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KILROY REALTY CORPORATION

 

12200 W. OLYMPIC BOULEVARD, SUITE 200

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90064

 

March 24, 2004

 

Dear Stockholder:

 

You are cordially invited to attend the 2004 annual meeting of stockholders of KILROY REALTY CORPORATION to be held on May 18, 2004, at 9:00 a.m. at our corporate offices located at 12200 West Olympic Boulevard, Suite 200, Los Angeles, California 90064.

 

Information about the meeting and the various matters on which the stockholders will act is included in the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement that follow. Also included is a Proxy Card and postage-paid return envelope.

 

It is important that your shares be represented at the meeting. Whether or not you plan to attend, we hope that you will complete and return your Proxy Card in the enclosed envelope as promptly as possible.

 

Sincerely,

 

Richard E. Moran Jr.

Executive Vice President,

Chief Financial Officer and Secretary


KILROY REALTY CORPORATION

12200 W. OLYMPIC BOULEVARD, SUITE 200

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90064

 

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

TO BE HELD MAY 18, 2004

 

To the Stockholders of Kilroy Realty Corporation:

 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Kilroy Realty Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), will be held at the Company’s principal executive offices located at 12200 West Olympic Boulevard, Suite 200, Los Angeles, California 90064 on May 18, 2004, at 9:00 a.m., local time, for the following purposes:

 

1. Election of Directors: (a) to elect two directors to the Company’s Board of Directors to serve until the annual meeting of stockholders in the year 2007 and until their successors are duly elected and qualify; and (b) to elect one director to the Company’s Board of Directors to serve the remaining portion of his term until the annual meeting of stockholders in the year 2005 and until his successor is duly elected and qualifies.

 

2. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof.

 

The Company’s Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on March 16, 2004 as the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof.

 

The enclosed proxy card is solicited by the Board of Directors of the Company, which recommends that stockholders vote FOR the election of the Board of Directors’ nominees named therein. Please refer to the attached Proxy Statement, which forms a part of this Notice and is incorporated herein by reference, for further information with respect to the business to be transacted at the Annual Meeting.

 

STOCKHOLDERS ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING IN PERSON. YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. ACCORDINGLY, YOU ARE URGED TO COMPLETE, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY CARD WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING.

 

By Order of the Board of Directors,

 

Richard E. Moran Jr.

Executive Vice President,

Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

 

March 24, 2004

Los Angeles, California


KILROY REALTY CORPORATION

12200 W. OLYMPIC BOULEVARD, SUITE 200

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90064

 


 

ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

TO BE HELD MAY 18, 2004

 


 

PROXY STATEMENT

 


 

INTRODUCTION

 

General

 

This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation by the Board of Directors of Kilroy Realty Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), of proxies from the holders of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), to be exercised at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to be held on May 18, 2004 at the Company’s principal executive offices located at 12200 West Olympic Boulevard, Suite 200, Los Angeles, California 90064 at 9:00 a.m., local time, including at any adjournment(s) or postponement(s), for the purposes set forth in the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

 

At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company will be asked to consider and vote upon the following proposals (the “Proposals”):

 

1.    Election of Directors – (a) to elect two directors to the Company’s Board of Directors to serve until the annual meeting of stockholders in the year 2007 and until their successors are duly elected and qualify; and (b) to elect one director to the Company’s Board of Directors to serve until the annual meeting of stockholders in the year 2005 and until his successor is duly elected and qualifies; and

 

2.    To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof.

 

Only the holders of record of the shares of Common Stock at the close of business on March 16, 2004 (the “Record Date”) are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting. Each share of Common Stock is entitled to one vote on each matter voted on at the meeting. As of the Record Date, 28,327,872 shares of Common Stock were outstanding. This Proxy Statement and enclosed form of proxy are first being mailed to the stockholders of the Company on or about March 30, 2004.

 

A majority of the shares of Common Stock outstanding must be represented at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the Annual Meeting. Shares represented by proxies that reflect abstentions or “broker non-votes” will be counted as shares that are present and entitled to vote for purposes of determining the presence of a quorum. In order to be elected as a director, a nominee must receive a plurality of all the votes cast at the Annual Meeting at which a quorum is present. For purposes of calculating votes cast in the election of the directors, abstentions or broker non-votes will not be counted as votes cast and will have no effect on the result of the vote on the Proposal regarding the election of the directors.

 

The shares of Common Stock represented by all properly executed proxies returned to the Company will be voted at the Annual Meeting as indicated or, if no instruction is given, will be voted FOR the election of the three director nominees named in this Proxy Statement. As to any other business that may properly come before the Annual Meeting, all properly executed proxies will be voted by the persons named in the proxy card, at their discretion. The Company does not presently know of any other business that may come before the Annual Meeting. Any person giving a proxy has the right to revoke it at any time before it is exercised (i) by filing with the Secretary of the Company a duly signed revocation or a proxy bearing a later date or (ii) by electing to vote in person at the Annual Meeting. Mere attendance at the Annual Meeting will not revoke a proxy.

 

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NO PERSON IS AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANY WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPOSALS OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINED IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT, AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH INFORMATION MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED AND THE DELIVERY OF THIS PROXY STATEMENT SHALL, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, CREATE ANY IMPLICATION THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE COMPANY SINCE THE DATE HEREOF.

 

The Company’s principal executive offices are located at 12200 W. Olympic Boulevard, Suite 200, Los Angeles, California 90064, telephone (310) 481-8400, www.kilroyrealty.com. References herein to the “Company” refer to Kilroy Realty Corporation and its subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise requires.

 


 

The date of this Proxy Statement is March 24, 2004.

 

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PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

 

Pursuant to the Company’s articles of incorporation, as amended (the “Charter”), the Company’s bylaws, as amended (the “Bylaws”), and resolutions adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), the Board presently consists of seven directors and is divided into three classes serving staggered three-year terms. Pursuant to the Charter, at each annual meeting the successors to the class of directors whose terms expire at such meeting shall be elected to hold office for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders held in the third year following the year of their election. The three-year terms of two of the directors, Messrs. D’Eathe and Dickey, will expire at the Annual Meeting. Accordingly, if elected at the Annual Meeting, Messrs. D’Eathe and Dickey will hold office for a term of three years until the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in the year 2007, and until their successors are duly elected and qualify.

 

In addition, in accordance with Maryland law, Edward F. Brennan, who was appointed by the Board in July 2003 to fill a vacancy on the Board in the class whose term expires at the 2005 annual meeting of stockholders, is required to be brought before the stockholders for election at the Annual Meeting with respect to the remaining term of the seat to which he was appointed. In 2003 Dr. Brennan was identified for consideration as a director nominee by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. If elected he will remain in the class whose term expires in 2005. Subsequent to the election at the Annual Meeting, the Board will consist of three members whose terms will expire at the 2005 annual meeting of stockholders, two members whose terms will expire at the 2006 annual meeting of stockholders and two members whose terms will expire at the 2007 annual meeting of stockholders.

 

Except as otherwise instructed, proxies solicited by this Proxy Statement will be voted for the election of each of the nominees to the Board listed below. Each such nominee has consented to be named in this Proxy Statement and to serve as a director if elected. The information below relating to the nominees for election as director and to each of the other directors whose terms of office continue after the Annual Meeting has been furnished to the Company by the respective individuals.

 

The Board recommends a vote FOR the election of John R. D’Eathe and William P. Dickey to serve until the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in the year 2007 and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualify. The Board also recommends a vote FOR the election of Edward F. Brennan to serve until the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in the year 2005 and until his respective successor is duly elected and qualifies.

 

Nominees for Director

 

The following table sets forth certain current information with respect to the nominees for directors to the Board of the Company:

 

Name

   Age

   Director
Since


  

Position

With The

Company


John R. D’Eathe

   68    1997    Director

William P. Dickey

   61    1997    Director

Edward F. Brennan, Ph.D.

   52    2003    Director

 

The following is a biographical summary of the experience of the nominees for directors to the Board of the Company:

 

John R. D’Eathe, has been a member of the Company’s Board since October 1997. Mr. D’Eathe is a 30-year veteran of real estate development and management in Canada, Europe and the United States. Since 1980, Mr. D’Eathe has been serving as the President of Freehold Development Canada Ltd., which is primarily focused on commercial and industrial development in western Canada. From 1970 to 1979, Mr. D’Eathe was

 

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President and Chief Executive Officer of Canadian Freehold Properties Ltd., a Canadian-based development company involved in commercial projects in both Canada and the United States. From 1965 to 1969, he served as a Director and Senior Vice President of Grosvenor International, a private real estate group that owns and develops property around the world. Mr. D’Eathe is the Chairman of Bentall Capital Management, one of Canada’s largest pension fund real estate investment and advisory firms. In addition, he has been the Chairman of Spark Music Inc., of Vancouver since 1992, and has been a director of John Hancock’s Maritime Life Assurance Company since 1995. Mr. D’Eathe holds an honors Bachelor of Laws degree from London University, UK and is an associate member of The Canadian Bar Association.

 

William P. Dickey, has been a member of the Company’s Board since its inception as a public company in January 1997. Mr. Dickey has been the President of The Dermot Company, Inc., a real estate investment and management company since 1990. From 1986 to 1990, Mr. Dickey was a Managing Director of Real Estate for the First Boston Corporation. Prior to 1986, Mr. Dickey was a partner at the New York law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore, where he started as an associate beginning in 1974. Mr. Dickey is a member of the board of directors of Mezzanine Capital Property Investors, Inc., a REIT that invests primarily in East Coast office/mixed use space. Mr. Dickey received his undergraduate degree from the United States Air Force Academy, his Masters Degree from Georgetown University and his Juris Doctor Degree from Columbia Law School.

 

Edward F. Brennan, Ph.D., has been a member of the Company’s Board since July 2003. Dr. Brennan has been a managing partner of Perennial Investments, a Seattle-based venture capital firm since 2001. Prior to that time, he served as Vice President at Tredegar Investments. He also served on the board of directors of Molecumetrics, Inc., wholly-owned by Tredegar Corp. Dr. Brennan has participated in the development, management and financing of new medical technology ventures for 23 years, including scientific and executive positions with Syntex, Inc., UroSystems, Inc., Medtronic Inc., DepoMed Systems, Inc. and CadioGenesis Corp. Dr. Brennan is currently the Chairman of the board of HemoSense, Inc., serves on the board of several other private companies and previously served on the Board of the American Heart Association, Santa Clara chapter. Dr. Brennan holds a B.A. degree in chemistry and biology and a Ph.D. in biology from the University of California, Santa Cruz.

