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National Convenience Stores Inc/DE – ‘10-K/A’ for 6/30/95

As of:  Thursday, 10/5/95   ·   For:  6/30/95   ·   Accession #:  950129-95-1298   ·   File #:  1-07936

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Amendment to Annual Report   —   Form 10-K
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11st Page   -   Filing Submission
2Item 1. Business
"Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant
"Item 11. Executive Compensation
"Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
"Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
9Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Reorganization
"Circle K Tender Offer
21Profit Sharing Plan
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=============================================================================== SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ___________________ FORM 10-K/A ___________________ [X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1995 OR [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from __ to___ Commission File Number 1-7936 NATIONAL CONVENIENCE STORES INCORPORATED (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) [Download Table] DELAWARE 74-1361734 (State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Incorporation or Organization) Identification No.) 100 WAUGH DRIVE HOUSTON, TEXAS 77007-5814 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (713) 863-2200 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: [Download Table] Name of Each Exchange Title of Each Class on Which Registered ------------------------------------- ----------------------------- Common Stock, $.01 par value New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Preferred Stock Purchase Rights New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Title of Each Class --------------------------------- Warrants to Purchase Common Stock Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No____ Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ___ At August 31, 1995, 6,090,096 shares of the registrant's common stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), were outstanding and the aggregate market value (based on the closing price quoted on the New York Stock Exchange) of the voting stock of the Company, excluding shares held by affiliates, was approximately $116,698,000. APPLICABLE ONLY TO REGISTRANTS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. Yes [X] No ____ ===============================================================================
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NATURE OF AMENDMENTS PART I Item 1. Business A new second paragraph is added under the caption "Circle K Tender Offer" to describe an initiative by a stockholder to amend the Registrant's By-Laws to increase the number of directors and to elect a candidate to fill the newly created vacancy as well as the positions arising in the ordinary course of business due to term expirations, all at the next annual meeting of stockholders. PART III Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant The information required by this item is supplied herewith. Item 11. Executive Compensation The information required by this item is supplied herewith. Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management The information required by this item is supplied herewith. Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions The information required by this item is supplied herewith. -2-
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PART I ITEM 1. BUSINESS GENERAL National Convenience Stores Incorporated (the "Company" or "NCS") is the largest operator of convenience stores in the state of Texas and one of the twenty largest in the United States. At June 30, 1995, the Company operated 661 specialty convenience stores exclusively in four cities in the state of Texas under the name Stop N Go. Eighty-two percent of the Company's stores are located in the Houston and San Antonio areas where the Company is the largest convenience store operator. NCS was originally organized as a Texas corporation in 1959 and was reincorporated in Delaware in 1979. As more fully described below under "Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Reorganization," the Company filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization on December 9, 1991 and emerged from such on March 9, 1993 as a result of the confirmation of the Company's Revised Fourth Amended and Restated Joint Plan of Reorganization (the "Plan of Reorganization"). For accounting purposes, the inception date for the reorganized company is deemed to be March 1, 1993. As used in this Form 10-K, the term, "Reorganized Company," refers to NCS and its subsidiaries for the periods subsequent to February 28, 1993; the term "Predecessor Company" refers to NCS and its subsidiaries for the periods prior to March 1, 1993. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 1994, the Company divested its 80 operating convenience stores in the states of California and Georgia and acquired 88 stores in the Houston and Dallas/Fort Worth areas. With the consummation of this transaction, the Company achieved its goal of geographically consolidating its operations within the state of Texas. On September 7, 1995, The Circle K Corporation ("Circle K") commenced an unsolicited cash tender offer to purchase all the Company's outstanding common stock (and associated rights to purchase preferred stock) and warrants to purchase common stock at $20.00 per share and $2.25 per warrant, respectively (the "Circle K Offer"). The Circle K Offer expires on October 4, 1995, unless extended. On September 18, 1995, the Company's Board of Directors unanimously determined to reject the Circle K Offer and recommended that NCS securityholders not tender any of their securities. See Item 1. "Business - Circle K Tender Offer" for additional information, including an additional acquisition proposal at a price substantially higher than the Circle K Offer. 3
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The following table sets forth the distribution of the Company's stores by market as of June 30, 1995: [Enlarge/Download Table] Stores % Selling Stores of Total Gasoline ------ -------- -------- Houston/Gulf Coast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396 59.9% 347 San Antonio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 21.7 137 Dallas/Fort Worth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 14.2 91 Austin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 4.2 25 --- ----- --- Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 661 100.0% 600 === ===== === STORE OPERATIONS The Company's convenience stores are extended-hour retail facilities, emphasizing convenience to the customer. All the stores are open every day of the year and 532 operate 24 hours a day. Typically, the Company's stores are located in residential areas, on main thoroughfares, in small shopping centers or on other sites selected for easy accessibility and customer convenience. The stores' exteriors are of a similar design and color, making them easily recognizable. The Company emphasizes high-quality products, personal and courteous service, and clean and modern stores. The stores attract lunch-time customers, early and late shoppers, weekend and holiday shoppers and customers who need only a few items at any time and desire rapid service. Thirty-five of the stores are also targeted to attract the fast-food take-out customer via easily recognized national brand name "eatery" fast-food offerings. The Company's stores offer a diverse range of over 3,000 high-traffic consumer items including take-out foods, traditional fast-foods, fountain beverages, alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, soft drinks, candy, snacks, groceries, health and beauty aids, magazines and newspapers, automotive products, seasonal and promotional items, and school supplies. The Company sells lottery and lotto tickets in substantially all of its stores. Substantially all of the Company's stores sell money orders. Approximately 91% of the Company's stores are equipped with self-serve gasoline-dispensing facilities and approximately 45% are equipped with automated teller machines ("ATMs"). The Company has entered into an agreement with NationsBank of Texas, N.A. ("NationsBank") which provides for the installation, by NationsBank, of ATMs in all of the Company's stores. This is expected to generate over 21 million customer visits per year and $22.5 million in operating income from ATM transaction fees over the term of the six year contract ($16.5 million of which is guaranteed pursuant to the agreement), without giving effect to incremental profits from increased gasoline and merchandise sales. The Company's existing automated teller machine agreement generates approximately $500,000 per year in store profits. NCS and NationsBank intend to engage in an extensive marketing campaign to promote the new strategic alliance. The Company has entered into an agreement whereby, commencing in the second quarter of fiscal 1996, all Stop N Go gasoline stores will begin accepting the Wright Express(TM) Universal Fleet Card (the "Fleet Card"), thereby enabling NCS to attract national fleets to its gasoline stores. Wright Express(TM), a subsidiary of Ideon Group, Inc. (formerly SafeCard Services Inc.), is the leading provider of information processing, financial and information management services to commercial car, van and truck fleets throughout the United States. The Fleet Card is the most widely accepted electronic universal fleet management card in the United States. The Company believes that the number and convenience of its gasoline stores and the Company's competitive pricing, when coupled with Wright Express'(TM) leadership in fleet management and control services, should enable Stop N Go to increase its gasoline volume and market share in the Texas cities served. 4
