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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 and the specific experience, qualifications, attributes or skills that led to the conclusion that
such person should serve as a director of the Company.
Nominees for Election as Directors
JOHN R. BELK, age 52, 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 a former Chairman and a current member of the Board of Trustees of Novant
Health, Inc. and served as director of ALLTEL Corporation from 1996 to November 2007. Mr. Belk has broad
experience in the management and oversight of a retail business. He brings significant expertise in retail business
matters, strategic planning, risk management and corporate governance, which are important to a large and
diversified organization like the Company. He has been a director of the Company since 1997 and also serves as
a director of Belk, Inc.
JOHN P. DERHAM CAT O , age 61, has been the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Cato
Corporation, a specialty apparel retailer, since February 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 February 2004.
Mr. Cato brings to the Board of Directors a breadth and depth of operations, management, and strategic planning
experience in the retail industry. His background at The Cato Corporation and leadership of a public company is
directly relevant to the oversight of a large organization like the Company. Mr. Cato has been a director of the
Company since November 2002 and also serves as a director of The Cato Corporation.
THOMAS W. DICKSON, age 56, 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 until November 2011. Mr. Dickson brings executive
decision making skills, operating and management experience, and broad supermarket and real estate experience
to the Board of Directors from his 30 years of experience with the Company and its subsidiaries. These experiences
and Mr. Dickson’s ongoing interaction with the Company’s customers and suppliers provide the Board of Directors
with, among other things, industry expertise important to the Company’s business and a deep understanding of the
Company’s operations and the economic environment in which it operates. He has been a director of the Company
since 1997.
JAMES E. S. HYNES, age 71, was the Chairman of the Board of Hynes Inc., a manufacturer’s representative,
from September 1986 until October 2000. As one of the most tenured directors, Mr. Hynes provides the Board of
Directors with retailing and strategic planning expertise through his service on the board of Hynes Inc. His
experiences dealing with major manufacturers of health and beauty products and large retailers are important to
the Board of Directors’oversight of strategic planning. He has been a director of the Company since 1983 and serves
as Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of Carolinas HealthCare System, one of the Southeast’s leading
healthcare systems.
ANNA SPANGLER NELSON, age 49, has been Chairman and Executive Vice President of Spangler Companies,
Inc. (formerly known as Golden Eagle Industries, Inc.), a private investment company, since January 2005.
Ms. Nelson has been a general partner of the Wakefield Group, a venture capital company, since September 1988.
From these experiences, Ms. Nelson brings knowledge of financial products and investments that assists the Board
of Directors in overseeing the financial management and risk management practices of the Company. Ms. Nelson
has been a director of the Company since 1998, and serves as a Trustee of the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, and
the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
BAILEY W. PATRICK, age 50, has been Managing Partner of Merrifield Patrick Vermillion, LLC, a company
involved in commercial real estate, brokerage and development, since July 2010. Mr. Patrick was the President of
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