SC 14D9
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 14D-9
Solicitation/Recommendation Statement under
Section 14(d)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
BAIRNCO CORPORATION
(Name of Subject Company)
BAIRNCO CORPORATION
(Name of Person(s) Filing Statement)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
(including the associated Series A Junior Participating
Preferred Stock Purchase Rights)
(Title of Class of Securities)
057097107
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Luke E. Fichthorn, III
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Bairnco Corporation
300 Primera Boulevard
Lake Mary, Florida 32746
(407) 875-2222
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
Receive Notices and
Communications on Behalf of the Person(s) Filing
Statement)
With Copies to:
Andrew L. Bab, Esq.
John H. Hall, Esq.
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
919 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
(212) 909-6000
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Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary
communications made before the commencement of a tender offer. |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Item 1. |
Subject Company Information. |
The name of the subject company is Bairnco Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (the Company or
Bairnco). The address of the Companys
principal executive offices is 300 Primera Boulevard, Lake Mary,
Florida 32746. The Companys telephone number at that
location is (407) 875-2222.
The title of the class of equity securities to which this
Solicitation/ Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9
(this Statement) relates is the Common Stock
of the Company, par value $0.01 per share (the
Company Common Stock), including the
associated Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock
purchase rights (the Rights, and together
with the Company Common Stock, the Shares)
issued pursuant to the Rights Agreement, dated as of
June 22, 2006, between the Company and Computershare
Investor Services, LLC, as Rights Agent (the Rights
Agreement). As of July 5, 2006, there were
7,286,978 Shares outstanding, including 169,000 Shares
of restricted stock, and an additional 350,511 Shares
reserved for issuance under the Companys equity
compensation plans which are issuable upon or otherwise
deliverable in connection with the exercise of outstanding
options.
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Item 2. |
Identity and Background of Filing Person. |
This Statement is being filed by the subject company, Bairnco.
The Companys name, address and business telephone number
are set forth in Item 1 above. The Companys website
address is www.bairnco.com. The information on the
Companys website should not be considered a part of this
Statement.
This Statement relates to the tender offer by BZ Acquisition
Corp., a Delaware corporation (the Offeror)
and a wholly owned subsidiary of Steel Partners II, L.P.
(Steel Partners), to purchase all of the
issued and outstanding Shares for $12.00 per Share, net to
the seller in cash, without interest, upon the terms and subject
to the conditions described in the Tender Offer Statement on
Schedule TO (together with the exhibits, amendments and
supplements thereto, the Schedule TO),
originally filed by Steel Partners and the Offeror with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC)
on June 22, 2006. The value of the consideration offered,
together with all of the terms and conditions applicable to the
tender offer, is referred to in this Statement as the
Offer.
The Offer is conditioned on, among other things, (i) the
tender by the Companys stockholders of Shares which,
together with the Shares owned by Steel Partners, represent a
majority of Companys outstanding Shares, on a fully
diluted basis, (ii) the redemption of the Rights granted
to the Companys stockholders or the satisfaction of Steel
Partners that the Rights have been invalidated or are otherwise
inapplicable to the Offer and the potential merger thereafter
and (iii) the satisfaction of Steel Partners that
Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the
DGCL) is inapplicable to the Offer and the
potential merger thereafter. The Offeror has not committed to
effectuate a merger with the Company if the Offer is successful,
although it states that this is its current expectation.
According to the Schedule TO, the address of the principal
executive offices of Steel Partners and the Offeror is 590
Madison Avenue, 32nd floor, New York, NY 10022.
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Item 3. |
Past Contacts, Transactions, Negotiations and
Agreements. |
Except as described herein, including in Annex A,
there are no material agreements, arrangements or
understandings, or any actual or potential conflicts of interest
between the Company or its affiliates, on the one hand, and
(i) the executive officers, directors or affiliates of
the Company or (ii) Steel Partners, the Offeror or their
respective executive officers, directors or affiliates, on the
other hand.
The information contained in Annex A to this
Statement from the Companys proxy statement dated
March 15, 2006 is comprised of the following sections of
such proxy statement: Common Stock Ownership of Certain
Beneficial Owners and Management, Compensation of
Management, Board Compensation Committee Report on
Executive Compensation-Performance Bonus and Board
Compensation Committee Report on Executive Compensation-Stock
Incentive Plan and is incorporated herein by reference.
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Any information contained in the pages incorporated by reference
herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes
of this Statement to the extent that any information contained
herein modifies or supersedes such information.
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(a) |
Arrangements with Executive Officers and Directors of
the Company. |
The Companys directors and executive officers have entered
into or participate in, as applicable, the various agreements
and arrangements discussed below. In the case of each plan or
agreement discussed below in which the term change in
control applies, the consummation of the Offer would
constitute a change in control.
Cash Consideration Payable Pursuant to the Offer.
If the Companys directors and executive officers were to
tender any Shares they own for purchase pursuant to the Offer,
they would receive the same cash consideration on the same terms
and conditions as the other stockholders of the Company. As of
July 5, 2006, the Companys directors and executive
officers beneficially owned in the aggregate 858,770 Shares
(including Shares of restricted stock and Shares issuable upon
the exercise of vested and unvested options). If the directors
and executive officers were to tender all such Shares for
purchase pursuant to the Offer and those Shares were accepted
for purchase and purchased by the Offeror, the directors and
executive officers would receive an aggregate of approximately
$9.04 million in cash.
As discussed below in Item 4, to the knowledge of the
Company, none of the Companys executive officers,
directors, affiliates or subsidiaries currently intends to
tender Shares held of record or beneficially owned by such
person for purchase pursuant to the Offer.
Change in Control Agreements. Pursuant to change
in control agreements the Company has with eight senior
executives, including 3 executive officers (the Change
in Control Agreements), the Company will provide
severance benefits to such executive officers if their
employment is terminated within 24 months of a change in
control of the Company, unless such termination is (i)
due to death or retirement, (ii) by the Company for
cause or due to disability or (iii) by the
executive without good reason. The amount of
severance will be equal to the sum of (a) the highest
annual rate of salary in the twelve months preceding the
executive officers termination date and (b) the
higher of the executive officers average annual bonus for
the past two completed fiscal years or the executive
officers target bonus for the fiscal year in which the
termination occurs. In addition to these severance amounts, the
executive officers will be entitled to a pro rata annual bonus
for the year in which their termination of employment occurs and
to continue participating in the Companys welfare benefit
programs for up to one year following termination of their
employment. If the executive officers become entitled to
severance under the Change in Control Agreements, they will not
be entitled to severance pay under any other agreement with the
Company.
Further information on the Change in Control Agreements is
included in the exhibits attached hereto and is incorporated
herein by reference.
Employment Agreement. On May 23, 1990, the
Company entered into an agreement with Luke E.
Fichthorn III, the Companys current Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer, under which Mr. Fichthorn became
an employee (the Employment Agreement). The
Employment Agreement generally automatically renews so that at
no time will the term of the agreement be less than four years.
Mr. Fichthorn currently holds stock options that were
granted to him upon his employment for 83,334 Shares at an
exercise price equal to the book value of a share of stock
determined on the last day of the month in which he became an
employee ($5.94 per share). These options became
exercisable on May 31, 2000. Except in the case of a
voluntary termination of employment or a termination of
employment for cause, exercisable options will
generally remain exercisable until the earliest of the three
year anniversary of the date of termination and May 31,
2010. Each Share issued pursuant to the options is accompanied
by a limited stock appreciation right that will become
exercisable for six months following a change in control. Upon
exercise of such right, Mr. Fichthorn will receive the
excess of the fair market value per Share (or, if greater,
$10 per Share) over the exercise price per Share for the
underlying option. In the event that the payments received by
Mr. Fichthorn with respect to his options and under any
provision of the Employment Agreement by reason of a change in
control are subject to the excise tax on excess parachute
payments, the Company will pay Mr. Fichthorn such amounts as
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are necessary to place him in the same position as he would have
been in if no excise tax had been payable. Mr. Fichthorn
will also receive a special retirement supplement that is
intended to provide him a retirement benefit comparable to what
he would have received under the Company retirement plan if his
combined past service as a director of the Companys former
subsidiary, Keene Corporation, and the Company (25 years)
were treated as years of service under that plan. The
supplemental, non-qualified benefit is fully vested. If the
Company (i) terminates Mr. Fichthorns
employment without cause or (ii) breaches the
Employment Agreement in a material fashion leading
Mr. Fichthorn to terminate his employment, the Company will
pay Mr. Fichthorn a lump sum benefit equal to the sum of
(a) four times his then base salary and (b) the
highest bonus paid or payable to him during the prior three
years or the current year. Regardless of the reason for his
termination, the Company will also provide Mr. Fichthorn
and his spouse with medical, health and hospitalization benefits
following his termination until he attains age 65 (or, in
the event of his death, until his spouse attains age 65).
