Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A.
Revocability of proxy: State
whether or not the person giving the proxy has the power to revoke it. If the
right of revocation before the proxy is exercised is limited, or is subject to
compliance with any formal procedure, briefly describe such limitation or
procedure.
B.
Dissenters'
rights of appraisal: Outline briefly any rights of appraisal or similar
rights of dissenters with respect to any matter to be acted upon and indicate
any statutory procedure required to be followed by dissenting security holders
in order to perfect such rights. Where such rights may be exercised only within
a limited time after the date of adoption of a proposal, the filing of a
charter amendment or other similar act, state whether the person solicited will
be notified of such date.
C.
Persons making the solicitation:
(1) Solicitations not subject to 13 nmac
3.4.18 [now 13.3.4.18 NMAC]:
(a) If the
solicitation is made by the issuer, so state. Give the name of any director of
the issuer who has informed the issuer in writing that he intends to oppose any
action intended to be taken by the issuer and indicate the action which he
intends to oppose.
(b) If the
solicitation is made otherwise than by the issuer, so state and give the names
of the persons by whom and on whose behalf it is made.
(c) If the solicitation is to be made
otherwise than by the use of the mails, describe the methods to be employed. If
the solicitation is to be made by specially engaged employees or paid
solicitors, state:
(i) the material features
of any contract or agreement for such solicitation and identify the parties;
and
(ii) the cost or anticipated
cost thereof.
(d) State
the names of the persons by whom the cost of solicitation has been or will be
borne, directly or indirectly.
(2) Solicitations subject to 13 nmac 3.4.18
[now 13.3.4.18 NMAC]:
(a) State by whom the
solicitation is made and describe the methods employed and to be employed to
solicit security holders.
(b) If
regular employees of the issuer or any other participant in a solicitation have
been or are to be employed to solicit security holders, describe the class or
classes of employees to be so employed, and the manner and nature of their
employment for such purpose.
(c) If
specially engaged employees, representatives or other persons have been or are
to be employed to solicit security holders, state:
(i) the material features of any contract or
arrangement for such solicitation and identify the parties;
(ii) the cost or anticipated cost thereof;
and
(iii) the approximate number of
such employees or employees of any other person (naming such other person) who
will solicit security holders.
(d) State the total amount estimated to be
spent and the total expenditures to date for or in connection with the
solicitation of security holders.
(e) State by whom the cost of the
solicitation will be borne. If reimbursement will be sought from the issuer,
state whether the question of such reimbursement will be submitted to a vote of
security holders.
(f) If any such
solicitation is terminated pursuant to a settlement between the issuer and any
other participant in such solicitation, describe the terms of such settlement,
including the cost or anticipated cost thereof to the issuer.
D.
Interest of
certain persons in matters to be acted upon:
(1) Solicitations not subject to 13 nmac
3.4.18 [now 13.3.4.18 NMAC]. Describe briefly and substantial interest, direct
or indirect of each of the following persons in any matter to be acted upon,
other than elections to office:
(a) if the
solicitation is made on behalf of the issuer, each current director or officer
of the issuer.
(b) if the
solicitation is made otherwise than on behalf of the issuer, any person who
would be a participant in a solicitation (except the issuer, or an officer,
director, or nominee of the issuer);
(c) each nominee for election as a director
of the issuer; or
(d) each
associate of the foregoing persons.
(2) Solicitations subject to 13 nmac 3.4.18:
[now 13.3.4.18 NMAC] Describe briefly any substantial interest, direct or
indirect, of each participant (except the issuer) in any matter to be acted
upon at the meeting, and include with respect to each participant the
information or an adequate summary thereof, required by 13 NMAC 3.4.20.2.1, 13
NMAC 3.4.20.2.2, 13 NMAC 3.4.20.2.6, 13 NMAC 3.4.20.3, 13 NMAC 3.4.20.4.2, and
13 NMAC 3.4.20.4.3 [now Paragraphs (1), (2) and (6) of Subsection B of
13.3.4.20 NMAC, Subsection C of 13.3.4.20 NMAC and Paragraphs (2) and (3) of
Subsection D of 13.3.4.20 NMAC] of schedule B.
E.
Voting securities and principal
holders thereof:
(1) State as to each
class of voting securities of the issuer entitled to be voted at the meeting,
the number of shares outstanding and the number of votes to which each class is
entitled.
(2) Give the date as of
which the record of security holders entitled to vote at the meeting will be
determined. If the right to vote is not limited to security holders of record
on that date, indicate the conditions under which other security holders may be
entitled to vote.
(3) If action is
to be taken with respect to the election of directors and if the persons
solicited have cumulative voting rights:
(a)
make a statement that they have such rights;
(b) describe such rights;
(c) state the conditions precedent to the
exercise thereof; and
(d) if
discretionary authority to cumulate votes is solicited, so indicate.
(4) Furnish the following
information as of the most recent practicable date, in substantially the
tabular form indicated, with respect to:
(a)
any person or group of persons who is known to be the beneficial owner of more
than five percent (5%) of any class of securities; and
(b) all directors and nominees, naming them,
and directors and officers of the issuer as a group, without naming them.
(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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(4)
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Title
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Name of
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Amount and
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Percent
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Of
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Beneficial
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Nature of
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of
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Class
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Owner
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Beneficial
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Class
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Ownership
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(5) If, to the knowledge of the persons on
whose behalf the solicitation is made, a change in control of the issuer has
occurred since the beginning of its last fiscal year, state the name of the
person(s) who acquired control, the amount and the source of the consideration
used by such person or persons, the basis of the control, the date and a
description of the transaction(s) which resulted in the change of control and
the percentage of voting securities of the issuer now beneficially owned
directly or indirectly by the person(s) who acquired control; and the identity
of the person(s) from whom control was assumed. Describe any arrangements which
may at a subsequent date result in a change of control of the issuer.
F.
Directors and executive
officers: If action is to be taken with respect to election of
directors, furnish the following information, in tabular form to the extent
practicable, with respect to each person nominated for election as a director
and each person whose term of office will continue after the meeting. However,
if the solicitation is made on behalf of persons other than the issuer, the
information required need be furnished only as to nominees of the persons
making the solicitation.
(1) Identification of
directors and officers: List the names and ages of all directors and officers
of the issuer, and all persons nominated or chosen to become directors or
officers; indicate all positions and offices with the issuer held by each such
person; state his term of office as director and/or officer and any period(s)
during which he has served as such; briefly describe any arrangement or
understanding between him and any other person or persons (naming such
person(s)) pursuant to which he was or is to be selected as a director, officer
or nominee. The information regarding officers need not be furnished in proxy
or information statements provided that such information is furnished in a
separate item in the issuer's annual report to stockholders.
