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CHROMCRAFT REVINGTON, INC.
1330 Win Hentschel Boulevard, Suite 250
West Lafayette, Indiana 47906
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2008
To the Stockholders of Chromcraft Revington, Inc.:
The annual meeting of stockholders of Chromcraft Revington, Inc. (the Company) will be held
on Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 11:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time, at the Purdue Research Foundation,
3000 Kent Avenue, West Lafayette, Indiana, for the following purposes:
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expiring at the 2009 annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor is
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To transact such other business that may properly come before the
annual meeting of stockholders and any adjournments or postponements of the
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The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on March 20, 2008 as the record date
for determining stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the annual meeting of
stockholders.
Whether or not you plan to attend the annual meeting, you are urged to complete, date and sign
the enclosed proxy and return it promptly in the envelope provided so that your shares are
represented and voted at the annual meeting.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
Frank T. Kane
Senior Vice President-Finance,
Chief Financial Officer
and Secretary
April 9, 2008
CHROMCRAFT REVINGTON, INC.
1330 Win Hentschel Boulevard, Suite 250
West Lafayette, Indiana 47906
PROXY STATEMENT
GENERAL INFORMATION
This proxy statement is furnished to the stockholders of Chromcraft Revington, Inc.
(Company, we, us or our) in connection with the solicitation by our Board of Directors of
proxies to be voted at our annual meeting of stockholders to be held on Thursday, May 8, 2008 at
11:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time, at the Purdue Research Foundation, 3000 Kent Avenue, West
Lafayette, Indiana, and at any adjournments or postponements of the meeting. This proxy statement
and accompanying form of proxy were first mailed to our stockholders on or about April 9, 2008.
We will pay the costs of soliciting proxies. In addition to use of the mail, proxies may be
solicited personally or by telephone, electronic mail or overnight delivery service by our
directors, officers and certain employees who will not be specially compensated for any
solicitation. We also will request brokerage firms, nominees, custodians and fiduciaries to
forward the proxy solicitation materials relating to the annual meeting to the beneficial owners of
common stock and will reimburse these institutions for the cost of forwarding the materials.
Any stockholder giving a proxy has the right to revoke it at any time before the proxy is
voted. You may revoke your proxy by providing written notice delivered to the Secretary of the
Company, by executing and delivering to us a proxy having a later date or by attending the annual
meeting and voting in person.
The shares represented by proxies that we receive will be voted as instructed. If we receive
signed proxies without specific instructions marked on them, these proxies will be voted
FOR the election as directors of the eight persons named as nominees in this proxy
statement, each of whom will serve for a term expiring at the 2009 annual meeting of stockholders
and until his successor is duly elected and qualified. If for any reason any director nominee
named in this proxy statement becomes unable or unwilling to serve, the persons named as proxies in
the accompanying form of proxy will have authority to vote for a substitute nominee should our
Board of Directors determine to nominate another person.
The accompanying form of proxy also gives discretionary authority to the persons named as
proxies to vote in accordance with the directions of our Board of Directors on any other matters
that may properly come before the annual meeting.
Our principal executive office is located at 1330 Win Hentschel Boulevard, Suite 250, West
Lafayette, Indiana 47906.
VOTING SECURITIES
We have one class of capital stock outstanding, which consists of our common stock. Our Board
of Directors fixed the close of business on March 20, 2008 as the record date (the Record Date)
for determining our stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at our annual meeting of
stockholders and any adjournments or postponements of the meeting. On the Record Date, we had
6,172,609 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote. We have no other outstanding
shares entitled to vote.
Each share of our common stock is entitled to one vote, exercisable in person or by proxy.
The presence, in person or by proxy, of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of
common stock is necessary to constitute a quorum in order for business to be conducted at the
annual meeting. Shares voting, abstaining or withholding authority to vote on any matter at the
annual meeting will be counted as present for purposes of determining a quorum. Assuming a quorum
is present at the annual meeting, the election of directors will be determined by a plurality of
the votes cast. Any other matters that may properly come before the meeting will be approved by
the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the shares present, in person or by
proxy, at the annual meeting.
Abstentions and instructions on the accompanying proxy to withhold authority to vote for one
or more of the director nominees will result in those nominees receiving fewer votes in favor of
their election. In counting the votes with respect to any other matters that may properly come
before the meeting, abstentions will have the same effect as votes against the matter. Shares that
are the subject of a broker non-vote will be deemed to be not voted.
If you are a participant in our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the ESOP), you will receive a
voting instruction card to use to provide voting instructions to First Bankers Trust Services,
Inc., the trustee for the ESOP, for the shares allocated to your account under the ESOP as of the
Record Date. Your voting instructions to the trustee should be completed, dated, signed and
returned in the envelope provided by May 2, 2008. Please do not return your voting instructions to
the Company. Your voting instructions relating to the shares allocated to your ESOP account will
be kept confidential by the ESOP trustee and will not be disclosed to any of our directors,
officers or employees.
Unless the terms of the ESOP or the fiduciary duties of the ESOP trustee require otherwise,
the trustee will vote (i) the shares allocated to your account under the ESOP in accordance with
your instructions received by the trustee in a timely manner, and (ii) the shares that have not
been allocated to participants accounts in accordance with the directions of the Benefit Plans
Administrative Committee of the Company (the Benefits Committee). If you do not return your
voting instruction card in a timely manner or if you return the voting instruction card unsigned or
without indicating how you desire to vote the shares allocated to your ESOP account, the Benefits
Committee will direct the ESOP trustee how to vote the shares allocated to your account.
If you are a participant in our Savings Plan, you will receive a voting instruction card to
use to provide voting instructions to T. Rowe Price Trust Company, Inc., the trustee for the
Savings Plan, for the shares credited to your account under the Savings Plan as of the Record Date.
Your voting instructions to the trustee should be completed, dated, signed and returned in the
envelope provided by May 2, 2008. Please do not return your voting instructions to the Company.
Your voting instructions relating to the shares credited to your Savings Plan account will be kept
confidential by the Savings Plan trustee and will not be disclosed to any of our directors,
officers or employees.
Unless the terms of the Savings Plan or the fiduciary duties of the Savings Plan trustee
require otherwise, the trustee will vote the shares credited to your account under the Savings Plan
in accordance with your instructions received by the trustee in a timely manner. If you do not
return your voting
instruction card in a timely manner or if your voting instruction card is returned unsigned or
without indicating how you desire to vote, the Benefits Committee will direct the Savings Plan
trustee how to vote the shares credited to your account.
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The Benefits Committee is comprised of two members, namely Benjamin M. Anderson-Ray, who is
our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Frank T. Kane, who is our Senior Vice
President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer. The members of the Benefits Committee are appointed
by the Board of Directors and may be changed by the Board at any time.
ITEM 1 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The only scheduled item of business to be acted upon at the annual meeting of stockholders
will be the election of eight directors of our Company, each of whom will serve a term expiring at
the 2009 annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualified.
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has recommended to our Board of Directors
that each of the director nominees named below be nominated to serve as a director of our Company.
Our Board of Directors has accepted the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee and has nominated these individuals to serve as directors of our Company. Except for Mr.
Anderson-Ray, who is our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, each of these nominees is
independent under the independence criteria for directors and board committee members adopted by
the American Stock Exchange.
