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UNITED STATES
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Washington, D.C. 20549
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2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
PROXY STATEMENT
ATTENDANCE AND VOTING MATTERS
Introduction
The Annual Meeting of the stockholders of Tiffany & Co. (the Company) will be held on Thursday,
May 18, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. in the Roof/Penthouse of the St. Regis Hotel, 2 East 55th Street at
Fifth Avenue, New York, New York.
This proxy statement and accompanying material, including the form of proxy, was first sent to the
Companys stockholders on or about April 14, 2006. It was sent to you on behalf of the Company by
order of the Companys Board of Directors (the Board).
You are entitled to vote at our 2006 Annual Meeting because you were a stockholder, or held Company
stock through a broker, bank or other nominee, at the close of business on March 24, 2006, the
record date for this years Annual Meeting. That is why you were sent this Proxy Statement and
accompanying material.
This proxy statement has been bound with our Annual Report on Form 10-K, which contains financial
and other information about our business during our last fiscal year (February 1, 2005 to January
31, 2006).
You may also find important information about the Company on our website at www.tiffany.com
and you will be directed to that website for additional information concerning some of the subjects
addressed in this document.
Matters to Be Voted On at the 2006 Annual Meeting
There are three matters scheduled to be voted on at this years Annual Meeting:
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The election of the Board; |
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Approval of the independent registered public accounting firm to audit our Fiscal 2006
financial statements; and |
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Approval of an amendment to the 2005 Employee Incentive Plan to include additional
limits on awards that may be made thereunder. |
How to Vote Your Shares
You can vote your shares at the Annual Meeting by proxy or in person.
You can vote by proxy by having one or more individuals who will be at the Annual Meeting vote your
shares for you. These individuals are called proxies and using them to cast your ballot at the
Annual Meeting is called voting by proxy.
If you wish to vote by proxy, you must do one of the following:
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Complete the enclosed form, called a proxy card, and mail it in the envelope provided, or |
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Call the telephone number listed on the proxy card (1-866-540-5760) and follow the
pre-recorded instructions, or |
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Use the Internet to vote by pointing your browser to
http://www.proxyvoting.com/tif; have your proxy card in hand as you will be
prompted to enter your control number and to create and submit an electronic vote. |
If you do one of the above, you will have designated three officers of the Company to act as your
proxies at the 2006 Annual Meeting. One of them will then vote your shares at the Annual Meeting in
accordance with
the instructions you have given them on the proxy card, the telephone or the Internet with respect
to each of the proposals presented in this Proxy Statement.
Alternatively, you can vote your shares in person by attending the Annual Meeting. You will be
given a ballot at the meeting.
While we know of no other matters to be acted upon at this years Annual Meeting, it is possible
that other matters may be presented at the meeting. If that happens and you have signed and not
revoked a proxy card, your proxy will vote on such other matters in accordance with his best
judgment.
A special note for those who plan to attend the Annual Meeting and vote in person: if your shares
are held in the name of a broker, bank or other nominee, you must bring a statement from your
brokerage account or a letter from the person or entity in whose name the shares are registered
indicating that you are the beneficial owner of those shares as of the record date. Otherwise, your
vote at the meeting will not be counted.
How to Revoke Your Proxy
If you decide to vote by proxy (including by mail, telephone or Internet), you can revoke that
is, change or cancel your vote at any time before your proxy casts his vote at the Annual
Meeting. Revoking your vote by proxy may be accomplished in one of three ways:
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You can send an executed, later-dated proxy card to the Secretary of the Company, call
in different instructions, or access the Internet voting site. |
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You can notify the Secretary of the Company in writing that you wish to revoke your proxy, or |
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You can attend the Annual Meeting and vote in person. |
The Number of Votes That You Have
Each share of the Companys common stock has one vote. The number of shares, or votes, that you
have at this years Annual Meeting is indicated on the enclosed proxy card.
What a Quorum Is
A quorum is the minimum number of shares that must be present at an Annual Meeting for a valid
vote. For our stockholder meetings, a majority of shares outstanding on the record date must be
present.
The number of shares outstanding at the close of business on March 24, 2006, the record date, was
142,567,901. Therefore, 71,283,951 shares must be present at our 2006 Annual Meeting for a quorum
to be established.
To determine if there is a quorum, we consider a share present if:
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The stockholder who owns the share is present at the Annual Meeting, whether or not he
or she chooses to cast a ballot on any proposal; or |
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The stockholder is represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting. |
If a stockholder is represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting, his or her shares are deemed
present for purposes of a quorum, even if:
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The stockholder withholds his or her vote or marks abstains for one or more proposals; or |
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There is a broker non-vote on one or more proposals. |
What a Broker Non-Vote Is
Shares held in a brokers name may be voted by the broker, but only in accordance with the rules of
the New York Stock Exchange. Under those rules, your broker must follow your instructions. If you
do not provide instructions to your broker, your broker may vote your shares based on its own
judgment or it may withhold a vote. Whether your broker votes or withholds its vote is determined
by the New York Stock Exchange rules and depends on the proposal being voted upon.
If your broker withholds its vote, that is called a broker non-vote. As stated above, broker
non-votes are counted as present for a quorum.
What Vote Is Required To Approve Each Proposal
Directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast for directors at the Annual Meeting. Of all
nominees, the top nine in terms of for votes received will be elected directors.
You may withhold your vote for any nominee, but there is no means for you to vote against any
nominee. To withhold your vote for any or all of the nominees named in this Proxy Statement, you
can so mark your proxy card or ballot or, if you vote via telephone or Internet, so indicate by
telephone or electronically. A broker non-vote is the same as a withheld vote: neither will have
any effect on the outcome of the election of directors.
The proposal to ratify the approval of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered
public accounting firm for Fiscal 2006 will be decided by a plurality of the votes cast for or
against the proposal. Therefore, if you abstain from voting in other words, you do not vote
on the matter or you indicate abstain on the proxy card, the telephone or by Internet it will
not affect the outcome of votes on the proposal. That is because only votes cast for or against
the proposal will be counted in determining whether or not it has been approved. Broker non-votes
on this proposal will be treated the same as abstentions: neither will have any effect on the vote.
The proposal to amend our 2005 Employee Incentive Plan will be decided as follows. First, a
majority of shares outstanding as of March 24, 2006, must actually vote on the proposal. For this
purpose, abstentions will count as votes cast but broker non-votes will not. Second, a majority of
those shares actually voting on the proposal must vote in favor of it. For this purpose,
abstentions will have the same legal effect as a vote against the proposal and broker non-votes
will be disregarded. That means that holders of 71,283,951 shares of common stock must actually
vote for or against the proposal (or submit their proxies but abstain from voting on the
proposal) and at least a majority of those voting must vote for the proposal.
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Proxy Voting on Proposals in the Absence of Instructions
If you do not give any specific instructions as to how your shares are to be voted when you sign a
proxy card or vote by telephone or by Internet, your proxies will vote your shares in accordance
with the following recommendations of the Board:
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FOR the election of all nine nominees for director named in this Proxy Statement; |
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FOR the approval of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent
registered public accounting firm to examine our Fiscal 2006 financial statements; and |
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FOR the approval of an amendment to the 2005 Employee Incentive Plan to include
additional limits on awards that may be made thereunder. |
Shares held in the Companys Employee Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan will not be voted
by the Plans trustee unless specific instructions for voting are given by plan participants to
whose accounts such shares have been allocated.
How Proxies Are Solicited
We have hired the firm of Georgeson Shareholder Communications Inc. to assist in the solicitation
of proxies on behalf of the Board. Georgeson Shareholder Communications Inc. has agreed to perform
this service for a fee of not more than $7,000, plus out-of-pocket expenses.
Employees of Tiffany and Company, a subsidiary of the Company, may also solicit proxies on behalf
of the Board. These employees will not receive any additional compensation for their work
soliciting proxies and any costs incurred by them in doing so will be paid for by Tiffany and
Company.
This particular solicitation is being made by mail, but proxies may also be solicited in person, by
facsimile, by telephone or by electronic mail (e-mail).
In addition, we will pay for any costs incurred by brokerage houses and others for forwarding proxy
materials to beneficial owners.
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OWNERSHIP OF THE COMPANY
Stockholders Who Own At Least Five Percent of the Company
The following table shows all persons who were known to us to be beneficial owners of at least
five percent of Company stock as of March 24, 2006. Footnote a) below provides a brief explanation
of what is meant by the term beneficial ownership. This table is based upon reports filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, commonly referred to as the SEC. Copies of these reports
are publicly available from the SEC.
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Beneficial ownership is a term broadly defined by the SEC and includes more than the
typical form of stock ownership, that is, stock held in the persons name. The term also
includes what is referred to as indirect ownership such as where, for example, the person
has or shares the power to vote the stock, sell it or acquire it within 60 days. Accordingly,
some of the shares reported as beneficially owned in this table may actually be held by other
persons or organizations. Those other persons and organizations are described in the reports
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FMR Corp. (FMR), reported such beneficial ownership to the SEC on its form Schedule
13G (Amendment No. 1) as of December 31, 2005 and that it had sole dispositive power over all
such shares and sole voting power over 2,293,681 such shares. FMR filed as a parent holding
company jointly with the following other persons: Fidelity Management & Research Company
(Fidelity), 82 Devonshire Street, Boston , Massachusetts 02109, a wholly-owned subsidiary of
FMR; and Edward C. Johnson, 3rd. Of the shares reported in the table above, Fidelity reported
beneficial ownership of 12,573,030 shares (8.839% of the shares outstanding) as a result of
acting as investment advisor to various investment companies registered under Section 8 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Fidelity Funds). Neither FMR, nor the named individual,
reported sole voting power with respect to shares held in the Fidelity Funds because shares
held in the Fidelity Funds are voted by Fidelity under written guidelines established by the
Funds Boards of Trustees. Mr. Johnson and FMR, by virtue of control of Fidelity and the
Fidelity Funds, each reported sole dispositive power over shares held in the Fidelity Funds.
Fidelity Management Trust Company (Trust Company) was reported to be beneficial ownership of
296,751 shares as a result of serving as investment manager of institutional account(s). FMR
and Mr. Johnson each reported sole dispositive power over shares held in such institutional
accounts, sole power to vote 257,651 of such shares and no power to direct the voting of
39,100 of such shares held by virtue of control over Trust Company. Other disclosures were
made to clarify that 246,200 shares of the Company held by Fidelity International Limited
(FIL), Pembroke Hall, 42 Crow Lane, Hamilton, Bermuda were voluntarily reported by FMR as if
beneficially owned by FMR and FIL on a joint basis while disclaiming that FMR and FIL are
acting as a group for purposes of Section 13(d) under the Exchange Act. |
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Ownership by Directors and Executive Officers
The following table shows the number of shares of the Companys common stock beneficially owned as
of March 24, 2006 by those persons who were, as of the end of the last fiscal year (January 31,
2006), directors, the Chief Executive Officer (the CEO), and the four next most highly
compensated executive officers of the Company:
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Rose Marie Bravo |
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a) An asterisk (*) is used to indicate less than 1% of the class outstanding.
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Includes 72,216 shares issuable upon the exercise of Vested Stock Options which are stock
options that either are exercisable as of March 24, 2006 or will become exercisable within 60
days of that date. |
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Includes 160,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of Vested Stock Options, and 100,000
shares held by Mr. Chaneys wife. Also includes 20,000 shares held by The Chaney Family
Foundation of which Mr. Chaney is President. Mr. Chaney disclaims beneficial ownership of
Company stock held by The Chaney Family Foundation. |
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Includes 30,000 shares held in trust for the benefit of children of Prof. Hayes by Barbara L.
Hayes, his wife, as trustee, and 2,079 shares held by Prof. Hayess wife. Also includes
135,604 shares issuable upon the exercise of Vested Stock Options. |
e) Includes 35,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of Vested Stock Options.
f) Includes 1,405,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of Vested Stock Options.
g) Includes 135,604 shares issuable upon the exercise of Vested Stock Options.
h) Includes 20,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of Vested Stock Options.
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credited to Mr. Quinns account under the Companys Employee Profit Sharing and Retirement
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31,000 shares held by Mr. Quinns wife; and 8,000 shares owned by Mr. Quinns
children under the UGMA. |
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Includes 87,876 shares issuable upon the exercise of Vested Stock Options and 5,100 shares
held by or for Mr. Shutzers minor child and 114,000 shares held by KJC Ltd. of which Mr.
Shutzer is the sole general partner. Mr. Shutzer disclaims beneficial ownership of Company
stock held by KJC Ltd. |
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Includes 290,250 shares issuable upon the exercise of Vested Stock Options and 542 shares
credited to Mrs. Canavans account under the Companys Employee Profit Sharing and Retirement
Savings Plan. |
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Includes 479,750 shares issuable upon the exercise of Vested Stock Options and 133 shares
credited to Mr. Fernandezs account under the Companys Employee Profit Sharing and Retirement
Savings Plan. |
m) Includes 53,500 shares issuable upon the exercise of Vested Stock Options.
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Includes 4,697,450 shares issuable upon the exercise of Vested Stock Options and 1,732 shares
held in the Companys Employee Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan. |
Compliance of Directors, Executive Officers and Greater-Than-Ten-Percent Stockholders with
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires the Companys directors, executive
officers and greater-than-ten-percent stockholders to file reports of ownership and changes in
ownership with the SEC and the New York Stock Exchange. These persons are also required to provide
us with copies of those reports.
Based on our review of those reports and of certain other documents we have received, we believe
that, during and with respect to our last fiscal year (February 1, 2005 to January 31, 2006), all
filing requirements under Section 16(a) applicable to our directors, executive officers and
greater-than-ten-percent stockholders were satisfied.
RELATIONSHIP WITH INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) serves as the Companys independent registered public accounting
firm and, through its predecessor firms, has served in that capacity since 1984.
The Audit Committee has recommended the reappointment of PwC as the independent registered public
accounting firm to audit the Companys financial statements for the fiscal year ending January 31,
2006. In making this recommendation, the Audit Committee considered the independence of PwC, and
whether the audit and non-audit services PwC provides to the Company are compatible with
maintaining that independence.
The Audit Committee has adopted a policy requiring advance approval of PwCs fees and services by
the Audit Committee; this policy also prohibits PwC from performing certain non-audit services for
the Company including: (i) bookkeeping, (ii) systems design and implementation, (iii) appraisal or
valuation, (iv) actuarial, (v) internal audit, (vi) management or human services, (vii) investment
advice or investment banking, and (viii) legal and expert services unrelated to the audit. All fees
paid to PwC by the Company as shown in the table that follows were approved by the Audit Committee
pursuant to this policy.
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Fees and Services of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
The following table presents fees for professional audit services rendered by PwC for the audit of
the Companys consolidated financial statements and of managements assessment of the effectiveness
of internal controls as and for the years ended January 31, 2006 and 2005, and for its reviews of
the Companys unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements. This table also
reflects fees billed for other services rendered by PwC.
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January 31, 2006 |
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Audit-related fees consist principally of fees for audits of financial statements of certain
employee benefit plans and other advisory services for the year ended January 31, 2006, and
for audits of the financial statements of certain employee benefit plans, Sarbanes-Oxley
Section 404 advisory services and other advisory services for the year ended January 31, 2005. |
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Tax fees consist of fees for tax consultation and tax compliance services. These fees
included tax filing and compliance fees of $250,400 for the year ended January 31, 2006 and
$230,900 for the year ended January 31, 2005. |
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All other fees consist of costs for software used by the Internal Audit Department and other
advisory services for the year ended January 31, 2006 and costs for software used by the
Internal Audit Department for the year ended January 31, 2005. |
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The Board, In General
The Company is a Delaware corporation. Our principal subsidiary is Tiffany and Company, a New York
corporation. In this Proxy Statement, Tiffany and Company will be referred to as simply Tiffany.
