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SCHEDULE 14A
(RULE 14a-101)
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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[LOGO] NACCO INDUSTRIES, INC.
5875 LANDERBROOK DRIVE
MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, OHIO 44124-4017
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
The Annual Meeting of stockholders of NACCO Industries, Inc. (the
"Company") will be held on Wednesday, May 9, 2001, at 9:00 A.M., at 5875
Landerbrook Drive, Mayfield Heights, Ohio, for the following purposes:
(1) To elect eleven directors for the ensuing year.
(2) To act on the proposal to approve, for purposes of Section 162(m) of
the Internal Revenue Code, the Supplemental Annual Incentive
Compensation Plan.
(3) To act on the proposal to approve, for purposes of Section 162(m) of
the Internal Revenue Code, the Executive Long-Term Incentive
Compensation Plan.
(4) To confirm the appointment of the independent certified public
accountants of the Company for the current fiscal year.
(5) To transact such other business as may properly come before the
meeting.
The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on March 16, 2001 as
the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of, and
to vote at, the Annual Meeting or any adjournment thereof.
CHARLES A. BITTENBENDER
Secretary
March 30, 2001
THE COMPANY'S ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2000 IS BEING
MAILED TO STOCKHOLDERS CONCURRENTLY HEREWITH. THE ANNUAL REPORT CONTAINS
FINANCIAL AND OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY, BUT IS NOT INCORPORATED INTO
THE PROXY STATEMENT AND IS NOT DEEMED TO BE A PART OF THE PROXY SOLICITING
MATERIAL.
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PLEASE PROMPTLY FILL OUT, SIGN, DATE AND MAIL THE ENCLOSED FORM(S) OF PROXY
IF YOU DO NOT EXPECT TO BE PRESENT AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. IF YOU HOLD SHARES OF
BOTH CLASS A COMMON STOCK AND CLASS B COMMON STOCK, TWO FORMS OF PROXY ARE
ENCLOSED AND BOTH SHOULD BE FILLED OUT AND RETURNED. A SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE
IS ENCLOSED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE. NO POSTAGE IS REQUIRED IF MAILED IN THE UNITED
STATES.
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[LOGO] NACCO INDUSTRIES, INC.
5875 LANDERBROOK DRIVE
MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, OHIO 44124-4017
PROXY STATEMENT -- MARCH 30, 2001
This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation by
the Board of Directors of NACCO Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), of proxies to be used at the annual meeting of stockholders of the
Company to be held on May 9, 2001 (the "Annual Meeting"). This Proxy Statement
and the related form(s) of proxy are being mailed to stockholders commencing on
or about March 30, 2001.
If the enclosed form(s) of proxy are executed and returned, the shares
represented by them will be voted as directed on all matters properly coming
before the Annual Meeting for a vote. Proxies that are properly signed without
any indication of voting instructions will be voted for the election of each
director nominee, for the proposal to approve the Supplemental Annual Incentive
Compensation Plan, for the proposal to approve the Executive Long-Term Incentive
Compensation Plan, for the confirmation of the appointment of the independent
certified public accountants and as recommended by the Board of Directors with
regard to any other matters or, if no recommendation is given, in their own
discretion. The proxies may be revoked at any time prior to their exercise by
giving notice to the Company in writing or by a later executed proxy. Attendance
at the Annual Meeting will not automatically revoke a proxy, but a stockholder
attending the Annual Meeting may request a ballot and vote in person, thereby
revoking a previously granted proxy.
Stockholders of record at the close of business on March 16, 2001 will be
entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting. On that date, the
Company had outstanding and entitled to vote 6,550,082 shares of Class A Common
Stock, par value $1.00 per share ("Class A Common"), and 1,641,637 shares of
Class B Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share ("Class B Common"). Each share
of Class A Common is entitled to one vote for a nominee for each of the eleven
directorships to be filled and one vote on each other matter properly brought
before the Annual Meeting. Each share of Class B Common is entitled to ten votes
for each such nominee and ten votes on each other matter properly brought before
the Annual Meeting.
At the Annual Meeting, in accordance with Delaware law and the Company's
By-Laws, the inspectors of election appointed by the Board of Directors for the
Annual Meeting shall determine the presence of a quorum and shall tabulate the
results of stockholder voting. As provided by Delaware law and the Company's
By-Laws, the holders of a majority of the Company's stock, issued and
outstanding, and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting and present in person or
by proxy at the Annual Meeting, shall constitute a quorum for such meeting. The
inspectors of election intend to treat properly executed proxies marked
"abstain" as "present" for purposes of determining whether a quorum has been
achieved at the Annual Meeting. Such inspectors shall also treat proxies held in
"street name" by brokers that are voted on at least one, but not voted on all,
of the proposals to come before the Annual Meeting ("broker non-votes") as
"present" for purposes of determining whether a quorum has been achieved at the
Annual Meeting.
Class A Common and Class B Common will vote as a single class on all
matters anticipated to be brought before the Annual Meeting. In accordance with
Delaware law, the eleven director nominees receiving the greatest number of
votes will be elected directors. In accordance with Delaware law and the
Company's By-Laws, the holders of a majority of the voting power of the
Company's stock which is present in person or by proxy, and which is actually
voted, shall decide any other proposal which is brought before the Annual
Meeting. As a result, abstentions in respect of any proposal and broker
non-votes will not be counted for purposes of determining whether such proposal
has received the requisite approval by the Company's stockholders.
In accordance with Delaware law and the Company's By-Laws, the Company may,
by a vote of the stockholders, adjourn the Annual Meeting to a later date or
dates, without changing the record date. If the Company were to determine that
an adjournment were desirable, the appointed proxies would use the discretionary
authority granted pursuant to the proxy cards to vote in favor of such an
adjournment.
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BUSINESS TO BE TRANSACTED
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
It is intended that shares represented by proxies in the enclosed form(s)
will be voted for the election of the nominees named in the following table to
serve as directors for a term of one year and until their successors are
elected, unless contrary instructions are received. All of the nominees listed
below presently serve as directors of the Company and were elected at the
Company's 2000 annual meeting of stockholders. If an unexpected occurrence
should make it necessary, in the judgment of the proxy holders, to substitute
some other person for any of the nominees, such shares will be voted for such
other person as the proxy holders may select.
PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION AND BUSINESS
EXPERIENCE DURING LAST FIVE YEARS AND DIRECTOR
NAME AGE OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS IN PUBLIC COMPANIES SINCE
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Owsley Brown II 58 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Brown-Forman 1993
Corporation (a diversified producer and marketer of
consumer products). Also director of Brown-Forman
Corporation.
Robert M. Gates 57 Dean, George Bush School of Government and Public 1993
Service, Texas A&M University since 1999. Since
prior to 1996, consultant, author and lecturer.
Former Director of Central Intelligence for the
United States. Former Assistant to the President of
the United States and Deputy for National Security
Affairs, National Security Council. Also director of
TRW Inc. and trustee of Fidelity Funds.
Leon J. Hendrix, Jr. 59 Chairman of Remington Arms Co. (a manufacturer and 1995
marketer of sporting arms and ammunition). Since
prior to 1996 to 2000, Principal, Clayton, Dubilier
& Rice, Inc. (private investment firm). Also
director of Cambrex Corp., Keithley Instruments,
Inc., Remington Arms Co. and Riverwood International
Corp.
David H. Hoag 61 Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The 1999
LTV Corporation (an integrated steel producer). From
1998 to 1999, Chairman, and, during 1998, Chief
Executive Officer of The LTV Corporation, which
filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in
December 2000. From prior to 1996 to 1998, Chairman,
President and Chief Executive Officer of The LTV
Corporation. Also Chairman of the Federal Reserve
Bank of Cleveland and director of The Lubrizol
Corporation, The Chubb Corporation, PolyOne
Corporation and Brush Engineered Materials Inc.
Dennis W. LaBarre 58 Partner in the law firm of Jones, Day, Reavis & 1982
Pogue.
Richard de J. Osborne 67 Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of 1998
ASARCO Incorporated (a leading producer of
non-ferrous metals). From prior to 1996 to 1999,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ASARCO
Incorporated. From prior to 1996 to 1998, President
of ASARCO Incorporated. Also director of The
BFGoodrich Company, Birmingham Steel Corporation,
Schering-Plough Corporation and Datawatch Corp.
Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. 59 Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of 1972
the Company. Also director of The BFGoodrich Company
and The Vanguard Group.
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PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION AND BUSINESS
EXPERIENCE DURING LAST FIVE YEARS AND DIRECTOR
NAME AGE OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS IN PUBLIC COMPANIES SINCE
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Ian M. Ross 73 President Emeritus of AT&T Bell Laboratories (the 1995
research and development subsidiary of AT&T).
Britton T. Taplin 44 Principal, Western Skies Group, Inc. (a developer of 1992
medical office and healthcare-related facilities).
David F. Taplin 51 Self-employed (tree farming). 1997
John F. Turben 65 Chairman and Managing Partner of Kirtland Capital 1997
Corporation (private investment partnership). Also
director of PVC Container Corporation, Unifrax
Corporation and Instron Corporation.
BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF CLASS A COMMON AND CLASS B COMMON
Set forth in the following table is the indicated information as of
December 31, 2000 (except as otherwise indicated) with respect to (1) each
person who is known to the Company to be the beneficial owner of more than five
percent of the Class A Common, (2) each person who is known to the Company to be
the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the Class B Common and (3) the
beneficial ownership of Class A Common and Class B Common by the directors, the
Company's Chief Executive Officer and the four other most highly compensated
executive officers of the Company and its subsidiaries during 2000 (the "Named
Executive Officers") and all executive officers and directors as a group.
Beneficial ownership of Class A Common and Class B Common has been determined
for this purpose in accordance with Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 of the Securities and
Exchange Commission ("SEC") under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
"Exchange Act"), which provide, among other things, that (a) a person is deemed
to be the beneficial owner of Class A Common or Class B Common if such person,
directly or indirectly, has or shares voting power or investment power with
respect to such stock or has the right to acquire such ownership within 60 days,
and (b) when two or more persons agree to act together for the purpose of
holding, voting or disposing of Class A Common or Class B Common, as the case
may be, the group formed thereby is deemed to be a person which has acquired
beneficial ownership of all Class A Common or Class B Common, as the case may
be, beneficially owned by each member of the group. Accordingly, the amounts
shown in the table do not purport to represent beneficial ownership for any
purpose other than compliance with SEC reporting requirements. Further,
beneficial ownership as determined in this manner does not necessarily bear on
the economic incidence of ownership of Class A Common or Class B Common.
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AMOUNT AND NATURE OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
SOLE SHARED
VOTING AND VOTING OR PERCENT
TITLE OF INVESTMENT INVESTMENT AGGREGATE OF CLASS
NAME CLASS POWER POWER AMOUNT (1)(2)
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Clara Taplin Rankin, et al. (3) Class B (3) (3) 1,542,757(3) 93.96%
c/o National City Bank
Corporate Trust Operations
P.O. Box 92301, Dept. 5352
Cleveland, OH 44193-0900
Clara Taplin Rankin Class A -- 752,295(4)(5) 752,295(4)(5) 11.52%
3151 Chagrin River Road Class B -- 479,371(3)(5)(6) 479,371(3)(5)(6) 29.20%
Chagrin Falls, OH 44022
Rankin Associates I, L.P., et al. Class B (3)(6) (3)(6) 472,371(3)(6) 28.77%
(6)
Suite 300
5875 Landerbrook Drive
Mayfield Hts., OH 44124-4017
Rankin Associates II, L.P., et al. Class A (4) (4) 738,295(4) 11.31%
(4)
Suite 300
5875 Landerbrook Drive
Mayfield Hts., OH 44124-4017
Thomas E. Taplin Class A 502,000 14,000(5) 516,000(5) 7.90%
950 South Cherry St. #506 Class B 310,000(3) 7,000(3)(5) 317,000(3)(5) 19.31%
Denver, CO 80246
Dimensional Fund Advisors Inc. (7) Class A 365,500(7) -- 365,500(7) 5.60%
1299 Ocean Avenue, 11th Floor
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Frank E. Taplin, Jr. Class A 327,350 14,000(5) 341,350(5) 5.23%
55 Armour Road Class B 284,728(3) 7,000(3)(5) 291,728(3)(5) 17.77%
Princeton, NJ 08540
Owsley Brown II Class A 2,611 1,000(8) 3,706(8)(9) --
Class B -- -- -- --
Robert M. Gates Class A 1,731 -- 1,826(9) --
Class B -- -- -- --
Leon J. Hendrix, Jr. Class A 4,063 -- 4,341(9) --
Class B -- -- -- --
David H. Hoag Class A 631 -- 726(9) --
Class B -- -- -- --
Dennis W. LaBarre Class A 2,545 -- 2,639(9) --
Class B 100 -- 100 --
Richard de J. Osborne Class A 514 200 809(9) --
Class B -- -- -- --
Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. Class A 177,870 911,991(4)(8) 1,089,861(5)(8) 16.69%
Class B -- 478,427(3)(6)(8) 478,427(3)(6)(8) 29.14%
Ian M. Ross Class A 1,670 -- 1,765(9) --
Class B -- -- -- --
Britton T. Taplin Class A 11,528 -- 11,623(9) 0.18%
Class B 27,495(3) -- 27,495(3) 1.67%
David F. Taplin Class A 21,184 21,810 43,089(9) 0.66%
Class B 13,550(3) -- 13,550(3) 0.83%
John F. Turben Class A 5,309 -- 5,429(9) --
Class B -- -- -- --
Reginald R. Eklund Class A -- 1,000 1,000 --
Class B -- -- -- --
Richard E. Posey Class A -- -- -- --
Class B -- -- -- --
Clifford R. Miercort Class A -- -- -- --
Class B -- 1,000 1,000 --
Frank G. Muller Class A 178 700 878 --
Class B -- -- -- --
All executive officers and Class A 250,026 942,319(4)(8) 1,193,502(4)(8)(9) 18.28%
directors
as a group (42 persons) Class B 43,020(3)(6) 479,447(3)(6)(8) 522,467(3)(6)(8) 31.82%
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(1) The shares included in note (9) were deemed to be outstanding as of December
31, 2000 for purposes of calculating the percentage owned at such date by
such person or group designated by note (9) pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the
Exchange Act.
(2) Less than 0.1%, except as otherwise indicated.
(3) A Schedule 13D filed with the SEC with respect to Class B Common on March
29, 1990, as amended and amended and restated from time to time, most
recently on February 14, 2001 by Amendment No. 8 to the amended and restated
Schedule 13D, reported that the following individuals and entities, together
in certain cases with related revocable trusts and custodianships: Clara
Taplin Rankin, Alfred M. Rankin, Jr., Victoire G. Rankin, Helen R. Butler,
Clara R. Williams, Thomas T. Rankin, Matthew M. Rankin, Claiborne R. Rankin,
Chloe O. Rankin, Roger F. Rankin, Bruce T. Rankin, Frank E. Taplin, Jr.,
Margaret E. Taplin, Martha S. Kelly, Susan Sichel, Jennifer T. Jerome,
Caroline T. Ruschell, David F. Taplin, Thomas E. Taplin, Beatrice B. Taplin,
Thomas E. Taplin, Jr., Theodore D. Taplin, Britton T. Taplin, Frank F.
Taplin, Alison A. Rankin, Corbin K. Rankin, J.C. Butler, Jr., Chloe R.
Seelbach, James T. Rankin, Claiborne R. Rankin, Jr., David B. Williams,
Rankin Associates I, L.P. (the "Partnership"), Rankin Associates II, L.P.
