t70080_def14a.htm
UNITED STATES
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KIMCO REALTY CORPORATION
3333 NEW HYDE PARK ROAD
NEW HYDE PARK, NY 11042-0020
Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders
Dear Stockholder:
We cordially invite you to attend the annual stockholders’ meeting of Kimco Realty Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the “Company”). The meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. (local time), at 277 Park Avenue, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10172. At the annual meeting, stockholders will be asked to:
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elect nine directors to serve for a term of one year and until their successors are duly elected and qualify;
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consider and vote upon a non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of the named executive officers of the Company (“Say on Pay”);
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consider and vote upon a non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on Say on Pay in future years;
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consider and vote upon the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2011; and
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transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof.
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The Proxy Statement more fully describes these proposals.
The Board of Directors of the Company recommends that stockholders vote FOR the election of the Board of Director nominees named in the Proxy Statement; FOR the approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the named executive officers of the Company; FOR the approval, on an advisory basis, of an annual advisory vote on executive compensation; and FOR the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2011.
Only stockholders of our common stock at the close of business on Monday, March 7, 2011, the record date, are entitled to notice of and to vote at the annual meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof.
We are pleased to take advantage of the Securities and Exchange Commission rules allowing companies to furnish proxy materials to their stockholders over the Internet. We believe that this e-proxy process will expedite stockholders’ receipt of proxy materials, lower the costs and reduce the environmental impact of our annual meeting. We will send a full set of proxy materials or a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice of Internet Availability”) on or about April 1, 2011, and provide access to our proxy materials over the Internet, beginning on March 24, 2011, for the holders of record and beneficial owners of our common stock as of the close of business on the record date. The Notice of Internet Availability instructs you on how to access and review the Proxy Statement and our annual report. The Notice of Internet Availability also instructs you on how you may submit your proxy over the Internet.
YOUR PROXY IS IMPORTANT TO US. Whether or not you plan to attend the annual meeting, please vote as soon as possible to ensure that your shares will be represented at the annual meeting.
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Bruce M. Rubenstein
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KIMCO REALTY CORPORATION
3333 NEW HYDE PARK ROAD, NEW HYDE PARK, NY 11042-0020
PROXY STATEMENT
FOR
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
to be held on May 4, 2011
We are providing you with this Proxy Statement in connection with the solicitation of proxies to be used at our 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”) of Kimco Realty Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the “Company”). The Meeting will be held at 277 Park Avenue, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10172, on Wednesday, May 4, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. (local time) for the purposes set forth in the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders. This Proxy Statement contains important information regarding our Meeting, the proposals on which you are being asked to vote, information you may find useful in determining how to vote, and information about voting procedures. As used in this Proxy Statement, “we,” “us,” “our,” “Kimco” or the “Company” refers to Kimco Realty Corporation, a Maryland corporation.
This solicitation is made by the Company on behalf of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board of Directors”). Costs of this solicitation will be borne by the Company. Directors, officers, employees and agents of the Company and its affiliates may also solicit proxies by telephone, telegraph, fax, e-mail or personal interview. The Company will reimburse banks, brokerage firms and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for reasonable expenses incurred by them in sending proxy materials to stockholders. The Company will pay fees of approximately $6,500 to Alliance Advisors, L.L.C. for soliciting proxies for the Company.
Holders of our common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”) at the close of business on March 7, 2011, the record date, may vote at the Meeting. We refer to the holders of our Common Stock as “stockholders” throughout this Proxy Statement. Each stockholder is entitled to one vote for each share of Common Stock held as of the record date. At the close of business on March 7, 2011, the record date for the Meeting, there were 406,463,676 shares of Common Stock outstanding. The presence at the Meeting, in person or by proxy, of holders of a majority of such shares will constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the Meeting.
Stockholders can vote in person at the Meeting or by proxy. There are three ways to vote by proxy:
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By Telephone — Stockholders located in the United States can authorize their proxy by telephone by calling 1-800-690-6903 and following the instructions on the proxy card; or
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By Internet — Stockholders can authorize their proxy over the Internet at www.proxyvote.com by following the instructions on the proxy card; or
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By Mail — If you received your proxy materials by mail, you can authorize your proxy by mail by signing, dating and mailing the enclosed proxy card.
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Telephone and Internet voting facilities for stockholders of record will be available 24 hours a day and will close at 11:59 p.m. (EDT) on May 3, 2011.
Voting Instructions
If your shares are held in the name of a bank, broker or other holder of record, you will receive instructions from the holder of record. You must follow the instructions of the holder of record in order for your shares to be voted. Telephone and Internet proxy authorization also will be offered to stockholders owning shares through certain banks and brokers. If your shares are not registered in your own name and you plan to vote your shares in person at the Meeting, you should contact your broker or agent to obtain a legal proxy or broker’s proxy card and bring it to the Meeting in order to vote.
If you vote by proxy, the individuals named on the proxy card or authorized by you by telephone or internet (your “proxies”) will vote your shares in the manner you indicate. If you sign and return the proxy card or authorized your proxies by telephone or internet without indicating your instructions, your shares will be voted as follows:
FOR the election of all nominees for Director (See Proposal 1); FOR the approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the named executive officers of the Company (see Proposal 2); FOR the approval, on an advisory basis, of an annual advisory vote on executive compensation (see Proposal 3); FOR the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2011 (see Proposal 4); and in the discretion of the proxy holder on any other matter that may properly come before the Meeting.
To be voted, proxies must be filed with the Secretary of the Company prior to the Meeting. Proxies may be revoked at any time before exercise at the Meeting (i) by filing a notice of such revocation with the Secretary of the Company, (ii) by filing a later-dated proxy with the Secretary of the Company or (iii) by voting in person at the Meeting. Dissenting stockholders will not have rights of appraisal with respect to any matter to be acted upon at the Meeting.
Brokers or other nominees who hold shares of our common stock for a beneficial owner have the discretion to vote on routine proposals when they have not received voting instructions from the beneficial owner at least ten days prior to the Meeting. Under Maryland law, a broker non-vote occurs when a broker or other nominee returns a properly executed proxy but does not vote on a matter because it does not have the discretion to direct the voting of the shares on that matter. Broker non-votes will be counted for purposes of calculating whether a quorum is present at the Meeting. A broker non-vote will have no effect on the outcome of any proposal. Abstentions are counted as present in person and entitled to vote but will not have otherwise affect the outcome of the vote on the proposals.
The vote required for each proposal is listed below:
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Proposal 1 – Election of nine directors
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Proposal 2 – Advisory vote on executive compensation
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With respect to Proposals 2 and 4, you may vote FOR, AGAINST or ABSTAIN. If you ABSTAIN from voting on these two Proposals, the abstention will have the same effect as an AGAINST vote.
With respect to Proposal 1, you may vote FOR all nominees, WITHHOLD your vote as to all nominees, or FOR all nominees except those specific nominees from whom you WITHHOLD your vote. A properly executed proxy marked WITHHOLD with respect to the election of one or more directors will not be voted with respect to the director or directors indicated. The nominees receiving the majority of votes cast will be elected as directors (i.e., the number of shares voted for a director must exceed the number of votes withheld for that director).
With respect to Proposal 3, you may vote FOR Every Year, FOR Every Two Years, FOR Every Three Years, or ABSTAIN.
If you intend to vote in person, you may be asked to present valid photo identification, such as a driver’s license or passport, before being admitted to the Meeting. Cameras, recording devices and other electronic devices will not be permitted at the Meeting. If you hold shares in “street name” (that is, through a bank, broker or other nominee) and would like to attend the Meeting, you will need to bring an account statement or other acceptable evidence of ownership of our Common Stock on March 7, 2011, the record date for voting. Alternatively, in order to vote, you may obtain a proxy from your bank, broker or other nominee and bring the proxy to the Meeting.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules permit us to deliver a single Notice of Internet Availability or set of Meeting materials to one address shared by two or more of our stockholders. We have delivered only one Proxy Statement and annual report to multiple stockholders who share an address, unless we received contrary instructions from the impacted stockholders prior to the mailing date. We will promptly deliver, upon written or oral request, a separate copy of the Notice of Internet Availability or Meeting materials, as requested, to any stockholder at the shared address to which a single copy of those documents was delivered. If you prefer to receive separate copies of the Proxy Statement or annual report, contact Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. at 1-800-542-1061 or in writing at Broadridge, Householding Department, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717. If you are currently a stockholder sharing an address with another stockholder and wish to receive only one copy of future Notices of Internet Availability, Proxy Statements and annual reports for your household, please contact Broadridge at the above phone number or address.
PROPOSAL 1
Election of Directors
The Company’s Bylaws, as amended (the “Bylaws”), provide that all directors be elected at each annual meeting of stockholders. Our Board of Directors is currently comprised of eight directors. Pursuant to the Company’s Bylaws, the Board of Directors increased the number of directors from eight to nine directors to permit the election, subject to stockholder approval, of Ms. Colombe M. Nicholas to the Board of Directors at the Meeting. The persons named as proxies in the accompanying form of proxy intend to vote in favor of the election of the nine nominees for director designated below to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualify. It is expected that each of these nominees will be able to serve, but if any such nominee is unable to serve, the proxies may vote for another person nominated by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and approved by the Board of Directors or the Board of Directors may, to the extent permissible by the Bylaws, reduce the number of directors to be elected at the Meeting.
Information Regarding Nominees
Milton Cooper, age 82, is the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Company. Mr. Cooper served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of the Company from November 1991 to December 2009. In addition, Mr. Cooper was Director and President of the Company for more than five years prior to November 1991. In 1960, Mr. Cooper, along with a partner, founded the Company’s predecessor. Mr. Cooper led the Company through its IPO and growth over the past five decades. In addition, Mr. Cooper received a National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”) Industry Leadership Award for his significant and lasting contributions to the REIT industry. Mr. Cooper is also a director at Getty Realty Corporation and Blue Ridge Real Estate/Big Boulder Corporation. Mr. Cooper graduated from City College in New York and Brooklyn Law School.
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Mr. Cooper co-founded the Company and plays a unique role in maintaining the Company’s continuing commitment to its core values of integrity, creativity and stability. Mr. Cooper’s service on the Board of Directors allows the Company to preserve its distinctive culture and history and bolsters the morale of its employees.
