-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: keymaster@town.hall.org Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFkwCgYEVQgBAQICAgADSwAwSAJBALeWW4xDV4i7+b6+UyPn5RtObb1cJ7VkACDq pKb9/DClgTKIm08lCfoilvi9Wl4SODbR1+1waHhiGmeZO8OdgLUCAwEAAQ== MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, GQxn2xOnFdI23rj+KM6CFnBTTboWqdT64LzFtW9b/CWVkanQVfus5m/+l9sZoSRd 4EZ8RD+7RzLCiH1rXzVFJw== 0000950109-95-001277.txt : 19950418 0000950109-95-001277.hdr.sgml : 19950418 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950109-95-001277 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: DEF 14A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19950518 FILED AS OF DATE: 19950417 SROS: NASD FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAN MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000310624 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, DATA PROCESSING, ETC. [7370] IRS NUMBER: 540856778 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: DEF 14A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-09233 FILM NUMBER: 95529104 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4050 LEGATO RD CITY: FAAIRFAX STATE: VA ZIP: 22033 BUSINESS PHONE: 7032678000 DEF 14A 1 DEFINITIVE NOTICE & PROXY SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(A) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Filed by the Registrant [X] Filed by a Party other than the Registrant [_] Check the appropriate box: [_] Preliminary Proxy Statement [_] CONFIDENTIAL, FOR USE OF THE COMMISSION ONLY (AS PERMITTED BY [X] Definitive Proxy Statement RULE 14a-6(e)(2)) [_] Definitive Additional Materials [_] Soliciting Material Pursuant to (S)240.14a-11(c) or (S)240.14a-12 Commission File Number 0-9233 AMERICAN MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter) N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant) Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box): [_] $125 per Exchange Act Rules 0-11(c)(1)(ii), 14a-6(i)(1), 14a-6(i)(2) or Item 22(a)(2) of Schedule 14A. [_] $500 per each party to the controversy pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 14a-6(i)(3). [_] Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(4) and 0-11. (1) Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies: (2) Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies: (3) Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (Set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined): (4) Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction: (5) Total fee paid: [X] Fee paid previously with preliminary materials. [_] Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing. (1) Amount Previously Paid: (2) Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.: (3) Filing Party: (4) Date Filed: AMERICAN MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED 4050 Legato Road Fairfax, Virginia 22033 NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of AMERICAN MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED will be held at 4050 Legato Road, Fairfax, Virginia 22033 on Thursday, May 18, 1995, at 10:00 a.m. local time, for the following purposes: To elect ten (10) directors to hold office until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders of American Management Systems, Incorporated and until their successors are elected and qualified; To approve an amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, increasing the authorized number of shares of Common Stock; To approve an amended 1992 Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan E; and To approve the Outside Directors Stock-for-Fees Plan. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or adjournments thereof. Only shareholders of record at the close of business on March 29, 1995, will be entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the meeting or any adjournment thereof. Shareholders are cordially invited to attend the meeting in person. IF YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND THE MEETING IN PERSON, PLEASE INDICATE YOUR CHOICE ON THE MATTERS TO BE VOTED UPON, DATE, AND SIGN THE ENCLOSED PROXY, AND RETURN IT PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. By Order of the Board of Directors, Frank A. Nicolai Secretary April 19, 1995 AMERICAN MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED 4050 Legato Road Fairfax, Virginia 22033 PROXY STATEMENT Annual Meeting of Shareholders May 18, 1995 Table of Contents
Page ---- General.............................................................. 1 Voting Procedure..................................................... 1 Election of Directors................................................ 1 Information Concerning Nominees for Director........................................................ 2 Information Concerning Executive Officers............................................................ 6 Principal Stockholders............................................... 6 Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934..................................... 9 Executive Compensation............................................... 9 Compensation Committee Report of Executive Compensation.............................................. 12 Shareholder Return Performance Graph................................. 16 Committees of the Board of Directors................................. 17 Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation............................................... 18 Certain Transactions................................................. 18 Proposal to Approve an Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation Increasing the Authorized Number of Shares of Common Stock.............................................. 18 Proposal to Approve an Amended 1992 Stock Option Plan E................................................. 19 Proposal to Approve the Stock-for-Fees Plan................................................................ 25 Other Matters........................................................ 26 Annual Report........................................................ 26 Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as Amended, Amendment to Article Fourth................................................... Exhibit A 1992 Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan E, as Amended.................................................. Exhibit B Outside Directors Stock-for-Fees Plan................................ Exhibit C 1994 Financial Report................................................Appendix 1
GENERAL The enclosed Proxy is being solicited by the Board of Directors of AMERICAN MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED (the "Company" or "AMS") in connection with the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held May 18, 1995, or any adjournment or adjournments thereof. The entire expense of solicitation of proxies will be borne by the Company. Solicitation will be primarily by mail. However, directors, executive officers, and employees of the Company may also solicit by telephone or personal contact. The Company will reimburse brokers and other persons holding shares in their names, or in the names of nominees, for their expenses of sending proxy materials to beneficial owners and obtaining their proxies. It is anticipated that the Proxy Statement and Proxy first will be mailed to shareholders on or about April 19, 1995. Any shareholder giving a Proxy has the power to revoke it at any time before it is voted by giving notice of revocation to the Secretary of the Company. If you attend the meeting, you may, if you wish, revoke your Proxy by voting in person. Proxies solicited herein will be voted, and if the person solicited specifies in the Proxy a choice with respect to matters to be acted upon, the shares will be voted in accordance with such specification. If no choice is indicated, the Proxy will be voted for the election of the nominees listed on pages 2 to 5 under the caption "Information Concerning Nominees for Director"; for the approval of an amendment to the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the "Certificate of Incorporation"), increasing the authorized number of shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share (the "Common Stock"); for the approval of an amended 1992 Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan E, as amended (the "1992 Stock Option Plan E" or "1992 Plan E"); and for the approval of the American Management Systems, Incorporated Outside Directors Stock-for-Fees Plan (the "Stock-for-Fees Plan"). On September 23, 1994, the Company announced a 3-for-2 split of its Common Stock, effective October 28, 1994, for shareholders of record on October 7, 1994. Except as otherwise noted, all numbers of shares and options to purchase shares of Common Stock appearing in this Proxy Statement reflect this stock split. VOTING PROCEDURE As of March 29, 1995, there were outstanding 26,489,645 shares of Common Stock. Each share of Common Stock is entitled to one vote at the Annual Meeting. Only shareholders of record at the close of business on March 29, 1995, will be entitled to vote at the meeting. Votes cast in person or by Proxy at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders, abstentions and Broker Non-votes (as defined below) will be tabulated by the election inspectors appointed for the meeting and will be considered in the determination of whether a quorum is present. Each matter submitted to a vote at the Annual Meeting will be approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares present (in person or represented by Proxy) and entitled to vote on such matter, with the exception of the proposal to approve an amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, which will be approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. The election inspectors will treat abstentions on a particular matter as shares that are present and entitled to vote for purposes of determining the approval of such matter. If a broker submits a Proxy indicating that it does not have discretionary authority as to certain shares to vote on a particular matter (a "Broker Non-vote"), those shares will not be treated as present and entitled to vote for purposes of determining the approval of such matter. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS Ten directors are to be elected at the Annual Meeting, each to hold office until the next Annual Meeting and until his or her successor is elected and qualified. The directors will be elected by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares present in person or represented by Proxy and entitled to vote on the election of directors. Unless otherwise directed, it is the intention of the persons named in the Proxy to vote such Proxy for the election of the nominees listed on pages 2 to 5. All of the nominees are now directors of the Company. In the event that any nominee should be unable to accept the office of director, which is not anticipated, it is intended that the 1 persons named in the Proxy will vote for the election of such other person in the place of such nominee for the office of director as the Board of Directors may recommend. Descriptive information as to each nominee is set forth under "Information Concerning Nominees for Director." Gordon R. Worley will retire from the Board of Directors effective immediately prior to the Annual Meeting and will not stand for election this year. The directors of the Company voted to reduce the number of directors constituting the Board from eleven members to ten members, effective immediately upon Mr. Worley's retirement. INFORMATION CONCERNING NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR
Year First Elected Name Age Position Director Background ---- --- -------- -------- ---------- Charles O. Rossotti........ 54 Chairman of 1970 Mr. Rossotti is one the Board of of the founders of Directors and the Company and was Director elected Chairman of the Board of Directors in February 1989. He has served as a member of the Board of Directors since 1970, and as Chief Executive Officer from 1982 to September 1993. He served as President from 1970 to October 1992. He is also a director of Intersolv, Inc., a publicly-held corporation; and NationsBank of Virginia and Caterair International Corporation, which are non-publicly held entities. Patrick W. Gross........... 50 Vice Chairman 1974 Mr. Gross is one of of the Board the Company's of Directors founders and has and Director served AMS continuously as an executive officer since 1970. He was elected Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors in February 1989 and was Chairman of the Executive Committee from 1983 until 1989. He is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Baker & Taylor Holdings, Inc. and a director of Capital One Financial Corporation, which is a publicly-held entity. He is also a director of All Med Financial Corporation, a non-publicly held entity.
