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PLEASE REVIEW THE ATTACHED MATERIALS AND SUBMIT YOUR VOTE PROMPTLY
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to elect, as members of the board of directors to serve for the ensuing year, the 11 nominees named in the Proxy Statement;
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Please note that attendance at the Annual Meeting will be limited to stockholders of Mueller Water Products, Inc. as of the record date (or their authorized representatives). You will be required to provide the admission ticket that is detachable from your proxy card or other evidence of ownership. If your shares are held by a bank or broker, please bring to the meeting your bank or broker statement evidencing your beneficial ownership of the Company’s stock as of the record date to gain admission to the meeting.
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"FOR" the amendment to the Amended and Restated 2006 Stock Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance under the Stock Plan by 4,500,000 shares (Proposal 3); and
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Howard L. Clark, Jr.
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2006
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Shirley C. Franklin
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Thomas J. Hansen
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Gregory E. Hyland
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Howard L. Clark, Jr.
is the Lead Director of the Board and has been a member of the Board since April 2006. He has been a director of Walter Energy, Inc. (“Walter Energy”, formerly Walter Industries, Inc.), a homebuilding, financial services and natural resources company, since March 1995. Mr. Clark served as Vice Chairman of Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC, from September 2008 through June 2011. He previously served as Vice Chairman of Lehman Brothers Inc., an investment banking firm, from February 1993 to September 2008 and, before that, as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Shearson Lehman Brothers Inc., an investment banking firm. Mr. Clark is also a director of United Rentals, Inc., an equipment rental company, and White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd., a financial services and insurance holding company.
Mr. Clark brings general management expertise, financial expertise, M&A experience, strategic planning expertise, corporate governance expertise, marketing expertise, international business experience and government and regulatory affairs experience. In particular, the Board considered his significant current and past experience serving in senior management positions in the investment banking and capital markets industries, and his valuable knowledge of executive management and corporate governance matters provided by his public company directorships and his career with and knowledge regarding major multinational investment banking and financial services corporations.
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Shirley C. Franklin
has been a member of the Board since November 2010. Ms. Franklin serves as Chair of the board of directors and Chief Executive Officer of Purpose Built Communities, Inc., a national non-profit organization established to transform struggling neighborhoods into sustainable communities. She also serves as Co-Chair of the Atlanta Regional Commission on Homelessness and Chair of the board of directors of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights. From 2002 to 2010, Ms. Franklin served as mayor of Atlanta, Georgia. Since July 2011, she has served as a director of Delta Air Lines, Inc., a provider of air transportation for passengers and cargo.
Ms. Franklin brings general management expertise, strategic planning expertise, marketing expertise and governmental and regulatory affairs experience. Ms. Franklin’s record of civic involvement and professional experience has spanned three decades, including her service as mayor of Atlanta, during which time she worked to rebuild the city’s water infrastructure.
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Thomas J. Hansen
has been a member of the Board since October 2011. Mr. Hansen is Vice Chairman of Illinois Tool Works Inc. (“ITW”), a manufacturer of fasteners and components, consumable systems and a variety of specialty products and equipment. Mr. Hansen joined ITW in 1980 as sales and marketing manager of the Shakeproof Industrial Products businesses. From 1998 until May 2006, he served as Executive Vice President of ITW. Mr. Hansen is a member of the Northern Illinois University Executive Club, a member of the Economics Club of Chicago, Chairman of The ITW Better Government Council, and a former member of the Board of Trustees of MAPI (Manufacturers Alliance). Mr. Hansen is a director of Terex Corporation, a diversified global manufacturer of a variety of machinery products. From 2005 through 2008, he served as director of CDW Corporation.
Mr. Hansen brings general management expertise, multiple-part manufacturing and operations experience, M&A experience, strategic planning expertise, corporate governance expertise, marketing expertise and international business experience. He is a senior executive of a large diversified industrial manufacturing company that faces many of the current economic, social and governance issues that the Company faces.
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Gregory E. Hyland
has served as Chairman of the Board since October 2005 and as President and Chief Executive Officer since January 2006. Mr. Hyland served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Walter Energy from September 2005 until December 2006. Prior to that time, Mr. Hyland served as President, U.S. Fleet Management Solutions of Ryder System, Inc., a transportation and logistics company, from June 2005 to September 2005. He served as Executive Vice President, U.S. Fleet Management Solutions of Ryder System from October 2004 to June 2005. Mr. Hyland is a director of Ferro Corporation, a global supplier of technology-based performance materials for manufacturers.
Mr. Hyland brings general management expertise, financial expertise, M&A experience, strategic planning expertise, corporate governance expertise, international business experience and government and regulatory affairs experience from his past and current positions in both management and on the boards of directors of each of Walter Energy, Ryder System and Ferro.
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Jerry W. Kolb
has been a member of the Board since April 2006. He has been a director of Walter Energy since June 2003. Mr. Kolb previously served as a Vice Chairman of Deloitte & Touche LLP, a registered public accounting firm, from 1986 to 1998.
Mr. Kolb brings general management expertise, financial expertise, M&A experience, strategic planning expertise, corporate governance expertise and international business experience. In particular, the Board considered his broad perspective in accounting and financial reporting matters and his extensive experience in audit, finance, compensation matters and executive management based on his 41-year career with Deloitte & Touche LLP.
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Joseph B. Leonard
has been a member of the Board since April 2006. He was a director of Walter Energy from June 2005 to April 2007 and he rejoined that board in February 2009. He served as Interim Chief Executive Officer of Walter Energy from March 2010 through March 2011 and from August 2011 to September 12, 2011. Mr. Leonard was Chairman of AirTran Holdings, Inc., an airline holding company, from November 2007 to June 2008, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AirTran from January 1999 to November 2007 and President of AirTran from January 1999 through January 2001. Mr. Leonard is a director of Air Canada, a full service airline company.
Mr. Leonard brings general management expertise, financial expertise, multiple-part manufacturing and operations experience, M&A experience, strategic planning expertise, corporate governance expertise, offshore sourcing expertise, marketing expertise, international business experience and government and regulatory affairs experience. In particular, the Board considered his significant experience in executive management, operations, marketing and public affairs based on his career with major corporations.
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Mark J. O'Brien
has been a member of the Board since April 2006. He was a director of Walter Energy from June 2005 to April 2009. Since April 2009, Mr. O'Brien has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Walter Investment Management Corp. (formerly Walter Industries' Homes Business), a mortgage portfolio
owner
and mortgage servicer. Mr. O'Brien has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Brier Patch Capital and Management, Inc., a real estate management and investment firm, since September 2004. Mr. O'Brien served in various executive capacities at Pulte Homes, Inc., a home building company, for 21 years, retiring as President and Chief Executive Officer in June 2003.
Mr. O’Brien brings general management expertise, financial expertise, M&A experience, strategic planning expertise, corporate governance expertise, marketing expertise, international business experience and government and regulatory affairs experience. Mr. O’Brien also brings significant expertise in capital markets, municipal finance and the real estate market. In particular, the Board considered his knowledge of the capital markets and municipal finance and knowledge of the homebuilding and real estate sectors of the economy.
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Bernard G. Rethore
has been a member of the Board since April 2006. He has been a director of Walter Energy since March 2002. He has been Chairman Emeritus of Flowserve Corporation, a manufacturer of pumps, valves, seals and components, since April 2000. From January 2000 to April 2000, he served as Flowserve's Chairman. He had previously served as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Flowserve. Mr. Rethore is a director of Belden, Inc., a manufacturer of signal transmission products, and Dover Corp., a diversified manufacturer of a wide range of proprietary products. In 2008, Mr. Rethore was honored by the Outstanding Directors Exchange as an Outstanding Director of the Year.