(2) Family relationships: State the nature of
any family relationship not more remote than first cousin between any director,
officer or person nominated or chosen by the issuer to become a director or
officer and also any such family relationship between any such person and any
officer or director of any of the issuer's parents, subsidiaries or other
affiliates.
(3) Business
experience: State the principal occupations and employment during the past five
(5) years of each director and each person nominated or chosen to become a
director or officer and the name and principal business of any corporation or
other organization in which such occupations and employment were carried
on.
(4) Directorships: Indicate
other directorships held by each director or person nominated or chosen to
become a director.
(5) Involvement
in certain legal proceedings: Describe any legal proceedings which have
occurred during the past five (5) years or which are pending which are material
to an evaluation of the ability or integrity of any director, or person
nominated to become a director or officer of the issuer.
(6) Describe any of the following
relationships which exist:
(a) If the nominee
or director is, or has within the last two (2) full fiscal years been, an
officer, director or employee of, or owns, or has within the last two (2)
fiscal years owned, directly or indirectly, in excess of a one percent (1%)
equity interest in any firm, corporation or other business or professional
entity:
(i) which has made payments to the
issuer or its subsidiaries during the issuer's last full fiscal year or which
proposes to make payments to the issuer or its subsidiaries during the current
fiscal year in excess of one percent (1%) of the issuer's consolidated gross
revenues for its last full fiscal year;
(ii) to which the issuer or its subsidiaries
were indebted at any time during the issuer's last fiscal year in an aggregate
amount in excess of one percent (1%) of the issuer's total consolidated assets
at the end of such fiscal year;
(iii) to which the issuer or its subsidiaries
have made payments during such entity's last fiscal year or to which the issuer
or its subsidiaries propose to make payments during such entity's current
fiscal year in excess of one percent (1%) of such entity's consolidated gross
revenues for its last full fiscal year;
(iv) in order to determine whether payments
made or proposed to be made exceed one percent (1%) of the consolidated gross
revenues of any entity other than the issuer for such entity's last full fiscal
year, it is appropriate to rely on information provided by the nominee or
director;
(v) in calculating
payments for property and services, the following may be excluded:
1) payments where the rates or charges
involved in the transaction are determined by competitive bids, or the
transaction involves the rendering of services as a public utility at rates or
charges fixed in conformity with law or governmental authority;
2) payments which arise solely from the
ownership of securities of the issuer and no extra or special benefit not
shared on a pro rata basis by all holders of the class of securities is
received;
(vi) in
calculating indebtedness for purposes of 13 NMAC 3.4.19.6.6.1.2 [now Item (ii)
of Subparagraph (a) of Paragraph (6) of Subsection F of 13.3.4.19 NMAC], debt
securities which have been publicly offered, admitted to trading on a national
securities exchange, or quoted on the automated quotation system of a
registered securities association may be excluded.
(b) The nominee or director is a member or
employee of, or is associated with, a law firm which the issuer has retained in
the last two (2) full fiscal years or proposes to retain in the current fiscal
year where fees paid or anticipated to be paid by the issuer are material to
either the law firm, the issuer or both.
(c) The nominee or director is a director,
partner, officer or employee of any investment banking firm which has performed
services for the issuer other than as a participating underwriter in a
syndicate in the last two (2) full fiscal years or which the issuer proposes to
have perform services in the current year; or
(d) The nominee or director is a control
person of the issuer (other than solely as a director of the issuer).
(7) State whether or not the
issuer has standing audit, nominating and compensation committees of the board
of directors, or committees performing similar functions. If the issuer has
such committees, however designated, identify each committee member, state the
number of committee meetings held by each such committee during the last fiscal
year and describe briefly the functions performed by such committees. If the
issuer has a nominating or similar committee, state whether the committee will
consider nominees recommended by shareholders and, if so, describe the
procedures to be followed by shareholders in submitting such
recommendations.
(8) State the
total number of meetings of the board of directors (including regularly
scheduled and special meetings) which were held during the last full fiscal
year. Name each incumbent director who during the last full fiscal year
attended fewer than seventy-five percent (75%) of the aggregate of:
(a) the total number of meetings of the board
of directors (held during the period for which he has been a director);
and
(b) the total number of
meetings held by all committees of the board on which he served (during the
periods that he served).
(9) If a director has resigned or declined to
stand for re-election to the board of directors since the date of the last
annual meeting of shareholders because of a disagreement with the issuer on any
matter relating to the issuer's operations, policies or practices, and if the
director has furnished the issuer with a letter describing such disagreement
and requesting that the matter be disclosed, the issuer shall state the date of
resignation or declination to stand for re-election and summarize the
director's description of the disagreement. If the issuer believes that the
description provided by the director is incorrect or incomplete, it may include
a brief statement presenting its views of the disagreement.
(10) With respect to those classes of voting
stock which participated in the election of directors at the most recent
meeting at which directors were elected:
(a)
State the percentage of shares present at the meeting and voting or withholding
authority to vote in the election of directors; and
(b) Disclose in tabular format, the
percentage of total shares cast for and withheld from the vote for or, where
applicable, cast against, each nominee, which, respectively, were voted for and
withheld from the vote for, or voted against, such nominee.
(c) When groups of classes or series of
classes vote together in the election of a director or directors, they shall be
treated as a single class for the purpose of the preceding sentence.
(11) Notes:
(a) Calculate the percentage of shares
present at the meeting and voting or withholding authority to vote in the
election of directors, referred to in 13 NMAC 3.4.19.6.10.1 [now Subparagraph
(a) of Paragraph (10) of Subsection F of 13.3.4.19 NMAC], by dividing the total
shares cast for and withheld from the vote for or, where applicable, voted
against, the director in respect of whom the highest aggregate number of shares
was cast by the total number of shares outstanding which were eligible to vote
as of the record date for the meeting.
(b) No information need be given in response
to 13 NMAC 3.4.19.6.10 [now Paragraph (10) of Subsection F of 13.3.4.10 NMAC]
unless, with respect to any class of voting stock (or group of classes which
voted together), five percent (5%) or more of the total shares cast for and
withheld from the votes for or, where applicable, cast against any nominee were
withheld from the vote for or cast against such nominee.
(c) If an issuer elects less than the entire
board of directors annually, disclosure is required as to all directors if five
(5%) percent or more of the total shares cast for and withheld from, the vote
for, or, where applicable, cast against any incumbent director were withheld
from, or cast against the vote for such director at the meeting at which he was
most recently elected.
(d) No
information need be given in response to 13 NMAC 3.4.19.6.10 [now Paragraph
(10) of Subsection F of 13.3.4.19 NMAC] if the issuer has previously furnished
to its security holders a report of the results of the most recent meeting of
security holders at which directors were elected which includes:
1) a description of each matter voted upon at
the meeting and a statement of the percentage of the shares voting which were
voted for and against each such matter; and
2) the information which would be called for
by 13 NMAC 3.4.19.6.10 [now Paragraph (10) of Subsection F of 13.3.4.19 NMAC].