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Mr. Cooper’s reputation within the NAREIT community and among the Company’s business partners contributes significantly to the Company’s continued leadership in the REIT industry.
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Mr. Cooper’s ability to communicate, encourage and foster diverse discussions of the Company’s business, together with his five decades of executive leadership experience, make Mr. Cooper a highly effective Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors.
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Philip E. Coviello, age 68, has been a Director of the Company since May 2008 and currently serves on the Audit, Executive Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. Mr. Coviello was a partner at Latham & Watkins LLP, an international law firm, for 18 years until his retirement from that firm in 2003. In addition, since 1996, Mr. Coviello has been a Director of Getty Realty Corporation, where he serves as Chair of the Audit Committee and as a member of its Compensation and Governance and Nominating Committees. Mr. Coviello holds an A.B. from Princeton University, an L.L.B. from the Columbia University School of Law and an M.B.A. from the Columbia University School of Business.
Key experience and qualifications to serve on the Board of Directors include:
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35 years of experience counseling Boards of Directors and senior management as a corporate partner at Latham & Watkins LLP on a wide range of corporate governance, regulatory compliance and other issues that affect public companies.
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Decades of experience as both issuers’ and underwriters’ counsel in capital markets transactions and heavy involvement in the presentation and analysis of hundreds of audited financial statements, pro forma financial statements and SEC filings, including representing the Company in its initial public offering.
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Mr. Coviello’s contributions to the Company’s Audit Committee are bolstered by his service as Chair of the Audit Committee of Getty Realty Corporation, where Mr. Coviello oversees the work of Getty’s Chief Financial Officer, directly interfaces with Getty’s independent registered public accounting firm and is involved with Getty’s Sarbanes-Oxley internal controls compliance work, which has resulted in an unqualified report on internal control over financial reporting from the independent registered public accounting firm for every year in which such a report has been required.
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Richard G. Dooley, age 81, has been a Director of the Company since December 1991. Mr. Dooley currently serves as the Lead Director, the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and a member of the Audit and Executive Compensation Committees. From 1993 to 2003, Mr. Dooley was a consultant to, and from 1978 to 1993, served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. Mr. Dooley is also a Director, Chair of the Compensation Committee, and member of the Audit and Corporate Governance Committees of Jefferies Group, Inc., a major global securities and investment banking firm listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Mr. Dooley holds a B.S. degree from Northeastern University and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
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Expertise in corporate strategy development, organizational development and operational and corporate governance issues arising in complex organizations.
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Familiarity with Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, internal auditing and financial controls issues and extensive financial expertise and experience with public accounting matters for global organizations.
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Responsibility for portfolio investing in a wide variety of real estate properties and developments as Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, bringing to the Company both executive leadership and real estate investment experience.
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Expertise as a Chartered Financial Analyst and investment professional with decades of experience in analyzing and evaluating financial statements.
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Joe Grills, age 76, has been a Director of the Company since January 1997 and is the Chair of the Executive Compensation Committee and a member of the Audit and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. Mr. Grills was employed by IBM from 1961 to 1993 and held various positions in financial management in both IBM’s domestic and international businesses. Mr. Grills served as a member (1994-2007) and Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors (2002-2007) of a cluster of BlackRock (Merrill Lynch) Mutual Funds from 1994 to 2007. He is also a Director, was Vice Chairman, and currently is Chairman of the Montpelier Foundation. He is on the Investment Advisory Committee of the Virginia Retirement System, Vice Chairman (2002-2005) and Chairman (2005-2009). In addition, Mr. Grills is a Trustee and Chairman of the Investment Committee of the Woodberry Forest School and a Trustee and Chairman of the Investment Committee of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Mr. Grills is on the Individual Investment Advisory Committee of the New York Stock Exchange. He is a former Chairman and member of the Committee on Investment of Employee Benefit Assets of the Association of Financial Professionals. Mr. Grills also participates in research and study sponsored by Russell 20/20. Mr. Grills holds a B.A. from Duke University and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago.
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Experience as IBM’s Chief Investment Officer of the IBM Retirement Fund with wide-ranging expertise in domestic and international financial matters and strategic deliberations.
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Extensive service on boards of directors and memberships on boards of directors committees in diverse corporate and non-profit organizations with broad and deep familiarity with corporate governance and executive oversight matters.
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Experience in compensation matters through wide advisory capacities and exposure to current executive compensation trends.
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David B. Henry, age 62, has been the Chief Executive Officer of the Company since December 31, 2009, President since December 2008 and Chief Investment Officer and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors since April 2001. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Henry was the Chief Investment Officer of G.E. Capital Real Estate since 1997 and has held various positions at G.E. Capital for more than five years prior to 1997. Mr. Henry is also a director of HCP, Inc., The Retail Initiative, Inc., an affiliated company of Local Initiatives Support Corporation and Fairfield County Bank, a mutual savings bank. Mr. Henry is the Chairman and a Trustee of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and on the Board of Governors of National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT). Mr. Henry graduated from Bucknell University with a B.S. in Business Administration and received his M.B.A. from the University of Miami.
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Day-to-day leadership, as CEO of the Company, with a unique perspective on the overall strategic execution of the Company.
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Service for 10 years as the Company’s Chief Investment Officer and leadership in the Company’s investment management process, portfolio reviews, new business initiatives and employee communication efforts.
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23 years of experience at G.E. Capital Real Estate, serving the last 5 years as Chief Investment Officer/Senior Vice President and Chairman of G.E. Capital Investment Advisors.
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Experience on the senior management team for real estate investments totaling more than $20.0 billion in 11 countries worldwide in his role at G.E. Capital.
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Service as a Trustee of the International Council of Shopping Centers and on the Board of Governors of NAREIT provides the Board of Directors with a global understanding of REITs and current industry and market trends.
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F. Patrick Hughes, age 63, has been a Director of the Company since October 2003. Mr. Hughes is currently the Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Executive Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. Mr. Hughes is a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Hughes has been the President of Hughes & Associates, LLC since October 2003. In addition, Mr. Hughes was a Director for Nottingham Properties, Inc. from 2001 to 2007 and Chairman of the Board of Directors from 2006 to 2007. Mr. Hughes previously served as the Chief Executive Officer, President and Trustee of Mid-Atlantic Realty Trust from its formation in 1993 to 2003. Mr. Hughes is also a Trustee of the State Retirement and Pension System of Maryland and serves on its Investment Committee and is Chairman of its Audit Committee. Mr. Hughes also serves on the Board of Directors of the John Hopkins Prostate Cancer Advisory Board and as the Chair on the Advisory Board for the John Hopkins University Real Estate Institute. Mr. Hughes served on the Board of Directors of Hoffberger Holdings, LLC from 2001 to 2008, St. Ignatius Loyola Academy 1994 to 2009 and Society of St. Sulpice-Financial Advisory Board from 1982 to 2009. Mr. Hughes received his B.A. from Loyola University in Maryland and his Executive M.B.A. from the Sellinger School of Business in Baltimore, Maryland.
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39 years of progressive commercial real estate experience.
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Financial expertise and extensive experience with capital markets transactions and investments in both public and private companies.
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Experience as the founder and CEO of Mid-Atlantic Realty Trust provided Mr. Hughes with real estate industry and entrepreneurial experience which allows him to evaluate the Company’s business climate, strategy and new business opportunities.
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Frank Lourenso, age 70, has been a Director of the Company since December 1991. Mr. Lourenso has been an Executive Vice President of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (“J.P. Morgan,” and successor by merger to The Chase Manhattan Bank and Chemical Bank, N.A.) since 1990. Mr. Lourenso was a Senior Vice President of J.P. Morgan for more than five years prior to 1990. Mr. Lourenso is a member of the Board of Trustees of St. Joseph’s College. Mr Lourenso holds a B.B.A. and an M.B.A. from Baruch College.
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Executive Vice President of J.P. Morgan, one of the world’s leading financial services firms with global scale and reach, bringing to the Board of Directors the perspective of a financial executive with exposure to a wide array of economic, social and corporate governance issues.
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Extensive experience with capital markets matters in the real estate industry and a key contributor to the Board of Directors’ strategic liquidity and capital discussions.
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Expertise in management oversight and financial matters relating to complex global organizations.
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Colombe M. Nicholas, age 66, has served as a consultant since 2002 to Financo Global Consulting, the international consulting division of Financo, Inc., focusing on identifying expansion opportunities and providing growth advice to companies. Ms. Nicholas’ retail experience includes Bonwit Teller, Bloomingdales’s and R.H. Macy. From the 1980s to 2000, Ms. Nicholas has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Anne Klein Group, President and Chief Executive Officer of Orr Felt Company, President and Chief Operating Officer of Giorgio Armani Fashion Corporation and President and Chief Executive Officer of Christian Dior New York. While at Christian Dior New York, Ms. Nicholas led sales growth from $125 to $425 million. Ms. Nicholas has previously served on the Board of Directors of Oakley, Inc. and The Mills Corporation. Ms. Nicholas currently serves on the Board of Directors of Tandy Brand Accessories and Herbalife International and on the Business Advisory Board of the University of Cincinnati College of Law. Ms. Nicholas has a B.A. from the University of Dayton, a J.D. from the University of Cincinnati College of Law and an honorary doctorate in business administration from Bryant College of Rhode Island.
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Over 10 years experience in the retail industry in various executive positions provides familiarity and a broad understanding of the operation of retail shopping centers.
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Experience as President and Chief Executive Officer at major licensing, apparel and accessory manufacturing corporations provides insight into management’s day to day actions and responsibilities related to sales of those products.
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Experience through service on other public company boards and knowledge of corporate governance best practices in publicly-traded companies in today’s business environment.
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Richard Saltzman, age 54, has been a Director of the Company since July 2003. Mr. Saltzman is a member of the Executive Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. Mr. Saltzman has served since May 2003 as the President of Colony Capital LLC, a global real estate investment management firm where Mr. Saltzman shares responsibility for the firm’s global operations and guides the strategic planning, acquisition and asset management activities of Colony and oversees new business initiatives. Mr. Saltzman has been the CEO, President and a Director of Colony Financial Inc. (NYSE listed-CLNY) since September 2009. Prior to joining Colony Capital LLC, Mr. Saltzman was a Managing Director and Vice Chairman of Merrill Lynch’s investment banking division and held various other positions at Merrill Lynch for more than five years prior to that time. Mr. Saltzman has a B.A. from Swarthmore College and an M.S. from Carnegie-Mellon University.