Mr. Rethore brings general management expertise, financial expertise, multiple-part manufacturing and operations experience, M&A experience, strategic planning expertise, corporate governance expertise and international business experience. In particular, the Board considered his more than 30 years of experience at senior executive level positions with public manufacturing companies and his service on the boards of other public companies as a member of their audit committees and compensation committees. Mr. Rethore’s extensive management experience makes him a valuable contributor to the Board on matters involving business strategy, capital allocation and M&A opportunities.
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Neil A. Springer
has been a member of the Board since April 2006. He was a director of Walter Energy from August 2000 to April 2006. Mr. Springer has been managing director of Springer & Associates, LCC, a board consulting and executive recruitment company, since 1994. Mr. Springer served as a director of IDEX from February 1990 to April 2011.
Mr. Springer brings general management expertise, financial expertise, multiple-part manufacturing and operations experience, strategic planning expertise, corporate governance expertise and marketing expertise. In particular, the Board considered his more than 50 years of commercial experience and his entrepreneurial and business leadership skills. His executive experience, board memberships and his company, Springer & Associates, which focuses on board consulting, have provided Mr. Springer with substantial training in corporate governance and executive compensation and knowledge of financial reporting.
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Lydia W. Thomas
has been a member of the Board since January 2008. She served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Noblis, Inc., a public interest scientific research, technology and strategy company, from 1996 to September 2007. She was previously with The MITRE Corporation, Center for Environment, Resources and Space, serving as Senior Vice President and General Manager from 1992 to 1996, Vice President from 1989 to 1992 and Technical Director from 1982 to 1989. She has served as a director of Cabot Corporation, a global performance materials company, since 1994, and she serves as a director of Washington Mutual Investors Fund, a mutual fund.
Ms. Thomas brings general management expertise, M&A experience, strategic planning expertise, corporate governance expertise and government and regulatory affairs experience. In particular, the Board considered her extensive experience at senior executive level positions and her particular expertise related to information technology and environmental, health and safety matters.
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Michael T. Tokarz
has been a member of the Board since April 2006. He has served as non-executive Chairman of Walter Energy since December 2006. Since February 2002, he has been a member of the Tokarz Group, LLC, a venture capital investment company. From January 1996 until February 2002, Mr. Tokarz was a member of the limited liability company that serves as the general partner of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P., a private equity company. From 2004 until 2010, he served on the board of directors of Dakota Growers Pasta Company, Inc., a manufacturer and marketer of dry pasta products. Mr. Tokarz is a director of IDEX, CNO Financial Group, Inc. (formerly Conseco, Inc.), an insurance provider, MVC Capital, Inc., a registered investment company (where he serves as Chairman), and Walter Investment Management Corp. In 2007, Mr. Tokarz was honored by the Outstanding Directors Exchange as an Outstanding Director of the Year.
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Mr. Tokarz brings general management expertise, financial expertise, multiple-part manufacturing and operations experience, M&A experience, strategic planning expertise, corporate governance expertise, offshore sourcing expertise, marketing expertise, international business experience and government and regulatory affairs experience. In particular, the Board considered his knowledge and experience in banking and finance, his entrepreneurial and business leadership skills, his more than 20 years of board experience with publicly traded companies and his corporate governance training.
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Directors who have served in management positions are important to the Company since they bring experience and perspective in analyzing, shaping and overseeing the execution of important operational and policy issues at a senior level. These insights and guidance, and the ability to assess and respond to situations encountered in serving on our Board, may be enhanced if the leadership experience has been developed at businesses or organizations that operate in the manufacturing sector.
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Because we operate in the manufacturing sector, education or experience in manufacturing is useful in understanding our research and development efforts, product engineering, design and manufacturing, operations and products and the market segments in which we compete.
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. Since we have adopted a strategy of selectively pursuing potential acquisitions, directors who have a background in M&A transactions can provide useful insight into developing and implementing strategies for growing our businesses through combination with other organizations. Useful experience includes consideration of the “fit” of a proposed acquisition with a company's strategy, the valuation of transactions and management's plans for integration with existing operations.
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. We operate in very competitive markets and our businesses are subject to a wide array of risks. Directors who have strategic planning experience can assist the Board in adopting policies and procedures that respond to the risks that we face.
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. Directors who have corporate governance experience can assist the Board in fulfilling its responsibilities related to the oversight of our legal and regulatory compliance.
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. Directors who have knowledge of trends and developments in offshore sourcing are important to the Company since we continue to evaluate sourcing certain of its products wherever doing so will lower costs while maintaining quality.
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. Since we believe that many of our products benefit from strong brand recognition, directors who have marketing experience can provide expertise and guidance as we seek to maintain and expand brand and product awareness and a positive reputation.
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. Since we manufacture and sell certain of our products outside the United States, directors with global expertise can provide a useful business and cultural perspective regarding many significant aspects of our businesses. One element of our strategy is to expand internationally.
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. The production and marketing of our products is subject to the rules and regulations of various federal, state and local agencies. Also, a significant portion of our businesses depends on local, state and federal spending on water and wastewater infrastructure upgrade, repair and replacement. Directors who have served in government positions or who have worked extensively with governments or regulatory bodies can provide insight into working constructively with governments or regulatory bodies.
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Rewarding Performance: Compensation Elements
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- Executives' interests are more directly aligned with the interests of our stockholders when compensation programs: (1) are significantly impacted by the value of Common Stock; (2) require significant ownership of Common Stock; and (3) emphasize both short- and long-term financial performance. A significant portion of the compensation for NEOs is comprised of long-term equity awards and the Compensation Committee has adopted stock ownership guidelines that prohibit executives from selling Common Stock acquired through equity awards or open market purchases until specified ownership levels have been met.
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- To attract qualified executives, motivate performance and retain executives with the abilities and skills needed to build long-term stockholder value, total compensation should be competitive and should reflect the value of comparable
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- A significant portion of an executive's overall compensation depends on the achievement of financial and strategic goals determined at the beginning of each fiscal year. Additionally, the portion of an executive's targeted total compensation that is performance-based increases as a function of the executive's responsibilities and ability to influence results.
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- While the total compensation for an executive should be both competitive and tied to achievement of financial goals and strategic objectives, we seek to ensure that performance that exceeds targets is rewarded with above target compensation.
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Seek to Administer the Compensation Program Consistently and Fairly
- Consistency is important in an approach to executive compensation. As such, it is important not to significantly vary the approach over time. A consistent approach must be monitored to ensure that market forces or compensation structures do not reward managers for excessive risk taking, do not unduly punish managers for the effect of market forces beyond their control, and do not reward managers for achievements due to factors other than their own effort.