If an issuer has previously furnished such results to its security holders,
this fact should be set forth in a letter accompanying the filing of
preliminary proxy materials with the superintendent.
G.
Remuneration
of directors and officers: Furnish the following information if action
is to be taken with regard to:
1) the
election of directors;
2) any bonus,
profit sharing or other remuneration plan, contract, or arrangement in which
any director, nominee for election as a director, or officer of the issuer will
participate;
3) any pension or
retirement plan in which any such person will participate; or
4) the granting or extension to any such
person of any options, warrants or rights to purchase any securities, other
than warrants or rights issued to security holders as such, on a pro rata
basis. If the solicitation is made on behalf of persons other than the issuer,
the information required need be furnished only as to nominees of the person
making the solicitation and associates of such nominees.
(1) Current remuneration: Furnish the
information required in the table below, in substantially the tabular form
specified, concerning all remuneration of the following persons and groups for
services in all capacities to the issuer and its subsidiaries during the
issuer's last fiscal year, or, in specified instances, certain prior fiscal
years:
(a) five (5) officers or directors:
each of the five (5) most highly compensated officers or directors of the
issuer as to whom the total remuneration required to be disclosed in columns C1
and C2 below, would exceed $50,000, naming each such person; and
(b) all officers or directors. All officers
and directors of the issuer as a group, stating the number of persons in the
group without naming them.
(c)
Specified tabular format:
(A)
Name of
individual or
number of
persons in group
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(B)
Capacities in
which served
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(C)
Cash and cash-
equivalent forms
of renumeration
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(D)
Aggregate of
contingent forms
of remuneration
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(C1)
Salaries, fees,
director's fees,
commissions,
and bonuses
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(C2)
Securities of
property
insurance
benefits or
reimbursements,
personal benefits
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(d)
Information to be included: Columns C-1, C-2, and D of the table should contain
with respect to each person or group of persons specified in 13 NMAC
3.4.19.7.1.1 and 13 NMAC 3.4.19.7.1.2 [now Subparagraphs (a) and (b) of
Paragraph (1) of Subsection G of13.3.4.19 NMAC] a dollar amount which reflects
the total of all items of remuneration described in the heading to that column
including, but not necessarily limited to, those items set forth in the
subparagraphs of that column.
COLUMN C
Include all Cash and Cash Equivalent Forms of
Remuneration received during the fiscal year and all such amounts accrued
during the fiscal year which, with reasonable certainty, will be distributed or
vested in the future.
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COLUMN D
Include all contingent forms of remuneration,
distribution, vesting and measurement of which is subject to future events.
Report only amounts relating to the latest fiscal year, not amounts accrued in
previous periods.
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COLUMN C-1
Salaries, Bonuses, Fees and Commissions
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COLUMN C-2
Securities, Property,Insurance Benefits or
Reimbursements, Personal Benefits (Perquisites)
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1. All cash remuneration distributed or accrued in
the form of salaries, commissions, bonuses andfees for services rendered
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1. Spread between the acquisition price, if any, and
fair market price of securities or property acquired under any contract, plan
or arrangement.
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1. Amount expenses for financial reporting purposes
representing non-vested contributions, payments or accruals under any pension
or retirement plans,annuities, employment contracts, deferred compensation
plans including IRS qualified plans, unless the amount for the individual
cannot be separated in which case a footnote is required indicating the
percentage which contributions to the plan to participants total
remuneration.
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2. Compensation earned for services performed in the
latest fiscal year even if it is deferred for future payment
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2. Cost of any life insurance premiums, health
insurance premiums and medical reimbursement plans. Premiums for
non-discriminatory plans generally available to all salaried employees are
excluded.
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2. The amount expensed for financial reporting
purposes under any incentive compensation plans (long-term income plans), such
as stock appreciation rights, stock options, performance share plans, where
payout is based on objective standards or stock values.
a. In subsequent years, if the corporation credits
compensation expense for financial reporting purposes as a result of a decline
in the value of contingent compensation, Column D may be reduced by a
corresponding amount. A footnote explaining such action should be
included.
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3. Payments received in the latest fiscal year but
earned in prior years which were deferred until the latest year, if such
amounts were not shown in an earlier proxy statement or annual report to
stockholders.
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3. Personal benefits (perquisites) not directly
related to job performance, excluding benefits provided on a non-discriminatory
basis, valued on the basis of cost to the insurer of providing such benefits.
a. If unreasonable effort or expense is required to
determine the amounts of personal benefits, they may be omitted if their
aggregate value does not exceed $10,000 for each officer.
b. If the amount of personal benefits exceed 10% of
the amount of total remuneration or $25,000, whichever is less, the amount and
a brief description of the benefits must be disclosed in a footnote.
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3. The amount expensed for financial reporting
purposes for any non-vested contribution payment or accrual to stock purchase
plans, profit sharing, and thrift plans whether or not they are qualified under
the Internal Revenue Code.
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4. Vested company contributions to thrift, profit,
sharing, pension stock purchase and similar plans.
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(e)
Transactions with third parties. 13 NMAC 3.4.19.7.1 [now Paragraph (1) of
Subsection G of 13.3.4.19 NMAC], among other things, includes transactions
between the issuer and a third party when the primary purpose of the
transaction is to furnish remuneration to the persons specified in 13 NMAC
3.4.19.7.1 [now Paragraph (1) of Subsection G of 13.3.4.19 NMAC]. Other
transactions between the issuer and third parties in which persons specified in
13 NMAC 3.4.19.7.1 [now Paragraph (1) of Subsection G of 13.3.4.19 NMAC] have
an interest, or may realize a benefit, generally are addressed by other
disclosure requirements concerning the interest of management and others in
certain transactions. 13 NMAC 3.4.19.7.1 [now Paragraph (1) of Subsection G of
13.3.4.19 NMAC] does not require disclosure of remuneration paid to a
partnership in which any officer or director was a partner; any such
transactions should be disclosed pursuant to these other disclosure
requirements, and not as a note to the remuneration table presented pursuant to
13 NMAC 3.4.19.7.1 [now Paragraph (1) of Subsection G of 13.3.4.19
NMAC].
(f) Other permitted
disclosure. The issuer may provide additional disclosure through a footnote to
the table, through additional columns, or otherwise, describing the components
of aggregate remuneration in such greater detail as is appropriate.
(2) Proposed remuneration:
(a) Briefly describe all remuneration
payments proposed to be made in the future, pursuant to any existing plan or
arrangement to the persons and groups specified in 13 NMAC 3.4.19.7.1 [now
Paragraph (1) of Subsection G of 13.3.4.19 NMAC]. As to defined benefit or
actuarial plans with respect to which amounts are not included in the table,
include a separate table showing the estimated annual benefits payable upon
retirement to persons in specified remuneration and years-of-service
classifications.
