NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF THE
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MACQUARIE INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY TRUST
(Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
MACQUARIE INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY LLC
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Macquarie Infrastructure Company Trust
Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC
April 15, 2006
Dear Shareholder:
You are cordially invited to attend our Annual Meeting of
Shareholders, which will be held on Wednesday, May 25, 2006
at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, at Le Parker Meridien,
118 West 57th Street, New York, New York 10019.
We enclose our proxy statement, a proxy card and our annual
report. The proxy statement contains important information about
the Annual Meeting, the proposals we will consider and how you
can vote your shares.
Your vote is very important to us. We encourage you to promptly
complete, sign, date and return the enclosed proxy card, which
contains instructions on how you would like your shares to be
voted. Please submit your proxy regardless of whether you
will attend the Annual Meeting. This will help us ensure
that your vote is represented at the Annual Meeting. Signing
this proxy will not prevent you from voting in person should you
be able to attend the meeting, but will assure that your vote is
counted if, for any reason, you are unable to attend.
On behalf of the board of directors and the management of
Macquarie Infrastructure Company, I extend our appreciation for
your investment in Macquarie Infrastructure Company. We look
forward to seeing you at the Annual Meeting.
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Macquarie Infrastructure Company Trust
Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC
April 15, 2006
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
To Be Held On Wednesday, May 25, 2006
Macquarie Infrastructure Companys 2006 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders will be held on Wednesday, May 25, 2006 at
11:00 a.m., New York City time, at Le Parker Meridien,
118 West 57th Street, New York, New York 10019. At the
Annual Meeting, we will discuss, and you will vote on, the
following proposals:
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the election of three directors to our board of directors to
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the ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as our independent
auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006. |
These matters are more fully described in the enclosed proxy
statement. The board of directors recommends that you
vote FOR the election of directors and the ratification of
the independent auditor.
Shareholders of record at the close of business on
April 11, 2006 will be entitled to notice of, and to vote
at, the Annual Meeting and at any subsequent adjournments or
postponements. The share register will not be closed between the
record date and the date of the Annual Meeting. A list of
shareholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting is available
for inspection at our principal executive offices at
125 West 55th Street, New York, New York 10019.
To be sure that your shares are properly represented at the
meeting, whether or not you attend, please promptly complete,
sign, date and return the enclosed proxy card in the
accompanying pre-addressed envelope. We must receive your
proxy no later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on
May 24, 2006.
You will be required to bring certain documents with you to be
admitted to the Annual Meeting. Please read carefully the
sections in the proxy statement on attending and voting at the
Annual Meeting to ensure that you comply with these requirements.
By order of the board of directors.
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Heidi Mortensen |
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General Counsel and Secretary |
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EXHIBIT A Audit Committee Charter
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EXHIBIT B Corporate Governance Guidelines
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Investments in Macquarie Infrastructure Company Trust are not
deposits with or other liabilities of Macquarie Bank Limited, or
of any Macquarie Group company, and are subject to investment
risk, including possible delays in repayment and loss of income
and principal invested. Neither Macquarie Bank Limited nor any
other member company of the Macquarie Group guarantees the
performance of Macquarie Infrastructure Company Trust or the
repayment of capital by Macquarie Infrastructure Company
Trust.
Macquarie Infrastructure Company Trust, a Delaware statutory
trust which we refer to as the trust, owns its businesses and
investments through Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company which we refer to as the
company. Except where the context indicates otherwise,
Macquarie Infrastructure Company, we,
us, and our refer to the company.
References to shareholders refer to shareholders of
Macquarie Infrastructure Company Trust.
Macquarie Group refers to the Macquarie Group of
companies, which comprises Macquarie Bank Limited and its
worldwide subsidiaries and affiliates, including our manager,
Macquarie Infrastructure Management (USA) Inc.
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MACQUARIE INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY TRUST
MACQUARIE INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY LLC
125 West 55th Street
New York, New York 10019
PROXY STATEMENT
FOR
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the
solicitation of proxies by the board of directors of Macquarie
Infrastructure Company LLC, which we refer to as the company, a
Delaware limited liability company, for the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders of Macquarie Infrastructure Company Trust, or the
trust, to be held on May 25, 2006 at 11:00 a.m., New
York City time, at Le Parker Meridien, 118 West
57th Street, New York, New York 10019, and for any
adjournments or postponements of the 2006 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders. The notice of annual meeting, proxy statement and
proxy are first being mailed or given to shareholders on or
about April 18, 2006.
PURPOSE OF MEETING
As described in more detail in this proxy statement,
shareholders will vote on the following proposals at the Annual
Meeting:
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the election of three directors to our board of directors to
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the ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as independent
auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006. |
ATTENDING AND VOTING AT THE ANNUAL MEETING
The Bank of New York has been selected as our inspector of
election. As part of its responsibilities, The Bank of New York
is required to independently verify that you are a shareholder
of Macquarie Infrastructure Company Trust eligible to attend the
Annual Meeting, and to determine whether you may vote in person
at the Annual Meeting. Therefore, it is very important that you
follow the instructions below to gain entry to the Annual
Meeting.
Check-in Procedure for Attending the Annual Meeting
Shareholders of Record. If you are a shareholder of
record (those shareholders whose names are listed in the share
register of the trust), or will represent a shareholder of
record, you should go to the Shareholders of Record
check-in area at the Annual Meeting. The documents you will need
to provide to be admitted to the Annual Meeting depend on
whether you are a shareholder of record or you represent a
shareholder of record.
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Individuals. If you are a shareholder of record holding
shares in your own name, you must bring to the Annual Meeting a
form of government-issued identification (e.g., a drivers
license or passport). Trustees who are individuals and named as
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Individuals Representing a Shareholder of Record. If you
attend on behalf of a shareholder of record, whether such
shareholder is an individual, corporation, trust or partnership: |
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you must bring to the Annual Meeting a form of government-issued
identification (e.g., a drivers license or passport); AND |
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you must bring to the Annual Meeting a letter from that
shareholder of record authorizing you to attend the Annual
Meeting on their behalf; OR |
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we must have received by 5:00 p.m., New York City time,
on May 24, 2006 a duly executed proxy card from the
shareholder of record appointing you as proxy. |
Beneficial Owners. If your shares are held by a bank or
broker (often referred to as holding in street
name), you should go to the Beneficial Owners
check-in area at the Annual Meeting. Because you hold in street
name, your name does not appear on the share register of the
trust. The documents you will need to provide to be admitted to
the Annual Meeting depend on whether you are a beneficial owner
or you represent a beneficial owner.
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Individuals. If you are a beneficial owner, you must
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a form of government-issued identification (e.g., a
drivers license or passport); AND |
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a legal proxy that you have obtained from your bank or broker; OR |
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your most recent brokerage account statement or a recent letter
from your bank or broker showing that you own shares of
Macquarie Infrastructure Company Trust. |
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Individuals Representing a Beneficial Owner. If you
attend on behalf of a beneficial owner, you must bring to the
Annual Meeting: |
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a letter from the beneficial owner authorizing you to represent
its shares at the Annual Meeting; AND |
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the identification and documentation specified above for
individual beneficial owners. |
Voting in Person at the Annual Meeting
Shareholders of Record. Shareholders of record may vote
their shares in person at the Annual Meeting by ballot. Each
proposal has a separate ballot. You must properly complete,
sign, date and return the ballots to the inspector of election
at the Annual Meeting to vote in person. To receive ballots, you
must bring with you the documents described below.
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Individuals. You will receive ballots at the check-in
table when you present your identification. If you have already
returned your proxy card to us and do not want to change your
votes, you do not need to complete the ballots. If you do
complete and return the ballots to us, your proxy card will be
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Individuals Voting on Behalf of Another Individual. If
you will vote on behalf of another individual who is a
shareholder of record, we must have received by
5:00 p.m., New York City time, on May 24, 2006 a
duly executed proxy card from such individual shareholder of
record appointing you as his or her proxy. If we have received
the proxy card, you will receive ballots at the check-in table
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Individuals Voting on Behalf of a Legal Entity. If you
represent a shareholder of record that is a legal entity, you
may vote that legal entitys shares if it authorizes you to
do so. The documents you must provide to receive the ballots
depend on whether you are representing a corporation, trust,
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If you represent a corporation, you must: |
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bring to the Annual Meeting a letter or other document from the
corporation, on the corporations letterhead and signed by
an officer of the corporation, that authorizes you to vote its
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we must have received by 5:00 p.m., New York City time,
on May 24, 2006 a duly executed proxy card from the
corporation appointing you as its proxy. |
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If you represent a trust, partnership or other legal entity,
we must have received by 5:00 p.m., New York City time,
on May 24, 2006 a duly executed proxy card from the
legal entity appointing you as its proxy. A letter or other
document will not be sufficient for you to vote on behalf of a
trust, partnership or other legal entity. |
Beneficial Owners. If you hold your shares in street
name, these proxy materials are being forwarded to you by your
bank, broker or their appointed agent. Because your name does
not appear on the share register of the trust, you will not be
able to vote in person at the Annual Meeting unless you request
a legal proxy from your bank or broker and bring it with you to
the Annual Meeting.
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Individuals. As an individual, the legal proxy will have
your name on it. You must present the legal proxy at check-in to
the inspector of election at the Annual Meeting to receive your
ballots. |
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Individuals Voting on Behalf of a Beneficial Owner.
Because the legal proxy will not have your name on it, to
receive your ballots you must: |
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present the legal proxy at check-in to the inspector of election
at the Annual Meeting; AND |
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bring to the Annual Meeting a letter from the person or entity
named on the legal proxy that authorizes you to vote its shares
at the Annual Meeting. |
APPOINTMENT OF PROXY
General
Shareholders of Record. We encourage you to appoint a
proxy to vote on your behalf by promptly submitting the enclosed
proxy card, which is solicited by our board and which, when
properly completed, signed, dated and returned to us, will
ensure that your shares are voted as you direct. We strongly
encourage you to return your completed proxy to us regardless of
whether you will attend the Annual Meeting to ensure that your
vote is represented at the Annual Meeting.
PLEASE RETURN YOUR PROXY CARD TO US IN THE ACCOMPANYING
ENVELOPE NO LATER THAN 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON
MAY 24, 2006. IF WE DO NOT RECEIVE YOUR PROXY CARD BY THAT
TIME, YOUR PROXY WILL NOT BE VALID. IN THIS CASE, UNLESS YOU
ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING, YOUR VOTE WILL NOT BE REPRESENTED.
The persons named in the proxy card have been designated as
proxies by our board. The designated proxies are officers of the
company. They will vote as directed by the completed proxy card.
Shareholders of record may appoint another person to attend the
Annual Meeting and vote on their behalf by crossing out the
board-designated proxies, inserting such other persons
name on the proxy card and returning the duly executed proxy
card to us. When the person you appoint as proxy arrives at the
Annual Meeting, the inspector of election will verify such
persons authorization to vote on your behalf by reference
to your proxy card. If you would like to appoint another person
as proxy, you must do so by using the proxy card, as described
above.
If you wish to change your vote, you may do so by revoking your
proxy before the Annual Meeting. Please see Revocation of
Proxy below for more information.
Beneficial Owners. If you hold your shares in street
name, these proxy materials are being forwarded to you by your
bank, broker or their appointed agent. You should also have
received a voter instruction card instead of a proxy card. Your
bank or broker will vote your shares as you instruct on the
voter instruction card. We strongly encourage you to promptly
complete and return your voter instruction card to your bank or
broker in accordance with their instructions so that your shares
are voted. As described above, you may also request a legal
proxy from your bank or broker to vote in person at the Annual
Meeting.
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Voting by the Designated Proxies
The persons who are the designated proxies will vote as you
direct in your proxy card or voter instruction card. Please note
that proxy cards returned without voting directions, and without
specifying a proxy to attend the Annual Meeting and vote on your
behalf, will be voted by the proxies designated by our board in
accordance with the recommendations of our board. Our board
recommends:
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a vote FOR each of the three nominees for director to
serve for a one-year term (Proposal 1); and |
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a vote FOR the ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP
as the trust and the companys independent auditor for the
fiscal year ending December 31, 2006 (Proposal 2). |
If any other matter properly comes before the Annual Meeting,
your proxies will vote on that matter in their discretion.
Revocation of Proxy
You may revoke or change your proxy before the Annual Meeting by:
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sending us a written notice of revocation prior to the Annual
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attending the Annual Meeting and voting in person; OR |
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ensuring that we receive from you, prior to 5:00 p.m.,
New York City time, on May 24, 2006, a new proxy card
with a later date. |
Any written notice of revocation must be sent to the attention
of Heidi Mortensen, General Counsel and Secretary, Macquarie
Infrastructure Company LLC, 125 West 55th Street, New
York, New York 10019 or by facsimile to (212) 231-1828.
APPROVAL OF PROPOSALS AND SOLICITATION
Each shareholder who owned shares of trust stock on
April 11, 2006, the record date for the determination of
shareholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, is entitled
to one vote for each share of trust stock. On April 11,
2006, we had 27,050,745 shares of trust stock issued and
outstanding that were held by approximately
5,395 beneficial holders.
Quorum
Under the second amended and restated trust agreement of the
trust, which we refer to as the trust agreement, the
shareholders present in person or by proxy holding a majority of
the outstanding shares of trust stock entitled to vote shall
constitute a quorum at a meeting of shareholders of Macquarie
Infrastructure Company Trust. Holders of shares of trust stock
are the only shareholders entitled to vote at the Annual
Meeting. Shares represented by proxies that are marked
abstain will be counted as shares present for
purposes of determining the presence of a quorum. Shares of
trust stock that are represented by broker non-votes will be
counted as shares present for purposes of determining the
presence of a quorum. A broker non-vote occurs when the broker
holding shares for a beneficial owner does not vote on a
particular proposal because the broker does not have
discretionary voting power to vote on that proposal without
specific voting instructions from the beneficial owner. Both
proposals described in this proxy are discretionary items.