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More than 30 years of experience in real estate, including investing as a principal and as an investment manager, capital markets and investment banking.
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Over 20 years of direct experience interacting in various capacities with the Company.
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Vote Required
Nominees for director shall be elected by a majority of the votes cast in person or by proxy. A majority of the votes cast means the affirmative vote of a majority of the total votes cast “for” and “against” such nominee. For purposes of the election of directors, abstentions and broker non-votes, if any, will not be counted as votes cast and will have no effect on the result of the vote.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” ALL OF THE NOMINEES SET FORTH IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT.
General Information About the Board of Directors
Term of Office. All directors of the Company serve terms of one year and until the election and qualification of their respective successors.
Attendance at Board of Directors Meetings and 2010 Annual Meeting. The Board of Directors met nine times in person or telephonically in 2010. All of the current members of the Board of Directors attended at least 89% of the meetings held during their tenure. All of the Directors of the Board of Directors were in attendance at the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 5, 2010. Our Director attendance policy is included in our Corporate Governance Guidelines, which are available through the Investor Relations/Corporate Governance/Highlights/Governance Documents section of the Company’s website located at www.kimcorealty.com and is available in print to any stockholder who requests it.
Communications with Directors. The Audit Committee and the non-management directors have established procedures to enable anyone who has a concern about the Company’s conduct or policies, or any employee who has a concern about the Company’s accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters, to communicate that concern directly to the Board of Directors, the Lead Director, the non-management directors or the Audit Committee. Such communications may be confidential or anonymous, and may be submitted in writing to the Board of Directors, the Lead Director or the non-management directors by sending a letter by mail addressed to the Board of Directors, the Lead Director or the non-management directors c/o Secretary of the Company, Kimco Realty Corporation, 3333 New Hyde Park Road, New Hyde Park, New York, 11042-0020. The Board of Directors has designated Richard G. Dooley as its Lead Director to review these communications and present them to the entire Board of Directors or forward them to the appropriate Directors.
Director Independence
Our Board of Directors has adopted a formal set of categorical independence standards for directors. These categorical standards specify the criteria by which the independence of our Directors will be determined, including guidelines for Directors and their immediate families with respect to past employment or affiliation with the Company or its independent registered public accounting firm. These categorical standards meet, and in some areas exceed, the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). The Board of Directors’ categorical standards are available along with our Corporate Governance Guidelines, through the Investor Relations/Corporate Governance/Highlights/Governance Documents section of the Company’s website located at www.kimcorealty.com and is available in print to any stockholder who requests it.
In accordance with these categorical standards and the listing standards of the NYSE, the Board of Directors undertook its annual review of the independence of its Directors on February 8, 2011. During this review, the Board of Directors considered transactions and relationships between each Director or members of his immediate family and the Company. The Board of Directors also considered whether there were any transactions or relationships between Directors or members of their immediate family (or any entity of which a Director or an immediate family member is an executive officer, general partner or significant equity holder). The purpose of this review was to determine whether any such relationships or transactions existed that were inconsistent with a determination that the Director is independent.
As a result of this review, the Board of Directors affirmatively determined that the following nominees for Director are independent of the Company and its management under the standards set forth in the categorical standards and the NYSE listing requirements:
Joe Grills
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Richard G. Dooley
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Frank Lourenso
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On February 17, 2011, in anticipation of the election, subject to stockholder approval, of Colombe M. Nicholas to the Board of Directors, the Board of Directors considered transactions and relationships between Ms. Nicholas or members of her immediate family and the Company (or any entity of which Ms. Nicholas or an immediate family member is an executive officer, general partner or significant equity holder). The purpose of this review was to determine whether any such relationships or transactions existed that were inconsistent with a determination that Ms. Nicholas is independent. As a result of this review, the Board of Directors affirmatively determined Ms. Nicholas is independent of the Company and its management under the standards set forth in the categorical standards and the NYSE listing requirements.
In making these determinations, the Board of Directors considered the relationships and transactions described under the caption “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” beginning on page 48.
In addition, none of the Directors’ family members serves as an executive officer of the Company.
Corporate Governance
Board Leadership Structure. The Board of Directors has separated the roles of the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer (the “CEO”) in recognition of the differences between the two roles. The CEO is responsible for setting the strategic direction for the Company and the day to day leadership and performance of the Company, while the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors provides guidance to the CEO, establishes the agenda for Board of Directors meetings in consultation with the CEO, and presides over meetings of the full Board of Directors. Because Mr. Cooper, the Executive Chairman, is an employee of the Company and is therefore not “independent,” the Board of Directors has appointed the Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, Richard G. Dooley, as Lead Director to preside at all executive sessions of “non-management” directors, as defined under the NYSE.
Risk Oversight. Our Board of Directors oversees an enterprise-wide approach to risk management, designed to support the achievement of organizational objectives, including strategic objectives, to improve long-term organizational performance and enhance shareholder value. A fundamental part of risk management is not only understanding the risks a company faces and what steps management is taking to manage those risks, but also understanding what level of risk is appropriate for the company. Management is responsible for establishing our business strategy, identifying and assessing the related risks and establishing appropriate risk management practices. Our Board of Directors reviews our business strategy and management’s assessment of the related risk, and discusses with management the appropriate level of risk for the Company.
Our Board of Directors administers its risk oversight function with respect to our operating risk as a whole, and meets with management at least quarterly to receive updates with respect to our operations, business strategies and the monitoring of related risks. The Board of Directors also delegates oversight to the Audit, Executive Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees to oversee selected elements of risk:
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Our Audit Committee selects and engages our independent registered public accounting firm and oversees financial risk exposures, including monitoring the integrity of the financial statements, internal controls over financial reporting, and the independence of the independent auditor of the Company. The Audit Committee receives a risk and internal controls assessment report from the Company’s internal auditors on at least an annual basis and more frequently as appropriate. The Audit Committee also assists the Board of Directors in fulfilling its oversight responsibility with respect to compliance with legal and regulatory matters related to the Company’s financial statements and meets quarterly with our financial management, independent auditors and legal advisors for updates on risks related to our financial reporting function. The Audit Committee also monitors our whistleblower hot line with respect to financial reporting matters. The Audit Committee also oversees financial, credit and liquidity risk by working with our treasury function to evaluate elements of financial and credit risk and advise on our financial strategy, capital structure and long-term liquidity needs, and the implementation of risk mitigating strategies. Individuals who supervise day-to-day risk in this area have direct access to the Board of Directors, and the Company’s Chief Financial Officer meets regularly with our Audit Committee to discuss and advise on elements of risks related to our credit risk and function.
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Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee oversees governance related risks by working with management to establish corporate governance guidelines applicable to the Company, including recommendations regarding director nominees, the determination of director independence, Board of Directors leadership structure and membership on Board of Directors Committees. The Company’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee also oversees risk by working with management to adopt codes of conduct and business ethics designed to support the highest standards of business ethics. The Committee is briefed by our General Counsel’s office and others that participate in our whistleblower hotline as to any alleged violations of our codes of conduct and business ethics.
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Our Executive Compensation Committee oversees risk management by participating in the creation of compensation structures that create incentives that support an appropriate level of risk-taking behavior consistent with the Company’s business strategy.
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Our Board of Directors and Committees’ risk oversight responsibilities are discussed further in “Committees of the Board of Directors” below.
Committees of the Board of Directors
The following table identifies the current committee chairs and members:
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Audit Committee
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Executive
Compensation
Committee
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Nominating and
Corporate Governance
Committee
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Independent Directors
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Philip E. Coviello
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Richard G. Dooley
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Audit Committee
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Executive
Compensation
Committee
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Nominating and
Corporate Governance
Committee
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Joe Grills
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F. Patrick Hughes
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Frank Lourenso
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Richard B. Saltzman
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Milton Cooper
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Audit Committee. The Audit Committee currently consists of Mr. Hughes, who is chairman of the Audit Committee, and Messrs. Dooley, Grills and Coviello, all of whom are independent directors. Seven meetings of the Audit Committee were held in person or telephonically during 2010. Messrs. Hughes, Dooley, Grills and Coviello are each an “audit committee financial expert”, as determined by the Board of Directors in accordance with Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K, and are “independent” from the Company as defined by the current listing standards of the NYSE. The Audit Committee operates under a written charter, as amended, adopted by the Board of Directors. A copy of the Audit Committee Charter, as amended, is available through the Investor Relations/Corporate Governance/Highlights/Committee Charters section of the Company’s website located at www.kimcorealty.com and is available in print to any stockholder who requests it.
The Audit Committee assists the Board of Directors in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities as related to the Company’s risk management processes. The Board of Directors and Audit Committee oversee (i) the integrity of the Company’s financial statements and financial reporting process and the Company’s systems of internal accounting and financial controls; (ii) the performance of the internal audit function; (iii) the annual independent integrated audit of the Company’s consolidated financial statements and internal control over financial reporting, the engagement of the independent registered public accounting firm and the evaluation of the independent registered public accounting firm’s qualifications, independence and performance; (iv) policy standards and guidelines for risk assessment and risk management; (v) the Company’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, including the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures; and (vi) the fulfillment of the other responsibilities set out in the Audit Committee Charter, as adopted by the Board of Directors. The Audit Committee receives regular reports from management regarding the Company’s assessment of risks. In addition, the Audit Committee reports regularly to the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors and Audit Committee focus on the Company’s general risk management strategy, and also ensure that risks undertaken by the Company are consistent with the business strategies approved by the Board of Directors. While the Board of Directors oversees the Company’s risk management, management is responsible for the day-to-day risk management processes and reports directly to both the Board of Directors and Audit Committee on a regular basis and more frequently as appropriate. The Board of Directors believes this division of responsibilities is the most effective approach for addressing the risks facing the Company.
