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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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TRIZEC PROPERTIES, INC.
(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
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PROXY STATEMENT
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Corporate Headquarters
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(312) 798-6000 tel
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April 7, 2006
Dear Stockholder:
It is a pleasure to invite you to the 2006 annual meeting of
stockholders of Trizec Properties, Inc. to be held at The Ritz
Carlton, 160 East Pearson Street, The Versailles Suite, Chicago,
Illinois 60611, on Thursday, May 18, 2006 at
10:00 a.m., local time.
The attached Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement
describe the formal business to be transacted at the meeting. At
the meeting, we also will briefly report on the operations of
Trizec during the past year and our plans for the future.
Directors and officers of Trizec, as well as representatives
from our independent registered public accounting firm,
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, will be present to respond to
appropriate questions from stockholders.
Your vote is important. Whether or not you plan to attend the
meeting in person, please submit your vote as soon as possible.
You may be able to vote your shares through the Internet or by
using a toll-free telephone number. Please review the
instructions on the accompanying proxy card regarding each of
these voting options. Alternatively, you may vote your shares by
marking your votes on the accompanying proxy card, signing and
dating it, and mailing it in the envelope provided.
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TRIZEC PROPERTIES, INC.
10 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 1100
Chicago, Illinois 60606
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON MAY 18, 2006
You are cordially invited to attend the 2006 annual meeting of
stockholders of Trizec Properties, Inc. to be held at The Ritz
Carlton, 160 East Pearson Street, The Versailles Suite, Chicago,
Illinois 60611, on Thursday, May 18, 2006 at
10:00 a.m., local time, for the following purposes:
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To elect eight directors to serve until the 2007 annual meeting
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To approve the adoption of the Trizec Properties, Inc. Amended
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To ratify the re-appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as
our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal
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To consider and act upon any other matters that may properly be
brought before the annual meeting and any adjournments or
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Only stockholders of record at the close of business on
March 20, 2006 are entitled to vote at the 2006 annual
meeting or any adjournments or postponements of the meeting.
Whether or not you plan to attend the annual meeting in person,
please take part in our affairs by voting your shares. You may
be able to vote your shares through the Internet or by using a
toll-free telephone number. Please review the instructions on
the accompanying proxy card regarding each of these voting
options. Alternatively, you may vote your shares by marking your
votes on the accompanying proxy card, signing and dating it, and
mailing it in the envelope provided.
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Ted R. Jadwin |
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Chicago, Illinois
April 7, 2006
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TRIZEC PROPERTIES, INC.
10 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 1100
Chicago, Illinois 60606
PROXY STATEMENT
FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON MAY 18, 2006
We are first sending this proxy statement and the accompanying
proxy card to our stockholders on or about April 10, 2006
in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the board of
directors of Trizec Properties, Inc. on behalf of Trizec
Properties, Inc. for use at the 2006 annual meeting of
stockholders to be held on Thursday, May 18, 2006 at
10:00 a.m., local time, at The Ritz Carlton, 160 East
Pearson Street, The Versailles Suite, Chicago, Illinois 60611 or
at any postponement or adjournment of the meeting. When used in
this proxy statement, the terms we, us,
our, Trizec, our company and
the company refer to Trizec Properties, Inc. and its
subsidiaries.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE ANNUAL MEETING
What is the purpose of the annual meeting?
At the annual meeting, you will be asked:
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to elect eight directors to serve until the 2007 annual meeting
of stockholders; |
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to approve the adoption of the Trizec Properties, Inc. Amended
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to ratify the re-appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as
our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal
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to consider and act upon any other matters that may properly be
brought before the annual meeting and any adjournments or
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Who is entitled to vote at the annual meeting?
Holders of record of our common stock at the close of business
on March 20, 2006 are entitled to receive notice of, and
vote at, the meeting. Each share of common stock outstanding on
the record date entitles its holder to cast one vote on each
matter to be voted on. On March 20, 2006, we had
157,076,138 shares of common stock outstanding.
In addition, the sole holder of record of our special voting
stock is entitled to vote with our common stockholders at the
annual meeting for the election of directors. The special voting
stock was issued to the Hungarian subsidiary of Trizec Canada
Inc., which directly and indirectly owned approximately 38.5% of
our outstanding common stock as of March 20, 2006, in
connection with our corporate reorganization in May 2002.
Mr. Peter Munk, the Chairman of our board of directors, is
the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the board of
directors of, and owns substantially all of the multiple voting
shares in, Trizec Canada Inc., which we refer to in this proxy
statement as Trizec Canada. We refer you to Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions below for a
description of the May 2002 corporate reorganization.
Under the terms of our special voting stock, Trizec
Canadas Hungarian subsidiary, as the sole holder of our
special voting stock, is entitled to a number of votes such
that, when that number of votes is added to the aggregate number
of votes that Trizec Canada and its subsidiaries otherwise may
cast in the election of our directors in regard to their
ownership of our common stock, the total number constitutes a
majority of the votes that may be cast in the election of our
directors. The holder of our special voting stock is entitled to
such votes in the election of our directors only if Trizec
Canada and its subsidiaries collectively own at least five
percent of our issued and outstanding common stock at the time
of the vote. As a result of this special voting right, Trizec
Canada and its majority stockholder will have voting control
over the election of our directors.
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The special voting stock does not entitle its holder to voting
rights with respect to any other matters, except as otherwise
required by Delaware corporate law. This special voting right
will expire on January 1, 2008. On March 20, 2006,
there were 100 shares of special voting stock outstanding,
all of which were held by Trizec Canadas Hungarian
subsidiary.
What will constitute a quorum at the annual meeting?
The presence at the meeting, in person or by proxy, of the
holders of a majority of the shares of our common stock
outstanding on March 20, 2006, the record date for the 2006
annual meeting, will constitute a quorum, permitting the
stockholders to conduct business at the annual meeting.
We will include abstentions and broker non-votes in the
calculation of the number of shares considered to be present at
the meeting. A broker non-vote occurs when a bank or
broker holding shares for a beneficial stockholder does not vote
on a particular proposal because the bank or broker does not
have discretionary voting power with respect to the proposal and
has not received voting instructions from the beneficial
stockholder. Broker non-votes will not be considered as entitled
to vote with respect to a particular proposal and, therefore,
will not affect the outcome of the vote on the election of
directors, the approval of the adoption of the Trizec
Properties, Inc. Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase
Plan, or the ratification of the re-appointment of the
independent registered public accounting firm.
How do I vote?
Voting in person at the meeting. If you hold your
shares in your own name as a holder of record and you attend the
annual meeting, you may vote in person at the meeting. If you
hold your shares through a broker, bank or other nominee (i.e.,
in street name) and you wish to vote in person at
the meeting, you will need to obtain a proxy form from the
broker, bank or other nominee that holds your shares of common
stock of record.
Voting by proxy for shares registered directly in the name
of the stockholder. If you hold your shares in your own
name as a holder of record, you may instruct the proxy holders
named in the accompanying proxy card how to vote your shares of
common stock by using the Internet website or toll-free
telephone number listed on the accompanying proxy card or by
signing, dating and mailing the proxy card in the envelope
provided. If you vote through the Internet or by telephone, you
do not need to return your proxy card.
Voting by proxy for shares registered in street
name. If your shares of common stock are held in street
name, you will receive voting instructions from your broker,
bank or other nominee which you must follow in order to have
your shares of common stock voted. Many brokerage firms and
banks have a process for their beneficial holders to vote their
shares through the Internet or by telephone. If Internet or
telephone voting is unavailable from your broker or bank, you
will need to complete and return the accompanying voting
instruction card to your broker or bank.
How are proxy card votes counted?
If the accompanying proxy card is properly signed and returned
to us, and not revoked, it will be voted as directed by you.
Unless contrary instructions are given, Timothy H. Callahan and
Michael C. Colleran, or either of them, as the persons
designated as proxy holders on the proxy card, will vote
(a) FOR the election of all nominees for our board
of directors named in this proxy statement, (b) FOR
the approval of the adoption of the Trizec Properties, Inc.
Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and
(c) FOR the ratification of the re-appointment of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public
accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31,
2006. If any other matters properly come before the annual
meeting, the designated proxy holders will vote upon such
matters as recommended by our board of directors or, if no such
recommendation is given, according to their judgment.
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What vote is required to approve each proposal?
Proposal 1 Election of Directors.
The affirmative vote of a plurality of the votes cast at the
meeting is required for the election of directors. A properly
executed proxy marked Withhold Authority with
respect to the election of one or more directors will not be
voted with respect to the director or directors indicated,
although it will be counted for purposes of determining whether
there is a quorum. However, Trizec Canadas Hungarian
subsidiary, as the sole holder of our special voting stock, may
impact the voting for the election of our directors. Please see
the question above titled Who is entitled to vote at the
annual meeting?
Proposal 2 Approval of the Adoption of
the Trizec Properties, Inc. Amended and Restated Employee Stock
Purchase Plan. The approval of the adoption of the
Trizec Properties, Inc. Amended and Restated Employee Stock
Purchase Plan requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a
majority of the shares represented at the meeting in person or
by proxy and entitled to vote on this proposal. A properly
executed proxy marked Abstain with respect to this
proposal will not be voted although it will be considered
entitled to vote. Accordingly, an abstention will have the same
effect as a vote against the proposal.
Proposal 3 Ratification of Re-Appointment
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The
ratification of the re-appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal
2006 requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority
of the shares represented at the meeting in person or by proxy
and entitled to vote on this proposal. A properly executed proxy
marked Abstain with respect to this proposal will
not be voted although it will be considered entitled to vote.
Accordingly, an abstention will have the same effect as a vote
against the proposal.
As of March 20, 2006, the record date for the annual
meeting, our directors and executive officers beneficially owned
or controlled approximately 63,259,150 shares of our common
stock, constituting approximately 39.5% of the outstanding
shares of our common stock. We believe that these holders will
vote all of their shares of common stock in favor of each of the
proposals.
May I change or revoke my vote?
Yes. You may change or revoke a previously granted proxy at any
time by either (a) submitting a later-dated vote, in person
at the annual meeting, through the Internet, by telephone or by
mail, or (b) giving written notice prior to the annual
meeting to Dennis Fabro, Senior Vice President, Investor
Relations, at our executive offices located at
10 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 1100, Chicago,
Illinois 60606. Please note that attendance at the meeting will
not, in itself, constitute revocation of a previously granted
proxy.
If you hold your shares in street name, then you may submit new
voting instructions by contacting your broker, bank or other
nominee. You may also vote in person at the annual meeting if
you obtain a proxy form from the broker, bank or other nominee
that holds your shares of common stock of record.
Who pays the costs of soliciting proxies?
We will pay the costs of soliciting proxies from our
stockholders. In addition to the mailing of these proxy
materials, the solicitation of proxies may be made in person, by
telephone or by electronic communication by our directors,
officers and employees, who will not receive any additional
compensation for such activities. We will also reimburse
brokers, banks and other fiduciaries, custodians and nominees
for their reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses
for forwarding proxy solicitation materials to our stockholders.
What if I receive only one set of proxy materials although
there are multiple stockholders at my address?
If you and other residents at your mailing address own shares of
our common stock in street name, your broker or bank may have
sent you a notice that your household will receive only one
annual report and proxy statement for each company in which you
hold shares through that broker or bank. This practice of
sending only one copy of proxy materials is known as
householding. If you did not respond that you did
not want to participate in householding, you were deemed to have
consented to the process. If the foregoing procedures apply to
you, your broker has sent one copy of each of our annual report,
notice of annual meeting and proxy statement to your address.
However, even if your broker has sent only one copy of these
proxy materials, you
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should receive a proxy card for each stockholder in your
household. You may revoke your consent to householding at any
time by contacting your broker or bank, or by calling
1-800-542-1061. The
revocation of your consent to householding will be effective
30 days following its receipt. In any event, if you did not
receive an individual copy of our annual report or proxy
statement, we will send a separate copy of the annual report or
the proxy statement to you upon oral or written request. Such
request can be made by contacting us at
10 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 1100, Chicago,
Illinois 60606, attention: Dennis Fabro, Senior Vice President,
Investor Relations (telephone number: 312-798-6000).
What other information should I review before voting?
Our 2005 annual report to stockholders is being mailed to you
concurrently with this proxy statement. Although our annual
report is not part of the proxy solicitation materials, we
recommend that you review our 2005 annual report prior to voting.
How can I receive a copy of Trizecs annual report on
Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2005?
The 2005 annual report to stockholders, which accompanies this
proxy statement, includes our annual report on
Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2005. We filed the 2005
Form 10-K with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, on
March 14, 2006. You may view our 2005
Form 10-K on our
website at www.trz.com or on the website of the SEC at
www.sec.gov. In addition, we will provide to you, without
charge, a copy of our 2005
Form 10-K upon
written request to Dennis Fabro, Senior Vice President, Investor
Relations, at our executive offices located at
10 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 1100, Chicago,
Illinois 60606.
Will other matters be voted on at the annual meeting?
We are not aware of any other matters to be presented at the
annual meeting other than those described in this proxy
statement. If other matters not described in the proxy statement
are properly presented at the meeting, any proxies received by
us will be voted in accordance with the best judgment of the
proxy holders.
PROPOSAL 1 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Special Voting Stock
The election of directors may be influenced by our outstanding
special voting stock. The special voting stock entitles Trizec
Canadas Hungarian subsidiary, as the current sole holder
of our special voting stock, to a number of votes in the
election of our directors such that, when that number of votes
is added to the aggregate number of votes that Trizec Canada and
its subsidiaries otherwise may cast in the election of our
directors in regard to their ownership of our common stock, the
total number constitutes a majority of the votes that may be
cast in the election of our directors. The holder of our special
voting stock is entitled to such votes in the election of our
directors only if Trizec Canada and its subsidiaries
collectively own at least five percent of our issued and
outstanding common stock at the time of the vote. As a result of
the special voting right, Trizec Canada and its majority
stockholder will have voting control over the election of our
directors.
Our Board of Directors
Our board of directors currently consists of eight directors.
The board has nominated each of these eight directors for
re-election as a director at the 2006 annual meeting. A former
director, Stephen R. Volk, resigned from our board effective
August 10, 2005, and on February 6, 2006, our board of
directors decreased the size of the board from nine to eight as
a result of Mr. Volks resignation. If re-elected as a
director at the annual meeting, each of our nominees will serve
a one-year term expiring at our 2007 annual meeting of
stockholders and until his successor has been duly elected and
qualified or until his death, resignation or retirement.
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Each of the nominees has consented to serve as a director if
re-elected for a one-year term. Our board of directors knows of
no reason why any nominee would be unable to serve as a
director. If any nominee is unavailable for election or service,
the board of directors may designate a substitute nominee and
the persons designated as proxy holders on the proxy card will
vote for the substitute nominee recommended by our board of
directors. Alternatively, our board of directors may decrease
the size of the board. For a discussion on our boards
determination of the independence of our directors and other
corporate governance matters, please see the section titled
Director Independence, Corporate Governance and Board
Committees below.
Nominees for Election to our Board of Directors Until Terms
Expiring in 2007
The following table and biographical descriptions set forth
certain information, including a brief description of principal
occupation for at least the past five years, other directorships
of public companies, and age as of March 20, 2006,
regarding each of our directors who has been nominated to stand
for re-election for a one-year term until the 2007 annual
meeting of stockholders.
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L. Jay Cross
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James J. OConnor
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Glenn J. Rufrano
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Richard M. Thomson
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Polyvios C. Vintiadis
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Peter Munk. Mr. Munk has served as the
Chairman of our board of directors since our corporate
reorganization in May 2002. Mr. Munk founded our former
parent company, TrizecHahn Corporation, and from 1987 through
May 2002, served as the Chairman of its board of directors. From
June 1996 until January 2001, Mr. Munk also served as the
Chief Executive Officer of TrizecHahn Corporation. Mr. Munk
founded and is currently the Chairman of the board of directors
of Barrick Gold Corporation, a gold mining company. He was also
the Chief Executive Officer of Barrick Gold Corporation from its
formation in 1984 until 1998. Mr. Munk has been the
President and a director of P.M. Capital Inc., a private
Canadian company, since its formation in 1992. Mr. Munk has
also served as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the
board of directors of Trizec Canada since its incorporation in
2002. He also served as Trizec Canadas President from its
incorporation in May 2002 until December 2004.
Timothy H. Callahan. Mr. Callahan has served
as our President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of our
board of directors since August 2002. From October 1996 through
April 2002, Mr. Callahan was Trustee, President and Chief
Executive Officer of Equity Office Properties Trust, a real
estate investment trust that became publicly-traded in July
1997. From August 1996 to October 1997, Mr. Callahan served
on the board of managers and was the Chief Executive Officer of
Equity Office Holdings, L.L.C., and Equity Office Properties,
L.L.C., predecessors to Equity Office Properties Trust. From
January 1995 to August 1996, Mr. Callahan was the Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Equity Group
Investments (EGI), a private investment group, where he was
responsible for coordinating all financing and capital markets
activities affecting EGI, including real estate and corporate.
From July 1992 to January 1995, Mr. Callahan served as
Senior Vice President of EGI. Prior to joining EGI,
Mr. Callahan was Vice President of Finance with The Edward
J. DeBartolo Corporation in Youngstown, Ohio from June 1990 to
July 1992 and Director of Development Northeast with
DeBartolo from June 1988 to June 1990. Before joining DeBartolo,
Mr. Callahan served as Senior Vice President at Chemical
Realty Corporation, a division of Chemical Bank. During his
14 years at Chemical, he was responsible for all real
estate lending activities with clients throughout the Midwest
and Mid-Atlantic regions before transferring to the investment
banking division, where he was responsible for various real
estate investment banking activities.
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L. Jay Cross. Mr. Cross has served as a
member of our board of directors since November 2003.
Mr. Cross has served as the President of New York Jets LLC,
the corporate owner of the New York Jets professional football
franchise, since March 2001. From December 1996 to August 2000,
Mr. Cross served as President of Business Operations for
the National Basketball Associations Miami Heat franchise.
Between August 1994 and August 1996, Mr. Cross served as
the Project Director for the development of the Air Canada
Centre, home of Torontos National Basketball Association
and National Hockey League franchises. Mr. Cross held
Senior Vice President and Vice President positions with
Markborough Properties, Inc. from May 1989 to July 1994. Between
October 1985 and April 1989, Mr. Cross served as a General
Manager of The Prudential Insurance Company of America in its
real estate investment operations.
The Right Honourable Brian Mulroney.
Mr. Mulroney has served as a member of our board of
directors since our May 2002 corporate reorganization and served
as a member of the board of directors of TrizecHahn Corporation
from June 1996 until May 2002. Since August 1993,
Mr. Mulroney has been a Senior Partner of Ogilvy Renault
LLP, a law firm based in Montreal, Canada. From September 1984
to June 1993, Mr. Mulroney served as the Prime Minister of
Canada. Mr. Mulroney serves as a member of the board of
directors of Barrick Gold Corporation, Cendant Corporation,
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company and Quebecor World Inc.
James J. OConnor. Mr. OConnor has
served as a member of our board of directors since November
2003. In addition, Mr. OConnor serves as a member of
the board of directors of Corning Incorporated, Smurfit-Stone
Container Corporation and UAL Corporation.
