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Preliminary
Proxy Statement
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Confidential,
For Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule
14a-6(e)(2))
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Definitive
Proxy Statement
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Definitive
Additional Materials
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Soliciting
Material Pursuant to § 240.14a-12
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MILLER
INDUSTRIES, INC.
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(Name
of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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(Name
of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if Other Than the
Registrant)
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No
fee required.
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Fee
computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and
0-11.
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Fee
paid previously with preliminary
materials:
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1. |
to
elect five directors to hold office for a term of one year or until
their
successors are duly elected and qualified;
and
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2. |
to
transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting
or
any adjournment thereof.
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By
order of the Board of Directors,
/s/
Frank Madonia
Frank
Madonia
Secretary
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We
urge you to attend the Annual Meeting. Whether or not you plan to
attend,
please complete, date and sign the enclosed proxy card and return
it in
the enclosed postage-paid envelope. You may revoke the proxy at any
time
before it is voted.
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GENERAL
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1
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VOTING
PROCEDURES
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1
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PROPOSAL
1 — ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
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2
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Introduction
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2
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Information
Regarding Nominees
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2
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CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE
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3
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Independence,
Board Meetings and Related Information
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3
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Committees
of the Board of Directors
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4
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Director
Nominations
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5
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Related
Transactions and Business Relationships
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5
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SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
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6
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COMPENSATION
OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
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7
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Compensation
Discussion and Analysis
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7
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Report
of the Compensation Committee
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9
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Compensation
Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
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9
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Summary
Compensation Table for 2006
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10
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Additional
Discussion of Material Items in Summary Compensation Table for
2006
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10
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Outstanding
Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End 2006
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11
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Option
Exercises and Stock Vested in 2006
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12
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Potential
Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control
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12
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Non-Employee
Director Compensation for 2006
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15
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ACCOUNTING
MATTERS
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15
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Audit
Committee Report
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15
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Independent
Public Accountants
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16
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CODE
OF BUSINESS CONDUCT AND ETHICS
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17
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EQUITY
COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION
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17
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COMPLIANCE
WITH SECTION 16(a) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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18
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OTHER
MATTERS
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18
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Deadline
for Shareholder Proposals for 2008 Annual Meeting
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18
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Expenses
of Solicitation
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18
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APPENDIX
A - Amended and Restated Charter of the Audit Committee
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A-1
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Name
of Director
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Background
Information
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Jeffrey
I. Badgley
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Mr.
Badgley, 55, has served as Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Company
with
William G. Miller since October 2003, as President of the Company
since
June 1996 and as a director since January 1996. Mr. Badgley served
as
Chief Executive Officer of the Company from November 1997 to October
2003.
In June 1997, he was named Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Company,
a
title he shared with Mr. Miller until November 1997. Mr. Badgley
served as
Vice President of the Company from 1994 to 1996, and as Chief Operating
Officer of the Company from June 1996 to June 1997. In addition,
Mr.
Badgley has served as President of Miller Industries Towing Equipment
Inc.
since 1996. Mr. Badgley served as Vice President—Sales of Miller
Industries Towing Equipment Inc. from 1988 to 1996. He previously
served
as Vice President—Sales and Marketing of Challenger Wrecker Corporation
from 1982 until joining Miller Industries Towing Equipment
Inc.
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Name
of Director
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Background
Information
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A.
Russell Chandler, III
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Mr.
Chandler, 62, has served as a director of the Company since April
1994. He
is founder and Chairman of Whitehall Group Ltd., a private investment
firm
based in Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Chandler served as Chairman of Datapath,
Inc., a company that builds mobile communications trailers for military
application, from October 2004 until June 2006, and he served as
the Mayor
of the Olympic Village for the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic
Games
from 1990 through August 1996. From 1987 to 1993, he served as Chairman
of
United Plastic Films, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of plastic
bags. He founded Qualicare, Inc., a hospital management company,
in 1972
and served as its President and Chief Executive Officer until its
sale in
1983.
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Paul
E. Drack
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Mr.
Drack, 78, has served as a director of the Company since April 1994.
Mr.
Drack retired in December 1993 as President and Chief Operating Officer
of
AMAX Inc., positions he held since August 1991. From 1985 to 1991,
Mr.
