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ITT Logo
Dear Fellow Shareholders:
You are invited to attend the 1997 Annual Meeting of ITT Industries, Inc. to be
held beginning at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 15, 1997. The meeting will take
place in the Auditorium of the Company's Automotive Division at 3000 University
Drive, Auburn Hills, Michigan. See the back cover of the Proxy Statement for
directions to the Annual Meeting site.
Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, you can assure that your
shares are represented at the meeting by promptly completing, signing, dating,
and returning the enclosed proxy card.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Travis Engen
Travis Engen
Chairman, President
and Chief Executive
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March 26, 1997
Notice of 1997 Annual Meeting:
The 1997 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of ITT Industries, Inc. will be
held on Thursday, May 15, 1997 at 10:30 a.m., local time, at 3000 University
Drive, Auburn Hills, Michigan. Shareholders of record at the close of business
on March 14, 1997 are entitled to vote at the meeting and any adjournments.
At the meeting, shareholders will be asked to act on the following
proposals: (1) election of eight directors of the Company; (2) approval of the
ITT Industries 1997 Annual Incentive Plan for Executive Officers; (3) approval
of the ITT Industries 1997 Long-Term Incentive Plan; and (4) ratification of the
appointment of Arthur Andersen LLP as the Company's independent auditors for
1997.
/s/ Gwenn L. Carr
Gwenn L. Carr
Vice President and Secretary
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ITT INDUSTRIES, INC.
4 West Red Oak Lane
White Plains, New York 10604
PROXY STATEMENT
This proxy statement is furnished to shareholders of ITT Industries, Inc. in
connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors for the
1997 Annual Meeting. Proxy materials, including this proxy statement and a proxy
card, are scheduled to be mailed to shareholders on or about March 26, 1997.
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RECORD DATE. As of March 14, 1997 (the "Record Date"), 118,436,579 shares of
ITT Industries Common Stock were outstanding, each of which is entitled to one
vote on each matter to be voted upon at the Annual Meeting. The presence at the
Annual Meeting, in person or by proxy, of shareholders holding a majority of the
outstanding shares as of the Record Date will constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business.
PROXY VOTING. If you mark your voting instructions on your proxy card and sign
and return it, the proxies, who are identified on the proxy card, will vote your
shares as you instruct. If you sign and return your proxy card, but do not
specify how your shares are to be voted, the proxies will vote your shares for
the eight director nominees; for the approval of the ITT Industries 1997 Annual
Incentive Plan for Executive Officers; for the approval of the ITT Industries
1997 Long-Term Incentive Plan; and for the ratification of Arthur Andersen LLP
as the Company's independent auditors for 1997. Other than the four proposals
described above, the Board of Directors does not know of any other matter that
may be presented at the meeting. By signing and returning your proxy card you
authorize the proxies to exercise their discretion in voting on any such other
matter that may be presented for a vote. You may revoke your proxy at any time
before it is voted by delivering to the Secretary of ITT Industries a written
revocation notice, by submitting a subsequent proxy card, or by voting in person
at the Annual Meeting.
VOTES REQUIRED. The eight persons who receive the highest number of votes will
be elected the Directors of the Company. Each of the other three proposals and
any other matter properly presented for a vote at the Annual Meeting will be
approved if the number of shares voted in favor of the proposal exceed the
number of shares voted against it. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be
counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present but will not be
counted as votes cast for or against a particular proposal. Abstentions and
broker non-votes therefore will have no effect in determining whether a
particular proposal is approved.
INSPECTORS OF ELECTION. The Board of Directors has appointed representatives of
CT Corporation System to act as Inspectors of Election for the 1997 Annual
Meeting. The Company's By-laws provide that the Inspectors of Election shall
monitor and certify compliance with the Company's confidential proxy voting
policy.
EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLANS. If you participate in the ITT Industries Investment and
Savings Plan for Salaried Employees, or a savings plan for hourly employees of
one of the businesses of ITT Industries, the trustee for your plan will provide
you with a proxy representing the shares you are entitled to vote under the
plan.
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1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
At the 1997 Annual Meeting, eight Directors will be elected to hold office until
the 1998 Annual Meeting and until their successors have been elected and
qualified. The Board of Directors has no reason to believe that any of the
nominees will be disqualified or unable or unwilling to serve if elected.
However, if any nominee is unable to serve for any reason, the proxies may
exercise their discretion to vote for such other person as the current Directors
may recommend to fill the vacancy, or the Directors may reduce the size of the
Board.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF THE
FOLLOWING EIGHT NOMINEES, ALL OF WHOM CURRENTLY ARE SERVING AS DIRECTORS OF ITT
INDUSTRIES:
TRAVIS ENGEN
Engen photo Chairman, President and Chief Executive of ITT Industries, Inc.
Mr. Engen, 52, has been chairman, president and chief executive of ITT
Industries since December 1995. From January 1991 through December 19, 1995, he
was an executive vice president of ITT Corporation, the corporate predecessor of
ITT Industries. From 1987 until January 1991, he was a senior vice president of
ITT Corporation and chief executive officer of ITT Defense, Inc. Mr. Engen is a
director of Lyondell Petrochemical Company and of Alcan Aluminium Limited. He is
a member of The Business Roundtable and the Manufacturers Alliance Board of
Trustees. He also is a director of Fundacion Chile, a non-profit research
organization in Chile. Mr. Engen has a BS degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics
from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Mr. Engen has been a director of ITT Industries since December 1995. He is
chairman of the Capital Committee.
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RAND V. ARASKOG
Chairman and Chief Executive of ITT Corporation,
Araskog photo a hotel, gaming, entertainment and information services company
Mr. Araskog, 65, has been chairman and chief executive of ITT Corporation since
December 1995. Previously he had served as the chief executive of the corporate
predecessor of ITT Industries since 1979 and as chairman since 1980. He is a
director of ITT Corporation, ITT Hartford Group, Inc., ITT Educational Services,
Inc., Alcatel Alsthom of France, Dow Jones & Company, Inc., Rayonier Inc., and
Shell Oil Company. Mr. Araskog is a member of The Business Council, The Business
Roundtable, and a trustee of the New York Zoological Society and of the Salk
Institute. Mr. Araskog is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point
and attended the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
Mr. Araskog has been a director of ITT Industries or its predecessor since 1977.
He is a member of the Capital Committee.
ROBERT A. BURNETT
Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Meredith Corporation,
Burnett photo a diversified media company
Mr. Burnett, 69, served as chairman of Meredith Corporation from 1988 until his
retirement in 1992. He served as president and chief executive officer from 1977
and relinquished the latter office in 1989. He is a director of ITT Corporation,
ITT Hartford Group, Inc., Meredith Corporation, Whirlpool Corporation, and Mid
American Energy. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of Grinnell College,
Grinnell, Iowa. He also is a director of the Greater Des Moines Committee and
the Des Moines Art Center. Mr. Burnett has a BA degree in economics from the
University of Missouri.
Mr. Burnett has been a director of ITT Industries or its predecessor since 1985.
He is a member of the Audit, Capital, Corporate Responsibility and Nominating
Committees. He also is the chairman of the Compensation and Personnel Committee.
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CURTIS J. CRAWFORD
President, Microelectronics Group, a business unit of Lucent Technologies,
Inc.,
a producer of components for personal computers, cellular devices,
Crawford photo workstations and communications products
Mr. Crawford, 49, has been president of Microelectronics since 1993. From 1991
to 1993, he was vice president and co-chief executive officer of
Microelectronics, formerly a division of AT&T. From 1988 to 1991, Mr. Crawford
was vice president of sales, service and support at AT&T Computer Systems. From
1973 to 1988, he held various positions at International Business Machines. He
was vice president of marketing for the National Distribution Division of IBM
from 1986 to 1988. He is a director of Lyondell Petrochemical Company and
chairman of the board of i-STAT Corporation. He also is a director of the
Semiconductor Industry Association. He has an MA degree from Governors State
University and an MBA from DePaul University. Mr Crawford was awarded an
honorary doctorate by Governors State University in 1996.
Mr. Crawford has been a director of ITT Industries since February 1996. He is a
member of the Capital, Compensation and Personnel, and Corporate Responsibility
Committees.
MICHEL DAVID-WEILL
Chairman of Lazard Freres & Co. LLC,
David-Weil photo investment bankers
Mr. David-Weill, 64, has been Chairman of Lazard Freres & Co. LLC since May 1,
1995 when Lazard Freres & Co., of which he had been Senior Partner since 1977,
was restructured and its name changed. He became a partner in Lazard Freres &
Co., New York, in 1961, where he served until 1965. In 1965 he became a partner
of Lazard Freres & Cie., Paris, and a director of Lazard Brothers & Co. Limited,
London. Mr. David-Weill is a director of a number of corporations, including
Groupe Danone and Publicis S.A. in France, Instituto Finanziario Industriale
S.p.A. in Italy, Pearson plc in England, The Dannon Company, Inc. and the New
York Stock Exchange, Inc. in the United States, as well as other companies of
which Lazard Freres & Cie., Paris, or one of its affiliates, is the principal
shareholder. He graduated from the Institut des Sciences Politiques, Paris,
France.
Mr. David-Weill has been a director of ITT Industries or its predecessor since
1981. He is a member of the Capital Committee.
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S. PARKER GILBERT
Chairman, Morgan Stanley Advisory Board,
Gilbert photo international consultants
Mr. Gilbert, 63, retired in 1990 from Morgan Stanley Group Inc., where he served
as chairman from 1984. He joined Morgan Stanley in 1960, was elected a partner
in 1969, a managing director in 1970, and president in 1983. Mr. Gilbert is a
director of Morgan Stanley Group Inc., Burlington Resources Inc., and Taubman
Centers, Inc. He is president, Board of Trustees of the Pierpont Morgan Library,
and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. He is a director of the Josiah H. Macy Foundation.
Mr. Gilbert is a graduate of Yale University.
Mr. Gilbert has been a director of ITT Industries or its predecessor since 1991.
He is a member of the Capital, Corporate Responsibility, and Nominating
Committees. He is chairman of the Audit Committee.
EDWARD C. MEYER
Chairman of Mitretek Systems,
Meyer photo a professional and technical services provider
General Meyer, 68, retired in 1983 as chief of staff of the United States Army.
He is a director of ITT Corporation, FMC Corporation and its joint venture
company in Turkey, the Brown Group, Aegon U.S.A., and GRC International. He is a
managing partner of Cilluffo Associates Limited Partnership, chairman of
Mitretek, a trustee of the George C. Marshall Foundation, and a board member of
the Smith Richardson Foundation. He is president of the Army Emergency Relief
Association and a member of the Board of Overseers of the Hoover Institution and
the Board of Advisors of the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
General Meyer received a BS degree in engineering from the U.S. Military Academy
at West Point and an MS degree in international affairs from George Washington
University.
General Meyer has been a director of ITT Industries or its predecessor since
1986. He is a member of the Audit, Capital, and Compensation and Personnel
Committees. He is chairman of the Corporate Responsibility and Nominating
Committees.
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SIDNEY TAUREL
President, Eli Lilly and Company,
Taurel photo a pharmaceutical company
Mr. Taurel, 47, has been president and chief operating officer of Eli Lilly and
Company since February 1996.
Mr. Taurel joined Eli Lilly International Corporation in 1971 and, after a
series of marketing assignments in Brazil, Eastern Europe and France, was
appointed vice president of Eli Lilly European operations in 1983. In 1986, he
was named president of Eli Lilly International Corporation and became executive
vice president of the pharmaceutical division in 1991. In 1993, he became
executive vice president of Eli Lilly and Company and president of its
pharmaceutical division. Mr. Taurel is a director of Eli Lilly and Company and
The McGraw Hill Companies, Inc. He also is chairman of the Board of Directors of
the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America and a member of the
Board of Overseers of the Columbia University Business School and the Board of
the RCA Tennis Championships. Mr. Taurel graduated from the Ecole des Hautes
Etudes Commerciales, Paris, France, in 1969. He received an MBA from Columbia
University in 1971.