 

Vote Required

 

The election of each director requires the plurality of the votes cast by the holders of the shares of Common Stock entitled to vote, either present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting.

 

The Board recommends a vote FOR the election of John R. D’Eathe and William P. Dickey to serve until the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in the year 2007 and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualify. The Board also recommends a vote FOR the election of Edward F. Brennan to serve until the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in the year 2005 and until his respective successor is duly elected and qualifies.

 

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Directors Continuing in Office

 

Information concerning the other directors of the Company whose terms do not expire at the Annual Meeting is set forth below.

 

Name


   Age

  

Position With The Company


   Term
Expiration


John B. Kilroy, Sr.

   81    Chairman of the Board    2005

John B. Kilroy, Jr.

   55    President, Chief Executive Officer and Director    2006

Matthew J. Hart

   51    Director    2005

Dale F. Kinsella

   55    Director    2006

 

John B. Kilroy, Sr. has served as the Company’s Chairman of the Board since its incorporation in September 1996, and served in the same capacity for Kilroy Industries (“KI”), the predecessor to the Company, since 1954. In 1947, Mr. Kilroy founded the businesses that were incorporated in 1952 as the entity known as KI. Mr. Kilroy served as KI’s President from 1952 until 1981, and as its Chairman of its Board of Directors from 1954 to 1997. Mr. Kilroy is a nationally recognized member of the real estate community, providing the Company with strategic leadership and a broad based network of relationships. Mr. Kilroy is a trustee of the Independent Colleges of Southern California, serves on the board of directors of Pepperdine University, and is a past trustee of Harvey Mudd College. Mr. Kilroy is the father of John B. Kilroy, Jr., the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer.

 

John B. Kilroy, Jr. has served as the Company’s President, Chief Executive Officer and Director since its incorporation in September 1996. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Kilroy served in the same capacity for KI, the predecessor to the Company and was responsible for the overall management of all facets of KI and its various affiliates since 1981. Mr. Kilroy has been involved in all aspects of commercial and industrial real estate development, construction, acquisition, sales, leasing, financing, and entitlement since 1967 and worked for KI for over 30 years. Mr. Kilroy became President of KI in 1981 and was elected Chief Executive Officer in 1991. Prior to that time, he held positions as Executive Vice President and Vice President—Leasing & Marketing. He is a trustee of the El Segundo Employers Association, and a past trustee of Viewpoint School, the Jefferson Center For Character Education and the National Fitness Foundation. Mr. Kilroy attended the University of Southern California. Mr. Kilroy is the son of John B. Kilroy, Sr., the Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors.

 

Matthew J. Hart has been a member of the Company’s Board since its inception as a public company in January 1997. Mr. Hart joined Hilton Hotels Corporation in 1996 and presently serves as its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Hart is primarily responsible for Hilton’s corporate finance and development activities. Prior to joining Hilton, Mr. Hart was Senior Vice President and Treasurer of The Walt Disney Company from 1995 to 1996. From 1981 to 1995, Mr. Hart was employed by Host Marriott Corporation (formerly known as Marriott Corporation), most recently as its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Before joining Marriott Corporation, Mr. Hart had been a lending officer with Bankers Trust Company in New York. Mr. Hart is a member of the board of directors of Heal the Bay and the Westside Breakers Soccer Club, both nonprofit organizations. Mr. Hart received his undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University and a Masters of Business Administration from Columbia University.

 

Dale F. Kinsella has been a member of the Company’s Board since its inception as a public company in January 1997. Mr. Kinsella is currently a partner with the law firm of Greenberg, Glusker, Fields, Claman, Machtinger & Kinsella LLP. Prior to that time, he had been a partner with the Los Angeles law firm of Kinsella, Boesch, Fujikawa & Towle. Mr. Kinsella received his undergraduate degree from the University of California at Santa Barbara and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of California at Los Angeles.

 

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Board of Directors Meetings and Attendance at Board Meetings and Annual Meetings of Stockholders

 

During the year ended December 31, 2003, the Board held four meetings and conducted three meetings by unanimous written consent. All directors attended 75% or more of the total number of meetings of the Board and of the Board committees on which the director served held during the year (or, in the case of Dr. Brennan who was appointed mid-year, held since his appointment). Directors are encouraged to attend in person the annual meeting of stockholders of the Company. All six directors who were sitting on the Board at that time attended the 2003 annual meeting.

 

Independent Directors

 

Each of Messrs. Brennan, D’Eathe, Dickey, Hart and Kinsella are considered by the Board to be Independent Directors. An “Independent Director” is a director who (i) is not an employee, officer or affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or divisions, or a relative of a principal executive officer, and who is not an individual member of an organization acting as an advisor, consultant or legal counsel receiving compensation from the Company in addition to director’s fees and (ii) satisfies the independence standards set forth in the current listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). In addition, in accordance with the Company’s corporate governance guidelines, no Independent Director may be a director, officer or affiliate of another entity with which the Company has entered into a transaction or transactions during the preceding fiscal year valued in the aggregate at greater than $100,000.

 

Board Committees

 

The Board of Directors of the Company has a standing Audit Committee, Executive Compensation Committee, Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee, Independent Committee, and Executive Committee.

 

Audit Committee.    The Audit Committee consists of three Independent Directors: Mr. Hart, who serves as its Chairman, and Messrs. D’Eathe and Dickey. These directors satisfy the enhanced independence standards applicable to audit committees pursuant to Rule 10A-3(b)(i) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and the NYSE listing standards. Each of Messrs. Hart, D’Eathe and Dickey is financially literate and is an “audit committee financial expert” as determined by the Board in accordance with rules promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Audit Committee’s purpose is to assist the Board of Directors in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities regarding the Company’s accounting and system of internal controls, the quality and integrity of the Company’s financial reports and the independence and performance of the Company’s independent public accountants. The Audit Committee is governed by a written charter adopted by the Board, a copy of which is attached as Appendix A to this Proxy Statement. The charter is also available on the Company’s website at www.kilroyrealty.com and available in print to any security holder upon request. The Audit Committee held eight meetings during 2003. Information regarding the specific functions performed by the Audit Committee is set forth in the “Report of the Audit Committee” below.

 

Executive Compensation Committee.    The Executive Compensation Committee currently consists of three Independent Directors: Mr. D’Eathe, who serves as its Chairman, and Messrs. Brennan and Kinsella. In December 2003, the Board appointed Dr. Brennan to the Executive Compensation Committee to succeed Mr. Dickey. The function of the Executive Compensation Committee is to (i) establish, review, modify and adopt remuneration levels for executive officers of the Company, and (ii) implement the Company’s Stock Incentive Plan and any other incentive programs. The Executive Compensation Committee is governed by a written charter adopted by the Board, which is available on the Company’s website at www.kilroyrealty.com and available in print to any security holder upon request. The Executive Compensation Committee held four meetings during 2003. Information concerning the specific functions performed by the Executive Compensation Committee is set forth in the “Executive Compensation Committee Report on Executive Compensation” below.

 

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Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee.    The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee consists of the Company’s five Independent Directors. Mr. Dickey serves as its Chairman. The purpose of the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee is to (i) identify individuals qualified to become Board members, (ii) recommend director nominees for the annual meeting of stockholders and to fill board vacancies, and (iii) provide ongoing guidance and oversight with respect to corporate governance matters. The charter of the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee and the Company’s corporate governance guidelines, which were adopted by the Board, are available on the Company’s website at www.kilroyrealty.com and are available in print to any security holder upon request. The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee held one meeting during 2003.

 

Independent Committee.    The Independent Committee consists of the Company’s five Independent Directors. Mr. Kinsella serves as its Chairman. The Independent Committee has the authority to approve transactions between the Company and its affiliates, including, without limitation, John B. Kilroy, Sr., John B. Kilroy, Jr. and their respective affiliates. The Independent Committee did not hold any meetings during 2003. Beginning in 2004, meetings of the Independent Committee are generally held on the date of each regularly scheduled Board meeting and on an as-needed basis. These meetings are chaired by the Independent Committee chairman.

 

Executive Committee.    The Executive Committee consists of Mr. Kilroy, Jr., who serves as its Chairman, and Messrs. Kilroy, Sr. and Kinsella. Subject to the Company’s conflict of interest policies, the Executive Committee has authority to acquire and dispose of real property and the power to authorize, on behalf of the full Board, the execution of certain contracts and agreements, including those related to the borrowing of money by the Company (and, consistent with the Agreement of Limited Partnership as amended from time to time (the “Partnership Agreement”) of Kilroy Realty, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”), to cause the Operating Partnership to take such actions). The Executive Committee did not hold any meetings during 2003.

 

Report of the Audit Committee

 

The Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors is composed of Independent Directors who satisfy the requirements of Section 10A-3(m) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10A-3(b)(i), and the current listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange. The Audit Committee operates pursuant to a written charter adopted by the Board of Directors on March 8, 2004, attached to this proxy statement as Appendix A.

 

The Audit Committee oversees the Company’s financial reporting process on behalf of the Board of Directors. In fulfilling its oversight responsibilities, the Committee approves the selection of the Company’s independent auditors and reviews and discusses the audited financial statements included in Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K with management, including the reasonableness of significant judgments and the clarity of disclosures in the financial statements. Management has the primary responsibility for the financial statements and the reporting process, including the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

The Company’s independent auditors are responsible for performing an audit of the Company’s financial statements and expressing an opinion on the conformity of those audited financial statements with generally accepted accounting principles. The Committee reviewed and discussed the audited financial statements of the Company as of and for the year ended December 31, 2003 with management and the Company’s independent auditors. The Committee discussed with the Company’s independent auditors their judgments as to the Company’s accounting principles and such other matters as are required to be discussed with the Committee under generally accepted auditing standards Statement of Auditing Standard Number 61, “Communications with Audit Committees,” as currently in effect. In addition, the Committee received the written disclosures and the letter from the independent auditors required by Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1 (Independence Discussions with Audit Committees), as currently in effect, and it discussed with the Company’s independent auditors their independence from the Company. The Committee also considered the compatibility of the independent auditors’ provision of non-audit services with the auditors’ independence.

