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NYSE rules, your broker, bank or other holder of record may not vote your common shares on Proposal Two absent
instructions from you. Without your voting instructions on this matter, a broker non-vote will occur. Common
shares represented by broker non-votes will, however, be counted in determining whether there is a quorum.
Quorum
The presence, in person or by proxy, of the holders of a majority of the outstanding common shares entitled to be
voted at the Annual Meeting will constitute a quorum, permitting us to conduct our business at the Annual Meeting.
Proxies received but marked as abstentions and broker non-votes will be included in the calculation of the number of
common shares considered to be represented at the Annual Meeting for purposes of establishing a quorum.
PROPOSAL ONE: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
At the Annual Meeting, the common shares represented by proxies will be voted, unless otherwise specified, for
the election of the nine director nominees named below. All nine nominees are currently directors on our Board.
Proxies cannot be voted at the Annual Meeting for more than nine persons.
Set forth below is certain information relating to the director nominees. Directors are elected to serve until the next
annual meeting of shareholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualified, or until their earlier
death, resignation or removal.
Name Age
Principal Occupation
for the Past Five or More Years
Director
Since
Jeffrey P. Berger 58 Executive Vice President, Global Foodservice, and President and Chief
Executive Officer, Heinz North America Foodservice (manufacturer and
marketer of processed food products).
2006
Sheldon M. Berman 67 Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Xtreem Creative, Inc.
(business planning, marketing planning, and advertising services).
1994
Steven S. Fishman 57 Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Big Lots; former
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Restructuring Officer,
Rhodes, Inc. (furniture retailer) – Rhodes, Inc. filed for bankruptcy on
November 4, 2004; former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Frank’s
Nursery & Crafts, Inc. (lawn and garden specialty retailer) – Frank’s
Nursery & Crafts, Inc. filed for bankruptcy on September 8, 2004; former
President and Founder, SSF Resources, Inc. (investment and consulting).
2005
David T. Kollat 69 President and Founder, 22, Inc. (research and management consulting). 1990
Brenda J. Lauderback 57 Former President – Wholesale Group, Nine West Group, Inc. (retail and
wholesale footwear); former President – Footwear Wholesale, U.S. Shoe
Corporation (retail and wholesale footwear); former Vice President, General
Merchandise Manager, Dayton Hudson Corporation (retail stores).
1997
Philip E. Mallott 50 Independent financial consultant; retail stock analyst, Coker & Palmer
(securities brokerage services); former Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer, Intimate Brands, Inc. (retail stores).
2003
Russell Solt 60 Former Director of Investor Relations, West Marine, Inc. (specialty retailer
and catalog company); former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer, West Marine, Inc.
2003
James R. Tener 58 Former President and Chief Operating Officer, Brook Mays Music
Company (retail and wholesale music) – Brook Mays Music Company
filed for bankruptcy on July 11, 2006; former Chief Operating Officer, The
Sports Authority (sporting goods retailer).
2005
Dennis B. Tishkoff 64 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Drew Shoe Corporation (footwear
manufacturer, importer, exporter, retailer and wholesaler); President,
Tishkoff and Associates, Inc. (retail consultant); former President and Chief
Executive Officer, Shoe Corporation of America (footwear retailer).
1991
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF EACH NOMINEE
LISTED ABOVE.