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KILROY REALTY CORPORATION
 
2250 EAST IMPERIAL HIGHWAY, SUITE 1200
EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA 90245
 
March 22, 2002
 
Dear Stockholder:
 
You are cordially invited to attend the 2002 annual meeting of stockholders of KILROY REALTY CORPORATION to be held on May 7, 2002, at 10:00 a.m. at The Beverly Hilton Hotel located at 9876 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, California 90210.
 
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.
 
 
Sin
cerely,
 
 
Ric
hard E. Moran Jr.
 
Ex
ecutive Vice President,
 
Ch
ief Financial Officer and Secretary


 
KILROY REALTY CORPORATION
2250 EAST IMPERIAL HIGHWAY, SUITE 1200
EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA 90245
 
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD MAY 7, 2002
 
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 Beverly Hilton Hotel located at 9876 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, California 90210 on May 7, 2002, at 10:00 a.m., local time, for the following purposes:
 
1.    To elect two directors to the Company’s Board of Directors to serve until the annual meeting of stockholders in the year 2005 and until their successors are duly elected and qualify;
 
2.    To consider and act upon one stockholder proposal, if presented to the meeting; and
 
3.    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 5, 2002 as the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
 
The enclosed proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors of the Company, which recommends that stockholders vote FOR the election of the Board of Director nominees named therein and recommends that the stockholders vote AGAINST the proposed stockholder proposal contained 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,
 
 
Ric
hard E. Moran Jr.
 
Ex
ecutive Vice President,
 
Ch
ief Financial Officer and Secretary
 
March 22, 2002
El Segundo, California


 
KILROY REALTY CORPORATION
2250 EAST IMPERIAL HIGHWAY, SUITE 1200
EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA 90245
 

 
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD MAY 7, 2002
 

 
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 7, 2002 at The Beverly Hilton Hotel located at 9876 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, California 90210 at 10:00 a.m. local time, and at any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof for the purposes set forth in the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting.
 
At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company will be asked to consider and vote upon the following proposals (the “Proposals”):
 
1. The election of two directors to the Company’s Board of Directors to serve until the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in the year 2005 and until their successors are duly elected and qualify;
 
2. One shareholder proposal, if presented to the meeting; and
 
3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
 
Only the holders of record of the shares of Common Stock at the close of business on March 5, 2002 (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 all matters. As of the Record Date, 27,420,145 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 29, 2002.
 
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 director nominees. The stockholder proposal must be approved by a plurality of the votes cast, assuming a quorum is present. Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be counted as votes cast and will have no effect on the result of the vote of the stockholder proposal.
 
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, FOR election of the two director nominees

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named herein and AGAINST approval of the stockholder proposal. As to any other business that may properly come before the Annual Meeting, all properly executed proxies will be voted by the persons named therein in accordance with their discretion. The Company does not presently know of any other business that may come before the Annual Meeting. However, if any other matter properly comes before the Annual Meeting, or any adjournment or postponement thereof, which may properly be acted upon, unless otherwise indicated, the proxies solicited hereby will be voted on such matter in accordance with the discretion of the proxy holders named therein. 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.
 
NO PERSON IS AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS 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 executive offices are located at 2250 East Imperial Highway, Suite 1200, El Segundo, California 90245, telephone (310) 563-5500. 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 22, 2002.

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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 the resolutions adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), the Board presently consists of seven directors, with one vacancy. The Board is divided into three classes serving staggered three-year terms, consisting of two members whose term will expire at the Annual Meeting, two members whose terms will expire at the 2003 annual meeting of stockholders and two members whose terms will expire at the 2004 annual meeting of stockholders.
 
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. Accordingly, at the Annual Meeting, the nominees for election will be elected to hold office for a term of three years until the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in the year 2005, and until their successors are duly elected and qualify. Except where 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 B. Kilroy, Sr. and Matthew J. Hart to serve until the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in the year 2005 and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualify.
 
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 B. Kilroy, Sr.
  
79
  
1996
  
Chairman of the Board
Matthew J. Hart
  
49
  
1997
  
Director
 
The following is a biographical summary of the experience of the nominees for directors to the Board of the Company:
 
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.
 
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

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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. He was responsible for the company’s corporate and project financing activities, as well as the corporate controller and corporate tax functions. 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 Excite at Home, an internet services provider, 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.
 
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 thereon present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting. The Board recommends a vote “FOR” the election of John B. Kilroy, Sr. and Matthew J. Hart to serve until the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in the year 2005 and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualify.
 
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

John B. Kilroy, Jr.
  