Mr. OConnor joined Commonwealth Edison, a utility
company, in 1963. He became its President in 1977, a director in
1978 and its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 1980. In
1994, he was also named Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
Unicom Corporation which then became the parent corporation of
Commonwealth Edison. He retired from these positions in March
1998.
Glenn J. Rufrano. Mr. Rufrano has served as a
member of our board of directors since our May 2002 corporate
reorganization and served as a member of the board of directors
of TrizecHahn Corporation from November 1996 until May 2002. In
addition, Mr. Rufrano serves as a member of the board of
directors of New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc., a
publicly-traded retail real estate investment trust.
Mr. Rufrano joined New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc. in
February 2000 where he serves as the Chief Executive Officer and
as a member of its Investment Committee. From February 2000 to
March 2002, Mr. Rufrano also served as President of New
Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc. Mr. Rufrano was a partner in
The OConnor Group, a diversified real estate firm, from
its inception in 1983 until March 2000. He was Chief Financial
Officer of The OConnor Group from June 1990 to November
1994 and President and Chief Operating Officer from November
1994 to March 2000. He also was Co-Chairman of The Peabody
Group, an association between The OConnor Group and
J.P. Morgan & Co., Inc., from September 1998 to
March 2000.
Richard M. Thomson. Mr. Thomson has served as
a member of our board of directors since our May 2002 corporate
reorganization and served as a member of the board of directors
of TrizecHahn Corporation from May 1999 until May 2002.
Mr. Thomson also serves as a member of the board of
directors of Nexen Inc. and The Thomson Corporation.
Mr. Thomson served as Chief Executive Officer of The
Toronto-Dominion Bank from 1977 to 1997, as its Chairman from
1978 to February 1998 and as a director until March 2004.
Polyvios C. Vintiadis. Mr. Vintiadis has
served as a member of our board of directors since our May 2002
corporate reorganization. Mr. Vintiadis has served as a
consultant to Morgens, Waterfall, Vintiadis & Co., a
financial services firm based in New York, since 1999, and also
serves as a member of its board of directors. Mr. Vintiadis
served as a principal and/or consultant of Morgens, Waterfall,
Vintiadis & Co. from 1981 until 1999. In addition,
Mr. Vintiadis served as the Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer of Towermarc Corporation, a full service real
estate development company, from 1984 to 2001.
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Our Recommendation
Our board of directors recommends that stockholders
vote FOR each of the nominees as a director.
Information Regarding Our Executive Officers
The following table and biographical descriptions set forth
certain information, including a brief description of principal
occupation for at least the past five years, other directorships
of public companies, and age as of March 20, 2006,
regarding each of our executive officers, other than
Mr. Callahan whose position and background is described
above.
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Michael C. Colleran. Mr. Colleran has served
as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
since June 2003. From September 2000 to June 2003,
Mr. Colleran served as President of the Colleran Company, a
real estate investment banking consulting firm. From 1997 to
2000, Mr. Colleran served as Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer of The Davis Companies. Between May 1988
and June 1997, Mr. Colleran served as Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer of
Miller-Klutznick-Davis-Gray Company, a real estate investment
and development company. Before 1988, Mr. Colleran spent
fourteen years with KPMG LLP, an international accounting and
consulting firm, specializing in the structuring of financial
and tax-related transactions for major real estate owners and
developers.
Brian K. Lipson. Mr. Lipson has served as our
Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer since
January 2005. From June 2001 to January 2005, Mr. Lipson
was principal and owner of an independent real estate investment
and advisory firm. From September 2002 through December 2004, he
provided exclusive consulting services to Maguire Partners and,
following its initial public offering in June 2003, its
successor, Maguire Properties, Inc., a California-based,
publicly-traded office real estate investment trust. From March
1997 to June 2001, Mr. Lipson served as Executive Vice
President of TrizecHahn Office Properties Ltd., a subsidiary of
TrizecHahn Corporation, our former parent company. Prior to
joining TrizecHahn Office Properties Ltd., from March 1994 to
March 1997, Mr. Lipson served as Principal and Co-Head of
Capital Transactions at The Yarmouth Group, Inc., a subsidiary
of Lend Lease Corporation, a real estate company that owns,
develops, constructs and manages office and retail properties in
the U.S., Europe and Asia. From April 1990 to March 1994, he
served as Vice President with Equity Assets Management, which
later became Equity Office Properties Trust. From February 1985
to April 1990, Mr. Lipson served as Vice President of
Strategic Planning for VMS Realty Partners, a real estate
investment company. Prior to joining VMS, Mr. Lipson was an
attorney in California practicing real estate law.
William R.C. Tresham. Mr. Tresham has served
as our Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
since June 2004. He served as our Executive Vice President,
Strategy and Operations from February 2003 to June 2004, and
served as our Executive Vice President, Six Sigma Initiatives,
from February 2002 to February 2003. From May 2000 to February
2002, Mr. Tresham served as Executive Vice President of one
of our subsidiaries, Trizec Holdings, LLC. Mr. Tresham
served as a Senior Vice President of TrizecHahn Office
Properties Ltd., a subsidiary of TrizecHahn Corporation, our
former parent company, from 1997 to May 2000 and as its Vice
President from 1995 to 1997.
Ted R. Jadwin. Mr. Jadwin has served as our
Senior Vice President and General Counsel since February 2003
and as our Corporate Secretary since July 2003. From 1984 to
February 2003, Mr. Jadwin was an equity member of
DAncona & Pflaum LLC, a law firm in Chicago,
Illinois, and an equity partner in its predecessor partnership,
DAncona & Pflaum.
There are no family relationships between our directors and
executive officers.
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DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND BOARD
COMMITTEES
Independence of Our Directors
Under the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange, or
the NYSE, and pursuant to our Corporate Governance Principles,
we are required to have and maintain a board with at least a
majority of independent directors. In addition to
setting forth the minimum standards for independence, the NYSE
rules require that our board affirmatively determine the
independence of each of our directors by determining that the
director has no material relationship with us (either directly
or as a partner, stockholder or officer of an organization that
has a relationship with us). To assist our board in making
determinations of independence, the board adopted categorical
standards of independence that are based, in part, on the
minimum independence standards established under the NYSEs
listing standards. Under these categorical standards, a director
will be considered independent if (a) our board has
affirmatively determined that the director has no material
relationship with us (either directly or as a partner,
stockholder or officer of an organization that has a
relationship with us) and (b) during the three years
immediately prior to such directors election:
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the director has not been an employee of ours and no immediate
family member of the director (defined as a parent, spouse,
child, sibling, father- and
mother-in-law, son- and
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part of an interlocking directorate in which an executive
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neither the director nor any immediate family member has
received more than $100,000 in any twelve-month period in direct
compensation from us (other than director and committee fees,
pension payments or other deferred compensation payments for
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neither the director nor any immediate family member was an
executive officer or an employee of another company that made
payments to, or received payments from, us for property or
services in an amount which, in any fiscal year during such
three-year period, exceeded the greater of $1,000,000 or 2% of
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Further, under the categorical standards, the following
commercial or charitable relationships will not be considered
material relationships that would impair the directors
independence:
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if the director, an affiliate of the director, or an immediate
family member of the director or affiliate, leases office or
retail space from us, provided that our Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee has determined that the terms of such lease
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if the director is an executive officer of another company that
does business with us and the annual sales or services, or
purchases from, us are less than 1% of the annual revenues of
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if the director is an executive officer of another company which
is indebted to us, or to which we are indebted, and the total
amount of either companys indebtedness to the other is
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if the director serves as an officer, director or trustee of a
not-for-profit educational, civic or charitable organization and
our discretionary charitable contributions to such
not-for-profit organization are less than 1% of that
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In light of the NYSEs listing standards regarding board
independence, our board reviewed the independence status of each
of our directors. During this evaluation process, our board
reviewed both direct and indirect transactions and relationships
that each of our directors had or maintained with us, our
management and employees. The purpose of this review was to
determine the independence of each director and whether such
director would be considered an independent director under the
NYSEs listing standards.
As a result of this review, our board affirmatively determined
that six of eight directors currently are independent under our
Corporate Governance Principles and the NYSEs listing
standards. Our board determined that Messrs. Cross,
Mulroney, OConnor, Rufrano, Thomson and Vintiadis are
independent based on the fact that none of them has any
relationship with us other than as a director and a holder of
our common stock. Mr. Callahan is not independent due to
his employment with us as our Chief Executive Officer and
President. Mr. Munk is not independent due to, among other
reasons, his effective control over our board, as described more
fully under Stock Ownership Information
Controlling Stockholder below.
Our Code of Ethics and Corporate Governance Principles
Code of Ethics. Our board has adopted a Code of
Business Conduct & Ethics that applies to our directors
and to all of our employees, including our principal executive
officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting
officer.
Corporate Governance Principles. Our board has
adopted Corporate Governance Principles which address a number
of topics, including director qualification standards, director
responsibilities, director access to management and independent
advisors, director compensation, management succession,
executive sessions of non-management and independent directors,
annual board self-evaluations, and various committee matters.
Where You Can Find These Documents. Our Code of
Business Conduct & Ethics and Corporate Governance
Principles are available on our website at www.trz.com,
under the section titled Investors Corporate
Governance. Additionally, we will provide copies of our
Code of Business Conduct & Ethics and Corporate
Governance Principles, without charge, to any stockholder who
sends a written request to Office of the Corporate Secretary,
Trizec Properties, Inc., 10 S. Riverside Plaza,
Suite 1100, Chicago, Illinois 60606. If we waive or amend
any provision of the Code of Business Conduct & Ethics
for our principal executive officer, principal financial officer
or principal accounting officer, we will disclose such waiver or
amendment on our website.
Attendance by Our Directors at Board and Committee Meetings
During 2005
During 2005, our board of directors held 14 meetings. Each of
our directors attended at least 75% of the aggregate number of
meetings held during 2005 by our board of directors and its
committees on which he served during his period of service.
Policy on Attendance at Annual Stockholders Meetings by Our
Directors
Each director is expected to attend our annual meetings of
stockholders, except where unusual circumstances arise. All of
our directors attended the 2005 annual meeting of stockholders,
with the exception of Mr. Mulroney who was unable to attend
due to illness.
Committees of the Board of Directors
As permitted by our bylaws, our board of directors has
established three standing committees, an Audit Committee, a
Compensation Committee and a Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee, to assist the board of directors in carrying out its
duties and responsibilities. We created the Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee on June 14, 2005 by
consolidating our then separate Nominating Committee and
Corporate Governance Committee. All members of the committees
described below are directors who are independent as that term
is defined in the NYSEs listing standards and as
affirmatively determined by our board of directors.
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The following table sets forth the membership of these
committees as of March 20, 2006.
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The functions performed by these committees are described below.
Audit Committee
The principal purposes of the Audit Committee are to assist the
board of directors in the oversight of:
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our financial reporting process, including monitoring the
integrity of the financial statements and the qualification,
independence and performance of our independent registered
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monitoring the ownership and transfer of our shares for the
purpose of ensuring that we achieve and preserve our status as a
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The Audit Committee is directly responsible for the appointment,
compensation, retention and oversight of the work of our
independent registered public accounting firm and also is
responsible for reviewing with our independent registered public
accounting firm any issues it has encountered in the scope of
its audit work. The Audit Committee also is charged with the
tasks of reviewing our financial statements, financial reporting
issues and adequacy of internal control over financial reporting
with management and our independent registered public accounting
firm.
Pursuant to the charter of the Audit Committee, all of the
members of the Audit Committee must meet the independence,
experience and financial literacy and expertise requirements of
the NYSEs listing standards, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which is
referred to in this proxy statement as the Exchange Act, and
applicable rules and regulations of the SEC, as in effect from
time to time. Our board of directors has determined that each of
James J. OConnor, Glenn J. Rufrano, Richard M. Thomson
(chairman) and Polyvios C. Vintiadis, comprising all of the
members of our Audit Committee, is independent within the
meaning of the requirements of the NYSEs listing standards
and Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act. Our board of
directors also has determined that each of Messrs. Thomson,
OConnor and Rufrano is an audit committee financial
expert, as defined by the rules and regulations promulgated by
the SEC, and has accounting or related financial management
expertise as required by the NYSEs listing standards.
Additionally, each of Messrs. Thomson, OConnor,
Rufrano and Vintiadis is financially literate as required by the
NYSEs listing standards. The Audit Committee held six
meetings during 2005.
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Compensation Committee
The principal purposes of the Compensation Committee are to:
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ensure appropriate compensation and effective incentives for our
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review and approve corporate goals and objectives relevant to
CEO compensation, evaluate the CEOs performance in light
of those goals and objectives and set the CEOs
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review and approve the compensation of our executive officers
(other than the CEO), taking into account any recommendations of
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The Compensation Committee currently consists of four directors,
L. Jay Cross, Brian Mulroney, James J. OConnor
(chairman) and Glenn J. Rufrano, all of whom are
independent directors under the requirements of the NYSEs
listing standards as currently in effect, and all members must
continue to meet those requirements as in effect from time to
time. In addition, all of the members of the Compensation
Committee must meet any other legal requirements relevant to the
proper administration of our executive compensation program,
including requirements under the federal securities laws and the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, which is referred to
in this proxy statement as the IRC. The Compensation Committee
held 11 meetings during 2005.
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
The principal purposes of the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee are to:
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corporate governance and of the duties and responsibilities of
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annual self-evaluation, including establishing criteria to be
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monitoring a set of corporate governance principles and a code
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The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee currently
consists of four directors, L. Jay Cross, Brian Mulroney, Glenn
J. Rufrano (chairman) and Richard M. Thomson, all of whom
are independent directors under the requirements of the
NYSEs listing standards as currently in effect, and all of
the members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
must continue to meet those requirements as in effect from time
to time. We created the Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee on June 14, 2005 by consolidating the
Companys then separate Nominating Committee and Corporate
Governance Committee. During 2005, the Nominating Committee held
one meeting, the Corporate Governance Committee held one meeting
and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee held one
meeting.
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider
stockholders nominees for election as directors at our
2007 annual meeting of stockholders if submitted to us not
earlier than January 18, 2007 and not later than
March 4, 2007. See Director Nomination
and Evaluation Process and Stockholder Proposals for
2007 Annual Meeting below.
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Where You Can Find Our Boards Committee Charters
Each of our Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has adopted a
written charter, which more fully describes the scope of the
respective committees duties and responsibilities. Copies
of these committee charters are available on our website at
www.trz.com, under the section titled
Investors Corporate Governance.
Additionally, we will provide copies of our boards
committee charters, without charge, to any stockholder who sends
a written request to Office of the Corporate Secretary, Trizec
Properties, Inc., 10 S. Riverside Plaza,
Suite 1100, Chicago, Illinois 60606.
Director Nomination and Evaluation Process
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has adopted,
and our board of directors has ratified, a policy relating to
qualification and nomination of directors, including
consideration of directors nominated by our stockholders, as
further described below.
Qualifications of Directors. In considering
potential candidates for director, the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee considers the entirety of each
candidates qualifications and credentials. Qualifications
and credentials for consideration as a director nominee may vary
according to the particular areas of expertise being sought as a
complement to the existing composition of the board of
directors. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
believes that, at a minimum, candidates for director must
possess the following qualifications:
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an ability to exercise sound judgment; |
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a willingness and ability to devote adequate time and resources
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a reputation, both personal and professional, consistent with
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In addition to these minimum qualifications, the Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee also believes that there are
other attributes that, while not a prerequisite for nomination,
should be taken into account when considering whether to
recommend a particular candidate. These factors include:
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related financial management expertise, or qualifies as an
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whether the person would qualify as an independent
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Process for Identifying and Evaluating Nominees for
Director. The Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee will utilize a variety of methods for identifying and
evaluating nominees for director. The Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee will periodically assess the appropriate
size of the board and whether any vacancies on the board are
expected. In the event that vacancies are anticipated or
otherwise arise, the Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee will seek to identify director candidates based on
input provided by a number of sources, including
(a) Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee members,
(b) other members of the board of directors, (c) our
management and (d) our stockholders. The Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee also has the authority to consult
with or retain advisors or search firms to assist in the
identification of qualified director candidates.
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Once director candidates have been identified, the Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee will then evaluate each
candidate in light of his or her qualifications and credentials,
and any additional factors that the Committee deems necessary or
appropriate, including those set forth under
Qualifications of Directors above.
Qualified prospective candidates will be interviewed by the
Chairman of our board, the Chief Executive Officer and at least
one member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
The full board will be kept informed of progress. The Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee will use input from such
interviews and other information it obtains to evaluate whether
a prospective candidate is qualified to serve as a director and,
if so qualified, it will take appropriate action to elect such
candidate to fill a vacancy on the board or seek full board
approval of the nomination of the candidate.
Existing directors who are being considered for re-nomination
will be re-evaluated by the Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee based on each directors satisfaction of the
qualifications set forth above and his or her performance as a
director during the preceding year.
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has adopted a
policy which provides that candidates submitted by stockholders
will be evaluated in the same manner as candidates recommended
by other sources, provided that the procedures set forth under
Stockholder Nominations below, have been
followed. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee did
not receive any nominations from stockholders for the 2006
annual meeting.
Stockholder Nominations. As provided in the policy
adopted by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee,
the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider
nominations submitted by stockholders who comply with the
timing, informational and other requirements of our bylaws.
Specifically, a stockholder must be a holder of record as of the
time notice of a nomination is given and as of the record date
for the annual meeting. Such stockholder must be, or his, her,
or its representatives must be, present in person at the annual
meeting. A stockholders notice of nomination is timely if
delivered to, or mailed to and received by, our Corporate
Secretary at the principal executive offices not less than
75 days nor more than 120 days prior to the one year
anniversary date of the prior years annual meeting (that
is, no earlier than January 18, 2007 and no later than
March 4, 2007 for candidates for election at the 2007
annual meeting). If, however, the annual meeting is scheduled to
be held on a date more than 30 days before, or 60 days
after, that anniversary date, a stockholders notice will
be timely if delivered to, or mailed and received by, the
Corporate Secretary no later than the close of business on the
later of (a) the 75th day prior to the scheduled date
of the annual meeting or (b) the 15th day following
the day on which the public announcement of the date of the
annual meeting is first made by Trizec.
A stockholders notice of nomination must include:
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the name, date of birth, business address and residence address
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the class and number of shares of our capital stock that are
beneficially owned by the candidate on the date of the
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the candidates signed consent to serve as a director if
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The notice must also include any additional information required
by our bylaws or the Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committees charter, as amended from time to time, and any
additional information requested by the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee.
The stockholders notice shall further set forth the
following information as to the stockholder giving such notice:
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the name and address, as they appear on the stock transfer
books, of the stockholder and of the beneficial owners of the
capital stock registered in such stockholders name, as
well as the name and address of other stockholders supporting
the nominee(s); |
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the series or class and number of shares of our capital stock
which are held of record, beneficially owned, or represented by
proxy by the stockholder and any other stockholders supporting
such nominee on the date of the notice; and |
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a description of all arrangements or understandings between the
stockholder and each nominee and any other person or persons
(naming such person or persons) pursuant to which the nomination
or nominations are to be made by such stockholder. |
Once we receive the notice, we will deliver a questionnaire to
the candidate which requests additional information about the
candidates independence, qualifications and other
information that would assist the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee in evaluating the candidate, as well as
certain information about the candidate that must be disclosed
in the proxy statement, if such candidate is nominated.
