NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
LEXINGTON CORPORATE PROPERTIES TRUST
One Penn Plaza, Suite 4015
New York, New York 10119-4015
(212) 692-7200
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD MAY 23, 2006
To the Shareholders of
Lexington Corporate Properties Trust:
The 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Lexington Corporate
Properties Trust will be held at the New York offices of Paul,
Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, 75 East
55th Street, New York, New York 10022, on Tuesday,
May 23, 2006, at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Standard time,
for the following purposes:
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to elect nine trustees to serve until the 2007 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders; |
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to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent
registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2006; and |
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to transact such other business as may properly come before the
2006 Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. |
Only holders (Shareholders) of record at the close
of business on March 24, 2006 are entitled to notice of and
to vote at the 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or any
adjournments thereof. A list of Shareholders will be available
for inspection during normal business hours at our offices
located at One Penn Plaza, Suite 4015, New York, New York
10119-4015, during the ten days preceding the 2006 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders.
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By Order of the Board of Trustees, |
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/s/ Paul R. Wood
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Paul R. Wood
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Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer |
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New York, New York
April 10, 2006
PLEASE COMPLETE, SIGN AND DATE THE ENCLOSED PROXY AND RETURN
IT PROMPTLY IN THE ENVELOPE PROVIDED WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO
ATTEND THE 2006 ANNUAL MEETING. The proxy may be revoked by you
at any time by written notice to the Company prior to its
exercise. Giving your proxy will not affect your right to vote
in person if you attend the meeting and affirmatively indicate
your intention to vote at such meeting.
LEXINGTON CORPORATE PROPERTIES TRUST
One Penn Plaza, Suite 4015
New York, New York 10119-4015
(212) 692-7200
PROXY STATEMENT
FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD MAY 23, 2006
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Why did I receive this proxy?
The Board of Trustees of Lexington Corporate Properties Trust is
soliciting proxies to be voted at the 2006 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders, which we refer to herein as the Annual Meeting.
The Annual Meeting will be held Tuesday, May 23, 2006, at
10:00 a.m., Eastern Standard time, at the New York offices
of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, 75 East
55th Street, New York, New York 10022. This proxy statement
summarizes the information you need to know to vote by proxy or
in person at the Annual Meeting. You do not need to attend the
Annual Meeting in person in order to vote.
All references to the Company, we,
our and us in this proxy statement mean
Lexington Corporate Properties Trust. All references to
Shareholder and you refer to a holder of
record of the beneficial interests designated as common shares,
par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company, which we refer
to as common shares, as of the close of business on Friday,
March 24, 2006, which we refer to as the Record Date.
When was this proxy statement mailed?
This proxy statement, the enclosed proxy card, the Annual Report
to Shareholders, which includes our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2005, that contains financial
statements audited by KPMG LLP, our independent registered
public accounting firm, and their reports thereon dated
March 10, 2006, were mailed to Shareholders beginning on or
about April 10, 2006. Except as specifically incorporated
herein by reference, the Annual Report is not part of the proxy
solicitation material.
Who is entitled to vote?
All Shareholders as of the close of business on the Record Date
(Friday, March 24, 2006) are entitled to vote at the Annual
Meeting.
What is the quorum for the Annual Meeting?
In order for any business to be conducted, the holders of a
majority of common shares entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting
must be present, either in person or represented by proxy. For
the purpose of determining the presence of a quorum, abstentions
and broker non-votes (which occur when shares held by brokers or
nominees for beneficial owners are voted on some matters but not
on others) will be counted as present. As of the Record Date,
52,866,743 common shares were issued and outstanding.
How many votes do I have?
Each common share outstanding on the Record Date is entitled to
one vote on each item submitted for consideration. If a
Shareholder is a participant in our Dividend Reinvestment Plan,
the proxy card enclosed herewith represents shares in the
participants account, as well as shares held of record in
the participants name as part of such plan.
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How do I vote?
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By Mail: |
Vote, sign, date your proxy card and mail it in the postage-paid
envelope. |
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Vote at the Annual Meeting. |
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By Telephone: |
Call toll-free 1-866-540-5760 and follow the instructions. You
will be prompted for certain information that can be found on
your proxy card. |
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Via Internet: |
Log on to www.proxyvoting.com/lxp and follow the
on-screen instructions. You will be prompted for certain
information that can be found on your proxy card. |
How do I vote my shares that are held by my broker?
If you have shares held by a broker, you may instruct your
broker to vote your shares by following the instructions that
the broker provides to you. Most brokers offer voting by mail,
telephone and on the Internet.
What am I voting on?
You will be voting on the following proposals:
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to elect nine trustees to serve until the 2007 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders; and |
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to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent
registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2006. |
Will there be any other items of business on the agenda?
The Board of Trustees is not presently aware of any other items
of business to be presented for a vote at the Annual Meeting
other than the proposals noted above. Nonetheless, in case there
is an unforeseen need, your proxy gives discretionary authority
to Patrick Carroll and Paul R. Wood with respect to any other
matters that might be brought before the meeting. Those persons
intend to vote your proxy in accordance with their best judgment.
How many votes are required to act on the proposals?
Assuming a quorum is present at the Annual Meeting, (i) the
affirmative vote of the holders of a plurality of the common
shares cast at the Annual Meeting will be sufficient to elect
each candidate for election as a trustee, and (ii) the
affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of common shares
entitled to vote will be sufficient to ratify the appointment of
KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm.
Therefore, abstentions as to the election of trustees will not
affect the election of the candidates receiving a plurality of
the votes cast. Abstentions as to the proposal to ratify the
appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public
accounting firm and any other proposal will have the same effect
as votes against such proposal.
What happens if I return my proxy card without voting on all
proposals?
When you return a properly executed proxy card, we will vote the
shares that the proxy card represents in accordance with your
directions. If you return the signed proxy card with no
direction on a proposal, we will vote your proxy in favor of
(FOR) Proposals No. 1 and/or No. 2, as the case
may be.
What if I want to change my vote after I return my proxy?
You may revoke your proxy at any time before its exercise by:
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delivering written notice of revocation to our Secretary, Paul
R. Wood, at c/o Lexington Corporate Properties Trust, One
Penn Plaza, Suite 4015, New York, New York 10119-4015; |
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submitting to us a duly executed proxy card bearing a later date; |
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(iii) voting via the Internet or by telephone at a later
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(iv) appearing at the Annual Meeting and voting in person; |
provided, however, that no such revocation under clause (i)
or (ii) shall be effective until written notice of
revocation or a later dated proxy card is received by our
Secretary at or before the Annual Meeting, and no such
revocation under clause (iii) shall be effective unless
received on or before 11:59 p.m., Eastern Standard time, on
May 22, 2006.
Attendance at our Annual Meeting will not constitute a
revocation of a proxy unless the Shareholder affirmatively
indicates at our Annual Meeting that such Shareholder intends to
vote such Shareholders shares in person.
Will anyone contact me regarding this vote?
It is contemplated that brokerage houses will forward the proxy
materials to Shareholders at our request. In addition to the
solicitation of proxies by use of the mails, our trustees,
officers and regular employees may solicit proxies by telephone,
facsimile, e-mail, or
personal interviews without additional compensation. We reserve
the right to engage solicitors and pay compensation to them for
the solicitation of proxies.
Who has paid for this proxy solicitation?
We will bear the cost of preparing, printing, assembling and
mailing the proxy, proxy statement and other materials that may
be sent to shareholders in connection with this solicitation. We
have retained Mellon Investor Services, LLC, an outside proxy
solicitation firm, in connection with the Annual Meeting and
will pay $7,000 for its services. We may also reimburse
brokerage houses and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries
for their expenses incurred in forwarding solicitation materials
to the beneficial owners of shares held of record by such
persons.
How do I submit a proposal for the 2007 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders?
In order to be eligible for inclusion in our proxy materials for
the 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, any shareholder
proposal to take action at such meeting must be received at the
principal executive office of the Company located at One Penn
Plaza, Suite 4015, New York, New York 10119-4015,
Attention: Paul R. Wood, Secretary, no later than
December 11, 2006. Any such proposals shall be subject to
the requirements of the proxy rules adopted by the Securities
and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.
Our Board of Trustees will review any shareholder proposals that
are timely submitted and will determine whether such proposals
meet the criteria for inclusion in the proxy solicitation
materials or for consideration at the 2007 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders. In addition, the persons named in the proxies
retain the discretion to vote proxies on matters of which we are
not properly notified at our principal executive offices on or
before 45 days prior to the 2007 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders, and also retain such authority under certain other
circumstances.
What does it mean if I receive more than one proxy card?
It means that you have multiple accounts at the transfer agent
and/or with brokers. Please complete and return all proxy cards
to ensure that all your shares are voted.
How do I receive future proxy materials electronically?