53
  
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
  
2003
John R. D’Eathe
  
66
  
Director
  
2004
William P. Dickey
  
59
  
Director
  
2004
Dale F. Kinsella
  
53
  
Director
  
2003
 
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 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.
 
John R. D’Eathe, has been a member of the Company’s Board since October 1997. Mr. D’Eathe is a 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, which is primarily focused on commercial and industrial development in western Canada. From 1970 to 1979, Mr. D’Eathe was 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.

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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 Credit Suisse 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 Burnham Pacific Properties, Inc., a REIT that is currently liquidating its shopping center portfolio, and Mezzanine Capital Property Investors, Inc., a REIT which 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.
 
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.
 
Board of Directors Meetings and Attendance
 
During the year ended December 31, 2001, the Board held five meetings including one special telephonic meeting. All directors attended 75% or more of the aggregate of (i) the total number of meetings of the Board and (ii) the total number of meetings of the committees of the Board on which such directors served.
 
Board Committees
 
The Board of Directors of the Company has an Independent Committee, an Executive Committee, an Executive Compensation Committee, and an Audit Committee.
 
Independent Committee.     The Independent Committee consists of four Independent Directors, Mr. Kinsella, who serves as its Chairman, and Messrs. Dickey, Hart and D’Eathe. An “Independent Director” is a director who 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, or who is not an individual member of an organization acting as an advisor, consultant or legal counsel, receiving compensation on a continuing basis from the Company in addition to director’s fees. 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 held one meeting during 2001.
 
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 2001.
 
Executive Compensation Committee.     The Executive Compensation Committee consists of three Independent Directors, Mr. Dickey, who serves as its Chairman, and Messrs. D’Eathe and Kinsella. 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 held four meetings during 2001.
 
Audit Committee.     The Audit Committee consists of three Directors, Mr. Hart, who serves as its Chairman, and Messrs. D’Eathe and Dickey. All three members of the Audit Committee are independent from the Company

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in accordance with the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) listing standards, are financially literate, and possess accounting and related financial management expertise, as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors. 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 approved by the Board. Information regarding the specific functions performed by the Audit Committee and the number of meetings held during 2001 is set forth in the following “Report of the Audit Committee.”
 
Report of the Audit Committee
 
The Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors is comprised of Independent Directors, as required by the listing standards of the NYSE. The Audit Committee operates pursuant to a written charter adopted by the Board of Directors.
 
The Audit Committee oversees the Company’s financial reporting process on behalf of the Board. In fulfilling its oversight responsibilities, the Committee reviewed the audited financial statements in the Annual Report 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 systems of internal controls.
 
The 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, 2001 with the independent auditors. The Committee discussed with the 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 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.
 
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 controls, 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 independent auditors. The Committee held four meetings during fiscal year 2001.
 
In reliance on the reviews and discussions referred to above, the Committee recommended to the Board (and the Board has approved) that the audited financial statements be included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001 for filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Committee and the Board have also approved the selection of the Company’s independent auditors.
 
Matthew J. Hart, Audit Committee Chair
John R. D’Eathe, Audit Committee Member
William P. Dickey, Audit Committee Member
 
February 25, 2002

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Compensation of Directors
 
During 2001, the Company paid its non-employee directors (including those who are deemed “inside” directors) annual compensation of $20,000 for their services. In addition, each non-employee director also received annual compensation of $2,000 for their services as chairman of any committee of the Board and $1,000 for each Board and committee meeting attended by such director. Each non-employee Director was also reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred to attend director and committee meetings. Officers of the Company who are directors were not paid any directors fees.
 
In addition, under the Company’s 1997 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the “Stock Incentive Plan”), upon his initial election to the Board, the Chairman was automatically granted options to purchase 15,000 shares of common stock and each Independent Director was automatically granted options to purchase 10,000 shares of Common Stock which vest pro rata in annual installments over a three-year period. On each anniversary of his election to the Board, prior to February 1999, each Independent Director received an option to purchase 1,000 shares of Common Stock which vest pro rata in annual installments over a three-year period. In February 1999, the annual grant of options to purchase shares to each non-employee director was increased from options to purchase 1,000 shares, to options to purchase 5,000 shares based upon Board approval of a recommendation by management to modify and increase the Board’s compensation structure to a level comparable to the Company’s peers. For administrative simplicity, the revised structure provides that all future option grants to Board members will be made on a common annual date, rather than the respective anniversary dates of each Board member’s election to the Board. All stock options were issued pursuant to the Stock Incentive Plan at an exercise price equal to or greater than the fair market value of the Common Stock at the date of grant.
 
