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Holders of Class A common stock to elect seven directors.
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Holders of common stock to elect three directors.
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Approval of an advisory (non-binding) resolution regarding the compensation of our named executive officers.
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Selection, on an advisory basis, of the frequency of the stockholder vote on the compensation of our named executive officers.
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Approval of an amendment to the 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan increasing the maximum number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance.
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Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent auditor.
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Transact such other business as may properly come before the annual meeting or any adjournments.
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You may vote if you owned shares of our common stock or Class A common stock at the close of business on March 11, 2011.
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Questions and Answers about the Meeting and Voting
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Election of Directors
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Proposal 1: Nominees for Election by Holders of Class A Common Stock
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Proposal 2: Nominees for Election by Holders of Common Stock
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Corporate Governance
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Director Independence
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Committees of the Board
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Director Compensation
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Governance Policies
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Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
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Compensation Discussion and Analysis
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Role of the Compensation Committee
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Executive Compensation Philosophy & Objectives
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Compensation Methodology
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Elements of Compensation
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2010 Compensation Elements
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Summary Compensation Table
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Outstanding Equity Awards Value at Fiscal Year-End Table
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Option Exercises and Stock Vested Table
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Compensation Committee Report
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Proposal 3: Approval of an advisory (non-binding) resolution regarding the compensation of our named executive officers.
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Proposal 4: Selection, on an advisory basis, of the frequency of the stockholder vote on the compensation of our named executive officers
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Proposal 5: Approval of an amendment to the 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan increasing the maximum number of shares of common stock
reserved for issuance under the Plan.
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Equity Compensation Plan Information
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Proposal 6: Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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Audit Committee Report
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Other Information
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Ownership of Company Stock by Directors and Management
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Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
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Principal Stockholders
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Available Information
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Other Matters
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Appendix A – 2004 Long Term Incentive Plan
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the election of seven directors by holders of Class A common stock;
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the election of three directors by holders of common stock;
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approval of an advisory resolution on executive compensation;
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selection, on an advisory basis, of the frequency of conducting future advisory votes on executive compensation;
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approval of an amendment to the 2004 Long-Tem Incentive Plan increasing the maximum number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance; and
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ratification of the appointment of our independent auditor.
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By Telephone or Internet. You can vote by telephone or Internet by following the instructions included on your notice or proxy card.
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By Written Proxy: You can vote by written proxy by signing, dating and returning your proxy card in the postage-paid envelope provided. If you sign and return your proxy card, the shares represented by the proxy will be voted in accordance with the terms of the proxy, unless you subsequently revoke your proxy.
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In Person: If you are a stockholder of record, you can vote in person at the meeting.
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“FOR” each of the nominees for director named in this proxy statement;
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“FOR” the advisory resolution on executive compensation;
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“EVERY THREE YEARS” relating to the advisory vote regarding frequency of the stockholders’ advisory vote on executive compensation;
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“FOR” the amendment to the 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan increasing the maximum number of shares of common stock that may be reserved for issuance; and
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“FOR” the ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent auditors for 2011.
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ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
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PROPOSAL 1: NOMINEES FOR ELECTION BY HOLDERS OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK
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Name
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Biography/Qualifications
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John T. Glover
Age 64
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Principal Occupation: Retired, former President of Post Properties, Inc. from 1994 to 2000; Vice Chairman of Post Properties, Inc., a real estate investment trust that develops and operates upscale multifamily apartment communities, from March 2000 to February 2003.
Directorships: Member of the Board of Trustees of Emory University, a Director of Emory Healthcare, Inc. and Trustee Emeritus of The Lovett School.
Areas of Relevant Experience: Real estate development and operations, financial reporting, accounting and controls and executive experience with a public company.
Board Committees: Chairman of the Audit Committee
Independent Director since 1996
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PROPOSAL 1: NOMINEES FOR ELECTION BY HOLDERS OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK
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Name
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Biography/Qualifications
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Rawson Haverty, Jr.
Age 54
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Principal Occupation: Senior Vice President, Real Estate and Development of Havertys since 1998. Over 27 years with Havertys in various positions.
Directorships: Member of the Board of Directors of the High Museum of Art and the Center for Ethics at Emory University and a member of the Board of Trustees of the World Children’s Center.
Areas of Relevant Experience: Experience in corporate real estate, development, site selection, store planning, market research, retail analysis and modeling, strategic planning, asset management and risk management.
Management Director since 1992
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L. Phillip Humann
Age 65
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Principal Occupation: Retired, former Chairman of the Board of SunTrust Bank, Inc. (“SunTrust”) from 1998 to 2008. Chief Executive Officer of SunTrust from 1998 to 2007 and President from 1998 to 2004.
Directorships: Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. and Equifax, Inc.
Areas of Relevant Experience: Corporate finance and banking, risk assessment and executive experience with a public company.
Board Committees: Compensation Committee and Executive Committee
Independent Director since 1992
Chairman of the Board since 2010
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Mylle H. Mangum
Age 62
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Principal Occupation: Chief Executive Officer of IBT Enterprises, LLC, a provider of design, construction and consultant services for the retail banking and specialty retail industries since 2003; Chief Executive Officer of MMS Incentives, Inc., a private equity company concentrating on high-tech marketing solutions from 1999 to 2002.
Directorships: Barnes Group, Inc., Collective Brands, Express, Inc. and Decatur First Bank. Formerly a director of Emageon Inc., Scientific-Atlanta, Inc., Matria Healthcare and Respironics, Inc.
Areas of Relevant Experience: Developing retail environments for specialty retail and mixed-use concepts, retail distribution, market research, performance training and design, strategic and corporate planning.
Board Committees: Executive Committee and Chairman of the Compensation Committee
Independent Director since 1999
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PROPOSAL 1: NOMINEES FOR ELECTION BY HOLDERS OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK
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Frank S. McGaughey, III
Age 62
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Principal Occupation: Partner in the law firm Bryan Cave LLP since 1980.
Directorships: Member of the Board of Trustees of the Woodruff Arts Center and the Sara Giles Moore Foundation.
Areas of Relevant Experience: Legal, governance issues, business management and executive experience.
Board Committees: Executive Committee and Chairman of the Governance Committee
Independent Director since 1995
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Clarence H. Smith
Age 60
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Principal Occupation: President and Chief Executive Officer of Havertys since 2003. President and Chief Operating Officer of Havertys from May 2002 until 2003. Over 37 years with Havertys in various positions.
Directorships: Oxford Industries, Inc. and member of the Board of Trustees of Marist School.
Areas of Relevant Experience: Retail store operations and distribution, sales and marketing, brand management and unique insights into Havertys’ challenges, opportunities and operations.
Board Committees: Executive Committee
Management Director since 1989
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Al Trujillo
Age 51
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Principal Occupation: Investment Funds Advisor since 2007. Retired, former President and Chief Executive Officer of Recall Corporation, a global information management company until May 2007. Various positions with Brambles Industries, Ltd, parent company of Recall Corporation from 1996 until 2007.
Directorships: Chair of the Georgia Institute of Technology Alumni Association (2010 – 2011) and a member of the College of Engineering Advisory Board.
Areas of Relevant Experience: Global information management, accounting and finance, business management and executive experience with a global company.
Board Committees: Audit Committee and Compensation Committee.
Independent Director since 2003
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Clarence H. Smith and Rawson Haverty, Jr. are first cousins and officers of Havertys.
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PROPOSAL 2: NOMINEES FOR ELECTION BY HOLDERS OF COMMON STOCK
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Name
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Biography/Qualifications
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Terence F. McGuirk
Age 59
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Principal Occupation: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Atlanta Braves baseball organization since 2001. Vice Chairman of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a subsidiary of Time Warner Inc. from 2001 until 2007.
Directorships: Board of Trustees of The Westminster Schools. Formerly a director of The Sea Island Company.
Areas of Relevant Experience: Executive experience with a public company, telecommunications and information services, business management and corporate finance.
Board Committees: Compensation Committee
Independent Director since 2002
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Vicki R. Palmer
Age 57
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Principal Occupation: Retired, former Executive Vice President, Financial Services and Administration for Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. from 2004 until 2009. Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Special Assistant to the CEO of Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. from 1999 to 2004.
Directorships: First Horizon National Corporation and a member of the Board of Trustees of Spelman College and Woodward Academy.
Areas of Relevant Experience: Executive experience with a public company, corporate finance and administration, financial reporting, internal audit, risk assessment and business management.
Board Committees: Audit Committee and Governance Committee
Independent Director since 2001
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Fred L. Schuermann
Age 65
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Principal Occupation: Retired, former President and Chief Executive Officer of LADD Furniture Inc. (“LADD”) from 1996 until 2001. Chairman of LADD from 1998 until 2000.
Areas of Relevant Experience: Furniture industry and corporate finance and financial reporting, risk assessment, business management and executive experience with a public company.
Board Committees: Audit Committee and Governance Committee
Independent Director since 2001
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Members:
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John T. Glover, Chairman
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Vicki R. Palmer
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Fred L. Schuermann
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Al Trujillo
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Members:
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Mylle H. Mangum, Chairman
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L. Phillip Humann
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Terence F. McGuirk
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Al Trujillo
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Members:
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Frank S. McGaughey, III, Chairman
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Vicki R. Palmer
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Fred L. Schuermann
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Al Trujillo
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Members:
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L. Phillip Humann, Chairman
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Frank S. McGaughey, III
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Mylle H. Mangum
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Clarence H. Smith
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Stock Compensation
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Name
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Fees Earned or
Paid in Cash
($)
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Fees Earned
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Stock ($)(1)
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Stock
Awards
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Total Stock
Compensation
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Total ($)
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John T. Glover
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$ | 35,000 | $ | 30,000 | $ | — | $ | 30,000 | $ | 65,000 | ||||||||||
Rawson Haverty, Jr. (3)
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L. Phillip Humann
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28,750 | 45,000 | — | 45,000 | 73,750 | |||||||||||||||
Mylle H. Mangum
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30,750 | 30,000 | — | 30,000 | 60,750 | |||||||||||||||
Frank S. McGaughey, III
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26,250 | 30,000 | — | 30,000 | 56,250 | |||||||||||||||
Terence F. McGuirk
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20,000 | 30,000 | — | 30,000 | 50,000 | |||||||||||||||
Vicki R. Palmer
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25,000 | 30,000 | — | 30,000 | 55,000 | |||||||||||||||
Fred L. Schuermann
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26,250 | 30,000 | — | 30,000 | 56,250 | |||||||||||||||
Clarence H. Smith (3)
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Al Trujillo
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13,750 | 45,000 | — | 45,000 | 58,750 | |||||||||||||||
Former Director:
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Clarence H. Ridley (4)
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41,667 | — | — | — | 41,667 |
(1) |
Messrs. Humann and Trujillo elected to receive their retainer fees in all stock.