(b) Information
need not be furnished with respect to any group life, health, hospitalization
or medical reimbursement plans which do not discriminate in favor of officers
or directors of the issuer and which are available generally to all salaried
employees.
(3)
Remuneration of directors: Describe any standard or special arrangements,
stating amounts, by which directors of the issuer are compensated for services
as a director.
(4) Options,
warrants or rights:
(a) Furnish the
information required by 13 NMAC 3.4.19.7.4.2 [now Subparagraph (b) of Paragraph
(4) of Subsection G of 13.3.4.19 NMAC] as to all options to purchase securities
from the issuer or its subsidiaries which were granted to or exercised by the
persons and groups specified in 13 NMAC 3.4.19.7.1 [now Paragraph (1) of
Subsection G of 13.3.4.19 NMAC] since the beginning of the issuer's last fiscal
year, and as to all options held by such persons as of the latest practicable
date. The tabulation shall show as to certain directors and officers and as to
all directors and officers as a group:
(i)
the amount of options granted since the beginning of the issuer's last full
fiscal year;
(ii) the amount of
shares acquired since that date through the exercise of options;
(iii) the amount of shares of the same class
sold during such period; and
(iv)
the amount of shares subject to all unexercised options held as of the most
recent practicable date.
(b) Required information:
Name
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Name
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Name
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All directors and officers as a group
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Title of Securities
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Granted: 19__ to date:
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1. Number of shares
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____
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____
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____
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2. Average per share
option price
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$____
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$____
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$____
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$____
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Exercised: 19__ to date:
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1. Number of shares
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____
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____
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____
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____
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2. Aggregate option price
of options exercised
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$____
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$____
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$____
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$____
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3. Aggregate market values
of shares on date options
exercised
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$____
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$____
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$____
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$____
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Sales: 19__ to date:
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1. Number of shares
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____
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____
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____
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____**
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Unexercised at 19__:
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1. Number of shares
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____
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____
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____
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____
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2. Average per share option
price
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$____
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$____
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$____
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$____
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In addition, during the period employees were granted options
for ____ shares at an average price per share of $____. __________
**Sales by directors and officers who exercised options
during the period 19__ to date.
Note: All figures should be adjusted, where applicable, in
accordance with the terms of the options to reflect stock splits and to give
effect to share dividends.
(c) Other tabular presentations are
acceptable if they include the necessary data. Tabular presentation may not be
needed if only a very few options have been granted.
(d) Where the total market value on the
granting dates of the securities called for by all options granted during the
period specified does not exceed $10,000 for any officer or director named in
answer to 13 NMAC 3.4.19.7.1 now Paragraph (1) of Subsection G of 13.3.4.19
NMAC, or $40,000 for all officers and directors as a group, 13 NMAC 3.4.19.7
now Subsection G of 13.3.4.19 NMAC need not be answered with respect to options
granted to such person or group.
(e) Where the total market value on the dates
of purchase of all securities purchased through the exercise of options during
the period specified does not exceed $10,000 for any such person or $40,000 for
such group, 13 NMAC 3.4.19.7 now Subsection G of 13.3.4.19 NMAC need not be
answered with respect to options exercised by such person or group.
(f) Where the total market value as of the
latest practicable date of the securities called for by all options held at
such time does not exceed $10,000 for any such person or $40,000 for such
group, 13 NMAC 3.4.19.7 now Subsection G of 13.3.4.19 NMAC need not be answered
with respect to options held as of the specified date by such person or group.
(i) The term "options" as used in 13 NMAC
3.4.19.7.4 now Paragraph (4) of Subsection G of 13.3.4.19 NMAC includes all
options, warrants or rights, other than those issued to security holders as
such on a pro rata basis. Where the average option price per share is called
for, the weighted average price per share shall be given.
(ii) The extension, regranting or material
amendment of options shall be deemed the granting of options within the meaning
of this section.
(iii) If the
options relate to more than one class of securities the information shall be
given separately for each such class.
(5) Indebtedness of management:
(a) State as to each of the following persons
who was indebted to the issuer or its subsidiaries at any time since the
beginning of the last fiscal year of the registrant, 1) the largest aggregate
amount of indebtedness outstanding at any time during such period, 2) the
nature of the indebtedness outstanding and the transaction in which it was
incurred, 3) the amount thereof outstanding as of the latest practicable date,
and 4) the rate of interest paid or charged thereon:
(i) each director or officer of the
issuer;
(ii) each nominee for
election as a director; and
(iii)
each associate of any such director, officer or nominee.
(b) 13 NMAC 3.4.19.7.5 now Paragraph (5) of
Subsection E of 13.3.4.19 NMAC does not apply to:
(i) any person whose aggregate indebtedness
did not exceed $10,000 or one percent (1%) of the issuer's total assets,
whichever is less, at any time during the period specified; or
(ii) indebtedness under an insurance
policy.
(6)
Transactions with management:
(a) Describe
briefly any transaction since the beginning of the issuer's last fiscal year or
any presently proposed transactions, to which the issuer or any of its
subsidiaries was or is to be a party, in which any of the following persons had
or is to have a direct or indirect material interest, naming such person and
stating his relationship to the issuer, the nature of his interest in the
transaction and, where practicable, the amount of such interest:
(i) any director or officer of the
issuer;
(ii) any nominee for
election as a director;
(iii) any
security holder who is known to the issuer to own of record or beneficially
more than ten percent (10%) of any class of the issuer's voting securities;
and
(iv) any relative or spouse of
any of the foregoing persons, or any relative of such spouse, who has the same
home as such person or who is a director or officer of any parent or subsidiary
of the issuer.
(b) Also,
describe briefly any material legal proceedings to which any such person is a
party adverse to the issuer or any of its subsidiaries or has a material
interest adverse to the issuer or any of its subsidiaries.
(c) No information need be given in response
to 13 NMAC 3.4.19.7.6 now Paragraph (6) of Subsection G of 13.3.4.19 NMAC as to
any remuneration or other transaction reported in response to 13 NMAC
3.4.19.7.1, 13 NMAC 3.4.19.7.2, 13 NMAC 3.4.19.7.3, 13 NMAC 3.4.19.7.4 or 13
NMAC 3.4.19.7.5 now Paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4) or (5) of Subsection G of
13.3.4.19 NMAC, or as to any transaction with respect to which information may
be omitted pursuant to these sections.