The Board is currently comprised of nine members. The Board can also fill vacancies and newly
created directorships, as well as amend the By-laws to provide for a greater or lesser number of
directors.
Directors are required by our By-laws to be less than age 72 when elected or appointed unless the
Board waives that provision with respect to an individual director whose continued service is
deemed uniquely important to the Company. The Board has waived the age limit for William R. Chaney
because of his service as the Companys chief executive officer from 1984 to 1999 and the valuable
perspective that such service brings to the Board.
The Role of the Board in Corporate Governance
The Board plays several important roles in the governance of the Company, as set out in the
Companys Corporate Governance Principles. The Corporate Governance Principles are attached to this
Proxy Statement as Appendix I. The responsibilities of the Board include:
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Review and approval of the annual operating plan prepared by management; |
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Monitoring of performance in comparison to the operating plan; |
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Review and approval of the Companys five-year strategic plan prepared by management; |
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Consideration of topics of relevance to the Companys ability to carry out its strategic plan; |
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Review and approval of a delegation of authority by which management carries out the
day-to-day operations of the Company and its subsidiaries; |
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Review of the Companys investor relations program; |
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Review of the Companys schedule of insurance coverage; and |
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Review and approval of significant actions by the Company. |
Executive Sessions of Non-management Directors/Presiding Non-management Director
Non-management directors meet regularly in executive session without management participation. This
encourages open discussion. At those meetings, Charles K. Marquis, Chairman of the
Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee, presides.
Communication with Non-management Directors
Stockholders and other interested parties may make their concerns known to the non-management
directors by addressing their concerns in writing to Mr. Marquis. An address for direct written
communication with Mr. Marquis is published on the Companys website.
Director Attendance at Annual Meeting
The Board schedules a regular meeting on the date of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to
facilitate attendance at the Annual Meeting by the directors. All nine directors attended the
Annual Meeting held in May 2005.
Independent Directors Constitute a Majority of the Board
The Board has affirmatively determined that each of the following directors is independent in
that none of them has a material relationship with the Company (directly or as a partner,
shareholder or officer of any organization that has a relationship with the Company):
Rose Marie Bravo
Samuel L. Hayes III
Abby F. Kohnstamm
Charles K. Marquis
J. Thomas Presby
The Board also considered the other tests of independence set forth in the New York Stock Exchange
Corporate Governance Rules and has determined that each of the above directors is independent as
defined in such Rules.
In determining that Ms. Kohnstamm is independent, the Board considered that IBM Corporation, of
which she was an officer until January of 2006, and to which she now provides consulting services,
sells data-processing and communication hardware, software and services to Tiffany and Tiffany
sells business gifts to IBM. However, these sales constitute far less than one percent of the
consolidated sales of each
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seller (IBM and Tiffany, respectively). The Board considered all
relevant facts and circumstances including the amount of such sales in the context of the size of
the businesses of the Company and IBM Corporation, the fact that Ms. Kohnstamm was not responsible
at IBM Corporation for such sales in the course of her duties, and that such sales were
long-standing business practices prior to the time Ms. Kohnstamm was recruited to the Board.
None of the other independent directors has any direct or indirect relationship with the Company,
other than as a director, and none of the independent directors serves as an executive officer of
any charitable organization to which the Company or any of its affiliates have made any
contributions within the preceding three years.
Compensation of Directors
Directors who are not employees of the Company or its subsidiaries are paid or provided with the
following for their service on the Board:
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An annual retainer of $50,000, |
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An additional annual retainer of $20,000, $10,000 or $5,000 to the chairperson of the
Audit, Compensation, or Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee, respectively, |
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A per-meeting-attended fee of $2,000 for meetings attended in person (no fee is paid for
attendance at any committee or subcommittee meetings which occur on the same day as a
meeting of the full Board), |
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A fee of $1,000 for each telephonic meeting in which the director participates, |
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Stock options, as discussed below, and |
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A retirement benefit, also discussed below. |
Under Tiffanys Amended and Restated Executive Deferral Plan, directors may defer up to one hundred
percent (100%) of their cash compensation and invest the amounts they defer in various accounts and
funds established under the plan. However, the Company does not guarantee any return on said
investments.
Tiffany also reimburses directors for expenses they incur in attending Board and committee
meetings, including expenses for travel, food and lodging.
Non-employee directors are granted options to purchase shares of Company common stock upon their
first election or appointment to the Board, and in January of each year an option grant is made to
each non-employee director. In January of 2006, the grant was for 10,000 shares per director. These
options vest in two equal installments: 1/2 after one year of service on the Board following the
grant of the option, and the balance after two years of service. However, as explained below, all
installments become immediately exercisable in the event there is a change in control of the
Company. These options expire after 10 years, but they expire sooner if, before the end of that
10-year period, the director leaves the Board. The options exercise price is the fair market value
of the Companys common stock on the date of grant, which is calculated as the average of the
highest and lowest sales prices of the stock on the New York Stock Exchange on the date of grant.
Directors who retire as non-employee directors with five or more years of Board service are also
entitled to receive an annual retirement benefit equal to $38,000. This benefit is payable
quarterly and continues for a period of time equal to the directors length of service on the
Board, including periods served as an employee director. However, this particular benefit is not
available to any director first appointed or
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elected after January 1, 1999; accordingly, neither
Ms. Kohnstamm nor Mr. Presby is entitled to participate in this benefit plan.
Messrs. Kowalski and Quinn are employees of Tiffany. They therefore receive no separate
compensation for their service as directors.
Meetings and Attendance during Fiscal 2005
The following chart shows the total number of meetings (including telephonic meetings) held by the
Board and each of its committees during Fiscal 2005. All directors attended at least 97% of the
meetings of the Board and those committees on which they served.
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Nominating/ |
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Corporate |
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Meetings |
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Audit |
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Compensation |
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Stock Option |
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Governance |
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Attended |
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Meetings Held |
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6 |
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12 |
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3 |
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Rose Marie Bravo |
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6 |
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n/a |
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6 |
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6 |
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3 |
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% |
William R. Chaney |
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6 |
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n/a |
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n/a |
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n/a |
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n/a |
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% |
Samuel L. Hayes III |
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6 |
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11 |
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6 |
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6 |
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3 |
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97 |
% |
Abby F. Kohnstamm |
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6 |
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n/a |
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6 |
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6 |
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% |
Charles K. Marquis |
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6 |
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12 |
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6 |
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6 |
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% |
J. Thomas Presby |
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6 |
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12 |
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n/a |
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n/a |
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% |
William A. Shutzer |
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6 |
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n/a |
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n/a |
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% |
Michael J. Kowalski |
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6 |
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n/a |
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n/a |
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James E. Quinn |
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Committees of the Board
Committees Composed Entirely of Independent Directors
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Nominating/Corporate Governance |
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J. Thomas Presby, Chair |
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Charles K. Marquis, Chair |
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Samuel L. Hayes III
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Rose Marie Bravo |
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Charles K. Marquis |
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Samuel L. Hayes III |
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Abby F. Kohnstamm |
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J. Thomas Presby |
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Compensation |
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Stock Option Subcommittee |
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Samuel L. Hayes III, Chair |
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Samuel L. Hayes III, Chair |
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Rose Marie Bravo |
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Rose Marie Bravo |
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Abby F. Kohnstamm |
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Abby F. Kohnstamm |
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Charles K. Marquis |
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Charles K. Marquis |
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Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee
The primary function of the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee is to assist the Board in
matters of corporate governance. The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee operates under the
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charter adopted by the Board. The charter may be viewed on the Companys website. Under its
charter, the role of the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee includes recommending to the
Board:
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Policies on the composition of the Board, |
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Criteria for the selection of nominees for election to the Board, |
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Nominees to fill vacancies on the Board, and |
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Nominees for election to the Board. |
If you would like to submit the name of a candidate for the Nominating/Corporate Governance
Committee to consider as a nominee of the Board for director, you may send your submission at any
time to the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee, c/o Mr. Patrick B. Dorsey, Secretary,
Tiffany & Co., 727 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10022. See our Corporate Governance Principles
attached as Appendix I.
The By-laws of the Company also permit a stockholder of record entitled to vote to directly
nominate a person for director for election at an annual meeting of the stockholders. This process
is subject to timely notice requirements as set forth in the By-laws. The By-laws may be viewed on
the Companys website and have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit
to our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed March 31, 2006. See OTHER MATTERS below for a further
discussion of stockholder proposals, in general.
Dividend Committee
The Dividend Committee declares regular quarterly dividends in accordance with the dividend policy
established by the full Board. The Dividend Committee acts by unanimous written consent and did not
meet in Fiscal 2005 Members of the Dividend Committee are: William R. Chaney, Chair; Michael J.
Kowalski and James E. Quinn.
Compensation Committee
The primary function of the Compensation Committee is to assist the Board in compensation matters.
The Compensation Committee operates under its charter which may be viewed on the Companys website.
Under its charter, the Compensation Committees responsibilities include:
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Approval of remuneration arrangements for executive officers, and |
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Approval of compensation plans in which officers and employees of Tiffany are eligible
to participate. |
The Compensation Committees report appears on pages 30-31 below.
Stock Option Subcommittee
The Stock Option Subcommittee determines the grant of options, restricted stock units, cash
incentive awards and other matters under our 2005 Employee Incentive Plan.
TIFFANY & CO.
PS-13
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
No director serving on the Compensation Committee or its Stock Option Subcommittee during any part
of Fiscal 2005 was, at any time either during or before such fiscal year, an officer or employee of
Tiffany & Co. or any of its subsidiaries.
Audit Committee
The Companys Audit Committee is an audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)
(58) (A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The primary function of the Audit Committee is to
assist the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities with respect to the Companys
financial matters. The Audit Committee operates under a charter adopted by the Board; that charter
may be viewed on the Companys website. Under its charter, the Audit Committees responsibilities
include:
Retaining and terminating the Companys independent registered public accounting firm, reviewing
the quality-control procedures and independence of such firm and evaluating their proposed audit
scope, performance and fee arrangements;
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Approving in advance all audit and non-audit services to be rendered by the independent
registered public accounting firm; |
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Reviewing the adequacy of our system of internal financial controls; |
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Establishing procedures for complaints regarding accounting, internal accounting
controls or auditing matters; and |
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Conducting a post-audit review of our financial statements and audit findings in advance
of filing, and reviewing in advance proposed changes in our accounting principles. |
The Board has determined that all members of the Audit Committee are financially literate, that at
least one member of the Audit Committee meets the New York Stock Exchange standard of having
accounting or related financial management expertise and that Mr. Presby meets the SEC criteria of
an audit committee financial expert. Mr. Presby is a member of the National Association of
Corporate Directors and serves on the audit committees of four public companies in addition to that
of the Company. The Board has determined that Mr. Presbys simultaneous service on five audit
committees will not impair his ability to effectively serve on the Companys Audit Committee. The
report of the Audit Committee is on page 16.
Self-Evaluation
The independent directors who serve on the Board conduct an annual evaluation of the workings and
efficiency of the Board and of each of the Board committees on which they serve and make
recommendations for change, if required.
Business Conduct Policy and Code of Ethics
Since the 1980s, the Company has had a policy governing business conduct for all Company employees
worldwide. The policy requires compliance with law and avoidance of conflicts of interest and sets
standards for various activities to avoid the potential for abuse or the occasion for illegal or
unethical activities. This policy covers, among other activities, the acceptance or giving of gifts
from or to those seeking to do business with the Company, processing ones own transactions,
political contributions and
TIFFANY & CO.
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reporting dishonest activity. Each year, all employees are required to
review the policy, report any violations or conflicts of interest and affirm their obligation to
report future violations to management.
The Company has a toll free hotline to receive complaints from employees, vendors, stockholders
and other interested parties concerning violations of the Companys policies or questionable
accounting, internal controls or auditing matters. The toll free phone number is 877-806-7464. The
hotline is operated by a third party service provider to assure the confidentiality and
completeness of all information received. Users of this service may elect to remain anonymous.
We also have a Code of Business and Ethical Conduct for the directors, the Chief Executive Officer,
the Chief Financial Officer and all other officers of the Company. The Code advocates, and requires
those persons to adhere to, principles and responsibilities governing professional and ethical
conduct. This Code supplements our business conduct policy. Waivers may only be made by the Board.
A summary of our business conduct policy and a copy of the Code of Business and Ethical Conduct are
posted on our website. We have also filed a copy of the Code with the SEC as an exhibit to our
March 31, 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Limitation on Adoption of Poison Pill Plans
On January 19, 2006, the Board terminated the Companys stockholder rights plan (typically referred
to as a poison pill) and adopted the following policy:
This Board shall submit the adoption or extension of any poison pill to a stockholder vote
before it acts to adopt such poison pill; provided, however, that this Board may act on its
own to adopt a poison pill without first submitting such matter to a stockholder vote if,
under the circumstance then existing, this Board in the exercise of its fiduciary
responsibilities deems it to be in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to
adopt a poison pill without the delay in adoption that is attendant upon the time reasonably
anticipated to seek a stockholder vote. If a poison pill is adopted without first
submitting such matter to a stockholder vote, the poison pill must be submitted to a
stockholder vote within one year after the effective date of the poison pill. Absent such
submission to a stockholder vote, and favorable action thereupon, the poison pill will
expire on the first anniversary of its effective date.
TIFFANY & CO.
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REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE
Included in the Companys Annual Report to Stockholders are the consolidated balance sheets of the
Company and its subsidiaries as of January 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated
statements of earnings, stockholders equity and comprehensive earnings, and cash flows for each of
the three years in the period ended January 31, 2006. These statements (the Audited Financial
Statements) are the subject of a report by the Companys independent registered public accounting
firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC). The Audited Financial Statements are also included by
reference in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
The Audit Committee reviewed and discussed the Audited Financial Statements with the Companys
management and otherwise fulfilled the responsibilities set forth in its charter.
The Audit Committee has discussed with PwC the matters required to be discussed by Statement on
Accounting Standards No. 61, as amended, Communication with Audit Committees and PCAOB Auditing
Standard No. 2, An Audit of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting Performed In Conjunction
with an Audit of Financial Statements.
The Audit Committee received from PwC the written disclosure and letter required by Independence
Standards Board Standard No. 1 (Independence Discussion with Audit Committees) and has discussed
the independence of PwC with that firm. The Audit Committee has considered whether the provision by
PwC of the tax consultation, tax compliance and other non-audit-related services disclosed above
under RELATIONSHIP WITH INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM Fees and Services of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is compatible with maintaining PwCs independence and has concluded
that providing such services is compatible with that firms independence from the Company and its
management.
The Audit Committee is aware that the provision of non-audit services by an auditor may, in some
circumstances, create the perception that independence has been compromised. Accordingly, the Audit
Committee has instructed management and management have agreed to develop professional
relationships with firms other than PwC so that, when needed, other qualified resources will be
available and will be used as appropriate.
Based upon the review and discussions referred to above, the Audit Committee recommended to the
Companys Board that the Audited Financial Statements be included in the Companys Annual Report to
Stockholders which is incorporated by reference in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended January 31, 2006 for filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Signed by the Members of the Audit Committee:
Samuel L. Hayes III
Charles K. Marquis
J. Thomas Presby, Chair
TIFFANY & CO.