Drack served in various capacities for operating subsidiaries of
AMAX
Inc., including Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Alumax
Inc. and President of Kawneer Company. He was a director of AMAX
Inc. from
1988 to 1993. Prior to its acquisition by Cyprus Minerals in November
1993, AMAX Inc. was a producer of aluminum and manufactured aluminum
products with interests in domestic energy and gold
production.
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William
G. Miller
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Mr.
Miller, 60, has served as Chairman of the Board since April 1994
and
Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Company since October 2003. Mr.
Miller
served as Chief Executive Officer of the Company from April 1994
until
June 1997. In June 1997, he was named Co-Chief Executive Officer,
a title
he shared with Jeffrey I. Badgley until November 1997. Mr. Miller
also
served as President of the Company from April 1994 to June 1996.
He served
as Chairman of Miller Group, Inc., from August 1990 through May 1994,
as
its President from August 1990 to March 1993, and as its Chief Executive
Officer from March 1993 until May 1994. Prior to 1987, Mr. Miller
served
in various management positions for Bendix Corporation, Neptune
International Corporation, Wheelabrator-Frye Inc. and The Signal
Companies, Inc.
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Richard
H. Roberts
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Mr.
Roberts, 52, has served as a director of the Company since April
1994. Mr.
Roberts served as Senior Vice President and Secretary of Landair
Transport, Inc. from July 1994 to April 2003, and from July 1994
until
April 2003, Mr. Roberts served as Senior Vice President, General
Counsel
and Secretary of Forward Air Corporation. From May 1995 until May
2002,
Mr. Roberts served as a director of Forward Air Corporation. Mr.
Roberts
also was a director of Landair Corporation from September 1998 until
February 2003. Mr. Roberts was a partner in the law firm of Baker,
Worthington, Crossley & Stansberry from January 1991 to August 1994,
and prior thereto was an associate of the
firm.
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Name
and Address of Beneficial Owner
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Amount
and Nature of
Beneficial
Ownership(1)
|
Percent
of Class(2)
|
||||
Ashford
Capital Management, Inc.
P.O.
Box 4172
Wilmington,
DE 19807
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1,593,200
(3)
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13.82%
|
||||
William
G. Miller
8503
Hilltop Drive
Ooltewah,
TN 37363
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1,379,619
(4)
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11.97%
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||||
Hotchkiss
and Wiley Capital Management, LLC
725
Figueroa Street, 39th
Floor
Los
Angeles, CA 90017
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1,283,878
(5)
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11.14%
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||||
Scopia
Management Inc.
Matthew
Sirovich
Jeremy
Mindich
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(6)
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823,601
(6)
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7.14%
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||
Wellington
Management Company, LLC
75
State Street
Boston,
MA 02109
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731,500
(7)
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6.34%
|
||||
Jeffrey
I. Badgley
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57,000
(8)
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*
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||||
Frank
Madonia
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25,501
(9)
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*
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||||
J.
Vincent Mish
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15,501
(10)
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*
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||||
A.
Russell Chandler, III
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117,259
(11)
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1.02%
|
||||
Richard
H. Roberts
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11,119
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*
|
||||
Paul
E. Drack
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15,052
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*
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||||
All
Directors and Executive Officers as a Group
(7
persons)
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1,621,051
(12)
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13.96%
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*
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Less
than one percent.
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(1)
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Includes
shares of Common Stock as to which the named person or entity has
the
right to acquire beneficial ownership within 60 days of March 31,
2007,
through the exercise of any stock option or other
right.
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(2)
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The
percentage of beneficial ownership is based on 11,528,779 shares
of Common Stock outstanding on March 31, 2007, and represents the
percentage that the named person or entity would beneficially own
if such
person or entity, and only such person or entity, exercised all options
and rights to acquire shares of Common Stock that are held by such
person
or entity and that are exercisable within 60 days of March 31,
2007.
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(3)
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As
reported in an amendment to Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February
13, 2007, by Ashford Capital Management, Inc., a registered investment
adviser. Such shares of Common Stock are held in separate individual
client accounts, two separate limited partnerships and eleven commingled
funds.
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(4)
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As
reported in an amendment to Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on December
5,
2006.
