SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
[X] Quarterly Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the
quarterly period ended:
June 30, 1997
or
[ ] Transition Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the
transition period from: ______to______
Commission file number: 1-10686
MANPOWER INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Wisconsin 39-1672779
(State or other jurisdiction (IRS Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)
5301 N. Ironwood Road
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53217
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number,
Including area code: (414) 961-1000
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1)
has filed all reports required to be filed by
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for
such shorter period that the Registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past
90 days.
Yes [X] No [ ]
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each
of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the
latest practicable date.
Shares Outstanding
Class at June 30, 1997
Common Stock, 81,893,933
$.01 par value
MANPOWER INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX
Page
Number
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1 - Financial Statements (unaudited)
- Consolidated Balance Sheets 3 - 4
- Consolidated Statements of
Operations 5
- Consolidated Statements of Cash
Flows 6
- Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements 7
Item 2 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of
Operations 8 - 10
Item 3 - Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures
about Market Risk 10
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION AND SIGNATURES
Item 4 - Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders 11
Item 5 - Other Information 12
Item 6 - Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K 12
Signatures 13
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1 - Financial Statements
MANPOWER INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
(in thousands)
ASSETS
June 30, Dec. 31,
1997 1996
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 116,080 $ 180,553
Accounts receivable, less allowance for
doubtful accounts of $35,289 and 1,286,688 1,167,468
$33,526, respectively
Prepaid expenses and other assets 57,281 42,913
Future income tax benefits
50,841 48,151
Total current assets 1,510,890 1,439,085
OTHER ASSETS:
Investments in licensees 31,213 29,409
Other assets
171,600 162,390
Total other assets 202,813 191,799
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT:
Land, buildings, leasehold improvements 302,621 302,547
and equipment
Less: accumulated depreciation and
amortization 184,629 181,168
Net property and equipment
117,992 121,379
Total assets $1,831,695 $1,752,263
The accompanying notes to consolidated financial
statements
are an integral part of these balance sheets.
MANPOWER INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
(in thousands, except share data)
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
June 30, Dec. 31,
1997 1996
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Payable to banks $ 49,152 $ 24,375
Accounts payable 263,651 235,466
Employee compensation payable 51,535 60,222
Accrued liabilities 95,361 87,444
Accrued payroll taxes and insurance 218,460 195,194
Value added taxes payable 173,174 174,624
Income taxes payable 13,457 30,945
Current maturities of long-term debt
1,264 2,986
Total current liabilities 866,054 811,256
OTHER LIABILITIES:
Long-term debt 129,287 100,848
Other long-term liabilities
234,647 239,453
Total other liabilities 363,934 340,301
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Preferred stock, $.01 par value,
authorized 25,000,000 shares, -- --
none issued
Common stock, $.01 par value, authorized
125,000,000 shares, 827 822
issued 82,661,233 and 82,206,446
shares, respectively
Capital in excess of par value 1,589,014 1,579,868
Accumulated deficit (937,288) (998,230)
Cumulative translation adjustments (26,452) 21,476
Treasury stock at cost, 767,300 and
101,700 shares, respectively (24,394) (3,230)
Total stockholders' equity 601,707 600,706
Total liabilities and stockholders' 1,831,695 1,752,263
equity
The accompanying notes to consolidated financial
statements
are an integral part of these balance sheets.
MANPOWER INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share data)
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
1997 1996 1997 1996
Revenues from services $1,792,216 $1,460,624 $3,313,218 $2,769,791
Cost of services 1,473,066 1,191,364 2,717,413 2,255,892
Gross profit 319,150 269,260 595,805 513,899
Selling and administrative 257,028 218,612 493,329 427,773
expenses
Operating profit 62,122 102,476 50,648 86,126
Interest and other (income) 1,090 (8,773) 1,756 (8,984)
expenses
Earnings before income taxes 61,032 59,421 100,720 95,110
Provision for income taxes 20,140 20,819 33,229 33,313
Net earnings $40,892 $38,602 $67,491 $61,797
Net earnings per share $ .49 $ .46 $ .81 $ .74
Dividends declared per share $ .08 $ .07 $ .08 $ .07
Weighted average common shares 83,134 83,144 83,159 82,976
The accompanying notes to consolidated financial
statements
are an integral part of these statements.
MANPOWER INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Supplemental Systemwide Information (Unaudited)
(in thousands)
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
1997 1996 1997 1996
Systemwide Sales $2,190,112 $1,794,139 $4,040,696 $3,421,240
Systemwide information represents the total of Company-owned
branches and franchises.
MANPOWER INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
(in thousands)
6 Months Ended
June 30,
1997 1996
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net earnings $ 67,491 $ 61,797
Adjustments to reconcile net
earnings to net cash by
operating activities:
Depreciation 18,006 15,378
Amortization of intangible 1,984 1,555
assets
Deferred income taxes (2,690) 6,150
Provision for doubtful 6,702 5,862
accounts
Gain on sale of securities -- (8,452)
Changes in operating
assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable (213,439) (94,743)
Other assets (20,789) (1,264)
Other liabilities 97,344 21,800
Cash Provided by (45,391) 8,083
operating activities
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures (39,107) (33,436)
Purchases of businesses -- (31,206)
Proceeds from the sale of property
and equipment 1,096 933
Proceeds from sale of securities
-- 8,452
Cash used in investing activities (38,011) (55,257)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Net change in payable to banks 28,298 (7,519)
Proceeds from long-term debt 29,074 21,614
Repayment of long-term debt (1,711) (789)
Dividends paid (6,549) (5,735)
Repurchase of common stock (21,164)
--
Cash used in financing activities
27,948 7,571
Effect of exchange rate changes on
cash (9,019) (5,784)
Net change in cash and cash (64,473) (45,387)
equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning 180,553 142,773
of period
Cash and cash equivalents, end of
period $116,080 $ 97,386
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Interest paid $ 4,230 $ 5,507
Income taxes paid $ 46,706 $ 34,715
The accompanying notes to consolidated financial
statements
are an integral part of these statements.
MANPOWER INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 1997 and 1996
(1)Basis of Presentation
Certain information and footnote disclosures normally
included in financial statements prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles have been
condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission,
although the Company believes that the disclosures are
adequate to make the information presented not
misleading. These consolidated financial statements
should be read in conjunction with the consolidated
financial statements included in the Company's latest
annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 1996.
(2)Accounting Policies
In February of 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards
Board issued SFAS No. 128, "Earnings per Share." This
Statement revises the computation and presentation of
earnings per share and will be adopted by the Company
in the fourth quarter of 1997. Had the Company adopted
this Statement for the six months ended June 30, 1997
and 1996, basic and diluted earnings per share would
have been as follows:
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
1997 1996 1997 1996
As reported on Statements of
Operations $.49 $.46 $.81 $.84
As calculated under SFAS
No. 128-
Basic earnings per share $.50 $.47 $.82 $.75
Diluted earnings per share $.49 $.46 $.81 $.74
(3)Operational Results
The information furnished reflects all adjustments
which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for
a fair statement of the results of operations for the
periods presented. Such adjustments are of a normal
recurring nature.