Candidates must complete and return the questionnaire within the
time frame provided to be considered for nomination by the
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
Executive Sessions of Non-Management Directors and Presiding
Independent Director
Our Corporate Governance Principles require that our
non-management directors meet in an executive session at least
twice annually without participation by management. Our board of
directors has established the position of Presiding Independent
Director to preside at these executive sessions, which are
intended to promote open discussions among our non-management
directors. In addition to presiding over periodic executive
sessions of our non-management and independent directors, our
Presiding Independent Directors responsibilities include:
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consulting with the Chairman of the board with respect to
agendas for board meetings; |
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consulting with the board on the selection of committee
chairpersons; and |
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generally acting as an intermediary between management and the
non-management directors. |
Our independent directors, on an annual basis, select the
Presiding Independent Director from among the boards
independent directors. Our independent directors have designated
Polyvios C. Vintiadis to serve as Presiding Independent Director
for 2006. Mr. Vintiadis also served as Presiding
Independent Director for 2004 and 2005.
During 2005, our non-management directors held five executive
sessions. Our Corporate Governance Principles also require that
our independent directors meet in an executive session at least
twice annually. During 2005, all of our non-management directors
were independent and, therefore, the executive sessions of
non-management directors were attended solely by independent
directors. As a result, our independent directors did not hold
any separate executive sessions.
Stockholder and Other Interested Party Communications with
Our Board
To enable our stockholders and interested parties to communicate
with our board of directors, we have set up a procedure by which
our stockholders and other interested parties may communicate
with our board, non-management directors or independent
directors as a group or the Presiding Independent Director. If
you wish to communicate with our board, non-management directors
or independent directors as a group or the Presiding Independent
Director, you may do so by mailing a written communication to
the attention of: c/o Corporate Secretary, Trizec
Properties, Inc., 10 S. Riverside Plaza,
Suite 1100, Chicago, Illinois 60606. Stockholders and
interested parties should clearly specify in each communication
the name of the individual director or group of directors to
whom the communication is intended. All written communications
sent to any individual director or group of directors will be
reviewed by our Corporate Secretary and, if the inquiry or the
communication is relevant to, and consistent with, our corporate
governance, business operations and business practices and
serves a legitimate purpose, it will be forwarded to the board,
non-management directors, independent directors or the Presiding
Independent Director, as the case may be.
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STOCK OWNERSHIP INFORMATION
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners
The following table sets forth information with respect to the
current beneficial ownership of our voting stock by each person,
or group of affiliated persons, who beneficially owns more than
5% of our voting stock. The percentage of class for the common
stock is based on 157,076,138 shares of our common stock
outstanding as of March 20, 2006. Beneficial ownership is
defined in
Rule 13d-3 of the
Exchange Act. The number of shares beneficially owned is based
on the most recent Schedule 13D or 13G filed with the SEC
on behalf of such persons or other information made available to
us as of March 20, 2006. Except as otherwise noted, the
reporting persons have stated that they possess sole voting and
sole dispositive power over the entire number of shares reported.
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Name and Address |
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of Beneficial Owner |
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Beneficial Ownership |
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Peter Munk
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Special Voting Stock |
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100 shares |
(1) |
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100.0 |
% |
c/o Trizec Canada |
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Common Stock |
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61,169,921 shares |
(2)(3) |
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38.6 |
% |
BCE Place, 181 Bay Street
Suite 3820, Box 800 |
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Toronto, ON M5J 2T3 |
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Trizec Canada
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Special Voting Stock |
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100 shares |
(1) |
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100.0 |
% |
BCE Place, 181 Bay Street
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Common Stock |
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60,819,921 shares |
(2)(4) |
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38.5 |
% |
Suite 3820, Box 800
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Toronto, ON M5J 2T3
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FMR Corp.
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Common Stock |
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12,569,150 shares |
(5) |
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8.0 |
% |
82 Devonshire Street |
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Boston, MA 02109 |
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Barclays Global Investors, NA
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Common Stock |
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9,443,102 shares |
(6) |
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6.0 |
% |
45 Fremont Street
San Francisco, CA 94105 |
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(1) |
Because Peter Munks beneficial ownership of Trizec
Canadas multiple voting shares gives him voting control
over Trizec Canada, beneficial ownership of the 100 shares
of our special voting stock that are beneficially owned by
Trizec Canada, directly or indirectly, is attributable to
Mr. Munk pursuant to
Rule 13d-3 under
the Exchange Act. |
(2) |
Because Peter Munks beneficial ownership of Trizec
Canadas multiple voting shares gives him voting control
over Trizec Canada, beneficial ownership of shares of our common
stock that are beneficially owned by Trizec Canada, directly or
indirectly, is attributable to Mr. Munk pursuant to
Rule 13d-3 under
the Exchange Act. |
(3) |
Based on information provided by Mr. Munk as of
March 20, 2006, Mr. Munk beneficially owned with
shared voting power and shared dispositive power
60,819,921 shares of our common stock that were also
beneficially owned by Trizec Canada, which amount included
warrants to purchase 897,542 shares of our common
stock that are currently exercisable. Additionally, as of
March 20, 2006, Mr. Munk beneficially owned with sole
voting power and sole dispositive power 350,000 shares of
our common stock, which amount represents warrants to
purchase 350,000 shares of our common stock that are
currently exercisable. |
(4) |
Based on information provided by Trizec Canada, Trizec Canada
beneficially owned with shared voting power and shared
dispositive power 59,922,379 shares of our common stock and
warrants to purchase 897,542 shares of our common
stock that are currently exercisable. |
(5) |
According to the Schedule 13G/ A filed by FMR Corp., or
FMR, and Edward C. Johnson 3d, Chairman of FMR, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, (A) FMR has sole
dispositive power with respect to 12,469,050 of the listed
shares and sole voting power with respect to 914,100 of the
listed shares, (B) Edward C. Johnson 3d has sole
dispositive power over 12,469,050 of the listed shares and sole
voting power with respect to 914,100 of the listed shares and
(c) these shares represented
(i) 11,554,950 shares beneficially owned by Fidelity
Management & Research Company, or Fidelity, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of FMR, as a result of acting as
investment advisor to various investment companies, or Funds,
(ii) 914,100 shares beneficially owned by Fidelity
Management Trust Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of FMR, as a
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institutional accounts and
(iii) 100,100 shares beneficially owned by Fidelity
International Limited, or FIL, a Bermuda joint stock company of
which a partnership controlled predominantly by Mr. Johnson
and his family members owns shares with the right to cast
approximately 38% of the total votes that may be cast by all
holders of FIL voting stock. The voting power with respect to
the 11,554,950 shares beneficially owned by Fidelity is
held by the Funds Boards of Trustees. Mr. Johnson and
FMR each has sole dispositive power and sole voting power over
the 914,100 shares beneficially owned by Fidelity
Management Trust Company.
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According to the
Schedule 13G filed by Barclays Global Investors, N.A.,
Barclays Global Fund Advisors, Barclays Global Investors,
Ltd and Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust and Banking
Company Limited, the reporting entities, taken as a whole, had
sole voting and sole dispositive power as to
8,984,498 shares and 9,443,102 shares, respectively,
and did not have shared power as to any shares. According to the
Schedule 13G, (i) Barclays Global Investors, NA has
sole voting power with respect to 7,768,906 of the shares and
sole dispositive power with respect to 8,213,154 of the shares;
(ii) Barclays Global Fund Advisors has sole voting and
dispositive power with respect to 650,633 of the shares;
(iii) Barclays Global Investors, Ltd has sole voting power
with respect to 564,959 of the shares and sole dispositive power
with respect to 579,315 of the shares. In the Schedule 13G,
the reporting entities do not affirm the existence of a group.
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Security Ownership of Management
The following table sets forth information with respect to the
beneficial ownership of our voting stock by:
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each of our directors, each of our executive officers named
under Compensation of Directors and Executive
Officers Executive Compensation Summary
Compensation Table below; and |
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all of our directors and executive officers as a group. |
For purposes of the following table, the number of shares of our
common stock that is beneficially owned by each of the persons
named below represents the aggregate of (a) shares of our
common stock such person holds, (b) deferred compensation
rights payable to such person in shares of our common stock
within 60 days of March 20, 2006, and (c) shares
of our common stock that may be issued to such person upon
exercise of options or warrants that are exercisable through
May 19, 2006, the 60th day from March 20, 2006.
The extent to which a person holds shares of our common stock,
deferred compensation rights payable in shares of our common
stock and options or warrants to purchase our common stock is
set forth in the footnotes. As of March 20, 2006, the
number of shares of our common stock deemed outstanding was
157,076,138. Except as otherwise noted, the persons or entities
in this table have sole voting and investment power with respect
to all of the shares of common stock beneficially owned by them,
subject to community property laws, where applicable.
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Directors
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Peter Munk
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Special Voting Stock |
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100 shares |
(2) |
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100.0 |
% |
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Common Stock |
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61,169,921 shares |
(3) |
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38.6 |
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Timothy H. Callahan
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Common Stock |
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1,542,159 shares |
(4) |
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1.0 |
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L. Jay Cross
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Common Stock |
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8,512 shares |
(5) |
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Brian Mulroney
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Common Stock |
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49,475 shares |
(6) |
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James J. OConnor
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Common Stock |
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11,651 shares |
(7) |
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Glenn J. Rufrano
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Common Stock |
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68,734 shares |
(8) |
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Richard M. Thomson
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Common Stock |
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(9) |
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Polyvios C. Vintiadis
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Common Stock |
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25,259 shares |
(10) |
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* |
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Named executive officers
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Michael C. Colleran
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Common Stock |
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30,000 shares |
(11) |
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* |
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Brian K. Lipson
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Common Stock |
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7,662 shares |
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* |
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William R.C. Tresham
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Common Stock |
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307,689 shares |
(12) |
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* |
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Ted R. Jadwin
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Common Stock |
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38,088 shares |
(13) |
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Directors and executive officers as a group (12 individuals)
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Common Stock |
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63,259,150 shares |
(14) |
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39.5 |
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Represents less than one percent. |
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(1) |
For the purpose of calculating the percentage of class of voting
stock held by a person, shares of our common stock outstanding
as of March 20, 2006, together with shares of our common
stock that may be issued only to such person upon exercise of
options or warrants that are exercisable within 60 days
from March 20, 2006 and upon settlement of deferred
compensation rights payable in shares of our common stock within
60 days of March 20, 2006, are deemed outstanding, and
no other shares of our common stock that may be issued to any
other person upon exercise of options or warrants that are
exercisable within 60 days from March 20, 2006 or upon
settlement of deferred compensation rights payable in shares of
our common stock within 60 days of March 20, 2006, are
deemed outstanding. |
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Because Peter Munks beneficial ownership of Trizec
Canadas multiple voting shares gives him voting control
over Trizec Canada, beneficial ownership of the 100 shares
of our special voting stock that are beneficially owned by
Trizec Canada, directly or indirectly, is attributable to
Mr. Munk pursuant to
Rule 13d-3 under
the Exchange Act. |
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(3) |
Based on information provided by Mr. Munk as of
March 20, 2006, Mr. Munk beneficially owned with
shared voting power and shared dispositive power
60,819,921 shares of our common stock that were
beneficially owned by Trizec Canada, which amount included
warrants to purchase 897,542 shares of our common
stock that are currently exercisable. Additionally, as of
March 20, 2006, Mr. Munk beneficially owned with sole
voting power and sole dispositive power 350,000 shares of
our common stock, which amount represents warrants to
purchase 350,000 shares of our common stock that are
currently exercisable. Because Mr. Munks beneficial
ownership of Trizec Canadas multiple voting shares gives
him voting control over Trizec Canada, beneficial ownership of
shares of our common stock that are beneficially owned by Trizec
Canada, directly or indirectly, is attributable to Mr. Munk
pursuant to
Rule 13d-3 under
the Exchange Act. |
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Includes beneficial ownership of 1,500,000 shares,
representing options exercisable for 1,500,000 shares that
may be acquired within 60 days of March 20, 2006. Also
includes 34,797 shares held by a trust for the benefit of
Mr. Callahan, for which Mr. Callahan serves as
trustee. Does not include 148,529 shares of common stock
underlying restricted stock rights that have vested or will vest
within 60 days of March 20, 2006, but for which
receipt has been deferred under the Trizec Properties, Inc.
Deferred Compensation Plan such that Mr. Callahan could not
receive such shares of common stock within 60 days of
March 20, 2006 by terminating service with Trizec. |
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(5) |
Includes 8,512 shares of common stock underlying deferred
compensation rights credited to the account of Mr. Cross
under the Trizec Properties, Inc. Non-Employee Directors
Deferred Compensation Plan. The deferred compensation rights are
payable solely in shares of our common stock, for which receipt
has been deferred such that Mr. Cross could receive the
shares within 60 days of March 20, 2006 by terminating
service with Trizec. |
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Includes beneficial ownership of 49,475 shares,
representing options exercisable for 43,225 shares and
warrants exercisable for 6,250 shares that may be acquired
within 60 days of March 20, 2006. Due to restrictions
in our certificate of incorporation that prohibit
non-qualifying U.S. persons from holding shares
of our common stock, Mr. Mulroney, as a Canadian resident,
must immediately sell any shares that he acquires upon exercise
of such options and warrants. This number does not include 9,688
deferred compensation rights credited to the account of
Mr. Mulroney under the Trizec Properties, Inc. Non-Employee
Directors Deferred Compensation Plan that are payable to
Mr. Mulroney solely in cash, based on the share price of
our common stock on the date of payment, in lieu of shares of
our common stock. |
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Includes 4,432 shares of common stock underlying deferred
compensation rights credited to the account of
Mr. OConnor under the Trizec Properties, Inc.
Non-Employee Directors Deferred Compensation Plan. The deferred
compensation rights are payable solely in shares of our common
stock, for which receipt has been deferred such that
Mr. OConnor could receive the shares within
60 days of March 20, 2006 by terminating service with
Trizec. |
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(8) |
Includes beneficial ownership of 49,475 shares,
representing options exercisable for 43,225 shares and
warrants exercisable for 6,250 shares that may be acquired
within 60 days of March 20, 2006. Also includes
1,000 shares of common stock held in trust for
Mr. Rufranos son, for which Mr. Rufrano serves
as trustee, and 1,000 shares of common stock held in trust
for his daughter, for which Mr. Rufrano serves as trustee.
This number also includes 7,259 shares of common stock
underlying deferred compensation rights credited to the account
of Mr. Rufrano under the Trizec Properties, Inc.
Non-Employee Directors Deferred Compensation Plan. The deferred
compensation rights are payable solely in shares of our common
stock, for which receipt has been deferred such that
Mr. Rufrano could receive the shares within 60 days of
March 20, 2006 by terminating service with Trizec. |
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Does not include 10,688 deferred compensation rights credited to
the account of Mr. Thomson under the Trizec Properties,
Inc. Non-Employee Directors Deferred Compensation Plan that, due
to restrictions in our certificate of incorporation that
prohibit non-qualifying U.S. persons from
holding shares of our common stock, are payable to
Mr. Thomson, a Canadian resident, solely in cash, based on
the share price of our common stock on the date of payment, in
lieu of shares of our common stock. |
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(10) |
Includes 7,259 shares of common stock underlying deferred
compensation rights credited to the account of
Mr. Vintiadis under the Trizec Properties, Inc.
Non-Employee Directors Deferred Compensation Plan. The deferred
compensation rights are payable solely in shares of our common
stock, for which receipt has been deferred such that
Mr. Vintiadis could receive the shares within 60 days
of March 20, 2006 by terminating service with Trizec. |
(11) |
Includes beneficial ownership of 30,000 shares,
representing options exercisable for 30,000 shares that may
be acquired within 60 days of March 20, 2006. Does not
include 32,058 shares of common stock underlying restricted
stock rights that have vested or will vest within 60 days
of March 20, 2006, but for which receipt has been deferred
under the Trizec Properties, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan
such that Mr. Colleran could not receive such shares of
common stock within 60 days of March 20, 2006 by
terminating service with Trizec. |
(12) |
Includes beneficial ownership of 221,458 shares,
representing options exercisable for 221,458 shares that
may be acquired within 60 days of March 20, 2006. Does
not include 32,935 shares of common stock underlying
restricted stock rights that have vested or will vest within
60 days of March 20, 2006, but for which receipt has
been deferred under the Trizec Properties, Inc. Deferred
Compensation Plan such that Mr. Tresham could not receive
such shares of common stock within 60 days of
March 20, 2006 by terminating service with Trizec. |
(13) |
Includes beneficial ownership of 8,333 shares, representing
options exercisable for 8,333 shares that may be acquired
within 60 days of March 20, 2006. Does not include
13,907 shares of common stock underlying restricted stock
rights that have vested or will vest within 60 days of
March 20, 2006, but for which receipt has been deferred
under the Trizec Properties, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan
such that Mr. Jadwin could not receive such shares of
common stock within 60 days of March 20, 2006 by
terminating service with Trizec. |
(14) |
The amount of shares beneficially owned by all directors and
executive officers as a group includes options exercisable for
1,846,241 shares of our common stock, warrants exercisable
for 1,260,042 shares of our common stock and
27,462 shares of common stock underlying deferred
compensation rights, as further described in the other notes to
this table. |
Controlling Stockholder
Peter Munk, the Chairman of our board of directors and the Chief
Executive Officer and Chairman of the board of directors of
Trizec Canada, controls P.M. Capital Inc., which, through its
ownership of Trizec Canadas multiple voting shares,
has a majority of the votes in the election of Trizec
Canadas directors and on other matters to be voted on by
Trizec Canada stockholders. As of March 20, 2006, Trizec
Canada, indirectly through its subsidiaries, owned approximately
38.5% of our common stock and all of our shares of Class F
convertible stock, as well as all of our shares of special
voting stock. Trizec Canadas indirect ownership of our
special voting stock, when combined with its indirect ownership
of our common stock, provides it with a majority of the votes in
the election of directors. Mr. Munks effective
control of Trizec Canada will enable him to elect our entire
board of directors. Although our Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee, which is composed solely of independent
directors, nominates candidates for election to our board, until
January 1, 2008, Mr. Munk may exercise his control
over us to elect alternate candidates. Additionally, as long as
Mr. Munk has this right to elect our directors, he also has
the power at any time, under Delaware law, to remove one or more
directors.
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Equity Compensation Plan Information
The following table gives information about our common stock
that may be issued under all of our existing equity compensation
plans as of December 31, 2005, which include the Trizec
Properties, Inc. 2002 Long Term Incentive Plan, as amended,
which we refer to as the LTIP, and the Trizec Properties, Inc.
2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, which we refer to as the
ESPP. Both the LTIP and ESPP were approved by our stockholders.