Further information regarding the Employment Agreement is set
forth in Annex A hereto under the heading
Compensation of Management Executive
Contracts Employment Agreement and in the
exhibits attached hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Performance Bonus Plan. The Company provides
incentive compensation to its executive officers in the form of
annual cash bonuses relating to financial and operational
achievements during the prior year through the Companys
Management Incentive Compensation Program (the
Performance Bonus Plan). The amount and form
of such bonuses are determined by the Compensation Committee
based primarily upon an analysis of the individuals job
performance and the specific accomplishments of the individual
during the preceding calendar year.
Further information on the Performance Bonus Plan is set forth
in Annex A hereto under the heading
Performance Bonus and in the exhibits attached
hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Stock Incentive Plan. The Company also provides
long-term incentive compensation to its executive officers and
key employees through stock options and restricted stock. The
2000 Bairnco Stock Incentive Plan (the Stock Incentive
Plan) was approved by Companys stockholders at
the 2000 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. As originally
established, the Stock Incentive Plan provided for stock option
awards. In April 2003, the Board of directors amended the Stock
Incentive Plan to add a restricted stock award program. The
restricted stock award program permits the committee to grant to
an employee an award consisting of Shares that are subject to
specified forfeiture and transfer restrictions. Upon the lapse
of these restrictions, the restricted stock award becomes
vested. Generally, a restricted stock award under the Stock
Incentive Plan becomes vested if the recipient remains employed
until the fifth anniversary of the date of the award.
As of July 5, 2006 the Companys directors and
executive officers held options to purchase 182,340 Shares
which were vested and exercisable as of that date, with an
aggregate weighted average exercise price of $5.95 per
Share. Pursuant to the terms of the plans as previously approved
by the Companys stockholders, upon a change in control of
the Company, 23,246 unvested options to purchase Shares held by
directors and executive officers, with a weighted average
exercise price of $7.78 per Share, will vest and become
exercisable. As of July 5, 2006 the Companys
directors and executive officers also held 91,000 Shares of
restricted stock. The restrictions applicable to such Shares
will lapse upon a change in control of the Company.
Further information on the Stock Incentive Plan is set forth in
Annex A hereto under the heading Stock
Incentive Plan and in the exhibits attached hereto and is
incorporated herein by reference.
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Transactions with Steel Partners and the
Offeror. |
According to the Schedule TO, as of June 22, 2006,
Steel Partners owned 1,110,200 Shares. Except as described
herein, to the knowledge of the Company as of the date of this
Statement, there are no material agreements, arrangements or
understandings, or any actual or potential conflict of interest
between the Company or its affiliates and Steel Partners, the
Offeror or their respective executive officers, directors or
affiliates.
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Item 4. |
The Solicitation or Recommendation. |
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Solicitation or Recommendation. |
The Board of Directors, after careful consideration, including a
thorough review of the Offer with its financial and legal
advisers, has unanimously determined at a meeting duly held on
July 6, 2006 that the Offer is inadequate and not in the
best interests of the Companys stockholders (other than
Steel Partners and its affiliates). ACCORDINGLY, THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT THE COMPANYS STOCKHOLDERS REJECT
THE OFFER AND NOT TENDER THEIR SHARES. In reaching its
conclusion and making its recommendation, the Board of Directors
identified a number of reasons including, but not limited to,
the reasons described in clause (c) below.
A form of letter to the Companys stockholders
communicating the recommendation of the Board of Directors, a
letter to the Companys employees and a press release
relating to the recommendation to reject the Offer are filed as
Exhibits a(1), a(2) and a(3) hereto, respectively, and are
incorporated by reference herein.
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Background of the Offer. |
Steel Partners has been a stockholder of the Company since 1996.
From time to time representatives of the Company and Steel
Partners have discussed the operations of the Company and its
financial performance. During one telephone call,
representatives of Steel Partners spoke with Mr. Fichthorn
regarding a potential strategic transaction involving the
Company and another company in which Steel Partners had an
interest. The Company determined that this proposed transaction
would not be in the best interest of the Companys
stockholders and did not pursue the transaction.
In June 2005, the Company resumed the Share repurchase program
it had originally established in 1995 and from time to time
thereafter repurchased its Shares in the market. The Company
temporarily halted its repurchase program on June 22, 2006.
In late 2005, representatives of Steel Partners called
Mr. Fichthorn of the Company to discuss certain aspects of
the Companys business and operations, including the
Companys defined pension plan and general concerns related
to controlling escalating medical costs.
On January 9, 2006, Warren G. Lichtenstein of Steel
Partners sent a letter to the Company asking the Companys
Board of Directors to immediately adopt a resolution exempting
Steel Partners from the limitations of Section 203 of the
DGCL and recommending that the Board seek stockholder approval
at the next annual meeting of stockholders to amend the
Companys certificate of incorporation to elect not to be
governed by Section 203 of the DGCL. Section 203 of
the DGCL, which is intended to aid boards of directors in
protecting stockholders of Delaware companies from inadequate or
coercive hostile offers, generally prohibits a Delaware company
from entering into certain business combinations with an
interested stockholder (a stockholder owning in
excess of 15% of a companys outstanding shares) for a
period of three years unless the stockholder obtained approval
from the board of directors prior to crossing the 15% threshold.
A copy of Mr. Lichtensteins letter is filed as an
exhibit hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
On January 26, 2006, at the Companys regularly
scheduled Board of Directors meeting, the Board reviewed
Steel Partners letter of January 9, 2006 and
discussed Steel Partners request. After careful
consideration and consultation with outside counsel, the Board
determined that allowing Steel Partners to purchase Shares in
excess of the threshold set by Section 203 of the DGCL and
pursuing action to cause the Company not to be governed by
Section 203 of the DGCL were not in the best interest of
all of the Companys stockholders.
On January 31, 2006, Mr. Fichthorn of the Company sent
a letter to Mr. Lichtenstein of Steel Partners informing
him of the Boards decision and explaining the reasoning
behind the Boards decision. The Company therefore did not
approve further purchases by Steel Partners and did not seek to
amend the Companys certificate of incorporation, and Steel
Partners did not press these issues any further with the
Company. A copy of Mr. Fichthorns letter is filed as
an exhibit hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
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In March 2006, representatives of Steel Partners asked to visit
certain of the Companys facilities and the Company agreed
to accommodate this request.
In April 2006, in response to Steel Partners earlier
request, the Company arranged for representatives of Steel
Partners to visit certain Company facilities. Representatives of
Steel Partners toured the Companys Arlon Electronic
Materials facility located in Rancho Cucamonga, California and
its Arlon Coated Materials facility located in Santa Ana,
California.
After the site visits in April 2006, the Company had no further
contact with Steel Partners until Thursday, June 15, 2006.
On June 15, 2006, a representative of Steel Partners
telephoned Mr. Fichthorn to inform him that Steel Partners
had sent a letter regarding the proposed Offer and had issued a
press release to that effect. Later that day, Mr. Fichthorn
of the Company received a letter from Mr. Lichtenstein of
Steel Partners indicating Steel Partners intention to
commence the Offer. A copy of Mr. Lichtensteins
letter is included as an exhibit hereto and incorporated by
reference herein.
Later in the day on June 15, 2006, Steel Partners issued a
press release announcing its intention to commence a tender
offer.
On June 16, 2006, the Company issued a press release
cautioning the Companys stockholders against taking any
premature action and stating that the Board of Directors would
make a recommendation to the stockholders with respect to the
Offer in a timely manner.
On June 19, 2006, the Board of Directors of the Company
held a special meeting by telephone. The Board, together with
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
(Debevoise), its legal counsel, reviewed
Steel Partners proposed offer, discussed its implications
under the DGCL and considered the possibility of pursuing
strategic alternatives and implementing a shareholder rights
plan. The Board also determined to retain Richards
Layton & Finger, P.A. as special Delaware counsel.
On June 22, 2006, Steel Partners issued a press release
announcing the commencement of the Offer and Steel Partners and
the Offeror filed the Schedule TO, commencing the Offer.
Later in the day on June 22, 2006, the Board of Directors
of the Company met in person to discuss the Offer. At the Board
meeting, the Board formally retained Lazard
Frères & Co. LLC (Lazard) as
its financial adviser and resolved to retain Georgeson
Shareholder Communications, Inc. (Georgeson)
as its information agent and Citigate Sard Verbinnen LLC
(CSV) as its public relations adviser.
Representatives of Debevoise reviewed with the Board its
fiduciary duties. Representatives of Lazard reviewed with the
Board the financial terms of the Offer and discussed its
preliminary views as to possible courses of action available to
the Company. Recognizing that it is in the best interest of the
Companys stockholders for the Board to have sufficient
time to carefully evaluate the Offer and possible alternatives,
including the Companys existing strategic plan, and to
protect the Companys stockholders against potentially
inadequate or coercive offers, the Board considered adopting a
shareholder rights plan (the Rights Plan).