("Associates"), Rankin Management, Inc. ("RMI") and National City Bank, as
trustee of certain trusts for the benefit of certain individuals named
above, their family members and others (collectively, together with such
individuals, revocable trusts and custodianships, the "Signatories"), are
parties with the Company and National City Bank, (Cleveland, Ohio)(successor
to First Chicago Trust Company of New York, engaged in a joint venture known
as Equiserve LP), as depository, to a Stockholders' Agreement, dated as of
March 15, 1990, as amended, covering the shares of Class B Common
beneficially owned by each of the Signatories (the "Stockholders'
Agreement"). The Stockholders' Agreement requires that each Signatory, prior
to any conversion of such Signatory's shares of Class B Common into Class A
Common or prior to any sale or transfer of Class B Common to any permitted
transferee (under the terms of the Class B Common) who has not become a
Signatory, offer such shares to all of the other Signatories on a pro-rata
basis. A Signatory may sell or transfer all shares not purchased under the
right of first refusal as long as they first are converted into Class A
Common prior to their sale or transfer. Accordingly, the Signatories may be
deemed to have acquired beneficial ownership of all of the Class B Common
subject to the Stockholders' Agreement, an aggregate of 1,542,757 shares, as
a "group" as defined under the Exchange Act. The shares subject to the
Stockholders' Agreement constitute 93.96% of the Class B Common outstanding
on December 31, 2000, or 67.23% of the combined voting power of all Class A
Common and Class B Common outstanding on such date. Certain Signatories own
Class A Common, which is not subject to the Stockholders' Agreement. Under
the Stockholders' Agreement, the Company may, but is not obligated to, buy
any of the shares of Class B Common not purchased by the Signatories
following the trigger of the right of first refusal. The Stockholders'
Agreement does not restrict in any respect how a Signatory may vote such
Signatory's shares of Class B Common. The Class B Common shown in the
foregoing table as beneficially owned by named persons who are Signatories
is subject to the Stockholders' Agreement.
(4) A Schedule 13D filed with the SEC with respect to Class A Common on February
18, 1998, and amended from time to time, most recently on February 14, 2001
by Amendment No. 6, reported that the following individuals and entities:
Clara Taplin Rankin, Alfred M. Rankin, Jr., Thomas T. Rankin, Claiborne R.
Rankin, Roger F. Rankin, Bruce T. Rankin, Matthew M. Rankin, James T.
Rankin, Alison A. Rankin, J.C. Butler, Jr., Victoire G. Rankin, Corbin K.
Rankin, Chloe O. Rankin, David B. Williams, RMI and Associates
(collectively, the "Class A Parties" and all the Class A Parties except
Associates, the "Class A Partners"), may be deemed as a group to have
acquired and to beneficially own 738,295 shares of Class A Common,
representing 11.31% of the outstanding Class A Common as of December 31,
2000. Although Associates holds the 738,295 shares of Class A Common, which
were contributed by the Class A Partners, it does not have any power to vote
or to dispose of such shares of Class A Common. RMI has the sole power to
vote such shares and shares the power to dispose of such shares with the
other Class A Partners. RMI exercises such powers by action of its board of
directors, which acts by majority vote and consists of Alfred M. Rankin,
Jr., Thomas T. Rankin, Claiborne R. Rankin and Roger R. Rankin, the
shareholders of RMI. Under the terms of the Limited Partnership Agreement of
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Associates (the "Class A Partnership Agreement"), Associates may not dispose
of Class A Common without the consent of RMI and the approval of the holders
of more than 75% of all partnership interests in Associates. The
Shareholders' Agreement among the shareholders of RMI, the Articles of
Incorporation of RMI and the Class A Partnership Agreement restrict the
transfer of RMI shares and partnership interests in Associates by RMI's
shareholders and the Class A Partners and provide such persons with a right
of first refusal to acquire RMI shares or partnership interests in
Associates which an RMI shareholder or a Class A Partner desires to sell and
a call right to compel the sale of RMI shares or partnership interests in
Associates held by RMI shareholders or the Class A Partners who are not
members of a "Family Group," consisting of one of Clara Taplin Rankin's
sons, their spouses and their descendants. The Class A Common shown in the
foregoing table as beneficially owned by each of the Class A Partners
includes the shares of Class A Common that are subject to the Class A
Partnership Agreement.
(5) Clara Taplin Rankin, Frank E. Taplin, Jr. and Thomas E. Taplin are
co-settlors of a trust holding an aggregate of 42,000 shares of Class A
Common and 21,000 shares of Class B Common, in which each retains a
reversionary interest with respect to 14,000 of such shares of Class A
Common and 7,000 of such shares of Class B Common. The Class B Common held
by the foregoing trust is subject to the Stockholders' Agreement described
in note (3).
(6) A Schedule 13D filed with the SEC with respect to Class B Common on November
25, 1996, and amended from time to time, most recently on February 14, 2001
by Amendment No. 3, reported that the following individuals and entities:
Clara Taplin Rankin, Alfred M. Rankin, Jr., Thomas T. Rankin, Claiborne R.
Rankin, Roger F. Rankin, Bruce T. Rankin, Victoire G. Rankin, RMI and the
Partnership (collectively, the "Class B Parties" and all the Class B
Parties, except the Partnership, the "Class B Partners"), may be deemed as a
group to have acquired and to beneficially own 472,371 shares of Class B
Common, representing 28.77% of the outstanding Class B Common as of December
31, 2000. Although the Partnership holds the 472,371 shares of Class B
Common, which were contributed by the Class B Partners, it does not have any
power to vote or to dispose of such shares of Class B Common. RMI has the
sole power to vote such shares and shares the power to dispose of such
shares with the other Class B Partners. RMI exercises such powers by action
of its board of directors, which acts by majority vote. Under the terms of
the Limited Partnership Agreement of the Partnership (the "Class B
Partnership Agreement"), the Partnership may not dispose of Class B Common
without the consent of RMI and the approval of the holders of more than 75%
of all Partnership interests. The Shareholders' Agreement among the
shareholders of RMI, the Articles of Incorporation of RMI and the Class B
Partnership Agreement restrict the transfer of RMI shares and Partnership
interests by RMI's shareholders and the Class B Partners and provide such
persons with a right of first refusal to acquire RMI shares or Partnership
interests which an RMI shareholder or a Class B Partner desires to sell and
a call right to compel the sale of RMI shares or Partnership interests held
by RMI shareholders or the Class B Partners who are not members of a "Family
Group," consisting of one of Clara Taplin Rankin's sons, their spouses and
their descendants. The Class B Common beneficially owned by each of the
Class B Partners and the Partnership is also subject to the Stockholders'
Agreement described in note (3).
(7) A Schedule 13G filed with the SEC with respect to Class A Common on February
2, 2001 reported that Dimensional Fund Advisors Inc. ("Dimensional")
beneficially owns the shares of Class A Common reported herein as a result
of being an investment advisor that furnishes investment advice to four
investment companies and an investment manager to certain other commingled
group trusts and separate accounts (collectively, the "Funds") which own the
shares of Class A Common. As a result of its role as investment advisor or
manager, Dimensional possesses voting and/or investment power over the
shares of Class A Common owned by the Funds. Dimensional disclaims
beneficial ownership of all such shares.
(8) Includes the following number of shares as to which certain directors and
executive officers disclaim beneficial ownership: (a) 908,212 shares of
Class A Common and 478,427 shares of Class B Common held by (i) members of
Mr. Rankin's family, (ii) charitable trusts, (iii) trusts for the benefit of
members of Mr. Rankin's family and (iv) to the extent in excess of Mr.
Rankin's pecuniary interest in such entities, the Partnership and
Associates; (b) 1,000 shares of Class A Common held by Mr. Brown's
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spouse; and (c) with respect to all executive officers and directors as a
group, 909,212 shares of Class A Common and 478,427 shares of Class B Common
held by family members and as described in (a) above.
(9) Includes the following shares which the directors have, or had, within 60
days after December 31, 2000, the right to acquire pursuant to the Company's
Non-Employee Directors' Equity Compensation Plan for payment of directors'
fees for services rendered between October 1, 2000 and December 31, 2000:
Mr. Brown, 95 shares of Class A Common; Mr. Gates, 95 shares of Class A
Common; Mr. Hendrix, 278 shares of Class A Common; Mr. Hoag, 95 shares of
Class A Common; Mr. LaBarre, 94 shares of Class A Common; Mr. Osborne, 95
shares of Class A Common; Dr. Ross, 95 shares of Class A Common; Mr. Britton
T. Taplin, 95 shares of Class A Common; Mr. David F. Taplin, 95 shares of
Class A Common; and Mr. Turben, 120 shares of Class A Common; and all
executive officers and directors as a group, 1,157 shares of Class A Common.
Frank E. Taplin, Jr. and Thomas E. Taplin are brothers, and Clara Taplin
Rankin is their sister. Britton T. Taplin is the son of Thomas E. Taplin, and
David F. Taplin is the son of Frank E. Taplin, Jr. Clara Taplin Rankin is the
mother of Alfred M. Rankin, Jr., and J.C. Butler, Jr., an executive officer of
the Company, is the son-in-law of Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. The combined beneficial
ownership of such persons shown in the foregoing table (including shares as to
which such persons had the right to acquire beneficial ownership within 60 days
after December 31, 2000 pursuant to the Company's Non-Employee Directors' Equity
Compensation Plan) equals 2,022,445 shares or 30.98% of Class A Common and
1,135,200 shares or 69.14% of Class B Common outstanding on December 31, 2000
(including shares deemed to be outstanding for purposes of calculating the
percentage owned pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act). The combined
beneficial ownership of all directors of the Company (including shares as to
which the directors had the right to acquire beneficial ownership within 60 days
after December 31, 2000), together with Clara Taplin Rankin, Frank E. Taplin,
Jr., Thomas E. Taplin and all of the executive officers of the Company whose
beneficial ownership of Class A Common and Class B Common must be disclosed in
the foregoing table in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, equals
2,064,852 shares or 31.63% of Class A Common and 1,138,195 shares or 69.32% of
Class B Common outstanding on December 31, 2000 (including shares deemed to be
outstanding for purposes of calculating the percentage owned pursuant to Rule
13d-3 under the Exchange Act). Such shares of Class A Common and Class B Common
together represent 58.60% of the combined voting power of all Class A Common and
Class B Common outstanding on such date (including shares deemed to be
outstanding for purposes of calculating the percentage owned pursuant to Rule
13d-3 under the Exchange Act).
There exists no arrangement or understanding between any director and any
other person pursuant to which such director was elected. Each director and
executive officer serves until his successor is elected and qualified.
DIRECTORS' MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES
The Board of Directors has an Audit Review Committee and a Nominating,
Organization and Compensation Committee (the "Nominating and Compensation
Committee"). During 2000, the members of the Audit Review Committee were Robert
M. Gates (Chairman), Leon J. Hendrix, Jr., David H. Hoag (beginning February 8,
2000), Richard de J. Osborne, John C. Sawhill (through May 18, 2000) and Britton
T. Taplin, and the members of the Nominating and Compensation Committee were
Robert M. Gates, David H. Hoag (beginning February 8, 2000), Richard de J.
Osborne, Ian M. Ross (Chairman), John C. Sawhill (through May 18, 2000) and John
F. Turben. The other standing committees of the Board of Directors are the
Executive Committee, which during 2000 was comprised of Robert M. Gates, Dennis
W. LaBarre, Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. (Chairman), Ian M. Ross and John C. Sawhill
(through May 18, 2000), and the Finance Committee, which during 2000 was
comprised of Leon J. Hendrix, Jr., Dennis W. LaBarre, Alfred M. Rankin, Jr.,
John C. Sawhill (Chairman, through May 18, 2000), Britton T. Taplin, David F.
Taplin and John F. Turben (Chairman, beginning June 14, 2000).
The Audit Review Committee held four meetings in 2000. The Audit Review
Committee recommends to the Board of Directors, subject to stockholder approval,
the selection of the Company's independent certified
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public accountants. The Audit Review Committee discusses with the internal
auditors and the independent public accountants the overall scope and specific
plans for their respective audits. The Audit Review Committee reviews audit and
non-audit fees. The Audit Review Committee also considers issues relating to
auditor independence. The Audit Review Committee meets regularly with the
Company's internal auditors and independent public accountants to discuss the
results of their respective examinations, their evaluations of the Company's
internal controls, and the Company's financial reporting.
The Nominating and Compensation Committee held three meetings in 2000. The
Nominating and Compensation Committee reviews executive compensation, fixes
compensation of the executive officers and incentive compensation, recommends
the adoption of and administers or monitors the administration of all benefit
plans, and has the authority to grant stock options. The Nominating and
Compensation Committee also reviews and recommends to the Board of Directors
criteria for membership to the Board of Directors, reviews and recommends to the
Board of Directors the optimum number and qualifications of directors believed
to be desirable, has established and monitors a system to receive suggestions
for nominees to directorships of the Company, and identifies and recommends to
the Board of Directors specific candidates for membership to the Board of
Directors.
The Finance Committee held three meetings in 2000. The Finance Committee
reviews the financing and risk management strategies of the Company and its
principal subsidiaries and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors on
all matters concerning finance.
The Executive Committee held no meetings in 2000. The Executive Committee
may exercise all of the powers of the Board of Directors in the management and
control of the business of the Company during the intervals between meetings of
the Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors held seven meetings in 2000. In 2000, all of the
incumbent directors attended at least 75 percent of the total meetings held by
the Board of Directors and by the committees on which they served during their
tenure.
REPORT OF THE AUDIT REVIEW COMMITTEE
The Board of Directors of the Company adopted a written Audit Review
Committee Charter, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit C. All members
of the Audit Review Committee are independent as defined in Section
303.01(B)(2)(a) and (3) of the New York Stock Exchange's listing standards.
The Audit Review Committee has reviewed and discussed with the Company's
management and Arthur Andersen LLP, the Company's independent auditors, the
audited financial statements of the Company contained in the Company's Annual
Report to Stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2000. The Audit Review
Committee has also discussed with the Company's independent auditors the matters
required to be discussed pursuant to SAS No. 61 (Codification of Statements on
Auditing Standards, Communication with Audit Committees).
The Audit Review Committee has received and reviewed the written
disclosures and the letter from Arthur Andersen LLP required by Independence
Standards Board Standard No. 1 (titled, "Independence Discussions with Audit
Committees"), and has discussed with Arthur Andersen LLP their independence. The
Audit Review Committee has also considered whether the provision of information
technology services and other non-audit services to the Company by Arthur
Andersen LLP is compatible with maintaining their independence.
Based on the review and discussions referred to above, the Audit Review
Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the audited financial
statements be included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2000, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission.
ROBERT M. GATES, CHAIRMAN RICHARD DE J. OSBORNE
LEON J. HENDRIX, JR. BRITTON T. TAPLIN
DAVID H. HOAG
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COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
During 2000, each director who was not an officer of the Company or its
subsidiaries received a retainer of $30,000 for the calendar year for service on
the Board of Directors and on subsidiary boards of directors. In addition, each
such director received $500 for attending each meeting of the Board of Directors
and each meeting of a committee thereof, as well as for each meeting of a
subsidiary board of directors or committee thereof on which such director
served. Such fees for attendance at board meetings could not exceed $1,000 per
day. In addition, the chairman of each committee of the Board of Directors and
the subsidiary boards of directors received $4,000 for the year for service as
committee chairman. Under the Company's Non-Employee Directors' Equity
Compensation Plan (the "Non-Employee Directors' Plan"), each director who was
not an officer of the Company or its subsidiaries received 50% of his annual
retainer ($15,000) in shares of Class A Common. These shares could not be
assigned, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise transferred by the director,
voluntarily or involuntarily, other than (a) by will or the laws of descent and
distribution, (b) pursuant to a qualifying domestic relations order, or (c) to a
trust for the benefit of the director, or his spouse, children or grandchildren.