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Year First Elected Name Age Position Director Background ---- --- -------- -------- ---------- Paul A. Brands............. 53 Vice Chairman 1992 Mr. Brands has of the Board served as Vice of Directors, Chairman of the Chief Board of Directors Executive and a member of the Officer, and Board of Directors Director since October 1992. He was designated Chief Executive Officer in September 1993. He supervised the Federal Consulting and Systems Group from 1977 to 1992; Data Base Management, Inc. from 1990 to 1992; and the Company's interest in Bell Atlantic Systems Integration Corporation from 1989 to 1992. Mr. Brands joined the Company in 1977. Philip M. Giuntini......... 48 President and 1992 Mr. Giuntini has Director served as President and a member of the Board of Directors since October 1992. He supervised the business units responsible for the energy market from 1989 to 1992, the business units responsible for the telecommunications market from 1985 to 1992, and business units responsible for other systems integration and services markets from 1982 to 1992. Mr. Giuntini joined the Company in 1970. Frank A. Nicolai........... 53 Executive 1974 Mr. Nicolai is one Vice of the Company's President, founders and has Secretary, served continuously Treasurer, as an executive and Director officer since 1970. He was elected Treasurer in 1980 and Secretary in 1987. Daniel J. Altobello........ 54 Director 1993 Mr. Altobello has been Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Caterair International Corporation since December 1989. From April 1988 through December 1989, Mr. Altobello was Executive Vice President of Marriott Corporation and President of Marriott Airport Operations. He currently serves as a director of Caterair Holdings Corporation and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Maryland, Inc., both of which are non-publicly held entities.
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Year First Elected Name Age Position Director Background ---- --- -------- -------- ---------- Dorothy Leonard-Barton..... 53 Director 1991 Dr. Leonard-Barton has been a Professor at the Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration since 1993. Prior to this, she served as an Associate Professor from 1989 to 1993, and an Assistant Professor from 1983 to 1989 at the Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration. Dr. Leonard-Barton also serves as an independent industrial consultant to various companies including, among others, AT&T Bell Laboratories, Digital Equipment Corporation, and IBM Corporation. Steven R. Fenster.......... 52 Director 1983 Mr. Fenster is the Steven R. Fenster Visiting Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration, and has been a Visiting Professor at Harvard since 1990. He served as a Managing Director of Dillon, Read & Co., Inc. from 1987 to 1991. He is also a director of Sealy Corporation, a publicly-held corporation; and Bloomberg L.P., which is a non-publicly held entity. James J. Forese............ 59 Director 1989 Mr. Forese is currently General Manager of IBM Customer Financing and Chairman, IBM Credit Corporation. He served as IBM Vice President, Finance from 1990 to 1993 and IBM Vice President and Group Executive, IBM World Trade Americas Group, from 1988 to 1990. He currently serves as a director of NUI Corporation and ALCO Standard Corporation, which are publicly-held corporations, and Lexmark International Inc., which is a non-publicly held entity. He joined IBM in 1959.
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Year First Elected Name Age Position Director Background ---- --- -------- -------- ---------- Frederic V. Malek.......... 58 Director 1985 Mr. Malek has been Chairman of Thayer Capital Partners, a merchant bank, since March 1993. He also is Co-Chairman, CB Commercial Real Estate Group (a real estate brokerage and management firm), having served in such capacity since April 1989. He was Campaign Manager for the re-election campaign of President Bush and Vice President Quayle from December 1991 to November 1992. He was Vice Chairman of Northwest Airlines from 1990 until December 1991, and was President of Northwest Airlines from 1989 to 1990. From 1988 to 1989 he was Senior Advisor to The Carlyle Group (investment bank), and from 1981 to 1988 he was President of Marriott Hotels and Resorts. Mr. Malek also serves as a director of Automatic Data Processing, Inc.; National Education Corporation; various Paine-Webber mutual funds; FPL Group; ICF Kaiser, Inc.; Northwest Airlines; and Manor Care, Inc., all of which are publicly-held entities; Avis, Inc.; Caterair International Corporation; and CB Commercial Real Estate Group, which are non-publicly held entities.
5 INFORMATION CONCERNING EXECUTIVE OFFICERS Information concerning Charles O. Rossotti, Chairman; Patrick W. Gross, Vice Chairman; Paul A. Brands, Vice Chairman and CEO; Philip M. Giuntini, President; and Frank A. Nicolai, Executive Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer; is set forth under the caption "Nominees for Directors."
Name Age Position Background ---- --- -------- ---------- Fred L. Forman............. 51 Executive Dr. Forman is a key Vice President participant in overall corporate management and currently heads the Company's Achieving Breakthrough Performance business reengineering initiative. He was in charge of the Corporate Technology Group from 1986 until 1994. He joined the Company in 1971.
PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS The following table sets forth, as of March 29, 1995, the number and percentage of outstanding shares beneficially owned by (i) all persons known by the Company to own more than 5% of the Company's Common Stock, (ii) each director, (iii) each executive officer, and (iv) all executive officers and directors as a group. Unless otherwise noted below, the persons or entities named in the table have sole voting and sole investment power with respect to each of the shares beneficially owned by such person or entity.
(1) (2) Amount of Percent of Beneficial Class of Outstanding Name and Address of Beneficial Owner Ownership Shares - ------------------------------------ --------- -------------------- Daniel J. Altobello (3)(5)........... 6,561 Common-0.0% 6550 Rock Spring Drive Bethesda, MD 20817 Paul A. Brands(3)(4)................. 326,647 Common-1.2% 4050 Legato Road Fairfax, VA 22033 Steven R. Fenster(3)(6).............. 55,312 Common-0.2% The Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration Morgan Hall 485 Boston, MA 02163 James J. Forese(3)................... 17,248 Common-0.1% 290 Harbor Drive P.O. Box 10399 Stamford, CT 06904 Fred L. Forman(4).................... 171,364 Common-0.6% 4050 Legato Road Fairfax, VA 22033
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(1) (2) Amount of Percent of Beneficial Class of Outstanding Name and Address of Beneficial Owner Ownership Shares - ------------------------------------ --------- -------------------- Philip M. Giuntini(3)(4)(7)......... 306,831 Common-1.2% 4050 Legato Road Fairfax, VA 22033 Patrick W. Gross (3)(4)(8).......... 431,174 Common-1.6% 4050 Legato Road Fairfax, VA 22033 Dorothy Leonard-Barton(3)........... 8,437 Common-0.0% The Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration 522 Soldiers Field Road Boston, MA 02163 Frederic V. Malek(3)................ 21,310 Common-0.1% 901 15th Street, N.W. Suite 300 Washington, D.C. 20005 Frank A. Nicolai(3)(4)(9)........... 357,479 Common-1.3% 4050 Legato Road Fairfax, VA 22033 Charles O. Rossotti(3)(4)(10)....... 960,600 Common-3.6% 4050 Legato Road Fairfax, VA 22033 Gordon R. Worley (3)................ 25,748 Common-0.1% Suite 1331 208 South LaSalle Chicago, IL 60604 Ivan Selin (11).................... 1,177,653 Common-4.4% 2905 32nd Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20008 The Prudential Insurance Company of America(12)................. 1,476,077 Common-5.6% 751 Broad Street Newark, NJ 07102-3777 All executive officers and directors as a group (twelve persons).... 2,688,711 Common-10.2%
_______________ /(1)/ Amount of beneficial ownership includes stock options granted to directors and executive officers which have vested and are or will become exercisable within 60 days of March 29, 1995. Accordingly, Mr. Fenster has 250 options vested and exercisable; Messrs. Malek and Worley each have 3,248 options vested and exercisable; Mr. Forese has 998 options vested and exercisable; Dr. Leonard-Barton has 8,437 options vested and exercisable; Mr. Brands has 31,117 options vested and exercisable; Mr. Giuntini has 37,752 7 options vested and exercisable; Dr. Forman has 24,469 options vested and exercisable; Mr. Altobello has 4,311 options vested and exercisable; and Messrs. Nicolai, Gross and Rossotti have no options vested and exercisable. In addition, Mr. Giuntini's beneficial ownership includes 32,552 vested and exercisable options granted to Donna E. Deeley, his spouse and a Vice President of the Company. All executive officers and directors as a group (twelve persons) have beneficial ownership of 146,382 options vested and exercisable within 60 days of March 29, 1995. /(2)/ All amounts and percentages of Common Stock were calculated to include stock options vested and exercisable for those individual directors and executive officers who had such stock options. The number of shares of Common Stock was calculated as of March 29, 1995. /(3)/ Indicates a director of the Company. /(4)/ Indicates an executive officer of the Company. /(5)/ Includes 750 shares beneficially owned by Mr. Altobello's daughter-in- law, who has the sole power to vote and dispose of