The persons named as proxies intend to vote each proxy, if properly signed and returned,
FOR the election of each of the eight director nominees indicated below, unless indicated
on the proxy that the stockholders vote should be withheld from any or all of the nominees. We
expect each nominee named in this proxy statement to be able to serve as a director if elected. If
any nominee is not able to serve, proxies will be voted in favor of the remainder of those
nominated and may be voted for substitute nominees should our Board of Directors determine to
nominate other persons.
Our Board of Directors unanimously recommends voting FOR the election
as directors of each of the nominees named below
Set forth below is certain information about each of our director nominees.
Benjamin M. Anderson-Ray, age 53, became a director and our Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer in 2005. From 2004 to 2005, Mr. Anderson-Ray served as a Managing Partner of Spring Garden
Corporate Advisors, Inc., an investment advisory firm serving the horticultural industry. He is
also a co-founder and member of the board of directors of PALCO Systems, a medical equipment
developer. From 2002 to 2004, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of Gravograph New Hermes
Holdings, LLC, a manufacturer and marketer of equipment, software, consumables and related services
in the durable marking industry. Prior to Gravograph, Mr. Anderson-Ray held various senior
management positions, including President of the Global Business Group at Sunrise Medical, Inc., a
durable medical equipment company. Earlier in his career, he held senior marketing, sales and
general management positions at Newell Rubbermaid, Inc., Black & Decker Corporation and General
Electric Company.
Ronald H. Butler, age 58, is a director and the President and Chief Executive Officer of Pet
Resorts, Inc., a privately-held company that builds premium pet boarding, daycare, pet training and
grooming facilities. Previously, Mr. Butler served as the Chief Executive Officer of Three Dog
Bakery, Inc., a manufacturer of pet foods. Mr. Butler also serves as a director of ARXX Building
Products (Ontario, Canada) and has held senior management positions at various companies, including
PETsMART and Payless Cashways, Inc. Mr. Butler serves as our lead independent director and is
a member of the Boards Compensation Committee, which he chairs. He has served as a director of
our Company since 2004.
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John R. Hesse, age 74, is the President of Spring Garden Corporate Advisors, Inc., an
investment advisory firm serving the horticultural industry. From 1997 until 2002, he served as
the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of International Garden Products, Inc., a consolidator of
horticultural production companies. Mr. Hesse is a member of the Boards Audit Committee and
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, and has served as a director of our Company since
2005.
David L. Kolb, age 69, served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Mohawk Industries,
Inc. from 1988 until his retirement in 2004 and as Chief Executive Officer from 1988 until 2000.
Mohawk Industries is a producer of floor covering products for residential and commercial
applications in the United States and Europe. From 1980 until 1988, Mr. Kolb served as the
President of Mohawk Carpet Corporation. Mr. Kolb currently serves as a director of Mohawk
Industries and Aaron Rents, Inc. Aaron Rents, Inc. is a retailer specializing in the rental and
sale of residential and office furniture, consumer electronics, computers and home appliances and
accessories. Mr. Kolb is a member of the Boards Compensation Committee and Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee, which he chairs, and has served as a director of our Company since
1992.
Larry P. Kunz, age 73, served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of Payless
Cashways, Inc., a retailer of building materials and home improvement products, from 1986 until his
retirement in 1993. Mr. Kunz is a member of the Boards Audit Committee, and has served as a
director of our Company since 1992.
Theodore L. Mullett, age 66, has been a management consultant since 1998. From 1965 until his
retirement in 1998, Mr. Mullett was a certified public accountant with KPMG LLP and was a partner
with that firm from 1973 until 1998. Mr. Mullett is a member of the Boards Audit Committee, which
he chairs, and Compensation Committee, and has served as a director of our Company since 2002.
Craig R. Stokely, age 62, has served as the President of The Stokely Partnership, Inc., a
management consulting firm, since 1992. Previously, he served as Senior Vice President of
Corporate Development at Fellowes, Inc., a worldwide manufacturer of office products. Earlier in
his career, Mr. Stokely held senior management positions with the LeeWards and Kenner Toy divisions
of General Mills, Inc. Mr. Stokely is a member of the Boards Compensation Committee and
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, and has served as a director of our Company since
2005.
John D. Swift, age 66, served as the Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer of
Mohawk Industries, Inc. from 1987 until his retirement in 2004. Mohawk Industries is a producer of
floor covering products for residential and commercial applications in the United States and
Europe. Earlier in his career, he held various finance and accounting positions at General
Electric Company and Firestone Tire and Rubber Company. Mr. Swift is a member of the Boards Audit
Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, and has served as a director of our
Company since 2005.
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STOCK OWNERSHIP INFORMATION
Owners of More than Five Percent of Common Stock
The stockholders listed in the following table are known by management to beneficially own
more than 5% of the outstanding shares of our common stock as of the Record Date.
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Stock Ownership Plan Trust (2)
1330 Win Hentschel Boulevard
West Lafayette, Indiana 47906 |
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82 Devonshire Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02109 |
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460,000 |
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100 East Pratt Street
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Unless the trust or the fiduciary duties of the trustee require otherwise, the trustee of the
ESOP trust will vote (i) the shares allocated to participants accounts under the ESOP in
accordance with the instructions received in a timely manner from participants, and (ii) the
shares that have not been allocated to participants accounts in accordance with the
directions of the Benefits Committee. Any shares allocated to a participants account for
which the trustee has not received voting instructions in a timely or proper manner will be
voted by the trustee in accordance with the directions of the Benefits Committee. The
Benefits Committee consists of Benjamin M. Anderson-Ray, our Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer, and Frank T. Kane, our Senior Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer.
The members of the Benefits Committee are appointed by the Board of Directors and may be
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Based solely on information provided by FMR Corp. in a Schedule 13G filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on May 10, 2002. Included as reporting persons in the Schedule 13G
are FMR Corp., Edward C. Johnson 3d, Chairman of FMR Corp., and Abigail P. Johnson, a director
of FMR Corp. The reporting persons have sole power to dispose of all shares beneficially
owned by FMR Corp. Fidelity Management & Research Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of FMR
Corp., also is reported as a beneficial owner of these shares. |
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Based solely on information provided by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (Price Associates)
and T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc. in a Schedule 13G/A filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on February 13, 2008. In the Schedule 13G/A, Price Associates expressly
denied beneficial ownership of these securities. |
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Stock Ownership of Directors and Executive Officers
The following table shows the number of shares of our common stock beneficially owned as of
the Record Date by each of our directors and our executive officers, as well as the number of
shares beneficially owned by all directors and executive officers as a group.
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Includes 236,362 shares which certain directors and executive officers have the right to
acquire pursuant to stock options exercisable within sixty days of the Record Date as follows:
Mr. Butler, 12,500; Mr. Hesse, 10,000; Mr. Kane, 151,362; Mr. Kolb, 12,500; Mr. Kunz, 12,500;
Mr. Mullett, 17,500; Mr. Stokely, 10,000; and Mr. Swift, 10,000. Also includes 800 shares of
restricted common stock issued to each of our non-employee directors under the Directors
Stock Plan that will vest on the day before the 2008 annual meeting of stockholders. All of
the stock options are vested and presently exercisable but had exercise prices above the
closing price of our common stock on December 31, 2007. |
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Includes 42,000 shares held directly by Mr. Anderson-Ray and 1,024 shares held for the
benefit of Mr. Anderson-Ray under the Chromcraft Revington Employee Stock Ownership Plan. |
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Includes 200 shares held directly by Mr. Kane, 1,324 shares and 3,459 shares held for the
benefit of Mr. Kane under the Chromcraft Revington Savings Plan and the Chromcraft Revington
Employee Stock Ownership Plan, respectively, and 151,362 shares subject to options to purchase
common stock of our Company. All of Mr. Kanes stock options are vested and presently
exercisable but had exercise prices above the closing price of our common stock on December
31, 2007. |
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Includes 2,500 shares held directly by Mr. Valkanoff and 5,000 shares of restricted common
stock that will vest in increments of 2,500 shares each on December 31, 2008 and 2009, if Mr.