Representatives of Debevoise and Lazard reviewed with the Board
the terms and conditions of the proposed Rights Plan. After
lengthy discussions with its advisers, the Board approved the
Rights Plan, which is described in more detail in Item 8 of
this Statement.
On June 22, 2006, the Company issued a press release
announcing its adoption of the Rights Plan and the retention by
the Company of Lazard as its financial adviser and Debevoise as
its legal adviser.
On June 26, 2006, Steel Partners issued a press release
reacting to the Companys adoption of the Rights Plan, and
Steel Partners and the Offeror filed an amendment to the
Schedule TO amending the terms of the Offer to include a
new condition requiring the redemption of the Rights or
inapplicability to the Offer of the Rights.
On July 6, 2006, the Board of Directors of the Company met
to discuss the Offer. Representatives of Debevoise reviewed with
the Board the terms and conditions of the Offer and the
directors fiduciary duties and representatives of Lazard
reviewed with the Board the financial terms of the Offer and
reviewed and
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discussed various financial analyses. Representatives of Lazard
also provided to the Board its oral opinion, confirmed in
writing on the same day, to the effect that, as of July 6,
2006 and subject to the qualifications and limitations set forth
in the opinion, a copy of which is included as
Annex B hereto, the consideration being offered by
Steel Partners to the holders of the Shares pursuant to the
Offer is inadequate from a financial point of view to such
holders (other than Steel Partners and its affiliates).
Following this review and discussion by the Board of numerous
relevant factors, the Board unanimously made the determination
and recommendation described in clause (a) of this
Item 4. The Board also took action to delay the
Distribution Date (as defined below) with respect to the Rights
as described in Item 8.
In the afternoon on July 6, 2006, Mr. Fichthorn of the
Company sent Mr. Lichtenstein of Steel Partners a letter
providing him with the Companys press release relating to
the Offer. A copy of such letter is filed as an exhibit hereto
and incorporated by reference herein.
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Reasons for the Recommendation. |
In reaching the conclusion that the Offer is inadequate from a
financial point of view to the Companys stockholders and
not in the best interest of either the Company or its
stockholders, and in making the recommendation set forth above,
the Board of Directors consulted with management of the Company
and its financial and legal advisers, and took into account
numerous other factors, including, but not limited to, the
following:
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The Boards belief that the Offer price is inadequate and
that it does not reflect the long-term value inherent in the
Company. |
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The Boards view that the Offer does not adequately
compensate the Companys stockholders for transferring
control of the Company to Steel Partners. |
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The Boards understanding of and familiarity with the
Companys business, financial condition, current business
strategy and future prospects, which management and the Board
believe have not been fully reflected in the Companys
results of operations or Share price, as further explained in
clause (d) of this item 4. |
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The Boards view that the Offer represents an opportunistic
attempt by Steel Partners to acquire the Company at a time when
the Companys stock price, which was $9.96 on June 15,
2006, the last trading day before the public announcement of
Steel Partners intention to commence the Offer, was at a
20% discount to the
52-week high of
$12.49 per Share on April 20, 2006. |
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The Boards belief that Steel Partners has timed its Offer
to take advantage of depressed 2005 results stemming from
significant costs and delays in anticipated savings associated
with the Companys strategic initiatives before the fruits
of those initiatives have been fully reflected in the
Companys stock price. For instance, in 2005, there were
costs associated with moving the Companys St. Louis
facility to Mexico, including unexpected
start-up costs, and
unexpected difficulties in ramping up Arlons Coated
Materials San Antonio plant. In addition there were
unexpected delays in the opening of the Companys new China
plant which pushed back anticipated savings. However, the
Company is addressing all of these difficulties and expects its
operating profit in 2006 to be in the range of 30% to 40% better
than it was in 2005. |
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The Boards commitment to the long-term interests of the
Company and its stockholders, and to pursuing strategies that
recognize the Companys long-term value. The Board believes
that the Companys senior management will be able to create
stockholder value in excess of the Offer through the continued
execution of the Companys current business strategy,
including the active consideration of well-chosen acquisition
opportunities. The Company has already identified potential
acquisition targets which the Board has been considering and
with which the Company has been negotiating for some time. |
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The fact that the consideration offered by Steel Partners would
in general be taxable to the Companys stockholders. |
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The fact that the Offer is highly conditional, which results in
significant uncertainty that the Offer will be consummated.
Several of these conditions are beyond the control of Steel
Partners, are of questionable relevance or appear designed to
provide easily triggered outs for Steel Partners.
Specifically, the Offer is subject to the following conditions,
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a) Minimum Tender Condition. The
Companys stockholders must tender an amount of Shares
which, together with the Shares owned by Steel Partners,
represent at least a majority of Shares outstanding on a fully
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b) Redemption of Rights Condition. The Board
must redeem the Rights granted to the Companys
stockholders, or Steel Partners must be satisfied that the
Rights have been invalidated or are otherwise inapplicable to
the Offer and the potential merger thereafter; |
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c) Section 203 Condition. Steel Partners
must be satisfied that Section 203 of the DGCL is
inapplicable to the Offer and the potential merger thereafter; |
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d) No Material Adverse Change Condition. No
change shall have occurred or be threatened (and no development
shall have occurred or be threatened involving a prospective
change) in the business, assets, liabilities, financial
condition, capitalization, operations, results of operations or
prospects of the Company that, in Steel Partners
reasonable judgment, is or may be materially adverse to the
Company, and Steel Partners shall not have become aware of any
facts that, in its reasonable judgment, have or may have a
material adverse significance with respect to either the value
of the Company or the value of the Shares; |
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e) Absence of Certain Actions. The Company
shall not have (i) authorized, announced its intent to
enter into, or entered into any agreement with respect to any
merger, business combination, acquisition or disposition of
assets or comparable transaction not in the ordinary course of
business, or (ii) entered into or amended any employment,
severance or similar agreement with its employees other than in
the ordinary course; |
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f) Certain Events. There has been (i)
any decline in either the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the
Standard and Poors Index of 500 Industrial Companies or
the NASDAQ-100 Index by an amount in excess of 15%, (ii)
any material adverse change (or development or threatened
development involving a prospective material adverse change) in
U.S. or any other currency exchange rates, (iii) a
material adverse change in the market price of the Shares or in
the U.S. securities or financial markets, or (iv)
the commencement of a war, armed hostilities or other
international or national calamity directly or indirectly
involving the United States; and |
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g) Other Stockholders. Any person or group
has acquired or proposes to acquire beneficial ownership of more
than 5% of the outstanding Shares, or any person or group that
already owns more than 5% of the outstanding Shares acquires
another 1% of the Shares. |
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The presentation of, and the Boards discussions with,
Lazard at meetings of the Board held on June 22, 2006 and
July 6, 2006, with respect to the Company, Steel Partners
and the financial terms and conditions of the Offer, including
Lazards opinion, which is attached as Annex B
hereto, to the effect that, as of July 6, 2006, the
consideration to be paid to holders of the Companys common
stock pursuant to the Offer is inadequate from a financial point
of view to such holders (other than Steel Partners and its
affiliates). |
The foregoing discussion of the information and factors
considered by the Board of Directors of the Company is not
intended to be exhaustive but addresses all of the material
information and factors considered by the Board in its
consideration of the Offer. In view of the variety of factors
and the amount of information considered, the Board did not find
it practicable to provide specific assessments of, quantify or
otherwise assign any relative weights to, the specific factors
considered in determining their recommendations. The
Boards determination was made after consideration of the
factors taken as a whole. Individual members of the Board may
have given differing weights to different factors. In addition,
in arriving at their respective recommendations, the members of
the Board were aware of the interests of certain officers and
directors of the Company as described under Item 3 above.
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Company Strategic Plan. |
In 2002, the Company initiated a strategic program focusing each
of the Companys business units on two goals: becoming low
cost producers in the long term while at the same time
continuing to invest in marketing and product development to
grow new product and service revenues. In the ensuing years, in
connection with these goals, the Company embarked on three key
strategic initiatives: (i) consolidating Arlon industrial
products from three plants into a single new facility in Texas,
(ii) relocating Kascos manufacturing operations to
Mexico, and (iii) establishing a new manufacturing
facility for Arlon Electronic Materials in China. The Company
has incurred significant expenses in implementing these
initiatives over the last several years, and the initiatives
have taken longer to implement than initially expected. However,
the initial strategic rationale remains sound and, other than
start-up expenses
associated with the China facility which are expected to be
incurred in 2006, the vast majority of expenses associated with
the initiatives are in the past and the benefits from these
long-term actions will become apparent in late 2006 with the
major benefits occurring in 2007 and beyond.