The foregoing restrictions on transfer lapse upon the earliest to occur of (i)
the date which is ten years after the last day of the calendar quarter for which
such shares were earned, (ii) the date of the death or permanent disability of
the director, (iii) five years (or earlier with the approval of the Board of
Directors) from the date of the retirement of the director from the Board of
Directors of the Company, and (iv) the date that a director is both retired from
the Board of Directors of the Company and has reached 70 years of age. In
addition, each director has the right under the Non-Employee Directors' Plan to
receive shares of Class A Common in lieu of cash for up to 100% of the balance
of his annual retainer, meeting attendance fees and any committee chairman's
fee. These voluntary shares are not subject to the foregoing restrictions.
COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The following table sets forth the annual, long-term and all other
compensation for services in all capacities to the Company and its subsidiaries
of the Named Executive Officers of the Company and its principal subsidiaries,
NACCO Materials Handling Group, Inc. ("NMHG"), Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex,
Inc. ("Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex") and The North American Coal Corporation
("North American Coal").
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SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
LONG-TERM
COMPENSATION
PAYOUTS
ANNUAL COMPENSATION ------------
---------------------- LTIP ALL OTHER
FISCAL SALARY BONUS PAYOUTS COMPENSATION
NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITION YEAR ($) ($) ($) ($)
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Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. 2000 $843,100(1) $503,566(2) $1,157,366(3) $527,771(4)(5)
Chairman, President and 1999 $838,400(1) $261,727(2) $ 828,008(3) $328,861(4)(5)
Chief Executive Officer 1998 $784,856(1) $637,680(2) $1,222,016(3) $491,051(4)(5)
of the Company
Reginald R. Eklund 2000 $494,305(1) $296,373(6) $1,947,811(7) $153,493(8)
President and Chief 1999 $470,016(1) $152,553(6) $ 759,850(7) $137,314(8)
Executive Officer of NMHG 1998 $437,200(1) $376,624(6) -- $154,303(8)
Richard E. Posey (9) 2000 $424,644(1) $ 52,900(10) -- $ 62,495(11)
Former President and Chief 1999 $404,160(1) $188,000(10) -- $ 97,422(11)
Executive Officer of 1998 $388,778(1) $237,300(10) -- $ 85,619(11)
Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex
Clifford R. Miercort 2000 $396,278(1) $177,600(12) -- $ 50,822(14)
President and Chief 1999 $378,865(1) $172,800(12) $1,210,540(13) $ 35,881(14)
Executive Officer of 1998 $360,770(1) $183,582(12) -- $ 57,239(14)
North American Coal
Frank G. Muller 2000 $320,377(1) $152,350(15) $ 998,513(16) $ 84,297(17)
Vice President of NMHG, 1999 $302,991(1) $ 94,681(15) $ 177,150(16) $ 77,952(17)
President of NMHG Americas 1998 $279,574(1) $191,435(15) -- $ 93,350(17)
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(1) Under current disclosure requirements of the SEC certain of the amounts
listed are being reported as "Salary," although the Company considers them
as payments of cash in lieu of perquisites, which are at competitive levels
as determined by the Company's Nominating and Compensation Committee. For
Mr. Rankin, the amounts listed for 2000, 1999 and 1998 include payments of
cash in lieu of perquisites of $83,100, $78,400 and $74,856, respectively.
For Mr. Eklund, the amounts listed for 2000, 1999 and 1998 include payments
of cash in lieu of perquisites of $52,560, $51,300 and $49,500,
respectively. For Mr. Posey, the amounts listed for 2000, 1999 and 1998
include payments of cash in lieu of perquisites of $40,824, $37,560 and
$35,570, respectively. For Mr. Miercort, the amounts listed for 2000, 1999
and 1998 include payments of cash in lieu of perquisites of $32,020,
$31,010 and $29,610, respectively. For Mr. Muller, the amounts listed for
2000, 1999 and 1998 include payments of cash in lieu of perquisites of
$29,300, $28,390 and $27,270, respectively.
(2) For Mr. Rankin, these amounts were paid in cash pursuant to the NACCO
Industries, Inc. Annual Incentive Compensation Plan and the NACCO
Industries, Inc. Supplemental Annual Incentive Compensation Plan (the
"Supplemental Short-Term Plan").
(3) For Mr. Rankin, the amounts listed for 2000, 1999 and 1998 were distributed
in the form of 15,617, 7,451 and 6,776 shares of Class A Common and cash
payments in the amount of $539,979, $289,874 and $427,856, respectively.
The foregoing cash payments are intended to be the approximate amounts
required to be withheld by the Company and paid to applicable federal,
state and local income taxing authorities based upon statutorily determined
withholding rates. These amounts were distributed under the NACCO
Industries, Inc. Executive Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan (the
"NACCO Long-Term Plan").
(4) For Mr. Rankin, the amounts listed for 2000, 1999 and 1998 include $4,250,
$4,000 and $4,000, respectively, consisting of matching contributions by
the Company under the NACCO Materials Handling Group, Inc. Profit Sharing
Plan (the "NMHG Profit Sharing Plan"); and $117,237, $54,287 and $97,444,
respectively, consisting of amounts credited and interest under the NACCO
Industries, Inc. Unfunded Benefit Plan.
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(5) For Mr. Rankin, the amounts listed for 2000, 1999 and 1998 include
$406,284, $270,574 and $389,607, respectively, consisting of amounts
credited and interest under The Retirement Benefit Plan for Alfred M.
Rankin, Jr.
(6) For Mr. Eklund, the amounts were paid in cash pursuant to the NACCO
Materials Handling Group, Inc. Annual Incentive Compensation Plan.
(7) For Mr. Eklund, the amount listed for 2000 represents the appreciation and
interest on the book value units awarded to Mr. Eklund in 1998, 1996, 1994
and 1993 under the NACCO Materials Handling Group, Inc. Long-Term Incentive
Compensation Plan (the "NMHG Long-Term Plan"), which was terminated in
2000. A portion of such amount was paid in cash and the remainder was
deferred into the NACCO Materials Handling Group, Inc. Unfunded Benefit
Plan (the "NMHG Unfunded Benefit Plan"). The amount listed for 1999
represents the appreciation on the book value appreciation units awarded to
Mr. Eklund in 1990 under the NMHG Long-Term Plan. A portion of such amount
was paid in cash and the remainder was deferred into the NMHG Unfunded
Benefit Plan.
(8) For Mr. Eklund, the amounts listed for 2000, 1999 and 1998 include $19,500,
$20,000 and $20,000, respectively, consisting of contributions by NMHG
under the NMHG Profit Sharing Plan; and $133,993, $117,314 and $134,303,
respectively, consisting of amounts credited and interest under the NMHG
Unfunded Benefit Plan.
(9) Effective as of January 29, 2001, Mr. Posey resigned.
(10) For Mr. Posey, these amounts were paid in cash pursuant to the Hamilton
Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc. Annual Incentive Compensation Plan.
(11) For Mr. Posey, the amounts listed for 2000, 1999 and 1998 include $16,523,
$20,470 and $19,653, respectively, consisting of contributions by Hamilton
Beach/Proctor-Silex under the Hamilton Beach/ Proctor-Silex Employees'
Retirement Savings Plan; and $45,972, $76,952 and $65,966, respectively,
consisting of amounts credited and interest under the Hamilton
Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc. Unfunded Benefit Plan.
(12) For Mr. Miercort, these amounts were paid in cash pursuant to The North
American Coal Corporation Annual Incentive Compensation Plan.
(13) For Mr. Miercort, the amount listed for 1999 represents the amount in Mr.
Miercort's account under The North American Coal Corporation Value
Appreciation Plan (the "North American Coal Long-Term Plan"). A portion of
such amount was paid in cash and the remainder was deferred into The North
American Coal Deferred Compensation Plan for Management Employees (the
"North American Coal Deferred Compensation Plan").
(14) For Mr. Miercort, the amounts listed for 2000, 1999 and 1998 include
$8,500, $8,000 and $8,000, respectively, consisting of matching
contributions by North American Coal under The North American Coal
Retirement Savings Plan; and $42,322, $27,881 and $49,239, respectively,
consisting of amounts credited and interest under the North American Coal
Deferred Compensation Plan.
(15) For Mr. Muller, these amounts were paid in cash pursuant to the NACCO
Materials Handling Group, Inc. Annual Incentive Compensation Plan.
(16) For Mr. Muller, the amount listed for 2000 represents the appreciation and
interest on the book value units awarded to Mr. Muller in 1998, 1994 and
1993 under the NMHG Long-Term Plan, which was terminated in 2000. A portion
of such amount was paid in cash and the remainder was deferred into the
NMHG Unfunded Benefit Plan. The amount listed for 1999 represents the
appreciation on the book value appreciation units awarded to Mr. Muller in
1990 under the NMHG Long-Term Plan and was deferred into the NMHG Unfunded
Benefit Plan.
(17) For Mr. Muller, the amounts listed for 2000, 1999 and 1998 include $19,500,
$20,000 and $20,000, respectively, consisting of contributions by NMHG
under the NMHG Profit Sharing Plan; and $64,797, $57,952 and $73,350,
respectively, consisting of amounts credited and interest under the NMHG
Unfunded Benefit Plan.
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STOCK OPTION GRANTS
The Company did not grant any stock options under the Company's 1975 Stock
Option Plan or 1981 Stock Option Plan during the fiscal year ended December 31,
2000 to any person, including the Named Executive Officers. The Company has not
granted stock options since 1989 in the belief that the likely value realized is
unclear both in amount and in its relationship to performance. At December 31,
2000, there were no outstanding options to purchase shares of the Company's
Class A Common or Class B Common.
LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLANS
The following table sets forth information concerning awards to the Named
Executive Officers during fiscal year 2000, and estimated payouts in the future,
under long-term incentive plans of the Company and its principal subsidiaries.
LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLANS -- AWARDS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
NUMBER OF PERFORMANCE ESTIMATED FUTURE PAYOUTS UNDER
SHARES, OR OTHER NON-STOCK PRICE-BASED PLANS
UNITS OR PERIOD UNTIL -------------------------------------
OTHER RIGHTS MATURATION THRESHOLD TARGET MAXIMUM
NAME ($ OR #) OR PAYOUT ($ OR #) ($ OR #) ($ OR #)
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Alfred M. Rankin, Jr.(1) $1,108,640 2 years $0 $1,108,640 $1,721,164
$1,108,640 5 years $0 $ 0 $ 636,082
Reginald R. Eklund(2) $ 459,900 6 years $0 $ 810,574 (2)
$ 459,900 7 years $0 $ 810,574 (2)
Richard E. Posey(3) -- -- -- -- --
Clifford R. Miercort(4) $ 208,130 10 years $0 $ 208,130 (4)
Frank G. Muller(2) $ 190,255 6 years $0 $ 335,324 (2)
$ 190,255 7 years $0 $ 335,324 (2)
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(1) Under the NACCO Long-Term Plan, participants, including Mr. Rankin, are
eligible for awards paid partly in shares of Class A Common and partly in
cash for performance against a target which is based upon the Company's
consolidated adjusted return on equity over multiple-year periods. Effective
January 1, 2000, participants were granted dollar-denominated target awards.
Final awards, if any, will be received in 2002 ("base period awards") based
upon the Company's consolidated adjusted return on equity performance for
the period from January 1, 2000 through December 31, 2001 against a pre-
established target. Participants are also eligible to receive a supplemental
payout on such awards in 2005 ("consistent performance awards") based upon
the Company's consolidated adjusted return on equity performance for the
5-year period from January 1, 2000 through December 31, 2004 against the
same pre-established target. No consistent performance award is payable if
the Company's consolidated adjusted return on equity performance for the
relevant period is at or below target. The total amount of the base period
award and the consistent performance award paid to a participant in any
calendar year cannot exceed 200% of the base period target award. Sixty-five
percent of all payouts are distributed in shares of Class A Common, with the
number of shares based upon the average closing price of Class A Common on
the New York Stock Exchange at the end of each week during 2001 (in the case
of base period awards) and 2004 (in the case of consistent performance
awards).
The shares of Class A Common issued as a portion of these awards under the
NACCO Long-Term Plan are fully vested but may not be transferred until the
earlier of (a) December 31, 2011, (b) the participant's death or disability,
or (c) five years after the participant's retirement. At any time after
three years after the end of the performance period, a participant may also
request that the Nominating and Compensation Committee authorize the lapse
of restrictions on up to 20% of shares issued under the NACCO Long-Term Plan
for the purchase of a principal residence or payments of certain medical or
educational expenses. Because the total value of a final award is currently
taxable as income to the
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participant, the balance of the final award is paid in cash in an amount
which is intended to be the approximate amount required to be withheld by
the Company and paid to applicable federal, state and local income taxing
authorities based upon statutorily determined withholding rates.
(2) Effective as of January 1, 2000, Messrs. Eklund and Muller became
participants in the NMHG Senior Executive Long-Term Incentive Compensation
Plan (the "NMHG Executive Long-Term Plan"). Under the NMHG Executive
Long-Term Plan, participants, including Messrs. Eklund and Muller, are
eligible for awards for performance against a target which is based upon
NMHG's adjusted return on equity over two-year periods (except for 2000
during which the participants are also eligible for awards for performance
against a target which is based upon NMHG's adjusted return on equity over a
single year). Effective January 1, 2000, participants were granted
dollar-denominated target awards for the two award periods. Awards, if any,
based on the one-year performance period will be granted in 2001 based upon
NMHG's adjusted return on equity for the period from January 1, 2000 through
December 31, 2000 against a pre-established target. Awards, if any, for the
two-year performance period will be made in 2002 based upon NMHG's adjusted
return on equity for the period from January 1, 2000 through December 31,
2001 against a pre-established target. The total award for any period cannot
exceed 150% of the target award. Under the NMHG Executive Long-Term Plan,
awards to participants are made in the form of "book value units" which are
subject to a payment restriction of five years from the date of award. Such
payment restriction shall automatically lapse upon the participant's death,
permanent disability or retirement, or in the event of any other termination
of employment with the approval of the NMHG Nominating, Organization and
Compensation Committee. Upon the lapse of the payment restriction, the
participant is entitled to receive a payment in cash equal to (a) the book
value of the units as of the end of the calendar quarter coincident with or
immediately preceding the date the payment restriction lapses or (b) for
participants who terminated employment for reasons other than death,
disability or retirement, the book value of the units as of the end of the
calendar quarter coincident with or immediately preceding termination. At
any time up to one year prior to the fifth anniversary of the grant date of
an award, a participant may elect to defer the payout of the award under the
plan for a period not to exceed ten years from the grant date of the award
and if the award is deferred for the entire ten years the participant may
thereafter elect to further defer receipt of the award, in which case the
deferred amount will be paid under the NMHG Unfunded Benefit Plan. There is
no minimum or maximum value for final award payouts under the plan.
(3) Mr. Posey, who resigned as of January 29, 2001, was a participant in the
Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan
(the "HB/PS Long-Term Plan"). Under the HB/PS Long-Term Plan, participants
are awarded "book value appreciation units" which vest ten years from the
date of award, or earlier in the event of the participant's death, permanent
disability or retirement, or in the event of any other termination of
employment with the approval of the Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex Nominating,
Organization and Compensation Committee. At any time following the fifth
anniversary of the date of an award, a participant may also annually request
that such Committee permit the vesting of up to 20% of the number of book
value appreciation units in the event of a financial hardship or unforeseen
financial emergency, provided that such request may only apply to an
aggregate of 40% of the number of book value appreciation units originally
granted in an award. Upon vesting, the participant is entitled to receive a
payment in cash equal to the appreciation in the book value per unit from
the base period price per unit to the value of the book value unit at the
end of the calendar quarter immediately preceding the date of vesting, and
vested book value units as to which payment is made are canceled. There are
no threshold or maximum values for an award. Mr. Posey did not receive an
award during 2000.
