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What are the committees of our Board?
Our Board has the following committees, with the following members as of March 29, 2007:
Committee and Members Functions of Committee
Number of
Meetings in
Fiscal 2006
Audit and Finance:
Adrian T. Dillon, Chairman
Michael R. Lynch
Richard T. Robertson
Assists our Board in its oversight of: the integrity of our
financial statements; the qualifications, independence
and performance of our independent auditor; the
performance of our internal audit function; and
compliance by us with legal and regulatory requirements;
Prepares the report that the SEC rules require to be
included in our annual proxy statement; and
Oversees the financial impact of selected strategic
initiatives and reviews selected financing, dividend and
stock repurchase policies and plans.
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Compensation:
Adrian D.P. Bellamy, Chairman
Richard T. Robertson
Reviews and determines our executive officers’
compensation;
Reviews and determines our general compensation goals
and guidelines for our employees;
Reviews and determines our compensation policy for our
non-employee directors;
Administers certain of our compensation plans and
provides assistance and recommendations with respect to
other compensation plans; and
Reviews the compensation discussion and analysis report
that the SEC rules require to be included in our annual
proxy statement.
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Nominations and Corporate
Governance:
Michael R. Lynch, Chairman
Sanjiv Ahuja
Adrian D.P. Bellamy
David B. Zenoff
Reviews and recommends corporate governance policies;
Identifies and makes recommendations for nominees for
director and considers criteria for selecting director
candidates;
Considers shareholders’ director nominations; and
Evaluates the performance of our Chief Executive
Officer and oversees the evaluation of the performance
of our management and our Board.
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Will our Nominations and Corporate Governance Committee consider nominees recommended by
shareholders?
Yes. Our Nominations and Corporate Governance Committee will consider nominees recommended by
shareholders provided that such nominees are submitted pursuant to the procedures and timelines described in the
“Nominations and Corporate Governance Committee Report” and “Shareholder Proposals” sections of this Proxy
Statement.
Are there any disclosures relating to Compensation Committee interlocks and insider participation?
During fiscal 2006, none of our executive officers served as a member of the board of directors or compensation
committee of any entity that has one or more executive officers serving as a member of our Board or
Compensation Committee.
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