Executive Compensation Committee. The Executive Compensation Committee currently consists of Mr. Grills, who is chairman of the Executive Compensation Committee, and Messrs. Dooley, Hughes, Saltzman and Coviello, all of whom are independent directors. The Board of Directors has established an Executive Compensation Committee to: (i) review (in consultation with management or the Board of Directors), recommend to the Board of Directors for approval and evaluate the compensation plans, policies and programs of the Company, especially those regarding executive compensation; and (ii) determine the compensation of the chief executive officer and all other executive officers of the Company.
More specifically, the Executive Compensation Committee annually reviews and approves corporate goals and objectives relevant to the total direct compensation – that is, changes in base salary, bonus payments and equity awards – of the CEO. For other named executive officers, the Executive Compensation Committee reviews their performance against these goals and objectives and, based on its evaluation, approves their total direct compensation. The details of the processes and procedures involved are described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis (“CD&A”) beginning on page 19.
Seven meetings of the Executive Compensation Committee were held in person or telephonically during 2010. The Executive Compensation Committee operates under a written charter adopted by the Board of Directors. A copy of the Executive Compensation Committee Charter is available through the Investor Relations/Corporate Governance/Highlights/Committee Charters section of the Company’s website located at www.kimcorealty.com and is available in print to any stockholder who requests it.
The Board of Directors and Executive Compensation Committee, in consultation with management, have reviewed the design and operation of the Company’s incentive compensation arrangements, including the performance objectives and target levels used in connection with incentive awards, and evaluated the relationship between the Company’s risk management policies and practices and these arrangements. As a result of this review, management has determined, and the Board of Directors has affirmed management’s determination, that the Company’s compensation policies and practices are not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company because they do not encourage the Company’s employees to take excessive or unnecessary risks. The Executive Compensation Committee believes that the combination of the Company’s (i) balanced approach to compensation, (ii) reliance on a variety of performance measures and (iii) use of both quantitative and qualitative assessments of performance reflected in the Company’s compensation program is consistent with the Company’s objectives and risk profile. Accordingly, the performance objectives in the Company’s annual incentive compensation plan are balanced with those contained in the Company’s long-term incentive compensation plan to ensure that both are aligned and consistent with the Company’s long-term business plan. The Company’s mix of equity-based awards has been allocated to ensure an appropriate combination of incentive and retention objectives, and the Company has established stock ownership guidelines to ensure that the interests of the Company’s executive officers are aligned with the interests of the Company’s stockholders.
In reaching its conclusion that the Company’s compensation policies and practices do not encourage excessive and unnecessary risk taking, the Executive Compensation Committee considered several factors including salaries, bonuses and equity awards. The Company’s benefits and retirement plans are not linked to performance. There is an annual performance-based bonus program for employees that provides a discretionary award based on the respective level in the Company, individual performance and overall Company performance. While the Company’s bonus program for its leasing personnel is tied to personal production for new lease deals and renewals, the Executive Compensation Committee and management are comfortable that this bonus opportunity fairly incentivizes leasing personnel without being excessive. In addition, executive bonuses and equity awards are based on certain performance measures (established by the Executive Compensation Committee and management) including, but not limited to, funds from operations, results from operations, contributions from real estate investment programs and operating businesses, financial considerations, individual performance and enterprise-wide performance. The Company’s long-term equity awards consist primarily of restricted stock and stock options. These awards are intended to further link recipients’ interests with stockholder interests. The Company’s Executive Severance Plan and employment agreements with its NEOs and certain members of management also provide severance protections. Since there are no performance-based aspects of these severance arrangements, and the Company generally retains the ability to terminate an executive “for cause” without triggering severance, the Executive Compensation Committee does not believe these agreements encourage excessive risk-taking. The Executive Compensation Committee believes that it is not overly reliant on any single measure of performance and assesses actual results against each performance measure as well as taking into account overall performance against targets. In addition to the quantitative performance measures, the Executive Compensation Committee also assesses the broader business environment and relative performance of the Company to evaluate individual performance. Finally, the Executive Compensation Committee considers changes in the business, industry and capital markets environment in determining compensation policies and practices.
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The Board of Directors has established a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee which currently consists of Mr. Dooley, who is chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, and Messrs. Grills, Hughes, Saltzman and Coviello, all of whom are independent directors as defined by the rules of the NYSE. The functions of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee include recommending candidates for annual election to the Board of Directors, to fill vacancies on the Board of Directors that may arise from time-to-time and senior management succession. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is not limited to any specific process in identifying candidates and will consider candidates suggested by other members of the Board of Directors, as well as candidates recommended by stockholders, provided such recommendations are submitted in writing ninety days in advance of the anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting of stockholders. Such recommendations should include the name and address and other pertinent information about the candidate as is required to be included in the Company’s Proxy Statement. Recommendations should be submitted to the Secretary of the Company. In addition, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is authorized to retain search firms and other consultants to assist it in identifying candidates and fulfilling other duties.
As described in the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, consideration is given to assuring that the Board of Directors, as a whole, considers diversity in its broadest sense, including persons diverse in geography, gender and ethnicity as well as representing diverse experiences, skills and backgrounds. We believe a diverse group can best perpetuate the success of the business and represent stockholder interests through the exercise of sound judgment. The Board of Directors and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee take into account many factors in recommending candidates for a director position. These factors include, but are not limited to, the ability to make independent analytical inquiries; general understanding of marketing, finance, accounting and other elements relevant to the success of a publicly-traded company in today’s business environment; understanding of the Company’s business on a technical level; other board service and educational and professional background. In addition, each candidate nominee must possess fundamental qualities of intelligence, honesty, good judgment, high ethics and standards of integrity, fairness and responsibility. The Board of Directors and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee evaluate each individual candidate by considering all appropriate factors as a whole. The Company’s approach favors active deliberation rather than using rigid formulas to assign relative weights to these factors. Following the end of each fiscal year, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee establishes the criteria for and conducts an annual assessment of the performance of the Board of Directors with respect to these factors. Consideration of other corporate governance principles or modifications of such principles may also be discussed at that time.
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is also responsible for ensuring that the Company adheres to good corporate governance principles and for developing and implementing the Company’s (i) Corporate Governance Guidelines that apply to all of its directors and management and (ii) Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for all of its directors and employees. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is also charged with the task of ensuring the Company’s compliance with all NYSE listing requirements. Four meetings of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee were held in person or telephonically during 2010. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee operates under a written charter adopted by the Board of Directors. Copies of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee charter, the Corporate Governance Guidelines, and the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics are available through the Investor Relations/Corporate Governance/Highlights section of the Company’s website located at www.kimcorealty.com and are available in print to any stockholder who requests it.
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee at the Company is responsible for reviewing the leadership structure of the Board of Directors. As part of this review, the Committee evaluates (i) whether to have a Lead Director, (ii) the responsibilities of the positions of Chairman of the Board of Directors and Lead Director, and (iii) the qualifications for those positions, including whether the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors should be held by the Chief Executive Officer, an independent director, or a non-independent director other than the Chief Executive Officer. The Committee makes its recommendation to the full Board of Directors, which is responsible for approving the leadership structure of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors has named Richard G. Dooley as its Lead Director. In this capacity, Mr. Dooley is designated to chair executive sessions of the Company’s Non-Management Directors and to act as a liaison between management and other independent directors.
Attendance at Committee Meetings. Each of the Directors comprising these various Committees of the Board of Directors attended at least 91% of all meetings of such Committees held during their tenure.
Meetings of Non-Management Directors. The Non-Management Directors meet in executive session at each in-person Board of Directors meeting, and more frequently if necessary. “Non-Management” Directors are all those Directors who are not employees of the Company. The Non-Management Directors consist of Messrs. Dooley, Grills, Hughes, Lourenso, Saltzman and Coviello.
Executive Officers
The following table sets forth information with respect to the executive officers of the Company as of March 15, 2011.
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Milton Cooper
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David B. Henry
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Michael V. Pappagallo
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Glenn G. Cohen
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The executive officers of the Company serve in their respective capacities for approximately one-year terms and are subject to re-election by the Board of Directors, generally at the time of the annual meeting of the Board of Directors following the 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
Please see Proposal 1 – Election of Directors – Information Regarding Nominees starting on page 4 for information regarding Milton Cooper and David B. Henry.
Michael V. Pappagallo was appointed Chief Operating Officer of the Company in April 2010, previously Chief Financial Officer, a position he assumed in May 1997. Mr. Pappagallo directs the implementation of the Company’s business strategy as well as the day to day activities of its shopping center business. Prior to joining Kimco in 1997, Mr. Pappagallo was the Chief Financial Officer of G.E. Capital’s Commercial Real Estate Financing business, and held various other financial and business development positions. Mr. Pappagallo’s background also includes nine years at the accounting firm KPMG LLP, where he served as Senior Manager in the audit group, with serving a variety of clients in industries ranging from financial services to manufacturing. Mr. Pappagallo received an accounting degree from Iona College in New Rochelle, NY in 1981. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of NAREIT and ICSC.
Glenn G. Cohen was appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Company in June 2010, and continues as Treasurer, a position he has held since 1997. Mr. Cohen directs the Company’s financial and capital strategy and oversees the day-to-day accounting, financial reporting and planning, tax, treasury and capital market activities. Prior to joining Kimco in 1995 as Director of Accounting and Taxation, Mr. Cohen served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer for U.S. Balloon Manufacturing Company, Chief Financial Officer for EMCO Sales and Service, L.P. and spent six years at the public accounting firm Coopers & Lybrand, LLP (predecessor to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP), where he served as a manager in the audit group. Mr. Cohen received a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from the State University of New York at Albany in 1985. He is a Certified Public Accountant.
Barbara M. Pooley was appointed Chief Administrative Officer of the Company in June 2010. Ms. Pooley is responsible for the business support functions of Kimco’s operations including property planning, analysis & reporting, lease & property administration as well as information technology. Ms. Pooley also oversees Kimco’s corporate programs including investor relations, communications, corporate governance and social responsibility. Ms. Pooley joined Kimco in 2007 and prior to her current role, served as Senior Vice President, Finance & Investor Relations. Before joining Kimco, Ms. Pooley held the position of Senior Vice President, Investor Relations at Colonial Properties Trust. Other prior positions include Vice President, Human Resources at CSX World Terminals and experience as a certified public accountant in the tax practice at BDO Seidman, LLP. Ms. Pooley began her career in the finance group at Unisys Corporation. Ms. Pooley holds a Bachelor of Science in finance from the University of Maryland at College Park. Ms. Pooley is a Certified Public Accountant as well as a certified compensation professional.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
The following table sets forth certain information available to the Company, as of March 7, 2011, with respect to shares of its Common Stock and Class F, Class G and Class H Preferred Stock (i) held by those persons known to the Company to be the beneficial owners (as determined under the rules of the SEC) of more than 5% of such shares and (ii) held, individually and as a group, by the directors and executive officers of the Company.