If the persons present or represented by proxies at the Annual
Meeting do not constitute a majority of the holders of
outstanding trust stock entitled to vote as of the record date,
we will postpone the Annual Meeting to a later date.
Approval of Proposals
For the election of directors (Proposal 1), the affirmative
vote of at least a plurality of the votes cast on such proposal
is required. For the ratification of the independent auditor
(Proposal 2), the affirmative vote of at least a majority
of the votes cast on such proposal is required. An abstention
will not be counted as a vote
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cast. Any other proposal that properly comes before the Annual
Meeting must be approved by the affirmative vote of at least a
majority of the votes cast. A broker non-vote would also not be
counted as a vote cast.
Proposals 1 and 2 are both discretionary items.
NYSE member brokers that do not receive instructions from
beneficial owners may vote your shares in their discretion. We
currently do not have any proposals that are
non-discretionary items. In the case of
non-discretionary items, member brokers may not vote on the
proposal without specific voting instructions from beneficial
owners, resulting in a broker non-vote.
Under the terms of the second amended and restated operating
agreement of Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC, which we
refer to as the LLC agreement, and the trust agreement, with
respect to those matters subject to vote by the members of the
company, the company will act at the direction of the trust. The
trust agreement requires Macquarie Infrastructure Company Trust
to vote 100% of the limited liability interests of the
company, or the LLC interests, of which it is the sole holder,
in the same proportion as the vote of holders of the trust
stock. In this way the voting rights of members of the company
will effectively be exercised by the shareholders of the trust
by proxy. The LLC agreement provides that the members are
entitled, at the annual meeting of members of the company, to
vote for the election of all of the directors other than the
director, and alternate therefor, appointed by our manager. The
trust will vote its LLC interests as directed at the
companys annual members meeting promptly following
the tabulation of votes cast at this Annual Meeting.
All votes will be tabulated by The Bank of New York, the proxy
tabulator and inspector of election appointed for the Annual
Meeting. The Bank of New York will separately tabulate
affirmative and negative votes, abstentions and broker non-votes.
Solicitation of Proxies
We will bear the cost of the solicitation of proxies, including
the preparation, printing and mailing of this proxy statement
and the proxy card. We have retained D.F. King & Co.,
Inc. to distribute copies of these proxy materials to banks,
brokers, fiduciaries and custodians, or their agents, holding
shares in their names on behalf of beneficial owners so that
they may forward these proxy materials to our beneficial owners.
We may supplement the original solicitation of proxies by mail
with solicitation by telephone, telegram and other means by
directors, officers and/or employees of our manager or of other
members of the Macquarie Group. We will not pay any additional
compensation to these individuals for any such services.
PROPOSAL 1:
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Board Composition and Independence
Our board of directors, which we sometimes refer to as our
board, consists of four directors, three of which are elected by
shareholders of the trust. The remaining director and our
chairman, who is currently John Roberts, is appointed by our
manager under the terms of our management services agreement.
Shemara Wikramanayake was appointed as an alternate chairman by
our manager under the terms of the management services
agreement. The three directors elected by shareholders are
elected for a one-year term. Norman Brown, George Carmany and
William Webb were previously elected as directors by our
shareholders at our 2005 Annual Meeting and, prior to the
closing of our IPO, by our sole shareholder with their service
commencing upon the closing of our initial public offering.
Their terms expire at this Annual Meeting. The board is composed
of a majority of independent directors. In accordance with the
listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), to be
considered independent, the board must affirmatively determine
that a director has no material relationship with the company,
either directly or as a partner, shareholder or officer of an
organization that has a relationship with the company and that
the director meets other NYSE independence standards. The board
has determined that each director other than Mr. Roberts,
and Ms. Wikramanayake as Mr. Roberts alternate,
is independent under the NYSE standards.
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Election of Directors
Directors will be elected at this Annual Meeting and will serve
a term that expires at our 2007 Annual Meeting. Each of
Messrs. Brown, Carmany and Webb has been nominated for
re-election.
The following paragraphs set forth information about the
business experience and education of our directors and our
alternate chairman. The three nominees for election at the
Annual Meeting are listed first.
Norman H. Brown, Jr. has served as a director of the
company since December 2004. He currently serves as a Member and
Senior Managing Director of Brock Capital Group LLC, which
provides investment banking services for early stage and middle
market companies, a position he has held since December 2003.
Mr. Browns previous experience comprises over
30 years of experience in the investment banking business.
During 2002 and 2003, Mr. Brown attended to private
investments. From December 2000 to December 2001, he was
Managing Director and Senior Advisor for Credit Suisse First
Boston in the Global Industrial & Services Group with
new business development responsibility for Latin America.
During Mr. Browns 15 years at Donaldson,
Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation, from June
1985 to December 2000, he was a member of the Mergers &
Acquisitions Group, established and headed the Restructuring
Group, and headed the Global Metals & Mining Group.
Mr. Brown is currently an independent director for W.P.
Stewart & Co. Growth Fund, Inc. and chairman of its
audit committee.
George W. Carmany, III has served as a director of
the company since December 2004. Since 1995 he has served as
President of G.W. Carmany and Co., Inc., which advises
developing companies in the life sciences and financial services
industries. Mr. Carmany is a Director of SunLife Financial,
Inc., Vice Chairman of Computerized Medical Systems and Senior
Advisor to EnGeneIC Pty Ltd. From 1999 to 2001 he served as
Chairman and Chief Executive of Helicon Therapeutics and
continued to serve as Chairman of Helicon Therapeutics through
August 2005. From 1996 to 1997, he also served as Chairman of
the New England Medical Center Hospitals.
Mr. Carmanys previous experience includes
20 years at the American Express Company, where he held
senior positions in its international banking, corporate, and
asset management divisions, and 9 years at Bankers Trust
Company.
William H. Webb has served as a director of the company
since December 2004. He has served as a member of the board of
directors of Pernod Ricard S.A. since May 2003.
Mr. Webbs previous experience includes over
35 years in managing businesses of the Philip Morris group
(now Altria Group, Inc.) around the world. Mr. Webb was
Chief Operating Officer for Philip Morris Companies Inc. in New
York between May 1997 and August 2002. He also served as Vice
Chairman of the board of directors of Philip Morris from August
2001 to August 2002. Mr. Webb has been a consultant to the
Altria Group since his retirement from Philip Morris in August
2002.
John Roberts has been a director of the company since
April 2004 and the chairman of the board of directors since
December 2004. He joined the Macquarie Group in Sydney in 1991
from a banking background in New Zealand that included financial
markets trading, corporate lending and structured finance. He
has been Joint Head of Macquarie Groups Corporate Finance
division since March 2005 and the Global Head of Macquarie
Groups Infrastructure and Specialised Funds division since
2003. From 1999 to 2003, Mr. Roberts was based in the
Macquarie Groups London office with responsibilities that
included leading the European and North American operations of
Macquarie Infrastructure Group, and raising funds and acquiring
airport assets for the
600 million Macquarie Airports Group. From 2001 to
2003, he assumed the additional regional responsibility for
Macquarie Groups Investment Banking Groups European
and African offices as well as being head of Macquarie Bank
Limiteds London office. From 1995 to 1999,
Mr. Roberts was based in Sydney, where he developed and led
Macquarie Groups regulated assets privatization team.
Mr. Roberts is also currently a director, alternate
director or on the investment committee of the following
Macquarie Group managed vehicles: Macquarie Infrastructure
Group, Macquarie Airports, Macquarie Communications
Infrastructure Group, Macquarie Specialised Asset Management,
Diversified Utilities and Energy Trust, Macquarie Essential
Assets Partnership, Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund,
Macquarie Media Group and Macquarie International Infrastructure
Fund Limited.
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Shemara Wikramanayake has served as alternate chairman
since December 2004. Ms. Wikramanayake joined the Macquarie
Group in 1987. She has been an Executive Director of the
Macquarie Group since 1997. She currently heads its
Infrastructure and Specialised Funds division in North America,
a position she has held since October 2004. Previously,
Ms. Wikramanayake was employed as head of the Prudential
Oversight team in the Investment Banking Group, a position she
held since 2001. Prior to 2001, Ms. Wikramanayake spent
14 years in Macquarie Bank Limiteds Corporate
Advisory team, where she advised on a range of transactions
including mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, valuations
and public sector advice and privatizations, established and
headed Macquarie Bank Limiteds Corporate Advisory office
in New Zealand and helped develop Corporate Advisory operations
in Asia based in Hong Kong and Malaysia. Ms. Wikramanayake
is also currently a director of the Macquarie Power &
Infrastructure Income Fund and the general partner of Macquarie
Essential Assets Partnership.
Recommendation of the Board
Our board recommends that you vote FOR the election of
each of Messrs. Brown, Carmany and Webb to our board as
directors for a term ending at our 2007 Annual Meeting. An
affirmative vote of at least a plurality of the votes cast on
Proposal 1 is required for these elections.
PROPOSAL 2:
RATIFICATION OF SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT AUDITOR
General
Our board has recommended and asks that you ratify the selection
of KPMG LLP as independent auditor for the company and the trust
for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006. You would be
so acting based on the recommendation of our audit committee.
KPMG LLP was engaged by us following our initial public offering
in December 2004 to audit the annual financial statements of the
trust for 2004 fiscal year and was appointed by our audit
committee and ratified by shareholders to audit the annual
financial statements for the 2005 fiscal year. Based on its past
performance during these audits, the audit committee of the
board has selected KPMG LLP as the independent auditor to
perform the audit of our financial statements and our internal
control over financial reporting for 2006. KPMG LLP is a
registered public accounting firm.
The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on the
proposal is required to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP. If
you do not ratify the selection of KPMG LLP, our board will
reconsider its selection of KPMG LLP and may, but is not
required to, make a new proposal for independent auditor.
Representatives of KPMG LLP are expected to be present at the
Annual Meeting, will have the opportunity to make a statement if
they desire to do so and will be available to respond to
questions.
Fees
The chart below sets forth the total amount billed to us by KPMG
LLP for services performed in 2005 and 2004 following the
closing of our initial public offering, and breaks down these
amounts by category of service:
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2005 | |
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2004 | |
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Audit Fees(1)
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$ |
2,205,000 |
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$ |
1,175,000 |
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Audit-Related Fees(2)
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$ |
62,000 |
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$ |
6,000 |
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Tax Fees
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All Other Fees(3)
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$ |
165,725 |
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Total
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$ |
2,432,725 |
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$ |
1,181,000 |
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(1) |
Audit Fees are fees paid to KPMG LLP for
professional services for the audit of our consolidated
financial statements included in our annual reports on
Form 10-K and
review of financial statements included in our quarterly reports
on Form 10-Q, or
for services that are normally provided by the auditors in
connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements. |
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Audit-Related Fees are fees billed by KPMG LLP for
assurance and related services that are reasonably related to
the performance of the audit or review of our financial
statements. |
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Other Fees are fees billed by KPMG LLP for the
preparation of final tax returns for, and as of the dates of our
acquisitions of, North America Capital Holding Company and
Executive Air Support, Inc. |
WithumSmith+Brown, P.C. was engaged by us as our
independent auditor in 2004 in connection with the audit of our
financial statements included in our registration statement on
Form S-1 relating
to our initial public offering. The chart below sets forth the
total amount billed to us by WithumSmith+Brown, P.C., for
services performed in 2004 and breaks down these amounts by
category of service:
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2004 | |
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Audit Fees(1)
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$ |
88,475 |
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Audit-Related Fees(2)
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$ |
81,496 |
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Tax Fees
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All Other Fees
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Total
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169,971 |
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Audit Fees are fees paid to
WithumSmith+Brown, P.C. for professional services for the
audit of our consolidated financial statements included in the
Form S-1 relating
to our initial public offering. |
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Audit-Related Fees are fees billed by
WithumSmith+Brown, P.C. for assurance and related services
that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or
review of our financial statements, which were rendered in
connection with our initial public offering. |
The chart below sets forth the total amount billed to us by
Ernst & Young LLP for services performed in 2004 and
breaks down these amounts by category of service:
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2004 | |
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Audit Fees
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Audit-Related Fees(1)
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$ |
734,091 |
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Tax Fees(2)
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$ |
104,364 |
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All Other Fees
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Total
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838,455 |
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Audit-Related Fees are fees billed by
Ernst & Young LLP for assurance and related services
that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or
review of our financial statements, which were rendered in
connection with our initial public offering. |
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Tax Fees are fees billed by Ernst & Young
LLP for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning in
connection with our initial public offering. |
Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures
The audit committee has established policies and procedures for
its appraisal and approval of audit and non-audit services. The
audit committee has also delegated to the chairman of the
committee the authority to approve additional audit and
non-audit service and, subject to compliance with all applicable
independence requirements, to approve the engagement of
additional accounting firms to provide such services. The
delegation is limited to an aggregate of $50,000 in fees at any
one time outstanding and confirmation of compliance with
independence standards. The audit committee or its chairman has
pre-approved all of the
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services provided by KPMG LLP since its engagement. All other
audit-related, tax and other fees may be approved by the audit
committee prospectively.
In making its recommendation to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP
as independent auditor for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2006, the audit committee has considered
whether the services provided by KPMG LLP are compatible with
maintaining the independence of KPMG LLP and has determined that
such services do not interfere with KPMG LLPs independence.
Changes in Accountants
Ernst & Young LLP was initially appointed to be the
auditors of the trust. On August 18, 2004, Ernst &
Young LLP informed the trust that the client-auditor
relationship between the trust and Ernst & Young LLP
had ceased. Ernst & Young LLP did not report on the
financial statements of the trust since its inception. There
were no disagreements between us and Ernst & Young LLP
on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial
statement disclosure or auditing scope and procedures, which
disagreement(s), if not resolved to the satisfaction of
Ernst & Young LLP, would have caused it to make
reference to the subject matter of the disagreement(s) in
connection with its reports. Furthermore, there were no
reportable events, as that term is used in
Item 304(a)(1)(v) of
Regulation S-K,
for the period during which Ernst & Young LLP was
engaged as auditors of the trust.