|
Compensation Element
|
|
Objective
|
|
Behavioral Focus
|
Base salary
|
|
Provides fixed compensation to the executive
Target represents approximately 31.8% of the total direct compensation for the Chief Executive Officer and approximately 39.1% of total direct compensation for other NEOs
Paid in cash
|
|
Most directly comparable component of compensation to measure against Peer Group; rewards experience and individual performance
Not at risk
|
Annual cash incentive awards
|
|
Provides at-risk variable pay for annual performance
Target represents approximately 32.1% of the total direct compensation for the Chief Executive Officer and approximately 29.4% of total direct compensation for other NEOs
Paid in cash
|
|
Rewards individual performance based on operational results for business segment or total Company performance, as well as individual performance
At risk, depending on satisfaction of overall Company, segment and individual goals
|
Long-term equity awards
|
|
Provides at-risk variable pay over a number of years
Target represents approximately 36.1% of the total direct compensation for the Chief Executive Officer and approximately 31.5% of total direct compensation for other NEOs
For fiscal 2011, long-term awards were granted equivalent in number to those granted in the prior year, but with significantly lower values
Paid in shares of Common Stock
|
|
Rewards overall Company performance
Aligns the interests of executives with those of stockholders
At risk, based on stock price
|
Employee benefits
|
|
Promotes health and well-being of employees, including executives
401(k) retirement benefits encourage saving
|
|
Annual indirect compensation
Not at risk
|
Perquisites
|
|
Promotes health and provides financial, legal, tax and executive long term disability assistance for executives
|
|
Annual entitlements
Not at risk
|
|
|
|
•
|
providing recommendations regarding the composition of the Peer Group;
|
•
|
preparing and analyzing pay survey data;
|
•
|
reviewing and advising on the performance measures to be used in incentive awards;
|
•
|
valuing equity awards using its proprietary formula; and
|
•
|
reviewing and advising on all principal aspects of executive and non-employee director compensation, including base salaries, bonuses and equity awards for executives, and cash compensation and equity awards for non-employee directors.
|
Name of Company
|
Annual Revenue
(last fiscal year)
|
Market Capitalization
(as of last fiscal year end)
|
Allegheny Technologies Incorporated
|
$4.0 billion
|
$5.4 billion
|
Ametek, Inc.
|
$2.5 billion
|
$6.3 billion
|
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
|
$2.8 billion
|
$2.5 billion
|
Badger Meter, Inc.
|
$0.3 billion
|
$0.7 billion
|
Cameron International Corporation
|
$6.1 billion
|
$12.3 billion
|
Crane Co.
|
$2.2 billion
|
$2.4 billion
|
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
|
$1.9 billion
|
$1.5 billion
|
Donaldson Company, Inc.
|
$2.3 billion
|
$4.2 billion
|
EnPro Industries, Inc.
|
$0.9 billion
|
$0.9 billion
|
Flowserve Corporation
|
$4.0 billion
|
$6.6 billion
|
FMC Technologies
|
$4.1 billion
|
$10.7 billion
|
Graco Inc.
|
$0.7 billion
|
$2.4 billion
|
IDEX Corporation
|
$1.5 billion
|
$3.2 billion
|
Lennox International Inc.
|
$3.1 billion
|
$2.5 billion
|
Mueller Industries, Inc.
|
$2.1 billion
|
$1.2 billion
|
Otter Tail Corporation
|
$1.1 billion
|
$0.8 billion
|
Pentair, Inc.
|
$3.0 billion
|
$3.6 billion
|
Quanex Building Products Corporation
|
$0.8 billion
|
$0.7 billion
|
Robbins & Myers, Inc
|
$0.8 billion
|
$2.2 billion
|
Roper Industries, Inc.
|
$2.4 billion
|
$7.3 billion
|
Sauer-Danfoss Inc.
|
$1.6 billion
|
$1.4 billion
|
Valmont Industries, Inc.
|
$2.0 billion
|
$2.3 billion
|
Watts Water Technologies, Inc.
|
$1.3 billion
|
$1.4 billion
|
Worthington Industries, Inc.
|
$2.4 billion
|
$1.6 billion
|
Mr. Hyland
|
$
|
853,000
|
|
Mr. Hart
|
$
|
345,200
|
|
Mr. Leggett
|
$
|
517,500
|
|
Mr. Rogowski
|
$
|
388,400
|
|
Mr. Fish
|
$
|
380,200
|
|
Financial/Operational Performance
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
Results
Required to Achieve Bonus
($ in millions)
|
|
|
|
Actual
|
||||
Name
|
|
Financial/Operational
Metric
|
|
Weight
|
|
Threshold
|
|
Target
(100%)
|
|
Maximum
(200%)
|
|
2011
Actual
Results
($ in millions)
|
|
2011
Payout
Factor
(% of
Target
Bonus)
|
Gregory E. Hyland,
Evan L. Hart and
Robert G. Leggett
|
|
Consolidated
Adjusted Net Income
(Loss)
|
|
50%
|
|
$(21.3)
|
|
$(9.0)
|
|
$47.0
|
|
$(27.7)
|
|
—%
|
|
Consolidated
Adjusted Free
Cash Flow
|
|
30%
|
|
$49.4
|
|
$65.5
|
|
$99.5
|
|
$16.7
|
|
—%
|
|
Gregory S. Rogowski
|
|
Mueller Co.
Adjusted Income
from Operations
|
|
50%
|
|
$71.1
|
|
$101.6
|
|
$132.1
|
|
$56.6
|
|
—%
|
|
Mueller Co.
Average Working
Capital as a Percent
of Net Sales
|
|
30%
|
|
27.0%
|
|
25.9%
|
|
22.5%
|
|
28.7%
|
|
—%
|
|
Thomas E. Fish
|
|
Anvil Adjusted Income
from Operations
|
|
50%
|
|
$16.1
|
|
$23.0
|
|
$32.0
|
|
$33.1
|
|
200.0%
|
|
Anvil
Average Working
Capital as a Percent
of Net Sales
|
|
30%
|
|
27.7%
|
|
26.4%
|
|
24.5%
|
|
26.3%
|
|
105.3%
|
Gregory E. Hyland
|
$
|
—
|
|
Evan L. Hart
|
$
|
—
|
|
Robert G. Leggett
|
$
|
—
|
|
Gregory E. Rogowski
|
$
|
70,739
|
|
Thomas E. Fish
|
$
|
49,525
|
|
Grant
Date
|
Grant Date
Market
Price
|
9/30/11 Market Price
|
Absolute Decline
|
Percentage Decline
|
|||||||
November 29, 2006
|
$
|
15.09
|
|
$
|
2.48
|
|
$
|
(12.61
|
)
|
(83.6
|
)%
|
November 29, 2007
|
$
|
10.66
|
|
$
|
2.48
|
|
$
|
(8.18
|
)
|
(76.7
|
)%
|
December 2, 2008
|
$
|
5.49
|
|
$
|
2.48
|
|
$
|
(3.01
|
)
|
(54.8
|
)%
|
December 1, 2009
|
$
|
5.05
|
|
$
|
2.48
|
|
$
|
(2.57
|
)
|
(50.9
|
)%
|
November 30, 2010
|
$
|
3.52
|
|
$
|
2.48
|
|
$
|
(1.04
|
)
|
(29.5
|
)%
|
Position/Title
|
|
Target Ownership
|
Chief Executive Officer and President
|
|
6 x base salary
|
Group Presidents and Executive Vice Presidents
|
|
3 x base salary
|
Senior Vice Presidents
|
|
2 x base salary
|
Non-Employee Directors
|
|
4 x annual retainer
|
Name and Principal Position
|
Fiscal
Year
|
Salary
($)
|
Bonus
($)
|
Stock
Awards
($)
|
Option
Awards
($)
|
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($)
|
Change in
Pension Value
and Non-
Qualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)
|
All Other
Compensation
($)
|
Total ($)
|
||||||||||||||||
(A)
|
(B)
|
(C)
|
(D)
|
(E)
|
(F)
|
(G)
|
(H)
|
(I)
|
(J)
|
||||||||||||||||
Gregory E. Hyland
|
2011
|
$
|
843,667
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
602,212
|
|
$
|
355,002
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
20,920
|
|
$
|
47,436
|
|
$
|
1,869,237
|
|
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
|
2010
|
$
|
813,333
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
863,969
|
|
$
|
478,972
|
|
$
|
848,760
|
|
$
|
104,276
|
|
$
|
51,473
|
|
$
|
3,160,783
|
|
2009
|
$
|
750,500
|
|
$
|
474,000
|
|
$
|
1,005,010
|
|
$
|
693,173
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
94,937
|
|
$
|
57,037
|
|
$
|
3,074,657
|
|
|
Evan L. Hart
|
2011
|
$
|
338,467
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
180,858
|
|
$
|
106,615
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
30,398
|
|
$
|
656,338
|
|
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
|
2010
|
$
|
311,667
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
259,469
|
|
$
|
143,846
|
|
$
|
260,120
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
29,756
|
|
$
|
1,004,858
|
|
2009
|
$
|
270,750
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
194,873
|
|
$
|
134,409
|
|
$
|
102,600
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
22,223
|
|
$
|
724,855
|
|
|
Robert G. Leggett (1)
|
2011
|
$
|
514,097
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
277,636
|
|
$
|
163,668
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
117,129
|
|
$
|
1,072,530
|
|
Former Executive Vice President and
|
2010
|
$
|
504,861
|
|
$
|
100,000
|
|
$
|
398,314
|
|
$
|
220,822
|
|
$
|
406,590
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
47,401
|
|
$
|
1,677,988
|
|
Chief Operating
Officer
|
2009
|
$
|
475,000
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
139,193
|
|
$
|
96,007
|
|
$
|
225,000
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
165,015
|
|
$
|
1,100,215
|
|
Gregory S. Rogowski (2)
|
2011
|
$
|
384,975
|
|
$
|
70,739
|
|
$
|
183,473
|
|
$
|
108,157
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
18,680
|
|
$
|
766,024
|
|
President, Mueller Co.