The industrial coated products consolidation was aimed at both
reducing costs and creating a focused management team with
critical mass. The business unit now has a new and effectively
functioning management team which is expected to reduce losses
in 2006 and further improve results in 2007.
The Kasco manufacturing plant move to a new low-cost
manufacturing facility in Mexico is now complete and in the
second quarter of this year has already begun to meet
productivity expectations and is expected to improve the
Companys operating profit in 2006 and 2007.
The purpose of expanding into China was to follow the market for
producing electronics, especially printed circuit boards, which
was migrating from Europe and North America to Asia, and to
deliver cost advantages in a very cost-competitive marketplace
while improving the Companys participation in the rapidly
growing Chinese electronics materials market by having a local
physical presence. In 2007, the China operation will benefit
from the absence of startup costs experienced in 2006, and will
deliver a substantial reduction in the cost of production.
The Companys strategic goal of continuing investments in
product development and marketing is also bearing fruit as
revenues from new products have grown from $16.5 million in
2004 to $25.4 million in 2005, with the expectation of
further increases in 2006.
Management expects the benefits of the Companys strategic
initiatives to become more evident in the second half of 2006
when earnings per share are expected to be in the range of $0.26
to $0.34, excluding the impact of professional fees related to
the Offer, as compared to $0.15 for the same period last year.
For the full year 2006, excluding the impact of professional
fees related to the Offer, operating profits are expected to be
in the range of $7.25 million to $7.75 million, and
earnings per share are expected to grow to between $0.56 and
$0.64. Although final budgets are not done until later in the
year, current projections for 2007 are for earnings per share in
the range of $0.95 to $1.05 with sales growing to between
$175 million and $185 million and operating profit in
the range of $11 million to $12 million.
Currently, given the Companys un-leveraged balance sheet
and anticipated positive free cash flows after 2006, the Company
is pursuing three independent and parallel courses of action:
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First, the Company is actively considering acquisition
opportunities that fit with our existing businesses and which
meet our return requirements. Presently, complementary
acquisitions that would further improve the Companys
financial position are under active discussions, although there
can be no assurance that these acquisitions will be completed.
The consummation of these acquisitions would be accretive to
earnings within 6 months. |
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Second, the Company intends to continue to repurchase Company
Common Stock depending on the stock price and the status of the
acquisitions.
Year-to-date, the
Company has repurchased 163,000 Shares and in 2005 the
Company repurchased 231,868 Shares. In light of the Offer,
the Board temporarily suspended the repurchase program as of
June 22, 2006. |
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Third, the Company is also committed to returning value to
shareholders through growing regular dividend payments. It is
currently the Boards intention to increase the quarterly
dividend from $0.06 to $0.07 per Share in the third quarter
of 2006. |
These actions, in total, should deliver substantial value in
2006, 2007, and beyond which management believes is not
currently reflected in the Offer price.
To the Companys knowledge, none of the Companys
executive officers, directors, affiliates or subsidiaries
currently intends to sell or tender for purchase pursuant to the
Offer any Shares owned of record or beneficially owned.
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Item 5. |
Persons/ Assets, Retained, Employed, Compensated or
Used. |
Lazard was retained as the Companys financial adviser in
connection with Steel Partners proposal and with respect
to any transaction involving the direct or indirect sale of the
Company. In addition, the Board has agreed to pay Lazard
customary fees for such services; to reimburse Lazard for all
expenses, including fees and disbursements of legal counsel; and
to indemnify Lazard and certain related persons against certain
liabilities related to, arising out of, or in connection with
its engagement.
Lazard and its affiliates may in the future provide financial
advisory services to the Company for which they would expect to
receive compensation.
The Company has retained Georgeson to act as information agent
and to assist it in connection with the Companys
communications with its stockholders with respect to the Offer
and such other advisory services as may be requested from time
to time by the Company. The Company has agreed to pay Georgeson
compensation for its services and reimbursement of
out-of-pocket expenses
in connection therewith. The Company has also agreed to
indemnify Georgeson against certain liabilities arising out of
or in connection with the engagement.
The Company has retained CSV as its public relations adviser in
connection with the Offer. The Company has agreed to pay
customary compensation for such services and to reimburse CSV
for its out-of-pocket
expenses arising out of or in connection with the engagement.
The Company has also agreed to indemnify CSV against certain
liabilities arising out of or in connection with the engagement.
Except as set forth above, neither the Company nor any person
acting on its behalf has employed, retained or agreed to
compensate any person to make solicitations or recommendations
to stockholders of the Company concerning the Offer.
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Item 6. |
Interest in Securities of the Subject Company. |
Except as described in Item 8 below or as set forth on
Annex C hereto, no transactions in the Shares,
other than ordinary course purchases under the Companys
401(k) savings plan, have been effected during the past
60 days by the Company or, to the Companys knowledge,
any of the Companys directors, executive officers,
affiliates or subsidiaries.
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Item 7. |
Purposes of the Transaction and Plans or Proposals. |
The Company has not reached an agreement in principle or signed
an agreement in connection with the Offer that relates to or
would result in: (a) a tender offer for or other
acquisition of Company Common Stock by the Company, or any other
person, (b) any extraordinary transaction, such as a
merger, reorganization or liquidation, involving the Company or
any of its subsidiaries, (c) any purchase, sale or
transfer of a material amount of assets of the Company or any of
its subsidiaries or (d) any material change in the
present dividend rate or policy, or indebtedness or
capitalization, of the Company.
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The Board of Directors has determined that disclosure with
respect to the parties to, and the possible terms of, any
transactions or proposals of the type referred to in the
preceding paragraph might jeopardize any discussions or
negotiations that the Company may conduct. Accordingly, the
Board has instructed management not to disclose the possible
terms of any such transactions or proposals, or the parties
thereto, unless and until an agreement in principle relating
thereto has been reached or, upon the advice of counsel, as may
otherwise be required by law.
Except as set forth in this Statement, there are no
transactions, resolutions of the Board, agreements in principle
or signed agreements in response to the Offer that relate to or
would result in one or more of the events referred to in the
first paragraph of this Item 7.
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Item 8. |
Additional Information. |
Rights Plan. On June 22, 2006, the Company
entered into the Rights Agreement and declared a dividend
distribution of one Right for each outstanding Share. Upon
certain events, each Right entitles the registered holder to
purchase from the Company one one-hundredth of a share of
Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, par value
$.01 per share, of the Company (the Preferred
Stock) at a price of $40 per one one-hundredth of
a share of Preferred Stock, subject to adjustment. The Rights
become exercisable upon the earlier of (a) the tenth day
following the public announcement or notice to the Company that
a person or group acquired, or obtained the right to acquire,
20% or more of the outstanding Company Common Stock or
(b) unless the Board of Directors sets a later date, the
tenth business day after any person or group commences or
announces a tender offer or exchange offer which, if successful,
would cause the person or group to own 20% or more of the
outstanding Company Common Stock, or, if a tender offer is
commenced or announced prior to the date of the Rights
Agreement, the tenth business day after the date of the Rights
Agreement (the Distribution Date).
Should any person or group acquire 20% or more of the
outstanding Company Common Stock, all Rights not held by the 20%
stockholder become rights to purchase additional shares of
Company Common Stock for one-half of the market price of such
Company Common Stock. After a person or group crosses the 20%
threshold and before such person or group owns 50% or more of
the outstanding Company Common Stock, the Board of Directors,
instead of allowing the Rights to become exercisable, may issue
one share of Company Common Stock or one one-hundredth (1/100)
of a share of Preferred Stock in exchange for each Right (other
than those held by the acquiring person or group). In the event
of a merger or sale of 50% or more of the assets of the Company,
the Rights Plan requires that provision be made for the Rights
to become rights to purchase shares of the acquiring company for
one-half of the market price of such shares.
The Rights have a ten-year term and may be redeemed for
$0.01 per Right by the Board of Directors at any time prior
to the time any person or group acquires 20% or more of the
outstanding Company Common Stock.
Board Action Regarding Rights Plan. Because Steel
Partners announced its intention to make the Offer prior to the
date of the Rights Agreement, the Rights would have become
excercisable at the close of business on July 6, 2006. At
its meeting on July 6, 2006, the Board took action, as
permitted by the Rights Agreement, to postpone the Distribution
Date until such time as the Board of Directors shall designate
by subsequent action by the Board of Directors. Until the
Distribution Date, the Rights will continue to be evidenced by
the certificates for Company Common Stock, and will be
transferred with and only with the Company Common Stock.