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No stock awards were granted to directors in 2010.
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Messrs. Haverty and Smith, as management directors did not receive a fee for serving on the board. See Summary Compensation Table for additional disclosure since they are Named Executive Officers (“NEOs”).
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Mr. Ridley retired from the board effective May 2010. In addition to the directors fees shown above he received a distribution from the Directors Deferred Plan of $33,546 and $51,667 for consulting fees. The Company also paid $11,351 for post-retirement health benefits.
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the Compensation Committee’s role in compensation governance;
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the philosophy and objectives of our executive compensation program;
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how we make compensation decisions and the elements of our executive compensation program; and
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an analysis of the material compensation decisions made by the Compensation Committee during 2010.
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Conducted an annual review of our compensation philosophy to ensure that it remains appropriate given strategic objectives;
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Conducted an annual review of compensation data related to our peers;
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Reviewed all compensation components for our chief executive officer, chief financial officer, and other NEOs, incorporating a tally sheet and pay-for-performance sensitivity analysis for each executive as part of that review;
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Performed an annual evaluation of the execution of our pay-for-performance philosophy, to ensure that the actual award decisions resulted in alignment of relative pay and relative performance compared to the compensation peer group;
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Scheduled an executive session, without members of management, for the purpose of discussing decisions related to the chief executive officer’s performance, goal-setting, compensation level and other items deemed important by the Compensation Committee;
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Conducted an annual review of the Compensation Committee charter to ensure that it effectively reflects the committee’s responsibilities and completed an annual self evaluation of the Compensation Committee’s effectiveness; and
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Conducted an annual review of our succession plan.
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· American Woodmark
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· Hooker Furniture Corporation
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· Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.
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· Restoration Hardware, Inc.
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· Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.
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· Select Comfort Corporation
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· Flexsteel Industries, Inc.
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· Stanley Furniture Company, Inc.
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· Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.
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Current total annual compensation, including base salary, annual cash incentives, equity compensation, benefits and perquisites (if any);
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Accumulated unvested equity award values and total stock ownership levels.
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Name
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Year
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Salary
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Bonus
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Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation
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Stock
Awards(1)
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Change in Pension Value and Non-qualified Deferred Compensation Earnings
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All Other Compensation
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Total
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Clarence H. Smith
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2010
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$ | 450,000 | $ | — | 121,388 | $ | 240,400 | $ | 134,732 | $ | 14,115 | $ | 960,635 | |||||||||||||||
President and CEO
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2009
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403,125 | — | 106,425 | 167,540 | 62,562 | 8,500 | 748,152 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2008
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465,000 | — | — | 148,346 | 45,191 | 9,192 | 667,729 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dennis L. Fink
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2010
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330,000 | — | 68,475 | 144,240 | 99,441 | 9,676 | 651,832 | |||||||||||||||||||||
EVP and CFO
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2009
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295,000 | — | 63,720 | 87,520 | 60,960 | 8,500 | 515,700 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2008
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340,000 | — | — | 76,505 | 48,260 | 9,042 | 473,807 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Steven G. Burdette
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2010
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290,000 | — | 47,792 | 120,200 | 62,624 | 10,646 | 531,262 | |||||||||||||||||||||
EVP, Stores
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2009
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270,625 | — | 39,308 | 60,325 | 23,467 | 8,500 | 402,225 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2008
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266,593 | — | — | 53,944 | 15,862 | 9,072 | 345,471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Edward Clary(3)
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2010
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265,000 | — | 43,990 | 108,180 | 41,381 | 10,055 | 468,606 | |||||||||||||||||||||
SVP, Distribution
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2009
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250,000 | — | 36,313 | 51,260 | 15,758 | 8,500 | 361,831 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Rawson Haverty, Jr.(3)
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2010
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245,000 | — | 40,670 | 84,140 | 72,340 | 9,297 | 451,447 | |||||||||||||||||||||
SVP, Real Estate
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2009
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232,000 | — | 26,958 | 51,260 | 23,094 | 8,120 | 341,432 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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These amounts reflect the aggregate grant date fair value of awards computed in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation (ASC Topic 718). Assumptions used in the calculation of these amounts are included in Note 11 to our audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010, included in our annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 4, 2011.
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These amounts reflect the following: (1) Our contribution of $8,500 to the account of the NEOs pursuant to our 401(k) Plan, (2) the premium costs for additional life insurance and enhanced long-term disability coverage and related salary gross-ups totaling $4,122 for Mr. Smith; $1,177 for Mr. Fink; $1,591 for Mr. Burdette; $1,555 for Mr. Clary; and $798 for Mr. Haverty, and (3) the cost of health examinations of $1,493 for Mr. Smith and $555 for Mr. Burdette.
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Messrs. Clary and Haverty became NEOs in 2009.
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Position
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Guidelines
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Accumulation
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Chief Executive Officer
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Lesser of value equal to 3 times base salary or 85,000 shares until 62 then reduces 33% per year
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3 years
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Chief Financial Officer
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Lesser of value equal to 1.5 times base salary or 40,000 shares until 62 then reduces 33% per year
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4 years
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Executive Vice President
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Lesser of value equal to 1.5 times base salary or 35,000 shares until 62 then reduces 33% per year
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5 years
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Senior Vice President
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Lesser of value equal to 1 times base salary or 20,000 shares until 62 then reduces 33% per year
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5 years
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Name
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Award
Type(1)
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Grant and Compensation Committee Approval Date
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Estimated Possible Payouts
Under Non-Equity
Incentive Plan Awards ($)(2)
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All Other Stock
Awards:
Number of
Shares of
Stock
(#)
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Exercise or
Base Price of Awards
$/Share(3)
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Grant Date
Fair
Value of
Stock
Award
$(4)
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Threshold
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Target
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Maximum
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Clarence H. Smith
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ACIP
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01/25/2010
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29,250
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292,500
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424,125
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—
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$ —
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$ —
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RSU
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01/25/2010
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—
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—
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—
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20,000
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12.02
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240,400
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Dennis L. Fink
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ACIP
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01/25/2010
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16,500
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165,000
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239,250
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—
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$ —
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$ —
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RSU
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01/25/2010
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—
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—
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—
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12,000
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12.02
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144,240
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Steven G. Burdette
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ACIP
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01/25/2010
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11,600
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116,000
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167,852
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—
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$ —
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$ —
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RSU
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01/25/2010
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—
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—
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—
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10,000
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12.02
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120,200
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J. Edward Clary
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ACIP
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01/25/2010
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10,600
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106,000
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153,700
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—
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$ —
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$ —
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RSU
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01/25/2010
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—
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—
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—
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9,000
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12.02
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108,180
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Rawson Haverty, Jr.
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ACIP
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01/25/2010
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9,800
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98,000
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142,100
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—
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$ —
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$ —
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RSU
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01/25/2010
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—
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—
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—
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7,000
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12.02
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84,140
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(1)
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Award Type:
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ACIP = Annual Cash Incentive Plan Compensation
RSU = Restricted Stock Unit Award
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(2)
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The 2010 Non-Equity Incentive Plan as discussed above provided for a target payout for 100% attainment of the goals and decreased to the payout threshold and increased to the maximum payout noted above.
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(3)
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The base price for the RSUs is the closing price of our stock on the date of grant.
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(4)
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The fair value for the RSUs was determined using the number of shares granted multiplied by the closing stock price on the grant date.
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Option Awards
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Stock Awards
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Name
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Type of Award
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Date
Awarded
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Number of
Securities
Underlying
Exercisable
Options (#)
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Option
Exercise
Price ($)
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Option
Expiration
Date
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Number of
Shares of
Stock That
Have Not
Vested
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Market Value
of Shares of Stock that Have Not Vested ($)
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Clarence H. Smith
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Options
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12/20/2001
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30,000
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$
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15.94
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12/20/2011
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Restricted Stock
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02/01/2007
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2,000
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(1)
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$
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25,960
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SSAR
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02/06/2008
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5,500
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(2)
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$
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21,175
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SSAR
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01/27/2009
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20,250
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(3)
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$
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85,860
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RSU
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01/25/2010
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20,000
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(4)
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$
|
259,600
|
|||||||
Dennis L. Fink
|
Options
|
12/20/2001
|
25,000
|
$
|
15.94
|
12/20/2011
|
||||||
Options
|
12/19/2002
|
18,000
|
$
|
12.90
|
12/19/2012
|
|||||||
Restricted Stock
|
02/01/2007
|
1,500
|
(1)
|
$
|
19,470
|
|||||||
SSAR
|
02/06/2008
|
2,850
|
(2)
|
$
|
10,973
|
|||||||
SSAR
|
01/27/2009
|
10,500
|
(3)
|
$
|
44,520
|
|||||||
RSU
|
01/25/2010
|
12,000
|
(4)
|
$
|
155,760
|
|||||||
Steven G. Burdette
|
Options
|
12/20/2001
|
17,000
|
$
|
15.94
|
12/20/2011
|
||||||
Options
|
12/19/2002
|
15,000
|
$
|
12.90
|
12/19/2012
|
|||||||
Restricted Stock
|
02/01/2007
|
1,250
|
(1)
|
$
|
16,225
|
|||||||
SSAR
|
02/06/2008
|
2,000
|
(2)
|
$
|
7,700
|
|||||||
SSAR
|
01/27/2009
|
7,125
|
(3)
|
$
|
30,210
|
|||||||
RSU
|
01/25/2010
|
10,000
|
(4)
|
$
|
129,800
|
|||||||
J. Edward Clary
|
Options
|
12/20/2001
|
17,000
|
$
|
15.94
|
12/20/2011
|
||||||
Options
|
12/19/2002
|
15,000
|
$
|
12.90
|
12/19/2012
|
|||||||
Restricted Stock
|
02/01/2007
|
1,000
|
(1)
|
$
|
12,980
|
|||||||
SSAR
|
02/06/2008
|
1,674
|
(2)
|
$
|
6,445
|
|||||||
SSAR
|
05/14/2008
|
2,000
|
(2)
|
$
|
6,820
|
|||||||
SSAR
|
01/27/2009
|
6,000
|
(3)
|
$
|
25,440
|
|||||||
RSU
|
01/25/2010
|
9,000
|
(4)
|
$
|
116,820
|
|||||||
Rawson Haverty, Jr.