(4)Income Taxes
The provision for income taxes has been computed using
the estimated annual effective tax rate based on the
information available as of June 30, 1997. The
Company is currently assessing the impact of a
corporate tax increase in France announced on July 22,
1997. This increase, retroactive to January 1, 1997,
could result in a higher tax rate in the second half of
1997.
(5)Dividend
On April 28, 1997, the Company's Board of Directors
declared a cash dividend of $.08 per share which was
paid on June 16, 1997 to shareholders of record on May
28, 1997.
Item 2 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Operating Results - Three Months Ended June 30, 1997
and 1996
Second quarter 1997 revenues increased 22.7 % to
$1,792.2 million. Revenues were unfavorably impacted
5.8% in the second quarter by currency exchange rates.
Volume, as measured by billable hours of branch
operations, increased 27.7% in the quarter. All of the
Company's major markets experienced revenue increases,
including the United States (14.7 %), France (33.6% in
French Francs) and Manpower-United Kingdom (18.0% in
Pound Sterling).
Cost of services, which consists of payroll and related
expenses of temporary workers, increased as a
percentage of revenues to 82.2% in the second quarter
of 1997 from 81.6% in the second quarter of 1996.
During 1996, government employment incentive programs
in certain of the Company's European markets reduced
payroll taxes, resulting in the lower cost of services.
Without the impact of these programs, cost of services
as a percentage of revenues in 1996 is comparable to
the 1997 amount.
Selling and administrative expenses increased 17.6%,
but decreased as a percentage of revenue to 14.3% in
the second quarter of 1997 from 15.0% in the second
quarter of 1996. This decrease reflects the improved
leveraging of overhead costs with volume growth,
primarily in France.
Net interest and other was $1.1 million of expense in
the second quarter of 1997 compared to income of
$8.8 million in the second quarter of 1996. During
the second quarter of 1996, the Company recorded an
$8.5 million gain on proceeds received from an equity
interest and note related to the sale of Blue Arrow
Personnel Services Limited in 1991. The Company had
previously deferred recognition of the equity interest
and the note due to uncertainties regarding their
eventual realization. The remaining difference between
years is primarily due to changes in net interest,
which was expense of $848,000 in the second quarter of
1997 compared to income of $534,000 in the second
quarter of 1996. This change in net interest is
primarily the result of an increase in interest expense
caused by higher worldwide borrowing levels.
The Company provided income taxes at an estimated rate
of 33.0% which is equal to the expected annual
effective rate for 1997, based on the information
available at June 30, 1997, and the Company's effective
income tax rate for 1996. The Company is currently
assessing the impact of a corporate tax increase in
France announced on July 22, l997. This increase,
retroactive to January 1, 1997, could result in a
higher tax rate in the second half of 1997.
Net earnings per share was $.49 in the second quarter
of 1997, compared to net earnings per share of $.46 in
the second quarter of 1996. The 1996 earnings included
non-recurring gains, net of taxes, of $.06 per share on
the sale of the Company's equity interest discussed
above.
Operating Results - Six Months Ended June 30, 1997 and
1996
Revenues for the first six months of 1997 increased
19.6% to $3,313.2 million. Revenues were unfavorably
impacted 5.5% during the first six months by currency
exchange rates. Volume, as measured by billable hours
of branch operations, increased 25.1% for the six month
period. All of the Company's major markets experienced
revenue increases, including the United States (13.5%),
France (30.0% in French Francs) and Manpower-United
Kingdom (13.5% in Pound Sterling).
Cost of services, which consists of payroll and related
expenses of temporary workers, increased as a
percentage of revenues to 82.0% in the first six months
of 1997 from 81.4% in the first six months of 1996. As
discussed above, government employment incentive
programs in certain of the Company's European markets
reduced payroll taxes in 1996. Without the impact of
these programs, cost of services as a percentage of
revenues in 1996 is comparable to the 1997 amount.
Selling and administrative expenses increased 15.3%,
but decreased as a percentage of revenues to 14.9% in
the first six months of 1997 from 15.4% in the first
six months of 1996. This decrease reflects the
improved leveraging of overhead costs with volume
growth, primarily in France.
Net interest and other totaled $1.8 million of expense
in the first six months of 1997 compared to $9.0
million of income in the first six months of 1996. As
discussed above, the Company recorded an $8.5 million
gain in the second quarter of 1996. The remaining
change is primarily due to changes in net interest,
which was $704,000 of expense in the first six months
of 1997 compared to $1.2 million of income in the first
six months of 1996. This change in net interest is
primarily the result of an increase in interest expense
caused by higher worldwide borrowing levels.
The Company provided income taxes at an estimated rate
of 33.0% which is equal to the expected annual
effective rate of 1997, based on the information
available at June 30, 1997, and the Company's effective
income tax rate for 1996. The Company is currently
assessing the impact of a corporate tax increase in
France announced on July 22, 1997. This increase,
retroactive to January 1, 1997 could result in a higher
tax rate in the second half of 1997.
Net earnings per share was $.81 for the first six
months of 1997 compared to net earnings per share of
$.74 for the first six months of 1996. The 1996
earnings included non-recurring gains, net of taxes, of
$.06 per share on the sale of the Company's equity
interest discussed above.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash used by operating activities was $45.4 million in
the first six months of 1997 compared to cash provided
by operating activities of $8.1 million in the first
six months of 1996. The change reflects the increase in
working capital requirements of $136.9 million in the
first six months of 1997 compared to $74.2 million in
the first six months of 1996. Cash provided by
operating activities before the changes in working
capital requirements was $91.5 million in the first six
months of 1997 compared to $82.3 million in the first
six months of 1996, due primarily to the increased
earnings level in 1997.
Capital expenditures were $39.1 million in the first
six months of 1997 compared to $33.4 million during the
first six months of 1996. These expenditures primarily
consist of computer software and equipment and office
furniture to be used in the branch office network.
During 1996, the Company had cash proceeds of $8.5
million from the sale of its equity interests discussed
above.
During the first six months of 1996, the Company
acquired A Teamwork Sverige AB (subsequently renamed
Manpower Teamwork Sverige AB), the largest employment
services organization in Sweden, and several United
States franchises. Total cash paid for these
acquisitions, net of cash acquired, was $31.2 million.
There were no significant acquisitions during the first
six months of 1997.
Net cash from additional borrowings was $55.7 million
in the first six months of 1997 compared to $13.3
million in the first six months of 1996. The
additional borrowings were used primarily to support
the working capital growth in both years, and the
repurchase of the Company's common stock in 1997. The
Company repurchased 665,600 shares of stock during the
first six months of 1997, at a cost of $21.2 million.
These shares were purchased under the 1996 Board of
Directors' authorization.
Accounts receivable increased to $1,286.7 million at
June 30, 1997 from $1,167.5 million at December 31,
1996. This change is due to the increased sales level
in all of the Company's major markets, offset by the
impact of foreign exchange rates during the first six
months which reduced receivables by $82.7 million.
