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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Q
UESTIONS AND
A
NSWERS
A
BOUT THE
2008 A
NNUAL
M
EETING AND
P
ROCEDURAL
M
ATTERS
...... 1
2008 Annual Meeting ................................................................ 1
Stock Ownership .................................................................... 2
Quorum and Voting ................................................................. 2
Stockholder Proposals and Director Nominations at Future Meetings .......................... 5
Additional Information About the Proxy Materials ......................................... 5
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials .............................. 6
P
ROPOSAL
O
NE
—E
LECTION OF
D
IRECTORS
............................................... 7
Nominees .......................................................................... 7
Information Regarding the Nominees .................................................... 7
P
ROPOSAL
T
WO
—R
ATIFICATION OF THE
A
PPOINTMENT OF
I
NDEPENDENT
R
EGISTERED
P
UBLIC
A
CCOUNTING
F
IRM
................................................................... 10
Principal Accounting Fees and Services ................................................. 10
Pre-Approval of Audit and Non-Audit Services ............................................ 10
P
ROPOSAL
T
HREE
—A
PPROVAL OF
A
MENDMENTS TO THE
2000 D
IRECTORS
’O
PTION
P
LAN
........ 11
Background and Purpose ............................................................. 12
Description of the 2000 Directors’ Option Plan ........................................... 12
Federal Tax Aspects ................................................................. 14
Participation in the Plan ............................................................. 15
C
ORPORATE
G
OVERNANCE
.............................................................. 16
Corporate Governance Guidelines and Code of Business Conduct ............................. 16
Stock Ownership Guidelines ........................................................... 16
Independence of the Board of Directors .................................................. 16
Board Meetings and Board Committees .................................................. 17
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation ............................... 18
Nominating Process for Recommending Candidates for Election to the Board of Directors ......... 19
Attendance at Annual Stockholders Meetings by the Board of Directors ........................ 20
Contacting the Board of Directors ...................................................... 20
E
XECUTIVE
C
OMPENSATION
............................................................. 21
Compensation Discussion and Analysis .................................................. 21
Compensation Committee Report ....................................................... 32
Summary Compensation Table and Narrative Disclosure .................................... 33
Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2008 ............................................. 35
Outstanding Equity at 2008 Fiscal Year End .............................................. 36
Option Exercises and Stock Vested at 2008 Fiscal Year End ................................. 37
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation for Fiscal Year 2008 .................................. 37
Change in Control Arrangements and Employment Agreements ............................... 38
Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control ................................. 39
Compensation of Directors ............................................................ 43
Equity Compensation Plan Information .................................................. 46
S
ECURITY
O
WNERSHIP OF
C
ERTAIN
B
ENEFICIAL
O
WNERS AND
M
ANAGEMENT
................... 47
C
ERTAIN
R
ELATIONSHIPS AND
R
ELATED
P
ARTY
T
RANSACTIONS
............................... 49
S
ECTION
16(a) B
ENEFICIAL
O
WNERSHIP
R
EPORTING
C
OMPLIANCE
............................. 49
R
EPORT OF THE
A
UDIT
C
OMMITTEE OF THE
B
OARD OF
D
IRECTORS
............................ 50
O
THER
M
ATTERS
...................................................................... 51
A
PPENDIX
A........................................................................... A-1
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