|
Options
|
12/20/2001
|
17,000
|
$
|
15.94
|
12/20/2011
|
||||||
Options
|
12/19/2002
|
13,000
|
$
|
12.90
|
12/19/2012
|
|||||||
Restricted Stock
|
02/01/2007
|
1,000
|
(1)
|
$
|
12,980
|
|||||||
SSAR
|
02/06/2008
|
1,674
|
(2)
|
$
|
6,445
|
|||||||
SSAR
|
01/27/2009
|
6,000
|
(3)
|
$
|
25,440
|
|||||||
RSU
|
01/25/2010
|
7,000
|
(4)
|
$
|
90,860
|
Award Information
|
Vesting Rate
|
Vesting Dates
|
Conditions
|
||||
(1)
|
Restricted Stock
|
25% per year
|
May 8 each year 2008 - 2011
|
Continued employment through vesting date
|
|||
(2)
|
Stock-Settled Stock Appreciation Right
|
25% per year
|
May 8 each year 2009 - 2012
|
Continued employment through vesting date - Grant price of $9.13 for February grant; $9.57 for May grant
|
|||
(3)
|
Stock-Settled Stock Appreciation Right
|
25% per year
|
May 8 each year 2010- 2013
|
Continued employment through vesting date - Grant price of $8.74 per share
|
|||
(4)
|
Restricted Stock Units
|
10% each of first 3 years
and 70% in 4th year
|
May 8 each year 2011 – 2014
|
Continued employment through vesting date
|
Option and SSARs Awards
|
Stock Awards
|
|||||||||
Name
|
Number of Shares
Acquired
on Exercise (#)
|
Value
Realized on
Exercise ($)(1)
|
Number of Shares
Acquired
on Vesting (#)(2)
|
Value
Realized on
Exercise ($)(1)
|
||||||
Clarence H. Smith
|
34,284
|
$
|
128,622
|
26,700
|
$
|
429,646
|
||||
Dennis L. Fink
|
20,000
|
$
|
101,674
|
14,800
|
$
|
237,694
|
||||
Steven G. Burdette
|
5,878
|
$
|
54,735
|
10,800
|
$
|
173,269
|
||||
J. Edward Clary
|
15,000
|
$
|
72,457
|
9,000
|
$
|
144,440
|
||||
Rawson Haverty, Jr.
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
9,250
|
$
|
148,338
|
(1)
|
The value realized reflects the taxable value to the named executive officer as of the date of the exercise of the option or SSAR, vesting of restricted stock or vesting of restricted stock units. The actual value ultimately realized by the NEO may be more or less than the value realized calculated in the above table depending on whether and when the NEO held or sold the stock associated with the exercise or vesting occurrence.
|
|||||||||||||
(2)
|
Shares acquired on vesting include 13,750 restricted stock shares or units whose scheduled restrictions lapsed in 2010 and 56,800 whose performance criteria were met and vesting was accelerated .
|
Name
|
Aggregate
Earnings (Loss)
in Last FYE ($)
|
Aggregate
Balance at Last
FYE ($)
|
||||||
Clarence H. Smith
|
$ | 61,134 | $ | 497,769 | ||||
Dennis L. Fink
|
37,085 | 213,399 | ||||||
Steven G. Burdette
|
— | — | ||||||
J. Edward Clary
|
14,449 | 150,818 | ||||||
Rawson Haverty, Jr.
|
68,017 | 510,995 |
Name
|
Plan Name
|
Number of Years
Credited
Service (#)
|
Present Value
of Accumulated
Benefit ($)
|
||||||
Clarence H. Smith
|
Pension Plan
|
33.25 | $ | 566,591 | |||||
SERP
|
37.25 | 320,987 | |||||||
Dennis L. Fink
|
Pension Plan
|
14.00 | 225,248 | ||||||
SERP
|
18.00 | 453,319 | |||||||
Steven G. Burdette
|
Pension Plan
|
23.00 | 209,060 | ||||||
SERP
|
27.00 | 125,258 | |||||||
J. Edward Clary
|
Pension Plan
|
16.00 | 153,786 | ||||||
SERP
|
20.00 | 74,673 | |||||||
Rawson Haverty, Jr.
|
Pension Plan
|
24.00 | 304,729 | ||||||
SERP
|
28.00 | 263,061 |
Name
|
Salary times
Multiple
|
Bonus Times
Multiple
|
Purchase of
Equity Awards
|
Healthcare and
Other Benefits
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||
Clarence H. Smith
|
$ | 900,000 | $ | 242,776 | $ | 481,150 | $ | 30,717 | $ | 1,654,643 | ||||||||||
Dennis L. Fink
|
660,000 | 136,950 | 296,429 | 30,417 | 1,123,796 | |||||||||||||||
Steven G. Burdette
|
580,000 | 95,584 | 209,743 | 32,785 | 918,112 | |||||||||||||||
J. Edward Clary
|
530,000 | 87,980 | 222,415 | 42,334 | 882,729 | |||||||||||||||
Rawson Haverty, Jr.
|
490,000 | 81,340 | 176,535 | 42,334 | 790,209 |
The Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits Committee
|
|||
Mylle H. Mangum, Chairman
|
L. Phillip Humann
|
Terence F. McGuirk
|
Al Trujillo
|
·
|
Dilution is total equity awards granted during the year (less cancellations and expirations) divided by the weighted average shares outstanding for the year.
|
·
|
Burn rate is similar to dilution, but does not take cancellations and expirations into account.
|
·
|
Overhang is equity awards outstanding at the end of the year plus equity awards available to be granted, divided by the weighted average shares outstanding for the year.
|
2010
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||||||
Dilution
|
(0.1 | %) | 0.2 | % | 0.9 | % | ||||||
Burn Rate
|
1.9 | % | 1.8 | % | 1.7 | % | ||||||
Overhang
|
6.9 | % | 10.8 | % | 12.8 | % |
Plan Category
|
Number of Securities
To be issued upon
exercise of outstanding
equity awards(1)
(a)
|
Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding options and stock-settled stock appreciation rights
(b)
|
Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under
equity compensation plans
(excluding securities reflected in Column (a)
(c)
|
|||
Equity compensation plans
approved by stockholders
|
1,263,601
|
$
|
14.25
|
246,325
|
||
Equity compensation plans not
approved by stockholders
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|||
Total
|
1,263,601
|
$
|
14.25
|
246,325
|
(1)
|
Shares issuable pursuant to outstanding options under our 1998 Stock Option Plan and equity awards under our 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
|
December 31,
|
||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
Audit
|
$ | 666,100 | $ | 680,650 | ||||
Audit-related
|
32,500 | 33,300 | ||||||
Tax
|
156,500 | 156,975 | ||||||
All Other
|
1,980 | 1,995 | ||||||
Total
|
$ | 857,080 | $ | 872,920 |
The Audit Committee
|
|||
John T. Glover, Chairman
|
Vicki R. Palmer
|
Fred L. Schuermann
|
Al Trujillo
|
Common Stock
|
Class A Common Stock
|
||||||||||
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
(excluding
options(1)(2) )
|
Acquirable
Within
60 Days (3)
|
Percent
of Class
|
Shares
Beneficially
Owned(2)
|
Percent of
Class
|
|||||||
Nominees for Holders of Class A Common Stock
|
|||||||||||
John T. Glover
|
48,344
|
18,000
|
*
|
—
|
—
|
||||||
Rawson Haverty, Jr.
|
14,120
|
(4)(5)
|
31,210
|
*
|
1,186,229
|
(6)(7)(8)(9)
|
35.61
|
%
|
|||
L. Phillip Humann
|
92,348
|
18,000
|
*
|
—
|
—
|
||||||
Mylle H. Mangum
|
22,831
|
6000
|
*
|
—
|
—
|
||||||
Frank S. McGaughey, III
|
37,371
|
(10)
|
18,000
|
*
|
330,295
|
(11)
|
9.92
|
%
|
|||
Clarence H. Smith
|
103,897
|
(12)
|
34,038
|
*
|
670,577
|
(13)(14)
|
20.13
|
%
|
|||
Al Trujillo
|
25,748
|
6,000
|
*
|
—
|
—
|
||||||
Nominees for Holders of Common Stock
|
|||||||||||
Terence F. McGuirk
|
19,450
|
12,000
|
*
|
—
|
—
|
||||||
Vicki R. Palmer
|
19,961
|
12,000
|
*
|
—
|
—
|
||||||
Fred L. Schuermann
|
16,206
|
6,000
|
*
|
—
|
—
|
||||||
Named Executive Officers
|
|||||||||||
Dennis L. Fink
|
141,054
|
45,093
|
1.00%
|
—
|
—
|
||||||
Steven G. Burdette
|
20,746
|
32,000
|
*
|
30
|
*
|
||||||
J. Edward Clary
|
38,576
|
37,770
|
*
|
—
|
—
|
||||||
Executive Officers and
Directors as a group (18)
|
708,234
|
351,001
|
5.71%
|
2,190,925
|
65.77
|
%
|
(1)
|
This column also includes shares beneficially owned under our directors’ Deferred Plan for the following individuals: Mr. Glover – 9,029; Mr. Humann – 37,748; Ms. Mangum – 18,877; Mr. Schuermann – 16,206; Mr. Smith – 3,200; and Mr. Trujillo – 21,566.
|
(2)
|
Includes shares pledged as security in brokerage firms customary margin accounts, whether or not there are loans outstanding. Common Stock: Mr. Burdette – 20,776; and for all directors and executive officers as a group – 35,497. Class A common stock: Mr. Haverty – 157,675 shares; and for all directors and executive officers as a group – 157,675.
|
(3)
|
Represents 338,000 stock options which the directors and officers have the right to acquire at exercises prices ranging from $12.50 to $20.75. This amount also includes 13,001 SSARs that are vested but not yet exercised.
|
(4)
|
This amount includes 2,000 shares held in trust for the benefit of Mr. Haverty’s minor children for which he is co-trustee.