The following sets forth certain information concerning stock options held by the Company’s non-employee Directors at December 31, 2001:
 
Name

  
Grant Date

  
Exercise Price per Share

    
Exercisable at December 31, 2001

    
Unexercisable at December 31, 2001

John R. D’Eathe
  
2/18/01
  
$
26.51
    
—  
    
5,000
    
2/18/00
  
 
20.75
    
1,667
    
3,333
    
2/18/99
  
 
20.38
    
3,334
    
1,666
    
10/17/98
  
 
20.56
    
1,000
    
—  
    
10/17/97
  
 
27.25
    
10,000
    
—  
William P. Dickey
  
2/18/01
  
$
26.51
    
—  
    
5,000
    
2/18/00
  
 
20.75
    
1,667
    
3,333
    
2/18/99
  
 
20.38
    
3,334
    
1,666
    
2/2/98
  
 
28.56
    
1,000
    
—  
    
1/31/97
  
 
23.00
    
10,000
    
—  
Matthew J. Hart
  
2/18/01
  
$
26.51
    
—  
    
5,000
    
2/18/00
  
 
20.75
    
—  
    
3,333
    
2/18/99
  
 
20.38
    
—  
    
1,667
    
2/2/98
  
 
28.56
    
1,000
    
—  
    
1/31/97
  
 
23.00
    
10,000
    
—  
John B. Kilroy, Sr.
  
2/18/01
  
$
26.51
    
—  
    
5,000
    
2/18/00
  
 
20.75
    
1,667
    
3,333
    
2/18/99
  
 
20.38
    
3,334
    
1,666
    
1/31/97
  
 
23.00
    
15,000
    
—  
Dale F. Kinsella
  
2/18/01
  
$
26.51
    
—  
    
5,000
    
2/18/00
  
 
20.75
    
1,667
    
3,333
    
2/18/99
  
 
20.38
    
3,334
    
1,666
    
2/2/98
  
 
28.56
    
1,000
    
—  
    
1/31/97
  
 
23.00
    
10,000
    
—  

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PROPOSAL 2: STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL
 
The Company was notified that Services Employees International Union (“SEIU”), 1313 L Street, NW, Washington D.C. 20005, beneficial owner of 132 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, intends to present the following proposal at our Annual Meeting on May 7, 2002.
 
Stockholder Proposal
 
“Resolved: The shareholders of Kilroy Realty Corporation (the Company) request the Board of Directors redeem the shareholder rights issued in October, 1998 unless such issuance is approved by the affirmative vote of the outstanding shareholders, to be held as soon as is practicable.”
 
Supporting Statement
 
In October, 1998 the Board of Directors of Kilroy Realty Corporation issued, without shareholder approval, certain shareholder rights pursuant to a Shareholder Rights Plan. These rights are a type of anti-takeover device, commonly referred to as a “poison pill,” which injure shareholders by reducing management accountability and adversely affecting shareholder value.
 
While management and the Board of Directors should have the appropriate tools to ensure that all shareholders benefit from any proposal to acquire the Company, the future possibility of takeover does not justify the unilateral imposition of a poison pill. As Nell Minow and Robert Monks note in their book Power and Accountability, poison pills “amount to major de facto shifts of voting rights away from shareholders to management, on matters pertaining to the sale of the corporation. They give target boards of directors absolute veto power over any proposed business combination, no matter how beneficial it might be for the shareholders.”
 
Rights plans like ours have become increasingly unpopular in recent years. Last year, a majority of shareholders at Kilroy Realty Corporation, Airborne, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Maytag, Pitney Bowes, Inc., and McDermott International, Inc., among others, voted in favor of proposals asking management to redeem or repeal poison pills. In addition, the Council of Institutional Investors—an organization of large corporate and public pension plans—calls for shareholder approval of all poison pills in its Shareholder Bill of Rights.
 
To assure shareholders that management and Board of Directors respect the right of shareholders to participate in the fundamental decision that affect the Company’s governance and performance, we urge the Company to redeem the Shareholder Rights Plan or subject it to a vote as soon as may be practical.
 
Board Response to Stockholder Proposal
 
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “AGAINST” THIS PROPOSAL FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS:
 
The Board believes that the stockholder proposal is not in the best interest of the Company or you, the stockholders, and recommends that you vote against it.
 
The Board adopted the current Rights Agreement (the “Plan”) to protect our stockholders against abusive takeover tactics and to ensure that each stockholder is treated fairly in any transaction involving an acquisition of control of the Company. Before making its decision, the Board reviewed the arguments for and against adopting such a plan and approved the Plan because it believed that the Plan would enable it to better represent the interests of its stockholders in the event of a hostile takeover bid.
 