Mr. Taurel has been a director of ITT Industries since June 1996. He is a member
of the Capital and Corporate Responsibility Committees.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF THE EIGHT
NOMINEES AS DIRECTORS OF ITT INDUSTRIES.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND BOARD COMMITTEES
The five Standing Committees of the ITT Industries Board of Directors are:
THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, which recommends the appointment of independent auditors,
confirms the scope of audits and reviews audit results and the auditors' fees,
examines accounting and internal control policies and procedures, reviews the
Company's audited financial statements and its annual reports to shareholders,
and inspects expense accounts of senior executives and officers. Only
non-employee Directors may be members of the Audit Committee.
THE CAPITAL COMMITTEE, which is responsible for maximizing the effective use of
the assets of ITT Industries and its subsidiaries. This Committee reviews
capital expenditures and appropriations, and reviews and approves investments
in, and acquisitions and dispositions of businesses.
THE COMPENSATION AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEE, which oversees the compensation and
benefits of employees, evaluates management performance and establishes
executive compensation. The Committee may retain compensation consultants from
nationally recognized independent compensation and benefits firms for expert
advice. Only non-employee Directors may be members of the Compensation and
Personnel Committee.
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THE CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY COMMITTEE, which reviews and makes recommendations
concerning ITT Industries' responsibilities as a leading member of the corporate
community. This Committee reviews and considers major claims and litigation
involving ITT Industries and its subsidiaries, examines legal, regulatory, and
governmental policies as they may affect ITT Industries and its businesses, and
approves management policies and programs for effecting compliance with laws and
regulations, including environmental laws and regulations.
THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE, which proposes nominees for election to the Board of
Directors, makes recommendations concerning the qualifications, compensation,
and retirement age of Directors, and makes recommendations for the appointment
of Directors to Board Committees and for the selection of Committee Chairmen.
Only non-employee Directors may serve on the Nominating Committee.
The Nominating Committee will consider shareholder nominations of directors.
Nominations must be submitted in writing to the Secretary of ITT Industries and
must comply with the Company's By-laws, which establish the requirements for
such nominations. A copy of the nomination requirements may be obtained from the
Secretary.
During 1996, there were 40 Board and Committee meetings. All Directors of ITT
Industries attended more than 75% of the aggregate of all meetings of the Board
of Directors and the Board Committees on which such Directors served.
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
ANNUAL RETAINER. Non-employee Directors receive their $30,000 annual retainer
in shares of restricted stock rather than cash. The number of shares is
determined by dividing the "fair market value" of a share of ITT Industries
Common Stock into the amount of the annual retainer. "Fair market value" is
defined as the average of the high and low sales prices per share of ITT
Industries Common Stock on the date of the grant as reported on the New York
Stock Exchange Composite Tape. Fractional shares are paid in cash. A total of
100,000 shares have been reserved for issuance under the Plan.
A Director's restricted shares are held in escrow until the restrictions lapse
upon the earliest of (i) the fifth anniversary of the grant date; (ii) the
retirement of the Director at age 72; (iii) a "change of control" of the Company
as defined in the Plan; (iv) death; (v) the onset of disability; or (vi)
termination of a Director's Board service under certain cases of ill health,
relocation, government service, or circumstances of conflicts of interest and
other legal concerns as determined by outside legal counsel. A Director may vote
and receive dividends on the restricted shares during the escrow period.
ATTENDANCE FEES. Non-employee Directors also are paid attendance fees of $1,000
for each Board meeting and $750 for each Committee meeting. Attendance fees are
paid in cash.
INSURANCE. Non-employee Directors may participate in a group life insurance
plan which provides $100,000 of non-contributory group life insurance to
participants. In addition, non-employee Directors are covered under a
non-contributory group accidental death and dismemberment program which provides
$750,000 of coverage. Both plans are available only during a Director's Board
service. Directors also may purchase additional group accidental death and
dismemberment benefits.
Mr. Engen, an employee of ITT Industries, is not compensated for his service as
a Director.
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CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
Lazard Freres & Co. LLC, of which Mr. David-Weill is chairman, performed various
investment banking services for the Company in 1996 and may perform similar
services during 1997. Funds organized by Lazard Freres & Co. LLC receive
investment and management fees with respect to amounts invested by the ITT
Industries Master Retirement Trust with such funds.
The Company's By-laws provide for mandatory indemnification of ITT Industries
Directors and officers (including payment of their legal fees) to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law and authorize the Company to maintain
insurance to protect its Directors and officers against liabilities whether or
not the Company would be permitted to indemnify them from such liabilities
("Insurance"). The Company provides such Insurance for which it paid $1.3
million in premiums in 1996. Also as permitted by the By-laws, ITT Industries
has entered into indemnification agreements with its Directors pursuant to which
ITT Industries agrees to indemnify them against all expenses, liabilities or
losses incurred by the Directors in their capacity as such: (i) to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law; (ii) as provided in the By-laws of ITT
Industries as in effect on the date of such agreement; and (iii) in the event
ITT Industries does not maintain the aforementioned insurance or comparable
coverage, to the full extent provided in the applicable policies as in effect on
the date of such agreement (ITT Industries' obligations described in (ii) and
(iii) being subject to certain exceptions). Contractual rights under such
indemnification agreements are believed to provide the Directors more protection
than the By-laws, which are subject to change.
2. APPROVAL OF THE ITT INDUSTRIES 1997 ANNUAL INCENTIVE PLAN FOR EXECUTIVE
OFFICERS
The proposed ITT Industries 1997 Annual Incentive Plan for Executive Officers
(the "Annual Incentive Plan") is intended to provide incentive compensation in
the form of a bonus to designated executive officers (the "Participating
Executives") of ITT Industries based upon performance measured against
pre-established performance targets (the "Performance Targets"). Executive
officers of ITT Industries who are senior vice presidents or above (presently
seven persons) will be eligible to participate in the Plan. The objective is to
motivate Participating Executives to achieve the Performance Targets by tying a
portion of their compensation to measures affecting shareholder value. The
Annual Incentive Plan will be administered and interpreted by the Compensation
and Personnel Committee (the "Committee") of the Board of Directors (the
"Board") which will select the Participating Executives for any particular
performance period (the "Performance Period") and the applicable Performance
Targets. The Board has adopted the Annual Incentive Plan effective January 1,
1997, subject to requisite shareholder approval.
All compensation paid under the Plan to the Chief Executive and the four highest
compensated officers of ITT Industries is intended to qualify as
"performance-based compensation" under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") and, therefore, to be deductible by ITT
Industries for income tax purposes.
The Performance Period will be the calendar year, beginning on January 1 and
ending on December 31, unless the Committee determines otherwise. Within the
first ninety days of the applicable Performance Period the Committee must
establish in writing the Performance Targets applicable to each Participating
Executive with respect to that Performance Period. The Performance Targets are
to be based upon one or more measures (the "Performance Measures") and are to be
expressed as an objective formula to be used in calculating the
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amount of bonus award the Participating Executive will be eligible to receive at
various levels of achievement. Performance Measures may be based upon one or
more factors such as net operating profit after tax, economic value added,
earnings per share, return on equity, return on total capital and, to the extent
consistent with Section 162(m) of the Code, other objectives such as negotiating
transactions or sales and developing long-term business goals. There may be
different Performance Targets for different Participating Executives and for
different Performance Periods.
Following each Performance Period the Committee must certify in writing the
degree to which the Performance Targets for each Performance Period have been
achieved and the applicable amount to which the Participating Executive might be
entitled. In establishing Performance Targets and Performance Measures and in
calculating the degree of achievement thereof, the Committee may ignore
extraordinary items, property transactions, changes in accounting standards and
losses or gains arising from discontinued operations. In no event may a payment
under the Annual Incentive Plan to a Participating Executive for any Performance
Period exceed the lesser of 200% of the Participating Executive's annual base
salary in effect on the last day of the Performance Period or $4,000,000.
Although the Committee may not increase the amount payable to a Participating
Executive, it may reduce or totally eliminate the amount if deemed appropriate
to reflect the Participating Executive's performance or unanticipated factors
during the Performance Period.
Payments will be made in cash as soon as practicable after the end of each
Performance Period. In the event of death, payment may be made to the
Participating Executive's estate. Amounts payable may be prorated or eliminated,
at the discretion of the Committee, in the event that the Participating
Executive is not an employee of ITT Industries or one of its subsidiaries on the
last day of the Performance Period. Participating Executives will recognize
ordinary taxable income upon receipt of payments under the Annual Incentive Plan
unless the Participating Executive elects to defer payment. The Plan provides
that, upon the occurrence of an Acceleration Event, payments will be made in
cash promptly at the target achievement level for the entire Performance Period.
Because the Annual Incentive Plan requires Performance Targets to be set and
Participating Executives to be determined for each Performance Period, it is not
determinable what benefits, if any, would have been paid to any Participating
Executive if the Annual Incentive Plan had been in effect for the 1996 calendar
year.
Amendments to the Annual Incentive Plan for future Performance Periods can be
made that can increase the cost of the Annual Incentive Plan to ITT Industries
and can alter the allocation of benefits to Participating Executives. However,
no such amendment that is inconsistent with the purpose of the Annual Incentive
Plan or with the compliance of the Annual Incentive Plan with applicable law and
the requirements of the Code will be made without shareholder approval.
The foregoing description of the Annual Incentive Plan is qualified in its
entirety by the actual provisions of the Annual Incentive Plan which are
attached to this Proxy Statement as Appendix I.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL
INCENTIVE PLAN.
3. APPROVAL OF THE ITT INDUSTRIES 1997 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
The proposed ITT Industries 1997 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "Long-Term
Incentive Plan") is intended (i) to promote the achievement of long-term
objectives of ITT Industries by tying a participant's long-term incentive
compensation opportunities to pre-established goal(s); (ii) to attract and
retain employees of
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outstanding competence and encourage teamwork among them; and (iii) to reward
performance based on the achievement of pre-established objectives. Awards will
be made, at the discretion of the Compensation and Personnel Committee of the
Board of Directors (the "Committee"), to key employees (including directors who
are also employees) whose responsibilities and decisions directly affect the
performance of the company or any participating company. The Committee, each
member of which shall be a "Non-Employee Director" under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 and an "Outside Director" under Section 162(m) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and no member of which may
receive an award, is charged with administering and interpreting the Long-Term
Incentive Plan. The Board has adopted the Plan effective January 1, 1997,
subject to requisite shareholder approval. Approximately 600 executives are
currently eligible to participate in the Long-Term Incentive Plan.
The Committee determines each period of time over which achievement is measured
(the "Performance Period"), which must be in excess of one year. The Committee
also establishes the goal or goals to be achieved by each participant (the
"Performance Goal(s)"), which must be established within the first ninety days
of the applicable Performance Period. The Performance Goal(s) may be based upon
one or more standards against which achievement can be measured (the
"Performance Measures"). The Performance Goal(s) are to be expressed as an
objective formula to be used in calculating the amount of the Award the
Participant will be eligible to receive at various levels of achievement and may
differ for different participants and different Performance Periods.
The Committee may establish as one or more Performance Measures financial or
performance criteria with respect to ITT Industries and its subsidiaries, or
with respect to a participating company, which may be based upon measurements
such as economic value added; after-tax profits; operational cash flow; debt
levels; earnings per share; increases in measures such as reserves, net income
or earnings before taxes; return on capital; return on shareholder equity; and
total shareholder return. In addition, Performance Measures may be based upon
target levels of, or percentage increases in, total shareholder return for ITT
Industries (measured as changes in the market price and dividend yield) relative
to one or more indices such as the S&P(R) 500, the S&P(R) Industrials, or other
measurements that the Committee may deem to be appropriate.