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Securities to be | |
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for Future Issuance | |
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Under Equity | |
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Exercise of | |
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Compensation Plans | |
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Warrants and | |
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Securities Reflected | |
Plan Category |
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and Rights(1) | |
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(C) | |
Equity compensation plans approved by stockholders
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5,371,534 |
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$ |
13.74 |
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11,352,638 |
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Total
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5,371,534 |
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$ |
13.74 |
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11,352,638 |
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(1) |
Includes 4,028,314 shares of our common stock that are
issuable upon exercise of options and 1,343,220 shares of
our common stock that are issuable upon vesting of restricted
stock rights, or RSRs. Upon vesting, the RSRs are settled in
shares of our common stock. |
(2) |
Reflects weighted average exercise price of options to purchase
our common stock outstanding as of December 31, 2005. The
RSRs do not have any exercise price but are subject to vesting
based on passage of time and/or performance. |
(3) |
Reflects the sum of (a) 9,330,891 shares of our common
stock that may be granted or awarded under our LTIP and
(b) 2,021,747 shares of our common stock that may be
issued pursuant to our ESPP. |
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COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Director Compensation
Non-Employee Directors. Directors who are also our
employees receive no additional compensation for serving on our
board of directors. The table below reflects the various fees
that we pay to our non-employee directors for their service on
our board of directors and its committees:
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Annual fee for serving on the board of directors(1)
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70,000 |
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Annual fee for Audit Committee Chairman
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10,000 |
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Annual fee for Compensation Committee Chairman
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7,500 |
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Annual fee for Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Chairman
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5,000 |
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Annual fee for Presiding Independent Director
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5,000 |
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Meeting fee per Board meeting attended(1)
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1,500 |
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Meeting fee per Audit Committee meeting attended
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2,500 |
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Meeting fee per Compensation Committee and Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee meeting attended
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$ |
1,500 |
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Number of restricted stock rights to be granted to each newly
elected or appointed non-employee Director
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1,000 |
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(1) |
Other than Peter Munk, the Chairman of our board. For
information regarding the fee that we pay to Mr. Munk,
please see Chairman of the Board below. |
We also reimburse our non-employee directors for travel expenses
incurred in attending stockholders, board and committee meetings.
Subject to certain exceptions, we pay at least $45,000 of the
$70,000 annual fee in the form of shares of our common stock
issued under our LTIP. A director may elect to receive any
additional amount up to the full $70,000 in shares of our common
stock. The annual fees that we pay to committee chairmen and our
Presiding Independent Director are also payable in shares of our
common stock, rather than cash, if the chairman or the Presiding
Independent Director, as the case may be, so elects. Meeting
fees are paid in cash. Due to restrictions in our certificate of
incorporation which prohibit non-qualifying
U.S. persons from holding shares of our common stock,
all fees payable to two of our non-employee directors who are
not U.S. persons are paid solely in cash.
Our non-employee directors may elect to defer their receipt of
all or a portion of their cash and/or stock compensation
pursuant to the terms of the Trizec Properties, Inc.
Non-Employee Directors Deferred Compensation Plan. Under this
plan, amounts deferred at the election of a director will be
paid out no sooner than upon the directors termination of
service from our board. Cash amounts deferred under the plan may
be deemed invested in the same investment fund options available
to our employees under the Trizec Properties, Inc. Deferred
Compensation Plan, subject to certain exceptions applicable to
non-qualifying U.S. persons, whose cash amounts
that are deferred under the plan are deemed invested in shares
of our common stock. Common stock deferred under the plan will
be deemed invested in the Trizec stock fund. Upon distribution
of the deferred amounts, cash deferrals will be paid out in
cash, while stock deferrals will be paid out in shares of our
common stock.
Chairman of the Board. We pay Peter Munk, the
Chairman of our board of directors, approximately $500,000
annually for his service as our Chairman. Please see
Executive Compensation below for a
discussion of the fee that we pay Mr. Munk.
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Executive Compensation
The following table sets forth the compensation paid or accrued
by us during the past three fiscal years to, or on behalf of,
our Chief Executive Officer and our four other most highly
compensated executive officers who were serving as executive
officers as of December 31, 2005, which we collectively
refer to as the named executive officers, and Mr. Munk, the
Chairman of our board of directors.
Summary Compensation Table
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Long Term | |
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Annual Compensation | |
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Compensation Awards | |
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Securities | |
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Stock | |
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Options/SARS | |
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Bonus($)(2) | |
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Compensation($)(4) | |
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Peter Munk
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2005 |
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$ |
500,000 |
(5) |
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Chairman of the
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2004 |
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500,000 |
(5) |
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Board of Directors
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2003 |
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500,000 |
(5) |
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Timothy H. Callahan
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2005 |
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1,050,000 |
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1,760,000 |
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$ |
11,370,927 |
(9) |
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$ |
10,500 |
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President, Chief
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2004 |
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1,000,000 |
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1,600,000 |
(8) |
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1,262,654 |
(9) |
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6,400 |
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Executive Officer and
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2003 |
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1,000,000 |
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1,450,000 |
(8) |
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959,320 |
(9) |
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500,000 |
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6,400 |
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Director
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Michael C. Colleran
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2005 |
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400,000 |
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$ |
650,000 |
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$ |
672,993 |
(9) |
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$ |
10,500 |
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Executive Vice
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2004 |
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350,000 |
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600,000 |
(8) |
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606,080 |
(9) |
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6,400 |
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President and Chief
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2003 |
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195,192 |
(6) |
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300,000 |
(8) |
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674,018 |
(9) |
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45,000 |
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6,400 |
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Financial Officer
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Brian K. Lipson
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2005 |
(7) |
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400,000 |
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$ |
450,000 |
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$ |
737,590 |
(9) |
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$ |
10,500 |
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Executive Vice President
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and Chief Investment
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Officer
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William R.C. Tresham
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2005 |
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$ |
400,000 |
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$ |
550,000 |
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$ |
623,147 |
(9) |
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$ |
10,500 |
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Executive Vice
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2004 |
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325,000 |
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500,000 |
(8) |
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568,200 |
(9) |
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6,400 |
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President and Chief
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2003 |
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300,025 |
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400,000 |
(8) |
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426,732 |
(9) |
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130,000 |
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6,400 |
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Operating Officer
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Ted R. Jadwin
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2005 |
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$ |
290,000 |
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$ |
185,000 |
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$ |
224,331 |
(9) |
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$ |
10,500 |
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Senior Vice President,
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2004 |
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283,000 |
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170,000 |
(8) |
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208,340 |
(9) |
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6,400 |
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General Counsel and
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2003 |
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230,577 |
(6) |
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150,000 |
(8) |
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318,302 |
(9) |
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25,000 |
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3,702 |
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Corporate Secretary
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(1) |
Amounts shown include cash compensation earned and received by
Mr. Munk and the named executive officers for service
during the indicated year as well as amounts earned but deferred
at the election of these officers pursuant to the Trizec
Properties, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan. |
(2) |
Cash and non-cash bonuses paid in RSRs granted under our LTIP,
including amounts earned but deferred pursuant to the Trizec
Properties, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan, are reported in the
year in which the service was performed even if the bonuses are
paid in a subsequent year. All of the 2005 bonus awards, which
were made in 2006, were paid in cash. |
(3) |
Amounts shown in this column refer to options to purchase our
common stock. |
(4) |
All Other Compensation consists solely of amounts contributed by
us under our 401(k) plan on behalf of each of
Messrs. Callahan, Colleran, Lipson, Tresham and Jadwin. |
(5) |
Mr. Munk did not receive any bonus or long term equity
incentive awards for 2005, 2004 or 2003. For 2005, 2004 and
2003, Trizec Canada, of which Mr. Munk is the Chief
Executive Officer and Chairman of the board of directors, and we
each paid 50% of Mr. Munks annual compensation of
US$1,000,000. Under the arrangement, for each of 2005, 2004 and
2003, Trizec Canada paid Mr. Munk the full salary in
Canadian dollars and we reimbursed Trizec Canada for our share
of Mr. Munks salary in Canadian dollars on a monthly
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fluctuated from month to month
due to the change in the currency exchange rate between the
U.S. dollar and Canadian dollar in effect at the time of
the reimbursement. In addition, we reimbursed Trizec Canada for
our pro rata share of the Canadian employer withholding taxes
that Trizec Canada was required to pay in connection with the
payment of Mr. Munks salary. As a result, our actual
out-of-pocket
reimbursements to Trizec Canada associated with our share of
Mr. Munks salary for 2005, 2004 and 2003 were greater
than our stated share of Mr. Munks salary for each of
those years. The following table sets forth the actual amount of
our reimbursements, in U.S. dollars, to Trizec Canada for
Mr. Munks salary in each of 2005, 2004 and 2003,
after taking into account the currency exchange rate and
reimbursement of the Canadian employer withholding taxes: |
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Our Actual | |
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Our Reimbursement | |
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Reimbursement to | |
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to Trizec Canada | |
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Our Pro Rata | |
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Trizec Canada for Mr. | |
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for Our Pro Rata | |
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Share of | |
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Munks Salary Taking | |
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Share of Canadian | |
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Our Total | |
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Mr. Munks | |
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into Account the | |
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Employer | |
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Salary | |
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Currency Conversion | |
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Withholding Taxes | |
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2005
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$ |
500,000 |
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$ |
505,264 |
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$ |
8,333 |
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$ |
513,597 |
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2004
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500,000 |
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549,648 |
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9,898 |
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559,546 |
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2003
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500,000 |
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515,682 |
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4,062 |
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519,744 |
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(6) |
The amount of salary indicated for the year reflects (a) in
the case of Mr. Colleran, the amount paid to him for the
period beginning on June 9, 2003, the date his employment
commenced, through December 31, 2003 and (b) in the
case of Mr. Jadwin, the amount paid to him for the period
beginning on February 26, 2003, the date his employment
commenced, through December 31, 2003. |
(7) |
Mr. Lipson became our Executive Vice President and Chief
Investment Officer on January 4, 2005. |
(8) |
On February 18, 2005 and February 12, 2004, our
Compensation Committee awarded bonuses to each of
Messrs. Callahan, Colleran, Tresham and Jadwin for their
performance in 2004 and 2003, respectively. These bonus awards
were paid in the form of cash and/or RSRs. The RSR component of
the 2004 and 2003 bonus awards was calculated based on a
valuation of $18.00 and $15.50 per share, respectively, of
our common stock. The following table provides detailed
information on the bonus amounts that were paid in cash and RSRs
for each of these named executive officers for 2004 and 2003: |
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Total Bonus | |
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Amount Paid | |
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Amount Paid in | |
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Number of | |
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Amount($) | |
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RSRs($) | |
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RSRs Granted | |
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Timothy H. Callahan
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2004 |
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1,600,000 |
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1,600,000 |
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88,889 |
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2003 |
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1,450,000 |
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1,450,000 |
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93,550 |
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Michael C. Colleran
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2004 |
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600,000 |
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450,006 |
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149,994 |
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8,333 |
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2003 |
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300,000 |
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225,600 |
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74,400 |
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4,800 |
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William R.C. Tresham
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2004 |
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500,000 |
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375,008 |
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124,992 |
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6,944 |
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2003 |
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400,000 |
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300,025 |
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99,975 |
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6,450 |
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Ted R. Jadwin
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2004 |
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170,000 |
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127,502 |
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42,498 |
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2,361 |
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2003 |
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150,000 |
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112,800 |
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37,200 |
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2,400 |
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The RSRs issued as part of the named executive officers
bonus vest in equal, annual increments over three years,
beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant, as long
as the officer remains in our continuous employment through the
applicable vesting date, and are settled in shares of our common
stock, on a one-for-one basis, at the time of vesting. The
holders of the RSRs are entitled to receive dividend equivalents
based on the number of shares of common stock underlying the
RSRs, but do not have voting rights with respect to such RSRs. |
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(9) |
On February 7, 2006, February 18, 2005 and
February 12, 2004, our Compensation Committee awarded to
each of our named executive officers, with the exception of
Mr. Lipson, RSRs as long term equity incentive compensation
in recognition of our and their performance for 2005, 2004 and
2003, respectively. In addition, our Compensation Committee
awarded to (a) each of Messrs. Colleran and Jadwin on
June 23, 2003 restricted common stock as long-term equity
incentive compensation, in connection with each such
officers employment, which commenced on June 9, 2003
and February 26, 2003, respectively,
(b) Mr. Lipson on January 5, 2005 RSRs as
long-term equity incentive compensation in connection with such
officers employment, which commenced on January 4,
2005, and (c) Mr. Callahan on November 22, 2005
RSRs as long-term equity compensation in connection with his new
employment agreement as more fully described in
Employment Agreements and Other
Arrangements Employment Agreement with Timothy H.
Callahan below. On December 23, 2003, each of
Messrs. Colleran and Jadwin elected to have all of his
shares of restricted stock granted on June 23, 2003
converted to an equal number of RSRs without affecting the
original vesting schedule of such restricted stock. The
following table sets forth the grant dates, the closing price of
our common stock on the date of grant, and the total number of
RSRs and/or restricted stock granted to each of
Messrs. Callahan, Colleran, Lipson, Tresham and Jadwin for
2005, 2004 and 2003 in connection with their employment: |
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Stock Granted | |
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Timothy H. Callahan
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2005 |
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2/7/06 |
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23.38 |
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58,637 |
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11/22/05 |
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21.73 |
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460,193 |
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2004 |
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2/18/05 |
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18.94 |
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66,666 |
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2003 |
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2/12/04 |
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16.54 |
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58,000 |
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Michael C. Colleran
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2005 |
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2/7/06 |
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23.38 |
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28,785 |
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18.94 |
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32,000 |
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2003 |
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16.54 |
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24,200 |
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6/23/03 |
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10.95 |
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25,000 |
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Brian K. Lipson
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2005 |
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2/7/06 |
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$ |
23.38 |
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21,322 |
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1/5/05 |
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17.74 |
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13,477 |
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William R.C. Tresham
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2005 |
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2/7/06 |
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$ |
23.38 |
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26,653 |
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2004 |
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2/18/05 |
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18.94 |
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30,000 |
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2003 |
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2/12/04 |
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16.54 |
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25,800 |
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Ted R. Jadwin
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2005 |
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2/7/06 |
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$ |
23.38 |
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9,595 |
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2004 |
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2/18/05 |
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18.94 |
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11,000 |
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2003 |
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2/12/04 |
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16.54 |
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11,300 |
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10.95 |
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12,000 |
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Fifty percent of an award of RSRs to the named executive
officer, with the exception of Mr. Lipsons
January 5, 2005 award of RSRs and Mr. Callahans
November 22, 2005 award of RSRs which are discussed in the
following two paragraphs, is subject to time-based vesting
requirements, such that the award vests in equal, annual
increments over five years, beginning on the first anniversary
of the date of grant (in the case of the February 7, 2006
grants, on each of
February 18th of
2007 through 2011), as long as the officer remains in our
continuous employment through the applicable vesting date. The
remaining 50% of the named executive officers award is
subject to performance-based vesting requirements, such that the
award vests in equal, annual increments over five years,
beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant (in the
case of the February 7, 2006 grants, on each of
February 18th of
2007 through 2011), based on our achievement for the applicable
performance year of either of two specified performance goals.
The performance goals for a particular performance year are
established annually by our Compensation Committee of the board
of directors within the first sixty days of the applicable
fiscal year. Upon vesting, the RSRs are settled in shares of
common stock, on a one-for-one basis. Holders of the RSRs are
entitled to receive dividend equivalents based on the number of
shares of common stock underlying the RSRs, but do not have
voting rights with respect to such RSRs. |
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Mr. Lipsons January 5, 2005 grant is subject to
time-based vesting requirements, such that the award vests in
three equal annual installments, beginning on the date of grant,
as long as Mr. Lipson remains in our continuous employment
through the applicable vesting date. Upon vesting, the RSRs are
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one-for-one basis. Mr. Lipson is entitled to receive
dividend equivalents based on the number of shares of common
stock underlying the RSRs, but does not have voting rights with
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One-half of Mr. Callahans November 22, 2005
grant is subject to time-based vesting requirements, such that
it will vest in four equal annual installments on
November 23rd of
each year, beginning on November 23, 2006. The remaining
one-half of the grant is subject to performance-based vesting
such that it will vest in four equal annual installments on
December 31st
of each year, beginning on December 31, 2006, if we achieve
certain performance goals. Upon vesting, the RSRs are settled in
shares of common stock, on a one-for-one basis.
Mr. Callahan is entitled to receive dividend equivalents
based on the number of shares of common stock underlying the
RSRs, but does not have voting rights with respect to such RSRs. |
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The number and value of the aggregate holdings of unvested RSRs
at December 31, 2005 for each of the named executive
officers were as follows, based on a closing price of
$22.92 per share of our common stock on December 30,
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Timothy H. Callahan
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754,514 |
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17,293,461 |
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Michael C. Colleran
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77,893 |
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1,785,308 |
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Brian K. Lipson
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8,985 |
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205,936 |
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William R.C. Tresham
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76,884 |
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1,762,181 |
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Ted R. Jadwin
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31,201 |
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715,127 |
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Option Grants in Last Fiscal Year
We did not grant any stock options to our named executive
officers during 2005.
Aggregated Option/ SAR Exercises in Last Fiscal Year and
Fiscal Year-End Option/ SAR Values
The following table provides information regarding option
exercises by Mr. Munk, the Chairman of our board of
directors, and our named executive officers during the year
ended December 31, 2005, and the number and value of
options held by Mr. Munk and our named executive officers
at December 31, 2005.
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Peter Munk
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Timothy H. Callahan
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1,333,333 |
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166,667 |
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15,754,995 |
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2,385,005 |
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Michael C. Colleran
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30,000 |
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15,000 |
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358,200 |
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179,100 |
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Brian K. Lipson
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William R.C. Tresham
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188,133 |
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1,513,388 |
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178,125 |
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43,333 |
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1,752,580 |
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620,095 |
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Ted R. Jadwin
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8,334 |
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84,757 |
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8,333 |
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119,245 |
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(1) |
Amounts shown in these columns refer to options to purchase our
common stock. |
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Based on a closing price of $22.92 for our common stock on
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Employment Agreements and Other Arrangements
Below is a description of our employment arrangements with each
of Messrs. Callahan, Colleran, Tresham, Jadwin and Lipson.
We do not have an employment agreement or arrangement with
Mr. Munk other than our agreement with Trizec Canada to pay
50% of his annual salary.
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Employment Agreement with Timothy H. Callahan
On November 22, 2005, we entered into a new employment
agreement with Mr. Callahan, our President and Chief
Executive Officer, effective November 22, 2005, pursuant to
which he would continue to serve as our President and Chief
Executive Officer and also continue to serve as a member of our
board of directors. The employment agreement, which supersedes
and replaces the prior employment agreement in its entirety, has
an initial term of four years and will terminate on
December 1, 2009. After the termination of the initial
term, the term of employment will renew automatically for
successive one-year periods unless either we or
Mr. Callahan provides a written notice of either
partys intention not to extend the term to the other party
at least 90 days prior to the end of either the initial
term or any of the successive terms, as the case may be.