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(5)
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As
reported in a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 14, 2007,
by
Hotchkiss and Wiley Capital Management, LLC, a registered investment
adviser.
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(6)
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As
reported in an amendment to Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on January
10,
2007, by Scopia Management Inc., a registered investment adviser
and
parent holding company (“Scopia Management”), and Matthew Sirovich and
Jeremy Mindich, as control persons of Scopia Management. The address
for
Scopia Management and Messrs. Sirovich and Mindich is 450 Seventh
Avenue,
New York, NY 10123.
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(7)
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As
reported in a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 14, 2007,
by
Wellington Management Company, LLC, a registered investment
advisor.
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(8)
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Includes
49,000 shares which are issuable pursuant to options which are exercisable
within 60 days of March 31, 2007.
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(9)
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Includes
25,500 shares which are issuable pursuant to options which are exercisable
within 60 days of March 31, 2007.
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(10)
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Includes
9,000 shares which are issuable pursuant to options which are exercisable
within 60 days of March 31, 2007.
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(11)
|
Includes
36,452 shares held by a limited partnership of which Mr. Chandler’s
children are limited partners, and 29,847 shares held in trust for
the
benefit of Mr. Chandler’s children. Mr. Chandler disclaims beneficial
ownership with respect to these
shares.
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(12)
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Includes
83,500 shares which are issuable pursuant to options which are exercisable
within 60 days of March 31, 2007.
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· |
offering
market competitive total compensation opportunities to attract
and retain
talented executives;
|
· |
providing
strong links between Company performance and total compensation
earned -
i.e., paying for performance;
|
· |
emphasizing
long-term performance of the Company, thus enhancing shareholder
value;
and
|
· |
promoting
and facilitating executive officer stock
ownership.
|
Compensation
Committee
Paul
E. Drack
A.
Russell Chandler, III
Richard
H. Roberts
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Name
and Principal Position
|
Year
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Salary
(1)
|
Bonus
(2)
|
Option
Awards (3)
|
All
Other Compensation (4)
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||
William
G. Miller
Chairman
and Co-Chief Executive Officer
|
2006
|
$
|
180,007
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
180,007
|
||||||||
Jeffrey
I. Badgley
President
and Co-Chief Executive Officer
|
2006
|
$
|
291,203
|
$
|
60,600
|
$
|
90,529
|
$
|
5,629(5
|
)
|
$
|
447,961
|
|||||||
Frank
Madonia
Executive
Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
|
2006
|
$
|
203,702
|
$
|
40,600
|
$
|
27,159
|
$
|
4,564(5
|
)
|
$
|
276,025
|
|||||||
J.
Vincent Mish
Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
|
2006
|
$
|
191,202
|
$
|
40,600
|
$
|
27,159
|
$
|
3,739(5
|
)
|
$
|
262,700
|
|||||||
Number
of Shares Underlying
Unexercised
Options
|
||||||||||||||||
Name
|
Option
Grant
Date
(1)
|
Exercisable
|
Unexercisable
|
Option
Exercise
Price
|
Option
Expiration
Date
|
|||||||||||
William
G. Miller
|
|
-
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||
Jeffrey
I. Badgley
|
9/11/1998
|
24,000
|
-
|
$
|
20.625
|
9/11/2008
|
||||||||||
|
3/26/2004
|
-
|
50,000
|
8.31
|
3/26/2014
|
|||||||||||
Frank
Madonia
|
9/11/1998
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18,000
|
-
|
$
|
20.625
|
9/11/2008
|
||||||||||
|
3/26/2004
|
-
|
15,000
|
8.31
|
3/26/2014
|
|||||||||||
J.
Vincent Mish
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6/26/1998
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1,500
|
-
|
$
|
35.3125
|
6/26/2008
|
||||||||||
|
3/26/2004
|
-
|
15,000
|
8.31
|
3/26/2014
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Name
|
Number
of Shares Acquired on Exercise
|
Value
Realized on Exercise
|
|||||
William
G. Miller
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
||||
Jeffery
I. Badgley
|
61,200
|
$
|
902,100.00
|
||||
Frank
Madonia
|
22,400
|
$
|
414,258.50
|
||||
J.