(d) No information need be given in answer to
13 NMAC 3.4.19.7.6 now Paragraph (6) of Subsection G of 13.3.4.19 NMAC as to
any transaction where:
(i) the rates or
charges involved in the transaction are determined by competitive bids, or at
rates or charges fixed in conformity with law or governmental
authority;
(ii) the transaction
involves services as a bank depository of funds, transfer agent, registrar,
trustee under a trust indenture, or similar services;
(iii) the amount involved in the transaction
or series of similar transactions, including all periodic installments in the
case of any lease or other agreement providing for periodic payments or
installments, does not exceed $40,000; or
(iv) the interest of the specified person
arises solely from the ownership of securities of the issuer and the specified
person receives no extra or special benefit not shared on a pro rata basis by
all holders of securities of the class.
(e) It should be noted that 13 NMAC 3.4.19.7
now Subsection G of 13.3.4.19 NMAC calls for disclosure of indirect, as well as
direct, material interests in transactions. A person who has a position or
relationship with a firm, corporation or other entity, which engages in a
transaction with the issuer or its subsidiaries may have an indirect interest
in such transaction by reason of such position or relationship. However, a
person shall be deemed not to have a material indirect interest in a
transaction within the meaning of 13 NMAC 3.4.19.7.6 now Paragraph (6) of
Subsection G of 13.3.4.19 NMAC where:
(i) the
interest arises only 1) from such person's position as a director of another
corporation or organization (other than a partnership) which is a party to the
transaction; or 2) from the direct or indirect ownership by such person and all
other persons specified in 13 NMAC 3.4.19.7.6 now Paragraph (6) of Subsection G
of 13.3.4.19 NMAC of less than a 10 percent (10%) equity interest in another
person (other than a partnership) which is a party to the transaction; or 3)
from both such position and ownership;
(ii) the interest arises only from such
person's position as a limited partner in a partnership in which he and all
other persons specified in 13 NMAC 3.4.19.7.6 now Paragraph (6) of Subsection G
of 13.3.4.19 NMAC had an interest of less than 10 percent; or
(iii) the interest of such person arises
solely from the holding of an equity interest (including a limited partnership
interest but excluding a general partnership interest) or a creditor interest
in another person which is a party to the transaction with the issuer or any of
its subsidiaries and the transaction is not material to such other
person.
(f) In
describing any transaction involving the purchase or sale of assets by or to
the issuer or any of its subsidiaries, otherwise than in the ordinary course of
business, state the cost of the assets to the purchaser and, if acquired by the
seller within two (2) years prior to the transaction, the cost thereof to the
seller. Indicate the principle followed in determining the issuer's purchase or
sale price and the name of the person making such determination.
(g) Information shall be furnished in answer
to 13 NMAC 3.4.19.7 now Subsection G of 13.3.4.19 NMAC with respect to
transactions not excluded above which involve remuneration from the issuer or
its subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, to any of the specified persons for
services in any capacity unless the interest of such persons arises solely from
the ownership individually and in the aggregate of less than 10 percent (10%)
of any class of equity securities of another corporation furnishing the
services to the issuer or its subsidiaries.
(7) Transactions with pension or similar
plans:
(a) Describe briefly any transactions
since the beginning of the issuer's last fiscal year, or any presently proposed
transactions, to which any pension, retirement, savings or similar plan
provided by the issuer, or any of its parents or subsidiaries was or is to be a
part, in which any of the persons specified in 13 NMAC 3.4.19.7.6 now Paragraph
(6) of Subsection G of 13.3.4.19 NMAC or the issuer or any of its subsidiaries
had or is to have a direct or indirect material interest naming such person and
stating his relationship to the issuer, the nature of his interest in the
transaction and, where practicable, the amount of such interest.
(b) No information need be given in answer to
13 NMAC 3.4.19.7.7 now Paragraph (7) of Subsection G of 13.3.4.19 NMAC with
respect to:
(i) payments to the plan, or
payments to beneficiaries, pursuant to the terms of the plan;
(ii) payment of remuneration for services not
in excess of five percent (5%) of the aggregate remuneration received by the
specified person during the issuer's last fiscal year from the issuer and its
subsidiaries; or
(iii) any interest
of the issuer or any of its subsidiaries which arises solely from its general
interest in the success of the plan.
(c) 13 NMAC 3.4.19.7.6.3 now Subparagraph (c)
of Paragraph (6) of Subsection G of 13.3.4.19 NMAC shall apply to 13 NMAC
3.4.19.7.7 now Paragraph (7) of Subsection G of 13.3.4.19 NMAC.
(d) Without limiting the general meaning of
the term "transaction" there shall be included in answer to 13 NMAC 3.4.19.7
now Subsection G of 13.3.4.19 NMACany remuneration received or any loans
received or outstanding during the period, or proposed to be
received.
H.
Matters related to
accounting: If the solicitation is made on behalf of the issuer and
relates to an annual meeting of security holders at which directors are to be
elected, or financial statements are included, furnish the following
information:
(1) If the issuer's financial
statements are not certified by independent public or certified accountants, so
state.
(2) If the board of
directors has no audit or similar committee, so state.
(3) If the issuer's financial statements are
certified by independent public or certified accountants, so state and provide
the following information:
(a) The name of
the principal accountant selected or being recommended to shareholders for
election, approval or ratification for the current year. If no accountant has
been elected or recommended, so state and briefly describe the reasons
therefor.
(b) The name of the
principal accountant for the fiscal year most recently completed if different
from the accountant selected or recommended for the current year or if no
accountant has been elected or recommended for the current year.
(c) If a change or changes in accountants
have taken place since the date of the proxy statement for the most recent
annual meeting of shareholders, so state, and if in connection with such
change(s) a material disagreement in connection with financial disclosure
between the accountant and issuer has occurred the disagreement shall be
described. Prior to filing the preliminary proxy materials with the
superintendent which contains or amends such description, the issuer shall
furnish the description of the disagreement to any accountant with whom the
disagreement has occurred. If that accountant believes that the description of
the disagreement is incorrect or incomplete, he may include a brief statement,
not to exceed 200 words, in the proxy statement presenting his view of the
disagreement. This statement shall be submitted to the issuer within ten (10)
business days of the date the accountant receives the issuer's
descriptions.
(d) The proxy
statement shall indicate whether or not representative of the principal
accountants for the current year and for the most recently completed fiscal
year are expected to be present at the stockholders' meeting with the
opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so and whether or not such
representatives are expected to be available to respond to appropriate
questions.
(e) If any change in
accountants has taken place since the date of the proxy statement for the most
recent annual meeting of shareholders, state whether such change was
recommended or approved by:
(i) any audit or
similar committee of the board of directors, if the issuer has such a
committee; or
(ii) the board of
directors, if the issuer has no such committee.
(4) For the fiscal year most recently
completed, describe each professional service provided by the principal
accountant and state the percentage relationship which the aggregate of the
fees for all non-audit services bear to the audit fees, and, except as provided
below, state the percentage relationship which the fee for each non-audit
service bears to the audit fees. Indicate whether, before each professional
service provided by the principal accountant was rendered, it was approved by,
and the possible effect on the independence of the accountant was considered
by:
(a) any audit or similar committee of the
board of directors; and
(b) for any
service not approved by an audit or similar committee, the board of
directors.