such shares. Mr. Altobello disclaims beneficial ownership with respect to the shares owned by his daughter-in-law. /(6)/ Amount of beneficial ownership includes 49 shares owned by Mr. Fenster's wife, an employee of the Company, who has sole power to vote and dispose of such shares. Mr. Fenster disclaims beneficial ownership with respect to the shares owned by his wife. Amount of beneficial ownership also includes 4,590 shares owned by "Esther H. Fenster and Momoe Haas, Trustees U/W/O George R. Fenster." Mr. Fenster has a 50% remainder interest in this trust and may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the trust. Mr. Fenster disclaims beneficial ownership with respect to the shares owned by the trust. /(7)/ Amount of beneficial ownership includes 44,517 shares and 32,552 options owned by Mr. Giuntini's spouse, a Vice President of the Company, who has the sole power to vote and dispose of such shares. /(8)/ Includes 114,750 shares beneficially owned by Mr. Gross' wife, both individually and as a custodian for her children, with respect to which shares Mr. Gross disclaims beneficial ownership. Mrs. Gross has the sole power to vote and dispose of those shares beneficially owned by her. /(9)/ Includes 42,750 shares beneficially owned by Ms. Nicolai with respect to which she has sole voting and dispositive power. Mr. Nicolai disclaims beneficial ownership with respect to the shares owned by Ms. Nicolai. /(10)/ Includes 121,500 shares each owned by two trusts, totaling 243,000 shares, for the benefit of Mr. Rossotti's daughter and son, respectively, of which Mr. and Mrs. Rossotti are co-trustees. Mr. and Mrs. Rossotti share joint power to vote and dispose of those shares. Also includes 649,350 shares jointly owned by Mr. and Mrs. Rossotti, who share joint power to vote and dispose of such shares. /(11)/ Based solely on information provided by representatives of Dr. Selin and records of the Company's transfer agent, it is the Company's understanding that the amount of beneficial ownership includes 607,138 shares owned directly by Dr. Ivan Selin, and 465,140 shares owned directly by Mrs. Nina Selin, Dr. Selin's spouse, who has the sole power to vote and dispose of such shares. Also includes 53,385 shares owned directly by his son, Douglas Selin, and 51,990 shares owned directly by his daughter, Jessica Selin. Dr. Selin disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares owned by his spouse and children. /(12)/ Based solely on the January 31, 1995 filing on Schedule 13G of The Prudential Insurance Company of America ("Prudential"), it is the Company's understanding that Prudential may have direct or indirect voting and/or investment discretion over 1,476,077 shares which are held for the benefit of its clients by its separate accounts, externally managed accounts, registered investment companies, subsidiaries and/or other 8 affiliates. Of such shares, Prudential has sole voting power and sole dispositive power over 348,875 shares, and shared voting power and shared dispositive power over 1,127,202 shares. COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(a) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires that the Company's directors, executive officers, and persons who own more than 10% of a registered class of the equity securities of the Company ("reporting persons") file with the Securities and Exchange Commission initial reports of ownership, and reports of changes in ownership, of shares of stock of the Company. Reporting persons are required by Securities and Exchange Commission rules to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) reports they file. Based solely upon a review of Section 16(a) reports furnished to the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994 (the "1994 fiscal year"), and representations by reporting persons that no other reports were required for the 1994 fiscal year, all Section 16(a) reporting requirements were met. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION Summary Compensation Table The following table summarizes the compensation paid or accrued by the Company during the three fiscal years ended December 31, 1994 to the Company's executive officers.
Annual Compensation Long-Term Compensation Awards ------------------- ----------------------------- Payouts ------- Shares Underlying Options (Number LTIP All Other Name and Principal Position Year Salary Bonus/(1)/ of Shares)/(2)/ Payout/(3)/ Compensation/(4)/ - --------------------------- ---- ------ ---------- --------------- ----------- ----------------- Charles O. Rossotti 1994 $251,917 $250,000 0 $ 0 $ 8,382 Chairman of the Board of 1993 303,500 0 0 0 9,739 Directors and Director 1992 301,083 447,600 0 358,100 11,403 Patrick W. Gross 1994 248,767 175,000 900 0 7,924 Vice Chairman of the Board 1993 242,600 0 11,025 0 11,739 of Directors and Director 1992 240,667 275,600 3,150 0 11,403 Paul A. Brands 1994 260,417 262,500 0 0 8,211 Vice Chairman of the Board 1993 242,167 0 8,550 0 9,739 of Directors, Chief Executive 1992 201,333 281,663 14,738 284,200 11,403 Officer, and Director Philip M. Giuntini 1994 260,417 262,500 0 0 7,924 President and Director 1993 242,167 0 19,044 0 9,739 1992 201,333 175,088 3,339 9,450 13,403 Frank A. Nicolai 1994 226,667 161,000 0 0 8,292 Executive Vice President, 1993 207,200 0 900 0 9,739 Secretary, Treasurer, 1992 191,667 57,750 0 55,100 11,403 and Director Fred L. Forman 1994 246,667 175,000 0 0 7,924 Executive Vice President 1993 226,000 69,000 13,557 0 9,739 1992 204,167 110,725 4,050 364,350 13,403
9 /(1)/ All amounts were awarded based on the achievement of annual performance goals under single or multi-year incentive compensation plans. /(2)/ Each of these awards of Common Stock are associated with performance under individual incentive compensation plans and were made by the appropriate Board committee pursuant to a shareholder-approved stock option plan. /(3)/ All amounts below represent the final cash payment awarded for successful completion of multi-year individual incentive compensation plans. These awards are made based on the executive officer's performance over the entire term of the plan. In connection with the October 1992 election of Mr. Brands as Vice Chairman of the Company and Mr. Giuntini's appointment as President of the Company, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors terminated their then existing incentive compensation plans as of the end of fiscal 1992. Accordingly, the amounts shown as LTIP Payouts for fiscal 1992 for Messrs. Brands and Giuntini represent a proportionate share of the amount of the award to which each of them would have been entitled had they completed such plan. In the case of Mr. Brands, the amount of the LTIP Payout for fiscal 1992 represents his award for completing one year of a three-year plan that covered fiscal 1992 to 1994, and in the case of Mr. Giuntini, the amount of the LTIP Payout for fiscal 1992 represents his award for completing two years of the three- year plan that covered fiscal 1991 to 1993. /(4)/ These amounts represent the Company's contribution to special individual retirement accounts pursuant to the AMS Simplified Employee Pension Plan. In the case of Mr. Gross for fiscal 1993 and Messrs. Giuntini and Forman for fiscal 1992, they include 20-year anniversary awards of $2,000 each. These numbers also include other miscellaneous compensation in immaterial amounts for several officers (less than $1,000 per person). Option Grants in Fiscal 1994 Shown below is information concerning stock option grants to the Company's executive officers who were granted options on Common Stock during the Company's 1994 fiscal year.
Individual Grants --------------------------------------------------------------- Potential Realizable Value at Assumed Annual Rates Number of % of Total of Stock Price Appreciation Shares Options for Option Term Underlying Granted to Exercise or Compounded Annually Options Employees Base Price Expiration ----------------------- Name Granted (1) in Fiscal 1994 ($/Share) (2) Date 5% 10% ---- ---------- -------------- ------------- ---------- ------ ------ Charles O. Rossotti........ 0 0.0% N/A N/A $ 0 $ 0 Patrick W. Gross........... 900 0.2% $13.917 5/6/99 3,461 7,647 Paul A. Brands............. 0 0.0% N/A N/A 0 0 Philip M. Giuntini......... 0 0.0% N/A N/A 0 0 Frank A. Nicolai........... 0 0.0% N/A N/A 0 0 Fred L. Forman............. 0 0.0% N/A N/A 0 0
10 (1) Mr. Gross' option grant is associated with a performance-based individual incentive compensation plan for 1994-1995 and was made by the appropriate Board committee pursuant to a shareholder-approved stock option plan. Mr. Gross' option award will become exercisable one day prior to the stated expiration date. In accordance with each incentive compensation plan, the exercise date of an option award may be accelerated to June 30 or August 31 of the year following the end of the performance period covered by the plan if the Compensation Committee determines that the executive successfully completed the plan. (2) Mr. Gross' options were awarded with an exercise price equal to the market value of the Company's Common Stock on the date of grant. Aggregated Option Exercises in Last Fiscal Year and Fiscal Year-End Values Shown below is information with respect to exercises by the Company's executive officers during the Company's 1994 fiscal year of options to purchase shares of Common Stock pursuant to the 1992 Stock Option Plan E and earlier stock option plans. Also shown is information with respect to certain unexercised options to purchase shares of Common Stock held by the Company's executive officers as of the end of the Company's 1994 fiscal year.