|
(5)
|
This amount includes 3,500 shares held in an IRA for the benefit of Margaret M. Haverty for which Mr. Haverty has sole voting power through a revocable proxy granted to him by Ms. Haverty. Mr. Haverty has no pecuniary interest in the shares and disclaims beneficial ownership in the IRA.
|
(6)
|
This amount includes 4,100 shares held in trust for the benefit of Mr. Haverty’s minor children for which he is co-trustee. This amount also includes 88,017 shares held by the Mary E. Haverty Foundation, a charitable organization, for which Mr. Haverty has sole voting power through a revocable proxy granted to him by the Foundation. Mr. Haverty has no pecuniary interest in the shares of the Foundation and disclaims any beneficial ownership in the Foundation’s shares.
|
(7)
|
This amount also includes 50,760 shares held by a Trust for the benefit of Margaret M. Haverty for which Mr. Haverty is a co-trustee. Mr. Haverty has sole voting power over the Trust shares pursuant to a revocable proxy dated March 17, 2009, granted to him by the two remaining trustees of the Trust. Mr. Haverty has no pecuniary interest in the shares of the Trust and disclaims any beneficial ownership in the Trust shares.
|
(8)
|
This amount includes 9,324 shares held in an IRA for the benefit of Margaret M. Haverty for which Mr. Haverty has sole voting power through a revocable proxy granted to him by Ms. Haverty. Mr. Haverty has no pecuniary interest in the shares and disclaims beneficial ownership in the IRA.
|
(9)
|
According to the Schedule 13D filed on March 24, 2010, H5, L.P. held 877,453 shares. Mr. Haverty is the manager of the Partnership’s general partner, Pine Hill Associates, LLC. Mr. Haverty disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his partnership interest.
|
(10)
|
This amount includes 10,000 shares owned by Mr. McGaughey’s wife and he disclaims any beneficial ownership in these shares.
|
(11)
|
According to the Schedule 13G filed on May 25, 2010, 308,510 shares were reported to be held by Ridge Partners, L.P. Mr. McGaughey is the general partner of Ridge Partners L.P. and disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by Ridge Partners, L.P. except to the extent of his partnership interest.
|
(12)
|
This amount includes 23,187 shares held by Mr. Smith’s wife.
|
(13)
|
This amount includes 1,950 shares held by Mr. Smith’s wife.
|
(14)
|
According to the Schedule 13D filed on June 1, 2007, 598,835 shares were reported to be held by Villa Clare Partners, L.P. The number of shares increased on July 23, 2007 to 603,497 shares. Mr. Smith is the manager of the Partnership’s general partner, West Wesley Associates, LLC. Mr. Smith disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest.
|
Common Stock
|
Class A Common Stock
|
|||||||||
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
|
Percent
of Class
|
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
|
Percent
of Class
|
|||||||
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc
100 E. Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202
|
2,059,950
|
(1)
|
11.13
|
%
|
—
|
—
|
||||
Third Avenue Management LLC
622 Third Avenue, 32nd Floor, New York, NY 10017
|
1,995,551
|
(2)
|
10.78
|
%
|
—
|
—
|
||||
The Burton Partnership, LP
P.O. Box 4643, Jackson, WY 83001
|
1,656,562
|
(3)
|
8.95
|
%
|
—
|
—
|
||||
Donald Smith & Co., Inc.
152 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019
|
1,593,474
|
(4)
|
8.61
|
%
|
—
|
—
|
||||
BlackRock, Inc.
55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055
|
1,523,443
|
(5)
|
8.23
|
%
|
—
|
—
|
||||
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
6300 Bee Cave Road, Austin, TX 78746
|
1,440,542
|
(6)
|
7.78
|
%
|
—
|
—
|
||||
Franklin Advisory Services, LLC
One Parker Plaza, 9th Floor, Fort Lee, NJ 07024
|
1,290,000
|
(7)
|
6.97
|
%
|
—
|
—
|
||||
H5, L.P.
4414 Dunmore Road, NE, Marietta, GA 30068
|
*
|
*
|
877,453
|
(8)
|
26.34
|
%
|
||||
Villa Clare Partners, L.P.
158 West Wesley Road, Atlanta, GA 30305
|
*
|
*
|
603,497
|
(9)
|
18.12
|
%
|
||||
Ridge Partners L.P.
1111 Lufbery Circle, Williamson, GA 30292
|
*
|
*
|
308,510
|
(10)
|
9.26
|
%
|
||||
Rawson Haverty, Jr.
780 Johnson Ferry Road, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30342
|
*
|
*
|
308,776
|
(11)(12)
(13)
|
9.27
|
%
|
||||
Ben M. Haverty
3380 Satellite Boulevard, Duluth, GA 30096
|
*
|
*
|
186,683
|
(14)
|
5.60
|
%
|
(1)
|
According to a Schedule 13G filed on February 10, 2011, T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (“Price Associates”) holds sole voting power over 929,500 shares of common stock and sole dispositive power over 2,059,950 shares of common stock. These securities are owned by various individual and institutional investors including T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc. which has sole voting power over 1,106,000 shares, representing 5.9% of the shares outstanding, which Price Associates serves as investment advisor with power to direct investments and/or sole power to vote the securities. For purposes of the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Price Associates is deemed to be a beneficial owner of such securities; however, Price Associates expressly disclaims that it is, in fact, the beneficial owner of such securities.
|
|||||||||
(2)
|
According to a Schedule 13G filed on February 14, 2011, Third Avenue Management LLC holds sole voting and dispositive power over 1,995,551 shares of common stock. Third Avenue Management LLC acts as investment manager for Met Investors Series Trust-Third Avenue Small Cap Portfolio which has the right to receive dividends from and the proceeds from the sale of 1,966,587 of these shares. The shares in this Trust in prior years were reported by both MetLife Advisors, LLC and by Third Avenue Management LLC.
|
|||||||||
(3)
|
According to a Schedule 13G filed on April 22, 2009, The Burton Partnership, LP, The Burton Partnership (QP), LP and Donald W. Burton, General Partner holds sole voting and dispositive power over 1,656,562 shares of common stock.
|
(4)
|
According to a Schedule 13G filed on February 11, 2011, Donald Smith & Co., Inc. (“Donald Smith”) holds sole voting power over 1,588,072 shares and sole dispositive power over 1,593,474 shares of common stock. All shares are owned by advisory clients of Donald Smith, no one of which, to the knowledge of Donald Smith owns more than 5% of the class.
|
|||||||||
(5)
|
According to a Schedule 13G filed on February 04, 2011, BlackRock, Inc. holds sole voting and dispositive power over 1,523,443 shares of common stock
|
|||||||||
(6)
|
According to a Schedule 13G filed on February 11, 2011, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (“Dimensional”) holds sole voting over 1,399,122 shares and dispositive power over 1,440,542 shares of common stock. Dimensional is an investment advisor registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisors Act of 1940 and furnishes investment advice to four investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, and serves as investment manager to certain other commingled group trusts and separate accounts (the “Funds”). Dimensional possesses investment and/or voting power over the shares held by the Funds. The shares are owned by the Funds and Dimensional disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities.
|
|||||||||
(7)
|
According to a Schedule 13G filed on February 3, 2011, Franklin Advisory Services, LLC (“Franklin”) holds sole voting and dispositive power over 1,290,000 shares of common stock. These shares are beneficially owned by one or more open- or closed-end investment companies or other managed accounts that are investment management clients of investment managers that are direct and indirect subsidiaries of Franklin.
|
|||||||||
(8)
|
According to a Schedule 13D filed on March 24, 2010, H5, L.P. holds shared voting power over 877,453 shares of Class A common stock. Rawson Haverty is the manager of the Partnership’s general partner, Pine Hill Associates, LLC. Mr. Haverty disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his partnership interest.
|
|||||||||
(9)
|
According to a Schedule 13D filed on June 1, 2007, 598,835 shares were reported to be held Villa Clare Partners, L.P. The number of shares increased on July 23, 2007 to 603,497 shares. Clarence H. Smith is the manager of the Partnership’s general partner, West Wesley Associates, LLC. Mr. Smith disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his partnership interest.
|
|||||||||
(10)
|
According to a Schedule 13G filed on May 27, 2010, 308,510 shares were reported to be held by Ridge Partners, L.P. Frank S. McGaughey, III is the general partner of Ridge Partners, L.P. and disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by Ridge Partners, L.P. except to the extent of his partnership interest.
|
|||||||||
(11)
|
This amount includes 4,100 shares held in trust for the benefit of Mr. Haverty’s minor children for which he is co-trustee. This amount also includes 86,917 shares held by the Mary E. Haverty Foundation, a charitable organization, for which Mr. Haverty has sole voting power through a revocable proxy granted to him by the Foundation. Mr. Haverty has no pecuniary interest in the shares of the Foundation and disclaims any beneficial ownership in the Foundation’s shares.
|
|||||||||
(12)
|
This amount also includes 50,760 shares held by a Trust for the benefit of Margaret M. Haverty for which Mr. Haverty is a co-trustee. Mr. Haverty has sole voting power over the Trust shares pursuant to a revocable proxy dated March 17, 2009, granted to him by the two remaining trustees of the Trust. Mr. Haverty has no pecuniary interest in the shares of the Trust and disclaims any beneficial ownership in the Trust shares.
|
|||||||||
(13)
|
This amount includes 9,324 shares held in an IRA for the benefit of Margaret M. Haverty for which Mr. Haverty has sole voting power through a revocable proxy granted to him by Mrs. Haverty. Mr. Haverty has no pecuniary interest in the shares and disclaims beneficial ownership in the IRA.
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(14)
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According to a Schedule 13G filed on June 21, 2005, 223,632 shares were beneficially owned by Mr. Haverty. Subsequent to that date, per Mr. Haverty, his beneficial ownership is 186,683 shares which includes 37,700 shares for which he shares voting and dispositive power.
