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FRANKLIN FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION
20 South Main Street
P. O. Box 6010
Chambersburg, PA 17201-6010
(717) 264-6116
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD APRIL 29, 2008
TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF FRANKLIN FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION:
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the call of its directors, the regular Annual Meeting
of Shareholders of FRANKLIN FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, will be
held on Tuesday, April 29, 2008, at 10:30 A.M. at the Family Traditions Lighthouse Restaurant, 4301
Philadelphia Avenue, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, for the purpose of considering and voting upon the
following matters:
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OTHER BUSINESS. To consider such other business as may properly be brought
before the meeting and any adjournments thereof. |
Only those shareholders of record at the close of business on March 14, 2008, shall be
entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting.
Please mark, date and sign the enclosed Proxy and return it in the enclosed postpaid envelope
as soon as possible, whether or not you plan to attend the meeting. You are cordially invited to
attend the meeting and the luncheon to be held following the meeting. If you attend the meeting,
you may withdraw your proxy and vote your shares in person.
A copy of the Annual Report of Franklin Financial Services Corporation is enclosed.
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BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CATHERINE C. ANGLE
Secretary
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Enclosures
March 28, 2008
PROXY STATEMENT
Dated and to be Mailed March 28, 2008
FRANKLIN FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION
20 South Main Street
P. O. Box 6010
Chambersburg, PA 17201-6010
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON April 29, 2008
Table of Contents
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Date, Time, and Place of Meeting
The regular Annual Meeting of the shareholders of Franklin Financial Services Corporation
(hereinafter, Franklin Financial or the Company) will be held on Tuesday, April 29, 2008, at
10:30 a.m. at the Family Traditions Lighthouse Restaurant, 4301 Philadelphia Avenue, Chambersburg,
Pennsylvania.
Shareholders Entitled to Vote
Shareholders of record at the close of business on March 14, 2008, are entitled to notice of
and to vote at the meeting.
Purpose of Meeting
Shareholders will be asked to consider and vote upon the following matters at the Annual
Meeting: (i) the election of four directors, and (ii) such other business as may be properly
brought before the meeting and any adjournments thereof.
Solicitation of Proxies
This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies, in the
accompanying form, by the Board of Directors of Franklin Financial for use at the Annual Meeting
and any adjournments thereof.
The expense of soliciting proxies will be borne by Franklin Financial. In addition to the use
of the mails and the Internet, the directors, officers, and employees of Franklin Financial and of
any subsidiary may, without additional compensation, solicit proxies personally or by telephone.
Farmers and Merchants Trust Company of Chambersburg (hereinafter, F&M Trust) is a wholly
owned subsidiary of Franklin Financial. This Proxy Statement, while prepared in connection with
the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Franklin Financial, contains certain information relating to
F&M Trust which will be identified where appropriate.
Revocability and Voting of Proxies
The execution and return of the enclosed proxy will not affect a shareholders right to attend
the meeting and to vote in person. Any proxy given pursuant to this solicitation may be revoked by
delivering written notice of revocation to Catherine C. Angle, Secretary of Franklin Financial, at
any time before the proxy is voted at the meeting. Unless revoked, any proxy given pursuant to
this solicitation will be voted at the meeting in accordance with the instructions thereon of the
shareholder giving the proxy. In the absence of instructions, all proxies will be voted FOR the
election of the four nominees identified in this Proxy Statement. The enclosed proxy confers upon
the persons named as proxies therein discretionary authority to vote the shares represented thereby
on all matters that may come before the meeting in addition to the scheduled items of business,
including unscheduled shareholder proposals and matters incident
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to the conduct of the meeting. Although the Board of Directors knows of no other business to
be presented, in the event that any other matters are brought before the meeting, the shares
represented by any proxy given pursuant to this solicitation will be voted in accordance with the
recommendations of the management of Franklin Financial.
Shares held for the account of shareholders who participate in the Dividend Reinvestment Plan
will be voted in accordance with the instructions of each shareholder as set forth in his proxy.
If a shareholder who participates in the Dividend Reinvestment Plan does not return a proxy, the
shares held for his account under the Dividend Reinvestment Plan will not be voted.
Voting of Shares and Principal Holders Thereof
At the close of business on December 31, 2007, Franklin Financial had issued and outstanding
3,844,878 shares of common stock; there is no other class of stock outstanding. As of such date,
135,518 shares of Franklin Financial common stock were held by the Trust Department of F&M Trust as
sole fiduciary (representing approximately 3.5% of such shares outstanding) and will be voted FOR
the election of the four nominees identified in this Proxy Statement.
A majority of the outstanding common stock present in person or by proxy will constitute a
quorum for the conduct of business at the Annual Meeting. Each share is entitled to one vote on
all matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders. A majority of the votes which all
shareholders present in person or by proxy are entitled to cast at a meeting at which a quorum is
present is required to approve any matter submitted to a vote of the shareholders, unless a greater
vote is required by law or by the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws. In the case of the election
of directors, the four candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected directors
of Franklin Financial; accordingly, in the absence of a contested election, votes withheld from a
particular nominee or nominees will not influence the outcome of the election. Abstentions will be
treated as shares that are present and entitled to vote for purposes of determining the presence of
a quorum, but will not be treated as votes cast.
To the knowledge of Franklin Financial, no person owned of record or beneficially on December
31, 2007 more than five percent of the outstanding common stock of Franklin Financial.
Electronic Voting
If your shares are held in street name by your bank or broker or other intermediary, you
will receive voting instructions from your intermediary which you must follow in order for your
shares to be voted in accordance with your directions. Many intermediaries permit their clients to
vote via the internet or by telephone. Whether or not internet or telephone voting is available,
you may vote your shares by returning the voting instruction card which you will receive from your
intermediary.
Shareholder Proposals
Pursuant to Rule 14a-8 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (hereafter, the
SEC) and Section 2.4 of the Bylaws of Franklin Financial, shareholder
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proposals intended to be presented at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the shareholders of Franklin
Financial must be received at the executive offices of Franklin Financial no later than November
28, 2008, in order to be eligible for inclusion in the proxy statement and proxy form to be
prepared by Franklin Financial in connection with the 2009 Annual Meeting. A shareholder proposal
which does not satisfy the notice and other requirements of SEC Rule 14a-8 and the Bylaws of
Franklin Financial is not required to be included in Franklin Financials proxy statement and proxy
form and may not be presented at the 2009 Annual Meeting. All shareholder proposals should be sent
to: Franklin Financial Services Corporation, Attention: President, 20 South Main Street, P.O. Box
6010, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania 17201-6010.
Recommendations of the Board of Directors
The Board of Directors recommends that the shareholders vote FOR the election of the four
nominees identified in this Proxy Statement.
INFORMATION CONCERNING CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE POLICIES, PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES
Franklin Financial is and always has been committed to the highest ideals in the conduct of
its business and to observing sound corporate governance policies, practices and procedures.
In order to comply with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and related SEC rules and
regulations, Franklin Financial has taken a number of actions which are intended to strengthen and
improve its commitment to sound corporate governance. These actions include the following:
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The Board of Directors has adopted formal Corporate Governance Guidelines, a copy of
which is posted on Franklin Financials website at www.franklinfin.com. |
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The Board of Directors has adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for the
Chief Executive Officer and Senior Financial Officers of Franklin Financial. This Code
focuses specifically upon principles of ethical business conduct, assuring the
integrity of Franklin Financials periodic reports and other public communications, and
compliance with all applicable government rules and regulations, and is intended to
comply with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and related SEC rules and
regulations. A copy of Franklin Financials Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for
the Chief Executive Officer and Senior Financial Officers is posted on Franklin
Financials website at www.franklinfin.com. |
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The Board of Directors has adopted written charters for its Audit, Personnel and
Nominating Committees, copies of which are posted on Franklin Financials website at
www.franklinfin.com. |
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Pursuant to the terms of its Corporate Governance Guidelines, Franklin Financials
independent directors meet periodically in executive session (i.e., without the
presence of the Chief Executive Officer or other members of Franklin Financials
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INFORMATION CONCERNING THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
General Information
The Bylaws of Franklin Financial provide that the Board of Directors shall consist of not less
than five nor more than 25 persons and that the directors shall be classified with respect to the
time they shall severally hold office by dividing them into three classes, each consisting as
nearly as possible of one-third of the number of the whole Board of Directors. The Bylaws further
provide that the directors of each class shall be elected for a term of three years so that the
term of office of one class of directors shall expire in each year. Finally, the Bylaws provide
that the number of directors in each class of directors shall be determined by the Board of
Directors.
A majority of the Board of Directors may increase the number of directors between meetings of
shareholders. Any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors, whether due to an increase in the
number of directors, resignation, retirement, death, or any other reason, may be filled by
appointment by the remaining directors. Any director who is appointed to fill a vacancy shall hold
office until his successor is duly elected by the shareholders at the next Annual Meeting at which
directors in his class are elected.
The Board of Directors has determined that the Board shall consist of 13 directors. There are
four directors whose terms of office will expire at the 2008 Annual Meeting and nine continuing
directors whose terms of office will expire at the 2009 or 2010 Annual Meeting. The Board of
Directors proposes to nominate the following persons for election to the Board of Directors at the
2008 Annual Meeting for the term specified below:
CLASS A
For a Term of
Three Years
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G. Warren Elliott
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Martha B. Walker |
In the event that any of the foregoing nominees is unable to accept nomination or election,
the shares represented by any proxy given pursuant to this solicitation will be voted in favor of
such other persons as the management of Franklin Financial may recommend. However, the Board of
Directors has no reason to believe that any of its nominees will be unable to accept nomination or
to serve as a director if elected.