As of June 30, 1997, the Company had borrowings of
$74.2 million and letters of credit of $57.0 million
outstanding under its $275 million U.S. revolving
credit facility, and borrowings of $51.2 million
outstanding under its U.S. commercial paper program.
The commercial paper borrowings have been classified as
long-term debt due to the availability to refinance
them on a long-term basis under the revolving credit
facility.
The Company and some of its foreign subsidiaries
maintain separate lines of credit with foreign
financial institutions to meet short-term working
capital needs. As of June 30, 1997, such lines totaled
$148.7 million, of which $99.6 million was unused.
On April 28, 1997, the Company's Board of Directors
declared a cash dividend of $.08 per share which was
paid on June 16, 1997 to shareholders of record on May
28, 1997.
Item 3 - Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About
Market Risk
Not applicable
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 4 - Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders
On April 28, 1997, at the Company's Annual Meeting of
Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") the shareholders of
the Company voted to: (1) Elect three directors to
serve until 2000 as Class I directors, (2) increase the
number of shares authorized under the Manpower 1990
Employee Stock Purchase Plan; (3) increase the number
of shares authorized under the Manpower 1991 Directors
Stock Option Plan; (4) approve an incentive bonus
arrangement for the Company's Executive Vice President
and Managing Director-International Operations; (5)
approve an incentive bonus arrangement for the
Company's Executive Vice President; and (6) ratify the
appointment of Arthur Andersen LLP as the Company's
independent auditors for 1997. In addition, Messrs. J.
Ira Harris, Newton N. Minow, and Gilbert Palay
continued as Class II directors (term expiring 1998),
and Messrs. Jon F. Chait, Dudley J. Godfrey Jr., Marvin
B. Goodman continued as Class III directors (term
expiring 1999). The results of the proposals voted
upon at the Annual Meeting are as follows:
For Against Withheld Abstain Broker
Non-
Vote
1. a) Election of Audrey 70,789,122 - 747,478 - -
Freedman
b) Election of 70,767,219 - 769,381 - -
Mitchell S. Fromstein
c) Election of Dennis 70,783,641 - 752,959 - -
Stevenson
2. Increase the number of
shares authorized
under the Manpower 1990
Employee Stock Purchase
Plan. 70,912,816 553,320 - 70,464 -
3. Increase the number of
Shares authorized
under the Manpower
1991 Directors Stock
Option Plan. 70,404,707 1,036,143 - 95,750 -
4. Approve an incentive
bonus arrangement
for the Company's
Executive Vice
President and Managing
Director - International
Operations. 68,762,022 2,652,318 - 122,260 -
5. Approve an incentive
bonus arrangement
for the Company's
Executive Vice
President. 68,766,231 2,651,669 - 118,700 -
6. Ratification of Arthur
Andersen LLP as
independent auditors. 71,400,584 79,734 - 56,282 -
Item 5 - Other Information
None
Item 6 - Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
(a) Exhibits
10.1 Manpower 1991 Directors Stock Option Plan, as amended
10.2 Amended and Restated Deferred Stock Plan of Manpower Inc.
27 Financial Data Schedule
(b) Reports on Form 8-K - None
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized.
MANPOWER INC.
(Registrant)
Date: August 13, 1997 /s/ Michael J. Van Handel
-------------------------
Michael J. Van Handel
Vice President
Chief Accounting
Officer & Treasurer
(Signing on behalf of
the Registrant and as Principal
Accounting Officer)
1991 DIRECTORS STOCK OPTION PLAN
OF
MANPOWER INC.
(Amended and Restated Effective February 18, 1997)
PURPOSE OF THE PLAN
The purpose of the Plan is to attract and retain
superior Directors, to provide a stronger incentive for
such Directors to put forth maximum effort for the
continued success and growth of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, and in combination with these goals, to
encourage stock ownership in the Company by Directors.
1. DEFINITIONS
Unless the context otherwise requires, the
following terms shall have the meanings set forth
below:
(a) "Board of Directors" shall mean the entire
board of directors of the Company, consisting of both
Employee and non-Employee members.
(b) "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended.
(c) "Company" shall mean Manpower Inc., a
Wisconsin corporation.
(d) "Director" shall mean an individual who is a
non-Employee member of the Board of Directors of the
Company.
(e) "Disability" shall mean a physical or mental
incapacity which results in a Director's termination of
membership on the Board of Directors of the Company.
(f) "Effective Date" shall mean the date on and
as of which the Plan originally became effective, as
specified in Paragraph 11 hereof.
(g) "Employee" shall mean an individual who is a
full-time employee of the Company or a Subsidiary.
(h) An "Election Date" shall mean (i) in the case
of any Director who was a Director on the Effective
Date, November 5 of any year beginning with 1996, (ii)
in the case of any Director who was not a Director on
the Effective Date but who made an election under the
Plan prior to November 5, 1996, the day following the
last day of the period covered by such election and
thereafter November 5 of any year, and (iii) in the
case of any other Director, the date of the Director's
initial appointment to the Board of Directors and
thereafter November 5 of any year.
(i) An "Election Period" shall mean the period
beginning November 5, 1996, and ending November 4,
2001, or a subsequent period of five years beginning on
the day following the end of the prior Election Period.
(j) "Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(k) "Market Price" shall mean the closing sale
price of a Share on the New York Stock Exchange as
reported in the Midwest Edition of The Wall Street
Journal, or such other market price as may be
determined in conformity with pertinent law and
regulations of the Treasury Department.
(l) "Nonstatutory Stock Option" shall mean an
option to purchase Shares which does not comply with
the provisions of Section 422 of the Code.
(m) "Option" shall mean a Nonstatutory Stock
Option granted under the Plan.
(n) "Option Agreement" shall mean the agreement
between the Company and a Director whereby an Option is
granted to such Director.
(o) "Plan" shall mean the 1991 Directors Stock
Option Plan of the Company, as amended from time to
time after its Effective Date.
(p) "Share" shall mean a share of the $0.01 par
value common stock of the Company.
(q) "Subsidiary" shall mean a subsidiary
corporation of the Company as defined in Section 424(f)
of the Code.