We requested Ernst & Young LLP to furnish a letter
addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC,
confirming its agreement with the above statements. A copy of
that letter, dated October 15, 2004, is filed as
Exhibit 16.2 to our registration statement on
Form S-1
(Registration
No. 333-116244),
dated October 15, 2004, as filed with the SEC on
October 15, 2004.
On September 15, 2004, WithumSmith+Brown, P.C. was
appointed by resolution of the board of directors as the
trusts new independent public accountants.
On December 22, 2004, we replaced
WithumSmith+Brown, P.C., who was previously engaged as the
principal accountant to audit our financial statements. The
report issued by WithumSmith+Brown, P.C. on the financial
statements for the period from inception to June 30, 2004
did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion,
nor was it qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope
or accounting principles.
During the period from inception to June 30, 2004 and
subsequent interim periods through December 22, 2004, there
were no disagreements between us and
WithumSmith+Brown, P.C. on any matter of accounting
principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or
auditing scope or procedure, which disagreement(s), if not
resolved to the satisfaction of WithumSmith+Brown, P.C.,
would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of
the disagreement(s) in connection with its reports. Furthermore,
there were no reportable events, as that term is
used in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of
Regulation S-K,
for the period from inception to June 30, 2004 and the
subsequent interim periods through December 22, 2004.
The decision to change independent accountants was approved by
the audit committee of our board of directors.
We requested WithumSmith+Brown, P.C. to furnish a letter
addressed to the SEC confirming its agreement with the above
statements. A copy of that letter, dated December 27, 2004,
is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to our report on
Form 8-K filed
with the SEC on December 27, 2004.
Recommendation of the Board
Our board recommends that, based on the recommendation of the
audit committee, you vote FOR the ratification of the
selection of KPMG LLP to serve as independent auditor for the
company and the trust for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2006.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Certain Information Regarding our Directors and Executive
Officers
The name and age of each director, including the alternate
chairman, and each executive officer and the positions held by
each of them as of March 31, 2006 are as follows:
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John Roberts
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47 |
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Chairman/Director |
Norman H. Brown, Jr.
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59 |
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December 2004 |
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Director |
George W. Carmany, III
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66 |
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December 2004 |
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Director |
William H. Webb
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66 |
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December 2004 |
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Director |
Peter Stokes
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39 |
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April 2004 |
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Chief Executive Officer |
David Mitchell
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40 |
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April 2004 |
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Chief Financial Officer |
Shemara Wikramanayake
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44 |
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Alternate Chairman |
Executive Officers
Peter Stokes was appointed chief executive officer of the
company in April 2004. Mr. Stokes is seconded to the
company as chief executive officer by our manager under the
terms of our management services agreement. He joined the
Macquarie Group in 1991 and has worked in various asset finance
roles in the Sydney and New York offices. Prior to being
seconded to the company, Mr. Stokes was seconded to work in
1997 for Macquarie Securities (USA) Inc., a NASD-registered
broker-dealer, where he was responsible for transaction
execution and equity syndication within its asset finance
practice, and from 2002 to 2003 served as co-global head of its
asset finance practice. Mr. Stokes completed transactions
in excess of $11 billion relating to infrastructure
businesses in the telecommunications, rail, post, electricity,
shipping and air sectors between 1999 and 2003.
David Mitchell was appointed chief financial officer of
the company in April 2004. Mr. Mitchell is seconded to the
company as chief financial officer by our manager under the
terms of our management services agreement. Mr. Mitchell
joined the Macquarie Group in 2001. Prior to being seconded to
the company, Mr. Mitchell was seconded to work for
Macquarie Securities (USA) Inc. where he was responsible
for transaction execution, equity syndication, debt placement
and hedging within its asset finance practice, and completed
approximately $1.5 billion in transactions in the district
energy, waste water and telecommunication sectors. From 1998 to
2001, Mr. Mitchell was Director Investments at
Edison Capital, the finance subsidiary of Edison International,
where he completed approximately $3 billion in transactions
as principal in the telecommunications and power sectors. Before
joining Edison Capital, Mr. Mitchell worked in various
roles as a business controller and adviser for two major
financial institutions and as a certified public accountant for
two large public accounting firms.
Board Meetings and Committees
Our board has met 17 times in total in 2005. All independent
directors attended at least 93% of the combined board and
committee meetings on which they served in 2005.
Mr. Roberts, or Ms. Wikramanayake as alternate
chairman, attended all meetings of the board. In addition, it is
the policy of our board that our directors are expected to use
reasonable efforts to attend the Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
All of our directors attended our 2005 Annual Meeting.
The LLC agreement gives our board the authority to delegate its
powers to committees appointed by the board. All of our
committees are composed solely of independent directors. Our
committees are required to conduct meetings and take action in
accordance with the directions of the board, the provisions of
our LLC agreement and the terms of the respective committee
charters. We have three standing committees: the audit
committee, the compensation committee and the nominating and
corporate governance committee. Our audit
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committee charter is included as Exhibit A to this proxy
statement. Copies of all committee charters, including the
nominating and corporate governance committee charter, are
available on our website at www.macquarie.com/mic, and in
print from us without charge upon request by writing to Investor
Relations at our principal executive offices at 125 West
55th Street, New York, New York 10019. The information on
our website is not, and shall not be deemed to be, incorporated
by reference into this proxy statement or incorporated into any
other filings that the company or the trust makes with the SEC.
Audit Committee. The audit committee is comprised
entirely of independent directors who meet the independence
requirements of the NYSE and Rule 10A-3 of the Securities
and Exchange Act of 1934, or the Exchange Act, and includes at
least one audit committee financial expert, as
required by applicable SEC regulations. The audit committee is
responsible for, among other things:
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retaining and overseeing our independent accountants; |
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assisting the companys board of directors in its oversight
of the integrity of our financial statements, the
qualifications, independence and performance of our independent
auditors and our compliance with legal and regulatory
requirements; |
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reviewing and approving the plan and scope of the internal and
external audit; |
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pre-approving any audit and non-audit services provided by our
independent auditors; |
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approving the fees to be paid to our independent auditors; |
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reviewing with our chief executive officer and chief financial
officer and independent auditors the adequacy and effectiveness
of our internal controls; |
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preparing the audit committee report to be filed with the SEC; |
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reviewing and assessing annually the audit committees
performance and the adequacy of its charter; and |
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serving as a Qualified Legal Compliance Committee. |
Messrs. Brown, Carmany and Webb serve on our audit
committee, and the board has determined that both Mr. Brown
and Mr. Carmany qualify as audit committee financial
experts as defined by the SEC. The audit committee met 21 times
during 2005.
Compensation Committee. The compensation committee is
comprised entirely of independent directors who meet the
independence requirements of the NYSE. In accordance with the
compensation committee charter, the members are outside
directors as defined in Section 162(m) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and
non-employee directors within the meaning of
Section 16 of the Exchange Act. The responsibilities of the
compensation committee include:
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reviewing our managers performance of its obligations
under the management services agreement, |
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reviewing the remuneration of our manager, |
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determining the compensation of our independent directors, |
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granting rights to indemnification and reimbursement of expenses
to the manager and any seconded individuals and |
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making recommendations to the board regarding equity-based and
incentive compensation plans, policies and programs. |
Messrs. Brown, Carmany and Webb serve on our compensation
committee. The compensation committee met seven times during
2005.
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Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The
nominating and corporate governance committee is comprised
entirely of independent directors who meet the independence
requirements of the NYSE. The nominating and corporate
governance committee is responsible for, among other things:
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recommending the number of directors to comprise the board of
directors; |
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identifying and evaluating individuals qualified to become
members of the board of directors, other than our managers
appointed director and his alternate, and soliciting
recommendations for director nominees from the chairman and
chief executive officer of the company; |
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recommending to the board the director nominees for each annual
shareholders meeting, other than our managers
appointed director and his alternate; |
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recommending to the board of directors the candidates for
filling vacancies that may occur between annual
shareholders meetings, other than our managers
appointed director and his alternate; |
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reviewing independent director compensation and board processes,
self-evaluations and policies; |
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overseeing compliance with our code of ethics and conduct by our
officers and directors; and |
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monitoring developments in the law and practice of corporate
governance. |
Messrs. Brown, Carmany and Webb serve on our nominating and
corporate governance committee. The nominating and corporate
governance committee met twice during 2005.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider
Participation
None of the companys executive officers or members of the
companys board of directors has served as a member of a
compensation committee (or if no committee performs that
function, the board of directors) of any other entity that has
an executive officer serving as a member of the companys
board of directors or compensation committee.
Executive Sessions of our Board
Our corporate governance guidelines provide that the
non-management directors will meet without management directors
at regularly scheduled executive sessions at least quarterly and
at such other times as they deem appropriate. To the extent that
any non-management directors are not independent, the
independent directors will meet in regularly scheduled executive
sessions at least once annually. In accordance with our
corporate governance guidelines, the lead independent director,
or alternatively, the chairman of the audit committee,
nominating and corporate governance committee or compensation
committee, will preside at these executive sessions of the
non-management directors as determined by the non-executive
directors based upon the subject matter to be discussed.
Mr. Webb presided, and continues to preside, over these
sessions. Our non-management directors met 7 times during 2005.
Nominations of Directors
As provided in its charter, the nominating and corporate
governance committee will identify and recommend to the board
nominees for election or re-election to the board. The committee
will review candidates for the board recommended by the
companys management and other members of the board who are
not members of the committee, as well as candidates recommended
by shareholders, in accordance with the following criteria and
as discussed in Shareholder Nominations of Directors
below.
The nominating and corporate governance committee, in making its
recommendations, may consider some or all of the following
factors, among others:
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the candidates judgment, skill, diversity and experience
with other organizations of comparable purpose, complexity and
size, and subject to similar legal restrictions and oversight; |
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the relationship of the candidates experience to the
experience of other board members; |
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the extent to which the candidate would be a valuable addition
to the board and any committees thereof; |
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whether or not the person has any relationships that might
impair his or her independence, including any business,
financial or family relationships with the manager or the
companys management; and |
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the candidates ability to contribute to the effective
management of the company, taking into account the needs of the
company and such factors as the individuals experience,
perspective, skills, and knowledge of the industry in which the
company operates. |
In recommending candidates for election as directors, the
nominating and corporate governance committee will also take
into consideration the need for the board of directors to have a
majority of directors that are independent under the
requirements of the NYSE and other applicable laws, and at least
three directors that are independent under these requirements
and are not appointed by the manager pursuant to the terms of
the management services agreement or otherwise affiliated with
our manager or Macquarie Bank Limited.
In addition, the nominating and corporate governance committee
will recommend candidates for election as directors based on the
following criteria and qualifications:
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Financial Literacy. Such person should be
financially literate as such qualification is
interpreted by the board of directors in its business judgment. |
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Leadership Experience. Such person should possess
significant leadership experience, such as experience in
business, finance/accounting, law, education or government, and
shall possess qualities reflecting a proven record of
accomplishment and ability to work with others. |
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Commitment to our Companys Values. Such person
shall be committed to promoting our financial success and
preserving and enhancing our reputation as a leader in the
infrastructure sector, and shall be in agreement with our values
as embodied in our code of ethics and conduct. |
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Absence of Conflicting Commitments. Such person should
not have commitments that would conflict with the time
commitments of a director of our company. |
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Complementary Attributes. Such person shall have skills
and talents which would be a valuable addition to the board and
any committees thereof and that shall complement the skills and
talents of our existing directors. |
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Reputation and Integrity. Such person shall be of high
repute and integrity. |
Under the corporate governance guidelines, directors must inform
the chairman of the board and the chairman of the nominating and
corporate governance committee in advance of accepting an
invitation to serve on another public company board or any
committee thereof. In addition, no director may sit on the
board, or beneficially own more than a 5% equity interest in
(other than through mutual funds or similar non-discretionary,
undirected arrangements) any competitor of the company in our
principal lines of business.
Shareholder Nominations of Directors
To make a director nomination, a shareholder must give written
notice to our Secretary at our principal executive office at
125 West 55th Street, New York, New York 10019. To be
considered for inclusion in our proxy statement for the 2007
Annual Meeting of Shareholders, shareholder nominations must be
received by the company no later than January 25, 2007.
When directors are to be elected at a special meeting, such
notice must be given not earlier than the 120th day prior
to such special meeting and not later than the close of business
on the later of the 90th day prior to such special meeting
or the 10th day following the day on which a public
announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting
and of the nominees proposed by the board to be elected at such
meeting.
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In addition to any other requirements, for a shareholder to
properly bring a nomination for director before either an annual
or special meeting, the shareholder must be a shareholder of
record on both the date of the shareholders notice of
nomination and the record date relating to the meeting.
The shareholder submitting the recommendation must submit:
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the shareholders name and address as they appear on the
share register of the trust, as well as the name and address of
the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is
made; |
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the number of shares of trust stock which are owned beneficially
and of record by such shareholder and such beneficial owner, if
any; and |
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a description of all arrangements or understandings between the
shareholder and each nominee and any other person or persons
pursuant to which the recommendation is being made by the
shareholder. |
In addition, any such notice from a shareholder recommending a
director nominee must include the following information:
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the candidates name, age, business address and residence
address; |
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the candidates principal occupation or employment; |
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the number of shares of trust stock that are beneficially owned
by the candidate; |
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a copy of the candidates resume; |
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a written consent from the candidate to being named in the proxy
statement as a nominee and to serving as director, if
elected; and |
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any other information relating to such candidate that would be
required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for
election of directors under the federal securities laws,
including Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended. |
We may require any proposed nominee to furnish any additional
information that we reasonably require to enable our nominating
and corporate governance committee to determine the eligibility
of the proposed nominee to serve as a director. Candidates are
evaluated based on the standards, guidelines and criteria
discussed above as well as other factors contained in the
nominating and corporate governance committees charter,
our corporate governance guidelines, other of our policies and
guidelines and the current needs of the board.