(5) For
purposes of this subsection, all fees for services provided in connection with
the audit function (e.g. reviews of quarterly reports) may be computed as part
of the audit fees. Indicate which services are reflected in the audit fees
computation.
(6) If the fee for any
non-audit service is less than three percent (3%) of the audit fees, the
percentage relationship need not be disclosed.
(7) Each service should be specifically
described. Broad general categories such as "tax matters" or "management
advisory services" are not sufficiently specific.
(8) Describe the circumstances and give
details of any services provided by the issuer's independent accountant during
the latest fiscal year that were furnished at rates or terms that were not
customary.
(9) Describe any
existing direct or indirect understanding or agreement that places a limit on
current or future years' audit fees, including fee arrangements that provide
fixed limits on fees that are not subject to reconsideration if unexpected
issues involving accounting or auditing are encountered. Disclosure of fee
estimates is not required.
I.
Bonus, profit sharing and other
remuneration plans: pension and retirement plans: If action is to be
taken with respect to any bonus, profit sharing or other remuneration plan or
any pension or retirement plan, furnish the following information:
(1) Describe briefly the material features of
the plan, identify each class of persons who will participate therein, indicate
the approximate number of persons in each such class and state the basis of
such participation.
(2) Furnish
such information, in addition to that required by 13 NMAC 3.4.19.9 and 13 NMAC
3.4.19.7 now Subsections I and G of 13.3.4.19 NMAC, as may be necessary to
describe adequately the provisions already made pursuant to all bonus, profit
sharing, pension, retirement, stock option, stock purchase, deferred
compensation or other remuneration or incentive plans, now in effect or in
effect within the past five (5) years, for:
(a) each director or officer named in answer
to 13 NMAC 3.4.19.7.1 now Paragraph (1) of Subsection G of 13.3.4.19 NMAC who
may participate in the plan to be acted upon;
(b) all present directors and officers of the
issuer as a group, if any director or officer may participate in the plan;
and
(c) all employees, if employees
may participate in the plan.
(3) If the plan to be acted upon can be
amended otherwise than by a vote of stockholders, to increase the cost thereof
to the issuer or to alter the allocation of the benefits as between the
directors and officers on the one hand and employees on the other, state the
nature of the amendments which can be so made.
(4) With regard to any bonus, profit sharing
or other remuneration plan, on which action is to be taken, furnish the
following information.
(a) State separately
the amounts which would have been distributable under the plan during the last
fiscal year of the issuer:
(i) to directors
and officer; and
(ii) to employees
if the plan had been in effect.
(b) State the name and position with the
issuer of each person specified in 13 NMAC 3.4.19.7.1 now Paragraph (1) of
Subsection G of 13.3.4.19 NMAC, who will participate in the plan and the amount
which each such person would have received under the plan for the last fiscal
year of the issuer if the plan had been in effect.
(5) With regard to any pension or retirement
plan on which action is to be taken, furnish the following information:
(a) the approximate total amount necessary to
fund the plan with respect to past services, the period over which such amount
is to be paid and the estimated annual payments necessary to pay the total
amount over such period.
(b) the
estimated annual payment to be made with respect to current services;
(c) the amount of such annual payments to be
made for the benefit of:
(i) directors and
officers;and
(ii)
employees;
(d) The name
and position with the issuer of each person specified in 13 NMAC 3.4.19.7.1 now
Paragraph (1) of Subsection G of 13.3.4.19 NMAC who will be entitled to
participate in the plan.
(e) The
amount which would have been paid or set aside by the issuer and its
subsidiaries for the benefit of such person for the last fiscal year of the
issuer if the plan had been in effect.
(f) The amount of the annual benefits
estimated to be payable to such person in the event of retirement at normal
retirement date.
(6) If
action is to be taken with respect to the amendment or modification of an
existing plan, 13 NMAC 3.4.19.9 now Subsection I of 13.3.4.19 NMAC shall be
answered with respect to the plan as proposed to be amended or modified and
shall indicate any material differences from the existing plan.
(7) The following instruction shall apply to
13 NMAC 3.4.19.9.2 now Paragraph (2) of Subsection I of 13.3.4.19 NMAC:
(a) Information need only be given with
respect to benefits received or set aside within the past five (5)
years.
(b) Information need not be
included as to payments made for, or benefits to be received from, group life
or accident insurance, group hospitalization or similar group payments or
benefits.
(c) If action is to be
taken with respect to any plan in which directors or officers may participate,
the information called for by 13 NMAC 3.4.19.7.4 now Paragraph (4) of
Subsection G of 13.3.4.19 NMAC shall be furnished for the last five (5) fiscal
years of the issuer and any period subsequent to the end of the latest such
fiscal year, in aggregate amounts for the entire period for each such person
and group. If any named person, or any other director or officer, purchased
securities through the exercise of options during such period, state the
aggregate amount of securities of that class sold during the period by such
named person and by such named person and such other directors and officers as
a group. The information called for by this instruction is in lieu of the
information since the beginning of the issuer's last fiscal year called for by
13 NMAC 3.4.19.7.4 now Paragraph (4) of Subsection G of 13.3.4.19 NMAC. If
employees may participate in the plan to be acted upon, state the aggregate
amount of securities called for by all options grated to employees during the
five-year period and, if the options were other than "restricted" or
"qualified" stock options or options granted pursuant to an "employee stock
purchase plan", as the quoted terms are defined in Sections 422 through 424 of
the Internal Revenue Code, state that fact and the weighted average option
price per share. The information called for by this instruction may be
furnished in the form of the table set forth in 13 NMAC 3.4.19.7.4 now
Paragraph (4) of Subsection G of 13.3.4.19 NMAC.
(8) If the plan to be acted upon is set forth
in a written document, three copies thereof shall be filed with the
superintendent at the time preliminary copies of the proxy statement and form
of proxy are filed.
(9) The
information called for by 13 NMAC 3.4.19.9.5.3 or 13 NMAC 3.4.19.9.5.5 now
Subparagraph (c) or (e) of Paragraph (5) of Subsection I of 13.3.4.19 NMAC need
not be given as to payments made on an actuarial basis pursuant to any group
pension plan which provides for fixed benefits in the event of retirement at a
specified age or after a specified number of years of service.
J.
Options, warrants or
rights: If action is to be taken with respect to the granting or
extension of any options to purchase securities of the issuer or any
subsidiary, furnish the following information:
(1) State:
(a) the title and amount of securities called
for or to be called for by such options;
(b) the prices, expiration dates and other
material conditions upon which the options may be exercised;
(c) the consideration received or to be
received by the issuer or subsidiary for the granting or extension of the
options;
(d) the market value of
the securities called for or to be called for by the options as of the latest
practicable date; and
(e) in the
case of options, the federal income tax consequences of the issuance and
exercise of such option to the recipient and to the issuer.