Base salary and annual incentive bonus. Under the
employment agreement, Mr. Callahan is entitled to receive
an annual base salary of $1,050,000, which is subject to review
and increase (but not decrease), not less often than annually,
by the Compensation Committee based on Mr. Callahans
performance, and an annual incentive bonus of a minimum of 50%
and a maximum of 200% of his base salary, with the target being
100% of his base salary. The actual annual incentive bonus,
which will be paid in a cash lump sum, will be determined in
accordance with our incentive compensation program as applicable
to our senior executives and 90% of the target annual bonus will
be based on our corporate performance and the remaining 10% will
be based on Mr. Callahans individual performance.
Restricted stock unit grant and participation in long-term
incentive plan and outperformance program. The employment
agreement provides that we will grant Mr. Callahan an
award, the RSR grant, of a number of RSRs under our long-term
incentive plan having an aggregate fair market value equal to
$10.0 million, one-half of which will vest in four equal
annual installments on
November 23rd of
each year, starting on November 23, 2006. The remaining
one-half of the RSR grant, or the performance RSUs, will vest in
four equal annual installments on
December 31st
of each year, starting on December 31, 2006, if we achieve,
for the fiscal year ending on such anniversary, either
(a) the goal established by the Compensation Committee for
funds from operations, or FFO, per share for such fiscal year or
(b) a total stockholder return that places us in the top
third of our peer group (which will be the same as the peer
group used for our outperformance program, or OPP). If neither
of these performance goals is achieved, then the performance
RSUs that would have vested on such vesting date will
nonetheless vest as of the immediately succeeding vesting date
if, as of such succeeding vesting date, we achieve either
(x) actual FFO per share for the fiscal year ending with
such succeeding vesting date which exceeds the goal for such
fiscal year by at least as much as the FFO shortfall for the
immediately preceding fiscal year, or (y) a total
stockholder return for such two-year period that would place us
in the top third of our peer group. Any performance RSUs
scheduled to vest on a vesting date that do not vest on such
date or the immediately succeeding vesting date as described
above shall be forfeited in their entirety.
Mr. Callahans receipt of all RSUs granted to him
pursuant to the RSR grant will be automatically deferred in
accordance with our deferred compensation plan.
Mr. Callahan also will be eligible to participate in our
long-term incentive compensation programs that are generally
available to our senior executive officers and any OPP or
similar plan. The actual amount of Mr. Callahans
annual long-term incentive compensation will be determined by
the Compensation Committee based on his performance and
commensurate with Mr. Callahans position after taking
into account a recommendation by an independent compensation
consultant retained by the Compensation Committee. In addition,
Mr. Callahan is entitled to participate in all of our
employee welfare, pension and fringe benefit plans, programs and
arrangements on a basis that is no less favorable than that made
available to our other senior executive officers.
Severance payment upon termination with cause or resignation
without good reason. We may terminate
Mr. Callahans employment at any time, with or without
cause, and Mr. Callahan may resign at any time,
with or without good reason, as such terms are
defined in the employment agreement. If we terminate
Mr. Callahan for cause, or Mr. Callahan resigns
without good reason, Mr. Callahan will be entitled to
receive an aggregate amount equal to the sum of (a) any
unpaid base salary through the date of such termination or
resignation, (b) earned but unpaid annual incentive bonus
for a previously completed fiscal year, (c) reimbursement
for any unreimbursed business expenses incurred prior to the
date of termination or
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resignation, (d) payment for vacation time accrued as of
the date of termination or resignation and (e) any other
amounts or benefits that are required to be paid or provided by
law. Such amount, which we refer to as the accrued amounts, will
be payable in cash within 15 business days of
Mr. Callahans termination or resignation.
Severance payment upon termination without cause or
resignation for good reason. If we terminate
Mr. Callahan without cause, or Mr. Callahan resigns
with good reason, Mr. Callahan will be entitled to receive
an aggregate lump sum payment, within 15 business days after
such termination or resignation, equal to the sum of
(a) the accrued amounts as described above and (b) an
annual incentive bonus for the fiscal year in which his
termination or resignation occurs, prorated over the number of
days employed during such fiscal year and based on the average
of the annual incentive bonuses paid to Mr. Callahan during
the immediately preceding two fiscal years, which we refer to as
the average bonus. In addition, Mr. Callahan is entitled to
receive (x) three times the sum of his base salary (at the
rate in effect on the date of Mr. Callahans
termination or resignation) and the average bonus, which payment
is required to be made in a lump sum cash payment within 15
business days after such date of termination or resignation and
(y) continued participation under our medical insurance
plans and programs as in effect for senior executive officers
for a period of three years following the date of
Mr. Callahans termination or resignation or until
such date as Mr. Callahan becomes eligible to participate
in the plans of a subsequent employer. Further, all of
Mr. Callahans unvested equity awards and deferred
compensation held as of his termination or resignation will vest
immediately and the date of such termination or resignation will
be deemed the end of the measurement period and a valuation date
under any OPP and any such awards will be settled in shares of
our common stock. We refer to these accelerated vestings
collectively as the accelerated vesting, and will be paid within
15 business days after the date of termination or resignation.
Mr. Callahans options to purchase our common stock,
if any, will remain exercisable until the applicable expiration
dates provided in any plan and award agreement. We refer to the
payments and benefits that are described in this paragraph to
which Mr. Callahan is entitled to as the severance payments
and benefits.
Severance payment in the event of a change in control. If
we terminate Mr. Callahan without cause, or
Mr. Callahan resigns with good reason, at any time within
six months prior to, or within two years following, a
change in control of our company, as such term is
defined in the employment agreement, Mr. Callahan will be
entitled to receive the severance payments and benefits as
described in the preceding paragraph. In addition, upon the
occurrence of a change in control, all of
Mr. Callahans unvested equity based compensation will
immediately vest and, to the extent the outperformance goals
under any OPP for periods prior to the change in control are
achieved at the time of a change in control, all awards that are
outstanding and that could be granted during a performance
period will be fully vested. Notwithstanding the occurrence of a
transaction that would constitute a change in control as
described under the employment agreement, a change in control
will not be deemed to have occurred if Peter Munk, the Chairman
of our board of directors, continues to effectively control us
through the power to elect at least a majority of the board of
directors. In addition, notwithstanding the occurrence of a
transaction that would not constitute a change in control as
described under the employment agreement, a change in control in
us will nonetheless be deemed to have occurred if, as a result
of the transaction, Mr. Munk no longer has effective
control of our company through the power to elect at least a
majority of the board of directors. However, regardless of
whether Mr. Munk retains effective control of our company
through the power to elect at least a majority of the board of
directors, a change in control will be deemed to have occurred
if any person becomes the beneficial owner of 50% or more of our
common stock. We also will make an additional tax
gross-up payment to
Mr. Callahan if any payment or benefit made or provided to
him in connection with a change in control would be subject to
the excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of the IRC. The
employment agreement sets forth certain procedures relating to
the determination of the amount of, and the payment of, the
gross-up payment.
Severance payment in the event of termination due to
Mr. Callahans death or disability. In the event
of termination of Mr. Callahans employment due to his
death or disability, he or his estate will be entitled to
receive, within 15 business days following such termination, his
annual base salary through the date of such termination, the
accrued amounts, the accelerated vesting and a pro rata average
bonus. In addition, Mr. Callahan or his estate will receive
a lump sum payment equal to his annual base salary in effect as
of the
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date of such termination and, in the case of disability,
Mr. Callahan will be entitled to continued participation in
our medical insurance plans and programs as in effect for our
senior executive officers for a period of three years following
the termination of his employment or until such time as he
becomes eligible to participate in the plans of a subsequent
employer.
Severance payment in the event we elect not to renew
Mr. Callahans employment agreement. If we provide
notice to Mr. Callahan of our election to not renew the
term of his employment and his employment thereby terminates, we
will be required to pay to Mr. Callahan, within 15 business
days following such termination, the accrued amounts, the
accelerated vesting and a pro rata average bonus. In addition,
we are obligated to promptly pay him a lump sum payment equal to
two times the sum of his annual base salary (at the rate in
effect on the date Mr. Callahans employment is
terminated) and the average bonus.
Payment of severance payments only upon receipt of waiver and
release. We will not be required to make or make available
to Mr. Callahan the payments and benefits that are
described above (excluding the accrued amounts and pro rata
average bonus) in connection with our termination of
Mr. Callahans employment without cause, due to his
death or disability, or as a result of our election to not renew
the term of his employment, or the resignation by
Mr. Callahan with good reason, unless
(a) Mr. Callahan or his estate executes and delivers a
waiver and release in the form previously agreed to by us and
Mr. Callahan, and (b) such waiver and release shall
have become effective and irrevocable.
Repurchase of vested equity in the event we are no longer
publicly traded. If our common stock or the stock of any
successor to us is not publicly traded in the United States and
Mr. Callahans employment is terminated for any
reason, Mr. Callahan will have the right to require us to
purchase his vested equity upon such terms as mutually agreed to
by Mr. Callahan and us.
During the term of his employment and for a specified period
after such term, Mr. Callahan will be subject to certain
restrictive covenants under the employment agreement, including
those related to confidentiality, non-solicitation and
non-disparagement.
Employment Agreements with Michael C. Colleran, Brian K.
Lipson and William R.C. Tresham
On January 4, 2005, we entered into employment agreements
with each of Mr. Colleran, our Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Lipson, our Executive Vice
President and Chief Investment Officer, and Mr. Tresham,
our Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, each
of which was effective January 4, 2005. Each of the
employment agreements has an initial term ending on
December 31, 2005; provided, however, that the term of
employment will renew automatically for successive one-year
periods unless either we or the officer provides a written
notice of either partys intention not to extend the term
to the other party at least 60 days prior to the end of
either the initial term or any of the successive terms, as
applicable.
Under his respective employment agreement, each of
Messrs. Colleran, Lipson and Tresham is entitled to receive
an annual base salary in an amount that is subject to review and
increase (but not decrease), not less often than annually, by
the Compensation Committee of our board of directors based on
the respective officers performance, and a target annual
bonus in an amount equal to 100% of the respective
officers base salary. Mr. Lipson also was entitled to
receive a cash signing bonus in the amount of $50,000 and an
initial award of restricted stock rights under our long-term
incentive plan having an aggregate fair market value of
$250,000, one-third of which vested immediately upon grant,
one-third of which vested on January 5, 2006 and the
remaining one-third of which will vest on January 5, 2007.
Each of Messrs. Colleran, Lipson and Tresham also is
eligible to participate in our long-term incentive compensation
programs that are generally available to our senior executive
officers and our OPP. Each of Messrs. Colleran, Lipson and
Treshams targeted amount of annual long-term incentive
compensation is 150% of his base salary and each officers
participation interest in the OPP is 14%. In addition, each
officer is entitled to participate in all of our employee
welfare, pension and fringe benefit plans and programs on a
basis that is no less favorable than that made available to our
other senior executive officers. Mr. Tresham also is
entitled to receive a monthly automobile allowance of $1,000.
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We may terminate each officers employment at any time,
with or without cause, and the officer may resign at
any time, with or without good reason, as such terms
are defined in the employment agreements. If we terminate the
officer for cause, or the officer resigns without good reason,
the officer will be entitled to receive any unpaid base salary
through the date of such termination or resignation and any
other amounts or benefits that are required to be paid or
provided by law or under any of our plans, programs, policies or
practices. If we terminate the officer without cause or elect
not to renew the officers employment term, or the officer
resigns with good reason, the officer will be entitled to
receive (a) his annual base salary and target annual bonus,
based on the rates in effect on the date of such termination or
resignation, for a one-year period commencing on the date of
termination or resignation, (b) his earned but unpaid bonus
for the previously completed fiscal year, (c) a prorated
portion of his target annual bonus for the fiscal year in which
the termination or resignation occurs, and (d) any other
amounts or benefits that are required to be paid or provided by
law. In addition, in the case of Mr. Lipson, any unvested
portion of his initial award of restricted stock rights will
vest immediately upon such termination or resignation.
If we terminate the officer without cause, or the officer
resigns with good reason, in either case within two years
following a change in control of our company, in lieu of the
severance payment described above, the officer will be entitled
to receive a lump sum severance payment in an amount equal to
his annual base salary and target annual bonus, based on the
rates in effect on the date of such termination or resignation,
and any other amounts or benefits that are required to be paid
or provided by law or under any of our plans, programs, policies
or practices. We also will make an additional tax
gross-up payment to the
officer if any payment or benefit made or provided to him would
be subject to the excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of
the IRC. In addition, any unvested portion of each respective
officers equity awards, including, in the case of
Mr. Lipson, his initial award of restricted stock rights,
will vest immediately upon such termination or resignation.
In the event of termination of the officers employment due
to his death or disability, he (or his estate) will be entitled
to receive his annual base salary through the date of such
termination and any other amounts or benefits that are required
to be paid or provided by law or under any of our plans,
programs, policies or practices.
Each of Messrs. Colleran, Lipson and Tresham is subject to
certain restrictive covenants under his respective employment
agreement, including covenants related to confidentiality,
non-solicitation and non-disparagement.
Employment Arrangement with Ted R. Jadwin
Under Mr. Jadwins employment arrangement, as set
forth in an offer letter dated February 13, 2003,
Mr. Jadwin serves as our Senior Vice President and General
Counsel. Under the arrangement, Mr. Jadwin was entitled to
receive a starting salary of $275,000 and options exercisable
for 25,000 shares of our common stock and is eligible to
receive an annual bonus equal to 50% to 75% of his eligible
earnings based on corporate, team and individual performance
measures. In addition, Mr. Jadwin is eligible for
consideration in our long-term incentive program and is eligible
to participate in our other benefits and programs, including our
401(k) and deferred compensation plans. We also have agreed to
provide Mr. Jadwin with a parking space and reimbursement
for club dues in the amount of $289 per month.
After the initial 12 months of employment, if we terminate
Mr. Jadwins employment with us for any reason other
than cause, any severance payment provided to him will be in
accordance with our policy.
Mr. Jadwins employment arrangement also contains
severance payment obligations in the event of a change in
control of our company. If, within 12 months after a change
in control, Mr. Jadwins employment is terminated for
any reason other than his (a) disability, (b) death,
(c) conduct involving gross neglect, dishonesty, willful
gross misconduct or moral turpitude, any of which harmed our
business, or (d) voluntary resignation, he is entitled to
receive a lump sum payment equal to six months of his
then-current base salary plus bonus, medical benefits for six
additional months from the date of termination and all
outstanding stock options and grants would immediately vest as
of the termination date.
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COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
General
The Compensation Committee of the board of directors has
prepared the following report regarding 2005 executive
compensation. The Compensation Committee consists of four
members, all of whom are independent directors in accordance
with the listing standards of the NYSE, and is responsible for
determining the compensation for our executive officers and for
administering our equity and compensation plans. This report
describes our philosophy and approach to executive compensation
and the basis on which we made 2005 compensation determinations
with respect to our executive officers.
Executive Compensation Philosophy
The philosophy and goals of our executive compensation program
are to:
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Attract, retain and motivate talented executives critical to our
short-term and long-term success; |
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Align the interests of our executive officers with the long-term
interests of Trizecs stockholders; |
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Base executive compensation levels on the overall financial and
operational performance of Trizec and the individual
contribution of the executive officer; and |
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Position executive compensation levels to be competitive with
other similarly situated real estate investment trusts, or REITs. |
Since 2002, the Compensation Committee has engaged an
independent compensation consultant with expertise in the REIT
industry to assist it in developing an executive compensation
program that is competitive with Trizecs peers and
consistent with the Committees compensation philosophy.
The most recent report of the independent consultant was
prepared for the Committee for purposes of year-end 2005 and
2006 compensation. This report included a comprehensive survey
of the total compensation paid to executive officers employed in
various positions within a peer group comprised of approximately
20 REITs, the majority of which were office and/or industrial
REITs. The consultants findings, together with the
recommendations of the Compensation Committee and our Chief
Executive Officer (other than with respect to his own
compensation), were used by the Compensation Committee to
develop its executive compensation program for 2005.
Compensation Committee Procedures
The Compensation Committee exercises its independent discretion
in reviewing and approving the executive compensation program as
a whole, as well as specific compensation levels for each
executive officer. Final aggregate compensation determinations
for a particular fiscal year are generally made after the end of
such year, when information regarding our financial and
operational results for that year are known. At that time, the
Compensation Committee determines bonuses, if any, for the past
years performance, sets base salaries for the current
year, and makes awards of equity-based compensation under the
LTIP. Our Chief Executive Officer, Timothy H. Callahan, makes
recommendations to the Compensation Committee with respect to
the compensation of our executive officers (excluding his own
compensation). In addition to Mr. Callahans
recommendations, the Compensation Committee bases its decisions
on any one or more of: (a) the individual contributions of
the executive officers to our organization and the comprehensive
performance evaluations of each such executive officer,
(b) the overall performance of our company as evidenced by
multiple quantitative and qualitative measures, and (c) the
findings and recommendations of the independent consultant to
ensure that compensation packages are in line with our peer
group and provide appropriate incentives. Subject to certain
exceptions, the Compensation Committee generally provides total
compensation to our executive officers at a target level between
the
50th and
75th percentiles
for executive officers in comparable positions in our peer group.
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Elements of Executive Compensation
The material elements of our executive compensation program
include base salary, incentive bonus and long-term incentive
compensation, as further described below.
Base Salary
Base salaries for executive officers are determined on the basis
of assigned responsibilities, the level of individual
performance and an evaluation of appropriate compensation levels
based on comparisons within our peer group. Base salaries for
our executive officers for 2005 ranged from $1,050,000, in
Mr. Callahans case, to $290,000 for one of our other
executive officers. While the employment agreements or
arrangements with our executive officers generally do not permit
the base salaries of such officers to be reduced during the term
of the agreement, the Compensation Committee has the discretion
to consider on an annual basis an increase in the executive
officers base salary, taking into account the executive
officers individual contributions, any changes in job
responsibilities and any changes in the market for comparable
executive-level positions.
Incentive Bonus
Incentive compensation, in the form of discretionary bonus
awards, is structured in a manner that is intended to motivate
our executive officers by linking bonus awards to company
performance and individual performance. Specific company
performance measures and operational goals that the Compensation
Committee considered in connection with bonus determinations for
fiscal 2005 included total return to shareholders, growth in
funds from operations, strategic repositioning of our asset
portfolio through selective asset dispositions, increased
liquidity goals, balance sheet management, and dividend coverage
goals. The Compensation Committee also evaluated individual
performance based on factors such as the individuals
degree of responsibility, contribution to our overall
performance, ability to contribute to our future performance and
salary level.
Each executive officer was also assigned a targeted bonus range,
expressed as a percentage of the individuals base salary.
These allocations ranged from 50% to 200% of base salary, in
Mr. Callahans case, to 50% to 75% of base salary for
one of our other executive officers. These bonus ranges were
intended to be representative of target awards for comparable
executive-level positions in our peer group. Actual awards may
be more or less than the targeted ranges, depending on our
performance and the executive officers performance.
Applying the factors set forth above, the Compensation Committee
made determinations in February 2006 of the final dollar amount
of each executive officers bonus award for 2005. These
bonus awards ranged from $1,760,000, in Mr. Callahans
case, to $185,000 for one of our other executive officers. The
Compensation Committee determined to pay out these bonus awards
entirely in cash.