(4) Effective as of January 1, 2000, Mr. Miercort was awarded the right to
participate in The North American Coal Value Appreciation Plan for Years
2000 to 2009 (the "2000 to 2009 North American Coal Long-Term Plan"), which
replaced the North American Coal Long-Term Plan, at a rate equal to a
specified percentage of his salary range midpoint, as determined by the
North American Coal Nominating, Organization and Compensation Committee.
When the 2000 to 2009 North American Coal Long-Term Plan was adopted, the
North American Coal Nominating, Organization and Compensation Committee set
net income appreciation goals that are based upon achieving underlying
year-by-year
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targets for each year during the ten-year term of the Plan. These goals are
adjusted each year for inflation and to take into account any "new projects"
initiated in the interim. Once a plan year is completed, the actual net
income during that plan year is measured against the adjusted net income
goal for that plan year to determine the annual net income appreciation of
current and new projects (the "Annual Factor"). Similarly, actual cumulative
net income for the term of the Plan to date is measured against the
cumulative adjusted net income goals to date to determine the cumulative net
income appreciation of current and new projects (the "Cumulative Factor")
against the ten-year target.
When the 2000 to 2009 North American Coal Long-Term Plan was adopted, the
North American Coal Nominating, Organization and Compensation Committee also
set a goal for the cumulative net income appreciation due to new projects
over the term of the Plan. At the end of each plan year, the present value
of expected cumulative net income appreciation of all new projects initiated
during that year is measured against the cumulative new project goal to
determine the net income appreciation due to the acquisition of new projects
(the "New Project Factor"). In addition, if it is determined in any plan
year (an "Adjustment Year") that a new project has provided significantly
less net income appreciation than originally expected, then the amount of
any prior award previously attributed to that project as the result of a
prior year's New Project Factor will reduce the New Project Factor in the
Adjustment Year (the "New Project Adjustment"). If the New Project
Adjustment is large enough, it is possible for participants to receive
negative awards in a given year.
At the start of each year during the ten-year term of the 2000 to 2009 North
American Coal Long-Term Plan, a target award is set for each participant as
a percentage of salary midpoint. The amount shown for Mr. Miercort
represents the target award which is based upon his salary range midpoint
for 2000. Following the end of the year, this target amount is adjusted by
the Annual Factor, the Cumulative Factor and the New Project Factor. In
addition, the New Project Adjustment is made, if applicable. Target amounts
as so adjusted are credited or debited to an account for the benefit of the
participant, which earns interest based upon the average monthly rate of
ten-year U.S. Treasury Bonds. There are no threshold or maximum values for
an award. All amounts in these accounts vest at the rate of 20% each year,
and become fully vested on December 31, 2004. Vested amounts are payable in
cash on the earlier of December 31, 2009, or the participant's death,
disability, retirement or other reasons within the discretion of the North
American Coal Nominating, Organization and Compensation Committee. The
participant may elect to defer receipt of all or part of such amounts, in
which case the deferred amount will be paid under the North American Coal
Deferred Compensation Plan. Earlier payments of vested amounts may be
permitted within the discretion of the North American Coal Nominating,
Organization and Compensation Committee in the event of a financial hardship
or unforeseen financial emergency.
REPORT OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The Nominating and Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of
Directors and the Nominating, Organization and Compensation Committees of the
Company's subsidiary boards of directors (collectively, the "Compensation
Committee") have furnished the following report on executive compensation. The
members of the Nominating and Compensation Committee for 2000 were Robert M.
Gates, David H. Hoag (beginning February 8, 2000), Richard de J. Osborne, Ian M.
Ross (Chairman), John C. Sawhill (through May 18, 2000) and John F. Turben. The
members of the Nominating, Organization and Compensation Committees of the
Company's principal subsidiaries, NMHG, Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex and North
American Coal, consist of these individuals, as well as Dennis W. LaBarre and
Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. Messrs. LaBarre and Rankin are not members of the
Nominating and Compensation Committee of the Company, and their participation in
this report is limited to the portions of the report relating to the Company's
subsidiaries.
COMPENSATION POLICY
The guiding principle of the executive compensation program of the Company
and its subsidiaries in recent years has been the maintenance of a strong link
between an executive officer's compensation and individual performance and the
performance of the Company or the subsidiary for which the executive officer
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has responsibility. Comprehensively defined target total compensation is
established for each executive officer position following rigorous evaluation
standards to ensure internal equity. Such total compensation is targeted
explicitly in dollar terms as the sum of base salary plus perquisites,
short-term incentives and long-term incentives. While the Company offers
opportunities for its executive officers to earn truly superior compensation for
outstanding results, this link includes significantly reduced compensation for
weak results.
In accordance with the foregoing philosophy, the Compensation Committee
approves a mix of base salaries and incentive plans for each executive officer
such that base salary levels are at levels appropriate to allow incentive plans
to serve as significant motivating factors. Base salary and incentive
compensation levels for each officer are determined by the Compensation
Committee, which considers recommendations made by the Company's independent
outside compensation consultant. The consultant bases its recommendations upon
an analysis of similar positions at a broad range of domestic industries, as
well as an understanding of the Company's philosophy, as summarized above.
Incentive-based compensation plans are designed to provide significant rewards
for achieving or surpassing annual operating and financial performance
objectives, as well as to align the compensation interests of executive officers
with the long-term interests of stockholders by basing a substantial portion of
the incentive compensation package upon adjusted return on equity performance
and book value appreciation rather than on cyclical movements in stock price.
Finally, in addition to providing certain other perquisites, target levels of
perquisites for executive officers are converted into fixed dollar amounts and
paid in cash, an approach which recognizes that perquisites are largely just
another form of compensation, albeit separate and distinct from salary and
incentive compensation.
In sum, the executive compensation program at the Company and its
subsidiaries is designed to reward executive officers with competitive total
compensation for achievement of specific corporate and individual goals, while
at the same time making them long-term stakeholders in the Company. In years
when the Company has lower financial results, payouts under the incentive
components of the Company's compensation plans will be lower. In years when the
Company has better financial results, payouts under the incentive components of
the Company's compensation plans will be greater. The Company believes that over
time the program will encourage executive officers to earn incentive pay
significantly greater than 100% of target by delivering outstanding managerial
performance.
Under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, a
public company is generally denied deductions for compensation paid to the chief
executive officer and the other four most highly compensated executive officers
to the extent that the compensation for any of such individuals exceeds one
million dollars for the taxable year. An exception to this general rule exists
for payments that are made for attainment of one or more performance goals
meeting certain criteria. In response to this law and the regulations
promulgated thereunder, the stockholders of the Company previously had approved
former versions of the Supplemental Short-Term Plan and the NACCO Long-Term
Plan. At the Annual Meeting, the Company is asking its stockholders to approve,
for purposes of Section 162(m), the Supplemental Short-Term Plan and the NACCO
Long-Term Plan, as amended and restated, so that awards made under these Plans
for 2001 and thereafter will continue not to count towards the one million
dollar cap. See "Approval, for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Internal
Revenue Code, of the Supplemental Annual Incentive Compensation Plan" at pages
25 to 27 and "Approval, for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue
Code, of the Executive Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan" at pages 27 to 29
of this Proxy Statement. In the past and upon approval at the Annual Meeting,
both plans have been and will be used so that, together with steps taken by the
Compensation Committee in the administration of the plans, payouts on awards
made under the plans should not count towards the one million dollar cap which
the law imposes for purposes of federal income tax deductibility. While the
Compensation Committee intends to preserve the deductibility of compensation
payable to the Company's executive officers, deductibility will be only one
among a number of factors considered in determining appropriate levels or modes
of compensation. The Company intends to maintain the flexibility to compensate
executive officers based upon an overall determination of what it believes is in
the best interests of the Company and its stockholders.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND COMPANY PERFORMANCE
The three main elements of the Company's executive compensation program --
base salary, short-term incentive compensation and long-term incentive
compensation -- are carefully reviewed by the Compensation Committee in relation
to the performance of the Company and its subsidiaries.
Base Salary. To assist the Compensation Committee in fixing base salary
levels which are at adequately competitive levels, an independent outside
consultant analyzes a survey of a broad group of domestic industrial
organizations from all segments of industry ranging in size from under $150
million to over $5 billion in annual revenues. Organizations participate in the
survey based upon their voluntary submission of data to the independent
consultant, as well as their ability to pass the consultant's quality assurance
controls. For 2000, participants included 399 parent organizations and 560
independent operating units. Comparing positions of similar scope and
complexity, the consultant derives a median salary level for each executive
officer position at the Company and its principal subsidiaries and provides that
information to the Compensation Committee. All information provided to the
Compensation Committee is on an industry-wide basis as opposed to a comparison
with individual companies that may compete with the Company and its principal
subsidiaries. The Compensation Committee uses the median, or salary midpoint
("Salary Midpoint"), for purposes of determining the salary range for each
executive officer. The Compensation Committee then sets the base salary for each
executive officer, which is within the salary range and is dependent upon
additional factors such as the executive officer's performance.
Because the Compensation Committee uses Salary Midpoints based on studies
of domestic industrial organizations from all segments of industry, the Company
does not believe that there is a meaningful relationship between executive
salary levels of each subsidiary determined by the Compensation Committee and
the executive salary levels of the companies that make up the S&P Diversified
Machinery Index, which the Company historically used as the published industry
index for comparison to the Company's stock price performance, or the Russell
2000 Producer Durables Index, which the Company intends to use in future periods
as the published industry index for such comparison. Historically, the S&P
Diversified Machinery Index was chosen because the Class A Common was included
in the index and NMHG, which manufactures forklifts, is the Company's largest
subsidiary in terms of asset value and revenues. Recently, the Class A Common
was deleted from the S&P 500 Diversified Machinery Index. The Class A Common is
included in the Russell 2000 Producer Durables Index.
Short-Term Incentive Compensation. At the end of 1999, the Compensation
Committee adopted target performance levels for consolidated adjusted return on
equity for the Company (upon which awards under the Company's Supplemental
Short-Term Plan are based) and its subsidiaries, and various performance
criteria for the Company's subsidiaries such as net income, return on equity in
properly capitalized tangible assets, economic value income, market share, sales
development and support costs (depending on the business unit) (upon which
awards under the Company's Annual Incentive Compensation Plan (the "Short-Term
Plan") and the annual incentive compensation plans of the Company's subsidiaries
are based) for that year. The short-term incentive plans for the Company and its
subsidiaries essentially follow the same basic pattern for award determination.
Performance targets are established within the Compensation Committee's
discretion, and are generally based upon management's recommendations as to the
performance objectives of the particular business for the year. Target awards
for executive officers are established at specified percentages of each
individual's Salary Midpoint.
Final awards for each individual under the short-term incentive plans of
the Company and its subsidiaries are based on the individual's target award,
adjusted for performance by the business unit against the established targets,
and for all such plans except the Supplemental Short-Term Plan, for performance
by the individual against individual goals. The Compensation Committee, in its
discretion, may also increase or decrease awards under all such plans (except
for the Supplemental Short-Term Plan pursuant to which awards may be decreased,
but not increased), and may approve the payment of awards where business unit
performance would otherwise not meet the minimum criteria set for payment of
awards. In no event will short-term incentive payments exceed 150% of the target
amount.
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The short-term annual incentive plans of the Company and its subsidiaries
provide target compensation of 5% to 75% of Salary Midpoint, depending on the
executive officer's position. Although it varies by business unit, target awards
generally are tied to the annual operating and financial targets for the
particular business unit, and in most cases, to longer-term objectives such as
long-term adjusted return on equity performance targets for the business unit.
Long-Term Incentive Compensation. For 2000, the long-term incentive
compensation plans for the Company and its subsidiaries, established at target
performance levels by the Compensation Committee, were designed to provide the
equivalent of 10% to 145% of Salary Midpoint (unless the amount is currently
taxable, in which case the targets are adjusted accordingly).
The long-term incentive compensation plan for the parent holding company
used the Company's consolidated adjusted return on equity as a measure of
incentive compensation. The consolidated adjusted return on equity target is
established by the Nominating and Compensation Committee, and is set at a level
believed to provide an appropriate measure of stockholder protection. In
general, each year participants are granted dollar-denominated target base
period awards based on performance periods of two years and target consistent
performance awards based on performance periods of five years. Target awards are
set based on a percentage of each executive officer's Salary Midpoint, and are
adjusted as of the end of the base period based upon the Company's consolidated
adjusted return on equity. Consistent performance awards are intended to
supplement the base period awards granted to participants. No consistent
performance award is payable if the Company's consolidated adjusted return on
equity performance for the relevant period is at or below target.
Approximately 65% of all of the foregoing awards are distributed in shares
of Class A Common, the transfer of which is restricted for ten years, with the
number of shares awarded being based on the average closing price of Class A
Common on the New York Stock Exchange at the end of each week during the last
year of the appropriate performance period. An average price mechanism, rather
than year-end price or price on the date of payment, is used in determining the
number of shares to be awarded because the Nominating and Compensation Committee
believes that valuation at a single point in time in a year is likely to lead to
inappropriate results. The balance of the award is paid in cash and is intended
to be the approximate amount required to be withheld by the Company and paid to
applicable federal, state and local income taxing authorities based upon
statutorily determined withholding rates. The Nominating and Compensation
Committee has the power to adjust the percentage of awards that are paid in
stock.
The Nominating and Compensation Committee believes that these incentive
compensation plan awards promote a long-term focus on the profitability of the
Company because, although a recipient may receive a payout after the end of the
base period and each consistent performance period, the recipient is effectively
required to invest the noncash portion of the payout in the Company for up to
ten years. This is because the shares distributed may not be transferred for ten
years following the last day of the base period. During the restriction period,
the ultimate value of a payout is subject to change based upon the value of the
Class A Common. The value is enhanced as the value of the Class A Common
appreciates (or is decreased as the value of the Class A Common depreciates),
and thus such awards provide the recipient with an incentive over the ten-year
period to increase the value of the Company, to be reflected in the increased
value of the Class A Common.
The subsidiaries' long-term incentive compensation plans are linked to
future performance of the particular business unit. Similar to the parent
holding company's long-term incentive plan, each subsidiary plan establishes
target awards based on an executive officer's Salary Midpoint. NMHG's long-term
plans use NMHG's adjusted return on equity as a measure of incentive
compensation. The adjusted return on equity targets are established by the NMHG
Nominating, Organization and Compensation Committee and the target awards are
adjusted as of the end of the base period based upon NMHG's adjusted return on
equity performance. Participants are then awarded "book value units" which have
a five-year payment restriction from the date of the award. The actual amount
paid after the payment restriction lapses depends on the increase in the book
value of NMHG over the time period. Participants in the plan may elect to have
such amount deferred under the plan for up to ten years from the date of the
award, and if the award has been deferred through the full ten year period, the
participant may further elect to have the award deferred and paid
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under the NMHG Unfunded Benefit Plan. Under the Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex
long-term incentive compensation plan, the target award is set with the grant of
"book value appreciation units." The actual amount paid ten years after the date
of original grant depends upon the increase in the book value of HB/PS over the
time period. The North American Coal long-term incentive compensation plan
provides for awards of the right to participate in the plan at a rate equal to a
specified percentage of the individual's Salary Midpoint. The target amount
allocated to a participant is adjusted at the end of each year for the actual
net income during that plan year to determine the annual net income appreciation
of current and new mining projects against previously set annual targets.