The Committee establishes the value of an Award for each participant, the
Performance Measures comprising the Performance Goals against which the degree
of achievement may be determined, and the Performance Periods during which the
Performance Goals must be achieved. The Committee may make such revisions and/or
adjustments to the Award, Performance Measures, Performance Goal(s) and/or
Performance Periods to the extent necessary to preserve the intention of the
Long-Term Incentive Plan, including adjustments resulting from changes in
accounting standards. In no event may any target Award to any participant be for
an amount that exceeds the lesser of 200% of the participant's annual base
salary as in effect at the time of the Award or $4,000,000.
Following each Performance Period, the Committee must certify in writing the
degree to which the Performance Goal(s) for the applicable Performance Period
have been achieved and the applicable amount to which each participant might be
entitled. Such amount will be paid as soon as practicable after the end of each
Performance Period. Payments may be made, in whole or in part, in the form of
cash and/or ITT Industries common stock as determined by the Committee in its
sole discretion. Such payment determinations
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may differ for participants and for Performance Periods. Payments may be
prorated in cases of death, disability or retirement, as determined by the
Committee. Upon the occurrence of an Acceleration Event, payments will be made
in cash at the maximum achievement level for the Performance Period. In no event
will the aggregate number of shares of ITT Industries common stock issued to
participants with respect to any Performance Period exceed one percent (1%) of
the total of the issued and outstanding shares of such common stock, plus
treasury stock, as reported in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of ITT Industries
for the fiscal year ending immediately prior to or simultaneously with such
Performance Period.
All amounts paid under the Long-Term Incentive Plan to the Chief Executive and
the four other highest compensated executives of ITT Industries are intended to
qualify as "performance-based compensation" for purposes of Section 162(m) of
the Code and are therefore intended to be deductible for income tax purposes by
ITT Industries. Participants will recognize ordinary taxable income upon
payment, to the extent of the value thereof, unless the Participant elects to
defer payment.
Because the Long-Term Incentive Plan requires Performance Goals to be set and
participants to be determined for each Performance Period, it is not
determinable what benefits, if any, would have been paid to any participant if
the Long-Term Incentive Plan had been in effect for the 1996 calendar year.
Amendments to the Long-Term Incentive Plan for future Performance Periods can be
made that can increase the cost of the Long-Term Incentive Plan to ITT
Industries and can alter the allocation of benefits to participants. However, no
such amendment that is inconsistent with the purpose of the Long-Term Incentive
Plan or with the compliance of the Long-Term Incentive Plan with applicable law
and the requirements of the Code will be made without shareholder approval.
The foregoing description of the Long-Term Incentive Plan is qualified in its
entirety by the actual provisions of the Long-Term Incentive Plan which are
attached to this Proxy Statement as Appendix II.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE
LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
REPORT OF THE ITT INDUSTRIES COMPENSATION AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
The Compensation and Personnel Committee (the "Committee") of the Board of
Directors (the "Board") establishes executive compensation policies. This report
will discuss the application of these policies to ITT Industries' executive
officers in general and the rationale for the decisions affecting the
compensation as reported for 1996 of Travis Engen, Chairman, President and Chief
Executive of ITT Industries. Additionally, this report discusses the elements of
compensation for Mr. Engen and each of the four other most highly paid executive
officers of ITT Industries for whom compensation is required to be reported. The
executive compensation programs of ITT Industries are based on the compensation
practices of comparator companies (selected major manufacturing companies whose
product lines compete with ITT Industries) as well as on the performance
measures and policies which focus on the continued growth of shareholder value.
Immediately following this report is a performance graph which compares the
cumulative total return of ITT Industries Common Stock to the cumulative total
returns of the S&P 500 Index and a composite index composed of the Dow Jones
Average of the three Industry Groups which are representative of ITT Industries'
businesses (the "Composite Index") assuming the investment of $100 in (a) ITT
Industries Common Stock,
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(b) the S&P 500 Index, and (c) the Composite Index for the period December 15,
1995 through December 31, 1996.
The amounts of all compensation awarded to, earned by, or paid to Travis Engen,
the chief executive, and the other executive officers of ITT Industries for whom
such compensation is required to be reported are set forth in the Summary
Compensation Table presented herein.
ITT Industries is a global, diversified manufacturing company with approximately
59,000 employees located in 40 countries with 1997 sales of $8.7 billion and
assets in excess of $5.4 billion, which must attract, motivate and retain
skilled management. Since ITT Industries spun-off a significant portion of its
businesses in December of 1995, it was decided that a study should be undertaken
to determine the most appropriate compensation program for the Company
commencing in 1997. That assessment was conducted by the Committee during 1996.
In establishing compensation policies and programs for 1997 and thereafter, the
Committee considered compensation provided to executives of corporations similar
to ITT Industries in terms of assets, sales and revenues, and earnings. These
corporations consisted primarily of leading comparator companies with sales
exceeding $8.0 billion.
ITT Industries' executive compensation program has been designed to attract,
reward, and retain capable and motivated executives and to provide incentives
which vary depending upon the attainment of short-term operating performance
objectives and strategic long-term performance goals. The major objective of the
long-term incentive program, which is substantially in the form of stock
options, is to provide ITT Industries executives with incentives directly linked
to appreciation in shareholder value.
THE COMMITTEE'S ROLE. The Committee's role is to oversee the administration of
ITT Industries' executive compensation program. It reviews proposed new or
amended employee benefit plans and approves individual compensation actions for
all corporate officers and senior executives. The Committee is currently
composed of the three non-employee directors named at the end of this report,
none of whom is eligible to participate in any of the plans which make up ITT
Industries' executive compensation program. It is the policy of the Board to
periodically rotate the members and the post of chairman of the Committee to
assure that fresh points of view are part of its deliberations.
The Committee has the authority to select and retain outside compensation
consultants from nationally recognized independent compensation and benefits
consulting firms for expert advice on any aspect of ITT Industries' executive
compensation program and may request written reports or hold private meetings
with such consultants in order to receive independent opinions on compensation
proposals. It may also meet in executive sessions which would not be attended by
any ITT Industries executives and has the authority to retain outside legal
counsel to provide guidance on executive compensation matters. During 1996, the
Committee did seek the advice of such consulting firms and legal counsel in
establishing and reviewing the compensation programs which were adopted
effective in 1997.
THE COMPENSATION PROGRAM. The compensation program for ITT Industries
executives consists of base salary, annual incentive bonus, long-term
incentives, and employee benefits, each of which is discussed below.
BASE SALARY. Salaries are set and administered to reflect the value of the job
in the marketplace and individual contribution and performance. Based on a
recent compensation survey of comparator companies, ITT Industries' senior
executive salaries are at competitive levels of current practice. Salaries
provide a
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necessary element of stability in the total pay program and are not generally
subject to significant variability. Salary increases are based primarily on
merit.
During 1996, ITT Industries' executive salaries were evaluated in relation to a
competitive annualized merit increase guideline of 4% for expected levels of
individual performance. Actual increases may vary from the guideline depending
primarily on individual performance as well as the competitive relationship to
the comparator companies. The normal interval between salary reviews for all
executives during 1996 was twelve months.
Mr. Engen's annual salary was $800,000 effective March 1, 1996. The Committee
reviewed Mr. Engen's performance during 1996 in his position as Chief Executive
of ITT Industries and, as a result of such review and a comparison of
compensation for chief executive officers of such comparator companies,
authorized a merit increase of $100,000 bringing his annual base salary to
$900,000 effective March 1, 1997.
The Committee will continue to review and assess Mr. Engen's performance, as
well as that of all senior executives, and will authorize such salary actions as
are appropriate, commensurate with relevant competitive data and the approved
ITT Industries salary administration program. As of March 1, 1997, the annual
salaries of the other named executive officers of ITT Industries were as
follows: Mr. Giuliano, $416,000; Mr. Labrecque, $340,000; Mr. Maffeo, $312,000
and Ms. Kunz, $393,000. Mr. Leuliette resigned his position with ITT Industries
effective November 30, 1996 to pursue other interests.
ANNUAL INCENTIVE BONUS PLANS. For 1996, Mr. Engen and the four other highest
compensated executives participated in the ITT Industries Annual
Performance-Based Incentive Plan for Executive Officers approved by ITT
Industries shareholders in 1995. Amounts paid under that plan were based on the
corporate performance of ITT Industries during 1996 as compared to the annual
performance goals established and approved by the Committee at the beginning of
the 1996 performance year. For 1996, performance measurements, which were the
same as were in effect for 1995, were earnings per share compared to budget,
earnings per share compared to the prior year, and return on equity compared to
budget. These measures were weighted 40%, 40%, and 20%, respectively. The
weighted average performance factor under the formula was calculated at 105.75%.
Under a leveraged performance/payout schedule, the performance factor generated
a standard bonus adjustment factor of 117.24%. The bonus awards approved for
Messrs. Engen, Giuliano, Labrecque, and Maffeo and Ms. Kunz for 1996 performance
were in accordance with the bonus program described above and are shown in the
Summary Compensation Table following this report. Such amounts were determined
strictly in accordance with the above described formula and standard bonus
adjustment factor. Mr. Leuliette did not receive a bonus award for performance
year 1996.
The ITT Industries 1997 Annual Incentive Plan for Executive Officers, which is
summarized in Item No. 2 of this document and is included as Appendix I hereto,
has been adopted by the Board and will be effective commencing with performance
year 1997, subject to shareholder approval. The Annual Incentive Plan is
designed to provide competitive incentive compensation for its senior executive
officers which is linked to measures affecting growth in shareholder value. For
performance year 1997, the Committee has established performance targets to be
achieved based on an economic value added concept.
STOCK OPTION AWARDS. Stock option awards provide long-term incentives which are
directly related to the performance of ITT Industries Common Stock.
Non-qualified stock options generally have terms of ten years and two days and
closely align the executive's interests with those of other shareholders. The
stock option
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tables on page 18 provide information relating to stock options held by the
individuals named in the Summary Compensation Table.
Approximately two million shares of non-qualified stock options were granted by
the Committee under the 1994 ITT Industries Incentive Stock Plan at its March
10, 1997 meeting. Grants were made to approximately 570 executives including
Messrs. Engen, 120,000 shares; Giuliano, 35,000 shares; Labrecque, 35,000
shares; and Maffeo 25,000 shares; and Ms. Kunz, 35,000 shares. For Mr. Engen and
the other named executive officers, such options were granted with an exercise
price of $24.88 per share and will become exercisable upon the earlier of an
appreciation in ITT Industries Common Stock price of 25% above the grant price
for ten consecutive trading days or nine years from the date of grant.
LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN. The ITT Industries 1997 Long-Term Incentive Plan,
which is summarized in Item No. 3 of this document and is included as Appendix
II hereto, has been adopted by the Board and will be effective commencing with
performance year 1997, subject to shareholder approval. The Long-Term Incentive
Plan authorizes performance awards to be made to key employees of ITT Industries
at the discretion of the Committee.
The Long-Term Incentive Plan provides that the Committee shall determine size
and frequency of awards, the performance measures, performance goals and
performance periods. The size of the awards will be determined by the Committee
to meet competitive practice. Payment of contingent awards generally will be
made at the end of a three year performance period. The actual payment, if any,
with respect to initial awards will be based on ITT Industries' performance with
respect to total shareholder return as measured against the performance of a
group of comparator companies approved by the Committee. Subsequent awards may
be based on a variety of measures as may be determined by the Committee. Payment
of any awards may be made in whole or in part, at the discretion of the
Committee, in the form of cash and/or Common Stock of ITT Industries. The
Long-Term Incentive Plan enables the Committee to increase or decrease payment
values based upon events or circumstances having a material impact on the
overall performance of ITT Industries.
On March 10, 1997, the Committee granted initial awards under the Long-Term
Incentive Plan to 71 key employees, including Messrs. Engen, Giuliano, Labrecque
and Maffeo and Ms. Kunz. Because the Long-Term Incentive Plan is in an initial
phase-in period, each person received an award having two separate equal parts:
one part with a two-year performance period and one part with a three-year
performance period. The aggregate target awards made to each of the individuals
named in the Summary Compensation Table are as follows: Mr. Engen, $840,000; Mr.
Giuliano, $245,000; Mr. Labrecque, $245,000; and Mr. Maffeo, $175,000 and Ms.