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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY
The executive officers of the Company are:
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Michael J. Kowalski
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54 |
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Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
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1983 |
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James E. Quinn
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54 |
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President
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1986 |
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Beth O. Canavan
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51 |
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Executive Vice President
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1987 |
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James N. Fernandez
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50 |
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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1983 |
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Victoria Berger-Gross
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50 |
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Senior Vice President Human Resources
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2001 |
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Patrick B. Dorsey
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55 |
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Senior Vice President General Counsel and Secretary
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1985 |
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Fernanda M. Kellogg
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59 |
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Senior Vice President Public Relations
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1984 |
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Jon M. King
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49 |
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Senior Vice President Merchandising
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1990 |
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Caroline D. Naggiar
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48 |
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Senior Vice President Marketing
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1997 |
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John S. Petterson
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47 |
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Senior Vice President Operations
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1988 |
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Michael J. Kowalski. Mr. Kowalski assumed the role of Chairman of the Board in January 2003,
following the retirement of William R. Chaney. He has served as the Registrants Chief Executive
Officer since February 1999 and on the Registrants Board of Directors since January 1995. After
joining Tiffany in 1983 as Director of Financial Planning, Mr. Kowalski held a variety of
merchandising management positions and served as Executive Vice President from 1992 to 1996 with
overall responsibility in the areas of merchandising, marketing, advertising, public relations and
product design. He was elected President in 1997. Mr. Kowalski is a member of the Board of
Directors of Fairmont Hotels & Resorts and the Bank of New York. The Bank of New York is Tiffanys
principal banking relationship, serving as Administrative Agent and a lender under Tiffanys credit
agreement and as a trustee of Tiffanys Employee Pension Plan.
James E. Quinn. Mr. Quinn was appointed President effective January 31, 2003. He had served as Vice
Chairman since 1998. After joining Tiffany in July 1986 as Vice President of branch sales for the
Companys business-to-business sales operations, Mr. Quinn had various responsibilities for sales
management and operations. He was promoted to Executive Vice President on March 19, 1992 and
assumed responsibility for retail and business-to-business sales for the Americas in 1994. In
January 1995, he became a member of Registrants Board of Directors. He has responsibility for
worldwide sales. Mr. Quinn is a member of the board of directors of BNY Hamilton Funds, Inc. and
Mutual of America Capital Management, Inc. BNY Hamilton Funds, Inc. is affiliated with The Bank of
New York. The Bank of New York is Tiffanys principal banking relationship, serving as
Administrative Agent and a lender under Tiffanys credit agreement and as a trustee of Tiffanys
Employee Pension Plan.
Beth O. Canavan. Ms. Canavan joined Tiffany in May 1987 as Director of New Store Development. She
later held the positions of Vice President, Retail Sales Development, Vice President and General
Manager of the New York flagship store, and Eastern Regional Vice President. In 1997, she assumed
the position of Senior Vice President for U.S. Retail. In January 2000, she was promoted to
Executive Vice President responsible for retail sales activities in the U.S. and Canada and retail
store expansion. In May 2001, Ms. Canavan assumed additional responsibility for direct sales and
business-to-business sales activities in the U.S. and Canada.
James N. Fernandez. Mr. Fernandez joined Tiffany in October 1983 and has held various positions in
financial planning and management prior to his appointment as Senior Vice President-Chief Financial
Officer in April 1989. In January 1998, he was promoted to Executive Vice President-Chief Financial
Officer. He has responsibility for accounting, treasury, investor relations, information
technology,
TIFFANY & CO.
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financial planning, business development and diamond operations, and overall
responsibility for distribution, manufacturing, customer service and security. Mr. Fernandez is a
member of the Board of Directors of The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation.
Victoria Berger-Gross. Dr. Berger-Gross joined Tiffany in February 2001 as Senior Vice
PresidentHuman Resources. Prior to joining Tiffany, she served as Senior Vice President & Director
of Human Resources at Lehman Brothers from May 1999, Senior DirectorHuman Resources at Bertelsmann
A.G.s BMG Entertainment from March 1997, and Vice PresidentOrganizational Effectiveness at
Personnel Decisions International from January 1991.
Patrick B. Dorsey. Mr. Dorsey joined Tiffany in July 1985 as General Counsel and Secretary.
Fernanda M. Kellogg. Ms. Kellogg joined Tiffany in October 1984 as Director of Retail Marketing.
She assumed her current responsibilities in January 1990.
Jon M. King. Mr. King joined Tiffany in 1990 as a jewelry buyer and has held various positions in
the Merchandising Division, assuming responsibility for product development in 2002 as Group Vice
President. He assumed his current responsibilities as Senior Vice PresidentMerchandising in March
2003.
Caroline D. Naggiar. Ms. Naggiar joined Tiffany in June 1997 as Vice PresidentMarketing
Communications. She assumed her current responsibilities in February 1998.
John S. Petterson. Mr. Petterson joined Tiffany in 1988 as a management associate. He was promoted
to Senior Vice PresidentCorporate Sales in May 1995 and, in February 2000, his responsibilities
were expanded to include Direct Mail and the E-Commerce business. In May 2001, Mr. Petterson
assumed the new role of Senior Vice PresidentOperations, with responsibility for worldwide
distribution, customer service and security activities. His responsibilities were expanded in
February 2003 to include manufacturing operations.
TIFFANY & CO.
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COMPENSATION OF THE CEO AND OTHER EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
This section includes a summary of salaries, bonuses and other compensation paid to our CEO and
each of the four (4) next highest paid executive officers during the last three fiscal years. Also
presented in this section are options granted to and exercised by each of them in Fiscal 2005,
retirement benefits currently available to them and any special employment, termination or
change-in-control arrangements that have been made with any of them.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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Annual Compensation |
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Long Term Compensation |
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Securities |
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Underlying |
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Name and |
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Other Annual |
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Options/SARs |
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All Other |
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Principal Position |
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Year |
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Salary |
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Bonusa |
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Compensationb |
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(shares) |
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Compensation |
|
|
Michael J. Kowalski |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
$ |
1,022,353 |
|
|
$ |
1,775,000 |
|
|
$ |
147,023 |
|
|
|
85,000 |
|
|
$ |
194,682 |
c |
Chairman and CEO |
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|
2004 |
|
|
$ |
919,831 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
109,274 |
|
|
|
115,000 |
|
|
$ |
141,392 |
d |
|
|
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2003 |
|
|
$ |
891,063 |
|
|
$ |
975,000 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
|
180,000 |
|
|
$ |
20,125 |
e |
James E. Quinn |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
$ |
740,027 |
|
|
$ |
962,000 |
|
|
$ |
87,173 |
|
|
|
51,000 |
|
|
$ |
126,799 |
f |
President |
|
|
2004 |
|
|
$ |
700,806 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
72,084 |
|
|
|
72,500 |
|
|
$ |
103,209 |
g |
|
|
|
2003 |
|
|
$ |
675,259 |
|
|
$ |
493,000 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
|
115,000 |
|
|
$ |
21,478 |
h |
Beth O. Canavan |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
$ |
527,128 |
|
|
$ |
600,000 |
|
|
$ |
57,466 |
|
|
|
29,000 |
|
|
$ |
79,457 |
i |
Executive Vice President |
|
|
2004 |
|
|
$ |
442,271 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
44,988 |
|
|
|
40,000 |
|
|
$ |
66,521 |
j |
|
|
|
2003 |
|
|
$ |
425,240 |
|
|
$ |
280,000 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
|
85,000 |
|
|
$ |
16,211 |
k |
James N. Fernandez |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
$ |
672,803 |
|
|
$ |
750,000 |
|
|
$ |
77,624 |
|
|
|
41,000 |
|
|
$ |
116,374 |
l |
Executive Vice President |
|
|
2004 |
|
|
$ |
591,485 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
72,475 |
|
|
|
55,000 |
|
|
$ |
104,253 |
m |
and Chief Financial
Officer |
|
|
2003 |
|
|
$ |
570,196 |
|
|
$ |
375,000 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
|
85,000 |
|
|
$ |
22,106 |
n |
Jon M. King |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
$ |
431,722 |
|
|
$ |
430,000 |
|
|
$ |
38,712 |
|
|
|
23,000 |
|
|
$ |
62,640 |
o |
Senior Vice President |
|
|
2004 |
|
|
$ |
382,240 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
25,832 |
|
|
|
30,000 |
|
|
$ |
39,447 |
p |
Merchandising |
|
|
2003 |
|
|
$ |
298,734 |
|
|
$ |
169,000 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
|
35,000 |
|
|
$ |
5,500 |
q |
|
|
|
|
a) |
|
Bonus amounts are earned in the fiscal year ended January 31, paid in the following April,
and include cash incentive awards under the 1998 Employee Incentive Plan on the basis of
achieved Performance Goals, specifically, increases above target amounts for the Companys
consolidated earnings per share. |
|
b) |
|
Represents amounts paid as additional tax withholding on behalf of the named executive to
offset income taxes attributable to life insurance premiums paid on behalf of the named
executive. See column labeled All Other Compensation above and Life Insurance Arrangements
below. |
|
c) |
|
Includes $174,057 attributable to life insurance premiums, $14,125 attributable to premiums
for executive long-term disability insurance and $6,500 for the Companys matching
contributions to the 401(k) feature of the Companys Employee Profit Sharing and Retirement
Savings Plan. |
|
d) |
|
Includes $120,767 attributable to life insurance premiums, $14,125 attributable to premiums
for executive long-term disability insurance and $6,500 for the Companys matching
contributions to the 401(k) feature of the Companys Employee Profit Sharing and Retirement
Savings Plan. |
|
e) |
|
Includes $14,125 attributable to premiums for executive long-term disability insurance and
$6,000 for the Companys matching contributions to the 401(k) feature of the Companys
Employee Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan. |
TIFFANY & CO.
PS-19
|
|
|
f) |
|
Includes $104,821 attributable to life insurance premiums, $15,478 attributable to premiums
for executive long-term disability insurance and $6,500 for the Companys matching
contributions to the 401(k) feature of the Companys Employee Profit Sharing and Retirement
Savings Plan. |
|
g) |
|
Includes $81,231 attributable to life insurance premiums, $15,478 attributable to premiums
for executive long-term disability insurance and $6,500 for the Companys matching
contributions to the 401(k) feature of the Companys Employee Profit Sharing and Retirement
Savings Plan. |
|
h) |
|
Includes $15,478 attributable to premiums for executive long-term disability insurance and
$6,000 for the Companys matching contributions to the 401(k) feature of the Companys
Employee Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan. |
|
i) |
|
Includes $62,649 attributable to life insurance premiums, $10,308 attributable to premiums
for executive long-term disability insurance and $6,500 for the Companys matching
contributions to the 401(k) feature of the Companys Employee Profit Sharing and Retirement
Savings Plan. |
|
j) |
|
Includes $49,713 attributable to life insurance premiums, $10,308 attributable to premiums
for executive long-term disability insurance and $6,500 for the Companys matching
contributions to the 401(k) feature of the Companys Employee Profit Sharing and Retirement
Savings Plan. |
|
k) |
|
Includes $10,211 attributable to premiums for executive long-term disability insurance and
$6,000 for the Companys matching contributions to the 401(k) feature of the Companys
Employee Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan. |
|
l) |
|
Includes $93,768 attributable to life insurance premiums, $16,106 attributable to premiums
for executive long-term disability insurance and $6,500 for the Companys matching
contributions to the 401(k) feature of the Companys Employee Profit Sharing and Retirement
Savings Plan. |
|
m) |
|
Includes $81,647 attributable to life insurance premiums, $16,106 attributable to premiums
for executive long-term disability insurance and $6,500 for the Companys matching
contributions to the 401(k) feature of the Companys Employee Profit Sharing and Retirement
Savings Plan. |
|
n) |
|
Includes $16,106 attributable to premiums for executive long-term disability insurance and
$6,000 for the Companys matching contributions to the 401(k) feature of the Companys
Employee Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan. |
|
o) |
|
Includes $50,006 attributable to life insurance premiums, $6,134
attributable to premiums for executive long-term disability insurance
and $6,500 for the Companys matching contributions to the 401(k)
feature of the Companys Employee Profit Sharing and Retirement
Savings Plan. |
|
p) |
|
Includes $33,947 attributable to life insurance premiums and $5,500
for the Companys matching contributions to the 401(k) feature of the
Companys Employee Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan. |
|
q) |
|
Represents the Companys matching contributions to the 401(k) feature
of the Companys Employee Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan. |
TIFFANY & CO.
PS-20
OPTION GRANTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percent of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Options |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted to all |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Employees in |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options |
|
Fiscal Year |
|
|
Per Share |
|
|
Expiration |
|
|
Grant Date |
|
Name |
|
Granteda |
|
2005 |
|
|
Exercise Priceb |
|
|
Datec |
|
|
Present Valued |
|
|
Michael J. Kowalski |
|
85,000 shares |
|
|
26.7 |
|
|
$ |
37.84 |
|
|
|
1/31/2016 |
|
|
$ |
1,484,287 |
|
James E. Quinn |
|
51,000 shares |
|
|
16.0 |
|
|
$ |
37.84 |
|
|
|
1/31/2016 |
|
|
$ |
890,572 |
|
Beth O. Canavan |
|
29,000 shares |
|
|
9.1 |
|
|
$ |
37.84 |
|
|
|
1/31/2016 |
|
|
$ |
506,404 |
|
James N. Fernandez |
|
41,000 shares |
|
|
12.9 |
|
|
$ |
37.84 |
|
|
|
1/31/2016 |
|
|
$ |
715,950 |
|
Jon M. King |
|
23,000 shares |
|
|
7.2 |
|
|
$ |
37.84 |
|
|
|
1/31/2016 |
|
|
$ |
401,631 |
|
|
|
|
|
a) |
|
Options vest (become exercisable) over a four-year period in four equal annual
installments, each contingent on continued employment. However, all installments immediately
vest if there is a change in control, death or disability. The term change in control is
discussed below. |
|
b) |
|
The exercise price for each share is its fair market value on the date of grant. This is
determined by averaging the highest and lowest sales prices of the Companys common stock on
the New York Stock Exchange on the date of grant. |
|
c) |
|
Options expire no later than the 10th anniversary of the grant date, subject to earlier
expiration in the event of voluntary or involuntary pre-retirement termination of employment
(three months after termination), death, disability or retirement (two years after the event). |
|
d) |
|
The amounts stated are hypothetical values calculated under the Black-Scholes model, a
mathematical formula used to value options covering securities traded on stock exchanges. This
formula considers a number of factors in estimating an options present value, including the
stocks volatility rate (39.2%) expected term (seven years), interest rate (4.6%) and dividend
yield (0.5%). The actual value, if any, that the executive officer will realize from these
options will depend solely on the increase of the stock price over the $37.84 share exercise
price when the options are exercised. |
TIFFANY & CO.