|
2010
|
$
|
377,083
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
263,221
|
|
$
|
145,926
|
|
$
|
431,289
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
73,949
|
|
$
|
1,291,468
|
|
2009
|
$
|
145,833
|
|
$
|
56,011
|
|
$
|
180,407
|
|
$
|
101,813
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
9,667
|
|
$
|
493,731
|
|
|
Thomas E. Fish
|
2011
|
$
|
377,333
|
|
$
|
49,525
|
|
$
|
176,908
|
|
$
|
104,131
|
|
$
|
372,400
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
41,759
|
|
$
|
1,122,056
|
|
President, Anvil International
|
2010
|
$
|
345,672
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
246,309
|
|
$
|
138,373
|
|
$
|
260,083
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
40,446
|
|
$
|
1,030,883
|
|
|
2009
|
$
|
306,363
|
|
$
|
632,003
|
|
$
|
275,609
|
|
$
|
190,094
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
45,369
|
|
$
|
1,449,438
|
|
(1)
|
Mr. Leggett is no longer employed by the Company. See “Compensation Discussion and Analysis - Rewarding Performance: Compensation Elements - Departure of Robert G. Leggett”.
|
(2)
|
Mr. Rogowski was hired as President of Mueller Co. on May 12, 2009.
|
(1)
|
Value is based on a modified Black-Scholes option pricing model. The weighted averages of the assumptions used for all options we have granted during each of the past three fiscal years are included in the consolidated financial statements contained in our annual report.
|
(2)
|
Our Common Stock had a closing price of $2.48 per share on September 30, 2011 on the New York Stock Exchange.
|
(3)
|
Mr. Leggett is no longer employed by the Company. See “Compensation Discussion and Analysis - Rewarding Performance: Compensation Elements - Departure of Robert G. Leggett”.
|
Name
|
Vehicle Allowance
|
Financial Planning
(1)
|
Contributions
to 401(k)
Plans
|
Life and
Long-Term Disability Insurance
|
Relocation
and Other
|
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||
Gregory E. Hyland
|
$
|
24,000
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
9,800
|
|
$
|
11,980
|
|
$
|
1,656
|
|
(2
|
)
|
$
|
47,436
|
|
|
Evan L. Hart
|
$
|
18,000
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
9,647
|
|
$
|
2,751
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
30,398
|
|
||
Robert G. Leggett (3)
|
$
|
18,000
|
|
$
|
7,500
|
|
$
|
9,800
|
|
$
|
5,516
|
|
$
|
76,313
|
|
(4
|
)
|
$
|
117,129
|
|
|
Gregory S. Rogowski
|
$
|
18,000
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
9,800
|
|
$
|
4,427
|
|
$
|
(13,547
|
)
|
(5
|
)
|
$
|
18,680
|
|
|
Thomas E. Fish
|
$
|
18,000
|
|
$
|
7,500
|
|
$
|
9,800
|
|
$
|
6,101
|
|
$
|
358
|
|
$
|
(6
|
)
|
$
|
41,759
|
|
(1)
|
NEOs are entitled to reimbursement of up to $7,500 of annual financial planning ($10,000 for the Chief Executive Officer).
|
(2)
|
This represents $1,656 for country club dues, a benefit that was eliminated on December 31, 2010.
|
(3)
|
Mr. Leggett is no longer employed by the Company. See “Compensation Discussion and Analysis - Rewarding Performance: Compensation Elements - Departure of Robert G. Leggett”.
|
(4)
|
This represents relocation benefits of $52,428 and vacation benefits of $23,885 pursuant to Mr. Leggett's departure from the Company.
|
(5)
|
This represents a net refund to the Company of $13,547 for excess relocation benefits paid in fiscal 2010.
|
(6)
|
This represents a $358 benefit related to Mr. Fish's wife accompanying him on a business trip.
|
Fiscal 2011 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
Estimated Future Payouts Under Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards
|
All Other Stock Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Options (#)
|
All Other Option Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Options (#)
|
Exercise
or Base
Price of Option Awards ($/Sh)
|
Grant
Date
Fair
Value
of Stock
and
Option
Awards
|
|||||||||||||||
Name
|
Grant Date
|
Threshold
|
Target
|
Maximum
|
|||||||||||||||||
(A)
|
(B)
|
(C)
|
(D)
|
(E)
|
(F)
|
(G)
|
(H)
|
(I)
|
|||||||||||||
Gregory E. Hyland
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
853,000
|
|
$
|
1,706,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
|
11/30/10
|
|
|
|
171,083
|
|
|
|
$
|
602,212
|
|
||||||||||
|
11/30/10
|
|
|
|
|
281,748
|
|
$
|
3.52
|
|
$
|
355,002
|
|
||||||||
Evan L. Hart
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
253,850
|
|
$
|
507,700
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
|
11/30/10
|
|
|
|
51,380
|
|
|
|
$
|
180,858
|
|
||||||||||
|
11/30/10
|
|
|
|
|
84,615
|
|
$
|
3.52
|
|
$
|
106,615
|
|
||||||||
Robert G. Leggett
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
385,573
|
|
$
|
771,146
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
|
11/30/10
|
|
|
|
78,874
|
|
|
|
$
|
277,636
|
|
||||||||||
|
11/30/10
|
|
|
|
|
129,895
|
|
$
|
3.52
|
|
$
|
163,668
|
|
||||||||
Gregory S. Rogowski
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
288,731
|
|
$
|
577,462
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
|
11/30/10
|
|
|
|
52,123
|
|
|
|
$
|
183,473
|
|
||||||||||
|
11/30/10
|
|
|
|
|
85,839
|
|
$
|
3.52
|
|
$
|
108,157
|
|
||||||||
Thomas E. Fish
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
283,000
|
|
$
|
566,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
|
11/30/10
|
|
|
|
50,258
|
|
|
|
$
|
176,908
|
|
||||||||||
|
11/30/10
|
|
|
|
|
82,644
|
|
$
|
3.52
|
|
$
|
104,131
|
|
Name
|
|
|
|
Option Awards
|
Stock Awards
|
||||||||||||
Original
Walter
Energy
Grant
Date
(1)
|
Mueller
Water
Products
Reissue or
Grant
Date
|
Number of Securities
Underlying
Unexercised Options (#)
|
Option
Exercise
Price ($)
|
Option
Expiration
Date
|
Number of
Units of
Stock (#)
(3)
|
Market
Value of
Units of
Stock ($)
(4)
|
|||||||||||
Exercisable
|
|
Unexercisable (2)
|
|||||||||||||||
Gregory E. Hyland
|
|
9/16/2005
|
12/15/06
|
113,358
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
14.55
|
|
09/16/15
|
56,680
|
|
$
|
140,566
|
|
|
|
2/22/2006
|
12/15/06
|
69,611
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
20.56
|
|
02/22/16
|
74,784
|
|
$
|
185,464
|
|
|
|
|
11/29/06
|
88,300
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
15.09
|
|
11/29/16
|
103,964
|
|
$
|
257,831
|
|
|
|
|
11/29/07
|
226,757
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
10.66
|
|
11/29/17
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
12/02/08
|
228,770
|
|
|
114,385
|
|
$
|
5.49
|
|
12/02/18
|
61,021
|
|
$
|
151,332
|
|
|
|
|
12/01/09
|
93,916
|
|
|
187,832
|
|
$
|
5.05
|
|
12/01/19
|
114,055
|
|
$
|
282,856
|
|
|
|
|
11/30/10
|
—
|
|
|
281,748
|
|
$
|
3.52
|
|
11/30/20
|
171,083
|
|
$
|
424,286
|
|
Evan L.