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(i)
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individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Directors”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof, whose election or nomination for election was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the Incumbent Directors then on the Board (either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement of the Company in which such person is named as a nominee for director, without written objection to such nomination) shall be an Incumbent Director; provided, however, that no individual elected or nominated as a director of the Company initially as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to directors or as a result of any other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of any person other than the Board shall be deemed to be an Incumbent Director;
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(ii)
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any “Person” (for purposes of this definition only, as defined under Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act as used in Section 13(d) or Section 14(d) of the Exchange Act), excluding Rawson Haverty, Mrs. Betty Haverty Smith, Clarence H. Ridley, Frank S. McGaughey, Jr., and their spouses, lineal descendants, heirs, administrators, and representatives, as well as family trusts and similar entities (such as family partnerships) for the benefit of such persons, is or becomes a “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 20% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities eligible to vote for the election of the Board (the “Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that the event described in this paragraph (ii) shall not be deemed to be a Change in Control by virtue of any of the following acquisitions: (A) by the Company or any Subsidiary, (B) by an employee stock ownership or employee benefit plan or trust sponsored or maintained by the Company or any Subsidiary, (C) by any underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, or (D) pursuant to a Non-Qualifying Transaction (as defined in paragraph (iii) hereof);
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(iii)
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the approval by shareholders of the Company and consummation of a merger, consolidation, share exchange or similar form of corporate transaction involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that requires the approval of the Company’s shareholders, whether for such transaction or the issuance of securities in the transaction (a “Business Combination”); unless immediately following such Business Combination: (A) at least 75% of the total voting power of (x) the corporation resulting from such Business Combination (the “Surviving Corporation”), or (y) if applicable, the ultimate parent corporation that directly or indirectly has beneficial ownership of 100% of the voting securities eligible to elect directors of the Surviving Corporation (the “Parent Corporation”), is represented by Company Voting Securities that were outstanding immediately prior to the consummation of such Business Combination (or, if applicable, is represented by shares into which such Company Voting Securities were converted pursuant to such Business Combination), and such voting power among the holders thereof is in substantially the same proportion as the voting power of such Company Voting Securities among the holders thereof immediately prior to the Business Combination, (B) no Person (other than Rawson Haverty, Mrs. Betty Haverty Smith, Clarence H. Ridley, Frank S. McGaughey, Jr., and their spouses, lineal descendants, heirs, administrators, and representatives, as well as family trusts and similar entities (such as family partnerships) for the benefit of such persons, or any employee benefit plan sponsored or maintained by the Surviving Corporation or the Parent Corporation ), is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 20% or more of the total voting power of the outstanding voting securities eligible to elect directors of the Parent Corporation (or, if there is no Parent Corporation, the Surviving Corporation) and (C) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the Parent Corporation (or, if there is no Parent Corporation, the Surviving Corporation) were Incumbent Directors at the time of the Board’s approval of the execution of the initial agreement providing for such Business Combination (any Business Combination which satisfies all of the criteria specified in (A), (B) and (C) above shall be deemed to be a “Non-Qualifying Transaction”); or
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(iv)
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the shareholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.
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(A)
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Authority of Committee. Except as provided by Section 11 hereof, the Plan shall be administered by the Committee, it being understood that the Board retains the right, at its option, to make Awards under the Plan. Subject to the terms of the Plan and applicable law, and in addition to other express powers and authorizations conferred on the Committee by the Plan, the Committee shall have full power and authority in its discretion to: (i) designate Participants; (ii) determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to a Participant; (iii) determine the number of Shares to be covered by, or with respect to which payments, rights, or other matters are to be calculated in connection with, Awards; (iv) determine the timing, terms, and conditions of any Award; (v) accelerate the time at which all or any part of an Award may be settled or exercised; (vi) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances Awards may be settled or exercised in cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards or other property, or canceled, forfeited, or suspended, and the method or methods by which Awards may be settled, exercised, canceled, forfeited, or suspended; (vii) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards, other property, and other amounts payable with respect to an Award shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the holder thereof or of the Committee; (viii) interpret and administer the Plan and any instrument or agreement relating to, or Award made under, the Plan; (ix) except to the extent prohibited by Section 6 (B) hereof, amend or modify the terms of any Award after grant with the consent of the holder of the Award; (x) establish, amend, suspend, or waive such rules and regulations and appoint such agents as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan; and (xi) make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan subject to the exclusive authority of the Board under Section 15 hereunder to amend, suspend or terminate the Plan.
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(B)
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Committee Discretion Binding. Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, all designations, determinations, interpretations, and other decisions under or with respect to the Plan or any Award shall be within the sole discretion of the Committee, may be made at any time and shall be final, conclusive, and binding upon all Persons, including any Employer, any Participant, any holder or beneficiary of any Award, any Employee, and any Non-Employee Director.
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(C)
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Action by the Committee. Except as otherwise provided by the Board, the provisions of this Section 3(C) shall apply to the Committee. The Committee shall select one of its members as its chairperson and shall hold its meetings at such times and places and in such manner as it may determine. A majority of its members shall constitute a quorum. Any decision or determination reduced to writing and signed by all of the members of the Committee shall be fully effective as if it had been made by a majority vote at a meeting duly called and held. The Committee may appoint a secretary and may make such rules and regulations for the conduct of its business as it shall deem advisable.
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(D)
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Delegation. Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Board or the Committee may, to the extent permitted by law, delegate to (i) a subcommittee of the Committee, (ii) one or more officers or managers of an Employer or (iii) a committee of such officers or managers, the authority, subject to such terms and limitations as the Board or the Committee shall determine, to grant Awards to, or to cancel, modify or waive rights with respect to, or to alter, discontinue, suspend, or terminate, Awards held by Participants who are not officers or directors of the Company for purposes of Section 16 or who are otherwise not subject to such Section, and who are not Covered Officers.
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(E)
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Indemnification. No member of the Board or the Committee or any Employee (each such person a “Covered Person”) shall have any liability to any person (including any grantee) for any action taken or omitted to be taken or any determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Award. Each Covered Person shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from any loss, cost, liability, or expense (including attorneys’ fees) that may be imposed upon or incurred by such Covered Person in connection with or resulting from any action, suit or proceeding to which such Covered Person may be a party or in which such Covered Person may be involved by reason of any action taken or omitted to be taken under the Plan or any Award Agreement and against and from any and all amounts paid by such Covered Person, with the Company’s approval, in settlement thereof, or paid by such Covered Person in satisfaction of any judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding against such Covered Person, provided that the Company shall have the right, at its own expense, to assume and defend any such action, suit or proceeding and, once the Company gives notice of its intent to assume the defense, the Company shall have sole control over such defense with counsel of the Company’s choice. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be available to a Covered Person to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction in a final judgment or other final adjudication, in either case, not subject to further appeal, determines that the acts or omissions of such Covered Person giving rise to the indemnification claim resulted from such Covered Person’s bad faith, fraud or willful misconduct. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which Covered Persons may be entitled under the Company’s Restated Charter or Bylaws, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any other power that the Company may have to indemnify such persons or hold them harmless.
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(A)
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Shares Available. Subject to the provisions of Section 4(B) hereof, the stock to be subject to Awards under the Plan shall be Shares and the maximum number of Shares with respect to which Awards may be granted under the Plan shall be 1,100,000. The number of shares actually issued or transferred by the Company upon the exercise of Incentive Stock Options may not exceed 500,000, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4(B) of the Plan. If, after the effective date of the Plan, any Shares covered by an Award granted under this Plan, or to which such an Award relates, are forfeited, or if such an Award is settled for cash or otherwise terminates, expires unexercised, or is canceled without the delivery of Shares, then the Shares covered by such Award, or to which such Award relates, or the number of Shares otherwise counted against the aggregate number of Shares with respect to which Awards may be granted, to the extent of any such settlement, forfeiture, termination, expiration, or cancellation, shall again become Shares with respect to which Awards may be granted. In the event that any Option or other Award granted hereunder is exercised through the delivery of Shares by the Participant or in the event that withholding tax liabilities arising from such Award are satisfied by the withholding of Shares by the Company from the total number of Shares that otherwise would have been delivered to the Participant, the number of Shares available for Awards under the Plan shall be increased by the number of Shares so surrendered or withheld. Notwithstanding the foregoing and subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4(B) hereof, the number of Shares with respect to which Options or Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted to any one Participant in any one calendar year shall be no more than 100,000 Shares.
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(B)
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Adjustments. The number of Shares covered by each outstanding Award, the number of Shares available for Awards, the number of Shares that may be subject to Awards to any one Participant, and the price per Share covered by each such outstanding Award shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, combination or reclassification of the Shares, and may be proportionately adjusted, as determined in the sole discretion of the Board, for any other increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares effected without receipt of consideration by the Company or to reflect any distributions to holders of Shares other than regular cash dividends. Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price of Shares subject to an Award. After any adjustment made pursuant to this paragraph, the number of Shares subject to each outstanding Award shall be rounded to the nearest whole number.
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(C)
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Substitute Awards. To the extent permitted by applicable law, any Shares issued by the Company as Substitute Awards shall not reduce the Shares available for Awards under the Plan.
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(D)
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Sources of Shares Deliverable Under Awards. Any Shares delivered pursuant to an Award may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued Shares or of issued Shares which have been reacquired by the Company.
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(A)
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Grant. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have sole and complete authority to determine the Participants to whom Options shall be granted, the number of Shares subject to each Award, the exercise price and the conditions and limitations applicable to the exercise of an Option. A person who has been granted an Option under this Plan may be granted additional Options under the Plan if the Committee shall so determine. Options granted under this Plan may be Incentive Stock Options, Non-Qualified Stock Options or a combination of the foregoing, provided that Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees. Each grant shall specify whether (or the extent to which) the Option is an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option. Notwithstanding any such designation, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Shares with respect to which Options designated as Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by a Participant during any calendar year (under all Plans of the Company) exceeds $100,000, such Options shall be treated as Non-Qualified Stock Options.
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(B)
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Option Price. The Committee, in its sole discretion, shall establish the Option Price at the time each Option is granted. Except in the case of Substitute Awards, the Option Price of an Option may not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Shares with respect to which the Option is granted on the date of grant of such Option (the “Grant Date”). Notwithstanding the prior sentence, the Option Price of an Option may be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the Grant Date if (i) the grantee of the Option has entered into an agreement with the Company pursuant to which the grant of the Option is in lieu of the payment of compensation and (ii) the amount of such compensation when added to the Option Price of the Option equals at least 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the Grant Date. If an Employee owns or is deemed to own (by reason of the attribution rules applicable under Section 424(d) of the Code) more than 10% of the combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Subsidiary or parent corporation (within the meaning of Section 424(e) of the Code), and an Incentive Stock Option is granted to such Employee, the Option Price shall be no less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the Grant Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing and except as provided by the provisions of Sections 4(B) and 15(C) hereof, the Committee shall not have the power to (i) amend the terms of previously granted Options to reduce the Option Price of such Options, or (ii) cancel such Options and grant substitute Options with a lower Option Price than the cancelled Options, without shareholder approval.