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
Our independent directors receive annual cash retainers of
$50,000 each for service on the board, payable in equal
quarterly installments, as well as cash compensation for
attendance at committee meetings and an annual retainer for
service as committee chairman, both as described below under
Committee Fees and awards pursuant to the
companys independent directors equity plan, which is
described below under the heading Independent Directors
Equity Plan. The plan provides for automatic,
non-discretionary awards of director stock units as an
additional fee for the independent directors services on
the board. Directors (including the chairman and the alternate
chairman appointed by our manager) are reimbursed for reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses
incurred in attending meetings of the board of directors or
committees and for any expenses reasonably incurred in their
capacity as directors and alternate chairman, respectively. The
company also reimburses directors for all reasonable and
authorized business expenses in accordance with the policies of
the company as in effect from time to time.
Messrs. Brown, Carmany and Webb have been independent
directors since the closing of our initial public offering in
December 2004.
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Each member of the companys various standing committees
also receives the following compensation related to service
these committees:
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for attending a committee meeting in person (if any): $3,000 for
each meeting of the audit committee; $2,000 for each meeting of
the nominating and corporate governance committee; and $2,000
for each meeting of the compensation committee; and |
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for attending a telephonic committee meeting (if any): $1,500
for each meeting of the audit committee; $1,000 for each meeting
of the nominating and corporate governance committee; and $1,000
for each meeting of the compensation committee. |
The chairperson of the audit committee, nominating and corporate
governance committee and compensation committee also receive an
annual cash retainer payable in equal quarterly installments of
$5,000, $2,000 and $2,000, respectively.
The following table provides compensation paid or accrued by us
to our independent directors in 2005:
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Norman H. Brown, Jr.
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55,000 |
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62,000 |
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5,291 |
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George W. Carmany, III
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52,000 |
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61,000 |
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William H. Webb
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52,000 |
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Each unit represents the right to receive one share of trust
stock upon vesting, issuable as soon as practicable following
the vesting date. |
Independent Directors Equity Plan
The companys independent directors equity plan provides
for automatic, non-discretionary awards of director stock units
as an additional fee for the independent directors
services on the board. The purpose of this plan is to promote
the long-term growth and financial success of the company by
attracting, motivating and retaining independent directors of
outstanding ability.
Only independent directors may participate in the plan. Three of
our directors, Messrs. Brown, Carmany and Webb, are
eligible to participate in the plan.
The chairman of the board of directors administers the plan. If
the chairman is eligible for any awards under the plan, the plan
will be administered by the most senior member of the board with
respect to length of service who is not eligible for any awards
under the plan. The administrator has the authority to adopt
rules and regulations that it considers necessary or appropriate
to carry out the purposes of the plan and to interpret the plan.
The administrator may also delegate some or all of his authority
under the plan to an officer of the company.
On May 25, 2005, each independent director received
5,291 director stock units, which was equal to $150,000
divided by the average of the closing sale price on the NYSE of
one share of trust stock during the ten (10)-day period
immediately preceding that date. These units will vest on the
day immediately preceding the 2006 Annual Meeting. In addition,
each independent director nominee will be eligible to receive,
upon election, a grant of director stock units equal to $150,000
divided by average of the closing sale price on the NYSE of one
share of trust stock during the ten (10)-day period immediately
preceding the date of our 2006 Annual Meeting. Generally, units
granted at each annual meeting of the trusts shareholders
will vest (assuming continued service of the director) on the
day immediately preceding the next annual meeting of
shareholders held following the date of grant.
If a directors service on the board terminates by reason
of death or disability or in the event of a business combination
of the company during the directors service, the director
stock units will vest immediately.
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We will credit director stock units to a bookkeeping account
maintained for each director. No interest or dividends will
accrue or be credited to any director stock units or the
directors account. As soon as practicable following
vesting, we will settle director stock units by delivering to
the director the equivalent whole number of shares of trust
stock. Units cannot be settled in cash or any other kind of
consideration. Prior to settlement, directors will not have the
rights of a shareholder in any shares corresponding to the
director stock units.
The plan will expire on the 10th anniversary of the date on
which the plan was approved by the shareholders of the trust.
The administrator may amend or terminate the plan at any time.
However, the administrator may not amend the plan without a
directors consent if it would adversely affect the
directors rights to previously granted awards.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Our chief executive officer and chief financial officer are
employed by Macquarie Holdings (USA) Inc., an affiliate of
our manager, and are seconded to the company. The services
performed by our chief executive officer and chief financial
officer are provided at the cost of our manager or an affiliate
of our manager. Our manager or an affiliate of our manager
determines and pays the compensation of our chief executive
officer and chief financial officer.
Summary Compensation Table
The following table sets forth the compensation paid or accrued
by our manager or an affiliate of our manager for the 2004 and
2005 fiscal year (unless otherwise noted), to, or on behalf of,
our chief executive officer and chief financial officer
(collectively, the Named Executive Officers):
Summary Compensation Table
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Peter Stokes
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2004 |
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$ |
165,000 |
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$ |
448,359 |
(3) |
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$ |
67,837 |
(4) |
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8,200 |
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$ |
4,124 |
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2005 |
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$ |
220,000 |
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$ |
669,360 |
(3) |
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$ |
64,264 |
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11,500 |
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5,000 |
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David Mitchell
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2004 |
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$ |
117,500 |
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81,631 |
(5) |
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$ |
11,534 |
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2,000 |
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$ |
2,937 |
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2005 |
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$ |
170,000 |
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$ |
347,294 |
(5) |
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$ |
16,267 |
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6,290 |
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5,000 |
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(1) |
Amounts for 2004 reflect salary for our chief executive officer
and chief financial officer for the period from April 1,
2004 through December 31, 2004. Amounts for 2005 reflect
salary for our chief executive officer and chief financial
officer for the year ended December 31, 2005. |
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(2) |
The amount for 2004 represents the employer contributions to
accounts attributable under the defined contribution plan
maintained by Macquarie Holdings (USA) Inc. for the period
from April 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004 and the
amount for 2005 represents the employer contributions to such
accounts for the year ended December 31, 2005. |
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(3) |
The amount for 2004 became payable for the period from
April 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004 and the amount
for 2005 became payable for the year ended December 31,
2005, in each case pursuant to the Macquarie Bank Limited
Directors Profit Share Scheme. A portion of the amount in
each year is at risk to encourage long-term commitment. Fifteen
percent (15%) of the amount for 2004 is at risk, vesting over
the period beginning March 31, 2007 and ending
March 31, 2012, and payable six months after retirement or
termination except in the case of certain disqualifying events.
For 2005, an additional amount of $167,340 was retained, vesting
over the period beginning March 31, 2010 and ending
March 31, 2015, and payable on the earlier of six months
after retirement or termination (excluding in the case of
certain disqualifying events) and March 31, 2016. |
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(4) |
The amount for 2004 includes $38,106 that became vested and
payable pursuant to the Macquarie Bank Limited Profit Share
Retention Policy during the period from April 1, 2004
through December 31, 2004, which was allocated in 2001, and
$29,731 which was allocated in 2002. The amount for 2005
consists of $37,438 that became vested and payable pursuant to
the Macquarie Bank Limited Profit Share Retention Policy during
the year ended December 31, 2005, which was allocated in
2001, and $26,826 which was allocated in 2002. Mr. Stokes
did not receive any perquisites during the 2004 period or in
2005. |
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(5) |
The amount for 2004 became vested and payable pursuant to the
Macquarie Bank Limited Profit Share arrangements during the
period from April 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004.
The amount for 2005 became vested and payable pursuant to the
Macquarie Bank Limited Profit Share arrangements during the year
ended December 31, 2005. An additional amount of $24,680
relating to the 2004 period is being withheld for two years
pursuant to the Macquarie Bank Limited Profit Share Retention
Policy and will become vested and payable if Mr. Mitchell
is employed at such time. For 2005, an additional amount of
$103,056 is being withheld, one-third of which vests in each of
the second, third and fourth years following the grant date. |
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(6) |
The 2004 amount became vested and payable pursuant to the
Macquarie Bank Limited Profit Share Retention Policy during the
period from April 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004,
which was allocated in 2002. The 2005 amount became vested and
payable pursuant to the Macquarie Bank Limited Profit Share
Retention Policy for the year ended December 31, 2005,
$16,267 of which was allocated in 2003. Mr. Mitchell did
not receive any perquisites during the 2004 period or in 2005. |
Share Options Granted by Macquarie Bank Limited
The following table contains information regarding grants of
options to purchase unissued fully paid ordinary shares of
Macquarie Bank Limited pursuant to the Macquarie Bank Employee
Share Option Plan to our Named Executive Officers during 2005.
For purposes of this disclosure, all dollar values relating to
stock options have been converted from Australian dollars to
U.S. dollars using an exchange ratio effective on
December 31, 2005 of $0.73009 to AUD$1.00; however, the
optionee must pay the applicable exercise price established in
Australian dollars.
Option Grants During 2005
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Peter Stokes
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11,500 |
(3) |
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0.11% |
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$ |
46.24(4) |
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August 1, 2010 |
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$ |
87,403 |
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David Mitchell
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6,290 |
(5) |
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0.06% |
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$ |
46.24(6) |
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47,805 |
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(1) |
Percentage is determined based on an aggregate of 10,765,858
options granted during 2005 pursuant to the Macquarie Bank
Limited Employee Share Option Plan to employees and consultants
of Macquarie Bank Limited and its affiliates, including our
chief executive officer and chief financial officer. |
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(2) |
This estimated hypothetical value is based on the trinomial
option pricing valuation model. The following assumptions were
made in estimating this value: expected option term, four years;
risk-free interest rate, 5.63%; expected volatility, 18%; and an
expected dividend yield of 3.6%. These numbers are calculated
based on the requirements of the SEC and do not reflect our
estimate of future stock price growth. Actual gains, if any, on
stock option exercises will depend on the future performance of
the ordinary shares of Macquarie Bank Limited on the date on
which the options are exercised. |
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(3) |
These stock options vest as to one-third on July 1, 2007,
as to another one-third on July 1, 2008 and as to the
remaining one-third on July 1, 2009. Each tranche of vested
stock options will only be exercisable if Macquarie Bank
Limiteds average annual return on ordinary equity for the
three previous financial years is above the 50th percentile
of the corresponding figures for all companies in the then
S&P/ASX 300 Industrials Index. |
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(4) |
The exercise price per share was determined to be equal to the
fair market value per share of a fully paid ordinary share of
Macquarie Bank Limited as valued by the weighted average price
of an ordinary share traded on the Australian Stock Exchange
Limited or ASX (adjusted for cumulative dividend
trading and excluding certain special trades), during the one
week up to and including the date of the grant (i.e. $46.24). |
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These stock options vest as to one-third on July 1, 2007,
as to another one-third on July 1, 2008 and as to the
remaining one-third on July 1, 2009. |
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(6) |
The exercise price per share was determined to be equal to the
fair market value per share of a fully paid ordinary share of
Macquarie Bank Limited as valued by the weighted average price
of an ordinary share traded on ASX (adjusted for cumulative
dividend trading and excluding certain special trades), during
the one week up to and including the date of grant. |
Option Values
The following table sets forth information for our Named
Executive Officers regarding the number of unissued fully paid
ordinary shares of Macquarie Bank Limited subject to both
exercisable and unexercisable stock options under the terms of
the Macquarie Bank Employee Share Option Plan, as well as the
value of unexercised
in-the-money options,
as of December 31, 2005. The ordinary shares of Macquarie
Bank Limited trade on Australian Stock Exchange Limited, or
ASX. Accordingly, the value of the unexercised
in-the- money options
at December 31, 2005 has been calculated using the closing
price of an ordinary share of Macquarie Bank Limited on
December 31, 2005, less the aggregate exercise price. For
purposes of this disclosure, all dollar values relating to stock
options have been converted from Australian dollars to
U.S. dollars using an exchange ratio effective on
December 31, 2005; however, the optionee must pay the
applicable exercise price established in Australian dollars.
Aggregated Option Exercises for the Year Ended
December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2005 Option
Values
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Peter Stokes
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17,168 |
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$ |
405,168 |
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15,998 |
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31,702 |
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$ |
443,080 |
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$ |
589,030 |
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David Mitchell
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1,666 |
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11,624 |
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47,936 |
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$ |
167,007 |
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(1) |
The amount in shares acquired on exercise includes the sale of
options which were exercisable for 5,500 shares at the time
of sale and which were sold by Mr. Stokes during 2005.
Value realized includes AUD$186,010 ($135,804) received upon the
sale of these options. |
Employment Agreements
Employment Agreement with Peter Stokes. Our chief
executive officer has an employment agreement with Macquarie
Holdings (USA) Inc., dated October 12, 2004, and is
currently seconded to our manager. The agreement provides that
he holds the position of Executive Director. The agreement
provides that Mr. Stokes will receive an annual base salary
of $220,000, subject to increases due to performance reviews.
Mr. Stokes annual base salary was $220,000 effective
as of July 1, 2005. Mr. Stokes is also eligible to
participate in the incentive program for Executive Directors
(i.e., Macquarie Bank Limited Directors Profit Share
Scheme). In addition, Mr. Stokes is eligible to be
reimbursed for reasonable and necessary
out-of-pocket expenses
incurred by him in connection with the performance of his duties
and in accordance with Macquarie Holdings (USA) Inc.s
expense policy.
The agreement provides that Mr. Stokes will provide
Macquarie Holdings (USA) Inc. four weeks notice if he
voluntarily resigns and Macquarie Holdings (USA) Inc. will
provide Mr. Stokes four weeks notice of any
termination (although the employer may make payments to him in
lieu of such notice). During any period of notice of termination
or resignation, Macquarie Holdings (USA) Inc. has the
discretion to direct
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Mr. Stokes not to do any work or contact any customers or
clients for a period up to the date of his termination or
resignation. During this period Mr. Stokes will continue to
be employed by Macquarie Holdings (USA) Inc. and must not
engage or prepare to engage in any business activity that is the
same as or similar to the business he was undertaking with his
employer.