 

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The Committee discussed with the Company’s independent auditors the overall scope of their respective audits. The Committee meets with the independent auditors, with and without management present, to discuss the results of their examinations, their evaluations of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, and the overall quality of the Company’s financial reporting. In the performance of their oversight function, the members of the Audit Committee necessarily relied upon the information, opinions, reports and statements presented to them by management of the Company and by the Company’s independent auditors. The Committee held eight meetings during fiscal year 2003.

 

In reliance on the reviews and discussions referred to above, the Committee recommended to the Board of Directors (and the Board has approved) that the audited financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2003 be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 12, 2004.

 

Audit Committee

Matthew J. Hart, Chairman

John R. D’Eathe

William P. Dickey

 

Compensation of Directors

 

In May 2003, the Board approved a new compensation program for non-employee directors based on recommendations developed by an independent compensation consultant and an analysis of practices by other comparable real estate investment trusts. Under the new program, which was implemented beginning with fiscal year 2003, the Company pays each of its non-employee directors annual cash compensation of $30,000 for his services and $1,500 for each Board meeting attended by such director. The chairman of each committee receives additional annual cash compensation of $10,000, with the exception of the chairman of the Audit Committee who receives additional annual cash compensation of $20,000. Each non-employee director also receives annual compensation of $5,000 for each committee of which he is a member but does not serve as chairman and is reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred to attend director and committee meetings. Officers of the Company who are directors are not paid any directors fees.

 

In addition, under the Company’s 1997 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the “Stock Incentive Plan”), each non-employee director receives an annual grant of restricted shares of the Company valued at $20,000 on the date of grant that vest ratably over two years. Further, each non-employee director receives, upon initial election to the Board, a grant of 1,000 restricted shares of the Company that vest ratably over four years.

 

Qualifications of Director Nominees

 

The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee has established Standards for Overall Structure and Composition of the Board and Minimum Director Qualifications as a guideline in considering nominations to the Company’s Board of Directors. The criteria include: loyalty, reputation, character, knowledge, experience, education, business judgment, diligence, stock ownership, independence and ability to contribute to board balance and diversity. The criteria are not exhaustive and the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee and the Board of Directors may consider other qualifications and attributes which they believe are appropriate in evaluating the ability of an individual to serve as a member of the Board of Directors.

 

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Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee’s Process for Identifying and Evaluating Nominees for Director

 

Prior to each annual meeting of security holders at which directors are to be elected, and whenever there is otherwise a vacancy on the Board of Directors, the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee will consider incumbent board members and other well-qualified individuals as potential director nominees. The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee will review each potential candidate’s qualifications in light of the Company’s Standards for Overall Structure and Composition of the Board and Minimum Director Qualifications, described above. The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee will select the candidate or candidates it believes are the most qualified to recommend to the Board for selection as a director nominee. Candidates recommended by a security holder are evaluated in the same manner as candidates identified by a Committee member.

 

Manner by which Security Holders May Recommend Director Candidates

 

The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee will consider director candidates recommended by security holders of the Company. All recommendations must be directed to the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee c/o Secretary at 12200 W. Olympic Boulevard, Suite 200, Los Angeles, California 90064. Recommendations for director nominees to be considered at the 2005 annual meeting of stockholders must be received in writing not later than November 30, 2004. Each security holder recommending a person as a director candidate must provide the Company with the following information for the Committee to determine whether the recommended director candidate is independent from the security holder, or each member of the security holder group, that has recommended the director candidate:

 

    If the recommending security holder or any member of the recommending security holder group is a natural person, whether the recommended director candidate is the recommending security holder, a member of the recommending security holder group, or a member of the immediate family of the recommending security holder or any member of the recommending security holder group;

 

    If the recommending security holder or any member of the recommending security holder group is an entity, whether the recommended director candidate or any immediate family member of the recommended director candidate is an employee of the recommending security holder or any member of the recommending security holder group or has been at any time during the current or preceding calendar year;

 

    Whether the recommended director candidate or any immediate family member of the recommended director candidate has accepted directly or indirectly any consulting, advisory, or other compensatory fees from the recommending security holder or any member of the group of recommending security holders, or any of their respective affiliates during the current or preceding calendar year;

 

    Whether the recommended director candidate is an executive officer, director (or person fulfilling similar functions) of the recommending security holder or any member of the recommending security holder group, or any of their respective affiliates; and

 

    Whether the recommended director candidate controls the recommending security holder or any member of the recommending security holder group.

 

The recommending security holder must also provide supplemental information that the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee may request to determine whether the recommended director candidate (i) is qualified to serve on the Audit Committee, (ii) meets the standards of independence established by the New York Stock Exchange, and (iii) satisfies the Standards for Overall Structure and Composition of the Board and Minimum Director Qualifications, described above. In addition, the recommending security holder must include the consent of the recommended director candidate and the recommended director candidate must make himself or herself reasonably available to be interviewed by the Committee. The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee will consider all recommended director candidates submitted to it in accordance with these established procedures, though it will only recommend to the Board as potential nominees those candidates it

 

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believes are most qualified. However, the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee will not consider any director candidate if the candidate’s candidacy or, if elected, board membership, would violate controlling state law or federal law.

 

Security Holder Communications with the Board

 

Security holders may send correspondence to the Board of Directors c/o Secretary at 12200 W. Olympic Boulevard, Suite 200, Los Angeles, California 90064. The Secretary will review all correspondence addressed to the Board, or any individual Board member, for any inappropriate correspondence and correspondence more suitably directed to management. The Secretary will summarize all correspondence not forwarded to the Board and make the correspondence available to the Board for its review at the Board’s request. The Secretary will forward security holder communications to the Board prior to the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Directors following the receipt of the communication as appropriate.

 

Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

 

The Company has adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to the Company’s directors, officers (including the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Controller and persons performing similar functions), employees, agents and consultants. This Code satisfies the requirements of a “code of business conduct and ethics” under the NYSE listing standards and a “code of ethics” within the meaning of Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and applicable SEC rules. This Code of Business Conduct and Ethics has been posted to the Company’s website at www.kilroyrealty.com and a copy will be provided to any person without charge, upon request sent to the Company’s principal executive offices c/o Secretary at 12200 West Olympic Boulevard, Suite 200, Los Angeles, California 90064. Amendments to, or waivers from, a provision of this Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that apply to the Company’s directors or executive officers, including the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Controller and persons performing similar functions, may be made only by the Board or a Board committee and will be promptly posted on the Company’s website.

 

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CERTAIN INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

 

The following sets forth certain current information with respect to the Named Executive Officers of the Company as defined on page 12:

 

Name


   Age

  

Position


John B. Kilroy, Jr.

   55    President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Jeffrey C. Hawken

   45    Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Richard E. Moran Jr.

   52    Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

Steven R. Scott

   47    Senior Vice President, San Diego Development

Tyler H. Rose

   43    Senior Vice President and Treasurer

 

John B. Kilroy, Jr. has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since its incorporation in September 1996. Biographical information regarding Mr. Kilroy is set forth under “Proposal 1: Election of Directors—Directors Continuing in Office.”

 

Jeffrey C. Hawken has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company since it commenced operations as a public company in January 1997. Prior to that time, Mr. Hawken served in the same capacity for KI and was responsible for the management and operations of KI’s real estate portfolio and served on KI’s acquisitions and executive committees. Mr. Hawken joined KI in 1980, as a Senior Financial Analyst, and has been involved in property and asset management with the Company since May 1983. Since that time, he attained the designation of Real Property Administrator through the Building Owner’s and Manager’s Association (“BOMA”). Mr. Hawken is a director for BOMA, Greater Los Angeles and also participates on the Owners Advisory Council and Political Action Committee. Mr. Hawken holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern California. Mr. Hawken is a licensed Real Estate Broker.

 

Richard E. Moran Jr. has served as the Company’s Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary since December 1996. Prior to that time, Mr. Moran was Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of Irvine Apartment Communities, Inc. from 1993 to 1996. Prior to that, Mr. Moran was Executive Vice President, Corporate Finance and Treasurer of The Irvine Company, where he was employed from 1977 to 1993. Previously, he was a certified public accountant and was employed by the public accounting firm of Coopers & Lybrand. He is a member of the Urban Land Institute and serves on the Policy Advisory Board for the Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics at the University of California at Berkeley. Mr. Moran received a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Boston College.

 

Steven R. Scott is currently a Senior Vice President of the Company and has served in that capacity since he joined the Company in January 1998. He has more than 20 years of real estate experience. From January 1996 to December 1997, Mr. Scott was Senior Vice President with CB Richard Ellis in San Diego, where he concentrated in corporate services, build-to-suits, and brokerage in the mid-San Diego County markets of Sorrento Mesa, Torrey Pines, University Towne Centre and the I-15 Corridor. Prior to CB Richard Ellis, he was affiliated with the San Diego office of Grubb & Ellis Company for 13 years, most recently as Senior Marketing Consultant. Mr. Scott holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from San Diego State University.

 

Tyler H. Rose was appointed Senior Vice President and Treasurer in March 1997. Mr. Rose was Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance of Irvine Apartment Communities, Inc. from 1995 to 1997, and was appointed Treasurer in 1996. Prior to that, Mr. Rose was Vice President, Corporate Finance of The Irvine Company from 1994 to 1995. From 1986 to 1994, Mr. Rose was employed at J.P. Morgan & Co., serving in its Real Estate Corporate Finance Group until 1992 and as Vice President of its Australia Mergers and Acquisitions Group from 1992 to 1994. Mr. Rose also served for two years as a financial analyst for General Electric Company. Mr. Rose holds a degree of Master of Business Administration from The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley.

 

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

The following table sets forth the salary rates and other compensation paid for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, to the Chief Executive Officer and each of the Company’s next four most highly compensated executive officers (the “Named Executive Officers”). The Company has entered into employment agreements with each of its Named Executive Officers, except for Steven R. Scott, as described below. See “—Employment Agreements.”

 

                Long-Term
Compensation(1)


 
               

Restricted
Stock
Award

(Number of

Shares)


 
          Annual Compensation

   

Name and Principal Position


   Year

   Salary

   Bonus

   Other Annual
Compensation


   

John B. Kilroy, Jr.