If you are a shareholder of record, you may, if you wish,
receive future proxy statements and annual reports online. To do
so, please log on to Investor
ServiceDirect®
at www.melloninvestor.com/isd where step-by-step
instructions will prompt you through enrollment. You will need
to refer to your account number on the proxy card. If you later
wish to receive the statements and reports by regular mail, this
e-mail enrollment may
be cancelled.
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Can I find additional information on the Companys
website?
Yes. Our website is located at www.lxp.com. Although the
information contained on our website is not part of this proxy
statement, you can view additional information on the website,
such as our code of business conduct and ethics, corporate
governance guidelines, charters of board committees and reports
that we file and furnish with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the SEC). Copies of our code of business
conduct and ethics, corporate governance guidelines and charters
of board committees also may be obtained by written request
addressed to Lexington Corporate Properties Trust, One Penn
Plaza, Suite 4015, New York, New York
10119-4015, Attention:
Investor Relations.
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SHARE OWNERSHIP OF PRINCIPAL SECURITY HOLDERS, TRUSTEES
AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The following table indicates, as of March 24, 2006,
(a) the number of common shares beneficially owned by each
person known by us to own in excess of five percent of the
outstanding common shares, and (b) the percentage such
shares represent of the total outstanding common shares. All
shares were owned directly on such date with sole voting and
investment power unless otherwise indicated.
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Deutsche Bank AG
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3,913,100 |
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Franklin Resources, Inc.
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3,569,405 |
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JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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3,110,241 |
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Barclays Global Investors, NA, et. al.
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2,853,640 |
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The Vanguard Group, Inc.
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2,668,271 |
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For purposes of this table, a person is deemed to have
beneficial ownership of any shares as of a given
date which such person has the right to acquire within
60 days after such date. For purposes of computing the
percentage of outstanding shares held by each beneficial owner
named above on a given date, any security which such person or
persons has the right to acquire within 60 days after such
date is deemed to be outstanding, but is not deemed to be
outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage
ownership of any other beneficial owner. |
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Based on information contained in a Schedule 13G filed with
the SEC on February 7, 2006. According to such
Schedule 13G, Deutsche Bank AG; RREEF America, L.L.C.;
Deutsche Investment Management Americas; and Deutsche Asset
Management Inc. (all located at Taunusanlage 12, D-60325,
Frankfurt am Main, Federal Republic of Germany) are deemed to be
the beneficial owners of an aggregate 3,913,100 common shares as
a result of shares owned by the Private Clients and Asset
Management business group of Deutsche Bank AG and its
subsidiaries and affiliates. |
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Based on information contained in a Schedule 13G filed with
the SEC on February 7, 2006. According to such
Schedule 13G, Franklin Resources, Inc.; Charles B. Johnson;
Rupert H. Johnson, Jr.; and Franklin Advisers, Inc. (all
located at One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, CA 94403) are
deemed to be the beneficial owners of an aggregate 3,569,405
common shares as a result of shares owned by one or more open or
closed-end investment companies or other managed accounts which
are advised by direct and indirect investment advisory
subsidiaries of Franklin Resources, Inc. Includes 2,796,450
common shares that would result upon the conversion of
1,500,000 shares of beneficial interest designated as 6.50%
Series C Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock. |
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Based on information contained in a Schedule 13G filed with
the SEC on February 10, 2006. According to such
Schedule 13G, JPMorgan Chase & Co.; JPMorgan Chase
Bank, National Association; J.P. Morgan Investment
Management Inc.; and JPMorgan Investment Advisors Inc. are
deemed to be the beneficial owners of an aggregate of 3,110,241
common shares as a result of one or more of the following
(i) the right to receive dividends for such securities;
(ii) the power to direct the receipt of dividends from such
securities; (iii) the right to receive the proceeds from
the sale of such securities; and (iv) the right to direct
the receipt of proceeds from the sale of such securities. |
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Based on information contained in a Schedule 13G filed with
the SEC on January 30, 2006. According to such
Schedule 13G, (i) Barclays Global Investors, NA (45
Fremont Street, San Francisco, CA 94105),
(ii) Barclays Global Fund Advisors (45 Fremont Street,
San Francisco, CA 94105), (iii) Barclays Global
Investors, Ltd (Murray House, 1 Royal Mint Court, London, EC3N
4HH), and (iv) Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust and
Banking Company Limited (Ebisu Prime Square Tower
8th Floor, 1-1-39
Hiroo Shibuya-Ku, Tokyo 150-0012 Japan), are deemed to be the
beneficial owners of an aggregate of 2,853,640 common shares as
a result of their holding common shares in trust accounts for
the economic benefit of the beneficiaries of those accounts. |
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Based on information contained in a Schedule 13G filed with
the SEC on February 13, 2006. The address of The Vanguard
Group, Inc. is 100 Vanguard Blvd., Malvern, PA 19355. |
The following table indicates, as of March 24, 2006,
(a) the number of common shares beneficially owned by each
trustee and each named executive officer named in the Summary
Compensation Table under COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE
OFFICERS below, and by all trustees and named executive
officers as a group, and (b) the percentage such shares
represent of the total outstanding common shares. All shares
were owned directly on such date with sole voting and investment
power unless otherwise indicated.
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2,355,335 |
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Richard J. Rouse
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535,245 |
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T. Wilson Eglin
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465,400 |
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264,143 |
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76,136 |
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27,472 |
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Carl D. Glickman
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197,053 |
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11,489 |
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Kevin W. Lynch
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15,411 |
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Stanley R. Perla
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Seth M. Zachary
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For purposes of this table, a person is deemed to have
beneficial ownership of any shares as of a given
date which such person has the right to acquire within
60 days after such date. For purposes of computing the
percentage of outstanding shares held by each beneficial owner
named above on a given date, any security which such person or
persons has the right to acquire within 60 days after such
date is deemed to be outstanding, but is not deemed to be
outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage
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Includes (i) 1,520,424 limited partnership units held by
Mr. Roskind and entities controlled by Mr. Roskind in
Lepercq Corporate Income Fund L.P. and Lepercq Corporate
Income Fund II L.P., each of which is one of our operating
partnership subsidiaries, which are currently exchangeable or
will become exchangeable within 60 days from March 24,
2006, on a one-for-one basis, for common shares,
(ii) 280,495 common shares held directly by
Mr. Roskind, (iii) 202,749 common shares held directly
by Mr. Roskind which are subject to performance and/or
time-based vesting requirements, (iv) 167,843 common shares
held in trust in which Mr. Roskind is beneficiary,
(v) 33,620 common shares owned of record by The LCP Group,
L.P., an entity controlled by Mr. Roskind, which
Mr. Roskind disclaims beneficial ownership of to the extent
of his pecuniary interest, and (vi) 150,204 common shares
held by The Roskind Family Foundation, Inc., over which
Mr. Roskind shares voting and investment power. |
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Includes (i) 101,438 limited partnership units held by
Mr. Rouse in Lepercq Corporate Income Fund L.P. and
Lepercq Corporate Income Fund II L.P., which are currently
exchangeable or will become exchangeable within 60 days of
March 24, 2006, on a one-for-one basis, for common shares,
(ii) 93,476 common shares held directly by Mr. Rouse,
(iii) 217,106 common shares held directly by Mr. Rouse
which are subject to performance and/or time-based vesting
requirements, and (iv) 123,225 common shares held in trust
in which Mr. Rouse is beneficiary. |
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Includes (i) 58,429 common shares held directly by
Mr. Eglin, (ii) 276,108 common shares held directly by
Mr. Eglin which are subject to performance and/or
time-based vesting requirements, and (iii) 130,863 common
shares held in trust in which Mr. Eglin is beneficiary. |
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Includes (i) 24,778 common shares held directly by
Mr. Carroll, (ii) 161,479 common shares held directly
by Mr. Carroll which are subject to performance and/or
time-based vesting requirements, and (iii) 77,886 common
shares owned of record by Mr. Carrolls wife, which
Mr. Carroll disclaims beneficial ownership of. |
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Includes (i) 6,004 common shares held directly by
Mr. Vander Zwaag, and (ii) 70,132 common shares held
directly by Mr. Vander Zwaag which are subject to
performance and/or time-based vesting requirements. |
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Includes options to purchase 10,000 common shares at an
exercise price of $15.50 per share. |
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SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING
COMPLIANCE
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, requires our trustees and executive officers to file
initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership
of common shares and other equity securities with the Securities
and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange.
Trustees and executive officers are required to furnish us with
copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file. Based on a
review of the copies of such reports furnished to us and written
representations from our trustees and executive officers, we
believe that during the 2005 fiscal year our trustees and
executive officers complied with all Section 16(a) filing
requirements applicable to them, except that (i) the sale
by Mr. Eglin of 16,100 common shares on May 12, 2005
was inadvertently reported late on May 17, 2005 and
(ii) the exercise by Mr. Glickman of options to
purchase 10,000 common shares on November 29, 2005 was
inadvertently reported late on January 6, 2006. Upon
discovery, these transactions were promptly reported.