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(C)
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Term. Subject to the Committee’s authority under Section 3(A) hereof, each Option and all rights and obligations thereunder shall expire on the date determined by the Committee and specified in the Award Agreement. The Committee shall be under no duty to provide terms of like duration for Options granted under the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years from the date such Option was granted; provided, however, that if an Incentive Stock Option is granted to an employee who owns or is deemed to own (by reason of the attribution rules of Section 424(d) of the Code) more than 10% of the combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Subsidiary or Parent Corporation (within the meaning of Section 424(e) of the Code), the term of such Incentive Stock Option shall be no more than five years from the date of grant.
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(D)
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Transfer Restrictions. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 6(D), no Option shall be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise encumbered, hedged or disposed of, in any manner, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, including by operation of law (other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution). The Committee may in its discretion permit the transfer of a Non-Qualified Stock Option by a Participant to or for the benefit of the Participant’s Immediate Family (including, without limitation, to a trust for the benefit of the Participant’s Immediate Family or to a partnership or limited liability company for one or more members of the Participant’s Immediate Family), subject to such limits as the Committee may establish, and the transferee shall remain subject to all the terms and conditions applicable to the Non-Qualified Stock Option prior to such transfer. The foregoing right to transfer the Non-Qualified Stock Option shall apply to the right to consent to amendments to any Award Agreement evidencing such Option and, in the discretion of the Committee, shall also apply to the right to transfer ancillary rights associated with such Option. For purposes of this paragraph, the term “Immediate Family” shall mean the Participant’s spouse, parents, children, stepchildren, adopted relations, sisters, brothers, grandchildren and step-grandchildren.
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(E)
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Exercise.
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(i)
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Each Option shall be exercisable at such times and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee may, in its sole discretion, specify in the applicable Award Agreement or thereafter. The Committee shall have full and complete authority to determine whether an Option will be exercisable in full at any time or from time to time during the term of the Option, or to provide for the exercise thereof in such installments, upon the occurrence of such events and at such times during the term of the Option as the Committee may determine.
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(ii)
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The Committee may impose such conditions with respect to the exercise of Options, including without limitation, any relating to the application of federal, state or foreign securities laws or the Code, as it may deem necessary or advisable. The exercise of any Option granted hereunder shall be effective only at such time as the sale of Shares pursuant to such exercise will not violate any state or federal securities or other laws, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.
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(iii)
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An Option may be exercised in whole or in part at any time, with respect to whole Shares only, within the period permitted thereunder for the exercise thereof, and shall be exercised by written notice of intent to exercise the Option, delivered to the Company at its principal office, and payment in full to the Company at said office of the amount of the Option Price for the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is then being exercised.
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(iv)
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Payment of the Option Price shall be made in cash or cash equivalents, or, at the discretion of the Committee, (i) by tendering, either by way of actual delivery of Shares or attestation, whole Shares that have been owned by the Option holder for not less than six (6) months, if acquired directly from the Company, or that have been owned for any period of time, if acquired on the open market, prior to the date of exercise, valued at the Fair Market Value of such Shares on the date of exercise, together with any applicable withholding taxes, (ii) by a combination of such cash (or cash equivalents) and such Shares or (iii) by such other method of exercise as may be permitted from time to time by the Committee; provided, however, that the optionee shall not be entitled to tender Shares pursuant to successive, substantially simultaneous exercises of an Option or any other stock option of the Company. Subject to applicable securities laws and at the discretion of the Committee, an Option may also be exercised by delivering a notice of exercise of the Option and simultaneously selling the Shares thereby acquired, pursuant to a brokerage or similar agreement or program. Until the optionee has been issued the Shares subject to such exercise, he or she shall possess no rights as a shareholder with respect to such Shares and shall not be entitled to any dividend or distribution the record date of which is prior to the date of issuance of such Shares.
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(v)
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Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, a Participant shall be required to pay to the Company an amount equal to the spread realized in connection with the Participant’s exercise of an Option within six months prior to such Participant’s termination of employment by resignation in the event that such Participant, within six months following such Participant’s termination of employment by resignation, engages directly or indirectly in any activity determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, to be competitive with any activity of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. This subsection (v) shall be void and of no legal effect upon a Change in Control.
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(A)
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Grant.
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(i)
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The Committee may also authorize grants to Participants of Stock Appreciation Rights. A Stock Appreciation Right provides a Participant the right to receive from the Company an amount, which shall be determined by the Committee and shall be expressed as a percentage (not exceeding 100 percent) of the Spread at the time of the exercise of such right. Any grant of Stock Appreciation Rights under this Plan shall be upon such terms and conditions as the Committee may determine in accordance with the following provisions:
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(a)
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Any grant may specify that the amount payable upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right may be paid by the Company in cash, Shares, or any combination thereof and may (i) either grant to the Participant or reserve to the Committee the right to elect among those alternatives or (ii) preclude the right of the Participant to receive and the Company to issue Shares or other equity securities in lieu of cash;
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(b)
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Any grant may specify that the amount payable upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right shall not exceed a maximum specified by the Committee on the Grant Date;
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(c)
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Any grant may specify (i) a waiting period or periods before Stock Appreciation Rights shall become exercisable and (ii) permissible dates or periods on or during which Stock Appreciation Rights shall be exercisable;
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(d)
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Any grant may specify that a Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised only in the event of a Change in Control of the Company or other similar transaction or event;
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(e)
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On or after the Grant Date of any Stock Appreciation Rights, the Committee may provide for the payment to the Participant of Dividend Equivalents thereon in cash or Shares on a current, deferred or contingent basis;
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(f)
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Each grant shall be evidenced by an agreement executed on behalf of the Company by any officer thereof and delivered to and accepted by the Optionee, which shall describe the subject Stock Appreciation Rights, identify any related Options, state that the Stock Appreciation Rights are subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Plan and contain such other terms and provisions as the Committee may determine consistent with this Plan;
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(g)
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Each grant of a Stock Appreciation Right shall specify in respect of each Stock Appreciation Right a Base Price per Share, which shall be equal to or greater than the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the Grant Date. Successive grants of Stock Appreciation Rights may be made to the same Participant regardless of whether any Stock Appreciation Rights previously granted to such Participant remain unexercised. Each grant shall specify the period or periods of continuous employment of the Participant by the Company or any Subsidiary that are necessary before the Stock Appreciation Rights or installments thereof shall become exercisable, and any grants may provide for the earlier exercise of such rights in the event of a Change in Control of the Company or other similar transaction or event. No Stock Appreciation Right granted under this Plan may be exercised more than ten (10) years from the Grant Date.
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(A)
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Grant.
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(i)
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Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have sole and complete authority to determine the Participants to whom Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall be granted, the number of shares of Restricted Stock and/or the number of Restricted Stock Units to be granted to each Participant, the duration of the period during which, and the conditions under which, the Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units may be forfeited to the Company, and the other terms and conditions of such Awards. The Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit Awards shall be evidenced by Award Agreements in such form as the Committee shall from time to time approve, which agreements shall comply with and be subject to the terms and conditions provided hereunder and any additional terms and conditions established by the Committee that are consistent with the terms of the Plan.
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(ii)
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Each Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Award made under the Plan shall be for such number of Shares as shall be determined by the Committee and set forth in the agreement containing the terms of such Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Award. Such agreement shall set forth a period of time during which the grantee must remain in the continuous employment of one or more Employers in order for the forfeiture and transfer restrictions to lapse. If the Committee so determines, the restrictions may lapse during such restricted period in installments with respect to specified portions of the Shares covered by the Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Award. The agreement may also, in the discretion of the Committee, set forth performance or other conditions that, if satisfied, will result in the lapsing of any applicable forfeiture and transfer restrictions. The Committee may, at its discretion, waive all or any part of the restrictions applicable to any or all outstanding Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit Awards.
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(B)
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Delivery of Shares and Transfer Restrictions. The Company may implement the grant of a Restricted Stock Award by (i) book-entry issuance of Shares to the Participant in an account maintained by the Company at its transfer agent or (ii) delivery of certificates for Shares to the Participant who must execute appropriate stock powers in blank and return the certificates and stock powers to the Company. Such certificates and stock powers shall be held by the Company or any custodian appointed by the Company for the account of the grantee subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, and the certificate shall bear such a legend setting forth the restrictions imposed thereon as the Committee, in its discretion, may determine. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the grantee shall have all rights of a shareholder with respect to the shares of Restricted Stock, including the right to receive dividends and the right to vote such Shares, subject to the following restrictions: (i) in the case of certificated Shares, the grantee shall not be entitled to delivery of the stock certificate until the expiration of the restricted period and the fulfillment of any other restrictive conditions set forth in the Award Agreement with respect to such Shares; (ii) none of the Shares may be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise encumbered, hedged or disposed of, in any manner, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, including by operation of law (other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution) until the expiration of the restricted period and the fulfillment of any other restrictive conditions set forth in the Award Agreement with respect to such Shares; and (iii) except as otherwise determined by the Committee, all of the Shares shall be forfeited and all rights of the grantee to such Shares shall terminate, without further obligation on the part of the Company, unless the grantee remains in the continuous employment of one or more Employers for the entire restricted period in relation to which such Shares were granted and unless any other restrictive conditions relating to the Restricted Stock Award are met. Any Shares, any other securities of the Company and any other property (except for cash dividends) distributed with respect to the Shares subject to Restricted Stock Awards shall be subject to the same restrictions, terms and conditions as such Restricted Stock.
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(C)
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Termination of Restrictions. At the end of the restricted period and provided that any other restrictive conditions of the Restricted Stock Award are met, or at such earlier time as otherwise determined by the Committee, all restrictions set forth in the Award Agreement relating to the Restricted Stock Award or in the Plan shall lapse as to the restricted Shares subject thereto, and, if certificated, a stock certificate for the appropriate number of Shares, free of the restrictions and restricted stock legend imposed thereon by the Committee as described in the second sentence of Subsection (B) of this Section 8, shall be delivered to the Participant or the Participant’s beneficiary or estate, as the case may be.
