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[WEATHERFORD LOGO]
April 29, 2002
Dear Weatherford Stockholder:
You are cordially invited to join us at the 2002 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders of Weatherford International, Inc. to be held at 9:00 a.m. (CST) on
Wednesday, June 26th in Houston, Texas. The Annual Meeting will be held at The
St. Regis Hotel located at 1919 Briar Oaks.
This year you will be asked to vote in favor of one proposal for the
election of eight directors. The proposal is more fully explained in the
attached proxy statement, which we encourage you to read.
Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, we strongly encourage
you to vote your shares on the enclosed proxy card and return your signed proxy
card at your earliest convenience.
Please note that a special meeting of stockholders is also being scheduled.
You will be receiving a separate proxy statement and a proxy card for the
special meeting at a later date. IN ORDER FOR YOUR SHARES TO BE VOTED AT BOTH
THE ANNUAL MEETING AND THE SPECIAL MEETING, YOU MUST COMPLETE AND RETURN THE
ENCLOSED PROXY CARD FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING AND THE PROXY CARD FOR THE SPECIAL
MEETING. We urge you to return both proxy cards for the Annual Meeting and the
special meeting.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
/s/ Bernard J. Duroc-Danner
Bernard J. Duroc-Danner
Chairman of the Board, President and
Chief Executive Officer
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WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL, INC.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
DATE: Wednesday, June 26, 2002
TIME: 9:00 a.m. (CST)
PLACE: The St. Regis Hotel
1919 Briar Oaks
Houston, Texas 77027
MATTERS TO BE VOTED ON:
1. Election of eight directors to hold office for a one-year term; and
2. Any other matters that may properly come before the meeting.
YOUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE ELECTION
OF THE EIGHT NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR.
Your Board of Directors has set April 29, 2002, as the record date for the
Annual Meeting. Only those stockholders who are holders of record of our common
stock at the close of business on April 29, 2002, will be entitled to vote at
the Annual Meeting. A complete list of these stockholders will be available for
examination at the Annual Meeting and at our offices at 515 Post Oak Blvd.,
Suite 600, Houston, Texas for a period of ten days prior to the Annual Meeting.
You are cordially invited to join us at the Annual Meeting. However, to
ensure your representation at the Annual Meeting, we request that you return
your signed proxy card at your earliest convenience, whether or not you plan to
attend the Annual Meeting. Your proxy will be returned to you if you are present
at the Annual Meeting and request us to return your proxy card.
By Order of the Board of Directors
/s/ BURT M. MARTIN
Burt M. Martin
Corporate Secretary
Houston, Texas
April 29, 2002
WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL, INC.
PROXY STATEMENT
ANNUAL MEETING: Date: Wednesday, June 26, 2002
Time: 9:00 a.m. (CST)
Place: The St. Regis Hotel
1919 Briar Oaks
Houston, Texas 77027
AGENDA: One proposal, numbered as Item 1 on the proxy card, for the
election of eight nominees as directors of the Company.
WHO CAN VOTE: All holders of record of our common stock at the close of
business on April 29, 2002, are entitled to vote. Holders of
the common stock are entitled to one vote per share at the
Annual Meeting.
PROXIES SOLICITED BY:
Your vote and proxy is being solicited by our Board of
Directors for use at the Annual Meeting. This Proxy
Statement and enclosed proxy card is being sent on behalf of
our Board of Directors to all stockholders beginning on or
about April 30, 2002. By completing, signing and returning
your proxy card, you will authorize the persons named on the
proxy card to vote your shares according to your
instructions. You may also vote your shares via the Internet
at the Internet address of http://www.voteproxy.com, or
telephonically by calling 1-800-PROXIES. Please have your
proxy card available if you decide to vote by the Internet
or by telephone because the proxy card contains more
detailed instructions. Proxies submitted by Internet or
telephone must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern time (or
10:59 p.m. CST time) on June 28, 2002.
PROXIES: If you do not indicate how you wish to vote for one or more
of the nominees for director, the persons named on the proxy
card will vote FOR election of all the nominees for director
(Proposal 1). If you "withhold" your vote for any of the
nominees, this will be counted as a vote AGAINST that
nominee.
REVOKING YOUR PROXY:You can revoke your proxy by:
- writing to the Corporate Secretary (at our principal
executive offices located at 515 Post Oak Blvd., Suite
600, Houston, Texas 77027) before the Annual Meeting;
- voting again via mail; or
- casting your vote in person at the Annual Meeting.
Your last vote will be the vote that is counted.
QUORUM: As of April 29, 2002 there were 130,048,124 shares of common
stock issued and outstanding, including treasury shares. The
holders of the common stock have the right to cast a total
of 118,777,532 votes. The presence, in person or by proxy,
of stockholders entitled to cast at least 59,388,766 votes
constitutes a quorum for adopting the proposals at the
Annual Meeting. If you have properly signed and returned
your proxy card by mail, you will be considered part of the
quorum, and the persons named on the proxy card will vote
your shares as you have instructed them. If a broker holding
your shares in "street" name indicates to us on a proxy card
that the broker lacks discretionary authority to vote your
shares, we will not consider your shares as present or
entitled to vote for any purpose.
MULTIPLE PROXY
CARDS: If you receive multiple proxy cards, this indicates that
your shares are held in more than one account, such as two
brokerage accounts, and are registered in different names.
You should vote each of the proxy cards to ensure that all
of your shares are voted.
Please note that a special meeting of stockholders is also
being scheduled. You will be receiving a separate proxy
statement and a proxy card for the special meeting at a
later date. IN ORDER FOR YOUR SHARES TO BE VOTED AT BOTH THE
ANNUAL MEETING AND THE SPECIAL MEETING, YOU MUST COMPLETE
AND RETURN THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING
AND THE PROXY CARD FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING. We urge you to
return both proxy cards for the Annual Meeting and the
special meeting.
COST OF PROXY
SOLICITATION: Some of our directors, officers and employees may also
solicit proxies personally, without any additional
compensation, by telephone or mail. Proxy materials also
will be furnished without cost to brokers and other nominees
to forward to the beneficial owners of shares held in their
names.
QUESTIONS: You may call our Investor Relations department at (713)
693-4000 or email us at investor.relations@weatherford.com
if you have any questions.
PLEASE VOTE -- YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PROPOSAL NO. 1 -- ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Eight directors are to be elected at the Annual Meeting. Each director
elected will hold office until the 2003 Annual Meeting. All of the nominees for
director are now serving as directors. The nominees for election as director
are:
NAME AGE DIRECTOR SINCE
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Bernard J. Duroc-Danner........................... 48 1988
Philip Burguieres................................. 58 1998
David J. Butters.................................. 61 1984
Sheldon B. Lubar.................................. 72 1995
William E. Macaulay............................... 56 1998
Robert B. Millard................................. 51 1989
Robert K. Moses, Jr. ............................. 62 1998
Robert A. Rayne................................... 53 1987
The persons named on the proxy card will vote for all of the nominees for
director listed unless you withhold authority to vote for one or more of the
nominees. The nominees receiving a plurality of votes cast at the Annual Meeting
will be elected as directors. Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be
treated as a vote for or against any particular nominee and will not affect the
outcome of the election of directors.