Nominations for Election of Directors
In accordance with Section 3.5 of the bylaws of Franklin Financial, any shareholder of record
entitled to vote for the election of directors who is a shareholder on the record date and on the
date of the meeting at which directors are to be elected may nominate a candidate for election to
the Board of Directors, provided that the shareholder has given proper written notice of the
nomination, which notice must contain certain prescribed information and must be delivered to the
President of Franklin Financial not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the
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anniversary date of the immediately preceding annual meeting. The Chairman of the meeting
must determine whether a nomination has been made in accordance with the requirements of the bylaws
and, if he determines that a nomination is defective, such nomination and any votes cast for the
nominee shall be disregarded.
Shareholders may also recommend qualified persons for consideration by the Nominating
Committee to be included in Franklin Financials proxy materials as a nominee of the Board of
Directors. A shareholder who wishes to make such a recommendation must submit his recommendation
in writing addressed to the Chairman of the Board, Franklin Financial Services Corporation, P.O.
Box 6010, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania 17201-6010. The recommendation must include the proposed
nominees name and qualifications and must be delivered not less than 120 days prior to the
anniversary date of the immediately preceding annual meeting.
Nominating Committee Process for the Selection and Evaluation of Nominees
Franklin Financials Corporate Governance Guidelines identify the qualifications expected of a
member of the Board of Directors and set forth the criteria to be applied by the Nominating
Committee in evaluating candidates who will be recommended to the Board of Directors as nominees
for election to the Board. A candidate must possess good business judgment and must be free of any
relationship which would compromise his ability to properly perform his duties as a director. A
candidate must have sufficient financial background and experience to be able to read and
understand financial statements and to evaluate financial performance. A candidate should have
proven leadership skills and management experience and should be actively involved in the community
served by Franklin Financial and its subsidiaries. A candidate must be willing and able to commit
the time and attention necessary to actively participate in Board affairs. In addition, a
candidate must be a person of integrity and sound character. A candidates age, background, skills
and experience are also important considerations in terms of achieving appropriate balance and
diversity on the Board.
The Nominating Committee uses a variety of methods for identifying and evaluating potential
nominees for election to the Board of Directors. The Nominating Committee regularly assesses the
appropriate size of the Board and whether any vacancies on the Board are expected due to retirement
or otherwise. In the event that a vacancy is anticipated or otherwise arises, the Nominating
Committee typically considers and interviews several potential candidates for appointment to fill
the vacancy. Candidates may come to the attention of the Nominating Committee through current
Board members, shareholders and other persons. These candidates are evaluated by the Nominating
Committee and may be considered at any time during the year. In evaluating potential nominees, the
Nominating Committee seeks to achieve a balance of knowledge, skills and experience on the Board.
The Nominating Committee does not engage third party consultants in connection with the
identification or evaluation of potential nominees.
The Nominating Committee will consider persons recommended by shareholders as potential
nominees for election to the Board of Directors, provided that recommendations are made in
accordance with the procedures described above under the caption Nominations for Election of
Directors. A potential nominee who is recommended by a shareholder will be evaluated by the
Nominating Committee in the same fashion as other persons who are considered by the Committee as
potential candidates for election to the Board of Directors.
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Director Independence
The Board of Directors has determined that each of the following directors is an independent
director, as such term is defined in the NASDAQ Marketplace Rules: Charles S. Bender, II, Martin
R. Brown, G. Warren Elliott, Donald A. Fry, Allan E. Jennings, Jr., Stanley J. Kerlin, H. Huber
McCleary, Jeryl C. Miller, Stephen E. Patterson, Charles M. Sioberg, Kurt E. Suter and Martha B.
Walker.
Information about Nominees, Continuing Directors and Executive Officers
Information concerning the four persons to be nominated for election to the Board of Directors
of Franklin Financial at the 2008 Annual Meeting and concerning the nine continuing directors is
set forth in the table which follows. The table also includes information concerning shares of
Franklin Financial common stock owned beneficially by executive officers who are named in the
Summary Compensation Table appearing elsewhere in this Proxy Statement and by all directors and
executive officers as a group. There are no family relationships between or among any of the
Companys executive officers, directors or nominees.
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G. Warren Elliott (53)
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Regional Representative, General Code Publishers
(legal publisher); Franklin County Commissioner
(1987, 1996-2007)
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Stanley J. Kerlin (54)
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Law Office of Stanley J. Kerlin (law firm)
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William E. Snell, Jr. (59)
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Financial and F&M Trust
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Partner, Walker, Connor & Johnson, LLC since
2008; Martha B. Walker Law Office (2006-2007);
previously Partner, Barley Snyder, LLC (law
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CLASS B CONTINUING DIRECTORS (TERM EXPIRES IN 2010) |
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Charles S. Bender, II (63)
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Franklin Financial and F&M Trust
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Martin R. Brown (56)
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President, Jennings Chevrolet Oldsmobile
Cadillac, Inc.; Vice President, Jennings Pontiac
Buick GMC, Inc. (car dealerships)
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Jeryl C. Miller (67)
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Vice President and Secretary, Charles W. Karper,
Inc. (trucking industry)
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Donald A. Fry (58)
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President, ANDOCO, Inc., trading as Cumberland
Valley Rental (uniform rental)
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Kurt E. Suter (66)
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President, Carlisle Mobile Homes, Inc. and
Eastern Motor Inns, Inc.; Partner, Hooke & Suter
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Mark R. Hollar
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Ronald L. Cekovich
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Michael E. Kugler
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The number of shares shown represents less than one percent of
the total number of shares of common stock outstanding. No
nominee or continuing director is a director of any other
company which has one or more classes of securities registered
with the SEC pursuant to Section 12 or which is required to
file periodic reports with the SEC pursuant to Section 15(d) of
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service as a director of F&M Trust, predecessor of Franklin
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Beneficial ownership of shares of the common stock of Franklin
Financial is determined in accordance with SEC Rule 13d-3,
which provides that a person shall be deemed to own any stock
with respect to which he, directly or indirectly, through any
contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship, or
otherwise has or shares: (i) voting power, which includes the
power to vote or to direct the voting of the stock, or (ii)
investment power, which includes the power to dispose or to
direct the disposition of the stock. A person is also deemed
to own any stock which he has the right to acquire within 60
days through the exercise of an option or conversion right,
through the revocation of a trust or similar arrangement, or
otherwise. |
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Each director and executive officer has sole voting and
investment power with respect to the shares shown above, except
that voting and investment power with respect to a total of
29,085 shares is shared with spouses, children or other family
members. The shares shown above include a total of 68,770
shares which are held by spouses, children or other family
members or by trusts or estates with respect to which a
director or executive officer serves as trustee or executor and
shares subject to a power of attorney in favor of a director or
executive officer, beneficial ownership of which is in each
case disclaimed. Also included in the shares shown above are a
total of 2,143 shares issuable under the Employee Stock
Purchase Plan and a total of 35,436 shares issuable pursuant to
the exercise of stock options granted under the Incentive Stock
Option Plan of 2002. |
Meetings of the Board of Directors
Franklin Financials Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that directors are expected to
attend meetings of the Board of Directors, meetings of the committees on which they serve, and the
annual meeting of shareholders. The Boards of Directors of the Company and of F&M Trust met a
total of 36 times during 2007. All directors attended 75% or more of the aggregate number of
meetings of the Boards of Directors and of the various committees of the Boards of Directors on
which they served and all directors attended the annual meeting of shareholders in 2007.
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Compensation of Directors
The following table provides certain summary information concerning the total compensation
paid or accrued by Franklin Financial and F&M Trust in 2007 to each non-employee member of the
Board of Directors.
2007 DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
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19,000 |
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9,634 |
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28,634 |
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21,450 |
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1,462 |
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22,912 |
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24,950 |
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24,950 |
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25,650 |
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25,650 |
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Allan E. Jennings, Jr. (4) |
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22,850 |
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22,850 |
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21,800 |
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21,800 |
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21,100 |
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28,100 |
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43,820 |
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22,500 |
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22,500 |
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32,215 |
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47,695 |
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20,400 |
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20,400 |
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19,350 |
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Footnotes:
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The amount reported is the aggregate dollar value of all fees earned (even if deferred) or
paid in cash for services as a director in 2007, including annual retainer fees, committee
and/or chairmanship fees and meeting fees. |
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The amount reported is the bonus earned under the Director Pay for Performance Program. |
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The amount reported is the aggregate dollar value of total compensation earned in 2007 and
is equal to the sum of the amounts reported in columns (a) through (f). |
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Includes Franklin Financial and F&M Trust retainers and fees for committee meetings attended. |
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Includes Franklin Financial and F&M Trust retainers, fees for committee meetings attended
and Audit Committee Chairman retainer. |
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Includes Franklin Financial and F&M Trust retainers and Chairman of the Board retainer. |
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The amount reported is the annual premium paid by Franklin Financial on a split-dollar life
insurance policy maintained for the benefit of the director. |
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The amount reported includes amounts accrued under a deferred compensation arrangement in
effect from 1982 through 1988. |
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The amount reported is the benefit paid during 2007 under a deferred compensation
arrangement in effect from 1982 through 1988. |
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Each director of Franklin Financial who is not a salaried officer of Franklin Financial or F&M
Trust is paid by Franklin Financial an annual retainer of $6,200 and a fee of $350 for each
committee meeting attended, except that the Chairman of the Board does not receive meeting
attendance fees. Each director of Franklin Financial is also a director of F&M Trust. Each
Director of F&M Trust who is not a salaried officer of Franklin Financial or F&M Trust is paid by
F&M Trust an annual retainer of $11,400 and a fee of $350 for each committee meeting attended,
except that the Chairman of the Board does not receive meeting attendance fees. In addition to the
foregoing annual retainer fees and meeting attendance fees, the Chairman of the Audit Committee
receives an annual retainer of $2,800 from Franklin Financial. The Chairman of the Board receives
an annual retainer of $14,616 from Franklin Financial and an annual retainer of $11,400 from F&M
Trust, but does not receive a fee for attending committee meetings.
