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19-Feb-2009
Change in Directors or Principal Officers, Amendments to Articles of
On February 12, 2009, Mr. John C. Meng provided notice of his intention to resign from the Board of Directors of Integrys Energy Group, Inc., effective after the conclusion of the board meeting held on February 12, 2009. Mr. Meng is resigning for personal reasons and not as a result of any disagreement with Integrys Energy Group.
On February 12, 2009, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Integrys Energy Group approved the Integrys 2009 Executive Incentive Plan and its incentive award targets for 2009 for the executive officers of Integrys Energy Group and certain of its subsidiaries. Cash payouts may be earned on the basis of meeting financial goals related to various net income measures and non-financial goals related to employee safety and wellness, customer satisfaction, environmental impact, risk profile, and internal corporate support services performance. To earn any incentive based on the financial goals and to earn the full value of incentives based on non-financial goals, a minimum consolidated net income level must be reached for Integrys Energy Group. The threshold, target and superior levels for annual cash bonus that may be earned in 2009 for the Integrys Energy Group Chief Executive Officer are 50%, 100% and 150%, respectively, of base salary. The threshold, target and superior level for annual cash bonus that may be earned in 2009 for the other executive officers of Integrys Energy Group and its subsidiaries ranges from 20-50%, 40-100% and 60-150%, respectively, of base salary.
In addition, the final 2009 total compensation of Charles A. Schrock, who on December 18, 2008 was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Integrys Energy Group, effective January 1, 2009, was finalized and includes an annual base salary, effective as of January 1, 2009, of $800,000.
Effective February 12, 2009, the Integrys Energy Group Board of Directors approved the following amendments to its By-laws:
1) Article III, Section 2 to increase the size of the Board from 14 to 15 directors,
2) Article III, Sections 2 and 3 to provide that commencing with the election of directors at its 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, directors with terms expiring at an annual meeting will be elected to one-year terms. Pursuant to these proposed amendments, class C directors will be elected to one-year terms in 2009. In 2010 both class A and class C directors will be elected to one year terms, and in 2011 all directors will be elected to one year terms and the Board will then have a single class of directors,
3) Article IV to reflect an Executive Chairman position. Further clarifying amendments are also proposed throughout the By-laws where appropriate in light of this new officer position and to also clarify where needed to allow for both a Chief Executive Officer and President, and
4) Article II, Section 14 to provide for a variety of minor changes including clarifying that the By-laws provide for the exclusive means of submitting shareholder proposals, changing the period in which proposals can be submitted and requiring additional disclosures by a shareholder submitting a proposal as to its ownership interests in the company.
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