Delaware Anti-Takeover Statute. As a Delaware
corporation, the Company is subject to Section 203 of the
DGCL. Under Section 203, certain business
combinations between a Delaware corporation whose stock is
publicly traded or held of record by more than 2,000
stockholders and an interested stockholder are
prohibited for a three-year period following the date that such
a stockholder became an interested stockholder, unless
(i) the corporation has elected in its certificate of
incorporation not to be governed by Section 203 (the
Company did not make such an election), (ii) the
transaction in which the stockholder became an interested
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stockholder or the business combination was approved by the
board of directors of the corporation before the other party to
the business combination became an interested stockholder,
(iii) upon consummation of the transaction that made it
an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at
least 85% of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at
the commencement of the transaction (excluding voting stock
owned by directors who are also officers or held in employee
benefit plans in which the employees do not have a confidential
right to tender or vote stock held by the plan) or (iv)
the business combination was approved by the board of directors
of the corporation and ratified by
662/3
% of the voting stock which the interested stockholder
did not own. The term business combination is
defined generally to include mergers or consolidations between a
Delaware corporation and an interested stockholder, transactions
with an interested stockholder involving the assets or stock of
the corporation or its majority owned subsidiaries and
transactions which increase an interested stockholders
percentage ownership of stock. The term interested
stockholder is defined generally as a stockholder who,
together with affiliates and associates, owns (or, within three
years prior, did own) 15% or more of a Delaware
corporations voting stock.
The Board of Directors has not approved the Offer and has
recommended that the Companys stockholders not tender
their Shares pursuant to the Offer. Consequently, the
restrictions on business combinations contained in such
Section 203 of DGCL will remain applicable until the Board
approves a transaction with Steel Partners, unless the
Companys stockholders validly tender in the Offer, and do
not withdraw, that number of Shares which, together with the
Shares already owned by Steel Partners and its affiliates, would
represent at least 85% of the outstanding Company Common Stock.
It is a condition to the Offer that Steel Partners be satisfied
that the provisions of Section 203 of the DGCL do not apply
to the Offer and a potential second step merger.
Safe Harbor Statement under the Private
Securities Reform Act of 1995. Statements in this
document referring to the expected future plans and performance
of the Company are forward-looking statements. Actual future
results may differ materially from such statements. Factors that
could affect future performance include, but are not limited to,
changes in U.S. or international economic or political
conditions, such as inflation or fluctuations in interest or
foreign exchange rates; changes in the market for raw or
packaging materials which could impact the Companys
manufacturing costs; changes in the product mix; changes in the
pricing of the products of the Company or its competitors; the
impact on production output and costs from the availability of
energy sources and related pricing; the market demand and
acceptance of the Companys existing and new products; the
impact of competitive products; the loss of a significant
customer or supplier; production delays or inefficiencies; the
ability to achieve anticipated revenue growth, synergies and
other cost savings in connection with acquisitions and plant
consolidations; the costs and other effects of legal and
administrative cases and proceedings, settlements and
investigations; the costs and other effects of complying with
environmental regulatory requirements; disruptions in operations
due to labor disputes; and losses due to natural disasters where
the Company is self-insured. While the Company periodically
reassesses material trends and uncertainties affecting the
Companys results of operations and financial condition in
connection with its preparation of its filings, the Company does
not intend to review or revise any particular forward-looking
statement referenced herein in light of future events.
The information contained in all of the Exhibits referred to in
Item 9 below is incorporated herein by reference in its
entirety.
The following exhibits are filed with this statement.
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Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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Letter to Stockholders of Bairnco Corporation, dated
July 6, 2006, from Luke E. Fichthorn III, Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of Bairnco Corporation. |
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a(2) |
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Letter to Employees of Bairnco Corporation, dated July 6,
2006, from Luke E. Fichthorn III, Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Bairnco Corporation. |
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Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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a(3) |
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Letter to Warren G. Lichtenstein of Steel Partners, dated
July 6, 2006, from Luke E. Fichthorn III, Chairman and
CEO of Bairnco Corporation. |
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a(4) |
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Press Release, dated July 6, 2006. |
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a(5) |
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Letter to the Board of Directors of Bairnco Corporation, dated
January 9, 2006, from Warren G. Lichtenstein, managing
member of Steel Partners. |
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a(6) |
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Letter to Warren G. Lichtenstein of Steel Partners, dated
January 31, 2006, from Luke E. Fichthorn III, Chairman
and CEO of Bairnco Corporation. |
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a(7) |
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Letter to Luke E. Fichthorn III, Chairman and CEO of
Bairnco Corporation, dated January 15, 2006, from Warren G.
Lichtenstein, managing member of Steel Partners. |
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e(1) |
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Bairnco Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan and Trust (incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 10 to Bairncos
Registration Statement on Form S-8, No. 33-41313). |
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e(2) |
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Bairnco Corporation Management Incentive Compensation Plan
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10 to
Bairncos Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year
ended December 31, 1981). |
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e(3) |
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Bairnco Corporation 2000 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit A to Bairncos Proxy
Statement for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999). |
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e(4) |
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Employment Agreement dated January 22, 1990, between
Bairnco Corporation and Luke E. Fichthorn III (incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 10 to Bairncos Annual
Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31,
1989). |
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e(5) |
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Form Change in Control Agreement, dated as of June 26,
2006, between Bairnco Corporation and each of Kenneth L. Bayne,
Larry C. Maingot, Larry D. Smith, Daniel T. Holverson, Elmer G.
Pruim, Robert M. Carini, Brian E. Turner and Morgan Ebin
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to
Bairncos Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
SEC on June 28, 2006). |
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(g) |
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Not applicable. |
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SIGNATURE
After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this Statement is
true, complete and correct.
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By: |
/s/ Luke E. Fichthorn III |
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Name: Luke E. Fichthorn III |
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Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
Dated: July 6, 2006
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ANNEX A
COMMON STOCK OWNERSHIP OF
CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth information as of
February 17, 2006, regarding the beneficial ownership of
Bairnco Common Stock by the only persons known to Bairnco to be
the beneficial owners of more than 5% of Bairncos issued
and outstanding Common Stock:
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Issued and | |
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Outstanding | |
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Beneficial Ownership of | |
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Common Stock on | |
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner |
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Common Stock | |
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February 17, 2006 | |
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Steel Partners II, L.P.
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1,110,200 |
(1) |
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15.28 |
% |
590 Madison Avenue, 32nd Floor
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New York, NY 10022
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Marvin Schwartz
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754,000 |
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10.38 |
% |
605 Third Avenue
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New York, NY 10158
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FMR Corp.
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676,573 |
(2) |
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9.32 |
% |
82 Devonshire Street
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Boston, MA 02109
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Dimensional Fund Advisors Inc.
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487,238 |
(3) |
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6.71 |
% |
1299 Ocean Avenue
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Santa Monica, CA 90401
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Neuberger Berman, LLC
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470,800 |
(4) |
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6.48 |
% |
605 Third Avenue
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New York, NY 10158
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(1) |
Based on Schedule 13D filed on 9/16/05. |
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(2) |
Based on Schedule 13F filed on 2/14/06. |
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(3) |
Based on Schedule 13G filed on 2/6/06. |
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(4) |
Based on Schedule 13G filed on 2/15/06. |
The Company has retained the services of Neuberger Berman, LLC
to serve as investment manager with respect to a portion of the
assets in the Bairnco Corporation Retirement Plan. Neuberger
Berman, LLC is a registered investment advisor under the
Investment Advisors Act of 1940 and serves as investment advisor
to numerous individuals and retirement plans. Fees payable under
this arrangement are customary for these services.
A-1
The following table presents information regarding beneficial
ownership of Bairnco Common Stock by each member of the Board of
Directors, each nominee for election as a director, each of the
executive officers of Bairnco named in the summary compensation
table below and by all directors and executive officers of
Bairnco as a group, as of February 17, 2006.
