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RPM INTERNATIONAL INC. - 2628 Pearl Road - P.O. Box 777 - Medina, Ohio
44258 - 330-273-5090
[RPM LOGO]
THOMAS C. SULLIVAN
Chairman
August 29, 2003
TO RPM INTERNATIONAL STOCKHOLDERS:
This year's Annual Meeting of RPM Stockholders will be held at 2:00 p.m.,
Eastern Daylight Time, Friday, October 10, 2003, at Michaud's Towne n' Country
located at 16808 Pearl Road, Strongsville, Ohio. Please note that this is a new
location.
In addition to discussing the items of business outlined in this Proxy
Statement, we look forward to giving you a progress report on the first quarter
of our current fiscal year, which will end on August 31. As in the past, there
will be an informal discussion of the Company's activities, during which time
your questions and comments will be welcomed.
We hope that you are planning to attend the Annual Meeting personally, and
we look forward to seeing you. Whether or not you expect to attend in person,
the return of the enclosed Proxy as soon as possible would be greatly
appreciated and will ensure that your shares will be represented at the Annual
Meeting. If you do attend the Annual Meeting, you may, of course, withdraw your
Proxy should you wish to vote in person.
On behalf of the Directors and management of RPM, I would like to thank you
for your continued support and confidence.
Sincerely yours,
/s/ Thomas C. Sullivan
THOMAS C. SULLIVAN
[RPM LOGO]
2628 PEARL ROAD - P.O. BOX 777
MEDINA, OHIO 44258
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
Notice is Hereby Given that the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of RPM
International Inc. will be held at Michaud's Towne n' Country, 16808 Pearl Road,
Strongsville, Ohio, on Friday, October 10, 2003, at 2:00 P.M., Eastern Daylight
Time, for the following purposes:
(1) To elect four Directors in Class II for a three-year term ending in
2006;
(2) To approve and adopt the RPM International Inc. 2003 Restricted Stock
Plan for Directors; and
(3) To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual
Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
Holders of shares of Common Stock of record at the close of business on
August 15, 2003 are entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the Annual
Meeting.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
P. KELLY TOMPKINS
Secretary
August 29, 2003
Please fill in and sign the enclosed Proxy and return the Proxy
in the envelope enclosed herewith.
[RPM LOGO]
2628 PEARL ROAD - P.O. BOX 777
MEDINA, OHIO 44258
PROXY STATEMENT
MAILED ON OR ABOUT AUGUST 29, 2003
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON OCTOBER 10, 2003
This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of
Proxies by the Board of Directors of RPM International Inc. (the "Company") to
be used at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company to be held on
October 10, 2003, and any adjournment or postponement thereof. The time, place
and purposes of the Annual Meeting are stated in the Notice of Annual Meeting of
Stockholders which accompanies this Proxy Statement.
The accompanying Proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors of the
Company. All validly executed Proxies received by the Board of Directors of the
Company pursuant to this solicitation will be voted at the Annual Meeting, and
the directions contained in such Proxies will be followed in each instance. If
no directions are given, the Proxy will be voted FOR the election of the four
nominees listed on the Proxy and FOR the approval and adoption of the RPM
International Inc. 2003 Restricted Stock Plan for Directors.
Any person giving a Proxy pursuant to this solicitation may revoke it. A
stockholder, without affecting any vote previously taken, may revoke a Proxy by
giving notice to the Company in writing, in open meeting or by a duly executed
Proxy bearing a later date.
The expense of soliciting Proxies, including the cost of preparing,
assembling and mailing the Notice, Proxy Statement and Proxy, will be borne by
the Company. The Company may pay persons holding shares for others their
expenses for sending proxy materials to their principals. In addition to
solicitation of Proxies by mail, the Company's Directors, officers and
employees, without additional compensation, may solicit Proxies by telephone,
telegraph, and personal interview. The Company also may retain a third party to
aid in the solicitation of proxies.
VOTING RIGHTS
The record date for determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the
Annual Meeting was the close of business on August 15, 2003. On that date, the
Company had 115,592,050 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, (the
"Common Stock"), outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. Each
share of Common Stock is entitled to one vote.
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At the Annual Meeting, in accordance with the General Corporation Law of
the State of Delaware and the Company's Amended and Restated By-Laws, the
inspectors of election appointed by the Board of Directors for the Annual
Meeting will determine the presence of a quorum and will tabulate the results of
stockholder voting. As provided by the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware and the Company's Amended and Restated By-Laws, holders of shares
entitling them to exercise a majority of the voting power of the Company,
present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, will constitute a quorum
for such meeting. Under applicable Delaware law, if a broker returns a Proxy and
has not voted on a certain proposal, such broker non-votes will count for
purposes of determining a quorum. The shares represented at the Annual Meeting
by Proxies, which are marked, with respect to the election of Directors,
"withheld" will be counted as shares present for the purpose of determining
whether a quorum is present. The inspectors of election intend to treat properly
executed proxies marked "abstain" as "present" for these purposes.
Nominees for election as Directors receiving the greatest number of votes
will be elected Directors. Votes that are withheld or broker non-votes in
respect of the election of Directors will not be counted in determining the
outcome of the election. Under applicable rules, brokers who hold shares in
street name for beneficial owners have the authority to vote on certain items
when they have not received instructions from such beneficial owners. Pursuant
to such rules, brokers that do not receive instruction are entitled to vote with
respect to the election of Directors. The General Corporation Law of the State
of Delaware provides that stockholders cannot elect Directors by cumulative
voting unless a company's certificate of incorporation so provides. The
Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation does not provide for
cumulative voting.
Pursuant to the Company's Amended and Restated By-Laws, proposals other
than the election of Directors and matters brought before the Annual Meeting
will be decided, unless otherwise provided by law or by the Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, by the vote of the holders of a
majority of the shares entitled to vote thereon present in person or by proxy at
the Annual Meeting. In voting for such other proposals, votes may be cast in
favor, against or abstained. Abstentions will count as present for purposes of
the item on which the abstention is noted and will have the effect of a vote
against the proposal. Broker non-votes, however, are not counted as present for
purposes of determining whether a proposal has been approved and will have no
effect on the outcome of any such proposal. Pursuant to New York Stock Exchange
rules, brokers that do not receive instructions with respect to the proposal to
approve and adopt the RPM International Inc. 2003 Restricted Stock Plan for
Directors are not entitled to vote on such proposal.
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STOCK OWNERSHIP OF PRINCIPAL HOLDERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth the beneficial ownership of shares of Common
Stock as of May 31, 2003, unless otherwise indicated, by (i) each person or
group known by the Company to own beneficially more than 5% of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock, (ii) each Director and nominee for election as a
Director of the Company, (iii) each executive officer named in the Executive
Compensation tables below and (iv) all Directors and executive officers as a
group. All information with respect to beneficial ownership has been furnished
by the respective Director, nominee for election as a Director, or executive
officer, as the case may be. Unless otherwise indicated below, each person named
below has sole voting and investment power with respect to the number of shares
set forth opposite his or her respective name. The address of each Director
nominee, Director and Executive Officer is 2628 Pearl Road, P.O. Box 777,
Medina, Ohio 44258.
NUMBER OF SHARES
OF COMMON STOCK PERCENTAGE OF
BENEFICIALLY SHARES OF
NAME OF BENEFICIAL OWNER OWNED(1) COMMON STOCK(1)
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Max D. Amstutz(2)..................................... 24,843 *
Edward B. Brandon(3).................................. 25,000 *
Bruce A. Carbonari(4)................................. 0 *
Paul G. P. Hoogenboom(5).............................. 74,761 *
E. Bradley Jones(6)................................... 14,893 *
James A. Karman(7).................................... 867,044 .7
Robert L. Matejka(8).................................. 64,215 *
Donald K. Miller(9)................................... 10,000 *
William A. Papenbrock(10)............................. 18,742 *
Albert B. Ratner(11).................................. 6,250 *
Ronald A. Rice(12).................................... 103,680 *
Frank C. Sullivan(13)................................. 590,870 .5
Thomas C. Sullivan(14)................................ 1,081,011 .9
Jerry Sue Thornton(15)................................ 0 *
P. Kelly Tompkins(16)................................. 126,284 .1
Joseph P. Viviano(17)................................. 11,000 *
All Directors and executive officers as a group
(twenty persons including the directors and
executive officers named above)(18)................. 3,412,691 2.9
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* Less than .1%.
(1) In accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") rules,
each beneficial owner's holdings have been calculated assuming full
exercise of outstanding options covering Common Stock, if any, exercisable
by such owner within 60 days after May 31, 2003, but no exercise of
outstanding options covering Common Stock held by any other person.
(2) Dr. Amstutz is a Director of the Company.
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(3) Mr. Brandon is a Director of the Company.
(4) Mr. Carbonari was appointed to the Board of Directors on October 11, 2002.
(5) Mr. Hoogenboom is an executive officer of the Company. His ownership is
comprised of 42,113 shares of Common Stock which he owns directly, 31,250
shares which he has the right to acquire within 60 days of May 31, 2003
through the exercise of stock options, and approximately 1,398 shares held
by Wachovia Bank N.A., as trustee of the RPM International Inc. 401(k) Plan
which represents Mr. Hoogenboom's approximate percentage ownership of the
total shares held in the RPM International Inc. 401(k) Plan as of May 31,
2003. Mr. Hoogenboom also has a total of 439 stock equivalent units in the
Company's Deferred Compensation Program.
(6) Mr. Jones is a Director of the Company.
(7) Mr. Karman is a Director of the Company. Mr. Karman's ownership is
comprised of 224,017 shares of Common Stock which he owns directly, 227,372
shares of Common Stock which are held by a family-owned corporation, of
which Mr. Karman is an officer and director, 71,905 shares that are held by
the James A. Karman Grantor Retained Annuity Trust of which Mr. Karman is a
beneficiary and 343,750 shares of Common Stock which he has the right to
acquire within 60 days after May 31, 2003 through the exercise of stock
options. The ownership of the shares held by the James A. Karman Grantor
Retained Annuity Trust and by the family-owned corporation is attributed to
Mr. Karman pursuant to Commission rules.
(8) Mr. Matejka is an executive officer of the Company. Mr. Matejka's ownership
is comprised of 50,866 shares of Common Stock which he owns directly,
12,500 shares which he has the right to acquire within 60 days of May 31,
2003 through the exercise of stock options, and approximately 849 shares
held by Wachovia Bank, N.A., as trustee of the RPM International Inc.
401(k) Plan, which represents Mr. Matejka's approximate percentage
ownership of the total shares of Common Stock held in the RPM International
Inc. 401(k) Plan as of May 31, 2003. He also has 368 stock equivalent units
in the Company's Deferred Compensation Program.
(9) Mr. Miller is a Director of the Company.
(10) Mr. Papenbrock is a Director of the Company. All of Mr. Papenbrock's shares
of Common Stock are owned through his retirement plan for which National
City Bank is Trustee.
(11) Mr. Ratner is a Director of the Company.
(12) Mr. Rice is an executive officer of the Company. His ownership is comprised
of 44,302 shares of Common Stock which he owns directly, 56,250 shares
which he has the right to acquire within 60 days of May 31, 2003 through
the exercise of stock options, and approximately 3,128 shares held by
Wachovia Bank, N.A., as trustee of the RPM International Inc. 401(k) Plan,
which represents Mr. Rice's approximate percentage ownership of the total
shares held in the plan as of May 31, 2003. Mr. Rice also has a total of
1,317 stock equivalent units in the Company's Deferred Compensation
Program.
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(13) Mr. Frank C. Sullivan is a Director and an executive officer of the
Company. Mr. Sullivan's ownership is comprised of 232,593 shares of Common
Stock which he owns directly, 7,266 shares which he holds as Custodian for
his sons, 348,126 shares of Common Stock which he has the right to acquire
within 60 days after May 31, 2003 through the exercise of stock options,
and approximately 2,885 shares held by Wachovia Bank, N.A., as trustee of
the RPM International Inc. 401(k) Plan, which represents Mr. Sullivan's
approximate percentage ownership of the total shares of Common Stock held
in the RPM International Inc. 401(k) Plan as of May 31, 2003. The ownership
of the shares held as Custodian for his sons is attributed to Mr. Sullivan
pursuant to Commission rules. Mr. Sullivan also has a total of 3,151 stock
equivalent units in the Company's Deferred Compensation Program.
(14) Mr. Thomas C. Sullivan is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the
Company. Mr. Sullivan's ownership is comprised of 281,772 shares of Common
Stock which he owns directly, 17,363 shares which are owned by his wife and
781,876 shares of Common Stock which he has the right to acquire within 60
days after May 31, 2003 through the exercise of stock options. The
ownership of the shares of Common Stock held by his wife is attributed to
Mr. Sullivan pursuant to Commission rules.
(15) Dr. Thornton is a Director of the Company. Dr. Thornton has elected to
receive her Directors' fees in the form of stock equivalent units in
connection with the Company's Deferred Compensation Program. As of May 31,
2003, Dr. Thornton had approximately 11,381 stock equivalent units in the
Deferred Compensation Program.
(16) Mr. Tompkins is an executive officer of the Company. Mr. Tompkins's
ownership is comprised of 47,537 shares of Common Stock which he owns
directly, 76,275 shares which he has the right to acquire within 60 days
after May 31, 2003 through the exercise of stock options, and approximately
2,472 shares held by Wachovia Bank, N.A., as trustee of the RPM
International Inc. 401(k) Plan, which represents Mr. Tompkins's approximate
percentage ownership of the total shares of Common Stock held in the RPM
International Inc. 401(k) Plan as of May 31, 2003. Mr. Tompkins also has a
total of 914 stock equivalent units in the Company's Deferred Compensation
Program.
(17) Mr. Viviano is a Director of the Company.
(18) The number of shares of Common Stock shown as beneficially owned by the
Company's Directors and executive officers as a group on May 31, 2003
includes 1,945,965 shares which the Company's Directors and executive
officers as a group have the right to acquire within 60 days after said
date through the exercise of stock options granted to them under the
Company's stock option plans, and approximately 19,395 shares of Common
Stock held by Wachovia Bank, N.A., as trustee of the RPM International Inc.
401(k) Plan, which represents the group's approximate percentage ownership
of the total shares of Common Stock held in the RPM International Inc.
401(k) Plan as of May 31, 2003.
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PROPOSAL ONE
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The authorized number of Directors of the Company presently is fixed at
twelve, with the Board of Directors divided into three Classes of four Directors
each. The term of office of one Class of Directors expires each year, and at
each Annual Meeting of Stockholders the successors to the Directors of the Class
whose term is expiring at that time are elected to hold office for a term of
three years.
The term of office of Class II of the Board of Directors expires at this
year's Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The term of office of the persons elected
Directors in Class II at this year's Annual Meeting will expire at the time of
the Annual Meeting held in 2006. Each Director in Class II will serve until the
expiration of that term or until his successor shall have been duly elected. The
Board of Directors' nominees for election as Directors in Class II are Bruce A.
Carbonari, James A. Karman, Donald K. Miller and Joseph P. Viviano. Each of the
nominees currently serves as a Director in Class II. On October 11, 2002, the
Board of Directors filled a vacancy by appointing Mr. Bruce A. Carbonari a
Director in Class II of the Board of Directors.
The Proxy holders named in the accompanying Proxy or their substitutes will
vote such Proxy at the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof
for the election as Directors of the four nominees unless the stockholder
instructs, by marking the appropriate space on the Proxy, that authority to vote
is withheld. If any nominee should become unavailable for election (which
contingency is not now contemplated or foreseen), it is intended that the shares
represented by the Proxy will be voted for such substitute nominee as may be
named by the Board of Directors. In no event will the accompanying Proxy be
voted for more than four nominees or for persons other than those named below
and any such substitute nominee for any of them.
NOMINEES FOR ELECTION
[Bruce A. Carbonari photo]
BRUCE A. CARBONARI, age 47 -- Director since 2002
President and Chief Executive Officer of Fortune Brands Home and
Hardware, a consumer products company specializing in kitchen, bath
and related products. Fortune Brands operating units include Moen
Incorporated, a producer of residential and commercial plumbing
products. Prior to joining the Moen business as President and Chief
Operating Officer in 1990, Mr. Carbonari was Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer of Stanadyne, Inc., Moen's
parent company at that time. He began his career at
PricewaterhouseCoopers prior to joining Stanadyne in 1981. Mr.
Carbonari also serves on the Boards of The Cleveland Clinic
Foundation and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
SHARES OF COMMON STOCK BENEFICIALLY OWNED: NOMINEE TO CLASS II
0 (TERM EXPIRING IN 2006)
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[James A. Karman photo]
JAMES A. KARMAN, age 66 -- Director since 1963
Mr. Karman holds a B.S. degree from Miami University (Ohio) and an
M.B.A. degree from the University of Wisconsin. Mr. Karman taught
corporate finance at the University of Wisconsin and was an
Investment Manager, The Union Bank & Trust Company, Grand Rapids,
Michigan, prior to joining RPM. From October 1973 through September
1978, Mr. Karman served as our Executive Vice President, Secretary
and Treasurer and, prior to that time, as Vice President -- Finance
and Treasurer. From September 1978 to August 1999, he served as our
President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Karman also served as
Chief Financial Officer from October 1982 to October 1993, and
again from June 2001 to October 2001. He was Vice Chairman from
1999 to 2002. Mr. Karman is a Director of A. Schulman, Inc. and
Shiloh Industries, Inc.
SHARES OF COMMON STOCK BENEFICIALLY OWNED: NOMINEE TO CLASS II
867,044 (TERM EXPIRING IN 2006)
[Donald K. Miller photo]
DONALD K. MILLER, age 71 -- Director since 1972
Chairman of Axiom International Investor LLC, an international
equity asset management firm, since 1999. From 1986 to 1996, Mr.
Miller was Chairman of Greylock Financial Inc., a venture capital
firm. Formerly, Mr. Miller served as Chairman and CEO of Thomson
Advisory Group L.P. ("Thomson"), a money management firm, from
November 1990 to March 1993 and Vice Chairman from April 1993 to
November 1994 when Thomson became PIMCO Advisors L.P. Mr. Miller
served as Director of PIMCO Advisors, L.P. from November 1994 to
December 1997. Mr. Miller is a Director of Layne Christensen
Company, a successor corporation to Christensen Boyles Corporation,
a supplier of mining products and services, where Mr. Miller served
as Chairman from January 1987 through December 1995. Mr. Miller
received his B.S. degree from Cornell University and his M.B.A.
degree from Harvard University Graduate School of Business
Administration. Mr. Miller is also a Director of Huffy Corporation.
SHARES OF COMMON STOCK BENEFICIALLY OWNED: NOMINEE TO CLASS II
10,000 (TERM EXPIRING IN 2006)
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[Joseph P. Viviano photo]
JOSEPH P. VIVIANO, age 65 -- Director since July 2001
Retired Vice Chairman of Hershey Foods, a manufacturer, distrib-
utor and marketer of consumer food products. Prior to his retire-
ment, Mr. Viviano served as the Vice Chairman of Hershey Foods from
1999 to March 2000, and as its President and Chief Operating
Officer from 1994 to March 1999. Mr. Viviano is also a Director of
Chesapeake Corporation, Harsco Corporation, Huffy Corporation and
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc.
SHARES OF COMMON STOCK BENEFICIALLY OWNED: NOMINEE TO CLASS II
11,000 (TERM EXPIRING IN 2006)
DIRECTORS WHOSE TERMS OF OFFICE WILL CONTINUE AFTER ANNUAL MEETING
[Edward B. Brandon photo]
EDWARD B. BRANDON, age 71 -- Director since 1989
Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, National City Cor-
poration. Mr. Brandon received his B.S. degree in economics from
Northwestern University and his M.B.A. degree from Wharton School
of Banking and Finance. He joined National City Bank in 1956. Mr.
Brandon served as President of National City Corporation and
President and Chief Executive Officer of National City Bank prior
to his election as Chairman in September 1987, and served as Chief
Executive Officer of National City Bank until April 1989. Mr.