Hart
|
|
|
11/29/06
|
2,384
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
15.09
|
|
11/29/16
|
2,807
|
|
$
|
6,961
|
|
|
|
|
11/29/07
|
10,459
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
10.66
|
|
11/29/17
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
07/31/08
|
24,752
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
9.10
|
|
07/31/18
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
12/02/08
|
44,359
|
|
|
22,180
|
|
$
|
5.49
|
|
12/02/18
|
11,832
|
|
$
|
29,343
|
|
|
|
|
12/01/09
|
28,205
|
|
|
56,410
|
|
$
|
5.05
|
|
12/01/19
|
34,253
|
|
$
|
84,947
|
|
|
|
|
11/30/10
|
—
|
|
|
84,615
|
|
$
|
3.52
|
|
11/30/20
|
51,380
|
|
$
|
127,422
|
|
Robert G. Leggett (5)
|
|
|
09/02/08
|
86,406
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
10.83
|
|
12/31/11
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
12/02/08
|
31,685
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
5.49
|
|
12/31/11
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
12/01/09
|
43,299
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
5.05
|
|
12/31/11
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Gregory S. Rogowski
|
|
|
05/12/09
|
—
|
|
|
69,735
|
|
$
|
4.07
|
|
05/12/19
|
44,326
|
|
$
|
109,928
|
|
|
|
|
12/01/09
|
28,613
|
|
|
57,226
|
|
$
|
5.05
|
|
12/01/19
|
34,748
|
|
$
|
86,175
|
|
|
|
|
11/30/10
|
—
|
|
|
85,839
|
|
$
|
3.52
|
|
11/30/20
|
52,123
|
|
$
|
129,265
|
|
Thomas E.
Fish
|
|
|
08/22/06
|
10,502
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
16.95
|
|
08/22/16
|
14,016
|
|
$
|
34,760
|
|
|
|
|
11/29/06
|
14,928
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
15.09
|
|
11/29/16
|
17,576
|
|
$
|
43,588
|
|
|
|
|
11/29/07
|
53,433
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
10.66
|
|
11/29/17
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
12/02/08
|
62,737
|
|
|
31,369
|
|
$
|
5.49
|
|
12/02/18
|
16,734
|
|
$
|
41,500
|
|
|
|
|
12/01/09
|
13,403
|
|
|
26,806
|
|
$
|
5.05
|
|
12/01/19
|
16,277
|
|
$
|
40,367
|
|
|
|
|
02/22/10
|
14,145
|
|
|
28,290
|
|
$
|
4.76
|
|
02/22/20
|
17,228
|
|
$
|
42,725
|
|
|
|
|
11/30/10
|
—
|
|
|
82,644
|
|
$
|
3.52
|
|
11/30/20
|
50,258
|
|
$
|
124,640
|
|
(1)
|
The Company separated from Walter Industries in December 2006. Equity awards granted prior to August 2006 were made by Walter Industries and were converted into restricted stock units or options to acquire Common Stock in connection with our separation from Walter Industries. The exercise price of our reissued stock options reflected a conversion ratio of 3.239:1. The vesting or lapsing dates and option expiration dates for the reissued awards were identical to the replaced Walter Industries awards.
|
(2)
|
Unexercisable options granted on 12/02/08 vest on 12/02/11.
|
(3)
|
Restrictions on restricted stock units granted on 09/16/05 lapse on 09/16/12 unless lapsing accelerates as a result of stock price performance.
|
(4)
|
The "market value" is calculated by multiplying the number of restricted stock units that have not vested by the closing price of Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on September 30, 2011 of $2.48 per share.
|
(5)
|
Mr. Leggett is no longer employed by the Company. See “Compensation Discussion and Analysis - Rewarding Performance: Compensation Elements - Departure of Robert G. Leggett”. Mr. Leggett may exercise any exercisable options on or before December 31, 2011. Unexercisable options and unlapsed restricted stock units were forfeited by Mr. Leggett on September 30, 2011.
|
|
|
Option Awards
|
|
Stock Awards
|
||||||||||
Name
|
|
Number of
Shares
Acquired on
Exercise
(#)
|
|
Value Realized on
Exercise
($)
|
|
Number of
Shares
Acquired on
Lapse
(#)
|
|
Value Realized
on Lapse
($) (1)
|
||||||
Gregory E. Hyland
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
152,519
|
|
|
$
|
551,087
|
|
Evan L. Hart
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
34,584
|
|
|
$
|
123,657
|
|
Robert G. Leggett (2)
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
113,866
|
|
|
$
|
293,212
|
|
Gregory S. Rogowski
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
17,375
|
|
|
$
|
61,508
|
|
Thomas E. Fish
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
41,610
|
|
|
$
|
153,934
|
|
(1)
|
The "value realized" is calculated as the closing price of Common Stock on the lapse date multiplied by the number of restricted stock units for which restrictions lapsed.
|
(2)
|
Mr. Leggett is no longer employed by the Company. See “Compensation Discussion and Analysis - Rewarding Performance: Compensation Elements - Departure of Robert G. Leggett”.
|
Name
|
|
Executive
Contributions in
2011 Fiscal Year
|
|
Registrant
Contributions in
2011 Fiscal Year
|
|
Aggregate
Earnings in
2011 Fiscal Year
|
|
Aggregate
Withdrawals/
Distributions
|
|
Aggregate
Balance at
2011 Fiscal Year
|
||||||||||
Gregory E. Hyland
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
(3,438
|
)
|
|
$
|
24,358
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
549,009
|
|
(1)
|
The Company erroneously recorded a contribution in September 2010 subsequent to the mid-September discontinuation of such contributions. This contribution was corrected in October 2010.