(2) State separately the amount of
options received or to be received by the following persons, naming each such
person:
(a) each director or officer named in
answer to 13 NMAC 3.4.19.7.1 now Paragraph (1) of Subsection G of 13.3.4.19
NMAC;
(b) each nominee for election
as a director of the issuer;
(c)
each associate of such directors, officers, or nominees; and
(d) each other person who received or is to
receive ten percent (10%) or more of such options.
(e) state, also, the total amount of such
options received or to be received by all directors and officers of the issuer
as a group, without naming them.
(3) Furnish such information, in addition to
that required by 13 NMAC 3.4.19.10 and 13 NMAC 3.4.19.7 now Subsection J and G
of 13.3.4.19 NMAC, as may be necessary to describe adequately the provisions
already made pursuant to all bonus, profit sharing, pension, retirement, stock
option, stock purchase, deferred compensation, or other remuneration or
incentive plans, now in effect or in effect within the past five (5) years,
for:
(a) each director or officer named in
answer to 13 NMAC 3.4.19.7.1 now Paragraph (1) of Subsection G of 13.3.4.19
NMAC who may participate in the plan to be acted upon;
(b) all present directors and officers of the
issuer as a group, if any director or officer may participate in the plan,
and
(c) all employees, if employees
may participate in the plan.
(4) For the purpose of 13 NMAC 3.4.19.10 now
Subsection J of 13.3.4.19 NMAC the term option includes any option, warrant or
right.
(5) 13 NMAC 3.4.19.10.2 and
13 NMAC 3.4.19.10.3 now Paragraphs (2) and (3) of Subsection J of 13.3.4.19
NMAC do not apply to warrants or rights to be issued to security holders as
such on a pro rata basis.
(6) 13
NMAC 3.4.19.9.7 now Paragraph (7) of Subsection I of 13.3.4.19 NMAC shall also
apply to 13 NMAC 3.4.19.10.3 now Paragraph (3) of Subsection J of 13.3.4.19
NMAC.
(7) If the options described
in answer to 13 NMAC 3.4.19.10 now Subsection J of 13.3.4.19 NMAC are issued
pursuant to a plan which is set forth in a written document, three copies
thereof shall be filed with the superintendent at the time preliminary copies
of the proxy statement and form of proxy are filed.
K.
Authorization or issuance of
securities otherwise than for exchange: If action is to be taken with
respect to the authorization or issuance of any securities otherwise than for
exchange for outstanding securities of the issuer, furnish the following
information:
(1) State the title and amount
of securities to be authorized or issued.
(2) If the securities are other than
additional shares of common stock of a class outstanding, furnish a brief
summary of the following, if applicable: dividend, voting, liquidation,
preemptive and conversion rights, redemption and sinking fund provisions,
interest rate and date of maturity.
(3) Describe briefly the transaction in which
the securities are to be issued, including a statement as to:
(a) The nature and approximate amount of
consideration received or to be received by the issuer; and
(b) The approximate amount devoted to each
purpose, as far as is determinable, for which the net proceeds have been or are
to be used.
(c) If it is
impracticable to describe the transaction in which the securities are to be
issued, state the reason, indicate the purpose of the authorization of the
securities, and state whether further authorization for the issuance of the
securities by a vote of security holders will be solicited prior to such
issuance.
(4) If the
securities are to be issued otherwise than in a general public offering for
cash, state the reasons for the proposed authorization or issuance and the
general effect thereof upon the rights of existing security holders.
L.
Modification or exchange
of securities: If action is to be taken with respect to the modification
of any class of securities of the issuer, or the issuance or authorization for
issuance of securities of the issuer in exchange for outstanding securities of
the issuer, furnish the following information:
(1) If outstanding securities are to be
modified, state the title and amount thereof. If securities are to be issued in
exchange for outstanding securities, state the title and amount of securities
to be so issued, the title and amount of outstanding securities to be exchanged
therefor and the basis of the exchange.
(2) Describe any material differences between
the outstanding securities and the modified or new securities.
(3) State the reasons for the proposed
modification or exchange and the general effect thereof upon the rights of
existing security holders.
(4)
Furnish a brief statement as to arrears in dividends or as to defaults in
principal or interest in respect to the outstanding securities which are to be
modified or exchanged and such other information as may be appropriate in the
particular case to disclose adequately the nature and effect of the proposed
action.
(5) Outline briefly any
other material features of the proposed modification or exchange. If the plan
of proposed action is set forth in a written document, file copies thereof with
the superintendent at the time the preliminary proxy material is
filed.
M.
Mergers,
consolidations, acquisitions and similar matters: Furnish the following
information if action is to be taken with respect to any plan for 1) the merger
or consolidation of the issuer into or with any other person or of any other
person into or with the issuer, 2) the acquisition by the issuer or any of its
security holders of securities of another issuer, 3) the acquisition by the
issuer of any other going business or of the assets thereof, 4) the sale or
other transfer of all or any substantial part of the assets of the issuer, or
5) the liquidation or dissolution of the issuer:
(1) Outline briefly the material features of
the plan. State the reasons therefor and the general effect thereof upon the
rights of existing security holders. If the plan is set forth in a written
document, file three copies thereof with the superintendent at the time
preliminary copies of the proxy statement and form of proxy are
filed.
(2) Furnish the following
information as to the issuer and each person which is to be merged into the
issuer or into or with which the issuer is to be merged or consolidated or the
business or assets of which are to be acquired or which is the issuer of
securities to be acquired by the issuer in exchange for all or a substantial
part of its assets or to be acquired by security holders of the issuer. What is
required is information essential to an investor's appraisal of the action
proposed to be taken.
(a) Describe briefly the
business of such person.
(b) State
the location and describe the general character of the plants and other
important physical properties of such person. The description is to be given
from an economic and business standpoint, as distinguished from a legal
standpoint. Portfolio or investment assets of an insurer need not be
disclosed.
(c) Furnish a brief
statement as to dividends in arrears or defaults in principal or interest in
respect of any securities of the issuer or of such person, and as to the effect
of the plan thereon and such other information as may be appropriate in the
particular case to disclose adequately the nature and effect of the proposed
action.
(d) Furnish a tabulation in
columnar form showing the existing and the pro forma capitalization.
(e) Furnish in columnar form for each of the
last five (5) fiscal years an historical summary of earnings and show per share
amounts of net earnings, dividends declared for each year and book value per
share at the end of the latest period.