Valkanoff is employed by the Company on those dates. |
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Includes 1,633 shares held directly by Mr. Garrity and 5,000 shares of restricted common
stock that will vest in increments of 2,500 shares each on December 31, 2008 and 2009, if Mr.
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Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Under the federal securities laws, our directors and executive officers, and any persons
beneficially owning more than 10% of our common stock, are required to report their initial
ownership of our common stock and any subsequent changes in that ownership to the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Specific due dates for these reports have been established by the Securities
and Exchange Commission, and we are required to disclose in this proxy statement any failure to
file timely the required reports. During 2007, no director or executive officer was late in filing
the required reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In making this disclosure, we
have relied solely upon written representations of our directors and executive officers and copies
of reports that those persons have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and provided
to us.
Certain Stock Repurchases by our Company
In 2007, we repurchased 867 shares of our common stock.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND BOARD MATTERS
Independence
Our Board of Directors has determined that each of the directors standing for re-election at
the 2008 annual meeting, with the exception of Mr. Anderson-Ray, has no relationship with us that
would interfere with the exercise of his independent judgment in carrying out his responsibilities
as a director and, accordingly, is independent under our director independence standards. Our
director independence standards are the same as the director independence criteria adopted by the
American Stock Exchange as set forth in Section 121 of the Exchanges Company Guide. Mr.
Anderson-Ray is not independent because he serves as our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
Transactions with Related Persons
Our Board of Directors has adopted a Code of Ethics applicable to our chief executive officer
and senior financial managers, a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics applicable to our directors,
officers and employees and a set of Corporate Governance Guidelines. Copies of these items are
available, without charge, upon making a request in writing to Mr. Frank T. Kane, Corporate
Secretary, Chromcraft Revington, Inc., 1330 Win Hentschel Boulevard, Suite 250, West Lafayette,
Indiana 47906, or by telephone at (765) 807-2640.
We do not allow our directors, officers or employees to be involved in transactions with us or
one of our subsidiaries where the director, officer or employee (or a relative or close friend) has
a direct financial interest or will receive a personal benefit, unless a waiver of this policy is
first granted. Our Board of Directors has the responsibility to review and grant waivers of
transactions involving any of our directors or executive officers. Our Chief Executive Officer or
Chief Financial Officer has the
responsibility to review and grant waivers of transactions involving any of our non-executive
employees. No waivers were requested in 2007.
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Board Committees
Our Board of Directors has three standing committees: the Audit Committee, the Compensation
Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The members of each of the
committees consist of outside directors who satisfy the independence requirements for board
committee membership under the criteria adopted by the American Stock Exchange.
Audit Committee. The members of the Audit Committee are Messrs. Mullett (Chairman), Hesse,
Kunz and Swift, and our Board of Directors has determined that each of these individuals is an
audit committee financial expert as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission. This
committee held five meetings in 2007. As specified in its charter, the Audit Committees primary
objectives are to assist the Board of Directors in its oversight of (i) the integrity of our
financial statements, (ii) the qualifications and independence of our independent auditors, (iii)
the performance of our internal audit function, and (iv) our compliance with certain applicable
legal and regulatory requirements. The Audit Committees charter was attached to the Companys
proxy statement relating to the 2007 annual meeting of stockholders and also is available upon
request to the Secretary of the Company.
In addition, among other responsibilities, the Audit Committee appoints, oversees the
performance of and approves the fees of our independent auditors; reviews and discusses with
management and the independent auditors our annual audited and quarterly financial statements;
reviews with management and the independent auditors the adequacy and effectiveness of our internal
controls; discusses with management our major financial risk exposures; assures that we maintain an
internal audit function; reviews and recommends any changes to our Code of Ethics applicable to our
chief executive officer and senior financial managers; annually reviews the Audit Committees
charter and evaluates the Committees performance; and prepares the Audit Committee report for
inclusion in our annual meeting proxy statement.
The report of the Audit Committee is included in this proxy statement on page 24.
Compensation Committee. The members of the Compensation Committee are Messrs. Butler
(Chairman), Kolb, Mullett and Stokely. This committee held seven meetings in 2007. As specified
in its charter, the Compensation Committees primary objective is to assist our Board of Directors
in fulfilling its responsibilities relating to the compensation of our executive officers. The
Compensation Committees charter was attached to the Companys proxy statement relating to the 2007
annual meeting of stockholders and also is available upon request to the Secretary of the Company.
In addition, among other responsibilities, the Compensation Committee determines the
compensation of our Chief Executive Officer and, based on the recommendation of our CEO, our other
executive officers; reviews and approves the goals and objectives relevant to compensation of our
Chief Executive Officer; develops the philosophies, policies and practices relating to compensation
and benefits for the executive management of our Company and its subsidiaries; administers our
stock plan for directors; administers our executive incentive plan; reviews and makes
recommendations to our Board of Directors regarding any employment agreements for executive
management of our Company and its subsidiaries; reviews and makes recommendations to our Board of
Directors regarding director compensation; and annually reviews the Compensation Committees
charter and evaluates the Committees performance.
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Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The members of the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee are Messrs. Kolb (Chairman), Hesse, Stokely and Swift. This committee met
four times in 2007. As specified in its charter, the primary objectives of the Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee are to assist our Board of Directors by (i) identifying individuals
who are qualified to serve as directors of our Company, (ii) recommending to our Board the director
nominees for election at each annual meeting of stockholders, (iii) recommending to our Board any
matters relating to the structure, authority and membership of the Boards committees, and (iv)
overseeing the evaluation process of our Board of Directors and our Board committees. The
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees charter was attached to the Companys proxy
statement relating to the 2007 annual meeting of stockholders and also is available upon request to
the Secretary of the Company.
In addition, among other responsibilities, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
reviews possible candidates for election to our Board of Directors; determines the qualifications
that the Committee will consider when evaluating potential director nominees; reviews and
recommends to our Board of Directors any changes in our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for our
directors, officers and employees and our Corporate Governance Guidelines; and annually reviews the
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees charter and evaluates the Committees performance.
Board Meeting Attendance
Our Board of Directors held 15 meetings during 2007. Each director attended at least 75% of
the aggregate of the total number of meetings of our Board of Directors and of the Board committees
of which he is a member, with the exception of Mr. Stokely who attended approximately 70% of these
meetings due to a serious health condition of Mr. Stokelys wife.
Director Compensation
The Compensation Committee periodically reviews and makes recommendations to our Board of
Directors regarding the compensation that we pay to our directors. Our Board decides the
compensation paid to our directors taking into account the Compensation Committees
recommendations.
Directors who are not employees of our Company are paid an annual retainer of $20,000.