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PROPOSAL NO. 1
ELECTION OF TRUSTEES
Board of Trustees
Our Board of Trustees currently consists of nine trustees and
each of our current trustees is nominated to be elected at the
Annual Meeting with respect to which this proxy statement is
being distributed. Election of our trustees requires the
affirmative vote of a plurality of the votes cast by the
Shareholders entitled to vote. The nine nominees for trustee are
E. Robert Roskind, Richard J. Rouse, T. Wilson Eglin, Geoffrey
Dohrmann, Carl D. Glickman, James Grosfeld, Kevin W. Lynch,
Stanley R. Perla and Seth M. Zachary. Each nominee has consented
to being named in this proxy statement and to serve if elected.
Background information relating to the nominees for election
appears below.
The enclosed proxy, if properly completed, signed, dated and
returned, and unless authority to vote is withheld or a contrary
vote is indicated, will be voted FOR the election of these nine
nominees. In the event any such nominee becomes unavailable
for election, votes will be cast, pursuant to authority granted
by the enclosed proxy, for such substitute nominee as may be
designated by our Board of Trustees. All trustees serve for a
term of one year (or until our 2007 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders) and until their respective successors are elected.
The following information relates to the nominees for election
as our trustees:
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E. ROBERT ROSKIND Age 61 |
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Mr. Roskind has served as our Chairman since October 1993
and was our Co- Chief Executive Officer from October 1993 to
January 2003. Mr. Roskind also serves as Chairman of
Lexington Strategic Asset Corp. (LSAC), a private
company externally managed by one of our subsidiaries.
Mr. Roskind founded The LCP Group, L.P. (LCP),
a real estate advisory firm, in 1973 and has been its Chairman
since 1976. Mr. Roskind spends approximately 25% of his
business time on the affairs of LCP and its subsidiaries;
however, Mr. Roskind prioritizes his business time to
address our needs ahead of LCP and its subsidiaries. LCP has
been the general partner of various limited partnerships with
which we have had prior dealings. Mr. Roskind received his
B.S. in 1966 from the University of Pennsylvania and is a 1969
Harlan Fiske Stone Graduate of the Columbia Law School. |
RICHARD J. ROUSE Age 60 |
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Mr. Rouse has served as our Chief Investment Officer since
January 2003, as our Vice Chairman since April 1996 and as a
trustee since October 1993. Mr. Rouse served as our
President from October 1993 to April 1996, and as our Co-Chief
Executive Officer from October 1993 to January 2003.
Mr. Rouse also serves as Chief Investment Officer of LSAC.
Mr. Rouse graduated from Michigan State University in 1968
and received his M.B.A. in 1970 from the Wharton School of
Finance and Commerce of the University of Pennsylvania. |
T. WILSON EGLIN Age 41 |
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Mr. Eglin has served as our Chief Executive Officer since
January 2003, our Chief Operating Officer since October 1993, as
our President since April 1996 and as a trustee since May 1994.
Mr. Eglin served as one of our Executive Vice Presidents
from October 1993 to April 1996. Mr. Eglin also serves as
Chief Executive Officer and President and is a director of LSAC.
Mr. Eglin received his B.A. from Connecticut College in
1986. |
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GEOFFREY DOHRMANN Age 55 |
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Mr. Dohrmann has served as a trustee since August 2000.
Mr. Dohrmann co- founded Institutional Real Estate, Inc., a
real estate-oriented publishing and consulting company in 1987
and is currently its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Dohrmann also belongs to the advisory boards for the
National Real Estate Index, The Journal of Real Estate Portfolio
Management and Center for Real Estate Enterprise Management.
Mr. Dohrmann is also a fellow of the Homer Hoyt Institute
and holds the Counselors of Real Estate (CRE) designation. |
CARL D. GLICKMAN Age 79 |
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Mr. Glickman has served as a trustee since May 1994.
Mr. Glickman has been President of The Glickman
Organization, a real estate development and management firm,
since 1953. Mr. Glickman is a Director and a member of the
Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Bear Stearns
Companies, Inc. |
JAMES GROSFELD Age 68 |
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Mr. Grosfeld has served as a trustee since November 2003.
He also serves as a Director and member of the Audit Committee
of the Board of Directors of Copart, Inc. and a Director of
BlackRock, Inc. He has served on the Advisory Board of the
Federal National Mortgage Association and as Director of
Interstate Bakeries Corporation and Addington Resources. He
was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pulte Home
Corporation from 1974 to 1990. He received his B.A. from Amherst
College in 1959 and L.L.B. from Columbia Law School in 1962. |
KEVIN W. LYNCH Age 53 |
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Mr. Lynch has served as a trustee from May 2003 to the
present and from May 1996 to May 2000. Mr. Lynch co-founded
and has been a Principal of The Townsend Group since 1983. The
Townsend Group is a real estate consulting firm to institutional
investors in the United States. Mr. Lynch is a frequent
industry speaker and member of the Pension Real Estate
Association and the National Council of Real Estate Investment
Fiduciaries. He currently sits on the Real Estate Advisory Board
for New York University and is a Director and a member of the
Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of First Industrial
Realty Trust. |
STANLEY R. PERLA Age 62 |
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Mr. Perla has served as a trustee since August 2003.
Mr. Perla, a licensed Certified Public Accountant, was a
partner for Ernst & Young LLP, a public accounting firm
from September 1978 to June 2003. He served as Ernst &
Youngs National Director of Real Estate Accounting as well
as on Ernst & Youngs National Accounting and
Auditing Committee. Mr. Perla is currently Vice
President Director of Internal Audit for Vornado
Realty Trust. He is an active member of the National Association
of Real Estate Investment Trusts and the National Association of
Real Estate Companies. Mr. Perla is also a Trustee and
Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board of Trustees of
American Mortgage Acceptance Company and a Director and Chairman
of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Madison
Harbor Balanced Strategies, Inc. |
SETH M. ZACHARY Age 53 |
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Mr. Zachary has served as a trustee since November 1993.
Since 1987, Mr. Zachary has been a partner, and is
currently the Chairman, of the law firm Paul, Hastings,
Janofsky & Walker LLP, our outside counsel. |
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MANAGEMENT AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Our Board of Trustees
Our Board of Trustees held twelve meetings during the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2005. Each trustee attended at
least 75% of the aggregate of the total number of meetings of
our Board of Trustees and all committees of the Board of
Trustees on which he served. Our Board of Trustees is comprised
of nine trustees, a majority of whom our Board of Trustees has
determined are independent as defined by the
applicable listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange.
We expect all trustees to attend each annual general meeting of
shareholders, but from time to time other commitments prevent
all trustees from attending each meeting. All trustees that were
trustees at such time attended the most recent annual general
meeting of shareholders, which was held on May 24, 2005.
Trustee Independence
Our Board of Trustees has adopted the following categorical
standards for independence:
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A trustee who is, or has been within the last three years, an
employee of the Company, or whose immediate family member is, or
has been within the last three years an executive officer, of
the Company may not be deemed independent. Employment as an
interim Chairman, Chief Executive Officer or other executive
officer will not disqualify a trustee from being considered
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A trustee who has received, or who has an immediate family
member who has received, during any twelve-month period within
the last three years, more than $100,000 in direct compensation
from the Company, other than trustee and committee fees and
pension or other forms of deferred compensation for prior
service (provided such compensation is not contingent in any way
on continued service), may not be deemed independent.
Compensation received by a trustee for former service as an
interim Chairman, Chief Executive Officer or other executive
officer and compensation received by an immediate family member
for service as a non-executive employee of the Company will not
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(A) A trustee who is, or whose immediate family member is,
a current partner of a firm that is the Companys internal
or external auditor; (B) a trustee who is a current
employee of such a firm; (C) a trustee who has an immediate
family member who is a current employee of such a firm and who
participates in the firms audit, assurance or tax
compliance (but not tax planning) practice; or (D) a
trustee who was, or whose immediate family member was, within
the last three years (but is no longer) a partner or employee of
such a firm and personally worked on the Companys audit
within that time may not be deemed independent. |
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A trustee who is, or whose immediate family member is, or has
been within the last three years, employed as an executive
officer of another company where any of the Companys
present executive officers at the time serves or served on that
companys compensation committee may not be deemed
independent. |
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A trustee who is a current employee, general partner or
significant equity holder (i..e., in excess of 10%), or
whose immediate family member is a current executive officer,
general partner or significant equity holder (i.e., in excess of
10%), of an entity that has made payments to, or received
payments from, the Company for property or services in an amount
which, in any of the last three fiscal years, exceeds the
greater of $1.0 million or 2% of such other entitys
consolidated gross revenues, may not be deemed independent. |
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A trustee who is, or whose immediate family member is,
affiliated with or employed by a tax-exempt entity that received
significant contributions (i.e., more than 2% of such
entitys consolidated gross revenues or more than
$1.0 million in a single fiscal year, whichever amount is
lower) from the Company, any of its affiliates, any executive
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For purposes of these categorical standards:
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Company and any other entity that controls, is controlled by or
is under common control with the Company, as evidenced by the
power to elect a majority of the board of directors or
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immediate family means spouse, parents, children,
siblings, mothers- and
fathers-in-law, sons-
and daughters-in-law,
brothers- and
sisters-in-law and
anyone (other than employees) sharing a persons home, but
excluding any person who is no longer an immediate family member
as a result of legal separation or divorce, or death or
incapacitation. |
Pursuant to our Corporate Governance Guidelines, our Board of
Trustees, acting through the Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee, undertook its annual review of trustee independence
in the first quarter of 2006. During this review, our Board of
Trustees, in light of the categorical standards set forth above
(which are also documented in our Corporate Governance
Guidelines), considered transactions and relationships between
each trustee or any member of his or her immediate family and us
and our subsidiaries and affiliates, including those under
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and
Certain Business Relationships, below. Our Board of
Trustees also considered whether there were any transactions or
relationships between a trustee or any member of his immediate
family (or any entity of which a trustee or an immediate family
member is an executive officer, general partner or significant
equity holder) and members of our senior management or their
affiliates. The purpose of this review was to determine whether
any such relationships or transactions existed that were
inconsistent with the determination that a trustee is
independent.