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(D)
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Payment of Restricted Stock Units. Each Restricted Stock Unit shall have a value equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share. Restricted Stock Units shall be paid in cash, Shares, other securities or other property, as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, upon the lapse of the restrictions applicable thereto, or otherwise in accordance with the applicable Award Agreement. The Committee may, in its sole and absolute discretion, credit Participants with dividend equivalents on any Restricted Stock Units credited to the Participant’s account at the time of any payment of dividends to shareholders on Shares. The amount of any such dividend equivalents shall equal the amount that would have been payable to the Participant as a shareholder in respect of a number of Shares equal to the number of Restricted Stock Units then credited to him. Any such dividend equivalents shall be credited to the Participant’s account as of the date on which such dividend would have been payable and shall be converted into additional Restricted Stock Units based upon the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of such crediting. Restricted Stock Units may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise encumbered, hedged or disposed of, in any manner, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, including by operation of law (other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution) until the expiration of the applicable restricted period and the fulfillment of any other restrictive conditions relating to the Restricted Stock Unit Award. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, all Restricted Stock Units and all rights of the grantee to such Restricted Stock Units shall terminate, without further obligation on the part of the Company, unless the grantee remains in continuous employment of one or more Employers for the entire restricted period in relation to which such Restricted Stock Units were granted and unless any other restrictive conditions relating to the Restricted Stock Unit Award are met.
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(A)
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Grant.
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(i)
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Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have sole and complete authority to determine the Participants to whom Deferred Shares and/or Deferred Stock Units shall be granted, the number of shares of Deferred Shares and/or Deferred Stock Units to be granted to each Participant, the duration of the period during which, and the conditions under which, the Deferred Shares and/or Stock Units may be forfeited to the Company, and the other terms and conditions of such Awards. The Deferred Shares and/or Stock Unit Awards shall be evidenced by Award Agreements in such form as the Committee shall from time to time approve, which agreements shall comply with and be subject to the terms and conditions provided hereunder and any additional terms and conditions established by the Committee that are consistent with the terms of the Plan.
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(ii)
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Each Deferred Stock Share or Deferred Unit Award made under the Plan shall be for such number of Shares as shall be determined by the Committee and set forth in the agreement containing the terms of such Deferred Share or Deferred Stock Unit Award. Such agreement shall set forth a period of time during which the grantee must remain in the continuous employment of one or more Employers in order for the forfeiture and transfer restrictions to lapse. If the Committee so determines, the restrictions may lapse during such restricted period in installments with respect to specified portions of the Shares covered by the Deferred Share or Deferred Stock Unit Award. The agreement may also, in the discretion of the Committee, set forth performance or other conditions that, if satisfied, will result in the lapsing of any applicable forfeiture and transfer restrictions. The Committee may, at its discretion, waive all or any part of the restrictions applicable to any or all outstanding Deferred Shares or Deferred Stock Unit Awards.
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(iii)
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Each grant shall provide that the Deferred Shares and/or Deferred Stock Units covered thereby shall be subject to a Deferral Period, which shall be fixed by the Committee on the Grant Date, and any grant may provide for the earlier termination of such period in the event of a Change in Control of the Company or other similar transaction or event.
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(iv)
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During the Deferral Period, the Participant shall not have any right to transfer any rights under the subject Award, shall not have any rights of ownership in the Deferred Shares and shall not have any right to vote such Shares, but the Committee may on or after the Grant Date authorize the payment of Dividend Equivalents on such Shares in cash or additional Shares on a current or deferred basis.
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(v)
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Any grant or the vesting thereof may be further conditioned upon the attainment of performance goals established by the Committee in accordance with the applicable provisions of Section 10 of the Plan regarding Performance Awards. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, all Deferred Shares or Deferred Stock Units and all rights of the Participant to such Deferred Shares or Deferred Stock Units shall terminate, without further obligation on the part of the Company, unless the Participant remains in continuous employment of one or more Employers for the entire Deferral Period in relation to which such Deferred Shares or Deferred Stock Units were granted and unless any other restrictive conditions relating to the Deferred Shares or Deferred Stock Units are met.
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(B)
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Payment of Deferred Stock Units. Each Deferred Stock Unit shall have a value equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share. Deferred Stock Units shall be paid in Shares at the end of the designated Deferral Period and the lapse of the restrictions applicable thereto, or otherwise in accordance with the applicable Award Agreement. The Committee may, in its sole and absolute discretion, credit Participants with dividend equivalents on any Deferred Stock Units credited to the Participant’s account at the time of any payment of dividends to shareholders on Shares. The amount of any such dividend equivalents shall equal the amount that would have been payable to the Participant as a shareholder in respect of a number of Shares equal to the number of Deferred Stock Units then credited to the Participant. Any such dividend equivalents shall be credited to the Participant’s account as of the date on which such dividend would have been payable and shall be converted into additional Deferred Stock Units based upon the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of such crediting. Deferred Stock Units may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise encumbered, hedged or disposed of, in any manner, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, including by operation of law (other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution) until the expiration of the applicable restricted period and the fulfillment of any other restrictive conditions relating to the Deferred Stock Unit Award.
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(A)
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Grant. The Committee shall have sole and complete authority to determine the Participants who shall receive a Performance Award, which shall consist of a right that is (i) denominated in cash and/or Shares, (ii) valued, as determined by the Committee, in accordance with the achievement of such performance goals during such performance periods as the Committee shall establish, and (iii) payable at such time and in such form as the Committee shall determine. The Committee may, in its sole and absolute discretion, designate whether any Performance Award being granted to any Participant is intended to be “performance-based compensation” as that term is used in Section 162(m). Any Performance Awards designated by the Committee as “performance-based compensation” shall be subject to the terms and provisions of Section 12 hereof.
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(B)
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Terms and Conditions. Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee shall determine the performance goals to be achieved during any performance period, the length of any performance period, the amount of any Performance Award and the amount and kind of any payment or transfer to be made pursuant to any Performance Award, and may change specific provisions of the Performance Award, provided, however, that such change may not adversely affect existing Performance Awards made within a performance period commencing prior to implementation of the change.
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(C)
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Payment of Performance Awards. Performance Awards may be paid in a lump sum or in installments following the close of the performance period or, in accordance with the procedures established by the Committee, on a deferred basis. If a Participant ceases to be employed by any Employer during a performance period because of death, Disability, Retirement or other circumstance in which the Committee in its discretion finds that a waiver would be appropriate, that Participant, as determined by the Committee, may be entitled to a payment of a Performance Award, or a portion thereof, at the end of the performance period; provided, however, that the Committee may provide for an earlier payment in settlement of such Performance Award in such amount and under such terms and conditions as the Committee deems appropriate or desirable. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, Termination of Employment prior to the end of any performance period will result in the forfeiture of the Performance Award, and no payments will be made. A Participant’s rights to any Performance Award may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise encumbered, hedged or disposed of in any manner, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, including by operation of law (other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution).
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(A)
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Restricted Stock Awards, Restricted Stock Unit Awards and Performance Awards to Covered Officers shall vest or become exercisable upon the attainment of performance targets related to one or more performance goals selected by the Committee from among the goals specified below. For the purposes of this Section 12, performance goals shall be limited to one or a combination of the following Employer or operating unit financial performance measures:
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(i)
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sales or revenues;
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(ii)
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gross margin or pre-tax margin;
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(iii)
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earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and/or amortization;
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(iv)
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operating income or profit;
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(v)
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operating efficiencies;
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(vi)
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return on equity, assets, capital, capital employed, or investment;
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(vii)
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after tax operating income;
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(viii)
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net income;
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(ix)
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earnings or book value per Share;
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(x)
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cash flow(s);
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(xi)
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stock price or total shareholder return;
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(xii)
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strategic business objectives, consisting of one or more objectives based on meeting specified cost targets, business expansion goals, and goals relating to acquisitions or divestitures; and
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(xiii)
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except in the case of a Covered Officer, any other performance criteria established by the Committee
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(B)
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The maximum annual number of Shares in respect of which all performance-based Restricted Stock Awards, Restricted Stock Unit Awards and Performance Awards may be granted to a Participant under the Plan is 100,000 and the maximum annual amount of any Awards settled in cash to a Participant under the Plan is $1,000,000.
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(C)
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To the extent necessary to comply with Section 162(m), with respect to performance-based Restricted Stock Awards, Restricted Stock Unit Awards and Performance Awards, no later than 90 days following the commencement of each performance period (or such other time as may be permitted or such earlier time as may be required to meet the requirements of Section 162(m)), the Committee shall, in writing, (1) select the performance goal or goals applicable to the performance period, (2) establish the various targets and bonus amounts which may be earned for such performance period, and (3) specify the relationship between performance goals and targets and the amounts to be earned by each Covered Officer for such performance period. Following the completion of each performance period, the Committee shall certify in writing whether the applicable performance targets have been achieved and the amounts, if any, payable to Covered Officers for such performance period. In determining the amount earned by a Covered Officer for a given performance period, subject to any applicable Award Agreement, the Committee shall have the right to reduce (but not increase) the amount payable at a given level of performance to take into account additional factors that the Committee may deem relevant to the assessment of individual or corporate performance for the performance period.
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(A)
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Termination, Suspension or Amendment of the Plan. The Board may amend, alter, modify, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any time, subject to all applicable laws and to the rules and regulations of the SEC and the New York Stock Exchange (or any successor organizations) respecting shareholder approval or other requirements; provided that, without shareholder approval the Board may not (1) increase the maximum number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan (other than increases due to changes in capitalization referred to in Section 4(B) hereof), or (2) change the class of Employees eligible for Incentive Stock Options. No such amendment, alteration, modification, suspension, discontinuation or termination shall materially and adversely affect any right acquired by any Participant or beneficiary of a Participant under the terms of an Award granted before the date of such amendment, alteration, modification, suspension, discontinuation or termination, unless such Participant or beneficiary shall consent.
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(B)
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Termination, Suspension or Amendment of Awards. Subject to the restrictions of Section 6(B) hereof, the Committee may waive any conditions or rights under, amend any terms of, or modify, alter, suspend, discontinue, cancel or terminate, any Award theretofore granted, prospectively or retroactively; provided that any such waiver, amendment, modification, alteration, suspension, discontinuance, cancellation or termination that would materially and adversely affect the rights of any Participant or any holder or beneficiary of any Award theretofore granted shall not to that extent be effective without the consent of the affected Participant, holder, or beneficiary; provided, however, that it shall be conclusively presumed that any adjustment for changes in capitalization as provided in Section 4 hereof does not materially and adversely affect any such rights.