Brandon also served as Chief Executive Officer of National City
Corporation from September 1987 until July 1995. Mr. Brandon
retired from National City Corporation in October 1995.
SHARES OF COMMON STOCK BENEFICIALLY OWNED: DIRECTOR IN CLASS I
25,000 (TERM EXPIRING IN 2004)
[William A. Papenbrock photo]
WILLIAM A. PAPENBROCK, age 64 -- Director since 1972
Retired Partner, Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP, Attorneys-at-law.
Mr. Papenbrock received his B.S. degree in Business Administra-
tion from Miami University (Ohio) and his LL.B. degree from Case
Western Reserve Law School. After serving one year as the law clerk
to Chief Justice Taft of the Ohio Supreme Court, Mr. Papenbrock
joined Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP as an attorney in 1964. He
became a partner of the firm in 1969 and is the past Vice Chairman
of the firm's Executive Committee. Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
serves as counsel to the Company.
SHARES OF COMMON STOCK BENEFICIALLY OWNED: DIRECTOR IN CLASS I
18,742 (TERM EXPIRING IN 2004)
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[THOMAS C. SULLIVAN PHOTO]
THOMAS C. SULLIVAN, age 66 -- Director since 1963
Chairman, RPM International Inc. Mr. Thomas C. Sullivan received
his B.S. degree in Business Administration from Miami University
(Ohio). He joined RPM as a Divisional Sales Manager in 1961 and was
elected Vice President in 1967. He became Executive Vice President
in 1969, and in 1971 Mr. Sullivan was elected Chairman of the
Board. He also served as President from 1970 to 1978 and Chief
Executive Officer from 1971 to 2002. Mr. Sullivan is a Director of
Pioneer-Standard Electronics, Inc., Huffy Corporation and Kaydon
Corporation.
SHARES OF COMMON STOCK BENEFICIALLY OWNED: DIRECTOR IN CLASS I
1,081,011 (TERM EXPIRING IN 2004)
[Frank C. Sullivan photo]
FRANK C. SULLIVAN, age 42 -- Director since 1995
President and Chief Executive Officer, RPM International Inc. Mr.
Frank C. Sullivan entered the University of North Carolina as a
Morehead Scholar and received his B.A. degree in 1983. From 1983 to
1986, Mr. Sullivan held various commercial lending and corporate
finance positions at Harris Bank and First Union National Bank
prior to joining RPM as a Technical Service Representative from
1987 to 1988 and as Regional Sales Manager from 1988 to 1989 at
RPM's AGR Company joint venture. In 1989, he became the Company's
Director of Corporate Development. He became a Vice President of
the Company in 1991, Chief Financial Officer in 1993, Executive
Vice President in 1995, President in 1999, Chief Operating Officer
in 2001 and was elected Chief Executive Officer in October 2002.
Frank C. Sullivan is the son of Thomas C. Sullivan.
SHARES OF COMMON STOCK BENEFICIALLY OWNED: DIRECTOR IN CLASS I
590,870 (TERM EXPIRING IN 2004)
[Dr. Max D. Amstutz photo]
DR. MAX D. AMSTUTZ, age 74 -- Director since 1995
Chairman, Finter Bank Zurich, Switzerland since 1994. From 1998 to
2002, Dr. Amstutz was the Chairman of SGS-Societe Generale de
Surveillance Holding S.A., Geneva Switzerland, a world leader in
verification, testing and certification. From 1970 to 1994, Dr.
Amstutz was Managing Director of Holderbank Financiere Glaris Ltd.,
a world leader in cement. From 1994 to 2000, Dr. Amstutz was
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Von Roll Holding Ltd., a
designer and manufacturer of environmental technology products,
electrotechnical and industrial insulation systems and industrial
metal specialties, and from 1986 to 1999, was Vice Chairman of
Alusuisse -- Lonza Holding Ltd., a conglomerate of chemical,
aluminum and packaging firms. Dr. Amstutz received his degree in
Business Administration and a Doctorate of Economics from the
University of Berne, Switzerland.
SHARES OF COMMON STOCK BENEFICIALLY OWNED: DIRECTOR IN CLASS III
24,843 (TERM EXPIRES IN 2005)
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[E. Bradley Jones photo]
E. BRADLEY JONES, age 75 -- Director since 1990
Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of LTV Steel Company
and Group Vice President of The LTV Corporation. Mr. Jones received
his B.A. degree from Yale University. He began his career with
Republic Steel Corporation in 1954 in sales and became President in
1979 and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 1982. Following
the merger of Republic Steel Corporation and The LTV Corporation in
June 1984, Mr. Jones served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
of The LTV Steel Company and Group Vice President of The LTV
Corporation until his retirement in December 1984.
SHARES OF COMMON STOCK BENEFICIALLY OWNED: DIRECTOR IN CLASS III
14,893 (TERM EXPIRES IN 2005)
[Albert B. Ratner photo]
ALBERT B. RATNER, age 75 -- Director since 1996
Co-Chairman of the Board of Forest City Enterprises, Inc., a
conglomerate corporation engaged in the ownership, development,
sales, acquisition and management of commercial and residential
real estate throughout the United States. Mr. Ratner received his
B.S. degree from Michigan State University.
SHARES OF COMMON STOCK BENEFICIALLY OWNED: DIRECTOR IN CLASS III
6,250 (TERM EXPIRES IN 2005)
[Jerry Sue Thornton photo]
DR. JERRY SUE THORNTON, age 56 -- Director since 1999
President of Cuyahoga Community College since 1992. From 1985 to
1992, Dr. Thornton served as President of Lakewood Community
College in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. She received her Ph.D. from
the University of Texas at Austin and her M.A. and B.A. from Murray
State University. Dr. Thornton is also a Director of National City
Corporation, American Greetings Corporation, Applied Industrial
Technologies, Inc. and OfficeMax, Inc. Dr. Thornton is also a board
member of United Way of Cleveland, The Cleveland Foundation,
Cleveland Tomorrow and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and
Museum -- Cleveland and New York.
SHARES OF COMMON STOCK BENEFICIALLY OWNED: DIRECTOR IN CLASS III
0* (TERM EXPIRES IN 2005)
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* Dr. Thornton has elected to participate in the Company's Deferred Compensation
Program, and is deferring the payment of her Directors' fees in the form of
stock equivalent units. As of May 31, 2003, Dr. Thornton had approximately
11,381 stock equivalent units in the Deferred Compensation Program.
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INFORMATION REGARDING MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES
OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors has an Executive Committee, a Compensation
Committee, a Governance and Nominating Committee and an Audit Committee. The
Executive Committee exercises the power and authority of the Board in the
interim period between Board meetings. The Compensation Committee administers
the Company's Stock Option Plans, Incentive Compensation Plan, Restricted Stock
Plan and the 2002 Performance Accelerated Restricted Stock Plan, and reviews and
determines the salary and bonus compensation of certain key executives. The
Governance and Nominating Committee, established in October 2002, reports to the
Board on all matters relating to corporate governance of the Company, including
the selection, qualification and nomination of the members of the Board and
nominees to the Board. Stockholder recommendations for director nominations may
be submitted to the Secretary of the Company at P.O. Box 777, Medina, Ohio
44258, and they will be forwarded to the Governance and Nominating Committee for
consideration, provided such recommendations are accompanied by sufficient
information to permit the Governance and Nominating Committee to evaluate the
qualifications and experience of the nominees. The Audit Committee engages the
Company's independent auditors and reviews the activities of such independent
auditors and various Company policies and practices.
The Company's management is reviewing the adequacy of the Audit Committee's
Charter and the charters of the other Board committees, and evaluating the
composition of the committees of the Board against the requirements of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (as it is being implemented from time to time by the
Securities and Exchange Commission) and New York Stock Exchange corporate
governance rule proposals. The Company intends to comply with these new
requirements as they become effective.
Set forth below is the current membership of each of the above-described
Committees, with the number of meetings held during the fiscal year ended May
31, 2003 in parentheses:
GOVERNANCE AND
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION NOMINATING AUDIT
COMMITTEE (NONE) COMMITTEE (FOUR) COMMITTEE (ONE) COMMITTEE (FIVE)
---------------- ---------------- --------------- ----------------
Frank C. Sullivan Edward B. Brandon Joseph P. Viviano Donald K. Miller
(Chairman) (Chairman) (Chairman) (Chairman)
Edward B. Brandon Albert B. Ratner Bruce A. Carbonari Dr. Max D. Amstutz
E. Bradley Jones Dr. Jerry Sue Thornton William A. Papenbrock E. Bradley Jones
James A. Karman
Albert B. Ratner
Thomas C. Sullivan
Dr. Jerry Sue Thornton
Under the Company's Amended and Restated By-Laws, the Board may designate
one or more independent directors as alternate members of any committee, in
order to replace any absent or disqualified member at any meetings. On July 22,
2003, the Board designated Mr. Papenbrock as an alternate member of the Audit
and Compensation Committees and Dr. Thornton as an alternate member of the
Governance and Nominating Committee. Each alternate member must meet the
applicable independence, composition and related require-
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ments of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange
with respect to his or her respective committee.
The Board of Directors held six meetings during the fiscal year ended May
31, 2003. Other than Mr. Ratner, no Director attended fewer than 75% of the
aggregate of (i) the total number of meetings of the Board of Directors held
during the period he or she served as a Director and (ii) the total number of
meetings held by Committees of the Board on which the Director served, during
the periods that the Director served.
With respect to the 2003 fiscal year, Directors who were not employees of
the Company received a quarterly fee of $7,500 and an additional $1,000 for each
Board and Committee meeting attended, except for the Chairman of each Committee,
who received $1,500 for each Committee meeting attended. Effective for the 2004
fiscal year, Directors who are not also employees of the Company receive a base
quarterly fee of $8,000. In addition, the Chairman of each Committee (other than
the Audit Committee) receives a quarterly fee of $1,500. The Chairman of the
Audit Committee receives a quarterly fee of $3,000. Directors receive an
additional $1,000 for each Board and Committee meeting attended. William A.
Papenbrock attends all Committee meetings as acting secretary of each Committee,
and as such he receives the same compensation as the members of the Committees.
In April 1986, the Board of Directors adopted a Deferred Compensation Plan
providing for the deferred payment of Directors' fees in either cash or stock
equivalents and the payment of such deferred fees in cash commencing six months
following the date of the participating Director's retirement, resignation or
death, or termination of such participating Director's Deferred Compensation
Agreement. Participation in the Deferred Compensation Plan is at the election of
each Director entitled to receive compensation for serving on the Board. In
order to create an appropriate compensation program for Directors and to bring
total Board compensation to a competitive level, as well as to enhance the
ability of the Company to recruit and retain Directors and further align
interests of Directors with interests of Stockholders, the Company is presenting
for Stockholder approval a restricted stock plan that provides for the granting
of shares of Common Stock to Directors who are not employees of the Company. See
"Proposal Two -- Adoption of RPM International Inc. 2003 Restricted Stock Plan
for Directors."
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Set forth below is information concerning the annual and long-term
compensation for services in all capacities to the Company for the fiscal years
ended May 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001 of those persons who were, at May 31, 2003:
(i) the two persons who served as the Chief Executive Officer during the fiscal
year ended May 31, 2003; and (ii) the other five most highly compensated
executive officers of the Company.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
LONG-TERM
COMPENSATION AWARDS
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RESTRICTED
ANNUAL COMPENSATION SECURITIES STOCK PLAN ALL OTHER
NAME AND ------------------------------ UNDERLYING GRANTS/ COMPENSATION
PRINCIPAL POSITION YEAR SALARY BONUS OPTIONS DOLLAR VALUE(1) (2)(3)
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Frank C. Sullivan 2003 $600,000 $420,000 100,000 $1,073,469 $ 11,278
President and 2002 $430,000 $375,000 -- $ 42,969 $ 8,105
Chief Executive Officer 2001 $430,000 $174,000 100,000 $ 52,388 $ 7,154
P. Kelly Tompkins 2003 $245,000 $175,000 40,000 $ 495,881 $ 9,526
Senior Vice President, 2002 $230,000 $100,000 -- $ 18,180 $ 7,891
General Counsel 2001 $215,000 $ 75,000 40,000 $ 16,861 $ 7,282
and Secretary
Ronald A. Rice 2003 $225,000 $160,000 40,000 $ 494,522 $ 8,501
Senior Vice President- 2002 $190,000 $100,000 -- $ 12,451 $ 6,884
Administration 2001 $165,000 $ 50,000 40,000 $ 16,462 $ 6,332
Paul G. P. Hoogenboom 2003 $220,000 $155,000 40,000 $ 493,027 $ 8,944
Vice President- 2002 $180,000 $ 90,000 -- $ 9,090 $ 6,908
Operations and Chief 2001 $165,000 $ 25,000 25,000 $ -- $ 4,729
Information Officer
Robert L. Matejka 2003 $220,000 $120,000 40,000 $ 491,369 $ 15,450
Vice President, 2002 $190,000 $100,000 10,000 $ -- $ 12,680
Chief Financial Officer 2001 $190,000 $ 75,000 20,000 $ -- $ 1,663
and Controller
Thomas C. Sullivan (4) 2003 $507,500 $ -- -- $ 610,735 $1,285,617
Chairman of the Board 2002 $870,000 $700,000 -- $ 448,020 $ 25,797
2001 $870,000 $404,000 -- $ 693,413 $ 23,589
James A. Karman (5) 2003 $399,583 $ -- -- $ 442,545 $ 915,735
2002 $685,000 $600,000 -- $ 347,804 $ 34,193
2001 $685,000 $332,000 -- $ 550,569 $ 32,236
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(1) (a) THE PURPOSE OF THE 1997 RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN IS TO REPLACE THE CASH
BASED BENEFIT RESTORATION PLAN WITH A STOCK BASED PLAN. SHARES GRANTED UNDER
THE RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN DIRECTLY REDUCE AND REPLACE THE CASH AMOUNT OF
SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT RESTORATION BENEFITS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DEATH
RESTORATION BENEFITS OWED TO PARTICIPANTS UNDER THE BENEFIT RESTORATION
PLAN. THE BENEFIT RESTORATION PLAN WAS FROZEN ON JUNE 1, 1997. ALL PRIOR
ACCRUALS OF SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT RESTORATION BENEFITS AND DEATH
RESTORATION BENEFITS UNDER THE BENEFIT RESTORATION PLAN HAVE BEEN REPLACED
BY PRIOR GRANTS OF SHARES UNDER THE RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN. ALL CURRENT
GRANTS OF SHARES WILL BE IN AN AMOUNT EQUIVALENT TO THE ACCRUALS OF
SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT RESTORATION BENEFITS AND DEATH RESTORATION BENEFITS
REQUIRED UNDER THE BENEFIT RESTORATION PLAN IF IT WERE NOT
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FROZEN. SEE "BENEFIT RESTORATION PLAN" AND "RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN"
HEREINAFTER. Dollar value for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2003 calculated
by multiplying the number of restricted shares granted pursuant to the
Company's 1997 Restricted Stock Plan (Mr. Frank C. Sullivan -- 3,997 shares
of Common Stock, Mr. P. Kelly Tompkins -- 1,198 shares of Common Stock, Mr.
Ronald A. Rice -- 1,098 shares of Common Stock, Mr. Paul G. P.
Hoogenboom -- 988 shares of Common Stock, Mr. Robert L. Matejka -- 866
shares of Common Stock, Mr. Thomas C. Sullivan -- 44,940 shares of Common
Stock and Mr. James A. Karman -- 32,564 shares of Common Stock) by the
closing price of $13.59 on July 17, 2002, the effective date of grant. The
dollar value for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2002 was calculated by
multiplying the number of restricted shares granted pursuant to the
Company's 1997 Restricted Stock Plan (Mr. Frank C. Sullivan -- 5,318 shares,
Mr. Tompkins -- 2,250 shares, Mr. Rice -- 1,541 shares, Mr. Hoogenboom --
1,125 shares, Mr. Thomas C. Sullivan -- 55,448 shares and Mr.
Karman -- 43,045 shares) by the closing price of $8.08 on July 11, 2001, the
effective date of grant. The dollar value for the fiscal year ended May 31,
2001 was calculated by multiplying the number of restricted shares granted
pursuant to the Company's 1997 Restricted Stock Plan (Mr. Frank C.
Sullivan -- 5,111 shares of Common Stock, Mr. Tompkins -- 1,645 shares of
Common Stock, Mr. Rice -- 1,606 shares of Common Stock, Mr. Thomas C.
Sullivan -- 67,650 shares of Common Stock and Mr. Karman -- 53,714 shares of
Common Stock) by the closing price of $10.25 on July 17, 2000, the effective
date of grant. At the end of the fiscal year ended May 31, 2003, the number
and value (based upon the closing price on May 30, 2003 of $12.43) of the
aggregate restricted stock holdings, including dividends added to the
Deferred Compensation Plan, were as follows: Mr. Frank C. Sullivan -- 24,947
shares of Common Stock -- $310,091; Mr. Tompkins -- 6,994 shares of Common
Stock -- $86,935; Mr. Rice -- 4,527 shares of Common Stock -- $56,271; Mr.
Matejka -- 881 shares of Common Stock -- $10,951; Mr. Hoogenboom -- 2,199
shares of Common Stock -- $27,334; Mr. Thomas C. Sullivan -- 318,287 shares
of Common Stock -- $3,956,307; and Mr. Karman -- 248,623 shares of Common
Stock -- $3,090,384. Dividends are paid on restricted stock as and when
dividends are paid on Common Stock. The restricted stock awards reported
with respect to Mr. Thomas C. Sullivan and Mr. Karman vested as of January
1, 2003, in connection with their retirement. None of the other restricted
stock awards reported on the Summary Compensation Table are scheduled to
vest within three years from the respective date of grant.
(b) THE PURPOSE OF THE 2002 PERFORMANCE ACCELERATED RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN
("PARS") IS TO PROVIDE AN ADDED INCENTIVE TO KEY OFFICERS TO IMPROVE THE
LONG-TERM PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPANY. SEE "PERFORMANCE ACCELERATED
RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN" HEREINAFTER. Dollar value for the fiscal year ended
May 31, 2003 calculated by multiplying the number of restricted shares
granted pursuant to PARS (Mr. Frank C. Sullivan -- 85,000 shares of Common
Stock, Mr. Tompkins -- 40,000 shares of Common Stock, Mr. Rice -- 40,000
shares of Common Stock, Mr. Hoogenboom -- 40,000 shares of Common Stock, and
Mr. Matejka -- 40,000 shares of Common Stock) by the closing price of $11.99
on July 22, 2002, the effective date of the grant. At the end of the fiscal
year ended May 30, 2003, the number and value (based upon the closing price
on May 30, 2003 of $12.43) of the aggregate restricted stock holdings,
including dividends added to the Deferred Compensation Plan, were as
follows: Mr. Frank C. Sullivan -- 85,750 shares of Common
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Stock -- $1,065,873, Mr. Tompkins -- 40,353 shares of Common
Stock -- $501,588, Mr. Rice -- 40,353 shares of Common Stock -- $501,588,
Mr. Hoogenboom -- 40,353 shares of Common Stock -- $501,588, and Mr.
Matejka -- 40,353 shares of Common Stock -- $501,588. Dividends are paid as
and when dividends are paid on Common Stock. None of the restricted stock
awards granted under the PARS plan reported on the Summary Compensation
Table are scheduled to vest within three years from the respective date of
grant.
(2) All Other Compensation consists of (i) insurance premiums paid by the
Company in connection with split dollar and other executive life insurance
policies; (ii) in fiscal 2003, the value (Mr. Frank C. Sullivan $8,125, Mr.
Tompkins $6,657, Mr. Rice $6,828, Mr. Hoogenboom $6,917 and Mr. Matejka
$6,565) of the Company's matching contributions to the RPM International
Inc. 401(k) Plan relating to before-tax contributions made by the Named
Executive Officers. Effective October 1, 2002, the 401(k) Plan was amended
so that matching contributions by the Company are invested in the same
manner as participants invest their own contributions. Prior to that time,
Company matching contributions were made in the form of shares of Company
Common Stock. In fiscal 2002 and 2001, the value of the Company's matching
contributions to the RPM International Inc. 401(k) Plan for each of the
Named Executive Officers were as follows: Mr. Frank C. Sullivan $5,375
(2002) and $5,100 (2001); Mr. Tompkins $5,288 (2002) and $5,413 (2001); Mr.