PS-21
OPTION GRANTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2005
TO EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AS A PERCENTAGE
OF TOTAL OPTION GRANTS UNDER 2005 EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PLAN
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percent of Option |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aggregate Option |
|
|
Shares Granted to |
|
|
Weighted Average |
|
Person or Group Granted Options |
|
Shares Granted |
|
|
All Employees |
|
|
Exercise Price |
|
|
Michael J. Kowalski |
|
|
85,000 |
|
|
|
26.7 |
% |
|
$ |
37.8350 |
|
James E. Quinn |
|
|
51,000 |
|
|
|
16.0 |
% |
|
$ |
37.8350 |
|
Beth O. Canavan |
|
|
29,000 |
|
|
|
9.1 |
% |
|
$ |
37.8350 |
|
James N. Fernandez |
|
|
41,000 |
|
|
|
12.9 |
% |
|
$ |
37.8350 |
|
Jon M. King |
|
|
23,000 |
|
|
|
7.2 |
% |
|
$ |
37.8350 |
|
|
All Executive Officers as a Group |
|
|
315,000 |
|
|
|
98.8 |
% |
|
$ |
37.8350 |
|
|
All Employees Who Are Not |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Executive Officers as a Group |
|
|
3,948 |
|
|
|
1.2 |
% |
|
$ |
30.8400 |
|
|
Total |
|
|
318,948 |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
$ |
37.7484 |
|
|
AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN FISCAL YEAR 2005 AND FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION VALUES BY FIVE MOST
HIGHLY COMPENSATED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of Unexercised |
|
|
Valueb of In-The-Money |
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options at Fiscal |
|
|
Options at Fiscal Year- |
|
|
|
Acquired |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year-Enda |
|
|
Enda |
|
Name |
|
on Exercise |
|
|
Value Realized |
|
|
Exercisable/Unexercisable |
|
|
Exercisable/Unexercisable |
|
|
Michael J. Kowalski |
|
|
180,000 |
|
|
$ |
6,117,224 |
|
|
|
1,405,000/310,000 |
|
|
$ |
22,091,330 / $1,131,769 |
|
James E. Quinn |
|
|
80,000 |
|
|
$ |
2,512,800 |
|
|
|
925,625/197,875 |
|
|
$ |
13,591,466 / $764,659 |
|
Beth O. Canavan |
|
|
34,000 |
|
|
$ |
803,926 |
|
|
|
290,250/107,750 |
|
|
$ |
1,702,205 / $445,138 |
|
James N. Fernandez |
|
|
120,000 |
|
|
$ |
3,119,852 |
|
|
|
479,750/154,250 |
|
|
$ |
4,164,424 / $615,436 |
|
Jon M. King |
|
|
46,500 |
|
|
$ |
830,450 |
|
|
|
45,250/81,250 |
|
|
$ |
105,348/$352,573 |
|
|
|
|
|
a) |
|
Options are deemed exercisable in this table if they are exercisable as of January 31,
2006, or will become exercisable within 60 days of that date. |
|
b) |
|
The market price per share on which the option value was calculated was $37.84. |
TIFFANY & CO.
PS-22
LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN AWARDS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR TO FIVE MOST HIGHLY
COMPENSATED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
(ESTIMATED FUTURE PAYOUTS IN SHARES BASED ON EARNINGS PERFORMANCE)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Maximum |
|
|
|
Units |
|
|
Performance Period |
|
|
Earnings |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Based solely |
|
|
|
Subject to |
|
|
(Three Fiscal Year |
|
|
Threshold |
|
|
Earnings |
|
|
on Earnings |
|
Name |
|
Vesting |
|
|
Period) Ending |
|
|
Met |
|
|
Target Met |
|
|
Performance |
|
|
Michael J. Kowalski |
|
|
79,000 |
|
|
|
1/31/2009 |
|
|
|
23,700 |
|
|
|
39,500 |
|
|
|
69,125 |
|
James E. Quinn |
|
|
48,000 |
|
|
|
1/31/2009 |
|
|
|
14,400 |
|
|
|
24,000 |
|
|
|
42,000 |
|
Beth O. Canavan |
|
|
27,000 |
|
|
|
1/31/2009 |
|
|
|
8,100 |
|
|
|
13,500 |
|
|
|
23,625 |
|
James N. Fernandez |
|
|
39,000 |
|
|
|
1/31/2009 |
|
|
|
11,700 |
|
|
|
19,500 |
|
|
|
34,125 |
|
Jon M. King |
|
|
21,000 |
|
|
|
1/31/2009 |
|
|
|
6,300 |
|
|
|
10,500 |
|
|
|
18,375 |
|
|
The Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units (Units) referred to above were granted in January
under the terms of the 2005 Employee Incentive Plan subject to stockholder approval of additional,
more restrictive limits under the plan. See Item 3 below. Units will be exchanged on a one-to-one
basis for shares of the common stock of the Company if Units vest at the end of the three-year
performance period. No Units will vest (other than for reasons of death, disability or on a change
in control) if the Company fails to meet the cumulative earnings performance threshold set by the
Compensation Committee. Earnings-based vesting will be pro-rated for earnings performance between
the threshold and a maximum set by the Compensation Committee. 100% vesting will occur only if the
Company achieves both of the following tests, each as set by the Compensation Committee: (a)
maximum vesting for earnings performance, and (b) the return-on-assets goal.
The number of Units which vest due to earnings performance at the end of the three-year Performance
Period will be adjusted up by 15% (but no higher than the maximum units subject to vesting) if a
return-on-assets goal is met and downward by 15% if the goal is not met.
TIFFANY & CO.
PS-23
LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN AWARDS
IN LAST FISCAL YEAR UNDER 2005 EMPLOYEE
INCENTIVE PLAN TO FIVE MOST HIGHLY COMPENSATED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
AS A PERCENTAGE OF STOCK AWARDS TO ALL EMPLOYEES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aggregate |
|
|
Percent of Units |
|
|
|
|
Person or Group Awarded |
|
Units |
|
|
Granted to |
|
|
|
|
Restricted Stock Units |
|
Granted |
|
|
All Employees |
|
|
Type of Awarda |
|
Michael J. Kowalski |
|
|
79,000 |
|
|
|
8.9 |
% |
|
Three-Year Performance Period |
James E. Quinn |
|
|
48,000 |
|
|
|
5.4 |
% |
|
Three-Year Performance Period |
Beth O. Canavan |
|
|
27,000 |
|
|
|
3.0 |
% |
|
Three-Year Performance Period |
James N. Fernandez |
|
|
39,000 |
|
|
|
4.4 |
% |
|
Three-Year Performance Period |
Jon M. King |
|
|
21,000 |
|
|
|
2.4 |
% |
|
Three-Year Performance Period |
|
All Executive Officers
as a Group |
|
|
293,000 |
|
|
|
33.0 |
% |
|
Three-Year Performance Period |
|
All
Employees Who Are Not |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Four-year vesting, 25% per year, |
Executive Officers as a Group |
|
|
594,924 |
|
|
|
67.0 |
% |
|
no performance component |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
887,924 |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
a) |
|
See prior table for more detail concerning these same awards. |
EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION
(AS OF FISCAL YEAR END)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Column A |
|
|
Column B |
|
|
Column C |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of securities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
remaining available for |
|
|
|
Number of securities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
future issuance under |
|
|
|
to be issued upon |
|
|
Weighted average |
|
|
equity compensation |
|
|
|
exercise of |
|
|
exercise price of |
|
|
plans (excluding |
|
|
|
outstanding options, |
|
|
outstanding options, |
|
|
securities reflected in |
|
Plan category |
|
warrants and rights |
|
|
warrants and rights |
|
|
Column A) |
|
|
Equity
compensation plans approved by
security holders |
|
|
12,082,002 |
a |
|
$ |
28.9731 |
|
|
|
9,848,615 |
b |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity compensation
plans not approved
by security holders |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
Total |
|
|
12,082,002 |
a |
|
$ |
28.9731 |
|
|
|
9,848,615 |
b |
|
|
|
|
a) |
|
Shares indicated do not include 1,751,416 shares issuable under awards of stock units already
made. See Note (b) below. |
|
b) |
|
Shares indicated are the aggregate of those available for grant under the Companys 2005
Employee Incentive Plan (the Employee Plan) and the Companys 1998 Directors Option Plan
(the Directors Plan). All plans provide for the issuance of options and stock awards.
However, under the 2005 Employee Plan the maximum number of shares that may be issued,
11,000,000, is subject to reduction by 1.58 shares for each share that is delivered on vesting
of a stock award. See Note (a) above. Column C reflects this reduction assuming that all
shares granted as stock awards |
TIFFANY & CO.
PS-24
|
|
|
|
|
will vest. Under the Directors Plan all shares of the 547,500
remaining for issuance could be issued as stock awards. |
Pension, Excess and Supplemental Retirement Income Plans
Tiffany has established three retirement plans for eligible employees: a Pension Plan, an Excess
Plan and a Supplemental Retirement Income Plan. The Executive Officers of the Company are eligible
to participate in all three.
The Pension Plan is a qualified plan, that is, it is designed to comply with those provisions of
the Internal Revenue Code applicable to retirement plans. The Pension Plan is available at no cost
to regular full-time employees of Tiffany hired on or before December 31, 2005. All Executive
Officers are participants in the Pension Plan. The Plan provides participants with a retirement
benefit based on the participants average final compensation multiplied by his or her years of
service with Tiffany. The amount of the benefit payable under the Pension Plan is subject to
Internal Revenue Code requirements including those limiting the amount of compensation that may be
considered in calculating a benefit. Participants in the Pension Plan vest after five years of
service.
The Excess Plan is not a qualified plan, is not subject to Internal Revenue Code limitations on the
amount of benefits it may pay and is available only to highly compensated employees, including all
Executive Officers. The Excess Plan uses the same retirement benefit formula set forth in the
Pension Plan, but includes in average final compensation earnings (salary and bonus) that are
excluded under the Pension Plan due to Internal Revenue Code Limitations. Benefits payable under
the Pension Plan offset benefits payable under the Excess Plan. Highly compensated employees vested
under the Pension Plan are vested under the Excess Plan; however, benefits under the Excess Plan
are subject to forfeiture if employment is terminated for cause and, for those who leave Tiffany
prior to age 65, for failure to execute and adhere to non-competition and confidentiality
covenants.
The Supplemental Retirement Income Plan is not a qualified plan and is not subject to Internal
Revenue Code limitations on the amount of benefits it may pay. It is available only to Executive
Officers and was established to supplement the Pension Plan and Social Security by providing
additional payments upon a participants retirement. Benefits payable under the Pension Plan, the
Excess Plan and Social Security offset (are subtracted from) benefits payable under the
Supplemental Retirement Income Plan formula. Except in the event of a change of control (see
below), benefits under the Supplemental Retirement Income Plan do not vest until a participant
attains age 60 while employed by Tiffany and until he or she has provided 15 years of service;
furthermore, benefits under the Supplemental Retirement Plan are subject to forfeiture if benefits
under the Excess Plan are forfeited. See above.
Payments under the Supplemental Retirement Income Plan, together with payments under the Pension
Plan, the Excess Plan and from Social Security, would equal a variable percentage of the
participants average final compensation at retirement. This assumes that vesting requirements
under the Supplemental Retirement Income Plan are met and that benefits under the Excess Plan and
the Supplemental Retirement Income Plan have not been forfeited.
TIFFANY & CO.
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Depending upon the participants years of service with Tiffany, the combined benefit under the
Pension Plan, the Excess Plan, the Supplemental Retirement Income Plan and from Social Security
would be as follows:
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|
|
|
|
|
Combined Annual Benefit As a Percentage of Average Final |
|
Years of Service |
|
Compensation |
|
|
less than 10 |
|
|
(a |
) |
10-14 |
|
|
20 |
% |
15-19 |
|
|
35 |
% |
20-24 |
|
|
50 |
% |
25 or more |
|
|
60 |
% |
|
A participants average final compensation is the average annual compensation he or she received
over the five highest paid plan years (January 1 to December 31) during his or her last 10 years of
service. In general, compensation reported in the Summary Compensation Table above as Salary and
Bonus is compensation for purposes of the Pension Plan, the Excess Plan and the Supplemental
Retirement Income Plan; amounts attributable to the exercise of stock options or to the vesting of
restricted stock are not included.
(a) A participant retiring with less than 10 years of service would not, except in certain
instances where a change of control has occurred, receive any benefit under the Supplemental
Retirement Income Plan, but would receive a benefit under the Pension Plan and the Excess Plan.
However, the formula for benefits under the Pension Plan and the Excess Plan is a function of years
of service and covered compensation (subject to Internal Revenue Code limitations in the case of
the Pension Plan) and not any specific percentage of the participants average final compensation.
TIFFANY & CO.
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The following table sets forth the estimated combined annual benefit payable on retirement to
participants under the Supplemental Retirement Income Plan, Pension Plan and Social Security.
Annual Total Benefit for Years of Service
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Final |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Compensation |
|
15 |
|
|
20 |
|
|
25 |
|
|
30 |
|
|
35 |
|
|
$125,000 |
|
$ |
43,750 |
|
|
$ |
62,500 |
|
|
$ |
75,000 |
|
|
$ |
75,000 |
|
|
$ |
75,000 |
|
$150,000 |
|
$ |
52,500 |
|
|
$ |
75,000 |
|
|
$ |
90,000 |
|
|
$ |
90,000 |
|
|
$ |
90,000 |
|
$175,000 |
|
$ |
61,250 |
|
|
$ |
87,500 |
|
|
$ |
105,000 |
|
|
$ |
105,000 |
|
|
$ |
105,000 |
|
$200,000 |
|
$ |
70,000 |
|
|
$ |
100,000 |
|
|
$ |
120,000 |
|
|
$ |
120,000 |
|
|
$ |
120,000 |
|
$225,000 |
|
$ |
78,750 |
|
|
$ |
112,500 |
|
|
$ |
135,000 |
|
|
$ |
135,000 |
|
|
$ |
135,000 |
|
$250,000 |
|
$ |
87,500 |
|
|
$ |
125,000 |
|
|
$ |
150,000 |
|
|
$ |
150,000 |
|
|
$ |
150,000 |
|
$300,000 |
|
$ |
105,000 |
|
|
$ |
150,000 |
|
|
$ |
180,000 |
|
|
$ |
180,000 |
|
|
$ |
180,000 |
|
$400,000 |
|
$ |
140,000 |
|
|
$ |
200,000 |
|
|
$ |
240,000 |
|
|
$ |
240,000 |
|
|
$ |
240,000 |
|
$450,000 |
|
$ |
157,500 |
|
|
$ |
225,000 |
|
|
$ |
270,000 |
|
|
$ |
270,000 |
|
|
$ |
270,000 |
|
$500,000 |
|
$ |
175,000 |
|
|
$ |
250,000 |
|
|
$ |
300,000 |
|
|
$ |
300,000 |
|
|
$ |
300,000 |
|
$600,000 |
|
$ |
210,000 |
|
|
$ |
300,000 |
|
|
$ |
360,000 |
|
|
$ |
360,000 |
|
|
$ |
360,000 |
|
$700,000 |
|
$ |
245,000 |
|
|
$ |
350,000 |
|
|
$ |
420,000 |
|
|
$ |
420,000 |
|
|
$ |
420,000 |
|
$800,000 |
|
$ |
280,000 |
|
|
$ |
400,000 |
|
|
$ |
480,000 |
|
|
$ |
480,000 |
|
|
$ |
480,000 |
|
$900,000 |
|
$ |
315,000 |
|
|
$ |
450,000 |
|
|
$ |
540,000 |
|
|
$ |
540,000 |
|
|
$ |
540,000 |
|
$1,000,000 |
|
$ |
350,000 |
|
|
$ |
500,000 |
|
|
$ |
600,000 |
|
|
$ |
600,000 |
|
|
$ |
600,000 |
|
$1,200,000 |
|
$ |
420,000 |
|
|
$ |
600,000 |
|
|
$ |
720,000 |
|
|
$ |
720,000 |
|
|
$ |
720,000 |
|
$1,500,000 |
|
$ |
525,000 |
|
|
$ |
750,000 |
|
|
$ |
900,000 |
|
|
$ |
900,000 |
|
|
$ |
900,000 |
|
|
At the end of Fiscal 2005, the current years of creditable service and average final compensation
under both plans for each of the eligible executive officers named in the Summary Compensation
Table were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Name |
|
Years of Servicea |
|
|
Average Final Compensation |
|
|
Michael J. Kowalski |
|
|
27 |
|
|
$ |
1,576,666 |
|
James E. Quinn |
|
|
19 |
|
|
$ |
1,019,137 |
|
Beth O. Canavan |
|
|
18 |
|
|
$ |
593,579 |
|
James N. Fernandez |
|
|
27 |
|
|
$ |
828,328 |
|
Jon M. King |
|
|
15 |
|
|
$ |
441,978 |
|
|
|
|
|
a) |
|
Includes years of service with Tiffanys former parent corporation. |
TIFFANY & CO.