Non-employee directors also receive a fee of $1,500 per day on each day that they attend in person
a Board of Directors or a Board committee meeting and a fee of $750 per day on each day that they
participate in a telephonic meeting of the Board or a committee, regardless of the number of Board
or committee meetings held on a given day. The following additional annual retainers also are
paid:
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Lead independent director |
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$ |
6,000 |
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Audit Committee Chair |
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$ |
5,000 |
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Compensation Committee Chair |
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$ |
4,000 |
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Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee Chair |
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$ |
4,000 |
Non-employee directors also are reimbursed for their expenses incurred while traveling on
behalf of the Company. A director who is an employee of our Company does not receive a retainer or
director or committee fees for his service on the Board of Directors but is reimbursed for his
expenses incurred while traveling on behalf of the Company.
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Directors who are not employees of our Company are eligible to participate in our Directors
Stock Plan. Under this plan, our directors receive upon initial appointment or election to our
Board of Directors either an option to purchase 10,000 shares of our common stock or 3,000 shares
of restricted common stock. Upon re-election to the Board, our directors receive an automatic
grant of either a nonqualified option to purchase 2,500 of our shares or 800 shares of restricted
common stock. Stock options vest and are excercisable immediately upon grant and have an exercise
price of not less than 100% of the fair market value of the underlying shares on the grant date.
Restricted stock vests on the day immediately preceding the next annual meeting of stockholders
following the grant of the shares. Each year, the Compensation Committee determines whether stock
options or restricted stock will be awarded under the Directors Stock Plan.
In 2007, Messrs. Butler, Hesse, Kolb, Kunz, Mullett, Stokely and Swift each received an award
of 800 shares of restricted stock under the Directors Stock Plan. Under the Directors Stock
Plan, 85,000 stock options are currently outstanding and 48,800 shares remain available for future
awards under this plan.
The following table sets forth certain information concerning the compensation that we paid to
our directors in 2007.
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Fees Earned |
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Non-Equity |
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or Paid |
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Stock |
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Option |
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Incentive Plan |
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All Other |
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Name |
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in Cash |
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Awards (1) |
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Awards |
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Compensation |
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Compensation |
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Total |
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Benjamin M. Anderson-Ray (2) |
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$ |
-0- |
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$ |
-0- |
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-0- |
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-0- |
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-0- |
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$ |
-0- |
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Ronald H. Butler |
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55,250 |
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8,367 |
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-0- |
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-0- |
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-0- |
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63,617 |
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John R. Hesse |
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42,500 |
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8,367 |
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-0- |
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-0- |
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-0- |
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50,867 |
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David L. Kolb |
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41,750 |
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8,367 |
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-0- |
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-0- |
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-0- |
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50,117 |
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Larry P. Kunz |
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39,500 |
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8,367 |
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-0- |
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-0- |
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-0- |
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47,867 |
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Theodore L. Mullett |
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54,750 |
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8,367 |
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-0- |
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-0- |
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-0- |
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63,117 |
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Craig R. Stokely |
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31,875 |
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8,367 |
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-0- |
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-0- |
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-0- |
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40,242 |
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John D. Swift |
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47,000 |
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8,367 |
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-0- |
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-0- |
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-0- |
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55,367 |
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(1) |
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Represents the amount of stock compensation expense recognized for financial reporting
purposes for the fiscal year. |
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Mr. Anderson-Ray is employed as our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and, as such, is not
entitled to any directors fees, stock awards or other compensation for his services as a
director of our Company in addition to the compensation that he receives in his capacity as
our Chief Executive Officer. |
Lead Independent Director
Mr. Butler serves as our lead independent director, and he serves as such at the pleasure of
the Board of Directors. The primary responsibilities of our lead independent director are to
coordinate the activities of the independent directors and to serve as the principal liaison
between the Companys Chief Executive Officer (who also currently serves as our Chairman of the
Board) and the other independent directors. Our lead independent director also has the
responsibility to discuss with our Chief Executive
Officer and, as appropriate, other members of management the results of executive sessions of the
independent directors and to meet individually on an as-needed basis with senior executives of the
Company who report to the Chief Executive Officer.
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Executive Sessions of the Board of Directors
Executive sessions of our Board of Directors are those at which only non-employee directors
are present. Our independent directors hold an executive session in connection with each in-person
Board meeting and meet in executive session at other times on an as-needed basis. There were five
executive sessions of our Board of Directors in 2007. Our lead independent director and any
non-employee director can request that an executive session of the Board be scheduled.
Consideration of Director Candidates
Role of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee makes a recommendation to our Board of Directors each year of individuals to
be nominated for election as directors at our annual meeting of stockholders. In the event
vacancies occur on our Board during the year, the Committee also will make recommendations of
persons to fill these vacancies. After considering the Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committees recommendations, our Board of Directors ultimately determines the director nominations
or the appointments to fill vacancies.
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider candidates for Board
membership suggested by the Committees members, by other members of our Board of Directors and by
our stockholders. For existing directors to be nominated for re-election at an annual meeting, the
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider the directors performance on the
Board, his attendance record at Board and committee meetings, the needs of our Company and the
ability of the director to continue to satisfy our established director qualifications.
With respect to new members of the Board, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
will consider the needs of our Company as well as whether the director satisfies the Committees
established director qualifications. When the Committee determines a need exists, the Committee
will recommend new directors to replace existing directors who do not seek re-election, to add new
members to our Board of Directors in the event the size of our Board is increased or to fill
vacancies. In the case of new directors, after the Committee has identified a prospective director
nominee and has conducted an initial evaluation of the candidate, the Committee will interview the
candidate. If the Committee believes the candidate would be an appropriate addition to our Board
of Directors, it will recommend to the full Board that the individual be considered for a director
position. Our Board of Directors then determines whether to nominate the person for election at an
annual meeting of stockholders or be appointed to fill a vacancy on the Board.
Suggestions by Stockholders. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider
suggestions by our stockholders of individuals to serve on our Board of Directors in connection
with the Committees recommendations to the full Board of Directors of director nominees for
election at the annual meeting. Director candidates suggested by a stockholder will be considered
by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee in a manner similar to the way that candidates
suggested by a Committee member or by a member of our Board of Directors are considered. Any
stockholder desiring to make a suggestion to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of a
possible director nominee should submit to the Committee the candidates name and address; a
statement of the candidates business experience; an identification of other boards of directors
and board committees on which the candidate serves; a statement indicating any relationship between
the candidate and our
Company, any customer, supplier or competitor of our Company or the stockholder making the
suggestion; a statement that the candidate would be willing to serve if nominated and elected; an
evaluation of the candidate in light of the Committees established director qualifications; and
any other information requested by the Committee.
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These suggestions should be made in writing and
received no later than October 31, 2008 by:
Chair, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Chromcraft Revington, Inc.
1330 Win Hentschel Boulevard, Suite 250
West Lafayette, Indiana 47906
Stockholders also may nominate individuals for election as directors at any annual meeting of
stockholders in addition to making suggestions to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
as provided above. To make such a nomination, a stockholder must comply with the procedures set
forth in Article IX of our By-Laws. These procedures are summarized under the heading STOCKHOLDER
PROPOSALS AND DIRECTOR NOMINATIONS beginning on page 25 of this proxy statement.
Qualifications of Directors. When evaluating a prospective director nominee, the Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee will consider, among other matters, the following qualifications
of the nominee:
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level of integrity; |
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ability to make sound decisions and to exercise appropriate business judgment; |
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overall business experience; |
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knowledge of our industry; |
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ability to devote sufficient time and attention to the performance of his
duties as a director; |
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independence from our Company and our customers, suppliers and competitors; |
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potential contribution to the range of talent, skill and expertise needed or
appropriate for our Board of Directors; and |
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ability to represent the interests of our stockholders. |
Communications with our Board of Directors
Stockholders or other interested parties who desire to communicate with our Board of
Directors, our lead independent director, our independent directors or any individual director may
write to:
Chair, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Chromcraft Revington, Inc.