Long-Term Incentive Compensation
The 2005 long-term incentive compensation program for executive
officers involves restricted stock rights (referred to as RSRs
in this report) granted under the LTIP, the vesting of which
depends, in part, on our achievement of Company performance
goals. In addition, our executive officers have the opportunity
to earn sizeable awards in 2007 under our 2004 Long-Term
Outperformance Compensation Program, a high-performance program
effected under the LTIP, which we refer to in this report as the
OPP.
Restricted Stock Rights. In February 2006, the
Compensation Committee made long-term equity incentive awards to
our executive officers in the form of RSRs granted under the
LTIP. These awards were based on the Compensation
Committees review of our overall performance for 2005, as
well as the individual officers performance for 2005.
These awards ranged from 58,637 RSRs, in
Mr. Callahans case, to 9,595 RSRs in the case of
another executive officer.
The RSRs are subject to the following vesting criteria:
(a) Fifty percent of an award of RSRs to an executive
officer is subject to time-based vesting requirements, such that
the award vests in equal, annual increments over five years, on
February 18th of
each of 2007 through 2011, provided that the officer remains in
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our continuous employment through the applicable vesting date,
and (b) the remaining 50% of an executive officers
award is subject to performance-based vesting requirements, such
that the award vests in equal, annual increments over five
years, on
February 18th of
each of 2007 through 2011, based upon the achievement of either
of two specified performance goals determined by the
Compensation Committee on an annual basis. For the 2006
performance period under these awards, the two performance
goals, as established by the Compensation Committee, are based
on: (1) Trizecs achievement of a specified total
return to shareholders, or (2) the relative performance of
Trizecs total return to shareholders in comparison to our
peer group of companies. For more information on these RSRs,
including the amounts awarded to our named executive officers in
2005, please see footnote (9) to the Summary Compensation
Table of the section titled Compensation of Directors and
Executive Officers Executive Compensation
above.
The Compensation Committee believes that the use of RSRs
(a) aligns the interests of our executive officers with the
interests of our stockholders through the use of vesting
criteria that is based on the performance of our company,
(b) serves as an effective retention tool by providing for
a five-year vesting schedule, and (c) advances our goal of
promoting long-term equity ownership in our company by our
executive officers.
2004 Long-Term Outperformance Compensation Program. In
October 2004, the Compensation Committee established, on behalf
of our executive officers and other senior executives, the OPP.
The Compensation Committee retained an independent compensation
consultant to assist it in developing the OPP. Each participant
was granted a specified percentage allocation of an incentive
pool potentially created under the OPP. The size and dollar
value of the incentive pool, if any, will depend on the extent
to which our performance over a three-year period beginning in
October 2004 and ending in October 2007, as measured by our
total return to shareholders over such period, exceeds the
greater of two pre-established performance thresholds. Thus, the
OPP was designed to provide meaningful incentives to our senior
executives to increase stockholder value by aligning the
interests of such executives with the interests of our
stockholders. The awards granted to each of our executive
officers, expressed as a percentage allocation of the total
incentive pool, ranged from 25%, in the case of
Mr. Callahan, to 3% in the case of another executive
officer.
Awards under the OPP ultimately will be paid to participants in
the form of shares of restricted common stock granted under the
LTIP. Subject to certain limited exceptions, the dollar value of
the incentive pool and the maximum number of shares issuable to
participants may not exceed the lesser of (a) $25,000,000
and (b) 2.5% of the aggregate number of shares of our
common stock outstanding on a fully diluted basis as of the end
of the three-year performance period. Awards will be paid to
participants following the completion of the three-year
performance period, with 75% of an award vesting on such date
and 25% of an award vesting on the first anniversary thereafter,
provided that the participant remains in our continuous
employment through each such vesting date. Upon payment of a
restricted share award, only 25% of such award shares may be
sold during each of the four years following the date of
payment. The Compensation Committee believes that these features
of the OPP serve as an effective retention tool by allowing a
possible payout to occur only upon the completion of the
three-year performance period and advance our goal of promoting
long-term equity ownership in us by our executive officers by
providing restrictions on the sale of the award shares. Assuming
that the price of our common stock remains at current levels
through October 2007, it is likely that the OPP awards will be
paid at the maximum values.
New Employment Agreements
On January 4, 2005, in consultation with our advisors, we
entered into new employment agreements with each of
Mr. Brian Lipson, our new Executive Vice President and
Chief Investment Officer, Mr. Michael C. Colleran, our
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and
Mr. William R.C. Tresham, our Executive Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer. In addition, on November 22, 2005,
also in consultation with our advisors, we entered into a new
employment agreement with Mr. Callahan. For a detailed
description of these new employment agreements, please see
Compensation of Directors and Executive
Officers Employment Agreements and Other
Arrangements, above. In evaluating these employment
agreements, the Compensation Committee took into consideration
the total compensation payable to these executive officers under
the agreements, including with respect to base salary, incentive
bonus and long-term incentive compensation, as well as the
potential payout to such officers under various events involving
a termination of the officers employment with us or upon a
change in control of our company.
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Deferred Compensation Plan
The Trizec Properties, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan is an
unfunded, deferred compensation plan maintained primarily for
members of management, including our executive officers. The
purpose of the plan is to provide a means by which eligible
employees may defer the receipt of certain forms of
compensation, thus enabling them to enjoy a tax deferral. As
administered, the plan permits the deferral of salary, bonus,
and the receipt of shares of our common stock underlying vested
equity awards, such as RSRs and OPP award shares. Benefits under
the plan are paid directly by us out of our general assets when
due.
Compensation of the Chief Executive Officer
The Compensation Committee established the compensation of
Mr. Callahan in accordance with the processes described
under Elements of Executive Compensation Base
Salary, Incentive Bonus and
Long-Term Incentive Compensation, above.
As reflected above, in respect of service for fiscal 2005,
Mr. Callahan received a base salary of $1,050,000 and a
cash incentive bonus award in the amount of $1,760,000.
Mr. Callahan also received a long-term equity incentive
award in the form of 58,637 RSRs in February 2006, based upon
individual performance and our overall performance during 2005.
Fifty percent of this award is subject to time-based vesting
requirements over five years and the remaining 50% of the award
is subject to performance-based vesting requirements over five
years.
In arriving at Mr. Callahans total compensation
package for 2005, the Compensation Committee noted, among other
things, our success in meeting or exceeding most of our
financial and operational performance goals for fiscal 2005, and
Mr. Callahans success in (a) repositioning our
asset portfolio through the selective disposition of assets in
non-core markets, (b) building the confidence of our
stockholder base and investment analyst community,
(c) strengthening the balance sheet by selectively
unencumbering assets and restructuring debt, and
(d) delivering solid financial and operational results. The
Compensation Committee believes that Mr. Callahans
total compensation package for 2005 was both reasonable in
relation to our performance for fiscal 2005 and competitive in
relation to the total compensation paid to chief executive
officers in our peer group.
Limitations on the Deductibility of Executive Compensation
The Compensation Committee has reviewed the potential
consequences for the company of Section 162(m) of the IRC,
which prohibits publicly-traded companies from taking a tax
deduction for compensation paid in excess of $1 million in
any taxable year to a named executive officer, except for
certain qualifying performance-based compensation.
The Compensation Committees policy is to take into account
Section 162(m) in establishing compensation for our
executive officers. The Compensation Committee also believes,
however, that we must balance the benefit of deductions against
the need to provide our executives with proper incentives to
remain with us. Section 162(m) does not affect us as
directly as it does Subchapter C corporations because we are a
REIT and ordinarily do not pay taxes. The Compensation Committee
does not believe that it is necessarily in our or our
stockholders best interests that all compensation meet the
requirements of Section 162(m) for deductibility and the
Compensation Committee may determine to award non-deductible
compensation in such circumstances as it deems appropriate.
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Joined the Compensation Committee on June 14, 2005 as
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Served as Chairman until June 14, 2005 and thereafter as a
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COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER
PARTICIPATION
The members of the Compensation Committee who served during 2005
are L. Jay Cross, Brian Mulroney, James J. OConnor, Glenn
J. Rufrano and Stephen R. Volk (who resigned from our board of
directors effective August 10, 2005). None of
Messrs. Cross, Mulroney, OConnor, Rufrano or Volk is,
or ever was, an employee of Trizec. In 2005, none of our
executive officers served as a member of the board of directors
or compensation committee of any entity that had one or more of
its executive officers serving as a member of our Compensation
Committee. In addition, none of our executive officers served as
a member of the compensation committee of any entity that had
one or more of its executive officers serving as a member of our
board of directors.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Our May 2002 Reorganization
On May 8, 2002, a plan of arrangement implementing a
corporate reorganization of TrizecHahn Corporation, our former
parent company, became effective. As a result of this
reorganization, we became a publicly-traded REIT owning
primarily the U.S. assets that TrizecHahn Corporation and
its subsidiaries owned prior to the reorganization.
The corporate reorganization was designed to create a
U.S. publicly-traded REIT while reducing withholding tax
liabilities and minimizing the recognition of potential tax
liabilities on unrealized appreciation in value that were
present in TrizecHahn Corporations ownership structure
prior to the reorganization. The corporate reorganization was
also intended to create economic equivalence between shares of
our common stock and Trizec Canada subordinate voting shares or
multiple voting shares.
Upon implementation of the plan of arrangement, holders of
TrizecHahn Corporations subordinate voting shares
exchanged their shares on a one-for-one basis for one or more of
the following securities:
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common stock, which could either be exchanged for common stock
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As a result of the reorganization, approximately 61.5% of our
common stock is owned primarily by qualifying U.S. persons.
The remaining approximately 38.5% of our common stock is owned
indirectly by Trizec Canada through its subsidiaries, with the
result that Trizec Canada indirectly holds one share of our
common stock for each outstanding subordinate voting share of
Trizec Canada. In addition, Trizec Canada, indirectly through
its subsidiaries, also owns all shares of our Class F
convertible stock and special voting stock. Peter Munk is the
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the board of directors
of Trizec Canada.
Outstanding options to purchase subordinate voting shares of
TrizecHahn Corporation were cancelled and replaced as part of
the corporate reorganization. Under the plan of arrangement, all
outstanding stock options of TrizecHahn Corporation were
cancelled in exchange for either (1) options to purchase
our common stock, (2) warrants to purchase our common stock
or (3) options to purchase Trizec Canada subordinate voting
shares.
In connection with the corporate reorganization, we entered into
a tax cooperation agreement with TrizecHahn Office Properties,
Ltd., a wholly-owned, Canadian subsidiary of TrizecHahn
Corporation, both of which are predecessor entities to Trizec
Canada by merger. In accordance with this agreement, we have
conducted certain business activities in a manner that would not
result in Trizec Canada and its Canadian subsidiaries being
subject to Canadian tax on our business activities in the United
States or on distributions made by us. In addition, under the
agreement, we have agreed to continue to conduct our business
activities with regard to the consequences under Canadian tax
legislation to Trizec Canada. Compliance with this
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agreement may require us to conduct our business in a manner
that may not always be the most efficient or effective because
of potential adverse Canadian tax consequences. Furthermore, we
may incur incremental costs due to the need to reimburse these
entities for any negative tax consequences.
In connection with the corporate reorganization, we have agreed
to provide shared services to TrizecHahn Corporation (Trizec
Canada by merger) and therefore continue to provide certain
services to assist Trizec Canada in fulfilling its public
disclosure obligations and conducting investor, media and public
relations. Trizec Canada has agreed to and continues to provide
accounting services in conjunction with the corporate
reorganization. For the year ended December 31, 2005, we
recorded other income of approximately $310,000 for such
services provided to Trizec Canada. In addition, we recorded
general and administrative expense for the year ended
December 31, 2005 of approximately $179,000 for such
services provided to us. At December 31, 2005, we had a
receivable balance of approximately $416,000 and a payable
balance of approximately $30,000 related to such services.
In connection with the corporate reorganization, some
outstanding TrizecHahn Corporation employee stock options were
cancelled and replaced with options to acquire subordinate
voting shares of Trizec Canada. For every outstanding option to
acquire one Trizec Canada subordinate voting share, Trizec
Canada, directly or indirectly, holds one of our warrants
entitling Trizec Canada to one share of our common stock at any
time prior to the respective warrants expiration date. We
expect that Trizec Canada will exercise these warrants whenever
and to the extent that one or more options to acquire
subordinate voting shares of Trizec Canada are exercised. Trizec
Canadas anticipated acquisition of one share of our common
stock whenever one of its stock options is exercised is intended
to maintain economic equivalence between shares of our common
stock and Trizec Canada subordinate voting shares.
Also in connection with the corporate reorganization, we have
entered into agreements with Trizec Canada pursuant to which we
have agreed to cause one or more registration statements on
Form S-11 to be
filed with and declared effective by the SEC, and to be
maintained effective, registering the following offerings of our
securities:
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certain Trizec Canada credit facilities, a secondary offering of
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In October 2003, the registration statements for the first two
offerings listed above were converted from
Forms S-11 to
Forms S-3. The
registration statement for the third offering listed above has
not yet been filed. In addition, in November 2003, the
registration statement for the last offering listed above was
withdrawn due to a reduction in the outstanding balances under
the credit facilities and amendment of the facilities to
eliminate the requirement that we maintain the effectiveness of
this registration statement.
Other Transactions
For 2005, Trizec Canada and we each paid 50% of
Mr. Munks annual compensation of US $1,000,000.
Under the arrangement, for 2005, Trizec Canada paid
Mr. Munk the full salary in Canadian dollars and we
reimbursed Trizec Canada for our share of Mr. Munks
salary in Canadian dollars on a monthly basis. Our actual
reimbursements, however, fluctuated from month to month due to
the change in the currency exchange rate between the
U.S. dollar and Canadian dollar in effect at the time of
the reimbursement. In addition, we reimbursed Trizec Canada for
our pro rata share of the Canadian employer withholding taxes
that Trizec Canada was required to pay in connection with the
payment of Mr. Munks salary. As a result, our actual
out-of-pocket
reimbursements to Trizec Canada associated with our share of
Mr. Munks
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salary for 2005 which amounted to $513,597, was greater than our
share of Mr. Munks salary. Please see footnote
(5) to the Summary Compensation Table of the section titled
Compensation of Directors and Executive
Officers Executive Compensation.
In March 2005, Trizec Canada paid us $760,000 as reimbursement
for legal expenses that we incurred in connection with a
litigation matter in which we, Trizec Canada and Mr. Munk
were co-plaintiffs. As of March 20, 2006, Trizec Canada
owned, together with its affiliates, approximately 38.5% of our
common stock and all of our outstanding special voting stock and
series F convertible stock. Mr. Munk is the Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer of Trizec Canada and indirectly has
majority voting power with respect to the election of Trizec
Canadas board of directors and certain other matters.
We had previously recorded a tax liability related to 1998 tax
issues between us, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Trizec Canada
and the United States Internal Revenue Service. During the
second quarter of 2005, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Trizec
Canada reached a settlement with, and made a payment to, the
Internal Revenue Service with regard to the 1998 tax matters. As
a result, we have determined that we have been relieved of any
potential tax liability related to this matter.
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STOCK PERFORMANCE GRAPH
The graph and the accompanying table compare the cumulative
total stockholders return on our common stock with the
S&P 500 Composite Stock Index and the index of equity REITs
prepared by NAREIT for the period from May 8, 2002 through
December 31, 2005. Our common stock was registered under
Section 12 of the Exchange Act, on February 14, 2002,
began trading on the NYSE on an as issued basis on
April 24, 2002, and began regular trading on the NYSE on
May 8, 2002. Equity REITs are defined as those companies
which derive more than 75% of their income from investments in
real estate assets. The NAREIT Equity Index includes all
tax-qualified REITs listed on the NYSE, the American Stock
Exchange or the Nasdaq Stock Market. The calculations in the
following graph and table assume that $100 was invested on
May 8, 2002 in each of our common stock, the S&P 500
Index and the NAREIT Equity Index and also assume reinvestment
of all dividends. The closing sale price of our common stock on
the NYSE was $26.03 per share on March 20, 2006.
Comparison of Cumulative Total Return
Among Trizec, S&P 500 Index and NAREIT Equity Index
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SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING
COMPLIANCE
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires that our
executive officers and directors, and persons who own more than
10% of a registered class of our equity securities, file reports
of ownership and changes in ownership with the SEC and the NYSE.
Executive officers, directors and greater than 10% stockholders
are required by SEC regulations to furnish us with copies of all
Section 16(a) reports that they file.
Based solely on our review of the copies of such reports
received by us, and/or on written representations from certain
reporting persons that Form 5 was required for the fiscal
year, we believe that our executive officers, directors and
greater than 10% stockholders complied with all
Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to them with
respect to transactions during 2005 except for the following:
(i) three exempt transactions that should have been
reported by Mr. Mulroney on Forms 4 in April 2005,
October 2005 and January 2006 were filed on a Form 5 in
February 2006 and (ii) four exempt transactions that should
have been reported by Mr. Thomson on Forms 4 in April
2005, July 2005, October 2005 and January 2006 were filed on a
Form 5 in February 2006. The exempt transactions relate to
the deferral of board and committee meeting fees payable in cash
that are deemed invested in our common stock pursuant to our
non-employee directors deferred compensation plan. Additionally,
due to an administrative oversight by the Company, Jerry
Kyriazis made a late filing of his Form 3 that was required
as a result of his appointment as our Chief Accounting Officer.
The Form 3 was due by March 19, 2006 and was filed on
March 28, 2006.
PROPOSAL 2 APPROVAL OF THE ADOPTION OF
THE
TRIZEC PROPERTIES, INC. AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYEE
STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
We adopted the Trizec Properties, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase
Plan in May 2003 to provide our employees with the opportunity
to purchase shares of our common stock through accumulated
payroll deductions. This plan, which we refer to as the ESPP,
was intended to qualify as an employee stock purchase
plan under Section 423 of the IRC. On March 9,
2006, our board of directors approved the Amended and Restated
Employee Stock Purchase Plan, or the Amended and Restated ESPP,
and determined that it would be in the best interests of Trizec
and our stockholders to submit the Amended and Restated ESPP to
our stockholders for approval. Because we are structured as an
UPREIT, the primary purpose of adopting the Amended and Restated
ESPP is to make the ESPP a non-qualified plan to allow certain
non-qualified employees to participate. At the same time, we are
proposing certain design changes to ease administration and
encourage participants to become longer-term owners of our
shares. Subject to approval by our stockholders, the Amended and
Restated ESPP will become effective as of July 1, 2006 and
will expire December 31, 2019. The Amended and Restated
ESPP does not increase the number of shares available for
issuance under the ESPP.
A copy of the Amended and Restated ESPP is attached to this
proxy statement as Appendix A.
Shares Available. A total of 2,250,000 shares
of our common stock have been reserved for purchases under the
Amended and Restated ESPP. As of March 20, 2006,
1,954,217 shares were available for purchase under the
Amended and Restated ESPP. If our outstanding shares are
affected by any recapitalization, reclassification, stock split,
reverse stock split, combination of shares, exchange of shares,
or extraordinary dividend or if some other change in our stock
occurs without our receiving consideration, the committee that
administers the plan will make a proportionate adjustment in
shares under the Amended and Restated ESPP.