Kunz, $245,000. Payment, if any, with respect to each award will be in
accordance with the established performance measurement formula. The award
amounts set forth above would be the total amounts payable if the formula
resulted in payment at the 100% level. For these initial awards one part would
be paid after two years and the second part would be paid after three years. The
1997 target awards will be based on a measure of total shareholder return which
the Committee intends to continue to use for the foreseeable future. Subsequent
awards are expected to have a three-year performance period and would then have
a payout, if any, under the established performance measure formula. Issuance of
documents evidencing these awards is contingent upon approval of the Long-Term
Incentive Plan by the ITT Industries shareholders.
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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS. Executives also participate in ITT Industries' broad-based
employee benefits program which includes a pension program, an investment and
savings plan, group medical and dental coverage, group life insurance, and other
benefit plans. Further details on the ITT Industries pension program are
provided on pages 22, 23 and 24.
Under the 1996 Deferred Compensation Plan, executives with an annual base salary
of $200,000 or more may elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of their
bonus. ITT Industries will credit interest on the deferred compensation based on
the performance of benchmark investment funds made available under the plan as
selected by the executive.
Although the Committee believes that ITT Industries should strive to structure
its compensation program for senior executives in a manner that would permit
deductibility under the Internal Revenue Code, it realizes that the overall
performance of the senior executives cannot be reduced in all cases to a fixed
formula and that there may be unusual situations in which the prudent use of
discretion in determining pay levels is in the best interest of ITT Industries
and its shareholders. Under such circumstances the use of discretion in
determining appropriate amounts of compensation may be essential. The Committee
does not intend to make discretionary awards which by their terms are
specifically contingent upon non-achievement of the performance-based goals set
by the long-term incentive plan and other performance-based compensation plans.
In those rare situations where discretion is used, compensation may not be fully
deductible on ITT Industries' tax return. However, the Committee does not
believe that such loss of deductibility will have any material impact on the
financial condition of ITT Industries.
A number of the compensation arrangements contain provisions for full vesting or
payout at maximum levels upon certain events related to the occurrence of an
acceleration event/change of control. Such arrangements are discussed in more
detail below.
This report is furnished by the members of the Compensation and Personnel
Committee:
Robert A. Burnett, Chairman of the Committee
Curtis J. Crawford
Edward C. Meyer
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PERFORMANCE GRAPH
The following graph compares the cumulative total return of ITT Industries
Common Stock to the cumulative total return of the S&P 500 Index and a composite
index composed of the Dow Jones Average of the three Industry Groups which are
representative of ITT Industries' businesses (the "Composite Index") for the
period beginning on December 15, 1995 through December 31, 1996, assuming the
investment of $100 on December 15, 1995.
DOW JONES
MEASUREMENT PERIOD ITT INDUSTRY
(FISCAL YEAR COVERED) INDUSTRIES S&P 500 GROUPS
15-DEC-95 100 100 100
31-DEC-95 107 100 102
31-MAR-96 114 105 111
30-JUN-96 113 110 115
30-SEP-96 109 114 122
31-DEC-96 112 123 132
1) THE DOW JONES AVERAGE OF 3 INDUSTRY GROUPS REPRESENTS A REVENUE-WEIGHTED
COMPOSITE OF THE DOW JONES AEROSPACE & DEFENSE INDEX, THE DOW JONES AUTOMOBILE
PARTS & EQUIPMENT INDEX (EXCLUDING TIRE AND RUBBER MAKERS), AND THE DOW JONES
INDUSTRIAL (DIVERSIFIED) INDEX.
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SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
LONG-TERM COMPENSATION
ANNUAL COMPENSATION -------------------------
------------------------------------ SECURITIES LONG-TERM
OTHER ANNUAL UNDERLYING INCENTIVE ALL OTHER
COMPENSATION OPTIONS PLAN COMPENSATION
NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITION YEAR SALARY($) BONUS($) ($)(5) (#)(6) PAYOUTS($)(7) ($)(8)
- ---------------------------------------- ---- --------- --------- ------------ --------- ------------- ------------
Travis Engen............................ 1996 783,077 937,920 -- 150,000 -- 27,408
Chairman, President and Chief 1995 700,000 611,800 17,104 321,126 1,125,000 51,292
Executive -- ITT Industries 1994 608,333 638,250 15,991 321,126 -- 23,073
Louis J. Giuliano....................... 1996 395,769 257,928 5,278 70,000 -- 13,852
Senior Vice President -- ITT 1995 368,539 296,000 6,820 198,028 1,000,000 40,455
Industries &
President and Chief Executive 1994 333,814 280,000 27,577 198,028 -- 13,465
Officer --
ITT Defense & Electronics
Heidi Kunz(1)........................... 1996 375,000 241,808 258,195 145,000 -- 5,250
Senior Vice President and Chief 1995 21,635 250,000 -- -- -- --
Financial Officer -- ITT Industries 1994 -- -- -- -- -- --
Richard J. Labrecque(2)................. 1996 317,000 209,567 -- 60,000 -- 11,096
Senior Vice President -- ITT 1995 271,462 124,000 3,240 37,465 364,000 44,296
Industries &
President and Chief Executive 1994 275,900 108,000 421 40,141 -- 10,986
Officer --
ITT Fluid Technology
Vincent A. Maffeo(3).................... 1996 293,231 193,446 164,625 50,000 -- 10,321
Senior Vice President and General 1995 210,873 75,000 3,383 24,620 228,000 14,143
Counsel
-- ITT Industries 1994 190,753 95,000 -- 15,607 -- 8,458
Timothy D. Leuliette(4)................. 1996 470,825 -- 3,091 70,000 -- 16,479
Senior Vice President -- ITT 1995 474,996 251,500 5,281 198,028 798,000 35,372
Industries &
President and Chief Executive 1994 425,417 360,000 10,230 198,028 -- 16,668
Officer -- ITT Automotive
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(1) Ms. Kunz was elected to her present position effective December 19, 1995.
(2) Mr. Labrecque was elected to his present position effective March 1, 1996.
(3) Mr. Maffeo was elected to his present position in 1995.
(4) Mr. Leuliette resigned effective November 30, 1996.
(5) Amounts shown in this column for Messrs. Engen, Giuliano, Labrecque, Maffeo
and Leuliette and Ms. Kunz are tax reimbursement allowances which are
intended to offset the inclusion in taxable income of the value of certain
benefits. The amounts included for Ms. Kunz reflect tax reimbursement
allowances of $108,195 related to reimbursed relocation expense and $150,000
pursuant to her offer of employment. The amount for Mr. Maffeo reflects tax
reimbursement allowances related to reimbursed relocation expense.
(6) The named executive officers do not hold any stock appreciation rights in
connection with the options shown.
(7) All amounts shown in this column represent payments made in January 1996
with respect to the Long-Term Performance Plan of ITT Industries' corporate
predecessor.
(8) All amounts shown in this column for Messrs. Engen, Giuliano, Labrecque,
Maffeo, and Leuliette and Ms. Kunz are company contributions under the ITT
Industries Investment and Savings Plan for Salaried Employees and the ITT
Industries Excess Savings Plan, which are defined contribution plans. ITT
Industries makes a matching contribution in an amount equal to 50% of an
employee's contribution, such matching contribution not to exceed three
percent (3%) of such employee's salary. Under these plans, ITT Industries
also makes a non-matching contribution equal to one-half of one percent
( 1/2 of 1%) of an employee's salary. The amounts shown for 1995 also include
two allocations from the ESOP feature under the Plans: a 1995 annual excess
ESOP allocation and a special excess ESOP allocation which resulted from the
1995 termination of the ESOP. These were non-recurring allocations as the
ESOP has been terminated.
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OPTION GRANTS TO ITT INDUSTRIES EXECUTIVE OFFICERS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
The following table provides information on fiscal year 1996 grants of options
to the named ITT Industries executive officers. The options for Messrs. Engen,
Giuliano, Labrecque, and Maffeo and Ms. Kunz were granted on March 12, 1996 and
will become exercisable upon the earlier of a 25% increase over the option
exercise price for ten consecutive trading days or nine years after the date of
grant. The table also indicates an earlier option granted to Ms. Kunz which will
become exercisable upon the earlier of a 25% increase over the option exercise
price for ten consecutive trading days or in one-third cumulative annual
installments after the first, second, and third anniversaries of the date of
grant.
INDIVIDUAL GRANTS POTENTIAL REALIZABLE VALUE
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NUMBER OF % OF TOTAL AT ASSUMED RATES OF STOCK
SECURITIES OPTIONS PRICE APPRECIATION FOR
UNDERLYING GRANTED TO OPTION TERM(1)
OPTIONS EMPLOYEES IN EXERCISE EXPIRATION --------------------------
NAME GRANTED# 1996 PRICE DATE 5% 10%
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Travis Engen............... 150,000 7.1% $25.38 3/14/2006 $2,394,000 $ 6,067,500
Louis J. Giuliano.......... 70,000 3.3% $25.38 3/14/2006 $1,117,200 $ 2,831,500
Heidi Kunz................. 70,000 3.3% $25.38 3/14/2006 $1,117,200 $ 2,831,500
75,000 3.5% $23.38 1/11/2006 $1,102,500 $ 2,794,500
Richard J. Labrecque....... 60,000 2.8% $25.38 3/14/2006 $ 957,600 $ 2,427,000
Vincent A. Maffeo.......... 50,000 2.4% $25.38 3/14/2006 $ 798,000 $ 2,022,500
Timothy D. Leuliette(2).... 70,000 3.3% $25.38 3/14/2006 $ -- $ --
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(1) At the end of the term for the options granted on March 12, 1996, the
projected price of a share of ITT Industries Common Stock would be $41.34
and $65.83 at assumed annual appreciation rates of 5% and 10%, respectively.
The projected price of the options granted to Ms. Kunz on January 9, 1996
would be $38.08 and $60.64 at assumed annual appreciation rates of 5% and
10%, respectively.
(2) Mr. Leuliette's outstanding stock options were cancelled effective December
1, 1996.
AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR AND FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION
VALUES
The following table provides information on option exercises in 1996 by the
named executive officers of ITT Industries and the value of each such executive
officer's unexercised options to acquire ITT Industries Common Stock at December
31, 1996. The closing price of ITT Industries Common Stock on December 31, 1996
was $24.50 per share.
NUMBER OF SECURITIES
UNDERLYING UNEXERCISED VALUE OF UNEXERCISED,
OPTIONS AT IN-THE-MONEY OPTIONS HELD
SHARES FISCAL YEAR-END AT FISCAL YEAR-END($)(1)
ACQUIRED ON VALUE --------------------------- ---------------------------
NAME EXERCISE(#) REALIZED($) EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE
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Travis Engen............. 23,399 369,938 1,644,444 150,000 17,898,268 --
Louis J. Giuliano........ -- -- 706,462 70,000 5,945,577 --
Heidi Kunz............... -- -- -- 145,000 -- 84,000
Richard J. Labrecque..... 13,380 144,238 52,629 84,977 405,843 104,404
Vincent A. Maffeo........ -- -- 23,146 73,551 165,689 131,488
Timothy D.
Leuliette(2)........... 612,522 3,856,574 -- -- -- --
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(1) Based on the New York Stock Exchange consolidated trading closing price of
ITT Industries Common Stock on December 31, 1996 of $24.50 per share.