   2003    $ 875,000    $ 1,110,000    (2 )   41,285 (3)

Director, President and Chief

   2002    $ 875,000    $ 840,375          49,655 (4)

Executive Officer

   2001    $ 875,000    $ 771,750          39,131 (5)

Jeffrey C. Hawken

   2003    $ 425,000    $ 666,000    (2 )   26,815 (3)

Executive Vice President and

   2002    $ 425,000    $ 504,225          32,242 (4)

Chief Operating Officer

   2001    $ 425,000    $ 458,250          25,359 (5)

Richard E. Moran Jr.

   2003    $ 400,000    $ 444,000    (2 )   16,514 (3)

Executive Vice President, Chief

   2002    $ 400,000    $ 336,150          19,865 (4)

Financial Officer and Secretary

   2001    $ 400,000    $ 356,250          17,239 (5)

Steven R. Scott

   2003    $ 246,000    $ 200,000    (2 )   12,913 (3)

Senior Vice President,

   2002    $ 240,000    $ 163,000          4,023 (4)

San Diego Development

   2001    $ 237,500    $ 100,000             

Tyler H. Rose

   2003    $ 246,000    $ 187,500    (2 )   8,609 (3)

Senior Vice President and

   2002    $ 240,000    $ 161,000          4,115 (4)

Treasurer

   2001    $ 237,500    $ 250,000             

(1)   Options to purchase an aggregate of 197,295 shares of Common Stock and 161,178 restricted shares of Common Stock granted to directors, executive officers and other employees of the Company are currently outstanding. Such options vest pro rata in annual installments over a three-year period. Please refer to footnotes 3 through 5 below with respect to the vesting period of the restricted stock grants. An additional 393,782 shares of Common Stock are reserved for issuance under the 1997 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, as of the date of this Proxy Statement.
(2)   The aggregate amount of the perquisites and other personal benefits, securities or property for each Named Executive Officer not otherwise disclosed in the table is less than the lesser of $50,000 or 10% of the total of salary and bonus for such Named Executive Officer for each of the years presented.
(3)   In February 2004, the Company’s Compensation Committee granted restricted shares of the Company’s Common Stock to the Named Executive Officers under the Company’s 1997 Stock Option and Incentive Plan. All of the shares issued were granted at a value of $34.85 per share, the Company’s closing share price on the grant date. Certain of the shares granted relate to the 2003 Restricted Stock Award and vest on February 10, 2005. The other shares granted relate to the 2003 Long-Term Incentive Award. The shares granted to Messrs. Rose and Scott vest in four equal installments on the first through fourth anniversaries of the date of grant. The remaining shares granted vest in two equal installments on the first and second anniversaries of the date of grant. The Named Executive Officers are entitled to receive dividends in respect of all such restricted shares. The following table sets forth the number of shares granted to each Named Executive Officer in connection with the 2003 Restricted Stock Award and the 2003 Long-Term Incentive Award.

 

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     2003 Restricted
Stock Award


   2003 Long-Term
Incentive Award


   Total

John B. Kilroy, Jr.

   10,617    30,668    41,285

Jeffrey C. Hawken

   6,370    20,445    26,815

Richard E. Moran Jr.

   4,247    12,267    16,514

Steven R. Scott

   —      12,913    12,913

Tyler H. Rose

   —      8,609    8,609
    
  
  

Total

   21,234    84,902    106,136
    
  
  

 

(4)   In February 2003, the Company’s Compensation Committee granted restricted shares of the Company’s Common Stock to the Named Executive Officers under the Company’s 1997 Stock Option and Incentive Plan. All of the shares issued were granted at a value of $21.63 per share, the Company’s closing share price on the grant date. Certain of the shares granted relate to the 2002 Restricted Stock Award and vest on February 10, 2004. The remaining shares granted relate to the 2002 Long-Term Incentive Award and vest in two equal installments on the first and second anniversary of the date of grant. The Named Executive Officers are entitled to receive distributions in respect of all such restricted shares. The table below sets forth the number of shares granted to each Named Executive Officer in connection with the 2002 Restricted Stock Award and the 2002 Long-Term Incentive Award.

 

     2002 Restricted
Stock Award


  

2002 Long-Term

Incentive Award


   Total

John B. Kilroy, Jr. 

   12,951    36,704    49,655

Jeffrey C. Hawken

   7,771    24,471    32,242

Richard E. Moran Jr.

   5,181    14,684    19,865

Steven R. Scott

   —      4,023    4,023

Tyler H. Rose

   —      4,115    4,115
    
  
  

Total

   25,903    83,997    109,900
    
  
  

 

(5)   In February 2002, the Company’s Compensation Committee granted restricted shares of the Company’s Common Stock to the President and Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Operating Officer and the Chief Financial Officer under the Company’s 1997 Stock Option and Incentive Plan. All of the shares issued were granted at a value of $25.74 per share, the Company’s closing share price on the grant date. Certain of the shares granted relate to the 2001 Restricted Stock Award and vest on February 26, 2003. The remaining shares granted relate to the 2001 Long-Term Incentive Award and vest in two equal installments on the first and second anniversary of the date of grant. The Named Executive Officers are entitled to receive distributions in respect of all such restricted shares. The table below sets forth the number of shares granted to each of the President and Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Operating Officer and the Chief Financial Officer in connection with the 2001 Restricted Stock Award and the 2001 Long-Term Incentive Award:

 

     2001 Restricted
Stock Award


  

2001 Long-Term

Incentive Award


   Total

John B. Kilroy, Jr. 

   9,994    29,137    39,131

Jeffrey C. Hawken

   5,934    19,425    25,359

Richard E. Moran Jr.

   4,613    12,626    17,239
    
  
  

Total

   20,541    61,188    81,729
    
  
  

 

Option Grants in Last Fiscal Year

 

The Company did not grant options to purchase any shares of Common Stock to the Named Executive Officers during 2003.

 

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Aggregated Option Exercises in Last Fiscal Year and Fiscal Year-End Option Values

 

The following table sets forth certain information concerning options exercised by Named Executive Officers during the year ended December 31, 2003, and exercised and unexercised options held by the Named Executive Officers at December 31, 2003.

 

     Shares Acquired
on Exercise


  

Value

Realized


  

Number of Securities
Underlying

Unexercised Options at
December 31, 2003


  

Value of Unexercised

In-The-Money Options at
December 31, 2003(1)


Name


         Exercisable

   Unexercisable

   Exercisable

   Unexercisable

John B. Kilroy, Jr. 

   361,957    $ 1,957,398    13,043       $ 127,169   

Jeffrey C. Hawken

   168,672    $ 923,382    —           —     

Richard E. Moran Jr.

   92,563    $ 448,931    —           —     

Steven R. Scott

   —        —      —           —     

Tyler H. Rose

   201,698    $ 1,022,426    42,000       $ 325,500   

(1)   Based on the closing price of $32.75 per share of Common Stock on December 31, 2003, as reported by the NYSE.

 

Equity Compensation Plan Information

 

The following table provides information as of December 31, 2003 with respect to shares of our common stock that may be issued under our existing equity compensation plans.

 

Plan Category


   Number of
Shares of Common
Stock to be Issued
Upon Exercise of
Outstanding
Options(a)


   Weighted-Average
Exercise Price of
Outstanding
Options(b)


  

Number of

Shares of Common

Stock Remaining

Available for Future

Issuance Under Equity
Compensation Plans

(Excluding Shares

Reflected in

Column (a))

(c)(1)


Equity Compensation plans approved by shareholders

   239,709    $ 24.09    504,941

Equity Compensation plans not approved by shareholders

   N/A      N/A    N/A
    
  

  

Total

   239,709    $ 24.09    504,941
    
  

  

(1)   Includes shares available for future restricted stock grants.

 

401(k) Plan

 

The Company has a Section 401(k) Savings/Retirement Plan (the “401(k) Plan”) to cover eligible employees of the Company and any designated affiliate. The 401(k) Plan permits eligible employees of the Company to defer up to 60% of their annual compensation, subject to certain limitations imposed by the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”). The employees’ elective deferrals are immediately vested and non-forfeitable upon contribution to the 401(k) Plan. The Company currently makes matching contributions to the 401(k) Plan in an amount equal to fifty-cents for each one dollar of participant contributions up to a maximum of five percent of the participant’s annual salary up to certain limits. Participants vest immediately in the amounts contributed by the Company. Employees of the Company are eligible to participate in the 401(k) Plan after three months of credited service with the Company. For the year ended December 31, 2003, the Company’s contribution to the 401(k) Plan was approximately $307,000. The 401(k) Plan qualifies under Section 401 of the Code so that contributions by employees to the 401(k) Plan, and income earned on plan contributions, are not taxable to employees until withdrawn from the 401(k) Plan.

 

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Employment Agreements

 

Each of John B. Kilroy, Jr., Jeffrey C. Hawken, Richard E. Moran Jr., and Tyler H. Rose has entered into an employment agreement with the Company. Each of the employment agreements had an initial three-year term and is subject to automatic one-year renewals. Each of the employment agreements provides that the amount paid for annual base compensation and the amount of any bonus is determined at the discretion of the Executive Compensation Committee.

 

The employment agreements entitle the executives to participate in the Company’s 1997 Stock Option and Incentive Plan and to receive certain other insurance benefits. The employment agreements also provide that in the event of death, the executive’s estate will receive monthly payments of the executive’s annual salary, plus one-twelfth of any bonus to be received, for a period equal to the lesser of the term remaining under the employment agreement or one year. In addition, in the event of a termination by the Company without “cause,” a termination of employment resulting from “disability,” a termination by the executive for “good reason,” or, in the case of Mr. Kilroy and Mr. Moran, a termination pursuant to a “change of control” of the Company (as such terms are defined in the respective employment agreements), the terminated executive will be entitled to (i) severance (the “Severance Amount”) and (ii) continued receipt of certain benefits including medical insurance, life and disability insurance and the receipt of other customary benefits established by the Company for its executive employees for two years following the date of termination (collectively, the “Severance Benefits”). The Severance Amount is equal to the sum of two times the executive’s average annual base compensation and two times the highest annual bonus received during the preceding 36-month period.