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(C)
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Adjustments of Awards Upon the Occurrence of Certain Unusual or Nonrecurring Events. The Committee is hereby authorized to make adjustments in the terms and conditions of, and the criteria included in, Awards in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events (including, without limitation, the events described in Section 4(B) hereof) affecting the Company, any Subsidiary, or the financial statements of the Company or any Subsidiary, or of changes in applicable laws, regulations, or accounting principles, whenever the Committee is required to make such adjustments pursuant to section 4(B) hereof or whenever the Board, in its sole discretion, determines that such adjustments are appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan; provided that, with respect to Awards intended to comply with Section 162(m), no such adjustment shall be authorized to the extent that such authority would be inconsistent with having either the Plan or any Awards granted hereunder meeting the requirements of Section 162(m).
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(A)
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Dividend Equivalents. In the sole and complete discretion of the Committee, an Award (other than an Option) may provide the Participant with dividends or dividend equivalents, payable in cash, Shares, other securities or other property on a current or deferred basis. All dividend or dividend equivalents which are not paid currently may, at the Committee’s discretion, accrue interest, be reinvested into additional Shares, or in the case of dividends or dividend equivalents credited in connection with Performance Awards, be credited as additional Performance Awards and paid to the Participant if and when, and to the extent that, payment is made pursuant to such Award. The total number of Shares available for grant under Section 4 hereof shall not be reduced to reflect any dividends or dividend equivalents that are reinvested into additional Shares or credited as Performance Awards.
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(B)
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No Rights to Awards. No Person shall have any claim to be granted any Award, and there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Employees or Non-Employee Directors or holders or beneficiaries of Awards. The terms and conditions of Awards need not be the same with respect to each recipient.
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(C)
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Share Certificates. All certificates for Shares or other securities of the Company or any Subsidiary delivered under the Plan pursuant to any Award or the exercise thereof shall be subject to such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the Plan or the rules, regulations, and other requirements of the SEC, any stock exchange upon which such Shares or other securities are then listed, and any applicable Federal, state or foreign laws, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.
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(D)
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Withholding. A Participant may be required to pay to an Employer, and each Employer shall have the right and is hereby authorized to withhold from any Award, from any payment due or transfer made under any Award or under the Plan or from any compensation or other amount owing to a Participant, the amount (in cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards or other property) of any applicable withholding or other taxes in respect of an Award, its exercise, or any payment or transfer under an Award or under the Plan and to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Company to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such taxes. The Committee may provide for additional cash payments to holders of Awards to defray or offset any tax arising from the grant, vesting, exercise, or payment of any Award.
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(E)
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Award Agreements. Each Award hereunder shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the terms and conditions of the Award and any rules applicable thereto. An Award shall be effective only upon delivery to a Participant, either electronically or by paper means, of an Award Agreement. In the event of a conflict between the terms of the Plan and any Award Agreement, the terms of the Plan shall prevail.
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(F)
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No Limit on Other Compensation Arrangements. Nothing contained in the Plan shall prevent the Company or any Subsidiary from adopting or continuing in effect other compensation arrangements, which may, but need not, provide for the grant of Options, Restricted Stock, Shares and other types of Awards provided for hereunder (subject to shareholder approval as such approval is required), and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases.
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(G)
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No Right to Employment. The grant of an Award shall not be construed as giving a Participant the right to be retained in the employ of any Employer. Further, an Employer may at any time dismiss a Participant from employment, free from any liability or any claim under the Plan, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or in any Award Agreement.
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(H)
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No Rights as Shareholder. Subject to the provisions of the applicable Award, no Participant or holder or beneficiary of any Award shall have any rights as a shareholder with respect to any Shares to be distributed under the Plan until such Shares are issued to such Participant, holder or beneficiary and such Participant, holder or beneficiary shall not be entitled to any dividend or distribution the record date of which is prior to the date of such issuance.
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(I)
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Governing Law. The validity, construction, and effect of the Plan and any rules and regulations relating to the Plan and any Award Agreement shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland without giving effect to the conflict of law principles thereof.
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(J)
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Severability. If any provision of the Plan or any Award is, or becomes, or is deemed to be, invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction or as to any Person or Award, or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to the applicable laws, or if it cannot be construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the intent of the Plan or the Award, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction, Person or Award and the remainder of the Plan and any such Award shall remain in full force and effect.
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(K)
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Other Laws. The Committee may refuse to issue or transfer any Shares or other consideration under an Award if, acting in its sole discretion, it determines that the issuance or transfer of such Shares or such other consideration might violate any applicable law or regulation (including applicable non-U.S. laws or regulations) or entitle the Company to recover the same under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, and any payment tendered to the Company by a Participant, other holder or beneficiary in connection with the exercise of such Award shall be promptly refunded to the relevant Participant, holder, or beneficiary. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no Award granted hereunder shall be construed as an offer to sell securities of the Company, and no such offer shall be outstanding, unless and until the Committee in its sole discretion has determined that any such offer, if made, would be in compliance with all applicable requirements of the U.S. federal or non-U.S. securities laws and any other laws to which such offer, if made, would be subject.
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(L)
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No Trust or Fund Created. Neither the Plan nor any Award shall create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company or any Subsidiary and a Participant or any other Person. To the extent that any Person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company or any Subsidiary pursuant to an Award, such right shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the Company or any Subsidiary.
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(M)
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No Fractional Shares. No fractional Shares shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award, and the Committee shall determine whether cash, other securities, or other property shall be paid or transferred in lieu of any fractional Shares or whether such fractional Shares or any rights thereto shall be canceled, terminated or otherwise eliminated.
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(N)
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Headings. Headings are given to the Sections and subsections of the Plan solely as a convenience to facilitate reference. Such headings shall not be deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction or interpretation of the Plan or any provision thereof.
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(O)
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Binding Effect. The terms of the Plan shall be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns and the Participants and their legal representatives, and shall bind any successor of the Company (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise), in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be obligated under this Plan if no succession had taken place. In the case of any transaction in which a successor would not by the foregoing provision or by operation of law be bound by this Plan, the Company shall require such successor expressly and unconditionally to assume and agree to perform the Company’s obligations hereunder, in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place.
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(P)
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No Third Party Beneficiaries. Except as expressly provided herein or therein, neither the Plan nor any Award Agreement shall confer on any person other than the Company and the grantee of any Award any rights or remedies hereunder or thereunder. The exculpation and indemnification provisions of Section 3(E) shall inure to the benefit of a Covered Person’s estate and beneficiaries and legatees.
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(Q)
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Additional Transfer Restrictions. No transfer of an Award by a grantee by will or by laws of descent and distribution shall be effective to bind the Company unless the Company shall have been furnished with written notice thereof and an authenticated copy of the will and/or such other evidence as the Committee may deem necessary to establish the validity of the transfer.
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(A)
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Effective Date. The Plan shall be effective as of the date it has been approved by the Company’s shareholders (the “Effective Date”).
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(B)
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Expiration Date. No new Awards shall be granted under the Plan after the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Effective Date. Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or in an applicable Award Agreement, any Award granted hereunder may, and the authority of the Board or the Committee to amend, alter, modify, adjust, suspend, discontinue, or terminate any such Award or to waive any conditions or rights under any such Award shall, continue after the authority for grant of new Awards hereunder has been exhausted.
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Meeting Information
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Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc.
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Meeting Type: Annual
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For holders as of: March 11, 2011
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Date: May 9, 2011 Time: 10:00 a.m. ET
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Location: Marriott SpringHill
120 East Redwood Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
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Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc.
780 Johnson Ferry Road
Suite 800
Atlanta, GA 30342
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You are receiving this communication because you hold share sin the company named above.
This is not a ballot. You cannot use this notice to vote these shares. This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. You may view the proxy materials online at www.proxyvote.com or easily request a paper copy (see reverse side).
We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.
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See the reverse side of this notice to obtain proxy materials and voting instructions.
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Voting Items
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The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR its nominees.
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Election of Directors
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1. Election of Directors: Holders of Class A Common Stock
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Nominees:
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01) John T. Glover 05) Frank S. McGaughey, III
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02) Rawson Havertys, Jr. 06) Clarence H. Smith
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03) L. Phillip Humann 07) Al Trujillo
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04) Mylle H. Mangum
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2. Election of Directors: Holders of Common Stock
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8) Terence F. McGuirk 10) Fred L. Schuermann
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9) Vicki R. Palmer
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The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the following proposal.
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3. Approval of an advisory (non-binding) resolution regarding the compensation of our named executive officers.
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The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the 3 year frequency vote.
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4. Selection, on an advisory basis, of the frequency of the stockholder vote on the compensation of our named executive officers.
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The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the following proposals.
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5. Approval of an amendment to the 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan increasing the maximum number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance.
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6. Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Independent Auditor for 2011.
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HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES, INC.
Proxy Solicited on Behalf of the Board of Directors for
Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held May 9, 2011
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By signing this proxy you appoint Jenny Hill Parker and Dennis L. Fink, or either of them, proxies with full power of substitution to represent and vote all the shares you are entitled to vote as directed on the reverse side of this card on the specified proposal and, in their discretion, on any other business which may properly come before the Annual Meeting and all postponements and adjournments. The Annual Meeting will be held on May 9, 2011, at the Marriott SpringHill, 120 East Redwood Street, Baltimore, Maryland, at 10:00 A.M.
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You are encouraged to specify your choices by marking the appropriate boxes (SEE REVERSE SIDE), but you need not mark any boxes if you wish to vote in accordance with the Board of Directors' recommendations.
The named proxies cannot vote unless you sign and return this card or follow the applicable Internet or telephone voting procedures.
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The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR its nominees.
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Election of Directors
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The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR its nominees.
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The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the following proposal.
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3. Approval of an advisory (non-binding) resolution regarding the compensation of our named executive officers.
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For Against Abstain
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The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the 3 Years frequency vote.
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4. Selection, on an advisory basis, of the frequency of the stockholder vote on the compensation of our named executive officers.
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3 Years 2 Years 1 Year Abstain
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The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the following proposals.
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5. Approval of an amendment to the 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan increasing the maximum number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance.
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6. Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young
LLP as Independent Auditor
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For Against Abstain
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