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Percentage of | |
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Issued and | |
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Amount and Nature of | |
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Outstanding | |
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Beneficial Ownership of | |
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Common Stock on | |
Name of Individual or Group |
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Common Stock | |
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February 17, 2006 | |
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Luke E. Fichthorn III
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435,498 |
(1) |
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6.00 |
% |
Kenneth L. Bayne
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20,000 |
(2) |
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(10 |
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Gerald L. DeGood
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4,834 |
(3) |
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(10 |
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Charles T. Foley
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255,102 |
(4) |
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3.51 |
% |
Lawrence C. Maingot
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18,059 |
(5) |
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(10 |
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Larry D. Smith
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39,442 |
(6) |
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(10 |
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James A. Wolf
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8,001 |
(7) |
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(10 |
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William F. Yelverton
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51,635 |
(8) |
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(10 |
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All executive officers and directors as a group (8 persons)
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832,571 |
(9) |
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11.46 |
% |
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(1) |
Includes 2,000 shares owned by Mrs. Fichthorn and
1,500 shares owned by two trusts of which
Mr. Fichthorn is a co-trustee. Mr. Fichthorn disclaims
beneficial ownership of these shares. Also includes shares that
would be issued upon exercise of 83,334 vested unexercised stock
options granted under the 1990 Bairnco Stock Option Plan, 37,500
vested unexercised stock options granted under the 2000 Bairnco
Stock Option Plan, and 42,000 restricted shares granted under
the 2000 Bairnco Stock Option Plan. |
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(2) |
Includes 20,000 restricted shares under the 2000 Bairnco Stock
Option Plan. |
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(3) |
Includes shares that would be issued upon the exercise of 4,334
vested unexercised stock options granted under the 2000 Bairnco
Stock Option Plan. |
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(4) |
Includes shares that would be issued upon the exercise of 6,001
vested unexercised stock options granted under the 1990 Bairnco
Stock Option Plan and 4,001 vested unexercised stock options
granted under the 2000 Bairnco Stock Option Plan. |
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Mr. Maingot indirectly owns 1,634 shares through
ownership in trust under the Bairnco Corporation 401(k) Savings
Plan and 550 shares in a personal Individual Retirement
Account (IRA). Also includes shares that would be issued upon
the exercise of 2,750 vested unexercised stock options granted
under the 1990 Bairnco Stock Option Plan, and 1,125 vested
unexercised stock options and 12,000 restricted shares under the
2000 Bairnco Stock Option Plan. |
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(6) |
Mr. Smith indirectly owns 2,442 shares through
ownership in trust under the Bairnco Corporation 401(k) Savings
Plan. Also includes shares that would be issued upon exercise of
20,000 vested unexercised stock options granted under the 1990
Bairnco Stock Option Plan and 17,000 restricted shares granted
under the 2000 Bairnco Stock Option Plan. |
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(7) |
Includes shares that would be issued upon the exercise of 7,001
vested unexercised stock options under the 2000 Bairnco Stock
Option Plan. |
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(8) |
Includes shares that would be issued upon the exercise of 6,001
vested unexercised stock options granted under the 1990 Bairnco
Stock Option Plan and 4,001 vested unexercised stock options
granted under the 2000 Bairnco Stock Option Plan. |
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(9) |
Includes a total of 3,500 shares owned by the wives,
children or in trusts or custodial accounts for relatives of
executive officers or directors but as to which each executive
officer or director, respectively, disclaims beneficial
ownership. Also includes shares that would be issued upon the
exercise of 201,419 vested unexercised stock options granted
under the 1990 Bairnco Stock Option Plan and 53,795 vested |
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unexercised stock options and 91,000 restricted shares granted
under the 2000 Bairnco Stock Option Plan. |
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(10) |
The percentage of shares owned by such executive officer or
director does not exceed 1% of the issued and outstanding
Bairnco Common Stock. |
COMPENSATION OF MANAGEMENT
General
The following table sets forth information regarding the
compensation paid, distributed, or accrued for services rendered
during 2003, 2004, and 2005 to the Chairman of the Board and
each of the three other most highly compensated executive
officers of Bairnco (collectively the Named
Executives).
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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Luke E. Fichthorn III
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2005 |
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$ |
454,817 |
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$ |
90,000 |
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-0- |
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-0- |
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$ |
10,080 |
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Chairman of the Board and
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2004 |
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$ |
440,833 |
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$ |
155,000 |
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-0- |
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-0- |
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$ |
8,820 |
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Chief Executive Officer
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2003 |
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$ |
430,067 |
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-0- |
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50,000 |
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$ |
214,200 |
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$ |
6,300 |
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Kenneth L. Bayne(3)
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2005 |
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$ |
72,672 |
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$ |
61,600 |
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-0- |
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$ |
217,000 |
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$ |
31,358 |
|
|
Vice President/ CFO
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Larry D. Smith
|
|
|
2005 |
|
|
$ |
177,167 |
|
|
$ |
27,000 |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
$ |
4,080 |
|
|
Vice President Administration
|
|
|
2004 |
|
|
$ |
173,167 |
|
|
$ |
48,360 |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
$ |
3,570 |
|
|
|
|
|
2003 |
|
|
$ |
169,167 |
|
|
$ |
20,400 |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
$ |
86,700 |
|
|
$ |
2,550 |
|
Lawrence C. Maingot
|
|
|
2005 |
|
|
$ |
127,540 |
|
|
$ |
26,244 |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
$ |
2,880 |
|
|
Corporate Controller
|
|
|
2004 |
|
|
$ |
119,917 |
|
|
$ |
47,430 |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
$ |
2,520 |
|
|
|
|
|
2003 |
|
|
$ |
116,292 |
|
|
$ |
18,630 |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
$ |
61,200 |
|
|
$ |
1,800 |
|
|
|
(1) |
The amounts in the table reflect the market value on the date of
award of restricted shares of Common Stock (Restricted
Stock) (based on the $5.10 per share closing price of
the Common Stock on April 24, 2003 for all officers except
Mr. Bayne who received 20,000 restricted shares on
August 18, 2005, at a per share closing price of $10.85).
Total number and value of shares of Restricted Stock held as of
December 31, 2005 (based on $8.72 per share closing
price of the Common Stock on December 30, 2005) for each
Named Executive are: Luke E. Fichthorn III
42,000 shares/$366,240;
Kenneth L. Bayne
20,000 shares/$174,400; Larry D. Smith
17,000 shares/$148,240; and
Lawrence C. Maingot
12,000 shares/$104,640. Restricted Stock is contingent upon
five continuous years of employment, with cliff
vesting of all shares upon the fifth anniversary of the date of
the award. All shares are forfeited in the event of termination
of employment prior to the five years, for other than
retirement, death, or disability. Restricted Stockholders
receive voting power and payment of dividends related to the
shares during the vesting period. |
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(2) |
The amounts in this column represent dividend payments on
restricted stock. In the case of Mr. Bayne, it represents
$2,400 in dividends on restricted stock and $28,958 in
reimbursed relocation expenses. |
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(3) |
Mr. Bayne began his employment with Bairnco on
August 8, 2005, with an annual base salary of $170,000. |
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Stock Options
No stock options were granted to Named Executives during 2005.
The following table sets forth information for each Named
Executive with regard to the value of stock options held as of
December 31, 2005.
AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN FY 2005
AND FY 2005 YEAR END OPTION VALUE
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of Securities | |
|
Value of Unexercised | |
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|
|
|
|
|
Underlying Unexercised | |
|
In-the-Money Options at | |
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Shares | |
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Options at Year-End (#) | |
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Year-End ($)(1) | |
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Acquired on | |
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Value | |
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Name |
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Exercise (#) | |
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Realized ($) | |
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Exercisable | |
|
Unexercisable | |
|
Exercisable | |
|
Unexercisable | |
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| |
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| |
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| |
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| |
|
| |
|
| |
Luke E. Fichthorn III
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
120,834 |
|
|
|
12,500 |
|
|
$ |
369,294 |
|
|
$ |
45,875 |
|
Kenneth L. Bayne
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
Larry D. Smith
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
|
$ |
46,900 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
Lawrence C. Maingot
|
|
|
500 |
|
|
$ |
2,706 |
|
|
|
3,875 |
|
|
|
1,375 |
|
|
$ |
9,015 |
|
|
$ |
1,189 |
|
|
|
(1) |
Value is determined by multiplying the number of unexercised
in-the-money options by
the difference between the stock price on December 31, 2005
and the option grant price. |
Bairnco Retirement Plan
Bairnco maintains the Bairnco Corporation Retirement Plan (the
Bairnco Plan), a non-contributory defined benefit
pension plan, in which all salaried employees and certain hourly
employees of Bairnco and its U.S. subsidiaries, Kasco
Corporation and Arlon, Inc., participate.
Remuneration covered by the Bairnco Plan in a particular year
includes that years base salary, overtime pay,
commissions, stock purchase plan payments, other incentive
compensation and amounts that are deferred under a 401(k) plan
that is at any time maintained by Bairnco, but excludes, among
other items, compensation received in that year under the
Management Incentive Compensation Plan in excess of 50% of the
participants basic pay rate as of the December 31
preceding the date of payment. The 2005 remuneration covered by
the Bairnco Plan for each participant therefore includes
management incentive compensation (up to such 50% ceiling) paid
during 2005 with respect to 2004 awards.