(r) "Triggering Event" shall mean the first to
occur of any of the following:
(1) the acquisition (other than from the
Company), by any person, entity or group (within
the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the
Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of
beneficial ownership (within the meaning of
Exchange Act Rule 13d-3) of 20% or more of the
then outstanding shares of common stock of the
Company or voting securities representing 20% or
more of the combined voting power of the Company's
then outstanding voting securities entitled to
vote generally in the election of directors;
provided, however, no Triggering Event shall be
deemed to have occurred as a result of an
acquisition of shares of common stock or voting
securities of the Company (i) by the Company, any
of its Subsidiaries, or any employee benefit plan
(or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) by any
other corporation or other entity with respect to
which, following such acquisition, more than 60%
of the outstanding shares of the common stock, and
voting securities representing more than 60% of
the combined voting power of the then outstanding
voting securities entitled to vote generally in
the election of directors, of such other
corporation or entity are then beneficially owned,
directly or indirectly, by the persons who were
the Company's shareholders immediately prior to
such acquisition in substantially the same
proportions as their ownership, immediately prior
to such acquisition, of the Company's then
outstanding common stock or then outstanding
voting securities, as the case may be; or
(2) any merger or consolidation of the
Company with any other corporation, other than a
merger or consolidation which results in more than
60% of the outstanding shares of the common stock,
and voting securities representing more than 60%
of the combined voting power of the then
outstanding voting securities entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors, of the
surviving or consolidated corporation being then
beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by the
persons who were the Company's shareholders
immediately prior to such acquisition in
substantially the same proportions as their
ownership, immediately prior to such acquisition,
of the Company's then outstanding common stock or
then outstanding voting securities, as the case
may be; or
(3) any liquidation or dissolution of the
Company or the sale or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company; or
(4) individuals who, as of the Effective
Date of this Plan, constitute the Board of
Directors of the Company (as of such date, the
"Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to
constitute at least a majority of such Board;
provided, however, that any person becoming a
director subsequent to the Effective Date of this
Plan whose election, or nomination for election by
the shareholders of the Company, was approved by a
vote of at least a majority of the directors then
comprising the Incumbent Board shall be, for
purposes of this Plan, considered as though such
person were a member of the Incumbent Board but
excluding, for this purpose, any such individual
whose initial assumption of office occurs as a
result of an actual or threatened election contest
which was (or, if threatened, would have been)
subject to Exchange Act Rule 14a-11; or
(5) the Company shall enter into any
agreement (whether or not conditioned on
shareholder approval) providing for or
contemplating, or the Board of Directors of the
Company shall approve and recommend that the
shareholders of the Company accept, or approve or
adopt, or the shareholders of the Company shall
approve, any acquisition that would be a
Triggering Event under clause (1), above, or a
merger or consolidation that would be a Triggering
Event under clause (2), above, or a liquidation or
dissolution of the Company or the sale or other
disposition of all or substantially all of the
assets of the Company; or
(6) whether or not conditioned on
shareholder approval, the issuance by the Company
of common stock of the Company representing a
majority of the outstanding common stock, or
voting securities representing a majority of the
combined voting power of the outstanding voting
securities of the Company entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors, after
giving effect to such transaction.
Following the occurrence of an event which is not a
Triggering Event whereby there is a successor holding
company to the Company, or, if there is no such
successor, whereby the Company is not the surviving
corporation in a merger or consolidation, the surviving
corporation or successor holding company (as the case
may be), for purposes of this definition, shall
thereafter be referred to as the Company.
Words importing the singular shall include the
plural and vice versa and words importing the masculine
shall include the feminine.
2. SHARES RESERVED UNDER PLAN
The aggregate number of Shares which may be issued
or sold under the Plan and which are subject to
outstanding Options at any time shall not exceed
800,000 Shares, which may be treasury Shares or
authorized but unissued Shares, or a combination of the
two, subject to adjustment as provided in Paragraph 8
hereof. Any Shares subject to an Option which expires
or terminates for any reason (whether by voluntary
surrender, lapse of time or otherwise) and is
unexercised as to such Shares may again be the subject
of an Option under the Plan subject to the limits set
forth above. A Director shall be entitled to the
rights and privileges of ownership with respect to the
Shares subject to the Option only after actual purchase
and issuance of such Shares pursuant to exercise of all
or part of an Option.
3. PARTICIPATION; NUMBER OF OPTION SHARES GRANTED
Only Directors shall be eligible to receive
Options under the Plan. A Director may elect to
receive, in lieu of all cash compensation to which he
or she would otherwise be entitled as a Director (other
than reimbursement for expenses), an Option granted in
accordance with the following. The election shall
cover a period of whole years (except as provided
below) determined by the Director at the time of
election beginning on any Election Date as of which no
prior election is in effect under the Plan (or the
Deferred Stock Plan of the Company) and ending no later
than the expiration of the then current Election
Period. If the Election Date is other than November 5
of any year, the first year covered by an election
shall be a partial year beginning on the Election Date
and ending on the next succeeding November 4, and the
number of shares covered by the Option for this first
partial year shall be prorated based on the ratio of
the number of days in such partial year to 365. The
election to receive an Option in lieu of cash compensa
tion must be made on or before the commencement of the
period covered by the election. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, no Director who is a resident of the United
Kingdom shall be eligible to make an election hereunder
but rather shall be required to receive an Option in
lieu of cash compensation and, as such, treated as if
he or she had made an election covering a period of
five years effective beginning on each Election Date as
of which no prior election is in effect. The Option
will be for the following number of shares, subject to
adjustment pursuant to Paragraph 8 hereof:
Years of Cash Shares Covered
Compensation Waived by Option
5 50,000
4 40,000
3 30,000
2 20,000
1 10,000
Said election shall be in writing and delivered to
the Secretary of the Company. The date of grant of the
Option shall be the date on which the period covered by
the election begins. A Director who has been granted
an Option under the Plan may be granted additional
Options under the Plan. The Company shall effect the
granting of Options under the Plan by the execution of
Option Agreements.
4. OPTIONS: GENERAL PROVISIONS
(a) Option Exercise Price. The per share
purchase price of the Shares under each Option granted
pursuant to this Plan shall be equal to one hundred
percent (100%) of the fair market value per Share on
the date of grant of such Option. The fair market
value per Share on the date of grant shall be the
Market Price for the business day immediately preceding
the date of grant of such Option.
(b) Exercise Period.
(1) An Option shall not initially be
exercisable. On November 5 of each year following
the date of grant of an Option, the Option shall
become exercisable as to a number of shares equal
to that number attributable to a period of one
year under the Option. Notwithstanding the
foregoing sentence, if an election covers a
partial year as provided in Paragraph 3, above,
then with respect to the number of shares
attributable to that partial year the Option shall
become exercisable on the later of the November 5
following the date of grant or the day that is six
months after the date of grant, and thereafter the
foregoing sentence shall apply to the Option.
(2) Upon termination of a Director's tenure
as a Director, any portion of an Option which has
not become exercisable shall lapse except as
follows:
(A) The Option shall become immediately
exercisable as to a prorated number of Shares
based on the time served during the one-year
period (or partial-year period, if
applicable) indicated in Paragraph 4(b)(1),
above, in which termination occurs.
(B) Upon the death or Disability of a
Director, each Option of such Director shall
become immediately exercisable as to 100% of
the Shares covered thereby.
(3) Upon the occurrence of a Triggering
Event, each Option outstanding under this Plan
shall become immediately exercisable as to 100% of
the Shares covered thereby.
(4) Once any portion of an Option becomes
exercisable, it shall remain exercisable for the
greater of five years after the date of grant or
two years after the date such portion becomes
exercisable.
(c) Payment of Exercise Price. The purchase or
exercise price shall be payable in whole or in part in
cash or Shares; and such price shall be paid in full at
the time that an Option is exercised. If a Director
elects to pay all or a part of the purchase or exercise
price in Shares, such Director shall make such payment
by delivering to the Company a number of Shares already
owned by the Director equal in value to the purchase or
exercise price. All Shares so delivered shall be
valued at their Market Price on the business day
immediately preceding the day on which such Shares are
delivered.