 

Under the employment agreements, “Disability” means a physical or mental disability or infirmity which, in the opinion of a physician selected by the Board, renders the executive unable to perform his duties for six consecutive months or for shorter periods aggregating 180 business days in any 12-month period (but only to the extent that such definition does not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act). “Cause,” as defined under the terms of the respective employment agreements, means (i) the executive’s conviction for commission of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude, (ii) the executive’s willful commission of any act of theft, embezzlement or misappropriation against the Company or (iii) the executive’s willful and continued failure to substantially perform the executive’s duties (other than such failure resulting from the executive’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness), which is not remedied within a reasonable time. “Good reason” means (i) the Company’s material breach of any of its obligations under the employment agreement (subject to certain notice and cure provisions) or (ii) any removal of the executive from one or more of the appointed offices or any material alteration or diminution in the executive’s authority, duties or responsibilities, without “cause” and without the executive’s prior written consent. “Change of Control” means (i) the event by which the individuals constituting the Board as of the date of the Company’s initial public offering cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Company’s Board; provided, however, that if the election, or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders of any new director was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the members of the original Board, such new director shall be considered a member of the original Board; (ii) an acquisition of any voting securities of the Company by any “person” (as the term “person” is used for purposes of Section 13(d) or Section 14(d) of the Exchange Act, immediately after which such person has “beneficial ownership” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 20%, or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding voting securities unless such acquisition was approved by a vote of at least one more than a majority of the original Board; or (iii) approval by the stockholders of the Company of (a) a merger, consolidation, share exchange or reorganization involving the Company, unless the stockholders of the Company, immediately before such merger, consolidation, share exchange or reorganization, own, directly or indirectly immediately following such merger, consolidation, share exchange or reorganization, at least 80% of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the corporation that is the successor in such merger, consolidation, share exchange or reorganization in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of the voting securities immediately before such merger, consolidation, share exchange or reorganization; (b) a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or (c) an agreement for the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company.

 

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Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

 

The Executive Compensation Committee is composed of John R. D’Eathe, Edward F. Brennan, and Dale F. Kinsella. There are no Executive Compensation Committee interlocks and no employees of the Company participate on the Executive Compensation Committee.

 

Executive Compensation Committee Report on Executive Compensation

 

The Executive Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) is composed of three Independent Directors.

 

Role of the Committee

 

The Committee is responsible for:

 

    Reviewing the compensation philosophy of the Company;

 

    Reviewing and approving corporate goals and objectives relating to the compensation of the chief executive officer, evaluating the performance of the chief executive officer in light of those goals and objectives and determining and approving the compensation of the chief executive officer based on such evaluation;

 

    Reviewing and approving all compensation for the Company’s other senior officers, including cash and equity incentive compensation awards, and all senior officers’ employment agreements and severance arrangements;

 

    Administering and reviewing all annual bonus, long-term incentive compensation, stock option, employee pension and welfare benefit plans;

 

    Determining the Company’s policy with respect to change of control or “parachute” payments; and

 

    Preparing this Executive Compensation Committee Report.

 

The Committee periodically retains compensation and other management consultants to assist with, among other things, structuring the Company’s various compensation programs and determining appropriate levels of salary, bonus and other awards payable to the Company’s key personnel, as well as to guide the Company in the development of near-term individual performance objectives necessary to achieve long-term profitability.

 

General Policies Regarding Compensation of Executive Officers

 

In establishing compensation for executive officers, the Committee seeks to:

 

    Attract and retain individuals of superior ability and managerial talent;

 

    Ensure senior officer compensation is aligned with the Company’s corporate strategies, business objectives and the long-term interests of the Company’s stockholders;

 

    Increase the incentive to achieve key strategic and financial performance measures by linking incentive award opportunities to the achievement of performance goals in these areas; and

 

    Enhance the officers’ incentive to increase the Company’s stock price and maximize stockholder value, as well as promote retention of key people, by providing a portion of total compensation opportunities for senior management in the form of restricted stock and stock options.

 

Determination of Compensation of Executive Officers for the Year 2003

 

Consistent with the prior year an independent compensation consultant was retained by the Committee to assist it in the determination of the key elements of the compensation programs for fiscal year 2003. The

 

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independent compensation consultant engaged by the Committee is a consultant specializing in compensation matters in the REIT and real estate industry and is not affiliated with the Company. Both the Committee and the compensation consultant evaluated the following in determining the amount of the executive compensation relative to the market, as well as the desired mix of base salary, annual incentives and long-term compensation opportunities:

 

    Performance of the Company for 2003 as compared to other REITs, with an emphasis on office REITs;

 

    Performance of the Company for 2003 as compared to other real estate companies engaged in activities similar to those engaged in by the Company, with an emphasis on developers; and

 

    The current economic environment of the real estate industry and the markets specific to the Company’s properties.

 

The compensation consultant provided advice to the Committee with respect to competitive practices and the amounts and nature of compensation paid to executives. The compensation consultant also advised on, among other things, structuring the Company’s various compensation programs and determining the appropriate levels of salary, bonus and other awards payable to the Company’s executives. Based upon the compensation consultant’s recommendations, the Company’s executive compensation package consists of a fixed base salary and variable cash and stock-based incentive awards with a significant portion weighted towards the variable components in order to ensure that total compensation reflects the overall success or failure by the Company and that the executive officers to meet appropriate performance measures.

 

Base Salary.    Salary levels of executive officers were established after a review of REITs and other real estate companies deemed comparable to the Company. The Committee generally compares the Company’s performance with that of other REITs and real estate companies engaged in activities similar to those conducted by the Company. Individual base salaries are reviewed at least annually and salary increases are granted based on each executive’s performance and contribution to the overall success of the Company. Other subjective features are also considered such as the individual’s experience.

 

Annual Incentive Bonus.    Annual cash and restricted stock awards are granted based upon corporate, operational and individual factors.

 

For 2003, corporate goals were measured on the basis of achieving targeted earnings and operations objectives. These objectives included earnings as measured by Funds From Operations (“FFO”) per share, average occupancy, operating margins and leasing results and activity. Operational goals were measured on specific departmental strategic and operational objectives. Individual performance measures were assessed based upon each individual’s annual goals. Bonuses were determined on the basis of the foregoing.

 

In February 2004, 21,234 shares of restricted stock were granted to the Company’s Named Executive Officers under this program for services performed during 2003.

 

Long-Term Incentive Compensation.    The Committee recognized that, while the annual incentive program provides awards for positive short-term and mid-term performance, the interests of stockholders are best served by giving key employees the opportunity to participate in the appreciation of the Company’s Common Stock through the granting of stock-based incentives.

 

The members of the Committee believe that share performance, over the long-term, will reflect executive performance and that such arrangements further reinforce management goals and incentives to achieve stockholder objectives. To that end, a portion of the Company’s executive incentive compensation package is comprised of annual stock-based incentives that motivate executives to increase the Company’s stock price and, therefore, the return to the Company’s stockholders.

 

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In granting stock-based awards, the Committee takes into account such factors as it determines to be appropriate under the circumstances, including an assessment of the executive’s achieved performance goals and objectives, and the amounts and value of long-term compensation and stock-based compensation received by similarly situated executives at competitor companies.

 

Annual long-term restricted stock awards are granted based upon corporate, operational and individual factors. For 2003, corporate targets were measured on the basis of achieving targeted earnings, operations, development and shareholder return objectives. These objectives, which are different than the Annual Incentive Bonus objectives discussed above, included earnings as measured by Funds From Operations (“FFO”) per share, revenues from stabilized development, total stabilized development, and total relative and absolute shareholder returns. Operational and development goals were measured on specific departmental strategic and operational objectives. Long-term restricted stock awards were determined on the basis of the foregoing.

 

In February 2004, 84,902 shares of restricted stock were granted to the Company’s Named Executive Officers and 5,023 shares of restricted stock were granted to other senior officers of the Company under the long-term incentive compensation program for services performed during 2003. The Company did not grant options to purchase shares of Common Stock to the Company’s executive officers during 2003.

 

Special Multi-Year Outperformance Award.    The members of the Committee believe that the outperformance of long-term shareholder returns will reflect executive performance and that arrangements that encourage management to maximize long-term shareholder returns further reinforce management goals and incentives to continuously increase shareholder value. To that end, the special multi-year outperformance portion of the Company’s long-term executive compensation package is comprised of a cash award that motivates executives to increase the Company’s stock price and, therefore, the total return to the Company’s stockholders over the three-year period.

 

The special outperformance award provides for cash to be earned and paid at the end of a three year period, ending December 31, 2005, if the Company attains certain performance measures based on annualized total shareholder returns on an absolute and relative basis. The targets for the relative component require the Company to obtain an annualized total return to stockholders that is at or above the 70th percentile of annualized total return to stockholders achieved by members of a pre-defined peer group during the same three-year period. The amount payable for the absolute component is based upon the amounts by which the annualized total return to stockholders over the three-year period exceeds 10%. Amounts paid under the special outperformance award are payable at the discretion of the Committee.

 

No compensation was paid in 2003 under the special outperformance award since the award will not be granted until the end of the performance period at the end of 2005.

 

Chief Executive Officer Compensation.    The compensation of John B. Kilroy, Jr. for the year ended December 31, 2003 was determined in accordance with the criteria discussed above.

 

Under Mr. Kilroy’s direction, the Company achieved and in most cases outperformed the pre-established thresholds and measures discussed above. In addition, the Company had its most successful year, in terms of total shareholder return, since its initial public offering in 1997, achieving a 52.6% total shareholder return for calendar year 2003 (measured as the annual appreciation of the quoted common share price plus dividends paid during the year). Based on the recommendations of the compensation consultant and in recognition of Mr. Kilroy’s contributions to the achievement of the Company’s goals and continued successful execution of the Company’s long-term business plan, the Committee granted to Mr. Kilroy 41,285 shares of restricted stock, 63% of which vest on February 10, 2005 and 37% of which vest on February 10, 2006. The Committee did not grant any options to purchase shares of Common Stock to Mr. Kilroy during 2003.

 

Limitation on Deductibility of Executive Compensation.    Section 162(m) of the Code limits the deductibility of compensation paid to certain executive officers of the Company. To qualify for deductibility

 

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under Section 162(m), compensation in excess of $1,000,000 per year paid to the Chief Executive Officer and the four other most highly compensated executive officers at the end of such fiscal year generally must be “performance-based” compensation as determined under Section 162(m), which includes most stock option and other incentive arrangements, the material terms of which have been approved by shareholders.