The following table presents information regarding estimated
annual benefits payable in the form of a straight life annuity
upon retirement to persons in specified remuneration and years
of service classifications:
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Years of Service at Retirement | |
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| |
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25 or | |
Average Compensation at Retirement |
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5 | |
|
10 | |
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15 | |
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20 | |
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More | |
|
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| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
$ 50,000
|
|
$ |
3,292 |
|
|
$ |
6,585 |
|
|
$ |
9,877 |
|
|
$ |
13,169 |
|
|
$ |
16,461 |
|
75,000
|
|
|
5,730 |
|
|
|
11,460 |
|
|
|
17,189 |
|
|
|
22,919 |
|
|
|
28,649 |
|
100,000
|
|
|
8,167 |
|
|
|
16,335 |
|
|
|
24,502 |
|
|
|
32,669 |
|
|
|
40,836 |
|
150,000
|
|
|
13,042 |
|
|
|
26,085 |
|
|
|
39,127 |
|
|
|
52,169 |
|
|
|
65,211 |
|
210,000 or more
|
|
|
18,892 |
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|
|
37,785 |
|
|
|
56,677 |
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|
|
75,569 |
|
|
|
94,461 |
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In accordance with IRS regulation, the maximum allowable
compensation permitted in computing a benefit is $210,000 for
2005. However, employees will receive the greater of the benefit
outlined above or the accrued benefit as of December 31,
1993, which was based on compensation in excess of $210,000 plus
a benefit based on service after December 31, 1993 and
final average compensation based on the $210,000 limit.
For each of the following, the credited years of service under
the Bairnco Plan as of December 31, 2005, and the
remuneration received during 2005 covered by the Retirement
Plan, were, respectively, as follows: Mr. Fichthorn,
16 years and $210,000; Mr. Smith, 7 years and
$210,000; Mr. Maingot, 14 years and $177,850.
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In addition, Bairnco sponsors a non-qualified retirement plan
such that retirement benefits as determined under the Bairnco
Plan are supplemented to provide an aggregate pension benefit
based on adjusted dates of hire and remuneration. Pursuant to
his employment agreement, this non-qualified retirement plan
provides Mr. Fichthorn an estimated annual benefit of
$38,841 payable upon normal retirement date, based upon
25 projected years of credited service, and 2005 covered
remuneration of $210,000.
On February 8, 2006, Bairnco announced that it would freeze
the Bairnco Corporation Retirement Plan effective March 31,
2006. As a result, no new participants will enter the plan and
the benefits of current participants will be frozen as of that
date. Effective April 1, 2006, Bairnco will begin making
company contributions to the 401(k) accounts of all current and
future employees who were affected by the freezing of this plan.
Executive Contracts
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Employment Agreement with Mr. Fichthorn |
On May 23, 1990, Bairnco entered into an agreement with
Mr. Fichthorn, Chairman of Bairnco, under which
Mr. Fichthorn became an employee. The initial term of the
agreement was for four years, but the agreement generally
automatically renews so that at no time will the term of the
agreement be less than four years. Under the agreement,
Mr. Fichthorn presently receives a base salary of $460,000
and is entitled to participate in the Bairnco Headquarters
Management Incentive Compensation program, where he is entitled
to receive 25% of an annual pool that is generated at the rate
of $15,000 for each $.01 per share of net income of Bairnco
and its consolidated subsidiaries as reported to shareholders in
excess of $.30 per share after reflecting the management
incentive compensation annual pool as a cost in arriving at
pre-tax income.
In accordance with the agreement, Mr. Fichthorn received,
on the date when he became an employee of Bairnco, stock options
for 350,000 shares of Bairnco Common Stock at an exercise
price equal to the book value of a share of stock determined on
the last day of the month in which he became an employee
($5.94 per share). One hundred thousand of the option
shares became exercisable on the first anniversary of the date
of grant and were exercised during 2001. Of the remaining
250,000 shares, 83,333 shares became exercisable on
January 28, 1993 for earnings of $.70 per share for
the calendar year 1992 and expired in 2003 without being
exercised; an additional 83,333 shares became exercisable
on January 26, 1996 for earnings at $.75 per share for
the calendar year 1995 and were exercised in 2006; and the
remaining 83,334 became exercisable on May 31, 2000, the
tenth anniversary of the date of grant.
All options remain exercisable for ten years from the first date
they become exercisable. Except in the case of a voluntary
termination or a termination for cause, as defined in the
agreement, exercisable options will generally remain exercisable
for three years following termination. The exercisability of all
of the options granted to Mr. Fichthorn generally will
accelerate in the event of a change in control. Each option
share is to be accompanied by a limited stock appreciation right
that will become exercisable for six months following a change
in control. Upon exercise of such right, Mr. Fichthorn will
receive the excess of the fair market value per share (or, if
greater, $10 per share) over the exercise price per share
for the underlying option. In the event that the payments
received by Mr. Fichthorn with respect to his options and
under any other provision of the agreement by reason of a change
in control are subject to the excise tax on excess parachute
payments, Bairnco will pay Mr. Fichthorn such amounts as
are necessary to place him in the same position as he would have
been in if no excise tax had been payable.
Mr. Fichthorn will also receive a special retirement
supplement that is intended to provide him a retirement benefit
comparable to what he would have received under the Bairnco Plan
(described above) if his combined past service as a director of
Bairncos former subsidiary, Keene Corporation, and Bairnco
(25 years) were treated as years of service under that
plan. The supplemental, non-qualified benefit (as described
above) is fully vested.
The Agreement provides that if Mr. Fichthorn dies while an
employee, his surviving spouse or estate will receive a death
benefit equal to three times the sum of (i) his base
salary, and (ii) the highest bonus paid to him during the
prior three years or the current year. If
Mr. Fichthorns employment terminates due to
A-5
disability, he will receive 75% of his base salary for two years
and 55% of such salary thereafter until the disability ends or
his supplemental retirement benefits commence.
If Bairnco terminates Mr. Fichthorns employment
without cause or breaches the agreement in a material fashion
leading Mr. Fichthorn to terminate his employment, Bairnco
will pay Mr. Fichthorn a lump sum benefit equal to the sum
of (i) four times his then base salary, and (ii) the
highest bonus paid or payable to him during the prior three
years or the current year. Regardless of the reason for his
termination, Bairnco will also provide Mr. Fichthorn and
his spouse with medical, health and hospitalization benefits
following his termination until he attains age 65 (or, in
the event of his death, until his spouse attains age 65).
BOARD COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT ON EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
Performance Bonus
The Company provides incentive compensation to its executive
officers and key employees in the form of annual cash bonuses
relating to financial and operational achievements during the
prior year through the Companys Management Incentive
Compensation (MIC) Program. The amount and form of such
bonuses are determined by the Committee based primarily upon the
analysis of the individuals job performance and the
specific accomplishments of the individual during the preceding
calendar year. In the case of corporate administrative and
financial officers, incentive compensation decisions are made
primarily on the basis of the assistance and performance of the
officer in implementing corporate objectives within the scope of
his or her responsibilities. In the case of operational
officers, incentive compensation decisions are made primarily on
the basis of operational results of the business operations for
which the officer is responsible. Although the achievement of
certain financial objectives as measured by a business
segments earnings are considered in determining incentive
compensation, other subjective and less quantifiable criteria
are also considered. In this regard, the Committee takes into
account specific achievements that are expected to affect future
earnings and results or that had an identifiable impact on the
prior years results.
Stock Incentive Plan
The Company also provides long-term incentive compensation to
its executive officers and key employees through stock options
and restricted shares. The 2000 Bairnco Stock Incentive Plan
(the Stock Incentive Plan) was approved by
shareholders at the 2000 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. As
originally established, the Stock Incentive Plan provided for
stock option awards. In April 2003, the Board of Directors
amended the Stock Incentive Plan to add a restricted stock award
program. The restricted stock award program permits the
Committee to grant to an employee an award consisting of shares
of Bairnco stock that are subject to specified forfeiture and
transfer restrictions. Upon the lapse of these restrictions, the
restricted stock award becomes vested. Generally, a restricted
stock award under the Stock Incentive Plan becomes vested if the
recipient remains employed until the fifth anniversary of the
date of the award. The restricted stock award recipient receives
dividends and voting rights during the vesting period. Under the
terms of the Stock Incentive Plan, the Committee has complete
discretion in determining eligibility for participation and the
number of stock options or restricted stock shares, if any, to
be granted to a participant. Stock option and restricted stock
awards may be made from the shares of Bairnco Common Stock
originally approved by the shareholders for issuance under the
Stock Incentive Plan. The Committee has established and follows
guidelines with respect to the granting of options and
restricted stock awards under the Stock Incentive Plan to
employees. The use of these instruments is intended to provide
incentives to the Companys executive officers and key
employees to work toward the long-term growth of the Company by
providing them with a benefit that will increase only to the
extent the value of the Common Stock increases. Options and
restricted shares are not granted by the Committee as a matter
of course as part of the regular compensation of any executive
or key employee. The decision to grant options or restricted
shares is based on the perceived incentive that the grant will
provide and the benefits that the grant may have on long-term
stockholder value. The determination of the number of shares
granted is based on the level and contribution of the employee.