As a result of this review, our Board of Trustees affirmatively
determined that all of the trustees nominated for election at
the Annual Meeting are independent of us and our management
under the standards set forth in our Corporate Governance
Guidelines, with the exception of Messrs. Roskind, Rouse
and Eglin. Messrs. Roskind, Rouse and Eglin are considered
inside trustees because of their employment as senior executives
of the Company.
Committees of our Board of Trustees
Our Board of Trustees has four standing committees: the Audit
Committee, the Compensation Committee, the Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee and the Executive Committee.
Audit Committee. The principal functions of the Audit
Committee are described below under the heading Audit
Committee Report. The Audit Committee members are
Messrs. Perla (Chairman), Dohrmann and Lynch, each of whom
were determined by our Board of Trustees to be
independent as that term is used in
Item 7(d)(3)(iv) of Schedule 14A under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the applicable listing
standards of the New York Stock Exchange. Our Board of Trustees
has determined that Mr. Perla qualifies as an Audit
Committee Financial Expert in accordance with
Item 401(h) of
Regulation S-K.
None of the current Audit Committee members serves on the audit
committees of more than three publicly registered companies.
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, the Audit
Committee met thirteen times, including quarterly telephonic
meetings with management and our independent registered public
accounting firm, to discuss matters concerning, among other
matters, financial accounting matters, the audit of our
consolidated financial statements for the year ended
December 31, 2005, and the adequacy of our internal
controls over financial reporting.
Compensation Committee. The principal functions of the
Compensation Committee are to determine the compensation for our
executive officers and to administer and review our incentive
compensation plans. The Compensation Committee members are
Messrs. Lynch (Chairman), Grosfeld and Perla, each of whom
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were determined by our Board of Trustees to be
independent as defined by the applicable listing
standards of the New York Stock Exchange. During the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2005, the Compensation Committee met
three times.
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The
principal functions of the Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee are to identify individuals qualified to become
trustees and/or executive officers, monitor corporate governance
guidelines, lead the annual review of our Board of Trustees and
make recommendations for service on all other committees. The
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee members are
Messrs. Dohrmann (Chairman), Grosfeld and Glickman, each of
whom were determined by our Board of Trustees to be
independent as defined by the applicable listing
standards of the New York Stock Exchange. During the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2005, the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee met three times. The Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee does not currently intend to
consider trustee nominations by shareholders.
Our Board of Trustees believes that the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee is qualified and in the best position to
identify, review, evaluate and select qualified candidates for
membership on our Board of Trustees based on the criteria
described in the next paragraph.
In recommending candidates for membership on our Board of
Trustees, the Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committees assessment includes consideration of issues of
judgment, diversity, age, expertise and experience. The
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee also considers
other relevant factors as it deems appropriate. Generally,
qualified candidates for board membership should
(i) demonstrate personal integrity and moral character,
(ii) be willing to apply sound and independent business
judgment for the long-term interests of shareholders,
(iii) possess relevant business or professional experience,
technical expertise or specialized skills, (iv) possess
personality traits and background that appear to fit with those
of the other trustees to produce a collegial and cooperative
environment, (v) be responsive to our needs, and
(vi) have the ability to commit sufficient time to
effectively carry out the substantial duties of a trustee. After
completing this evaluation and review, the Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee makes a recommendation to our
Board of Trustees as to the persons who should be nominated by
our Board of Trustees, and our Board of Trustees determines the
nominees after considering the recommendation and report of the
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
Executive Committee. The principal function of the
Executive Committee is to exercise the authority of our Board of
Trustees regarding routine matters performed in the ordinary
course of business. As of December 31, 2005, the Executive
Committee was comprised of Messrs. Glickman (Chairman), Eglin
and Roskind. During the fiscal year ended December 31,
2005, the Executive Committee met once.
Lead Trustee and Shareholder Communications
The Lead Trustee of our Board of Trustees presides at all
regularly-scheduled executive sessions of the non-management
members or independent members of our Board of Trustees.
Mr. Glickman is currently the Lead Trustee of our Board of
Trustees.
Interested parties wishing to communicate directly with our
Board of Trustees, an individual trustee, the Lead Trustee or
the non-management members of our Board of Trustees as a group
should address their inquires to our General Counsel by mail
sent to our principal executive office located at One Penn
Plaza, Suite 4015, New York, New York 10119-4015. The
mailing envelope should contain a clear notification indicating
that the enclosed letter is a Shareholder-Board
Communication, Shareholder-Trustee
Communication, Shareholder-Lead Trustee
Communication or Shareholder-Non-Management Trustee
Communication, as the case may be. Except for resumes,
sales and marketing communications, or notices regarding
seminars or conferences, all communications will be promptly
relayed to the appropriate recipient(s).
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Period Reports, Code of Ethics, Committee Charters and
Corporate Governance Guidelines
The Companys Internet address is www.lxp.com. We
make available free of charge through our website our annual
reports on
Form 10-K,
quarterly reports on
Form 10-Q, current
reports on
Form 8-K and
amendments to these reports filed or furnished pursuant to
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, as soon as reasonably practicable after we
electronically file such materials with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. We also have made available on our website
copies of our current Audit Committee Charter, Compensation
Committee Charter, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Charter, Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, and Corporate
Governance Guidelines. In the event of any changes to these
charters or the code or the guidelines, changed copies will also
be made available on our website.
You may request a copy of any of the documents referred to above
(excluding exhibits), at no cost, by contacting us at the
following address or telephone number:
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In addition, the charter of the Audit Committee, which was
revised as of March 14, 2006, is attached as Annex A
to this proxy statement.
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
Each of our trustees and executive officers has entered into an
indemnification agreement with the Company. Pursuant to these
agreements, we agree to indemnify each trustee and executive
officer who is a party to such an agreement against any and all
judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses
(including attorneys fees) actually incurred by the
trustee or executive officer in such capacity or in a similar
capacity for any other entity at our request. These agreements
include certain limitations on our obligations in certain
circumstances, particularly in situations in which such
indemnification is prohibited or limited by applicable law.
On September 9, 2005, Lexington Strategic Asset Corp.
(LSAC), then a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
Company, granted awards (the Awards) under the
Lexington Strategic Asset Corp. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (the
LSAC Equity Plan) in the aggregate amount of
308,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per
share, of LSAC (LSAC Common Stock) to certain
executive officers of LSAC, who are also executive officers of
the Company, at a purchase price of $0.50 per share, as
follows:
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Richard J. Rouse
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On September 30, 2005, LSAC and each of the executives
listed above entered into rescission of restricted share award
agreements (the Rescission Agreements). Pursuant to
the Recession Agreements, LSAC and each executive agreed to
rescind a portion of the Awards equaling 114,400 shares of
LSAC Common Stock in the aggregate (the Rescission).
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Following the Rescission, the executives held the following
shares of LSAC Common Stock:
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These shares of LSAC Common Stock vest and become transferable
ratably at the end of each calendar quarter during the period
beginning on the date of purchase and ending on
December 31, 2008. These shares of LSAC Common Stock will
also vest and become transferable if, during the vesting period,
the Executives appointment ends on account of death,
disability or following a change in control of LSAC. While
unvested, these shares of LSAC Common Stock are subject to a
call right by LSAC upon termination or resignation by the
executive for the lower of the purchase price paid by the
executive for the unvested shares of LSAC Common Stock or the
then fair market value of the shares of LSAC Common Stock.