Director fees payable by F&M Trust are eligible to be deferred pursuant to the Farmers and
Merchants Trust Company of Chambersburg Directors Deferred Compensation Plan (the Director
Deferred Compensation Plan). A hypothetical deferred benefit account is established for each
director who elects to participate in the Director Deferred Compensation Plan and the deferred fees
otherwise payable to him are treated as though invested in one or more mutual funds. The balance
in such directors deferred benefit account is payable to him or to his designated beneficiary in a
lump sum upon the first to occur of his retirement from the Board or death, except that F&M Trust
may, at its option, elect to pay such balance over a period of up to five years.
In January of this year, the Board of Directors adopted the Director Pay for Performance
Program (the Pay for Performance Program) under the terms of which non-employee directors are
eligible to receive an annual cash bonus if Franklin Financial achieves certain financial targets
established in advance by the Board. The financial targets are expressed in terms of the average
annual increase in fully diluted earnings per share over rolling measurement periods of three
calendar years each. (For example, the first three-year measurement period consists of calendar
years 2006, 2007 and 2008, the next three-year measurement period consists of calendar years 2007,
2008 and 2009, and so forth). The target bonus payable under the Pay for Performance Program is an
amount equal to 10% of the retainer fees earned by a participant during the third calendar year of
a three year measurement period. For example, if a participating director earned retainer fees of
$21,000 in 2007, his target bonus would be $2,100. A participating director may receive a bonus
which is more or less than the target bonus, depending upon the extent to which Franklin Financial
meets or exceeds the financial target established by the Board for the three-year measurement
period involved. If the average increase in Franklin Financials fully diluted earnings per share
during the three year period ending on December 31, 2007 is less than 5%, the director in this
example would be entitled to receive a cash bonus equal to 50% of his target bonus or $1,050
($21,000 x 10% x 10%). If the average increase in fully diluted earnings per share during the
measurement period is between 5 % and 7.99%, the director would be entitled to receive a cash bonus
equal to 100% of his target bonus or $2,100 ($21,000 x 10% x 100%). The amount of the cash bonus
can be as much as 150% of the directors target bonus, or $3,150 in this example, if the average
increase in fully diluted earnings per share during the measurement period is greater than 10%
($21,000 x 10% x 150%). Bonuses earned under the Pay for Performance Program are paid in the
second quarter of the calendar year next following the third calendar year of the three-year
measurement period.
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COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors of Franklin Financial has standing Audit, Nominating and Personnel
Committees.
Audit Committee
Members of the Audit Committee during 2007 were Jeryl C. Miller, Chairman, and Messrs. Brown,
Elliott, Jennings, Sioberg and Suter. The Audit Committee assists the Board of Directors in
fulfilling its responsibilities in providing oversight over the integrity of Franklin Financials
financial statements, Franklin Financials compliance with applicable legal and regulatory
requirements and the performance of Franklin Financials internal audit function. The Audit
Committee is responsible for the appointment, compensation, oversight and termination of Franklin
Financials independent auditors and regularly evaluates the independent auditors independence
from Franklin Financial and Franklin Financials management. The Audit Committee reviews and
approves the scope of the annual audit and is also responsible for, among other things, reporting
to the Board on the results of the annual audit and reviewing the financial statements and related
financial and non-financial disclosures included in Franklin Financials Annual Reports on Form
10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. The Audit Committee also reviews Franklin Financials
disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls. The Audit Committee prepares the Audit
Committee Report for inclusion in the annual proxy statement and oversees investigations into
complaints concerning accounting and auditing matters. The Audit Committee also meets periodically
with Franklin Financials independent auditors and with Franklin Financials internal auditors
outside of the presence of management and has authority to retain outside legal, accounting and
other professionals to assist it in meeting its responsibilities.
The Audit Committee operates under a charter adopted by the Board of Directors, a copy of
which is posted on Franklin Financials website at www.franklinfin.com. All members of the Audit
Committee were at all times during 2007 independent directors as such term is defined in the
NASDAQ Marketplace Rules. The Board of Directors has not designated an audit committee financial
expert as such term is defined in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and applicable SEC rules and regulations
because it believes that each member of the Audit Committee is qualified in terms of background and
experience to perform his duties as a member of that Committee and because it believes that an
audit committee financial expert is not necessary in light of Franklin Financials size, the nature
of its business and the relative lack of complexity of its financial statements. The Audit
Committee met four times during 2007.
Nominating Committee
Members of the Nominating Committee during 2007 were Charles M. Sioberg, Chairman, Ms. Walker
and Messrs. McCleary and Patterson. The Nominating Committee is responsible, among other things,
for recommending to the Board of Directors persons to be nominated for election to the Board,
persons to be appointed to fill vacancies on the Board and persons to be elected as officers of the
Board. The Nominating Committee operates under a charter adopted by the Board of Directors, a copy
of which is posted on Franklin Financials website at www.franklinfin.com. All members of the
Nominating Committee were at all times
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during 2007 independent directors as such term is defined in the NASDAQ Marketplace Rules.
The Nominating Committee did not meet during 2007.
Personnel Committee
Members of the Personnel Committee during 2007 were Charles M. Sioberg, Chairman, and Messrs.
Brown, Elliott, Fry, Jennings and Miller. The Personnel Committee assists the Board of Directors
in fulfilling its responsibilities in providing oversight over Franklin Financials compensation
policies and procedures. The Personnel Committee is responsible for, among other things,
administering and making grants and awards under the Incentive Stock Option Plan of 2002 and the
Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The Personnel Committee is also responsible for annually evaluating
and making a recommendation to the Board of Directors with respect to the compensation of Franklin
Financials Chief Executive Officer. The Personnel Committee also prepares the Compensation
Committee Report on Executive Compensation for inclusion in the annual proxy statement. The
Personnel Committee operates under a charter adopted by the Board of Directors, a copy of which is
posted on Franklin Financials website at www.franklinfin.com. All members of the Personnel
Committee were at all times during 2007 independent directors as such term is defined in the
NASDAQ Marketplace Rules. The Personnel Committee met seven times during 2007.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
The members of the Personnel Committee of the Board of Directors during 2007 were those
persons who are named in the Personnel Committee discussion which appears immediately above. No
member of the Personnel Committee is an employee or former employee of Franklin Financial or F&M
Trust. There were no compensation committee interlocks at any time during 2007, which in general
terms means that no executive officer or director of Franklin Financial served as a director or
member of the compensation committee of another entity at the same time as an executive officer of
such other entity served as a director of Franklin Financial.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Compensation Discussion and Analysis
Introduction
The Personnel Committee of the Companys Board of Directors administers the Companys
executive compensation program. The Company currently has nine senior officers (the President and
Chief Executive Officer and eight subordinate officers) who have been designated as senior officers
by the Board. The Personnel Committee, which is composed entirely of independent directors, is
responsible for reviewing and approving senior officer compensation, for evaluating the President
and Chief Executive Officer, for overseeing the administration of the Companys compensation
program generally as it affects all other officers and employees, for administering the Companys
incentive compensation programs (including the Incentive Stock Option Plan), for approving and
overseeing the administration of the Companys employee benefits programs, for providing insight
and guidance to management with respect to employee compensation generally, and for reviewing and making recommendations to
the Board with respect to director compensation.
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The Personnel Committee operates under a charter adopted by the Board of Directors. The
Personnel Committee annually reviews the adequacy of its charter and recommends changes to the
Board for approval. The Personnel Committee meets at scheduled times during the year and on an as
necessary basis. The Chairman of the Personnel Committee reports on Committee activities and
makes Committee recommendations at meetings of the Board of Directors.
Compensation Philosophy
The Personnel Committee believes that executive compensation should be tied to individual
performance, should vary with the Companys performance in achieving its financial and
non-financial objectives, and should be structured so as to be closely aligned with the interests
of the Companys shareholders. The Committee also believes that the compensation package of each
senior officer should include an at-risk, performance-based component and that this component
should increase as an officers authority and responsibility increase. The Committees philosophy
is reflected in the Companys compensation objectives for its senior officers, which are as
follows:
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Create a merit-based, pay for performance incentive-driven system which is
linked to the Companys financial results and other factors that directly and
indirectly influence shareholder value; |
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Establish a compensation system that enables the Company to attract and retain
talented executives who are motivated to advance the interests of the Companys
shareholders; and |
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Provide a total compensation package that is fair in relation to the
compensation practices of comparable financial institutions. |
To the extent that established performance goals are exceeded, the Committee believes that the
Companys senior executives should be financially rewarded. It should be noted that all employees,
including the Companys executive officers, are employed at will and do not have employment
contracts, severance pay agreements or golden parachute arrangements that would be triggered upon
the occurrence of a change in control of the Company.