The Board’s duty to the Company is to consider and evaluate any legitimate acquisition proposal and to determine whether any offer would deliver full value to Company. The Plan provides the means for the Board, as your elected representatives, to fulfill this duty and to maximize the value for, and protect the interest of all

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stockholders. The Plan is not intended to and does not, prevent or inhibit a legitimate takeover offer but encourages a bidder to negotiate with the Board. This strengthens your Board’s bargaining position with the bidder. Also, the Plan does not eliminate the obligation of the directors to exercise their legal duties. Rather, the Plan gives the Board a greater period of time to evaluate an acquisition offer and properly consider all relevant information outside of the “crisis” environment that typically occurs when a potential acquiror makes a hostile bid. Stockholders benefit from a more stable trading environment and from the increased likelihood of receiving proper value and a higher premium in the event of a change in control. Employees and customers benefit because we will not face the myriad distractions caused by coercive, inadequate or insufficiently funded offers. All of our constituents can be assured that any change in control will be the result of careful consideration and not decisions forced to be made in the heat of a crisis. The Plan allows the Board to reject an offer that does not reflect the full value of the Company or that is not fair to all stockholders, or to seek alternative proposals that would better reflect the full value of the Company and treat all stockholders fairly.
 
There is substantial empirical evidence that such rights plans may better position a board of directors to achieve the best result for all stockholders in the event there is a bid for the Company. In fact, two studies published in 1997 provide strong evidence that, in general, companies with rights plans tend to receive higher takeover premiums than those without them. The study by proxy solicitor Georgeson & Company, Inc. of 319 take-over transactions with a deal size of over $250 million from 1992 to 1996 found that companies with rights plans received on average 8 percentage points higher takeover premiums than companies without such plans. In 1997, J.P. Morgan reviewed 300 of $500 million-plus majority-stake acquisitions from 1993 through June 1997 and found that the median acquisition premium (the price paid over the stock price five days before the offer) was 9.4% higher when a company had a rights plan in place.
 
Also, empirical evidence supports that the presence of a stockholder rights plan does not increase the likelihood of the withdrawal of a friendly bid or the defeat of a hostile bid nor does it reduce the likelihood of a company becoming a takeover target. In fact, as displayed below, companies with stockholder rights plans had a slightly higher takeover rate than companies without plans. The following information is based upon a study conducted by Jamill Aboumen and Christopher Hayden, and support the premise that companies with stockholder rights plans have experienced higher takeover rates, and lower takeover bid withdrawal and failure rates, than companies without stockholders rights plans.
 
TAKEOVER BID WITHDRAWAL RATE
      
Firms Without Pills
  
11.2
%
Firms With Pills
  
10.3
%
HOSTILE BID FAILURE RATE
      
Firms Without Pills
  
66.7
%
Firms With Pills
  
45.0
%
TAKEOVER RATE S&P 500/400
      
Firms Without Pills
  
5.6
%
Firms With Pills
  
7.7
%
 
Source: Jamill Aboumen and Christopher Hayden, article entitled “Poison Pills, Stockholder Value, and Voting on Recision Proposals” published in Directorship, Inc. (1998)
 
Your Board’s commitment has always been, and will always be, to serve the best interests of the Company. The Board, as your legal representatives, has responsibilities and duties that require it to act in the best interests of the Company in the event of a takeover bid for the Company. Redeeming the stockholder rights would take from the Board an essential tool to protect stockholders. In the interest of stockholders, the Board believes that any decision to redeem the rights should be made in context of a specific acquisition offer.
 
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “AGAINST” THIS STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL.

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CERTAIN INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
 
The following table sets forth certain current information with respect to the executive officers of the Company:
 
Name

  
Age

  
Position

John B. Kilroy, Sr.
  
79
  
Chairman of the Board
John B. Kilroy, Jr.
  
53
  
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Jeffrey C. Hawken
  
43
  
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Richard E. Moran Jr.
  
50
  
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
Tyler H. Rose
  
41
  
Senior Vice President and Treasurer
Steven R. Scott
  
45
  
Senior Vice President, San Diego Development
 
The following is a biographical summary of the experience of the executive and senior officers of the Company:
 
John B. Kilroy, Sr. has served as Chairman of the Board since its incorporation in September 1996. Biographical information regarding Mr. Kilroy is set forth under “Proposal 1: Election of Directors—Nominees for Director.”
 
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 holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern California.
 
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 with 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 the Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Boston College.
 
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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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.