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The following table sets forth certain statistical information regarding the Company's sales for the periods indicated: [Enlarge/Download Table] Year Ended June 30, ---------------------------------------------------- - Combined 1995 1994 1993(1) --------- ---------- ------------ Sales (millions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . $906.0 $880.4 $878.9 Percentage of sales contributed by: Gasoline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.4% 41.8% 42.4% Alcoholic beverages . . . . . . . . . . 13.4% 13.2% 13.9% Tobacco products . . . . . . . . . . . 13.3% 14.2% 15.2% Other categories not individually contributing more than 10% . . . . . 28.9% 30.8% 28.5% ------- ------- ------- 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% ====== ======= ======= (1) Reflects the combining of the four months ended June 30, 1993 (Reorganized Company) and the eight months ended February 28, 1993 (Predecessor Company). --------------------------- The Company is continuing with its Neighborstore(R) merchandising strategy, whereby each store's product mix is linked directly to its local demographics and customer purchasing patterns. In certain instances, the stores' product display and general appearance have been changed to match the demographics. The Company currently operates 37 national brand name fast food "eateries" (smaller scale versions of the branded food kiosks found in shopping malls and airports) in 35 of its stores. Brands represented in these stores include Taco Bell(R), Kentucky Fried Chicken(R), Burger King(R), Pizza Hut(R) and Dunkin Donuts(R). The national brand name fast-food items are prepared in-store with identical ingredients, packaging, procedures and quality standards as are used in the branded partners' own free-standing restaurants. In addition, the Company has a program for the continual updating of its older stores. Consistent with the Neighborstore(R) merchandising strategy, the program is flexible in both layout and product mix. The Company recognizes that its future operations will be dependent in part on the continual remodeling and upgrading of its store base. A store replacement program will also eventually be required in order for the Company's stores to continue to be geographically located near its target customers' residences and workplaces. The Company estimates that it serves, on average, approximately 700,000 customers per day. The Company's operations are benefited by warm, dry weather since a large part of the Company's product mix is concentrated in items that are consumed during periods when leisure-time activities are more prevalent. The Company typically experiences higher sales and gross profits during the summer months than during the winter months. As is the norm in the convenience store industry, prices on most items are somewhat higher than in supermarkets and certain other retail outlets; however, the value placed by the customer on easy accessibility and convenience has historically enabled the Company to receive premium prices for its products. The Company does price-promote certain items in various key merchandise categories to aid in building customer traffic. Most of the items sold are nationally or locally advertised brands, which includes the Company's own private label cigarette. Substantially all sales are for cash or check, although the Company also accepts credit cards (VISA, MasterCard, American Express(R) Card and Discover(R) Card) and debit cards. 5
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During the fourth quarter of fiscal 1994, the Company began the implementation of a program to enhance and redefine the Company's focus on customer service and employee effectiveness ("Project Breakthrough"). An integral component of the program involves the upgrading of equipment and technology through the installation of integrated state-of-the-art sales and inventory management systems. These systems will significantly automate store operations by capturing data on point-of-sale and scanning equipment. The Company initiated the program in its 94 Dallas/Fort Worth stores during fiscal 1995 and has made approximately $10.6 million of capital improvements in connection with these stores, approximately two-thirds of which expenditures were financed through operating lease transactions. Additionally, the Company has expended approximately $5.1 million in consulting and other related expenses in connection with the program, of which $2.0 million and $3.1 million were incurred in fiscal 1994 and 1995, respectively. An additional $4.1 million has been expended for software development costs required for the overall program's implementation, of which $0.8 million and $3.3 million were incurred in fiscal 1994 and 1995, respectively. The costs associated with the program which have not been financed through operating lease transactions have been and will be funded by cash generated from operations as well as cash on hand. The Company expects to begin the next phase of the program's implementation into 171 stores in San Antonio and Austin during the third quarter of fiscal 1996 and in connection therewith, expects to expend approximately $15.3 million, approximately $11.0 million of which will be financed through operating lease transactions. The Company purchases a substantial portion of its groceries, candy, tobacco and health and beauty aids through wholesale grocers. Soft drinks, beer, wine, bakery and dairy products are usually purchased from local suppliers. The Company also operates a kitchen facility in Houston where it prepares and packages sandwiches, salads, snacks and other prepackaged foods for distribution to its stores via one of its major suppliers. The Company's inventories of gasoline turn over approximately every seven days. The Company purchases substantially all of its gasoline supplies from an independent petroleum refiner which provides the benefits of (i) a competitive purchase price, due to the volume of gasoline purchased, (ii) a reliable distribution system within the Company's geographic market area, and (iii) consistent with the Company's strategic vision, the development of a long-term relationship with a key vendor. While the Company believes that alternative supplies of its petroleum products in the required volumes are readily available in the event of a disruption in its current supply, over the short-term, the Company would likely lose some of its current price advantage until a new contract could be negotiated with another supplier. The Company does not engage in speculative gasoline trading transactions or otherwise assume unusual market risks with respect thereto. See Item 7. "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Risks and Uncertainties" for additional discussion of certain market risks. REGULATORY MATTERS Federal, state or local laws regulate the hours of operation and the sale of certain products, typically including alcoholic beverages, gasoline, tobacco products and lottery and lotto tickets. The most significant of such regulations limits or governs the sale of alcoholic beverages and the storage and sale of gasoline. See Item 7. "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Risks and Uncertainties." Sale of Alcoholic Beverages - State and local regulatory agencies have the authority to approve, revoke, suspend or deny applications for and renewals of permits and licenses relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages and to impose various restrictions and sanctions. In many states and in Texas, retailers of alcoholic beverages have been held responsible for damages caused by intoxicated individuals who purchased alcoholic beverages from them. While the potential exposure to the Company as a seller of alcoholic beverages is substantial, the Company has adopted procedures to minimize such exposure and to-date, Management believes liability for such 6