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APG Asset Management US Inc.
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New York, NY 10017
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Milton Cooper
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c/o Kimco Realty Corporation
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3333 New Hyde Park Rd.
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New Hyde Park,
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David B. Henry
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Michael V. Pappagallo
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Not applicable. The Company’s Class F, Class G and Class H Preferred Stock are not voting securities of the Company.
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The Company has received a copy of Schedule 13G as filed with the SEC by Vanguard Group Inc. (“Vanguard”) reporting ownership of these shares as of December 31, 2010. As reported in said Schedule 13G, Vanguard has sole voting power with respect to 505,907 shares and has sole dispositive power for 41,146,047 shares and shared dispositive power for 505,907 shares.
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The Company has received a copy of Schedule 13G as filed with the SEC by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) reporting ownership of these shares as of December 31, 2010. As reported in said Schedule 13G, BlackRock has sole voting power and sole dispositive power with respect to 30,241,745 shares.
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The Company has received a copy of Schedule 13G as filed with the SEC by Cohen and Steers Inc. (“Cohen and Steers”) reporting ownership of these shares as of December 31, 2010. As reported in said Schedule 13G, Cohen and Steers has sole voting power with respect to 23,793,059 shares and has sole dispositive power for 27,769,547 shares.
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The Company has received a copy of Schedule 13G as filed with the SEC by FMR, LLC. (“FMR”) reporting ownership of these shares as of December 31, 2010. As reported in said Schedule 13G, FMR has sole voting power with respect to 16,102,016 shares and has sole dispositive power for 24,045,938 shares.
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The Company has received a copy of Schedule 13G as filed with the SEC by APG Asset Management US Inc. (“APG”) reporting ownership of these shares as of December 31, 2010. As reported in said Schedule 13G, APG has sole voting power and sole dispositive power with respect to 22,309,566 shares.
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Includes 195,000 shares held by a foundation controlled by Mr. Cooper. Does not include 760,470 shares held by adult members of Mr. Cooper’s family, as to all of which shares Mr. Cooper disclaims beneficial ownership. Includes options or rights to acquire 1,501,625 shares of Common Stock that are exercisable within 60 days of March 7, 2011 and 84,180 shares of restricted stock.
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Excludes 2,065,358 shares held by KC Holdings, Inc., a private corporation in which Mr. Cooper holds less than 10% of the outstanding equity. Mr. Cooper disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares indirectly held by KC Holdings, Inc. and does not share the power to vote or dispose of such shares.
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Does not include 900 shares owned by Mr. Henry’s children, as to all of which Mr. Henry disclaims beneficial ownership. Includes options or rights to acquire 1,071,625 shares of Common Stock that are exercisable within 60 days of March 7, 2011 and 84,180 shares of restricted stock. Includes 110,900 shares held in a margin account. Includes 75,000 shares of Common Stock in accordance with Mr. Henry’s employment agreement if Mr. Henry is employed by the Company on April 2, 2011 or upon a termination without cause or is employed at the time of a Change in Control (as defined below) occurring prior to April 2, 2011.
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Includes 326,013 shares held by Pappagallo Family Holdings LLC, a limited liability company in which Mr. Pappagallo owns a majority of the equity interest and is a co-managing member with his spouse. Includes options or rights to acquire 812,014 shares of Common Stock that are exercisable within 60 days of March 7, 2011and 61,575 shares of restricted stock. Includes 326,013 shares held in a margin account.
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Does not include 4,500 shares owned by Mrs. Lourenso, his spouse, as to all of which shares Mr. Lourenso disclaims beneficial ownership. Includes 500 shares held by Mr. Lourenso as trustee for the benefit of his granddaughter. Does not include 4,174 shares owned by Mr. Lourenso’s children, as to all of which Mr. Lourenso disclaims beneficial ownership. Includes options or rights to acquire 186,000 shares of Common Stock that are exercisable within 60 days of March 7, 2011and 14,625 shares of restricted stock.
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Includes options or rights to acquire 186,000 shares of Common Stock that are exercisable within 60 days of March 7, 2011and 14,625 shares of restricted stock.
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Includes 412 shares held by Mr. Cohen for his children. Includes options or rights to acquire 287,789 shares of Common Stock that are exercisable within 60 days of March 7, 2011and 25,935 shares of restricted stock. Includes 33,023 shares held in a margin account.
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Includes options or rights to acquire 186,000 shares of Common Stock that are exercisable within 60 days of March 7, 2011and 14,625 shares of restricted stock. Includes 15,000 shares held in a margin account.
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Includes 50 shares held by Mr. Saltzman for his son. Includes options or rights to acquire 152,250 shares of Common Stock that are exercisable within 60 days of March 7, 2011 and 14,625 shares of restricted stock.
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Includes options or rights to acquire 146,626 shares of Common Stock that are exercisable within 60 days of March 7, 2011 and 14,625 shares of restricted stock.
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Includes 4,500 shares held in a Testamentary Trust in which Mr. Coviello is a trustee. Does not include 6,500 shares owned by Mrs. Coviello, his spouse, as to all of which shares Mr. Coviello disclaims beneficial ownership. Includes options or rights to acquire 26,000 shares of Common Stock that are exercisable within 60 days of March 7, 2011 and 15,459 shares of restricted stock.
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Includes 1,000 shares held in a Testamentary Trust in which Mr. Coviello is a trustee.
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Includes options or rights to acquire 26,050 shares of Common Stock that are exercisable within 60 days of March 7, 2011 and 30,909 shares of restricted stock.
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COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
Introduction
We pay our named executive officers, or NEOs, using salary, bonus and equity awards. We seek to pay our NEOs in a way that encourages long-term increases in stockholder value and long-term employee retention. We also recognize that our NEO pay must compete with what comparable employers pay. For 2010, our NEOs were:
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Milton Cooper, Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors;
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Glenn G. Cohen, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; and
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Our Board of Directors has an Executive Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) that administers and monitors what and how we pay our NEOs and other executives. The Committee held seven meetings in person or by phone during 2010. The Committee is comprised of Joe Grills (Chairman), Philip Coviello, Richard Dooley, Richard Saltzman, and F. Patrick Hughes.
For us, 2010 was a transitional year where all five of our NEOs assumed new scope of responsibilities. Our compensation decisions in 2010 emphasized teamwork, collaboration and the ability of our NEOs to successfully execute, amidst tough economic times, our vision as the premier owner and operator of retail shopping centers with our core business operations focusing on owning and operating neighborhood and community shopping centers through investments in North America, Canada and Latin America.
Elements of our Executive Compensation Program
On March 15, 2010, the Committee approved the general terms of an executive compensation program (the “Program”) intended to enhance our pay-for-performance compensation practices to continue to attract, retain and appropriately motivate our key employees who drive long-term value creation. The component parts of the Program are:
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Performance-Based
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● Targets are determined by the Committee and based on meeting an achievement level of 100% of the Company’s corporate / financial performance (60% based on actual funds from operations (“FFO”) relative to target FFO for the fiscal year) and individual performance targets (40%) for the fiscal year. On a diluted per share basis, target FFO for fiscal year 2010 was $1.12.
● Reviewed annually by the Committee and subject to change.
● Goal: Provide fixed compensation giving a measure of certainty and predictability.
● Determined based on individual qualifications and experience, scope of responsibilities, future potential, the goals and objectives established for each NEO, past performance and the practices of the Company’s peer group.
● Reviewed annually by the Board of Directors and the Committee and subject to change.
● Goal: Equity incentive for NEOs linked to Company’s performance that encourages alignment with stockholders and long-term retention.
● Half of shares covered by equity awards awarded in form of performance shares.
● Each performance share award provides for the grant of restricted shares in the year following the date the performance shares are awarded.
● Actual grant of restricted shares based on Company’s total stockholder return in performance year relative to Company’s peer group and NAREIT retail peers.
● If Company’s total stockholder return for performance year is less than minimum target level, no restricted stock is granted.
● The restricted shares vest ratably over three years.
● Goal: Equity incentive for NEOs encouraging alignment with the Company’s stockholders and long-term retention.
● Half of shares covered by equity awards awarded in form of stock options.
● Stock options vest ratably over 4 years.
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Base Salary
The Committee has determined not to renew the Company’s existing employment agreements with the NEOs. However, the Committee considered the base salaries specified in the Company’s existing employment agreements as follows:
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In determining these base salaries, the Committee considered each NEO’s scope of responsibilities, individual qualifications and experience, future potential, past performance and the practices of our peer group, without applying a quantitative formula. We did not seek a specific target within our peer group. Base salary increases, if any, are based upon the performance of each NEO as assessed by the Committee and recommended to the Board of Directors. No formulaic base salary increases are provided to the NEOs, and other forms of compensation are generally used to reward overall Company performance or exceptional performance of a particular NEO.
Annual Incentive Plan
Under the Program, each NEO is eligible to receive an annual cash bonus based on the Company’s corporate / financial performance against targets and such NEO’s individual performance. For each NEO’s annual bonus for 2010, 60% is based on the Company’s corporate / financial performance against targets as measured by the Company’s FFO (1) for the performance year compared to the Company’s target FFO for the performance year, and 40% is based on individual performance as evaluated by the Committee. The table below shows the percent of the Total Annual Target Bonus each NEO would receive based on achievement of threshold, target and maximum levels for corporate / financial performance and individual performance.
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We calculate FFO from net income / (loss) available to the Company’s common stockholders, as shown on our Consolidated Statements of Operations, excluding gains from sales of depreciated property, plus depreciation and amortization, after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures and adjustments for unrealized remeasurement of derivative instruments. We believe that FFO is an important metric in determining the success of our business as a real estate owner and operator.