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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, 2001, 2000 and 1999, to the Chief Executive Officer and each of the Company’s other executive officers (the “Named Executive Officers”). The Company has entered into employment agreements with each of its executive officers, except for Steven R. Scott, as described below. See “—Employment Agreements.”
 
                  
Long-Term Compensation(1)

 
         
Annual Compensation

      
Restricted
Stock
Award

 
Name and Principal Position

  
Year

  
Salary

  
Bonus

    
Other Annual Compensation

      
John B. Kilroy, Jr.
  
2001
  
$
875,000
  
$
771,750
    
(2
)
    
39,131
(3)
Director, President and Chief
  
2000
  
$
650,000
  
$
2,250,000
             
67,500
(4)
Executive Officer
  
1999
  
$
465,000
  
$
1,029,500
                 
Jeffrey C. Hawken
  
2001
  
$
425,000
  
$
458,250
    
(2
)
    
25,359
(3)
Executive Vice President and
  
2000
  
$
350,000
  
$
825,000
             
40,500
(4)
Chief Operating Officer
  
1999
  
$
275,000
  
$
611,700
                 
Richard E. Moran Jr.
  
2001
  
$
400,000
  
$
356,250
    
(2
)
    
17,239
(3)
Executive Vice President, Chief
  
2000
  
$
350,000
  
$
659,000
             
27,000
(4)
Financial Officer and Secretary
  
1999
  
$
275,000
  
$
545,300
                 
Tyler H. Rose
  
2001
  
$
237,500
  
$
250,000
    
(2
)
        
Senior Vice President and
  
2000
  
$
225,000
  
$
275,000
             
10,000
(4)
Treasurer
  
1999
  
$
210,000
  
$
275,000
                 
Steven R. Scott
  
2001
  
$
237,500
  
$
100,000
    
(2
)
        
Senior Vice President,
  
2000
  
$
225,000
  
$
275,000
             
10,000
(4)
San Diego Development
  
1999
  
$
182,400
  
$
225,000
                 

(1)
 
Options to purchase an aggregate of 1,558,002 shares of Common Stock and 256,729 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. An additional 600,937 shares of Common Stock are reserved for issuance under the 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 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 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, against the payment of the par value or $0.01 per share. A portion 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 the President and Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Operating Officer and the Chief Financial Officer in connection with the 2001 Restricted Stock Award the 2001 Long Term Incentive Award:

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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
      
    
  
 
(4)
 
In June 2000, 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 under this grant were granted at a value of $24.94 per share, the Company’s closing per share price on the NYSE on the grant date, against the payment of the par value or $0.01 per share. The restricted shares granted all vest on March 1, 2003. The Named Executive Officers are entitled to receive distributions in respect of such restricted shares.
 
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 2001.
 
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, 2001, and exercised and unexercised options held by the Named Executive Officers at December 31, 2001.
 
      
Shares Acquired on Exercise

  
Value
Realized ($)

  
Number of Securities Underlying
Unexercised Options at December 31, 2001

  
Value of Unexercised
In-The-Money Options at December 31, 2001(1)

Name

          
Exercisable

    
Unexercisable

  
Exercisable

    
Unexercisable

John B. Kilroy, Jr.
    
125,000
  
$
871,875
  
375,000
    
  
$
1,335,625
    
Jeffrey C. Hawken
    
56,457
  
$
346,122
  
243,543
    
  
 
878,236
    
Richard E. Moran Jr.
    
57,906
  
$
403,894
  
189,559
    
  
 
665,885
    
Tyler H. Rose
    
32,100
  
$
192,083
  
267,900
    
  
 
679,196
    
Steven R. Scott
    
10,000
  
$
50,354
  
10,000
    
  
 
30,825
    

(1)
 
Based on the closing price of $26.27 per share of Common Stock on December 31, 2001, as reported by the NYSE.
 
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 20% 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 one year of credited service with the Company. For the year ended December 31, 2001, the Company’s contribution to the 401(k) Plan was approximately $260,000. 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 have 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 Stock 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 IPO 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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Executive Compensation Interlocks and Insider Participation
 
The Executive Compensation Committee is comprised of William P. Dickey, John R. D’Eathe 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 comprised of three outside members of the Board of Directors who are not employees of the Company.
 
Role of the Committee
 
The Committee is responsible for:
 
 
 
Developing, administering, and monitoring the Company’s executive compensation programs;
 
 
 
Ensuring that the executive compensation programs are designed to be consistent with the Company’s corporate strategies and business objectives;
 
 
 
Reviewing and approving all compensation plans affecting the senior officers and management of the Company; and
 
 
 
Determining the specific amounts of compensation for the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Operating Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the Company.
 