All of our nominees have consented to serve as directors. Our Board of
Directors has no reason to believe that any of the nominees will be unable to
act as a director. However, if any director is unable to stand for re-election,
the Board will designate a substitute. If a substitute nominee is named, the
persons named on the proxy card will vote for the election of the substitute
nominee.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHIES
BERNARD J. DUROC-DANNER joined the Company in May 1987 to initiate the
start-up of EVI, Inc.'s oilfield service and equipment business. He was elected
EVI's President in January 1990 and Chief Executive Officer in May 1990. In
connection with the merger of EVI, Inc. with Weatherford Enterra, Inc.
("Weatherford Enterra") on May 27, 1998, Mr. Duroc-Danner was elected as our
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Duroc-Danner
holds a Ph.D. in economics from Wharton (University of Pennsylvania). In prior
years, Mr. Duroc-Danner held positions at Arthur D. Little and Mobil Oil Inc.
Mr. Duroc-Danner is a director of Parker Drilling Company (an oil and gas
drilling company), Cal-Dive International, Inc. (a company engaged in subsea
services in the Gulf of Mexico), Universal Compression Holdings, Inc. (a natural
gas compression service company), Dresser, Inc. (a provider of highly engineered
equipment and services primarily for the energy industry) and Peabody Energy
Corp. (a coal production, transportation and trading company). Mr. Duroc-Danner
is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of Grant Prideco, Inc. (a provider of
drill pipe and other drill stem products). Grant Prideco was our wholly owned
subsidiary until April 14, 2000, when we distributed all of the outstanding
shares of Grant Prideco to our stockholders.
PHILIP BURGUIERES is Chief Executive Officer of EMC Holdings, LLC, a
private energy investment firm he started in 2000. He is also Vice Chairman and
part owner of The Houston Texans (a National League Football team). He was
elected to the Board as Chairman Emeritus in May 1998. Mr. Burguieres served as
a director of Weatherford Enterra from April 1991 until May 1998, and as
Chairman of the Board of Weatherford Enterra from December 1992 until May 1998.
From April 1991 to October 1996, he also served as President and Chief Executive
Officer of Weatherford Enterra. Mr. Burguieres serves as a director of McDermott
International, Inc. (a company engaged in the fabrication of oilfield
equipment), JP Morgan Chase Bank (formerly Chase Bank of Texas, N.A., a national
banking organization) and Newfield Exploration Company (an independent oil and
gas producer).
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DAVID J. BUTTERS is a Managing Director of Lehman Brothers, Inc., an
investment banking company, where he has been employed for more than the past
five years. Mr. Butters is currently Chairman of the Board of Directors of
GulfMark Offshore, Inc. (a provider of marine support and transportation
services to companies involved in the exploration and production of oil and
natural gas), a director of Anangel-American Shipholdings, Ltd. (an
international ship owning and operating company) and a director of Grant
Prideco.
SHELDON B. LUBAR has been the Chairman of Lubar & Co., a private investment
and management company, for more than the past five years. Until February 1999,
Mr. Lubar served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Christiana
Companies, Inc., a diversified holding company that held shares of our common
stock and owned a company that was engaged in refrigerated and dry warehousing,
transportation and logistic services. We acquired Christiana in February 1999.
In our acquisition of Christiana, we acquired a one-third interest in Total
Logistic Control, LLC. We sold the one-third interest to C2, Inc. in September,
2000. Mr. Lubar is a director of C2, Inc., Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance
Company (a financial services company), US Bancorp (a commercial banking
company), MGIC Investment Corporation (a mortgage insurance company), Jefferies
& Company, Inc. (an investment banking company) and Grant Prideco. Mr. Lubar was
initially appointed to the Board of Directors in connection with our acquisition
of Prideco, Inc. in June 1995.
WILLIAM E. MACAULAY is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of First
Reserve Corporation, a Connecticut-based private equity investment firm and has
been the Chief Executive Officer of the firm since 1983. Mr. Macaulay served as
a director of Weatherford Enterra from October 1995 to May 1998. He is Chairman
of the Board of Dresser, Inc. (a provider of highly engineered equipment and
services primarily for the energy industry) and a director of National Oilwell,
Inc. (the leading international provider of drilling systems and associated
services to the oil and gas exploration and production industry), Pride
International, Inc. (a contract drilling and related services company), Maverick
Tube Corporation (a producer of tubular steel products for the energy industry)
and Chicago Bridge & Iron N.V. (a global engineering and construction company).
ROBERT B. MILLARD is a Managing Director of Lehman Brothers, Inc., where he
has been employed for more than the past five years. Mr. Millard is also a
director of GulfMark Offshore, Inc. and L-3 Communications Corporation (a
manufacturer of electronic communications equipment principally for the defense
industry).
ROBERT K. MOSES, JR. has been a private investor, principally in the oil
and gas exploration and oilfield services business in Houston, Texas, for more
than the past five years. He served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of
Weatherford Enterra from May 1989 to December 1992. Mr. Moses is also a director
of Grant Prideco.
ROBERT A. RAYNE is Chief Executive Director of London Merchant Securities
plc (property investment and development with major investments in leisure
enterprises), a United Kingdom-listed public limited company, and has been a
Director for more than the past five years. Mr. Rayne is also a director of
Grant Prideco.
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COMMITTEES AND MEETINGS OF THE BOARD
COMMITTEES
The Board of Directors has created the following committees:
- Audit
- Compensation
- Executive
The Board of Directors does not have a standing Nominating Committee.
NUMBER OF MEETINGS
During 2001, the Board of Directors met seven times, the Compensation
Committee met two times and the Audit Committee met nine times. The Executive
Committee did not meet. All of the directors excluding Mr. Macaulay and Mr.
Millard attended at least 75% of all Board of Directors and Committee meetings.
AUDIT COMMITTEE
Messrs. Butters (Chair), Lubar and Rayne are the current members of the
Audit Committee. Under the Charter of the Audit Committee of the Board of
Directors, which was filed with our Proxy Statement for our 2001 Annual Meeting,
the primary functions of the Audit Committee are:
- recommending to the Board the selection and discharge of our independent
auditors;
- reviewing the professional services performed by the auditors, the plan
and results of their auditing engagement;
- reviewing the amount of fees charged for audit services by the auditors;
and
- evaluating our system of internal accounting controls.