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sales has not had a material adverse effect on the Company's financial position or results of operations. Storage and Sale of Gasoline - The operation and ownership of underground gasoline storage tanks ("USTs") are subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations. The Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") has issued regulations that establish requirements for (i) maintaining leak detection methods and equipment, (ii) upgrading USTs, (iii) taking corrective action in response to releases, (iv) UST removal to prevent future releases, (v) keeping appropriate records, and (vi) maintaining evidence of financial responsibility for taking corrective action and compensating third parties for bodily injury and property damage resulting from releases. These regulations also empower states to develop, administer and enforce their own regulatory programs, incorporating requirements which are at least as stringent as the federal standards. In order to ensure compliance with the federal and state environmental laws, the Company has developed a comprehensive gasoline storage and dispensing plan. During fiscal 1993, the Company refined the plan such that its primary focus is on upgrading gasoline dispensing equipment in accordance with upcoming deadlines imposed by regulatory authorities and on providing for the cleanup of existing and future contaminated sites. The gasoline plan generally covers all properties owned and leased by the Company. Management believes that its existing gasoline storage and dispensing procedures and planned capital expenditures will keep the Company in compliance with all federal and state environmental regulations. Environmental Capital Commitments - The Company has adopted approved tank system release detection methods on all owned or operated USTs and currently utilizes the Statistical Inventory Reconciliation Method for the release detection on its USTs located in Texas. This method involves statistical analysis of gasoline inventory changes to detect UST releases. All of the Company's USTs in Texas have been upgraded with the required spill/overfill prevention equipment. By December 22, 1998, the Company's USTs must be upgraded with corrosion protection equipment under applicable federal regulations. The Company estimates that 63% of its USTs are currently in compliance with such regulations, either through the installation of fiberglass or steel fiberglass tanks or by adding cathodic protection to existing steel tanks. In addition, the EPA has required that by January 1, 1996, UST operators must install flow governors which restrict dispensing volumes per minute. Management of the Company believes that the Company's long-range capital budget contains sufficient funds necessary to make the required equipment upgrades prior to the 1996 and 1998 deadlines. In addition to the foregoing, the EPA has ranked the air quality in major cities in the United States based on the level of ozone measured. Houston and Dallas/Fort Worth are two areas in which the Company currently conducts operations which are considered to be ozone non-attainment areas. The Houston market is classified in the severe ozone non-attainment category while the Dallas/Fort Worth area is classified in the moderate ozone non-attainment category. Under rules promulgated by the EPA and the state of Texas, gasoline dispensing facilities in the two areas were required to have Stage II Vapor Recovery Equipment by November 15, 1994 on all units except those that have not dispensed more than 10,000 gallons in any one month since January 1991. In addition, the Clean Air Act mandated that UST operators in the non-attainment areas adopt a "two point" fuel delivery unloading system which has been installed in all of the Company's USTs which require the system (approximately 73% of the Company's USTs). During fiscal 1995 and 1994, the Company spent $4.8 million and $6.6 million, respectively, on environmental capital equipment, including $4.5 million and $6.1 million, respectively, on Stage II Vapor Recovery Equipment. In order to ultimately comply with the aforementioned regulations by the mandated deadlines, the Company estimates it will be required to spend approximately $6.0 million on additional equipment and installation through fiscal 1999. Management believes that it has allocated sufficient resources in its long-term capital budget to comply with the 7
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improvements required by the state of Texas and EPA regulations to be completed by the end of 1999. Environmental Remediation Contingency - The Company's environmental remediation exposure is related to the cleanup of contaminated soil and ground water caused by releases from underground gasoline storage tanks and underground piping systems and claims for third party damages relating to such releases. The Company spent $1.2 million in fiscal 1995 on environmental remediation activities as compared to $1.3 million in fiscal 1994 and $1.3 million in fiscal 1993. The Company estimates that it will incur approximately $5.7 million for environmental remediation expenditures through 1999. At June 30, 1995 and 1994, the accrued environmental liability totalled $19.6 million and $20.8 million, respectively. The actual cost of remediating contaminated sites, removing tanks and settling third party damage claims may be substantially lower or higher than that accrued due to the difficulty in estimating such costs and due to potential changes in the status of regulations and state reimbursement programs. The Company does not believe that any such amount below or in excess of that accrued can be reasonably estimated. The state of Texas and other states in which the Company previously operated have established trust funds for the reimbursement of costs related to certain remediation activities. The Company has filed or expects to file claims aggregating approximately $3.0 million with the states to recover a portion of the funds which it has expended or expects to expend on remediation activities. The Company believes the claims it has filed or expects to file will be paid, although collection may occur over a period of several years. The Company is required by state regulations to maintain evidence of financial responsibility for taking corrective action on remediation activities. In order to be in compliance with these requirements, the Company has successfully established that it is self-insured with the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission. EMPLOYEES As of June 30, 1995, the Company had approximately 4,800 employees, of whom approximately 209 are executive and supervisory personnel, approximately 4,100 are full-time store employees, and the balance are full-time staff personnel and part-time store employees. The Company experiences the high rate of turnover of store employees prevalent in the convenience store industry. The Company is not a party to any collective bargaining agreement and believes its relations with its employees to be satisfactory. COMPETITION The convenience store industry is highly competitive, and the Company competes with other convenience stores, local and national grocery store chains, gasoline service stations, drug stores, fast food operations, vending machines, discount stores and other types of retail outlets. The Company is the largest operator, or among the largest operators, of convenience stores in its major market areas. Each of the Company's stores competes primarily in its surrounding neighborhood, and the ability of each store to compete is largely dependent on location, access, signage, store size, population growth, demographics and product mix. The Company also encounters competition from gasoline service stations which have installed facilities for the sale of other consumer items. These gasoline service stations have become a significant competitor within the convenience store industry. Although competition from gasoline retailers has increased in recent years, the Company's traditional convenience store competitors have significantly curtailed their new store construction programs in, or withdrawn from, some of the Company's major market areas as a result of poor 8
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operating performance. Nevertheless, the Company cannot predict the extent to which its major competitors may further reduce or expand their operations in cities where the Company operates. CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY REORGANIZATION On December 9, 1991, the Company and substantially all of its wholly-owned active subsidiaries (the "Debtor Group") filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (the "Bankruptcy Code") in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division (the "Bankruptcy Court"). The filing was precipitated by the loss of vendor credit which had become critical to the Company's financing needs as a result of poor operating results. On February 25, 1993, the Bankruptcy Court confirmed the Plan of Reorganization, and the reorganization became effective March 9, 1993 (the "Effective Date"). The Plan of Reorganization was designed to repay all priority creditors in full on the Effective Date or thereafter (as provided in the Plan of Reorganization) and to repay secured creditors in full over time with interest. Pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization, allowed unsecured claims totalling approximately $137.5 million were cancelled in exchange for $9.3 million of cash, $1.0 million of new indebtedness and 5.91 million shares of newly issued Common Stock of the Reorganized Company. All existing shares of the Predecessor Company's Series E Preferred Stock and common stock were exchanged for a total of 90,000 shares of the Reorganized Company's Common Stock. In addition, warrants to purchase up to an additional 1.35 million shares of the Reorganized Company's Common Stock at $17.75 per share were distributed to the holders of the Predecessor Company's publicly-held subordinated debentures, the Series E Preferred Stock and the Predecessor Company's common stock. All alleged seniority rights arising under the indentures relating to the publicly-held subordinated debentures were deemed satisfied and cancelled as of the Effective Date. On September 6, 1995, the Bankruptcy Court signed an Order Providing for Closing Chapter 11 Cases. This Order closed the Chapter 11 cases of the Debtor Group in the Bankruptcy Court. See Item 3. "Legal Proceedings -- Reorganization Proceedings Under Chapter 11" for further discussion with respect to the Company's Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, Plan of Reorganization and settlement of claims. CIRCLE K TENDER OFFER On August 8, 1995, the Company received an unsolicited acquisition proposal from Circle K whereby Circle K offered to buy all of the Company's Common Stock for $17.00 cash per