From time to time, the Committee may retain 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 as well as 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 incentive to increase the Company’s stock price and maximize stockholder value, as well as enhance the opportunities for retention of key people, through providing a portion of total compensation opportunities for senior officers in the form of restricted stock and stock options.

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Determination of Compensation of Executive Officers for the Year 2001
 
An independent compensation consultant was retained to assist the Committee in its evaluation of the key elements of the compensation programs for fiscal year 2001. Both the Committee and the compensation consultant evaluated the following in determining the desired positioning of the Company 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 2001 as compared to other REITs, with an emphasis on office REITs;
 
 
 
Performance of the Company for 2001 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 in general.
 
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 consultants also assisted with, 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 senior 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 component weighted towards the variable components in order to ensure that total compensation reflects the overall success or failure by the Company and the executive officer to meet the appropriate performance measures.
 
Base Salary.    Salary levels of executive officers are 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 engaged in 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 considered such as the individual’s experience and performance.
 
Annual Incentive Bonus.    Annual cash and restricted stock awards are granted based upon corporate, operational and individual factors.
 
For 2001, corporate goals were measured on the basis of achieving targeted earnings, operations, development, disposition and financing objectives. These objectives included earnings as measured by Funds From Operations (“FFO”) per share, total returns on targeted amounts of completed development, performance of the existing property portfolio, completion of a targeted amount of dispositions at targeted selling capitalization rates and execution of specific financing strategies. 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.
 
Long-Term Incentive Compensation.    The Committee recognized that, while the bonus program provides awards for positive short-term and mid-term performance, the interests of shareholders 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 shareholder objectives. To that end, the long-term portion of the Company’s executive compensation package is comprised of stock-based incentives that motivate executives to increase the Company’s stock price and, therefore, the return to the Company’s stockholders.
 
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 senior executive’s achieved performance

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goals and objectives, and the amounts and value of long-term compensation and stock-based compensation received by similarly situated executives at competitor companies. Stock options are granted at 100% of the stock’s fair market value on the grant date. Grants of restricted shares of Common Stock are purchased by the executive officers at par value. For 2001, 81,729 shares of restricted stock were granted to the Company’s executive officers. The Company did not grant options to purchase shares of Common Stock to the Company’s executive officers during 2001.
 
Chief Executive Officer Compensation.    The compensation of John B. Kilroy, Jr. for the year ended December 31, 2001 was determined in accordance with the criteria discussed above.
 
Under Mr. Kilroy’s direction, the Company achieved internally-established goals for growth in FFO per share, return on and amounts of completed property development, dispositions, performance of the existing property portfolio, and the execution of specific financing strategies. 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 39,131 shares of restricted stock, 62.8% of which vest on February 26, 2003 and 37.2% of which vest on February 26, 2004. The Committee did not grant any options to purchase shares of Common Stock to Mr. Kilroy during 2001.
 
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 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.
 
March 20, 2002
Committee
 
 
William P. Dickey
 
Dale F. Kinsella
 
John R. D’Eathe

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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. However, since the Company’s Common Stock has been publicly traded only since January 28, 1997, such information is provided from that date through December 31, 2001.
 
The following line graph compares the change in the Company’s cumulative stockholder return on its shares of Common Stock to the cumulative total return of the NAREIT Equity REIT Total Return Index (“NAREIT Equity Index”) and the Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index (“S&P 500 Index”) from January 31, 1997, the closing date of the Company’s initial public offering, to December 31, 2001. The line graph starts at January 28, 1997, the date that the Company’s shares of Common Stock commenced trading on the NYSE; however, the beginning value of each of the NAREIT Equity Index and the S&P 500 Index is as of January 31, 1997, as each index is calculated only on a monthly basis. The graph assumes the investment of $100 in the Company and each of the indices on January 28, 1997 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.
 
 
LOGO
 
Measurement Period
(Fiscal Year Covered)

    
Kilroy Realty Corp.

    
NAREIT Equity Index(1)

    
S&P 500 Index(1)

1/28/97
    
100
    
100
    
100
12/31/97
    
132
    
120
    
133
12/31/98
    
113
    
99
    
171
12/31/99
    
119
    
94
    
195
12/31/00
    
160
    
118
    
178
12/31/01
    
161
    
135
    
156

(1)
 
Beginning value of each of the NAREIT Equity Index and the S&P 500 Index is as of January 31, 1997, as each index is calculated only on a monthly basis.

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PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS
 
The following table sets forth certain information, as of December 31, 2001, 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. 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.
        
3,994,280
(3)
    
14.6
%
LaSalle Investment Management, Inc.
        