Components of Compensation
The elements of total compensation paid by the Company to its senior officers, including the
President and Chief Executive Officer (the CEO) and the other executive officers identified in
the Summary Compensation Table which appears following this Compensation Discussion and Analysis
(the CEO and the other executive officers identified in the Summary Compensation Table are
sometimes referred to collectively as the Named Executive Officers), include the following:
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Base Salary
The base salaries of the Named Executive Officers are reviewed by the Compensation Committee
annually in December of each year, as well as at the time of any promotion or significant change in
job responsibilities. Base salaries for our senior officers are established based upon the scope
of their responsibilities, taking into account compensation paid by comparable financial
institutions for similar positions. Specifically, a salary range is determined for each position
based upon published salary surveys. These surveys report base salary ranges for comparable
positions at similar financial institutions (currently ranging size from $500 million to $1.0
billion in total assets) within central Pennsylvania. Data from financial institutions of similar
size located elsewhere within Pennsylvania and in adjoining and other states is also analyzed for
comparative purposes.
The Committee then establishes a market value for each position (defined as the mid-point of
the approved salary range, plus ten percent and minus ten percent) in order to insure that the base
salary for each senior executive falls within the market value for that position. An adjustment to
the executives base salary, effective as of January 1 of each year, may (or may not) be approved
by the Committee, based upon its assessment of the market value of the position involved.
The Personnel Committee met in December of 2006 and considered the base salaries of the
Companys senior officers at that meeting. The Committee applied the principles discussed above
and authorized 2007 base salary increases for the Named Executive Officers, as follows: (a) Mr.
Snell: from $202,526 to $208,910; (b) Mr. Hollar: from $85,007 to $93,236; (c) Mr. Cekovich:
from $95,401 to $99,398; (d) Mr. Kugler: from $88,807 to $95,836; and (e) Mr. Rebok: from $84,344
to $87,308.
Salary income earned by each Named Executive Officer during calendar year 2007 is reported in
Column (a) of the Summary Compensation Table which appears below following this Compensation
Discussion and Analysis.
Short-Term Incentive Compensation
The Company has adopted the Management Group Pay for Performance Program (the PFP Program)
for purposes of linking a portion of the compensation of its senior officers, including the Named
Executive Officers, to the success of the Company in meeting certain financial targets which are established annually by the Personnel Committee. Under the terms
of the PFP Program, the Committee establishes in February of each year eight distinct financial
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targets, including the following: (i) return on average equity, (ii) return on average assets,
(iii) tax equivalized net interest income, (iv) tax equivalized operating income, (v) efficiency
ratio (i.e., noninterest expense as a percentage of operating income), (vi) net loan charge-offs as
a percentage of average loans, (vii) non-performing assets as a percentage of total assets, and
(viii) net income. Targets (vi) and (vii) are measured against national peer group loan quality
data published by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (which we refer to as the FDIC) for
bank holding companies with total assets between $500 million and $1.0 billion. The PFP Program
also incorporates a factor for the executives annual performance evaluation rating, which, in the
case of the CEO, is determined by the Board of Directors following consideration of a
recommendation made by the Committee.
Each PFP Program target is evaluated separately and is assigned a payout range expressed as a
percentage of annual base salary. Payouts under the PFP Program are determined on the basis of the
Companys performance relative to the targets established by the Committee and on the basis of each
executives annual performance evaluation. The aggregate annual payout under the PFP Program
ranges from 0 percent to 20 percent of an executives annual base salary. In order to earn a
payout in any target category, the established target must be met or exceeded. Because payout
amounts under certain of the PFP Program targets cannot be finally determined until peer group loan
quality data are released by the FDIC (which does not occur until well after the close of a
calendar year) and because these payout amounts are dependent in part upon individual performance
evaluations (which are conducted in March of each year), the payout amounts earned under the
Program in respect of the Companys performance in a given calendar year are generally calculated
and paid in April of the following year.
The Company achieved its 2007 PFP Program targets in six of the eight financial target
categories (performance in relation to the other two targets cannot be determined until peer group
loan quality data becomes available in April). Accordingly, the Committee anticipates that payouts
ranging from 17 percent to 20 percent of base salary will be paid to the Companys senior officers
in respect of 2007 performance, assuming that the Company achieves its loan quality targets. The
estimated payout to each Named Executive Officer under the PFP Program is reported in Column (e)
of the Summary Compensation Table and the range of possible payouts for each Named Executive
Officer is reported in the Columns (b-1) through (b-3) of Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table, both
of which appear below following this Compensation Discussion and Analysis.
Long-Term Incentive Compensation
The Company uses the grant of incentive stock options under its Incentive Stock Option Plan as
the primary vehicle for providing long-term incentive compensation opportunities to its senior
officers, including the Named Executive Officers. The Plan was adopted by the shareholders in 2002
and provides for the grant of incentive stock options to purchase shares of Company common stock at
a per share exercise price which is not less than 100% of the fair market value of such shares on
the date that the option is granted. Accordingly, options granted under the Plan have no value
unless the market price of the Companys common stock increases after the date of grant. Incentive stock options are the only form of award provided for
under the Plan.
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The Personnel Committee has historically granted stock options annually at its meeting in
February of each year. In administering the Plan, the Committee establishes an annual option award
target ranging from 500 to 2,500 shares for each of eight officer salary grade levels. The
Committee has also established a target range for the Companys average annual increase in fully
diluted earnings per share during the three calendar year period ending with the calendar year
immediately preceding the most recently ended calendar year. Options may be granted by the
Committee for more or fewer shares than the established option award target for a given salary
grade depending upon the Companys growth in fully diluted earnings per share relative to the
target range established by the Committee. If the average annual increase in fully diluted
earnings per share for the three most recently ended calendar years falls within the target range
established by the Committee, each executive is granted an option for a number of shares equal to
his option award target. If the average increase falls below the target range established by the
Committee, the option granted to each executive is for a number of shares equal to 50 percent of
his option award target. If the average increase exceeds the target range established by the
Committee, the number of shares subject to each option can be as much as 150 percent of his option
award target.
Options are granted at an exercise price equal to the fair market value per share of the
Companys common stock on the date of grant, which fair market value is determined in accordance
with the terms of the Plan on the basis of the average of the average of the closing bid and asked
quotations for the five trading days immediately preceding the applicable date as reported by two
brokerage firms selected by the Committee which are then making a market in the Companys stock,
except that if no closing bid or asked quotation is available on one or more of such trading days,
fair market value is determined by reference to the five trading days immediately preceding the
applicable date on which closing bid and asked quotations are available. Options granted under the
Plan vest after the expiration of six months from the date of grant or upon the occurrence of a
change in control of Franklin Financial if a change in control occurs prior to the expiration of
such six month period. Neither the CEO nor any other Named Executive Officer has any role in
selecting the date of grant of any stock option granted under the Plan.
The Committees philosophy in utilizing this performance measurement is that long term growth
in fully diluted earnings per share is the primary driver of both the market value of the Companys
common stock and of the Companys capacity to regularly increase the cash dividends which it pays
to its shareholders.
The Companys fully diluted earnings per share for calendar years 2003 through 2006 were
$1.74, $1.54, $1.81 and $2.10, respectively, resulting in an average annual growth in fully diluted
earnings per share for the three years ended December 31, 2006 of approximately 7.3 percent. This
compared favorably to the target range established by the Committee and, accordingly, the Committee
authorized in 2007 the issuance of incentive stock option awards to the Named Executive Officers in
amounts ranging from 1,500 shares to 2,500 shares, in each case representing 100 percent of the
option award target. The number of shares underlying the option granted to each Named Executive
Officer in 2007, the fair value of each such option on the date of grant (determined in accordance with FAS 123R) and the exercise price per share of
each such option is set forth in Columns (e), (f) and (g), respectively, of the Grants of Plan
Based Awards Table, which appears below following this Compensation Discussion and Analysis.
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Information concerning the number of options held by each Named Executive Officer as of December
31, 2007 is set forth in the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End Table which appears below
following this Compensation Discussion and Analysis.
Retirement Plan
The senior officers of the Company are eligible to participate in the various retirement plans
maintained by F&M Trust for the benefit of its employees. The F&M Trust Pension Plan is a defined
benefit plan which provides retirement benefits based upon a career-average compensation formula.
In order to mitigate the adverse affects applicable to certain Pension Plan participants as a
consequence of the adoption of a career-average compensation formula, F&M Trust adopted, effective
January 1, 2008, a Qualified Pension Supplemental Plan and a Nonqualified Deferred Compensation
Plan. The Pension Plan was closed to new employees as of April 1, 2007 and such new employees are
eligible to participate only in the F&M Trust 401(k) Plan. The F&M Trust 401(k) Plan covers
substantially all employees of F&M Trust who have completed one year and 1,000 hours of service.