All members of the Audit Committee are independent as defined by the rules
of the New York Stock Exchange, except Mr. Lubar. Until February 1999, Mr. Lubar
was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Christiana. We acquired Christiana
in February 1999. In our acquisition of Christiana, we acquired a one-third
interest in Total Logistic Control, LLC. We sold the one-third interest to C2,
Inc. in September, 2000. As permitted by the rules of the New York Stock
Exchange, the Board determined to appoint Mr. Lubar to the Audit Committee
because of his knowledge of the Company and his financial background and
experience and because the Board does not believe he has any relationship with
us that will interfere with the exercise of his independent judgment while
serving on the Audit Committee.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
Messrs. Lubar, Moses (Chair) and Rayne are the current members of the
Compensation Committee. The primary functions of the Compensation Committee are:
- recommending to the Board the compensation to be paid to the directors
and our chief executive officer; and
- subject to review and approval of certain matters by the full Board of
Directors, administering the compensation plans for the executive
officers.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Messrs. Duroc-Danner (Chair), Burguieres, Macaulay and Millard are the
current members of the Executive Committee. The primary function of the
Executive Committee is to act on behalf of the Board of Directors between
regularly scheduled meetings of the Board.
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BOARD COMPENSATION
DIRECTORS' FEES
The directors who are not employees are paid the following fees:
- $1,000 for each Board and Committee meeting attended;
- $1,500 for the Committee Chairman for each Committee meeting attended;
and
- $7,000 for each quarter of the year in which the person serves as a
director.
DEFERRAL PLAN FOR OUTSIDE DIRECTORS
Under our Non-Employee Director Deferred Compensation Plan, each
non-employee director may elect to defer up to 7.5% of any fees paid by us. The
deferred fees are converted into non-monetary units representing shares of
common stock that could have been purchased with the deferred fees based on the
market price of the common stock at the time of the deferral. If a non-employee
director elects to defer at least 5% of his fees, we will make an additional
contribution to the director's account equal to the sum of (1) 7.5% of the
director's fees plus (2) the amount of fees deferred by the director. Our
directors may generally determine when the funds will be distributed from the
plan. The amount of the distribution will be equal to the number of shares in
the director's account multiplied by the market price of the common stock at the
time of distribution. Distributions are made in common stock. During 2001, we
contributed $7,275, $6,300, $4,950, $4,950, $5,700 and $6,900 to the accounts of
Messrs. Butters, Lubar, Macaulay, Millard, Moses and Rayne, respectively, which
represented 186, 176, 131, 130, 152 and 179 shares allocated to their respective
accounts.
BURGUIERES EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
In June 1998, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Burguieres,
which has a term of fifteen years and provides for an annual salary of $120,000.
Under the terms of his employment agreement, Mr. Burguieres is employed as
Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors. However, we are not obligated to
re-elect Mr. Burguieres as Chairman Emeritus and the Board of Directors is not
required to nominate Mr. Burguieres for re-election as a director. If we
terminate Mr. Burguieres' employment for any reason other than for "cause" or if
Mr. Burguieres' employment is terminated as a result of his death or disability,
Mr. Burguieres or his estate will be entitled to receive annual salary payments
through the term of the agreement and Mr. Burguieres and his eligible dependents
will continue to receive health and medical benefits. If we terminate his
employment for "cause", Mr. Burguieres will not be entitled to any further
salary payments or health and medical benefits. Under Mr. Burguieres' employment
agreement, "cause" is generally defined as (i) an act of dishonesty which
constitutes a felony or results in personal gain or enrichment at our expense,
(ii) willful and continued failure to substantially perform his duties after
written demand is made by the Board or (iii) Mr. Burguieres' ownership,
management or employment by any business which competes, in our reasonable
judgment, with any business conducted by us.
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AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT
April 29, 2002
To the Board of Directors of Weatherford International, Inc.:
We have reviewed and discussed with management the Company's audited
financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2001.
We have discussed with the independent auditors the matters required to be
discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61, Communications with Audit
Committees, as amended, by the Auditing Standards Board of the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
We have received and reviewed the written disclosures and the letter from
the independent auditors required by Independence Standard No. 1, Independence
Discussions with Audit Committees, as amended, by the Independence Standards
Board, and have discussed with the auditors the auditors' independence.
Based on the reviews and discussions referred to above, we recommended to
the Board of Directors that the financial statements referred to above be
included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2001.
We also have considered whether the provision by the independent auditors
of non-audit services is compatible with maintaining the auditors' independence.
David J. Butters, Chairman
Sheldon B. Lubar
Robert A. Rayne
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STOCK OWNERSHIP
STOCK OWNED BY DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
This table shows the number and percentage of shares of common stock
beneficially owned by our directors and executive officers as of April 12, 2002.
Each person has sole voting and investment power for the shares shown below,
unless otherwise noted.
AMOUNT AND NATURE OF SHARES
BENEFICIALLY OWNED AS OF APRIL 12, 2002
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NUMBER OF RIGHT TO PERCENT OF
NAME SHARES OWNED ACQUIRE(1) OUTSTANDING SHARES
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Bernard J. Duroc-Danner(2).......................... 95,893 1,096,192 *
Philip Burguieres(3)................................ 117,865 93,632 *
David J. Butters(4)................................. 34,247 103,632 *
Sheldon B. Lubar(5)................................. 646,966 123,632 *
William E. Macaulay(6).............................. 17,933 103,632 *
Robert B. Millard(7)................................ 108,960 103,632 *
Robert K. Moses, Jr. ............................... 300,000 103,632 *
Robert A. Rayne(8).................................. 279 93,632 *
E. Lee Colley, III(9)............................... 645 156,054 *
Donald R. Galletly(10).............................. 5,000 117,041 *
Jon R. Nicholson(11)................................ 15,188 122,741 *
Gary L. Warren(12).................................. 5,826 42,338 *
*All officers and directors as a group (16
persons).......................................... 1,362,043 2,391,542 2.5
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* Less than 1%.
(1) Shares of common stock that can be acquired through stock options
exercisable through June 30, 2002.
(2) Includes 5,481 shares held under our 401(k) Savings Plan, as to which Mr.
Duroc-Danner has sole voting and no dispositive power.
(3) Includes (i) 421 shares held under our 401(k) Savings Plan, as to which Mr.
Burguieres has sole voting and no dispositive power, (ii) 950 shares held
by his wife, over which Mr. Burguieres has no voting or dispositive power,
and (iii) 475 shares held by his adult son supported by him, over which Mr.
Burguieres has sole voting and dispositive power. Mr. Burguieres disclaims
beneficial ownership of the shares held by his wife and son.
(4) Includes 13,772 shares held by Mr. Butters' wife, over which he has no
voting or dispositive power and as to which he disclaims beneficial
ownership.
(5) Includes 314,510 shares held by Mr. Lubar through a general partnership of
which he is a general partner. Also includes 305,114 shares held by his
wife through the general partnership, over which he has no voting or
dispositive power and as to which he disclaims beneficial ownership, and
27,342 shares held in trusts for his grandchildren through the general
partnership, of which he is the trustee and has voting and dispositive
power. Does not include 15,380 shares held through the general partnership
by trusts for the descendants of Mr. Lubar's children over which he has no
voting or dispositive power and as to which he disclaims beneficial
ownership.
(6) Includes 6,618 shares held by Mr. Macaulay's wife, over which he has no
voting or dispositive power and as to which he disclaims beneficial
ownership. Includes 3,876 shares held in the name of or in trust for Mr.