Vincent Mish
|
22,400
|
$
|
335,600.00
|
· |
Upon
any termination of the executive’s employment, including if the executive
terminates his employment voluntarily, or if the Company terminates
the
executive’s employment for “just cause,” the executive will be entitled to
receive all compensation due to him through his last day of
employment.
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· |
If
the executive’s employment is terminated due to death, the executive’s
beneficiary will be entitled to receive, in one lump sum, an amount
equal
to: (i) 12 months of his then-current base salary; (ii) 12 months of
the average monthly bonus earned by him for the three calendar
years
immediately preceding the year in which his employment is terminated;
and
(iii) a pro-rated bonus, based on the average monthly bonus earned
by him
for the three calendar years immediately preceding the year in
which his
employment is terminated, for the number of days he worked during
the year
in which his employment is
terminated.
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· |
If
the executive’s employment is terminated due to disability, all of the
executive’s outstanding stock options will vest and become exercisable,
the executive (or his beneficiary) will be entitled to receive
a lump sum
pro-rated bonus (based on the average monthly bonus earned by him
for the
three calendar years immediately preceding the year in which his
employment is terminated) for the number of days he worked during
the year
in which his employment is terminated, and the executive (or his
beneficiary) will be entitled to receive, monthly over a period
of 24
months from the last day of employment: (i) his then-current base
salary; (ii) the average monthly bonus earned by him for the three
calendar years immediately preceding the year in which his employment
is
terminated; and (iii) continued health and life insurance
coverage.
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· |
If
the executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without “just
cause,” or if the executive’s employment is terminated under circumstances
that would entitle him to receive benefits under his change in
control
agreement (i.e., in connection with a change in control of the
Company)
with the Company, if any, all of the executive’s outstanding stock options
will vest and become exercisable, the executive will be entitled
to
receive a lump sum pro-rated bonus (based on the average monthly
bonus
earned by him for the three calendar years immediately preceding
the year
in which his employment is terminated) for the number of days he
worked
during the year in which his employment is terminated, and the
executive
will be entitled to receive, monthly over the shorter of a 36-month
period
or the remaining term of the employment agreement: (i) his then-current
base salary: (ii) the average monthly bonus earned by him for the
three
calendar years immediately preceding the year in which his employment
is
terminated; and (iii) continued health and life insurance coverage;
provided, that if the executive dies during the post-termination
period in
which these benefits are being paid, the monthly base salary and
bonus
payments will continue for the shorter of 12 months after his death
or the
remaining term of the employment
agreement.
|
· |
a
lump sum payment equal to the present value of 36 months
of:
|
- |
his
then-current base salary; and
|
- |
the
average monthly bonus earned by him for the three calendar years
immediately preceding the year in which his employment is
terminated;
|
· |
a
lump sum pro-rated bonus, based on the average monthly bonus earned
by him
for the three calendar years immediately preceding the year in which
his
employment is terminated, for the number of days he worked during
the year
in which his employment is terminated, discounted to present value;
and
|
· |
health
and life insurance benefits over the shorter of a 36-month period
or the
remaining term of the employment
agreement.
|
Name
and payment or benefit
|
Termination
by
Company
without
just
cause
|
Involuntary
termination
by
Company
or
“voluntary”
termination
by
executive
after
change
in control
|
Disability
|
Death
|
|||||||||
William
G. Miller
|
|||||||||||||
Payments
and benefits
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
|||||
Jeffrey
I. Badgley
|
|||||||||||||
Salary
and bonus
|
$
|
914,276
(1
|
)
|
$
|
914,276
(1
|
)
|
$
|
612,906
(2
|
)
|
$
|
311,536
(3
|
)
|
|
Healthcare
and life insurance coverage
|
40,750
(4
|
)
|
40,750
(4
|
)
|
27,167
(5
|
)
|
-
|
||||||
Tax
gross-up
|
-
|
388,278
(6
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||
Market
value of stock options vesting on termination
|
784,500
|
784,500
|
784,500
|
-
|
|||||||||
Frank
Madonia
|
|||||||||||||
Salary
and bonus
|
$
|
638,439
(1
|
)
|
$
|
638,439
(1
|
)
|
$
|
427,904
(2
|
)
|
$
|
217,369
(3
|
)
|
|
Healthcare
and life insurance coverage
|
28,507
(4
|
)
|
28,507
(4
|
)
|
19,005
(5
|
)
|
-
|
||||||
Tax
gross-up
|
-
|
251,689 (6
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||
Market
value of stock options vesting on termination
|
235,350
|
235,350
|
235,350
|
-
|
|||||||||
J.
