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6
The Board of Directors recommends that the shareholders vote to elect all of the nominees as directors.
Set forth herein is the name of each nominee for election to the Board of Directors, as well as each such
person’s age, his or her current principal occupation (which has continued for at least the past five years unless
otherwise indicated) together with the name and principal business of the company by which such person is
employed, if any, the period during which such person has served as a director of the Company, all positions
and offices that such person holds with the Company and such person’s directorships in other companies with a
class of securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act or subject to the requirements of Section
15(d) of the Exchange Act or companies registered as an investment company under the Investment Company
Act of 1940.
Nominees for Election as Directors
Jo h n R. Be l k , age 50, has been President and Chief Operating Officer of Belk, Inc., retail merchants,
since May 2004. Prior to that time, he served as President - Finance, Systems and Operations of Belk, Inc. from
May 1998 to May 2004. Mr. Belk is also the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Novant Health, Inc. He has
been a director of the Company since 1997 and also serves as a director of Belk, Inc.
Jo h n P. De R h a m Ca t o , age 59, has been the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Cato
Corporation, a specialty apparel retailer, since January 2004. Prior to that time, Mr. Cato was the President,
Vice Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of The Cato Corporation from May 1999 to January
2004. Mr. Cato has been a director of the Company since November 2002 and also serves as a director of The
Cato Corporation.
th o m a s W. Di C k s o n , age 54, is the Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive
Officer of the Company and has been Chairman of the Board of Directors since March 2006 and President and
principal executive officer since February 1997. Before his election as President, he served as Executive Vice
President of the Company from February 1996 to February 1997. Prior to that time, from February 1994 to
February 1996 he served as President of, and from February 1991 to February 1994 he served as Executive Vice
President of, American & Efird, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and one of the world’s largest
global manufacturers and distributors of industrial sewing thread, embroidery thread and technical textiles. He
has been a director of the Company since 1997.
Ja m e s e. s. hy n e s , age 69, was the Chairman of the Board of Hynes Inc., a manufacturer’s representative,
from September 1986 until October 2000. He has been a director of the Company since 1983.
an n a sP a n g l e R ne l s o n , age 47, has been Chairman and Executive Vice President of C.D. Spangler
Construction Co., a company involved in real estate and investment activities, since January 2005, and prior to
that time, she was President of C.D. Spangler Construction Co. from August 1997 to December 2004. Ms. Nelson
has also been a general partner of the Wakefield Group, a venture capital company, since September 1988 and
has served as Chairman and Executive Vice President of Golden Eagle Industries, Inc., a private investment
company, since January 2005. Ms. Nelson has been a director of the Company since 1998.
Ba i l e y W. Pa t R i C k , age 48, has been the President of Bissell Patrick LLC, a company involved in commercial
real estate, brokerage and development, since September 1998. Mr. Patrick has been a director of the Company
since August 2003 and serves as a director of The Cato Corporation.
Ro B e R t h. sP i l m a n , JR., age 53, has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of Bassett Furniture
Industries, Incorporated, a furniture manufacturer and distributor, since March 2000. Mr. Spilman has
been a director of the Company since August 2002 and also serves as a director of Bassett Furniture
Industries, Incorporated.
ha R o l D C. st o W e , age 63, has been the managing member of Stowe-Monier Management, LLC, a
venture capital management company since August 2008. Prior to that time, he served as the Interim Dean of
Development at the Wall College of Business Administration of Coastal Carolina University from June 2007 to