 

Despite the fact that the Company’s incentive bonuses are determined based on the evaluation of the Company’s performance and take into consideration certain financial and strategic goals, the Committee does not apply these factors on a strict formulaic basis. As a result, the Company’s incentive bonuses may not satisfy the requirements of Section 162(m). The Committee believes that because the Company qualifies as a REIT under the Code and is not subject to Federal income taxes, the payment of compensation that does not satisfy the requirements of Section 162(m) does not have a material adverse consequence to the Company, provided the Company continues to distribute 90% of its taxable income. The Committee reserves the right to design programs that recognize a full range of performance criteria important to the Company’s success, even where the compensation paid under such programs may not be deductible.

 

Executive Compensation Committee

John R. D’Eathe, Chairman

Edward F. Brennan

Dale F. Kinsella

 

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PERFORMANCE GRAPH

 

As a part of the rules concerning executive compensation disclosure, the Company is obligated to provide a chart comparing the yearly percentage change in the cumulative total stockholder return on the Company’s Common Stock over a five-year period.

 

The following line graph compares the change in the Company’s cumulative shareholder return on its shares of Common Stock to the cumulative total return of the NAREIT Equity REIT Total Return Index (“NAREIT Equity Index”), the Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index (“S&P 500 Index”), and the SNL Office REIT (Equity) Index for the five-year period ended December 31, 2003. The Company includes an additional index, the SNL Office REIT (Equity) Index, to the performance graph since management believes it provides additional information to investors about the Company’s performance relative to a more specific peer group. The SNL Office REIT (Equity) Index is a published and widely recognized index that comprises 28 office equity REITs, including the Company. The graph assumes the investment of $100 in the Company and each of the indices on January 1, 1998 and, as required by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the reinvestment of all distributions. The return shown on the graph is not necessarily indicative of future performance.

 

TOTAL RETURN PERFORMANCE(1)

 

LOGO

 

Measurement Period
(Fiscal Year Covered)


 

Kilroy Realty Corp.


 

S&P 500 Index


 

NAREIT

Equity Index


 

SNL Office REITs

(Equity)(2)


12/31/98

  100   100   100   100

12/31/99

  105   121   95   101

12/31/00

  142   110   121   137

12/31/01

  143   97   137   144

12/31/02

  135   76   143   138

12/31/03

  206   98   196   184

(1)   Information in the graph was compiled by SNL Financial LC.
(2)   This index is published by SNL Financial LC and includes the Company and 27 other office REITs.

 

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PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS

 

The following table sets forth certain information, as of December 31, 2003, regarding the beneficial ownership of Common Stock (or Common Stock issuable upon the redemption of common limited partnership interests (the “Units”) in the Operating Partnership) for (i) each person known by the Company to be the beneficial owner of five percent or more of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock (or Common Stock issuable at the Company’s option upon the redemption of Units), (ii) each director and each Named Executive Officer and (iii) the directors and such Named Executive Officers of the Company as a group. Except as indicated below, all of such Common Stock is owned directly, and the indicated person has sole voting and investment power with respect to all of the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such person. In the preparation of this table, the Company has relied upon information supplied by its officers, directors and certain stockholders and upon information contained in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Name of Beneficial Owner(1)


   Number of Shares of
Common Stock
Beneficially Owned(2)


   Percentage of
Outstanding Shares
of Common Stock(2)


 

Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc.

   4,169,544(3)      14.8 %

T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.

   2,004,600(4)      7.1 %

AEW Capital Management, L.P.

   1,901,162(5)      6.7 %

INVESCO North American Holdings, Inc.

   1,467,719(6)      5.2 %

John B. Kilroy, Jr.

   1,321,775(7)      4.5 %

John B. Kilroy, Sr.

   1,078,806(8)      3.7 %

Richard E. Moran Jr.

   156,817(9)      *  

Jeffrey C. Hawken

   114,961(10)    *  

Tyler H. Rose

   67,813(11)    *  

Matthew J. Hart

   35,123(12)    *  

William P. Dickey

   32,123(13)    *  

Dale F. Kinsella

   30,123(14)    *  

John R. D’Eathe

   30,123(14)    *  

Steven R. Scott

   8,231(15)    *  

Edward F. Brennan

   1,000(16)    *  

All directors and Named Executive Officers as a group (11 persons)

   2,876,895          9.5 %

   *   Represents less than 1.0% of outstanding shares of Common Stock.

 

  (1)   Unless otherwise indicated, the address for each of the persons listed is c/o Kilroy Realty Corporation, 12200 W. Olympic Boulevard, Suite 200, Los Angeles, California 90064.

 

  (2)   The number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned is based on Securities and Exchange Commission regulations regarding the beneficial ownership of securities. The number of shares of Common Stock and the percentage of outstanding shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by a person assumes that all Units held by such beneficial owner are exchanged for shares of Common Stock, that none of the Units held by other persons are so exchanged, that all options exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 2003 are exercised and that no options to acquire shares of Common Stock held by other persons are exercised.

 

  (3)   Represents the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned as reported on Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 17, 2004 by Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. (“Cohen & Steers”). The address for Cohen & Steers is 757 Third Avenue, New York, New York, 10017.

 

  (4)   Represents the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned as reported on Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 5, 2004 by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (“T. Rowe Price”). The address for T. Rowe Price is 100 E. Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland, 21202.

 

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  (5)   Represents the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned as reported on Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 12, 2004 by AEW Capital Management, L.P. (“AEW Capital Management”). The address for AEW Capital Management is World Trade Center East, Two Seaport Lane, 15th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts, 02110-2021.

 

  (6)   Represents the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned as reported on Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 17, 2004 by INVESCO North American Holdings, Inc. (“INVESCO”). The address for INVESCO is 4350 South Monaco Street, Denver, CO 80237.

 

  (7)   Includes (i) 13,043 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of options exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 2003, (ii) 1,003,960 shares of Common Stock issuable, at the Company’s option, upon the redemption of Units (including Units beneficially owned by KI, Kilroy Airport Imperial Co. (“KAICO”) and Kilroy Technologies Company, LLC, a California limited liability company (“Kilroy Technologies”) and allocated to John B. Kilroy, Jr. as one of its two shareholders), (iii) 240,549 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by John B. Kilroy, Jr. and (iv) 64,223 restricted shares of Common Stock held directly.

 

  (8)   Includes (i) 33,334 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of options exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 2003, (ii) 744,112 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the redemption of Units (including Units beneficially owned by KI, KAICO, and Kilroy Technologies, and allocated to John B. Kilroy, Sr. as one of its two shareholders), (iii) 300,571 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by John B. Kilroy, Sr., and (iv) 789 restricted shares of Common Stock held directly.

 

  (9)   Includes (i) 130,639 shares of Common Stock held directly and (ii) 26,178 restricted shares of Common Stock held directly.

 

(10)   Includes (i) 73,007 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Mr. Hawken and (ii) 41,954 restricted shares of Common Stock held directly.

 

(11)   Includes (i) 42,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of options exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 2003 (ii) 21,698 shares of Common Stock held directly and (iii) 4,115 restricted shares of Common Stock held directly.

 

(12)   Includes (i) 9,334 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of options exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 2003 and (ii) 25,000 shares of Common Stock held directly and (iii) 789 restricted shares of Common Stock held directly.

 

(13)   Includes (i) 29,334 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of options exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 2003 and (ii) 2,000 shares of Common Stock held directly and (iii) 789 restricted shares of Common Stock held directly.

 

(14)   Includes 29,334 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of options exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 2003 and (ii) 789 restricted shares of Common Stock held directly.

 

(15)   Includes (i) 4,208 shares of Common Stock held directly and (ii) 4,023 restricted shares of Common Stock held directly.

 

(16)   Includes 1,000 restricted shares of Common Stock held directly.

 

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

 

Certain directors and executive officers of the Company, including John B. Kilroy, Sr. and John B. Kilroy, Jr., the Chairman of the Board and the President and Chief Executive Officer, respectively (or members of their immediate families) have direct or indirect interests in transactions and potential transactions with the Company, the Operating Partnership or Kilroy Services, LLC (“KSLLC”) as described below.

 

Related Party Transactions

 

As part of the Company’s marketing strategy, KSLCC had an agreement with TradeWind Navigation, Inc., a company wholly-owned by John B. Kilroy, Sr., to charter a sailing vessel for 26 weeks during the year. The Company used the sailing vessel in its marketing efforts by sponsoring broker events. During 2003, the Company paid TradeWind Navigation, Inc. approximately $94,000 under this agreement. This agreement was terminated in April 2003.

 

SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE

 

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires the Company’s officers and directors, and persons who own more than ten percent of any registered class of the Company’s equity securities (collectively, “Insiders”), to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of the Company’s Common Stock and other equity securities of the Company. Insiders are required by regulation of the Commission to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file.

 

To the Company’s knowledge, based solely on review of the copies of reports furnished to the Company or written representations that no other reports were required, during the year ended December 31, 2003, all Insiders complied with all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to them.

 

STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR 2005 ANNUAL MEETING

 

A stockholder wanting to have a proposal included in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2005 annual meeting of stockholders must comply with the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including that any such proposal must be received by the Company’s Secretary at the Company’s principal executive offices by November 30, 2004.

 

The Company’s bylaws require a stockholder desiring to present a proposal for a vote at the 2005 annual meeting of stockholders to notify the Company’s Secretary in writing. The notice generally must be delivered to or mailed and received at the Company’s principal executive offices (i) not less than 50 days nor more than 75 days prior to the 2005 annual meeting or (ii) if the Company provides less than 65 days public notice of the date of its annual meeting, then not later than the 15th day following the earlier of the day on which public notice of the date for the 2005 annual meeting is published or mailed. Other specifics regarding the notice procedures, including the required content of the notice, can be found in the Company’s bylaws, a copy of which may be obtained without charge by request to the Company’s Secretary at the Company’s principal executive offices.

 

Stockholders who wish to have a proposal included in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2005 annual meeting or have a proposal properly brought before the 2005 annual meeting for a vote must comply with the above requirements, as applicable. Stockholders that comply with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission to have a proposal included in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2005 annual meeting will be deemed to have complied with the notice requirements contained in the Company’s bylaws. Stockholder proposals submitted to the Company’s Secretary that do not comply with these requirements may be excluded from the Company’s proxy statement and/or may not be brought before the 2005 annual meeting, as applicable.

 

For specific information with respect to the process for recommending a director candidate, see “Proposal 1: Election of Directors—Manner by which Security Holders May Recommend Director Candidates” above.