share. On August 11, 1995, Circle K proposed an amendment to the Company's by-laws to increase the number of directors from eight to seventeen and to repeal any by-law amendments adopted since January 1, 1994. The Company also received from Circle K a notice of the nomination of nine Circle K officers, directors or affiliates to fill the vacancies created by the proposed by-law amendment. On August 11, 1995, the Company also received from Bedford Falls Investors, L.P. ("Bedford"), a stockholder of the Company, a proposal regarding its intention to nominate four persons for election as directors at the Company's 1995 Annual Meeting, to propose, in effect, an amendment to the By-Laws to increase the number of directors to be elected at such meeting to five and to nominate a person for election to fill the resulting directorship. The Company's Board of Directors retained Merrill Lynch to advise it with respect to the proposal and on August 31, 1995, the Company announced that its Board had unanimously rejected Circle K's unsolicited proposal. Such conclusion was based, in part, upon the opinion of Merrill Lynch that the Circle K proposal was inadequate from a financial point of view. The Board of Directors also adopted a Stockholder Rights Plan (the "Rights Plan") designed to protect the Company from unfair or coercive takeover tactics and to assure that all of the Company's stockholders receive fair treatment in the event of any takeover proposal. The Board also authorized, in concept, certain agreements and the amendment of certain employment contracts and benefit plans of the Company. See Item 5. "Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters" for further discussion with respect to the Rights Plan. 9
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On September 7, 1995, Circle K commenced a tender offer for all outstanding shares of the Company's common stock (and associated rights to purchase preferred stock) and all outstanding stock purchase warrants at $20.00 and $2.25 in cash, respectively. The tender offer is conditioned on the tender of a minimum number of outstanding shares and warrants, as well as certain other conditions. On September 18, 1995, the Company's Board of Directors unanimously determined to reject Circle K's tender offer and recommended that NCS securityholders not tender any of their securities pursuant to the offer. The Board based its decision in part upon the opinion of the Company's financial advisor, Merrill Lynch & Co., that the consideration offered to NCS securityholders in the Circle K offer was inadequate to NCS securityholders from a financial point of view. At the same meeting, the Board reviewed and discussed an unsolicited proposal received after the close of business on September 14, 1995 from another party to acquire the Company at a significantly higher price than the Circle K Offer. The Board determined not to accept this proposal. However, given all of the information available, including the unsolicited proposal, the Board has instructed management and Merrill Lynch to explore the Company's strategic alternatives, including the possible sale of the Company to a third party. The Board intends to invite interested parties, including Circle K and the other party, to participate in this process. 10
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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF REGISTRANT The following table sets forth the names, ages and certain additional information regarding the Company's executive officers: [Enlarge/Download Table] Name and Position Age Business Experience ----------------------------------------- --- -------------------------------------------------------- V.H. Van Horn (1) 57 Director, President and Chief Executive Officer since Director, President and February 1975; employee of the Company since March Chief Executive Officer 1966. Director of Southdown, Inc. (cement and concrete manufacturing). A.J. Gallerano (1) 53 Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Senior Vice President, General since September 1989; Vice President, General Counsel Counsel and Secretary and Secretary from October 1979 to August 1989. Arnold Van Zanten (1) 53 Senior Vice President - Administration since May 1992; Senior Vice President- Vice President - Systems from April 1989 to April 1992. Administration C.R. Wortham, Jr. (1) 56 Senior Vice President - Real Estate and Gasoline since Senior Vice President - Real Estate August 1989; Vice President - Real Estate and Gasoline and Gasoline from July 1988 to July 1989; Vice President - Real Estate from June 1985 to June 1988. Brian Fontana (1) 37 Vice President - Chief Financial Officer since December Vice President - Chief 1993; Vice President and Treasurer from August 1993 to Financial Officer November 1993; Treasurer from February 1992 to July 1993; Assistant Treasurer from April 1990 to February 1992. Douglas B. Binford (1) 51 Vice President - Marketing since November 1994. Senior Vice President - Marketing Vice President of Sales and Merchandising for Red Food Stores Incorporated (grocery store chain) from July 1989 through October 1994. Janice E. Bryant (1) 44 Vice President - Controller since February 1995. Vice Vice President - Controller President and Controller of Continental Airlines, Inc. from August 1993 through January 1995. Controller and various positions with Continental Airlines Holdings, Inc. (formerly Texas Air Corporation; airline holding company) from October 1981 through July 1993. ___________________ (1) Mr. Van Horn and the Company have entered into a contract pursuant to which Mr. Van Horn will serve as President and Chief Executive Officer until at least June 2000. All other officers serve pursuant to three year contracts that expire in August 1998, except Ms. Bryant and Mr. Binford, who serve pursuant to one year contracts that expire in August 1996. All of the executive officers, except Messrs. Fontana and Binford and Ms. Bryant, 11
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were executive officers of the Company as of December 9, 1991 when the Company and substantially all of its wholly-owned active subsidiaries filed petitions for voluntary reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. 12
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PART III ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT Article X of the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that the directors of the Company shall be divided into three classes, and further, that the number of directors shall be fixed by, and in the manner provided in, the By-Laws. The By-Laws of the Company provide for eight authorized directors. The Class I directors were reelected at the 1993 Annual Stockholders Meeting for a three year term to serve through the 1996 Annual Stockholders Meeting, and the Class II directors were reelected at the 1994 Annual Stockholders Meeting for a three year term to serve through the 1997 Annual Stockholders Meeting. Class III directors will be elected at the Company's 1995 Annual Stockholders Meeting. Mr. Luellen became a Class III director in 1993 after nomination by certain creditors specified in the Plan of Reorganization, and Mr. Sosa became a Class III director after nomination by a committee consisting of Mr. Stobaugh and Mr. Luellen which was created pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization. As of September 18, 1995, the 1995 Annual Stockholders Meeting and the record date therefor were postponed to undetermined dates. The following table sets forth information concerning each director, including his name, age, positions with the Company, class and year of his initially becoming a director. [Enlarge/Download Table] Positions with Director Class of Name Age the Company Since Director ----------------------------- --- ------------------------------------- --------------- -------- V. H. Van Horn 57 Director; President and Chief 1975 I Executive Officer Dunbar N. Chambers, Jr. 60 Director; Member of Compensation 1964 II Committee Charles J. Luellen 65 Director; Member of Compensation and 1993 III Nominating Committees Raymond W. Oeland, Jr. 60 Director; Member of Audit Committee 1959 I Lionel Sosa 56 Director; Member of Audit Committee 1993 III Richard C. Steadman 63 Director; Chairman of the Board of 1969 III Directors; Member of Compensation Committee Robert B. Stobaugh, DBA 67 Director; Member of Audit and 1973 II Nominating Committees William Key Wilde 62 Director; Member of Compensation 1959 III Committee Mr. Van Horn has, for more than the past five years, served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Van Horn also serves as a director of Southdown, Inc., Houston, Texas, a cement and ready-mixed concrete company. Mr. Chambers has, for more than the past five years, been Chairman of the Board of Directors of Chambco, Inc., which, through its subsidiaries and related investments, engages in real estate investment, development and management, ranching and other investments. Mr. Luellen served, until his retirement in 1992, as President and Chief Operating Officer of Ashland Oil, Inc., Ashland, Kentucky. Mr. Luellen also serves as a director of Tosco Corp., a refining corporation. Mr. Oeland has, for more than the past five years, been a private investor. 13