2,888,023
(4)
    
10.5
%
Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP
        
1,679,600
(5)
    
6.1
%
John B. Kilroy, Jr.
        
1,686,189
(6)
    
5.9
%
John B. Kilroy, Sr.
        
1,068,584
(7)
    
3.8
%
Richard E. Moran Jr.
        
307,508
(8)
    
1.1
%
Jeffrey C. Hawken
        
290,500
(9)
    
1.0
%
Tyler H. Rose
        
278,900
(10)
    
1.0
%
Matthew J. Hart
        
26,001
(11)
    
*
 
William P. Dickey
        
23,001
(12)
    
*
 
Dale F. Kinsella
        
21,001
(13)
    
*
 
John R. D’Eathe
        
21,001
(14)
    
*
 
Steven R. Scott
        
20,000
(15)
    
*
 
All directors and executive officers as a group (10 persons)
        
3,742,685
 
    
12.3
%

*
 
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, 2250 East Imperial Highway, Suite 1200, El Segundo, California 90245.
 
(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 sixty days of December 31, 2001 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 13, 2002 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 27, 2002 by LaSalle Investment Management, Inc. (“LaSalle”) and LaSalle Investment Management (Securities), L.P. (“LaSalle Securities”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of LaSalle. The address for LaSalle is 200 East Randolph Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601.
 
(5)
 
Represents the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned as reported on Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 6, 2002 by Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP

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(“Stichting ABP”). The address for Stichting ABP is Oude Lindestraat 70, Postbus 2889, 6401 DL Heerlen, The Netherlands.
 
(6)
 
Includes (i) 375,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of options exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 2001, (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 Mr. Kilroy as one of its two shareholders), (iii) 239,729 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Mr. Kilroy and (iv) 67,500 restricted shares of Common Stock held directly.
 
  (7)
 
Includes (i) 25,001 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of options exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 2001, (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 Mr. Kilroy as one of its two shareholders) and (iii) 299,471 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Mr. Kilroy.
 
  (8)
 
Includes (i) 189,559 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of options exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 2001 (ii) 70,949 shares of Common Stock held directly and (iii) 47,000 restricted shares of Common Stock held directly.
 
  (9)
 
Includes (i) 243,543 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of options exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 2001, (ii) 6,457 shares of Common Stock held directly and (iii) 40,500 restricted shares of Common Stock held directly.
 
(10)
 
Includes (i) 267,900 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of options exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 2001, (ii) 1,000 shares of Common Stock held directly and (iii) 10,000 restricted shares of Common Stock held directly.
 
(11)
 
Includes (i) 16,001 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of options exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 2001 and (ii) 10,000 shares of common stock beneficially owned by Mr. Hart.
 
(12)
 
Includes (i) 21,001 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of options exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 2001 and (ii) 2,000 shares of common stock beneficially owned by Mr. Dickey.
 
(13)
 
Includes 21,001 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of options exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 2001.
 
(14)
 
Includes 21,001 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of options exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 2001.
 
(15)
 
Includes (i) 10,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of options exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 2001 and (ii) 10,000 restricted shares of Common Stock held directly.
 
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.
 
Option Property
 
In connection with the formation of the Company, the Operating Partnership entered into an agreement with Kilroy Airport Imperial Co. (“KAICO”), a partnership controlled by John B. Kilroy, Sr. and John B. Kilroy, Jr., the Chairman of the Board, and President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, respectively, granting to the Operating Partnership an option to acquire the three-building office complex located on the corner of Sepulveda Boulevard and Imperial Highway in El Segundo, California (the “Imperial and Sepulveda Office Complex”).

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In May 2000, the Operating Partnership purchased the outstanding mortgage indebtedness secured by the complex from an institutional lender at a discount for $45.3 million. At the time of the acquisition, KAICO was in payment default under the terms of the note. In connection with the purchase of this note receivable, KAICO and the Operating Partnership entered into agreements to modify the terms of the option agreement. The Operating Partnership also agreed to pay KAICO approximately $3.3 million for the modification of the existing option.
 
The Company subsequently exercised the option and acquired the property through two separate transactions subject to the terms of the amended agreement. In October 2000, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company acquired a 25% tenancy-in-common interest in the complex from KAICO and, in January 2001, the Operating Partnership acquired the remaining 75% tenancy-in-common interest. The total consideration was equal to the outstanding mortgage indebtedness secured by the properties, 1,133 common limited partnership units of the Operating Partnership valued at approximately $30,000, and $90,000 in cash.
 
