE(s)
DATED:
, 2005
(This Proxy should be marked, dated and signed by the stockholder(s) exactly as his or her name
appears hereon, and returned promptly in the enclosed envelope. Persons signing in a fiduciary
capacity should so indicate. If shares are held by joint tenants or as community property, both should sign.)
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