Number of Number of Shares Underlying Value of Unexercised Shares Unexercised Options at In-the-Money Options at Acquired End of Fiscal Year End of Fiscal 1994 on Value ----------------------------- ----------------------------- Name Exercise Realized/(1)/ Exercisable Unexercisable Exercisable Unexercisable - --------------------------- -------- ------------- ----------- ------------- ----------- ------------- Charles O. Rossotti........ 0 $ 0 0 0 $ 0 $ 0 Patrick W. Gross........... 0 0 0 43,425 0 373,612 Paul A. Brands............. 945 11,340 31,117 1,800 271,390 12,150 Philip M. Giuntini......... 3,361 17,928 41,925 1,800 353,058 12,150 Frank A. Nicolai........... 0 0 0 6,525 0 77,169 Fred L. Forman............. 54,900 260,775 24,469 900 188,662 6,075
/(1)/ Based on the market value of the Company's Common Stock on date of exercise (as measured by the NASDAQ closing bid price), minus the option's exercise price. /(2)/ Based on the market value of the Company's Common Stock on the last trading day of 1994 (as measured by the NASDAQ closing bid price of $19.25), minus the exercise price. Long-Term Incentive Plan Awards in Last Fiscal Year Shown below is information with respect to awards made to the Company's executive officers during the Company's 1994 fiscal year under long-term incentive plans. If the performance goals set forth in the plans are met, the executive officers will be entitled to receive the incentive compensation indicated in the table below. 11
Performance or Estimated Number Other Period Until Future Payouts of Shares Maturation or ------------------------------------------------------ Name/(1)/ (#) Payment Threshold ($) Target ($) Maximum ($)/(2)/ --------- --- ------- ------------- ---------- ---------------- Charles O. Rossotti........ 0 -- -- -- -- Patrick W. Gross........... 2 1994-95 -- $ 385,000 -- Paul A. Brands............. 4 1994-95 $0 1,148,000 -- Philip M. Giuntini......... 4 1994-95 0 1,148,000 -- Frank A. Nicolai........... 2 1994-95 0 354,200 -- Fred L. Forman............. 2 1994-95 0 385,000 --
__________________________ (1) The long-term incentive compensation plans for Messrs. Brands and Giuntini are based on pre-tax income targets. The multi-year portion of Mr. Gross' incentive compensation plan sets a two-year performance goal, for fiscal 1994-1995, for new business development in specified target markets. The long-term incentive compensation plans for Messrs. Nicolai and Forman include pre-tax income and non-financial goals. Mr. Rossotti's incentive compensation plan was based on the Company's pre-tax performance for fiscal 1994 only and, therefore, is not includable in this table as long- term incentive compensation. (2) If the Compensation Committee determines that the officer has exceeded the performance goals set forth in his incentive compensation plan, the Committee may increase his incentive compensation award above the target level indicated in the preceding column. The increase would be based on a formula related to pre-tax income, in the case of Messrs. Brands and Giuntini, and on the Committee's judgment of their achievement of their specified financial and non-financial goals, in the case of Messrs. Gross, Nicolai and Forman. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in any of the Company's previous filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that might incorporate future filings, including this Proxy Statement, in whole or in part, the following report and the Performance Graph shall not be incorporated by reference into any such filings. COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, which is composed entirely of outside directors of the Company (the "Outside Directors"), is responsible for developing and making recommendations to the Board of Directors with respect to the Company's compensation policies generally. The Committee approves the compensation plans for the Company's executive officers, including the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and on an annual basis determines the compensation to be paid to the executive officers. The Compensation Committee is responsible for the granting and administration of stock options granted to the executive officers. The Compensation Committee has furnished the following report for fiscal 1994: Compensation Philosophy The objectives of the Company's executive compensation program are to provide a level of compensation that will attract and retain executives capable of achieving long-term success for the Company's shareholders and to structure their compensation packages such that a significant portion generally is tied to the achievement of multi-year targets for pre-tax income. 12 Executive Officer Compensation The Company's executive compensation program consists of three main components: (i) annual base salary, (ii) potential for an annual cash bonus and awards of stock options based on Company pre-tax income, the profit contribution of a particular business unit, individual performance, or some combination of these factors, and (iii) the opportunity to earn long-term cash and stock-based incentives which are intended to encourage the achievement of superior results over time and to align executive officer and shareholder interests. In addition to research and recommendations furnished by the Company's senior management, the Compensation Committee has relied, inter alia, on information furnished ---------- through executive compensation surveys by a recognized compensation consulting firm, and information known to various members of the Board of Directors. The Compensation Committee compares salaries and other elements of executive compensation with the compensation paid to executives in technology and consulting firms which are actual competitors of the Company. Few of these companies are in the Hambrecht & Quist Technology Stock Index, the peer index chosen by the Company for comparison in the "Shareholder Return Performance Graph" below, because their shares are not publicly traded. They include, for example, the consulting divisions of certain Big 6 accounting firms, other prominent consulting firms which are wholly owned subsidiaries of publicly traded companies, and other software firms which are privately held. The executive officers, including the CEO, are eligible for the same benefits, including group health and life insurance and participation in the Company's Simplified Employee Pension/IRA Plan, as are available generally to the Company's professional staff. The Company does not provide material perquisites to any of its executive officers. Annual Base Salary. The Compensation Committee determines the annual base salary of each of the Company's executive officers, including the CEO. Changes in base salary are generally made effective on March 1. The same principles are applied in setting the salaries of all executive officers to ensure that salaries are competitively established. Salaries are determined by considering the officer's potential duties and responsibilities within the Company and his or her business unit, and the officer's potential impact on the operations and profitability of the Company. Unlike with respect to the Company's incentive compensation arrangements, the Committee does not consider achievement of specific corporate performance factors in establishing base salaries for its executive officers. In general, it is the policy of the Company to set base salaries lower than would be typical for comparable positions in similar firms, and to include more compensation in incentive plans, particularly long-term incentive compensation plans tied to multi-year performance periods. Incentive Compensation Plans. Each executive officer of the Company generally participates in a two or three-year incentive compensation plan. These plans are similar to multi-year incentive plans in which other members of the Company's professional staff participate. Under such plans, the officer is eligible for annual cash incentive awards, and cash awards which may be made at the end of the plan if the Compensation Committee determines that the officer has met the specified multi-year goals of the executive's two- or three-year plan. Some plans also contemplate awards of stock options under the Company's shareholder-approved stock option plan. Each executive officer has a plan which details the executive officer's goals, the primary element of which is financial performance, including targets for the Company's pre-tax income, or targets for profit contribution by one or more business units, or a combination thereof. Some plans include individual, non-financial goals. The annual cash awards under the incentive compensation plans and the cash portion of the award for completion of an incentive compensation plan generally are based on multiples of a percentage of the executive officer's salary for the relevant fiscal period. The number of stock options which may be awarded is determined at the time the performance goals are established. Such number of stock options is not determined by reference to any specific criteria other than the Company's historical practice of awarding stock options in connection with incentive compensation plans for certain executive officers. Such number has been relatively consistent for multi-year plans for executive officers for more than ten years. The exercise price of all options granted in connection with the incentive compensation plans for the executive officers is the fair market value of the shares on the date of grant of the option. Achievement of the specified financial or non-financial goals for plan years earlier than the final plan year in a multi-year plan entitles the executive to specified interim cash payments and stock option grants, all of which are considered advances against the multi- year incentive compensation amounts. Such interim cash payments are significantly less than a ratable percentage of the projected incentive compensation payable on successful completion of a multi-year plan. For example, successful completion of the first year of a two-year plan typically would entitle 13 the executive to payment of 25% of target cash incentive compensation. Stock options in connection with multi-year plans also are granted according to a schedule specified in the plan, typically including a small percentage of options granted at the time the plans are approved by the Compensation Committee. As explained in more detail in note 1 to the Option Grant table, preceding, only 900 option-shares were granted to executive officers in fiscal 1994, all to Mr. Gross in connection with his new multi-year incentive compensation arrangement commencing in 1994. In February 1994, the Compensation Committee approved two-year (1994-1995) incentive compensation plans for Messrs. Brands and Giuntini, as described in the Proxy Statement for the May 1994 Annual Meeting under "Proposal to Approve the Performance-Based Incentive Compensation Plan for Executive Officers." In May 1994, the Compensation Committee approved 1994 and 1994-1995 incentive compensation plans for Messrs. Nicolai and Forman, annual 1994 and 1995 plans and a two-year (1994-1995) plan for Mr. Gross, and a 1994 plan for Mr. Rossotti. All of these plans included the same pre-tax income target as a financial performance goal. The plans for Messrs. Gross, Nicolai, and Forman also included non-financial goals in their respective areas of responsibility, such as managing various corporate supports to achieve certain operational goals within budget. The two-year plan for Mr. Gross included additional financial performance targets based on strategic client development. All plans required that a minimum percentage of the stated goal must be achieved before any portion of the related incentive compensation share was payable. The plans also took into account projected pre-tax income for the year following the performance year just ended, in determining whether awards are payable and the amounts thereof. All plans also required that each plan also included higher award multiples for performance which exceeded the targets by a stated percentage. In February 1995, the Compensation Committee determined that Messrs. Brands, Giuntini, Rossotti, and Gross substantially met their financial goals relative to fiscal 1994 and that Messrs. Nicolai, and Forman had substantially met their non-financial performance goals, and determined that each had earned the target payment of one incentive share. These amounts are shown in the Summary Compensation Table under "Annual Compensation - Bonus." The Committee on February 28, 1995 also approved the interim stock option awards to Messrs. Brands, Giuntini, Gross, Nicolai, and Forman contemplated by their approved incentive compensation plans and based on achievement of the specified performance goals for fiscal 1994. Mr. Rossotti's 1994 incentive compensation plan did not provide for stock options. Under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Internal Revenue Code"), the allowable deduction for compensation paid or accrued with respect to persons who as of the end of the year are employed as the chief executive officer and each of the four most highly compensated executive officers of a publicly held corporation is limited to no more than $1,000,000 per year for fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 1994. This limitation does not apply to compensation consisting of stock options issuable under 1992 Plan E, nor to compensation payable under certain performance-based compensation plans approved by shareholders. The Compensation Committee has taken certain actions to minimize the adverse effects of Section 162(m) on the after-tax income of the Company. In particular, as recommended by the Compensation Committee, the Incentive Compensation Plan for Executive Officers was presented to and approved by the shareholders at the last annual meeting. The Incentive Compensation Plan for Executive Officers significantly limits the Compensation Committee's discretion regarding the amount of incentive compensation paid to an employee covered by such Plan. Because the Compensation Committee projects that it is unlikely that any Executive Officer other than the Chief Executive Officer and the President will receive compensation that would result in a loss of tax deductions under Section 162(m), use of the shareholder- approved incentive compensation plan has to date been limited to the Chief Executive Officer and the President. The Compensation Committee will continue to monitor whether compensation of other Executive Officers is likely to exceed the deduction limitations under Section 162(m) and the Compensation Committee is expected to take appropriate actions to reduce the likelihood of a loss of deductions. Chief Executive Officer Compensation The Chief Executive Officer's annual base salary is established by the Compensation Committee using the same criteria as discussed above for the executive officers. Paul Brands, who was designated Chief Executive Officer of the Company in September 1993, received an annual base salary of $262,500 for 1994, which represented an increase of 5% over his base salary for 1993. This increase was not based on any specific corporate performance factors. Mr. Brands' annual incentive compensation payments are determined by the Compensation Committee 14 based entirely on targets for the Company's pre-tax income. His multi-year plan in effect for fiscal 1994-1995 also contemplates awards of stock options under the Company's shareholder-approved stock option plan. The Company made no initial interim award of options in 1994. Customarily, options representing 10% of the target number of options to be granted under a multi-year plan are awarded in the first year of such plan. Mr. Brands had received 1,800 options in 1993 under a 1993-1994 incentive compensation plan which was terminated by the Compensation Committee at the same February 1994 meeting. In view of the early termination of Mr. Brands' 1993-1994 incentive compensation plan, the Compensation Committee credited Mr. Brands' 1994-1995 plan with such prior award of 1,800 options. Frederic V. Malek (Chairman) Steven R. Fenster James J. Forese Dorothy Leonard-Barton Gordon R. Worley 15 SHAREHOLDER RETURN PERFORMANCE GRAPH The following graph provides a comparison of the cumulative total return on the Company's Common Stock with returns on the Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Index and the Computer Software Sector Index of the Hambrecht & Quist Technology Stock Index.