PS-27
OTHER COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS
Retention Agreements
The Company and Tiffany have entered into retention agreements with each of the executive officers.
These agreements would provide a covered executive with compensation if he or she should incur an
involuntary termination after a change in control. The purpose of these agreements is to keep
our management team in place and focused on their job duties should discussions of a change in
control ever occur. An involuntary termination does not include a termination for cause, but
does include a resignation for good reason.
When, if ever, a change in control occurs, the covered executives would have fixed terms of
employment under their retention agreements as follows: three years in the case of Mr. Kowalski and
Mr. Quinn and two years for all other executive officers. If the executive incurs an involuntary
termination during his or her term, compensation, keyed to the length of his or her term, would be
payable to the executive as follows:
|
|
|
Two or three times salary and bonus as severance, |
|
|
|
|
A payment equal to the present value of two or three years of additional years of
service credit under the Supplemental Retirement Income Plan, and |
|
|
|
|
Two or three years of benefits continuation under Tiffanys health and welfare plans. |
Vesting
of Options, Restricted Stock Units and Retirement Benefits on a
Change in Control
In the event of a change in control of the Company, all options granted to employees (including
executive officers) become exercisable in full and all restricted stock units vest and convert to
shares. In addition, all benefits under the Supplemental Retirement Income Plan become vested and
payable at retirement age, but only if, at the time of the change in control, benefits are also
vested under the Pension Plan.
Gross-up Benefits on a Change in Control
Because a covered executives receipt of payments and benefits in connection with a change in
control may trigger a 20% excise tax under Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code, the
retention agreements contain gross-up provisions. Under these provisions, the Company or Tiffany
must pay the covered executives excise tax and any additional income tax resulting from the
gross-up provisions. If the gross-up provisions are triggered, the Company or Tiffany, as the case
may be, will be unable to deduct most of the change in control payments and benefits.
Definition of a Change in Control
For purposes of the Supplemental Retirement Income Plan, stock options and restricted stock the
term change in control means that one of the following events has occurred:
|
|
|
Any person or group of persons acting in concert (and by person we mean an individual or
organization) acquires thirty-five percent or more in voting power or stock of the Company,
including the acquisition of any right, option, warrant or other right to obtain such
voting power or stock, whether or not presently exercisable; |
TIFFANY & CO.
PS-28
|
|
|
A majority of the Board is, for any reason, not made up of individuals who were either
on the Board on January 21, 1988, or, if they became members of the Board after that date,
were approved by the directors; or |
|
|
|
|
Another circumstance which the Board deems to be a change in control. |
For purposes of the retention agreements, a change in control includes the above events, as well
as additional events amounting to a change in control of the Company or Tiffany. Such events could
include a so-called friendly acquisition of the Company or Tiffany.
Life Insurance Arrangements
In 2003 Tiffany terminated split-dollar life insurance agreements with its executive officers,
including Mr. Kowalski, Mr. Quinn, Mrs. Canavan, Mr. Fernandez and Mr. King. Such agreements had
been in effect prior to 2003; however in 2002 Tiffany discontinued premium contributions because of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which prohibits loans to executives. In 2003, Tiffany withdrew its
premium contribution from the underlying life insurance policies and left the policies in the hands
of the executives.
In lieu of the split-dollar arrangements described above, Tiffany provides the following life
insurance benefit to its executive officers. This benefit has and will be provided by paying
premiums on the insurance policies referred to above, treating such premiums as taxable
compensation to the executives and making gross up payments to the executives tax withholding
accounts so as to achieve the tax-favored benefit that existed under the terminated split-dollar
life insurance agreements prior to changes in Internal Revenue Service interpretive positions and
the adoption of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Death benefits under such policies are expected to be maintained equivalent to three times the
executives annual salary and target bonus compensation and sufficient premiums will be paid to
build the cash value of each policy so that on the executives expected retirement date the cash
value of each policy will be sufficient to continue the policy in force, without payment of further
premiums, with a death benefit equivalent to twice the executives average annual salary and target
bonus compensation for the last three calendar years prior to termination of employment.
Tiffany has reserved the right to terminate these life insurance benefits at any time and the
executives will acquire no vested right to further contributions from Tiffany.
TIFFANY & CO.
PS-29
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The Committee believes that the portion of an officers compensation that is at risk
(subject to adjustment for corporate and/or individual performance factors) should vary
proportionally to the amount of responsibility the officer bears for the Companys success. The
Committee adheres to that philosophy in establishing target bonuses and long-term, equity-based
incentive compensation.
a. Bonuses
Each January, the Committee establishes a target bonus for the coming fiscal year as a percentage
of the base salary of each executive officer. For Fiscal 2005, 90% was the target for Mr. Kowalski;
targets ranged from 50% to 65% for the other executive officers. For Fiscal 2006, 95% is the target
for Mr. Kowalski; targets range from 50% to 70% for the other executive officers.
Under the terms of the 1998 and 2005 Employee Incentive Plans, bonuses that are calculated solely
on the basis of an increase or decrease in the Companys consolidated net earnings in accordance
with a formula are Incentive Awards. Incentive Awards are performance-based compensation under
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. See below.
For purposes of the Fiscal 2005 bonus calculation, the Companys consolidated net earnings were
adjusted down as provided for in the 1998 Employee Incentive Plan to account for various items. The
Incentive Award calculation was performed by the Committee in March 2006 on the basis of estimated
net earnings, as so adjusted, and bonuses were paid in the following month on the basis of reported
net earnings, as so adjusted.
b. Long-Term, Equity-based Incentive Compensation Program
In January of 2005, the Committee changed the Companys equity-based incentive compensation program
to include Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units (Units). Prior to 2005, the program consisted
only of options. The change was made because the Committee believes that it has become more
important to link some portion of executive compensation to achievement of specific, long-term
goals for the improvement of earnings and return on assets. Units were awarded in January of 2005
and 2006; those Units will be exchanged on a one-to-one basis for shares of the common stock of the
Company if the Units vest at the end of each three-year performance period. Units will vest (other
than for reasons of death, disability or on a change in control) only if the Company meets
cumulative earnings performance goals for the performance period. For each performance period the
Committee has set a threshold, a target and maximum for earnings: if the threshold is not met, no
Units will vest; if the threshold is met, 30% will vest; if the target is met, 50% will vest; if
the maximum is met, 87.5% will vest. Vesting will be pro-rated for earnings performance between the
threshold and the maximum. Earnings-vested Units will be adjusted upward by 15% if a
return-on-assets goal is met and downward by 15% if the goal is not met. 100% vesting will occur
only if the Company achieves the maximum for earnings and achieves the return-on-assets goal.
Options to purchase the common stock of the Company are granted to executive officers in January of
each year, and may be exercised, when vested, to purchase common stock at its fair market value as
of the date of the option grant. Options vest and (other than in the case of death or disability)
become exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning with the first anniversary of the
grant date; non-vested installments are forfeited if the option holder leaves the Company.
In January 2006 the Committee made combined awards of options and Units to the executive officers.
Options were valued using the Black-Scholes model; Units were valued using the grant date market
value of the underlying shares assuming that the earnings target would be met and that there would
be no adjustment to Unit vesting for return on assets. On that basis, the combined grant to Mr.
Kowalski was valued at 315% of his salary; the value of the
TIFFANY & CO.
PS-30
combined grants to the other executive
officers ranged from 250% to 150% of salary. The size of the combined grant in 2006 is not
necessarily indicative of the size of the combined grants to be awarded in future years. The
Committee consulted with a nationally recognized compensation consulting firm in designing the
Long-Term Equity-based Compensation Program and in determining the awards made. The Committee believes that the program is an appropriate means
of motivating the executive officers to achieve the Companys long-term strategic goals and linking
the interests of the executive officers to the interests of the Companys stockholders.
c. Salaries and Benefits
Executive salaries are reviewed by the Committee in January of each year and are adjusted on the
basis of merit and relevant competitive factors.
The Committee believes that the Companys salaries and benefits program for its executives is
generally competitive with the programs generally offered by comparable retailers. The program
enables the Company to retain and attract competent management personnel.
To assess the competitiveness of the compensation offered to the Companys executive officers, the
Committee reviewed an analysis prepared by a nationally recognized compensation consulting firm.
The following elements of compensation were reviewed for each executive officer: base salary;
target total cash compensation; target annual incentive as a percentage of salary; actual total
cash compensation; target total direct compensation; actual total direct compensation; and
long-term incentives as a percentage of salary. The analysis included data concerning compensation
for senior positions provided by companies in the Peer Company Group referred to under PERFORMANCE
OF COMPANY STOCK below (other than the Movado Group Inc.), a survey of 16 companies in the
specialty retail industry with median revenues of $2.9 billion, a survey of 11 companies in the
retail industry with median revenues of $2.2 billion, a general survey of companies in the
retail/wholesale industry, and a survey of general industry. The Committee believes that a
competitive market for the services of retail executives exists, even among firms that are not
peers of the Company or that operate in a different line of business.
d. Limitation under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code generally denies a federal income-tax deduction to a
publicly-held corporation for compensation in excess of $1 million per year paid to certain
persons. These include persons who were, as of the last day of the corporations taxable year, (i)
the chief executive officer or (ii) among the four highest-compensated officers. This denial of
deduction is subject to an exception for certain performance-based compensation, including the
stock options, Units and Incentive Awards discussed above. The compensation described in this
report generates income tax deductions for the Company, but the Compensation Committee does not
believe that it would be in the best interests of the Company to adopt a policy that would
absolutely preclude compensation arrangements subject to deduction limitations.
Signed:
Rose Marie Bravo
Samuel L. Hayes III, Chair
Abby F. Kohnstamm
Charles K. Marquis
Members of the Compensation Committee
TIFFANY & CO.
PS-31
PERFORMANCE OF COMPANY STOCK
The following graph compares changes in the cumulative total shareholder return on Tiffany & Co.s
stock for the previous five fiscal years to returns for the same five-year period on (i) the
Standard & Poors 500 Stock Index, and (ii) a peer group index. Cumulative shareholder return is
defined as changes in the closing price of our stock on the New York Stock Exchange, adjusted to
reflect two-for-one stock split that occurred in July 2000, plus the reinvestment of any dividends
paid on our stock.
Comparison of Five Year Cumulative Total Return among Tiffany & Co.,
the S&P 500 Index, and the Peer Group Index
ASSUMES AN INVESTMENT OF $100 ON JANUARY 31, 2001 IN COMPANY STOCK AND EACH OF THE TWO INDICES AND
THE REINVESTMENT OF ANY SUBSEQUENT DIVIDENDS.
TOTAL RETURNS ARE BASED ON MARKET CAPITALIZATION; INDICES ARE WEIGHTED AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH
PERIOD FOR WHICH A RETURN IS INDICATED.
PEER COMPANY GROUP: Coach, Inc.; Movado Group Inc.; Nordstrom Inc.; Polo Ralph Lauren Corp.; Saks
Inc.; Sotheby Holdings Inc.; Williams Sonoma Inc.; and Zale Corp.
Gucci Group N.V. and Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. were excluded from the peer group because they no
longer have publicly-traded equity securities.
TIFFANY & CO.
PS-32
DISCUSSION OF PROPOSALS PRESENTED BY THE BOARD
Item 1. Election of Directors
Each year, we elect directors at an Annual Meeting of Stockholders. At the 2006 Annual Meeting,
nine directors will be elected. Each of them will serve until he or she is succeeded by another
qualified director or until his or her earlier resignation or removal from office.
It is not anticipated that any of this years nominees will be unable to serve as a director, but
if that should occur before the Annual Meeting, the Board may either propose another nominee or
reduce the number of directors to be elected. If another nominee is proposed, you or your proxy
will have the right to vote for that person at the Annual Meeting.
Information concerning each of the nominees is set forth below:
|
|
|
Michael J. Kowalski
|
|
Mr. Kowalski, 54, is Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer of Tiffany & Co. He succeeded
William R. Chaney as Chairman at the end of fiscal
year 2002 and as Chief Executive Officer in February
1999. Prior to his appointment as President in January
1996, he was an Executive Vice President of Tiffany &
Co., a position he had held since March 1992. Mr.
Kowalski also served as Tiffany & Co.s Chief
Operating Officer from January 1997 until his
appointment as Chief Executive Officer. He became a
director of Tiffany & Co. in January 1995. Mr.
Kowalski also serves on the boards of Fairmont Hotels
and Resorts and The Bank of New York. The Bank of New
York is Tiffanys principal banking relationship,
serving as Administrative Agent and a lender under a
Revolving Credit Facility and as trustee of Tiffanys
Employee Pension Plan. |
|
|
|
Rose Marie Bravo
|
|
Ms. Bravo, 55, is Chief Executive of Burberry Limited
and is a member of its board of directors. Ms. Bravo
previously served as President of Saks Fifth Avenue
from 1992 to 1997. Ms. Bravo became a director of
Tiffany & Co. in October 1997 when she was selected by
the Board to fill a newly created directorship. She
also serves on the Board of Directors of Estee Lauder
Companies Inc. |
|
|
|
William R. Chaney
|
|
Mr. Chaney, 73, is the former Chairman of the Board.
He resigned that office effective January 31, 2003.
Mr. Chaney joined Tiffany in January 1980 as a member
of the Board and was named Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Tiffany & Co. in August 1984. He
resigned as Chief Executive Officer effective February
1, 1999. Prior to joining Tiffany, he served as an
executive officer of Avon Products, Inc. |
|
|
|
Samuel L. Hayes III
|
|
Prof. Hayes, 71, was the Jacob H. Schiff Professor of
Investment Banking at the Harvard Business School from
1975 to 1998, when he became the Jacob H. Schiff
Professor Emeritus. He was elected a director of
Tiffany & Co. in 1984. He also serves as independent
chair of the Board of Directors of the Eaton Vance
Group of Funds and on the board of Telect, Inc. and
Yakima, Inc. |
|
|
|
Abby F. Kohnstamm
|
|
Ms. Kohnstamm, 52, is the President and founder of
Abby F. Kohnstamm & Associates, Inc. a marketing and
consulting firm. Prior to establishing her company,
Ms. Kohnstamm served as Senior Vice President,
Marketing of IBM Corporation from 1993 through 2005.
In that capacity, she had overall responsibility for
all aspects of marketing across IBM and was also a
member of |
TIFFANY & CO.
PS-33
|
|
|
|
|
IBMs Operating Team, which oversees overall operating performance across the company. Ms.