The employment agreement provides that Mr. Stokes is
subject to a confidentiality restrictive covenant for an
unlimited duration. The employment agreement also provides that
Mr. Stokes is subject to a non-solicitation restrictive
covenant of employees and clients during his employment and for
a three-month period thereafter. In addition, the employment
agreement provides that Mr. Stokes is subject to a
non-competition restrictive covenant during his employment and
for a three-month period thereafter.
Employment Agreement with David Mitchell. Our chief
financial officer has an employment agreement with Macquarie
Holdings (USA) Inc., dated August 6, 2003, and is
currently seconded to our manager. The agreement provides that
he holds the position of Associate Director. The agreement
provides that Mr. Mitchells term of employment
commenced on December 3, 2001 and his employment is at-will
(i.e., the employer can terminate his employment at any time for
any reason with or without cause with no obligation to him). The
agreement provides that Mr. Mitchell will provide Macquarie
Holdings (USA) Inc. two weeks notice if he
voluntarily resigns and Macquarie Holdings (USA) Inc. will
provide Mr. Mitchell two weeks notice of any
termination. The period between such notice and termination of
employment is referred to as the notice period.
The agreement provides that Mr. Mitchell will receive an
annual base salary of $150,000, subject to increases due to
performance reviews. Mr. Mitchells annual base salary
was $180,000 effective as of July 1, 2005.
Mr. Mitchell will also be eligible to participate, on the
same basis and subject to the same conditions as other regular
full-time employees of similar title and position, in Macquarie
Holdings (USA) Inc.s fringe benefit plans and
policies. The employment agreement provides that
Mr. Mitchell may be allocated a discretionary profit share
allocation in recognition of his contribution to Macquarie
Holdings (USA) Inc. for the financial year concluding on
March 31st. Mr. Mitchell is eligible for the vacation
and sick days as provided in the U.S. employee handbook for
employees at his level in the company. In addition,
Mr. Mitchell is eligible to be reimbursed for reasonable
and necessary
out-of-pocket expenses
incurred by him in connection with the performance of his duties
and in accordance with Macquarie Holdings (USA) Inc.s
expense policy.
In the event that Macquarie Holdings (USA) Inc. terminates
the employment of Mr. Mitchell by giving him the requisite
notice, the employer may alter his duties or place him on paid
leave of absence during the notice period. Mr. Mitchell
will receive his salary and contributions to the group medical,
dental, vision, life and disability plans during such period and
he will be entitled to payment of any accrued vacation time.
Mr. Mitchell may not provide services to any other employer
or act as a consultant or otherwise assist any person or entity
in connection with their business during the notice period.
Consistent with Macquarie Holdings (USA) Inc.s
obligations under law, Mr. Mitchells employment will
terminate if he is unable to perform his duties and obligations
under the employment agreement for more than 120 consecutive
workdays or a total of 180 non-consecutive workdays in any
12-month period.
The employment agreement provides that Mr. Mitchell is
subject to a confidentiality restrictive covenant for an
unlimited duration. The employment agreement also provides that
Mr. Mitchell is subject to a non-solicitation restrictive
covenant of employees and clients during his employment and for
a three-month period thereafter. In addition, the employment
agreement provides that Mr. Mitchell is subject to a
non-competition restrictive covenant during his employment and
for a three-month period thereafter.
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SHARE OWNERSHIP OF DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND
PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS
The following table sets forth information regarding the
beneficial ownership of shares of trust stock by each person who
is known to us to be the beneficial owner of more than five
percent of the outstanding shares of trust stock, each of our
directors and executive officers and our directors and executive
officers as a group as of March 31, 2006, based on
27,050,745 shares issued and outstanding.
All holders of shares of trust stock are entitled to one vote
per share on all matters submitted to a vote of holders of
shares of trust stock. The voting rights attached to shares of
trust stock held by our directors, executive officers or major
shareholders do not differ from those that attach to shares of
trust stock held by any other holder.
Under Rule 13d-3
of the Exchange Act, beneficial ownership includes
shares for which the individual, directly or indirectly, has
voting power, meaning the power to control voting decisions, or
investment power, meaning the power to cause the sale of the
shares, whether or not the shares are held for the
individuals benefit.
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Macquarie Infrastructure Management
(USA) Inc.(1)
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T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
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Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.(2)(4)
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Directors(5)
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40,000 |
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2,433,101 |
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9.1 |
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Norman H. Brown, Jr.
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2,548 |
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5,291 |
(8) |
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7,839 |
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George W. Carmany, III
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4,048 |
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5,291 |
(8) |
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9,339 |
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* |
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William H. Webb
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6,548 |
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|
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|
|
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5,291 |
(8) |
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11,839 |
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* |
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Shemara Wikramanayake(6)
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80,000 |
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2,433,101 |
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2,513,101 |
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9.3 |
% |
Named Executive Officers
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|
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|
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|
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|
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Peter Stokes(6)
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10,000 |
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2,433,101 |
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2,443,101 |
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9.0 |
% |
David Mitchell
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4,000 |
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4,000 |
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* |
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All Directors and Named Executive Officers
as a Group
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147,144 |
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2,433,101 |
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2,580,245 |
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9.5 |
% |
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(1) |
Macquarie Bank Limited, or MBL, has entered into a total return
swap with respect to 599,000 shares of trust stock held by
our manager, representing 2.2% of the outstanding Shares of
Trust Stock. The counterparty to the swap is Macquarie
International Infrastructure Fund Limited, or MIIF, a
mutual fund company which is managed by a member of the
Macquarie group of companies. MBL had caused our manager to
pledge 599,000 of its shares of trust stock to MIIF to
secure MBLs obligations under the total return swap. Our
manager retains the voting rights on all the pledged shares. As
a result of this transactions, our manager beneficially owns and
has sole voting power over 2,433,101 shares of trust |
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stock, sole dispositive power over 1,834,101 shares of
trust stock and shared dispositive power over
599,000 shares of trust stock. |
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(2) |
Number of shares presented is based solely on the information
provided in a filing by such person with the SEC on
Schedule 13G. |
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(3) |
Includes amounts beneficially owned by Morgan Stanley Investment
Management Inc. The address of Morgan Stanley is 1585 Broadway,
New York, NY 10036. Accounts managed on a discretionary basis by
Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc., a wholly owned
subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, are known to have the right to
receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or
the proceeds from, the sale of such securities. No such account
holds more than 5% of the class. |
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(4) |
Includes amounts beneficially owned by or on behalf of Merrill
Lynch Investment Managers and ML Global Allocation Fund, Inc.
The address of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. is World
Financial Center, North Tower, 250 Vesey Street New York, NY
10381 and the address of ML Global Allocation Fund, Inc. is 800
Scudders Mill Road, Plainsboro, NJ 08536. Merrill
Lynch & Co., Inc. (ML&Co.) is a parent
holding company. Merrill Lynch Investment Managers is an
operating division of ML&Co. consisting of ML&Co.s
indirectly-owned asset management subsidiaries. The following
asset management subsidiaries hold certain shares of the common
stock: Transamerica Fund Advisors, Fund Asset
Management, L.P, Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. |
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(5) |
The address of each person is c/o Macquarie Infrastructure
Company LLC, 125 West 55th Street, New York, New York
10019. |
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(6) |
Each of the following persons may be deemed to beneficially own,
and share voting and investment power in, the shares of trust
stock held by Macquarie Infrastructure Management
(USA) Inc., our manager, shown separately in the table
above. |
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Mr. Roberts, as the Global Head of the Macquarie
Groups Infrastructure and Specialised Funds division, of
which our manager constitutes a part. |
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Ms. Wikramanayake, as a director of our manager. |
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Mr. Stokes, as the president and a director of our manager. |
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Each of the foregoing disclaims beneficial ownership and the
filing of this proxy statement shall not be construed as an
admission that such person is, for the purposes of
Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Exchange Act, the beneficial
owner of any of the shares of trust stock owned by our manager. |
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(7) |
Consists of shares for which the holder has neither voting nor
dispositive power. |
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Consists of shares which the independent directors have a right
to acquire through the independent directors equity plan. |
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AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT
Our audit committee is composed of three independent directors,
all of whom are financially literate. In addition, the board has
determined that each of Mr. Brown, an independent director
and the chairman of the audit committee, and Mr. Carmany,
an independent director and chairman of the nominating and
corporate governance committee, qualifies as an audit committee
financial expert as defined by the SEC. The audit committee
operates under a written charter, which reflects NYSE listing
standards and Sarbanes-Oxley Act requirements regarding audit
committees. A copy of the charter is included as Exhibit A
to this proxy statement and is available on the companys
website at www.macquarie.com/mic.
The audit committees primary role is to assist the board
in fulfilling its responsibility for oversight of (1) the
quality and integrity of the consolidated financial statements
and related disclosures, (2) compliance with legal and
regulatory requirements, (3) the independent auditors
qualifications, independence and performance and (4) the
performance of our internal audit and control functions.
Management is responsible for the preparation of the financial
statements, the financial reporting process and the system of
internal controls. The independent auditors are responsible for
performing an audit of the financial statements in accordance
with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States,
and issuing an opinion as to the conformity of those audited
financial statements to U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles. The audit committee monitors and oversees these
processes.
The audit committee has adopted a policy designed to ensure
proper oversight of our independent auditor. Under the policy,
the audit committee is directly responsible for the appointment,
compensation, retention and oversight of the work of any
registered public accounting firm engaged for the purpose of
preparing or issuing an audit report or performing any other
audit review (including resolution of disagreements among
management, the manager, and the auditor regarding financial
reporting), or attestation services. In addition, the audit
committee is responsible for pre-approving any non-audit
services provided by the companys independent auditors.
The audit committees charter also ensures that the
independent auditor discusses with the audit committee important
issues such as internal controls, critical accounting policies,
any instances of fraud and the consistency and appropriateness
of our accounting policies and practices.
The audit committee has reviewed and discussed with management
and KPMG LLP, the independent auditor, the audited financial
statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2005.
The audit committee has also discussed with KPMG LLP the matters
required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards
No. 61 (Communication with Audit Committees). In addition,
the audit committee has received from the independent auditor
its written report required by Independence Standards Board
Standard No. 1 (Independence Discussions with Audit
Committees) and has discussed its independence from the company
and its management. The audit committee also considered whether
the non-audit services provided by KPMG LLP to us during 2005
were compatible with its independence as auditor.
Based on these reviews and discussions, the audit committee has
recommended to the board, and the board has approved, the
inclusion of the audited financial statements in the
companys Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2005.
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Members of the Audit Committee |
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Norman H. Brown, Jr., Chairman |
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George W. Carmany, III |
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William H. Webb |
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COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT
The companys compensation committee is composed of three
independent directors, as determined by the board based on the
NYSE corporate governance listing standards and the
companys corporate governance guidelines. In addition, all
members of the compensation committee are outside
directors for purposes of Section 162(m) of the
Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and non-employee
directors within the meaning of Section 16 of the
Exchange Act. The responsibilities of the compensation committee
include reviewing the managers performance of its
obligations under the management services agreement, reviewing
the remuneration of the manager, determining the compensation of
the independent directors, granting rights to indemnification
and reimbursement of expenses to the manager and any seconded
individuals and making recommendations to the board regarding
equity-based and incentive compensation plans, policies and
programs. The compensation committee operates under a written
charter adopted by the board, reflecting the NYSE rules for
compensation committees in light of the companys external
management structure. A copy of the charter is available on the
companys website at www.macquarie.com/mic.
Compensation Philosophy
As described in the section Compensation of
Directors in this proxy statement, our independent
directors receive an annual cash retainer for serving on the
board, fees for each committee meeting which they attend and an
annual cash retainer for each committee they chair. In addition,
independent directors are compensated with director stock units
that are granted under our independent directors equity plan and
receive reimbursement for certain reasonable expenses related to
their service as directors.
The compensation committee does not establish or review
compensation policies with respect to our chief executive
officer or chief financial officer since such individuals are
employed by Macquarie Holdings (USA) Inc., an affiliate of
the manager, and are seconded to the company.
The foregoing report on executive compensation for 2006 is
provided by the undersigned members of the compensation
committee of the board.
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William H. Webb, Chairman |
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Norman H. Brown, Jr. |
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George W. Carmany, III |
The information contained in the report above shall not be
deemed to be soliciting material or to be
filed with the SEC, nor shall such information be
incorporated by reference into any future filing under the
Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the
Securities Act, except to the extent that we specifically
incorporate it by reference in such filing.
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Corporate Governance Guidelines and Code of Ethics and
Conduct
Our board has adopted corporate governance guidelines that set
forth our corporate governance objectives and policies and
govern the functioning of the board. Our corporate governance
guidelines are available on our website at
www.macquarie.com/mic and in print from us without charge
upon request by writing to Investor Relations at Macquarie
Infrastructure Company LLC, 125 West 55th Street, New
York, New York 10019, and are included as Exhibit B to this
proxy statement.
We also have a code of ethics and conduct that sets forth our
commitment to ethical business practices. Our code of ethics and
conduct applies to our directors, officers and employees,
including our chief executive officer and senior financial
officers, and also applies to our manager, its employees and any
affiliates of our manager that perform management services for
us. Our code of ethics and conduct is available on our website
and in print from us without charge upon request.
Communications with our Board
Communications to our board, any director individually or our
lead independent director may be made by writing to the
following address:
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Attention: [Board of Directors] [Board Member] [Lead Independent
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c/o Heidi Mortensen, General Counsel and Secretary |
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New York, NY 10020 |
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United States of America |
Additional information on the physical mailing address is
available on our website at www.macquarie.com/mic, under
Governance in our Investor Center.