Consideration is also given to the anticipated contribution of
the business operations for which the optionee has
responsibility to overall stockholder value.
A-6
ANNEX B
Financial Adviser Opinion
July 6, 2006
Board of Directors
Bairnco Corporation
300 Primera Boulevard
Lake Mary, FL 37246
Members of the Board of Directors:
On June 22, 2006, Steel Partners II, L.P.
(Parent), commenced an offer to purchase, through BZ
Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned
subsidiary of Parent (the Purchaser), all of the
outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share
(the Common Stock), and the associated preferred
stock purchase rights (the Rights and, together with
the Common Stock, the Shares), of Bairnco
Corporation (the Company), at a purchase price of
$12.00 per Share (the Consideration), net to the
holders (other than Parent and its affiliates) of the Shares in
cash, without interest, upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated
June 22, 2006 (the Offer to Purchase), and in
the related Letter of Transmittal (which, together with the
Offer to Purchase, collectively constitute the
Offer). The terms and conditions of the Offer are
more fully set forth in the Schedule TO filed by the
Purchaser with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
June 22, 2006, and amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto
dated June 26, 2006 (as so amended, the
Schedule TO).
You have requested our opinion, as of the date hereof, as to
whether the Consideration to be paid to the holders of the
Common Stock pursuant to the Offer is adequate, from a financial
point of view, to such holders (other than Parent and its
affiliates).
In connection with this opinion, we have:
(i) Reviewed the Offer to Purchase and the Schedule TO;
(ii) Analyzed certain historical business and financial
information relating to the Company;
(iii) Reviewed various financial forecasts and other data
provided to us by the Company relating to its business;
(iv) Held discussions with members of senior management of
the Company with respect to the business and prospects of the
Company and the strategic objectives of the Company;
(v) Reviewed public information with respect to certain
other companies in lines of business we believe to be generally
comparable to those of the Company;
(vi) Reviewed the financial terms of certain business
combinations involving companies in lines of business we believe
to be generally comparable to those of the Company;
(vii) Reviewed the historical stock prices and trading
volumes of the Common Stock; and
(viii) Conducted such other financial studies, analyses and
investigations as we deemed appropriate.
We have relied upon the accuracy and completeness of the
foregoing information and have not assumed any responsibility
for any independent verification of such information or any
independent valuation or appraisal of any of the assets or
liabilities of the Company, or concerning the solvency or fair
value of the Company. With respect to financial forecasts, we
have assumed that they have been reasonably prepared on bases
reflecting the best currently available estimates and judgments
of the Company as to the future financial performance and
results of operation of the Company. We assume no responsibility
for and express no view as to such forecasts or the assumptions
on which they are based.
Our opinion is necessarily based upon economic, market, monetary
and other conditions as in effect on, and the information made
available to us as of, the date hereof. Further, the nature of
the Companys lines of business are such that we do not
believe there are any directly comparable companies or
transactions to the
B-1
Company taken as a whole; however, with your permission, for
purposes of our analysis we have analyzed certain companies and
transactions that we believe are generally comparable to
portions of the Companys business. Furthermore, our
opinion does not address the relative merits of the Offer as
compared to any alternative business transaction, or other
alternatives, whether or not such alternatives could be
achieved. In addition, in arriving at our opinion, we were not
authorized to solicit, and did not solicit, interest from any
party with respect to the acquisition, business combination or
other transaction involving the Company or its assets, nor did
we negotiate with any party, including the Purchaser, with
respect to the possible acquisition, business combination or
other transaction involving the Company or its assets. We assume
no responsibility for advising any person of any change in any
matter affecting this opinion or for updating or revising our
opinion based on circumstances or events occurring after the
date hereof. We do not express any opinion as to any tax or
other consequences that might result from the Offer, nor does
our opinion address any legal, tax, regulatory or accounting
matters, as to which we understand that the Company has obtained
such advice as it deemed necessary from qualified professionals.
In addition, this opinion does not in any manner address the
prices at which the Common Stock will actually trade at any time.
We are acting as financial advisor to the Company in connection
with and for the purpose of its evaluation of the Offer and will
receive a fee from the Company for our services whether or not
the Offer is consummated. In addition, the Company has agreed to
indemnify us for certain liabilities arising out of our
engagement. In addition, in the ordinary course of their
respective businesses, affiliates of Lazard and LFCM Holdings
LLC (an entity indirectly owned in larger part by managing
directors of Lazard) may actively trade the Common Stock and
other securities of the Company for their own accounts and for
the accounts of customers and, accordingly, may at any time hold
a long or short position in such securities.
Our engagement and the opinion expressed herein are for the
benefit of the Board of Directors of the Company and this letter
may not be used for any other purpose or disclosed without our
prior written consent, except that a copy of our opinion may be
included in its entirety in the Solicitation/ Recommendation
Statement on Schedule 14D-9 required to be filed by the
Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect
to the Offer. Our opinion does not constitute a recommendation
to any stockholder as to whether such stockholder should tender
any Shares pursuant to the Offer, or with respect to how such
stockholder should vote or act on any matter relating to the
Offer.
Based on and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion
that, as of the date hereof, the Consideration to be paid to the
holders of the Common Stock pursuant to the Offer is inadequate,
from a financial point of view, to such holders (other than
Parent and its affiliates).
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LAZARD FRERES & CO. LLC |
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By: /s/ James L.
Kempner
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Name: James L. Kempner |
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Title: Managing Director |
B-2
ANNEX C
Recent Transactions by the Company and
Directors, Officers, Affiliates and Subsidiaries of the
Company
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Share | |
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No. of | |
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Price/ | |
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Date of | |
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Nature of | |
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Shares/ | |
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Strike | |
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Name |
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Transaction | |
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Transaction | |
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Options | |
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Price | |
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Transaction Type | |
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Bairnco Corporation
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5/8/06 |
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Acquisition |
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|
4,500 |
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$ |
10.99 |
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Open Market Repurchase of Company Common Stock |
Bairnco Corporation
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5/9/06 |
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Acquisition |
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3,500 |
|
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$ |
10.99 |
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Open Market Repurchase of Company Common Stock |
Bairnco Corporation
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5/11/06 |
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Acquisition |
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|
|
200 |
|
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$ |
10.99 |
|
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Open Market Repurchase of Company Common Stock |
Bairnco Corporation
|
|
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5/12/06 |
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Acquisition |
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|
|
3,100 |
|
|
$ |
11.00 |
|
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Open Market Repurchase of Company Common Stock |
Bairnco Corporation
|
|
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5/15/06 |
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Acquisition |
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|
|
4,100 |
|
|
$ |
10.90 |
|
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Open Market Repurchase of Company Common Stock |
Bairnco Corporation
|
|
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5/16/06 |
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Acquisition |
|
|
|
1,500 |
|
|
$ |
11.00 |
|
|
Open Market Repurchase of Company Common Stock |
Bairnco Corporation
|
|
|
5/17/06 |
|
|
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Acquisition |
|
|
|
4,000 |
|
|
$ |
10.95 |
|
|
Open Market Repurchase of Company Common Stock |
Bairnco Corporation
|
|
|
5/19/06 |
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|
|
Acquisition |
|
|
|
4,000 |
|
|
$ |
10.80 |
|
|
Open Market Repurchase of Company Common Stock |
Bairnco Corporation
|
|
|
5/22/06 |
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|
|
Acquisition |
|
|
|
3,800 |
|
|
$ |
10.47 |
|
|
Open Market Repurchase of Company Common Stock |
Bairnco Corporation
|
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5/23/06 |
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Acquisition |
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3,800 |
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$ |
10.10 |
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Open Market Repurchase of Company Common Stock |
Bairnco Corporation
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5/25/06 |
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Acquisition |
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3,800 |
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$ |
10.45 |
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Open Market Repurchase of Company Common Stock |
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Bairnco Corporation
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5/30/06 |
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Acquisition |
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2,000 |
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$ |
10.36 |
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Open Market Repurchase of Company Common Stock |
Bairnco Corporation
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5/31/06 |
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Acquisition |
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2,100 |
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$ |
10.36 |
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Open Market Repurchase of Company Common Stock |
Bairnco Corporation
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6/13/06 |
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Acquisition |
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2,500 |
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$ |
9.93 |
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Open Market Repurchase of Company Common Stock |
Bairnco Corporation
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6/14/06 |
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Acquisition |
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2,500 |
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$ |
9.97 |
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Open Market Repurchase of Company Common Stock |
Bairnco Corporation
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6/15/06 |
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Acquisition |
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2,500 |
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$ |
10.03 |
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Open Market Repurchase of Company Common Stock |
Robert Carini
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6/22/06 |
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Acquisition |
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Options to purchase 2,500 shares of Company Common Stock |
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$ |
11.86 |
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Grant of Options to Purchase Company Common Stock |
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