1330 Win Hentschel Boulevard, Suite 250
West Lafayette, Indiana 47906
A letter from a stockholder should state the stockholders name and, if the stockholders
shares are held in street name, evidence of the stockholders ownership of Company common stock.
Depending on the subject matter of the letter, the Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee will:
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forward the letter to the appropriate director or to the entire Board; |
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request an officer of our Company to handle the inquiry directly such as, for
example, where the letter contains a request for routine information about our Company
or stock transfer matters or is primarily commercial in nature; or |
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not forward the letter to any director if it relates to an improper or irrelevant topic. |
At each Board meeting, the Chairman of Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will
present a summary of all letters received since the last Board meeting that were not forwarded to
all directors and will make those letters available to any director.
Attendance at Annual Meetings
The Board of Directors has adopted a policy that it expects all Board members to attend our
annual meeting of stockholders. All incumbent directors attended the 2007 annual meeting of
stockholders.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Executive Officers of our Company
Each of our executive officers serves a term of office of one year and until his successor is
duly elected and qualified. Set forth below is certain information about the individuals who are
serving as our executive officers as of the date of this proxy statement.
Benjamin M. Anderson-Ray, age 53, has served as our Chief Executive Officer since June, 2005
and as our Chairman of the Board since August, 2005.
Frank T. Kane, age 54, has served as our Senior Vice President-Finance, Chief Financial
Officer, Secretary and Treasurer since December, 2006. He had served as our Vice
President-Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer since 1992.
Dennis C. Valkanoff, age 56, has served as a Senior Vice President of our Company since
November, 2006. He has responsibility for our residential furniture sales function. From 2003
until joining our Company in 2006, Mr. Valkanoff served as Senior Vice President of corporate sales
at Berkshire BenchCraft, LLC (a privately-held furniture manufacturer). From 1995 until 2003, Mr.
Valkanoff served as Senior Vice President of sales and marketing at England Corsair (which is now
owned by La-Z-Boy, Inc.) and from 1989 until 1995, he held various senior sales and general
management positions at Les Brown Chair Company.
Richard J. Garrity, age 49, was appointed as a Senior Vice President of our Company in April,
2007. He has responsibility for operations and our supply chain management. From April, 2005
until joining our Company, Mr. Garrity served as Senior Vice President of supply chain management
at Thomasville Furniture Industries. Previously, Mr. Garrity held supply chain executive
management positions with Staples, Inc. and Homelife Furniture Corporation.
Determination of Executive Compensation
Overview
The Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors is responsible for assisting the Board on
compensation matters at our Company and determines the philosophy and objectives relating to
overall compensation of our executive officers. Each year, this committee also establishes the
base salary and the
short-term and long-term incentive award opportunities for our Chief Executive Officer. Based upon
the recommendations of our Chief Executive Officer, the committee also sets the base salary and the
short-term and long-term incentive award opportunities for our other executive officers. Our Chief
Executive Officer, who also serves as the Chairman of each of our subsidiaries, determines the
salaries of the executives of our subsidiaries.
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The compensation discussion below only includes information about our executive officers who
appear in our Summary Compensation Table set forth on page 18.
Executive Compensation Philosophy and Objectives
Our Companys overall compensation philosophy and objectives strive to provide compensation
that is designed to attract, retain and motivate the executives of our Company and its subsidiaries
in a highly competitive business environment and in an industry that is experiencing challenging
times. Our compensation philosophy and objectives also strive to provide incentive compensation
and stock ownership in our Company to our executives to encourage and reward the achievement of
annual and long-term performance goals and strategies.
Compensation Consultant
Our Compensation Committee has retained The Hay Group, Inc. as its compensation consultant to
assist the Committee in evaluating and designing the Companys executive compensation programs and
in comparing these programs to other companies. We also utilize the services of our compensation
consultant to provide compensation data at other companies, including those within our industry,
for general comparison purposes.
Components of Executive Compensation
The Compensation Committee together with our Chief Executive Officer annually review our
executive compensation to ensure that it is competitive and is consistent with our compensation
philosophy and objectives. Our compensation program consists of three primary components: base
salary, short-term incentive compensation (payable in cash) and long-term incentive compensation
(currently payable in restricted stock). As such, we seek to have a portion of our executives
potential compensation at risk and tied to performance. The remaining components of executive
compensation consist of employee benefits and perquisites.
Base Salary. Base salary is the component of our executive compensation that is payable in
cash and is not subject to the achievement of any performance measures. The Compensation Committee
reviews and establishes annually the base salary of our Chief Executive Officer. After considering
the recommendations of our Chief Executive Officer, the Compensation Committee also establishes
annually the base salaries of our other executive officers. In determining base salaries, the
Compensation Committee considers a variety of factors, including the executives responsibilities
at our Company, information from our compensation consultant and the required minimum base salary
set forth in the employment agreements with each of our executive officers.
For 2007, the Compensation Committee determined to increase Mr. Anderson-Rays annual base
salary by approximately 2% and Mr. Kanes base salary by approximately 3% because the Compensation
Committee believed a modest increase in their base salaries was appropriate. The committee did not
increase Mr. Valkanoffs base salary for 2007 because the Committee believed an increase was not
appropriate given that the Company had hired Mr. Valkanoff in November, 2006.
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Short-term Incentive Compensation. We believe a compensation program that provides current
compensation solely through base salary would not adequately motivate or reward executives to
achieve our short-term financial goals. We also believe that a cash bonus system is an appropriate
means to retain executives and to provide a compensation package that is competitive with other
comparable companies. Thus, we provide annual short-term incentive compensation opportunities to
our executives in the form of cash bonuses under our Executive Incentive Plan, although we are not
precluded from paying discretionary cash bonuses outside of this plan under certain circumstances.
The Compensation Committee selects the annual short-term performance measures and the levels
of performance required for threshold, target and maximum annual cash bonuses under the Executive
Incentive Plan for our executive officers based on input from our Chief Executive Officer and a
financial plan prepared by senior management. The potential amounts of cash bonuses that may be
awarded under the plan each year are based entirely on the achievement of the established
performance measures for a particular year.
We pay short-term incentive compensation awards in cash rather than stock because we desire to
compensate our executives on a current basis for the achievement of annual performance measures and
because we feel that our incentive compensation program would be overweighted in stock if annual
bonuses were paid in stock.
Our Executive Incentive Plan permits annual cash bonuses to be earned by our executive
officers using one or more of the following performance measures for our Company:
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Earnings before interest and taxes; |
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Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization; |
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Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and non-cash ESOP
compensation expenses; |
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Return on net assets; |
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Return on equity; |
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Return on invested capital; |
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Net income; or |
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Earnings per share on a diluted basis. |
For 2007, the Compensation Committee selected earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation,
amortization and non-cash ESOP compensation expenses (EBITDAE) as the performance measure for our
executive officers under our Executive Incentive Plan. To earn a bonus at the target award level
required EBITDAE of approximately $8 million last year. We paid no performance-based cash bonuses
for 2007 under our Executive Incentive Plan to any of our executive officers because last year we
did not achieve the minimum EBITDAE required for bonuses to be paid.