(2) Mr. Leuliette's outstanding stock options were cancelled effective December
1, 1996.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The following table shows, as of January 31, 1997, the beneficial ownership of
ITT Industries Common Stock by each Director and Nominee and by each of the
Executive Officers of ITT Industries named in the Summary Compensation Table,
and by the Directors and Executive Officers of Industries as a group(19):
AMOUNT AND NATURE OF
BENEFICIAL
NAME OF BENEFICIAL OWNER OWNERSHIP(1) PERCENT OF CLASS(2)
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Rand V. Araskog........................................... 376,714 --
Robert A. Burnett......................................... 3,829 --
Curtis J. Crawford........................................ 1,400 --
Michel David-Weill........................................ 2,604 --
Travis Engen.............................................. 1,684,144 1.4
S. Parker Gilbert......................................... 6,604 --
Edward C. Meyer........................................... 4,104 --
Sidney Taurel............................................. 2,984 --
Louis J. Giuliano......................................... 711,137 --
Heidi Kunz................................................ 25,229 --
Richard J. Labrecque...................................... 52,629 --
Timothy D. Leuliette(3)................................... -- --
Vincent A. Maffeo......................................... 38,453 --
All Directors and Executive Officers as a Group (19)...... 3,120,690 2.6
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(1) All shares are owned directly except as hereinafter otherwise indicated.
Pursuant to regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, shares
(i) receivable by directors and executive officers upon exercise of employee
stock options exercisable within 60 days after January 31, 1997, (ii)
allocated to the accounts of certain directors and executive officers under
the ITT Industries Investment and Savings Plan for Salaried Employees at
January 31, 1997, and (iii) acquired by directors and executive officers
under the ITT Industries Dividend Reinvestment and Common Stock Purchase
Plan through January 31, 1997, are deemed to be beneficially owned by such
directors and executive officers at said date. Of the number of shares shown
above, (i) the following represent shares that may be acquired upon exercise
of employee stock options for the accounts of: Mr. Engen, 1,644,444 shares;
Mr. Giuliano, 706,462 shares; Ms. Kunz, 25,000 shares; Mr. Labrecque, 52,629
shares; Mr. Maffeo, 23,146 shares; and all directors and executive officers
as a group, 2,624,130 shares; (ii) the following amounts were allocated
under the ITT Industries Investment and Savings Plan for Salaried Employees
to the accounts of: Mr. Engen, 1,622 shares; Mr. Giuliano, 1,227 shares; Ms.
Kunz 229 shares; Mr. Maffeo, 10,075 shares; and all directors and executive
officers as a group, 44,084 shares; and (iii) the following amounts were
acquired under the ITT Industries Dividend Reinvestment and Common Stock
Purchase Plan for the accounts of: Mr. Araskog, 10 shares; Mr. Burnett, 225
shares; Mr. Crawford, 8 shares; Mr. Giuliano, 42 shares; Mr. Maffeo, 2,624
shares; and all directors and executive officers as a group, 2,909 shares.
(2) Share ownership does not exceed one percent of the class so owned unless
otherwise indicated.
(3) Mr. Leuliette resigned his position effective November 30, 1996.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
The following table lists all holders known by ITT Industries to own
beneficially more than five percent of ITT Industries' outstanding Common Stock
as of December 31, 1996:
NAME AND ADDRESS AMOUNT AND NATURE OF PERCENT OF
OF BENEFICIAL OWNER BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP CLASS
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Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, Inc.
One McKinney Plaza
3232 McKinney Avenue, 15th Floor
Dallas, TX 75204-2429..................................... 6,457,859(1) 5.47
Delaware Management Holdings, Inc.
One Commerce Square
Philadelphia, PA 19103-3682............................... 6,525,100(2) 5.52
Putnam Investments, Inc.
One Post Office Square
Boston, MA 02109.......................................... 7,659,092(3) 6.50
Trimark Financial Corporation
One First Canadian Place
Suite 5600, P.O. Box 487
Toronto, Ontario M5X 1E5.................................. 11,814,300(4) 10.00
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(1) As reported on a Schedule 13G for the year ended December 31, 1996 filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney &
Strauss, Inc. has sole voting power with respect to 627,459 shares, shared
voting power with respect to 5,830,400 shares and sole dispositive power
with respect to 6,457,859 shares.
(2) As reported on a Schedule 13G for the year ended December 31, 1996 filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Delaware Management Holdings,
Inc. has sole voting power with respect to 475,740 shares, sole dispositive
power with respect to 6,390,600 shares and shared dispositive power with
respect to 134,500 shares.
(3) As reported on a Schedule 13G for the year ended December 31, 1996 filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Putnam Investments, Inc. has
shared voting power with respect to 78,650 shares and shared dispositive
power with respect to 7,659,092 shares.
(4) As reported on a Schedule 13G for the year ended December 31, 1996 filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Trimark Financial Corporation
has sole voting power with respect to 11,814,300 shares and sole dispositive
power with respect to 11,814,300 shares.
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT AND BENEFIT PROGRAMS
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT. ITT Industries has an employment agreement with Mr. Engen
(the "Employment Agreement") which provides for, among other things: a base
salary in an amount not less than $700,000 per annum, participation in the ITT
Industries benefits plans and possible awards under the ITT Industries executive
incentive bonus program; the continuation of Mr. Engen's employment as chairman
and chief executive of ITT Industries through December 31, 1999; and certain
payments and benefits in the event of termination without cause, such that Mr.
Engen would receive, in equal monthly installments, salary and a
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decreasing percentage of the average bonus he received with respect to the three
calendar years immediately preceding such event. Payments would continue until
the earlier of the termination of the Employment Agreement or certain events of
disqualifying conduct. At ITT Industries' discretion, Mr. Engen could be paid
the balance remaining of such aggregate amount in a lump sum payment if Mr.
Engen accepts other full-time employment. As long as Mr. Engen continues to be
paid a salary as described above, he would be eligible to participate in certain
ITT Industries benefit plans and to exercise outstanding stock options. In lieu
of the payments and benefits referred to above, if Mr. Engen were entitled to
receive a termination allowance under any ITT Industries severance plan or
termination allowance plan which exceeds the amount of base salary remaining
under the Employment Agreement, Mr. Engen would receive such termination
allowance amount. An amendment to Mr. Engen's Employment Agreement provides
severance benefits of substantially the same nature and at the highest levels
described under the "Special Senior Executive Severance Pay Plan" below. Such
benefits become payable under certain circumstances of termination of employment
within two years of the occurrence of an Acceleration Event as defined in
"Change of Control Arrangements" below.
SEVERANCE PAY PLAN. The ITT Industries Senior Executive Severance Pay Plan
applies to senior executives who are U.S. citizens or who are employed in the
United States. Under the plan, if a participant's employment is terminated by
ITT Industries, other than for cause or as a result of other occurrences
specified in the plan, the participant is entitled to severance pay in an amount
up to 24 months of base salary depending upon his or her length of service. In
no event shall such severance pay exceed the amount of base salary for the
number of months remaining between the termination of employment and the
participant's normal retirement date or two times the participant's total annual
compensation during the year immediately preceding such termination. The plan
includes offset provisions for other compensation from ITT Industries and
requirements on the part of executives with respect to non-competition and
compliance with the ITT Industries Code of Corporate Conduct. Under the plan,
severance payments would ordinarily be made monthly over the scheduled term of
such payments; however, ITT Industries has the option to make such payments in
the form of a single lump sum payment discounted to present value. Messrs.
Giuliano, Labrecque, and Maffeo, and Ms. Kunz participate in this plan.
SPECIAL SENIOR EXECUTIVE SEVERANCE PAY PLAN. The ITT Industries Special Senior
Executive Severance Pay Plan applies to senior executives and provides for
severance benefits for covered executives whose employment is terminated under
conditions specified in the plan within two years after the occurrence of an
Acceleration Event as defined in the "Change of Control Arrangements" below. The
plan provides two levels of benefits for covered executives based on their
position within the company.
Under the plan, if any of the highest level of covered executives, including
Messrs. Giuliano, Labrecque and Maffeo and Ms. Kunz but excluding Mr. Engen, is
terminated under certain circumstances within two years of the occurrence of an
Acceleration Event, such executive is entitled to receive severance benefits
based on three times his or her highest annual base salary rate at any time
during the three-year period immediately preceding such termination of
employment and three times his or her highest bonus paid or awarded with respect
to the three years preceding an Acceleration Event. The plan also provides for
the continuation of certain health and life insurance benefits and perquisites,
at the same coverage and levels, for a three-year period following the covered
executive's termination of employment as was provided to the covered executive
immediately prior to such termination of employment. The plan also provides for
payment to each covered
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executive of a lump sum which is equal to the difference between the total lump
sum value of the covered executive's pension benefits under the company's
pension plans and the total lump sum value of the covered executive's pension
benefit under the pension plans after granting an additional three years of age
and eligibility and benefit service using the highest annual base salary rate
and bonus as determined under the plan. Each covered executive shall also be
credited with an additional three years of eligibility service under the
company's retiree health and retiree life insurance benefits. Payment
representing three years of company contributions with respect to the ITT
Industries Investment and Savings Plan for Salaried Employees and/or the ITT
Industries Excess Savings Plan will be made to each covered executive based on
the salary rate determined under the plan. The plan provides benefits for other
levels of covered executives at somewhat lesser amounts. The plan also includes
tax gross-up of certain payments under the plan.
CHANGE OF CONTROL ARRANGEMENTS. Acceleration of the exercisability of payment
or vesting of awards or benefits is provided for under the Employment Agreement
with Mr. Engen, the ITT Industries 1986 Incentive Stock Plan, the 1994 ITT
Industries Incentive Stock Plan, the ITT Industries 1997 Annual Incentive Plan
for Executive Officers, the ITT Industries 1997 Annual Incentive Plan, the ITT
Industries 1997 Long-Term Incentive Plan, the ITT Industries Senior Executive
Severance Pay Plan, the ITT Industries Deferred Compensation Plan, the ITT
Industries Excess Saving Plan, and the retirement excess benefit plans upon the
occurrence of a change in corporate control, which is generally defined as the
occurrence of any of the following Acceleration Events: (i) a report on Schedule
13D shall be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to
Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act")
disclosing that any person (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange
Act), other than ITT Industries or a subsidiary of ITT Industries or any
employee benefit plan sponsored by ITT Industries or a subsidiary of ITT
Industries, is the beneficial owner directly or indirectly of 20% or more of the
outstanding ITT Industries Common Stock; (ii) any person (within the meaning of
Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), other than ITT Industries or a subsidiary of
ITT Industries or any employee benefit plan sponsored by ITT Industries or a
subsidiary of ITT Industries, shall purchase shares pursuant to a tender offer
or exchange offer to acquire any ITT Industries Common Stock (or securities
convertible into such Common Stock) for cash, securities or any other
consideration, provided that after consummation of the offer, the person in
question is the beneficial owner (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under
the Exchange Act) directly or indirectly of 15% or more of the outstanding ITT
Industries Common Stock (calculated as provided in paragraph (d) of Rule 13d-3
under the Exchange Act in the case of rights to acquire Common Stock); (iii) the
shareholders of ITT Industries shall approve (A) any consolidation or merger of
ITT Industries in which ITT Industries is not the continuing or surviving
corporation or pursuant to which shares of ITT Industries Common Stock would be
converted into cash, securities or other property, other than a merger of ITT
Industries in which holders of ITT Industries Common Stock immediately prior to
the merger have the same proportionate ownership of common stock of the
surviving corporation immediately after the merger as immediately before or (B)
any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of
related transactions) of all or substantially all the assets of ITT Industries;
or (iv) there shall have been a change in a majority of the members of the Board
of Directors of ITT Industries within a 12-month period unless the election or
nomination for election by ITT Industries shareholders of each new director
during such 12-month period was approved by the vote of two-thirds of the
directors then still in office who were directors at the beginning of such
12-month period.
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ITT INDUSTRIES SALARIED RETIREMENT PLAN. Most of the U.S. Salaried employees of
ITT Industries participate in the ITT Industries Salaried Retirement Plan. A
participant's annual pension will equal two percent of the participant's average
final compensation for each of the first 25 years of benefit service, plus one
and one-half percent of a participant's average final compensation for each of
the next 15 years of benefit service, reduced by one and one-quarter percent of
the participant's primary Social Security benefit for each year of benefit
service to a maximum of 40 years; provided that no more than one-half of the
participant's primary Social Security benefit is used for such reduction. A
participant's average final compensation (including salary plus approved bonus
payments) is defined under the Plan as the total of (i) a participant's average
annual base salary for the five calendar years of the last 120 consecutive
calendar months of eligibility service affording the highest such average plus
(ii) a participant's average annual compensation not including base salary for
the five calendar years of the participant's last 120 consecutive calendar
months of eligibility service affording the highest such average. The Plan also
provides for undiscounted early retirement pensions for participants who retire
at or after age 60 following completion of 15 years of eligibility service. A
participant will be vested in benefits accrued under the Plan upon completion of
five years of eligibility service.