Communications sent to the physical mailing address are
forwarded to the relevant director, if addressed to an
individual director or the lead independent director, or to the
chairman of our board if addressed to the board.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Our Relationship with the Macquarie Group
Prior to our initial public offering, the trust and the company
were indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of Macquarie Bank
Limited. Macquarie Infrastructure Management (USA) Inc.,
our manager, is a part of the Macquarie Group.
We used a majority of the proceeds from our initial public
offering to acquire our initial businesses and investments for
cash from the Macquarie Group and from infrastructure investment
vehicles managed by the Macquarie Group. The terms and pricing
of the agreements with respect to these acquisitions were
negotiated among Macquarie Group affiliated entities in the
overall context of our initial public offering. There was no
review by unaffiliated third parties on our behalf, including by
the companys independent board members, of the pricing or
the terms of the agreements. Except as noted below, the majority
of these acquisitions occurred in December 2004 and the related
party transactions associated with these acquisitions were
disclosed in our proxy statement relating to our 2005 Annual
Meeting.
All other related party transactions have been entered into on
arms length basis on market terms and were approved by our
audit committee, all of the members of which are independent
directors. Within this section, the company refers
to Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC, the trust
refers to Macquarie Infrastructure Company Trust and
we, us, and our refer to
both the trust and the company and its subsidiaries together.
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Acquisition and Ownership of our Businesses and
Investments
We own 16.5 million (or approximately 4%) of the stapled
securities issued by Macquarie Communications Infrastructure
Group, an investment vehicle managed by the Macquarie Group. The
fair value of this investment was $68.9 million at
December 31, 2005. In 2005 and the first quarter of 2005,
we received AUD $5.5 million ($4.1 million), in
dividend income from our investment in Macquarie Communications
Infrastructure Group.
We own 17.5% of the ordinary shares and preferred equity
certificates of Macquarie Luxembourg Water SarL, or Macquarie
Luxembourg, which owns 9,712,500 shares in Macquarie Water
(U.K.) Limited, or Macquarie Water. Macquarie Water is the
indirect holding company for our South East Water investment, or
SEW. Other members of the Macquarie Group own a controlling
interest in SEW. In 2005, we received a total of
£4.6 million ($8.2 million) of dividend income
from our investment in SEW. We also recognized $390,000 in other
income during 2005.
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Acquisition of our Initial Businesses and
Investments |
On January 14, 2005, our airport services business acquired
all of the membership interests in General Aviation Holdings,
LLC for which it paid members of the Macquarie Group fees for
advisory services of $1.1 million, debt arranging services
of $160,000 and equity and debt underwriting services of
$913,000 and reimbursement for
out-of-pocket
acquisition expenses of $441,000.
On August 12, 2005, our airport services business acquired
all of the membership interests in Eagle Aviation Resources,
Ltd., a Nevada limited liability company doing business as Las
Vegas Executive Air Terminal. We paid $1 million in fees to
Macquarie Securities (USA) Inc., or Macquarie Securities,
for advisory services, plus nominal expenses, in connection with
the acquisition.
On October 3, 2005, our parking business completed the
acquisition of real property and personal and intangible assets
related to six off-airport parking facilities, collectively
referred to as SunPark. Our parking business established a
non-recourse debt facility on October 3, 2005 with GMAC
Commercial Mortgage Corporation to fund the acquisition of
SunPark and previously leased land in Maricopa, Arizona.
Macquarie Securities acted as financial advisor to us in
connection with the SunPark acquisition and debt financing for
which it received a fee of $1 million plus reimbursement
for nominal expenses.
On August 17, 2005, we entered into a joinder agreement
with k1 Ventures Limited, K-1 HGC Investment, L.L.C., which we
refer to, together with k1 Ventures, as the K1 Parties, and
Macquarie Investment Holdings Inc., or MIHI, and a related
assignment agreement with MIHI. Under these agreements, we
assumed all of MIHIs rights and obligations as a Buyer
under a purchase agreement between MIHI and the K1 Parties for
no additional consideration other than providing MIHI with an
indemnification for the liabilities, cost and expenses it incurs
as Buyer under the purchase agreement. The purchase agreement
provides for the acquisition by the Buyer of, at the option of
k1 Ventures, either 100% of the interests in HGC Investment or
100% of the membership interests of HGC Holdings, L.L.C.
Macquarie Securities is acting as financial advisor to us on the
transaction, including in connection with the debt financing
arrangements described below, for which no fees have been paid
to date. MIHI and Macquarie Securities are both subsidiaries of
Macquarie Bank Limited, the parent company of our manager.
Debt Facilities and Derivative Instruments
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Revolving Credit Facility |
On November 11, 2005, we entered into a $250 million
revolving credit facility with four financial institutions. No
amounts have been borrowed under this facility to date.
Macquarie Bank Limited, the indirect parent of our manager, has
provided $100 million of the revolving credit facility on
the same terms as the non-
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affiliated participants, for which it received $250,000 in
establishment fees. Macquarie Securities provided advisory
services in relation to the establishment of the revolving
credit facility and received fees of $625,000. Merrill Lynch
Capital Corporation has provided $50 million of the
revolving credit facility, for which it received $125,000 in
establishment fees. According to filings with the SEC,
affiliates of Merrill Lynch Capital Corporation beneficially own
more than 5% of the outstanding shares of trust stock.
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Airport Services Business |
During most of 2005, our airport services business had a
$160.5 million term loan facility of which Macquarie Bank
Limited originally provided $51.4 million. On
January 14, 2005, we borrowed an additional
$32 million from the original term loan facility to partly
fund our acquisition of GAH. We paid $244,000 in financing costs
in January 2005 to Macquarie Bank Limited in relation to these
additional borrowings. We also paid debt advisory fees of
$160,000 in January 2005 to Macquarie Securities. On
June 30, 2005, Macquarie Bank Limited sold down
$26 million of their loan to other banks and, as a result,
Macquarie Bank Limiteds term loan to our airport services
business was reduced to $25.4 million. We paid
$2.2 million of interest on Macquarie Bank Limiteds
portion of the outstanding loans under this facility from
January 1, 2005 to December 13, 2005.
On December 12, 2005, our airport services business entered
into a loan agreement providing for $300 million of term
loan borrowing and a $5 million revolving credit facility.
On December 14, 2005, our airport services business drew
down $300 million in term loans and repaid its then
outstanding term loans in the amount of $198.6 million
(including accrued interest and fees), including Macquarie Bank
Limiteds portion of outstanding term loans described
above. Macquarie Bank Limited is a lender in the new loan
facility and has provided $60 million of the outstanding
term loan, for which it received underwriting fees of $600,000.
Macquarie Securities acted as financial advisor in connection
with this transaction for which it received $2 million in
advisory fees plus reimbursement for nominal expenses. Interest
paid on Macquarie Bank Limiteds portion of the new loan
facility for the period December 14, 2005 through to
December 31, 2005 was $162,000 and for the first quarter of
2006 was $952,000.
We have entered into foreign exchange related derivative
instruments with Macquarie Bank Limited to manage our exchange
rate exposure on future cash flows from our
non-U.S. investments.
During 2005, we paid £2.6 million to Macquarie Bank
Limited and received $4.9 million, which closed out two
foreign currency forward contracts between the parties. As part
of the settlement of these foreign currency forward contracts,
Macquarie Bank Limited paid us $192,000. As of March 31,
2005, we have two other foreign currency forward contracts with
Macquarie Bank Limited that are due to be settled in 2006. We
also paid £5.5 million to Macquarie Bank Limited in
2005 and received $10.4 million, which closed out three
foreign currency forward contracts between the parties. No
additional payments or receipts arose from settlement of these
foreign currency forward contracts.
On November 21, 2005, MIC Inc. entered into two loan
agreements dated as of November 17, 2005, each providing
for $80 million of term loan borrowing, $160 million
in aggregate, and a $20 million revolving credit facility,
which we intend to use to partially fund the acquisition of The
Gas Company, LLC, or TGC. The agreements contemplate borrowings
of the term loans by the parent company of TGC of
$60 million and by TGC of $60 million and of any
amounts under the revolver facility, concurrently with our
acquisition of those entities. On August 18, 2005, we
entered into two interest rate swaps with Macquarie Bank Limited
and two interest rates swaps with another bank, to manage our
future interest rate exposure on intended drawdowns under this
term loan facility for a notional value of $160 million.
The effective date of the swaps is August 31, 2006 and no
payments or receipts have arisen in relation to these swaps
through March 31, 2006.
Macquarie Bank Limited is also providing approximately one third
of the interest rate swaps in connection with the loan facility
provided to our airport services business and made a payment to
us of $35,000 during 2005 and $54,000 in the first quarter of
2006 in connection with these swaps.
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Contractual Arrangements
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Our Managers Investment in the Trust and
Registration Rights |
Our manager acquired 2,000,000 shares of trust stock from
the company concurrently with the closing of the initial public
offering with an aggregate purchase price of $50 million,
at a purchase price per share equal to the initial public
offering price of $25. Pursuant to the terms of the management
services agreement (discussed below), our manager may sell up to
65% of these shares at any time and may sell the balance at any
time from and after December 31, 2007. On April 19,
2005, we issued 433,001 shares of trust stock to our
manager as consideration for the $12.1 million performance
fee due for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2004.
We entered into a registration rights agreement with our manager
under which we have agreed to file a shelf registration
statement under the Securities Act relating to the resale of all
the shares owned by our manager as soon as reasonably possible
following December 21, 2005 to cover 30% of our
managers initial investment as well as any additional
shares purchased by our manager upon the reinvestment of any of
its management fees. In addition, our manager may also require
us to include its shares in future registration statements that
we file, subject to cutback at the option of the underwriters of
any such offering.
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Management Services Agreement |
At the closing of our initial public offering, we entered into a
management services agreement with our manager, providing for
its management of our
day-to-day operations
and affairs and oversight of the management teams of our
operating businesses.
Secondment of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer. Neither the trust nor the company
have any employees. Our manager has assigned, or seconded, to
the company, on a permanent and wholly dedicated basis, two of
its employees to assume the offices of chief executive officer
and chief financial officer and makes other personnel available
as required. The services performed for the company are provided
at our managers cost, including the compensation of our
seconded officers.
Management Fees. We have agreed to pay our manager
a base management fee based primarily on our market
capitalization. In addition, to incentivize our manager to
maximize shareholder returns, we have agreed to pay performance
fees to our manager equal to 20% of the outperformance, if any,
of quarterly total returns to shareholders compared to a
weighted average of two benchmark indices, a U.S. utilities
index and a European utilities index, weighted in proportion to
our U.S. and
non-U.S. equity
investments. To be eligible for the performance fee, our manager
must deliver total shareholder returns for the quarter that are
positive and in excess of any prior underperformance. For the
year ended December 31, 2005, base management fees of
$9.3 million were payable to our manager. There was no
performance fee payable to our manager for the year ended
December 31, 2005. For the fiscal quarter ended
March 31, 2006, a performance fee of
$4,134,226 million is payable to our manager. Our manager
has elected to apply the performance fee to a subscription for
shares of trust stock which we expect will be issued in June
2006 at a per share price based on a volume weighted average
trading price of the trust stock in accordance with the terms of
the management services agreement. Base management fees for this
period have not yet been determined.
Our manager is not entitled to any other compensation and all
costs incurred by our manager including compensation of seconded
staff, are paid out of its management fee. However, the company
is responsible for other direct costs including, but not limited
to, expenses incurred in the administration or management of the
company and its subsidiaries and investments, income taxes,
audit and legal fees, and acquisitions and dispositions and its
compliance with applicable laws and regulations. During the year
ended December 31, 2005 and the first quarter ended
March 31, 2006, we reimbursed our manager for $402,000 and
$104,000, respectively, of its
out-of-pocket expenses.
Appointees to the Board. Under the terms of the
management services agreement and the LLC agreement, for so long
as our manager or any of its affiliates holds a total of
200,000 shares of trust stock (as adjusted to reflect any
stock splits or similar recapitalizations), our manager has the
right to appoint one director to the board of directors and an
alternate for such appointee and such director, or alternate if
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applicable, will serve as the chairman of our board. Our
managers appointees will not receive any compensation
(other than
out-of-pocket expenses)
and will not have any special voting rights. The appointees of
our manager do not participate in decisions regarding, or vote
on, any related party transaction in which any affiliate of our
manager has an interest.
Acquisition Opportunities. Under the terms of the
management services agreement, our manager has exclusive
responsibility for reviewing and making recommendations to the
board with respect to acquisition opportunities and
dispositions. In the event that an opportunity is not originated
by our manager, our board must seek a recommendation from our
manager prior to making a decision concerning any acquisition or
disposition. Our manager and its affiliates refer to the
companys board of directors any acquisition opportunities
in accordance with the U.S. acquisition priorities below
that are made available by any source to the Infrastructure and
Specialised Funds division of the Macquarie Group unless our
chief executive officer determines that such opportunity does
not meet our acquisition criteria adopted by the companys
board of directors.
We have first priority ahead of all current and future entities
managed by our manager or by members of the Macquarie Group
within the Infrastructure and Specialised Funds division in each
of the following infrastructure acquisition opportunities that
are within the United States:
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Airport fixed base operations
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District energy
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Airport parking
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User pays assets, contracted assets and regulated assets (as
defined below) that represent an investment of greater than AUD
40 million ($55.8 million as of March 31, 2006),
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Roads |
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The company has second priority after Macquarie Infrastructure
Group |
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Airport ownership |
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The company has second priority after Macquarie Airports
(consisting of Macquarie Airports Group and Macquarie Airports) |
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Communications |
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The company has second priority after Macquarie Communications
Infrastructure Group |
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Regulated assets (including, but not limited to, electricity and
gas transmission and distribution and water services) |
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The company has second priority after Macquarie Essential Assets
Partnership, or MEAP, until such time as MEAP has invested a
further CAD 45 million ($38.6 million as of
March 31, 2005) in the United States. Thereafter, the
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User pays assets mean businesses that are transportation related
and derive a majority of their revenues from a per use fee or
charge.