 

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

 

Deloitte & Touche LLP, the member firms of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, and their respective affiliates (collectively, “Deloitte”) served as the Company’s independent auditors for fiscal year 2003. The Audit Committee of the Board has determined that Deloitte is independent with regard to the Company within the meaning of the Exchange Act and the applicable published rules and regulations thereunder in effect on the date of this proxy statement. The Audit Committee annually reviews and pre-approves certain audit and non-audit services that may be provided by the independent auditors and establishes a pre-approved aggregate fee level for all these services. Any proposed services not included within the list of pre-approved services or any proposed services that will cause the Company to exceed the pre-approved aggregate amount requires specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee.

 

Representatives of Deloitte are expected to be present at the Annual Meeting and will have the opportunity to make statements if they desire and to respond to appropriate questions from stockholders.

 

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

 

The aggregate fees billed to the Company by Deloitte for professional services rendered in connection with the 2003 and 2002 fiscal years are as follows:

 

Fees


   2003

   2002

Audit Fees (1)

   $ 385,667    $ 198,500

Audit-Related Fees (2)

     125,347      —  

Tax Fees (3)

     376,408      361,222

All Other Fees

     —        —  
    

  

     $ 887,422    $ 559,722
    

  


(1)   Includes the aggregate fees billed for the audit and review of the Company’s annual and quarterly financial statements, and in 2003, consultations with Company’s management on technical accounting and regulatory issues and services associated with the Company’s registration statements and preferred securities offerings.

 

(2)   Includes the aggregate fees billed for assistance with readiness for internal control reporting, and the audit of the Company’s 401(K) plan.

 

(3)   Includes the aggregate fees billed for the review and assistance with the preparation of tax returns, the review of quarterly REIT test compliance and the coordination of the Company’s property tax correspondence and property tax appeals process.

 

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PROXY SOLICITATION EXPENSE

 

The cost of soliciting proxies will be borne by the Company. These costs will include reimbursements paid to brokerage firms and others for their expenses incurred in forwarding solicitation material regarding the Annual Meeting to beneficial owners of the Company’s Common Stock. The Company will use the services of Mellon Investor Services LLC to assist with the mailing of proxies and expects to pay a fee of approximately $10,000 for these services. Proxies may be solicited by directors, officers, and employees of the Company in person or by mail, telephone, email or facsimile transmission, but such persons will not be specifically compensated therefor. The Company may also use the services of a third-party solicitor to solicit proxies for the Annual Meeting, which the Company estimates would cost approximately $10,000.

 

AVAILABLE INFORMATION

 

The Company is subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act and, in accordance therewith, files reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Reports, proxy statements and other information filed by the Company may be inspected without charge and copies obtained upon payment of prescribed fees from the Public Reference Room of the Securities and Exchange Commission at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549 (1-800-SEC-0330), or by way of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Internet address, http://www.sec.gov.

 

The Company will provide without charge to each person to whom a copy of the Proxy Statement is delivered, upon the written or oral request of any such persons, additional copies of the Company’s Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2003. Requests for such copies should be addressed to: Kilroy Realty Corporation, 12200 W. Olympic Boulevard, Suite 200, Los Angeles, California 90064, Attn: Secretary, telephone (310) 481-8400. You may also access additional information about the Company at our Internet address, http://www.kilroyrealty.com.

 

OTHER MATTERS

 

The Board of Directors does not know of any other matter that will be brought before the Annual Meeting. However, if any other matter properly comes before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof, which may properly be acted upon, the proxies solicited hereby will be voted at the discretion of the named proxy holders.

 

You are urged to sign, date and return the enclosed proxy in the envelope provided. No further postage is required if the envelope is mailed within the United States. If you subsequently decide to attend the Annual Meeting and wish to vote your shares at the meeting, you may do so. Your cooperation in giving this matter your prompt attention will be appreciated.

 

March 24, 2004

 

By Order of the Board of Directors,

 

 

Richard E. Moran Jr.

Executive Vice President,

Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

 

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Appendix A

 

AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER

of the Audit Committee

of Kilroy Realty Corporation

 

This Audit Committee Charter was adopted by the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Kilroy Realty Corporation (the “Company”) on March 8, 2004.

 

I.   Purpose

 

The purpose of the Audit Committee (the “Committee”) is to assist the Board with its oversight responsibilities regarding: (i) the quality and integrity of the Company’s financial statements; (ii) the Company’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements; (iii) the independent auditor’s qualifications and independence; (iv) the Company’s accounting and system of internal controls; and (v) the performance of the Company’s internal audit function and independent auditor. The Committee shall prepare the report required by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to be included in the Company’s annual proxy statement.

 

In addition to the powers and responsibilities expressly delegated to the Committee in this Charter, the Committee may exercise any other powers and carry out any other responsibilities delegated to it by the Board from time to time consistent with the Company’s bylaws. The powers and responsibilities delegated by the Board to the Committee in this Charter or otherwise shall be exercised and carried out by the Committee as it deems appropriate without requirement of Board approval, and any decision made by the Committee (including any decision to exercise or refrain from exercising any of the powers delegated to the Committee hereunder) shall be at the Committee’s sole discretion. While acting within the scope of the powers and responsibilities delegated to it, the Committee shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Committee shall have the power to determine which matters are within the scope of the powers and responsibilities delegated to it.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee’s responsibilities are limited to oversight, and the Committee is not responsible for the completeness or accuracy of the Company’s financial statements or other financial information. Management of the Company is solely responsible for the preparation, presentation, content and integrity of the Company’s financial statements and other publicly disclosed information, including the Company’s earnings press releases and earnings guidance, and other financial information provided to analysts, rating agencies and others. In addition, management of the Company is solely responsible for the Company’s financial reporting process, accounting policies, internal audit function, internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures. The independent auditor is responsible for performing an audit of the Company’s annual financial statements, expressing an opinion as to the conformity of such annual financial statements with generally accepted accounting principles, reviewing the Company’s quarterly financial statements and issuing an attestation report on management’s assessment of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting to be filed as part of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K. It is not the responsibility of the Committee to plan or conduct audits or to determine that the Company’s financial statements and disclosure are complete and accurate and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and applicable laws, rules and regulations. Each member of the Committee shall be entitled to rely on the integrity of those persons within the Company and of the professionals and experts (including the Company’s internal auditor (or others responsible for the internal audit function, including contracted non-employee or audit or accounting firms engaged to provide internal audit services) (the “internal auditor”) and the Company’s independent auditor) from which the Committee receives information and, absent actual knowledge to the contrary, the accuracy of the financial and other information provided to the Committee by such persons, professionals or experts.

 

Further, auditing literature, particularly Statement of Accounting Standards No. 71, defines the term “review” to include a particular set of required procedures to be undertaken by independent auditors. The members of the Committee are not independent auditors, and the term “review” as used in this Charter is not intended to have that meaning and should not be interpreted to suggest that the Committee members can or should follow the procedures required of auditors performing reviews of financial statements.

 

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II.   Membership

 

The Committee shall consist of no fewer than three members of the Board. Each Committee member shall be financially literate as determined by the Board in its business judgment or must become financially literate within a reasonable period of time after his or her appointment to the Committee. Members of the Committee are not required to be engaged in the accounting and auditing profession and, consequently, some members may not be expert in financial matters, or in matters involving auditing or accounting. However, at least one member of the Committee shall have accounting or related financial management expertise as determined by the Board in its business judgment. In addition, either at least one member of the Committee shall be an “audit committee financial expert” within the definition adopted by the SEC or the Company shall disclose in its periodic reports required pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) the reasons why at least one member of the Committee is not an “audit committee financial expert.”

 

Each Committee member shall satisfy the independence requirements of the New York Stock Exchange and Exchange Act Rule 10A-3(b)(1). No Committee member may simultaneously serve on the audit committee of more than two other public companies, unless the Board determines that such simultaneous service would not impair the ability of such member to effectively serve on the Committee and such determination is disclosed in the Company’s annual proxy statement.

 

The members of the Committee, including the Chairman of the Committee, shall be appointed by the Board on the recommendation of the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee. Committee members may be removed from the Committee, with or without cause, by the Board.

 

III.   Meetings and Procedures

 

The Chairman (or in his or her absence, a member designated by the Chairman) shall preside at each Committee meeting. Agendas for Committee meetings shall be prepared by the Corporate Secretary in consultation with the Committee Chairman. A quorum shall be constituted by a majority of the Committee’s members. The Committee shall have the authority to establish its own rules and procedures for notice and conduct of its meetings so long as they are not inconsistent with any provisions of the Company’s bylaws that are applicable to the Committee.

 

The Committee shall meet at least once during each fiscal quarter and more frequently as the Committee deems desirable. The Committee shall meet separately, periodically, with management, with the internal auditor and with the independent auditor.

 

All non-management directors that are not members of the Committee may attend and observe meetings of the Committee, but shall not participate in any discussion or deliberation unless invited to do so by the Committee, and in any event shall not be entitled to vote. The Committee may, at its discretion, include in its meetings members of the Company’s management, representatives of the independent auditor, the internal auditor, any other financial personnel employed or retained by the Company or any other persons whose presence the Committee believes to be necessary or appropriate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may also exclude from its meetings any persons it deems appropriate, including, but not limited to, any non-management director that is not a member of the Committee.

 

Minutes of each meeting are to be prepared by the person acting as secretary of the meeting. The Corporate Secretary will retain a copy of the minutes in the Company’s permanent files.

 

The Committee may retain any independent counsel, experts or advisors (accounting, financial or otherwise) that the Committee believes to be necessary or appropriate. The Committee may also utilize the services of the Company’s regular legal counsel or other advisors to the Company. The Company shall provide for appropriate funding, as determined by the Committee, for payment of compensation to the independent auditor for the purpose of rendering or issuing an audit report or performing other audit, review or attest services, for payment of compensation to any advisors employed by the Committee and for ordinary administrative expenses of the Committee that are necessary or appropriate in carrying out its duties.

 

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The Committee may conduct or authorize investigations into any matters within the scope of the powers and responsibilities delegated to the Committee.

 

IV.   Powers and Responsibilities

 

       Interaction with the Independent Auditor

 

1.    Appointment and Oversight.    The Committee shall be directly responsible and have sole authority for the appointment, compensation, retention, termination, evaluation and oversight of the work of the independent auditor (including resolution of any disagreements between Company management and the independent auditor regarding financial reporting) for the purpose of preparing or issuing an audit report or related work or performing other audit, review or attest services for the Company, and the independent auditor shall report directly to the Committee.