Kohnstamm remains an executive consultant to IBM. In
addition, Ms. Kohnstamm held a number of senior
marketing positions at American Express from 1979
through 1993. Ms. Kohnstamm also serves on the Board
of Trustees of Tufts University and the Board of
Overseers at New York Universitys Stern School of
Business. She became a director of Tiffany & Co. in
July 2001, when she was selected by the Board to
replace a retiring director. IBM Corporation and its
affiliated companies provide data-processing and
communication hardware, software and services to
Tiffany and purchase business gifts from Tiffany. |
|
|
|
Charles K. Marquis
|
|
Mr. Marquis, 63, is a Senior Advisor to Investcorp
International, Inc. From 1974 through 1998, he was a
partner in the law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
L.L.P. He was elected a director of Tiffany & Co. in
1984. Mr. Marquis also serves on the Board of
Directors of CSK Auto Corporation. |
|
|
|
J. Thomas Presby
|
|
Mr. Presby, 66, is active as a director, investor and
business advisor. He is a Certified Public Accountant.
He retired in 2002 from a 30-year career as a partner
in Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. At Deloitte, he held
numerous positions in the United States and abroad,
including the posts of Deputy Chairman and Chief
Operating Officer. Mr. Presby is a graduate of Rutgers
University and holds a masters degree in Industrial
Administration from Carnegie Mellon University. He was
selected to be a director of the Company in November
2003 by the Board to fill a newly created position on
the Board. Mr. Presby serves as a director and audit
committee chair of World Fuel Services, Inc.,
TurboChef Technologies, Inc. and AMVESCAP, PLC. He
also serves on the board, and on the audit committee
of American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. |
|
|
|
James E. Quinn
|
|
Mr. Quinn, 54, is President of Tiffany & Co.,
responsible for sales throughout the world. Prior to
his appointment as Vice Chairman in January 1998, Mr.
Quinn was an Executive Vice President of Tiffany &
Co., a position he had held since March 1992. He
became a director of Tiffany & Co. in January 1995. He
is also a member of the Boards of Directors of BNY
Hamilton Funds, Inc. and Mutual of America Capital
Management, Inc. |
|
|
|
William A. Shutzer
|
|
Mr. Shutzer, 59, is a partner of Evercore Partners, a
financial advisory and private equity firm. He
previously served as a Managing Director of Lehman
Brothers from 2000 through 2003, a Partner in Thomas
Weisel Partners LLC, a merchant banking firm, from
1999 through 2000, as Executive Vice President of ING
Baring Furman Selz LLC from 1998 through 1999,
President of Furman Selz Inc. from 1995 through 1997
and as a Managing Director of Lehman Brothers and its
predecessors from 1978 through 1994. He was elected a
director of the Company in 1984. Mr. Shutzer is also a
member of the Boards of Directors of Jupiter Media
Corp., CSK Auto Inc. and TurboChef Technologies, Inc. |
TIFFANY & CO.
PS-34
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF ALL NINE NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR
Item 2. Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Upon the recommendation of its Audit Committee, the Board has appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
(PwC) as the independent registered public accounting firm to examine the Companys consolidated
financial statements for fiscal year 2006. We are asking you to ratify our selection.
PwC has served as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm since 1984.
A representative of PwC will be in attendance at the Annual Meeting to respond to appropriate
questions raised by stockholders and will be afforded the opportunity to make a statement at the
meeting, if he or she desires to do so.
The Board may review its selection if its appointment is not approved by the stockholders.
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR RATIFICATION OF THE SELECTION OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
AS THE COMPANYS INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006.
Item 3. Approval of an Amendment to the 2005 Employee Incentive Plan to Add Additional Limits
On March 17, 2005 the Board adopted, and on May 19, 2005 at the 2005 Annual Meeting the
stockholders approved, the Companys 2005 Employee Incentive Plan (the Plan). On January 19, 2006
the Board amended the Plan, subject to stockholder approval at the 2006 Annual Meeting, by adding
the following additional limits under Section 4.2(b) of the Plan to conform with regulations issued
under Section 162(m) of the Code:
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a grant limit of 400,000 shares per fiscal year to any of the five most
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If the proposed amendment is approved by the stockholders, the text of Section 4.2(b) of the Plan
will be modified to read as follows:
Subject to adjustment under Section under Section 4.2(c), the following
additional maximum limitations are imposed under the Plan: (i) the
aggregate maximum number of Shares that may be issued under Options
intended to be Incentive Stock Options shall be One Million
(1,000,000 ) shares; and (ii), unless the Committee determines that an Award to a Named
Executive Officer shall not be designed to comply with the Performance
Based Exception, the following limitations shall apply: (A) in any fiscal
year of the Company, the aggregate number of Shares that may be granted to
any Participant pursuant to any and all Awards (including Options, SARS and
Stock Awards) shall not exceed Four Hundred Thousand (400,000); and (B) in
any fiscal year of the Company, the maximum aggregate cash payout with
respect to Other Incentive Awards granted in any fiscal year of the Company
pursuant to Section 8 of the Plan which may be made to any Named Executive
Officer shall be Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000). (bold indicates new
material).
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THE BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE 2005 EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PLAN
MATERIAL FEATURES OF THE PLAN
Following is a summary of the material features of the Plan.
Maximum Number of Shares
As approved by the stockholders, the maximum number of shares of common stock that may be issued
under the Plan is 11,000,000.
The maximum number of shares that will be available for grant under the Plan is subject to
reduction by 1.58 shares for each share that is delivered on vesting of a stock award. See Stock
Awards below. Thus, when a share is issued on vesting of a stock award, the maximum is reduced by 1.58 shares and when a share
is issued on exercise of an option the maximum is reduced by one share. The maximum number of
shares available for grant under the 2005 Incentive Plan is also subject to adjustment for
corporate transactions. See Maximum Number of Shares and Adjustments for Corporate Transactions
below.
As of March 24, 2006, no shares have been issued under the plan and 9,261,264 are subject to
grants and may be issued on vesting and exercise of options or on vesting of stock awards.
Stock Options Already Granted Under the Plan
The tables on pages 21 and 22 provide information concerning non-qualified stock options (NQSOs)
that have been granted through January 31, 2006 to Executive Officers and employees of the
Companys subsidiaries under the Plan. See OPTION GRANTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2005 and OPTION GRANTS
IN FISCAL YEAR 2005 TO EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL OPTION GRANTS UNDER 2005
EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PLAN.
Stock Unit Awards Already Made Under the Plan
The tables on pages 23 and 24 provide information concerning performance-vesting and time-vesting
restricted stock units awards that have been granted through January 31, 2006 to executive officers
and employees of the Companys subsidiaries under the Plan. See LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN AWARDS
IN LAST FISCAL YEAR TO FIVE MOST HIGHLY COMPENSATED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS and LONG-TERM INCENTIVE
PLAN AWARDS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR UNDER 2005 EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PLAN TO FIVE MOST HIGHLY COMPENSATED
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AS A PERCENTAGE OF STOCK AWARDS TO ALL EMPLOYEES.
Market Value Per Share
As of March 24, 2006 the market value of one share of the Companys Common Stock, $0.01 par value,
was $38.9150 calculated as the mean between the lowest and highest reported sales price of such a
share on such date as reported in the New York Stock Exchange Composite Transactions Index.
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Administration of the Plan
The Plans is administered by the Stock Option Subcommittee of the Compensation Committee which
consists of two or more outside directors selected by the Board (the Committee). The Committee
has the authority to determine:
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Number and Identity of Future Participants and Form of Awards Not Yet Determined
Under the Plan, the Committee may designate any employee of the Company or its related companies as
a participant. The number and identity of participants to whom awards will eventually be made under
the Plan has not yet been determined, and, subject to the Plan, the form of such awards is at the
discretion of the Committee. It is therefore not possible at this time to provide specific
information as to actual future award recipients or the form of such awards. However, to date,
participation has been limited to management employees. In January of 2006, 921 employees were
named by the Committee as Participants and a total of 936 employees are now Participants.
Awards Available under the Plan
Following are summaries of the various awards available under the Plan.
Options and SARs . The grant of a stock option entitles the holder to purchase a specified number
of shares of the Companys Common Stock at an exercise price specified at the time of grant.
Stock options may be granted in the form of NQSOs or incentive stock options (ISOs). Grants of
ISOs must fulfill the requirements applicable to an incentive stock option described in Section
422(b) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The grant of a stock appreciation right (SAR) entitles the holder to receive the appreciation
value, if any, for a specific number of shares of the Companys common stock over a specific time
period. The Committee may provide the appreciation value in cash or in shares. The appreciation
value is equal to all or a portion of the growth in the fair market value over an exercise price
specified at the time of grant.
The Plan limits the discretion of the Committee with respect to Options and SARs as follows:
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the per-share exercise price of each option or SAR must be established at the time of
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the exercise price may not be less than 100% of fair market value as of the pricing
date, |
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the per-share exercise price may not be decreased after grant except for adjustments
made to reflect stock splits and other corporate transactions (see Maximum Number of Shares
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neither an option nor a SAR may be surrendered for a new option or SAR with a lower
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Stock Awards. A stock award is the grant of shares of the Companys Common Stock or a right to
receive such shares, their cash equivalent or a combination of both. Each stock award shall be
subject to such conditions, restrictions and contingencies as the Committee shall determine.
Cash Incentive Awards. Cash awards may be granted as determined by the Committee. Terms of cash
awards must be set out by agreement, which may specify performance periods and goals. The Committee
has the discretion to adjust pre-established Performance Goals under certain circumstances.
Settlement of Awards, Deferred Settlements Tax Withholding and Dividend Equivalents
The Committee has the discretion to settle awards through cash payments, delivery of Common
Stock, the grant of replacement awards or any combination thereof.
The Committee may permit the payment of the option exercise price to be made as follows:
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by irrevocable authorization to a third party to sell shares received upon exercise of
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Before distribution of any shares pursuant to an award, the Committee may require the participant
to remit funds for any required tax withholdings. Alternatively, the Committee may withhold shares
to satisfy such tax requirements. All cash payments made under the Incentive Plan may be net of any
required tax withholdings.
The Committee may provide for the deferred delivery of stock upon the exercise of an option or SAR
or upon the grant of a stock award. Such deferral can be evidenced by use of Stock Units
bookkeeping entries equivalent to the fair market value, from time to time, of a specified number
of shares. Stock Units are settled at the end of the applicable deferral period by delivery of
shares or as otherwise determined by the Committee.
The Committee has the discretion to provide participants with the right to receive dividends or
dividend equivalent payments with respect to the underlying shares of Common Stock.
Duration of the Plan
No award may be made under the Plan after April 30, 2015. However, the plan shall remain in effect
as long as any awards previously made remain outstanding.
Maximum Number of Shares and Adjustments for Corporate Transactions under the Incentive Plan
Subject to further adjustments for corporate transactions, as discussed below, the maximum number
of shares of the Companys Common Stock now remaining available for grant under the Plan is
9,261,264 .
IMPORTANT NOTE: the above number assumes that all restricted stock units and
options now granted will vest and that the underlying shares will be delivered to
the participants; based upon that assumption, the maximum number of shares
available for delivery under the Plan (11,000,000 shares) has been reduced by
1,419,788 shares (1.58 shares for every share assumed delivered on vesting of a
stock unit now granted) and 318,948 shares (one share for every share assumed
delivered on vesting of a stock option now granted). There are circumstances in
which such restricted stock units
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and options will not vest, including failure to
attain performance goals and early termination of employment. In those
circumstances, shares represented by the non-vested units would be added back
into the maximum.
Shares subject to an award that are not delivered because of failure to vest, forfeiture,
cancellation or cash settlement become available for further grant.
If a participant exercises an option by delivery of previously-owned shares in payment of the
exercise price or of any tax withholding obligation, all shares issued to the employee without
offset for the number of shares delivered in payment will be counted against the maximum.
The maximum number of shares which may be delivered under the Incentive Plans is subject to further
adjustment for corporate transactions, such as:
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a transaction in which cash, property, Common Stock or other securities are distributed
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If such a corporate transaction occurs, the Committee will make appropriate adjustments in:
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the number and/or type of shares for which awards may be granted under the Incentive
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the number and/or type of shares or securities for which awards then outstanding under
the Incentive Plans may be exercised after such transaction such adjustments would be
made without changing the aggregate exercise price applicable to the unexercised portions
of outstanding options or SARs. |
For example, to adjust for the last corporate transaction the two-for-one stock split that became
effective in July 2000 the Committee doubled the maximum number of shares that could be issued
under the 1998 Incentive Plan. The Committee also doubled the number of unexercised shares that
were the subject of outstanding options and cut the corresponding per-share exercise price in half.
Other Limits Under the Plan
Subject to further adjustment for corporate transactions, as discussed above, the 2005
Incentive Plan imposes the following limit:
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shares that may be granted in any one fiscal year to any one participant pursuant to any
and all awards 400,000 (this limit will be added if this Item is approved by the
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maximum aggregate cash pay-out in any one fiscal year for cash awards to a covered
executive $2,000,000 (this limit will be added if this Item is approved by the
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Amendment of Plan
The Board may, at any time, amend or terminate the Plan. However, the approval of the Companys
stockholders will be required for any amendment (other than adjustments for corporate transactions)
which would:
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increase any of the limits described above under Other Limits Under the Plan, |
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decrease the minimum exercise price for an option or SAR or permit the surrender of an
option or an SAR as consideration in exchange for a new award with a lower exercise price,
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increase the maximum term of an Option or SAR as described above under Options and SARs. |
Federal Income Tax Consequences of Incentive Plan Awards
The Company believes that under present law and regulations the federal income tax treatment of the
various awards that may be made under the Incentive Plan will be as described below. In general,
the Companys and its subsidiaries right to claim a deduction is subject to the requirements of
Section 162(m) of the Code (See Section 162(m) of the Code below).
The grant of an NQSO will not have any tax consequence to the Company nor to the participant. The
exercise of an NQSO will require the participant to include in his or her taxable ordinary income
the amount by which the fair market value of the acquired shares on the exercise date exceeds the
option price. Upon a subsequent sale or taxable exchange of shares acquired upon the option
exercise, the participant will recognize long-or short-term capital gain or loss equal to the
difference between the amount realized on the sale and the tax basis of such shares (the fair
market value on the exercise date). The Company will be entitled to a deduction at the same time
and in the same amount as the participant is in receipt of income in consequence of his or exercise
of an NQSO.
The grant of an ISO will not have any tax consequence to the Company nor to the participant. The
exercise of an ISO will not cause the participant to realize ordinary taxable income nor permit the
Company to take a deduction unless the participant disposes of the acquired shares within the later
of two years after the grant of the option and one year after the date of the exercise. (However,
for purposes of computing the participants alternative minimum tax liability, the spread between
the option price and the stocks fair market value on the date of the ISO exercise is treated as
income.) If the participant fails to achieve that minimum holding period before deposition, the
participant will be treated as though he or she had exercised a NQSO for tax purposes and the
Company will be treated as though the participant had exercised a NQSO (see NQSOs above). If the
participant achieves the minimum holding period, any gain or loss that is realized on the
subsequent disposition of such shares will be treated as long-term capital gain or loss.
The grant of an SAR will not have any tax consequence to the Company nor to the participant. The
exercise of an SAR will require the participant to include in his or her taxable ordinary income
the amount of any cash received plus the fair market value of any shares issued as the result of
the exercise. Upon a subsequent sale or taxable exchange of shares, if any, acquired upon an SAR
exercise, the participant will recognize long-or short-term capital gain or loss equal to the
difference between the amount realized on the sale and the tax basis of such shares (the fair
market value on the exercise date). The Company will be entitled to a deduction at the same time
and in the same amount as the participant is in receipt of income in consequence of his or exercise
of an SAR.