|
•
|
An initial annual base salary of $790,000, reviewed annually;
|
•
|
An opportunity to earn an annual target bonus of 100% of a target amount based on base salary, with a payout range from zero to up to twice the amount of the target (based on the satisfaction of predetermined goals);
|
•
|
An annual equity opportunity subject to the discretion of the Compensation Committee (if predetermined goals are met);
|
•
|
A car allowance of $2,000 per month;
|
•
|
Four weeks of vacation each year;
|
•
|
Reimbursement of financial planning;
|
•
|
Entitlement to participate in an unfunded deferred compensation plan; and
|
•
|
Severance benefits, including (a) a lump sum payment of unpaid salary and other benefits, and (b) a total amount equal to 300% of Mr. Hyland's current salary, paid in monthly installments over 24 months.
|
•
|
A starting base salary of $285,000 per year, which will be reviewed annually;
|
•
|
An opportunity to earn an annual target bonus of 60% of base salary (increased to 75% for the fiscal 2011 year), with a payout range from zero to up to twice the amount of the target (based on the satisfaction of predetermined goals);
|
•
|
An annual equity opportunity commensurate with an executive-level position at the Company;
|
•
|
A car allowance of $1,500 per month;
|
•
|
Four weeks of vacation each year; and
|
•
|
Severance benefits, including (a) a lump sum payment of unpaid salary and other benefits, and (b) a total amount equal to 262.5% of Mr. Hart's current salary, paid in monthly installments over 18 months.
|
•
|
A base salary of $375,000 per year, which will be reviewed annually;
|
•
|
An opportunity to earn an annual target bonus of 75% of base salary, with a payout range from zero to up to twice the amount of the target (based on the satisfaction of predetermined goals);
|
•
|
An annual equity opportunity commensurate with an executive-level position at the Company;
|
•
|
A car allowance of $1,500 per month;
|
•
|
Four weeks of vacation each year; and
|
•
|
Severance benefits, including (a) a lump sum payment of unpaid salary and other benefits and (b) a total amount equal to 262.5% of Mr. Rogowski's current salary, paid in monthly installments over 18 months.
|
•
|
A base salary of $371,600 per year, which will be reviewed annually;
|
•
|
An opportunity to earn an annual target bonus of 75% of base salary, with a payout range from zero to up to twice the amount of the target (based on the satisfaction of predetermined goals);
|
•
|
An annual equity opportunity commensurate with an executive-level position at the Company;
|
•
|
A car allowance of $1,500 per month;
|
•
|
Five weeks of vacation each year; and
|
•
|
Severance benefits, including (a) a lump sum payment of unpaid salary and other benefits and (b) a total amount equal to 262.5% of Mr. Fish's current salary, paid in monthly installments over 18 months.
|
Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change-in-Control Table(1)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name
|
|
|
|
Cash
Severance
|
|
Bonus
Earned
as of
Event
Date
(2)
|
|
Vesting of
Unvested
Long-Term
Awards
(3)
|
|
Health, Welfare and Other Benefits Continuation
|
|
Outplacement
(4)
|
|
Sec 280G
Excise
Tax and
Related
Gross-Up
(5)
|
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||
Gregory E. Hyland
|
|
A
|
|
$
|
3,173,625
|
|
(6)
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
32,656
|
|
(11)
|
$
|
25,000
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
3,231,281
|
|
|
|
B
|
|
$
|
3,202,465
|
|
(7)
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1,442,336
|
|
|
$
|
32,656
|
|
(11)
|
$
|
298,550
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
4,976,007
|
|
|
|
C
|
|
$
|
549,009
|
|
(8)
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
858,474
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1,407,483
|
|
Evan L. Hart
|
|
A
|
|
$
|
932,704
|
|
(6)
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
11,566
|
|
(10)
|
$
|
25,000
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
969,260
|
|
|
|
B
|
|
$
|
958,767
|
|
(7)
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
248,675
|
|
|
$
|
15,408
|
|
(11)
|
$
|
120,820
|
|
|
$
|
597,919
|
|
|
$
|
1,941,589
|
|
|
|
C
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
241,713
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
241,713
|
|
Gregory S. Rogowski
|
|
A
|
|
$
|
1,049,427
|
|
(6)
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
7,313
|
|
(10)
|
$
|
25,000
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1,081,740
|
|
|
|
B
|
|
$
|
1,178,703
|
|
(7)
|
$
|
70,739
|
|
|
$
|
325,369
|
|
|
$
|
9,750
|
|
(11)
|
$
|
135,940
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1,720,501
|
|
|
|
C
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
325,369
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
325,369
|
|
Thomas E. Fish
|
|
A
|
|
$
|
1,034,583
|
|
(6)
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
26,537
|
|
(10)
|
$
|
25,000
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1,086,120
|
|
|
|
B
|
|
$
|
1,173,356
|
|
(9)
|
$
|
421,925
|
|
|
$
|
327,581
|
|
|
$
|
35,383
|
|
(11)
|
$
|
133,070
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
2,091,314
|
|
|
|
C
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
249,233
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
249,233
|
|
(1)
|
Information related to Mr. Leggett is not included in the table because he is no longer employed by the Company. See “Compensation Discussion and Analysis - Rewarding Performance: Compensation Elements - Departure of Robert G. Leggett”). Pursuant to the terms of the Release and his employment agreement, Mr. Leggett received or is entitled to receive (a) cash severance of $1,382,322, (b) health, welfare and other benefits continuation of $20,389 and outplacement of $25,000 for a total of $1,427,711.
|
(2)
|
All NEOs are entitled to a pro rata share of the current fiscal year bonus in the event of termination without cause or after a change-in-control. Amounts in this table assume a termination date of September 30, 2011 and represent the actual bonus paid for fiscal 2011 since this amount would not have otherwise been paid at that date.
|
(3)
|
The value of stock options is calculated as the difference between the closing price of Common Stock per share on September 30, 2011 and the option exercise prices per share multiplied by the number of options. The value of restricted stock units is the closing price of Common Stock per share on September 30, 2011 multiplied by the number of restricted stock units. The closing price of our common stock on September 30, 2011 on the New York Stock Exchange was $2.48 per share. Upon termination due to death, disability or retirement, only the equity awards granted beginning November 2006 vest automatically in accordance with their terms.
|
(4)
|
Outplacement services will be provided for up to two years, but will not exceed 35% of the NEO's base salary at the time of termination.
|
(5)
|
The gross-up for purposes of Section 280G is calculated by determining if the total amount payable to the executive contingent upon a change-in-control exceeds 2.99 times the average of the annual eligible compensation payable to the executive during the preceding five years. If the total amount payable exceeds the average annual compensation amount, a "gross-up" amount is added to the amounts paid to the executive in order to put the executive in the same after-tax position as if he had not been subject to the excise tax.
|
(6)
|
Cash severance is equal to 300% (Mr. Hyland) of current annual base salary plus payout under the Retirement Plan plus accrued but untaken vacation. The percentage applicable to Messrs. Hart, Rogowski and Fish is 262.5%. Cash severance to Mr. Hyland also includes payout under the Retirement Plan. Accrued vacation assumes no vacation has been taken.
|
(7)
|
Cash severance is equal to 2 times annual base salary plus 2 times the average bonus over the last three years, plus accrued but untaken vacation. Cash severance to Mr. Hyland also includes payout under the Retirement Plan. Accrued vacation assumes no vacation has been taken.
|
(8)
|
Cash severance to Mr. Hyland also includes payout under the Retirement Plan.
|
(9)
|
Cash severance is equal to the lesser of 2 times annual base salary plus 2 times the average bonus over the last three years or 2.99 times annual base salary, plus accrued but untaken vacation.