 

2.    Pre-Approval of Services.    Before the independent auditor is engaged by the Company or its subsidiaries to render audit or non-audit services, the Committee shall pre-approve the engagement. Committee pre-approval of audit and non-audit services will not be required if the engagement for the services is entered into pursuant to pre-approval policies and procedures established by the Committee regarding the Company’s engagement of the independent auditor, provided the policies and procedures are detailed as to the particular service, the Committee is informed of each service provided and such policies and procedures do not include delegation of the Committee’s responsibilities under the Exchange Act to the Company’s management. The Committee may delegate to one or more designated members of the Committee the authority to grant pre-approvals, provided such approvals are presented to the Committee at a subsequent meeting. If the Committee elects to establish pre-approval policies and procedures regarding non-audit services, the Committee must be informed of each non-audit service provided by the independent auditor. Committee pre-approval of non-audit services (other than review and attest services) also will not be required if such services fall within available exceptions established by the SEC.

 

3.    Independence of Independent Auditor.    The Committee shall, at least annually, review the independence and quality control procedures of the independent auditor and the experience and qualifications of the independent auditor’s senior personnel that are providing audit services to the Company. In conducting its review:

 

(i)  The Committee shall obtain and review a report prepared by the independent auditor describing (a) the auditing firm’s internal quality-control procedures and (b) any material issues raised by the most recent internal quality-control review, or peer review, of the auditing firm, or by any inquiry or investigation by governmental or professional authorities, within the preceding five years, respecting one or more independent audits carried out by the auditing firm, and any steps taken to deal with any such issues.

 

(ii)  The Committee shall discuss with the independent auditor its independence from the Company, and obtain and review a written statement prepared by the independent auditor describing all relationships between the independent auditor and the Company, consistent with Independence Standards Board Standard 1, and consider the impact that any relationships or services may have on the objectivity and independence of the independent auditor.

 

(iii)  The Committee shall confirm with the independent auditor that the independent auditor is in compliance with the partner rotation requirements established by the SEC.

 

(iv)  The Committee shall annually consider whether the Company should adopt a rotation of the audit among independent auditing firms.

 

(v)  The Committee shall, if applicable, consider whether the independent auditor’s provision of any permitted information technology services or other non-audit services to the Company is compatible with maintaining the independence of the independent auditor.

 

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       Annual Financial Statements and Annual Audit

 

4.    Meetings with Management, the Independent Auditor and the Internal Auditor.

 

(i)  The Committee shall meet with management, the independent auditor and the internal auditor in connection with each annual audit to discuss the scope of the audit, the procedures to be followed and the staffing of the audit.

 

(ii)  The Committee shall review and discuss with management and the independent auditor: (A) major issues regarding accounting principles and financial statement presentations, including any significant changes in the Company’s selection or application of accounting principles, and major issues as to the adequacy of the Company’s internal controls and any special audit steps adopted in light of material control deficiencies; (B) any analyses prepared by management or the independent auditor setting forth significant financial reporting issues and judgments made in connection with the preparation of the Company’s financial statements, including analyses of the effects of alternative GAAP methods on the Company’s financial statements; and (C) the effect of regulatory and accounting initiatives, as well as off-balance sheet structures, on the Company’s financial statements.

 

(iii)  The Committee shall review and discuss the annual audited financial statements with management and the independent auditor, including the Company’s disclosures under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”

 

5.    Additional Meetings with the Independent Auditor.

 

(i)  The Committee shall review with the independent auditor any problems or difficulties the independent auditor may have encountered during the course of the audit work, including any restrictions on the scope of activities or access to required information or any significant disagreements with management and management’s responses to such matters. Among the items that the Committee should consider reviewing with the Independent Auditor are: (A) any accounting adjustments that were noted or proposed by the auditor but were “passed” (as immaterial or otherwise); (B) any communications between the audit team and the independent auditor’s national office respecting auditing or accounting issues presented by the engagement; (C) the Independent Auditor’s annual attestation report on management’s assessment of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting; and (D) any “management” or “internal control” letter issued, or proposed to be issued, by the independent auditor to the Company. The Committee shall obtain from the independent auditor assurances that Section 10A(b) of the Exchange Act (which specifies how an independent auditor must respond to a discovery, in the course of conducting an audit, that an illegal act has or may have occurred) has not been implicated.

 

(ii)  The Committee shall discuss with the independent auditor the report that such auditor is required to make to the Committee regarding: (A) all accounting policies and practices to be used that the independent auditor identifies as critical; (B) all alternative treatments within GAAP for policies and practices related to material items that have been discussed among management and the independent auditor, including the ramifications of the use of such alternative disclosures and treatments, and the treatment preferred by the independent auditor; and (C) all other material written communications between the independent auditor and management of the Company, such as any management letter, management representation letter, reports on observations and recommendations on internal controls, independent auditor’s engagement letter, independent auditor’s independence letter, schedule of unadjusted audit differences and a listing of adjustments and reclassifications not recorded, if any.

 

(iii)  The Committee shall discuss with the independent auditor the matters required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61, “Communication with Audit Committees,” as then in effect.

 

6.    Recommendation to Include Financial Statements in Annual Report.    The Committee shall, based on the review and discussions in paragraphs 4(iii) and 5(iii) above, and based on the disclosures received from the

 

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independent auditor regarding its independence and discussions with the auditor regarding such independence pursuant to subparagraph 3(ii) above, determine whether to recommend to the Board that the audited financial statements be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year subject to the audit.

 

       Quarterly Financial Statements

 

7.    Review of Quarterly Financial Statements.    The Committee shall review the quarterly financial statements, including the Company’s disclosures under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”

 

       Internal Audit

 

8.    Appointment.    The Committee shall review the appointment and replacement of the internal auditor.

 

9.    Separate Meetings with the Internal Auditor.    The Committee shall meet periodically with the Company’s internal auditor to discuss the responsibilities, budget and staffing of the Company’s internal audit function and any issues that the internal auditor believes warrant audit committee attention. The Committee shall discuss with the internal auditor any significant reports to management prepared by the internal auditor and any responses from management.

 

       Other Powers and Responsibilities

 

10.    The Committee shall discuss with management and the independent auditor the types and presentation of the information contained in the Company’s earnings press releases as well as the types and presentation of financial information and earnings guidance provided to analysts and rating agencies. The Committee’s discussion in this regard may be general in nature (i.e. discussion of the types of information to be disclosed and the type of presentation to be made) and need not take place in advance of each earnings release or each instance in which the Company may provide earnings guidance.

 

11.    The Committee shall discuss with management and the independent auditor any related-party transactions brought to the Committee’s attention which could reasonably be expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

 

12.    The Committee shall discuss with management and the independent auditor any correspondence from or with regulators or governmental agencies, any employee complaints or any published reports that raise material issues regarding the Company’s financial statements, financial reporting process, accounting policies or internal audit function.

 

13.    The Committee shall discuss with the Company’s General Counsel or outside counsel any legal matters brought to the Committee’s attention that could reasonably be expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

 

14.    The Committee shall annually discuss with management the Company’s policies and internal control procedures in place to safeguard the Company’s assets, including the scope of applicable risk of loss insurance. The Committee shall discuss with management the Company’s significant financial risk exposures and the actions management has taken to limit, monitor or control such exposures.

 

15.    The Committee shall set clear hiring policies for employees or former employees of the Company’s independent auditor.

 

16.    The Committee shall establish procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by the Company regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters. The Committee shall also establish procedures for the confidential and anonymous submission by employees regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters.

 

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17.    The Committee shall provide the Company with the report of the Committee with respect to the audited financial statements for inclusion in each of the Company’s annual proxy statements.

 

18.    The Committee, through its Chairman, shall report regularly to, and review with, the Board any issues that arise with respect to the quality or integrity of the Company’s financial statements, the Company’s compliance with applicable legal or regulatory requirements, the performance and independence of the Company’s independent auditor, the performance of the Company’s internal audit function or any other matter the Committee determines is necessary or advisable to report to the Board.

 

19.    The Committee shall at least annually perform an evaluation of the performance of the Committee and its members, including a review of the Committee’s compliance with this Charter.

 

20.    The Committee shall at least annually review and reassess this Charter and submit any recommended changes to the Board for its consideration.

 

21.    The Committee shall discuss with management and the independent auditor the Company’s compliance with applicable regulatory provisions required to maintain the Company’s status as a REIT.

 

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Nominees:  

01 John R. D’Eathe

                 
   

02 William P. Dickey

                 
   

03 Edward F. Brennan, Ph.D.        

 

                 
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Vote by Internet, Telephone or Mail

24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week

 

Internet and telephone voting is available through 11:59 PM Eastern Time

the day prior to annual meeting day.

 

Your Internet or telephone vote authorizes the named proxies to vote your shares in the same manner

as if you marked, signed and returned your proxy card.

 


Internet

       

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http://www.eproxy.com/krc

Use the Internet to vote your proxy. Have your proxy card in hand when you access the web site.

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1-800-435-6710

Use any touch-tone telephone to vote your proxy. Have your proxy card in hand when you call.

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You can view the Annual Report and Proxy Statement

on the internet at www.kilroyrealty.com


PROXY    KILROY REALTY CORPORATION     

ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

MAY 18, 2004

THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

The undersigned stockholder of Kilroy Realty Corporation (the “Company”) acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Annual Report and the proxy statement dated March 24, 2004 and, revoking any proxy heretofore given, hereby appoints John B. Kilroy, Sr., John B. Kilroy, Jr., Richard E. Moran Jr. and each of them, as proxies for the undersigned, and hereby authorizes each of them to vote all the shares of Common Stock of the Company held of record by the undersigned on March 16, 2004 at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 18, 2004, or any adjournment or postponement thereof, and otherwise to represent the undersigned at the meeting with discretionary authority as to any and all other business that may properly come before the meeting and with all powers possessed by the undersigned as if personally present at the meeting.

 

THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND MAY BE REVOKED PRIOR TO ITS EXERCISE. THIS PROXY, WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED STOCKHOLDER. IF NO DIRECTION IS INDICATED, IT WILL BE VOTED FOR THE NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR LISTED IN THE PROXY STATEMENT.

 

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