Rice $5,413 (2002) and $5,200 (2001); Mr. Hoogenboom $5,438 (2002) and
$4,729 (2001); Mr. Matejka $5,100 (2002) and $1,663 (2001); Mr. Thomas C.
Sullivan $5,500 (2002) and $5,100 (2001); and Mr. Karman $5,500 (2002) and
$5,100 (2001); (iii) for Mr. Thomas C. Sullivan and Mr. Karman, the payment
of performance awards of $900,000 for Mr. Sullivan and $600,000 for Mr.
Karman under the Special Senior Executive Performance Award Program. See
"Compensation Committee Report on Executive Compensation -- Special Senior
Executive Performance Award Program;" and (iv) amounts paid to Mr. Thomas C.
Sullivan and Mr. Karman, $362,500 and $285,415, respectively, pursuant to
the consulting agreements described in footnotes 4 and 5 below.
(3) All Other Compensation includes the following amounts equal to the full
dollar economic value of the premiums paid by the Company in connection with
life insurance policies issued pursuant to the Split Dollar Life Insurance
Agreements between the Company and the following named Executive Officers
during 2003, 2002 and 2001, respectively: Mr. Frank C. Sullivan $1,683
(2003) $1,380 (2002) and $1,029 (2001); Mr. Tompkins $829 (2003), $713
(2002) and $419 (2001); Mr. Rice $443 (2003) $331 (2002) and $232 (2001);
Mr. Hoogenboom $437 (2003) $0 (2002) and $0 (2001); Mr. Matejka $1,925
(2003) $1,160 (2002) and $0 (2001); Mr. Thomas C. Sullivan $15,287 (2003),
$13,074 (2002) and $12,939 (2001); and Mr. Karman $21,815 (2003), $20,863,
(2002) and $21,117 (2001). The premiums paid by the Company in connection
with the life insurance policies issued pursuant to such Split Dollar Life
Insurance Agreements set forth in the preceding sentence will be recovered
in full by the Company upon the payment of any death benefits under any such
life insurance policy.
(4) Mr. Thomas C. Sullivan served as the Company's Chief Executive Officer until
October 11, 2002 and, pursuant to the terms of a Succession and
Post-Retirement Consulting letter agreement entered into in April 2002
between Mr. Sullivan and the Company, he retired from active employee status
effective January 1, 2003. All restrictions on his restricted
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stock were removed at that time. Under the terms of the Retirement and
Consulting letter agreement, Mr. Sullivan will serve the Company in a
consulting capacity until May 31, 2005. Included in All Other Compensation
are fees of $362,500 he received during fiscal 2003 under such agreement.
(5) Mr. James A. Karman served as the Company's Vice Chairman of the Company
until October 11, 2002, and, pursuant to the terms of a Succession and
Post-Retirement Consulting letter agreement entered into between Mr. Karman
and the Company, he retired from active employee status effective January 1,
2003. All restrictions on his restricted stock were removed at that time.
Under the terms of the Retirement and Consulting letter agreement, Mr.
Karman will serve the Company in a consulting capacity until May 31, 2004.
Included in All Other Compensation are fees of $285,415 he received during
fiscal 2003 under such agreement.
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OPTION GRANTS
Shown below is information on grants of stock options pursuant to the
Company's 1996 Key Employees Stock Option Plan during the fiscal year ended May
31, 2003 to the executive officers who are named in the Summary Compensation
Table.
OPTION GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
POTENTIAL REALIZABLE
VALUE AT ASSUMED
ANNUAL RATES OF
PERCENTAGE STOCK PRICE
OF TOTAL APPRECIATION FOR
NUMBER OF OPTIONS OPTIONS
SECURITIES GRANTED TO EXERCISE OR TERMS(3)(4)
UNDERLYING EMPLOYEES IN BASE PRICE EXPIRATION ---------------------
NAME OPTIONS(1)(5) FISCAL YEAR (PER SHARE)(2) DATE 5% 10%
---- ------------- ------------ -------------- ---------- -------- ----------
Frank C. Sullivan 100,000(5) 8.40% $14.08 10/11/2012 $885,484 $2,243,989
President and Chief
Executive Officer
P. Kelly Tompkins 40,000(5) 3.36% $14.08 10/11/2012 $354,193 $ 897,596
Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and
Secretary
Ronald A. Rice 40,000(5) 3.36% $14.08 10/11/2012 $354,193 $ 897,596
Senior Vice President --
Administration
Paul G. P. Hoogenboom 40,000(5) 3.36% $14.08 10/11/2012 $354,193 $ 897,596
Vice President --
Operations and Chief
Information Officer
Robert L. Matejka
Vice President, Chief 40,000(5) 3.36% $14.08 10/11/2012 $354,193 $ 897,596
Financial Officer and
Controller
Thomas C. Sullivan -- -- -- -- -- --
Chairman of the Board(6)
James A. Karman (6) -- -- -- -- -- --
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(1) The option agreements relating to the options granted under the Company's
1996 Stock Option Plan provide that such options become fully vested upon
certain "changes in control" of the Company described in such option
agreements.
(2) This price represents the fair market value at the date of grant pursuant to
the terms of the Company's 1996 Stock Option Plan.
(3) The dollar amounts under these columns are the result of calculations at the
5% and 10% appreciation rates dictated by the Commission and are not
intended to be forecasts of the Company's stock price.
POTENTIAL REALIZABLE VALUE AT
ASSUMED ANNUAL RATES OF
STOCK PRICE APPRECIATION FOR
OPTION TERMS
------------------------------
5% 10%
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(4) Value created for all stockholders: $902,849,094 $2,287,996,868
Gain of named executive officers as a percent of value
created for all shareholders: 0.25% 0.25%
(5) These options were granted on October 11, 2002 pursuant to the Company's
1996 Stock Option Plan. Twenty-five percent of the shares to the option
become exercisable on each anniversary thereof.
(6) Mr. Thomas C. Sullivan and Mr. James A. Karman each retired from active
employee status effective January 1, 2003.
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OPTION EXERCISES AND FISCAL YEAR-END VALUES
Shown below is information with respect to the exercise of stock options
during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2003 to purchase the Company's Common Stock
by the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table and with
respect to the unexercised stock options at May 31, 2003 to purchase the
Company's Common Stock for the executive officers named in the Summary
Compensation Table.
AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
AND MAY 31, 2003 OPTION VALUE
NUMBER OF SECURITIES VALUE OF UNEXERCISED
NUMBER OF UNDERLYING UNEXERCISED IN-THE-MONEY OPTIONS
SHARES OPTIONS AT MAY 31, 2003 AT MAY 31, 2003(2)
ACQUIRED ON VALUE ---------------------------- ----------------------------
NAME EXERCISE REALIZED(1) EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE
---- ----------- ----------- ----------- -------------- ----------- --------------
Frank C. Sullivan 9,375 $ 54,468.75 348,126 182,500 $382,504 $208,681
President and Chief
Executive Officer
P. Kelly Tompkins -- -- 76,275 71,250 $ 67,615 $ 81,322
Senior Vice
President, General
Counsel and
Secretary
Ronald A. Rice 37,813 $175,760.68 56,250 71,250 $ 49,622 $ 81,322
Senior Vice
President --
Administration
Paul G. P. Hoogenboom -- -- 31,250 58,750 $ 71,884 $ 50,378
Vice President --
Operations and
Chief Information
Officer
Robert L. Matejka -- -- 12,500 57,500 $ 39,363 $ 50,213
Vice President,
Chief Financial
Officer and
Controller
Thomas C. Sullivan -- -- 781,876 -- $207,614 --
Chairman of the
Board(3)
James A. Karman(3) 92,594 $236,121.34 343,750 -- -- --
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(1) Represents the difference between the option exercise price and the last
sales price of a share of Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on the
date of exercise.
(2) Based on the last sales price of the Common Stock of $12.34 on the New York
Stock Exchange on May 30, 2003 (the last trading day of the Company's fiscal
year ended May 31, 2003). The ultimate realization of profit on the sale of
the Common Stock underlying such options is dependent upon the market price
of such shares on the date of sale.
(3) Mr. Thomas C. Sullivan and Mr. James A. Karman each retired from active
employee status effective January 1, 2003.
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EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION
The following table sets forth information concerning shares of Common
Stock authorized or available for issuance under the Company's equity
compensation plans as of the fiscal year ended May 31, 2003.
NUMBER OF SECURITIES
REMAINING AVAILABLE
NUMBER OF SECURITIES WEIGHTED-AVERAGE FOR FUTURE ISSUANCE
TO BE ISSUED UPON EXERCISE PRICE UNDER EQUITY
EXERCISE OF OF OUTSTANDING COMPENSATION PLANS
OUTSTANDING OPTIONS, OPTIONS, WARRANTS (EXCLUDING SECURITIES
PLAN CATEGORY WARRANTS AND RIGHTS AND RIGHTS REFLECTED IN COLUMN (A))
------------- -------------------- ----------------- ------------------------
(A) (B) (C)(1)
Equity compensation plans
approved by stockholders 6,936,573 $12.86 3,210,393
Equity compensation plans not
approved by stockholders(2) -- -- --
--------- ------ ---------
Total 6,936,573 $12.86 3,210,393
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(1) Includes 792,696 shares available for future issuance under the Company's
1997 Restricted Stock Plan and 515,200 shares available for future issuance
under the Company's 2002 Performance Accelerated Restricted Stock Plan.
(2) The Company does not maintain equity compensation plans that have not been
approved by its stockholders.
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS
Under an Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of October 11,
2002, Frank C. Sullivan is employed as the President and Chief Executive Officer
of the Company for a term ending on May 31, 2004, which is automatically
extended for additional one-year periods unless Mr. Sullivan or the Company
gives the other party notice of nonrenewal two months in advance of the annual
renewal date. Pursuant to the terms of his Employment Agreement, Frank C.
Sullivan is to receive an annual base salary of not less than $700,000 beginning
on June 1, 2003. In addition to his base salary, Mr. Sullivan is entitled to
such annual incentive compensation or bonuses as the Compensation Committee
determines and to participate in other benefit plans provided by the Company.
Under the provisions of the Employment Agreement, the Company may terminate his
employment for Disability or Cause (as defined). If the Company were to
terminate Mr. Sullivan's employment without Cause at any time, if the Company
elected not to renew the term of the Employment Agreement, or if Mr. Sullivan
resigns for Good Reason (as defined) within two years after a Change in Control
(as defined), he would be entitled to receive an amount equal to his incentive
compensation for the preceding fiscal year (if not yet paid) plus three times
the sum of his annual base salary then in effect and his average annual
incentive compensation and continuation, for a period of three years, of health,
welfare and other specified benefits. In addition, if the Company terminates Mr.
Sullivan's employment without Cause at any time, if the Company elected not to
renew the term of the Employment Agreement, or if Mr. Sullivan resigns for Good
Reason within two years after a Change in Control, he would also be entitled to
the lapse of restrictions on restricted shares granted under the Company's 1997
Restricted Stock Plan and a lump-sum payment equal to the cash value of the
benefits he would have received under that plan had he continued to receive
annual plan awards for a period
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of three years. Additionally, if a Change in Control occurs as determined under
the Company's PARS Plan, Mr. Sullivan is entitled to the lapse of transfer
restrictions imposed on grants of restricted stock to him under that plan. A
portion of payments made to Mr. Sullivan as a result of the termination of his
employment in connection with a Change in Control of the Company may not be
deductible to the Company as an ordinary and necessary business expense and may
be subject to a 20% excise tax imposed on Mr. Sullivan under Section 4999 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Internal Revenue Code"). The
Employment Agreement provides for an additional payment to Mr. Sullivan equal to
the amount of any excise tax imposed on him by Section 4999 of the Internal
Revenue Code and any taxes, interest or penalties incurred with respect thereto,
which could be substantial. The Employment Agreement also provides for the
payment by the Company of up to $500,000 in legal fees incurred by Mr. Sullivan
in the event that, following a Change of Control, Mr. Sullivan may be caused to
institute or defend legal proceedings to enforce his rights under the Employment
Agreement. In addition, the Employment Agreement imposes customary
noncompetition, nonsolicitation and confidentiality obligations on Mr. Sullivan.
Under an Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of February 1,
2001 and amended as of October 14, 2002, P. Kelly Tompkins is employed as the
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company for a term
ending on May 31, 2004, which is automatically extended for additional one-year
periods unless Mr. Tompkins or the Company gives the other party notice of
nonrenewal two months in advance of the annual renewal date. Pursuant to the
terms of the Agreement, Mr. Tompkins is to receive an annual base salary of not
less than $300,000 beginning on June 1, 2003. In addition to his base salary,
Mr. Tompkins is entitled to such annual incentive compensation or bonuses as the
Compensation Committee determines and to participate in other benefit plans
provided by the Company. Under the provisions of the Employment Agreement, the
Company may terminate his employment for Disability or Cause (as defined). If
the Company were to terminate Mr. Tompkins' employment without Cause or the
Company elected not to renew the term of the Employment Agreement, Mr. Tompkins
would be entitled to receive an amount equal to the product of his annual base
salary then in effect multiplied by two, plus his incentive compensation for the
preceding fiscal year (if not yet paid) and an amount equal to his average
annual incentive compensation prorated for the current year, and continuation,
for a period of two years, of health, welfare and other specified benefits.
Alternatively, if the Company terminates Mr. Tompkins' employment without Cause
within two years after a Change in Control (as defined), or if Mr. Tompkins
resigns for Good Reason (as defined) during that period, he would be entitled to
receive an amount equal to the product of his annual base salary then in effect
multiplied by three, plus his incentive compensation for the preceding fiscal
year (if not yet paid) and an amount equal to his average annual incentive
compensation prorated for the current year, and continuation, for a period of
three years, of health, welfare, and other specified benefits. In addition, if
his employment is terminated without Cause at any time, if the Company elected
not to renew the term of his Employment Agreement, or if he resigns for Good
Reason within two years after a Change in Control, Mr. Tompkins would also be
entitled to the lapse of restrictions on restricted shares granted under the
Company's 1997 Restricted Stock Plan and a lump-sum payment equal to the cash
value of the benefits he would have received under that plan had he continued to
receive annual plan awards for a period of two years or, if his employment is so
terminated within two years after a Change in Control, for a
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period of three years. Additionally, if a Change in Control occurs as determined
under the Company's PARS Plan, Mr. Tompkins is entitled to the lapse of transfer
restrictions imposed on grants of restricted stock to him under that plan. A
portion of payments made to Mr. Tompkins as a result of the termination of his
employment in connection with a Change in Control of the Company may not be
deductible to the Company as an ordinary and necessary business expense and may
be subject to a 20% excise tax imposed on Mr. Tompkins under Section 4999 of the
Internal Revenue Code. The Employment Agreement provides for an additional
payment to Mr. Tompkins equal to the amount of any excise tax imposed on him by
Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code and any taxes, interest or penalties
incurred with respect thereto, which could be substantial. The Employment
Agreement also provides for the payment by the Company of up to $500,000 in
legal fees incurred by Mr. Tompkins in the event that, following a Change of
Control, Mr. Tompkins may be caused to institute or defend legal proceedings to
enforce his rights under the Employment Agreement. In addition, the Employment
Agreement imposes customary noncompetition, nonsolicitation and confidentiality
obligations on Mr. Tompkins.
Under an Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of February 1,
2001 and amended as of October 14, 2002, Ronald A. Rice is employed as the
Senior Vice President-Administration of the Company for a term ending on May 31,
2004, which is automatically extended for additional one-year periods unless Mr.
Rice or the Company gives the other party notice of nonrenewal two months in
advance of the annual renewal date. Pursuant to the terms of the Employment
Agreement, Mr. Rice is to receive an annual base salary of not less than
$280,000 beginning on June 1, 2003. Mr. Rice's Employment Agreement contains
substantially the same provisions that are described above for Mr. Tompkins'
Employment Agreement.
Under an Employment Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2001 and amended as
of October 14, 2002, Paul G. Hoogenboom is employed as the Vice
President-Operations and Chief Information Officer of the Company for a term
ending on May 31, 2004, which is automatically extended for additional one-year
periods unless Mr. Hoogenboom or the Company gives the other party notice of
nonrenewal two months in advance of the annual renewal date. Pursuant to the
terms of the Employment Agreement, Mr. Hoogenboom is to receive an annual base
salary of not less than $250,000 beginning on June 1, 2003. Mr. Hoogenboom's
Employment Agreement contains substantially the same provisions that are
described above for Mr. Tompkins' Employment Agreement.
Under an Employment Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2001 and amended as
of October 14, 2002, Robert L. Matejka is employed as the Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer and Controller of the Company for a term ending on May 31,
2004, which is automatically extended for additional one-year periods unless Mr.
Matejka or the Company gives the other party notice of nonrenewal two months in
advance of the annual renewal date. Pursuant to the terms of the Employment
Agreement, Mr. Matejka is to receive an annual base salary of not less than
$230,000 beginning on June 1, 2003. Mr. Matejka's Employment Agreement contains
substantially the same provisions that are described above for Mr. Tompkins'
Employment Agreement.
Pursuant to the terms of a Succession and Post-Retirement Consulting letter
agreement entered into in April 2002, between Thomas C. Sullivan and the Company
(the "Sullivan
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Consulting Agreement"), Mr. Sullivan stepped down from his position as the Chief
Executive Officer of the Company effective as of October 11, 2002, and retired
as an employee of the Company effective as of January 1, 2003. Mr. Sullivan,
however, continues to serve as Chairman of the Board and as a member of the
Board of Directors. Under the Sullivan Consulting Agreement, Mr. Sullivan is no
longer entitled to further payment of his annual bonus, and does not participate
in any of the Company's benefit plans, except as provided by law or as governed
by the terms of the benefit plans themselves or by the terms of the Sullivan
Consulting Agreement. The Sullivan Consulting Agreement provides that effective
January 1, 2003 and continuing through May 31, 2005, Mr. Sullivan will serve the
Company in a consulting capacity, providing assistance in the area of corporate
development, when and as may be requested by the Company. During the 29-month
consulting period, Mr. Sullivan is entitled to monthly payments that are equal
to his former monthly base salary for his service as a consultant, Chairman of
the Board and Board member. In addition, in connection with Mr. Sullivan's
retirement, the Compensation Committee previously approved the extension of the
terms of certain stock options granted to him in the past. Until Mr. Thomas C.
Sullivan's retirement as an employee of the Company on January 1, 2003, the
terms of his employment were governed by an Amended and Restated Employment
Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2001, pursuant to which he received an annual
base salary of not less than $870,000. Thomas C. Sullivan's Employment Agreement
also contained other provisions that were similar to those described above for
Mr. Frank C. Sullivan's Employment Agreement. The provisions of Thomas C.
Sullivan's Employment Agreement relating to severance compensation expired on
December 31, 2002.
Pursuant to the terms of a Succession and Post-Retirement Consulting letter
agreement entered into in April 2002, between James A. Karman and the Company
(the "Karman Consulting Agreement"), Mr. Karman stepped down from his position
as Vice Chairman of the Board effective as of October 11, 2002, and retired as
an employee of the Company effective as of January 1, 2003. Mr. Karman, however,
continues to serve as a member of the Board of Directors. Under the Karman
Consulting Agreement, Mr. Karman is no longer entitled to further payment of his
annual bonus, and does not participate in any of the Company's benefit plans,
except as provided by law or as governed by the terms of the benefit plans
themselves or by the terms of the Karman Consulting Agreement. The Karman
Consulting Agreement provides that effective January 1, 2003 and continuing
through May 31, 2004, Mr. Karman will serve the Company in a consulting
capacity, providing assistance in the area of investor relations, when and as
may be requested by the Company. During the 17-month consulting period, Mr.