Similarly, the target amount is adjusted at the end of each year for the actual
cumulative net income for the term of the plan to date to determine the
cumulative net income appreciation of current and new projects against
previously set targets. At the end of each plan year, the target amount is also
adjusted for the present value of expected cumulative net income appreciation of
all new projects initiated during that year to determine the net income
appreciation due to the acquisition of new projects against previously set
targets. Finally, if it is determined in any plan year that a new project has
provided significantly less net income appreciation than originally expected,
then the amount of any prior award previously attributed to that project will
reduce the new project adjustment in that year. If the new project adjustment is
large enough, it is possible for participants to receive negative awards in a
given year. Amounts credited under the North American Coal Long-Term Plan, which
became effective on January 1, 2000, vest at the rate of 20% for each year
following the effective date of the initial award, are fully vested on December
31, 2004, and are paid in cash during the first calendar quarter of 2009 (or if
so elected by the participant, deferred and paid under the North American Coal
Deferred Compensation Plan).
The long-term incentive plans at the Company and its subsidiaries generally
require long-term commitment on the part of the Company's executive officers,
and cash withdrawals or stock sales are generally not permitted for a number of
years. Rather, the awarded amount is effectively invested in the enterprise for
an extended period to strengthen the tie between stockholders' and executive
officers' long-term interests. The ultimate compensation purpose of such
long-term incentive plans is to enable executive officers to accumulate capital
through future managerial performance, which contributes to the future success
of the Company's businesses.
COMPENSATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
The compensation awarded to the Company's chief executive officer reflects
the basic philosophy generally discussed above that compensation for all
employees should be based on Company and individual performance.
The Nominating and Compensation Committee considered that in 2000 the
Company had mixed results. The Company reported increased sales in 2000.
Although the Company realized improved reported earnings when compared to the
prior year, the Company recorded a slight decrease in earnings in 2000 over 1999
after excluding the one-time extraordinary gain and several special
non-recurring charges. In addition, the Company continued its progress towards
completion of its strategic objectives. The Company's forklift truck business
generated increased levels of sales and recorded improved overall results in
2000 prior to recognition of a restructuring charge, but company owned retail
operations continued to realize losses. The Company's coal operations
successfully completed a significant acquisition of coal assets during the year,
although it experienced a decline in year-to-year net income. The Company's
housewares business reported improved sales and introduced an important new line
of branded appliances in the fall for sale to a major customer, although 2000
earnings were lower than expected. Overall, the Committee believes that Mr.
Rankin continues to provide solid leadership as chief executive officer of the
Company.
In recognition of the Company's results in 2000, the Nominating and
Compensation Committee increased Mr. Rankin's base salary by five and
nine-tenths percent for 2001. With respect to incentive compensation, Mr.
Rankin's awards for 2000 under the Company's short-term and long-term incentive
compensation plans were determined in the same manner as for all other
participants in those plans. The Nominating and Compensation Committee
established Mr. Rankin's short-term incentive compensation participation for
2000 at 75% of his Salary Midpoint. The actual performance of the Company in
2000 in terms of consolidated adjusted return on equity was slightly above the
targeted level of performance, and the
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actual performance of certain subsidiaries in terms of net income, market share
and other strategic operating factors were slightly below targeted levels of
performance. The overall performance against target, and accordingly the annual
incentive awards to all plan participants, including Mr. Rankin, was 91.5% under
the Company's Short-Term Plan and 105.0% under the Company's Supplemental
Short-Term Plan, for an aggregate annual incentive compensation plan performance
against target of 96.9%.
The Company's 2000 financial results also have impacted long-term incentive
compensation payouts for 2000. The long-term award targeted for Mr. Rankin in
2000 by the Nominating and Compensation Committee was 160.0% of his Salary
Midpoint (adjusted from 145.0% to take into consideration the fact that the
award is currently taxable to Mr. Rankin). Awards to all plan participants,
including Mr. Rankin, under the NACCO Long-Term Plan for the two-year period
from January 1, 1999 through December 31, 2000, which were paid in early 2001,
were 101.0% of targeted amounts. The NACCO Long-Term Plan also provides for
payment of "consistent performance awards" when the Company's consolidated
adjusted return on equity over multiple-year periods exceeds a pre-established
target. The consolidated adjusted return on equity calculated pursuant to the
1996 NACCO Long-Term Plan for the five-year period ending December 31, 2000
exceeded the target established in 1996. Accordingly, plan participants,
including Mr. Rankin, received consistent performance awards equal to 8.0% of
their respective 1996 actual long-term awards.
ROBERT M. GATES JOHN F. TURBEN
DAVID H. HOAG DENNIS W. LABARRE*
RICHARD DE J. OSBORNE ALFRED M. RANKIN, JR.*
IAN M. ROSS, CHAIRMAN
* Messrs. LaBarre and Rankin are members of the compensation committees of the
Company's principal subsidiaries only.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
Dennis W. LaBarre, a director of the Company and its principal subsidiaries
and a member of the compensation committees of the principal subsidiaries of the
Company (but not of the Company), is a partner in the law firm of Jones, Day,
Reavis & Pogue. Such firm provided legal services on behalf of the Company and
its principal subsidiaries during 2000 on a variety of matters, and it is
anticipated that such firm will provide such services in 2001.
Alfred M. Rankin, Jr., a director of the Company and its principal
subsidiaries and a member of the compensation committees of the principal
subsidiaries of the Company (but not of the Company), is chairman, president and
chief executive officer of the Company.
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STOCK PRICE PERFORMANCE PRESENTATION
The following graphs compare the Company's total annual stock price
performance on Class A Common against the total stock price performance of the
S&P 500 Composite Stock Index and the Russell 2000 Index and, in the case of
Graph 1, the S&P Diversified Machinery Composite Index and the Russell 2000
Producer Durables Index for the periods indicated. In prior years, the Company
used the S&P 500 Composite Stock Index as its broad equity market index for
performance comparison purposes because the Class A Common was included in this
index. Effective June 2, 2000, the Company's Class A Common ceased to be
included in this index so the Company has elected to use the Russell 2000 Index,
which does include the Company's Class A Common, as its broad equity market
index for performance comparison purposes. In addition, in prior years the
Company has used the S&P Diversified Machinery Composite Index as its published
industry index for performance comparison purposes because the Class A Common
was included in this index and NMHG, which manufactures forklifts, is the
Company's largest subsidiary in terms of asset value and revenues. Since the
Company's Class A Common also is no longer included in this index, the Company
has elected to use the Russell 2000 Producer Durables Index, which does include
the Company's Class A Common, as its published industry index for performance
comparison purposes. The graphs present the year-end value of a $100 investment,
at the base point, for each index assuming the reinvestment of dividends.
In accordance with the regulations promulgated by the SEC, Graph 1 compares
the stock price performance based upon the difference between the stock price at
the beginning of each fiscal year and the stock price at the end of the fiscal
year for the five-year period commencing January 1, 1996 (base point December
31, 1995) and ending December 31, 2000.
1996-2000 Stock Price Performance
Graph 1
S&P DIVERSIFIED RUSSELL 2000
NACCO S&P 500 MACHINERY RUSSELL 2000 PRODUCER DURABLES
----- ------- --------------- ------------ -----------------
1995 100 100 100 100 100
1996 97.77 122.96 124.64 116.49 115.2
1997 198.15 163.98 164.88 142.54 148.41
1998 171.33 210.85 137.22 138.91 132.1
1999 104.78 255.21 162.23 168.44 181.37
2000 84.13 231.98 155.64 163.35 185.24
Assumes $100 invested at December 31, 1995 with dividends reinvested
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The Company believes that the measurement set forth in Graph 1, which is
based upon the stock price at a single point in time in each year, does not
adequately reflect the Company's stock price performance over the period because
of the numerous periodic fluctuations throughout the year in both the price of
the Company's stock and the levels of the S&P 500 Composite Stock Index and the
Russell 2000 Index. The Company, therefore, has provided Graph 2, which compares
the returns for the Company, the S&P 500 Composite Stock Index and the Russell
2000 Index based upon the average of the daily closing stock price (portrayed by
the data presented in bold type) compared with the corresponding information
from Graph 1, which is based upon the change in the stock price for each fiscal
year for the same period as in Graph 1.
1996-2000 Stock Price Performance
Graph 2
NACCO
(12-MONTH MOVING S & P 500 (12-MONTH
NACCO S&P 500 AVERAGE) MOVING AVERAGE) RUSSELL 2000
----- ------- ---------------- ------------------- ------------
1995 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
1996 97.77 122.96 96.43 110.02 116.49
1997 198.15 163.98 134.94 146.25 142.54
1998 171.33 210.85 218.61 184.69 138.91
1999 104.78 255.21 136.07 228.80 168.44
2000 84.13 231.98 80.99 248.81 163.35
RUSSELL 2000
(12-MONTH MOVING
AVERAGE)
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1995 100.00
1996 107.36
1997 128.59
1998 139.02
1999 143.68
2000 171.72
Assumes $100 invested at December 31, 1995 with dividends reinvested
12-month moving average data is based upon the daily closing price
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The Company believes that although sustained operating and financial
performance will ultimately be reflected in stock price, the five-year period
portrayed in the foregoing graphs is too brief a period over which to measure
the results of significant strategic activities, and that corporate financial
and strategic performance will be reflected in stock price only when measured
over the long term. Accordingly, the long-term incentive compensation plans of
the Company and its subsidiaries are linked to values reflecting long-term
operating and financial achievement, not short-term stock price fluctuations, as
further described in the "Report of the Compensation Committee on Executive
Compensation -- Executive Compensation and Company Performance -- Long-Term
Incentive Compensation" on pages 18 and 19. The Company, therefore, has included
Graph 3, which compares the 10-year returns for the Company, the S&P 500
Composite Stock Index and the Russell 2000 Index based on the average stock
price for the year computed using the same method as in Graph 2 for the 10-year
period commencing January 1, 1991 (base point December 31, 1990) and ending
December 31, 2000.
1991-2000 Stock Price Performance
Graph 3
NACCO (12-MONTH MOVING S & P 500 (12-MONTH RUSSELL 2000 (12-MONTH
AVERAGE) MOVING AVERAGE) MOVING AVERAGE)
---------------------- ------------------- ----------------------
1990 100.00 100.00 100.00
1991 146.40 115.68 129.55
1992 161.06 131.82 154.66
1993 167.62 147.18 186.93
1994 192.11 154.11 201.45
1995 198.71 186.50 229.26
1996 188.85 236.25 277.30
1997 264.27 314.06 332.15
1998 428.13 396.60 359.08
1999 266.47 491.31 371.12
2000 158.61 534.27 443.55
Assumes $100 invested at December 31, 1990 with dividends reinvested
12-month moving average data is based upon the daily closing price
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The following table contains the annual returns expressed in percentages
for the indices set forth in the preceding graphs.
ANNUAL RETURNS OF INDICES INCLUDED ON STOCK PRICE PERFORMANCE GRAPHS
YEAR-END CLOSING PRICE AVERAGE OF DAILY
------------------------------------------------------- CLOSING PRICE
S&P RUSSELL 2000 ---------------------------------------------------------
DIVERSIFIED RUSSELL PRODUCER RUSSELL RUSSELL
YEAR NACCO S&P 500 MACHINERY 2000 DURABLES NACCO S&P 500 2000 NACCO S&P 500 2000
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1990 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
1991 46.40% 15.68% 29.55%
1992 10.02% 13.95% 19.38%
1993 4.08% 11.65% 20.87%
1994 14.61% 4.71% 7.77%
1995 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 3.44% 21.02% 13.80%
1996 -2.23% 22.96% 24.64% 16.49% 15.20% -3.57% 10.02% 7.36% -4.96% 26.68% 20.96%
1997 102.67% 33.36% 32.28% 22.36% 28.83% 39.94% 32.93% 19.78% 39.94% 32.93% 19.78%
1998 -13.54% 28.58% -16.78% -2.55% -10.99% 62.00% 26.28% 8.11% 62.00% 26.28% 8.11%
1999 -38.84% 21.04% 18.23% 21.26% 37.30% -37.76% 23.88% 3.35% -37.76% 23.88% 3.35%
2000 -19.70% -9.10% -4.06% -3.02% 2.13% -40.48% 8.74% 19.52% -40.48% 8.74% 19.52%
PENSION PLANS
NORTH AMERICAN COAL PENSION PLANS
The following table sets forth the estimated maximum annual benefits under
the North American Coal defined benefit pension plans (both qualified and
non-qualified) which would be payable on a straight life annuity basis, in
various compensation classifications upon retirement at age 65, after selected
periods of service:
FINAL
AVERAGE YEARS OF SERVICE AT RETIREMENT (AGE 65)
ANNUAL PAY ----------------------------------------------------
AGE 65 15 YEARS 20 YEARS 25 YEARS 30 YEARS 35 YEARS
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$125,000 $ 27,368 $ 36,490 $ 45,613 $ 54,735 $ 57,860
150,000 33,368 44,490 55,613 66,735 70,485
175,000 39,368 52,490 65,613 78,735 83,110
200,000 45,368 60,490 75,613 90,735 95,735
225,000 51,368 68,490 85,613 102,735 108,360
250,000 57,368 76,490 95,613 114,735 120,985
300,000 69,368 92,490 115,613 138,735 146,235
350,000 81,368 108,490 135,613 162,735 171,485
400,000 93,368 124,490 155,613 186,735 196,735
450,000 105,368 140,490 175,613 210,735 221,985
500,000 117,368 156,490 195,613 234,735 247,235
550,000 129,368 172,490 215,613 258,735 272,485
600,000 141,368 188,490 235,613 282,735 297,735
650,000 153,368 204,490 255,613 306,735 322,985
700,000 165,368 220,490 275,613 330,735 348,235
750,000 177,368 236,490 295,613 354,735 373,485
800,000 189,368 252,490 315,613 378,735 398,735
For computing pension benefits under the North American Coal plans, "Final
Average Annual Pay" is based on the average annual earnings for the highest five
consecutive years during the last ten years prior to retirement. Earnings
include those amounts shown in the "Salary" and "Bonus" columns of the Summary
Compensation Table on page 11, which are paid to the executive officers, other
than amounts which represent
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severance payments, relocation allowances and other similar fringe benefits. The
2000 earnings of Mr. Miercort that would be taken into account under the plans
is $525,909.
As of December 31, 2000, the number of years of service under the North
American Coal plans for Mr. Miercort is 25 years. The benefits under the North
American Coal plans for Mr. Miercort are not subject to a Social Security
offset.
HAMILTON BEACH/PROCTOR-SILEX PENSION PLANS
For 1996, Mr. Posey was covered by the defined benefit cash balance plans
(both qualified and non-qualified) of Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex. Hamilton
Beach/Proctor-Silex credited an amount to a notional account for each covered
employee under the plans based on a formula which took into account the
employee's age, compensation and Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex's profits.
Effective as of December 31, 1996, the defined benefit cash balance plans (both
qualified and non-qualified) of Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex were permanently
frozen for all participants.
The frozen notional account balances are credited with interest equal to 1%
above the one-year Treasury Bill rate (with a minimum of 5% and a maximum of
12%) until benefit commencement. The notional account balances are paid in the
form of a lump sum or are converted to an annuity to provide monthly benefit
payments. The estimated annual pension benefit for Mr. Posey under the cash
balance plans, based on compensation, service and interest credits through
December 31, 2000, which would have been payable on a straight life annuity
basis at age 65, is $8,235.
SECTION 16(A) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires the Company's officers and
directors, and persons who own more than ten percent of a registered class of
the Company's equity securities, to file reports of ownership and changes in
ownership of such securities with the SEC and the New York Stock Exchange.
Officers, directors and greater than ten percent beneficial owners are required
by applicable regulations to furnish the Company with copies of all Section
16(a) forms they file.