Other Relationships and Transactions
 
On January 1, 2001, Kilroy Services, Inc. (“KSI”) was merged into a newly formed entity, KSLLC. Prior to the merger, John B. Kilroy, Sr. and John B. Kilroy, Jr. owned 100% of the voting interest of KSI, and the Operating Partnership owned 100% of the non-voting preferred stock representing a 95% economic interest in KSI. The Company historically accounted for the operating results of the development services business conducted by KSI under the equity method of accounting. In connection with the merger, Messrs. Kilroy received $8,000 in cash for their economic interest and KSLLC became a wholly-owned consolidated subsidiary of the Company beginning January 1, 2001.
 
As part of the Company’s marketing strategy, KSLCC has 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 uses the sailing vessel in its marketing efforts by sponsoring broker events. During 2001, the Company paid TradeWind Navigation, Inc. approximately $0.3 million under this agreement.

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COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS
 
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires the Company’s officers and directors, and persons who own more than ten percent of a registered class of the Company’s equity securities (collectively, “Insiders”), to file with the 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, 2001, all Insiders complied with all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to them.
 
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR 2003 ANNUAL MEETING
 
A stockholder desiring to have a proposal included in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2003 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 22, 2002.
 
The Company’s bylaws require a stockholder desiring to present a proposal for a vote at the 2003 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 2003 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 2003 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 executive offices.
 
Stockholders who wish to have a proposal included in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2003 annual meeting or have a proposal properly brought before the 2003 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 2003 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 2003 annual meeting, as applicable.
 
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
Subject to its discretion to appoint alternative auditors if it deems such action appropriate, the Board has retained Deloitte & Touche LLP, the member firms of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, and their respective affiliates (collectively, “Deloitte”) as the Company’s independent auditors for the current fiscal year. The Board has been advised by Deloitte that it is independent with regard to the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act and the applicable published rules and regulations thereunder. 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.

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Fees Paid to Independent Auditor
 
The fees paid to Deloitte, the Company’s independent auditor, during the 2001 fiscal year are as follows:
 
Fees Paid

    
Audit Fees(1)
  
$
171,000
All Other Fees(2),(3)
  
$
653,471

(1)
 
Includes the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by Deloitte for the audit of the Company’s annual financial statements for the 2001 fiscal year and the reviews of the financial statements included in the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the 2001 fiscal year.
 
(2)
 
Deloitte did not provide any information technology services of the type described in Rule 2-01(c)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-X during the 2001 fiscal year.
 
(3)
 
Includes the aggregate fees billed by Deloitte for tax planning and compliance services, the review of property tax correspondence, the coordination of the property tax appeals process and assistance on the implementation of new accounting pronouncements.
 
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, P.O. Box 3315, South Hackensack, NJ, 07606, to assist with the mailing of proxies and expects to pay a fee of approximately $5,000 for these services. Proxies may be solicited by directors, officers, and employees of the Company in person or by mail, telephone or facsimile transmission, but such persons will not be specifically compensated therefore.
 
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 Section of the Securities and Exchange Commission at Room 1024, Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, or at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s regional offices located at The Woolworth Building, 233 Broadway, New York, New York 10279 and 175 W. Jackson Boulevard, Suite 900, Chicago, Illinois 60604, 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, 2001. Requests for such copies should be addressed to: Kilroy Realty Corporation, 2250 East Imperial Highway, Suite 1200, El Segundo, California 90245, Attn: Secretary, telephone (310) 563-5500.
 
The Company will relocate its corporate headquarters in the second quarter of 2002 to 12200 West Olympic Boulevard, Suite 200, Los Angeles, California, 90064.

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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 or postponement thereof, which may properly be acted upon, the proxies solicited hereby will be voted on such matter in accordance with the discretion of the proxy holders named therein.
 
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, you may do so. Your cooperation in giving this matter your prompt attention will be appreciated.
 
March 22, 2002
 
 
By
 Order of the Board of Directors,
 
 
Ric
hard E. Moran Jr.
 
Ex
ecutive Vice President,
 
Ch
ief Financial Officer and Secretary

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PROXY
 
KILROY REALTY CORPORATION
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
MAY 7, 2002
 
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 22, 2002 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 5, 2002, at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 7, 2002, or any adjournment or postponement thereof, and otherwise to represent the undersigned at the meeting 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 AND AGAINST THE STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL REGARDING THE COMPANY’S RIGHTS PLAN.
 

 
 
 
 
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This proxy will be voted as directed or, if no contrary direction is indicated, will be voted FOR approval of Proposal 1 and AGAINST Proposal 2.
       
PROPOSAL 1:  ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Nominees: 01 John B. Kilroy, Sr.
                  02 Matthew J. Hart
 
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