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Proxy
PROPOSAL 1:
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
What is the structure of the Board of Directors?
Our Board of Directors must consist of 1 to 15 directors, with the exact number, currently
fixed at 8, set by the Board. All directors are elected annually by our shareholders.
Who are the nominees this year?
The nominees for the Board of Directors consist of the 8 current directors. If elected, each
nominee would hold office until the 2017 annual meeting of shareholders and until his or her successor
is elected and qualified, subject to any earlier resignation or removal. These nominees, their ages at the
date of this proxy statement and the calendar year in which they first became a director are listed in
the table below.
Name Age Director Since
Warren F. Bryant 70 2009
Michael M. Calbert 53 2007
Sandra B. Cochran 57 2012
Patricia D. Fili-Krushel 62 2012
Paula A. Price 54 2014
William C. Rhodes, III 50 2009
David B. Rickard 69 2010
Todd J. Vasos 54 2015
What are the backgrounds of this year’s nominees?
Mr. Bryant served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Longs Drug Stores
Corporation, a retail drugstore chain on the West Coast and in Hawaii, from 2002 through 2008 and as
its Chairman of the Board from 2003 through his retirement in 2008. Prior to joining Longs Drug
Stores, he served as a Senior Vice President of The Kroger Co., a retail grocery chain, from 1999 to
2002. Mr. Bryant is a director of Office Depot, Inc. and Loblaw Companies Limited of Canada and
served as a director of OfficeMax Incorporated from 2004 to 2013.
Mr. Calbert has served as our Chairman of the Board since January 30, 2016. He joined
KKR & Co. L.P. (‘‘KKR’’) in January 2000 and was directly involved with several KKR portfolio
companies until his retirement in January 2014. Mr. Calbert led the Retail industry team within KKR’s
Private Equity platform prior to his retirement and served as a consultant to KKR from his retirement
until June 2015. Mr. Calbert joined Randall’s Food Markets beginning in 1994 and served as the Chief
Financial Officer from 1997 until it was sold in September 1999. Mr. Calbert also previously worked as
a certified public accountant and consultant with Arthur Andersen Worldwide from 1985 to 1994,
where his primary focus was the retail and consumer industry. He previously served as our Chairman of
the Board from July 2007 until December 2008 and as our lead director from March 2013 until his
re-appointment as our Chairman of the Board in January 2016.
Ms. Cochran has served as a director and as President and Chief Executive Officer of Cracker
Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. since September 2011. She joined Cracker Barrel in April 2009 as
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and was named President and Chief Operating
Officer in November 2010. She was previously Chief Executive Officer at book retailer
Books-A-Million, Inc. from February 2004 to April 2009. She also served as that company’s President
(August 1999—February 2004), Chief Financial Officer (September 1993—August 1999) and Vice
President of Finance (August 1992—September 1993). Ms. Cochran has over 20 years of experience in
the retail industry. Ms. Cochran has served as a director of Lowe’s Companies, Inc. since January 2016.
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