Based upon its review of the copies of Section 16(a) forms received by it,
and upon written representations from reporting persons concerning the necessity
of filing a Form 5-Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership, the
Company believes that, during 2000, all filing requirements applicable for
reporting persons were met, except as follows:
Susan Sichel filed a report on Form 5 which identified one late transaction
that should have been reported earlier on a Form 4; Clara L. T. Rankin filed a
report on Form 5 which identified one late transaction that should have been
reported earlier on a Form 4; Chloe R. Seelbach filed a late Form 3; Claiborne
R. Rankin, Jr. filed a late Form 3; and Clara R. Williams filed a report on Form
5 which identified two late transactions that should have been reported earlier
on a Form 4.
2. APPROVAL, FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION 162(M) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, OF THE
SUPPLEMENTAL ANNUAL INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
In 1996, the Board of Directors adopted the Company's Supplemental Annual
Incentive Compensation Plan (the "Supplemental Short-Term Plan") for executive
officers of the parent holding company. The Supplemental Short-Term Plan, which
was approved by the Company's stockholders at their 1996 Annual Meeting, was
adopted to ensure that the awards under the plan met the criteria for
deductibility under Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m). In 2001, the Board of
Directors amended the Supplemental Short-Term Plan to add return on total
capital employed and economic value income as potential performance measures.
The Nominating, Organization and Compensation Committee wishes to preserve
the federal income tax deductibility of short-term incentive compensation awards
paid to executive officers of the Company who are also employees of the Company
under the Supplemental Short-Term Plan. Stockholder approval of the Supplemental
Short-Term Plan is therefore required in order to comply with the requirement
under
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Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code that the material terms of the
Supplemental Short-Term Plan be approved every five years.
Except for the addition of return on total capital employed and economic
value income as potential performance measures, no changes are being made to the
Supplemental Short-Term Plan. The Supplemental Short-Term Plan is not intended
to provide new or additional compensation or benefits to its participants. A
copy of the Supplemental Short-Term Plan is attached hereto as Exhibit A. The
following summary of the Supplemental Short-Term Plan is qualified in its
entirety by reference thereto.
PURPOSE. The purpose of the Supplemental Short-Term Plan continues to be to
further the profits and growth of the Company by enabling it to attract and
retain key employees of the Company by offering the opportunity to earn annual
incentive compensation to those key employees who will be in a position to make
significant contributions to such profits and growth, while at the same time
preserving the deductibility of the short-term incentive compensation awards
that may be made under the Supplemental Short-Term Plan for 2001 and future
years to the executive officers of the Company who are employees of the Company.
ADMINISTRATION AND ELIGIBILITY. The Supplemental Short-Term Plan will
continue to be administered by the Nominating, Organization and Compensation
Committee. Salaried employees of the Company, including directors of the Company
who are also employees of the Company, who in the judgment of the Nominating,
Organization and Compensation Committee occupy key positions in which their
efforts may significantly contribute to the profits or growth of the Company,
are eligible to participate in the Supplemental Short-Term Plan. Currently,
there are sixteen individuals who participate in the Supplemental Short-Term
Plan. Employees of subsidiaries of the Company are not eligible to participate
in the Supplemental Short-Term Plan. The Nominating, Organization and
Compensation Committee identifies plan participants for each year not later than
the 90th day of each year.
AWARDS. Not later than the 90th day of each year, the Nominating,
Organization and Compensation Committee establishes a target level of incentive
opportunity for each participant, stated as a percentage of the participant's
Salary Midpoint. These percentages have generally ranged between 15% and 75% of
Salary Midpoint, depending upon the executive officer's position. The
performance targets that are established are wholly within the Nominating,
Organization and Compensation Committee's discretion and are based upon
management's recommendations as to the performance objectives of the various
business units for the year. In addition, threshold and maximum award levels are
established. The threshold award level represents the minimum amount of
incentive award that would be paid to a participant, which may be zero if actual
performance falls below the minimum performance level. The maximum award level
represents the maximum amount of incentive award that may be paid to a
participant for a plan year, even if the maximum performance level is exceeded.
Under no circumstances will any participant receive an award under the
Supplemental Short-Term Plan in any calendar year exceeding $800,000. Final
awards are paid in cash during the first 90 days of the following year.
The Nominating, Organization and Compensation Committee has the discretion
to change the formula each year and base the formula upon one or more of the
following performance measures: return on total capital employed, return on
equity, economic value income, net income, market share, sales development,
return on tangible assets employed or support costs of the Company and/or its
subsidiaries. The Committee must certify that the performance thresholds and any
other material terms were met or exceeded prior to payment of any final award.
While the Nominating, Organization and Compensation Committee may not increase
the amounts payable under the formula, it retains discretionary authority to
reduce the amount of any award that would otherwise be payable to a participant.
TARGET 2001 AWARDS. Final awards under the Supplemental Short-Term Plan for
2000 are shown in the Summary Compensation Table on page 11. Although final
awards under the Supplemental Short-Term Plan for 2001 and thereafter are not
currently determinable, the following are target awards for 2001 for the Named
Executive Officers, all executive officers of the Company as a group, all
non-executive directors of the Company as a group and all non-executive officer
employees of the Company as a group who participate in the Supplemental
Short-Term Plan. Final awards for 2001 under the Supplemental Short-Term Plan
may not exceed 150% of the target awards.
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SUPPLEMENTAL ANNUAL INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
DOLLAR
NAME AND POSITION VALUE(S)
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Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. -- Chairman, President and Chief $210,500
Executive Officer of the Company
Reginald R. Eklund -- President and Chief Executive Officer $ 0(1)
of NMHG
Clifford R. Miercort -- President and Chief Executive $ 0(1)
Officer of North American Coal
Frank G. Muller -- Vice President of NMHG, President of NMHG $ 0(1)
Americas
Richard E. Posey -- Former President and Chief Executive $ 0(2)
Officer of Hamilton Beach/ Proctor-Silex
Executive Group (6 persons) $323,300
Non-Executive Director Group (0 persons) $ 0(3)
Non-Executive Officer Employee Group (10 persons) $ 77,000
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(1) Messrs. Eklund, Miercort and Muller are not eligible to participate in the
Supplemental Short-Term Plan because they are employees of the Company's
subsidiaries.
(2) Effective as of January 29, 2001, Mr. Posey resigned.
(3) Directors who are not employees of the Company are not eligible to
participate in the Supplemental Short-Term Plan.
STOCKHOLDER VOTE. The Supplemental Short-Term Plan will require for its
approval the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power
of the Company's stock present in person or by proxy, and which is actually
voted, at the Annual Meeting.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT STOCKHOLDERS VOTE FOR THE PROPOSAL
TO APPROVE, FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION 162(m) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, THE
SUPPLEMENTAL ANNUAL INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN.
It is intended that the shares represented by proxies in the enclosed
form(s) will be voted for the proposal to approve the Supplemental Short-Term
Plan, unless contrary instructions are received. If the Supplemental Short-Term
Plan is not approved by the stockholders of the Company, no payments will be
made under the Supplemental Short-Term Plan with respect to 2001 and thereafter.
3. APPROVAL, FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION 162(m) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, OF THE
EXECUTIVE LONG-TERM INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
In 1996, the Board of Directors of the Company adopted, and at their annual
meeting, the stockholders of the Company approved, an amended and restated
Executive Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan (the "NACCO Long-Term Plan") for
executive officers of the Company. The amended and restated plan was adopted to
ensure that the awards under the plan met the criteria for deductibility under
Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m). In 2001, the Board of Directors amended
the NACCO Long-Term Plan to add return on total capital employed as a potential
performance measure.
The Nominating, Organization and Compensation Committee wishes to preserve
the federal income tax deductibility of the long-term compensation that is paid
to the executive officers of the Company. Stockholder approval of the NACCO
Long-Term Plan is therefore required in order to comply with the requirement
under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code that the material terms of the
NACCO Long-Term Plan be approved every five years.
Except for the addition of return on total capital employed as a potential
performance measure, no changes are being made to the NACCO Long-Term Plan. The
NACCO Long-Term Plan is not intended to provide new or additional compensation
benefits to its participants. A copy of the NACCO Long-Term Plan is
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attached hereto as Exhibit B. The following summary of the NACCO Long-Term Plan
is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.
PURPOSE. The purpose of the NACCO Long-Term Plan continues to be to further
the long-term profits and growth of the Company by enabling it to attract and
retain key executive employees of the Company by offering the opportunity to
earn long-term incentive to those key executive employees who will be in a
position to make significant contributions to such profits and growth.
ADMINISTRATION AND ELIGIBILITY. The NACCO Long-Term Plan will continue to
be administered by the Nominating, Organization and Compensation Committee.
Employees of the Company, including directors of the Company who are also
employees of the Company, who in the judgment of the Nominating, Organization
and Compensation Committee occupy key executive positions within the Company,
are eligible to participate in the NACCO Long-Term Plan. Currently, there are
ten individuals who participate in the NACCO Long-Term Plan. Employees of
subsidiaries of the Company are not eligible to participate in the NACCO Long-
Term Plan. The Nominating, Organization and Compensation Committee will identify
plan participants for each year prior to the 90th day of each year.
AWARDS. Each year, the Nominating, Organization and Compensation Committee
establishes a target level of incentive opportunity for each participant, stated
as a percentage of the participant's Salary Midpoint. In addition, threshold and
maximum award levels are established. The threshold award level represents the
minimum amount of incentive award that would be paid to a participant, which may
be zero if actual performance falls below the minimum target performance level.
The maximum award level represents the maximum amount of incentive award that
may be paid to a participant for a performance period, even if the maximum
performance level is exceeded. Under no circumstances will any participant
receive a final award under the NACCO Long-Term Plan in any calendar year
exceeding $2,250,000.
Final awards under the NACCO Long-Term Plan are made to participants for
performance periods of one or more years in amounts determined pursuant to
performance goals and a formula which will be based upon the Company's average
consolidated return on equity or return on total capital employed and
established by the Nominating, Organization and Compensation Committee not later
than the 90th day of the performance period on which the award is to be based.
The Committee must certify that the performance thresholds and any other
material terms were met or exceeded prior to payment of any final award. While
the Nominating, Organization and Compensation Committee may not increase the
amounts payable under the formula, it retains discretionary authority to reduce
the amount of any award that would otherwise be payable to a participant. Awards
are allocated by the Nominating, Organization and Compensation Committee between
a cash component, to be paid in cash, and the equity component, to be paid in
shares of the Company's Class A Common ("Award Shares"). The number of Award
Shares issued to a participant in any award will be determined by taking the
amount of the stock component of the award and dividing it by the average of the
closing price per share of Class A Common on the New York Stock Exchange on
Friday (or if Friday is not a trading day, the last trading day before such
Friday) for each week of the latest calendar year in the performance period.
Award Shares are not subject to any forfeiture or risk of forfeiture under any
circumstances. Accordingly, when a participant receives Award Shares as part of
an award, he will immediately be entitled to all of the rights of a stockholder,
including voting, dividend and other ownership rights, except that the
transferability of the Award Shares is restricted in a manner and to the extent
prescribed by the Nominating, Organization and Compensation Committee for a
period of time, which will generally be ten years from the end of the first year
on which the performance period is based. A maximum of 300,000 shares of Class A
Common (subject to adjustments for stock splits or similar changes) may be
issued as Award Shares under the NACCO Long-Term Plan. As of December 31, 2000,
71,215 shares of Class A Common have been issued under the NACCO Long-Term Plan
and 228,785 shares of Class A Common remain available for issuance under the
plan. The full amount of each final award, including the value of the Award
Shares, is fully taxable to the participant when received.
TARGET 2001 AWARDS. Final awards under the NACCO Long-Term Plan for the
performance period ending December 31, 2000 are shown in the Summary
Compensation Table on page 11. Final awards under the NACCO Long-Term Plan for
performance periods beginning in 2001 and thereafter (and for the
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performance period ending December 31, 2001) are not currently determinable.
Accordingly, the following are target awards for the performance period ending
December 31, 2001 for the Named Executive Officers, all executive officers of
the Company as a group, all non-executive directors of the Company as a group
and all non-executive officer employees of the Company as a group who
participate in the NACCO Long-Term Plan.
EXECUTIVE LONG-TERM INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
DOLLAR
NAME AND POSITION VALUE(S)
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Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. -- Chairman, President and Chief $1,108,600
Executive Officer of the Company
Reginald R. Eklund -- President and Chief Executive Officer $ 0(1)
of NMHG
Clifford R. Miercort -- President and Chief Executive $ 0(1)
Officer of North American Coal
Frank G. Muller -- Vice President of NMHG, President of NMHG $ 0(1)
Americas
Richard E. Posey -- Former President and Chief Executive $ 0(2)
Officer of Hamilton Beach/ Proctor-Silex
Executive Group (6 persons) $1,390,200
Non-Executive Director Group (0 persons) $ 0(3)
Non-Executive Officer Employee Group (4 persons) $ 82,900
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(1) Messrs. Eklund, Miercort and Muller are not eligible to participate in the
NACCO Long-Term Plan because they are employees of the Company's
subsidiaries.
(2) Effective as of January 29, 2001, Mr. Posey resigned.
(3) Directors who are not employees of the Company are not eligible to
participate in the NACCO Long-Term Plan.
For the performance period ending December 31, 2001, the Nominating,
Organization and Compensation Committee has determined that participants may
receive (a) base period awards based upon the Company's consolidated weighted
average return on equity over the two-year period of 2000 and 2001, payable in
2002 and (b) consistent performance awards based on the Company's average
consolidated return on equity performance over the five-year period from 2000
through 2004, payable in 2005. Base period awards and consistent performance
awards are payable partly in shares of Class A Common and partly in cash. Base
period awards may not exceed 150% of the target awards and consistent
performance awards may not exceed 50% of the target awards. Participants will
only receive one base period award and one consistent performance award in any
one calendar year. Total final awards received by participants under the NACCO
Long-Term Plan in any calendar year may not exceed 200% of the target award.
STOCKHOLDER VOTE. The NACCO Long-Term Plan will require for its approval
the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the
Company's stock present in person or by proxy, and which is actually voted, at
the Annual Meeting.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT STOCKHOLDERS VOTE FOR THE PROPOSAL
TO APPROVE, FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION 162(m) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, THE
EXECUTIVE LONG-TERM INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN.
It is intended that the shares represented by proxies in the enclosed
form(s) will be voted for the proposal to approve the NACCO Long-Term Plan,
unless contrary instructions are received. If the NACCO Long-Term Plan is not
approved by the stockholders of the Company, no payments will be made under the
NACCO Long-Term Plan with respect to performance periods commencing with January
1, 2001 and thereafter.
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4. CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
The Board of Directors of the Company recommends a vote for confirmation of
the appointment of Arthur Andersen LLP as the independent certified public
accountants of the Company and its subsidiaries to audit the books and accounts
for the Company and its subsidiaries for the current fiscal year. It is intended
that the shares represented by proxies in the enclosed form(s) will be voted for
confirmation of Arthur Andersen LLP as the independent certified public
accountants, unless contrary instructions are received. It is expected that
representatives of Arthur Andersen LLP will attend the Annual Meeting, with the
opportunity to make a statement if they so desire, and will be available to
answer appropriate questions.
AUDIT FEES
Arthur Andersen LLP has billed the Company $1.2 million, in the aggregate,
for professional services rendered by Arthur Andersen LLP for the audit of the
Company's annual financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2000 and the reviews of the interim financial statements included in the
Company's Forms 10-Q filed during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION FEES
Arthur Andersen LLP has billed the Company $1.6 million, in the aggregate,
for professional services described in Paragraph (c)(4)(ii)(B) of Rule 2-01 of
Regulation S-X rendered by Arthur Andersen LLP during the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2000. Such fees were incurred in the implementation of financial
information systems. In 1999, the Company chose SAP AG as the principal
consultant on this engagement. Arthur Andersen LLP was engaged to assist SAP in
providing a portion of the implementation services.