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Mr. Sosa has, since January 1994, served as Chairman of D'Arcy, Masius, Benton & Bowles, Inc., an advertising firm located in San Antonio, Texas. Prior to January 1994, Mr. Sosa served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sosa, Bromley, Aguilar & Associates, San Antonio, Texas for more than five years. Mr. Sosa also serves as a director of Bank of America, Texas, a subsidiary of Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association, N.A. Mr. Steadman serves as Chairman of the Company's Board of Directors. For more than the past five years, Mr. Steadman has been a private investor. Mr. Steadman also serves as a director of Storage Technology Corporation, Louisville, Colorado, a manufacturer of storage devices for mainframe computers. Mr. Stobaugh has been a Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration for more than the past five years. Mr. Stobaugh is also a director of Ashland Oil, Inc., Ashland, Kentucky, as well as a Director of American International Petroleum Corporation, New York, New York. Mr. Wilde has, for more than the past five years, been a partner in the law firm of Bracewell & Patterson, L.L.P., Houston, Texas. Certain information with respect to the Company's executive officers is set forth in Item 1. "Business -- Executive Officers of the Registrant," and is incorporated by reference herein. COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(A) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT Under the securities laws of the United States, the Company's directors, executive officers and any persons holding more than ten percent of the Company's Common Stock are required to report their initial ownership of the Company's Common Stock and any subsequent changes in that ownership to the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Specific due dates for these reports have been established and the Company is required to disclose any failure to file by these dates during its fiscal year. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 1995, Mr. Steadman was late filing the Form 4 reporting (i) the acquisition of 79 shares of the Company's Common Stock as a creditor under the Company's bankruptcy, and (ii) the acquisition of 4,800 Warrants to purchase the Company's Common Stock. Mr. Stobaugh was late filing the Form 4 reporting the acquisition of 82 shares of Common Stock as a creditor under the Company's bankruptcy. All other filings were satisfied on a timely basis during the 1995 fiscal year. In making these disclosures, the Company has relied solely on written statements of its directors and executive officers and copies of the reports that they have filed with the Commission. ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE The following table sets forth information concerning all compensation for services rendered in all capacities to the Company during the fiscal years indicated for the chief executive officer and the four other most highly compensated executive officers of the Company who were serving as such on June 30, 1995 (the "named executive officers"). 14
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[Enlarge/Download Table] Long-Term Annual Compensation Compensation ---------------------------------- ------------ Name and Fiscal Other Annual All Other Principal Position Year Salary Bonus Compensation Options(2) Compensation(3) ------------------ ---- --------- -------- ------------ ------------- --------------- V.H. Van Horn . . . . . 1995 $418,461 $504,000 (1) 0 $75,600 President and Chief 1994 400,000 133,000 (1) 0 20,578 Executive Officer 1993 400,000 200,000 (1) 150,000 0 A.J. Gallerano . . . . 1995 $190,400 $194,922 (1) 0 $29,238 Senior Vice President, 1994 182,000 67,760 (1) 0 5,759 General Counsel and 1993 182,000 103,980 (1) 60,000 0 Secretary C.R. Wortham, Jr. . . . 1995 $183,077 $187,425 (1) 0 $28,114 Senior Vice President - 1994 175,000 81,500 (1) 0 7,500 Real Estate and Gasoline 1993 172,405 99,750 (1) 60,000 0 Arnold Van Zanten . . . 1995 $162,154 $166,005 (1) 0 $24,901 Senior Vice President - 1994 155,000 102,900 (1) 0 11,685 Administration 1993 155,000 88,350 (1) 60,000 0 Brian Fontana . . . . . 1995 $130,769 $111,563 (1) 0 $16,734 Vice President - Chief 1994 115,519 86,200 (1) 0 10,763 Financial Officer 1993 89,234 16,200 (1) 30,000 0 __________ (1) The officers receive certain perquisites such as car allowances and insurance benefits; however, the value of such perquisites did not exceed the lesser of $50,000 or 10% of the officer's salary and bonus. (2) All options granted during fiscal 1993 were granted pursuant to the Company's 1993 Non-Qualified Option Plan, which was implemented pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization. (3) The amounts presented as All Other Compensation include the amounts the Company contributed or accrued for the accounts of the executive officers in connection with (i) the defined contribution feature of the Company's Officers' Retirement Plan (see "Officers' Retirement Plan"), and (ii) the Company's 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (see "Profit Sharing Plan"). OTHER COMPENSATION -- 1993 OPTION PLAN The Company maintains the National Convenience Stores Incorporated 1993 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan (the "Option Plan"). The Option Plan provides for the issuance of options to purchase up to a maximum of 900,000 shares of Common Stock to directors, management employees (including officers) and other key employees of the Company. The Plan is administered by the Board of Directors. Pursuant to the Company's Plan of Reorganization and the Option Plan, options covering a total of 865,000 shares of Common Stock had been granted to employees and directors of the Company as of June 30, 1995, each of which grants was subject to a three-year vesting schedule. Any such options not already vested will vest upon a change of control (as defined in the Option Plan) of the Company. No options were granted to any of the named executive officers during fiscal 1995. 15
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AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN FISCAL 1995 AND FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION VALUES The following table sets forth certain information concerning the exercise in fiscal 1995 of options to purchase Common Stock by the named executive officers and the unexercised options to purchase Common Stock held by such individuals at June 30, 1995. [Enlarge/Download Table] Number of Value of Unexercised Shares Number of Unexercised Options at Acquired Options at June 30, 1995 June 30, 1995 (2) on Value ------------------- ----------------- Name Exercise(1) Realized Exercisable/Unexercisable Exercisable/Unexercisable ---- ----------- -------- ------------------------- ------------------------- V. H. Van Horn . . 0 $0 100,000/50,000 $212,500/$106,250 A. J. Gallerano . . 0 $0 40,000/20,000 $85,000/$42,500 C. R. Wortham, Jr. 0 $0 40,000/20,000 $85,000/$42,500 Arnold Van Zanten . 0 $0 40,000/20,000 $85,000/$42,500 Brian Fontana . . . 0 $0 20,000/10,000 $42,500/$21,250 ---------- (1) Exercise price for each option is $10.50. (2) The value of options at June 30, 1995 has been calculated based on the closing price of the Company's Common Stock on The New York Stock Exchange on June 30, 1995 as reported in The Wall Street Journal ($12-5/8) less the relevant exercise price per share, multiplied by the relevant number of shares. On October 2, 1995 the closing price of the Common Stock was $23-3/4 per share. DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN -- OFFICERS' RETIREMENT PLAN The Company maintains an Officers' Retirement Plan which was amended and restated effective August 31, 1995. Participation in the Officers' Retirement Plan is limited to management personnel who have a significant impact upon the formulation of the Company's policies and its profitability. Pension benefits under the Officers' Retirement Plan are determined primarily by the average of the highest three of the last five years compensation and credited years of service, up to a maximum of 30 years. The following table shows estimated annual pension benefits payable upon retirement in specified compensation and years of service classifications, assuming retirement at age 65. [Enlarge/Download Table] Average Earnings Years of Service ---------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 10 15 20 25 30 - -- -- -- -- -- $ 200,000 . . . . . $ 20,000 $ 40,000 $ 60,000 $ 80,000 $100,000 $120,000 400,000 . . . . . 40,000 80,000 120,000 160,000 200,000 240,000 600,000 . . . . . 60,000 120,000 180,000 240,000 300,000 360,000 800,000 . . . . . 80,000 160,000 240,000 320,000 400,000 480,000 1,000,000 . . . . . 100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 500,000 600,000 1,200,000 . . . . . 120,000 240,000 360,000 480,000 600,000 720,000 The compensation covered by the Officers' Retirement Plan is the officer's salary plus any bonuses as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. The estimated credited years of service for each of the named executive officers are as follows: Mr. Van Horn: 30 years; Mr. Gallerano: 16 16