5. TRANSFERABILITY
(a) Restrictions on Transferability. Except as
otherwise provided in this Paragraph 5, an Option
granted to a Director under this Plan shall be not
transferable or subjected to execution, attachment or
similar process, and during the lifetime of the
Director shall be exercisable only by the Director.
(b) Transfer upon Death. A Director shall have
the right to transfer the Option upon such Director's
death, either pursuant to a beneficiary designation
described below or, if the Director dies without a
surviving designated beneficiary, by the terms of such
Director's will or under the laws of descent and
distribution, and all such transferees shall be subject
to all terms and conditions of this Plan to the same
extent as would the Director, except as otherwise
expressly provided herein. Upon the death of a
Director, each Option of such Director shall be
exercisable (1) by the deceased Director's designated
beneficiary (such designation to be made in writing at
such time and in such manner as the Company shall
approve or prescribe), or (2) if the deceased Director
dies without a surviving designated beneficiary, by the
personal representative, administrator, or other
representative of the estate of the deceased Director,
or by the person or persons to whom the deceased
Director's rights under such Option shall pass by will
or the laws of descent and distribution. A Director
who has so designated a beneficiary may change such
designation at any time by giving written notice to the
Company.
(c) Certain Transfers Permitted. A Director
shall have the right to transfer all or part of an
Option during his or her lifetime to members of the
Director's immediate family, to trusts for the benefit
of such immediate family members, and to partnerships
in which the Director or such family members are the
only partners. For purposes of the preceding sentence,
"immediate family" shall mean a Director's children,
grandchildren, and spouse. Upon such a transfer, the
Option (or portion of the Option) thereafter shall be
exercisable by the transferee to the extent and on the
terms it would have been exercisable by the
transferring Director.
6. EXERCISE
An Option shall be exercisable by a Director's
giving written notice of exercise to the Secretary of
the Company specifying the number of Shares to be
purchased accompanied by payment in full of the
required exercise price. The Company shall have the
right to delay the issue or delivery of any Shares
under the Plan until (a) the completion of such
registration or qualification of such Shares under any
federal or state law, ruling or regulation as the
Company shall determine to be necessary or advisable,
and (b) receipt from the Director of such documents and
information as the Company may deem necessary or
appropriate in connection with such registration or
qualification.
7. SECURITIES LAWS
Each Option Agreement shall contain such
representations, warranties and other terms and
conditions as shall be necessary in the opinion of
counsel to the Company to comply with all applicable
federal and state securities laws.
8. ADJUSTMENT PROVISIONS
(a) Adjustment Based On Changes in the Market
Price of Shares. For any Option having a date of grant
after November 5, 1996, each of the numbers in the
schedule in Paragraph 3 hereof under "Shares Covered by
Option" shall be adjusted, in accordance with the
following formula, to equal the value of X, where
X = Number Shown in Schedule x $28.00
Market Price of Shares on the Date of Grant
(b) Adjustment for Stock Dividends, Split-Ups,
Etc. In the event of any stock dividend, split-up,
recapitalization, merger, consolidation, combination or
exchange of shares, or the like, as a result of which
shares of any class shall be issued in respect of the
outstanding Shares, or the Shares shall be changed into
the same or a different number of the same or another
class of stock, or into securities of another person,
cash or other property (not including a regular cash
dividend), the total number of Shares authorized to be
offered in accordance with Paragraph 2, the number of
Shares subject to each outstanding Option, the exercise
price applicable to each such Option, and/or the
consideration to be received upon exercise of each such
Option shall be adjusted.
9. TIME OF GRANTING
Nothing contained in the Plan or in any resolution
adopted or to be adopted by the Board of Directors or
the shareholders of the Company shall constitute the
granting of any Option hereunder. The granting of an
Option pursuant to the Plan shall take place only when
a written Option Agreement shall have been duly
executed by and on behalf of the Company.
10. TAXES
The Company shall be entitled to pay or withhold
the amount of any tax which it believes is required as
a result of the exercise of any Option under the Plan,
and the Company may defer making delivery with respect
to Shares obtained pursuant to exercise of any Option
until arrangements satisfactory to it have been made
with respect to any such withholding obligations. If a
withholding obligation should arise, a Director
exercising an Option may, at his election, provided
applicable laws and regulations are complied with,
satisfy his obligation for payment of withholding taxes
either by having the Company retain a number of Shares
having an aggregate Market Price on the date the Shares
are withheld equal to the amount of the withholding tax
or by delivering to the Company Shares already owned by
the Director having an aggregate Market Price on the
business day immediately preceding the day on which
such Shares are delivered equal to the amount of the
withholding tax.
11. EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PLAN
The Plan originally became effective on and as of
October 2, 1991, subject to shareholder approval. The
shareholders of the Company approved the Plan on
April 20, 1992. The Plan was amended and restated on
November 5, 1996 and February 18, 1997.
12. TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT
The Board of Directors of the Company may
terminate the Plan or make such modifications or
amendments thereof as it shall deem advisable,
including, but not limited to, such modifications or
amendments as it shall deem advisable in order to
conform to any law or regulation applicable thereto;
provided, however, that the Board of Directors may not
amend the Plan more frequently than once every six
months (except as to comport with changes in the Code)
and may not, unless otherwise permitted under federal
law, without further approval of the holders of a
majority of the Shares voted at any meeting of
shareholders at which a quorum is present and voting,
adopt any amendment to the Plan for which shareholder
approval is required under tax, securities or any other
applicable law, including, but not limited to, any
amendment to the Plan which would cause the Plan to no
longer comply with Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act or
any successor rule or other regulatory requirements.
No termination, modification or amendment of the Plan
may, without the consent of a Director, adversely
affect the rights of such Director under an outstanding
Option then held by the Director.
13. TENURE
The grant of an Option pursuant to the Plan is no
guarantee that a Director will be renominated,
reelected or reappointed as a Director; and nothing in
the Plan shall be construed as conferring upon a
Director the right to continue to be associated with
the Company as a Director or otherwise.
DEFERRED STOCK PLAN
OF
MANPOWER INC.
(Amended and Restated Effective February 18, 1997)
SECTION I
Establishment and Purpose of Plan
1.1. Establishment and Duration of Plan. The
Board of Directors of Manpower Inc. hereby establishes
the Deferred Stock Plan of Manpower Inc., effective as
of October 2, 1991 (the "Effective Date"). The Plan
shall continue until terminated by the Board of
Directors of the Company, subject to the provisions of
Section VIII, below.
1.2. Purposes of Plan. The purposes of this
Deferred Stock Plan are: (a) to provide a form of
incentive compensation to those Directors of the
Company who elect to defer to a future date the receipt
of their Compensation as Directors and (b) to provide
for the grant of Credited Shares to Mr. Jon F. Chait
and Mr. Terry A. Hueneke, executive officers of the
Company.
SECTION II
Definitions
"Account" means a bookkeeping account being
administered for the benefit of a Participant.