Contracted assets mean businesses that derive a majority of
their revenues from long-term contracts with other businesses or
governments.
Regulated assets mean businesses that are the sole or
predominant providers of at least one essential service in their
service areas and where the level of revenue earned or charges
imposed are regulated by government entities.
The company has first priority ahead of all current and future
entities managed by our manager or any manager affiliate in all
investment opportunities originated by a party other than our
manager or any manager
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affiliate where such party offers the opportunity exclusively to
the company and not to any other entity managed by our manager
or any manager affiliate within the Infrastructure and
Specialised Funds division of the Macquarie Group.
Preferred Financial Advisor. Affiliates of the
Macquarie Group, including Macquarie Securities, have preferred
provider status in respect of any financial advisory services to
be contracted for by us. We will contract for such services on
an arms-length basis on market terms upon approval by our
audit committee, which is comprised of three independent
directors. Any fees payable for such financial advisory services
are in addition to fees paid under the management services
agreement. Macquarie Securities has been engaged as our
financial advisor in connection with several other pending
transactions for which no fees have been paid to date.
Other Related Party Transactions
We have paid fees for employee consulting services to the
Detroit and Canada Tunnel Corporation, which is owned by an
entity managed by the Macquarie Group. Fees paid for the year
ended December 31, 2005 were $173,000 and for the first
quarter of 2006 were $13,000.
COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE OF SHARES OF TRUST STOCK
The performance graph shown below compares the change in
cumulative total shareholder return on shares of trust stock
with the MSCI Europe Utilities Index, the MSCI US IMI Utilities
Index and the S&P 500 from December 16, 2004, when we
completed our initial public offering, through the quarter ended
March 31, 2005. The graph sets the beginning value of
shares of trust stock and the indices at $100, and assumes that
all quarterly dividends were reinvested at the time of payment.
This graph does not forecast future performance of shares of
trust stock.
SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING
COMPLIANCE
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, requires our directors and officers, and persons who
beneficially own more than ten percent of our common stock, to
file initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in
ownership of our common stock and our other equity securities
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. As a practical
matter, we assist our directors and officers by monitoring
transactions and completing and filing Section 16 reports
on their behalf. Based upon this assistance, as well as
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upon our review of copies of reports filed pursuant to
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, we believe that all
filings required to be made were timely made in accordance with
the requirements of the Exchange Act in 2005.
SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR THE 2007 ANNUAL MEETING OF
SHAREHOLDERS
To be considered for inclusion in our proxy statement for the
2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, shareholder proposals must
be received by the company no later than January 25, 2007
and no earlier than December 26, 2006. In order to be
included in company-sponsored proxy materials, shareholder
proposals will need to comply with
Rule 14a-8
promulgated under the Exchange Act. If you do not comply with
Rule 14a-8, we
will not be required to include the proposal in the proxy
statement and the proxy card we will mail to shareholders. No
other business (other than matters included in our proxy
statement in accordance with
Rule 14a-8) may be
presented for action at the annual meeting unless a shareholder
gives timely notice of the proposal in writing to the Secretary.
To be timely, a shareholders notice is required to be
delivered to the Secretary not less than 120 days nor more
than 150 days prior to the first anniversary of the
preceding years annual meeting. Shareholder proposals
should be sent to the Secretary at Macquarie Infrastructure
Company LLC, 125 West 55th Street, New York, New York
10019, United States of America, Attention: Investor Relations.
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION REPORTS
Copies of our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, as filed with the SEC,
are available to shareholders free of charge on our website at
www.macquarie.com/mic under the caption Investor
Center SEC Filings or by writing to us at
125 West 55th Street, New York, New York 10019, United
States of America, Attention: Investor Relations.
OTHER MATTERS
We know of no other business that will be brought before the
Annual Meeting. If any other matter or any proposal should be
properly presented and should properly come before the meeting
for action, the persons named in the accompanying proxy will
vote upon such proposal at their discretion and in accordance
with their best judgment.
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Exhibit A
MACQUARIE INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY
AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER
Purpose
The Audit Committee (the Committee) is established
by the Board of Directors of Macquarie Infrastructure Company
LLC (the Company) primarily for the purpose of
overseeing the accounting and financial reporting processes and
audits of the financial statements of the Company.
The Committee is responsible for, among other things,
(i) retaining and overseeing the Companys independent
accountants, (ii) assisting the Board of Directors of the
Company in its oversight of the integrity of the Companys
financial statements, the qualifications, independence and
performance of the Companys independent auditors and the
Company compliance with legal and regulatory requirements,
(iii) reviewing and approving the plan and scope of the
internal and external audit, (iv) pre-approving any
non-audit services provided by the Companys independent
auditors, (v) approving the fees to be paid to the
Companys independent auditors, (vi) reviewing with
the Companys Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer and independent auditors the adequacy and effectiveness
of the Companys internal controls, including the annual
review of managements assertions of internal control
effectiveness under Sarbanes-Oxley, (vii) preparing the
Committee report to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the SEC), (viii) reviewing and
assessing annually the Committees performance and the
adequacy of its charter, and (ix) serving as the Qualified
Legal Compliance Committee.
Composition
1. Members. The Committee shall consist of as many
members as the Board of Directors shall determine, but in any
event not fewer than three nor more than seven independent
directors. The members of the Committee shall be appointed
annually by a majority of the entire Board of Directors upon the
recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee.
2. Qualifications. Each member of the Committee
shall meet all applicable independence, financial literacy and
other requirements of law and the rules of the New York Stock
Exchange (NYSE). At least one member of the
Committee must meet both the applicable SEC and NYSE definition
of financial expert as required by the Companys Corporate
Governance Policy. No member of the Committee shall
simultaneously serve on the audit committees of more than two
additional public companies. No member of the Committee will
receive any compensation from the Company except for service on
the Board of Directors or the Committee.
3. Chair. The Chair of the Committee shall be
appointed by the Board of Directors upon the recommendation of
the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, and must be
independent as required by the Companys Corporate
Governance Policy.
4. Removal and Replacement. The members of the
Committee may be removed or replaced, and any vacancies on the
Committee shall be filled, by the Board of Directors upon the
recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee. In addition, membership on the Committee shall
automatically end at such time as the Board determines that a
member ceases to meet the independence requirements of the
Companys Corporate Governance Policy.
Operations
1. Regular Meetings. The Board of Directors, by
resolution of the Board of Directors, or the Chair of the
Committee, in consultation with the Committee members, shall
determine the schedule and frequency of the regular Committee
meetings. No notice shall be required for any regular meeting.
The Committee shall meet separately, periodically, with
management, the General Counsel of the Company (the General
Counsel), the internal auditors and the independent
auditors. The Committee shall also meet separately with the
independent auditors at every meeting of the Committee at which
the independent auditors are present.
2. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the
Committee shall be called by the Board of Directors, by
resolution of the Board of Directors, or by the Secretary of the
Company upon the request of the Chair of the Committee or a
majority of the members of the Committee. Notice of special
meetings shall be given to each member of the Committee no later
than one (1) day before such day of meeting.
3. Agenda. The Chair of the Committee shall set the
Committees agenda, in consultation with other members of
the Committee, the Board of Directors and management. The agenda
and information concerning the business to be conducted at each
Committee meeting shall, to the extent practical, be
communicated to the members of the Committee sufficiently in
advance of each meeting to permit meaningful review.
4. Report to Board of Directors. The Committee shall
report regularly to the entire Board of Directors and shall
submit to the Board of Directors the minutes of its meetings.
5. Self-Evaluation; Assessment of Charter. The
Committee shall conduct an annual performance self-evaluation
and shall report to the Board the results of the
self-evaluation. The Committee shall assess the adequacy of this
Charter on an annual basis and recommend any changes to the
Board of Directors.
Authority and Duties
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Independent Auditors Qualifications and
Independence |
1. The Committee shall review and make recommendations to
the Board of Directors with respect to the independence,
qualifications and services of the independent registered public
accountant firms employed by the Company from time to time to
audit the books and records of the Company, the scope of their
audits, the adequacy of their audit reports, and recommendations
made by them as a result of the audits. The Committee shall also
make reviews of internal financial audits and controls as the
Committee considers desirable.
2. The Committee, in its capacity as a committee of the
Board of Directors, shall be directly responsible for the
appointment, compensation, retention and oversight of the work
of any registered public accounting firm engaged for the purpose
of preparing or issuing an audit report or performing any other
audit review (including resolution of disagreements between
management, including Macquarie Infrastructure Management
(USA) Inc. (the Manager), and the auditor
regarding financial reporting), or attestation services for the
Company. Each such registered public accounting firm shall
report directly to the Committee.
3. The Committee shall have the sole authority to
pre-approve any audit and non-audit services to be provided by
any registered public accounting firm. The Committee shall
review with the lead audit partner whether any of the audit team
members receive any discretionary compensation from the audit
firm with respect to non-audit services provided by any
registered public accounting firm.
4. The Committee shall obtain and review with the lead
audit partner and a more senior representative of any registered
public accounting firm, annually or more frequently as the
Committee considers appropriate, a report by the registered
public accounting firm describing:
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any material issues raised by the most recent internal
quality-control review, or peer review, of the independent
auditor, or by any inquiry, review or investigation by
governmental, professional or other regulatory authorities,
within the preceding five years, in respect of independent
audits carried out by the registered public accounting firm, and
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the auditor and the Company, consistent with Independence
Standards Board Standard 1. |
The Committee will actively engage with the auditors with
respect to any disclosed relationships or services that could
impact the objectivity or independence of the auditors and take
further action to ensure the auditors independence as
necessary. The Committee shall discuss with the auditors the
matters required by
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Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61. The Committee
shall, in addition to assuring the regular rotation of the lead
audit partner, consider whether there should be regular rotation
of the audit team members and the audit firm.
5. The Committee shall review the experience,
qualifications and performance of the senior members of the
independent audit team.
6. The Committee shall pre-approve the hiring of any
employee or former employee of any registered public accounting
firm who was a member of the Companys audit team during
the preceding three fiscal years. In addition, the Committee
shall pre-approve the hiring of any employee or former employee
of the registered public accounting firm (within the preceding
three fiscal years) for senior positions within the Company,
regardless of whether that person was a member of the
Companys audit team; provided that no such approval may be
granted with respect to any individual who served on the
Companys independent audit team during the prior
18 months.
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1. The Committee shall review and approve the policies and
procedures with respect to proposed transactions between the
Company and related parties, as contained in the Companys
Code of Ethics and Conduct.
2. The Committee shall review and approve in advance all
related-party transactions in accordance with the requirements
of the Companys Code of Ethics and Conduct.
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Financial Statements and Related Disclosure |
1. The Audit Committee shall review the Companys
financial disclosure documents, significant developments in
accounting principles, including with respect to asset
valuation, and significant proposed changes in financial
statements and any auditors attestation report on
managements assessment of the Companys internal
controls and financial reporting to be included in the
Companys annual report to be filed with the SEC in
accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and the applicable exchange rules and regulations. The Committee
shall also review and monitor the Companys Code of Ethics
and Conduct to guard against significant conflicts of interest
and dishonest, unethical or illegal activities. The Committee
shall review periodically the performance of the Companys
accounting and financial personnel and shall review material
litigation and regulatory proceedings and other issues relating
to potentially significant corporate liability.
2. The Committee shall review the Companys annual
audited financial statements and quarterly financial statements
with management and the registered public accounting firm,
including the Companys disclosures under
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations, before the filing of
the Companys reports with the SEC.
3. The Committee shall review with management the
Companys earnings press releases before they are issued.
The Committee shall review generally with management the nature
of the Companys financial information and earnings
guidance provided to analysts and rating agencies.
4. The Committee shall review with management and with the
registered public accounting firm:
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that have been discussed with management, ramifications of the
use of these alternative disclosures and treatments, and the
treatment preferred by the registered public accounting
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accounting firm and management, such as any management letter or
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In addition, the Committee shall review with the registered
public accounting firm any audit problems or difficulties and
managements response.
5. The Committee shall review with management, and any
outside professionals as the Committee considers appropriate,
the effectiveness of the Companys disclosure controls and
procedures.
6. The Committee shall review with management, and any
outside professionals as the Committee considers appropriate,
important trends and developments in financial reporting
practices and requirements and their effect on the
Companys financial statements.
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Performance of the Internal Audit Function and Independent
Auditors |
1. The Committee shall review with management, the internal
auditor and the registered public accounting firm the scope,
planning and staffing of the proposed audit for the current
year. The Committee shall also review the internal audit
functions organization, responsibilities, plans, results,
budget and staffing. In addition, management shall consult with
the Committee on the appointment, replacement, reassignment or
dismissal of the principal internal auditor.
2. The Committee shall review with management, the internal
auditor and the independent auditor the quality, adequacy and
effectiveness of the Companys internal controls and any
significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in internal
controls.
3. The Committee shall review the Companys policies
with respect to risk assessment and risk management.
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Compliance with Legal and Regulatory Requirements |
1. The Committee will also be designated as and serve as
the Qualified Legal Compliance Committee and will be
responsible, upon receipt of a report of evidence of a material
legal violation, for notifying the Chief Executive Officer or
General Counsel of such report, investigating and recommending
appropriate measures to the Board of Directors and, if the
Company does not appropriately respond, taking further
appropriate action, including notification to the SEC.
2. The Committee shall review with management, the General
Counsel or any external counsel as the Committee considers
appropriate, any legal matters (including the status of pending
litigation) that may have a material impact on the Company and
any material reports or inquiries from regulatory or
governmental agencies.
3. The Committee shall review with the General Counsel the
adequacy and effectiveness of the Companys procedures to
ensure compliance with its legal and regulatory
responsibilities. The Committee shall also review the legal and
compliance functions organization, responsibilities,
plans, results, budget and staffing.