The grant of a stock award (including a stock unit) will not have any tax consequence to the
Company nor to the participant if, at the time of the grant, the shares or units provided to the
participant are subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture, and provided further that the
participant chooses not to elect to recognize income. The participant may, however, elect to
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of a stock (but not a unit) grant equal to the fair market value of the stock awarded. Failing
such an election, as of the date the shares provided to a participant under a stock award are no
longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture, the participant will recognize taxable ordinary
income equal to the fair market value of the stock. The Company will be entitled to a deduction at
the same time and in the same amount as the participant is in receipt of income in consequence of
the grant of a stock award.
The participant will recognize taxable ordinary income when he or she is in receipt or constructive
receipt of a cash award. The Company will be entitled to a deduction at the same time and in the
same amount as the participant is in receipt of income in consequence of the grant of a cash award.
Section 162(m) of the Code
The Companys and its subsidiaries right to claim a tax deduction with respect to compensation
provided under the Incentive Plan to covered executives may be subject to the limitations of
Section 162(m) of the Code. Section 162(m) provides that no deduction shall be allowed for
applicable employee remuneration with respect to any covered executive in excess of $1,000,000 for
a taxable year. However, qualified performance-based compensation is not subject to this $1,000,000
limitation. Covered executives are the Companys chief executive officer and the four other
employees whose compensation is required to be reported to its stockholders under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.
Options and SARs granted under the Incentive Plan will be qualified performance-based compensation if:
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if the members of the Committee are all outside directors as defined under Section
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Stock and cash awards under the Incentive Plan may be designed by the Committee to be qualified
performance-based compensation. The Committee must specify objective performance goals to be
attained over a performance period as a condition to the award. For such awards under the Plan,
such measures of performance are the Companys:
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The Committee retains the right to make post-award adjustments to reflect certain extraordinary
events.
It is the current intention of the Board that the Committee shall at all times be composed of
persons qualifying as outside directors and that the Committee shall consider the effect of
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designing and making awards under the Incentive Plan to covered executives.
However, under the Incentive Plan, the Committee has the discretion to make awards that will not be
so qualified and may find it in the best interest of the Company to do so from time to time.
The Incentive Plan is not the exclusive means available to the Company to provide incentive
compensation to employees of the Company and its subsidiaries.
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OTHER MATTERS
Stockholder Proposals, In General
If you would like to nominate a candidate for director or bring other business before the
stockholders at the 2007 Annual Meeting, which is currently expected to take place on May 17, 2007,
you must comply with the following requirements:
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You must notify the Secretary of the Company in writing no earlier than January 18,
2007, and no later than February 17, 2007, |
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If the matter you wish to present is other than the nomination of a candidate for
director, your proposal must be a proper matter for stockholder action under the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, and |
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Your proposal must contain all of the information required under our By-laws, a copy of
which is available, at no charge, from the Secretary or on our website. |
Stockholder Proposals for Inclusion in the Proxy Statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting
If you wish to submit a proposal to be included in the Proxy Statement for our 2007 Annual Meeting,
we must receive it no later than December 15, 2006. Proposals should be sent to the Company at 727
Fifth Avenue, New York, New York, 10022, addressed to the attention of Patrick B. Dorsey,
Secretary.
Reminder to Vote
Please be sure to either complete, sign and mail the enclosed proxy card in the return envelope
provided or call in your instructions or vote by Internet as soon as you can so that your vote may
be recorded and counted.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Patrick B. Dorsey
Secretary
New York, New York
April 14, 2006
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Appendix I
Tiffany & Co.
(a Delaware corporation)
Corporate Governance Principles
(as adopted by the full Board of Directors on January 15, 2004)
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A majority of the directors shall meet the independence requirements set forth in
Section 303A.01 and .02 of the New York Stock Exchange Corporate Governance Rules. A
director shall not be deemed to have met such independence requirements unless the Board
has affirmatively determined that it be so. In making its determination of independence,
the Board shall broadly consider all relevant facts and circumstances and assess the
materiality of each directors relationship(s) with the Corporation and/or its
subsidiaries. If a director is determined by the Board to be independent, all
relationships, if any, that such director has with the Corporation and/or its subsidiaries
which were determined by the Board to be immaterial to independence shall be disclosed in
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A director shall be younger than age 72 when elected or appointed and a director shall
not be recommended for re-election by the stockholders if such director will be age 72 or
older on the date of the annual meeting or other election in question, provided that the
Board of Directors may, by specific resolution, waive the provisions of this sentence with
respect to an individual director whose continued service is deemed uniquely important to
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A director need not be a stockholder, but shall be encouraged to become a stockholder
by virtue of the Corporations policies and plans with respect to stock options for
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Consistent with 1.a. above, candidates for director shall be selected on the basis of
their business experience and expertise, with a view to supplementing the business
experience and expertise of management and adding further substance and insight into board
discussions and oversight of management. The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee is
responsible for identifying individuals qualified to become directors, and for recommending
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From time to time, the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee will recommend to the
Board the number of directors constituting the entire Board. Based upon that
recommendation, the current nature of the Corporations business, and the talents and
business experience of the existing roster of directors, the Board believes that nine
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The Board shall be responsible for determining the qualification of an individual to
serve on the Audit Committee as a designated audit committee financial expert, as
required by applicable rules of the SEC under Section 407 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. In
addition, to serve on the Audit Committee, a director must meet the standards for
independence set forth in Section 301 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. To those ends, the
Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee will coordinate with the Board in screening any
new candidate for audit committee financial expert or who will serve on the Audit Committee
and in evaluating
whether to re-nominate any existing director who may serve in the capacity of audit
committee financial expert or who may serve on the Audit Committee. If an Audit Committee
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committees of more than three public companies,
then, in the case of each such Audit Committee member, the Board must determine that such
simultaneous service would not impair the ability of such member to effectively serve on the
Corporations Audit Committee and disclose such determination in the Corporations annual
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Any director who changes his or her employer or otherwise has a significant change in
job responsibilities, or who accepts or intends to accept a directorship with another
public company (or with any other organization that would require a significant time
commitment) that he or she did not hold when such director was most recently elected to the
Board, shall advise the secretary of the Corporation of such change or directorship and the
secretary of the Corporation shall advise the members of the Nominating/Corporate
Governance Committee. The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee shall consider, in
light of such advice, the continued appropriateness of such directors membership on the
Board and each committee of the Board on which such director participates. In some
instances, taking into account all relevant factors and circumstances, it may be
appropriate for the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee to ask the director to resign
as director or to cease participation on certain committees, or to recommend to the Board
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Subject to 1.b above, directors of the Corporation are not subject to term limits.
However, the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee will consider each directors
continued service on the Board each year and recommend whether each director should be
re-nominated to the Board. Each director will be given an opportunity to confirm his or her
desire to continue as a member of the Board. |
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Directors shall be expected to attend six regularly scheduled board meetings in person,
if practicable, or by telephone, if attendance in person is impractical. Directors should
attempt to organize their schedules in advance so that attendance at all regularly
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For committees on which they serve, directors shall be expected to attend regularly
scheduled meetings in person, if practicable, or by telephone, if attendance in person is
impractical or if telephone participation is the expected means of participation. For
committees on which they serve, directors should attempt to organize their schedules in
advance so that attendance at all regularly scheduled committee meetings will be
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Directors shall attempt to make time to attend, in person or by telephone, specially
scheduled meetings of the Board or those committees on which they serve. |
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Directors shall, if practicable, review in advance all meeting materials provided by
management, the other directors or consultants to the Board. |
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Directors shall familiarize themselves with the policies and procedures of the Board
with respect to business conduct, ethics, confidential information and trading in the
Corporations securities. |
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Nothing stated herein shall be deemed to limit the duties of directors under applicable
law. |
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Executive officers of the Corporation and its subsidiaries shall make themselves
available, and shall arrange for the availability of other members of management, employees
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that each director shall have full and complete access with respect to
the business, finances and accounting of the Corporation and its subsidiaries. |
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The chief financial officer and the chief legal officer of the Corporation will
regularly attend Board meetings (other than those portions of Board meetings that are
reserved for independent or non-management directors or those portions in which the
independent or non-management directors meet privately with the chief executive officer)
and the Board encourages the chief executive officer to invite other executive officers and
non-executive officers to Board meetings from time to time in order to provide additional
insight into items being discussed and so that the Board may meet and evaluate persons with
potential for advancement. |
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If the charter of any Board committee on which a director serves provides for access to
independent advisors, any executive officer of the Corporation is authorized to arrange for
the payment of the reasonable fees of such advisors at the request of such a committee
acting by resolution or unanimous written consent. |
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Directors shall be compensated in a manner and at a level sufficient to encourage
exceptionally well-qualified candidates to accept service upon the Board and to retain
existing directors. The Board believes that a meaningful portion of a directors
compensation should be provided in, or otherwise based upon appreciation in the market
value of, the Corporations Common Stock. |
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To help determine the form and amount of director compensation, the staff of the
Corporation shall, if requested by the Board provide the Board with data drawn from public
company filings with respect to the fees and emoluments paid to outside directors by
comparable public companies. |
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Contributions to charities with which an independent or non-management director is
affiliated will not be used as compensation to such a director and management will use
special efforts to avoid any appearance of impropriety in connection with such
contributions, if any. |
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Management will advise the Board should the Corporation or any subsidiary wish to enter
into any direct financial arrangement with any director for consulting or advisory
services, or into any arrangement with any entity affiliated with such director by which
the director may be indirectly benefited, and no such arrangement shall be consummated
without specific authorization from the Board. |
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Director Orientation and Continuing Education. |
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Each executive officer of the Corporation shall meet with each new director and provide
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Each director shall be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in pursuing
continuing education with respect to his/her role and responsibilities to the stockholders
and under law as a director. |
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The Board, assisted by the Corporate Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee and the
Compensation Committee, shall select, evaluate the performance of, retain or replace the
chief executive officer. Such actions will be taken with (i) a view to the effectiveness
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strategies propounded by and decisions taken by the chief executive
officer with respect the Corporations long-term strategic plan and long-term financial
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In furtherance of the foregoing responsibilities, and in contemplation of the
retirement, or an exigency that requires the replacement, of the chief executive officer,
the Board shall, in conjunction with the chief executive officer, oversee the selection and
evaluate the performance of the other executive officers. |
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Annual Performance Evaluation of the Board. |
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The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee is responsible to assist the Board in the
Boards oversight of the Boards own performance in the area of corporate governance. |
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Annually, each director will participate in an assessment of the Boards performance in
the area of corporate governance. The results of such self-assessment will be provided to
each director. |
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Matters for Board Review, Evaluation and/or Approval. |
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The Board is responsible under the law of the State of Delaware to review and approve
significant actions by the Corporation including major transactions (such as acquisitions
and financings), declaration of dividends, issuance of securities and appointment of
officers of the Corporation. |
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The Board is responsible, either through its committees, or as guided by its
committees, for those matters which are set forth in the respective charters of the
Auditing, Nominating/Corporate Governance and Compensation Committees or as otherwise set
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annually, the Board will review and if acceptable approve the Corporations
operating plan for the fiscal year, as developed and recommended by management; |
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at each regularly scheduled meeting of the Board, the directors will review
actual performance against the operating plan; |
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annually, the Board will review and if acceptable approve the Corporations
five-year strategic plan, as developed and recommended by management; |
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from time to time, the Board will review topics of relevance to the approved or
evolving strategic plan, including such topics identified by the Board and those
identified by management; |
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annually, the charters of the Audit, Nominating/Corporate Governance, and
Compensation Committees will be reviewed and, if necessary, modified, by the Board; |
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annually, the delegation of authority to officers and employees for day-to-day
operating matters of the Corporation and its subsidiaries will be reviewed and if
acceptable approved by the Board; |
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annually, the Corporations investor relations program will be reviewed by the
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annually, the schedule of insurance coverage for the Corporation and its
subsidiaries will be reviewed by the Board; |
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annually, the status of various litigation matters in which the Corporation and
its subsidiaries are involved will be presented to and discussed with the Board; |
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annually, the Corporations policy with respect to the payment of dividends will
be reviewed and if acceptable approved by the Board; |
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annually, the Corporations program for use of foreign currency hedges and
forward contracts will be reviewed and if acceptable approved by the Board; and |
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approved by the Board will be reviewed by the Board. |
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Management is responsible to operate the Corporation with the objective of achieving
the Corporations operating and strategic plans and building value for stockholders on a
long-term basis. In executing those responsibilities management is expected to act in
accordance with the policies and standards established by the Board (including these
principles), as well as in accordance with applicable law and for the purpose of
maintaining the value of the trademarks and business reputation of the Corporations
subsidiaries. Specifically, the chief executive officer and the other executive officers
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producing, under the oversight of the Board and the Audit Committee, financial
statements for the Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries that fairly present
the financial condition, results of operation, cash flows and related risks in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, for making timely and
complete disclosure to investors, and for keeping the Board and the appropriate
committees of the Board informed on a timely basis as to all matters of significance; |
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developing and presenting the strategic plan, proposing amendments to the plan
as conditions and opportunities dictate and for implementing the plan as approved by
the Board; |
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developing and presenting the annual operating plans and budgets and for
implementing those plans and budgets as approved by the Board; |
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creating an organizational structure appropriate to the achievement of the
strategic and operating plans and recruiting, selecting and developing the necessary
managerial talent; |
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creating a working environment conducive to integrity, business ethics and
compliance with applicable legal and Corporate policy requirements; |
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developing, implementing and monitoring an effective system of internal
controls and procedures to provide reasonable assurance that: the Corporations
transactions are properly authorized; the Corporations assets are safeguarded against
unauthorized or improper use; and the Corporations transactions are properly recorded
and reported. Such internal controls and procedures also shall be designed to permit
preparation of financial statements for the Corporation and its consolidated
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establishing, maintaining and evaluating the Corporations disclosure controls
and procedures. The term disclosure controls and procedures means controls and other
procedures of the Corporation that are designed to ensure that information required to
be disclosed by the Corporation in the reports filed by it under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the Act) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within
the time periods specified in the SECs rules and forms. Disclosure controls and
procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that
information required to be disclosed by the Corporation in the reports it files under
the Act is accumulated and communicated to the Corporations management, including its
principal executive and financial officers, to allow timely decisions regarding
required disclosure. To assist in carrying out this responsibility, management has
established a Disclosure Control Committee, whose membership is responsible to the
Audit Committee, to the chief executive officer and to the chief financial officer, and
includes the following officers or employees of the Corporation: the president, the
chief legal officer, the head of finance, the chief
information officer, the controller, the head of internal audit & financial controls,
the investor relations officer and the treasurer. |
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The Board shall determine whether the offices of chairman of the board and chief
executive officer shall be held by one person or by separate persons, and whether the
person holding the office of chairman of the board shall be independent or not. An
independent director meets the requirements for independence as referenced in item 1.a
above. Non-management directors include those who are independent and those who, while
not independent, are not currently employees of the Corporation or one of its subsidiaries. |
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The chairman of the board will establish the agenda for each Board meeting but the
chairman of the board will include in such agenda any item submitted by the presiding
independent director (see item 11.c below). Each Board member is free to suggest the
inclusion of items on the agenda for any meeting and the chairman of the board will
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Management shall be responsible to distribute information and data necessary to the
Boards understanding of all matters to be considered and acted upon by the Board; such
materials shall be distributed in writing to the Board sufficiently in advance so as to
provide reasonably sufficient time for review and evaluation. In circumstances where
practical considerations do not permit advance circulation of written materials, reasonable
steps shall be taken to allow more time for discussion and consideration, such as extending
the duration of a meeting or circulating unanimous written consent forms, which may be
considered and returned at a later time. |
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If the chairman of the board is not independent, the independent directors may select
from among themselves a presiding independent director; failing such selection, the
chairman of the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee shall be the presiding
independent director. The presiding independent director shall be identified as such in the
Corporations annual proxy statement to facilitate communications by stockholders and
employees with the non-management directors. |
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The non-management directors shall meet separately from the other directors in
regularly scheduled executive session, without the presence of management directors and
executive officers of the Corporation. The presiding independent director shall preside
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directors in a scheduled executive session, without the presence of management directors,
non-management directors who are not independent and executive officers of the Corporation.