The Plan provides an accrued benefit to persons employed as of December 19,
1995, who were members of the Plan as of that date and whose employment after
that date continued with ITT Corporation or ITT Hartford Group, Inc. In
addition, the Plan will recognize service after December 19, 1995 with those
companies but only for the purpose of meeting the eligibility requirements for
vesting, early retirement or normal retirement. Employees of ITT Industries who
have benefits accrued under either the ITT Sheraton Salaried Plan or the ITT
Hartford Salaried Plan for service prior to December 19, 1995 will receive a
full career benefit under the ITT Industries Plan offset by any benefit payable
under either of the other two plans. Such employees have been accorded similar
treatment with regard to eligibility service as described above.
Applicable Federal legislation limits the amount of benefits that can be paid
and compensation which may be recognized under a tax-qualified retirement plan.
ITT Industries will continue non-qualified unfunded retirement plans (the "ITT
Industries Excess Pension Plans") for payment of those benefits at retirement
that cannot be paid from the ITT Industries Salaried Retirement Plan. The
practical effect of the ITT Industries Excess Pension Plans is to continue
calculation of retirement benefits to all employees on a uniform basis. Benefits
under the ITT Industries Excess Pension Plans are generally paid directly by ITT
Industries. ITT Industries also has adopted an excess plan trust under which
excess benefits accrued under the ITT Industries Excess Pension Plan for certain
officers of ITT Industries will be funded. A senior executive may indicate a
preference, subject to certain conditions, to receive any excess benefit in the
form of a single discounted lump sum payment. Any "excess" benefit accrued to
any employee covered by the ITT Industries Excess Pension Plans will be
immediately payable in the form of a single discounted lump sum payment upon the
occurrence of a change in corporate control (as defined in the ITT Industries
Excess Pension Plans).
Based on various assumptions as to remuneration and years of service, before
Social Security reductions, the table on the following page illustrates the
estimated benefits payable by ITT Industries from the Retirement Program at
retirement at age 65.
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PENSION PLAN TABLE
AVERAGE YEARS OF SERVICE
FINAL ----------------------------------------------------------------
COMPENSATION 10 15 20 30 40
- ------------ -------- -------- -------- ---------- ----------
$ 200,000 $ 40,000 $ 60,000 $ 80,000 $ 115,000 $ 145,000
400,000 80,000 120,000 160,000 230,000 290,000
600,000 120,000 180,000 240,000 345,000 435,000
800,000 160,000 240,000 320,000 460,000 580,000
1,000,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 575,000 725,000
1,200,000 240,000 360,000 480,000 690,000 870,000
1,400,000 280,000 420,000 560,000 805,000 1,015,000
1,600,000 320,000 480,000 640,000 920,000 1,160,000
1,800,000 360,000 540,000 720,000 1,035,000 1,305,000
2,000,000 400,000 600,000 800,000 1,150,000 1,450,000
2,200,000 440,000 660,000 880,000 1,265,000 1,595,000
The amounts shown under "Salary" and "Bonus" opposite the names of the
individuals in the Summary Compensation Table comprise their compensation which
is used for purposes of determining "average final compensation" under the plan.
Their respective covered years of benefit service under the plan, through
December 31, 1996, are as follows: Mr. Engen, 11.73 years; Mr. Giuliano, 8.50
years; Mr. Labrecque, 14.70 years; Mr. Maffeo, 19.49 years; and Ms. Kunz, 1.06
years. At the date of his resignation, November 30, 1996, Mr. Leuliette had 5.19
years of benefit service.
4. RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Board of Directors has appointed Arthur Andersen LLP as independent auditors
of ITT Industries for 1997, subject to ratification by the shareholders. If the
shareholders do not ratify the appointment, the selection of other independent
auditors will be considered by the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors.
Arthur Andersen LLP has served as independent auditors of most of the business
units of ITT Industries for many years, and its long-term knowledge of the
Company has enabled it to carry out its audits with effectiveness and
efficiency. Representatives of the firm regularly attend meetings of the Audit
Committee. In keeping with its established policy, the partners and employees of
the firm who are engaged in auditing the Company are periodically rotated, thus
giving ITT Industries the benefit of new expertise and experience. Arthur
Andersen LLP's fees for the 1996 audit of those companies comprising ITT
Industries totaled approximately $2.6 million.
Representatives of Arthur Andersen LLP will attend the Annual Meeting, will have
the opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so, and will be
available to respond to appropriate questions from shareholders.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR RATIFICATION OF THE
APPOINTMENT OF ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP AS THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS OF ITT
INDUSTRIES.
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SUBMISSION OF SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS
Shareholder proposals intended for inclusion in the proxy materials related to
the 1998 Annual Meeting must be received by ITT Industries at its executive
offices no later than November 26, 1997. Proposals should be addressed to the
attention of the Secretary of ITT Industries.
SOLICITATION OF PROXIES
The cost of this solicitation will be borne by ITT Industries. Georgeson & Co.,
New York, New York, has been retained to assist in the solicitation of proxies
for a fee of $12,500 plus expenses. ITT Industries also will reimburse brokers,
nominees, custodians and fiduciaries for their expenses for sending proxy
materials to the beneficial owners of ITT Industries Common Stock. In addition
to solicitation by mail, proxies may be solicited in person or by telephone,
facsimile transmission or other means of electronic communication by directors,
officers, and other regular employees of ITT Industries.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
/s/ Gwenn L. Carr
GWENN L. CARR
Vice President and Secretary
March 26, 1997
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APPENDIX I
ITT INDUSTRIES 1997 ANNUAL INCENTIVE PLAN FOR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
1. PURPOSE
The purpose of this ITT Industries 1997 Annual Incentive Plan for Executive
Officers (the "Incentive Plan") is to provide incentive compensation in the form
of a bonus to executive officers of ITT Industries, Inc. (the "Company") for
achieving specific pre-established performance objectives and to continue to
motivate participating executive officers to achieve their business goals, while
tying a portion of their compensation to measures affecting shareholder value.
The Incentive Plan seeks to enable the Company to continue to be competitive in
its ability to attract and retain executive officers of the highest caliber.
All compensation payable under the Incentive Plan to the Company's Chief
Executive and the four other highest compensated executive officers
(collectively the "Participating Executives"), whose compensation is subject to
disclosure in the Company's proxy statement, is intended to qualify as
"performance-based compensation" for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and, therefore, to be deductible
by the Company for income tax purposes.
2. PLAN ADMINISTRATION
The Compensation and Personnel Committee (the "Committee") of the Board of
Directors (the "Board") of the Company, as constituted by the Board from time to
time, shall be comprised completely of "outside directors" as defined under
Section 162(m) of the Code.
The Committee shall have full power and authority to administer, construe and
interpret the provisions of the Incentive Plan and to adopt and amend
administrative rules and regulations, agreements, guidelines and instruments for
the administration of the Incentive Plan and for the conduct of its business as
the Committee considers appropriate.
Except with respect to matters which under Section 162(m) of the Code are
required to be determined in the sole and absolute discretion of the Committee,
the Committee shall have full power, to the extent permitted by law, to delegate
its authority to any officer or employee of the Company to administer and
interpret the procedural aspects of the Incentive Plan, subject to the terms of
the Incentive Plan, including adopting and enforcing rules to decide procedural
and administrative issues.
The Committee may rely on opinions, reports or statements of officers or
employees of the Company and of counsel to the Company (inside or retained
counsel), public accountants and other professional or expert persons.
The Board reserves the right to amend or terminate the Incentive Plan in whole
or in part at any time; provided, however, that except as necessary to maintain
the Incentive Plan's compliance with Section 162(m) of the Code, no amendments
shall adversely affect or impair the rights of any participant previously
accrued thereby, without the written consent of the participant. Unless
otherwise prohibited by applicable law, any amendment required to conform the
Incentive Plan to the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code may be made by
the Committee. No amendment to the Incentive Plan may be made to alter the class
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individuals who are eligible to participate in the Incentive Plan, the
performance criteria specified in Section 4 hereof or the maximum bonus payable
to any Participating Executive without shareholder approval unless shareholder
approval is not required in order for bonuses paid to Participating Executives
to constitute qualified performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of
the Code.
No member of the Committee shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be
taken or for any determination made by him or her in good faith with respect to
the Incentive Plan, and the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each
member of the Committee against any cost or expense (including counsel fees) or
liability (including any sum paid in settlement of a claim with the approval of
the Committee) arising out of any act or omission in connection with the
administration or interpretation of the Incentive Plan, unless arising out of
such person's own fraud or bad faith.
3. ELIGIBLE EXECUTIVES
Executive officers of the Company who are senior vice presidents or above shall
be eligible to participate in the Incentive Plan. Prior to or at the time
performance objectives are established for a Performance Period, as defined
below, the Committee shall designate in writing the Participating Executives for
that Performance Period.
4. PLAN YEAR, PERFORMANCE PERIODS, PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND PERFORMANCE TARGETS
Each fiscal year of the Incentive Plan (the "Plan Year") shall begin on January
1 and end on December 31. The performance period (the "Performance Period") with
respect to which bonuses may be payable under the Incentive Plan shall be the
Plan Year unless the Committee designates one or more different Performance
Periods.
The Committee shall establish the performance measures (the "Performance
Measures") to be used which may include, but shall not be limited to, net
operating profit after tax, economic value added, earnings per share, return on
equity, return on total capital, or such other measures as determined by the
Committee. In addition, to the extent consistent with Section 162(m) of the
Code, Performance Measures may be based upon other objectives such as
negotiating transactions or sales and developing long-term goals. The
Performance Measures shall be objectively determinable and, to the extent that
they are expressed in standard accounting terms, shall be according to generally
accepted accounting principles as in existence on the date on which the
applicable Performance Period is established and without regard to any changes
in such principles after such date. For purposes of the Plan, economic value
added shall mean the amount of economic profit created in excess of the amount
required to satisfy the obligations to and normal expectations of the Company's
lenders and investors.
The Committee shall establish the performance targets (the "Performance
Targets") to be achieved which shall be based on one or more Performance
Measures relating to the Company as a whole or to the specific businesses of the
Company, subsidiaries, operating companies, or operating units as determined by
the Committee and shall be expressed as an objective formula to be used in
calculating the amount of bonus award each Participating Executive shall be
eligible to receive. There may be a sliding scale of payment dependent upon the
percentage levels of achievement of Performance Targets.
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The Performance Measures and Performance Targets, which may be different with
respect to each Participating Executive and each Performance Period, must be set
forth in writing by the Committee within the first ninety (90) days of the
applicable Performance Period.
5. CERTIFICATION OF PERFORMANCE TARGETS AND CALCULATION OF BONUS AWARDS
After the end of each Performance Period, and prior to the payment for such
Performance Period, the Committee must certify in writing the degree to which
the Performance Targets for the Performance Period were achieved, including the
specific target objective or objectives and the satisfaction of any other
material terms of the bonus award. The Committee shall calculate the amount of
each Participating Executive's bonus for such Performance Period based upon the
Performance Measures and Performance Targets for each Participating Executive.
In establishing Performance Targets and Performance Measures and in calculating
the degree of achievement thereof, the Committee may ignore extraordinary items,
property transactions, changes in accounting standards and losses or gains
arising from discontinued operations. The Committee shall have no authority or
discretion to increase the amount of any Participating Executive's bonus as so
determined, but it may reduce the amount or totally eliminate any bonus award if
it determines in its absolute and sole discretion that such action is
appropriate in order to reflect the Participating Executive's performance or
unanticipated factors during the Performance Period.