Karman is entitled to monthly payments that are equal to his former monthly base
salary for his service as a consultant and Board member. In addition, in
connection with Mr. Karman's retirement, the Compensation Committee previously
approved the extension of the terms of certain stock options granted to him in
the past. Until Mr. Karman's retirement as an employee of the Company, the terms
of his employment were governed by an Amended and Restated Employment Agreement,
dated as of February 1, 2001, pursuant to which he received an annual base
salary of not less than $685,000. Mr. Karman's Employment Agreement also
contained other provisions that were similar to those described above for Mr.
Frank C. Sullivan's Employment Agreement. The provisions of Mr. Karman's
Employment Agreement relating to severance compensation expired on December 31,
2002.
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DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLAN
The table below sets forth the normal annual retirement benefits payable
upon retirement at age 65 (as of June 1, 2003) under the Company's tax qualified
defined benefit retirement plan (the "Retirement Plan") for employees in the
compensation ranges specified, under various assumptions with respect to average
annual compensation and years of benefit service, assuming that the employee
elected to receive his or her pension on a normal life annuity basis:
ESTIMATED ANNUAL BENEFITS UPON RETIREMENT
AVERAGE (AS OF JUNE 1, 2003) WITH YEARS OF SERVICE INDICATED (1)
ANNUAL --------------------------------------------------------
COMPENSATION(2) 5 YEARS 10 YEARS 20 YEARS 30 YEARS 35 YEARS
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$ 100,000 $ 5,551 $ 11,102 $ 22,204 $ 33,306 $ 35,107
150,000 9,033 18,066 36,133 54,199 57,607
200,000 12,515 25,031 50,061 75,092 80,107
250,000 15,997 31,995 63,990 95,985 102,607
300,000 19,480 38,959 77,918 116,878 125,107
350,000 22,962 45,923 91,847 137,770 147,607
400,000 26,444 52,888 105,776 158,663 170,107
450,000 29,926 59,852 119,704 179,556 192,607
500,000 33,408 66,816 133,633 200,449 215,107
550,000 36,890 73,781 147,561 221,342 237,607
600,000 40,372 80,745 161,490 242,235 260,107
650,000 43,855 87,709 175,418 263,128 282,607
700,000 47,337 94,673 189,347 284,020 305,107
750,000 50,819 101,638 203,276 304,913 327,607
800,000 54,301 108,602 217,204 325,806 350,107
850,000 57,783 115,566 231,133 346,699 372,607
900,000 61,265 122,531 245,061 367,592 395,107
950,000 64,747 129,495 258,990 388,485 417,607
1,000,000 68,230 136,459 272,918 409,378 440,107
1,050,000 71,712 143,423 286,847 430,270 462,607
1,100,000 75,194 150,388 300,776 451,163 485,107
1,150,000 78,676 157,352 314,704 472,056 507,607
1,200,000 82,158 164,316 328,633 492,949 530,107
1,250,000 85,640 171,281 342,561 513,842 552,607
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(1) The amounts listed may be reduced in accordance with certain provisions of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which limit the maximum amount of
compensation that may be taken into account under the Retirement Plan to
$200,000 and the maximum annual benefit payable under the Retirement Plan to
$160,000. Prior to June 1, 1997, the Company maintained a Benefit
Restoration Plan for its executive officers providing for the payment of
supplemental retirement benefits because of such Internal Revenue Code
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limits. See "Benefit Restoration Plan" below. At the October 1997 Annual
Meeting, the stockholders approved the adoption of the 1997 Restricted Stock
Plan. The Benefit Restoration Plan was frozen as of June 1, 1998 and will be
eliminated over time.
(2) Includes base compensation as in effect on June 1, 2002, overtime and
commissions paid and bonuses paid or accrued. The compensation covered by
the Retirement Plan for the executive officers and former executive officers
named in the Summary Compensation Table is the salary and bonus listed in
such table.
With respect to the executive officers and former executive officers listed
in the Summary Compensation Table: Mr. Frank C. Sullivan, has 14.3 years of
service; Mr. Tompkins, 6.9 years of service, Mr. Ronald A. Rice, 8.4 years of
service, Mr. Matejka, 2.8 years of service and Mr. Hoogenboom, 4 years of
service. Effective January 1, 2003, Mr. Thomas C. Sullivan retired from active
employee status with 41.0 years of service under the Plan, and Mr. James A.
Karman retired with 40.0 years of service.
BENEFIT RESTORATION PLAN
Effective January 1, 1991, the Company established the Benefit Restoration
Plan (the "Benefit Restoration Plan") for the purpose of providing for the
payment of supplemental retirement and death benefits to officers of the Company
designated by the Board of Directors whose Retirement Plan benefits may be
limited under the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974 ("ERISA") and the Internal Revenue Code. In April 1991, the Board of
Directors designated Messrs. Thomas C. Sullivan and James A. Karman as
participants in the Benefit Restoration Plan. In July 1993, the Board of
Directors also designated Mr. Frank C. Sullivan and certain other officers as
participants in the Benefit Restoration Plan. The Benefit Restoration Plan
replaced the prior Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan which provided similar
supplemental retirement benefits. The Benefit Restoration Plan is an unfunded
excess benefit plan which is administered by the Company. The Benefit
Restoration Plan provides that any cash payment under the Plan is to be made in
an amount equal to the amount by which a participant's benefits otherwise
payable under the Company's Retirement Plan are reduced as a result of
limitations under ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code. The supplemental
retirement benefits are forfeited if the officer terminates employment before
attaining five years of vesting service and age 55. Supplemental death benefits
are paid to the surviving spouse or designated beneficiary of the officer. The
Company is entitled to a federal tax deduction in an amount equal to the cash
benefits at the time such cash benefits are paid to a participant.
The Benefit Restoration Plan was frozen on June 1, 1997. No further
supplemental benefits accrued after that date. All prior accruals of
supplemental benefits have been replaced by awards of shares of restricted stock
under the 1997 Restricted Stock Plan.
RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN
At the October 1997 Annual Meeting, the shareholders approved the adoption
of the 1997 Restricted Stock Plan (the "Restricted Stock Plan"). THE PURPOSE OF
THE RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN IS TO REPLACE THE CASH BASED BENEFIT RESTORATION PLAN
WITH A STOCK BASED PLAN. SHARES GRANTED UNDER THE RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN (THE
"RESTRICTED SHARES") DIRECTLY REDUCE AND
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REPLACE THE CASH AMOUNT OF SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT RESTORATION BENEFITS AND
SUPPLEMENTAL DEATH RESTORATION BENEFITS OWED TO PARTICIPANTS UNDER THE BENEFIT
RESTORATION PLAN. All prior accruals of supplemental retirement restoration
benefits and death restoration benefits under the Benefit Restoration Plan have
been replaced by prior grants of shares under the Restricted Stock Plan. All
current grants of shares will be in an amount equivalent to the accruals of
supplemental retirement restoration benefits and death restoration benefits
required under the Benefit Restoration Plan if it were not frozen. The
Restricted Stock Plan is administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board
of Directors, which has the exclusive right and sole discretion to authorize the
granting of Restricted Shares. Only employees of the Company, including employee
Directors who are not members of the Compensation Committee, are eligible to
participate in the Restricted Stock Plan. The Company is permitted to take a tax
deduction for the value of the Restricted Shares upon the vesting of such
shares. The Restricted Stock Plan will expire on May 31, 2007 or such earlier
date as may be determined by the Board of Directors. The plan was amended
effective in January 2003 to provide that certain participants will now receive
cash dividends under the Plan. Previously, all participants were required to
defer receipt of such cash dividends into the Company's Deferred Compensation
Plan.
The Restricted Shares are shares of Common Stock of the Company which are
forfeitable and nontransferable for a specified period of time. The transfer
restrictions remain in place until the earliest of (a) the later of either the
employee's termination of employment or the lapse of forfeiture restrictions,
(b) a "change of control" with respect to the Company, as such term is defined
in the Restricted Stock Plan, or (c) the termination of the Restricted Stock
Plan. The Restricted Shares are subject to complete forfeiture until the
earliest to occur of (a) the later of either the employee's attainment of age 55
or the fifth anniversary of the May 31st immediately preceding the date on which
the Restricted Shares were awarded, (b) the retirement of the employee on or
after the attainment of age 65, or (c) a "change in control" with respect to the
Company, as such is defined in the Restricted Stock Plan. Notwithstanding the
above, if the employee's service to the Company is terminated on account of the
death or total disability prior to the lapsing of restrictions, such
restrictions shall lapse.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors administers the cash
salary, bonus, and other incentive compensation and stock option programs for
the executive officers of the Company pursuant to (i) the Amended and Restated
By-Laws of the Company, which were adopted by the Board of Directors on October
11, 2002, and (ii) a Compensation Committee Charter, which was first adopted by
the Board of Directors on January 24, 1992. The Compensation Committee Charter,
as amended, provides for the Compensation Committee (i) to review and recommend
to the Board of Directors the amount of compensation for services rendered to
the Company to be paid to the executive officers of the Company, (ii) to review
and approve the terms and conditions of written Employment Agreements for
executive officers of the Company, (iii) to administer the Company's Stock
Option Plans, (iv) to review and recommend to the Board of Directors the amount
of reasonable compensation and payment of expenses and other benefits to be paid
to members of the Board of Directors for serving as a Director of the Company,
(v) to review and approve the Compensation
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Committee Report to be included in the Company's Proxy Statement for its Annual
Stockholders Meeting, and (vi) to review, approve, and administer any other
matters or plans specifically delegated to the Committee by the Board of
Directors. The Compensation Committee presently consists of three independent
Directors who are appointed to the Committee by and report to the entire Board
of Directors. Each member of the Compensation Committee qualifies as a
"non-employee director" within the definition of Rule 16b-3 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and as an "outside director" within the meaning of Section
162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The Compensation Committee reviews and recommends the cash salaries,
incentive compensation, and bonuses to be awarded to Frank C. Sullivan,
President and Chief Executive Officer, and certain other executive officers,
annually in July or August of each year based upon a number of factors, but the
Committee does not utilize pre-established, specific performance goals in making
cash salary compensation decisions. The Chief Executive Officer, Frank C.
Sullivan, prepares a recommendation to the Compensation Committee for cash
salary and bonus increases and stock option awards for himself and the other
executive officers which the Committee then reviews and considers in light of a
number of factors, including (i) increases in sales, net income, and earnings
per share, (ii) performance of the Company's Common Stock in the open market,
(iii) increases in cash dividends paid to stockholders, (iv) return on
stockholders' equity, and (v) acquisitions, corporate financings, and other
general corporate objectives which were achieved during the May 31 fiscal year.
Any increases in cash salaries for Frank C. Sullivan and the other executive
officers are made retroactive to June 1 of each fiscal year. Once awarded, an
increase in salary cannot be reduced without the officer's consent.
INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
In 1995, the Company retained a professional compensation consulting firm
to review the Company's executive compensation programs in light of Section
162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code which disallows a tax deduction for certain
compensation paid in excess of $1,000,000 to certain key executives. The
regulations under Section 162(m), however, except from this $1,000,000 limit
various forms of compensation, including "performance-based" compensation. The
consulting firm eventually recommended to the Compensation Committee a
performance-based Incentive Compensation Plan (the "Plan") which would satisfy
the requirements of Section 162(m). The Plan was approved by the Committee and
the Board of Directors in July 1995 and was approved by the Company's
stockholders at the October 1995 Annual Meeting.
The Plan provides for the granting of annual cash bonus awards (the "Bonus
Awards") to those employees of the Company who in any respective fiscal year are
the Chief Executive Officer and the other four most highly compensated officers
of the Company (the "Covered Employees").
The Plan is designed to promote the interests of the Company and its
stockholders by attracting and retaining officers who are key employees of the
Company; motivating such officers by reason of performance-related incentives to
achieve the Company's performance goals; enabling such officers to participate
in the growth and financial success of the Company; and, by qualifying the Bonus
Awards as "performance-based" compensation under Section
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162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, assuring that the Company will continue to
be able to deduct cash bonuses paid to the Covered Employees. The Plan is
intended to be utilized as the primary annual cash bonus program for the
Company's Covered Employees.
The Plan calls for providing an aggregate Bonus Award pool of 1.3% of the
Company's Income Before Income Taxes ("pre-tax income") in each applicable
fiscal year for the Covered Employees. Within the first three months of each
fiscal year the Compensation Committee, which administers the Plan, is required
to determine in writing the maximum portion of such aggregate Bonus Award pool
that each Covered Employee may receive in respect of such fiscal year. At the
end of each fiscal year, the Compensation Committee shall calculate the
aggregate Bonus Award pool based on the Company's audited pre-tax income and
each individual's Bonus Award payout amount.
The Compensation Committee may reduce or eliminate a Covered Employee's
Bonus Award, at the Compensation Committee's sole discretion, based solely on
individual performance. The total of all Bonus Award payments made under the
Plan in any given fiscal year shall not exceed 1.3% of the Company's pre-tax
income. Furthermore, the total of all payments to any one individual Covered
Employee under the Plan in any fiscal year shall not exceed $1,500,000. Payments
under the Plan, pursuant to the terms herein described, are intended to satisfy
the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code as "performance-
based" compensation and therefore be fully tax deductible to the Company.
In August 2002, the Compensation Committee determined on a percentage basis
the portion of the aggregate Bonus Award pool to be awarded to each Covered
Employee in respect of the Company's performance for the fiscal year ending May
31, 2003 as follows: Frank C. Sullivan, 40%; P. Kelly Tompkins, 15%; Ronald A.
Rice, 15%; Paul G. P. Hoogenboom, 15% and Robert L. Matejka, 15%. The
Compensation Committee will follow the same procedure in 2003 as in 2002.
For fiscal year May 31, 2003, the Company's reported pre-tax income was
$47.9 million (after giving effect to a special asbestos charge of $140
million), providing a Bonus Pool under the Plan for the five highest paid
executive officers of approximately $623,000. However, the Committee determined
to award bonuses to the officers of the Company based upon pre-tax income of
$187.9 million (prior to the special asbestos charge of $140 million). The
Committee determined this action to be fair to the officers and other Plan
participants given the nature of the special charge and the positive operating
results of the Company as a result of the solid performance of the officers and
other Plan participants. Thus, upon the recommendation of Frank C. Sullivan, the
Compensation Committee awarded bonuses totaling $1,030,000 to the five highest
paid executives, which exceeds the amount allowed under the Plan by $407,000.
See "Executive Compensation -- Summary Compensation Table." A small portion of
the total compensation paid to Frank C. Sullivan is nondeductible for federal
income tax purposes under Section 162(m) since bonuses under the Plan were
determined based upon pre-tax income prior to, rather than after, the special
charge. It should be noted that the maximum bonus pool which could have been
awarded to the top five paid executives based upon 1.3% of $187.9 million (prior
to the special charge) was approximately $2.44 million, and the bonuses actually
awarded to these individuals totaled $1.03 million in 2003, as compared to $1.9
million in 2002.
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SPECIAL SENIOR EXECUTIVE PERFORMANCE AWARD PROGRAM
On April 28, 2000, at the recommendation of the Compensation Committee, the
Board of Directors adopted the Special Senior Executive Performance Award
Program (the "Award Program"). The Award Program was designed to promote the
interests of stockholders by motivating the Company's senior management,
specifically Mr. Thomas C. Sullivan and Mr. James A. Karman, to maximize
stockholder value.
Under the Award Program, the Company's stock price from October 8, 1999 to
December 31, 2002 (the "Performance Period") was measured against the
performance of the stock price of a peer group of competitors comprised of the
following companies: Detrex Corporation, Ferro Corporation, H.B. Fuller Company,
Imperial Chemical Industries PLC, NL Industries, Inc., PPG Industries Inc., Rohm
and Haas Company, The Sherwin-Williams Company and Valspar Corporation (the
"Peer Group Companies"). As a result of its acquisition by Valspar Corporation
in the 2001 fiscal year, Lilly Industries, Inc. was eliminated from the group of
Peer Group Companies. The maximum awards available under the Award Program for
Mr. Sullivan and Mr. Karman were $1,500,000 and $1,000,000, respectively.
Awards were not earned unless the appreciation in the Company's stock price
exceeded the median appreciation in the stock price of the Peer Group Companies
(the "Award Threshold"). Once the Award Threshold was met, awards were earned
based on the following scale:
PERCENTILE PERFORMANCE OF THE
COMPANY'S STOCK PRICE AS COMPARED
TO THE PEER GROUP COMPANIES PERCENT OF MAXIMUM AWARD EARNED
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Greater than 50(th) to 60(th) 50%
Greater than 60(th) to 70(th) 60%
Greater than 70(th) to 80(th) 75%
Greater than 80(th) to 90(th) 90%
Greater than 90(th) 100%
On February 12, 2003, the Compensation Committee approved performance
awards of $900,000 for Thomas C. Sullivan and $600,000 for James A. Karman. The
amount of the awards was determined by comparing the appreciation in the
Company's stock price with the appreciation in the stock price of the Peer Group
Companies over the Performance Period. The stock performance calculation
reflected that the Company's total stockholder return of 43.8% was greater than
the 60th percentile, but did not exceed the 70th percentile.
THE 1996 EMPLOYEES STOCK OPTION PLAN
The Company's 1996 Key Employees Stock Option Plan for its executive
officers and other key employees is intended to provide long-term equity
incentive to the officers and employees and, in the long-term, relates to
stockholder value. Options to executive officers are awarded by the Committee
based upon the recommendation of Frank C. Sullivan, and the various presidents
of the Company's operating subsidiaries submit recommendations with respect to
option grants to subsidiary employees. Options are granted at the last sales
price on
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the date of grant, have a term of ten years, and generally vest at the rate of
25% per year after one year.
On October 11, 2002, the Compensation Committee granted options totaling
1,192,800 shares to executive officers and other key employees of the Company
and its subsidiaries. As of May 31, 2003, 1,902,000 shares were available for
future grant under the 1996 Key Employees Stock Option Plan.
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
The Company's revised and updated Deferred Compensation Plan, adopted in
2002, supersedes the deferred compensation plan that was adopted by the Company
in February 1994. Under this plan, selected management employees, certain highly
compensated employees and Directors are eligible to defer a portion of their
salary, bonus, incentive plan amounts, Director fees and grants of restricted
stock until a future date. The plan also provides that if a participant elects
to defer compensation that she or he would otherwise have contributed to the
Company's 401(k) Plan, the participant's account will be credited with an amount
equal to the matching contribution the Company otherwise would have made to the
401(k) Plan for the participant, reduced by the amount of any matching
contribution the Company makes to the 401(k) Plan on behalf of the participant.
Amounts credited to a participant's account under the predecessor deferred
compensation plan were credited to the participant's account under the new plan.
A participant's account will be credited with investment gains or losses as if
the amounts credited to the account were invested in selected investment funds.
Any compensation deferred under the plan is not included in the $1,000,000 limit
provided for under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code until the year in
which the compensation actually is paid. In addition, to the extent that any
compensation paid to a participant would not be deductible by the Company by
reason of the Section 162(m) limitation, the Company may defer payment of any or
all of a distribution under the plan and such deferred amount will be
distributed to the participant at the earliest date on which the deductibility
of the compensation will not be limited by Section 162(m).
PERFORMANCE ACCELERATED RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN
The 2002 Performance Accelerated Restricted Stock Plan was adopted by the
Company in 2002. The purpose of the plan is to provide an added incentive to key
officers to improve the long-term performance of the Company. The plan is
administered by the Compensation Committee. Officers of the Company and its
subsidiaries are eligible to participate in the plan. Restrictions on the shares
granted under the Performance Accelerated Restricted Stock Plan lapse if all
performance goals are attained during any fiscal year beginning prior to June 1,
2011 and, alternatively, restrictions on shares will lapse on May 31, 2012 for
any participant who has been continually employed with the Company or a
subsidiary from June 1, 2002 to May 31, 2012. The performance goals for the
Company in any fiscal year beginning prior to June 1, 2011 will be the financial
or other goals determined by the Compensation Committee and set forth in a
restricted stock agreement entered into in connection with the plan.