Macaulay's daughters.
(7) Includes 26,772 shares held by a charitable foundation controlled by Mr.
Millard and his wife.
(8) Excludes 545,000 shares beneficially owned by London Merchant Securities
plc, of which Mr. Rayne serves as Executive Director. Mr. Rayne disclaims
beneficial ownership of all of these shares.
(9) Shares are held under our 401(k) Savings Plan. Mr. Colley has sole voting
and no dispositive power over these shares.
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(10) Includes 1,000 shares held by Mr. Galletly's wife, over which he has sole
voting and shared dispositive power.
(11) Includes 1,157 shares held under our 401(k) Savings Plan over which Mr.
Nicholson has sole voting and no dispositive power.
(12) Includes 950 shares held under our 401(k) Savings Plan over which Mr.
Warren has sole voting and no dispositive power.
STOCK OWNED BY "BENEFICIAL HOLDERS"
This table shows information for each person known by us to beneficially
own 5% or more of the outstanding shares of common stock as of April 5, 2001.
NAME AND ADDRESS OF PERCENT OF
BENEFICIAL OWNER NUMBER OF SHARES(1) OUTSTANDING SHARES
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Citigroup Inc.(2)......................................... 17,810,650 15.5
399 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10043
FMR Corp.(3).............................................. 14,282,682 12.4
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
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(1) This information is based on information furnished by each stockholder or
contained in filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The
person listed has sole voting and dispositive power for its shares of common
stock, unless otherwise noted.
(2) Salomon Smith Barney Holdings Inc. (SSB) is the beneficial owner of
17,483,220 of such shares. Citigroup Inc. is the sole stockholder of SSB.
Citigroup and SSB report on behalf of subsidiaries whose individual
percentages of beneficial ownership of our common stock do not exceed 5%.
Citigroup has shared dispositive and voting power over 17,810,650 shares,
and SSB has shared dispositive and voting power 17,483,220 shares.
(3) Fidelity Management & Research Company ("Fidelity"), a wholly owned
subsidiary of FMR Corp. ("FMR") and an investment adviser, is the beneficial
owner of 13,353,674 shares as a result of acting as investment adviser to
various registered investment companies (the "Funds"). Fidelity Management
Trust Company ("FMTC"), a wholly owned subsidiary of FMR, is the beneficial
owner of 512,755 shares as a result of serving as investment manager of
various institutional accounts. Edward C. Johnson 3d, FMR's Chairman and
principal stockholder, FMR, through its control of Fidelity, and the Funds
each has sole power to dispose of the 13,353,674 shares owned by the Funds,
and Mr. Johnson and FMR, through its control of FMTC, each has sole power to
dispose of 512,755 shares and sole power to vote or direct the voting of
420,655 shares and no power to vote or direct the voting of 92,100 shares
owned by the institutional accounts. The Funds' Board of Trustees has sole
power to vote all shares owned by the Funds. Fidelity carries out the voting
of the Funds' shares under written guidelines established by the Funds'
Board of Trustees. Members of the Edward C. Johnson 3d family are the
predominant owners of Class B shares of common stock of FMR, representing
approximately 49% of the voting power of FMR. Mr. Johnson owns 12.0% and
Abigail P. Johnson, Mr. Johnson's wife and a Director of FMR, owns 24.5% of
the voting stock of FMR. The Johnson family group and all other Class B
shareholders have entered into a shareholders' voting agreement under which
all Class B shares will be voted in accordance with the majority vote of
Class B shares. Through their ownership of voting common stock and the
shareholders' voting agreement, members of the Johnson family may be deemed,
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, to form a controlling group with
respect to FMR. Strategic Advisers, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of FMR
and a registered investment adviser, provides investment advisory services
to individuals. It does not have sole power to vote or direct the voting of
shares of certain securities held for clients and has sole dispositive power
over such securities. As such, FMR's beneficial ownership may include shares
beneficially owned through Strategic Advisers, Inc. Fidelity International
Limited ("FIL") beneficially owns 415,970 shares. FIL has sole power to vote
and to dispose of such shares.
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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
In addition to Mr. Duroc-Danner, whose biography is shown on page 3, the
following persons are our executive officers. None of the executive officers or
directors have any family relationships with each other.
NAME AGE POSITION
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Bernard J. Duroc-Danner.............. 48 Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive
Officer
E. Lee Colley, III................... 45 Senior Vice President and President -- Artificial Lift
Systems Division
Mark E. Hopmann...................... 44 Senior Vice President and President -- Completion
Systems Division
Gary L. Warren....................... 52 Senior Vice President and President -- Drilling &
Intervention Services Division
Donald R. Galletly................... 50 Senior Vice President -- Communications and Investor
Relations
Burt M. Martin....................... 38 Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Jon R. Nicholson..................... 59 Senior Vice President -- Human Resources and
Information Technology
James N. Parmigiano.................. 44 Vice President -- Operational Controller
Lisa W. Rodriguez.................... 41 Vice President -- Finance and Accounting
E. LEE COLLEY, III was elected Senior Vice President and
President -- Artificial Lift Systems Division in November 1998. Mr. Colley
joined us in March 1996 and has served in several positions including Vice
President/General Manager of the Artificial Lift Systems Division. Prior to that
time, Mr. Colley worked for over 20 years for another oilfield service company
in various manufacturing, sales and marketing managerial positions.
MARK E. HOPMANN joined the Company in November 1998 and was elected Senior
Vice President and President -- Completion Systems Division in October 2000.
From 1980 to October 1998, Mr. Hopmann worked for Baker Oil Tools, a division of
Baker Hughes Incorporated, in various capacities, including Product Line Manager
and Chief Product Engineer.
GARY L. WARREN was elected Senior Vice President and President -- Drilling
and Intervention Services Division in October 2000. Mr. Warren has been employed
by the Company since 1992 and has served in several positions, including Vice
President -- Europe, West Africa and CIS. Mr. Warren worked for Petco Fishing
and Rental Tool from 1980 to 1992, when it was acquired by Weatherford Enterra.
DONALD R. GALLETLY was elected our Senior Vice President -- Communications
and Investor Relations in January 2000 and served as our Vice
President -- Communications and Investor Relations from June 1998 to January
2000. Prior to that time, he worked for Dresser Industries, Inc. as Vice
President of Communications and Investor Relations from October 1997 to May 1998
and as Vice President of Investor and Public Relations from February 1993 to
October 1997.
BURT M. MARTIN was elected Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary in April 2002. He joined the Company in June 1998 and served as
Associate General Counsel from June 1998 until June 2000 and as Vice
President -- Law and Secretary from June 2000 until April 2002. From 1993 to
1998, Mr. Martin was an associate attorney with the law firm of Fulbright &
Jaworski L.L.P.
JON R. NICHOLSON was elected our Senior Vice President -- Human Resources
and Information Technology in March 2001 and served as Senior Vice
President -- Human Resources from January 2000 to March 2001 and Vice
President -- Human Resources from May 1998 to January 2000. Prior to that time,
Mr. Nicholson worked for Weatherford Enterra as Vice President -- Human
Resources from October 1995 to May 1998 and as Director of Human Resources from
February 1993 to October 1995.