ALL OTHER FEES
Arthur Andersen LLP has billed the Company $2.1 million, in the aggregate,
for services rendered by Arthur Andersen LLP for all other services (other than
those disclosed above under "Audit Fees" and "Financial Information Systems
Design and Implementation Fees") during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000.
All other services includes (1) $1.2 million of fees for tax services, (2) $0.7
million of fees for audits of foreign subsidiaries required by the jurisdiction
of incorporation of such subsidiaries, employee benefit and welfare plan audits
and related services, and due diligence activities related to acquisitions, and
(3) $0.2 million of fees for other services.
SUBMISSION OF STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS
Proposals of stockholders intended to be eligible for inclusion in the
Company's proxy statement and form of proxy relating to the Company's next
annual meeting must be received at the Company's executive offices on or before
November 30, 2001. Such proposals must be addressed to the Company, 5875
Landerbrook Drive, Mayfield Heights, Ohio 44124-4017, Attention: Secretary. The
Company's Nominating and Compensation Committee will consider stockholder
suggestions for nominees for election to the Company's Board of Directors if
such suggestions are in writing, set forth the nominee's name, address and
ownership of Class A Common and Class B Common, and are accompanied by a resume
of the nominee's education and business experience (including directorships,
employments and civic activities) and a written consent by the nominee that such
nominee is desirous of being considered as a nominee and, if nominated and
elected, such nominee will serve as a director. Such suggestions should be
submitted in the manner and to the address set forth above and must be received
at the Company's executive offices on or before December 31, 2001. Any
stockholder intending to propose any matter at the next annual meeting but not
intending for the Company to include the matter in its proxy statement and proxy
related to the next annual meeting must notify the Company by February 13, 2002
of such intention. If the Company does not receive such notice by that date, the
notice will be considered untimely. The Company's proxy for the next annual
meeting will grant authority to the persons named therein to exercise their
voting discretion with respect to any such matter of which the Company does not
receive notice by February 13, 2002. Notices should be submitted in the manner
and to the address set forth above.
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SOLICITATION OF PROXIES
The Company will bear the costs of soliciting proxies from its
stockholders. In addition to the use of the mails, proxies may be solicited by
the directors, officers and employees of the Company by personal interview,
telephone or telegram. Such directors, officers and employees will not be
additionally compensated for such solicitation, but may be reimbursed for
out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection therewith. Arrangements will also
be made with brokerage houses and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for
the forwarding of solicitation material to the beneficial owners of Class A
Common and Class B Common held of record by such persons, and the Company will
reimburse such brokerage houses, custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection therewith.
OTHER MATTERS
The directors know of no other matters which are likely to be brought
before the meeting. The Company did not receive notice by February 19, 2001 of
any other matter intended to be raised by a stockholder at the Annual Meeting.
Therefore, the enclosed proxy card grants to the persons named in the proxy card
the authority to vote in their best judgment regarding all other matters
properly raised at the Annual Meeting.
CHARLES A. BITTENBENDER
Secretary
Mayfield Heights, Ohio
March 30, 2001
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE PROXIES BE RETURNED PROMPTLY. STOCKHOLDERS WHO DO
NOT EXPECT TO ATTEND THE MEETING ARE URGED TO FILL OUT, DATE AND MAIL THE
ENCLOSED FORM(S) OF PROXY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE, WHICH REQUIRES NO POSTAGE IF
MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES. STOCKHOLDERS WHO HOLD BOTH CLASS A COMMON AND CLASS
B COMMON SHOULD FILL OUT, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN BOTH FORMS OF PROXY.
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EXHIBIT A
[LOGO] NACCO INDUSTRIES, INC.
SUPPLEMENTAL ANNUAL INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
1. PURPOSE OF THE PLAN
The purpose of the NACCO Industries, Inc. Supplemental Annual Incentive
Compensation Plan (the "Plan") is to further the profits and growth of NACCO
Industries, Inc. (the "Company") by enabling the Company to attract and retain
key employees of the Company by offering annual incentive compensation to those
key employees who will be in a position to help the Company to meet its
financial and business objectives.
2. DEFINITIONS
(a) "Award" means cash paid to a Participant under this Plan for any year
in an amount determined in a manner not inconsistent with the terms hereof.
(b) "Committee" means the Nominating, Organization and Compensation
Committee of the Company's Board of Directors or any other committee appointed
by the Company's Board of Directors to administer this Plan in accordance with
Section 3, so long as any such committee consists of not less than two directors
of the Company and so long as each member of the Committee is not an employee of
the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
(c) "Participant" means any salaried employee of the Company who in the
judgment of the Committee occupies a key position in which his efforts may
significantly contribute to the profits or growth of the Company. Employees of
the Company's subsidiaries shall not be eligible to participate in this Plan.
(d) "Section 162(m)" means Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended, or any successor provision.
(e) "Target Award" means a dollar amount equal to the amount of cash to be
paid to a Participant under the Plan assuming that all performance targets are
met. The Target Award, together with the target amounts for the Participant
under the Company's other incentive compensation plans, shall be in an amount
which is competitive with similar target awards at other similarly situated
companies.
3. ADMINISTRATION
This Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall have
complete authority to interpret all provisions of this Plan consistent with law,
to prescribe the form of any instrument evidencing any Target Award or Award
under this Plan, to adopt, amend and rescind general and special rules and
regulations for its administration, and to make all other determinations
necessary or advisable for the administration of this Plan; provided, however,
that no such action may be taken by the Committee which would cause any amounts
to be paid to a Participant who is, or is determined by the Committee to be
likely to become, a "covered employee" to be includable as "applicable employee
remuneration" of such Participant, as such terms are defined in Section 162(m).
A majority of the Committee shall constitute a quorum, and the action of members
of the Committee present at any meeting at which a quorum is present, or acts
unanimously approved in writing, shall be the act of the Committee. All acts and
decisions of the Committee with respect to any questions arising in connection
with the administration and interpretation of this Plan, including the
severability of any or all of the provisions hereof, shall be conclusive, final
and binding upon the Company and all present and former Participants, all other
employees of the Company, and their respective descendants, successors and
assigns. No member of the Committee shall be liable for any such act or decision
made in good faith.
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4. ELIGIBILITY
Each Participant, including directors of the Company who are also salaried
employees of the Company, shall be eligible to participate in this Plan and
receive Awards in accordance with Section 5.
5. AWARDS
The Committee may, from time to time and upon such conditions as it may
determine, authorize the payment of Awards to Participants, which shall be not
inconsistent with, and shall be subject to all of the requirements of, the
following provisions:
(a) Not later than the ninetieth day of each calendar year, the Committee
shall approve (i) a Target Award to be granted to each Participant and (ii) one
or more performance targets and formulas for determining the amount of each
Award. Performance targets shall be based upon the return on total capital
employed, return on equity, return on tangible assets employed, economic value
income, net income, market share, sales development or support costs of the
Company and/or its subsidiaries; provided, however, that performance targets
which are used in the Plan will not be used in the Company's Annual Incentive
Compensation Plan in the same year.
(b) Not later than the ninetieth day of the following calendar year, the
Committee shall approve:
(i) a preliminary calculation of the amount of each Award based upon
the application of the formulas and actual performance to the Target Awards
previously determined in accordance with Section 5(a); and
(ii) a final calculation of the amount of each Award to be paid to
each Participant for the prior year, which amount shall be not greater than
the amount determined in accordance with Section 5(b)(i). The Committee
shall have the power to decrease, but not to increase, the amount of any
Award below the amount determined in accordance with Section 5(b)(i);
provided, however, that no Award, including any Award equal to the Target
Award, shall be payable under the Plan to any Participant except as
determined by the Committee.
(c) Promptly following the determination of Awards for the Participants
pursuant to Section 5(b)(ii), the Company shall pay the amount of such Awards to
the Participants in cash, subject to all withholdings and deductions pursuant to
Section 6.
(d) No Award may be paid for any year to a Participant in excess of
$800,000.
6. WITHHOLDING TAXES
Any Award paid to a Participant under this Plan shall be subject to
standard federal, state and local income tax, social security and other standard
withholdings and deductions.
7. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
The Committee may alter or amend this Plan from time to time or terminate
it in its entirety; provided, however, that no such action shall, without the
consent of a Participant, affect the rights in an outstanding Award of such
Participant; and further provided, however, that no amendment may be made which
would cause any amount paid to a Participant who is, or is determined by the
Committee to be likely to become, a "covered employee" to be includable as
"applicable employee remuneration" of such Participant, as such terms are
defined in Section 162(m).
8. GENERAL PROVISIONS
(a) No Right of Employment. Neither the adoption or operation of this Plan,
nor any document describing or referring to this Plan, or any part thereof,
shall confer upon any employee any right to continue in the employ of the
Company, or shall in any way affect the right and power of the Company to
terminate the
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employment of any employee at any time with or without assigning a reason
therefor to the same extent as the Company might have done if this Plan had not
been adopted.
(b) Governing Law. The provisions of this Plan shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.
(c) Miscellaneous. Headings are given to the sections of this Plan solely
as a convenience to facilitate reference. Such headings, numbering and
paragraphing shall not in any case be deemed in any way material or relevant to
the construction of this Plan or any provisions thereof. The use of the
masculine gender shall also include within its meaning the feminine. The use of
the singular shall also include within its meaning the plural, and vice versa.
9. APPROVAL BY STOCKHOLDERS
The Plan shall be submitted for approval by the stockholders of the
Company. If such approval has not been obtained by June 1, 2001, this Plan shall
be nullified and all grants of Target Awards shall be rescinded.
10. EFFECTIVE DATE
Subject to its approval by the stockholders of the Company, this Plan shall
become effective as of January 1, 2001.
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EXHIBIT B
[LOGO] NACCO INDUSTRIES, INC.
EXECUTIVE LONG-TERM INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
1. PURPOSE OF THE PLAN
The purpose of this Executive Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan (the
"Plan") is to further the long-term profits and growth of NACCO Industries, Inc.
(the "Company") by enabling the Company to attract and retain key executive
employees of the Company by offering long-term incentive compensation to those
key executive employees who will be in a position to make significant
contributions to such profits and growth. This incentive is in addition to
annual compensation and is intended to encourage enhancement of the Company's
stockholder value.
2. DEFINITIONS
(a) "Average Award Share Price" means the average of the closing price per
share of Class A Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on the Friday (or
if Friday is not a trading day, the last trading day before such Friday) for
each week of the relevant period.
(b) "Award" means an award paid to a Participant under this Plan for any
period of one or more years in an amount determined pursuant to a formula which
is established by the Committee not later than the 90th calendar day of the
performance period on which the Award is based. The Committee shall allocate the
amount of an Award between the cash component, to be paid in cash, and the
equity component, to be paid in Award Shares.
(c) "Award Shares" means shares of Class A Common Stock which are issued
pursuant to, and with such restrictions as are imposed by, the terms of this
Plan. Such shares may be shares of original issuance or treasury shares or a
combination of the foregoing.
(d) "Class A Common Stock" means the Company's Class A Common Stock, par
value $1.00 per share.
(e) "Committee" means the Nominating, Organization and Compensation
Committee of the Company's Board of Directors or any other committee appointed
by the Company's Board of Directors to administer this Plan in accordance with
Section 3, so long as any such committee consists of not less than two directors
of the Company and so long as each member of the Committee (i) is not an
employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries and (ii) is a "disinterested
person" within the meaning of Rule 16b-3.
(f) "Participant" means any salaried employee of the Company who in the
judgment of the Committee occupies a key executive position in which his efforts
may significantly contribute to the profits or growth of the Company. Employees
of the Company's subsidiaries shall not be eligible to participate in this Plan.
(g) "Rule 16b-3" means Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (or any successor rule to the same effect), as in effect from time
to time.
(h) "Section 162(m)" means Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended, or any successor provision.
(i) "Target Award" means a dollar amount equal to the award to be paid to a
Participant under the Plan assuming that the performance targets are met.
3. ADMINISTRATION
This Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall have
complete authority to interpret all provisions of this Plan consistent with law,
to prescribe the form of any instrument evidencing any Award granted under this
Plan, to adopt, amend and rescind general and special rules and regulations for
its administration, and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable
for the administration of this Plan;
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provided, however, that no such action may be taken by the Committee which would
cause any Awards to be made to a Participant who is, or is determined by the
Committee to be likely to become, a "covered employee" to be includable as
"applicable employee remuneration" of such Participant, as such terms are
defined in Section 162(m). A majority of the Committee shall constitute a
quorum, and the action of members of the Committee present at any meeting at
which a quorum is present, or acts unanimously approved in writing, shall be the
act of the Committee. All acts and decisions of the Committee with respect to
any questions arising in connection with the administration and interpretation
of this Plan, including the severability of any or all of the provisions hereof,
shall be conclusive, final and binding upon the Company and all present and
former Participants, all other employees of the Company, and their respective
descendants, successors and assigns. No member of the Committee shall be liable
for any such act or decision made in good faith.
4. ELIGIBILITY
Each Participant, including directors of the Company who are also salaried
employees of the Company, shall be eligible to participate in this Plan and
receive Awards in accordance with Section 5.
5. AWARDS
The Committee may, from time to time and upon such conditions as it may
determine, authorize the payment of Awards to Participants, which shall be not
inconsistent with, and shall be subject to all of the requirements of, the
following provisions:
(a) Not later than the ninetieth day of each calendar year, the Committee
shall approve (i) a Target Award to be granted to each Participant and (ii) a
formula for determining the amount of each Award, which formula is based upon
the Company's average return on equity or return on total capital employed for
years covered by the performance period. Each grant shall specify the allocation
between the cash portion of the Award and the equity portion of the Award.
(b) Not later than the ninetieth day of the following calendar year, the
Committee shall approve:
(i) a preliminary calculation of the amount of each Award based upon
the application of the formula and actual performance to the Target Awards
previously determined in accordance with Section 5(a); and
(ii) a final calculation of the amount of each Award to be paid to
each Participant for the prior year, which amount shall be not greater than
the amount determined in accordance with Section 5(b)(i). The Committee
shall have the power to decrease, but not to increase, the amount of any
Award below the amount determined in accordance with Section 5(b)(i),
provided, however, no Award, including any Award equal to the Target Award,
shall be payable under the Plan to any Participant except as determined by
the Committee.
(c) Each Award shall be paid partly in cash and partly in Award Shares. The
number of Award Shares to be issued to a Participant shall be based upon the
number of shares of Class A Common Stock which can be purchased with the equity
portion of the Award at the Average Award Share Price. Awards shall be paid
subject to all withholdings and deductions pursuant to Section 6.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the maximum amount paid to a
Participant in a single year as a result of Awards under this Plan shall not
exceed $2,250,000.
(d) Award Shares shall entitle such Participant to voting, dividend and
other ownership rights. Each Award shall provide that the transferability of the
Award Shares shall be prohibited or restricted in the manner and to the extent
prescribed by the Committee at the date of payment for a period of ten years, or
such other shorter or longer period as may be determined by the Committee from
time to time.
(e) Each payment of Award Shares shall be evidenced by an agreement
executed on behalf of the Company by an executive officer and delivered to and
accepted by such Participant; each such agreement shall contain such terms and
provisions, consistent with this Plan, as the Committee may approve, including,
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without limitation, prohibitions and restrictions regarding the transferability
of Award Shares (other than a transfer (i) by will or the laws of descent and
distribution, (ii) pursuant to a domestic relations order meeting the definition
of a qualified domestic relations order under Section 206(d)(3)(B) of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or (iii) to a trust
for the benefit of a Participant or his spouse, children or grandchildren,
provided that Award Shares transferred to such a trust shall continue to be
Award Shares subject to this Plan).
(f) Multiple Awards may be granted to a Participant; provided, however,
that no two Awards to a Participant may have identical performance periods.