No Participating Executive's bonus for any Performance Period shall exceed the
lesser of 200% of the participant's annual base salary as in effect as of the
last day of such Performance Period or $4,000,000.
6. PAYMENT OF AWARDS
Approved bonus awards shall be payable by the Company in cash to each
Participating Executive, or to the Participating Executive's estate in the event
of the Participating Executive's death, as soon as practicable after the end of
each Performance Period. No bonuses may be paid under the Incentive Plan until
the Committee has certified in writing that the relevant Performance Targets
were achieved.
If a Participating Executive is not an employee on the last day of the
Performance Period, the Committee shall have sole discretion to determine what
portion, if any, the Participating Executive shall be entitled to receive with
respect to any award for the Performance Period. The Committee shall have the
authority to adopt appropriate rules and regulations for the administration of
the Incentive Plan in such termination cases.
The Company retains the right to deduct from any bonus awards paid under the
Incentive Plan any Federal, state, local or foreign taxes required by law to be
withheld with respect to such payment.
Notwithstanding the above, no bonus awards shall be paid under the Incentive
Plan unless the Incentive Plan is approved by the requisite shareholders of the
Company.
7. OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Any award made under this Incentive Plan shall be subject to the discretion of
the Committee. No person shall have any legal claim to be granted an award under
the Incentive Plan and the Committee shall have no obligation to treat
Participating Executives uniformly. Except as may be otherwise required by law,
bonus awards under the Incentive Plan shall not be subject in any manner to
anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer,
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assignment, pledge, encumbrance, charge, garnishment, execution, or levy of any
kind, either voluntary or involuntary. Bonuses awarded under the Incentive Plan
shall be payable from the general assets of the Company, and no Participating
Executive shall have any claim with respect to any specific assets of the
Company.
Nothing contained in the Incentive Plan shall give any Participating Executive
the right to continue in the employment of the Company or affect the right of
the Company to terminate a Participating Executive.
8. ACCELERATION EVENT.
An "Acceleration Event" shall occur if (i) a report on Schedule 13D shall be
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act") disclosing that any person
(within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Act), other than ITT Industries or a
subsidiary of ITT Industries or any employee benefit plan sponsored by ITT
Industries or a subsidiary of ITT Industries, is the beneficial owner directly
or indirectly of twenty percent or more of the outstanding Common Stock, $1 par
value, of ITT Industries (the "Stock"); (ii) any person (within the meaning of
Section 13(d) of the Act), other than ITT Industries or a subsidiary of ITT
Industries, or any employee benefit plan sponsored by ITT Industries or a
subsidiary of ITT Industries, shall purchase shares pursuant to a tender offer
or exchange offer to acquire any Stock of ITT Industries (or securities
convertible into Stock) for cash, securities or any other consideration,
provided that after consummation of the offer, the person in question is the
beneficial owner (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Act), directly
or indirectly, of fifteen percent or more of the outstanding Stock of ITT
Industries (calculated as provided in paragraph (d) of Rule 13d-3 under the Act
in the case of rights to acquire Stock); (iii) the stockholders of ITT
Industries shall approve (a) any consolidation or merger of ITT Industries in
which ITT Industries is not the continuing or surviving corporation or pursuant
to which shares of Stock of ITT Industries would be converted into cash,
securities or other property, other than a merger of ITT Industries in which
holders of Stock of ITT Industries immediately prior to the merger have the same
proportionate ownership of common stock of the surviving corporation immediately
after the merger as immediately before, or (b) any sale, lease, exchange or
other transfer (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all
or substantially all the assets of ITT Industries, or (iv) there shall have been
a change in a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of ITT
Industries within a 12-month period unless the election or nomination for
election by ITT Industries' stockholders of each new director during such
12-month period was approved by the vote of two-thirds of the directors then
still in office who were directors at the beginning of such 12-month period.
Upon the occurrence of such Acceleration Event, the bonus amount for the
particular performance year will be deemed to have been achieved. Payment at the
target amount, for the full year, will be made to each Participating Executive,
in cash, within five (5) business days following such Acceleration Event.
9. MISCELLANEOUS.
The Incentive Plan shall be effective January 1, 1997 subject to the approval of
the requisite shareholders of the Company. Once approved, the Plan shall remain
in effect unless/until terminated by the Board; provided, however, that if an
Acceleration Event has occurred no amendment or termination shall impair the
rights of any Participating Executive with respect to any prior award.
This Incentive Plan shall be construed and governed in accordance with the laws
of the State of New York.
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APPENDIX II
ITT INDUSTRIES 1997 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
1. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE
1.1 Establishment of the Plan. ITT Industries, Inc., an Indiana corporation,
hereby establishes an incentive compensation plan to be known as the "ITT
Industries 1997 Long-Term Incentive Plan" (the "Plan"), as set forth in this
document. The Plan shall become effective as of January 1, 1997, subject to
approval by the requisite shareholders of the Company. The Plan shall remain in
effect until terminated by the Board.
1.2. Purposes. The purposes of the Plan are to promote the achievement of
long-term objectives of the Company by tying Key Employees' long-term incentive
opportunities to preestablished goals; to attract and retain Key Employees of
outstanding competence, and to encourage teamwork among them; and to reward
performance based on the successful achievement of the preestablished
objectives. Awards will be made, at the discretion of the Committee, to Key
Employees (including officers and Directors who are also employees) whose
responsibilities and decisions directly affect the performance of any
Participating Company. All benefits payable under the Plan to the Company's
Chief Executive and the four other highest compensated executive officers whose
compensation is subject to disclosure in the Company's proxy statement is
intended to qualify as "performance-based compensation" for purposes of Section
162 (m) of the Code and, therefore, to be deductible by the Company for income
tax purposes.
2. DEFINITIONS
Whenever used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth
below:
(a) An "Acceleration Event" shall be deemed to have occurred if the
conditions set forth in any one or more of the following paragraphs
shall have been satisfied:
(i) a report on Schedule 13D shall be filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act
disclosing that any person (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of
the Exchange Act), other than the Company or a Subsidiary or any
employee benefit plan sponsored by the Company or a Subsidiary, is
the Beneficial Owner directly or indirectly of twenty percent or
more of the outstanding common stock of the Company;
(ii) any person (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange
Act), other than the Company or a Subsidiary or any employee
benefit plan sponsored by the Company or a Subsidiary, shall
purchase shares pursuant to a tender offer or exchange offer to
acquire any common stock of the Company (or securities convertible
into common stock of the Company) for cash, securities or any
other consideration, provided that after consummation of the
offer, the person in question is the Beneficial Owner directly or
indirectly, of fifteen percent or more of the outstanding common
stock of the Company (calculated as provided in paragraph (d) of
Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act in the case of rights to acquire
common stock);
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(iii) the stockholders of the Company approve:
(a) any consolidation or merger of the Company in which the Company
is not the continuing or surviving corporation or pursuant to
which shares of common stock of the Company would be converted
into cash, securities or other property, other than a merger of
the Company in which holders of common stock of the Company
immediately prior to the merger have the same proportionate
ownership of common stock of the surviving corporation
immediately after the merger as immediately before, or
(b) any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction
or a series of related transactions) of all or substantially all
the assets of the Company; or
(iv) there shall have been a change in a majority of the members of the
Board within a 12-month period unless the election or nomination
for election by the Company's stockholders of each new Director
during such 12-month period was approved by the vote of two-thirds
of the Directors then still in office who were Directors at the
beginning of such 12-month period.
(b) "Award" means an award granted to a Key Employee in accordance with the
provisions of the Plan and approved by the Committee.
(c) "Award Agreement" means the written agreement evidencing an Award
granted to a Key Employee under the Plan and approved by the Committee.
(d) "Beneficial Owner" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule
13d-3 of the general rules and regulations under the Exchange Act.
(e) "Board of Directors" or "Board" means the Board of Directors of the
Company.
(f) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as now in effect or as
hereafter amended. (All citations to sections of the Code are to such
sections as they may from time to time be amended or renumbered.)
(g) "Committee" means the Compensation and Personnel Committee of the
Board or such other committee as may be designated by the Board to
administer the Plan, all of whose members shall be "Non-Employee
Directors" under the Exchange Act and "Outside Directors" under
Section 162(m) of the Code.
(h) "Company" means ITT Industries, Inc., an Indiana corporation, and its
successors and assigns.
(i) "Director" means an individual who is a member of the Board.
(j) "Disability" means the complete permanent inability of a Key Employee
to perform all of his or her duties under the terms of his or her
employment with any Participating Company, as determined by the
Committee upon the basis of such evidence, including independent
medical reports and data, as the Committee deems appropriate or
necessary.
(k) "Effective Date" means the date this Plan becomes effective, as set
forth in Section 1.1 herein.
(l) "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
from time to time, or any successor act thereto.
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(m) "Key Employee" means an employee (including any officer or Director who is
also an employee) of any Participating Company whose responsibilities and
decisions, in the judgment of the Committee, directly affect the performance
of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
(n) "Participating Company" means the Company or any Subsidiary or other
affiliate of the Company or any corporation which at the time of award
qualifies as a "subsidiary" of the Company under Section 425(f) of the
Code.
(o) "Participant" means an employee of a Participating Company who is a Key
Employee and who has received an Award under the Plan.
(p) "Performance Goal" means one or more Performance Measures expressed as an
objective formula to be used in calculating the amount payable, if any,
with respect to a designated Award and shall be established by the
Committee within the first ninety (90) days of the applicable Performance
Period. A Performance Goal may provide for various levels of payout
depending upon the degree to which the Performance Goal has been achieved.
(q) "Performance Measure" means one or more financial or other objectives
determined by the Committee as provided in Section 3.4 herein.
(r) "Performance Period" means the period determined by the Committee, which
shall be in excess of one year, during which the Performance Goal shall be
achieved.
(s) "Retirement" means eligibility to receive immediate retirement benefits
under a Participating Company tax-qualified defined benefit pension plan.
(t) "Subsidiary" means any corporation in which the Company owns directly or
indirectly through its Subsidiaries at least a majority of the total
combined voting power of all classes of stock, or any other entity
(including, but not limited to, partnerships and joint ventures) in which
the Company or its Subsidiaries own at least a majority of the combined
equity thereof.
3. ADMINISTRATION
3.1 The Plan shall be administered by the Committee, the members of which shall
serve at the pleasure of the Board.
3.2 Authority of the Committee. Subject to the provisions herein, the Committee
shall have full power to select the Key Employees to whom Awards are granted; to
determine the size and frequency of Awards (which need not be the same for each
Participant); to determine the terms and conditions of each Award; to establish
Performance Measures, Performance Goals and Performance Periods (which need not
be the same for each Participant); to set forth guidelines governing the amounts
of Awards; to revise the amounts of Awards and/or the Performance Measures
and/or Performance Goals during a Performance Period to the extent necessary to
preserve the intent thereof, and to the extent necessary to prevent dilution of
Participants' rights; to construe and interpret the Plan and any agreement or
instrument entered into under the Plan; to establish, amend, rescind, or waive
rules and regulations for the Plan's administration; and, subject to the
provisions of Article 9 herein, to amend, modify, and/or terminate the Plan.
Further, the Committee shall
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have the full power to make all other determinations which may be necessary or
advisable for the administration of the Plan, to the extent consistent with the
provisions of the Plan.
As permitted by law, the Committee may delegate its authority and
responsibilities; provided, however, that the Committee may not delegate certain
of its responsibilities hereunder where such delegation may jeopardize
compliance with Section 16 of the Exchange Act or Section 162(m) of the Code,
and all rules and regulations thereunder.
3.3 Decisions Binding. All determinations and decisions made by the Committee
pursuant to the provisions of the Plan shall be final, conclusive, and binding
on all persons, including the Company, its shareholders, employees,
Participants, and their estates and beneficiaries.