In 2007, employee contributions to the plan were matched at 100% up to 3% of each employees
deferrals, plus 50% of the next 2% of deferrals from participants eligible compensation. In
addition, a 100% discretionary profit sharing contribution of up to 2% of each employees eligible
compensation is possible, provided net income targets are achieved. The Personnel Committee of the
Companys Board of Directors establishes the net income targets annually. Additional information
relating to the Companys retirement plans is set forth in the Pension Benefits Table which appears
below following this Compensation Discussion and Analysis and in the narrative which accompanies
that Table.
Health and Welfare Employee Benefits Plans
The Company provides healthcare, life and disability insurance and other employee benefits
programs to its employees, including its senior officers. The Personnel Committee is responsible
for overseeing the administration of these programs and believes that its employee benefits
programs should be comparable to those maintained by Central Pennsylvania financial institutions of
comparable size so as to assure that the Company is able to maintain a competitive position in
terms of attracting and retaining officers and other employees. The Companys employee benefits
plans are provided on a non-discriminatory basis to all employees.
Procedure Followed by the Personnel Committee in Determining Executive Compensation
The Committee annually determines the compensation of each senior officer (base salary, payout
under the PFP Program and stock option grant under the incentive Stock Option Plan) in accordance
with the factors discussed above. The CEO plays an important role in the compensation process,
particularly as it applies to the other Named Executive Officers. Specifically, the CEO evaluates
officer performance, provides input in connection with establishing individual performance targets
and objectives, and makes recommendations as to base salary levels. The CEO participates in
Committee meetings at the Committees request in connection with the evaluation of the other Named Executive Officers and in order to provide
background information.
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The Committee, meeting in executive session, performs an annual performance evaluation of the
CEO and determines his compensation in accordance with the factors discussed above. The Committee
in 2006 finalized a written performance evaluation form and, commencing in 2007, each member of the
Committee will independently evaluate the CEO by using this form to prepare a formal evaluation.
The evaluation form includes ratings for key accountabilities, including strategic leadership,
business and organization knowledge, decision making, customer focus, personnel selection and
development, vision/direction setting, adaptability and community involvement.
The Company has not in the past five years employed compensation consultants in connection
with the compensation process and does not anticipate that it will do so in 2008.
The Personnel Committee met in December of 2007 and considered the base salaries of the
Companys senior officers at that meeting. The Committee applied the principles discussed above
and authorized 2008 base salary increases for the Named Executive Officers, as follows: (a) Mr.
Snell: from $208,910 to $217,266; (b) Mr. Hollar: from $93,236 to $104,988; (c) Mr. Cekovich:
from $99,398 to $101,374; (d) Mr. Kugler: from $95,836; to $100,620; and (e) Mr. Rebok: from
$87,308 to $89,934.
The Personnel Committee met in February of 2008 and established the financial targets
applicable to payouts under the PFP Program in respect of the Companys 2008 financial performance.
In accordance with the terms of the PFP Program, payouts in respect of the Companys 2008
financial performance will range from 0 percent to a maximum of 20 percent of an executive
officers 2008 base salary, depending upon whether (and the extent to which) the eight financial
targets are met or exceeded.
The Personnel Committee also addressed option awards at its February, 2008 meeting. The
Companys average annual increase in fully diluted earnings per share for calendar years 2005
through 2007 was approximately 15.9 percent, which was within the target range previously
established by the Committee. Accordingly, in accordance with the principles discussed above, the
Committee granted incentive stock options to the Named Executive Officers, as follows: (a) Mr.
Snell: 3,750 shares; (b) Mr. Hollar: 2,550 shares; (c) Mr. Cekovich: 2,250 shares; (d) Mr.
Kugler: 2,550 shares; and (e) Mr. Rebok: 2,250 shares.
Restatement of Financial Statements
The Personnel Committee is of the view that, to the extent permitted by law, it has authority
to retroactively adjust any cash or equity-based incentive award paid to any senior officer
(including any Named Executive Officer) where the award was based upon the achievement by the
Company of specified financial goals and it is subsequently determined following a restatement of
the Companys financial statements that the specified goals were not in fact achieved.
Stock Ownership Guidelines
The Board of Directors believes that the interests of its senior officers and its shareholders
should be aligned and for this reason encourages its senior officers, including the named Executive
Officers, to acquire a significant ownership position in the Companys
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common stock so as to have a meaningful personal financial stake in the success of the Company. However, the Company has not
adopted formal stock ownership guidelines.
Compensation Committee Report
In connection with the preparation of the disclosures set forth in this Proxy Statement, the
Personnel Committee of the Board of Directors has reviewed and discussed the Compensation
Discussion and Analysis set forth above with the management of Franklin Financial. Based upon this
review and discussion, the Personnel Committee has recommended to the Board of Directors that this
Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this Proxy Statement and that it be
incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007
filed by Franklin Financial with the SEC.
This report is not intended to be soliciting material, is not intended to be filed with
the SEC, and is not intended to be incorporated by reference into any filing made by Franklin
Financial with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
whether such filing is made before or after the date hereof and notwithstanding any general
incorporation language contained in any such filing.
The foregoing report is submitted by
the Personnel Committee:
Charles M. Sioberg, Chairman
Martin R. Brown
G. Warren Elliott
Donald A. Fry
Allan E. Jennings, Jr.
Jeryl C. Miller
Compensation Tables and Additional Compensation Disclosure
Total Compensation
The following table provides certain summary information concerning total compensation paid or
accrued by Franklin Financial and F&M Trust to William E. Snell, Jr., the President and Chief
Executive Officer of Franklin Financial, to Mark R. Hollar, Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of Franklin Financial, and to each other executive officer whose total
compensation in 2007 exceeded $100,000.
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SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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Nonqualified |
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William E. Snell, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer |
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2007 |
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208,910 |
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17,100 |
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39,693 |
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20,772 |
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24,242 |
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310,717 |
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202,526 |
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8,225 |
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24,339 |
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19,679 |
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26,912 |
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281,168 |
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Mark R. Hollar, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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2007 |
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93,236 |
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11,628 |
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18,051 |
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2,787 |
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7,642 |
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133,344 |
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85,007 |
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4,935 |
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10,355 |
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3,674 |
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6,779 |
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110,750 |
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Ronald L. Cekovich, Senior Vice President (F&M Trust) |
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2007 |
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99,398 |
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10,260 |
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18,886 |
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2,228 |
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7,186 |
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137,958 |
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95,401 |
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4,935 |
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122,394 |
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Michael E. Kugler, Senior Vice President (F&M Trust) |
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95,836 |
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11,628 |
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18,209 |
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16,575 |
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8,204 |
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150,452 |
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88,808 |
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5,593 |
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11,004 |
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127,386 |
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2007 |
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87,308 |
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10,260 |
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15,715 |
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8,795 |
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10,131 |
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132,209 |
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84,344 |
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Footnotes:
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The amounts reported in this column consist of base salary earned during the indicated year. |
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The amounts reported in this column consist of bonus compensation earned during the
indicated year. Note that payouts earned under the Management Group Pay for Performance
Program are reported in this Table as Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation. |
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The amounts reported in this column reflect the dollar amount of the compensation expense
recognized for financial statement reporting purposes for the indicated year in accordance
with FAS 123(R) in connection with awards of restricted stock. Franklin Financial did not
make any awards of restricted stock in 2006 or 2007. |
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The amounts reported in this column reflect the dollar amount of the compensation expense
recognized for financial statement reporting purposes for the indicated year in accordance
with FAS 123(R) in connection with awards of stock options made pursuant to the Incentive
Stock Option Plan. The Incentive Stock Option Plan is described under the heading
Long-Term Incentive Compensation in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis which
appears above. The assumptions used in the calculation of these amounts are identified in a
footnote to the audited year end financial statements of Franklin Financial, which
financial statements are included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by Franklin
Financial with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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The amounts reported in this column consist of payouts earned in respect of the Companys
performance for the indicated year under the Management Group Pay for Performance Program,
a non-equity incentive compensation plan which is described under the heading Short-Term
Incentive Compensation in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis which appears above.
The amounts reported for 2007 are estimated payouts and the range of possible 2007 payouts
is reported in the Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table which appears below. The amounts
reported for prior years are actual payout amounts. |
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The amount reported in this column consists of the aggregate change in the actuarial
present value of |
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accumulated benefits under the F&M Trust Pension Plan from the plan
measurement date used for financial statement reporting purposes with respect to the prior
completed fiscal year to the plan measurement date used for financial statement reporting
purposes with respect to the indicated year. The F&M Trust Pension Plan is described in
the narrative which follows the Pension Benefits Table which appears below. |
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Reported amount includes for each executive officer who is named in this Table matching and
discretionary contributions made by the Company to the Company 401(k) plan and the
following additional items: (a) Mr. Snell: club dues, amounts related to personal use of
Company automobile and split-dollar life insurance policy premium; (b) Mr. Hollar:
split-dollar life insurance policy premium; (c) Mr. Cekovich: split-dollar life insurance
policy premium; (d) Mr. Kugler: split-dollar life insurance policy premium; and (e) Mr.
Rebok split-dollar life insurance policy premium. |
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The amounts reported in this column consist of the dollar value of total compensation for
the indicated year, equal to the sum of columns (a) through (g). |
Plan-Based Compensation
The following table provides certain information concerning awards granted in 2007 under
incentive and under other plans to the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table
appearing above.
GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS IN 2007
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William E. Snell, Jr. |
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2/8/07 |
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0 |
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20,891 |
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$ |
41,782 |
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2,500 |
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27.37 |
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17,100 |
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2/8/07 |
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0 |
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9,324 |
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18,647 |
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1,700 |
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27.37 |
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11,628 |
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2/8/07 |
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0 |
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9,940 |
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19,880 |
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27.37 |
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10,260 |
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0 |
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9,584 |
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19,167 |
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27.37 |
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11,628 |
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2/8/07 |
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0 |
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8,731 |
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17,462 |
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27.37 |
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10,260 |
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Footnotes:
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The grant date for stock options, restricted stock and other equity-based awards. |
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The amounts shown in Columns (b-1) through (b-3) represent the range of possible
payouts in respect of the Companys calendar year 2007 financial performance
under the Pay for Performance Program described in Compensation Discussion and
Analysis above. Payouts are determined as a percentage of base salary, with the
range of possible payouts varying from -0- percent of base salary (if none of
the eight financial targets are met and if a poor personal performance
evaluation is received) to 20 percent of base salary (if all eight financial
targets are met and a top personal performance evaluation is received). Column
(b-1) shows the threshold result with a -0- percent payout at the low end of the
range; Column (b-2) shows a 10 percent payout at the mid point of the range; and
Column (b-3) shows a 20 percent payout at the maximum point of the range.
Payouts in respect of the Companys calendar year 2007 financial performance
will be made in April of 2008 and the estimated amount of each such payout is
reported in the Non-Equity Incentive |
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Compensation column in the Summary Compensation Table which appears above. |
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Reflects the number of shares of stock underlying options granted during 2007
under the Franklin Financial Incentive Stock Option Plan. |
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The per-share exercise price of the options granted during 2007. |
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Reported amount is the aggregate fair value of stock options granted in 2007,
determined as of the date of grant in accordance with FAS 123(R). The
assumptions used in the calculation of these amounts are included in a footnote
to the audited financial statements of Franklin Financial for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2007, which financial statements are included in the Annual
Report on Form 10-K filed by Franklin Financial with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. No gain will be realized by the officer unless the market price of
Franklin Financial common stock appreciates in value following the date of
grant, which appreciation will benefit all shareholders generally. The actual
value, if any, that an officer may realize upon the exercise of an option will
depend upon the excess of the market price of Franklin Financial common stock on
the date of exercise over the exercise price of the option. There can be no
assurance that an officer will realize all or any part of the value of any
option as reported in this Table, which value is merely an estimate determined
in accordance with FAS 123(R). |
Outstanding Stock Option
and Other Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End
The following table provides certain information with respect to the executive officers named
in the Summary Compensation Table appearing above concerning stock options and other equity awards
which were outstanding on December 31, 2007.
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OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT DECEMBER 31, 2007
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Option Awards1 |
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Stock Awards2 |
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William E. Snell, Jr. |
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4/23/2002 |
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3,125 |
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20.00 |
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04/24/2012 |
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2/12/2003 |
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1,562 |
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21.42 |
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02/13/2013 |
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2/12/2004 |
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3,125 |
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27.68 |
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02/13/2014 |
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2/10/2005 |
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1,250 |
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27.42 |
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02/11/2015 |
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2/09/2006 |
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1,250 |
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24.92 |
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02/10/2016 |
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2/08/2007 |
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2,500 |
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27.37 |
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02/09/2017 |
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Mark R. Hollar |
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2/12/2004 |
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625 |
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$ |
27.68 |
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02/13/2014 |
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2/10/2005 |
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750 |
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27.42 |
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02/11/2015 |
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2/09/2006 |
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750 |
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24.92 |
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02/10/2016 |
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2/08/2007 |
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1,700 |
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27.37 |
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02/09/2017 |
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Ronald L. Cekovich |
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4/23/2002 |
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1,875 |
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$ |
20.00 |
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04/24/2012 |
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2/12/2003 |
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937 |
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21.42 |
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02/13/2013 |
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2/12/2004 |
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1,875 |
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27.68 |
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02/13/2014 |
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2/10/2005 |
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750 |
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27.42 |
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02/11/2015 |
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2/09/2006 |
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750 |
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24.92 |
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02/10/2016 |
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2/08/2007 |
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1,500 |
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27.37 |
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02/09/2017 |
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Michael E. Kugler |
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2/12/2004 |
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625 |
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$ |
27.68 |
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02/13/2014 |
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2/10/2005 |
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250 |
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27.42 |
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02/11/2015 |
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2/09/2006 |
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850 |
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24.92 |
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|
02/10/2016 |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2/08/2007 |
|
|
|
1,700 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27.37 |
|
|
|
02/09/2017 |
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Allen C. Rebok |
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|
4/23/2002 |
|
|
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1,875 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
20.00 |
|
|
|
04/24/2012 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2/12/2003 |
|
|
|
937 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21.42 |
|
|
|
02/13/2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2/12/2004 |
|
|
|
1,875 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27.68 |
|
|
|
02/13/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2/10/2005 |
|
|
|
750 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27.42 |
|
|
|
02/11/2015 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2/09/2006 |
|
|
|
750 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
24.92 |
|
|
|
02/10/2016 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2/08/2007 |
|
|
|
1,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27.37 |
|
|
|
02/09/2017 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Footnotes: |
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1. |
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All reported options were granted under the Incentive Stock Option Plan and vest after the expiration of six
months from the date of grant or upon the occurrence of a change in control of Franklin Financial if a change in
control occurs prior to the expiration of such six month period. |
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2. |
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There were no outstanding restricted stock awards on December 31, 2007. |
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3. |
|
Reflects the number of shares of stock underlying unexercised options that are exercisable as of December 31, 2007. |
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4. |
|
Reflects the number of shares of stock underlying unexercised options that are not exercisable as of December 31,
2007. |
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5. |
|
Reflects the total number of shares of stock underlying unexercised options that were awarded under an equity
incentive plan and that have not been earned as of December 31, 2007. |
|
6. |
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Reflects the exercise price of each option reported in columns (a), (b) and (c). |
|
7. |
|
Reflects the expiration date of each option reported in columns (a), (b) and (c). |
23
Stock Option Exercises and Vesting of Restricted Stock
The following table provides certain information with respect to the executive officers named
in the Summary Compensation Table appearing above concerning the exercise of stock options and the
vesting of restricted stock during calendar year 2007.
OPTION EXERCISES AND STOCK VESTED IN 2007
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Option Awards |
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Stock Awards 1 |
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Number of Shares |
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Number of Shares |
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Value |
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Acquired on |
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Value Realized |
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Acquired on |
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Realized on |
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Exercise2 |
|
on Exercise3 |
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Vesting |
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Vesting |
Name |
|
(#) |
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($) |
|
(#) |
|
($) |
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(a) |
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(b) |
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(c) |
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(d) |
William E. Snell, Jr.
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-0-
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N/A |
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|
|
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Mark R. Hollar
|
|
-0-
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N/A |
|
|
|
|
Ronald L. Cekovich
|
|
-0-
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N/A |
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|
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Michael E. Kugler
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|
-0-
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N/A |
|
|
|
|
Alan C. Rebok
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|
-0-
|
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N/A |
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|
Footnotes |
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1. |
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There were no outstanding restricted stock
awards on December 31, 2007 and no such
awards were granted in 2007. |
|
2. |
|
Reflects the number of shares acquired in 2007 pursuant to the exercise of stock options. |
|
3. |
|
Reflects the aggregate dollar value realized in 2007 upon the exercise of options or upon the
transfer of a stock option for value. |
Pension Benefits
The following table provides certain information with respect to the executive officers named
in the Summary Compensation Table appearing above concerning pension benefits paid during calendar
year 2007 or payable as of December 31, 2007 under tax qualified and non-tax qualified defined
benefit plans.
24
PENSION BENEFITS AT AND FOR THE YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31, 2007
(MEASUREMENT DATE IS SEPTEMBER 30, 2007)
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Payments |
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|
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Number of |
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Present |
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During |
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|
|
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Years of |
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Value of |
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Last |
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|
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Credited |
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Accumulated |
|
Fiscal |
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|
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Service1 |
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Benefit2 |
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Year3 |
Name |
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Plan Name |
|
(#) |
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($) |
|
($) |
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(a) |
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(b) |
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(c) |
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(d) |
William E. Snell, Jr.