12/31/89 12/31/90 12/31/91 12/31/92 12/31/93 12/31/94 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSY Common Stock 100 161 176 297 263 385 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S&P 500 Composite Index 100 97 126 136 150 152 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hambrecht & Quist Technology/Software 100 111 215 241 258 325 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
16 COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS The Company has a standing Executive Committee, Stock Option/Award Committee, Compensation Committee, and Audit Committee. The Company does not have a standing Nominating Committee. The Executive Committee is composed of five directors, all of whom are executive officers of the Company: Charles O. Rossotti, Patrick W. Gross, Paul A. Brands, Philip M. Giuntini, and Frank A. Nicolai. The Executive Committee generally has the power to authorize all corporate actions that the Board of Directors has the power to authorize, except as may be limited by law. The Executive Committee did not meet during 1994. The Stock Option/Award Committee is presently composed of five directors, all of whom are executive officers of the Company: Charles O. Rossotti, Patrick W. Gross, Paul A. Brands, Philip M. Giuntini, and Frank A. Nicolai. The Committee administers the Company's employee stock option plans (including 1992 Plan E), except as noted below. These directors are eligible to receive options under the plans, but options, if any, awarded to them are granted and administered by the Compensation Committee. The Stock Option/Award Committee also administers the Company's Profit-Sharing Plan, a stock award plan. Directors and executive officers are not eligible to participate in the Profit- Sharing Plan. The Committee meets as required and met six times during 1994. The Compensation Committee is presently composed of five Outside Directors: Steven R. Fenster, James J. Forese, Dorothy Leonard-Barton, Frederic V. Malek, and Gordon R. Worley. The Committee is responsible for developing and making recommendations to the Board of Directors with respect to the Company's compensation policies generally. The Committee approves the compensation plans for the Company's executive officers, including the Chief Executive Officer, and on an annual basis determines the compensation to be paid to the executive officers. The Compensation Committee alone is responsible for the granting and administration of stock options granted to the executive officers and to the Controller. In 1994, the Compensation Committee met twice. The Audit Committee is presently composed of four Outside Directors: Daniel J. Altobello, Steven R. Fenster, James J. Forese, and Gordon R. Worley. This Committee has the responsibility for making recommendations to the Board of Directors as to the independent accountants of the Company; for reviewing with the independent accountants, upon completion of their audit, the scope of their examination, any recommendations they may have for improving internal accounting controls, management systems, or choice of accounting principles and other matters; and for reviewing generally the accounting control procedures of the Company. In 1994, the Audit Committee met twice. Also, on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, the Board of Directors has appointed the accounting firm of Price Waterhouse LLP to audit the accounts of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1995. The Board of Directors met five times during 1994, and all members attended 100% of the meetings of the Board and Committees of the Board on which they serve. Outside Directors are currently entitled to receive fees of $3,000 per Board meeting attended, plus travel expenses, and such fees and expenses were, in fact, paid for all meetings attended in fiscal 1994. This fee will increase to $5,000 per meeting, effective with the May 18, 1995 meeting of the Board of Directors. In addition, Outside Directors were paid a retainer of $5,000 per year during fiscal 1994. Outside Directors also receive automatic grants of stock options, which vest over five years, pursuant to the Company's stock option plans. The number of shares subject to grant, and subject to outstanding options, are adjusted when stock splits occur. The numbers of options reported below in this paragraph are the numbers of the original grants and do not give effect to the June 1992 or October 1994 stock splits to the extent such splits occurred after the date of grant. All options granted to Outside Directors vest at the rate of 1/60th a month for each month the Outside Director continues to serve as a director. Pursuant to a prior stock option plan, each Outside Director in May 1988 was granted 5,000 options to purchase shares of the Company's Common Stock. James J. Forese, who became a director in November 1989, was granted 5,000 options on November 10, 1989. Dorothy Leonard-Barton, who became a director in September 1991, was granted 5,000 options on September 27, 1991. Under the 1992 Stock Option Plan E, each new Outside Director is automatically granted 5,000 options (such number subject to adjustments for splits) upon first becoming a director. Pursuant to an amendment to 1992 Plan E approved by shareholders in May 1993, each Outside Director is automatically granted an additional 5,000 options (such number subject to adjustments for splits), vesting over 5 years, when any options previously granted have fully vested. Pursuant to such Plan, Daniel J. Altobello was granted 7,500 options in July 1993 when he first became a director. Also under the 1992 Stock Option Plan E, Messrs. Fenster, Malek, and Worley each were granted 5,000 options in April 1993 because their options granted in 1988 had fully vested. Those grants were made subject to shareholder 17 approval which was obtained in May 1993. In addition, under the 1992 Stock Option Plan E, Mr. Forese was granted 7,500 options (after giving effect to the October 1994 stock split) in November 1994 because his options granted in 1988 had fully vested. In addition, if the Stock-for-Fees Plan is approved by the shareholders at the Annual Meeting, pursuant to such Plan, Outside Directors will have the opportunity to have the annual retainer and meeting fees, which would otherwise be paid to the Outside Directors in cash, paid in the form of Common Stock. See "Proposal to Approve the Stock-for-Fees Plan." COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION Messrs. Malek, Fenster, Forese, and Worley, and Ms. Leonard-Barton, served as members of the Compensation Committee throughout fiscal 1994. All of the foregoing persons continue to serve as members of the Compensation Committee. James J. Forese is General Manager of IBM Customer Financing and Chairman, IBM Credit Corporation. In November 1989, International Business Machines Corporation ("IBM") acquired Series B Preferred Stock of the Company convertible into 1,755,000 shares of Common Stock. IBM converted in fiscal 1993 a total of 609,500 shares of Series B Preferred Stock (equivalent to 52% of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock originally issued to IBM) into 914,250 shares of Common Stock whereupon AMS purchased such shares of Common Stock from IBM for approximately $18.7 million (based on the average market price of the underlying Common Stock for the 20 trading days preceding the purchases). In May 1994, IBM converted its remaining Series B Preferred Shares into 840,750 shares of Common Stock and sold all of such shares in the open market. Revenues earned by the Company, pursuant to a multi-year work agreement with IBM and other consulting service contracts with IBM, amounted to $6,486,000 in 1994. The Company had $1,070,000 in accounts receivable due from IBM on December 31, 1994. Margins earned by the Company under its contracts with IBM fall within the range of margins earned on its other commercial contracts. CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge, general counsel to the Company, earned fees and incurred reimbursable expenses totaling approximately $2,045,000 from AMS in connection with legal services performed for the Company during 1994. Barbara M. Rossotti, a member of the firm of Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge, is the spouse of Charles O. Rossotti, Chairman of the Board and a director of the Company. Information concerning certain transactions between the Company and IBM is provided above under the caption "Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation." Charles O. Rossotti, Chairman of the Board, served during fiscal 1994 as, and remains, a director of Caterair International Corporation, a non-publicly held entity. Daniel J. Altobello, a director of the Company, is Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Caterair. Also, Mr. Altobello owns more than 5% of the equity securities of Caterair. In fiscal 1994, the Company earned revenues of approximately $579,000 from systems planning consulting services performed for Caterair. Margins earned by the Company under its contracts with Caterair fall within the range of margins earned on the Company's other commercial contracts. PROPOSAL TO APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION INCREASING THE AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK An amendment (the "Charter Amendment") to Article Fourth of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended, was adopted by the Board of Directors on February 24, 1995, subject to approval by the shareholders. The text of the Charter Amendment is set forth in Exhibit A to this Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference, and the discussion herein is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto. The Charter 18 Amendment increases the authorized number of shares of Common Stock from 40,000,000 to 100,000,000 shares. Shareholders of the Company's Common Stock are not entitled to preemptive rights. The additional shares are likely to be used for stock splits which the Company may authorize from time to time. The proposed increase in the authorized number of shares is necessary to permit future stock splits. The Company has split its stock five times since 1985, most recently in October 1994 and June 1992, when the Board of Directors authorized 3-for-2 splits. The cumulative effect of these splits has multiplied one share at the beginning of 1985 into 13.5 shares currently. The additional shares proposed to be authorized could also be used to satisfy stock options which may be granted under stock option plans in the future or obligations under other stock-based compensation plans, such as the Company's Profit Sharing Plan or the Stock-for-Fees Plan (if approved by the shareholders). Finally, it would also be possible for the Company to issue the additional shares proposed to be authorized as stock dividends or in connection with acquisitions, financings to raise funds, or other actions to expand or enhance the Company's business. At this time, the Company does not contemplate any of these actions which would require the use of unissued authorized shares, other than the satisfaction of obligations under benefit plans and the possibility of future stock splits. Conceivably, it may be possible for the issuance of additional shares to deter potential takeover efforts if the additional shares were issued to persons who are opposed to