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
"Board of Directors" means the Board of Directors
of the Company.
"Common Stock" means the $0.01 par value common
stock of the Company.
"Company" means Manpower Inc., a Wisconsin
corporation, or any successor thereto.
"Compensation" means the annual directors fees and
meeting fees payable by the Company to a Director for a
Fiscal Year without reduction for withholding taxes and
exclusive of reimbursement for expenses and the value
of any fringe benefits which the Director receives or
is entitled to receive as a Director of the Company.
"Director" means any member of the Board of
Directors of the Company who is not an employee of the
Company.
"Disability" shall mean a physical or mental
incapacity which results in a Director's termination of
membership on the Board of Directors of the Company.
"Discount Rate" means the appropriate applicable
federal rate as defined in Section 1274(d) of the Code.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended.
"Initial Election Date" shall mean, for each
Director, the earlier to occur of (i) the Effective
Date or (ii) the date of such Director's initial
election or appointment to the Board of Directors.
"Market Value" of a security as of any date means
the closing sale price on such date of such security as
listed in the New York Stock Exchange - Composite
Transactions, as reported in the Midwest Edition of The
Wall Street Journal; provided, however, if a security
is not susceptible of valuation by the above method, or
the asset being valued is not a security, the term
"Market Value" shall mean the fair market value of the
security or asset as determined in conformity with
Treasury Regulation Section 20.2031-2, 20.2031-3 or
20.2031-4, as the case may be.
"Participant" means each Director who elects to
participate in the Plan, Mr. Jon F. Chait and/or Mr.
Terry A. Hueneke, as the case may be.
"Plan" means the Deferred Stock Plan of Manpower
Inc. as described herein and as the same hereafter may
be amended from time to time.
"Subsidiary" means a subsidiary corporation of the
Company as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.
"Triggering Event" means the first to occur of any
of the following:
(1) the acquisition (other than from the Company),
by any person, entity or group (within the meaning of
Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act),
directly or indirectly, of beneficial ownership (within
the meaning of Exchange Act Rule 13d-3) of 20% or more
of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock of the
Company or voting securities representing 20% or more
of the combined voting power of the Company's then
outstanding voting securities entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors; provided,
however, no Triggering Event shall be deemed to have
occurred as a result of an acquisition of shares of
Common Stock or voting securities of the Company (i) by
the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any employee
benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained
by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) by
any other corporation or other entity with respect to
which, following such acquisition, more than 60% of the
outstanding shares of the common stock, and voting
securities representing more than 60% of the combined
voting power of the then outstanding voting securities
entitled to vote generally in the election of
directors, of such other corporation or entity are then
beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by the
persons who were the Company's shareholders immediately
prior to such acquisition in substantially the same
proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to
such acquisition, of the Company's then outstanding
Common Stock or then outstanding voting securities, as
the case may be; or
(2) any merger or consolidation of the Company
with any other corporation, other than a merger or
consolidation which results in more than 60% of the
outstanding shares of the Common Stock, and voting
securities representing more than 60% of the combined
voting power of the then outstanding voting securities
entitled to vote generally in the election of
directors, of the surviving or consolidated corporation
being then beneficially owned, directly or indirectly,
by the persons who were the Company's shareholders
immediately prior to such acquisition in substantially
the same proportions as their ownership, immediately
prior to such acquisition, of the Company's then
outstanding Common Stock or then outstanding voting
securities, as the case may be; or
(3) any liquidation or dissolution of the Company
or the sale or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company; or
(4) individuals who, as of the date of this Plan,
constitute the Board of Directors of the Company (as of
such date, the "Incumbent Board") cease for any reason
to constitute at least a majority of such Board;
provided, however, that any person becoming a director
subsequent to the date this Plan is adopted by the
Board of Directors of the Company whose election, or
nomination for election by the shareholders of the
Company, was approved by a vote of at least a majority
of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board
shall be, for purposes of this Plan, considered as
though such person were a member of the Incumbent Board
but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual
whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result
of an actual or threatened election contest which was
(or, if threatened, would have been) subject to
Exchange Act Rule 14a-11; or
(5) the Company shall enter into any agreement
(whether or not conditioned on shareholder approval)
providing for or contemplating, or the Board of
Directors of the Company shall approve and recommend
that the shareholders of the Company accept, or approve
or adopt, or the shareholders of the Company shall
approve, any acquisition that would be a Triggering
Event under clause (1), above, or a merger or
consolidation that would be a Triggering Event under
clause (2), above, or a liquidation or dissolution of
the Company or the sale or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company; or
(6) whether or not conditioned on shareholder
approval, the issuance by the Company of Common Stock
of the Company representing a majority of the
outstanding Common Stock, or voting securities
representing a majority of the combined voting power of
the outstanding voting securities of the Company
entitled to vote generally in the election of
directors, after giving effect to such transaction.
Following the occurrence of an event which is not a
Triggering Event whereby there is a successor holding
company to the Company, or, if there is no such
successor, whereby the Company is not the surviving
corporation in a merger or consolidation, the surviving
corporation or successor holding company (as the case
may be), for purposes of this definition, shall
thereafter be referred to as the Company.
SECTION III
Director Participation and Election of Accounts
This Section sets forth the special provisions in
this Plan that govern only the participation of
Directors.
3.1. Participation. In lieu of receiving
Compensation in accordance with the prevailing practice
of the Company, each Director may, prior to such
Director's Initial Election Date and each anniversary
thereof, irrevocably elect to become a Participant in
the Plan until the next anniversary of such Director's
Initial Election Date, or such later time as such
Director shall then elect up to the fifth anniversary
of such Director's Initial Election Date, and to have
all or a portion of his or her Compensation for such
year or years deferred for his or her benefit under the
Plan. In the event a Participant elects to participate
in the Plan, the Compensation deferred hereunder shall
be credited to the Account of the Participant in an
amount equal to the present value of such Compensation.
The present value shall be computed assuming the
Compensation deferred would have been paid quarterly on
the first day of each quarter during the year to which
it relates at the prevailing rate of Compensation at
the time of the election, discounted to present value
using an interest rate equal to the Discount Rate.
Amounts shall be deemed credited to the Account of the
Participant on the date of the election.
3.2. Manner of Election. Any election pursuant to
Paragraph 3.1, above, shall be made in writing on such
form or forms as the Board of Directors shall prescribe
from time to time.
3.3. Vesting. If prior to the occurrence of a
Triggering Event a Participant's tenure as a Director
ends other than by reason of death or Disability,
effective as of the day on which the Participant ceases
to be a Director, the number of Credited Shares
credited to the Participant's Account shall be reduced
to the number of Credited Shares that would have been
in the Account on the date the Participant ceased to be
a Director had the Compensation the Participant elected
to defer included only Compensation payable for the
period of actual service as a Director, prorated for
the year of cessation on a monthly basis.