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Nevertheless, the Compensation Committee recommended, and our Board approved, the payment of a
discretionary cash bonus of $195,000 to Mr. Anderson-Ray for 2007. This bonus amount represented
approximately 51% of Mr. Anderson-Rays bonus that he could have earned under our Executive
Incentive Plan at the target award level. Mr. Anderson-Ray recommended that cash bonuses of
$92,000 be paid to Mr. Kane and $36,000 to Mr. Valkanoff for 2007, and the Compensation Committee
accepted this recommendation and approved these discretionary bonuses. These bonuses represented
approximately 73% and 33% of the bonuses that could have been earned by Mr. Kane and Mr. Valkanoff,
respectively, under the Executive Incentive Plan at the target award level.
In approving the discretionary cash bonuses to be paid for 2007, our Board of Directors
considered the following:
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The difficult operating environment for our industry |
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The Companys progress in 2007 with its business model transformation and the
accomplishment of nonfinancial goals by our executive officers |
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Our desire to retain our senior management team during our business model
transformation and the current challenging economic times |
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The recommendation of our Chief Executive Officer of bonuses to be paid (other
than to himself) |
Long-Term Incentive Compensation. We provide long-term incentive compensation opportunities
to our executive officers through awards under our Executive Incentive Plan. Although various
forms of equity-based compensation may be awarded under the Executive Incentive Plan, the
Compensation Committee determined that long-term awards at this time would be paid in restricted
common stock of the Company.
We believe that ownership by our executive officers of stock in our Company is an important
method by which to align their interests with those of our stockholders as well as to motivate our
executives to strive to achieve long-term financial objectives of our Company and increase
stockholder value of our Company over time. In addition, because an executive officers ability to
earn a long-term award vests over time, these awards serve as an executive retention tool for us.
The Compensation Committee selects the long-term performance measures and the levels of
performance required for threshold, target and maximum award opportunities for our executive
officers based on input from our Chief Executive Officer and a financial plan prepared by senior
management. Long-term incentive compensation awards are earned based on the achievement of
long-term financial performance measures that are normally tied to three-year performance periods.
When making long-term awards under our plan, our practice is to determine a range of dollar
amounts of stock-based compensation that we feel is appropriate assuming all of the performance
measures are achieved for the performance period. For long-term awards, the Compensation committee
chooses from among the same performance measures listed above that are utilized for short-term
awards.
For the three-year performance period ended December 31, 2007, the Compensation Committee
selected EBITDAE as the performance measure for our executive officers under our Executive
Incentive Plan. No long-term incentive compensation was earned by any of our executive officers
under our Executive Incentive Plan for this three-year performance period because of our losses in
2006 and 2007.
Service-Based Restricted Stock. We have awarded service-based restricted stock outside of our
Executive Incentive Plan only when we believed it was necessary in order to induce a person to
become
one of our executive officers. We have granted awards of service-based restricted stock on only
three occasions in the past.
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Service-based restricted stock involves an award of shares of our common stock that are
subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture for a certain period of time for our Company,
usually a period of three years. The restricted stock is not earned based on the executive
achieving any performance goals. Rather, the restrictions will lapse and the stock will vest
incrementally over the three-year period only if the executive remains employed with us during the
required period of restriction. During the period of restriction, the executive cannot sell,
transfer, gift or pledge the stock, but can vote the shares and receive dividends or other
distributions, if any.
We made restricted stock awards to Mr. Anderson-Ray and Mr. Valkanoff upon hiring them as
executive officers of our Company. Mr. Anderson-Rays award of 42,000 shares has vested, and
one-third of Mr. Valkanoffs award of 7,500 shares has vested.
Employee Benefits. Our executive officers participate in the same retirement and health plans
as our other employees. For retirement, we maintain a tax-qualified employee stock ownership plan
and a tax-qualified 401(k) savings plan for our employees who meet certain eligibility
requirements. In 2007, we made contributions to the accounts of our executive officers under our
401(k) savings plan based on eligible wages. In addition, we maintain a supplemental executive
retirement plan for Mr. Kane, which is a general unsecured obligation of our Company. In 2007, we
accrued $56,129 under this plan. We have no other supplemental executive retirement plans.
We also maintain a group health insurance plan for our employees who meet certain eligibility
requirements. In addition, our executive officers participate in an executive health care program
that reimburses them, and their eligible dependents, for certain expenses not covered by the
Companys group health plan.
Perquisites. Mr. Anderson-Ray and Mr. Valkanoff receive an automobile allowance. Mr. Kane
began receiving an automobile allowance in June 2007. These allowances cover insurance,
maintenance, fuel, license plates and other costs relating to the automobile. We also have
provided relocation expenses to executive officers if they have to change their principal residence
in connection with their initial employment by us. For Mr. Valkanoff, we pay certain annual costs
for him to maintain his licenses to practice law.
Change in Control. We are contractually obligated to make certain payments to our executive
officers in the event of a change in control of our Company under certain circumstances. The
amounts of these payments are set forth in the employment agreements between our Company and each
of our executive officers. We believe change in control benefits are necessary to attract and
retain qualified executive officers. In the event of a possible change in control transaction
involving our Company, we also believe these benefits allow our executive officers to remain
focused on negotiating the terms of a transaction that benefit the interests of our stockholders
without being distracted by any potential changes in their future employment or role with a
potential buyer, as well as encourage our executive officers to remain as our employees through the
completion of a change in control transaction.
Accounting and Tax Considerations
We have structured our compensation programs to comply with Section 162(m) of the Internal
Revenue Code. Under Section 162(m), a limitation is placed on the ability of a public company to
deduct for federal income tax purposes compensation paid to certain executives exceeding $1 million
in any year unless the compensation is performance-based. We believe that awards under our
Executive Incentive
Plan would qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) and would, therefore, not
be counted toward the $1 million federal income tax deduction limit. Base salary and discretionary
cash bonuses are counted toward the deduction limit. Nevertheless, the total compensation paid to
each of our executive officers in 2007 (whether or not performance-based) was less than $1 million.
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Summary Compensation Table
The following table summarizes the compensation that the Company paid to our Chief Executive
Officer and our two next most highly compensated executive officers in 2007.
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Benjamin M. Anderson-Ray |
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2007 |
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383,750 |
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195,000 |
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189,420 |
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44,173 |
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812,343 |
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Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer |
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2006 |
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375,000 |
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75,000 |
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189,420 |
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162,628 |
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802,048 |
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Frank T. Kane |
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250,833 |
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92,000 |
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437,437 |
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Senior Vice
President- Finance, Chief Financial
Officer, Secretary
and Treasurer |
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243,250 |
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40,000 |
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14,806 |
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Dennis C. Valkanoff |
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270,000 |
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36,000 |
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Represents discretionary cash bonus. |
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Represents the second half of Mr. Anderson-Rays $150,000 sign-on bonus that was earned on
June 20, 2006. |
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Represents the amount of stock compensation expense recognized for financial statement
reporting purposes for the fiscal year. |
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Includes Company contributions to a tax-qualified retirement plan, a payment for retirement
benefits reduced under Internal Revenue Code limitations, amounts not paid under the Companys
group health plan, reimbursed group health plan premiums, and an automobile allowance. |
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Includes relocation expenses reimbursed to Mr. Anderson-Ray under his employment agreement in
the amount of $72,756 and a related tax gross-up of $50,247, Company contributions to
tax-qualified retirement plans, amounts not paid under the Companys group health plan,
reimbursed group health plan premiums, and an automobile allowance. |
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Includes an accrual of $56,129 for Mr. Kanes supplemental executive retirement plan, Company
contributions to a tax-qualified retirement plan, a payment for retirement benefits reduced
under Internal Revenue Code limitations, amounts not paid under the Companys group health
plan, and an automobile allowance. |
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Includes an accrual of $53,772 for Mr. Kanes supplemental executive retirement plan, Company
contributions to tax-qualified retirement plans, a payment for retirement benefits reduced
under Internal Revenue Code limitations, and amounts not paid under the Companys group health
plan. |
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Includes relocation expenses reimbursed to Mr. Valkanoff under his employment agreement in
the amount of $41,157 and a related tax gross-up of $32,838, Company contributions to a
tax-qualified retirement plan, amounts not paid under the Companys group health plan,
reimbursed group health plan premiums, an automobile allowance, and amounts paid to maintain
law licenses. |
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Represents Mr. Valkanoffs sign-on bonus. |
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End
The following table summarizes certain information concerning outstanding equity awards at
December 31, 2007 to our executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table.