Vincent Mish
|
|||||||||||||
Salary
and bonus
|
$
|
598,092
(1
|
)
|
$
|
600,939
(1
|
)
|
$
|
402,904
(2
|
)
|
$
|
204,869
(3
|
)
|
|
Healthcare
and life insurance coverage
|
39,165
(4
|
)
|
39,165
(4
|
)
|
26,111
(5
|
)
|
-
|
||||||
Tax
gross-up
|
-
|
245,542
(6
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||
Market
value of stock options vesting on termination
|
235,350
|
235,350
|
235,350
|
-
|
(1) |
Reflects
the value of (i) monthly payments over the shorter of 36 months or
the
remaining term of the executive’s employment agreement of salary and
average monthly bonus and (ii) a lump sum pro-rated bonus, based
on
average monthly bonus, for the number of days worked by the executive
during the year in which his employment is
terminated.
|
(2) |
Reflects
the value of (i) monthly payments over 24 months of salary and average
monthly bonus and (ii) a lump sum pro-rated bonus, based on average
monthly bonus, for the number of days worked by the executive during
the
year in which his employment is
terminated.
|
(3) |
Reflects
the value of a lump sum payment of (i) 12 months of salary and average
monthly bonus and (ii) pro-rated bonus, based on average monthly
bonus,
for the number of days worked by the executive during the year in
which
his employment is terminated.
|
(4) |
Reflects
the employer share of premiums for continued healthcare and life
insurance
coverage for 36 months.
|
(5) |
Reflects
the employer share of premiums for continued healthcare and life
insurance
coverage for 24 months.
|
(6) |
The
tax gross-up payment payable for the executive was estimated without
assigning a value to the restrictive covenants to which he would
be
subject under his employment and change in control agreement with
the
Company following termination.
|
Name
|
Fees
Earned
or
Paid in
Cash
|
Stock
Awards
|
Total
|
|||||||
A.
Russell Chandler, III (1)
|
$
|
36,000
|
$
|
25,000
|
$
|
61,000
|
||||
Paul
E. Drack (1)
|
$
|
36,000
|
$
|
25,000
|
$
|
61,000
|
||||
Richard
H. Roberts (1)
|
$
|
36,000
|
$
|
25,000
|
$
|
61,000
|
Audit
Committee
Paul
E. Drack
A.
Russell Chandler, III
Richard
H. Roberts
|
Plan
category
|
Number
of securities to
be
issued upon exercise
of
outstanding options,
warrants
and rights
|
Weighted-average
exercise
price of
outstanding
options,
warrants
and rights
|
Number
of securities
remaining
available for
future
issuance under
equity
compensation plans
|
||||||
Equity
compensation plans approved
by
security holders
|
304,060
(1
|
)
|
$
|
17.39
(1
|
)
|
See
Note (2)
|
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Equity
compensation plans not approved
by
security holders
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0
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0
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See
Note (3)
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(1) |
Includes
only options outstanding under the Company’s 1994 Stock Option Plan and
2005 Equity Incentive Plan. Does not include shares of common stock
issued
to non-employee directors under the Company’s Non-Employee Director Stock
Plan, which shares are fully vested and exercisable upon issuance,
or
options outstanding under the Company’s former Non-Employee Director Stock
Option Plan.
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(2) |
The
1994 Stock Option Plan expired in August 2004, therefore no securities
are
available for future issuance under this plan. Grants are made annually
to
non-employee directors under the Non-Employee Director Stock Plan,
and the
number of shares of common stock to be granted to each non-employee
director for a particular year is determined by dividing $25,000
by the
closing price of a share of the Company common stock on the first
trading
day of such year. Therefore, the number of securities remaining available
for future issuance under the Non-Employee Director Stock Plan is
not
presently determinable.
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(3) |
The
Company’s Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan was superseded by the
Company’s Non-Employee Director Stock Plan, which was approved by the
Company’s shareholders at the Company’s 2004 annual meeting. Therefore, no
securities are available for future issuance under this
plan.