|
(10)
|
Welfare benefits are continued for up to 18 months from the separation date based on the current elections and plan premiums.
|
(11)
|
Welfare benefits are continued for up to 24 months from the separation date based on the current elections and plan premiums.
|
•
|
The Company has
Cause
to terminate the executive officer:
|
•
|
Under the employment agreements upon (A) conviction or guilty plea of a felony or any crime involving fraud or dishonesty; (B) theft or embezzlement of property from the Company; (C) refusal to perform his employment duties; (D) fraudulent preparation of financial information of the Company; (E) willful conduct that is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company; or (F) willful violation of material Company policies or procedures.
|
•
|
Under the change-in-control agreements upon (A) conviction or guilty plea of a felony or any crime involving fraud or dishonesty; (B) refusal to perform his employment duties; (C) fraudulent preparation of financial information of the Company; or (D) willful conduct that is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company.
|
•
|
The executive officer has
Good Reason
to terminate his employment:
|
•
|
Under the employment agreements if the Company (A) assigns the executive officer duties that are materially inconsistent with his position or materially reduce or alter the executive officer’s position; (B) requires that the executive officer be based at a location different from the location of his principal job location or office; or (C) materially reduces the executive officer’s base salary.
|
•
|
Under the change-in-control agreements if the Company (A) assigns the executive officer duties that are materially inconsistent with his position or materially reduce or alter the executive officer’s position; (B) requires that the executive officer be based at a location in excess of 50 miles from the location of his principal job location or office; (C) reduces the executive officer’s base salary; (D) fails to continue in effect any of the Company’s benefit plans in which the executive officer participates unless such failure to continue the benefits pertains to all plan participants generally; (E) fails to obtain a satisfactory agreement from any successor to the Company to assume and agree to perform the Company’s obligations under the agreement; or (F) materially breaches any of the provisions of the agreement.
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•
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A
change-in-control
of the Company exists if:
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•
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Any person acquires more than 30% of the combined voting power of the Company’s outstanding securities;
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•
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A majority of the Board is replaced;
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•
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A merger or consolidation of the Company is completed, with more than a 33 1/
3
% beneficial ownership change; or
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•
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The Company’s stockholders approve a plan or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.
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Fiscal 2011 Director Compensation Table
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Name
|
Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($)
|
Stock
Awards
($) (2)
|
Option
Awards
($) (2)
|
All Other
Compensation
($)
|
Total ($)
|
||||||||||||||||
Annual
Retainer (1)
|
Meeting
Fees
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Donald N. Boyce
|
$
|
60,000
|
|
$
|
25,500
|
|
$
|
85,500
|
|
$
|
38,623
|
|
$
|
23,547
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
147,670
|
|
Howard L. Clark Jr.
|
$
|
52,500
|
|
$
|
22,500
|
|
$
|
75,000
|
|
$
|
38,623
|
|
$
|
23,547
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
137,170
|
|
Shirley C. Franklin
|
$
|
45,000
|
|
$
|
24,000
|
|
$
|
69,000
|
|
$
|
42,013
|
|
$
|
26,580
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
137,593
|
|
Jerry W. Kolb
|
$
|
45,000
|
|
$
|
37,500
|
|
$
|
82,500
|
|
$
|
38,623
|
|
$
|
23,547
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
144,670
|
|
Joseph B. Leonard
|
$
|
45,000
|
|
$
|
10,500
|
|
$
|
55,500
|
|
$
|
38,623
|
|
$
|
23,547
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
117,670
|
|
Mark J. O’Brien
|
$
|
45,000
|
|
$
|
21,000
|
|
$
|
66,000
|
|
$
|
38,623
|
|
$
|
23,547
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
128,170
|
|
Bernard G. Rethore
|
$
|
52,500
|
|
$
|
43,500
|
|
$
|
96,000
|
|
$
|
38,623
|
|
$
|
23,547
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
158,170
|
|
Neil A. Springer
|
$
|
60,000
|
|
$
|
37,500
|
|
$
|
97,500
|
|
$
|
38,623
|
|
$
|
23,547
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
159,670
|
|
Lydia W. Thomas
|
$
|
45,000
|
|
$
|
24,000
|
|
$
|
69,000
|
|
$
|
38,623
|
|
$
|
23,547
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
131,170
|
|
Michael T. Tokarz (3)
|
$
|
45,000
|
|
$
|
22,500
|
|
$
|
67,500
|
|
$
|
38,623
|
|
$
|
23,547
|
|
$
|
3,738
|
|
$
|
133,408
|
|
(1)
|
Includes fees earned as chair of a committee of the Board.
|
(2)
|
The amounts reflect the expenses arising from restricted stock units and nonqualified stock options granted during fiscal 2011 that management expects to recognize for financial reporting purposes. Expense is recognized over the shorter of the grants' three-year terms or until a director becomes retirement-eligible pursuant to the terms of the 2006 Stock Plan. Messers. Boyce, Clark, Kolb, Leonard, O'Brien, Rethore and Springer and Dr. Thomas were retirement-eligible at September 30, 2011. Mr. Boyce resigned from the Board in November 2011. Ms. Franklin becomes retirement-eligible on February 4, 2013 and Mr. Tokarz becomes retirement-eligible on January 29, 2013.
|
(3)
|
Mr. Tokarz deferred the receipt of all of the director compensation earned in fiscal 2011 into 18,320.73 phantom shares of Common Stock. "All Other Compensation" represents amounts accrued on identical terms to dividends paid on Common Stock related to the accumulated phantom share balance.
|
|
|
Option Awards
|
Stock Awards
|
|||||||||||
|
|
Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#)
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Name
|
Grant Date
|
Exercisable
|
Unexercisable
|
Option
Exercise
Price ($)
|
Option
Expiration
Date
|
Number
of Shares
or Units
of Stock
That
Have Not
Vested
(#)
|
Market
Value of
Shares or
Units of
Stock
That
Have Not
Vested
($) (1)
|
|||||||
Boyce, Clark, Kolb, Leonard, O'Brien, Rethore, Springer and Thomas (2)
|
5/25/2006
|
10,700
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
16.00
|
|
5/25/2016
|
|
|
|||
3/22/2007
|
12,600
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
14.19
|
|
3/22/2017
|
|
|
|
|
||
1/30/2008
|
9,701
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
7.95
|
|
1/30/2018
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
1/28/2009
|
9,546
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
7.76
|
|
1/28/2019
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
1/28/2010
|
15,094
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
4.67
|
|
1/28/2020
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
1/26/2011
|
15,094
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
4.21
|
|
1/26/2021
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
72,735
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|||
Franklin (3)
|
11/1/2010
|
0
|
|
25,806
|
|
2.92
|
|
11/1/2010
|
14,388
|
|
35,682
|
|
||
Tokarz (4)
|
5/25/2006
|
10,700
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
16.00
|
|
5/25/2016
|
|
|
|||
|
3/22/2007
|
12,600
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
14.19
|
|
3/22/2017
|
|
|
|||
1/30/2008
|
9,701
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
7.95
|
|
1/30/2018
|
|
|
||||
1/28/2009
|
6,364
|
|
3,182
|
|
$
|
7.76
|
|
1/28/2019
|
1,831
|
|
$
|
4,541
|
|
|
1/28/2010
|
5,032
|
|
10,062
|
|
$
|
4.67
|
|
1/28/2020
|
6,116
|
|
$
|
15,168
|
|
|
1/26/2011
|
—
|
|
15,094
|
|
$
|
4.21
|
|
1/26/2021
|
9,174
|
|
$
|
22,752
|
|
|
|
44,397
|
|
28,338
|
|
|
|
17,121
|
|
$
|
42,460
|
|
(1)
|
The "market value" is calculated by multiplying the number of restricted stock units that have not vested by the closing price of Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on September 30, 2011 of $2.48 per share.