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Benjamin M.
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All of the stock options reported in this column are vested and presently exercisable but had
exercise prices above the closing price of our common stock on December 31, 2007. |
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Based upon the closing price on December 31, 2007 of the Companys common stock of $4.80 as
reported by the American Stock Exchange. |
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Employment Agreements
Set forth below are brief descriptions of the material terms of the employment agreements with
our executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table. These descriptions do not purport
to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to each employment agreement, as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Benjamin M. Anderson-Ray. We have entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Anderson-Ray,
our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. The initial term of Mr. Anderson-Rays employment under
his employment agreement began on June 20, 2005 and will end on June 20, 2010. Upon the expiration
of the initial term, the employment agreement will be automatically renewed on the same terms and
conditions for successive one-year terms, unless Mr. Anderson-Rays employment has been terminated
earlier, or either we or Mr. Anderson-Ray provides to the other a written non-renewal notice.
Under his employment agreement, Mr. Anderson-Ray will serve as our Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer and will have such other authority, duties and responsibilities as our Board of
Directors may from time to time prescribe that are consistent with his position as Chief Executive
Officer of our Company. Our Board of Directors is required to nominate Mr. Anderson-Ray as one of
its director nominees to be considered for election at each annual meeting of stockholders during
the period of time that Mr. Anderson-Ray is serving as our Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Anderson-Rays base salary will be not less than $375,000 per fiscal year, and he will be
entitled to participate in all incentive compensation plans and programs generally available to
executive officers of our Company and its subsidiaries. He also receives a monthly automobile
allowance.
In addition to a non-renewal of his employment agreement as described above, Mr.
Anderson-Rays employment may be terminated (i) by us with or without cause, (ii) by Mr.
Anderson-Ray with or without good reason, (iii) upon Mr. Anderson-Rays death or disability, or
(iv) by Mr. Anderson-Ray in the event of a change in control of our Company. If Mr. Anderson-Rays
employment is terminated by us for cause or by Mr. Anderson-Ray without good reason, we will pay
Mr. Anderson-Ray a lump sum equal to his monthly base salary for three months. If his employment
is terminated by us without cause or by Mr. Anderson-Ray for good reason, we will pay Mr.
Anderson-Ray an amount (payable in twenty-four equal monthly installments) equal to two times his
base salary plus two times the average of the awards paid to him under the Companys short term
incentive plan in the two fiscal years ended immediately preceding his last day of employment (but
in no event greater than two times the average of the target award amounts under the short term
incentive plan for such two year period). If Mr. Anderson-Ray terminates his employment under
certain circumstances upon a change in control of our Company, we will pay Mr. Anderson-Ray an
amount (payable in twenty-four equal monthly installments) equal to two times his base salary plus
two times the average of the awards paid to him under the short term incentive plan in the two
fiscal years ended immediately preceding his last day of employment (but in no event greater than
two times the average of the target award amounts under the short term incentive plan for such two
year period).
If we determine not to renew the employment agreement, we will pay Mr. Anderson-Ray an amount
(payable in twenty-four equal monthly installments) equal to two times his base salary plus two
times the average of the awards paid to him under the short term incentive plan in the two fiscal
years ended immediately preceding his last day of employment (but in no event greater than two
times the average of the target award amounts under the short term incentive plan for such two year
period). If Mr. Anderson-Ray determines not to renew the Employment Agreement, we will pay him an
amount (payable in twelve equal monthly installments) equal to his base salary plus the average of
the awards paid to him
under the short term incentive plan in the two fiscal years ended immediately preceding his last
day of employment (but in no event greater than the average of the target award amounts under the
short-term incentive plan for such two year period).
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In addition, the monthly severance payments described above which are payable over a period of
time that is twelve months or longer could be reduced or eliminated entirely if Mr. Anderson-Ray
obtains a position with an unrelated entity prior to or during the period of time that severance
payments are being paid or if Mr. Anderson-Ray breaches any of his covenants in the employment
agreement. Upon any termination of Mr. Anderson-Rays employment, his vested and unvested
incentive compensation awards will be distributed, paid or exercisable as provided in the
employment agreement, unless expressly provided otherwise in our short-term incentive plan or
long-term incentive plan, or in a written agreement between our Company and Mr. Anderson-Ray
relating to awards under the short-term incentive plan or the long-term incentive plan.
While Mr. Anderson-Ray is employed by us and for a period of two years thereafter, the
employment agreement prohibits Mr. Anderson-Ray from competing against our Company or any of our
subsidiaries, from soliciting any customers or employees and from requesting any customer,
supplier, vendor or others doing business with our Company or any of our subsidiaries to change
their relationship with our Company or any of our subsidiaries.
Frank T. Kane. We have entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Kane which provides,
among other items, for our employment of Mr. Kane as our Vice President-Finance, Chief Financial
Officer, Secretary and Treasurer through March 15, 2008. The employment agreement provides for
automatic extensions for successive one-year periods upon expiration of the initial term, or any
renewal term, unless we or Mr. Kane gives notice of termination at least 180 days before the
termination date. Under his employment agreement, Mr. Kane receives a base salary of not less than
$205,000 during each year that the employment agreement is in effect and will be entitled to
participate in the incentive compensation plans and programs generally available to executives of
our Company.
We may terminate the employment of Mr. Kane with or without cause or in the event of the
disability of Mr. Kane. Mr. Kane may terminate his employment with or without good reason. If we
terminate Mr. Kanes employment with cause or if Mr. Kane terminates his employment without good
reason, then we are required to pay him, in a lump sum, his monthly base salary for a three-month
period following his termination. If we terminate Mr. Kanes employment without cause or if Mr.
Kane terminates his employment with good reason, then we are required to pay him in twenty-four
equal monthly installments an amount equal to twice the sum of his then-current annual base salary
and the higher cash bonus under the short term incentive plan (up to the target award rate) paid to
him in the two fiscal years preceding termination. In the event of termination due to disability,
Mr. Kane will receive his then-current annual base salary earned through the date of termination.
If we determine not to renew Mr. Kanes employment agreement, we will pay Mr. Kane an amount
(payable in twelve equal monthly installments) equal to his base salary plus the greater of the
annual cash bonus paid to him under the short term incentive plan (up to the target award rate) in
the two years preceding his last day of employment. If Mr. Kane terminates his employment
following a change in control of our Company and, in addition, a reduction in his duties, a
diminution in his salary or benefits or a relocation of his principal place of employment occurs,
then we will be required to pay him, as severance pay, a lump sum amount equal to twice the sum of
his then-current annual base salary and the higher cash bonus under the short term incentive plan
(up to the target award rate) paid to him in the two fiscal years preceding termination.