3.4 Performance Goals and Measures. Performance Goals shall be based on one or
more Performance Measures as established by the Committee, which may include
financial measures with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries or with
respect to a Participating Company. Performance Measures may include factors
such as the attainment of certain target levels of or changes in (i) economic
value added; (ii) after-tax profits; (iii) operational cash flow; (iv) debt or
other similar financial obligations; (v) earnings; (vi) revenues; (vii) net
income; (viii) return on capital; (ix) shareholders' equity; (x) return on
shareholders' equity; (xi) total shareholder return (measured as a change in the
market price of the common stock of the Company plus dividend yield) relative to
one or more indices such as the S&P 500 or the S&P Industrials; and (xii) such
additional or other criteria as the Committee may determine.
4. ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION
4.1 Eligibility and Participation. Eligibility shall be limited to Key
Employees. Participation shall be at the discretion of the Committee.
5. AWARDS
5.1 Award Timing and Frequency. The Committee shall have complete discretion in
determining the number and frequency of Awards to each Participant.
Participation in the Plan shall begin on the first day of each Performance
Period. However, the Committee, at its sole discretion, may grant an Award to a
Key Employee during any Performance Period. In such cases, the Participant's
degree of participation for such Performance Period may be prorated, based on
whatever method the Committee shall determine.
5.2 Award Value. Each Award shall have an initial value that is established by
the Committee at the time of Award. No single Award to any Participant shall be
for an amount that exceeds the lesser of 200% of the Participant's annual base
salary as in effect at the time of the Award or $4,000,000.
5.3 Achieving Award Value. The Committee shall establish Performance Goals to
be achieved during the Performance Period and the various percentage payouts, if
any, for each Award which are dependent upon the degree to which the Performance
Goals have been achieved, all as shall be referred to in the individual Award
Agreement.
The Committee shall have the right to make adjustments with respect to the value
of the initial Award, the Performance Measures and Performance Goals during
and/or at the end of any Performance Period to the extent required to keep
Participants whole or to preserve the purpose and intent of the Plan after
taking into
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consideration the effects of infusions or distributions of cash or property to
or by the Company, changes in accounting rules or their application that create
an impact on Award values not anticipated at the time of the Award, or any
change in the capitalization or operations of the Company that affects the
financial objectives and over which the Participants had no control.
5.4 Form and Timing of Payment of Awards. Payment with respect to earned Awards
shall be made as soon as practicable following the close of the applicable
Performance Period. Payment shall be made, in whole or part, in the form of cash
and/or common stock of the Company at the sole discretion of the Committee. In
no event will the aggregate number of shares of common stock of the Company
issued to Participants with respect to any Performance Period exceed one percent
(1%) of the total of the issued and outstanding shares of such common stock,
plus treasury stock, as reported in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the
Company for the fiscal year ending immediately prior to or simultaneous with
such Performance Period.
5.5 Funding of Awards. Awards need not be funded during the Performance Period.
Any obligation of the Company to make payments with respect to Awards shall be a
general obligation of the Company with Participants to whom payment of an Award
may have been earned and due being general creditors of the Company.
5.6 Award Agreements. Each Award shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement,
which shall be approved by the Committee, signed by an officer of the Company
and by the Participant, and contain or refer to the terms and conditions that
apply to the Award, which shall include, but shall not be limited to, the amount
of the Award, the Performance Measures, the Performance Goals, the levels of
payout dependent upon the degree to which the Performance Goals have been
achieved, and the length of the Performance Period. The terms and conditions
need not be the same for each Participant, or for each Performance Period.
6. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT
6.1 Termination of Employment Due to Death, Disability, or Retirement. In the
event a Participant's employment is terminated by reason of death, Disability or
Retirement, the Participant may be entitled to a prorata payment with respect to
Awards in accordance with such rules and regulations as the Committee shall
adopt.
6.2 Termination for Reasons Other Than Death, Disability, or Retirement. In the
event a Participant's employment is terminated for reasons other than death,
Disability, or Retirement, and other than that brought about by an Acceleration
Event, all rights to any Awards shall be forfeited, unless the Committee
determines otherwise.
7. ACCELERATION EVENT
7.1 Upon the occurrence of an Acceleration Event, the Performance Goals
attainable under all outstanding Awards shall be deemed to have been fully
earned at the maximum achievement level and shall be paid out in cash upon the
effective date of the Acceleration Event.
Subject to Article 9 herein, prior to the effective date of an Acceleration
Event, the Committee shall have the authority to make any modifications to
outstanding Awards as it determines to be necessary to provide Participants with
an appropriate payout with respect to their Awards.
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8. BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION
8.1 Designation of Beneficiary. Each Participant may file with the
Participating Company a written designation of one or more persons as the
beneficiary who shall be entitled to receive payout, if any, with respect to the
Award upon his or her death. The Participant may from time to time revoke or
change his or her beneficiary designation without the consent of any prior
beneficiary by filing a new designation with the Participating Company. The last
such designation received by the Participating Company shall be controlling;
provided however, that no designation, or change or revocation thereof, shall be
effective unless received by the Participating Company prior to the
Participant's death, and in no event shall it be effective as of a date prior to
such receipt.
8.2 Death of Beneficiary. In the event that all the beneficiaries named by a
Participant pursuant to Section 8.1 herein predecease the Participant, any
amounts that would have been paid to the Participant or the Participant's
beneficiaries under the Plan shall be paid to the Participant's estate.
9. AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION, AND TERMINATION
9.1 Amendment, Modification, and Termination. The Board may terminate, amend,
or modify the Plan. However, no such termination, amendment or modification may
change the class of employees eligible to participate in the Plan or materially
increase the cost of the Plan or materially increase the benefits to
Participants without whatever approval of the stockholders of the Company may be
required by the Code, Section 16 of the Exchange Act, any national securities
exchange or system on which the Company's shares of common stock are then listed
or reported, or any regulatory body having jurisdiction with respect hereto.
9.2 Awards Previously Granted. No termination, amendment, or modification of
the Plan shall in any manner adversely affect any outstanding Award, without the
written consent of the Participant holding such Award.
10. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
10.1 Employment. Nothing in the Plan shall interfere with or limit in any way
the right of the Company to terminate any Participant's employment at any time,
nor confer upon any Participant any right to continue in the employ of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
10.2 Nontransferability. No Award may be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned,
or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than by will or by the laws of
descent and distribution.
10.3 Rights to Common Stock. Awards do not give Participants any rights
whatsoever with respect to shares of the Company's common stock prior to the
time, if any, when such shares of common stock are issued to such Participant.
10.4 Costs of the Plan. All costs of the Plan including, but not limited to,
payout of Awards and administrative expenses, shall be incurred as general
obligations of the Company.
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10.5 Tax Withholding. The Company shall have the right to require Participants
to remit to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy applicable Federal,
state, foreign and local withholding tax requirements, or to deduct from all
payments under the Plan amounts sufficient to satisfy all such requirements.
10.6 Successors. All obligations of the Company under the Plan with respect to
payout of Awards shall be binding on any successor to the Company, whether the
existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase,
merger, consolidation, or other acquisition of all or substantially all of the
business or assets of the Company.
10.7 Indemnification. Each person who is or shall have been a member of the
Committee or the Board shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company
against and from any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon
or reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with or resulting from any
claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he or she may be a party or in which
he or she may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under
the Plan and against and from any and all amounts paid by him or her in
settlement thereof, with the Company's approval, or paid by him or her in
satisfaction of any judgment in any such action, suit, or proceeding against him
or her, provided he or she shall give the Company an opportunity, at its own
expense, to handle and defend the same before he or she undertakes to handle and
defend it on his or her own behalf. The foregoing right of indemnification shall
not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons
may be entitled under the Company's Articles of Incorporation, By-laws,
insurance or other agreement or otherwise.
10.8 Notice. Any notice or filing required or permitted to be given to the
Company under the Plan shall be sufficient if in writing and hand delivered, or
sent by registered or certified mail to the Secretary of the Company. Notice to
the Secretary of the Company, if mailed, shall be addressed to the principal
executive offices of the Company. Notice mailed to a Participant shall be at
such address as is given in the records of the Company. Notices shall be deemed
given as of the date of delivery or, if delivery is made by mail, as of the date
shown on the postmark on the receipt for registration or certification.
10.9 Severability. In the event that any provision of the Plan shall be held
illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity shall not affect
the remaining parts of the Plan, and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as
if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included.
10.10 Requirements of Law. The granting and payout of Awards shall be subject
to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations and to such approvals by any
governmental agencies or national securities exchanges as may be required.
10.11 Governing Law. To the extent not preempted by Federal law, the Plan, and
all agreements hereunder, shall be construed in accordance with and governed by
the laws of the State of New York.
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ITT Industries, Inc.
4 West Red Oak Lane
White Plains, NY 10604
Dear Fellow Shareholder:
The 1997 Annual Meeting of ITT Industries, Inc. will be held at 10:30 a.m. on
Thursday, May 15, 1997 in the Auditorium of the Company's Automotive Division
at 3000 University Drive, Auburn Hills, Michigan. Shareholders of record at
the close of business on March 14, 1997 will be entitled to vote at the meeting
and any adjournment thereof.
Shareholders of record who plan to attend the Annual Meeting in person may
request an admission card by marking the box below. Shareholders who hold their
shares beneficially through bank or brokerage accounts should bring with them
proof of their ownership if they wish to attend the meeting.
Whether or not you plan to attend the meeting, you can assure that your shares
are represented by promptly completing, signing, dating and returning the proxy
card below.
Very truly yours,
Travis Engen
Chairman, President and
Chief Executive
* Detach Proxy Card Here *
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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR ITEMS 1, 2, 3 AND 4
1. Election of Directors
FOR all nominees listed below / /
WITHHOLD AUTHORITY to vote for all nominees listed below / /
EXCEPTIONS / /
Nominees: Travis Engen, Rand V. Araskog, Robert A. Burnett, Curtis J. Crawford,
Michel David-Weill, S. Parker Gilbert, Edward C. Meyer and Sidney Taurel.
(INSTRUCTIONS: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee, mark
the "Exceptions" box and write that nominee's name in the space provided
below.)
*Exceptions
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2. Approval of the ITT Industries 1997 Annual Incentive Plan for Executive
Officers
FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN / /
3. Approval of the ITT Industries 1997 Long-Term Incentive Plan
FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN / /
4. Ratification of appointment of auditors
FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN / /
Mark this box to request an admission card for the meeting / /
Change of Address and or Comments Mark Here / /
Please sign as your name
appears hereon. When signing in a
representative capacity, please
give full title.
Date: , 1997
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Signature
Please mark, sign, date and return this proxy promptly using the enclosed
envelope.
Votes MUST be indicated (x) in Black or Blue Ink. / /
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DETACH PROXY CARD HERE
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ITT INDUSTRIES, INC.
4 WEST RED OAK LANE
WHITE PLAINS, NY 10604
P R O X Y
PROXY SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ITT INDUSTRIES, INC.
FOR THE 1997 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
The undersigned hereby appoints Robert W. Beicke, Gwenn L. Carr and Vincent A.
Maffeo, and each of them, as proxy of the undersigned, each with power to
appoint his or her substitute, and authorizes each of them to vote all shares
of ITT Industries Common Stock, including all shares held in the ITT Industries
Dividend Reinvestment and Common Stock Purchase Plan which the undersigned
could vote if personally present at the 1997 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
ITT Industries to be held on May 15, 1997 and at any adjournment thereof, as
designated on the reverse side of this proxy and confers discretionary
authority upon each such proxy to vote upon any other matter properly brought
before the 1997 Annual Meeting.
THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS PROXY ARE TO BE VOTED AS DESIGNATED ON THE
REVERSE SIDE OF THIS PROXY. IF NO DESIGNATION IS MADE, THE PROXY IS TO BE VOTED
FOR ITEMS 1, 2, 3 AND 4. DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY IS CONFERRED UPON EACH PROXY
TO VOTE UPON ANY OTHER MATTER WHICH MAY PROPERLY BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE MEETING.
SEE REVERSE SIDE
ITT INDUSTRIES
P.O. BOX 11005
NEW YORK, N.Y. 10209-0005