For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2003, the Compensation Committee granted
restricted stock awards totaling 484,800 shares to certain key officers of the
Company and its subsidiar-
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ies. The performance goals for these initial grants were as follows: (a) Company
earnings of at least $200 million and (b) earnings per share of at least $1.75.
The Performance Accelerated Restricted Stock Plan was amended effective in
January 2003 to provide that certain participants will now receive cash
dividends under the plan. Previously, all participants were required to defer
receipt of such cash dividends into the Company's Deferred Compensation Plan.
The Performance Accelerated Restricted Stock Plan is not considered a
performance-based compensation plan satisfying the requirements of Section
162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code and, therefore, payments made by the Company
under the plan may not be entirely tax deductible.
2003 RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN FOR DIRECTORS
In July 2003, at the recommendation of the Compensation Committee, the
Board of Directors approved the RPM International Inc. 2003 Restricted Stock
Plan for Directors (the "2003 Plan"), which is being submitted for stockholder
approval at this Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The purpose of the 2003 Plan is
to bring total compensation of the Directors to a competitive level and enhance
the ability of the Company to recruit and retain Directors, as well as to align
interests of Directors with the interests of stockholders. The 2003 Plan will be
administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board. Directors who are not
employees of the Company will be eligible to participate in the 2003 Plan. The
2003 Plan is described in greater detail in the section titled, "Proposal
Two -- Adoption of RPM International Inc. 2003 Restricted Stock Plan for
Directors." Restrictions on shares granted under the 2003 Plan will lapse, among
other reasons, upon death or disability, on the last day of the month of the
third anniversary of the date of grant, upon normal retirement, and upon a
Change in Control (as defined in the 2003 Plan). No awards have been made under
the 2003 Plan. Upon stockholder approval of the 2003 Plan, it is anticipated
that initial grants will be made to all non-employee Directors (with the
exception of Mr. Thomas C. Sullivan and Mr. James A. Karman) in an amount
roughly equivalent to the value of the Board's current annual cash retainer of
$32,000. It is anticipated that similar awards will be made on an annual basis.
Provided that the stockholders approve the 2003 Plan, the 2003 Plan will be
effective on October 10, 2003 and will terminate at such time as determined by
the Board of Directors. Payments made by the Company under the 2003 Plan will be
tax deductible.
DIRECTOR CASH COMPENSATION
In July 2003, the Compensation Committee approved the cash compensation for
outside Directors described below following a review of the conclusions and
recommendations of the Company's outside compensation consultants. The
consultants found that, while the Company was competitively positioned at peer
group median with respect to cash compensation, it was in the bottom 10th
percentile of its peer group with respect to total compensation paid to outside
Directors. The Company's lack of stock compensation to its outside Directors
resulted in a Board compensation package that was not competitive. Consequently,
in connection with the adoption of the 2003 Plan, the Compensation Committee
also slightly increased Director cash Compensation in order to provide a total
Board compensation package which is competitive with the Company's peer group.
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Effective for the 2004 fiscal year, Directors who are not employees of the
Company will receive a quarterly fee of $8,000, an increase from the previous
$7,500 quarterly fee. The cash fee for attendance at Board and Committee
meetings will remain unchanged at $1,000 per meeting. In addition, the Chair of
both the Compensation and Governance and Nominating Committees will receive a
base quarterly fee of $1,500, and the Audit Committee Chair will receive a
quarterly fee of $3,000.
FRANK C. SULLIVAN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
In October 2002, the Compensation Committee approved the Amended and
Restated Employment Agreement of Frank C. Sullivan. Under this Employment
Agreement, Frank C. Sullivan is employed as the President and Chief Executive
Officer of the Company for a term ending on May 31, 2004, which is automatically
extended for additional one-year periods, unless Mr. Sullivan or the Company
gives the other party notice of nonrenewal two months in advance of the annual
renew date. See, "Employment Agreements."
REVISED COMPENSATION COMMITTEE CHARTER
The Compensation Committee, together with the Company's management, has
engaged in a thorough review and evaluation of its existing Charter in light of
the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (as the Act is being
implemented from time to time by the Securities and Exchange Commission) and the
evolving New York Stock Exchange corporate governance rule proposals. The
Compensation Committee intends to adopt a revised Charter, once the relevant
rule proposals are finalized, in order to comply with these new requirements
prior to such requirements becoming effective.
Edward B. Brandon, Chairman
Albert B. Ratner
Dr. Jerry Sue Thornton
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PERFORMANCE GRAPHS
Set forth below are line graphs comparing the yearly cumulative total
stockholders' return on the Company's Common Stock against the yearly cumulative
total return of the S&P Composite -- 500 Stock Index and an index of certain
companies selected by the Company as comparative to the Company (the "Peer Group
Index"). The companies selected to form the peer group index are: Detrex
Corporation, Ferro Corporation, H. B. Fuller Company, Imperial Chemical
Industries PLC, NL Industries, Inc., PPG Industries Inc., Rohm and Haas Company,
The Sherwin-Williams Company and Valspar Corporation.
The graphs assume that the value of the investment in the Company's Common
Stock, the S&P Composite -- 500 Stock Index and the respective peer group index
was $100 on May 31, 1998 and May 31, 1993, respectively, and that all dividends,
if any, were reinvested.
COMPARISON OF FIVE-YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN*
AMONG RPM INTERNATIONAL INC., THE S&P 500 INDEX AND
A PEER GROUP
[PERFORMANCE GRAPH]
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN
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5/98 5/99 5/00 5/01 5/02 5/03
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RPM INTERNATIONAL INC...................... 100.00 84.19 61.68 54.98 109.26 89.59
S&P 500.................................... 100.00 121.03 133.71 119.60 103.04 94.73
PEER GROUP................................. 100.00 73.27 58.34 56.29 57.29 43.61
* $100 INVESTED ON 05/31/98 IN STOCK OR INDEX --
INCLUDING REINVESTMENT OF DIVIDENDS.
FISCAL YEAR ENDING MAY 31.
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COMPARISON OF TEN-YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN*
AMONG RPM INTERNATIONAL INC., THE S&P 500 INDEX AND
A PEER GROUP
[PERFORMANCE GRAPH]
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN
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5/93 5/94 5/95 5/96 5/97 5/98 5/99 5/00 5/01 5/02 5/03
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RPM INTERNATIONAL
INC................. 100.00 100.82 114.97 123.48 145.58 167.31 140.86 103.19 91.98 182.80 149.89
S&P 500............... 100.00 104.26 125.31 160.94 208.28 272.19 329.94 363.94 325.53 280.46 257.85
PEER GROUP............ 100.00 74.59 81.47 91.66 103.89 140.51 102.96 81.97 79.09 80.50 61.28
* $100 INVESTED ON 05/31/93 IN STOCK OR INDEX --
INCLUDING REINVESTMENT OF DIVIDENDS.
FISCAL YEAR ENDING MAY 31.
SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act")
requires the Company's officers and Directors and persons who own 10% or more of
a registered class of the Company's equity securities, to file reports of
ownership and changes in ownership on Forms 3, 4 and 5 with the Commission.
Officers, Directors and 10% or greater stockholders are required by Commission
regulations to furnish the Company with copies of all Forms 3, 4 and 5 they
file.
Based solely on the Company's review of the copies of such forms it has
received, the Company believes that all of its officers and Directors complied
with all filing requirements applicable to them with respect to transactions
during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2003, except for (i) the inadvertent late
filing of a Form 4 by each of the Company's executive officers that participates
in the Company's Deferred Compensation Plan in order to report the acquisition
of stock equivalent units resulting from the automatic deferral under such plan
of a
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cash dividend issued by the Company on October 31, 2002, each of which
acquisition has since been reported, (ii) the inadvertent late filing of ten
Form 4s by Dr. Jerry Sue Thornton to report the acquisition of stock equivalent
units resulting from the deferral of her Director's fees under the Deferred
Compensation Plan, each of which acquisition has since been reported, (iii) the
late filing of three Form 4s related to the inadvertent omissions by James A.
Karman to report a stock option exercise and open market sale on October 17,
2002, a distribution from a trust to Mr. Karman on October 23, 2002 and a stock
option exercise and subsequent open market sale on October 28, 2002 and (iv) the
late filing of two Form 4s related to the inadvertent omissions by Glenn R.
Hasman to report a stock option exercise on November 6, 2002 and a stock option
exercise and subsequent open market sale on November 8, 2002.
REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Audit Committee oversees the Company's financial reporting process on
behalf of the Board. The Audit Committee is directly responsible for, among
other things, the appointment, compensation, retention and oversight of the
Company's independent accountants. In addition, the Audit Committee must
pre-approve all audit and non-audit services performed by the independent
accountants. The Audit Committee's activities are governed by a written charter
adopted by the Board of Directors, a copy of which was attached as Appendix A to
the Proxy Statement for the 2001 Annual Meeting. In fulfilling its
responsibilities, the Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed the audited
financial statements contained in the 2003 Annual Report on SEC Form 10-K with
Company's management and the independent auditors. Management is responsible for
the financial statements and the reporting process, including the system of
internal controls. The independent auditors are responsible for expressing an
opinion on the conformity of those audited financial statements with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States.
The Audit Committee discussed with the independent auditors the matters
required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61,
Communication with Audit Committees, as amended. In addition, the Audit
Committee has discussed with the independent auditors the auditors' independence
from the Company and its management, including the matters in the written
disclosures required by Independence Standard Board No. 1, Independence
Discussions with Audit Committees, which the Company has received.
In reliance on the reviews and discussions referred to above, the Audit
Committee recommended to the Board (and the Board has approved) that the audited
financial statements be included in the Company's Annual Report on SEC Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2003, for filing with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
The Audit Committee has determined that the rendering of the non-audit
services by Ciulla, Smith & Dale, LLP is compatible with maintaining the
auditor's independence.
Submitted by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors as of July 21,
2003.
Donald K. Miller, Chairman
E. Bradley Jones
Max D. Amstutz
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During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2003, Ciulla, Smith & Dale, LLP
provided various audit services and non-audit services to the Company. Set forth
below are the aggregate fees billed for these services for the last two fiscal
years:
MAY 31,
-----------------------
2003 2002
---------- ----------
Audit Fees.................................... $1,558,000 $1,526,000
Audit Related Fees............................ 167,000 65,000
Tax Services.................................. 423,000 365,000
All Other Fees................................ -- --
---------- ----------
Total Fees.................................. $2,148,000 $1,956,000
========== ==========
Audit Fees: The aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered
for the audit of the Company's financial statements for the fiscal years ended
May 31, 2003 and 2002 and for the reviews of the financial statements included
in the Company's quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal years ended May
31, 2003 and 2002 were $1,558,000 and $1,480,000, respectively. The Audit Fees
for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2002 also included fees of $46,000 related to
the Company's offering of 11,500,000 shares, which closed on April 2, 2002,
registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission on a Registration
Statement on Form S-3.
Audit Related Fees: The aggregate fees billed by Ciulla, Smith & Dale, LLP
for services rendered to the Company for 401(k) and pension plan audits and due
diligence related to acquisitions for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2003 and
2002 were $167,000 and $65,000, respectively.
Tax Fees: The aggregate fees relating to tax preparation and planning for
the 2003 and 2002 fiscal years were 423,000 and $365,000, respectively.
All Other Fees: No other fees were paid to Ciulla, Smith & Dale, LLP in
either fiscal year.
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PROPOSAL TWO
ADOPTION OF RPM INTERNATIONAL INC.
2003 RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN FOR DIRECTORS
BACKGROUND
The Company's stockholders will be asked at the meeting to vote on a
proposal to approve the adoption of the RPM International Inc. 2003 Restricted
Stock Plan for Directors (the "2003 Plan"). The 2003 Plan was approved by the
Compensation Committee on July 14, 2003 and by the Board of Directors on July
22, 2003, subject to stockholder approval. Under New York Stock Exchange rules,
the Company is required to submit the 2003 Plan to a vote of the stockholders.
The following is a summary of the material features of the 2003 Plan and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to it. A copy of the plan is attached as
Appendix A to this Proxy Statement.
PURPOSE
The 2003 Plan is designed to advance the interests of the Company and its
stockholders by affording to certain Directors who are not employees of the
Company an opportunity to acquire or increase their proprietary interest in the
Company, bringing total Director compensation to a competitive level. By
encouraging eligible Directors to become owners of Company stock, the Company is
seeking to further align their interests with stockholders, to increase their
incentive for enhancing stockholder value and to motivate, recruit and retain
those highly competent individuals upon whose judgment, initiative, leadership
and continued efforts the success of the Company in large measure depends. The
Company intends to encourage eligible Directors to become owners of the
Company's Common Stock, or to increase their ownership of the Company's Common
Stock, by awarding shares of Common Stock that are subject to certain vesting
and forfeiture restrictions (the "Restricted Stock").
ADMINISTRATION AND DURATION
The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors will administer the
2003 Plan, with the Board having the discretion and authority to assume
responsibility for plan administration. Each member of the Compensation
Committee is an "outside director" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the
Internal Revenue Code and a "non-employee director" within the meaning of Rule
16b-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Compensation
Committee will determine in its sole and exclusive discretion which non-employee
Directors are entitled to grants under the 2003 Plan. The Compensation Committee
will also have the exclusive authority to, among other things, (i) exercise all
powers granted to it under the 2003 Plan; (ii) construe, interpret, and
implement the 2003 Plan and any Restricted Stock Agreement entered into between
the Company and any eligible Director under the 2003 Plan; (iii) cause the
Company to enter into Restricted Stock Agreements with eligible Directors
(including, but not limited to, the authority to determine the number of shares
of Restricted Stock granted to each eligible Director and the price or prices at
which shares shall be awarded to each eligible Director); (iv) prescribe, amend
and rescind rules and interpretations relating to the 2003 Plan; and (v) make
all determinations necessary or advisable in
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administering the 2003 Plan. Provided that the stockholders approve the 2003
Plan, the 2003 Plan will be effective on October 10, 2003 and will terminate at
such time as determined by the Board of Directors.
SECURITIES SUBJECT TO THE 2003 PLAN
The Company will grant authorized and unissued or treasury shares of Common
Stock under the 2003 Plan. The maximum aggregate number of shares of Common
Stock to be granted under the 2003 Plan will not exceed 500,000 shares, except
that in the event of any recapitalization, reorganization, redesignation,
merger, consolidation, stock split, stock dividend, combination or exchange of
shares, exchange for other securities, or the like, the Compensation Committee
may make an appropriate adjustment in the shares of Common Stock to be granted
under the 2003 Plan.
ELIGIBILITY
The Compensation Committee will, from time to time and in its sole and
exclusive discretion, determine which of the non-employee Directors of the
Company (the "Eligible Directors") shall receive grants of Restricted Stock.
Directors who are also employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries will
become eligible to participate in the 2003 Plan only after termination of
employment.
PARTICIPATION AND GRANTS OF RESTRICTED STOCK
The 2003 Plan provides for annual discretionary grants of Restricted Stock
to Eligible Directors. The Restricted Stock will be shares of the Company's
Common Stock which are forfeitable and nontransferable for a specified period of
time. The transfer restrictions will remain in place until the earlier of: (i)
the date the restrictions on such Restricted Stock lapse; (ii) the date of
forfeiture of the Restricted Stock; or (iii) termination of the 2003 Plan. The
restrictions on Restricted Stock granted to an Eligible Director that remains in
"Continuous Directorship" (as defined in the 2003 Plan) will lapse upon the
occurrence of (a) such Eligible Director's death, disability, "Normal
Retirement" (as defined in the 2003 Plan), failure to be re-elected to the Board
of Directors after being duly nominated, and resignation or retirement from the
Board (upon the approval of at least 80% of the disinterested Directors); (b)
the last day of the month that includes the third anniversary of the date of a
grant to such Eligible Director; or (c) a "Change in Control" (as defined in the
2003 Plan). If a participant's directorship is terminated (for reasons other
than those described above), any Restricted Stock granted under the 2003 Plan
with respect to which restrictions have not lapsed will be forfeited and
returned to the Company. Any shares so forfeited will be available for future
grant.
STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS
The Compensation Committee will require that the Company or an escrow agent
retain possession of the certificates representing the Restricted Stock with
respect to which all of the restrictions have not lapsed. Notwithstanding the
retention of the certificates by the Company or an escrow agent, the
participants in whose name any certificate is issued will generally have all the
rights of a stockholder of the Company, including dividend and voting rights.
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AMENDMENTS
The Board will have the authority to amend the 2003 Plan as it may deem
advisable, except that no amendment may impair the rights of participants who
have been granted, or who are entitled to be granted Restricted Stock, without
the participants' written consent. In addition, any amendment to the 2003 Plan
meeting the definition of a "material revision" under the New York Stock
Exchange rules must be approved by the Company's stockholders. No amendment to
increase the 500,000 shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the 2003
Plan may be made without stockholder approval, except that the Compensation
Committee may make an appropriate adjustment in the shares of Common Stock
subject to the 2003 Plan without stockholder approval in the event of any
recapitalization, reorganization, redesignation, merger, consolidation, stock
split, stock dividend, combination or exchange of shares, exchange for other
securities, or the like.
FEDERAL TAX CONSEQUENCES
The 2003 Plan precludes a participant from making an election under Section
83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code. Consequently, there will be no tax
consequences as a result of the grant of Restricted Stock until the shares of
Restricted Stock are no longer subject to forfeiture. Generally, when the
forfeiture restrictions expire, the holder will recognize ordinary income, and
the Company may be entitled to a deduction in an amount equal to the fair market
value of the Common Stock at that time. Subsequently realized changes in the
value of shares, after the forfeiture restrictions expire, generally will be
treated as long-term or short-term capital gain or loss, depending on the length
of time the shares of Common Stock are held prior to disposition of such shares.
Upon lapse of restrictions on Restricted Stock awarded to an Eligible Director
under the plan, the Company will sell a certain number of shares of Restricted
Stock awarded to such Director and withhold the proceeds of such sale from any
payments to the Director for the purposes of satisfying the Director's federal,
state and local tax liability resulting from the lapse of restrictions. The
number of shares sold will be determined by calculating the maximum marginal
federal and applicable state and local income tax rates and multiplying that
aggregate percentage rate by the total number of shares that have become
unrestricted. Directors awarded shares of Restricted Stock under the 2003 Plan
have the discretion to transfer such shares to their account under the Deferred
Compensation Plan, which may defer the imposition of the tax consequences
discussed above.
NEW PLAN BENEFITS
As of the date of this Annual Meeting, no initial awards of Restricted
Stock have been made under the 2003 Plan. If the 2003 Plan is approved by the
Company's stockholders, the Company anticipates that initial grants in the
amount roughly equivalent to the value of the Board's current annual cash
retainer of $32,000 will be made to all non-employee Directors (with the
exception of Mr. Thomas C. Sullivan and Mr. James A. Karman). Subject to
stockholder approval of the 2003 Plan, the following table sets forth the amount
and dollar value of the initial grants to be made to each of the following
individuals and groups under the 2003 Plan.
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RPM INTERNATIONAL INC. 2003 RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN FOR DIRECTORS
NAME AND POSITION DOLLAR VALUE(1) NUMBER OF SHARES(2)
----------------- --------------- -------------------
Executive Group...................................... -- --
Non-Executive Director Group......................... $288,000 21,255
Non-Executive Officer Employee Group................. -- --
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(1) The dollar value of the anticipated awards is based on $13.55, the closing
price of the Company's Common Stock on August 15, 2003, and is used for
informational purposes only. If the 2003 Plan is approved by the Company's
stockholders, the dollar value of the actual number of the shares of
Restricted Stock awarded under the 2003 Plan will vary depending on the
closing price of the Common Stock at the time of the grant on October 10,
2003.
(2) The number of shares is based on the closing price of the Company's Common
Stock on August 15, 2003, and is equivalent to the sum of the anticipated
value (approximately $32,000 per Director) of the Restricted Stock grant for
each non-employee Director (with the exception of Mr. Thomas C. Sullivan and
Mr. James A. Karman, who are not expected to receive grants).