|
|
Farmers and
Merchants Trust
Company Pension
Plan
|
|
|
12.42 |
|
|
$ |
228,588 |
|
|
-0- |
Mark R. Hollar
|
|
Farmers and
Merchants Trust
Company Pension
Plan
|
|
|
13.67 |
|
|
$ |
28,299 |
|
|
-0- |
Ronald L. Cekovich
|
|
Farmers and
Merchants Trust
Company Pension
Plan
|
|
|
6.08 |
|
|
$ |
22,897 |
|
|
-0- |
Michael E. Kugler
|
|
Farmers and
Merchants Trust
Company Pension
Plan
|
|
|
29.00 |
|
|
$ |
150,684 |
|
|
-0- |
Allen C. Rebok
|
|
Farmers and
Merchants Trust
Company Pension
Plan
|
|
|
39.00 |
|
|
$ |
422,931 |
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
Footnotes: |
|
1. |
|
Reflects the number of years of service credited to the named
executive officer under the plan, computed as of the same pension
plan measurement date used for financial statement reporting
purposes with respect to the registrants audited financial
statements for 2007. The number of years of credited service is
equal to the number of years of actual service with Company. |
|
2. |
|
Reflects the actuarial present value of the named executive
officers accumulated benefit under the plan, computed as of the
same pension plan measurement date used for financial statement
reporting purposes with respect to the registrants audited
financial statements for 2007. Actuarial present values are
calculated using the assumptions described in a footnote to the
audited financial statements of Franklin Financial for the year
ended December 31, 2007 , which financial statements are included in
the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by Franklin Financial with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Benefits are assumed to be
payable in each case at age 65 or, if earlier, on the date upon
which the sum of the participants age and years of service equals
100. |
|
3. |
|
Reflects the dollar amount of the payments and benefits (if any)
paid to the named executive officer during 2007. |
F&M Trust maintains the Farmers and Merchants Trust Company of Chambersburg Pension Plan (the
Pension Plan), a defined benefit plan, for the benefit of its employees. Prior to 2002, the
retirement benefit under the Pension Plan was determined by reference to a participants highest
five consecutive years compensation in the ten years preceding normal retirement. Compensation is
defined generally as salary, bonus and non-equity incentive plan compensation as reported in the
Summary Compensation Table appearing above, but excludes long-term disability payments, taxable
fringe benefits, moving expenses, housing expenses, non-cash taxable amounts under any restricted
stock program, restricted stock program cash dividend payments, and tax equalization payments.
Section 401(a) (17) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), limits a
participants compensation for each calendar year.
25
The Pension Plan was amended in December of 2004 for the purpose of adopting a career-average
benefit formula which is applicable to employees who are hired on or after July 1, 2000. The
normal retirement benefit under the Pension Plan is a single-life annuity equal to 1% of
compensation for each year of service, plus 0.60% of compensation in excess of the taxable wage
base for each year of service up to a maximum of 35 years, with compensation determined over the
participants work history rather than the previous method of 5-year final average compensation.
For employees who are hired or rehired on or after July 1, 2000 but before January 1, 2005, the
participants accrued benefit as of December 31, 2005 is based on the retirement benefit formula in
effect before January 1, 2006, with subsequent accruals added each year based upon the new
career-average formula. However, the adoption of this amendment will not affect the benefits
payable under the Pension Plan to Messrs. Snell, Hollar, Kugler and Rebok, each of whom was hired
before July 1, 2000. Mr. Cekovich, who is affected by the amendment, began accruing benefits under
the new career-average benefit formula effective January 1, 2006. Retirement benefits under the
Pension Plan are limited by the maximum benefit specified under Section 415 of the Code.
The Pension Plan was amended in August 2007 for the purpose of adopting a career-average
benefit formula which is applicable to all employees, regardless of date of hire. For employees
hired before July 1, 2000 and who were under the old final-average benefit formula, this change is
effective January 1, 2008. Employees who were hired on or after July 1, 2000 were already under the
career-average benefit formula and the Pension Plan continues unchanged for them. In addition, the
Pension Plan was amended in December 2006 for the purpose of closing the plan to new employees.
Employees hired on or after April 1, 2007 will not be eligible to participate in the Pension Plan
and, instead, will participate only in the Companys 401(k) Plan.
The change to the career average benefit formula results in lower retirement plan expense for
the Company and in lower projected benefits for most participants. To minimize the adverse impact
on existing participants, several additional steps were taken, effective January 1, 2008:
|
1. |
|
The matching contribution in the Companys 401(k) Plan was increased to 100% on
the first 4% of employee deferrals, plus 50% of the next 2% of deferrals. This results
in a potential 1% additional matching contribution made to participants by F&M Trust. |
|
|
2. |
|
A new qualified supplemental retirement plan, the Farmers and Merchants Trust
Company of Chambersburg Pension Supplemental Plan (the Qualified Supplemental Plan),
was adopted in order to provide benefits to those Pension Plan participants who were
most severely affected by the recently adopted change to the Pension Plan benefit
formula. The Qualified Supplemental Plan is a defined contribution plan. A
contribution will be made on behalf of each participant in the Qualified Supplemental
Plan according to a schedule which was adopted as part of this Plan. The contribution
amounts vary according to how the participant was impacted by the change to the Pension
Plan benefit formula. The contribution amounts under the Qualified Supplemental Plan
range from 1% to 9% of the participants compensation. None of the executive officers
named in the Summary Compensation Table participate in the Qualified Supplemental Plan. |
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Some individuals who were adversely impacted by the change in the Pension Plan
benefit formula cannot participant in the Qualified Supplemental Plan due to compliance
testing issues under the Code and the fact that these individuals are (or could become)
highly compensated employees as defined under the Code. These participants will be
covered under a new nonqualified plan, the Farmers and Merchants Trust Company of
Chambersburg Pension Supplemental Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan (the
Nonqualified Supplemental Plan), which has contribution provisions similar to the
Qualified Supplemental Plan described in Paragraph 2 above. Messrs. Snell, Hollar and
Kugler participate in this Plan. The Nonqualified Supplemental Plan is a defined
contribution plan. Annual contributions will be made by F&M Trust on behalf of plan
participants ranging between 1% and 9% of the participants compensation, depending
upon the impact that the change in the pension plan benefit formula had on the
participants pension benefit. |
Messrs. Snell and Rebok are currently eligible for early retirement under the Pension Plan.
If early retirement is elected, the early retirement benefit is payable on the first day of the
month coincident with or next following the attainment of age 55 and the completion of 10 years of
service. For each month the early retirement date precedes the normal retirement age of 65, the
normal retirement benefit is reduced by 0.7% for each of the first 60 months and by 0.35% for each
of the next 60 months. Unreduced benefits are provided for participants for whom the sum of age
and service equals or exceeds 100.
Employment Agreements And Potential Payments
Upon Termination Or Change In Control
All employees of the Company, including the Companys executive officers, are employed at will
and do not have employment contracts, severance pay agreements or golden parachute arrangements
that would be triggered upon the occurrence of a change in control of the Company.
Equity Compensation Plan Information
The following table summarizes share and exercise price information relating to Franklin
Financials equity compensation plans as of December 31, 2007:
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EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION AT DECEMBER 31, 2007
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And Rights |
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And Rights |
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First Column) |
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Equity Compensation Plans
Approved By Security Holders |
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62,436 |
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25.22 |
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175,815 |
2 |
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Approved By Security Holders |
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N/A |
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None |
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62,436 |
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25.22 |
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175,815 |
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Consists of shares subject to issuance pursuant to the exercise of outstanding
options granted under the Incentive Stock Option Plan of 2002. |
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Consists of shares which were available as of December 31, 2007 for future issuance
under the Incentive Stock Option Plan of 2002. |
AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT
The Audit Committee has reviewed the audited financial statements of Franklin Financial for
the year ended December 31, 2007 and has discussed these financial statements with management and
with Franklin Financials independent accountants, Beard Miller Company LLP (Beard Miller
Company). The Audit Committee also has discussed with Beard Miller Company the matters required
to be discussed by Statement of Auditing Standards No. 61, as amended.
The Audit Committee has received from Beard Miller Company the written disclosures and letter
required by the Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1 and the Audit Committee has discussed
with Beard Miller Company their independence from Franklin Financial and from Franklin Financials
management.
Based upon the review and discussions described above, the Audit Committee recommended to the
Board of Directors that Franklin Financials audited financial statements for the year ended
December 31, 2007 be included in Franklin Financials Annual Report on Form 10-K for that year.
In connection with the standards for accountants independence adopted by the SEC, the Audit
Committee considers in advance of the provision of any non-audit services by Franklin Financials
independent accountants whether the provision of such services is compatible with maintaining the
independence of such accountants.
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This report is not intended to be soliciting material, is not intended to be filed with
the SEC, and is not intended to be incorporated by reference into any filing made by Franklin
Financial with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
whether such filing is made before or after the date hereof and notwithstanding any general
incorporation language contained in any such filing.
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The foregoing report is submitted by
the Audit Committee:
Jeryl C. Miller, Chairman
Martin R. Brown
G. Warren Elliott
Allan E. Jennings, Jr.
Charles M. Sioberg
Kurt E. Suter
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RELATIONSHIP WITH INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
General Information
For the year ended December 31, 2007, Franklin Financial engaged Beard Miller Company LLP,
independent certified public accountants (hereafter, Beard Miller Company), to examine its
consolidated financial statements. It is anticipated that Beard Miller Company will be similarly
engaged for the year 2008. Representatives of Beard Miller Company are expected to be present at
the Annual Meeting, will have an opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so, and will
be available to respond to appropriate questions.
Information About Fees
Audit Fees
Audit fees billed to Franklin Financial by Beard Miller Company during 2007 and 2006 for
services related to the audit of Franklin Financials annual consolidated financial statements,
including audit of internal controls, and the review of the unaudited financial statements included
in Franklin Financials Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q totaled $129,350 and $124,494, respectively.
Audit Related Fees
Fees billed to Franklin Financial by Beard Miller Company during 2007 and 2006 for audit
related services totaled $16,618 and $27,299, respectively. Audit related services performed by
Beard Miller Company consisted principally of employee benefit plan audits and consultation with
respect to accounting matters.
Tax Fees
Fees billed to Franklin Financial by Beard Miller Company during 2007 and 2006 for tax related
services totaled $13,185 and $7,034 respectively. Tax related services performed by
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Beard Miller Company consisted principally of the preparation of state and federal tax returns
and assistance with tax matters.