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The table below shows the target bonus and the bonus actually earned in 2010 for each NEO. In establishing the target bonuses, we considered the responsibilities of each NEO, Mr. Henry’s recommendations, and the peer group practices discussed in “Comparison to Competitive Market.” The Committee awarded 2010 bonuses based on the following analysis of our corporate / financial performance and each NEO’s individual performance:
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Corporate / Financial Performance. In 2010, the Company’s target FFO was $1.12 on a diluted per share basis. After the Committee considered the Company’s actual 2010 FFO, adjusted for early debt extinguishment charges, the Committee’s payout for the corporate financial incentive was based on an achievement of 103.6% of target FFO, which resulted in a payout for the corporate financial incentive of approximately 71% of each NEO’s 2010 total target bonus.*
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Calculation of Total 2010 Bonus. The bonuses actually received by each NEO are determined by adding the corporate / financial performance bonus and the individual performance bonus together. Thus, each NEO earned a total 2010 bonus of approximately 117% of his or her 2010 total target bonus, adding the payouts of approximately 71% based on corporate / financial performance and approximately 46% based on individual performance.
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2010 Target Bonus
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2010 Bonus Earned
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Milton Cooper
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750,000 |
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876,818 |
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David B. Henry
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750,000 |
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876,818 |
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Michael V. Pappagallo
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637,500 |
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745,295 |
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Glenn G. Cohen
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215,000 |
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251,355 |
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Barbara M. Pooley
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195,000 |
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227,973 |
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On August 4, 2010, in recognition of Mr. Pappagallo’s promotion to Chief Operating Officer, the Committee approved on an annualized basis a target bonus equal to $750,000, based upon an achievement level of 100% of the Company’s performance and individual performance targets for 2010, effective July 1, 2010. Prior to July 1, 2010, Mr. Pappagallo’s target bonus was $525,000.
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On August 4, 2010, in recognition of Mr. Cohen’s promotion to Chief Financial Officer, the Committee approved on an annualized basis a target bonus equal to $250,000, based upon an achievement level of 100% of the Company’s performance and individual performance targets for 2010, effective July 1, 2010. Prior to July 1, 2010, Mr. Cohen’s target bonus was $180,000.
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The Committee did not establish a target bonus for Ms. Pooley in 2010 because she became a NEO in December 2010. Management established a $195,000 target bonus for Ms. Pooley in 2010.
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* The corporate financial incentive is calculated as follows. If the company achieves its threshold target of 90% of target FFO, then the base corporate financial incentive paid is 30% of the NEO’s target bonus. Each additional percentage point of achieved FFO between 90% and 110% of target FFO results in a 2.67% increase in the amount of the NEO’s target bonus, capped at an amount of 90% of the NEO’s target bonus. In 2010, the company achieved 103.6% of its target FFO, resulting in each NEO being paid a corporate financial incentive of 30% (the base amount for achieving the threshold target of 90% target FFO) + 41% (the specific amount for achieving 103.6% of target FFO), for a total corporate financial incentive payout of approximately 71% of each NEO’s target bonus.
Long-Term Incentive Plan
The Program provides for a long-term incentive plan pursuant to which the Company makes annual equity-based compensation awards to the NEOs. The target number of shares underlying the long-term incentive equity awards were established in March for the calendar year 2010.
One-half of the shares covered by the equity awards are awarded in the form of time-vesting stock options. For 2010, the stock options were granted under the Second Amended and Restated 1998 Equity Participation Plan of Kimco Realty Corporation (restated February 25, 2009), as such plan may be amended from time to time. The actual option awards granted are set out in the “Summary Compensation Table” below.
One-half of the shares covered by the equity awards were awarded in the form of performance shares. The performance share awards were granted under the Kimco Realty Corporation 2010 Equity Participation Plan. Each performance share award provides for the grant of restricted shares in the year following the date the performance shares are awarded based on the Company’s total stockholder return in the performance year compared to the Company’s peer group and NAREIT retail peers (and if the Company’s total stockholder return for the performance year is less than the minimum target level then no restricted stock is granted). If the Company’s relative total stockholder return in a performance year results in restricted stock being awarded with respect to such year, the restricted stock awards are subject to transfer restrictions and forfeiture conditions until such awards become vested.
Restricted Stock Awards Granted with respect to Earned Performance Shares Based on Company’s Total Stockholder Return
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* Restricted stock is granted on a linear scale between the 25% and 75% performance percentile.
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The table below shows the target performance share awards. In establishing the target performance share awards, we used our business judgment to determine the most appropriate equity compensation to recognize the potential of our executives for our business and retain our executives for the long term. We also considered the qualitative factors discussed in “Analysis of Each NEO’s Compensation,” Mr. Henry’s recommendations, and peer group practices discussed in “Comparison to Competitive Market.”
2010 Target Performance Share Awards
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Target Performance Shares(1)
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Milton Cooper
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42,900 |
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David B. Henry
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42,900 |
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Michael V. Pappagallo
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30,000 |
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Glenn G. Cohen
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14,800 |
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Barbara M. Pooley
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10,300 |
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The “Stock Awards” column of the “Summary Compensation Table” below discloses the value of the restricted stock received by the NEOs in 2010 based on their performance share awards and the Company’s total stockholder return.
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The 2010 peer group used to determine relative total stockholder return for the amount of restricted stock awards consists of the following companies. We review the composition of our peer group on an annual basis and thus the members of our peer group are subject to change.
Acadia Realty Trust
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The Macerich Company
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Agree Realty Corp.
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Marriott International Inc.
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Alexander’s Inc.
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National Retail Properties Inc.
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AMB Property Corp.
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Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
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Avalon Communities Inc.
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ProLogis
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Boston Properties Inc.
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Public Storage
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Brookfield Properties Corp.
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Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust
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CBL & Associates Properties Inc.
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Realty Income Corporation
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Cedar Shopping Centers Inc.
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Regency Centers Corp.
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Developers Diversified Realty Corp.
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Saul Centers Inc.
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Duke Realty Corp.
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Simon Property Group Inc.
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Equity One Inc.
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SL Green Realty Corp.
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Equity Residential
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Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc.
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Federal Realty Investment Trust
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Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc.
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Getty Realty Corp.
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Taubman Centers Inc.
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Glimcher Realty Trust
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Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc.
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Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.
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Ventas Inc.
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Inland Real Estate Corp.
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Weingarten Realty Investors
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Kite Realty Group Trust
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The vesting schedule for the stock options, performance shares and restricted stock is set forth below:
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Analysis of Each NEO’s Compensation
Since this was a transitional year with these NEOs having a new scope of responsibilities, the Committee considered the following factors as a whole in determining each NEO’s salary and the individual performance component of each NEO’s annual bonus. Individual members of the Committee may have given different weight to different factors. We also considered our CEO’s evaluation of our individual executives’ performance and his recommended set of compensation actions for all NEOs. We use our business judgment to determine the most appropriate compensation in order to recognize the contributions and potential of our executives.
Milton Cooper, David Henry and Michael Pappagallo
The Committee generally sought to comparably compensate Messrs. Cooper, Henry, and Pappagallo. This approach reflects our philosophy that these NEOs are partners who together contribute to our corporate performance. Compensation of these NEOs was based on an assessment of their contributions toward our successful corporate performance, described in the qualitative performance factors for each NEO below.
In 2010, Mr. Cooper earned a base salary of $750,000, earned an incentive cash bonus of $876,818, and received equity awards with a value as of February 17, 2011 of $1,145,430. In 2010, Mr. Henry earned a base salary of $750,000, earned an incentive cash bonus of $876,818, and received equity awards with a value as of February 17, 2011 of $1,145,430. In 2010, Mr. Pappagallo earned a base salary of $734,615, earned an incentive cash bonus of $745,295, and received equity awards with a value as of February 17, 2011 of $801,000. This compensation reflects our desire to appropriately motivate our NEOs who have the highest level of responsibility for our corporate performance.
For Mr. Cooper, the following qualitative performance factors were considered in determining his compensation:
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Generated roughly $130 million of cash proceeds from disposition of non-shopping center assets including Albertsons, various urban assets, marketable equity and debt securities, and various non-retail preferred equity investments.
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Guided the acquisition of three wholly owned shopping centers and an out parcel totaling $80 million.
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Oversaw new institutional joint venture alliances with CPP, BIG, Cisterra, and Sun Life among others.
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Guided the establishment of a corporate sustainability committee and implementation of several key sustainability initiatives involving solar, waste and recycling, lighting and irrigation retrofits, and cool roofs.
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Provided support, guidance, and development of senior leaders evidenced by having succession in place with the departure of David Lukes, appointing Michael Pappagallo to Chief Operating Officer, Glenn Cohen to Chief Financial Officer, and Barbara Pooley to Chief Administrative Officer. Regularly meet with and mentor the senior leadership group.
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Increased ancillary income in 2010 to $10.5 million from $7.7 million in 2009 including increases in temporary leasing at our shopping centers and the establishment of a solar power program.
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Reduced overall net G&A expense year over year.
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For Mr. Henry, the following qualitative performance factors were considered in determining his compensation:
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Reduced the preferred equity retail portfolio by over 70%, totaling $158 million and completed restructuring of the largest preferred equity portfolio by converting the $200 million Anthem portfolio into a long-term pari-passu joint venture.
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Developed a simple common vision and strategy which is easily communicated to employees, shareholders, and the analyst community and created a corporate executive council of senior leaders charged with reviewing key strategic goals and business plans and monitoring finance and operating results.
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Re-invigorated new business acquisitions with the appointment of new acquisition leaders and creating a separate risk management function, growing assets under management by selectively acquiring properties and building an active pipeline for institutional joint ventures and the core portfolio.
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Enhanced stock multiple by conducting numerous investor tours, delivering several key industry presentations, and participating in investor and sell-side analyst property tours.
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Oversaw completion of all Mexico development projects and attained substantial lease up of 80% occupancy.
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Increased recurring EBITDA by 8.5%.
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Focused leadership energies and resources to achieve substantial leasing momentum and progress by creating business/leasing/disposition plans for non and low earning assets and accelerated orderly disposition of non-retail assets totaling $130 million.
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Leases executed for 60% of the top 20 most valuable vacancies existing at the beginning of 2010 with others in the pipeline and reduced long-term vacancies by 500,000 square feet.