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years; Mr. Wortham: 17 years; Mr. Van Zanten: 14 years; and Mr. Fontana: 5 years. The basis on which pension benefits are computed at a participant's retirement at age 65 is joint-life annuity amounts for married participants and single-life annuity amounts for single participants. The pension benefits shown in the table are not subject to any reduction for Social Security or other offset amounts. The Officers' Retirement Plan permits participants to elect, in advance, to receive a lump sum distribution, or three equal annual installments, at retirement in lieu of the pension benefits otherwise payable over a period of time to such participant. Prior to the amendment on August 31, 1995, the Officers' Retirement Plan included a defined contribution feature pursuant to which the Company committed, through June 30, 1995, to contribute an annual amount for the benefit of each participant equal to 15% of such participant's annual bonus, if any (the "Company 15% Bonus Contribution"). For the year ended June 30, 1995, the amounts which the Company contributed for the named executive officers were as follows: Mr. Van Horn -- $75,600; Mr. Gallerano -- $29,238; Mr. Wortham -- $28,114; Mr. Van Zanten -- $24,901; and Mr. Fontana -- $16,734. Prior to the Officers' Retirement Plan being amended effective August 31, 1995, a participant in the Officers' Retirement Plan became fully vested in his pension benefit upon the later to occur of (i) December 15, 1998, or (ii) the participant attaining five years of credited service. Effective August 31, 1995, the Officers' Retirement Plan was amended to provide that participants become fully vested in their pension benefits after five years of credited service. A participant becomes fully vested in the Company 15% Bonus Contribution upon the participant remaining an employee for three years after such contribution is credited to the participant. In addition, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined below) a participant shall become fully vested in his pension benefit and the Company 15% Bonus Contribution. The definition of the term "Change in Control" was amended effective August 31, 1995 to include additional events; and, as so amended, means the occurrence with respect to the Company of any of the following events: (i) a report on Schedule 13D is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), disclosing that any person, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than the Company (or one of its subsidiaries) or any employee benefit plan sponsored by the Company (or one of its subsidiaries), is the beneficial owner (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of 20 percent or more of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company or the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities of the Company; (ii) a report is filed by the Company disclosing a response to either Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act, or to Item 1 of Form 8-K promulgated under the Exchange Act, or to any similar reporting requirement subsequently promulgated by the SEC; (iii) any person, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than the Company (or one of its subsidiaries) or any employee benefit plan sponsored by the Company (or one of its subsidiaries), shall purchase securities pursuant to a tender offer or exchange offer to acquire any common stock of the Company (or securities convertible into common stock) for cash, securities or any other consideration, provided that after consummation of the offer, the person, entity or group in question is the beneficial owner (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of 20 percent or more of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities of the Company (as determined under paragraph (d) of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, in the case of rights to acquire common stock); 17
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(iv) the stockholders of the Company shall approve: (A) any merger, consolidation, or reorganization of the Company: (1) in which the Company is not the continuing or surviving corporation, (2) pursuant to which shares of common stock of the Company would be converted into cash, securities or other property, (3) with a corporation which prior to such merger, consolidation, or reorganization owned 20 percent or more of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities of the Company, or (4) in which the Company will not survive as an independent, publicly-owned corporation; (B) any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all or substantially all the assets of the Company; or (C) any liquidation or dissolution of the Company; (v) the stockholders of the Company shall approve a merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, exchange offer, purchase of assets or other transaction after the consummation of which any person, entity or group (as defined in accordance with Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act) would own beneficially in excess of 50% of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company or in excess of 50% of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities of the Company; (vi) the Company's common stock ceases to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange; (vii) the existence of a Distribution Date as defined in the Rights Agreement of the Company dated August 31, 1995; or (viii) during any period of two consecutive years, the individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board of Directors of the Company cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company, unless the election or nomination for election by the Company's stockholders of each new director during any such two-year period was approved by the vote of two-thirds of the directors then still in office who were directors at the beginning of such two-year period. To fund the benefits payable under the Officers' Retirement Plan, the Company has established an irrevocable trust for the benefit of the officers participating in such plan. Immediately prior to a Change in Control (as defined above), the Company is required to contribute to the irrevocable trust an amount sufficient to pay all benefits under the Officers' Retirement Plan calculated as of the day prior to the Change in Control. COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS The Company pays each outside director of the Company an annual fee of $36,300. An additional fee of $42,350 is paid to the Chairman of the Board. Fees payable to directors serving less than the entire fiscal year are prorated. The Company also reimburses travel and related expenses incurred by directors in attending meetings of the Board. No director receives additional 18
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compensation for serving on committees of the Board or for attending meetings of the Board or such committees. The Company maintains a Directors' Retirement Plan, which was amended and restated effective August 31, 1995. Prior to the amendment, non-employee directors were generally entitled to be paid an annual retirement benefit equal to two-thirds of the annual fee paid by the Company to its directors for serving on the Company's Board. The August 31, 1995 amendment increased the retirement benefit for non-employee directors to 100% of the current amount of the Company's directors' annual fees and eliminated a provision that, in general, had prevented directors from collecting retirement benefits prior to attaining 70 years of age. Benefits under the Directors' Retirement Plan commence on the director's retirement from service on the Board, and continue, in general, for a period of time equal to the period of time he served as a director of the Company. To fund the benefits payable under the Directors' Retirement Plan, the Company has established an irrevocable trust for the benefit of the non-employee directors participating in such plan. Immediately prior to a Change in Control (as defined in the Officers' Retirement Plan, as described above), the Company is required to contribute to the irrevocable trust an amount sufficient to pay all benefits under the Directors' Retirement Plan calculated as of the day prior to the Change in Control. The definition of the term "Change in Control" was amended by the August 31, 1995 amendments to include additional Change in Control events. The Option Plan provided that each outside director of the Company who was serving as such on the date 180 days after confirmation of the Company's Plan of Reorganization was to receive options covering 15,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $10.50 per share, and such options were granted to such persons on August 25, 1993. Two-thirds of such options were vested and exercisable as of August 25, 1995, and the remainder will vest and become exercisable on August 25, 1996 or upon an earlier change of control (as defined in the Option Plan) of the Company. Effective August 31, 1995, the Company entered into a Director Agreement with each non-employee director of the Company. Each Director Agreement, in general, provides that in the event any payment or distribution by the Company or any of its affiliates to or for the benefit of the director is subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), the Company will pay to the director an additional payment or payments in an amount sufficient to make such director whole for any such tax and for any excise and other tax imposed on any such additional payment or payments. The directors and executive officers of the Company have entered into indemnification agreements whereby the Company has agreed to indemnify such persons and advance expenses as provided in such agreements to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS AND TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND CHANGE IN CONTROL ARRANGEMENTS The Company has entered into an Agreement Amending and Restating Employment Agreement (the "Employment Agreements") with each of the individuals named in the Summary Compensation Table. The Company's Employment Agreement with Mr. Van Horn relates to his service as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and provides that the Company will pay Mr. Van Horn a minimum salary of $420,000 annually. Mr. Van Horn's Employment Agreement provides for an annual bonus opportunity of not less than $200,000, the amount of which is based on percentages of Mr. Van Horn's annual salary if the Company satisfies certain corresponding earnings levels as determined by the Board for each fiscal year. Additionally, pursuant to his Employment Agreement, Mr. Van Horn is entitled to reimbursement of expenses and to participate in any other bonus plan, profit sharing plan, stock option plan, vacation, retirement benefit, medical 19