The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of Common
Stock present, either in person or by proxy, at the meeting is required for the
approval and adoption of the 2003 Plan. Therefore, stockholders who vote to
abstain will in effect be voting against the proposal. Broker non-votes,
however, are not counted as present for determining whether this proposal has
been approved and have no effect on its outcome.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF
THE RPM INTERNATIONAL 2003 RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN FOR DIRECTORS.
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company has selected
the firm of Ciulla, Smith & Dale, LLP, independent certified public accountants,
to examine and audit the financial statements of the Company and its
subsidiaries for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2004. This firm has served as
independent auditors for the Company since 1964. A representative of Ciulla,
Smith & Dale, LLP will be present at the Annual Meeting and will have an
opportunity to make a statement should he so desire. The representative also
will be available to respond to appropriate questions from stockholders.
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR 2004 ANNUAL MEETING
Any stockholder proposal intended to be presented at the 2004 Annual
Meeting of stockholders must be received by the Company's Secretary at its
principal executive offices not later than May 2, 2004 for inclusion in the
Board of Directors' Proxy Statement and form of Proxy relating to that meeting.
Each proposal submitted should be accompanied by the name and address of the
stockholder submitting the proposal and the number of shares of Common Stock
owned. If the proponent is not a stockholder of record, proof of beneficial
ownership also should be submitted. All proposals must be a proper subject for
action and comply with the Proxy Rules of the Commission.
The Company may use its discretion in voting Proxies with respect to
Stockholder proposals not included in the Proxy Statement for the Fiscal Year
ended May 31, 2004, unless the Company receives notice of such proposals prior
to July 16, 2004.
OTHER MATTERS
The Board of Directors of the Company is not aware of any matter to come
before the meeting other than those mentioned in the accompanying Notice.
However, if other matters shall properly come before the meeting, it is the
intention of the persons named in the accompanying Proxy to vote in accordance
with their best judgment on such matters.
Upon the receipt of a written request from any stockholder entitled to vote
at the forthcoming Annual Meeting, the Company will mail, at no charge to the
stockholder, a copy of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, including the
financial statements and schedules required to be filed with the Commission
pursuant to Rule 13a-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
for the Company's most recent fiscal year. Requests from beneficial owners of
the Company's voting securities must set forth a good-faith representation that
as of the record date for the Annual Meeting, the person making the request was
the beneficial owner of securities entitled to vote at such Annual Meeting.
Written requests for the Annual Report on Form 10-K should be directed to:
P. Kelly Tompkins, Secretary
RPM International Inc.
P.O. Box 777
Medina, Ohio 44258
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You are urged to sign and return your Proxy promptly in order to make
certain your shares will be voted at the Annual Meeting. For your convenience a
return envelope is enclosed requiring no additional postage if mailed in the
United States.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
P. KELLY TOMPKINS
Secretary
August 29, 2003
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APPENDIX A
RPM INTERNATIONAL INC.
2003 RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN
FOR DIRECTORS
Effective Date: October 10, 2003
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE ONE -- NAME AND PURPOSE...................................... A-1
1.1 Name........................................................ A-1
1.2 Purpose..................................................... A-1
ARTICLE TWO -- DEFINITIONS........................................... A-1
2.1 Beneficiary................................................. A-1
2.2 Board of Directors.......................................... A-1
2.3 Code........................................................ A-1
2.4 Committee................................................... A-1
2.5 Common Stock................................................ A-1
2.6 Company..................................................... A-1
2.7 Continuous Directorship..................................... A-1
2.8 Date of Grant............................................... A-2
2.9 Deferred Compensation Plan.................................. A-2
2.10 Director.................................................... A-2
2.11 Effective Date.............................................. A-2
2.12 Eligible Director........................................... A-2
2.13 Grant....................................................... A-2
2.14 Grantee..................................................... A-2
2.15 Normal Retirement Date...................................... A-2
2.16 Plan........................................................ A-2
2.17 Plan Year................................................... A-2
2.18 Restricted Stock............................................ A-2
2.19 Restricted Stock Agreement.................................. A-2
2.20 Rule 16b-3.................................................. A-2
2.21 Stock Power................................................. A-3
2.22 Stockholder................................................. A-3
2.23 Subsidiary.................................................. A-3
2.24 Termination of Directorship................................. A-3
ARTICLE THREE -- ADMINISTRATION...................................... A-3
3.1 Plan Administration......................................... A-3
3.2 Powers and Duties of the Committee.......................... A-3
3.3 Governance of the Committee................................. A-4
3.4 Limitation of Liability..................................... A-4
3.5 Administrative Plan Years................................... A-4
ARTICLE FOUR -- PARTICIPATION........................................ A-4
4.1 Participation............................................... A-4
4.2 Grantees.................................................... A-4
ARTICLE FIVE -- STOCK AVAILABLE FOR GRANTS........................... A-4
5.1 Available Stock............................................. A-4
5.2 Source of Stock............................................. A-5
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ARTICLE SIX -- RESTRICTED STOCK GRANTS............................... A-5
6.1 Granting of Restricted Stock................................ A-5
6.2 Restricted Stock Agreements................................. A-5
6.3 Stock Power................................................. A-5
6.4 Rights of Grantees.......................................... A-5
ARTICLE SEVEN -- STOCK RESTRICTIONS.................................. A-6
7.1 Transfer Restrictions....................................... A-6
7.2 Other Restrictions.......................................... A-6
ARTICLE EIGHT -- LAPSE OF RESTRICTIONS............................... A-6
8.1 Events Triggering Lapse of Restrictions..................... A-6
8.2 Mandatory Sale of Shares of Restricted Stock to Satisfy
Grantee's Tax Obligations................................... A-6
8.3 Delivery of Restricted Stock and Sale Proceeds Upon Lapse of
Restrictions................................................ A-7
8.4 Definition of "Change in Control"........................... A-7
ARTICLE NINE -- FORFEITURE OF RESTRICTED STOCK....................... A-9
9.1 Termination of Directorship Before Lapse of Restrictions.... A-9
ARTICLE TEN -- ESCROW AGREEMENT AND LEGENDS.......................... A-9
10.1 Escrow Agreements........................................... A-9
10.2 Legends..................................................... A-9
ARTICLE ELEVEN -- BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION............................ A-10
11.1 Procedures for Beneficiary Designation...................... A-10
11.2 Default Beneficiaries....................................... A-10
ARTICLE TWELVE -- AMENDMENTS......................................... A-10
12.1 Plan May Be Amended......................................... A-10
12.2 Limitations on Plan Amendment............................... A-10
ARTICLE THIRTEEN -- TERMINATION...................................... A-10
13.1 Plan Termination............................................ A-10
13.2 Stockholder Approval........................................ A-10
ARTICLE FOURTEEN -- COORDINATION WITH DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN..... A-11
14.1 Surrender and Cancellation of Shares of Restricted Stock.... A-11
14.2 Vesting of Surrendered and Canceled Shares of Restricted
Stock....................................................... A-11
ARTICLE FIFTEEN -- MISCELLANEOUS..................................... A-11
15.1 Consents.................................................... A-11
15.2 Non-Uniform Determinations and Restricted Stock
Agreements.................................................. A-12
15.3 Other Payments or Awards.................................... A-12
15.4 Section Headings............................................ A-12
15.5 Number...................................................... A-12
15.6 Waiver...................................................... A-12
15.7 Governing Law............................................... A-12
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ARTICLE ONE
NAME AND PURPOSE
1.1 Name. The name of this Plan shall be: RPM International Inc. 2003
Restricted Stock Plan for Directors.
1.2 Purpose. The Plan is maintained to advance the interests of the
Company and its Stockholders by affording to Eligible Directors of the Company
an opportunity to acquire or increase their proprietary interest in the Company
and thereby bringing total Director compensation to a competitive level. By
encouraging Eligible Directors to become owners of Company stock, the Company
seeks to further align their interests with Stockholders, to increase their
incentive for enhancing Stockholder value and to motivate, recruit and retain
those highly competent individuals upon whose judgment, initiative, leadership
and continued efforts the success of the Company in large measure depends.
ARTICLE TWO
DEFINITIONS
2.1 Beneficiary. "Beneficiary" means the person, persons, entity or
entities so designated, or deemed to be designated, by a Grantee pursuant to
Article 11.
2.2 Board of Directors. "Board of Directors" means the Board of Directors
of the Company, as constituted from time to time.
2.3 Code. "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and
any lawful regulations or pronouncements thereunder. Whenever reference is made
to a specific Code Section, such reference shall be deemed to be a reference to
any successor Code Section or Sections with the same or similar purpose.
2.4 Committee. "Committee" means the Compensation Committee of the Board
of Directors, as constituted from time to time, which shall:
(a) consist of at least three (3) Directors, each of whom shall be an
"outside director" of the Company (within the meaning of Code Section
162(m)) and a "non-employee director" of the Company (within the meaning of
Rule 16b-3); and
(b) be authorized by the Board to exercise all authority granted to it
under this Plan and any Board actions.
2.5 Common Stock. "Common Stock" means shares of common stock of RPM
International Inc., with par value of one cent ($0.01) per share.
2.6 Company. "Company" means RPM International Inc., a Delaware
corporation, or any corporation or entity that is a successor to RPM
International Inc. or substantially all of the assets of RPM International Inc.,
that assumes the obligations of RPM International Inc. under this Plan by
operation of law or otherwise.
2.7 Continuous Directorship. "Continuous Directorship" means an
uninterrupted period during which a Grantee is and remains an Eligible Director.
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2.8 Date of Grant. "Date of Grant" means the date the Committee makes a
Grant to an Eligible Director as specified in the Restricted Stock Agreement.
2.9 Deferred Compensation Plan. "Deferred Compensation Plan" means the RPM
International Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan and any related trust, each as
amended from time to time, and any similar deferred compensation plan of the
Company and any related trust.
2.10 Director. "Director" means a member of the Board of Directors.
2.11 Effective Date "Effective Date" means the effective date of the Plan
which is, contingent upon approval of the Company's Stockholders, October 10,
2003.
2.12 Eligible Director. "Eligible Director" means a Director who is:
(a) not a common law employee of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries; and
(b) entitled to participate in the Plan pursuant to Section 4.1.
A Director who is also a common law employee of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries shall become eligible to participate in this Plan only after
termination of such employment.
2.13 Grant. "Grant" means a grant of Restricted Stock which is
nontransferable, subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture and subject to the
terms and conditions of this Plan and any related Restricted Stock Agreement.
2.14 Grantee. "Grantee" means an Eligible Director to whom a Grant has
been made in accordance with Article 6.
2.15 Normal Retirement Date. "Normal Retirement Date" means the last date
of the Grantee's directorship term which includes that date on which the Grantee
attains age 75, or at such other time at which the Grantee attains "retirement
age" under the Company's informal retirement policies then in effect or as
formalized in the Company's Corporate Governance Guidelines.
2.16 Plan. "Plan" means the RPM International Inc. 2003 Restricted Stock
Plan for Directors, as amended from time to time.
2.17 Plan Year. "Plan Year" means the Company's annual accounting period,
which is presently the twelve (12) month period ending on May 31. The first Plan
Year shall be a short Plan Year beginning October 10, 2003 and ending May 31,
2004.
2.18 Restricted Stock. "Restricted Stock" means shares of Common Stock
which have been granted to a Grantee in accordance with, and subject to, the
terms and conditions of this Plan.
2.19 Restricted Stock Agreement. "Restricted Stock Agreement" means a
written agreement executed by the Company and a Grantee effecting, and
establishing the terms and conditions of, a Grant of Restricted Stock to such
Grantee under this Plan.
2.20 Rule 16b-3. "Rule 16b-3" means Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any successor rule or rules with the same or
similar purpose.
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2.21 Stock Power. "Stock Power" means a power of attorney executed by an
Eligible Director and delivered to the Company which authorizes the Company to
transfer ownership of Restricted Stock or Common Stock from the Grantee to the
Company or a third party.
2.22 Stockholder. "Stockholder" means an individual or entity that owns
one (1) or more shares of Common Stock.
2.23 Subsidiary. "Subsidiary" means any corporation in which the Company
owns, directly or indirectly, stock possessing at least eighty percent (80%) or
more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock entitled to vote
or at least eighty percent (80%) of the total value of shares of all classes of
stock of such corporation as determined pursuant to Section 1563(a)(1) of the
Code, but only during the period any such corporation would be so defined.
2.24 Termination of Directorship. "Termination of Directorship" means the
termination of an individual's status as a Director for any reason whatever,
whether voluntarily or involuntarily.
ARTICLE THREE
ADMINISTRATION
3.1 Plan Administration. Unless otherwise specified by the Board of
Directors, this Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Board of
Directors may, in its sole discretion, at any time and from time to time, by an
official action, resolve to administer the Plan effective as of a date specified
in such action. In the event the Board of Directors exercises its discretion to
administer the Plan, all references to the "Committee" herein shall be deemed to
be references to the "Board of Directors."
3.2 Powers and Duties of the Committee. The Committee shall have the sole
and exclusive authority to: (i) exercise all powers granted to it under the Plan
and under any Board of Directors action; (ii) construe, interpret, and implement
the Plan, any Restricted Stock Agreement and related documents; (iii) cause the
Company to enter into Restricted Stock Agreements with Eligible Directors
(including, but not limited to, the authority to determine the number of shares
of Restricted Stock awarded to each Eligible Director, the price or prices at
which shares shall be awarded to each Eligible Director, the time or times when
such shares may be awarded and to prescribe the form of such Restricted Stock
Agreements and the legend, if any, to be affixed to the certificates
representing such shares issued under this Plan); (iv) prescribe, amend and
rescind rules and interpretations relating to the Plan; (v) make all
determinations necessary or advisable in administering the Plan; (vi) correct
any defect, supply any omission and reconcile any inconsistency in or between
the Plan, any Restricted Stock Agreement and related documents; and (vii)
designate one or more persons or agents to carry out any or all of its
administrative duties hereunder (provided that none of the duties required to be
performed by the Committee under Rule 16b-3 or Article 6 may be delegated to any
other person or agent). The Company shall furnish the Committee with such
clerical and other assistance as is necessary for the performance of the
Committee's duties under this Plan.
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3.3 Governance of the Committee. All actions of the Committee with respect
to the Plan shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of its members
present at a meeting at which a quorum is present (in person, telephonically,
electronically or as otherwise permitted by the Company's governing documents).
The determination of the Committee on all matters relating to the Plan, any
Restricted Stock Agreement or related documents shall be conclusive.
3.4 Limitation of Liability. No member of the Committee or any of its
designees who are employees of the Company shall be liable for any action or
determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan, any Restricted Stock
Agreement or related documents.
3.5 Administrative Plan Years. The Plan shall be administered and operated
on the basis of the Plan Year. In the event that the Company changes its annual
accounting period, the Plan Year shall automatically change and the Committee
may make such adjustments to the operation of the Plan as appropriate to reflect
any short Plan Years, adjustments to the dates that shares of Restricted Stock
are granted, adjustments to the dates that restrictions lapse hereunder or any
other adjustments the Committee deems necessary or appropriate to reflect the
change in the Plan Year.
ARTICLE FOUR
PARTICIPATION
4.1 Participation. The Committee shall determine, from time to time and in
its sole and exclusive discretion, which Eligible Directors shall participate in
the Plan and be eligible to receive Grants pursuant to Article 6.
4.2 Grantees. An Eligible Director designated pursuant to Section 4.1
shall be deemed to be a Grantee upon execution of a Restricted Stock Agreement
between such Eligible Director and the Company in accordance with Article 6. An
Eligible Director shall remain a Grantee until such time as he or she no longer
has any Restricted Stock subject to the terms of this Plan or any Restricted
Stock Agreement, including, but not limited to, as a result of the terms of
Articles 8 or 9 which result in either the lapse of restrictions on the
Restricted Stock or the forfeiture of the Restricted Stock.
ARTICLE FIVE
STOCK AVAILABLE FOR GRANTS
5.1 Available Stock. Five hundred thousand (500,000) shares of Common
Stock may be granted under this Plan. In the event that the number or kind of
outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company shall be changed by reason of
recapitalization, reorganization, redesignation, merger, consolidation, stock
split, stock dividend, combination or exchange of shares, exchange for other
securities, or the like, the number and kind of shares of Common Stock which may
thereafter be issued under this Plan may be appropriately adjusted as determined
by the Committee so as to reflect such change. In accordance with (and without
limitation upon) the foregoing, shares of Common Stock available under this Plan
and covered by Grants which expire, terminate, are forfeited or are canceled for
any reason whatever (except as provided in Article 14) shall again become
available for Grants under this Plan.
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5.2 Source of Stock. The Restricted Stock which may be granted under this
Plan shall be made available from authorized and unissued shares or treasury
shares of Common Stock of the Company.
ARTICLE SIX
RESTRICTED STOCK GRANTS
6.1 Granting of Restricted Stock. The Committee is authorized to make
Grants of Restricted Stock to any Eligible Director. Any such Grant shall be
subject to the terms of this Plan, a Restricted Stock Agreement and such other
terms and conditions as the Committee shall deem necessary or appropriate.
6.2 Restricted Stock Agreements. The granting of Restricted Stock to an
Eligible Director under this Plan shall be contingent on such Eligible Director
executing a Restricted Stock Agreement in the form prescribed by the Committee.
Each Restricted Stock Agreement shall: (i) indicate the number of shares of
Restricted Stock which will be granted to the Eligible Director; (ii) indicate
the effective date of the Grant; (iii) include provisions reflecting the
transfer restrictions imposed upon Restricted Stock and the provisions for lapse
of those restrictions under this Plan; (iv) include provisions reflecting the
forfeiture provisions under this Plan; (v) include provisions prohibiting the
Grantee from making an election pursuant to Code Section 83(b); (vi) include
provisions requiring the sale of shares of Restricted Stock to satisfy the
Grantee's federal, state and local income tax liability arising from lapse of
restrictions on such shares; and (vii) include any other terms, conditions or
restrictions the Committee deems necessary or appropriate.
6.3 Stock Power. The Committee shall require Eligible Directors to execute
and deliver to the Company one or more Stock Powers in blank with respect to
Restricted Stock granted to such Eligible Directors.
6.4 Rights of Grantees. Subject to the terms, conditions and restrictions
specified under this Plan and any applicable Restricted Stock Agreement, the
Restricted Stock granted under this Plan shall be considered issued and
outstanding and fully-paid and non-assessable for all purposes. Notwithstanding
retention of Restricted Stock certificates by an escrow agent or the Company,
Grantees shall have all rights with respect to Restricted Stock granted to them
(but subject to the terms, conditions and restrictions specified under this Plan
and any applicable Restricted Stock Agreement) including:
(a) Title. Subject to the Grantee's execution of a Stock Power, any
Restricted Stock granted under this Plan shall be held by an escrow agent
or the Company under the Grantee's name.
(b) Voting Rights. Subject to the Grantee's execution of a Stock
Power, a Grantee shall be entitled to vote any Restricted Stock granted to
him or her under this Plan.
(c) Dividends. Dividends paid on any shares of Restricted Stock
granted under this Plan shall be paid to: (i) the Grantee in whose name the
shares of Restricted Stock are held; or (ii) in the event the Grantee has
made a surrender election pursuant to Section 14.1, the Grantee's
Restricted Stock Account.
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ARTICLE SEVEN
STOCK RESTRICTIONS
7.1 Transfer Restrictions. Restricted Stock shall not be sold, transferred
or otherwise disposed of and shall not be pledged or otherwise hypothecated (any
such sale, transfer or other disposition, pledge or other hypothecation is
hereinafter referred to as "to dispose of" or a "disposition") until the
earliest of: (i) the date the restrictions on such Restricted Stock lapse in
accordance with Article 8; (ii) the date such Restricted Stock is forfeited in
accordance with Article 9; or (iii) termination of the Plan.