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JAMES N. PARMIGIANO joined the Company in May 1998 and was elected Vice
President -- Operational Controller in June 2000. From February 1983 to May
1998, Mr. Parmigiano worked for Dresser Industries, Inc. in various capacities,
including Financial Controller of Dresser's Sperry-Sun Drilling Services
Division.
LISA W. RODRIGUEZ was elected Vice President -- Accounting and Finance in
February 2001. Ms. Rodriguez joined the Company in 1996 and has served in
several positions, including Vice President -- Accounting from June 2000 to
February 2001 and Controller from 1999 to February 2001. Prior to joining the
Company, Ms. Rodriguez worked for Landmark Graphics from 1993 to 1996.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The Board of Directors and the Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors is pleased to present this report on the compensation policies for our
executive officers for 2001. This report sets forth the major components of
executive compensation and the basis by which 2001 compensation determinations
were made by the Board of Directors and the Compensation Committee for the
executive officers.
COMPENSATION POLICY AND GUIDELINES
The goal of our compensation policy and practices is to provide a
competitive compensation package designed to attract and retain key executive
officers and to offer compensation programs that align executive remuneration
levels with the interests of stockholders and with the Company's overall
performance. Our compensation programs have historically stressed stock-based
compensation as a means of providing incentives to executive officers to achieve
growth in the value of the common stock. With this objective in mind, our
executive compensation program has included a combination of reasonable base
salaries and various long and short-term incentive programs linked to the
Company's financial and stock performance. In making compensation decisions, the
Compensation Committee's decisions have typically also taken into account the
cyclical nature of the industry and the Company's progress toward achieving
strategic objectives.
COMPENSATION PROGRAM COMPONENTS
Our compensation programs are generally administered by or under the
direction of the Compensation Committee and are reviewed on an annual basis to
ensure that remuneration levels and benefits are competitive and reasonable in
light of the Company's overall performance. Our stock-based compensation
decisions for the executive officers are approved by our full Board of Directors
following recommendations by the Compensation Committee.
The Compensation Committee was charged with reviewing and recommending the
specific base and bonus compensation of the President and Chief Executive
Officer (the "Principal Executive"). The Board of Directors and Compensation
Committee has delegated to Mr. Duroc-Danner, as our Chief Executive Officer, the
authority to review and adjust the base and cash bonus compensation for the
other executive officers.
Decisions on stock options and other long-term incentive plans are made by
the Board after consideration of the Company's results and discussion with and
recommendations from Mr. Duroc-Danner as to the executive officers under his
supervision.
The particular elements of the compensation programs for the Principal
Executive and other executive officers are explained in more detail below.
Base Salary -- Base salary levels have primarily been determined based on
market factors, including the market for similar executives and the desire by us
to recruit and retain key executive officers. Our analysis has also included
comparisons with companies in the same industry and of similar size and
complexity as the Company, including a number of companies in the Dow Jones U.S.
Oilfield Equipment and Services Index in the performance graph set forth herein.
Salary levels are based on individual skills and performance and market
comparisons. Adjustments made during 2001 to the compensation of various
officers were based on various factors, including their individual scope of
responsibility, tenure, and overall performance.
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Annual Performance Compensation -- Annual performance compensation has
historically been provided to the executive officers in the form of cash bonuses
relating to financial and operational achievements. The amount and form of
bonuses for 2001 were determined by the Compensation Committee in the case of
Mr. Duroc-Danner and by Mr. Duroc-Danner in the case of the other executive
officers, subject to the review of the Compensation Committee.
The decision to award an annual bonus is based upon both an objective
analysis of our financial performance and a subjective analysis of the executive
officer's job performance and the specific accomplishments of the executive
officer during the preceding twelve month period after giving consideration to
other compensation received by the officer.
The granting of bonuses has typically occurred in February or March of each
year. Various bonuses were paid to the executive officers in the first quarter
of 2002 in recognition of those officers' assistance in achieving the Company's
growth in 2001, including assistance in completing numerous acquisitions, such
as the acquisition of CiDRA Corporation's Optical Sensing Systems business unit,
Johnson Screens and Orwell Group, the private placement of $350 million of our
6 5/8% Senior Notes due 2011 and other factors.
Deferred Compensation Plan -- We maintain an executive deferred
compensation plan that provides our key employees with long-term incentive
compensation through benefits that are directly linked to future increases in
the value of the common stock and that may only be realized upon the employee's
retirement, termination or death. Under this plan, eligible employees receive a
tax deferred contribution under the plan equal to 7.5% of their annual
compensation through a credit to an account that is converted into non-monetary
units representing the number of shares of common stock that the contributed
funds could purchase in the market at the time of the contribution. In addition,
in an effort to provide incentive to the participants to invest in the common
stock, a portion of the compensation that they would otherwise receive from the
Company, the participating employees are offered the opportunity to defer up to
7.5% of their compensation to their account under this plan, in which case we
will make a matching contribution equal to the amount of the deferral by the
employee. Mr. Duroc-Danner and other executive officers have all elected to
defer 7.5% of their compensation under this plan. This plan provides for a
five-year vesting period with respect to the Company's contributions and the
ultimate value of benefits under the plan to the participant are wholly
dependent upon the price of the common stock at the time the employee retires,
terminates his employment or dies. We believe that this plan is an important
component of the stock-based compensation program and provides and serves the
purpose of aligning management's interest with those of the Company's
stockholders.
Stock Option Program -- The use of stock options is considered to be an
important incentive to our executive officers for working toward the Company's
long-term growth. We believe that options provide our officers with a benefit
that will increase only to the extent that the value of the common stock
increases. Accordingly, we have from time to time granted to the executive
officers options to purchase shares of common stock. The number of shares
granted is determined based on the level and contribution of the officer and has
generally taken into account stock ownership and other options held by the
officer. Stock options are generally subject to vesting over a number of years
and have exercise prices equal to the market price of the common stock at the
date of grant.
In 2001, options to purchase a total of 1,185,000 shares of common stock
were granted to the executive officers. These options are subject to four-year
cliff-vesting so that an officer will not be entitled to the options if he
elects to leave. We believe that this type of vesting provides strong incentives
for creating long-term value for the Company.
DISCUSSION OF 2001 COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
In establishing the compensation of Mr. Duroc-Danner for 2001, the
Compensation Committee determined that it would be appropriate to increase Mr.
Duroc-Danner's base compensation from $650,000 to $825,000 and award him a bonus
of $1,025,316 in the first quarter of 2001 in recognition of his past services
to and accomplishments for the Company. Mr. Duroc-Danner also received a bonus
of $1,468,715 in the first quarter of 2002 in recognition of his efforts to
expand and grow the Company's businesses and his defining and
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implementing the Company's growth strategy in 2001 and his general
accomplishments in increasing stockholder value through revenue and income
growth and increases in the market price of the common stock.