The presiding independent director shall preside over such meetings. |
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The Board shall have an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and a
Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee which shall have the respective responsibilities
described in the attached exhibits. The membership of each such committee shall consist
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The chairman of each Board committee, in consultation with the appropriate members of
management and staff, will develop the committees agenda. Management will assure that, as
a general rule, information and data necessary to the committees understanding of the
matters within
the committees authority and the matters to be considered and acted upon by a committee are
distributed to each member of such committee sufficiently in advance of each such meeting or
action taken by written consent to provide a reasonable time for review and evaluation. |
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delegate shall report the matters considered and acted upon by such committee at each
meeting or by written consent since the preceding regularly scheduled Board meeting. |
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be available to act as secretary of any committee and shall, if invited, attend meetings of
the committee and prepare minutes of the meeting for approval and adoption by the
committee. |
12. Reliance.
Any director of the Corporation shall, in the performance of such persons duties as a member of
the Board or any committee of the Board, be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the
records of the Corporation or upon such information, opinions, reports or statements presented by
any of the Corporations officers or employees, or committees of the Board, or by any other person
as to matters the director reasonably believes are within such other persons professional or
expert competence.
13. Reference to Corporations Subsidiaries.
Where the context so requires, reference herein to the Corporation includes reference to the
Corporation and/or any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Corporation whose financial results are
consolidated with those of the Corporation for financial reporting purposes and reference to a
subsidiary of the Corporation shall be reference to such a subsidiary.
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Appendix II
CHARTER OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE
OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF TIFFANY & CO.
(reflects Final NYSE Corporate Governance Rules; revised 01-08-04)
(as adopted by the Audit Committee on January 14, 2004)
This Charter governs the operations of the Audit Committee.
Composition of the Committee.
The Audit Committee shall be comprised of three or more directors as determined by the Board of
Directors.
Each of the directors serving on the Audit Committee shall be independent under the provisions of
10A of the Securities Act of 1934 as amended by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall have been
affirmatively determined by the Board of Directors to be an independent director under the New
York Stock Exchange Corporate Governance Standards.
Each of the directors serving on the Audit Committee shall be financially literate as that
qualification is interpreted by the Board of Directors in its business judgment, or must become
financially literate within a reasonable period of time after his or her appointment to the Audit
Committee.
In addition, at least one member of the Audit Committee shall have accounting or related management
expertise as that qualification is interpreted by the Board of Directors in its business
judgment.
Each director who contemplates serving upon the Audit Committee should evaluate carefully the
existing demands on his or her time before accepting the assignment. If a member of the Audit
Committee simultaneously serves on the audit committees of more than three public companies,
including this Audit Committee, the Board of Directors must determine that such simultaneous
service would not impair the ability of such Audit Committee member to effectively serve on this
Audit Committee and disclose such determination in the Companys annual proxy statement.
Finally, at least one member of the Audit Committee shall qualify as a financial expert as that
term is interpreted by the SEC pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
The members of the Audit Committee shall be elected by the Board of Directors annually and shall
serve until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Unless a Chair is elected by the full
Board of Directors, the members of the Audit Committee may designate a Chair by majority vote of
the full Audit Committee membership.
Purpose of Committee.
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financial statements, (2) the Companys compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, (3)
the independent auditors qualifications and independence, and (4) the performance of the
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prepare the report of the Audit Committee required by Security and Exchange Commission Rules
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Duties and Responsibilities.
The duties and responsibilities of the Audit Committee are:
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to retain and terminate the Companys independent auditors and, to that end, the Audit
Committee shall be directly responsible for the appointment, compensation, retention and
oversight of the work of any registered public accounting firm employed by the Company
(including resolution of disagreements between Company management and the auditor regarding
financial reporting) for the purpose of preparing or issuing an audit report or related work,
and each such registered public accounting firm shall report directly to the Audit Committee; |
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at least annually, to obtain and review a report by the independent auditor describing: the
independent auditors internal quality-control procedures; any material issues raised by the
most recent internal quality-control review, or peer review, of the firm, or any inquiry or
investigation by governmental or professional authorities, within the preceding five years,
respecting one or more independent audits carried out by the firm, and any steps taken to deal
with any such issues; and (to assess the auditors independence) all relationships between the
independent auditor and the Company; |
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discuss the annual audited financial statements and quarterly financial statements with
management and the independent auditor, including the Companys disclosures under
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations; |
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discuss earnings press releases, as well as financial information and earnings guidance
provided to analysts and rating agencies; |
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as appropriate, obtain advice and assistance from outside legal, accounting or other
advisors; |
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discuss policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management; |
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meet separately, periodically, with management, with internal auditors and with independent
auditors; |
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review with the independent auditor any audit problems or difficulties and managements
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set clear hiring policies for employees or former employees of the independent auditors; |
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establish procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by the
Company regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters and for the
confidential, anonymous submission by employees of the Company of concerns regarding
questionable accounting or auditing matters; |
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services, including tax services, to be rendered by the Companys public accounting firm; |
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to conduct, or have conducted, an annual performance evaluation of the Audit Committee as
required by the New York Stock Exchange Corporate Governance Standards. |
Authority and Funding.
The Audit Committee shall have all authority necessary or implied in order to carry out its duties
and responsibilities. Without limitation to the generality of the foregoing, the Audit Committee
shall have the
authority to engage independent counsel, outside auditors for special audits, reviews and other
procedures, and other advisers, experts and consultants, as it determines necessary to carry out
its duties and responsibilities.
The officers of the Company shall provide and make available to the Audit Committee, as it may
determine, in its capacity as a committee of the Board of Directors, funds for payment of
compensation to the registered public accounting firm employed by the issuer for the purpose of
rendering or issuing an audit report and to any advisers employed by the Audit Committee pursuant
to the foregoing paragraph.
The Audit Committee may require that the head of the Companys internal audit department, any other
officer or employee of the Company, the Companys outside counsel or the external auditor attend a
meeting of the Audit Committee or to meet with any members of, or consultants to, the Audit
Committee.
Meetings.
The Audit Committee shall meet as often as necessary to fulfill its functions, but no less than
quarterly.
Responsibilities of Others.
In the performance of its duties and responsibilities, it is not the duty of the Audit Committee to
plan or conduct audits, to determine that the Companys financial statements are complete and
accurate and are in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles or to assure
compliance with laws. These are the responsibilities of management and the internal audit
department. The external auditor is responsible for the audit of the Companys financial statements
in accordance with the standards of the profession.
Processes.
In carrying out its responsibilities, the Audit Committees policies and procedures should remain
flexible in order to react to changing conditions and circumstances.
The following shall be the principal recurring processes of the Audit Committee in carrying out its
oversight responsibilities. The processes are set forth as a guide with understanding that the
Audit Committee may alter or supplement them as appropriate.
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public accounting firm to be employed by the Company for the purpose of preparing or issuing
an audit report or related work and such registered public accounting firm shall report
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The Audit Committee shall discuss with the internal auditors and the external auditor the
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The Audit Committee shall ensure that the external auditor submits annually a formal written
statement delineating all relationships between the external auditor and the Company. The
Audit Committee is responsible for engaging in a dialogue with the external auditor with
respect to such disclosed relationships that may affect the objectivity and independence of
the external auditor and taking appropriate action to satisfy itself or the external auditors
independence. |
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The Audit Committee shall establish policies and procedures for the engagement of the
external auditor to provide such non-audit services as may be legally performed, and for
determining the compensation to be paid for such services, and consider whether the external
auditors performance of any non-audit services is compatible with the external auditors
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The Audit Committee shall discuss with management, the internal auditors and, to the extent
appropriate, the external auditor the adequacy and effectiveness of the Companys accounting
and financial records and system for monitoring and managing business risk and legal
compliance programs. Further, the Audit Committee shall meet separately with the head of the
Companys internal auditor department and the external auditor, with and without management
present, to discuss the results of their examinations. |
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The Audit Committee shall review and discuss with management and the external auditor the
Companys interim financial results to be included in the Companys quarterly reports to be
filed with the SEC, and the matters required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing
Standards No. 61 (Communications with Audit Committees), as it may be modified or
supplemented. |
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The Audit Committee shall review with management and the external auditor the financial
statements to be included in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as the
auditors judgment about the quality, not just acceptability, of the Companys accounting
principles as applied to its financial reporting. The review shall also include a discussion
of the reasonableness of judgments and estimates made in the preparation of the financial
statements that may be viewed as critical, as well as the clarity of financial statement
disclosure. In addition, the Audit Committee shall discuss the results of the annual audit and
any other matters required to be communicated to the Audit Committee by the external auditor
under generally accepted auditing standards, including the matters required to be discussed by
Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61 (Communications with Audit Committees), as it may be
modified or supplemented. |
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Based on its review and discussions of items 3 and 7, the Audit Committee shall recommend to
the Board of Directors whether the financial statements should be included in the Annual
Report on Form 10-K. |
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As a whole, or through the Chair, the Audit Committee shall review the impact on the
financial statements of significant events, transactions, or changes in accounting principles
or estimates, which potentially affect the quality of the financial reporting with management
and the external auditor prior to the filing of the Companys reports on Form 10-Q or 10-K, or
as soon as practicable if the communications cannot be made prior to its filing. |
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Management and the external auditor shall discuss with the Audit Committee significant
changes to the Companys auditing and accounting principles, policies, controls, procedures
and practices proposed or contemplated by the external auditor, the internal auditors or
management. |
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The Audit Committee shall review and reassess this Charter annually and recommend any
appropriate changes to the Board of Directors. |
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The Audit Committee shall maintain minutes of its meetings and regularly report its
activities to the Board of Directors. |
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Annually, the Audit Committee shall review the compensation and performance of the head of
the internal audit department. Any change in the incumbent in such position or in his/her
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As required, the Audit Committee shall inquire into and review any significant disagreement that is
brought to its attention among or between management and the external auditor or among or between
management and the internal auditor in connection with the preparation of the Companys financial
statements.
As required, the Audit Committee shall review with management and the external auditor any pending
or threatened action by regulators or government agencies and any employee complaints or published
reports that raise material issues regarding the Companys financial statements or accounting
policies.
Reliance on Information Provided.
In adopting this Audit Committee Charter, the Board of Directors acknowledges that the Audit
Committee members are not employees of the Company and are not providing any expert or special
assurance as to the Companys financial statements or any professional certification as to the
external auditors work or auditing standards. Each member of the Audit Committee shall be entitled
to rely on the integrity of those persons and organizations within and outside the Company that
provide information to the Audit Committee and the accuracy and completeness of the financial and
other information provided to the Audit Committee by such persons or organizations absent actual
knowledge to the contrary.
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approval of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered
public accounting firm in Item 2; FOR approval of an amendment to the 2005 Employee
Incentive Plan to include additional limits on awards that may be made thereunder in Item
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Use any touch-tone telephone to vote your proxy. Have your proxy card in hand when you call.
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If you vote your proxy by Internet or by telephone,
you do NOT need to mail back your proxy card.
TIFFANY & CO.
PROXY FOR ANNUAL MEETING
SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR USE AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS OF TIFFANY
& CO. (THE COMPANY) TO BE HELD MAY 18, 2006, AT 10:00 A.M. NEW YORK TIME IN THE ROOF/PENTHOUSE OF
THE ST. REGIS HOTEL, 2 EAST 55TH STREET AT FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK, NEW YORK. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
RECOMMENDS: A VOTE FOR ALL NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR IN ITEM 1; FOR APPROVAL OF THE APPOINTMENT OF
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP AS THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM IN ITEM 2; FOR
APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE 2005 EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PLAN TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL LIMITS ON AWARDS
THAT MAY BE MADE THEREUNDER IN ITEM 3.
SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS PROXY WILL BE SO VOTED UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED, IN WHICH CASE THEY
WILL BE VOTED AS MARKED. IF NO DIRECTION IS GIVEN, SUCH SHARES WILL BE VOTED FOR ITEMS 1, 2 AND
3. IF ANY NOMINEE NAMED ON THE REVERSE SIDE OF THIS CARD IS UNABLE TO SERVE AS A DIRECTOR, THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY NOMINATE ANOTHER PERSON OR PERSONS IN SUBSTITUTION FOR SUCH NOMINEE AND THE
PROXIES NAMED BELOW WILL VOTE FOR THE PERSON OR PERSONS SO NOMINATED OR FOR SUCH LESSER NUMBER OF
DIRECTORS AS MAY BE PRESCRIBED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
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The undersigned hereby appoints M.J. KOWALSKI, J.N. FERNANDEZ, and P.B. DORSEY, and each of them proxies, with full power of substitution, to act for the undersigned,
and to vote all shares of common stock represented this proxy which the undersigned may be entitled to vote at the 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (and any
adjournment thereof) as directed and permitted on the reverse side of the card and, in their judgment, on such matters as may be incident to the conduct of or may properly come before the meeting.
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IMPORTANT THIS PROXY IS CONTINUED ON THE REVERSE SIDE |
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Address Change/Comments (Mark the corresponding box on the reverse side) |
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5FOLD AND DETACH HERE5
Tiffany & Co.
727 Fifth Avenue
New
York, N.Y. 10022
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS to be held
THURSDAY, MAY 18, 2006
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Tiffany & Co. (the Company) will be held in the
Roof/Penthouse of The St. Regis Hotel, 2 East 55th Street at Fifth Avenue, New York, New York on
Thursday, May 18, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. New York time to consider and take action on the following:
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Election of nine (9) directors to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders
and until their respective successors have been elected and qualified; |
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Approval of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered
public accounting firm of the Companys fiscal 2006 financial statements; |
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Approval of an amendment to the 2005 Employee Incentive Plan to include additional limits on
awards that may be made thereunder. |
All stockholders are cordially invited to attend, although only those stockholders of record as of
the close of business on March 24, 2006 will be entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting or
any adjournments thereof. The transfer books will not be closed.
A list of stockholders entitled to vote will be available for inspection by interested stockholders
at the offices of the Company, 600 Madison Avenue, 8th Floor, New York commencing on April 24, 2006
during ordinary business hours.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Patrick B. Dorsey
Secretary
New York,
New York
April 14, 2006
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. EVEN IF IT IS YOUR DESIRE TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING, PLEASE SIGN AND
RETURN THE ENCLOSED PROXY IN THE ACCOMPANYING POSTAGE PAID ENVELOPE, VOTE BY INTERNET OR CALL IN
YOUR VOTE.