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Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Table for Fiscal 2009
The following table reflects the contributions to, earnings in and balance of each named executive officer’s account
held under the Supplemental Savings Plan.
Name
(a)
Executive
Contributions
in Last FY
($)(1)
(b)
Registrant
Contributions
in Last FY
($)(2)
(c)
Aggregate Earnings
in Last FY
($)(3)
(d)
Aggregate
Withdrawals/
Distributions
($)
(e)
Aggregate Balance
at Last FYE
($)(4)
(f)
Mr. Fishman — — — — —
Mr. Cooper 118,795 5,317 87,053 — 422,371
Mr. Waite 11,000 5,317 153,982 — 675,423
Mr. Martin 93,171 5,317 114,729 — 409,455
Ms. Bachmann 13,708 5,317 21,557 — 132,208
(1) With respect to Mr. Cooper and Mr. Martin, $67,016 and $31,977 of the amounts in this column are
included in their respective fiscal 2009 “Salary” reported in the Summary Compensation Table, while the
balance (i.e., $51,779 for Mr. Cooper and $61,194 for Mr. Martin) is included in their respective fiscal 2008
“Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation” reported in the Summary Compensation Table as a result of
their deferrals of a portion of the cash bonuses earned pursuant to the 2006 Bonus Plan for fiscal 2008
performance (paid in fiscal 2009). With respect to Mr. Waite and Ms. Bachmann, the amounts in this column
are included in their respective fiscal 2009 “Salary” reported in the Summary Compensation Table.
(2) The amounts in this column are included in the “All Other Compensation” column of the Summary
Compensation Table for fiscal 2009.
(3) The amounts in this column are not included in the Summary Compensation Table as these amounts reflect
only the earnings on the investments designated by the named executive officer in his or her Supplemental
Savings Plan account in fiscal 2009 (i.e., appreciation in account value). The amounts in this column do not
include any above-market or preferential earnings, as defined by Item 402(c)(2)(viii) of Regulation S-K and
the instructions thereto.
(4) $151,807, $49,865, $129,530 and $39,332 of the amounts in this column were previously reported as
compensation to Mr. Cooper, Mr. Waite, Mr. Martin and Ms. Bachmann, respectively, in the Summary
Compensation Table for the prior years reported.
Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control
The “Rights Under Post-Termination and Change in Control Arrangements” section below addresses the rights of
the named executive officers under their employment agreements and other compensation arrangements upon a
change in control or in the event their employment with us is terminated. The “Estimated Payments if Triggering
Event Occurred at 2009 Fiscal Year End” section below reflects the payments that may be received by each named
executive officer (or his or her beneficiaries, as applicable) upon a change in control or in the event the executive’s
employment with us is terminated: (i) involuntarily without cause; (ii) in connection with the executive’s disability;
(iii) upon the executive’s death; or (iv) in connection with a change in control.
Rights Under Post-Termination and Change in Control Arrangements
Under each employment agreement, if a named executive officer is terminated for cause or due to his or her
voluntary resignation, we have no further obligation to pay any unearned compensation or to provide any future
benefits to the executive. Generally, under the terms of each named executive officer’s employment agreement,
cause for termination would exist upon the executive’s:
• failure to comply with our policies and procedures which we reasonably determine has had or is likely
to have a material adverse effect on us or our affiliates;