The increase in Mr. Duroc-Danner's base salary was intended to make his
compensation more competitive with those of similar officers in competing
companies, including a number of companies included in the Dow Jones U.S.
Oilfield Equipment and Services Index in the performance graph set forth herein.
During 2001, Mr. Duroc-Danner also received an option to purchase 350,000 shares
of common stock. The number of shares subject to the option was fixed at that
level in order to provide Mr. Duroc-Danner with material incentives to increase
the value of the common stock in the future. In reviewing Mr. Duroc-Danner's
compensation for 2001, the Compensation Committee also sought to reward Mr.
Duroc-Danner for his substantial achievements in bringing growth to the Company,
as well as provide incentive for the future through stock option grants. No
single factor was considered determinative in this decision.
COMPENSATION DEDUCTION LIMITATIONS
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, currently
imposes a $1 million limitation on the deductibility of certain compensation
paid to five highest paid executives. Excluded from the limitation is
compensation that is "performance based". For compensation to be performance
based, it must meet certain criteria, including being based on predetermined
objective standards approved by the Company's stockholders. We believe that
maintaining the discretion to evaluate the performance of our management is an
important part of our responsibilities and benefits the Company's stockholders.
We intend to take into account the potential application of Section 162(m) on
incentive compensation awards and other compensation decisions.
SUMMARY
We believe that the executive compensation program followed by us in 2001
was consistent with the compensation programs provided by other companies that
are comparable in size and complexity to the Company and with which the Company
competes, including many of the companies in the Dow Jones U.S. Oilfield
Equipment and Services Index. We further believe that the compensation program
is necessary to retain the services of officers and employees who are essential
to the continued success and development of the Company and to compensate those
officers and employees for their efforts and achievements. The Board and
Compensation Committee intend to review the compensation policies on an ongoing
basis to assure that compensation paid appropriately reflects corporate and
individual performance, yielding awards that are reflective of the annual
financial and operational results of the Company. Finally, we believe that the
deferred compensation plan and stock option program provide significant
incentives to our key employees to enhance stockholder value by providing
financial opportunities to them that are consistent with and dependent upon the
returns that are generated on behalf of the Company's stockholders.
Philip Burguieres
David J. Butters
Bernard J. Duroc-Danner
Sheldon B. Lubar*
William E. Macaulay
Robert B. Millard
Robert K. Moses, Jr.*
Robert A. Rayne*
* Members of the Compensation Committee
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COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
COMPENSATION DETERMINATIONS
The full Board of Directors currently approves all stock grants, with
Messrs. Duroc-Danner and Burguieres, both employee directors of the Company,
abstaining from voting with respect to these matters. Mr. Duroc-Danner does make
recommendations to the Compensation Committee and the full Board of Directors
for compensation and stock grants to our employees.
OTHER AFFILIATIONS
On November 16, 2001, we acquired the assets of CiDRA Corporation's Optical
Sensing Systems business unit ("CiDRA") for approximately $123.1 million,
consisting of 1.9 million shares of our Common Stock and cash of $62.5 million.
The purchase price for the CiDRA business was determined through a competitive
bid process conducted by a third party investment banking firm. First Reserve
Corporation beneficially owns certain convertible preferred securities of CiDRA
Corporation, which are convertible into less than 10% of the common stock of
CiDRA Corporation, on a fully diluted and converted basis. William E. Macaulay,
a member of our Board of Directors, is the Chief Executive Officer of First
Reserve Corporation. Mr. Macaulay expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of
any shares of securities of CiDRA Corporation beneficially held by First Reserve
Corporation. Additionally, Mr. Macaulay did not participate or vote in the
meeting of our Board of Directors in which the acquisition of the CiDRA business
was discussed and approved.
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SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
This table shows the total compensation paid for the years ended December
31, 2001, 2000 and 1999, to Mr. Duroc-Danner and the four most highly
compensated executive officers during 2001:
ANNUAL COMPENSATION LONG-TERM
---------------------------------- COMPENSATION
OTHER ANNUAL AWARDS ALL OTHER
NAME AND SALARY BONUS COMPENSATION ------------ COMPENSATION
PRINCIPAL POSITION YEAR ($)(1) ($)(1) ($)(2)(3) OPTIONS ($)(4)
------------------ ---- ------- --------- ------------ ------------ ------------
Bernard J. Duroc-Danner............ 2001 781,251 1,468,715 270,985 350,000 16,795
Chairman of the Board, President 2000 625,003 1,025,316 150,000 350,000 10,443
and Chief Executive Officer 1999 550,000 375,000 147,000 179,463 11,808
E. Lee Colley, III................. 2001 288,463 363,801 83,109 100,000 3,387
Senior Vice President and 2000 244,237 265,600 59,136 100,000 2,769
President -- Artificial Lift 1999 229,327 150,000 37,769 -- 2,639
Systems Division
Donald R. Galletly................. 2001 251,262 372,746 64,293 100,000 1,566
Senior Vice President, 2000 218,750 284,513 27,104 139,013 608
Communications and 1999 200,000 80,000 17,232 -- 245
Investor Relations
Jon R. Nicholson................... 2001 266,262 394,249 68,369 100,000 8,106
Senior Vice President -- 2000 232,500 303,480 30,645 139,013 8,678
Human Resources and 1999 210,000 105,000 19,440 -- 1,993
Information Technology
Gary L. Warren(5).................. 2001 300,000 477,341 83,546 100,000 5,456
Senior Vice President and 2000 225,000 396,220 27,000 100,000 4,275
President -- Drilling and 1999 66,305 75,000 3,375 117,041 327
Intervention Services Division
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(1) Salary and bonus compensation include amounts deferred by each executive
officer under our Executive Deferred Compensation Stock Ownership Plan (the
"Executive Deferred Plan") described in Note 2 below. The bonus amounts were
earned in the year in which they are shown in the table but were paid in the
first half of the following year.
(2) Other Annual Compensation includes (i) the vested portion of the amount
contributed by us under the Executive Deferred Plan equal to 7.5% of each
annual officer's compensation for each year, plus (ii) the vested portion of
our matching contribution under the Executive Deferred Plan equal to 100% of
the amount deferred by the officer. Each officer can defer up to 7.5% of his
total salary and bonus compensation each year. Our contributions vest over a
five-year period on the basis of 20% per year for each year of service by an
officer with us after the later of January 1, 1993 or the date of initial
participation in the Executive Deferred Plan. Under the Executive Deferred
Plan, the compensation deferred by each officer and our contributions are
converted into non-monetary units equal to the number of shares of common
stock that could have been purchased by the amounts deferred and contributed
at a market-based price. Distributions are made under the Executive Deferred
Plan after an officer retires, terminates his employment or dies. The value
of the distribution under the Executive Deferred Plan is based on the number
of vested units in the officer's account multiplied by the market price of
the common stock at that time. Distributions under the Executive Deferred
Plan are made in stock. Our obligations with respect to the Executive
Deferred Plan are unfunded. However, we have established a grantor trust,
that is subject to the claims of our creditors, into which funds are
deposited with an independent trustee that purchases shares of common stock
for the Executive Deferred Plan. As of December 31, 2001, Messrs.