such efforts. However, the Company is not aware of any potential takeover efforts and the proposed increase in the authorized number of shares was unrelated to any such concern. As of March 29, 1995, there were outstanding 26,489,645 shares of Common Stock and 2,385,378 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance upon exercise of the options granted under the Company's stock option plans. If the Charter Amendment is approved by the shareholders, based on the number of shares outstanding on March 29, 1995, there will be 73,510,355 shares of authorized but unissued Common Stock. The issuance of additional authorized shares pursuant to a stock split or stock dividend will not reduce the percentage of the total number of outstanding shares held by any shareholder or have a dilutive financial effect; the sale of any additional authorized shares will proportionately reduce the percentage of the total number of outstanding shares held by any shareholder, although such a sale will not have a dilutive financial effect unless the additional shares are sold for less than the then fair market value of the Common Stock. The Board of Directors does not anticipate issuing additional shares of Common Stock for less than fair market value except to the extent that the exercise price of employee stock options is less at the time of the options' exercise than the fair market value of the Common Stock. The additional shares of Common Stock to be authorized under the Charter Amendment may be issued from time to time by the Board of Directors without the necessity of further shareholder action. Approval of the Charter Amendment will require the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. The Board of Directors has unanimously adopted a resolution approving the Charter Amendment and directed that it be submitted to the shareholders for their consideration. The members of the Board of Directors and the Company's executive officers intend to vote all shares in their control in favor of the Charter Amendment. In the event that the Charter Amendment is not approved by the shareholders of the Company at the Annual Meeting, the Board of Directors will reconsider it. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT TO THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION INCREASING THE AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK PROPOSAL TO APPROVE AN AMENDED 1992 STOCK OPTION PLAN E Introduction and Summary Description of Proposed Amendments The 1992 Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan E was adopted by the Board of Directors on February 21, 1992, and was approved by the shareholders on May 8, 1992. The 1992 Stock Option Plan E was amended in 1993 to clarify the definition of the term "Outside Director" and to provide for automatic grants of non-qualified stock options to each Outside Director upon completion of five years of service on the Board of Directors. 19 The shareholders are now being asked to approve 1992 Plan E, as amended by amendments which were approved by the Board of Directors on February 24, 1995, subject to shareholder approval (the "1992 Plan E Amendments" or the "Amendments"). The 1992 Plan E Amendments provide that the nonqualified stock options previously granted to an Outside Director who terminates his or her membership on the Board of Directors following completion of at least ten (10) years of continuous service as a member of the Board of Directors will continue to vest as long as the individual survives. Thus, upon Gordon R. Worley's retirement from the Board of Directors, effective immediately prior to the Annual Meeting, Mr. Worley's 4,252 unvested options would not lapse that day, and he would be able to exercise his 7,500 options until March 31, 1998. The 1992 Plan E Amendments further provide that options may be exercised by such individual following resignation from the Board of Directors until the option expires by its terms on the fifth anniversary of its date of grant. The 1992 Plan E Amendments also specify the maximum number of shares (100,000) with respect to which options may be granted to an executive officer of the Company during the life of the Plan. This maximum is a new requirement under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Board of Directors believes that the 1992 Plan E Amendments will increase the Company's ability to retain highly qualified Outside Directors and compensate such Outside Directors for their services. The text of 1992 Plan E as proposed to be amended, incorporating the Amendments that are underlined, is set forth in Exhibit B to this Proxy Statement. The foregoing description of the Amendments and the following description of 1992 Plan E are qualified by reference to such text. Summary Description of 1992 Plan E The 1992 Stock Option Plan E provides that options to purchase Common Stock of the Company may be granted to any key employee (including officers and directors) of the Company and its subsidiaries who meets minimum salary and other requirements established by the Board of Directors. "Outside Directors" are also eligible to receive options under 1992 Plan E. The 1992 Stock Option Plan E defines "Outside Directors" as directors who have not at any time been officers or employees of the Company. As of March 29, 1995, 1,049 key employees (i.e., six executive officers, 104 Vice Presidents, 209 Senior Principals, and --- 730 Principals, including persons in comparable positions) and six Outside Directors were eligible to participate in 1992 Plan E. The 1992 Stock Option Plan E provides that it shall be administered by the Board of Directors or the Stock Option/Award Committee, except as provided below. The Stock Option/Award Committee currently performs this function. In accordance with the provisions of the 1992 Stock Option Plan E, the Committee has authority to determine the employees to be granted options, whether the options are non-qualified stock options ("NSOs") or incentive stock options ("ISOs"), the times at which options are granted, the exercise prices of the options, the numbers of shares subject to the options, the vesting schedule of the options or whether the options are immediately vested, the times when options terminate and whether the exercise price will be paid in cash or stock. A committee composed of three or more Outside Directors, each of whom is required to be a "disinterested person" within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), has sole authority to grant options to directors, other than Outside Directors, and to all persons who are "officers" or "ten percent shareholders" of the Company within the meaning of Sections 16(a) and 16(b) of the Act, and to perform all other functions with respect to options granted to those persons, including amendments to the 1992 Stock Option Plan E or outstanding options which affect such persons. (This group currently consists of the Company's executive officers and Controller. ) The Compensation Committee currently performs these functions. Options may be granted to key employees either (a) on the basis of awards earned under the Company's incentive compensation programs for groups of key employees, or (b) as the Board of Directors or the appropriate Committee may determine. If options are granted in connection with the Company's incentive compensation programs, then performance bonuses and options based thereon are earned based on the employee's success in meeting predetermined performance standards during one or more years (the "Performance Period"). Such options are granted, if at all, at the time that the Company determines that the employee has met or will meet the employee's predetermined performance standards for the Performance Period in question. The award of options to Outside Directors under the 1992 Stock Option Plan E is non-discretionary. Currently, NSOs for 5,000 shares would be granted automatically to any new Outside Director on the date of the 20 Outside Director's first election or appointment to the Board. Following completion of five years of service as an Outside Director, each Outside Director currently would receive an additional grant of 5,000 shares. One sixtieth of such options vest on the date of election or appointment of each such Outside Director to the Board, and 1/60th vest on the same day of each month thereafter for as long as the person continues to serve as a director. The Plan provides that options granted to all directors, officers and ten-percent shareholders (as defined for purposes of Sections 16(a) and 16(b) of the Act) are not exercisable for a period of at least six months from the date of grant. The 1992 Stock Option Plan E currently authorizes the issuance of options to purchase a maximum of 2,250,000 shares, which reflects stock splits in 1992 and 1994 and is subject to adjustment for future capital changes. Of this number, 680,380 shares remain available as of March 29, 1995 for issuance pursuant to options granted thereunder. Shares subject to options granted under the 1992 Stock Option Plan E which terminate or expire unexercised are available for the grant of future options. The number of shares which may be subject to options granted under the 1992 Stock Option Plan E in any single calendar year for awards earned for one-year Performance Periods may not exceed 101,250 shares, in the case of Performance Periods beginning on or after January 1, 1992, subject to possible adjustment for capital changes. There is no annual limitation on options granted with respect to awards earned for Performance Periods of more than one year. However, the maximum number of shares which may be subject to options granted under the Plan to any individual during the life of the Plan is 100,000 shares, subject to adjustment for future capital changes. The 1992 Stock Option Plan E as currently in effect does not impose this maximum. During the period between the adoption of the 1992 Stock Option Plan E on February 21, 1992 and March 29, 1995, the Company has authorized the grant of stock options to purchase an aggregate of 1,828,459 shares of Common Stock under such Plan, including (i) options to purchase 17,775 shares granted to Patrick W. Gross, Vice Chairman and Director, (ii) options to purchase 28,687 shares granted to Paul A. Brands, Vice Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director, (iii) options to purchase 27,783 shares granted to Philip M. Giuntini, President and Director, (iv) options to purchase 3,600 shares granted to Frank A. Nicolai, Executive Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Director, (v) options to purchase 20,307 shares granted to Fred L. Forman, Executive Vice President, (vi) options to purchase 98,152 shares granted to all current executive officers as a group, (vii) options to purchase 25,014 shares granted to Donna E. Deeley, Mr. Giuntini's spouse and a Vice President of the Company, (viii) options to purchase 1,689,057 shares granted to all current employees, including all officers who are not executive officers, as a group, and (ix) options to purchase 7,500 shares to each of Steven R. Fenster, Frederic V. Malek, Gordon R. Worley and James J. Forese, and options to purchase 11,250 shares to Daniel J. Altobello, as Outside Directors during this period. No options were granted to Charles O. Rossotti during this period. Under the 1992 Stock Option Plan E, NSOs are exercisable only to the