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Glenn Cohen and Barbara Pooley
With respect to these NEOs, the Committee considered the overall contribution to our business, in a comparable manner to the approach for the other NEOs described above. The Committee also considered performance in their respective areas of responsibility. In addition, the Committee considered Mr. Henry’s recommendations.
Mr. Cohen serves as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. In 2010, Mr. Cohen earned a base salary of $470,000, earned an incentive cash bonus of $251,355, and received equity awards with a value as of February 17, 2011 of $393,945.
For Mr. Cohen, the following qualitative performance factors were considered in determining his compensation:
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Successfully reduced net debt/recurring EBITDA to 6.3X at 12/31/2010 compared to 6.8X at 12/31/2009. This was achieved by an absolute reduction of debt by $375 million with funds made available by issuance of $175 million of Perpetual Preferred Stock combined with the monetization of approximately $130 million of non-retail assets, and a disciplined acquisition and disposition program.
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Successfully refinanced the CAD $150 million maturing note; used capital markets to issue $175 million of Perpetual Preferred Stock; and strategically took advantage of lower all-in rates on the Company’s unsecured debt to issue a $300 million bond using proceeds to repay early $250 million of debt maturing in 2011, improving the Company’s debt maturity profile and significantly reducing its near term maturity risk.
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Maintained availability on revolving lines of credit of over $1.5 billion and extended the maturity date on the US $1.5 billion revolver to October 2012 and the CAD $250 million revolver to March 2012.
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Evaluated and ensured execution of refinancing needs for the Company’s various managed joint ventures by refinancing 14 properties.
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Continued to enhance the Company’s banking relationships, resulting in our awarding $625 million of capital markets business to 16 different institutions and completing $85 million of mortgage financing with four different brokers.
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Continued strengthening relationships and communication with key rating agencies including the addition of Fitch who initiated coverage at BBB+/stable. Moody’s upgraded outlook to stable, based on the focus of debt reduction and improvement of coverage ratios.
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Partnering with various groups and functions across the Company, successfully completed integration and reorganization of the corporate accounting, planning, joint venture, and financial reporting groups to enhance the efficiency and timeliness of financial reporting and affect the enhancement of property level accounting.
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As the new CFO, assumed full responsibility of the internal audit function and served as primary contact with external auditors, while ensuring objectives and requirements of the Audit Committee were met.
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Completed a full review of tax compliance services provided by external vendors, implementing a bidding process for our compliance requirements, securing fee reductions of $362,000 and greater efficiency.
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Ms. Pooley serves as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer. In 2010, Ms. Pooley earned a base salary of $402,846, earned an incentive cash bonus of $227,973, and received equity awards with a value as of February 17, 2011 of $415,710.
For Ms. Pooley, the following qualitative performance factors were considered in determining her compensation:
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Implemented several initiatives to increase and enhance investor understanding of the Company’s strategy and platform:
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Comparison to Competitive Market
We review competitive compensation data from a select group of peer companies and broader survey sources. However, we do not set our NEO pay as a direct function of market pay levels. Instead, we use market data to help confirm that our pay practices are reasonable. At the Committee’s direction, its compensation consultant, Towers Watson, gathered competitive market data for our review. Using this data and NAREIT comparison data supplied by the Company, Towers Watson conducted survey data analysis and provided comment and analysis regarding our peer group. At the Committee’s request, Towers Watson prepared an annual report summarizing the Company’s peer group, market data and methodology as well as Towers Watson’s findings and recommendations. This report is discussed with the Committee. As a primary reference, Towers Watson gathered proxy pay data for REITs with market capitalizations comparable to ours. Such REITs include:
AMB Property Corp.
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Federal Realty Investment Trust
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Simon Property Group Inc.
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AvalonBay Communities Inc.
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Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
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SL Green Realty Corp.
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Boston Properties Inc.
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The Macerich Company
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Starwood Hotel & Resorts Worldwide Inc.
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Brookfield Properties Corp.
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Marriott International Inc.
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Ventas Inc.
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Developers Diversified Realty Corp.
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Prologis
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Weingarten Realty Investors
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Duke Realty Corp.
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Public Storage
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Equity Residential
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Regency Centers Corp.
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The Committee considered the Towers Watson information as an input in its decision making process for determining our NEOs’ compensation. However, the Committee did not use the Towers Watson reports to set targets or benchmarks in making its compensation decisions. Accordingly, the composition of the Company’s 2010 peer group for the long-term incentive plan is not identical to the REITs sampled by Towers Watson. Towers Watson reported directly to the Committee and provided no other services besides executive compensation services to the Company.
Additional Compensation Considerations
Discontinued Use of NEO Employment Agreements. The Committee has determined to discontinue individual employment agreements with the Company’s executive officers. Accordingly, on March 15, 2010, the Company provided notices of non-renewal with respect to its employment agreements with Messrs. Henry, Pappagallo and Cohen. The employment agreements for Messrs. Henry and Pappagallo expire on April 14, 2011. Mr. Cohen’s employment agreement expires on January 31, 2012. Mr. Cooper does not have an employment agreement. Ms. Pooley’s employment agreement was terminated on December 17, 2010 by mutual agreement.
Long-Term Incentives — Equity Awards. The exercise price of stock options granted to our NEOs is 100% of the market closing price of our stock on the date of the grant. As a general principle, we do not time grants in connection with the release of material non-public information.
Mr. Cooper is currently eligible to retire from the Company, and his equity awards would vest immediately upon retirement. We do not maintain special pension plans for our NEOs because we believe this accelerated vesting offsets the lack of such plans. The Committee may accelerate equity vesting at its discretion.
We generally allow our employees (including our NEOs) who receive over 7,500 stock options each year to elect to receive up to 100% of their equity award in the form of restricted stock. We allow these employees to elect to receive stock options or restricted stock in deference to each employee’s personal preferences and circumstances. We calculate the amount of restricted stock to be received based on a ratio of the then approximate fair value of the options over the common stock trading price. Retention-based awards of restricted stock vest completely after five years. Beginning August 6, 2008, restricted stock awards which were received through an election to receive restricted stock instead of a stock option grant vest ratably over four years. If an employee receiving restricted stock is terminated prior to vesting for reasons other than death, disability, retirement, without cause or change of control, the employee would not receive the underlying stock. Prior to vesting, recipients of this restricted stock may vote the shares and also receive dividends.
Executive Severance Plan – “Double-Trigger” Change in Control Severance Arrangement. On March 15, 2010, the Executive Compensation Committee adopted the Kimco Realty Corporation Executive Severance Plan (the “Severance Plan”) pursuant to which Messrs. Cooper, Henry, Pappagallo, Cohen, Ms. Pooley and certain other members of the Company’s senior management, are eligible for severance payments if the covered executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without “Cause” or, following a change in control, by the executive for “Good Reason” (each as defined in the Severance Plan), subject to the terms and conditions described in the Severance Plan. Upon a covered termination of employment, a participant will receive two times the sum of (a) the participant’s annual base salary and (b) the amount of the participant’s annual bonus received in the prior year. The participant will also receive eighteen months of continued participation in the Company’s health insurance plans or successor plans (running concurrently with the COBRA period). Payments under the Severance Plan are offset by payments received by the participant under any other Company employment agreement or severance plan. In certain circumstances, if a participant would otherwise have incurred excise taxes under Section 4999 of the Code (“Parachute Payment Taxes”), his or her payments will be reduced to the “safe harbor amount,” such that no such excise taxes would be due. The Severance Plan does not provide for any gross-up payments for Parachute Payment Taxes incurred by any participant.
Defined Contribution Plans. We maintain a 401(k) retirement plan to cover substantially all of our employees, including our NEOs. The Company currently makes matching contributions to employees who have 401(k) accounts on a dollar-for-dollar basis, up to 5% of the employee’s compensation (and subject to a maximum of $8,500 for highly compensated employees). 401(k) plan participants may withdraw from their 401(k) account upon termination of employment, or if actively employed they may take a distribution as provided under the hardship provisions of the plan, under the age of 59½ or in accordance with the Required Minimum Distribution provisions. Employees, including our NEOs, may also take loans from their 401(k) accounts subject to the terms and conditions of the plan. We do not maintain any other retirement plans for our NEOs or employees.
Tax and Accounting Considerations. The recognition or deferral of period expense in our financial statements did not factor into the allocation of compensation among base salary, bonus and equity awards. Cash salary and bonus are generally charged as an expense in the period in which the amounts are earned by the NEO. The value of equity awards are amortized ratably into expense over the vesting period, except for the value of equity awards granted to Mr. Cooper, which were expensed immediately in the period financial statements as of the grant date in accordance with FASB ASC 718, which requires immediately expensing options of employees eligible for retirement.
Section 162(m) of the Code generally places a $1 million annual limit on the amount of compensation paid to each of the Company’s named executive officers other than its Chief Financial Officer that may be deducted by the Company for federal income tax purposes unless such compensation constitutes “qualified performance-based compensation” which is based on the achievement of pre-established performance goals set by a committee of the Board of Directors pursuant to an incentive plan that has been approved by the Company’s stockholders. The 2010 Equity Participation Plan provides that certain awards made thereunder may, in the discretion of the plan administrator, be structured so as to qualify for the “qualified performance-based compensation” exception to the $1 million annual deductibility limit of Section 162(m).
Other provisions of the Internal Revenue Code can also affect compensation decisions. Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, which governs the form and timing of payment of deferred compensation, imposes sanctions, including a 20% penalty and an interest penalty, on the recipient of deferred compensation that does not comply with Section 409A. The Committee takes into account the implications of Section 409A in determining the form and timing of compensation awarded to our executives and strives to structure any nonqualified deferred compensation plans or arrangements to be exempt from or to comply with the requirements of Section 409A.
Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code disallows a company’s tax deduction for payments received by certain individuals in connection with a change in control to the extent that the payments exceed an amount approximately three times their average annual compensation, and Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code imposes a 20% excise tax on those payments. The Committee takes into account the implications of Section 280G in determining potential payments to be made to our executives in connection with a change in control. Nevertheless, to the extent that certain payments upon a change in control are classified as excess parachute payments, such payments may not be deductible pursuant to Section 280G.