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and dental benefits, individual or group life insurance plans and other plans, programs, arrangements and policies as are or may be normally and customarily provided by the Company. Mr. Van Horn's Employment Agreement expires on June 30, 2000. The Employment Agreement may also be terminated by the Company or by Mr. Van Horn on 30 days' written notice. If the Company terminates Mr. Van Horn's Employment Agreement with "Cause" (as defined below in this paragraph) before or after a Change in Control, or if Mr. Van Horn terminates his Employment Agreement without "Good Reason" (as defined below in this paragraph) or without "Good Reason-Change in Control" (as defined below), the Company will be required to pay Mr. Van Horn in cash in one lump sum within 30 days of the termination date the amount of annual salary earned through such termination date plus all other benefits earned through such date, excluding any bonus. If Mr. Van Horn terminates his Employment Agreement with Good Reason before a Change in Control or if the Company terminates his Employment Agreement without Cause before a Change in Control, or if Mr. Van Horn terminates his Employment Agreement with Good Reason-Change in Control, the Company will be required to (i) pay Mr. Van Horn cash within 30 days of the termination date equal to the aggregate amount of the salary and other benefits earned through the termination date, and (ii) continue to pay Mr. Van Horn through June 30, 2000 (A) an annual salary of the greater of $420,000 or Mr. Van Horn's salary on his termination date, and (B) an annual bonus equal to the greater of either (a) the average bonus earned by Mr. Van Horn for the two entire annual periods ended on June 30 immediately preceding Mr. Van Horn's termination date or (b) the average bonus earned by Mr. Van Horn for the two fiscal years of the Company immediately preceding the fiscal year in which a Change in Control occurs. If there is a Change in Control, the Company will be required to pay Mr. Van Horn, in addition to the amounts described above, an amount of bonus calculated in accordance with the Employment Agreement in cash within 30 days of a Change in Control. The term "Cause" as defined in Mr. Van Horn's Employment Agreement means Mr. Van Horn's gross or willful neglect of his duties which is not cured within 30 days after notice from the Company. The term "Good Reason" as defined in Mr. Van Horn's Employment Agreement means the Company breaches any material provision of his Employment Agreement which is not cured within 30 days after notice from Mr. Van Horn, or the Company removes Mr. Van Horn from his position as President and Chief Executive Officer, or otherwise relieves him of his responsibilities for any reason, but does not include any breach that occurs after the occurrence of a Change in Control. The Company has entered into Employment Agreements with each of the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table other than Mr. Van Horn (the "Executives"). Pursuant to such Employment Agreements, the Company employs Mr. Gallerano as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at an annual salary commencing July 1, 1995 of $200,000, Mr. Wortham as Senior Vice President-Real Estate and Gasoline at an annual salary commencing July 1, 1995 of $183,750, Mr. Van Zanten as Senior Vice President-Administration at an annual salary commencing July 1, 1995 of $170,000, and Mr. Fontana as Vice President-Chief Financial Officer at an annual salary commencing July 1, 1995 of $150,000. The Employment Agreements for the Executives provide for a bonus to be paid to each Executive based on certain percentages of each Executive's annual salary if the Company satisfies certain corresponding earnings levels as determined by the Board for each fiscal year. Additionally, pursuant to the Employment Agreements, each Executive is entitled to reimbursement of expenses and to participate in any other bonus plan, profit sharing plan, stock option plan, vacation, retirement benefit, medical and dental benefits, individual or group life insurance plans and other plans, programs, arrangements and policies as are or may be normally and customarily provided by the Company. The Employment Agreements for the Executives each expire on August 31, 1998, but may also be terminated by the Company or by the Executive on 30 days' written notice. If the Company terminates an Employment Agreement with Cause, as defined below, or if an Executive terminates 20
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an Employment Agreement without Good Reason or Good Reason-Change in Control, each as defined below, the Company will be required to pay the Executive in cash within 30 days of the termination date the amount of annual salary earned through such termination date plus all other benefits earned through such date. If an Executive terminates his Employment Agreement with Good Reason or if the Company terminates his Employment Agreement without Cause, before a Change in Control, the Company will be required to pay the Executive cash within 30 days of the termination date equal to the aggregate of the full amount of all salary that otherwise would have been paid to the Executive for the remaining term of the Employment Agreement, plus all other benefits earned through the termination date. If an Executive terminates his Employment Agreement with Good Reason-Change in Control, or if the Company terminates his Employment Agreement without Cause on or after the occurrence of a Change in Control, the Company will be required to pay the Executive the amounts described in the preceding sentence as well as a bonus calculated as provided in the Employment Agreements. As used above, the term "Cause" means willful misconduct by the Executive, gross neglect by the Executive of his duties which continues for more than 30 days after notice from the Company, the commission by the Executive of a felony or the commission by the Executive of an act not in good faith, which is directly detrimental to the Company and exposes the Company to material liability. As used herein, the term "Change in Control" shall have the same meaning as defined under "Officers' Retirement Plan." The term "Good Reason" means a breach of any material provision of an Employment Agreement which is not cured within 30 days after the Executive gives written notice thereof to the Company but does not include any breach that occurs after a Change in Control. The term "Good Reason-Change in Control" means a determination, after the occurrence of a Change in Control, by Mr. Van Horn or an Executive, as the case may be, that any one or more specified events has occurred, including among other things, any change in the Executive's responsibilities and any reduction in the Executive's compensation or benefits. The Employment Agreements provide that neither Mr. Van Horn nor the Executives will be liable for any damages resulting from their respective actions if they acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company. The Employment Agreements for Mr. Van Horn and the Executives also provide that if and to the extent that any payment or distribution by the Company or any of its affiliates to or for the benefit of such officer would be subject to any excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of the Code, such officer will receive an additional payment or payments in an amount sufficient to make such officer whole for any such tax and for any excise and other tax imposed on any such payment or payments. Mr. Binford and Ms. Bryant have one year employment agreements in substantially the same form as the Employment Agreements with the Executives referred to above. PROFIT SHARING PLAN The Company has a Section 401(k) profit sharing plan available to all employees eligible under the Code. During 1995, the Company made matching contributions at a level equal to 100% of employees' before-tax contributions, up to 3% of salary. The executive officers did not participate in the plan during fiscal 1995. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN In 1985 the Company established an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the "ESOP"). Pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization, the ESOP Trustee received 9,706 shares of Common Stock and 16,179 Warrants. The Company intends to terminate the ESOP and has filed for a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service regarding the tax consequences of the proposed termination. The Company has not yet received such a ruling. 21
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COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION The members of the Compensation Committee during the year ended June 30, 1995 were Messrs. Chambers, Luellen, Steadman and Wilde, none of whom is an employee of the Company. Mr. Wilde is a member of Bracewell & Patterson, L.L.P., Houston, Texas, a law firm retained by the Company from time to time. During fiscal 1995, the full Board (with Mr. Van Horn, who serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, abstaining from voting on compensation decisions) performed the functions normally delegated to the Compensation Committee. 22