On October 6, 2005, LXP Advisory LLC, an indirect
subsidiary of the Company and external advisor to LSAC, received
100 Class B Units of LSAC Operating Partnership L.P.
(LSAC OP), an operating partnership subsidiary of
LSAC, in connection with an advisory agreement between LXP
Advisory LLC and LSAC. Class B Units are entitled to
quarterly incentive distributions paid in cash in arrears in an
amount equal to (i) 25% of the amount by which
(a) adjusted pre-tax net income per share (as defined in
the partnership agreement of LSAC OP) for such quarter exceeds
(b) an amount equal to (x) the weighted average of the
offering price per share of LSAC Common Stock sold in
LSACs private offering and issued to the Company in
exchange for certain assets in October 2005, the offering prices
per share of LSAC Common Stock in any subsequent offerings and
the agreed upon value of operating partnership units in LSAC OP
issued in connection with any acquisition, multiplied by
(y) the greater of (1) 2.25% and (2) 0.75% plus
one fourth of the
10-year
U.S. treasury rate (as defined in the partnership agreement
of LSAC OP) for such quarter, multiplied by (ii) the fully
diluted weighted average number of shares of LSAC Common Stock
outstanding during such quarter.
LXP Advisory LLC allocated 35.2 Class B Units of the 100
Class B Units it received to certain of the Companys
executive officers as follows:
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As of the date hereof, LSAC OP has not made any incentive
distributions.
Certain Business Relationships
Seth M. Zachary, who is presently serving as a member of our
Board of Trustees and is a nominee to serve as a trustee until
the 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, is Chairman of Paul,
Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, which is our outside
counsel. We, including all of our non-consolidated subsidiaries,
paid Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
approximately $3.0 million for services during 2005. We
intend to continue to retain the services of Paul, Hastings,
Janofsky & Walker LLP for general, real estate,
corporate, tax and other matters.
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Charitable Contributions
We did not make any charitable contribution to any tax exempt
organization in which any independent trustee serves as an
executive officer.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider
Participation
As of December 31, 2005, the Compensation Committee
consisted of Messrs. Lynch (Chairman), Grosfeld and Perla.
None of Messrs. Lynch, Grosfeld or Perla are or have been
executive officers of the Company.
Report of the Audit Committee of our Board of Trustees
The Audit Committee of the Board of Trustees is responsible for
providing independent, objective oversight of our accounting
functions and internal controls. The Audit Committee is composed
of three trustees each of whom is independent as independence is
defined in the New York Stock Exchanges listing rules. The
Audit Committee operates under a written charter approved by our
Board of Trustees, a copy of which is available on the
Companys Internet address located at www.lxp.com,
under Investor Relations/ Corporate Governance. In
addition, the charter of the Audit Committee, which was revised
as of March 14, 2006, is attached as Annex A to this
proxy statement. Such document is not deemed incorporated by
reference into this proxy statement.
Management is responsible for the Companys internal
controls and financial reporting process. The independent
registered public accounting firm is responsible for performing
an independent audit of the Companys consolidated
financial statements in accordance with auditing standards
generally accepted in the United States of America, attesting to
managements assessment of, and the effectiveness of, the
Companys internal control over financial reporting in
accordance with the auditing standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States), and issuing a report
thereon. The Audit Committees responsibility is to monitor
and oversee these processes. The Audit Committee charter is
designed to assist the Audit Committee in complying with
applicable provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and the New York Stock Exchanges listing rules,
all of which relate to corporate governance and many of which
directly or indirectly affect the duties, powers and
responsibilities of the Audit Committee. Among these duties,
powers and responsibilities of the Audit Committee as provided
in the Audit Committee charter, the Audit Committee:
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the scope of the annual audit and the audit procedures to be
utilized, |
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the independent registered public accounting firm, |
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accounting firm, |
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controls, and |
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In connection with these responsibilities, the Audit Committee
met with management and the independent registered public
accounting firm to review and discuss the December 31, 2005
audited consolidated financial statements. The Audit Committee
has discussed with the independent registered public accounting
firm the matters required to be discussed by Statement of
Auditing Standards No. 61. The Audit Committee also
received written disclosures and the letter from the independent
registered public accounting firm required by Independence
Standards Board Standard No. 1 (Independence Discussions
with Audit
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Committees), and the Audit Committee discussed with the
independent registered public accounting firm that firms
independence.
Consistent with Securities and Exchange Commission policies
regarding auditor independence, the Audit Committee has
responsibility for appointing, setting compensation and
overseeing the work of the independent registered public
accounting firm. In recognition of this responsibility, the
Audit Committee has established a policy to pre-approve all
audit and permissible non-audit services provided by the
independent registered public accounting firm.
During the year, circumstances may arise when it may become
necessary to engage the independent registered public accounting
firm for additional services not contemplated in the original
pre-approval. In those instances, the Audit Committee requires
specific pre-approval before engaging the independent registered
public accounting firm.
Pursuant to the Audit Committee charter, the Audit Committee is
responsible for the pre-approval of all auditing services and,
to the extent permitted under applicable law, non-audit services
to be provided to the Company by the independent registered
public accounting firm engaged by the Company. The Chairperson
of the Audit Committee is delegated the authority to grant such
pre-approvals. The decisions of the Chairperson to pre-approve
any such activity are presented to the Audit Committee at the
next scheduled meeting. In accordance with the foregoing, the
retention by management of the independent registered accounting
firm engaged by the Company for tax consulting services for
specific projects is pre-approved, provided, that the cost of
any such retention does not exceed $20,000 and the annual cost
of all such retentions does not exceed $50,000.
Based upon the Audit Committees discussions with
management and the independent registered public accounting firm
referred to above, and the Audit Committees review of the
representations of management, the Audit Committee recommended
that our Board of Trustees include the December 31, 2005
audited consolidated financial statements in the Companys
Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2005, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on March 14, 2006.
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Kevin W. Lynch |
Report of the Compensation Committee of our Board of
Trustees
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, all matters
concerning executive compensation for the Chairman, Chief
Executive Officer and other executive officers were considered
and acted upon by the Compensation Committee of the Board of
Trustees.
Compensation Philosophy. The Companys compensation
program for executive officers is based upon a desire to achieve
both its short-term and long-term business goals and strategies
with a view to enhancing shareholder value. To achieve its
goals, the Company recognizes that it must adopt a compensation
program which will attract, retain and motivate qualified and
experienced executive officers, and that its compensation
program should align the financial interests of its executive
officers with those of its shareholders.
Compensation of Executive Officers (other than the Chief
Executive Officer). In approving the annual salary for the
executive officers of the Company (other than the Chief
Executive Officer) for 2005, the Compensation Committee
considered several factors, including the scope of the
individuals responsibilities, competitive payment
practices, the historical financial results of the Company and
the anticipated financial performance of the Company. The
compensation determination for each individual was largely
subjective and no specific weight was given to any particular
factor. In addition to their base salaries, these executive
officers of the Company receive discretionary bonuses tied to
the overall performance of the Company and their individual
performances. In this regard, the Compensation Committee
established specific performance goals
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for the payment of discretionary bonuses which are based on the
per share growth in cash available for distributions and total
annual shareholder return, and also considered the results of a
compensation study prepared for the Company by an independent
outside compensation consulting firm (as described further
below).
Compensation of Chief Executive Officer. As with the
other executive officers, the Compensation Committee determined
the annual salary for the Chief Executive Officer based upon a
number of factors and criteria, including the historical
financial results of the Company, the anticipated financial
performance of the Company and the requirements of the Chief
Executive Officer. The compensation determination for the Chief
Executive Officer was largely subjective, and no specific weight
was given to any particular factor. The Chief Executive Officer
of the Company is also eligible to receive discretionary bonuses
tied to the overall performance of the Company and his
individual performance. The Compensation Committee has
established specific performance goals for the payment of
discretionary bonuses which are the same as for the other
executive officers of the Company, and also considered the
results of a compensation study prepared for the Company by an
independent outside compensation consulting firm (as described
further below).
1998 Share Option Plan and 2002 Equity-Based Award
Plan. The Company had traditionally provided its executive
officers with the opportunity to acquire significant equity
stakes in its growth and prosperity through the grant of common
share options. Based in part on the results of a compensation
study prepared for the Company by an independent outside
compensation consulting firm, the Compensation Committee
determined that it is in the Companys best interest to
cease granting options to its executive officers under its
existing plans (the 1998 Share Option Plan and the 2002
Equity-Based Award Plan) effective January 1, 2003.
However, other forms of compensation, including common share
awards which are subject to a vesting schedule, may be and have
been granted to the Companys executive officers under the
2002 Equity-Based Award Plan and the 1998 Share Option Plan.
Compensation Study. In 2005, the Compensation Committee
retained the services of an independent outside compensation
consulting firm to review the Companys existing executive
compensation program and to develop recommendations for bonuses
in respect of 2005 and salary and long-term incentive programs
for 2006.
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Compensation Committee of the Board of Trustees |
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Kevin
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R. Perla |
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COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Summary of Cash and Certain Other Compensation.
