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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, 2010:
Committee and Members Functions of Committee
Number of
Meetings in
Fiscal 2009
Audit and Finance:
Adrian T. Dillon, Chairman
Ted W. Hall
Michael R. Lynch
Richard T. Robertson
• Assists our Board in its oversight of the integrity of our
financial statements; the qualifications, independence,
retention and performance of our independent registered
public accounting firm; the performance of our internal
audit function; and our compliance with legal and
regulatory requirements;
• Prepares the report that the SEC rules require to be
included in our annual proxy statement; and
• Reviews the financial impact of selected strategic
initiatives, and reviews and recommends for Board
approval selected financing, dividend and stock
repurchase policies and plans.
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Compensation:
Adrian D.P. Bellamy, Chairman
Anthony A. Greener
Ted W. Hall
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
Adrian D.P. Bellamy
Anthony A. Greener
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?
In fiscal 2009, Messrs. Bellamy, Greener, Hall and Robertson served as members of the Compensation
Committee. During fiscal 2009, 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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