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I.
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PURPOSE
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II.
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COMPOSITION
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III.
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MEETINGS
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IV.
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RESPONSIBILITIES
AND DUTIES
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1. |
Review
and update this Charter, at least annually or as conditions
dictate.
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2. |
Review
the audited financial statements, the Management’s Discussion and Analysis
section and other material financial content of the Company’s annual
report to shareholders and annual report on Form 10-K with management
and
the independent accountants prior to publication of the annual
report to
shareholders and the filing of the Company’s Form
10-K.
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3. |
Review
the unaudited financial statements, the Management’s Discussion and
Analysis section and other material financial content of each quarterly
report on Form 10-Q with management and the independent accountants
prior
to filing the Form 10-Q. To the extent permissible under New York
Stock
Exchange listing standards, the Committee may delegate this review
to the
Chair or another member.
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4. |
Review
earnings press releases and financial information and earnings
guidance
provided to analysts and rating agencies prior to the release or
dissemination of such information. In lieu of reviewing each such
disclosure prior to release or dissemination, the Committee may
discuss
generally with management the types of information to be disclosed
and the
types of presentations to be made, and establish policies or guidelines
for such disclosures. To the extent permissible under New York
Stock
Exchange listing standards, the Committee may delegate this review
to the
Chair or another member.
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5. |
As
circumstances dictate and as deemed necessary from time to time,
review
periodic internal reports to management prepared by the internal
auditors
or the independent accountants and management’s response along with the
status of prior outstanding
recommendations.
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6. |
As
circumstances dictate and as deemed necessary from time to time,
review
and approve on an annual basis the Report of the Audit Committee
for
inclusion in the Company’s annual proxy
statement.
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7. |
Appoint
and oversee the activities of the independent accountants, who
shall
report directly to the Committee. The Committee shall have sole
authority
to determine the compensation to be paid to the independent accountants
for any service. The Committee shall pre-approve all audit and
permitted
non-audit services provided to the Company by the independent
accountants.
The Committee may establish pre-approval policies and procedures
to
approve audit and permitted non-audit services, including by
delegating
authority to the Chair or another member, to the extent permitted
by
applicable law. The Committee shall be informed of any approvals
granted
pursuant to pre-approval policies and procedures at its next
meeting
following such
approval.
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8. |
Obtain
and review at least annually a report by the independent accountants
describing the independent accountants’ internal quality-control
procedures; and any material issues raised by the most recent internal
quality-control review, or peer review, of the independent accountants,
or
by any inquiry or investigation by governmental or professional
authorities, within the preceding five years, respecting one or
more
independent audits carried out by such firm, and any steps taken
to deal
with any such issues.
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9. |
Monitor
the independence of the independent accountants, and oversee compliance
with the prohibitions of applicable law on the provision by the
independent accountants of particular non-audit services. The Committee
shall obtain and review at least annually a formal written statement
from
the independent accountants (required under Independence Standards
Board
Standard No. 1) delineating all relationships between the independent
accountants and the Company. The Committee shall actively engage
in a
dialogue with the independent accountants with respect to any disclosed
relationships or services that may impact the objectivity and independence
of the independent accountants and take appropriate action in response
to
the independent accountants’ statement to satisfy itself of the
accountants’ independence.
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10. |
Develop
the Company’s policies with respect to hiring employees or former
employees of the independent
accountants.
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11. |
Review
the performance of the independent accountants at least annually,
and
discharge and replace the independent accountants when circumstances
warrant.
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12. |
Review
objectives, activities, organizational structure, qualifications,
staffing
and budget of the internal audit
function.
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13. |
Ratify
the appointment, replacement, reassignment or dismissal of the
officer of
the Company with primary responsibility for the internal audit
function.
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14. |
Consider
reviewing with the independent accountants, the internal auditors
and
management the adequacy and effectiveness of the Company’s internal
control over financial reporting, disclosure controls and procedures
and
the fullness and accuracy of the Company’s financial statements. The
Committee may consider the quality of presentation of, among other
matters, critical accounting policies, off-balance sheet transactions
and
financial measures presented on a basis other than in accordance
with
generally accepted accounting
principles.