Summary Compensation Table. The following table sets
forth the summary compensation to our Chairman, our Chief
Executive Officer and our three other most highly paid executive
officers for the calendar years 2005, 2004 and 2003.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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E. Robert Roskind
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12/31/05 |
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425,000 |
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28,158 |
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1,526,363 |
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2,112 |
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380,000 |
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27,083 |
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2,112 |
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350,000 |
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23,583 |
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752,865 |
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425,000 |
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28,158 |
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1,314 |
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380,000 |
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154,254 |
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310,000 |
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238,658 |
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Richard J. Rouse
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410,000 |
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27,533 |
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370,000 |
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150,491 |
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300,000 |
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231,250 |
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300,000 |
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275,000 |
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12/31/03 |
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250,000 |
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194,208 |
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290,000 |
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428,050 |
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613,453 |
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265,000 |
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207,591 |
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(1) |
Bonus amounts include amounts contributed at our election
pursuant to our plan established under Section 401(k) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and year-end cash
awards at the discretion of the Compensation Committee of our
Board of Trustees. |
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Restricted share awards of common shares generally vest ratably
over five years; however, certain shares vest after five years
while others only vest if certain performance criteria are met.
Restricted share awards are generally valued at the fair market
value of the common shares on the date of grant. |
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Options to acquire common shares at exercise prices equal to the
fair market value of the common shares on the grant dates. |
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Amount represents the dollar value of life insurance premiums
paid by us during the applicable fiscal year with respect to
portable life insurance policies for the life of the named
executive officer. Does not include premiums paid by us under
company-sponsored health care insurance, dental insurance,
long-term disability insurance and life insurance available to
all employees. |
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Mr. Vander Zwaag was elected Executive Vice President in
February 2004. |
Share Options. No common share options were granted
during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 to any of
the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table.
Since our inception, we have not granted any share appreciation
or dividend equivalent rights.
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Option Exercises/Value of Unexercised Options. The
following table sets forth certain information concerning the
exercise of common share options during the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2005 by the executive officers named in the
Summary Compensation Table, and the year-end value of
unexercised options held by such persons.
SHARE OPTION EXERCISES IN FISCAL YEAR 2005
AND FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION VALUES
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12,500 |
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12,500 |
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15,175 |
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87,863 |
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2006 Base Salaries, 2005 Performance Bonuses and 2006
Long-Term Incentive Awards.
In January 2006, the Company granted increases in annual base
salaries for calendar year 2006, performance bonuses with
respect to calendar year 2005 and long-term incentive awards in
the form of grants of non-vested common shares under the
Companys 1998 Share Option Plan, to the named
executive officers, as follows:
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25,000 |
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450,000 |
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612,000 |
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1,000,000 |
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T. Wilson Eglin Chief Executive Officer, President
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50,000 |
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475,000 |
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612,000 |
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2,000,000 |
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Richard J. Rouse Vice Chairman and Chief Investment
Officer
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40,000 |
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450,000 |
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590,400 |
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1,000,000 |
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Patrick Carroll Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer
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25,000 |
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325,000 |
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432,000 |
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800,000 |
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25,000 |
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315,000 |
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417,600 |
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706,500 |
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Performance Bonus Awards. In addition to their base
salaries and long-term incentive awards, the named executive
officers received bonus awards tied to the Companys
overall performance and their individual performances.
Messrs. Roskind, Eglin, Rouse and Carroll were paid a
portion of the performance bonus, equal to two weeks of their
salary, in cash, as part of a company-wide holiday
pay. The remainder of their performance bonus was awarded
in non-vested common shares that vest in equal installments on
each of the next five anniversary dates of the award. Each award
is governed by a non-vested share agreement. The vesting of the
non-vested common shares may accelerate upon certain events. The
non-vested common shares are entitled to voting rights and
receive dividends. The number of common shares issued was
determined by dividing (x) the sum of the amount of the
bonus as specified above less the portion paid in cash by
(y) the closing price of the common shares on the New York
Stock Exchange on January 17, 2006 ($22.10 per share),
the first closing price after the performance bonus amounts were
preliminarily approved by the Board of Trustees. Mr. Vander
Zwaags performance bonus, inclusive of the company-wide
holiday pay, was paid entirely in cash.
Long-Term Incentive Awards. The total long-term incentive
award granted to each named executive officer was allocated 50%
as a time-based award and 50% as a performance-based award. Each
award is governed by non-vested share agreement.
Pursuant to the non-vested share agreement, the time-based
awards and the performance-based awards will vest in full on the
fifth anniversary of the date of the award, provided certain
performance targets are met,
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with regard to the performance-based awards. The
performance-based awards require that the Company achieve
certain pre-determined financial hurdles in each of the five
years the non-vested shares vest. The financial hurdles are
based upon total return to shareholders (TRS). For
the applicable non-vested shares to vest, the Companys TRS
must exceed certain market benchmarks. The formula incorporates
a carryback/carryforward feature that would, in essence, average
the TRS performance over the five-year vesting period. The
vesting of both time-based awards and performance-based awards
may accelerate upon certain events. The non-vested common shares
are entitled to voting rights and receive dividends. The number
of common shares issued was determined by dividing the value of
the award as specified above by the closing price of the common
shares on the New York Stock Exchange on January 17, 2006
($22.10 per share), the first closing price after the
performance bonus amounts were preliminarily approved by the
Board of Trustees.
LSAC Compensation. As discussed above under Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions, during 2005, the
executive officers named in the summary compensation table also
purchased LSAC Common Stock and were allocated Class B
Units in LSAC OP.
Out-Performance Plan
The Compensation Committee and the Board of Trustees are
considering the establishment of an Outperformance Plan (the
OP Plan), through which certain of our executives
can receive equity awards if the Company generates superior
returns for its shareholders. The OP Plan will be
performance-based, utilizing TRS as the measurement criteria.
Awards under the OP Plan will be paid in non-vested common
shares, with the amount awarded to be based on the value created
for shareholders in excess of certain performance thresholds.
Once formal documentation of the OP Plan is prepared and
approved, the terms and documentation of the OP Plan and any
awards made under the OP Plan will be disclosed.
Employment Agreements
The Company has entered into an employment agreement with each
of Messrs. Roskind, Rouse, Eglin, Carroll, and Vander
Zwaag, as well as Mr. Paul R. Wood, Vice President, Chief
Accounting Officer and Secretary. Each such agreement sets forth
the terms of the named officers employment by the Company
including compensation and benefits. In addition, pursuant to
each agreement, upon the occurrence of a change in
control of the Company (including a change in ownership of
more than fifty percent of the total combined voting power of
the Companys outstanding securities, the sale of all or
substantially all of the Companys assets, dissolution of
the Company, the acquisition, except from the Company, of 20% or
more of the common shares or voting shares of the Company or a
change in the majority of the Board of Trustees), the named
officers would be entitled to severance benefits equal to three
times (for Messrs. Roskind, Rouse, Eglin, Carroll and
Vander Zwaag), and one time (for Mr. Wood), the
officers current annual base salary and recent annual
bonus, as defined.
In addition, the Company will, at its expense, provide continued
health care coverage under the Companys medical and dental
plans to the officers referenced above and eligible dependents
for three years for Messrs. Roskind, Rouse, Eglin, Carroll
and Vander Zwaag, and one year for Mr. Wood.
Compensation of Trustees
Each of our non-employee trustees receives an annual fee of
$25,000 for service as a trustee. Such trustees currently also
receive $1,000 for each meeting of our Board of Trustees or any
committee thereof attended by the trustee and reimbursement for
expenses incurred in attending such meetings, and $500 for
telephonic meetings of our Board of Trustees or any committee
thereof attended by the trustee, which has been increased to
$1,000 for 2006. In addition, the chairpersons of the Audit
Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee and the Lead Trustee currently
receive an additional $10,000 per annum. Pursuant to our
1994 Outside Director Stock Plan, as amended, each non-employee
trustee is required to receive not less than 50% of such
trustees fees in common shares based on a per share value
equal to 95% of the trading value of common shares as of the
date of payment. During 2005, all trustees elected to receive
100% of their trustee fees in common shares. Effective
January 1, 2003, all non-employee trustees received
annually, in addition to the fees described above, 2,000 common
shares, which was increased to 2,500 common shares for 2005 and
was further increased to 3,000 common shares for 2006.
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PROPOSAL NO. 2
RATIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING
FIRM
The Audit Committee of the Board of Trustees will submit its
recommendation with respect to the engagement of our independent
registered public accounting firm for the year ending
December 31, 2006 at the meeting of the full Board of
Trustees, which is expected to take place during the
Companys second fiscal quarter. KPMG LLP has been the
Companys independent registered public accounting firm
since 1993.
Although shareholder ratification of the appointment of our
independent registered public accounting firm is not required by
our Bylaws or otherwise, the Company is submitting the selection
of KPMG LLP to the Shareholders for ratification as a matter of
good corporate governance practice. Even if the selection is
ratified, the Audit Committee in its discretion may appoint an
alternative independent registered public accounting firm if it
deems such action appropriate. If the Shareholders do not ratify
the Audit Committees selection, the Audit Committee will
take that fact into consideration, together with such other
factors it deems relevant, in determining its next selection of
an independent registered public accounting firm.