extent they are vested. For employees, the Board of Directors or the appropriate Committee selects a vesting schedule over a period of up to five years. Optionees who receive NSOs are entitled to exercise at any time, or from time to time, all or any portion of a vested NSO; provided, however, that all NSOs expire no later than five years after the date of grant. The exercise price of all NSOs granted under the 1992 Stock Option Plan E, except those options granted in connection with one-year incentive compensation plans, is the fair market value of the Company's Common Stock on the date of grant of the option. NSOs granted in connection with one-year incentive compensation plans may be granted with exercise prices other than the fair market value of the Company's Common Stock on the date of grant only if the exercise price is determined by a formula selected by the Board (or the appropriate Committee) that is based on the fair market value of the Company's Common Stock, as of a date, or over a period, that is within three months of the date of grant. Under the 1992 Stock Option Plan E, ISOs are exercisable only to the extent they are vested. ISOs vest over a period of up to seven years. Employees who have been granted ISOs may exercise at any time, or from time to time, all or any portion of a vested ISO; provided, however, that no ISO granted on or before December 31, 1986 may be exercised by an employee while there is outstanding any ISO which was granted to such employee before the date of the ISO to be exercised. ISOs expire up to eight years after the date they are granted. The exercise price of ISOs is determined by the appropriate Committee and must be at least equal to the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date the ISO is granted (except ISOs granted to ten percent shareholders, in which case the price may not be less than 110% of fair market value). 21 For purposes of the 1992 Stock Option Plan E, the fair market value of the Common Stock is the closing bid price of the Common Stock as quoted in the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System ("NASDAQ") in the national market on the date of grant of the option, or, if there is no trade on such date, on the most recent date upon which the Common Stock was traded. On March 29, 1995, the closing bid price of the Common Stock was $19.50 per share. Options granted to employees may be amended to advance the date on which the option vests. If an option is so amended, the amendment also may provide that the shares which would not have been vested under the original vesting schedule shall be subject to repurchase for a period of time by the Company at the original exercise price upon termination of employment of the employee for any reason. Under the 1992 Stock Option Plan E, the Board of Directors or the appropriate Committee has the authority to permit an optionee to pay the exercise price for shares using shares of the Company's Common Stock owned for at least three months, or a combination of cash and such previously-owned stock. If the Company is merged, consolidated, sold, liquidated, or dissolved, the 1992 Stock Option Plan E also provides for the acceleration of the vesting of options which would have vested within one year of any such event. An option is not transferable during the lifetime of the optionee and is exercisable during the optionee's lifetime only by the optionee. Upon termination of an employee's employment with the Company for any reason whatsoever, all options held by such employee which are not exercisable on the date of such termination shall expire. To the extent nonqualified stock options are exercisable on such date, shares subject to nonqualified stock options held by an employee may be purchased during the "exercise period," after which the nonqualified stock options shall expire and all rights granted under the agreement pursuant to which the options were granted shall become null and void. The "exercise period" for shares subject to nonqualified stock options held by an employee, his heirs, legatees or legal representatives, as the case may be, ends on the earlier of (i) the date on which the nonqualified stock option expires by its terms, or (ii) (A), except in the case of death or disability, within thirty (30) days, or (B) in the case of death or disability, within one (1) year after the date of termination of employment. Under the current version of the 1992 Stock Option Plan E, upon termination of an Outside Director as a member of the Board of Directors for any reason other than death or disability, all options held by such Outside Director which are not exercisable on the date of such termination shall expire. In the event of termination by reason of death or disability, all options then unvested vest automatically, and all options may be exercised by the Outside Director, his or her heirs, legatees, or legal representatives, as the case may be, at any time until the date on which the options expire by their original terms. If the 1992 Plan E Amendments are approved, termination of an Outside Director's membership on the Board of Directors by reason of retirement after completion of at least ten (10) years of continuous service will extend vesting and exercisability of such Director's options. Options unvested on the date of retirement will continue to vest at the rate of 1/60th per month for so long as such Director survives, and vested options will be exercisable at any time until the date on which all such options expire by their original terms, five years from the date of grant. All ISOs held by an employee will expire unless exercised by the employee, his heirs, legatees or legal representatives, as the case may be, before the earlier of (1) the date on which the ISO expires by its terms, or (2)(a) except in the case of death or disability, within thirty days after the date employment is terminated, or (b) in the case of death or disability, within ten weeks after such death or disability. If not previously terminated, all unexercised ISOs expire ten weeks after such date except if there is outstanding one or more ISOs granted on or after January 1, 1986, but before January 1, 1987 (a "post- January 1986 ISO"), then the period during which shares subject to a vested post-January 1986 ISO may be purchased is automatically extended by one business day beyond the expiration date (as extended) of the next earlier granted and outstanding post-January 1986 ISO. In no event will a granted and outstanding ISO expire more than three months after the date of the employee's termination of employment. The Board of Directors may at any time amend the 1992 Stock Option Plan E or the terms of options granted under such Plan, except that no amendment may, without approval of the shareholders, (i) materially increase the benefits accruing to the participants under the Plan, (ii) increase the number of shares which may be issued under the Plan, except for adjustments in certain circumstances, or (iii) materially modify the requirements as to eligibility for participation in the Plan. An amendment to an option granted to an Outside Director may not be 22 made more frequently than every six months unless necessary to comply with the Internal Revenue Code or the Employee Retirement and Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. The Plan shall remain in effect until January 1, 2002. Tax Consequences Information regarding the federal income tax consequences to the Company and to optionees of options granted under the 1992 Stock Option Plan E follows. This information is not intended to be exhaustive and is only intended to briefly summarize the federal income tax statutes, regulations and currently available agency interpretations thereof, and is intended to apply to the 1992 Stock Option Plan E as normally operated. It is recommended that optionees consult their own professional tax advisors for personal and specific advice about options. An optionee has no tax consequences from the grant of an NSO. Upon exercise of an NSO, the optionee has compensation income taxable at ordinary income tax rates on the amount by which the fair market value of the shares received as of the date of exercise exceeds the exercise price. The Company is entitled to a deduction equal to the amount of compensation income to the optionee as long as income taxes are withheld on the optionee's compensation income. Upon the sale of Common Stock acquired through the exercise of an NSO, any difference between the amount realized and the fair market value of the Common Stock as of the date of exercise will be capital gain or loss. An employee is not taxed upon the grant of an ISO. Except for the possible imposition of the alternative minimum tax, an optionee is not taxable on the exercise of an ISO. Unlike the exercise of an NSO, the Company is not entitled to a deduction with respect to an ISO unless the optionee engages in a disqualifying disposition described below. Upon a sale of shares acquired upon exercise of an ISO, the employee will recognize capital gain or loss, as the case may be, equal to the difference between the amount realized on the sale and the exercise price, provided the sale occurs at least two years after the grant of the ISO and at least one year after the exercise of the ISO. If these holding periods are not satisfied, the sale of shares acquired upon exercise of an ISO is a "disqualifying disposition." If the sale is a disqualifying disposition, the excess of the fair market value of the shares on the date the ISO was exercised over the exercise price is compensation income taxable at ordinary income tax rates, and any excess of the sale price of the shares over the fair market value of the shares on the date the ISO was exercised would be capital gain. The Company would be entitled to a deduction equal to the amount of compensation income taxable to the optionee. The excess of the fair market value of the shares at the time of exercise over the exercise price of the ISO increases the optionee's alternative minimum taxable income. If an optionee who is subject to the "short-swing profit liability" rules under Section 16(b) of the Act purchases shares of Common Stock of the Company within six months before the optionee exercises an NSO or an ISO, the tax consequences of exercising the option which normally occur on the option exercise date may be delayed for up to six months. In such a case, unless the optionee makes an election under Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code to avoid the delay, the tax consequences which normally occur on the exercise date of an ISO or NSO will occur on the first date on which a sale of the shares of Common Stock acquired upon exercise of the option would not subject the optionee to liability under Section 16(b) of the Act. The 1992 Stock Option Plan E constitutes a new plan approved by the shareholders on May 8, 1992, for purposes of the qualification of options granted under such Plan, including any amendments thereto, as incentive stock options under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code. 23 Plan Benefits The number of stock options that would have been granted during the Company's 1994 fiscal year to each of the following persons or groups had the 1992 Plan E Amendments been in effect would not differ from the number which was in fact granted under 1992 Plan E, as set forth below.