4. The Committee shall establish procedures for
(a) the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints
received by the Company regarding accounting, internal
accounting controls or auditing matters and (b) the
confidential, anonymous submission by employees of the Company
of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing
matters.
5. The Committee shall obtain reports from management, the
internal auditor and the independent auditor regarding
compliance with all applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
The foregoing list of duties is not exhaustive, and the
Committee may, in addition, perform such other functions as may
be necessary or appropriate for the performance of its oversight
function. The Committee shall have the power to delegate its
authority and duties to subcommittees or individual members of
the Committee, as it deems appropriate. In discharging its
oversight role, the Committee shall have full access to all
Company books, records, facilities and personnel. The Committee
may retain independent counsel and other advisors, in its sole
discretion, to carry out its duties. The Company shall provide
for appropriate funding, as determined by the Committee, for
payment of: (a) compensation to any registered public
accounting firm
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engaged for the purpose of preparing or issuing an audit report
or performing other audit, review or attest services for the
Company, (b) compensation to any independent counsel and
other advisors engaged by the Committee, and (c) ordinary
administrative expenses of the Committee that are necessary or
appropriate in carrying out its duties.
Clarification of Committees Role
The Committees responsibility is one of oversight. For so
long as the Management Services Agreement is in effect, it is
the responsibility of the Manager to conduct the Companys
internal audit and to prepare consolidated financial statements
in accordance with applicable law and regulations and, in all
other cases, it is the responsibility of the Companys
management to do so. In all instances it shall be the
responsibility of the Companys registered public
accounting firm to audit those financial statements. Therefore,
each member of the Committee shall be entitled to rely, to the
fullest extent permitted by law, on the integrity of those
persons and organizations within and outside the Company from
whom he or she receives information, and the accuracy of the
financial and other information provided to the Committee by
such persons or organizations.
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Exhibit B
MACQUARIE INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE GUIDELINES
The Board of Directors of Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC
has adopted these guidelines to reflect its commitment to good
corporate governance, and to comply with NYSE and other legal
requirements. In furtherance of these goals the Board has also
adopted a Code of Ethics and Conduct and written charters for
each of its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee,
Compensation Committee and Audit Committee. The Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee will periodically review these
guidelines and propose modification to the Board for
consideration as appropriate.
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Director Responsibilities |
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Basic Responsibilities |
The business affairs of Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC are
managed under the direction of the Board of Directors. The
Boards responsibilities are active and not passive and
include the responsibility to regularly evaluate the strategic
direction of Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC, its
management policies and the effectiveness with which management
implements its policies.
The basic responsibility of the Board of Directors is to act in
good faith and with due care so as to exercise their business
judgment on an informed basis in what they honestly believe to
be in the best interests of Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC
and its shareholders (including its ultimate beneficial owners).
In discharging that obligation, the Board should inform
themselves of all relevant information reasonably available to
them.
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Board, Committee and Annual Shareholder Meetings |
Directors are expected to prepare for and use reasonable efforts
to participate in Board meetings and meetings of committees on
which they serve. The Board and each committee will meet as
frequently as necessary to properly discharge their
responsibilities. In addition, directors are expected to use
reasonable efforts to attend annual meetings of shareholders.
The Chairman of the Board will prepare the agenda for each Board
meeting. While the Chairman of the Board will set the agenda
initially, each director is free to suggest the inclusion of
items on the agenda.
Information and data that are important to the Boards
understanding of the business to be conducted at a Board or
committee meeting should, to the extent practical, be
distributed in writing to the directors sufficiently in advance
of the meeting to permit meaningful review. Directors are
expected to review in detail the provided materials in advance
of each meeting.
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Meetings of Non-Management Directors |
The non-management directors will meet without management
directors at regularly scheduled executive sessions at least
quarterly and at such other times as they deem appropriate. To
the extent that any non-management directors are not independent
directors, as discussed below, the independent directors of the
Company will meet in regularly scheduled executive session at
least once annually.
The Lead Independent Director, or alternatively the Chairman of
the Audit Committee, Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee or Compensation Committee, will preside at executive
sessions of non-management directors as determined by the
non-executive directors based upon the subject matter to be
discussed.
In order to facilitate the ability of interested parties to
communicate with and make their concerns known to the
non-management directors on a confidential basis, the Audit
Committee will establish an electronic mailing address and a
physical mailing address to which such communications may be
sent. The address for
such communications will be published in the Companys
annual proxy statement and on the Companys website.
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Board Interaction with Institutional Investors, Research
Analysts and the Media |
As a general rule, management will speak on behalf of Macquarie
Infrastructure Company LLC. Comments and other statements from
the entire Board, if appropriate, will generally be made by the
Chairman of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer.
Generally, each director will refer all inquiries from third
parties to management.
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Communications with Shareholders |
In addition to providing a means for communicating with
non-management directors, Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC
will establish an electronic mailing address and a physical
mailing address to which shareholders may communicate their
views regarding the company to the entire Board. Macquarie
Infrastructure Company LLC will publish the addresses for such
communications in its annual proxy statement and on its website.
Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLCs process for
collecting and organizing shareholder communications to the
Board shall be approved by a majority of independent directors.
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Composition and Selection of the Board |
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Size and Composition of the Board |
The current size of the Board is four, which the Board believes
is appropriate. The Board will assess its size from time to time
to determine whether its size continues to be appropriate. The
size shall in no circumstances be less than four directors or
more than twelve directors.
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Board Membership Criteria |
The Board will have a majority of directors who meet the
criteria for independence required by the NYSE. In addition, the
Board will have a sufficient number of independent directors to
meet the requirements of applicable law, including legal
requirements applicable to the Manager for so long as the
Management Services Agreement is in effect. The Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee will monitor compliance with the
NYSE requirements for director independence on an ongoing basis.
Each independent director is expected to notify the General
Counsel of Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC and the Chairman
of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee as soon as
reasonably practicable in the event that his or her personal
circumstances change in a manner that may affect the
Boards evaluation of such directors independence. In
accordance with the terms of the LLC Agreement, an independent
director who at any time ceases to be independent shall resign
to the extent required for Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC
or the Manager to comply with applicable laws, rules and
regulations.
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is responsible
for reviewing with the Board, on an annual basis, the
composition of the Board as a whole, and whether Macquarie
Infrastructure Company LLC is being well served by the directors
taking into account the directors independence, age,
skills, experience and availability for service.
With the exception of the director appointed by the Manager of
Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC, the Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee will recommend director nominees
to the Board in accordance with the policies and principles in
its Charter and any other procedures or criteria it may
establish from time to time. The Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee will review all candidates for nomination
to the Board submitted by shareholders and shall periodically
review Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLCs procedures
for shareholder nominations of directors. In furtherance of such
shareholder action, the Company shall designate in its proxy and
on its website a means for shareholders to recommend director
nominees to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
Any invitation to join the Board shall be extended by the
Chairman of the Board.
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Membership on Other Boards |
Directors must inform the Chairman of the Board and the Chairman
of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee in advance
of accepting an invitation to serve on another public company
board or any committee thereof.
No director may sit on the board of, or beneficially own more
than a 5% equity interest in (other than through mutual funds or
similar non-discretionary, undirected arrangements), any
competitor of Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC in its
principal lines of business.
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Changes in Current Job Responsibility |
With the exception of the Manager-appointed director, all
directors, including employee directors, who retire from or
change the job or the principal responsibility they held when
they were selected for the Board will advise the Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee of such retirement or change in
order to give the Board an opportunity, through the Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee, to review whether it is
appropriate for such director to continue to be a member of the
Board under these circumstances.
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Composition and Responsibilities |
The Board will have at all times an Audit Committee, a
Compensation Committee, a Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee and any other committees the Board deems appropriate.
All of the members of the Audit Committee, the Compensation
Committee, and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
will be independent directors under the criteria for
independence required by law and the New York Stock Exchange, or
NYSE. At least one member of the Audit Committee shall meet both
the applicable definition of a financial expert under both the
U.S. federal securities laws and the requirements of the
NYSE. The members of the Compensation Committee, the Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee, and the Audit Committee will
be appointed by the Board upon recommendation of the Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee based on each
committees member qualification standards. Consideration
should be given to the desires, skills and characteristics of
individual directors. The Board will appoint the Chairman of
each committee annually upon the recommendation of the
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will annually
review committee assignments and will consider the rotation of
committee chairs and members with a view toward balancing the
benefits derived from continuity against the benefits derived
from the diversity of experience and viewpoints of the various
directors.
The Board will adopt charters setting forth the purposes, goals
and responsibilities of each of the Audit Committee,
Compensation Committee, Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee and any other committees the Board deems appropriate,
as well as qualifications for committee membership, procedures
for committee member appointment and removal, committee
structure and operations and committee reporting to the Board.
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Director Access to Officers, Employees and Independent
Advisors |
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Access to Management and Employees |
Directors have full and unrestricted access to officers and
employees of Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC.
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Access to Independent Advisors |
The Board and each committee may hire independent legal,
financial or other advisors as they may deem necessary in the
performance of their duties. The Company will provide sufficient
funding to the Board and to each committee, as determined by the
Board and each of its committees, to exercise their functions
and provide compensation for the services of advisors and, in
the case of the Audit Committee, independent auditors.
The Audit Committee shall establish procedures for the receipt,
retention and treatment of complaints received by the Company
regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing
matters and the confidential, anonymous submission by employees
of the Company of concerns regarding questionable accounting or
auditing matters and shall review reports regarding alleged
violations of the Code of Ethics and Conduct or other company
policies.
Management of Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC is encouraged
to initiate direct contact with the Chairman of the Audit
Committee if they believe that there is a matter that should be
brought to the attention of the Board.
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Director Orientation and Continuing Education |
All new directors should be provided with these Corporate
Governance Guidelines and will participate in the companys
orientation initiatives as soon as practicable after the annual
meeting at which new directors are elected. The initiatives will
include presentations by senior management and outside advisors
as appropriate to familiarize new directors with the business,
strategic plans, significant financial, accounting and risk
management issues and compliance programs of Macquarie
Infrastructure Company LLC as well as their fiduciary duties and
responsibilities as directors. All other directors are also
invited to attend any orientation initiatives.
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and management
of Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC as well as appropriate
outside advisors will periodically report to the Board on any
significant developments in the law and practice of corporate
governance and other matters relating to the duties and
responsibilities of directors in general.
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Director Compensation |
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will annually
review the recommendations of the Compensation Committee, and
the Board will approve, the form and amount of director
compensation, if any, in accordance with the corporate policies
and principles relevant to director compensation. The Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee will consider that
directors independence may be jeopardized if director
compensation exceeds customary levels, if substantial charitable
contributions are made to organizations with which a director is
affiliated, or if other indirect forms of compensation are made
to a director or an organization with which the director is
affiliated.
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Manager Evaluation and Succession Policies |
The Compensation Committee will review the performance of the
Manager under the Management Services Agreement, review and
approve the calculations of fees and components thereof payable
under the Management Services Agreement to the Manager and
evaluate and make recommendations to the Board regarding
director compensation and equity plans.
In the event the Management Services Agreement is terminated,
the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall develop
a policy regarding succession planning for senior management.
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Annual Performance Evaluation |
The Board shall conduct an annual performance self-evaluation
and shall report to the Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee, the results of the self-evaluation.
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, on behalf of
the Board, shall establish criteria and processes for, and lead
the Board and each committee of the Board in, its annual
performance self-evaluation. Each performance self-evaluation
shall be discussed with the Board following the end of each
fiscal year. The assessments will focus on the contribution to
Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC by the Board and each
committee, and will specifically focus on areas in which the
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee believes a better
contribution could be made.
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Director Insurance, Indemnification and Exculpation |
The Company intends to, and the directors will be entitled to
have Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC, purchase reasonable
directors and officers liability insurance on behalf
of the directors to the extent reasonably available. In
addition, the directors will receive the benefits of
indemnification provided by the Companys LLC Agreement and
any indemnification agreements, as well as the provisions
regarding absence of personal liability contained in the
Companys LLC Agreement.
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MACQUARIE INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FOR THE 2006 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON MAY 25, 2006.
The undersigned hereby appoints Peter Stokes and David Mitchell, and each of them, attorneys and
proxies with full power of substitution, to represent and to vote on behalf of the undersigned all
of the shares of trust stock of Macquarie Infrastructure Company Trust that the undersigned is
entitled in any capacity to vote if personally present at the 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
to be held on May 25, 2006, and at any adjournments or postponements thereof, in accordance with
the instructions set forth on the reverse and with the same effect as though the undersigned were
present in person and voting such shares. The proxies are authorized in their discretion to vote
for the election of a person to the board of directors if any nominee named herein becomes unable
to serve or for good cause will not serve, upon all matters incident to the conduct of the meeting,
and upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting.
PLEASE RETURN THIS PROXY CARD AFTER SIGNING AND DATING IT.
THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED. IF THIS PROXY IS SIGNED, BUT NO DIRECTION IS
MADE, IT WILL BE VOTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS OF MACQUARIE INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY LLC.
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Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLCs Board of Directors
Recommends a Vote FOR Proposals 1 and 2, below.
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1. To elect as directors all nominees listed (except as marked to the contrary below):
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01 Norman H. Brown, Jr.
02 George W. Carmany, III
03 William H. Webb
INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee, mark For All Except box
and strike a line through the nominees name. Your shares will be voted for the remaining
nominee(s).
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2. To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent auditor:
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Sign exactly as imprinted (do
not print). If shares are held
jointly, EACH holder should sign.
Executors, administrators, trustees,
guardians and others signing in a
representative capacity should
indicate the capacity in which they
sign. An authorized officer signing
on behalf of a corporation should
indicate the name of the corporation
and the officers title.
Dated
, 2006
Signature
Co-Owner (if any) Signature
DETACH HERE IF YOU ARE VOTING BY MAIL