KPMG LLP was engaged to perform the annual audit of our
consolidated financial statements for the calendar year ended
December 31, 2005. There are no affiliations between us and
KPMG LLPs partners, associates or employees, other than as
pertaining to KPMG LLPs engagement as our independent
registered public accounting firm. Representatives of KPMG LLP
are expected to be present at the Annual Meeting and will be
given the opportunity to make a statement if they so desire and
to respond to appropriate questions.
The following table presents fees for professional audit
services rendered by KPMG LLP for the audit of the
Companys annual financial statements for each of 2005 and
2004, and fees billed for other services rendered by KPMG LLP.
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Audit fees
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$ |
888,450 |
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$ |
909,444 |
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Audit-related fees
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514,169 |
(1) |
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215,069 |
(2) |
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Total audit and audit related fees
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$ |
1,402,619 |
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$ |
1,124,513 |
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Tax fees(3)
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$ |
262,400 |
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$ |
152,500 |
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All other fees
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1,500 |
(4) |
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12,629 |
(5) |
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Total fees
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$ |
1,666,519 |
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$ |
1,289,642 |
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(1) |
2005 audit-related fees include services rendered relating to
our 2005 common and preferred share offerings and audits of
joint ventures. |
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(2) |
2004 audit-related fees include services rendered relating to
our 2004 common and preferred share offerings and audits of
joint ventures. |
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(3) |
Tax fees consisted of fees for tax compliance and preparation
services. |
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(4) |
Relates to a licensing fee paid by the Company to KPMG for
accounting research software. |
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(5) |
Relates to (i) $1,629 for a licensing fee paid by the
Company to KPMG for accounting research software and
(ii) $11,000 for tax consulting services. |
The Audit Committee has determined that the non-audit services
provided by the independent registered public accounting firm
are compatible with maintaining the accountants
independence. The percentage of services set forth above in the
categories Audit-related fees, Tax fees
and All other fees that were approved by the Audit
Committee pursuant to
Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C)
of the Exchange Act (relating to the approval of non-audit
services after the fact but before completion of the audit) was
0%.
The Audit Committee of the Board of Trustees must pre-approve
the audit and non-audit services performed by the Companys
independent registered public accounting firm, and has adopted
appropriate policies in this regard. With regard to fees,
annually, the independent registered public accounting firm
provides the Audit Committee with an engagement letter outlining
the scope of the audit services proposed to
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be performed during the fiscal year. Upon the Audit
Committees acceptance of and agreement to the engagement
letter, the services within the scope of the proposed audit
services are deemed pre-approved pursuant to this policy. The
Audit Committee must pre-approve any change in the scope of the
audit services to be performed by the independent registered
public accounting firm and any change in fees relating to any
such change. Specific audit-related services and tax services
are pre-approved by the Audit Committee, subject to limitation
on the dollar amount of such fees, which dollar amount is
established annually by the Audit Committee. Services not
specifically identified and described within the categories of
audit services, audit-related services and tax services must be
expressly pre-approved by the Audit Committee prior to us
engaging any such services, regardless of the amount of the fees
involved. The Chairperson of the Audit Committee is delegated
the authority to grant such pre-approvals. The decisions of the
Chairperson to pre-approve any such activity shall be presented
to the Audit Committee at the next scheduled meeting. In
accordance with the foregoing, the retention by management of
the Companys independent registered public accounting firm
for tax consulting services for specific projects is
pre-approved, provided, that the cost of any such retention does
not exceed $20,000 and the annual cost of all such retentions
does not exceed $50,000. The Audit Committee does not delegate
to management its responsibilities to pre-approve services to be
performed by the Companys independent registered public
accounting firm.
Ratification of the intention of the Audit Committee of the
Board of Trustees to select KPMG LLP requires the affirmative
vote of the holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote
thereon by person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting. As a
result, any shares not affirmatively voted (whether by
abstention, broker non-vote or otherwise) will have the same
effect as a vote against Proposal No. 2.
The Board of Trustees recommends that Shareholders
vote FOR Proposal No. 2.
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Performance Graph
The graph and table set forth below compare the cumulative total
shareholder return on the Companys common shares for the
period of December 31, 2000 through December 31, 2005
with the NAREIT Equity REIT Total Return Index (which includes
all tax-qualified equity REITs listed on the New York Stock
Exchange, the American Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ National
Market System), the Russell 2000 Index and the S&P 500 Index
for the same period. The graph and table assume an investment of
$100 in the Companys common shares and in each index on
December 31, 2000 (and the reinvestment of all dividends).
THE PERIOD OF DECEMBER 31, 2000 THROUGH
DECEMBER 31, 2005
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160.53 |
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219.86 |
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162.21 |
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101.03 |
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115.18 |
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134.75 |
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139.23 |
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OTHER MATTERS
The Board of Trustees is not aware of any business to come
before the Annual Meeting other than the election of trustees
and the proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as our
independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal
year ending December 31, 2006. However, if any other
matters should properly come before the Annual Meeting,
including matters relating to the conduct of the Annual Meeting,
it is intended that proxies in the accompanying form will be
voted in respect thereof in accordance with the judgment of the
person or persons voting the proxies.
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ANNEX A
LEXINGTON CORPORATE PROPERTIES TRUST
AMENDED AND RESTATED
AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER
As of March 14, 2006
Purpose
The Audit Committee (the Committee) of the
Board of Trustees (the Board) of Lexington
Corporate Properties Trust (the Trust) is
appointed by the Board to:
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(1) assist Board oversight of (A) the integrity of the
Trusts financial statements, (B) the qualifications
and independence of any independent registered public accounting
firm employed by the Trust (the Independent
Auditor), (C) the performance of the personnel
responsible for the Trusts internal audit function,
including the personnel of any third-party employed by the Trust
for the purpose of performing all or any portion of the
Trusts internal audit function (collectively, the
Internal Auditors) and any Independent
Auditor, and (D) the Trusts compliance with legal and
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(2) prepare an audit committee report as required by the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC)
to be included in the Trusts annual proxy statement. |
Committee Membership
The Committee shall consist of no fewer than three members of
the Board. The members of the Committee shall each meet the
independence and experience requirements set forth in the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
Exchange Act), the rules and regulations
promulgated by the SEC, the listing standards of the New York
Stock Exchange and any other applicable laws, rules or
regulations.
Each member of the Committee shall be financially
literate, as determined by the Board through the
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board (the
Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee). In addition, at least one member of the
Committee shall have accounting or related financial
management expertise, as determined by the Board through
the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
No trustee may serve as a member of the Committee if such
trustee serves on the audit committees of more than two other
public companies unless the Board, through the Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee, determines that such
simultaneous service would not impair the ability of such
trustee to effectively serve on the Committee, and discloses
this determination in the Trusts annual proxy statement.
The members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Board on
the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee. Members of the Committee may be removed and replaced
by, and in the sole discretion of, the Board. The Board shall
designate one member of the Committee to serve as the
chairperson of the Committee (the
Chairperson).
Committee Operating Procedures
The Committee shall meet at least four times a year, with
further meetings to occur, or actions to be taken by unanimous
written consent, when deemed necessary or desirable by the
Committee or the Chairperson.
The Committee or the Chairperson may invite such members of
management and other persons to its meetings as it may deem
desirable or appropriate. The Committee shall report regularly
to the Board summarizing the Committees actions and any
significant issues considered by the Committee.
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The Committee should review with the full Board any issues that
arise with respect to the quality or integrity of the
Trusts financial statements, the Trusts compliance
with legal or regulatory requirements the performance and
independence of the Independent Auditor, or the performance of
the internal audit function.
Committee Authority and Responsibilities
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(1) The Committee shall review and discuss with management
and the Independent Auditor the annual audited financial
statements and the quarterly financial statements, including the
results of the Independent Auditors reviews of the
quarterly financial statements and the Trusts disclosures
under Managements Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations in each
Form 10-K and
Form 10-Q filed by
the Trust.
(2) The Committee shall discuss with management and the
Independent Auditor significant financial reporting issues and
judgments made in connection with the preparation of the
Trusts financial statements, including:
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(a) any significant changes in the Trusts selection
or application of accounting principles, |
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(b) any major issues as to the adequacy of the Trusts
internal controls and any special audit steps adopted in light
of material control deficiencies, |
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(c) the development, selection and disclosure of critical
accounting estimates, assumptions or judgments, and |
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(d) analyses of the effect on the Trusts financial
statements of alternative assumptions, judgments, estimates or
methods permitted under generally accepted accounting principles
(GAAP). |
(3) The Committee shall discuss with management the
Trusts earnings press releases, including the use of
pro forma or adjusted non-GAAP
information, as well as financial information and earnings
guidance provided to analysts and rating agencies.
(4) The Committee shall discuss with management and the
Independent Auditor the effect of regulatory and accounting
initiatives as well as off-balance sheet structures, on the
Trusts financial statements.