Potential Realizable Value at Assessed Annual Rates of Stock Price Appreciation for Option Term Compounded Annually ------------------- Name and Position 5% 10% Number of Units (1) - ----------------- ------ ------ ------------------- Charles O. Rossotti.............................................................. $ 0 $ 0 0 Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and Director Patrick W. Gross................................................................. 3,461 7,647 900 Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and Director Paul A. Brands................................................................... 0 0 0 Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and Director Philip M. Giuntini............................................................... 0 0 0 President and Director Frank A. Nicolai................................................................. 0 0 0 Executive Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Director Fred L. Forman................................................................... 0 0 0 Executive Vice President All current executive officers as a group........................................ 3,461 7,647 900 All current directors who are not executive officers as a group................. 32,466 71,735 7,500 All employees as a group......................................................... 1,784,757 3,943,517 475,802
______________ (1) Options which were granted during the Company's 1994 fiscal year pursuant to 1992 Plan E. Required Vote The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of Common Stock present at the Annual Meeting or represented by Proxy and entitled to vote to approve 1992 Plan E, as amended by the Amendments, is required for approval of the Amendments. The Board of Directors has unanimously adopted a resolution approving 1992 Plan E, as amended by the Amendments, and directed that it be submitted to the shareholders for their consideration. The members of the Board of Directors and the Company's executive officers have advised the Company that they intend to vote all shares in their control in favor of 1992 Plan E, as amended by the Amendments. In the event that 1992 Plan E, as amended by the Amendments, is not approved by the shareholders of the Company at the Annual Meeting, the Board of Directors will reconsider the Amendments; unless and until the Board of Directors takes such further action with respect to the Amendments, however, the 1992 Plan E will remain in effect in accordance with its terms. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR APPROVAL OF AN AMENDED 1992 STOCK OPTION PLAN E 24 PROPOSAL TO APPROVE THE STOCK-FOR-FEES PLAN The Board of Directors adopted on February 24, 1995, subject to the approval of the Company's shareholders, the American Management Systems Outside Directors Stock-for-Fees Plan. The purpose of the Stock-for-Fees Plan is to provide Outside Directors (directors who are not and have not been employees of the Company or its subsidiaries) with a means of acquiring or increasing his proprietary interest in the Company and thereby reinforce the common interest of directors and shareholders in enhancing the value of the Company's Common Stock. If approved by the shareholders, the Stock-for-Fees Plan will give each Outside Director the opportunity to have their annual retainer and meeting fees, which would otherwise be paid to the Outside Director in cash, paid in the form of Common Stock. The text of the Stock-for-Fees plan is set forth in Exhibit C to this Proxy Statement and the following description of such Plan is qualified by reference to such text. The Stock-for-Fees Plan provides that only persons who will be Outside Directors immediately after the Annual Meeting of Shareholders are entitled to participate in such Plan. Each Outside Director may elect to have none, one-half or all of the annual retainer and meeting fees otherwise payable paid in the form of Common Stock. If the Outside Director elects to participate in the Stock-for-Fees Plan, all of the annual retainer and meeting fees which would otherwise be paid to the Outside Director in cash shall be paid in the form of Common Stock. To comply with Securities and Exchange Commission rules, the election will become effective six months following receipt by the Secretary of the Company as to any retainer and meeting fees paid thereafter. An election to participate continues in effect until (i) the date six months after the Outside Director delivers to the Secretary written notice of an election to cease participation; or (ii) the resignation, non-reelection, death or disability of such Outside Director. An Outside Director who terminates participation in the Stock-for-Fees Plan may again commence participation by filing a written notice of election to be effective six months following receipt by the Secretary of the Company as provided herein. If an Outside Director does not elect to participate, all fees payable to the Outside Director will be paid in cash. The Stock-for-Fees Plan has no effect on the amount of fees payable to an Outside Director. For participating Outside Directors, all fees payable for service as a director will be used to purchase from the Company such number of whole shares of the Common Stock of the Company as is determined by dividing the amount payable by the closing price of the Company's Common Stock on the determination date (which shall be the date of the relevant Board of Directors meeting), rounding up or down any fractional shares to the nearest whole share. Each Outside Director who elects to participate in the Stock-for-Fees Plan will be taxed upon the fair market value of Common Stock upon the issuance of the Common Stock. For federal income tax purposes, this amount would be taxable as compensation income from self-employment and the Company would be entitled to a corresponding deduction. The aggregate number of shares which may be purchased under the Stock-for- Fees Plan will not exceed 100,000 shares of Common Stock. In the event of stock splits and functionally equivalent capital changes to the Common Stock, the number of shares will be adjusted proportionately automatically. All five continuing Outside Directors of the Company as of the date of the Annual Meeting are eligible to participate in the Stock-for-Fees Plan. The Stock-for-Fees Plan will be administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may amend, modify or terminate the Stock-for-Fees Plan at any time, except that it may not, however, be amended more frequently than once every six months. No amendment may, without approval of the shareholders (i) increase the number of shares available for issuance under the Stock-for-Fees Plan, except for adjustments in certain circumstances, (ii) materially modify the requirements as to eligibility to participate, or (iii) materially increase the benefits accruing to Outside Directors under the Stock- for-Fees Plan. The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of Common Stock present at the Annual Meeting or represented by Proxy and entitled to vote to approve the Stock-for-Fees Plan is required for approval of such Plan. The Board of Directors has unanimously adopted a resolution approving the Stock-for- Fees Plan and directed that it be submitted to the shareholders for their consideration. The members of the Board of Directors and 25 the Company's executive officers have advised the Company that they intend to vote all shares in their control in favor of the Stock-for-Fees Plan. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR APPROVAL OF THE STOCK-FOR-FEES PLAN OTHER MATTERS The Board of Directors does not know of any matters to be presented at the meeting other than those stated above. If any other business should come before the meeting, including a vote to adjourn the meeting, the persons named in the enclosed Proxy will vote thereon at the meeting, or any adjournment thereof, as he or they determine to be in the best interests of the Company. To be included in the Proxy Statement and form of Proxy for the 1996 Annual Meeting, shareholder proposals intended to be presented at that meeting must be received by the Company no later than December 18, 1995. ANNUAL REPORT A copy of the 1994 Annual Report of the Company (which includes condensed financial data and a letter to stockholders) accompanies this Proxy Statement. Appendix 1 to this Proxy Statement, titled "1994 Financial Report," contains all of the financial information (including the Company's audited financial statements), and certain general information, previously published in the Company's Annual Report. Appendix 1 is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K may be obtained without charge by writing to Frank A. Nicolai, Secretary of the Corporation, American Management Systems, Incorporated, 4050 Legato Road, Fairfax, Virginia 22033. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, Frank A. Nicolai Secretary April 19, 1995 Fairfax, Virginia SHAREHOLDERS WHO DO NOT EXPECT TO ATTEND THE MEETING ARE REMINDED TO DATE, SIGN, AND RETURN THE ENCLOSED PROXY IN THE POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE PROVIDED 26 EXHIBIT A AMERICAN MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION, AS AMENDED AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE FOURTH Section 1. Authorized Shares. The total authorized capital stock of the Corporation shall be 104,000,000 shares, consisting of 4,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $.10 per share (herein called the "Preferred Stock"), and 100,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (herein called the "Common Stock"). EXHIBIT B AMERICAN MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED 1992 AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCK OPTION PLAN E, AS AMENDED AND IN EFFECT ON MARCH 29, 1995 (as Further Amended February 24, 1995, such Amendment Subject to Shareholder Approval) I. Purposes There are three purposes of 1992 Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan E (the "Plan"). The first is to offer to those employees who contribute materially to the successful operation of AMERICAN MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED (the "Corporation") additional incentive and encouragement to remain in the employ of the Corporation by increasing their personal participation in the Corporation through stock ownership. The second purpose is to provide an alternative means of compensating key employees whose performances contribute significantly to the success of the Corporation. The third is to attract and retain directors who have not at any time been officers or employees of the Corporation ("Outside Directors") and to compensate such Outside Directors for service to the Corporation. The Plan provides a means whereby optionees may purchase shares of the $0.01 par value common stock of the Corporation (the "Common Stock") pursuant to options. The options may be either one of two types, (1) "incentive stock options" which will qualify as such under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), or under any applicable successor statute, or (2) "nonqualified stock options," that is, options which are not intended to qualify as incentive stock options under Section 422 of the Code. II. Administration Except as otherwise provided at the end of this Section 2, the Plan shall be implemented and administered by the Board o