Administration. The Amended and Restated ESPP will
be administered by a committee appointed by our board of
directors. Among other powers, the committee will have
discretionary authority to adopt, construe and enforce rules
regarding the Amended and Restated ESPP.
Eligibility. All our employees, and certain
employees of entities in which we hold an equity interest, who
customarily work at least twenty-five hours per week will become
eligible to participate beginning with the first pay period
following his or her date of hire. As of March 20, 2006,
approximately 660 employees will be eligible to participate.
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Offering Period. During an offering period, which
generally runs from January 1st to June 30th and
July 1st to December 31st of each calendar year,
the Amended and Restated ESPP will permit eligible employees to
elect payroll deductions that will be applied to purchase our
common stock if such election is made at least 10 business days
prior to the commencement of an offering period. Our board of
directors has the power under the Amended and Restated ESPP to
change the duration of the offering periods at any time,
including the beginning or end date, which would affect the
purchase price of shares as indicated below. Purchases will be
made on the first trading day following the last date of each
offering period, or such other date(s) determined by the
committee. A participant will only be permitted to make payroll
deductions of up to and including $50,000 under the Amended and
Restated ESPP each calendar year. The first offering period will
commence on July 1, 2006 and end on December 31, 2006.
Dividends. Dividends on stock held in a
participants account under the Amended and Restated ESPP
will be reinvested in shares of our common stock at fair market
value unless the participating employee previously requested
cash distributions of the dividends.
Price of Shares. Our common stock purchased by
employees under the Amended and Restated ESPP will be priced at
a discount of 15% below the fair market value of our common
stock on the first date of the offering period or on the date on
which shares are purchased, whichever is lower. Fair market
value for these purposes only means the average of the closing
sale prices of our common stock for the ten trading days ending
on the trading day immediately preceding the first date of the
offering period or the date on which shares are purchased, as
the case may be.
Holding Period. Shares of common stock purchased
under the Amended and Restated ESPP generally may not be sold,
transferred or pledged during the six-month period immediately
following the date on which such shares were purchased. If a
participant violates this restriction, he or she will be
required to pay us a dollar amount equal to the per share
discount on the shares when purchased, multiplied by the number
of shares sold, transferred or pledged during the holding period.
Revocation of Election. Participating employees
who revoke their elections under the Amended and Restated ESPP
during a calendar year in which the plan is in effect will
receive a refund of payroll deductions that have not been
applied to purchase our common stock at the time of such
revocation. Participating employees who cease to be employed by
us will receive a refund of payroll deductions under the Amended
and Restated ESPP that have not been applied to purchase our
common stock at the time of such termination and any shares of
common stock held on such participants behalf that are
subject to a holding period will be released and delivered to
the participant.
Plan Expenses. We will pay all expenses incident
to operation of the Amended and Restated ESPP, including costs
of record keeping, accounting fees, legal fees, commissions and
issue or transfer taxes on purchases of common stock under the
Amended and Restated ESPP, on dividend reinvestments and on
delivery of shares to a participant. However, we will not pay
expenses associated with a participants sale of shares
acquired under the Amended and Restated ESPP.
Adjustments. The committee may make an appropriate
adjustment in the number and kind of shares reserved for
purchase under the Amended and Restated ESPP and the calculation
of the purchase price in the event of a recapitalization,
reclassification, stock split or similar change in our common
stock in order to preserve (to the extent practicable) the
proportionate interest of each participant in the Amended and
Restated ESPP.
Plan Amendment or Termination. The Amended and
Restated ESPP automatically terminates if our shares of common
stock are no longer listed on any nationally recognized national
securities exchange or automated national market quotation
system. The Amended and Restated ESPP also will terminate
automatically if we enter into an agreement to dispose of all or
substantially all of our assets through sale, merger,
reorganization, liquidation or a transaction in which we are not
the surviving company. If the Amended and Restated ESPP
terminates, then outstanding payroll deductions that have not
been applied to the purchase of stock will be refunded to
participants as soon as administratively practicable. Our board
of directors also may amend or terminate the Amended and
Restated ESPP at any time, except that no
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amendment or termination may affect options previously granted,
except for adjustments in the event of certain transactions as
described above. In addition, an offering period may be
terminated by the board of directors at any time under the
Amended and Restated ESPP if the board determines that
termination of the offering period is in our best interests. Any
increase in the maximum number of shares available under the
Amended and Restated ESPP is subject to stockholder approval.
Federal Income Tax Consequences
This discussion generally outlines the federal income tax
consequences of participation in the Amended and Restated ESPP.
Individual circumstances may vary these results. The federal
income tax law and regulations are frequently amended, and each
participant should look to his or her own tax counsel for advice
regarding federal income tax treatment under the plan.
The Amended and Restated ESPP does not qualify as an
employee stock purchase plan under Section 423
of the IRC. Any amount withheld from a participating
employees pay under the Amended and Restated ESPP will be
taxable as ordinary income to the participating employee and
must be included in gross income for federal income tax purposes
in the year in which such amount otherwise actually would have
been paid to the participant.
Upon the transfer (within the meaning of Section 83 of the
IRC) of shares under the plan to a participating employee at the
end of an offering period, the participating employee must
recognize ordinary income in an amount equal to the excess of
the fair market value of the shares on the date of transfer over
his or her purchase price and such income will be subject to tax
withholding. The ordinary income recognized is added to the
participating employees basis in the shares. Upon the
participating employees sale or disposition of the shares
acquired under the Amended and Restated ESPP, any gain realized
in excess of the basis will be taxed as capital gain, and any
loss realized will be a capital loss. Whether the capital gain
or loss will be long-term or short-term gain or loss will depend
on how long the shares are held.
We will be entitled, with respect to the purchase of shares
under the Amended and Restated ESPP, to an income tax deduction
in an amount equal to the ordinary income recognized by the
participating employee in the same taxable year in which the
participating employee recognizes such income.
Our Recommendation
Our board of directors recommends that stockholders
vote FOR the proposal to approve the adoption of the Trizec
Properties, Inc. Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase
Plan.
PROPOSAL 3 RATIFICATION OF RE-APPOINTMENT OF
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Audit Committee has re-appointed the firm of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as our independent
registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2006, and has directed that such
re-appointment be submitted to our stockholders for ratification
at the annual meeting. If our stockholders do not ratify the
re-appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the Audit
Committee will consider the appointment of another independent
registered public accounting firm, but will not be required to
appoint a different audit firm.
Representatives of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP will be present at
the annual meeting and will have an opportunity to make a
statement if they desire to do so. They also will be available
to respond to appropriate questions from stockholders.
Our Recommendation
Our board of directors recommends that stockholders
vote FOR the ratification of the re-appointment of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public
accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31,
2006.
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AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT
The primary function of the Audit Committee is to assist our
board of directors in its oversight and monitoring of our
financial reporting and auditing process.
Management has primary responsibility for our financial
statements and the overall reporting process, including our
system of internal controls. The independent registered public
accounting firm audits the annual financial statements prepared
by management, expresses an opinion as to whether those
financial statements fairly present our financial position,
results of operations and cash flows in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States,
and discusses with the Audit Committee any issues it believes
should be raised with the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee
monitors these processes, relying, without independent
verification, on the information provided to it and on the
representations made by management and the independent
registered public accounting firm.
Representatives of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, our independent
registered public accounting firm, attended each meeting of the
Audit Committee. The Audit Committee reviewed and discussed with
management and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP our audited financial
statements for the year ended December 31, 2005. The Audit
Committee also discussed with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP the
matters required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing
Standards No. 61 (Communications with Audit Committees).
The Audit Committee also received the written disclosures and
the letter from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP that are required by
Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1 (Independence
Discussions with Audit Committees) and has discussed with
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP the independence of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. The Audit Committee considered
whether the non-audit services provided, and the fees charged
for such non-audit services, by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP are
compatible with maintaining its independence.
Based upon its review of the audited financial statements and
the discussions noted above, the Audit Committee recommended to
the board of directors that the audited financial statements be
included in our annual report on
Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2005 for filing with the SEC.
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Richard M. Thomson, Chairman |
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Glenn J. Rufrano |
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Polyvios C. Vintiadis |
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
Audit and Non-Audit Fees of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Aggregate fees for professional services rendered to us by
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as of or for the fiscal years ended
December 31, 2005 and 2004 are set forth below.
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Audit Fees
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1,068,150 |
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1,441,050 |
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727,050 |
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782,870 |
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Tax Fees
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690,592 |
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640,475 |
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2,485,792 |
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2,864,395 |
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Audit Fees were for professional services rendered
for the audit of our consolidated financial statements as of and
for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 and the
audit of internal control over financial
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reporting as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, quarterly
review of the financial statements included in our quarterly
reports on
Form 10-Q,
consents issued and review of filings with the SEC.
Audit-Related Fees consisted of assurance and
related services that are reasonably related to the performance
of the audit and are not reported under Audit Fees.
Audit-related fees consisted of employee benefit plan,
escalation, joint venture, lender audits, and consultations
concerning financial accounting and reporting standards. Audit
fees for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 also
included additional fees related to documentation assistance
procedures related to internal control over financial reporting.
Tax Fees consisted of services related to Federal
and State tax compliance, including the preparation of tax
returns and claims for refund, tax planning and tax advice,
including assistance with and representation in tax audits and
appeals, advice related to property acquisitions and
dispositions, REIT compliance issues and requests for rulings or
technical advice from tax authorities.
The Audit Committee of the board of directors has determined
that the provision of these services is compatible with the
maintenance of the independence of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
Pre-Approval of Audit and Non-Audit Services
Beginning in 2003, the Audit Committee pre-approved all audit
and permissible non-audit services provided by
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. In July 2003, the Audit Committee
adopted a pre-approval policy that provides guidelines for the
audit, audit-related, tax and other permissible non-audit
services that may be provided by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. The
policy identifies the guiding principles that must be considered
by the Audit Committee in approving services to ensure that
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPs independence is not impaired,
as well as other factors that the Committee may consider in
evaluating whether to retain PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
including effectiveness and efficiency of service, cost,
improvement of the quality of the audit, and the relationship
between fees for audit and non-audit services. The policy
describes the audit, audit-related, tax and other services that
may be provided and the non-audit services that may not be
performed.
Under the policy, the Audit Committee annually pre-approves the
audit fee and terms of the engagement. The Audit Committee also
pre-approves a specified list of audit-related and tax services,
and annually pre-approves a spending limit for each of the
listed services. These services may not extend for more than
12 months unless approved by the Audit Committee. Other
permissible non-audit services in an amount less than $25,000
are pre-approved under the policy. If the fees for these
services are projected to exceed $25,000, they must be
specifically pre-approved by the chairman of the Audit Committee
or the full Audit Committee, with written documentation
submitted for purposes of the approval. Any increase in fees
greater than 10% over the original approved amounts for any type
of approved service must be specifically pre-approved by the
chairman of the Audit Committee or the full Audit Committee,
with the reason for the increase documented in writing. Any
increase of less than 10% is pre-approved under the policy, and
must be reported at the next Audit Committee meeting.
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The chairman of the Audit Committee has been delegated the
authority to pre-approve fee increases for audit, audit-related
and tax services above the amount originally approved, as well
as authority to pre-approve other permissible non-audit
services, in the event that the full Audit Committee is not
available. The chairman must present any such approvals to the
Audit Committee at its next meeting. The Audit Committee
designated the Vice President, Internal Audit to monitor the
performance of services by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and
compliance with the policy. To ensure compliance with the
policy, the Vice President, Internal Audit provides a detailed
report to the Audit Committee on a periodic basis outlining
current and planned services, all fees incurred
year-to-date for
services provided, and projected fees for planned services.
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR 2007 ANNUAL MEETING
Proposals of stockholders pursuant to
Rule 14a-8 of the
Exchange Act, intended to be presented at the 2007 annual
meeting of stockholders must be received by us at our executive
offices in Chicago, Illinois, on or before December 11,
2006 to be eligible for inclusion in our proxy statement and
form of proxy relating to that meeting and to be introduced for
action at the meeting. In accordance with our bylaws, for
business to be properly brought before a meeting, but not
included in the proxy statement pursuant to
Rule 14a-8 of the
Exchange Act, a stockholder must submit a proposal, including
nominations for the board of directors, not earlier than
January 18, 2007 and not later than March 4, 2007.
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APPENDIX A
TRIZEC PROPERTIES, INC.
AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
1. Purpose of Plan
The purpose of the Plan is to provide Employees with the
opportunity to purchase Common Stock of the Company, through
accumulated payroll deductions.
The Plan shall be effective as of July 1, 2006, subject to
approval by the stockholders of the Company.
2. Definitions
Board means the Board of Directors of the
Company, or any committee of such Board of Directors as the
Board of Directors may designate from time to time.
Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended.
Committee means a committee appointed by the
Board to administer the Plan.
Common Stock means the common stock of the
Company.
Company means Trizec Properties, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, and its successors and assigns.
Compensation means the sum of all
compensation paid to an Employee including, without limitation,
base salary, bonuses and commissions, but excluding severance
pay, relocation expenses and any other reimbursements and
expense allowances, awards, contest winnings, payments under any
non-cash benefit programs, payments from any deferred
compensation arrangement, equity incentive plan and other
compensation.
Employee is any employee of the Company or
any Participating Entity who is eligible to receive health and
welfare benefits directly or indirectly from the Company and
customarily works at least twenty-five (25) hours per week.
Exercise Date means the first Trading Day
following the last date of each Offering Period, or such other
date or dates as may be determined by the Committee from time to
time, on which Options granted under the Plan shall be exercised
and as of which date Common Stock shall be purchased.
Fair Market Value means (i) solely for
purposes of computating the Purchase Price, the trailing average
of the closing sale prices of a share of Common Stock (or the
closing bid prices, if no sales were reported), for the ten
Trading Days ending on the last Trading Day immediately
preceding the Offering Date or the Exercise Date, as the case
may be, and (ii) for all other purposes, the closing sale
price of a share of Common Stock (or the closing bid price, if
no sale was reported) on the last Trading Day coinciding with
the date of determination, as quoted on the New York Stock
Exchange or such other national stock exchange or national
market quotation system on which Common Stock of the Company is
listed, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other
source as the Committee deems reliable.
Holding Period means the six-month period
commencing on each Exercise Date during which the shares of
Common Stock acquired by a Participant pursuant to the exercise
of Options granted under the Plan during the applicable Offering
Period may not be pledged, sold, transferred or otherwise
alienated.
Offering means the offering of shares of
Common Stock under the Plan that occurs during each Offering
Period. There is one Offering each Offering Period.
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Offering Date means
January 1st and
July 1st of
each Plan Year, the first day of each Offering Period.
Offering Period means the six-month period
commencing on the Offering Date. No Offering Period shall begin
after or extend beyond December 31, 2019, the expiration
date of the Plan.
Option means an option to purchase shares of
Common Stock granted pursuant to the Plan.
Participant means each Employee who has met
the requirements of Section 4 and has elected to
participate in the Plan pursuant to Section 4(c).
Participating Entity means, unless otherwise
determined by the Committee, any entity in which the Company
holds an equity interest.
Plan means this Trizec Properties, Inc.
Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as may be
amended from time to time.
Plan Agent means the Company or any entity
selected by the Company from time to time to perform
administrative and record keeping services with respect to the
Plan on behalf of the Company.
Plan Year means a calendar year in which the
Plan is in effect, provided, however, that the
first Plan Year will commence on July 1, 2006 and end on
December 31, 2006.
Purchase Price means an amount equal to 85%
of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the
Offering Date or on the Exercise Date, whichever is lower.
Stock Purchase Account means a noninterest
bearing bookkeeping entry account established by the Company for
each Participant, which shall record all amounts withheld from a
Participants regular paychecks, including bonus paychecks,
during any Offering Period for the purpose of purchasing shares
of Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of Options granted
under the Plan, reduced by all amounts applied to the purchase
of Common Stock for the Participant.
Subscription Agreement means a subscription
and payroll deduction authorization agreement, in such form as
is approved by the Company from time to time, authorizing
payroll deductions during an Offering Period for the purpose of
purchasing shares of Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of
Options granted under the Plan.
Trading Day means a day on which the New York
Stock Exchange or such other national stock exchanges or
national market quotation system is open for trading in shares
of Common Stock.
Unless the context requires otherwise, the use of masculine
pronouns shall also refer to feminine pronouns and the use of a
singular noun shall also refer to the plural. Unless otherwise
stated, references to articles and sections refer to articles
and sections of the Plan.
3. Administration
The Plan shall be administered by the Committee who shall have
the discretionary authority and power to adopt, construe, and
enforce rules and regulations not inconsistent with the
provisions of the Plan. Any action of the Committee with respect
to the Plan shall be made in its sole discretion and shall be
final, conclusive and binding on all Participants and any person
claiming any rights under the Plan from or through any
Participant. The Committee may delegate to officers or employees
of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company or a Plan Agent
the authority, subject to such terms as the Committee shall
determine, to perform such functions as the Committee may
determine, to the extent permitted under applicable law. No
member of the Committee, or any officer or employee of the
Company or a subsidiary of the Company or a Plan Agent acting on
behalf of the Committee, shall be personally liable for any
action, determination or interpretation taken or made in good
faith with respect to the Plan, and shall, to the maximum extent
permitted by the articles of incorporation and by-laws of the
Company and applicable law, be fully indemnified and protected
by the Company with respect to any such action, determination or
interpretation. Any authority granted to the Committee hereunder
may also be effected by the Board.
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Transactions under the Plan are intended to comply with all
applicable conditions of
Rule 16b-3 or its
successor under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
4. Eligibility and
Participation
(a) An Employee shall become eligible to participate in the
Plan beginning with the first pay period following his date of
hire.
(b) An Employee who is eligible to participate in the Plan
in accordance with Section 4(a) may commence participation
in the Plan on the first full Offering Period following his date
of hire and may remain a Participant for each Offering Period
thereafter for as long as he remains an Employee. An individual
who ceases to be an Employee shall again become eligible to
participate in the Plan commencing on the next full Offering
Period following the date in which he once again becomes an
Employee.
(c) In order to participate in the Plan, an eligible
Employee must complete and submit a Subscription Agreement at
least ten (10) business days prior to the commencement of
an Offering Period. Such Subscription Agreement shall be
delivered to the person or persons designated by the Company
from time to time. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee,
at the time a Participant submits a Subscription Agreement, the
Participant shall elect the whole dollar amount or whole
percentage of Compensation to be deducted from such
Participants paychecks during the Plan Year for the
purchase of shares of Common Stock pursuant to exercises of
Options granted under the Plan. A Participant may amend a
Subscription Agreement to increase or decrease the amount or
whole percentage of Compensation to be deducted from each
paycheck up to four (4) times during each Plan Year by
submitting a subsequent Subscription Agreement to the Company
and any such amendment shall take effect as soon as
administratively practicable but not later than thirty
(30) calendar days following the submission of the
subsequent Subscription Agreement. Any modifications will not
affect prior payroll deductions made during the Plan Year.