7.2 Other Restrictions. The Committee may impose restrictions on
Restricted Stock in addition to, or different from, those described in this
Plan, as it deems necessary or appropriate. Grants to different Grantees may be
made upon different terms with different conditions or restrictions. Grants may
vary from time to time and from Grantee to Grantee.
ARTICLE EIGHT
LAPSE OF RESTRICTIONS
8.1 Events Triggering Lapse of Restrictions. If a Grantee remains in
Continuous Directorship from a Date of Grant until the earliest of:
(a) the date of his or her death;
(b) the date the Committee determines, in its sole discretion, that he
or she is totally disabled (within the meaning of the Company's group
long-term disability plan or its successor);
(c) the last day of the month in which occurs the third anniversary of
the Date of Grant;
(d) his or her Normal Retirement Date;
(e) the date he or she fails to be re-elected to the Board of
Directors after being duly nominated;
(f) the date he or she resigns or retires from the Board of Directors
upon the approval of at least eighty percent (80%) of the disinterested
Directors; or
(g) the date of a Change in Control (within the meaning of Section
8.4);
then, subject to the terms of this Plan and any applicable Restricted Stock
Agreement, all restrictions imposed upon Restricted Stock awarded to him or her
pursuant to the Restricted Stock Agreement shall lapse and be of no further
force and effect. In the event of Termination of Directorship for reasons other
than those described in this Section, the status of the restrictions on such
Grantee's Restricted Stock shall be governed by Article 9.
8.2 Mandatory Sale of Shares of Restricted Stock to Satisfy Grantee's Tax
Obligations. The Committee shall notify a Grantee of the lapse of restrictions
on shares of Restricted Stock awarded to him or her under the Plan within an
administratively practicable time after the lapse of restrictions. Provided that
the Grantee has not surrendered such shares of Restricted Stock
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at least six (6) months before the date of the lapse of restrictions in
accordance with Article 14, the Company or the escrow agent (as the case may be)
shall sell the fewest number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which
restrictions have lapsed necessary for the proceeds of such sale to equal (or
exceed by not more than the actual sale price of a single share of Common Stock)
the Grantee's projected tax liability determined by multiplying (A) the
aggregate maximum marginal federal and applicable state and local income tax
rates on the date of the lapse of restrictions; by (B) the total number of
shares of Common Stock with respect to which restrictions have lapsed. The
Company or the escrow agent (as the case may be) shall withhold the proceeds of
such sale for purposes of satisfying the Grantee's federal, state and local
income taxes resulting from the lapse of restrictions. Prior to any such sale,
the Committee shall cause new certificates for such shares to be issued, with
any legend making reference to the restrictions imposed hereunder removed. The
Grantee shall provide the Committee, the Company and/or the escrow agent with
such Stock Powers and additional information or documents as may be necessary
for the Committee, the Company and/or the escrow agent to discharge their
obligations under this Section.
8.3 Delivery of Restricted Stock Upon Lapse of Restrictions. As promptly
as practicable following the sale of a portion of a Grantee's Restricted Stock
in accordance with Section 8.2, if it has not already done so, the Committee
shall cause certificates for all Restricted Stock which have been held in escrow
or by the Company to be issued to the Grantee, with any legend making reference
to the various restrictions imposed hereunder removed. In addition, the
Committee shall cause the Company or escrow agent to deliver the proceeds of the
sale of shares of the Grantee's Restricted Stock pursuant to Section 8.2 to the
Internal Revenue Service and/or other taxing authority in satisfaction of the
Grantee's tax liability, arising from the issuance of the certificates. In the
event of a Grantee's death, such certificates shall be delivered to the
Grantee's Beneficiary, determined in accordance with Article 11.
8.4 Definition of "Change in Control". A "Change in Control" shall be
deemed to have occurred upon the occurrence of any of the following events:
(a) The Company is merged or consolidated or reorganized into or with
another corporation or other legal person or entity, and as a result of
such merger, consolidation or reorganization less than a majority of the
combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities of such
corporation, person or entity immediately after such transaction are held
in the aggregate by the holders of the then-outstanding securities entitled
to vote generally in the election of Directors (the "Voting Stock")
immediately prior to such transaction;
(b) The Company sells or otherwise transfers all or substantially all
of its assets to any other corporation or other legal person or entity, and
less than a majority of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding
securities of such corporation, person or entity immediately after such
sale or transfer is held in the aggregate by the holders of Voting Stock
immediately prior to such sale or transfer;
(c) There is a report filed on Schedule 13D or Schedule TO (or any
successor schedule, form or report), each as promulgated pursuant to the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"),
disclosing that any person (as the term "person" is used in Section
13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) has become the beneficial
owner (as the term "beneficial owner" is defined under Rule 13d-3
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or any successor rule or regulation promulgated under the Exchange Act) of
securities representing 15% or more of the total votes relating to the
then-outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of
Directors (the "Voting Power");
(d) The Company files a report or proxy statement with the Securities
and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act disclosing in response
to Form 8-K or Schedule 14A (or any successor schedule, form or report or
item therein) that a change in control of the Company has or may have
occurred or will or may occur in the future pursuant to any then-existing
contract or transaction;
(e) During any period of two consecutive years, individuals, who at
the beginning of any such period, constitute the Directors cease for any
reason to constitute at least a majority thereof, unless the nomination for
election by the Company's Stockholders of each new Director was approved by
a vote of at least two-thirds of the Directors then in office who were
Directors at the beginning of any such period; or
(f) Such event as the Board of Directors, in the good faith exercise
of its discretion, shall determine to be a "Change in Control."
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of paragraphs (c) and (d) of this
definition, a "Change in Control" shall not be deemed to have occurred for
purposes of this Plan (i) solely because (A) the Company, (B) a Subsidiary of
the Company, or (C) any Company-sponsored employee stock ownership plan or other
employee benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary, or any entity holding
shares of Voting Stock for or pursuant to the terms of any such plan, either
files or becomes obligated to file a report or proxy statement under or in
response to Schedule 13D, Schedule TO, Form 8-K or Schedule 14A (or any
successor schedule, form or report or item therein) under the Exchange Act,
disclosing beneficial ownership by it of shares of Voting Stock or because the
Company reports that a change in control of the Company has or may have occurred
or will or may occur in the future by reason of such beneficial ownership, (ii)
solely because any other person or entity either files or becomes obligated to
file a report on Schedule 13D or Schedule TO (or any successor schedule, form or
report) under the Exchange Act, disclosing beneficial ownership by it of shares
of Voting Stock, but only if both (A) the transaction giving rise to such filing
or obligation is approved in advance of consummation thereof by the Company's
Board of Directors and (B) at least a majority of the Voting Power immediately
after such transaction is held in the aggregate by the holders of Voting Stock
immediately prior to such transaction, or (iii) solely because of a change in
control of any Subsidiary of the Company.
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ARTICLE NINE
FORFEITURE OF RESTRICTED STOCK
9.1 Termination of Directorship Before Lapse of Restrictions. If a Grantee
experiences a Termination of Directorship before the occurrence of at least one
of the following events:
(a) his or her death;
(b) the Committee's determination, in its sole discretion, that he or
she is totally disabled (within the meaning of the Company's group
long-term disability plan or its successor);
(c) the last day of the month in which occurs the third anniversary of
the Date of Grant;
(d) his or her Normal Retirement Date;
(e) his or her failure to be re-elected to the Board of Directors
after being duly nominated;
(f) his or her resignation or retirement from the Board of Directors
with the approval of at least eighty percent (80%) of the disinterested
Directors; or
(g) a Change in Control (within the meaning of Section 8.4);
then, any Restricted Stock granted to such Grantee which remains subject to
restrictions hereunder shall be forfeited and returned to the Company pursuant
to a Stock Power and shall be available for future Grants as provided in Section
5.1.
ARTICLE TEN
ESCROW AGREEMENT AND LEGENDS
10.1 Escrow Agreements. In order to enforce the restrictions imposed upon
Restricted Stock issued hereunder, the Committee shall require all Grantees to
enter into escrow agreements providing that the certificates representing
Restricted Stock issued pursuant to this Plan shall remain in the physical
custody of an escrow agent or the Company until the restrictions imposed upon
such Restricted Stock pursuant to this Plan have lapsed. The Committee may
impose such additional restrictions on any Restricted Stock awarded pursuant to
the Plan as it may deem necessary or appropriate including, without limitation,
restrictions under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or other securities
laws, the requirements of NASDAQ, the New York Stock Exchange or any other stock
exchange or transaction reporting system upon which such Restricted Stock is
then listed or quoted and any state "blue sky" laws applicable to such
Restricted Stock.
10.2 Legends. The Committee shall cause a legend to be placed on any
certificates representing Restricted Stock granted under this Plan which shall
make appropriate reference to the various restrictions on such Restricted Stock
and any other restrictions the Committee deems necessary or appropriate.
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ARTICLE ELEVEN
BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION
11.1 Procedures for Beneficiary Designation. A Grantee may designate a
Beneficiary or Beneficiaries to receive any shares of Restricted Stock or other
amounts that become payable on account of the Grantee's death, in such manner as
the Committee may require.
11.2 Default Beneficiaries. If a Grantee has not designated a Beneficiary
or Beneficiaries in accordance with Section 11.1, any shares of Restricted Stock
or other amounts that become unrestricted on account of the death of the Grantee
shall be distributed to the person or persons in the first of the following
classes in which there are any survivors of such Grantee:
(a) his or her spouse at the time of death;
(b) his or her issue per stirpes;
(c) his or her parents; and
(d) the executor or administrator of his or her estate.
ARTICLE TWELVE
AMENDMENTS
12.1 Plan May Be Amended. Subject to Section 12.2, the Board of Directors
may amend this Plan for any reason and at any time.
12.2 Limitations on Plan Amendment. Except as otherwise provided in
Section 5.1, no amendment shall increase the maximum number of shares of Common
Stock that may be granted under this Plan without the further approval of the
Stockholders. Furthermore, any amendment to this Plan meeting the definition of
a "material revision" under the New York Stock Exchange rules must be approved
by the Stockholders. No amendment to this Plan shall materially and adversely
modify or impair the then existing rights of Grantees without such individual's
written consent.
ARTICLE THIRTEEN
TERMINATION
13.1 Plan Termination. The Board of Directors may terminate this Plan for
any reason and at any time. Except as otherwise provided in Section 13.2, Plan
termination shall not materially and adversely modify or impair the then
existing rights of Grantees without such individual's written consent.
13.2 Stockholder Approval. This Plan shall immediately terminate if the
Plan is not approved by a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock
present (in person, telephonically, electronically, by proxy or its equivalent
or as otherwise permitted by the Company's governing documents) and entitled to
vote at the October 2003 meeting of Stockholders of the Company. Notwithstanding
any Plan provision to the contrary, in the event of such a termination, all
Grants of Restricted Stock under the Plan, if any, shall be revoked and the Plan
shall be deemed null and void ab initio. In the event of such a termination, the
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Company, the Board of Directors, the Committee and the Subsidiaries shall not be
liable for any Grants under this Plan.
ARTICLE FOURTEEN
COORDINATION WITH DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
14.1 Surrender and Cancellation of Shares of Restricted Stock. A Grantee
may elect to surrender any or all of the shares of Restricted Stock granted to
him or her under this Plan and any dividends attributable thereto. The Grantee
shall automatically have the same number of shares of Restricted Stock credited
to his or her Restricted Stock Account under the Deferred Compensation Plan. In
addition, any dividends attributable to such shares of Restricted Stock on or
after the date of surrender shall be credited to the Grantee's Restricted Stock
Account under the Deferred Compensation Plan.
For a surrender election to be valid, it must be made in accordance with
terms and conditions imposed by the Committee and under the Deferred
Compensation Plan. A surrender election must be delivered to and accepted by the
Committee at least six (6) months prior to the date of lapse of the restrictions
with respect to the shares of Restricted Stock that are the subject of that
surrender election.
14.2 Vesting of Surrendered and Canceled Shares of Restricted Stock. A
Grantee shall be vested in shares of Restricted Stock credited to his or her
account under the Deferred Compensation Plan as a result of surrender or
cancellation of shares of Restricted Stock under this Plan on the date
restrictions on the surrendered or cancelled shares of Restricted Stock would
have lapsed under this Plan (the Grantee's "Deemed Lapse Date"). As soon as
practicable after a Grantee's Deemed Lapse Date, the Committee shall advise the
trustee or administrator of the Deferred Compensation Plan that the Grantee has
become vested with respect to shares of Restricted Stock under the Deferred
Compensation Plan.
ARTICLE FIFTEEN
MISCELLANEOUS
15.1 Consents. If the Committee shall at any time determine that any
Consent (as defined below) is necessary or desirable as a condition to, or in
connection with, any Grant under the Plan, the issuance of shares of Common
Stock or other rights thereunder or the taking of any other action thereunder
(each such action being hereinafter referred to as a "Plan Action"), then such
Plan Action shall not be taken, in whole or in part, unless and until such
Consent shall have been effected or obtained to the full satisfaction of the
Committee, or the Committee may require that such Plan Action be taken only in
such manner as to make such Consent unnecessary.
The term "Consent" as used herein with respect to any Plan Action means:
(i) any and all listings, registrations or qualifications in respect thereof
upon any securities exchange or under any federal, state or local law, rule or
regulation; (ii) any and all written agreements and representations by the
Grantee with respect to the acquisition or disposition of shares of Common
Stock, or with respect to any other matter, which the Committee shall deem
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necessary or desirable to comply with the terms of any such listing,
registration or qualification or to obtain an exemption from the requirement
that any such listing, qualification or registration be made; and (iii) any and
all consents, clearances and approvals by any governmental or other regulatory
bodies.
15.2 Non-Uniform Determinations and Restricted Stock Agreements. The
Company's, Board of Director's or Committee's determinations under the Plan need
not be uniform and may be made selectively among Directors who receive, or are
eligible to receive, Grants under the Plan (whether or not such persons are
similarly situated). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
Company, Board of Directors and Committee shall be entitled, among other things,
to make non-uniform and selective determinations, and to enter into non-uniform
and selective Restricted Stock Agreements as to: (i) the persons to receive
Grants under the Plan; and (ii) the terms, conditions and restrictions of Grants
under the Plan.
15.3 Other Payments or Awards. Nothing contained in the Plan shall be
deemed to in any way limit or restrict the Company, any Subsidiary, the Board of
Directors or the Committee from making any award or payment to any person under
any other plan, arrangement or understanding, whether now existing or hereafter
in effect.
15.4 Section Headings. The section headings contained herein are for
purposes of convenience only and are not intended to define or limit the
contents of said sections.
15.5 Number. The singular herein shall include the plural, or vice versa,
wherever the context so requires.
15.6 Waiver. No waiver of any term or provision of this Plan by the
Company, any Subsidiary, Board of Directors or Committee will constitute a
waiver of the same term or provision in any subsequent case.
15.7 Governing Law. This Plan shall be governed by, construed and enforced
in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without reference
to principles of conflict of laws.
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DIRECTIONS TO RPM ANNUAL MEETING AT MICHAUD'S TOWNE N' COUNTRY
FROM CLEVELAND AND POINTS NORTH (INCLUDING HOPKINS AIRPORT)
I-71 SOUTH TO THE STRONGSVILLE EXIT #231-B
ROUTE 82 WEST TO PEARL ROAD (ROUTE 42), LEFT ONTO PEARL ROAD
MICHAUD'S WILL BE 1.3 MILES ON THE RIGHT
FROM THE OHIO TURNPIKE EAST AND WEST
OHIO TURNPIKE (I-80) TO I-71 SOUTH (EXIT 10 FROM WEST/EXIT 161 FROM EAST).
EXIT AT THE STRONGSVILLE EXIT #231-B
ROUTE 82 WEST TO PEARL ROAD (ROUTE 42), LEFT ONTO PEARL ROAD
MICHAUD'S WILL BE 1.3 MILES ON THE RIGHT
FROM THE EAST
I-480 WEST TO I-71 SOUTH. EXIT AT THE STRONGSVILLE EXIT #231-B
ROUTE 82 WEST TO PEARL ROAD (ROUTE 42), LEFT ONTO PEARL ROAD
MICHAUD'S WILL BE 1.3 MILES ON THE RIGHT
FROM THE SOUTH
I-71 NORTH TO THE STRONGSVILLE/NORTH ROYALTON EXIT #231-B
TURN LEFT AT THE END OF RAMP ONTO ROUTE 82 AND CROSS OVER BRIDGE.
ROUTE 82 WEST TO PEARL ROAD (ROUTE 42), LEFT ONTO PEARL ROAD
MICHAUD'S WILL BE 1.3 MILES ON THE RIGHT
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MICHAUD'S
Towne n' Country
16808 Pearl Road
Strongsville, Ohio 44136
Phone: 440-238-7078 [MAP ART]
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RPM INTERNATIONAL INC.
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS -- OCTOBER 10, 2003
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The undersigned hereby (i) appoints FRANK C. SULLIVAN and P. KELLY
TOMPKINS, and each of them, as Proxy holders and attorneys, with full power of
substitution, to appear and vote all of the shares of Common Stock of RPM
International Inc., which the undersigned shall be entitled to vote at the
Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company to be held at Michaud's Towne n'
Country, located at 16808 Pearl Road, Strongsville, Ohio, on Friday, October 10,
2003 at 2:00 P.M. Eastern Time, and at any adjournment or postponement thereof,
hereby revoking any and all proxies heretofore given and (ii) authorizes and
directs said Proxy holders to vote all of the shares of Common Stock of the
Company represented by this Proxy as follows, WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT IF NO
DIRECTIONS ARE GIVEN ON THE REVERSE SIDE, SAID SHARES OF COMMON STOCK WILL BE
VOTED "FOR" THE ELECTION OF THE FOUR DIRECTORS NOMINATED BY THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS AND "FOR" THE APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE RPM INTERNATIONAL INC. 2003
RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN FOR DIRECTORS.
YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO SPECIFY YOUR CHOICES BY MARKING THE APPROPRIATE
BOXES, SEE REVERSE SIDE. THE PROXIES CANNOT VOTE YOUR COMMON STOCK UNLESS YOU
SIGN AND RETURN THIS CARD.
ELECTRONIC ACCESS TO FUTURE DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE
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The Company has the option of providing its Proxy Statements and Annual
Reports over the Internet. If you have not done so in prior years, you may give
your consent to receive these documents via the Internet and we will advise you
when these documents become available. Once you give your consent, it will
remain in effect until you notify the Company in writing by mail that you wish
to resume mail delivery of the Proxy Statements and Annual Reports. Even if you
give your consent, you will have the right to request copies of these documents
at any time by mail. You will be responsible for costs associated with Internet
usage, such as telephone charges and access fees. To give you consent, if you
have not done so in prior years, please check the appropriate box located at
the bottom of the reverse side of this card.
ADDRESS CHANGES: _______________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(If you noted any Address Changes above, please mark corresponding box on the
reverse side.)
PLEASE DATE, SIGN AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ACCOMPANYING ENVELOPE.
[RPM LOGO]
RPM INTERNATIONAL INC.
C/O NATIONAL CITY BANK
P.O. BOX 92301
CLEVELAND, OHIO 44193-0900
AUTO DATA PROCESSING
INVESTOR COMM SERVICES
ATTENTION:
TEST PRINT
51 MERCEDES WAY
EDGEWOOD, NY
11717
VOTE BY INTERNET - www.proxyvote.com
Use the Internet to transmit your voting instructions and for electronic
delivery of information up until 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time the day before the
cut-off date or meeting date. Have your proxy card in hand when you access the
web site. You will be prompted to enter your 12-digit Control Number which is
located below to obtain your records and to create an electronic voting
instruction form.
VOTE BY PHONE - 1-800-690-6903
Use any touch-tone telephone to transmit your voting instructions up until 11:59
P.M. Eastern Time the day before the cut-off date or meeting date. Have your
proxy card in hand when you call. You will be prompted to enter your 12-digit
Control Number which is located below and then follow the simple instructions
the Vote Voice provides you.