3.4. Normal Distributions. After a Director
Participant ceases to be a Director, such Participant
shall be entitled to receive from the Company one (1)
share of Common Stock for each Credited Share in the
Participant's account (as adjusted from time-to-time in
the manner set forth in Section V, below). The Common
Stock shall be distributed to the Participant in such
number of annual installments (which shall be not less
than one (1) or more than fifteen (15)) as are elected
by the Participant by written notice to the Board of
Directors at least twelve (12) months before the
Participant ceases to be a Director or, if no such
election is made, in five (5) annual installments. The
number of shares of Common Stock for each such annual
installment shall be equal to the product of the total
Credited Shares credited to the Account on each
distribution date times a fraction, the numerator of
which is one (1) and the denominator of which is the
remaining number of unpaid distributions on that date
(including the distribution to be made on that date),
rounded to the next largest whole share. Upon a
distribution of Common Stock to a Participant the
number of Credited Shares in the Account shall be
reduced by the number of shares of Common Stock
distributed to the Participant. The first distribution
shall be made on the last day of the month following
the month in which a Participant ceases to be a
Director and the remaining distributions shall be made
on each anniversary thereafter until the entire balance
of the Account has been distributed.
3.5. Distribution After Death of a Participant. If
a Participant ceases to be a Director by reason of
death or if the Participant dies after he or she is no
longer a Director but prior to the distribution to him
or her of all amounts payable to the Participant under
the Plan, the amounts that would otherwise be
distributable to the Participant, if living, shall be
distributed to his or her designated beneficiary or
beneficiaries and any reference to a Participant in
Paragraph 3.4, above, shall be deemed to include a
reference to the Participant's designated beneficiary
or beneficiaries. All beneficiary designations shall
be made in such form and manner as from time to time
may be prescribed by the Board of Directors. A
Participant from time to time may revoke or change any
beneficiary designation on file with the Board of
Directors. If there is no effective beneficiary
designation on file with the Board of Directors at the
time of the Participant's death, distribution of
amounts otherwise payable to the deceased Participant
under this Plan shall be made to the Participant's
estate. If a beneficiary designated by a Participant to
receive benefits shall survive the Participant but die
before receiving all distributions hereunder, the
balance thereof shall be paid to such deceased
beneficiary's estate, unless the deceased Participant's
beneficiary designation provides otherwise.
3.6. Withholding. The Company shall deduct from
distributions made to a Director Participant or his
designated beneficiary or beneficiaries under this Plan
any taxes or other charges which may be required to be
withheld and paid to any federal, state or local
government.
SECTION IV
Awards to Jon F. Chait and Terry A. Hueneke
This Section sets forth the special provisions in
this Plan that govern only grants to Jon F. Chait and
Terry A. Hueneke. No other persons are eligible to
participate under this Section of the Plan.
4.1. Administration and Vesting. The Board of
Directors shall have sole authority in its discretion,
but always subject to the express provisions of this
Plan, to determine the time or times at which Credited
Shares shall be granted to the Participant, the number
of Credited Shares to be granted, and the extent to
which Credited Shares shall vest. The Board of
Directors may grant Credited Shares to the Participant
pursuant to a formula which sets forth the amount and
timing of grants using objective criteria such as
earnings of the Company and/or its Subsidiaries, value
of the Common Stock, years of service, compensation
levels or such other objective factors as the Board of
Directors shall determine. In determining the number
of Credited Shares to be granted, the Board of
Directors may take into account the nature of the
services rendered by the Participant, his present and
potential contributions to the success of the Company,
and other such factors as the Board of Directors in its
discretion shall deem relevant. If the Participant has
been granted Credited Shares under the Plan, he may be
granted additional Credited Shares under the Plan if
the Board of Directors shall so determine. Grants of
Credited Shares under the Plan shall be effected by
execution of agreements in such forms as may be
determined by the officers of the Company.
4.2. Normal Distributions. The Participant shall
be entitled to receive from the Company one (1) share
of Common Stock for each Credited Share in his Account
(as adjusted from time-to-time in the manner set forth
in Section V, below). Except as the Board of Directors
may otherwise establish, these shares of Common Stock
shall be distributed to the Participant as soon as
practicable after the underlying Credited Shares vest.
4.3. Distribution After Death of the Participant.
If the Participant dies prior to the distribution to
him of all amounts payable to him under the Plan, the
amounts that would otherwise be distributable to him,
if living, shall be distributed to his designated
beneficiary or beneficiaries and any reference to the
Participant in Paragraph 4.2, above, shall be deemed to
include a reference to the Participant's designated
beneficiary or beneficiaries. All beneficiary
designations shall be made in such form and manner as
determined by the officers of the Company. The
Participant from time to time may revoke or change any
beneficiary designation on file with the Board of
Directors. If there is no effective beneficiary
designation on file with the Board of Directors at the
time of the Participant's death, distribution of
amounts otherwise payable to the Participant under this
Plan shall be made to the Participant's estate. If a
beneficiary designated by the Participant to receive
benefits shall survive the Participant but die before
receiving all distributions hereunder, the balance
thereof shall be paid to such deceased beneficiary's
estate, unless the Participant's beneficiary
designation provides otherwise.
4.4. Withholding The Company shall be entitled to
pay or withhold the amount of any tax which it believes
is required as a result of the vesting or distribution
of any Credited Shares or Common Stock under the Plan,
and the Company may defer making delivery with respect
to the shares of Common Stock until arrangements
satisfactory to it have been made with respect to any
such withholding obligations. The Participant may, at
his election, satisfy his obligation for payment of
withholding taxes either by having the Company retain a
number of shares having an aggregate market price on
the date the shares are withheld equal to the amount of
the withholding tax or by delivering to the Company
shares already owned by him having an aggregate market
price on the business day immediately preceding the day
on which such shares are delivered equal to the amount
of the withholding tax.
SECTION V
Administration of Accounts
Amounts credited to a Participant's Account
pursuant to Paragraphs 3.1 or 4.1, above, shall be
considered to be invested in Common Stock, and such
Participant's Account shall be credited with the
equivalent of the number of shares of Common Stock
(hereinafter referred to as "Credited Shares") which
the amount credited would have purchased at the Market
Value of Common Stock on the date of credit. In
addition, as of each record date for the payment of
dividends on Common Stock, each Participant's Account
shall be credited with a number of additional Credited
Shares equal to the quotient of the amount of dividends
which would have been received by a shareholder of
record of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to
the number of Credited Shares credited to the account
immediately before such dividend, divided by the Market
Value of Common Stock on such date. In the event of
any distribution with respect to Common Stock other
than a cash dividend, or in the event of a stock split,
stock dividend or similar transaction, then each
Participant's Account shall be credited with a number
of additional Credited Shares which could have been
purchased at the Market Value of the Company's Common
Stock as of the date of the such distribution, stock
split, stock dividend or similar transaction, with an
amount equal to the Market Value of the consideration
which would have been received on such date by a holder
of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the
number of Credited Shares then held by the Participant.
In the event the Company's Common Stock shall be
changed into a smaller number of shares, the number of
Credited Shares shall be adjusted accordingly.