Perquisites. We do not treat our NEOs materially different from our other senior employees with respect to perquisites. We provided the following perquisites to our NEOs in 2010:
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Life insurance and long term disability. We pay premiums on a group term life insurance and long term disability policy for each NEO on the same terms as our other employees. Additionally, we reimburse the premium on a life insurance policy for Mr. Henry pursuant to his original employment contract.
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Executive Compensation Committee Report
The Executive Compensation Committee of the Company has reviewed and discussed with the Company’s management the Compensation Discussion and Analysis that is required by Securities and Exchange Commission Rules to be included in this Proxy Statement.
Based on that review and those discussions, the Committee has recommended to the Company’s Board of Directors that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this Proxy Statement.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
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Joe Grills, Chairman
Philip Coviello
Richard G. Dooley
Richard Saltzman
F. Patrick Hughes
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The foregoing report shall not be deemed incorporated by reference by any general statement incorporating by reference this proxy statement into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except that the Company specifically incorporates this information by reference, and shall not otherwise be deemed filed under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.
COMPENSATION TABLES
Executive Compensation. The following table sets forth the summary compensation of the NEOs of the Company for the 2010, 2009 and 2008 calendar years.
Summary Compensation Table
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Non-Equity
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Incentive
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All Other
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Name and
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Stock
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Option
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Plan
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Compen-
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Principal
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Salary
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Bonus
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Awards
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Awards
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Compen-
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sation
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Position
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($)
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($)
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($)(2)
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($)(1)
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sation ($)
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($)(3)
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Total ($)
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Year (b)
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(c)
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(d)
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(e)
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(f)
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(g)
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(h)
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(i)
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Milton Cooper
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2010
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750,000 |
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529,386 |
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175,032 |
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876,818 |
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46,377 |
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2,377,613 |
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Executive Chairman of the
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2009
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657,692 |
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500,000 |
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503,144 |
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118,156 |
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45,580 |
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1,824,572 |
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Board of Directors
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2008
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750,000 |
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580,000 |
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- |
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1,266,000 |
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- |
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103,207 |
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2,699,207 |
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David B. Henry (4)(5)
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2010
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750,000 |
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529,386 |
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175,032 |
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876,818 |
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50,036 |
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2,381,272 |
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Chief Executive Officer
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2009
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673,077 |
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500,000 |
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503,144 |
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118,156 |
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49,434 |
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1,843,811 |
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2008
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750,000 |
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780,000 |
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- |
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1,266,000 |
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- |
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150,014 |
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2,946,014 |
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Michael V. Pappagallo (4)
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2010
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734,615 |
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370,200 |
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122,400 |
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745,295 |
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39,676 |
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2,012,186 |
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Executive Vice President,
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2009
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661,538 |
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400,000 |
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393,514 |
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92,411 |
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- |
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47,274 |
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1,594,737 |
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Chief Financial Officer and
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2008
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530,769 |
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500,000 |
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- |
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791,250 |
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145,279 |
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1,967,298 |
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Chief Administrative Officer
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Glenn G. Cohen (4)(6)
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2010
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470,000 |
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- |
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182,632 |
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59,169 |
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251,355 |
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35,210 |
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998,366 |
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Executive Vice President,
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2009
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425,000 |
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175,000 |
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125,786 |
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29,539 |
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- |
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37,713 |
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793,038 |
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Chief Financial Officer and
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Treasurer
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Barbara Pooley (7)
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2010
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402,846 |
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267,802 |
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42,024 |
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227,973 |
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15,525 |
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956,170 |
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Executive Vice President,
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Chief Administrative Officer
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_________________________
(1)
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Amounts reflect the compensation cost to the Company in 2010, 2009, and 2008 of the equity awards based on the aggregate grant date fair value recognized in accordance with the provision of FASB ASC 718. The fair value of each award is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing formula. The assumptions used by the Company in calculating these amounts are incorporated herein by reference to Note 23 to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s 2010 Form 10−K. The value of awards granted to the NEOs in 2010, are reflected on the 2010 Grants of Plan−Based Awards table below.
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(2)
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Amounts reflect the compensation cost to the Company in 2010, 2009, and 2008 of the equity awards based on the aggregate grant date fair value recognized in accordance with the provision of FASB ASC 718. Fair value is determined, depending on the type of award, using either the Black-Scholes option pricing formula or the Monte Carlo method, both of which are intended to estimate the fair value of the awards at the grant date. The assumptions used by the Company in calculating these amounts are incorporated herein by reference to Note 23 to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s 2010 Form 10−K, as amended. The value of awards granted to the NEOs in 2010, are reflected on the 2010 Grants of Plan−Based Awards table below.
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(3)
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The Company provides to each of Messrs. Cooper, Henry and Pappagallo the use of a car and driver to transport these individuals in the conduct of their duties as executive officers of the Company. The policy on the use of the cars for 2010, 2009, and 2008 is outlined below:
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The cars and drivers were available, when not in use by the foregoing executive officers, for other employees conducting Company business;
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These services were also available under certain circumstances to third parties involved in Company business at the Company’s New Hyde Park location;
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The cars and drivers were used from time to time for deliveries and other transportation of documents or other materials; and
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The cars were provided to these officers with drivers for commuting and without drivers for personal use.
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Mr. Cohen’s employment agreement provides for a car allowance in the amount of $10,920 per year, which he and the Company had agreed to waive early in 2009.
The NEOs’ drivers are employees who have additional responsibilities at the Company. In 2010, the Company calculated the cost of this perquisite by prorating the cost of each employee’s salary and benefits to reflect the amount of each employee’s time used driving the NEOs. The Company also included the pro rated depreciation of the NEOs’ cars in the cost of the perquisite. Accordingly, the aggregate incremental cost of this perquisite to the Company in 2010 for Messrs. Cooper, Henry and Pappagallo was $16,707, $5,765, and $12,902, respectively. The aggregate incremental cost of this perquisite to the Company in 2009 for Messrs. Cooper, Henry and Pappagallo was $17,008, $6,491 and $21,870, respectively.
In 2008, the Company did not track the employees’ time spent driving the NEOs and thus calculated the cost of this perquisite by including the full salary and benefits of each employee who served as a driver to the NEOs. For purposes of column (i), the Company calculated the aggregate incremental cost of this perquisite to the Company for Messrs. Cooper, Henry and Pappagallo to be $74,624, $107,258 and $120,057, respectively.
(4)
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See “Employment Agreements” below.
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(5)
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The Company provides Mr. Henry with an additional life insurance policy pursuant to his employment agreement, for which the annual premium is $17,245 and is included in all other compensation.
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(6)
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Glenn G. Cohen became an NEO during 2009.
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(7)
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Barbara Pooley became an NEO in December 2010.
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The following table provides information on future payouts under non-equity and equity incentive plan awards granted to the NEOs during 2010:
Grants of Plan-Based Award
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Estimated Possible Payouts Under
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards(3)
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Estimated Possible Payouts Under
Equity Incentive Plan Awards(3)
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All Other
Option
Awards:
Number
of Securities
Underlying
Options (#)
(1) (j)
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Exercise or
Base Price
of Option
Awards
($/Sh) (k)
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Grant Date
Fair Value of
Stock and
Option
Awards
($)(2) (1)
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Name
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Grant Date
(b)
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Threshold
($) (c)
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Target
($) (d)
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Maximum
($) (e)
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Threshold
(#) (f)
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Target
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Maximum
(#) (h)
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Milton Cooper
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3/18/10
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300,000 |
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750,000 |
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1,125,000 |
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21,450 |
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42,900 |
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64,350 |
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42,900 |
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15.64 |
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704,418 |
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David B. Henry
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3/18/10
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300,000 |
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750,000 |
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1,125,000 |
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21,450 |
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42,900 |
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64,350 |
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42,900 |
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15.64 |
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704,418 |
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Michael V. Pappagallo
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3/18/10
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255,000 |
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637,500 |
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956,250 |
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15,000 |
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30,000 |
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45,000 |
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30,000 |
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15.64 |
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492,600 |
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Glenn G. Cohen
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3/18/10
8/04/10
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86,000 |
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215,000 |
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322,500 |
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5,150
2,250
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10,300
4,500
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15,450
6,750
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10,300
4,500
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15.64
15.20
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169,126
72,675
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Barbara Pooley
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3/18/10
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78,000 |
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195,000 |
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292,500 |
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5,150 |
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10,300 10,000 |
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15,450 |
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10,300
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15.64
14.07
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169,126
140,700
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_________________________
(1)
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All stock options were granted on March 18, 2010 under the Second Amended and Restated 1998 Equity Participation Plan and have a term of ten years from the grant date and vest in 25% increments on each of the first, second, third, and fourth anniversaries of the grant date. The exercise price is equal to fair market value on the grant date of March 18, 2010. Glenn Cohen received an additional grant of 4,500 stock options on August 4, 2010. The exercise price is equal to fair market value on the grant date of August 4, 2010.
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(2)
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Fair value is determined, depending on the type of award, using either the Black-Scholes option pricing formula or the Monte Carlo method, both of which are intended to estimate the fair value of the awards at the grant date. The assumptions used by the Company in calculating these amounts are incorporated herein by reference to Note 23 to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s 2010 Form 10−K.
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(3)
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The actual payout amounts are set out in the Summary Compensation Table.
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(4)
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This grant of restricted stock was not performance based.
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The following table provides information on outstanding equity awards as of December 31, 2010 for each NEO.
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
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Option Awards
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Stock Awards
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Equity
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Incentive
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Equity
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Plan
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Incentive Plan
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Equity
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Market
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Awards:
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Awards:
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Incentive Plan
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Number
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Value of
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Number of
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Market or
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Number of
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Number of
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Awards:
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of Shares
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Shares
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Unearned
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Payout Value
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Securities
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Securities
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Number of
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or Units
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or Units
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Shares,
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of Unearned
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Underlying
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Underlying
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Securities
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of Stock
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of Stock
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Units or
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Shares, Units
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Unexercised
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Unexercised
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Underlying
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That
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That
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Other
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or Other
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Options
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Options
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Unexercised
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Option
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Option
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Have Not
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Have Not
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Rights That
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Rights That
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Unearned
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Exercise
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Expiration
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Vested
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Vested
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Have Not
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Have Not
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Name
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Exercisable
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Unexercisable
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