(d) All payroll deductions made for a Participant shall be
credited to the Participants Stock Purchase Account as
soon as administratively practicable following the relevant pay
date. A Participant may not make any additional payments into
his Stock Purchase Account.
(e) Once an Employee becomes a Participant, participation
in the Plan shall continue in all future Offering Periods unless
or until the Participant revokes his election, otherwise
withdraws from the Plan or ceases to be an Employee.
(f) At any time during a Plan Year, a Participant may
revoke the election under his Subscription Agreement by filing a
notice of revocation with the Company in the form approved by
the Committee. Upon revocation of a Subscription Agreement, any
balance in the Participants Stock Purchase Account shall
be refunded to the Participant as soon as administratively
practicable, provided that the Company has received the
Participants notice of revocation at least ten
(10) business days prior to the Exercise Date. Thereafter,
the Participant shall cease to participate in the Offering.
Following revocation, a Participant may participate in future
Offerings by completing and submitting a Subscription Agreement
prior to the commencement of the next full Offering Period in
accordance with Section 4(c).
(g) If a Participant ceases to be an Employee for any
reason, including, without limitation, termination of
employment, resignation, death, disability or retirement,
participation in the Plan shall cease and the entire amount, if
any, in the Participants Stock Purchase Account shall be
refunded to the Participant as soon as administratively
practicable. In addition, any shares of Common Stock held on
such Participants behalf that are otherwise subject to the
Holding Period shall be released and delivered to the
Participant and the Holding Period shall be deemed satisfied in
full.
(h) Any provision of the Plan to the contrary
notwithstanding, a Participant may not make payroll deductions
in an aggregate amount in excess of Fifty Thousand Dollars
($50,000) in any full Plan Year for the purchase of shares of
Common Stock pursuant to exercises of Options granted under the
Plan. This limitation will be ratably reduced for partial Plan
Years including the first Plan Year which will commence on
July 1, 2006 and end on December 31, 2006. In order to
satisfy the foregoing limitations, the Committee shall have the
right to decrease or suspend a Participants payroll
deductions, not apply all or any portion of a
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Participants Stock Purchase Account toward the purchase of
shares of Common Stock, and repurchase shares of Common Stock
previously purchased by a Participant at the Purchase Price paid
by the Participant.
5. Offering Periods, Grants
of Options and Purchases of Shares
(a) The Plan shall be implemented by successive Offering
Periods commencing on July 1, 2006 and continuing
thereafter until terminated. The Board shall have the power to
change the duration of Offering Periods (including the
commencement dates thereof) with respect to future Offerings
without stockholder approval if such change is announced prior
to the scheduled commencement of the first Offering Period to be
affected thereafter.
(b) On the Offering Date of each Offering Period, each
Employee participating in the Offering shall be granted an
Option to purchase on the Exercise Date up to the number of
shares of Common Stock determined by dividing the
Participants payroll deductions accumulated prior to the
Exercise Date (subject to the limitations of Section 4(h))
and held in the Participants Stock Purchase Account as of
the Exercise Date by the applicable Purchase Price rounded down
to the nearest whole number of shares. The Option shall expire
on the last day of the Offering Period.
(c) Unless a Participant revokes his election for an
Offering as provided in Section 4(f), the
Participants Option shall be exercised automatically on
the Exercise Date for each Offering Period, and the maximum
number of whole shares subject to the Option shall be purchased
for such Participant at the applicable Purchase Price with the
accumulated payroll deductions in the Participants Stock
Purchase Account (subject to the limitations of
Section 4(h)). Any funds remaining in a Participants
Stock Purchase Account after the Exercise Date shall (i) be
held and applied to the Exercise Date for any subsequent
Offering Period in which the Participant is participating or
(ii) if the Participants participation in the Plan
has ceased with respect to future Offering Periods, be refunded
to the Participant. The actual number of shares of Common Stock
purchased by a Participant may be reduced in accordance with the
terms and conditions of the Plan, including the limitations
under Sections 4(h) and 5(d).
(d) Any provision of this Section 5 to the contrary
notwithstanding, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock
that shall be available for purchase under the Plan shall be
2,250,000 shares of Common Stock. If the total number of
shares of Common Stock to be purchased during an Offering Period
exceeds the number of shares of Common Stock then available
under the Plan, then the Company will make a pro rata allocation
of the shares available among the Participants in accordance
with the amount elected pursuant to Section 4(c).
6. Delivery of Common
Stock
(a) Shares of Common Stock purchased by a Participant
shall, for all purposes, be issued as of the Exercise Date.
Prior to that time, the Participant shall have no rights or
privileges of a stockholder of the Company with respect to such
shares of Common Stock. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Plan to the contrary, the shares of Common Stock purchased
pursuant to the exercise of Options granted under the Plan may
not be transferred, sold, pledged or otherwise alienated by a
Participant during the applicable Holding Period. If a
Participant violates the foregoing restriction, he shall remit
to the Company an amount of cash equal to the following:
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shares of Common Stock on the relevant Exercise Date and the
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The amount to be remitted for purposes of the foregoing shall be
computed by the Committee, in its sole discretion.
(b) The Participants shares of Common Stock may be
held by the Plan Agent in nominee name for the account of the
Participant and the shares of Common Stock may be commingled
with other shares held in the Plan Agents custody in a
single account or stock certificate. The Company may arrange for
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an account to be established for each Participant at a
third-party brokerage firm to be designated from time to time by
the Committee. As soon as administratively practicable after the
last day of each Holding Period, the Company shall, at its sole
discretion, either (i) arrange for the shares of Common
Stock purchased to be credited to the Participants
brokerage account in book-entry form or delivered to the Plan
Agent, or (ii) maintain a record of the Participants
shares of Common Stock issued under the Plan in book-entry form
on the records of the Company; provided, however,
that if requested by the Participant, the Company shall arrange
for the delivery to the Participant, as appropriate, of a
certificate representing the shares of Common Stock purchased
upon exercise of the Participants Option hereunder to the
extent that the Holding Period has been satisfied. If shares of
Common Stock are credited to a brokerage account or book-entry
account on the records of the Company, or delivered to the Plan
Agent, the Participant may at any time thereafter request
delivery of one or more stock certificates representing such
shares. Upon delivery, the certificates shall be registered in
the name of the Participant. The Company shall pay the cost
associated with the establishment of any brokerage accounts and
shall pay all brokerage fees and commissions associated with the
initial deposit into an account of shares purchased pursuant to
the Plan and with the withdrawal of stock certificates from the
account.
(c) In the event that dividends are declared and paid by
the Company, all dividends paid with respect to shares of Common
Stock held in the custody of the Company or the Plan Agent shall
be subject to reinvestment in Common Stock, unless a Participant
has previously requested that dividends be paid directly to him.
(d) Statements of account will be provided to Participants
at least annually, and shall include the number of shares of
Common Stock held in custody by the Plan Agent or the Company at
the beginning and at the end of the applicable statement period,
the number of shares of Common Stock delivered to the
Participant brokerage account pursuant to Section 6(b)
during the applicable statement period, the Purchase Price for
shares of Common Stock, dividends credited during the applicable
statement period, and the number of shares of Common Stock
purchased during the applicable statement period.
7. Adjustments
(a) Subject to any required action by the Company or its
stockholders, and subject to the provisions of applicable law,
if, during an Offering Period, the outstanding shares of Common
Stock increase or decrease or change into or are exchanged for a
different number or kind of security, or are otherwise affected
by reason of any recapitalization, reclassification, stock
split, reverse stock split, combination of shares, exchange of
shares, extraordinary dividend, or other distribution payable in
capital stock, or some other change in such shares of Common
Stock occurs without the Companys receiving consideration,
the Committee shall make a proportionate and appropriate
adjustment in the number and kind of securities that may be
purchased under Section 5, and the kind of shares reserved
for purchase, and the calculation of the Purchase Price, such
that the proportionate interest of each Participant immediately
following such event will, to the extent practicable, be the
same as immediately before such event.
(b) The Plan shall immediately terminate:
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substantially all of the assets of the Company through sale,
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Upon the termination of the Plan, the balance then held in each
Participants Stock Purchase Account shall be refunded to
the Participant as soon as administratively practicable.
8. Conditions Upon Issuance
of Shares
Shares of Common Stock shall not be issued with respect to an
Option unless the exercise of such Option and the issuance and
delivery of such shares of Common Stock comply with all
applicable
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provisions of law, domestic or foreign, including, without
limitation, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, any state
Blue Sky laws, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, any requirement under any
listing agreement between the Company and any national
securities exchange or automated national quotation system or
any other law, regulation or contractual obligation of the
Company, until the Company is satisfied that such laws,
regulations and other obligations have been fully satisfied. As
a condition to the exercise of an Option, the Company may
require the person exercising such Option to represent and
warrant at the time of any such exercise that the shares are
purchased only for investment and without any present intention
to sell or distribute such shares of Common Stock if, in the
opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is
required by any of the aforementioned applicable provisions of
law or obligations. Certificates representing shares of Common
Stock issued under the Plan shall be subject to such
stop-transfer orders and other restrictions as may be applicable
under such laws, regulations and other obligations of the
Company, including any requirement that a legend or legends be
placed thereon. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may
adopt additional terms and conditions to the extent required to
comply with local laws and regulations.
9. Nonalienation
The right to payroll deductions and to purchase shares of Common
Stock under the Plan is personal to the Participant, is
exercisable only by the Participant during his lifetime except
as hereinafter set forth, and may not be assigned or otherwise
transferred by the Participant. Any attempt at such assignment,
transfer, pledge or other disposition shall be void, except that
the Company may treat such act as a revocation in accordance
with Section 4(f). Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon a
Participants death, the Company shall deliver to the
Participants designated beneficiary or beneficiaries any
amounts held in the Participants Stock Purchase Account as
of the date of the Participants death.
10. Taxes
As a condition to purchasing shares of Common Stock hereunder,
the Company may require any Participant to remit, through
payroll withholding, withholding of shares, cash payment or
otherwise, any federal, state, city or other taxes that it
determines it is so obligated to withhold with respect to the
purchase of shares of Common Stock.
11. No Employment Rights
Neither the Plan nor any action taken hereunder shall be
construed as (i) giving any Employee the right to be
retained in the employ or service of the Company or any
Participating Entity, (ii) interfering in any way with the
right of the Company or any Participating Entity to terminate or
otherwise modify any Employees employment at any time or
(iii) creating any right for the benefit of any Employee.
12. Amendment or Termination
(a) The Board may at any time and for any reason terminate
or amend the Plan. Except as provided in Section 7, no such
amendment or termination shall affect Options previously granted
under the Plan; provided, however, that an
Offering Period may be terminated by the Board at any time if
the Board determines that the termination of the Offering Period
or the Plan is in the best interests of the Company and its
stockholders. Except as provided in Section 7 and this
Section 12, no amendment may make any change in any Option
theretofore granted which adversely affects the rights of any
Participant. To the extent necessary to comply with applicable
laws, rules and regulations, the Company shall obtain
stockholder approval of any amendments and terminations in such
a manner and to such a degree as required. Anything to the
contrary herein notwithstanding, any amendment to increase the
maximum number of shares of Common Stock available for purchase
under the Plan as set forth in Section 5(d) shall be
effective only upon stockholder approval.
(b) Anything in the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding,
without stockholder consent and without regard to whether any
Participant rights may be considered to have been
adversely affected, the Board (or the Committee)
shall be authorized to change the Offering Periods, limit the
frequency or number (or both) of changes in the amount withheld
during an Offering Period, establish the exchange ratio
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applicable to amounts withheld in a currency other than
U.S. dollars, permit payroll withholding in excess of the
amount designated by a Participant in order to adjust for delays
or mistakes in the Companys processing of properly
completed withholding elections, establish reasonable waiting
and adjustment periods or accounting and crediting procedures to
ensure that amounts applied toward the purchase of Common Stock
for each Participant properly correspond with amounts withheld
from the Participants Compensation, and establish such
other limitations or procedures as the Board (or Committee)
determines in its sole discretion advisable which are consistent
with the Plan.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board shall have
broad authority to amend the Plan or any Subscription Agreement
without the consent of a Participant to the extent it deems
necessary or desirable (a) to comply with, take into
account changes in, or interpretations of, applicable tax laws,
securities laws, employment laws, accounting rules and other
applicable laws, rules and regulations, (b) to take into
account unusual or nonrecurring events or market conditions, or
(c) to take into account significant acquisitions or
dispositions of assets or other property by the Company.
13. Use of Funds
All payroll deductions received or held by the Company under the
Plan shall be assets of the Company and may be used by the
Company for any corporate purpose. The Company shall not be
obligated to segregate such payroll deductions. No interest
shall accrue or be paid on amounts held in a Participants
Stock Purchase Account.
14. Nonexclusivity of the
Plan
Neither the adoption of the Plan by the Board nor any submission
of the Plan or amendments thereto to the stockholders of the
Company for approval shall be construed as creating any
limitations on the power of the Board to adopt such other
compensatory arrangements as it may deem desirable, including,
without limitation, the granting of stock Options or purchase
rights otherwise than under the Plan, and such arrangements may
be either applicable generally or only in specific cases.
15. Expenses of the Plan
The Company will pay all expenses incident to operation of the
Plan, including costs of record keeping, accounting fees, legal
fees, commissions and issue or transfer taxes on purchases
pursuant to the Plan, on dividend reinvestments and on delivery
of shares of Common Stock to a Participant or into his or her
book entry account with the Plan Agent. The Company will not pay
expenses, commissions or taxes incurred in connection with sales
of shares of Common Stock by the Plan Agent at the request of a
Participant. Expenses to be paid by a Participant will be
deducted from the proceeds of the sale prior to remittance.
16. Notices
All elections, designations, requests, notices, instructions and
other communications from a Participant to the Board, Plan Agent
or the Company required or permitted under the Plan shall be in
Company-specified form, and, if required to be in writing, shall
be mailed by first-class mail or delivered to such
Company-specified location and shall be deemed to have been
given and delivered only upon actual receipt thereof at such
location.
17. Governing Law
The Plan shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware
(determined without regard to the choice of law provisions
thereof). Each Participant shall, by participating in the Plan,
consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the federal and state
courts located in Chicago, Illinois.
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Trizec Properties, Inc.
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE
2006 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
The undersigned hereby appoints Timothy H. Callahan and Michael C. Colleran, and each of them, proxies, with full power of substitution, to act for and in the name of the undersigned to
vote all shares of common stock of Trizec Properties, Inc. (Trizec) that the undersigned is
entitled to vote at the 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Trizec, to be held at The Ritz
Carlton, 160 East Pearson Street, The Versailles Suite, Chicago, Illinois 60611, on Thursday, May
18, 2006 at 10:00 a.m., local time, and at any and all adjournments or postponements thereof, as
indicated below.
At the present time, the board of directors knows of no other business to be presented at the 2006 Annual Meeting.
The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the Notice of the 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and the accompanying proxy statement.
This Proxy, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed herein by the undersigned stockholder. If no direction is indicated, the Proxy will be voted FOR the election of
the eight director nominees, FOR the adoption of the Trizec Properties, Inc. Amended and Restated
Employee Stock Purchase Plan, FOR the ratification of the reappointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP as Trizecs independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December
31, 2006 and otherwise in the discretion of the proxy holders.
IMPORTANT THIS PROXY MUST BE SIGNED AND DATED ON THE REVERSE SIDE
(CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED ON THE REVERSE SIDE.)
Address Change/Comments (Mark the corresponding box on the reverse side)
You can now access your Trizec Properties, Inc. account online.
Access your Trizec Properties, Inc. stockholder account online via Investor
ServiceDirect® (ISD).
Mellon Investor Services LLC, Transfer Agent for Trizec Properties, Inc., now makes it easy and
convenient to get current information on your shareholder account.
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For Technical Assistance Call 1-877-978-7778 between 9am-7pm
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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR EACH OF THE BELOW-LISTED PROPOSALS.
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In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as properly
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The undersigned may elect to withdraw this proxy card at any time prior to its use by giving written notice to Dennis Fabro, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, of Trizec, by executing and delivering to Mr. Fabro a duly executed proxy card bearing a later date, or by appearing at the Annual Meeting and voting in person. |
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Please mark, date and sign exactly as your name appears on this proxy card. When shares are
held jointly, both holders should sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator,
trustee, guardian or custodian, please give your full title. If the holder is a corporation or a
partnership, the full corporate or partnership name should be signed by a duly authorized officer.
Vote by Internet or Telephone or Mail
24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week
Internet and telephone voting is available through 11:59 PM Eastern Time
on the day prior to annual meeting day.
Your Internet or telephone vote authorizes the named proxies to vote your shares in the same manner
as if you marked, signed and returned your proxy card.
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If you vote your proxy by Internet or by telephone,
you do NOT need to mail back your proxy card.
An electronic copy of the 2005 Trizec Properties, Inc. Annual Report is
available at http://investors.trz.com in the section labeled Financial Reports
An electronic copy of the 2006 Trizec Properties, Inc. Proxy Statement is
available at http://investors.trz.com in the section labeled SEC Filings
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SPECIAL VOTING STOCK
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Trizec Properties, Inc.
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE
2006 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
The undersigned hereby appoints Timothy H. Callahan and Michael C. Colleran, and each of them,
proxies, with full power of substitution, to act for and in the name of the undersigned to vote all
shares of special voting stock of Trizec Properties, Inc. (Trizec) that the undersigned is
entitled to vote with respect to the election of directors at the 2006 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders of Trizec to be held at The Ritz Carlton, 160 East Pearson Street, The Versailles
Suite, Chicago, Illinois, on Thursday, May 18, 2006, at 10:00 a.m., local time, and at any and all
adjournments or postponements thereof, as indicated below. The election of Trizecs directors at
the Annual Meeting is the sole matter on which the undersigned is entitled to vote as the holder of
the special voting stock of Trizec.
The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the Notice of the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders and the accompanying proxy statement.
IMPORANT THIS PROXY MUST BE SIGNED AND DATED ON THE REVERSE SIDE
(CONTINUED, AND TO BE SIGNED AND DATED, ON THE REVERSE SIDE)
(CONTINUED FROM THE FRONT SIDE)
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF THE EIGHT DIRECTOR NOMINEES.
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Elect as directors the eight nominees listed below to serve until the
2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are elected and
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INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee,
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This Proxy, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed herein by the
undersigned stockholder. If no direction is indicated, this Proxy will be voted FOR
the election of the eight director nominees.
PLEASE COMPLETE, DATE, SIGN AND MAIL THIS PROXY CARD IN THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE
The undersigned may elect to withdraw this proxy card at any time prior to its use by
giving written notice to Dennis Fabro, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, of
Trizec, by executing and delivering to Mr. Fabro a duly executed proxy card bearing a
later date, or by appearing at the Annual Meeting and voting in person.
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DO YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING?
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Please mark, date and sign exactly as your name appears on this proxy card. When shares are
held jointly, both holders should sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator,
trustee, guardian or custodian, please give your full title. If the holder is a corporation or a
partnership, the full corporate or partnership name should be signed by a duly authorized officer.