Duroc-Danner, Colley, Galletly, Nicholson and Warren had 76,045, 9,902,
7,424, 7,909 and 6,822 units allocated to their respective accounts.
(3) Excludes the total amount of all perquisites and other benefits that were
less than the lesser of $50,000 or 10% of the total of annual salary and
bonus of each executive officer.
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(4) Represents matching contributions of $5,550, $2,241, $4,890 and $2,081 made
by us in 2001 under our 401(k) Savings Plan for each of Messrs.
Duroc-Danner, Colley, Nicholson and Warren respectively, and life insurance
premiums of $11,245, $1,146, $1,566, $3,216 and $3,375 paid by us in 2001
for each of Messrs. Duroc-Danner, Colley, Galletly, Nicholson and Warren,
respectively.
(5) Information for Mr. Warren is not presented for periods prior to October 1,
1999 because he was not an executive officer.
OPTIONS GRANTED IN 2001(1)
NUMBER OF % OF TOTAL
SECURITIES OPTIONS
UNDERLYING GRANTED TO
OPTIONS EMPLOYEES IN EXERCISE PRICE GRANT DATE
NAME GRANTED 2001(%) (PER SHARE)($) EXPIRATION DATE PRESENT VALUE($)
---- ---------- ------------ -------------- ------------------ ----------------
Bernard J. Duroc-Danner.... 350,000(2) 4.5% 23.77 September 25, 2015 5,026,000(3)
E. Lee Colley, III......... 100,000(2) 1.3% 23.77 September 25, 2015 1,436,000(3)
Donald R. Galletly......... 100,000(2) 1.3% 23.77 September 25, 2015 1,436,000(3)
Jon R. Nicholson........... 100,000(2) 1.3% 23.77 September 25, 2015 1,436,000(3)
Gary L. Warren............. 100,000(2) 1.3% 23.77 September 25, 2015 1,436,000(3)
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(1) Information is presented as of December 31, 2001.
(2) The options become fully exercisable on September 26, 2005.
(3) The calculation assumes volatility of 55.30%, a risk free rate of 4.41%, a
seven year expected life, no expected dividends and option grants at $23.77
per share. The actual value, if any, of any option will depend on the
amount, if any, by which the stock price exceeds the exercise price on the
date the option is exercised. Thus, this valuation may not be a reliable
indication as to value and there is no assurance the value realized will be
at or near the value estimated by the Black-Scholes model.
AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN 2001
AND DECEMBER 31, 2001 OPTION VALUES
NUMBER OF VALUE OF UNEXERCISED
SHARES UNEXERCISED OPTIONS AT IN-THE-MONEY OPTIONS AT
ACQUIRED VALUE DECEMBER 31, 2001 DECEMBER 31, 2001($)(2)
ON REALIZED --------------------------- ---------------------------
NAME EXERCISE ($)(1) EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE
---- -------- ----------- ----------- ------------- ----------- -------------
Bernard J. Duroc-Danner........ 80,000 4,447,680 1,096,192 879,463 29,772,334 7,331,724
E. Lee Colley, III............. -- -- 156,054 200,000 4,002,005 1,400,000
Donald R. Galletly............. -- -- 117,041 239,013 3,001,516 1,936,429
Jon R. Nicholson............... -- -- 122,741 239,013 3,065,032 1,936,429
Gary L. Warren................. -- -- 42,338 317,041 1,037,539 3,520,315
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(1) The value is based on the difference in the market price of the common stock
on the date of sale and the exercise price of the options.
(2) The value is based on the difference in the closing market price of the
common stock on December 31, 2001 ($37.26), and the exercise price of the
options. The actual value, if any, of the unexercised options will depend on
the market price of the common stock at the time of exercise of the options.
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS
We have entered into employment agreements with Messrs. Duroc-Danner,
Colley, Nicholson and Galletly. The employment agreements with Messrs.
Duroc-Danner, Colley, Nicholson and Galletly provide for a term of three years
and are renewable annually. Under the terms of the employment agreements, if we
terminate an executive's employment for any reason other than "cause," death or
"disability" or if the
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executive terminates his employment for "good reason", as defined in the
employment agreements, the executive will be entitled to receive (1) an amount
equal to three times the executive's current base compensation plus the highest
bonus paid to the executive during the three years prior the year of
termination, (2) any accrued salary or bonus (pro-rated to the date of
termination), (3) an amount payable if all retirement plans were vested, (4) the
amount that would have been contributed as our match under the 401(k) Savings
Plan and the Executive Deferred Plan for three years and (5) the executive's car
allowance for three years. Under the employment agreements, "cause" is defined
as the willful and continued failure to perform the executive's job, after
written demand is made by the Chief Executive Officer or the Board, or the
willful engagement in illegal conduct or gross misconduct. Termination by the
executive for "good reason" is generally defined as (1) a material reduction in
title and/or responsibilities of the executive, (2) certain relocations of the
executive or (3) any material reduction in the executive's benefits. In
addition, under such circumstances, all stock options and restricted stock
granted to the executive will automatically vest. All health and medical
benefits would also be maintained after termination for a period of three years
provided the executive makes his required contribution.
We have entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Warren. The
employment agreement provides for a term of three years and is renewable
annually. Under the terms of the employment agreement, if, in the absence of a
change of control of the Company, we terminate the executive employment for any
reason other than "cause", death or "disability" or if the executive terminates
his or her employment for "good reason", as defined in the employment agreement,
the executive will be entitled to receive (1) an amount equal to two times the
executive's current base compensation plus the highest bonus paid to the
executive during the three years prior to the year of termination, (2) any
accrued salary and bonus (pro-rated to the date of termination) (3) the amount
that would have been contributed as our match under the 401(k) Savings Plan and
the Executive Deferred Plan for the year in which employment was terminated
(pro-rated to the date of termination) and (4) an amount equal to two times all
fringe benefits. In addition, under such circumstances, all stock options and
benefits under the 401(k) Savings Plan and Executive Deferred Plan would
automatically vest, and all health and medical benefits would be maintained
after termination through the expiration of the then scheduled expiration of the
employment term provided the executive makes his required contribution.
Under the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984, certain severance payments that
exceed a certain amount could subject both us and the executive to adverse U.S.
federal income tax consequences. Each of the employment agreements provides that
we would be required to pay the executive a "gross up payment" to ensure that
the executive receives the total benefit intended by his agreement with us.
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FIVE-YEAR PERFORMANCE GRAPH
This graph compares the yearly cumulative return on the common stock with
the cumulative return on the Dow Jones U.S. Oilfield Equipment and Services
Index and the Dow Jones U.S. Total Market Index for the last five years. The
graph assumes the value of the investment in the common stock and each index was
$201 on December 31, 1996, and that all dividends are reinvested.