(f) Furnish in columnar form for each of the
last five (5) fiscal years a combined pro forma summary of earnings, as
appropriate in the circumstances, indicating the aggregate and pre-share
earnings for each such year and the pro forma book value per share at the end
of the latest period. If the transaction establishes a new basis of accounting
for assets of any of the persons included therein, the pro forma summary of
earnings shall be furnished only for the most recent fiscal year and interim
period and shall reflect appropriate pro forma adjustments resulting from such
new basis of accounting.
(g) To the
extent material for the exercise of prudent judgment in regard to the matter to
be acted upon, furnish the historical and pro forma earnings data specified in
13 NMAC 3.4.19.13.2.5 and 13 NMAC 3.4.19.13.2.6 now Subparagraphs (e) and (f)
of Paragraph (2) of Subsection M of 13.3.4.19 NMAC for interim periods of the
current and prior fiscal years, if available.
(3) 13 NMAC 3.4.19.13.2 now Paragraph (2) of
Subsection M of 13.3.4.19 NMAC shall not apply if the plan described in answer
to 13 NMAC 3.4.19.13.1 now Paragraph (1) of Subsection M of 13.3.4.19 NMAC
involves only the issuer and one or more of its totally-held
subsidiaries.
(4) As to each class
of securities of the issuer, or of any person specified in 13 NMAC 3.4.19.13.2
now Paragraph (2) of Subsection M of 13.3.4.19 NMAC, which is admitted to
dealing on a national securities exchange or with respect to which a market
otherwise exists, and which will be materially affected by the plan, state the
high and low sale prices (or, in the absence of trading in a particular period,
the range of the bid and asked prices) for each quarterly period within two (2)
years. This information may be omitted if the plan involves merely the
liquidation or dissolution of the issuer.
N.
Financial statements:
(1) If action is to be taken with respect to
any matter specified in 13 NMAC 3.4.19.11, 13 NMAC 3.4.19.12 or 13 NMAC
3.4.19.13 now Subsections K, L and M of 13.3.4.19 NMAC, furnish financial
statements of the issuer and its subsidiaries complying with the requirements
of 13 NMAC 3.4.10.2.1, 13 NMAC 3.4.10.2.2 and 13 NMAC 3.4.10.2.3 now Paragraphs
(1), (2) and (3) of Subsection B of 13.3.4.10 NMAC including schedules of
supplementary profit and loss information. Such statements may be omitted with
respect to a plan described in answer to 13 NMAC 3.4.19.3 now Subsection C of
13.3.4.19 NMAC if the plan involves only the issuer and one or more of its
totally-held subsidiaries.
(2) If
action is to be taken with respect to any matter specified in 13 NMAC
3.4.19.13.2 now Paragraph (2) of Subsection M of 13.3.4.19 NMAC, furnish for
each person specified therein, other than the issuer, financial statements
complying with the requirements of 13 NMAC 3.4.10.2.1, 13 NMAC 3.4.10.2.2 and
13 NMAC 3.4.10.2.3 now Paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) of Subsection B of 13.3.4.10
NMAC.
(3) The superintendent may,
upon the request of the issuer, permit the omission of any of the statements
herein required where such statements are not necessary for the exercise of
prudent judgment in regard to any matter to be acted upon, or may permit the
filing in substitution therefor of appropriate statements of comparable
character. The superintendent may also require the filing of other statements
in addition to, or in substitution for, the statements herein required in any
case where such statements are necessary or appropriate for an adequate
presentation of the financial condition of any person whose financial
statements are required, or whose statements are otherwise material for the
exercise of prudent judgment in regard to any matter to be acted upon. In the
usual case, financial statements are deemed material to the exercise of prudent
judgment where the matter to be acted upon is authorization or issuance of a
material amount of senior securities, but are not deemed material where the
matter to be acted upon is the authorization or issuance of common stock,
otherwise than in an exchange, merger or consolidation, acquisition or similar
transaction.
(4) The proxy
statement may incorporate by reference any financial statements contained in an
annual report sent to security holders with respect to the same meeting as that
to which the proxy statement relates, provided such financial statements
substantially meet the requirements of 13 NMAC 3.4.19.14 now Subsection N of
13.3.4.19 NMAC.
O.
Acquisition or disposition of property: If action is to be taken
with respect to the acquisition or disposition of any property, furnish the
following information:
(1) Describe briefly
the general character and location of the property.
(2) State the nature and amount of
consideration to be paid or received by the issuer or any subsidiary. To the
extent practicable outline briefly the facts bearing upon the question of the
fairness of the consideration.
(3)
State the name and address of the transferor or transferee, as the case may be,
and the nature of any material relationship of such person to the issuer or an
affiliate of the issuer.
(4)
Outline briefly any other material features of the contract or
transaction.
P.
Restatement of accounts: If action is to be taken with respect to
the restatement of any asset, capital or surplus account of the issuer, furnish
the following information.
(1) State the
nature of the restatement and the date as of which it is to be
effective.
(2) Outline briefly the
reasons for the restatement and for the selection of the particular effective
date.
(3) State the name and amount
of each account (including any reserve accounts) affected by the restatement
and the effect of the restatement thereon. Tabular presentation of the amounts
shall be made when appropriate, particularly in the case of
recapitalizations.
(4) To the
extent practicable, state whether and the extent, if any, to which the
restatement will, as of the date thereof, alter the amount available for
distribution to the holders of equity securities.
Q.
Action with respect to
reports: If action is to be taken with respect to any report of the
issuer or of its directors, officers or committees or any minutes of meetings
of its stockholders, furnish the following information.
(1) State whether or not such action is to
constitute approval or disapproval of any of the matters referred to in such
reports or minutes.
(2) Identify
each of such matters which it is intended will be approved or disapproved and
furnish the information required by the appropriate section or sections of this
schedule with respect to each such matter.
R.
Matters not required to be
submitted: If action is to be taken with respect to any matter which is
not required to be submitted to a vote of security holders, state the nature of
such matter, the reasons for submitting it to a vote of security holders and
what action is intended to be taken by the management in the event of a
negative vote on the matter by the security holders.
S.
Amendment of charter, bylaws or
other documents:
(1) If action is to
be taken with respect to any amendment of the issuer's charter, bylaws or other
documents as to which information is not required above, state briefly the
reasons for and general effect of such amendment.
(2) Where the matter to be acted upon is the
classification of directors, state whether vacancies which occur during the
year may be filled by the board of directors to serve only until the next
annual meeting or may be so filled for the remainder of the full
term.
T.
Other
proposed action: If action is to be taken with respect to any matter not
specifically referred to above describe briefly the substance of each such
matter in substantially the same degree of detail as is required by 13 NMAC
3.4.19.5 to 13 NMAC 3.4.19.19 now Subsection E to Subsection S of 13.3.4.19
NMAC, inclusive.
U.
Vote
required for approval: As to each matter which is to be submitted to a
vote of security holders, other than elections to office or the selection or
approval of auditors, state the vote required for its approval.