All Other Fees
No other fees were billed to Franklin Financial by Beard Miller Company during 2007.
Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures
The Audit Committee pre-approves all audit and legally permissible non-audit services provided
by the independent auditors. These services may include audit services, audit-related services,
tax services and other services. The Audit Committee has adopted a policy for the pre-approval of
services provided by the independent auditors. Under the policy, pre-approval is generally
provided for up to one year and any pre-approval is detailed as to the particular service or
category of services and is subject to a specific budget. In addition, the Audit Committee may
also pre-approve particular services on a case-by-case basis. For each proposed service, the
independent auditor is required to provide detailed back-up documentation at the time of approval
or such other detailed information as the Audit Committee deems appropriate. The Audit Committee
may delegate pre-approval authority to one or more of its members. Such a member must report any
decisions to the Audit Committee at the next scheduled meeting. All audit and permissible
non-audit services provided by Beard Miller Company in 2007 were pre-approved by the Audit
Committee and in no case was such pre-approval waived under the de minimis exception set forth in
the applicable SEC rules and regulations.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Executive Officers
The following persons are the executive officers of Franklin Financial (some of whom are
officers of F&M Trust):
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William E. Snell, Jr.
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59 |
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President and Chief Executive Officer of
Franklin Financial and F&M Trust since
1996; President of Franklin Financial and
F&M Trust since 1995 |
Mark R. Hollar
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46 |
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Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer since 2006; Treasurer and Chief
Financial Officer of Franklin Financial and
Vice President/Finance of F&M Trust since
2005; Vice President and Controller of F&M
Trust since 2000 |
Ronald L. Cekovich
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51 |
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Senior Vice President and Technology
Service Manager of F&M Trust since 2006;
Vice President and Technology Services
Manager of F&M Trust since 2001 |
Michael E. Kugler
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51 |
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Senior Vice President and Commercial
Services Market Manager of F&M Trust since
2006; Vice President of F&M Trust since
1994 |
Allen C. Rebok
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65 |
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Senior Vice President and Investment and
Trust Services Manager of F&M Trust since
1980 |
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Transactions with Related Persons
Some of the directors and executive officers of Franklin Financial and the companies with
which they are associated were customers of and had banking transactions with F&M Trust in the
ordinary course of business during 2007. All loans and commitments to loan made to such persons
and the companies with which they are associated were made on substantially the same terms,
including interest rates, collateral, and repayment terms, as those prevailing at the time for
comparable transactions with other persons and did not involve more than a normal risk of
collectibility or present other unfavorable features. It is anticipated that F&M Trust will enter
into similar transactions in the future.
In accordance with the terms of Franklin Financials Corporate Governance Guidelines (a copy
of which is posted on Franklin Financials website at www.franklinfin.com), any transaction
involving Franklin Financial or any direct or indirect subsidiary of Franklin Financial and an
executive officer, a director, a nominee for election to the Board of Directors, or a five percent
or greater shareholder (or a member of his or her immediate family or a company or other entity in
which he or she has, directly or indirectly, a financial interest) must be submitted for review by
the Audit Committee, except that any proposed loan to any such person or entity is submitted to the
entire Board of Directors for review. It is the policy of the Audit Committee to carefully review
any such proposed transaction and to grant a waiver of Franklin Financials policy prohibiting
transactions and relationships that may involve a conflict of interest only if the proposed
transaction can be structured in such a way as to eliminate both any potential financial
disadvantage to Franklin Financial and any appearance of impropriety.
Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires that the directors and certain
officers of Franklin Financial file with the SEC reports of ownership and changes in ownership with
respect to shares of Franklin Financial common stock beneficially owned by them. Based solely upon
its review of copies of such reports furnished to it and written representations made by its
directors and those officers who are subject to such reporting requirements, Franklin Financial
believes that during the calendar year ended December 31, 2007, all filing requirements applicable
to its directors and officers were complied with.
Shareholder Communication with the Board of Directors
Shareholders and other interested persons who wish to communicate with the Board of Directors
(including, specifically, the non-management directors) may do so by letter addressed to Chairman
of the Board, Franklin Financial Services Corporation, P.O. Box 6010, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
17201-6010.
Shareholders and other interested persons who wish to express a concern relating to accounting
or audit related matters may do so by letter addressed to Chairman of the Audit Committee, Franklin
Financial Services Corporation, P.O. Box 6010, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania 17201-6010.
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Householding of Shareholder Mailings
In accordance with a notice sent to all shareholders with the same last name who share the
same address, only one copy of Franklin Financials annual report and proxy statement will be sent
to that address, unless contrary instructions are given to Franklin Financial. This practice,
known as householding, is designed to reduce Franklin Financials printing and postage costs.
However, if any shareholder residing at such an address wishes to receive a separate annual report
and proxy statement in the future, he may call Franklin Financials Corporate Secretary at (717)
261-3555 or write to Corporate Secretary, Franklin Financial Services Corp., P.O. Box 6010,
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania 17201-6010 or communicate his request by E-mail addressed to
cathy.angle@f-mtrust.com. If a shareholder is receiving multiple copies of Franklin Financials
annual report and proxy statement, he may request to receive only a single copy of these materials
by contacting Franklin Financials Corporate Secretary in the same manner.
Annual Report on Form 10-K
A copy of the annual report of Franklin Financial for the year ended December 31, 2007 on Form
10-K as filed with the SEC is available without charge to shareholders, depositors and other
interested persons upon request addressed to William E. Snell, Jr., President and Chief Executive
Officer, Franklin Financial Services Corporation, P.O. Box 6010, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
17201-6010. Franklin Financials Form 10-K, as well as its other periodic reports filed with the
SEC pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, are available on Franklin
Financials website at www.franklinfin.com.
OTHER MATTERS
The Board of Directors of Franklin Financial knows of no matters, other than those discussed
in this Proxy Statement, which will be presented at the 2008 Annual Meeting. However, if any other
matters are properly brought before the meeting, any proxy given pursuant to this solicitation will
be voted in accordance with the recommendations of the management of Franklin Financial.
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BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CATHERINE C. ANGLE
Secretary
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March 28, 2008
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD APRIL 29, 2008
TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF FRANKLIN FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION:
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the call of its directors, the regular Annual Meeting
of Shareholders of FRANKLIN FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, will be
held on Tuesday, April 29, 2008, at 10:30 A.M. at the Family Traditions Lighthouse Restaurant, 4301
Philadelphia Avenue, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, for the purpose of considering and voting upon the
following matters:
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. To elect the four nominees identified in the accompanying Proxy
Statement for the term specified.
2. OTHER BUSINESS. To consider such other business as may properly be brought before the
meeting and any adjournments thereof.
Only those shareholders of record at the close of business on March 14, 2008, shall be
entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting.
Please mark, date and sign the enclosed Proxy and return it in the enclosed postpaid envelope
as soon as possible, whether or not you plan to attend the meeting. You are cordially invited to
attend the meeting and the luncheon to be held following the meeting. If you attend the meeting,
you may withdraw your proxy and vote your shares in person.
A copy of the Annual Report of Franklin Financial Services Corporation is enclosed.
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BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CATHERINE C. ANGLE
Secretary
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March 28, 2008
APPENDIX
FRANKLIN FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION
PROXY ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD APRIL 29, 2008
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The undersigned hereby appoints Catherine C. Angle and Allen C. Rebok, and each or either of
them, as proxies, with full power of substitution, to vote as directed below all of the shares of
Franklin Financial Services Corporation common stock held of record on March 14, 2008 by the
undersigned and by the Plan Agent for the account of the undersigned under the Dividend
Reinvestment Plan at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on Tuesday, April 29, 2008, at
10:30 a.m. at the Family Traditions Lighthouse Restaurant, 4301 Philadelphia Avenue, Chambersburg,
Pennsylvania, and at any adjournment thereof, as follows:
1. ELECTION OF FOUR DIRECTORS FOR A TERM OF THREE YEARS
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o FOR all nominees listed below* |
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o WITHHOLD AUTHORITY to vote for all nominees
listed below |
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G. Warren Elliott
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Stanley J. Kerlin
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William E. Snell, Jr.
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Martha B. Walker |
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If you wish to withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee,
strike a line through the nominees name. |
It is important that your shares be represented at the meeting. Please sign, date and return
this proxy as promptly as possible, whether or not you plan to attend the meeting. This proxy is
revocable at any time before it is exercised and may be withdrawn if you elect to attend the
meeting and wish to vote in person.
(continued on reverse side)
THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED. IF NO DIRECTION IS GIVEN, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE
NOMINEES IDENTIFIED ABOVE.
This proxy also confers authority as to any other business which may be brought before the meeting
or any adjournment thereof. The Board of Directors at present knows of no other business to be
brought before the meeting, but if any other business is presented at the meeting, the shares
represented by this proxy will be voted in accordance with the recommendations of the management of
Franklin Financial Services Corporation.
The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the notice of annual meeting of shareholders
and proxy statement dated March 28, 2008 and hereby revokes all proxies heretofore given.
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Signature
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IMPORTANT: Please sign exactly as your name or names
appear hereon. Joint owners should each sign. If
you sign as agent or in any other representative
capacity, please state the capacity in which you
sign. |
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