|
(2)
|
Each of these directors is retirement-eligible at September 30, 2011 pursuant to the terms of the 2006 Stock Plan. Therefore, their outstanding stock options are deemed vested and restrictions on their restricted stock units are deemed lapsed. Mr. Boyce resigned from the Board in November 2011.
|
(3)
|
Ms. Franklin becomes retirement-eligible on February 4, 2013 pursuant to the terms of the 2006 Stock Plan. Therefore, all of her outstanding stock options will be deemed vested and restrictions on her restricted stock units will be deemed lapsed on that date. Otherwise, outstanding stock options vest and restrictions on restricted stock units lapse in equal installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant dates.
|
(4)
|
Mr. Tokarz becomes retirement-eligible on January 29, 2013 pursuant to the terms of the 2006 Stock Plan. Therefore, all of his outstanding stock options will be deemed vested and restrictions on his restricted stock units will be deemed lapsed on that date. Otherwise, outstanding stock options vest and restrictions on restricted stock units lapse in equal installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant dates.
|
Compensation and Human Resources Committee
|
Joseph B. Leonard, Chairman
|
Jerry W. Kolb
|
Mark J. O'Brien
|
Bernard G. Rethore
|
Neil A. Springer
|
Audit Committee
|
Neil A. Springer, Chairman
|
Thomas J. Hansen
|
Shirley C. Franklin
|
Jerry W. Kolb
|
Bernard G. Rethore
|
|
Fiscal 2011
|
|
Fiscal 2010
|
||||
Audit fees (1)
|
$
|
2.6
|
|
|
$
|
2.8
|
|
Audit-related fees (2)
|
—
|
|
|
0.2
|
|
||
Tax fees
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
All other fees
|
—
|
|
|
0.7
|
|
||
Total fees
|
$
|
2.6
|
|
|
$
|
3.7
|
|
(1)
|
These amounts reflect fees for professional services performed by Ernst & Young LLP for the annual audits (including out-of-pocket expenses) and quarterly limited reviews of the Company's consolidated financial statements.
|
(2)
|
These amounts reflect fees for professional services performed by Ernst & Young LLP for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the Company's financial statements and are not reported under the “Audit Fees” above (principally for work done by Ernst & Young LLP related to the August 2010 issuance of senior unsecured notes).
|
Name of Beneficial Owner (1)
|
Number of
Shares of
Common
Stock
Beneficially
Owned (2)
|
Percent of
Outstanding
Common
Stock
|
Howard L. Clark, Jr., Director
|
75,600
|
*
|
Shirley C. Franklin Director
|
22,990
|
*
|
Thomas J. Hansen, Director
|
14,492
|
*
|
Gregory E. Hyland, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
|
3,054,109
|
1.9%
|
Jerry W. Kolb, Director
|
92,752
|
*
|
Joseph B. Leonard, Director
|
82,600
|
*
|
Mark J. O’Brien, Director
|
82,600
|
*
|
Bernard G. Rethore, Director
|
98,904
|
*
|
Neil A. Springer, Director
|
81,426
|
*
|
Lydia W. Thomas, Director
|
43,962
|
*
|
Michael T. Tokarz, Director
|
282,600
|
*
|
Evan L. Hart, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
|
538,541
|
*
|
Robert G. Leggett, Former Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
|
460,186
|
*
|
Gregory S. Rogowski, President, Mueller Co.
|
379,138
|
*
|
Thomas E. Fish, President, Anvil
|
659,644
|
*
|
Paul Ciolino, President, U.S. Pipe
|
243,465
|
*
|
All directors and executive officers as a group (20 individuals)
|
7,104,075
|
4.5%
|
*
|
Less than 1% of outstanding common stock.
|
|
(1) The address of each of our directors and executive officers is c/o Mueller Water Products, Inc., 1200 Abernathy Road, N.E., Suite 1200, Atlanta, Georgia 30328.
|
Title of Class
|
|
Name and Address of
Beneficial Owner
|
|
Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership
|
|
Percent of Class
|
Common Stock, par value $0.01
|
|
Appaloosa Management L.P. (1)
51 John F. Kennedy Parkway
Short Hills, NJ 07028
|
|
11,616,486
|
|
7.46%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blackrock, Inc. (2)
40 East 52
nd
Street
New York, NY 10022
|
|
8,717,462
|
|
5.6%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Invesco Ltd. (3)
1555 Peachtree Street NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
|
|
8,668,826
|
|
5.56%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
JHL Capital Group Master Fund L.P. (4)
P.O. Box 309
Ugland House, Grand Cayman
KY1-1104, Cayman Islands
|
|
8,250,000
|
|
5.3%
|
From Hartsfield-Jackson ATL International Airport:
|
|
From I-85 (northeast of Atlanta):
|
Merge onto I-85 north
|
|
Merge onto I-26 west
|
Stay left to I-85 north/GA-403 north via exit 251 toward GA-400/Greenville
|
|
Take exit 14B to merge onto I-85 south toward Atlanta
|
Keep right to take GA-400 north via exit 87 toward Buckhead/Cumming
|
|
Take exit 88 for Lenox Rd. toward GA-400 north/Cheshire Bridge Rd.
|
Take the Lenox Rd./GA-141-CONN exit (exit 2) toward Buckhead
|
|
Turn left at Cheshire Bridge Rd.
|
Take the GA-141 east ramp toward Peachtree Rd.
|
|
Take first right onto Lindbergh Dr. N.E.
|
Merge onto Lenox Rd NE/GA-141 CONN East/Buckhead Loop Northeast
|
|
Turn right onto Piedmont Rd. N.E.
|
Turn right onto Peachtree Rd. Northeast/GA-141
|
|
Turn left at Peachtree Rd. N.E.
|
Hotel is on the left
|
|
Hotel is on the left
|
From Atlanta, Georgia:
|
|
From I-75 (north of Atlanta) :
|
Merge onto I-75 north/I-85 north/GA-401 north/GA-403 north via ramp on the left
|
|
Merge onto I-75 south via exit 185A toward Atlanta
|
Keep right to take GA-400 north via exit 87 toward Buckhead/Cumming
|
|
Take the W Paces Ferry Rd exit (exit 255 toward US-41/Northside Pkwy)
|
Follow the directions from Hartsfield-Jackson ATL Int’l Airport that are listed above.
|
|
Turn left onto W Paces Ferry Rd NW
|
From I-85 (southeast of Atlanta):
|
|
Cross over Peachtree Rd
|
Take I-85 north toward Atlanta.
|
|
Turn first left onto Bolling Way NE
|
Follow the directions from Hartsfield-Jackson ATL Int’l Airport that are listed above.
|
|
Turn right onto Peachtree Rd NE/GA-141
|
From I-75 (south of Atlanta):
|
|
Hotel is on the right.
|
Merge onto I-75 north toward Atlanta.
|
|
|
Follow the directions from Hartsfield-Jackson ATL Int’l Airport that are listed above.
|
|
|
Please note that attendance at the meeting will be limited to stockholders of Mueller Water Products, Inc. as of the record date (or their authorized representatives). You will be required to provide the admission ticket that is detachable from your proxy card or provide other evidence of ownership. If your shares are held by a bank or broker, please bring to the meeting your bank or broker statement evidencing your beneficial ownership of the Company's stock to gain admission to the meeting.
|