VOTE BY MAIL
Mark, sign, and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope
we have provided or return it to RPM International Inc., c/o ADP, 51 Mercedes
Way, Edgewood, NY 11717.
CONTROL NUMBER
ACCOUNT NUMBER
PAGE 1 OF 2
TO VOTE, MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS FOLLOWS: [X]
RPMCM3 KEEP THIS PORTION FOR YOUR RECORDS
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
DETACH AND RETURN THIS PORTION ONLY
THIS PROXY CARD IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED.
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RPM INTERNATIONAL INC.
THE RPM BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT
YOU VOTE FOR THE FOLLOWING PROPOSALS.
VOTE ON DIRECTORS FOR WITHHOLD FOR ALL To withhold authority to
ALL ALL EXCEPT vote, mark "For All Except"
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS [ ] [ ] [ ] and write the nominee's
number on the line below.
01) Bruce A. Carbonari
02) James A. Karman ---------------------------
03) Donald K. Miller
04) Joseph P. Viviano
VOTE ON PROPOSAL
2. APPROVE AND ADOPT THE RPM INTERNATIONAL INC. FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
2003 RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN FOR DIRECTORS [ ] [ ] [ ]
In their discretion, to act on any other matter or matters which may properly
come before the meeting.
For address changes, please check this box and [ ]
write them on the back where indicated
Note: Please sign exactly as name appears hereon.
Joint owners should each sign. When signing as
attorney, executor, administrator, trustee, or
guardian, please give full title as such.
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CONSENT TO ELECTRONIC DELIVERY
By checking the box to the right, I consent to
receive Proxy Statements and Annual Reports
electronically via the Internet instead of in the
mail. The Company will not distribute printed
materials to me for future stockholder meetings Yes No
unless I request them or revoke my consent, and
will notify me when and where its Proxy Statements [ ] [ ]
and Annual Reports are available on the Internet.
Please indicate if you plan to attend Annual Meeting [ ] [ ]
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DIRECTIONS TO RPM ANNUAL MEETING AT MICHAUD'S TOWNE N' COUNTRY
FROM CLEVELAND AND POINTS NORTH (INCLUDING HOPKINS AIRPORT)
I-71 SOUTH TO THE STRONGSVILLE EXIT #231-B
ROUTE 82 WEST TO PEARL ROAD (ROUTE 42), LEFT ONTO PEARL ROAD
MICHAUD'S WILL BE 1.3 MILES ON THE RIGHT
FROM THE OHIO TURNPIKE EAST AND WEST
OHIO TURNPIKE (I-80) TO I-71 SOUTH (EXIT 10 FROM WEST/EXIT 161 FROM EAST).
EXIT AT THE STRONGSVILLE EXIT #231-B
ROUTE 82 WEST TO PEARL ROAD (ROUTE 42), LEFT ONTO PEARL ROAD
MICHAUD'S WILL BE 1.3 MILES ON THE RIGHT
FROM THE EAST
I-480 WEST TO I-71 SOUTH. EXIT AT THE STRONGSVILLE EXIT #231-B
ROUTE 82 WEST TO PEARL ROAD (ROUTE 42), LEFT ONTO PEARL ROAD
MICHAUD'S WILL BE 1.3 MILES ON THE RIGHT
FROM THE SOUTH
I-71 NORTH TO THE STRONGSVILLE/NORTH ROYALTON EXIT #231-B
TURN LEFT AT THE END OF RAMP ONTO ROUTE 82 AND CROSS OVER BRIDGE.
ROUTE 82 WEST TO PEARL ROAD (ROUTE 42), LEFT ONTO PEARL ROAD
MICHAUD'S WILL BE 1.3 MILES ON THE RIGHT
________________________________________________________________________________
MICHAUD'S
Towne n' Country
16808 Pearl Road
Strongsville, Ohio 44136
Phone: 440-238-7078 [MAP ART]
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RPM INTERNATIONAL INC.
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS -- OCTOBER 10, 2003
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The undersigned hereby (i) appoints FRANK C. SULLIVAN and P. KELLY
TOMPKINS, and each of them, as Proxy holders and attorneys, with full power of
substitution, to appear and vote all of the shares of Common Stock of RPM
International Inc., which the undersigned shall be entitled to vote at the
Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company to be held at Michaud's Towne n'
Country, located at 16808 Pearl Road, Strongsville, Ohio, on Friday, October 10,
2003 at 2:00 P.M. Eastern Time, and at any adjournment or postponement thereof,
hereby revoking any and all proxies heretofore given and (ii) authorizes and
directs said Proxy holders to vote all of the shares of Common Stock of the
Company represented by this Proxy as follows, WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT IF NO
DIRECTIONS ARE GIVEN ON THE REVERSE SIDE, SAID SHARES OF COMMON STOCK WILL BE
VOTED "FOR" THE ELECTION OF THE FOUR DIRECTORS NOMINATED BY THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS AND "FOR" THE APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE RPM INTERNATIONAL INC. 2003
RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN FOR DIRECTORS.
YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO SPECIFY YOUR CHOICES BY MARKING THE APPROPRIATE
BOXES, SEE REVERSE SIDE. THE PROXIES CANNOT VOTE YOUR COMMON STOCK UNLESS YOU
SIGN AND RETURN THIS CARD.
ADDRESS CHANGES: _______________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(If you noted any Address Changes above, please mark corresponding box on the
reverse side.)
PLEASE DATE, SIGN AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ACCOMPANYING ENVELOPE.
[RPM LOGO]
RPM INTERNATIONAL INC.
C/O NATIONAL CITY BANK
P.O. BOX 92301
CLEVELAND, OHIO 44193-0900
AUTO DATA PROCESSING
INVESTOR COMM SERVICES
ATTENTION:
TEST PRINT
51 MERCEDES WAY
EDGEWOOD, NY
11717
VOTE BY INTERNET - www.proxyvote.com
Use the Internet to transmit your voting instructions and for electronic
delivery of information up until 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time the day before the
cut-off date or meeting date. Have your proxy card in hand when you access the
web site. You will be prompted to enter your 12-digit Control Number which is
located below to obtain your records and to create an electronic voting
instruction form.
VOTE BY PHONE - 1-800-690-6903
Use any touch-tone telephone to transmit your voting instructions up until 11:59
P.M. Eastern Time the day before the cut-off date or meeting date. Have your
proxy card in hand when you call. You will be prompted to enter your 12-digit
Control Number which is located below and then follow the simple instructions
the Vote Voice provides you.
VOTE BY MAIL
Mark, sign, and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope
we have provided or return it to RPM International Inc., c/o ADP, 51 Mercedes
Way, Edgewood, NY 11717.
CONTROL NUMBER
ACCOUNT NUMBER
PAGE 1 OF 2
TO VOTE, MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS FOLLOWS: [X]
RPMCM1 KEEP THIS PORTION FOR YOUR RECORDS
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
DETACH AND RETURN THIS PORTION ONLY
THIS PROXY CARD IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED.
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RPM INTERNATIONAL INC.
THE RPM BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT
YOU VOTE FOR THE FOLLOWING PROPOSALS.
VOTE ON DIRECTORS FOR WITHHOLD FOR ALL To withhold authority to
ALL ALL EXCEPT vote, mark "For All Except"
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS [ ] [ ] [ ] and write the nominee's
number on the line below.
01) Bruce A. Carbonari
02) James A. Karman ---------------------------
03) Donald K. Miller
04) Joseph P. Viviano
VOTE ON PROPOSAL
2. APPROVE AND ADOPT THE RPM INTERNATIONAL INC. FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
2003 RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN FOR DIRECTORS [ ] [ ] [ ]
In their discretion, to act on any other matter or matters which may properly
come before the meeting.
For address changes, please check this box and
write them on the back where indicated [ ]
Please indicate if you plan to attend Annual
Meeting [ ] [ ]
Yes No
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Signature (PLEASE SIGN WITHIN BOX) Date
Z32863
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Signature (Joint Owners) Date
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DIRECTIONS TO RPM ANNUAL MEETING AT MICHAUD'S TOWNE N' COUNTRY
FROM CLEVELAND AND POINTS NORTH (INCLUDING HOPKINS AIRPORT)
I-71 SOUTH TO THE STRONGSVILLE EXIT #231-B
ROUTE 82 WEST TO PEARL ROAD (ROUTE 42), LEFT ONTO PEARL ROAD
MICHAUD'S WILL BE 1.3 MILES ON THE RIGHT
FROM THE OHIO TURNPIKE EAST AND WEST
OHIO TURNPIKE (I-80) TO I-71 SOUTH (EXIT 10 FROM WEST/EXIT 161 FROM EAST).
EXIT AT THE STRONGSVILLE EXIT #231-B
ROUTE 82 WEST TO PEARL ROAD (ROUTE 42), LEFT ONTO PEARL ROAD
MICHAUD'S WILL BE 1.3 MILES ON THE RIGHT
FROM THE EAST
I-480 WEST TO I-71 SOUTH. EXIT AT THE STRONGSVILLE EXIT #231-B
ROUTE 82 WEST TO PEARL ROAD (ROUTE 42), LEFT ONTO PEARL ROAD
MICHAUD'S WILL BE 1.3 MILES ON THE RIGHT
FROM THE SOUTH
I-71 NORTH TO THE STRONGSVILLE/NORTH ROYALTON EXIT #231-B
TURN LEFT AT THE END OF RAMP ONTO ROUTE 82 AND CROSS OVER BRIDGE.
ROUTE 82 WEST TO PEARL ROAD (ROUTE 42), LEFT ONTO PEARL ROAD
MICHAUD'S WILL BE 1.3 MILES ON THE RIGHT
________________________________________________________________________________
MICHAUD'S
Towne n' Country
16808 Pearl Road
Strongsville, Ohio 44136
Phone: 440-238-7078 [MAP ART]
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RPM INTERNATIONAL INC.
401(k) TRUST AND PLAN
TO: WACHOVIA BANK, N.A.
The undersigned hereby directs Wachovia Bank, N.A., RPM International Inc.
401(k) Trust and Plan Trustee to vote shares of Common Stock held for the
undersigned's 401(k) Plan account at the Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of
the Company to be held at Michaud's Towne n' Country, located at 16808 Pearl
Road, Strongsville, Ohio, on Friday, October 10, 2003 at 2:00 P.M. Eastern
Time, and at any adjournment or postponement thereof, WITH THE UNDERSTANDING
THAT IF A SIGNED DIRECTION CARD IS RETURNED WITH NO DIRECTIONS GIVEN ON THE
REVERSE SIDE, SAID SHARES OF COMMON STOCK WILL BE VOTED "FOR" THE ELECTION OF
THE FOUR DIRECTORS NOMINATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, "FOR" THE APPROVAL
AND ADOPTION OF THE RPM INTERNATIONAL INC. 2003 RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN FOR
DIRECTORS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TRUSTEE'S DISCRETION ON SUCH OTHER MATTERS
AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING.
YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO SPECIFY YOUR CHOICES BY MARKING THE APPROPRIATE BOXES,
SEE REVERSE SIDE.
PLEASE DATE, SIGN AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ACCOMPANYING ENVELOPE.
[RPM LOGO]
RPM INTERNATIONAL INC.
C/O NATIONAL CITY BANK
P.O. BOX 92301
CLEVELAND, OHIO 44193-0900
AUTO DATA PROCESSING
INVESTOR COMM SERVICES
ATTENTION:
TEST PRINT
51 MERCEDES WAY
EDGEWOOD, NY
11717
VOTE BY INTERNET - www.proxyvote.com
Use the Internet to transmit your voting instructions and for electronic
delivery of information up until 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time the day before the
cut-off date or meeting date. Have your proxy card in hand when you access the
web site. You will be prompted to enter your 12-digit Control Number which is
located below to obtain your records and to create an electronic voting
instruction form.
VOTE BY PHONE - 1-800-690-6903
Use any touch-tone telephone to transmit your voting instructions up until 11:59
P.M. Eastern Time the day before the cut-off date or meeting date. Have your
proxy card in hand when you call. You will be prompted to enter your 12-digit
Control Number which is located below and then follow the simple instructions
the Vote Voice provides you.
VOTE BY MAIL
Mark, sign, and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope
we have provided or return it to RPM International Inc., c/o ADP, 51 Mercedes
Way, Edgewood, NY 11717.
CONTROL NUMBER
ACCOUNT NUMBER
PAGE 1 OF 2
TO VOTE, MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS FOLLOWS: [X]
RPMNUN KEEP THIS PORTION FOR YOUR RECORDS
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
DETACH AND RETURN THIS PORTION ONLY
THIS PROXY CARD IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED.
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RPM INTERNATIONAL INC.
THE RPM BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT
YOU VOTE FOR THE FOLLOWING PROPOSALS.
VOTE ON DIRECTORS FOR WITHHOLD FOR ALL To withhold authority to
ALL ALL EXCEPT vote, mark "For All Except"
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS [ ] [ ] [ ] and write the nominee's
number on the line below.
01) Bruce A. Carbonari
02) James A. Karman ---------------------------
03) Donald K. Miller
04) Joseph P. Viviano
VOTE ON PROPOSAL
2. APPROVE AND ADOPT THE RPM INTERNATIONAL INC. FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
2003 RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN FOR DIRECTORS [ ] [ ] [ ]
In their discretion, to act on any other matter or matters which may properly
come before the meeting.
Note: Please sign exactly as name appears hereon.
Joint owners should each sign. When signing as
attorney, executor, administrator, trustee, or
guardian, please give full title as such.
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Signature (PLEASE SIGN WITHIN BOX) Date
P81657
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Signature (Joint Owners) Date
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DIRECTIONS TO RPM ANNUAL MEETING AT MICHAUD'S TOWNE N' COUNTRY
FROM CLEVELAND AND POINTS NORTH (INCLUDING HOPKINS AIRPORT)
I-71 SOUTH TO THE STRONGSVILLE EXIT #231-B
ROUTE 82 WEST TO PEARL ROAD (ROUTE 42), LEFT ONTO PEARL ROAD
MICHAUD'S WILL BE 1.3 MILES ON THE RIGHT
FROM THE OHIO TURNPIKE EAST AND WEST
OHIO TURNPIKE (I-80) TO I-71 SOUTH (EXIT 10 FROM WEST/EXIT 161 FROM EAST).
EXIT AT THE STRONGSVILLE EXIT #231-B
ROUTE 82 WEST TO PEARL ROAD (ROUTE 42), LEFT ONTO PEARL ROAD
MICHAUD'S WILL BE 1.3 MILES ON THE RIGHT
FROM THE EAST
I-480 WEST TO I-71 SOUTH. EXIT AT THE STRONGSVILLE EXIT #231-B
ROUTE 82 WEST TO PEARL ROAD (ROUTE 42), LEFT ONTO PEARL ROAD
MICHAUD'S WILL BE 1.3 MILES ON THE RIGHT
FROM THE SOUTH
I-71 NORTH TO THE STRONGSVILLE/NORTH ROYALTON EXIT #231-B
TURN LEFT AT THE END OF RAMP ONTO ROUTE 82 AND CROSS OVER BRIDGE.
ROUTE 82 WEST TO PEARL ROAD (ROUTE 42), LEFT ONTO PEARL ROAD
MICHAUD'S WILL BE 1.3 MILES ON THE RIGHT
________________________________________________________________________________
MICHAUD'S
Towne n' Country
16808 Pearl Road
Strongsville, Ohio 44136
Phone: 440-238-7078 [MAP ART]
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RPM INTERNATIONAL INC.
UNION 401(k) RETIREMENT SAVINGS TRUST AND PLAN
TO: WACHOVIA BANK, N.A.
The undersigned hereby directs Wachovia Bank, N.A., RPM International Inc.
Union 401(k) Retirement Savings Trust and Plan Trustee to vote shares of Common
Stock held for the undersigned's 401(k) Plan account at the Annual Meeting of
the Stockholders of the Company to be held at Michaud's Towne n' Country,
located at 16808 Pearl Road, Strongsville, Ohio, on Friday, October 10, 2003 at
2:00 P.M. Eastern Time, and at any adjournment or postponement thereof, WITH THE
UNDERSTANDING THAT IF A SIGNED DIRECTION CARD IS RETURNED WITH NO DIRECTIONS
GIVEN ON THE REVERSE SIDE, SAID SHARES OF COMMON STOCK WILL BE VOTED "FOR" THE
ELECTION OF THE FOUR DIRECTORS NOMINATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, "FOR" THE
APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE RPM INTERNATIONAL INC. 2003 RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN
FOR DIRECTORS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TRUSTEE'S DISCRETION ON SUCH OTHER
MATTERS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING.
YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO SPECIFY YOUR CHOICES BY MARKING THE APPROPRIATE BOXES,
SEE REVERSE SIDE.
PLEASE DATE, SIGN AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ACCOMPANYING ENVELOPE.
[RPM LOGO]
RPM INTERNATIONAL INC.
C/O NATIONAL CITY BANK
P.O. BOX 92301
CLEVELAND, OHIO 44193-0900
AUTO DATA PROCESSING
INVESTOR COMM SERVICES
ATTENTION:
TEST PRINT
51 MERCEDES WAY
EDGEWOOD, NY
11717
VOTE BY INTERNET - www.proxyvote.com
Use the Internet to transmit your voting instructions and for electronic
delivery of information up until 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time the day before the
cut-off date or meeting date. Have your proxy card in hand when you access the
web site. You will be prompted to enter your 12-digit Control Number which is
located below to obtain your records and to create an electronic voting
instruction form.
VOTE BY PHONE - 1-800-690-6903
Use any touch-tone telephone to transmit your voting instructions up until 11:59
P.M. Eastern Time the day before the cut-off date or meeting date. Have your
proxy card in hand when you call. You will be prompted to enter your 12-digit
Control Number which is located below and then follow the simple instructions
the Vote Voice provides you.
VOTE BY MAIL
Mark, sign, and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope
we have provided or return it to RPM International Inc., c/o ADP, 51 Mercedes
Way, Edgewood, NY 11717.
CONTROL NUMBER
ACCOUNT NUMBER
PAGE 1 OF 2
TO VOTE, MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS FOLLOWS: [X]
RPMUN1 KEEP THIS PORTION FOR YOUR RECORDS
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
DETACH AND RETURN THIS PORTION ONLY
THIS PROXY CARD IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED.
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RPM INTERNATIONAL INC.
THE RPM BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT
YOU VOTE FOR THE FOLLOWING PROPOSALS.
VOTE ON DIRECTORS FOR WITHHOLD FOR ALL To withhold authority to
ALL ALL EXCEPT vote, mark "For All Except"
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS [ ] [ ] [ ] and write the nominee's
number on the line below.
01) Bruce A. Carbonari
02) James A. Karman ---------------------------
03) Donald K. Miller
04) Joseph P. Viviano
VOTE ON PROPOSAL
2. APPROVE AND ADOPT THE RPM INTERNATIONAL INC. FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
2003 RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN FOR DIRECTORS [ ] [ ] [ ]
In their discretion, to act on any other matter or matters which may properly
come before the meeting.
Note: Please sign exactly as name appears hereon.
Joint owners should each sign. When signing as
attorney, executor, administrator, trustee, or
guardian, please give full title as such.
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Signature (PLEASE SIGN WITHIN BOX) Date
P81657
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Signature (Joint Owners) Date
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[Electronic delivery notice]
NOTICE OF RPM ANNUAL MEETING
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of RPM International Inc. will be held
at Michaud's Towne n' Country, Strongsville, Ohio, on Friday, October 10, 2003,
at 2:00 P.M. Eastern time. Please note that this is a new location. Your
proxy card for voting at the Annual Meeting is enclosed.
We encourage you to read the Annual Report and Proxy Statement and vote
your shares. Pursuant to your previous request to receive such materials
electronically, the Annual Report and Proxy Statement are available over the
Internet at www.rpminc.com.
Your vote is important. We encourage you to vote over the Internet at
www.proxyvote.com, or by telephone at 1-800-690-6903, or by returning your proxy
card in the envelope provided.
The control number necessary for you to vote by telephone or over the
Internet is printed on the enclosed proxy card.