SECTION VI
Rights, Privileges and Duties of Participants
6.1. No Participant or any other person shall
have any interest in any fund or in any specific asset
or assets of the Company by reason of any amounts
credited to any Account hereunder, nor any right to
exercise any of the rights or privileges of a
stockholder with respect to any securities
hypothetically credited to a Participant's Account
under the Plan, nor any right to receive any
distributions under the Plan except as and to the
extent expressly provided in the Plan.
6.2. The Company shall be under no obligation to
fund the amounts payable under the Plan or to purchase
securities hypothetically credited to a Participant's
Account. The Company may, in its discretion, purchase
such securities, allocate such funds or make such
investment, but if it does so it shall have no
obligation to segregate securities purchased or
acquired.
6.3. Each Participant shall be entitled to
receive a current copy of the Plan upon designation as
a participant. Thereafter, as long as he or she
remains a Participant, he or she shall be entitled to
receive copies of any amendments to the Plan within
sixty (60) days after their adoption.
6.4. To the extent permitted by law, the right of
any Participant or any beneficiary to receive any
payment hereunder shall not be subject to alienation,
transfer, sale, assignment, pledge, attachment,
garnishment or encumbrance of any kind other than by
will or the laws of descent and distribution. Any
attempt to alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge or
otherwise encumber any such payments whether presently
or thereafter payable shall be void. Any payment due
hereunder shall not in any manner be subject to debts
or liabilities of any Participant or his beneficiary.
6.5. If any Participant shall bring any legal or
equitable action against the Company by reason of being
a Participant under this Plan or if it is necessary for
the Company to bring any legal or equitable action
under this Plan against any Participant or any person
claiming an interest by or through such Participant,
the results of which shall be adverse to the
Participant or the person claiming an interest by or
through such Participant, the cost of defending or
bringing such action, including attorneys' fees, shall
be charged first, to the extent possible, directly to
the Account of the Participant.
6.6. Every person receiving or claiming payments
or rights under the Plan shall be conclusively presumed
to be mentally competent until the date on which the
Board of Directors receives a written notice in a form
and manner acceptable to the Board of Directors that
such person is incompetent and that a guardian,
conservator or other person legally vested with the
interest of his estate has been appointed. In the event
a guardian or conservator of the estate of any person
receiving or claiming payments under the Plan shall be
appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction,
payments under this Plan may be made to such guardian
or conservator provided that proper proof of
appointment and continuing qualification is furnished
in a form and manner acceptable to the Board of
Directors. Any such payments so made shall be a
complete discharge of any liability therefor.
6.7. Each person, whether a Participant, a duly
designated beneficiary of a Participant, a guardian or
any other person entitled to receive a payment under
this Plan shall provide the Board of Directors with
such information as it may from time to time deem
necessary or in its best interests in administering the
Plan. Any such person shall furnish the Board of
Directors with such documents, evidence, data or other
information as the Board of Directors may from time to
time deem necessary or advisable.
SECTION VII
Board of Directors
7.1. The Plan shall be administered by the Board
of Directors. A Participant who is also a member of
the Board of Directors shall not participate in any
decision involving any request made by him or her
relating in any way to his or her rights, duties and
obligations as a participant under the Plan.
7.2. A majority of the Board of Directors shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
All actions taken by the Board of Directors at a
meeting shall be by vote of a majority of those present
at such meeting but any action may be taken by the
Board of Directors without a meeting upon written
consent signed by all of the members of the Board of
Directors.
7.3. The Board of Directors may from time to time
establish rules and regulations for the administration
of the Plan and adopt standard forms for such matters
as elections, beneficiary designations and applications
for benefits, provided such rules and forms are not
inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan.
7.4. All determinations of the Board of
Directors, irrespective of their character or nature,
including, but not limited to, all questions of
construction and interpretation, shall be final,
binding and conclusive upon all parties. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
determination of the Board of Directors as to whether a
Participant has terminated his or her services and the
date thereof shall be final, binding and conclusive
upon all persons.
7.5. The Company and/or the Board of Directors
may consult with legal counsel, who may be counsel for
the Company or other counsel, with respect to its
obligations and duties hereunder or with respect to any
claim, action or proceeding or any other matter, and
shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken
by it in good faith pursuant to the advice of such
counsel.
7.6. The Board of Directors shall be responsible
for maintaining books and records for the Plan. Such
books and records shall only be open for examination by
a Participant or his or her duly designated beneficiary
to the extent that they specifically involve the
Account created for his or her benefit or any payments
which are to be made to the Participant's beneficiary
hereunder. Each Participant or his or her duly
designated beneficiary shall be notified no less
frequently than annually of the balance in his or her
Account.
7.7. Neither the Board of Directors nor any
member of the Board of Directors nor the Company nor
any other person who is acting on behalf of the Board
of Directors or the Company shall be liable for any act
or failure to act hereunder except for gross negligence
or fraud.
SECTION VIII
Amendment or Termination
The Board of Directors may terminate the Plan or
make such modifications or amendments thereof as it
shall deem advisable, including, but not limited to,
such modifications or amendments as it shall deem
advisable in order to conform to any law or regulation
applicable thereto; provided, however, that the Board
of Directors may not, unless otherwise permitted under
federal law, without further approval of the holders of
a majority of the shares of Common Stock voted at any
meeting of shareholders at which a quorum is present
and voting, adopt any amendment to the Plan for which
shareholder approval is required under tax, securities
or any other applicable law, including, but not limited
to, any amendment to the Plan which would cause the
Plan to no longer comply with Rule 16b-3 of the
Exchange Act or any successor rule or other regulatory
requirements. No termination, modification or
amendment of the Plan may, without the consent of the
Participant, adversely affect the rights of such
Participant under any Credited Shares then held by the
Participant.
SECTION IX
Construction and Expenses
9.1. Wherever the context so requires, words in
the masculine include the feminine and words in the
feminine include the masculine and the definition of
any term in the singular may include the plural.
9.2. All expenses of administering the Plan shall
be paid by the Company except as expressly provided
herein to the contrary.
9.3. The Plan shall be construed, administered
and governed in all respects under and by the laws of
the State of Wisconsin.
9.4. To the extent the provisions of this Plan
are inconsistent with, in conflict with, or
insufficient to comply with the provisions of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended, the provisions of such Act shall be
controlling for the purpose of removing any such
inconsistency, conflict or insufficiency.
SECTION X
Shares
The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock
that may be issued under the Plan shall not exceed
180,000, subject to adjustment in the event of any
stock dividend, stock split or other similar
transaction. In the event of any recapitalization,
merger, consolidation, combination or exchange of
shares, or other transaction, as a result of which
Common Stock shall be changed into securities of a
different type or person, cash or other property,
appropriate adjustments shall be made.
SECTION Xl
Division of Plan
The Board of Directors may divide this Plan into
two separate plans, one for the exclusive benefit of
the Directors and the other for Mr. Chait and Mr.
Hueneke, in the event it determines that such division
is necessary or appropriate to further the purposes of
this Plan.
WARNING: THE EDGAR SYSTEM ENCOUNTERED ERROR(S) WHILE PROCESSING THIS SCHEDULE.
Exhibit 27
Financial Data Schedule
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