6. WITHHOLDING TAXES
To the extent that the Company is required to withhold federal, state or
local taxes in connection with any Award paid to a Participant under this Plan,
and the amounts available to the Company for such withholding are insufficient,
it shall be a condition to the receipt of such Award that the Participant make
arrangements satisfactory to the Company for the payment of the balance of such
taxes required to be withheld, which arrangements (in the discretion of the
Committee) may include relinquishment of a portion of such Award. The Company
and a Participant may also make similar arrangements with respect to the payment
of any other taxes derived from or related to the Award with respect to which
withholding is not required.
7. AMENDMENT, TERMINATION AND ADJUSTMENTS
The Committee may alter or amend this Plan from time to time or terminate
it in its entirety; provided, however, that no such action shall, without the
consent of a Participant, affect the rights in an outstanding Award or any Award
Shares of such Participant; and further provided, however, that, without further
approval by the stockholders of the Company, no such action shall (i) increase
the maximum number of Award Shares to be issued under this Plan specified in
Section 8 (except that adjustments and additions expressly authorized by this
Section 7 shall not be limited by this clause (i)), (ii) cause Rule 16b-3 to
become inapplicable to this Plan or (iii) cause any amount of an Award to a
Participant who is, or is determined by the Committee to be likely to become, a
"covered employee" to be includable as "applicable employee remuneration" of
such Participant, as such terms are defined in Section 162(m). The Committee may
make or provide for such adjustment in the total number of Award Shares to be
issued under this Plan specified in Section 8 as the Committee in its sole
discretion, exercised in good faith, may determine is equitably required to
reflect (a) any stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares,
recapitalization or any other change in the capital structure of the Company,
(b) any merger, consolidation, spin-off, split-off, spin-out, split-up,
reorganization, partial or complete liquidation or other distribution of assets,
issuance of rights or warrants to purchase securities, or (c) any other
corporate transaction or event having an effect similar to any of the foregoing.
All Target Awards and Awards granted prior to any termination of this Plan shall
continue to be subject to the terms of this Plan. In the case of termination of
employment by reason of death, permanent disability or retirement pursuant to
the terms of the qualified pension plan applicable to the Participant, or in the
case of other special circumstances, of a Participant who holds Award Shares as
to which the prohibition or restriction on transfer has not lapsed, or in case
of a termination of the Plan pursuant to this Section 7, the Committee may, in
its sole discretion, accelerate the time at which such prohibition or
restriction on transfer will lapse.
8. AWARD SHARES SUBJECT TO PLAN
Subject to adjustment as provided in this Plan, the total number of shares
of Class A Common Stock which may be issued as Award Shares under this Plan
shall be 300,000.
9. APPROVAL BY STOCKHOLDERS
The Plan shall be submitted for approval by the stockholders of the
Company. If such approval has not been obtained by June 1, 2001, all grants of
Target Awards made on or after January 1, 2001 shall be rescinded.
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10. GENERAL PROVISIONS
(a) No Right of Employment. Neither the adoption or operation of this Plan,
nor any document describing or referring to this Plan, or any part thereof,
shall confer upon any employee any right to continue in the employ of the
Company, or shall in any way affect the right and power of the Company to
terminate the employment of any employee at any time with or without assigning a
reason therefor to the same extent as the Company might have done if this Plan
had not been adopted.
(b) Governing Law. The provisions of this Plan shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.
(c) Miscellaneous. Headings are given to the sections of this Plan solely
as a convenience to facilitate reference. Such headings, numbering and
paragraphing shall not in any case be deemed in any way material or relevant to
the construction of this Plan or any provisions thereof. The use of the
masculine gender shall also include within its meaning the feminine. The use of
the singular shall also include within its meaning the plural, and vice versa.
11. EFFECTIVE DATE
Subject to its approval by the stockholders of the Company, this Plan shall
become effective as of January 1, 2001.
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EXHIBIT C
[LOGO] NACCO INDUSTRIES, INC.
AUDIT REVIEW COMMITTEE CHARTER
FUNCTION OF THE COMMITTEE
The NACCO Industries Audit Review Committee will assist the Company's Board
of Directors in fulfilling the Board's oversight responsibilities relating to
accounting for the Company's financial position and results of operations, the
Corporate Compliance Program, as well as such other matters that may from time
to time be specifically delegated to the Committee by the Board.
While the Committee has the powers and responsibilities set forth in this
Charter, it is not the responsibility of the Committee to plan or conduct audits
or to determine that the Company's financial statements are complete and
accurate or are in compliance with generally accepted accounting principles,
which is the responsibility of management and the outside auditor. Likewise, it
is not the responsibility of the Committee to conduct investigations, to resolve
disputes, if any, between management and the outside auditor or to assure
compliance with laws or the Company's Corporate Compliance Program.
COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE
APPOINTMENT. The Board will appoint the members of the Committee. The Board
will, or will delegate to the members of the Committee the responsibility to,
appoint a Chairman of the Committee. The Chairman of the Committee will, in
consultation with the other members of the Committee, the Company's outside
auditor and the appropriate officers of the Company, be responsible for calling
meetings of the Committee, establishing agenda therefor and supervising the
conduct thereof.
REQUIREMENTS. The Committee will consist of at least three members, all of
whom must be members of the Company's Board of Directors. Each member of the
Committee must be independent of management and free from any relationship with
the Company that would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment as a
Committee member. In determining independence, the Board will observe the
requirements of Rules 303.01 and 303.02 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual.
Each member of the Committee must be financially literate or must become
financially literate within a reasonable period of time after appointment to the
Committee. The Board will determine, in its business judgment, whether a
director meets the financial literacy requirement.
At least one member of the Committee must have accounting or related
financial management expertise, as determined by the Board in its business
judgment.
OUTSIDE AUDITOR
The outside auditor for the Company is ultimately accountable to the
Committee and the Board. The Committee and the Board have the authority and
responsibility to select, evaluate and, when appropriate, replace the outside
auditor. The Committee and the Board nominate the outside auditor to be proposed
for stockholder approval in any proxy statement.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COMMITTEE
The Committee will:
1. Recommend Outside Auditor: Recommend to the Board annually, and at
other appropriate times, the firm to be retained as the Company's outside
auditor.
2. Review Independence of Outside Auditor: In connection with
recommending the firm to be retained as the Company's outside auditor,
review the information provided by management and the
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outside auditor relating to the independence of such firm, including, among
other things, information related to the non-audit services provided and
expected to be provided by the outside auditor.
The Committee is responsible for (a) ensuring that the outside auditor
submits on a periodic basis to the Committee a formal written statement
delineating all relationships between the auditor and the Company
consistent with Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1, (b) actively
engaging in dialog with the outside auditor with respect to any disclosed
relationship or services that may effect the objectivity and independence
of the outside auditor and (c) recommending that the Board take appropriate
action in response to the outside auditor's report to satisfy itself of the
outside auditor's independence.
3. Review Audit Plan: Review with the outside auditor its plans for,
the scope of, and costs of, its annual and other examinations.
4. Conduct of Audit: Discuss with the outside auditor the matters
required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61 relating
to the conduct of the audit.
5. Review Audit Results: Review with the outside auditor the report of
its annual audit, or proposed report of the annual audit, the accompanying
management letter, if any, the reports of its reviews of the Company's
interim financial statements conducted in accordance with Statement on
Auditing Standards No. 71 and the reports of the results of such other
examinations outside of the course of the outside auditor's normal audit
procedures that the outside auditor may from time to time undertake.
6. Review Financial Statements: Review with appropriate officers of
the Company and the outside auditor the annual financial statements of the
Company prior to public release thereof. In addition, the Committee will
ensure that the outside auditor reviews quarterly financial statements and
holds quality discussions as required by Auditing Standards Board Statement
No. 71 (as amended by the Auditing Standards Board Statement No. 90).
7. Review Internal Audit Plans: Review with Director of Internal Audit
and appropriate members of the staff of the Internal Audit Department the
plans for and the scope of their ongoing audit activities.
8. Review Internal Audit Reports: Review with the Director of Internal
Audit and appropriate members of the staff of the Internal Audit Department
the annual report of the audit activities, examinations and results thereof
of the Internal Audit Department.
9. Review Systems of Internal Accounting Controls: Review with the
outside auditor, the Director of Internal Audit, the General Counsel and,
if and to the extent deemed appropriate by the Chairman of the Committee,
members of their respective staffs the adequacy of the Company's internal
accounting controls, the Company's financial, auditing and accounting
organizations and personnel and the Company's policies and compliance
procedures with respect to business practices.
10. Review Recommendations of Outside Auditor: Review with the
Director of Internal Audit and the appropriate members of the staff of the
Internal Audit Department recommendations made by the outside auditor, as
well as such other matters, if any, as such persons or other officers of
the Company may desire to bring to the attention of the Committee.
11. Securities Exchange Act: Obtain assurance from the outside auditor
that it has no concerns regarding the issues raised in Section 10A of the
Securities Exchange Act. Such issues include illegal acts that would have a
direct material effect on the determination of financial statement amounts;
related party transactions that are material to the financial statements or
otherwise require disclosure therein; and whether there is substantial
doubt about the ability of the company to continue as a going concern
during the ensuing fiscal year.
12. Review Other Matters: Review such other matters in relation to the
accounting, auditing and financial reporting practices and procedures of
the Company as the Committee may, in its own discretion, deem desirable in
connection with the review functions described above.
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13. Board Reports: Report its activities to the Board in such manner
and at such times, as it deems appropriate.
14. Review Corporate Compliance Issues: Review issues arising under
the Company's Corporate Compliance Program with the Chief Executive
Officer, General Counsel, and such other persons or officers of the
Company, as necessary or appropriate.
MEETINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Committee shall meet at least four times annually, or more frequently
as it may determine necessary, to comply with its responsibilities as set forth
herein. The Committee may request any officer or employee of the Company or the
Company's outside legal counsel or outside auditor to attend a meeting of the
Committee or to meet with any members of, or consultants to, the Committee. The
Committee may meet with management, the outside auditor and others in separate
private sessions to discuss any matter that the Committee, management, the
outside auditor or such other persons believe should be discussed privately.
CONSULTANTS
The Committee may retain, at such times and on such terms as the Committee
determines in its sole discretion and at the Company's expense, special legal,
accounting or other consultants to advise and assist it in complying with its
responsibilities as set forth herein.
ANNUAL REPORT OF AUDIT COMMITTEE
The Committee will prepare, with the assistance of management, the outside
auditor and outside legal counsel, a report for inclusion in the Company's proxy
or information statement relating to the annual meeting of stockholders at which
directors are to be elected that complies with the requirements of the federal
securities laws.
ANNUAL REVIEW OF CHARTER
The Committee will review and reassess, with the assistance of management,
the outside auditor and outside legal counsel, the adequacy of the Committee's
charter at least annually.
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[LOGO] NACCO INDUSTRIES, INC. ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
5875 LANDERBROOK DRIVE
MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, OHIO 44124-4017 MAY 9, 2001
IMPORTANT: PLEASE VOTE, DATE AND SIGN YOUR
PROXY AND RETURN IT IN THE ENVELOPE PROVIDED
DETACH CARD
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[LOGO] NACCO INDUSTRIES, INC.
CLASS A COMMON STOCK
SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ANNUAL
MEETING, MAY 9, 2001
P The undersigned hereby appoints Robert M. Gates, Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. and Ian M. Ross, and each of them, as
proxies, with full power of substitution, to vote and act for and in the name of the undersigned as fully as the
R undersigned could vote and act if personally present at the annual meeting of stockholders of NACCO Industries, Inc.
to be held on May 9, 2001, and at any adjournment or adjournments thereof, as follows and in accordance with their
O judgment upon any other matter properly presented.
X THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY
WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS AND FOR PROPOSALS 2, 3 AND 4.
Y
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS AND FOR PROPOSALS 2, 3 AND 4.
1. The election of the nominees listed below as directors:
[ ] FOR all nominees listed below [ ] WITHHOLD AUTHORITY
(except as marked to the contrary below). to vote for all nominees listed below.
Instruction: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee, strike a line through the nominee's name listed
below.
Owsley Brown II Robert M. Gates Leon J. Hendrix, Jr. David H. Hoag
Dennis W. LaBarre Richard de J. Osborne Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. Ian M. Ross
Britton T. Taplin David F. Taplin John F. Turben
(Continued and to be signed on reverse side)
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(Continued from other side)
2. Proposal to approve, for purposes of Section 162(m) of the
Internal Revenue Code, the Supplemental Annual Incentive
Compensation Plan.
[ ] FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN
3. Proposal to approve, for purposes of Section 162(m) of the
Internal Revenue Code, the Executive Long-Term Incentive
Compensation Plan.
[ ] FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN
4. Proposal to confirm the appointment of Arthur Andersen LLP
as independent certified public accountants.
[ ] FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN
DATE: , 2001
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Signature(s) of
shareholder(s)
NOTE: PLEASE SIGN EXACTLY
AS NAME APPEARS HEREON.
JOINT OWNERS SHOULD EACH
SIGN. WHEN SIGNING AS
ATTORNEY, EXECUTOR,
ADMINISTRATOR, TRUSTEE OR
GUARDIAN, PLEASE GIVE FULL
TITLE AS SUCH.
PLEASE DATE, SIGN AND RETURN IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE -- NO POSTAGE
NECESSARY
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[LOGO] NACCO INDUSTRIES, INC. ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
5875 LANDERBROOK DRIVE
MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, OHIO 44124-4017 MAY 9, 2001
IMPORTANT: PLEASE VOTE, DATE AND SIGN YOUR
PROXY AND RETURN IT IN THE ENVELOPE PROVIDED
DETACH CARD
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[LOGO] NACCO INDUSTRIES, INC.
CLASS B COMMON STOCK
SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ANNUAL MEETING, MAY 9, 2001
P The undersigned hereby appoints Robert M. Gates, Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. and Ian M. Ross, and each of them, as
proxies, with full power of substitution, to vote and act for and in the name of the undersigned as fully as the
R undersigned could vote and act if personally present at the annual meeting of stockholders of NACCO Industries, Inc. to
be held on May 9, 2001, and at any adjournment or adjournments thereof, as follows and in accordance with their judgment
O upon any other matter properly presented.
X THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL
BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS AND FOR PROPOSALS 2, 3 AND 4.
Y
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS AND FOR PROPOSALS 2, 3 AND 4.
1. The election of the nominees listed below as directors:
[ ] FOR all nominees listed below [ ] WITHHOLD AUTHORITY
(except as marked to the contrary below). to vote for all nominees listed below.
Instruction: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee, strike a line through the nominee's name
listed below.
Owsley Brown II Robert M. Gates Leon J. Hendrix, Jr. David H. Hoag
Dennis W. LaBarre Richard de J. Osborne Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. Ian M. Ross
Britton T. Taplin David F. Taplin John F. Turben
(Continued and to be signed on reverse side)
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(Continued from other side)
2. Proposal to approve, for purposes of Section 162(m) of the
Internal Revenue Code, the Supplemental Annual Incentive
Compensation Plan.
[ ] FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN
3. Proposal to approve, for purposes of Section 162(m) of the
Internal Revenue Code, the Executive Long-Term Incentive
Compensation Plan.
[ ] FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN
4. Proposal to confirm the appointment of Arthur Andersen LLP
as independent certified public accountants.
[ ] FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN
DATE: , 2001
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Signature(s) of
shareholder(s)
NOTE: PLEASE SIGN EXACTLY
AS NAME APPEARS HEREON.
JOINT OWNERS SHOULD EACH
SIGN. WHEN SIGNING AS
ATTORNEY, EXECUTOR,
ADMINISTRATOR, TRUSTEE OR
GUARDIAN, PLEASE GIVE FULL
TITLE AS SUCH.
PLEASE DATE, SIGN AND RETURN IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE -- NO POSTAGE
NECESSARY