(5) The Committee shall discuss with management the
Trusts major financial risk exposures and the steps
management has taken to monitor and control such exposures,
including the Trusts risk assessment and risk management
policies.
(6) The Committee shall discuss with the Independent
Auditor the matters required to be discussed by Statement on
Auditing Standards No. 61 relating to the conduct of the
audit including, without limitation:
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(a) the adoption of, or changes to, the Trusts
significant auditing and accounting principles and practices as
suggested by the Independent Auditor, the Internal Auditors or
management; |
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(b) the management letter provided by the Independent
Auditor and the Trusts response to that letter; and |
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(c) any difficulties or problems encountered in the course
of the audit work, including any restrictions on the scope of
the Independent Auditors activities or on access to
requested information, any significant disagreements with
management, and managements response to such difficulties
or problems. |
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(1) The Committee shall meet with the Independent Auditor
prior to the audit to discuss the planning and staffing of the
audit.
(2) The Committee shall be directly responsible for the
appointment, compensation, retention and oversight of the work
of the Independent Auditor (including resolution of
disagreements between manage-
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ment and the Independent Auditor regarding financial reporting)
for the purpose of preparing or issuing an audit report or
performing other audit, review or attest services for the Trust,
and the Independent Auditor shall report directly to the
Committee.
(3) The Committee shall have the authority to engage
independent counsel and other advisors, as it determines
necessary to carry out its duties.
(4) The Trust shall provide for appropriate funding, as
determined by the Committee, for payment of:
(A) compensation to the Independent Auditor;
(B) compensation to any advisors employed by the Committee
under this Charter; and (C) ordinary administrative
expenses of the Committee that are necessary or appropriate in
carrying out its duties.
(5) The Committee shall be responsible for the pre-approval
of all auditing services and, to the extent permitted under
applicable law, non-audit services to be provided to the Trust
by the Independent Auditor. The Chairperson of the Committee is
delegated the authority to grant such preapprovals. The
decisions of the Chairperson to preapprove any such activity
shall be presented to the Committee at the next scheduled
meeting. In accordance with the foregoing, the retention by
management of any Independent Auditor for tax consulting
services for specific projects is preapproved, provided, that
the cost of any such retention does not exceed $20,000 and the
annual cost of all such retentions does not exceed $50,000.
(6) The Committee shall review the policies of the
Independent Auditor to ensure the regular rotation of the lead
(or coordinating) audit partner and the audit partner
responsible for reviewing the audit as required by applicable
law, rules or regulations.
(7) The Committee shall review the experience and
qualifications of the lead (or coordinating) audit partner, the
audit partner responsible for reviewing the audit and other
appropriate senior members of the Independent Auditor.
(8) The Committee shall obtain and review a report from the
Independent Auditor at least annually regarding:
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(b) all alternative treatments of financial information
within GAAP that have been discussed with management,
ramifications of the use of such alternative disclosures and
treatments, and the treatment preferred by the Independent
Auditor, and |
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(c) other material written communications between the
Independent Auditor and management, such as any management
letter or schedule of unadjusted differences. |
(9) The Committee shall obtain and review any reports
received from management regarding:
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(a) significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the
design or operation of internal controls which could adversely
affect the Trusts ability to record, process, summarize
and report financial data, |
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(b) any issues or concerns regarding disclosure controls
and procedures, and |
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(c) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
management or other employees who have a significant role in the
Trusts internal controls. |
(10) The Committee shall obtain and review a report or
reports from the Independent Auditor at least annually regarding:
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procedures, |
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(b) any material issues raised by the most recent internal
quality-control review, or peer review, of the Independent
Auditor, or by any inquiry or investigation by governmental or
professional authorities, within the preceding five years,
respecting one or more independent audits carried out by the
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(d) all relationships between the Independent Auditor and
the Trust. |
(11) The Committee shall evaluate the qualifications,
performance and independence of the Independent Auditor,
including a review of whether the Independent Auditors
quality controls are adequate and whether the provision of
non-audit services is compatible with maintaining the
Independent Auditors independence. In making this
evaluation, the Committee shall take into account the opinions
of management and the Internal Auditors. The Committee shall
present its conclusions with respect to the Independent Auditor
to the Board and may recommend that the Board take additional
action to satisfy itself of the qualifications, performance and
independence of the Independent Auditor.
(12) The Committee shall consider whether, in order to
assure continuing auditor independence, it is appropriate to
adopt a policy of rotating the Independent Auditor on a regular
basis.
(13) The Committee shall recommend to the Board policies
for the Trusts hiring of employees or former employees of
the Independent Auditor who were engaged on the Trusts
account.
(14) When appropriate, the Committee shall discuss with the
national office of the Independent Auditor issues on which they
were consulted by the Trusts audit team and matters of
audit quality and consistency.
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Oversight of the Trusts Internal Audit
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(1) The Committee shall review the appointment and
replacement of the senior executive of the Trust responsible for
overseeing the Internal Auditors.
(2) The Committee shall review the significant reports to
management prepared by the Internal Auditors and
managements responses.
(3) The Committee shall discuss with the Independent
Auditor and the Internal Auditors (as well as with the senior
executive of the Trust responsible for overseeing the Internal
Auditors) the responsibilities of the internal audit function,
particular projects and activities to be undertaken by the
Internal Auditors and the results of such projects and
activities, budget and staffing issues and any recommended
changes in the planned scope of the internal audit.
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Compliance Oversight Responsibilities |
(1) The Committee shall obtain from the Independent Auditor
assurance that Section 10A of the Exchange Act has not been
implicated.
(2) The Committee shall obtain reports from management, the
Independent Auditor and the senior executive of the Trust
responsible for overseeing the Internal Auditors regarding the
compliance or failure of compliance of the Trust with applicable
legal requirements and the Trusts Amended and Restated
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.
(3) The Committee shall establish procedures for:
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(a) the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints
received by the Trust regarding accounting, internal controls or
auditing matters; and |
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(b) the confidential, anonymous submission by employees of
the Trust of concerns regarding questionable accounting,
internal controls or auditing matters. |
(4) The Committee shall discuss with management and the
Independent Auditor any correspondence with regulators or
governmental agencies and any employee complaints or published
reports which raise material issues regarding the Trusts
financial statements or accounting policies.
(5) The Committee shall discuss with the Trusts
General Counsel, or other legal counsel designated by the
Committee, legal matters that may have a material impact on the
financial statements or the Trusts compliance policies.
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(1) The Committee, with the assistance of the Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee, shall (A) annually
review and reassess the adequacy of this Charter and recommend
any proposed changes to the Board for approval and
(B) conduct an annual performance evaluation of the
Committee.
(2) The Committee shall have the authority to engage
independent counsel and other advisors, as the Committee members
deem necessary and appropriate to carry out the Committees
duties or authority under this Charter.
(3) The Committee shall meet with management, the Internal
Auditors and the Independent Auditor in separate executive
sessions at least quarterly. The Committee may also, to the
extent it deems necessary or appropriate, meet with the
Trusts investment bankers or financial analysts who follow
the Trust. The Committee shall also have authority to request
that any trustee, officer or employee of the Trust, the
Trusts outside counsel or the Independent Auditor attend
any meeting of the Committee.
(4) The Committee has such additional authority, duties and
responsibilities as may be granted or assigned to the Committee
by the Board from time to time.
Limitation of Committees Role
While the Committee has the responsibilities and powers set
forth in this Charter, it is not the duty of the Committee to
(i) plan or conduct audits, (ii) determine that the
Trusts financial statements and disclosures are complete
and accurate or are in accordance with GAAP or applicable rules
and regulations or (iii) monitor and control risk
assessment and risk management. These are the responsibilities
of management and the Independent Auditor.
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THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED, OR IF NO DIRECTION IS
INDICATED, WILL BE VOTED FOR THE PROPOSALS.
ITEM 1. ELECTION OF TRUSTEES
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01 E. Robert Roskind
02 Richard J. Rouse
03 T. Wilson Eglin
04 Geoffrey Dohrmann
05 Carl D. Glickman
06 James Grosfeld
07 Kevin W. Lynch
08 Stanley R. Perla
09 Seth M. Zachary
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ITEM 2. TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF KPMG LLP AS THE COMPANYS INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUTING FIRM FOR
THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2006.
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PROXY
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
LEXINGTON CORPORATE PROPERTIES TRUST
The
undersigned hereby appoints Patrick Carroll and Paul R. Wood, and each of them, with power to act without the other and with power of substitution, as proxies and
attorneys-in-fact and hereby authorizes them to represent and vote,
as provided on the other side, all the shares of Lexington Corporate Properties Trust which the undersigned is entitled to vote, and, in their discretion, to vote
upon such other business as may properly come before the Annual
Meeting of Shareholders of the Trust to be held May 23, 2006 or at any adjournment or postponement thereof, with all powers which the undersigned would possess if present at the Meeting.
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