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ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT The following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial ownership of the Company's Common Stock as of September 1, 1995, by (i) all directors, (ii) each of the named executive officers and (iii) all executive officers and directors of the Company as a group. Pursuant to the Company's Revised Fourth Amended and Restated Joint Plan of Reorganization, which was confirmed by order of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (Houston Division) entered on February 25, 1993, and which became effective on March 9, 1993, a number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by certain of the Company's creditors were issued to Boatmen's Trust Company ("Boatmen's"), as agent for the beneficial owners of such shares pending the determination of the number of shares properly allocable to each such creditor (such shares issued to Boatmen's as agent for such creditors being herein called the "Creditors' Shares"). As of September 1, 1995, Boatmen's held 373,588 of the Creditor's Shares, constituting approximately 6.1% of the Company's outstanding Common Stock. All information below with respect to beneficial ownership has been furnished to the Company by the respective directors and executive officers. [Download Table] Amount and Nature of Beneficial Percent of Name Ownership (1) Class ---- --------- ----- V.H. Van Horn 105,318 (2) 1.7 Dunbar N. Chambers, Jr. 10,139 (3) * Charles J. Luellen 10,000 (4) * Raymond W. Oeland, Jr. 10,000 (4) * Lionel Sosa 10,000 (4) * Richard C. Steadman 61,622 (5) 1.0 Robert B. Stobaugh, DBA 10,722 (4) * William Key Wilde 13,061 (6) * A. J. Gallerano 40,342 (7) * C. R. Wortham, Jr. 40,086 (8) * Arnold Van Zanten 40,117 (9) * Brian Fontana 20,002 (10) * All directors and executive officers as a group (14 persons) 381,409 5.9 * Less than one percent. _______________ (1) Except as otherwise indicated, all such shares of Common Stock are owned with sole voting power and sole investment power. Information with respect to beneficial ownership is based on information furnished to the Company by the individuals named or included in the group, and includes shares of Common Stock that such persons have or within 60 days after September 1, 1995 will have, the right to acquire pursuant to stock options or otherwise. (2) Includes (i) 64 shares of Common Stock held by Merrill Lynch Trust Company as trustee under the Company's ESOP (the "ESOP Trustee"), (ii) 1,292 shares of Common Stock held by Merrill Lynch Trust Company as trustee under the Company's Profit Sharing Plan (the "Profit Sharing Trustee") for Mr. Van Horn's account and as to which he has sole voting power, (iii) seven shares of Common Stock owned by Mr. Van Horn's family members, as to which beneficial ownership is disclaimed, (iv) an aggregate of 833 Warrants exercisable to acquire one share of Common Stock each at an exercise price of $17.75 per Warrant, of 23
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which 107 Warrants are held by the ESOP Trustee, 507 Warrants are held by the Profit Sharing Trustee and 14 Warrants are held by members of Mr. Van Horn's family, as to which beneficial ownership is disclaimed, and (v) exercisable options to acquire 100,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $10.50 per share. (3) Includes six Warrants and exercisable options to acquire 10,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $10.50 per share. (4) Includes exercisable options to acquire 10,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $10.50 per share. (5) Includes (i) 168 shares of Common Stock and 281 Warrants held by Mr. Steadman's wife, as to which beneficial ownership is disclaimed, (ii) 30,308 Warrants held by Mr. Steadman, (iii) 10,009 shares of Common Stock and 16 Warrants held by Oystercatcher Development, which is wholly owned by Mr. Steadman and his wife, and (iv) exercisable options to acquire 10,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $10.50 per share. (6) Includes 1,147 shares of Common Stock and 1,914 Warrants held by Graystone Investments, a partnership in which Mr. Wilde is a partner, and exercisable options to acquire 10,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $10.50 per share. (7) Includes (i) 33 shares of Common Stock held by the ESOP Trustee, (ii) 183 shares of Common Stock held by the Profit Sharing Plan Trustee, (iii) an aggregate of 120 Warrants, of which 55 Warrants are held by the ESOP Trustee and 55 Warrants are held by the Profit Sharing Trustee, and (iv) exercisable options to acquire 40,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $10.50 per share. (8) Includes (i) 27 shares of Common Stock held by the ESOP Trustee, (ii) 11 shares of Common Stock held by the Profit Sharing Trustee, (iii) an aggregate of 48 Warrants, of which 44 Warrants are held by the ESOP Trustee and four Warrants are held by the Profit Sharing Trustee, and (iv) exercisable options to acquire 40,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $10.50 per share. (9) Includes (i) seven shares of Common Stock held by the ESOP Trustee, (ii) 54 shares of Common Stock held by the Profit Sharing Trustee, (iii) an aggregate of 41 Warrants, of which 11 Warrants are held by the ESOP Trustee and five Warrants are held by the Profit Sharing Trustee, and (iv) exercisable options to acquire 40,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $10.50 per share. (10) Includes (i) one share of Common Stock held by the ESOP Trustee, (ii) one Warrant held by the ESOP Trustee, and (iii) exercisable options to acquire 20,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $10.50 per share. 24
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The following table sets forth information concerning the ownership of Common Stock by each person known to the Company to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the Common Stock, based on public filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission as of September 1, 1995 and certain information supplied to the Company by the persons listed below. [Download Table] Amount and Nature Name and Address of Beneficial Ownership Percent of of Beneficial Owner of Common Stock (1) Class ------------------- --------------------- ---------- Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Merrill Lynch Phoenix Fund, Inc. 250 Vesey Street New York, New York 10281 351,215 (2) 5.7 Quaker Capital Management Corporation The Arrott Building 401 Wood Street, Suite 1300 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-1824 355,762 (3) 5.8 _____________________________________ (1) Based upon its review of the facts and circumstances, the Company believes that neither of these positions is subject to the limitations set forth in Article V of the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation. (2) Includes 261,215 shares of Common Stock and 90,000 Warrants held by Merrill Lynch Phoenix Fund, Inc. (the "Phoenix Fund"), a registered investment company. An indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., acts as the general partner of Fund Asset Management, L.P., 800 Scudders Mill Road, Plainsboro, New Jersey, the investment advisor to the Phoenix Fund ("FAM"). Voting and dispositive power with respect to such securities are shared, and the Phoenix Fund, its general partner, FAM and Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. and its subsidiary, through which the general partner is owned, disclaim beneficial ownership of such securities. (3) Includes 7,500 shares of Common Stock for which Quaker Capital Management Corporation ("Quaker") has sole voting power and dispositive power. Also includes 348,262 shares of the Company's Common Stock owned by various investment advisory clients of Quaker and over which Quaker has discretionary authority and shared voting and dispositive power. Quaker disclaims beneficial ownership of the 348,262 shares which are owned by its clients. For certain information with respect to the Circle K Offer, see Item 1. "Business-Circle K Tender Offer." ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS Mr. Wilde, a director of the Company, is a partner of Bracewell & Patterson, L.L.P., Houston, Texas, a law firm retained by the Company from time to time. During fiscal 1994, the Company made two three-year unsecured loans in the aggregate amount of $300,000 (the "Prior Loans") with interest payable at 8 1/2% annually to the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. On August 31, 1995, the Company and the President and Chief Executive Officer entered into a Promissory Note (the "Note") in renewal, replacement and 25
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rearrangement of the Prior Loans. The Note was in the principal amount of $194,717.70 (the balance of the Prior Loans as a result of payments by Mr. Van Horn) and bore interest at 9% annually. Accrued interest was payable monthly beginning October 1, 1995 until August 31, 1996, when all then unpaid principal and accrued interest would have been due and payable. Mr. Van Horn paid the Note in full on September 25, 1995. 26
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SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. NATIONAL CONVENIENCE STORES INCORPORATED By: /s/ A. J. GALLERANO ___________________________________ A. J. Gallerano Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary October 5, 1995 27

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