COMPARISON OF FIVE YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN
[PERFORMANCE GRAPH]
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12/31/96 12/31/97 12/31/98 12/31/99 12/31/00 12/31/01
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Weatherford International........ 100 203 76 161 190 150
Dow Jones U.S. Oilfield Equipment
and Services Index............... 100 149 72 110 163 113
Dow Jones U.S. Total Market
Index............................ 100 132 165 202 183 161
OTHER INFORMATION
INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
The firm of Ernst & Young LLP ("Ernst & Young"), independent public
accountants, served as our auditors for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001
and has been selected as our auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31,
2002. Ernst & Young replaced Arthur Andersen LLP ("Arthur Andersen") who had
served as our auditors from 1972 through 2000.
On August 13, 2001, the Company dismissed Arthur Andersen as the Company's
independent public accountants and engaged Ernst & Young as its new independent
public accountants. The decision to change the Company's independent public
accountants was recommended by the Company's Audit Committee.
Arthur Andersen's reports on the Company's consolidated financial
statements for the years ended December 31, 2000 and 1999 did not contain an
adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were such reports qualified or
modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.
During the two years ended December 31, 2000, and the subsequent interim
period preceding the decision to change independent public accountants, there
were no disagreements with Arthur Andersen on any matters of accounting
principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or
procedure,
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which disagreement(s), if not resolved to the satisfaction of Arthur Andersen,
would have caused the former accountant to make a reference to the subject
matter of the disagreement(s) in connection with its reports covering such
periods.
During the two years ended December 31, 2000, and the subsequent interim
period preceding the decision to change independent public accountants, there
were no "reportable events" (hereinafter defined) requiring disclosure pursuant
to Item 304 (a)(1)(v)(A)-(D) of Item 304 of Regulation S-K.
During the two years ended December 31, 2000, and the subsequent interim
period preceding the decision to change independent public accountants, neither
the Company nor anyone on its behalf consulted Ernst & Young regarding either
the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either
completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on
the Company's financial statements, nor has Ernst & Young provided to the
Company a written report or oral advice regarding such principles or audit
opinion.
In addition to audit services, Ernst &Young also provided certain non-audit
services to the Company in 2001. The Audit Committee has considered whether the
provision of these additional services is compatible with maintaining the
independence of Ernst & Young. A representative of Ernst & Young will be present
at the Annual Meeting and will be afforded an opportunity to make a statement if
he or she so desires and be available to respond to appropriate questions.
Following is a summary of Ernst & Young 's fees for (i) services rendered
for the audit of our 2001 annual financial statements and reviews of our 2001
quarterly financial statements, (ii) financial information and systems design
and implementation services rendered in 2001 and (iii) all other services
rendered in 2001.
Audit Fees, excluding audit related....................... $615,000
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Financial Information Systems Design and Implementation
Fees.................................................... $ 0
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All Other Fees............................................
Audit related fees(1)................................... $635,000
Other non-audit services................................ 190,000
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Total all other fees...................................... $825,000
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(1) Audit related fees consisted principally of review of registration
statements and performance of statutory audits.
SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
All of our executive officers and directors are required to file initial
reports of stock ownership and reports of changes in ownership with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange pursuant to
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
We have reviewed these reports, including any amendments, and written
representations from the current executive officers and directors of the
Company. Based on this review, we believe that all filing requirements were met
during 2001.
PROPOSALS BY STOCKHOLDERS
Stockholder proposals to be included in the proxy materials for our Annual
Meeting to be held in 2003 must be received by us by December 31, 2002, and must
otherwise comply with the rules promulgated by the Securities and Exchange
Commission to be considered for inclusion in our proxy statement for that year.
If a stockholder desires to bring business before the meeting, which is not the
subject of a proposal meeting the SEC proxy rule requirements for inclusion in
the proxy statement, the proposal must be received by us by March 21, 2003.
Any stockholder proposal, whether or not to be included in our proxy
materials, must be sent to our Corporate Secretary at 515 Post Oak Boulevard,
Suite 600, Houston, Texas 77027.
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OTHER BUSINESS
We know of no other business that will be brought before our Annual
Meeting. If any other matters are properly presented, the persons named on the
enclosed proxy card will vote the proxies as they deem advisable.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE
We have filed an Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2001 with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. A complete copy of our Annual Report on Form 10-K is
available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. We also will provide to any
stockholder a copy of our Annual Report on Form 10-K without charge upon written
request. Copies of any exhibits to our Annual Report on Form 10-K also are
available upon written request subject to a charge for copying and mailing. If
you wish to obtain a paper copy of our Annual Report on Form 10-K or have any
other questions about us, please contact our Investor Relations Department in
writing (515 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 600, Houston, Texas 77027) or by telephone
((713) 693-4000) or visit our website at www.weatherford.com.
By Order of the Board of Directors
/s/ BURT M. MARTIN
Burt M. Martin
Corporate Secretary
Houston, Texas
April 29, 2002
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WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL, INC.
NOTICE OF 2002 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
AND PROXY STATEMENT
JUNE 26, 2002
9:00 A.M. (CST)
THE ST. REGIS HOTEL
1919 BRIAR OAKS
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77027
WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL, INC.
PROXY FOR
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
JUNE 26, 2002
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
The undersigned stockholder of Weatherford International, Inc. ("Weatherford")
hereby appoints Bernard J. Duroc-Danner and Burt M. Martin, or either of them,
as proxies, each with power to act without the other and with full power of
substitution, for the undersigned to vote the number of shares of common stock
of Weatherford that the undersigned would be entitled to vote if personally
present at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Weatherford to be held on June
26, 2002, at 9:00 a.m., Houston time, at The St. Regis Hotel, 1919 Briar Oaks,
Houston, Texas, and at any adjournment or postponement thereof, on the following
matters that are more particularly described in the Proxy Statement dated April
29, 2002:
(1) Election of the following Nominees as Directors, as set forth in the
Proxy Statement:
Philip Burguieres, David J. Butters, Bernard J. Duroc-Danner, Sheldon
B. Lubar, William E. Macaulay, Robert B. Millard, Robert K. Moses, Jr.
and Robert A. Rayne
FOR All Nominees listed WITHHOLD
above (except as marked All Nominees
to the contrary below) listed above
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INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any Nominee, write that
Nominee's name in the space provided below
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(2) To consider and take action upon any other matter which may properly
come before the meeting or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s)
thereof.
(CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED ON OTHER SIDE)
This Proxy, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed herein
by the undersigned stockholder. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE
VOTED "FOR" ALL OF THE NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR LISTED ON THE OTHER SIDE HEREOF
UNDER PROPOSAL 1.
Receipt of the Proxy Statement dated April 29, 2002, and the Annual Report of
Weatherford for the year ended December 31, 2001, is hereby acknowledged.
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Signature of Stockholder(s)
Please sign your name exactly as it appears
hereon. Joint owners must each sign. When
signing as attorney, executor, administrator,
trustee or guardian, please give your full
title as it appears thereon. If signer is a
corporation, execute in full corporate name by
authorized officer.
Date: , 2002.
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PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY USING THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.