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15. |
Consider
the independent accountants’ judgments about the quality and
appropriateness of the Company’s accounting principles and underlying
estimates as applied in its financial
statements.
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16. |
In
consultation with the independent accountants, management and the
internal
auditors, review any major changes or improvements to the Company’s
financial and accounting principles and practices, internal control
over
financial reporting and disclosure controls and
procedures.
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17. |
Establish
regular and separate systems of reporting to the Committee by the
independent accountants and the internal auditors regarding any
significant judgments made in management’s preparation of the financial
statements and the view of each as to the appropriateness of any
such
judgments.
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18. |
Discuss
with management policies with respect to risk assessment and risk
management, including the Company’s major financial risk exposures and the
steps management has taken to monitor and control such
exposures.
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19. |
Discuss,
either as a Committee or through its Chair (or designee), with
the
independent accountants, the internal auditors and management the
results
of the independent accountants’ review of the interim financial
information prior to the Company filing its quarterly Form 10-Q
with the
SEC, to the extent required by generally accepted auditing
standards.
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20. |
Discuss
with the independent accountants and management the scope, planning
and
staffing of the annual audit prior to the commencement of the
audit.
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21. |
Review
as appropriate with the independent accountants all critical accounting
policies and practices to be used in the financial statements;
all
alternative treatments within generally accepted accounting principles
for
policies and practices related to material items that have been
discussed
with management, including the ramifications of the use of such
alternative disclosures and treatments and the treatment preferred
by the
independent accountants; and any other material communications
between the
independent accountants and management, such as any management
letter or
schedule of unadjusted
differences.
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22. |
After
the annual audit, review with the independent accountants and the
internal
auditors the matters required under Statement of Auditing Standards
Nos.
61 and 90, any significant difficulties encountered during the
course of
the audit, including any restrictions on the scope of work or access
to
required information, and any significant disagreements with management.
The Committee shall also review any other significant problems
or
difficulties among the independent accountants, the internal auditors
and
management related to financial
reporting.
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23. |
Review
and evaluate the Committee’s own performance at least
annually.
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24. |
Oversee
the development and maintenance of an appropriate ethics and compliance
program, including a code or codes of ethics and business conduct,
and
periodically review the effectiveness of the Company’s
program.
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25. |
Review
requests for and determine whether to grant or deny waivers of
the
Company’s code of ethics applicable to senior financial officers. The
Committee shall also monitor the Company’s activities to enforce
compliance with the code or codes or ethics and business
conduct.
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26. |
Consider
and approve, disapprove or ratify, as the case may be, “Related Person
Transactions” in accordance with the procedures set forth under the
Company’s Statement of Policy with respect to Related Person
Transactions.
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27. |
Review
and evaluate at the Committee’s first regular meeting of each fiscal year
any previously approved or ratified Related Person Transactions
that
remain ongoing and have a remaining term of more than six months
or
remaining amounts payable to or receivable from the Company of
more than
$120,000, in accordance with the procedures set forth under the
Company’s
Statement of Policy with respect to Related Person
Transactions.
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28. |
Establish
procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints
received
regarding accounting, internal controls or audit matters; and the
confidential, anonymous submission by employees of concerns regarding
questionable accounting or auditing
matters.
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29. |
Perform
any other activities or investigations consistent with this Charter,
the
Company’s Charter, the Company’s Bylaws and governing law or as the
Committee or the board determines necessary or
appropriate.
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Using
a
black ink pen, mark your votes with an X
as shown in
this
example.
Please do not write outside the designated areas
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x |
For
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Withhold
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For
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Withhold
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For
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Withhold
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01
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Jeffrey I. Badgley
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o
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o
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02
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A. Russell Chandler, III
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o
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o
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03
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Paul E. Drack
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o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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04
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William G. Miller
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o
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o
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05
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Richard H. Roberts
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o
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o
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o
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o
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2. |
For
the
transaction of such other business as may lawfully come before
the
meeting, hereby revoking any proxies as to said shares heretofore
given by the undersigned and ratifying and confirming all that
said
attorneys and proxies may lawfully do by virtue
hereof.
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Date
(mm/dd/yyyy) - Please print date below.
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Signature
1 -
Please keep signature within the box.
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Signature
2 -
Please keep signature within the box.
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