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Under his employment agreement, Mr. Kane may not compete against us during his employment with
us and during the two-year period following termination of his employment. However, if we elect
not to extend the term of Mr. Kanes employment agreement, then Mr. Kane may not compete against us
for a one-year period following termination of his employment.
Dennis C. Valkanoff. We have entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Valkanoff, which
provides, among other items, for our employment of Mr. Valkanoff as a Senior Vice President of our
Company with responsibility for our residential furniture sales function. Mr. Valkanoff receives a
base salary of $270,000 per calendar year, subject to future increases.
Mr. Valkanoffs employment began on December 1, 2006. The initial term of employment ended on
the one-year anniversary of his first day of employment with the Company. Upon the expiration of
the initial term, Mr. Valkanoffs employment is automatically extended on the same terms and
conditions for successive one-year terms, unless the executives employment has been terminated
earlier or unless either the Company or Mr. Valkanoff provides the other a written non-renewal
notice.
Mr. Valkanoff will be entitled to participate in all employee benefit and incentive
compensation plans and programs generally available to executive officers of our Company other than
our Chief Executive Officer. During the term of his employment agreement, the target award level
of any short term incentive compensation award granted to him will not be less than 40% of his base
salary. We also granted to him an award of 7,500 shares of our restricted common stock in
connection with his employment by the Company. Of these shares, 2,500 vested on December 31, 2007,
with the remaining shares being eligible to vest in equal increments of 2,500 shares each on
December 31, 2008 and 2009 on the condition that he is employed by the Company on the appropriate
vesting date. Mr. Valkanoff also receives a monthly automobile allowance.
In addition to a non-renewal of the employment agreements described above, Mr. Valkanoffs
employment may be terminated, subject to a limited right to cure under certain circumstances, (i)
by us with or without cause, (ii) by the executive with or without good reason, (iii) upon death or
disability of the executive, or (iv) by the executive following a change in control of our Company.
If Mr. Valkanoffs employment is terminated by us for cause or by him without good reason,
then we will, except under certain circumstances, pay him a severance payment in a single lump sum
equal to his monthly base salary for three months. If Mr. Valkanoffs employment is terminated by
us without cause or by him for good reason, then we will pay him a severance payment equal to his
monthly base salary for a period of the earlier of (i) twelve months following his last day of
employment with us, or (ii) his first day of a new position (but only so long as such employment
does not violate the non-competition covenants of the executive set forth in his employment
agreement).
If Mr. Valkanoffs employment is terminated by us upon the occurrence of a disability, then we
will pay him a single lump sum equal to his monthly base salary for three months. If Mr. Valkanoff
terminates his employment under certain circumstances following a change in control of our Company,
then we will pay him a severance payment equal to his monthly base salary for a period of the
earlier of (i) twelve months following his last day of employment with us, or (ii) his first day of
a new position (but only so long as such employment does not violate the non-competition covenants
set forth in his employment agreement).
If we determine not to renew Mr. Valkanoffs employment agreement, we will pay him a severance
payment equal to his monthly base salary for a period of the earlier of (i) twelve months following
his last day of employment with us, or (ii) his first day of a new position (but only so long as
such employment does not violate the non-competition covenants set forth in the employment
agreement). If Mr. Valkanoff determines not to renew his employment agreement, then we will pay him a severance
payment in a single lump sum equal to his monthly base salary for three months.
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The severance payments described above which are payable over a twelve month period may be
reduced or eliminated entirely under certain circumstances.
Upon the termination of Mr. Valkanoffs employment (other than following a change in control
of our Company), all outstanding awards of cash bonuses, stock options, restricted stock and other
incentive compensation (whether cash or equity based) shall vest and be paid or distributed to, or
be exercisable by, as the case may be, him or, if applicable, his estate or authorized
representative, in accordance with (i) the incentive compensation plan applicable to the award,
(ii) the applicable written agreement between our Company and Mr. Valkanoff relating to an
incentive compensation award, or (iii) in the absence of an incentive plan or an award agreement
relating to a particular award, as determined by our Board of Directors (or a committee thereof) or
the Chairman of our Company. If Mr. Valkanoff terminates his employment under certain
circumstances following a change in control of our Company, all outstanding awards of cash bonuses,
stock options, restricted stock and other incentive compensation (whether cash or equity based)
shall vest and be paid or distributed to, or be exercisable by, as the case may be, him
simultaneously with the change in control unless expressly provided otherwise in (i) the applicable
incentive plan, or (ii) the applicable award agreement.
Under certain circumstances following a termination of Mr. Valkanoffs employment with us, we
are required to reimburse him for the premiums associated with continued coverage pursuant to COBRA
for himself and/or his spouse and legal dependents under our group health plan for up to twelve
months following his last day of employment.
While Mr. Valkanoff is employed by us and for a period of one year thereafter, the employment
agreement prohibits him (except under certain limited circumstances following his termination of
employment) from competing against our Company or any of our affiliates, from soliciting any of our
customers or employees or any of our affiliates and from requesting any customer, supplier, vendor
or others doing business with us or any of our affiliates to change their relationship with any of
them. At all times while Mr. Valkanoff is employed by us and thereafter, he is subject to certain
confidentiality covenants.
Supplemental Retirement Plan
We maintain a supplemental retirement plan for the benefit of Mr. Kane. Under this plan, we
are obligated to pay Mr. Kane a lifetime annual supplemental retirement benefit equal to 30% of the
average of his base salary and cash bonuses paid in the three full years prior to his retirement at
age 65, reduced by an actuarially adjusted annual payment (assuming an annual payment beginning at
age 65 and payable for the remainder of Mr. Kanes life) determined based on the sum of all vested
Company contributions for the benefit of Mr. Kane to retirement plans plus payments made to Mr.
Kane representing amounts we could not contribute to these plans because of limitations under the
Internal Revenue Code.
Mr. Kane is 100% vested in this plan and, accordingly, full benefits under the plan will begin
following Mr. Kanes retirement or other termination of employment and after he attains age 65.
The plan does, however, allow Mr. Kane to receive a reduced benefit following his early retirement
or other termination of employment before reaching age 65. Mr. Kane may elect to receive an
actuarially equivalent single lump sum payment of his benefit under the plan instead of receiving
the annual lifetime payments from us.
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The annual lifetime benefit under the plan will stop upon Mr. Kanes death. If Mr. Kane has
not yet begun to receive payments under the plan at the time of his death, then his designated
beneficiary will receive a single lump sum payment that is actuarially equivalent to the benefit he
would have received had he retired the day before his death.
If Mr. Kane would have terminated his employment with the Company at March 15, 2008, he would
have been entitled to receive an actuarially equivalent single lump sum payment of approximately
$200,000. The plan is unfunded and is a general obligation of our Company to pay this supplemental
retirement benefit to Mr. Kane.
REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE
The Companys Board of Directors has a standing Audit Committee, which has a charter that is
summarized above under the heading CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND BOARD MATTERS. The Audit Committee
has furnished the report set forth below.
The Audit Committee reviewed and discussed with management and our independent auditors the
Companys audited financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2007. Management
has the primary responsibility for our financial statements and the reporting process, including
our system of internal controls. Our independent auditors, KPMG LLP, audited our financial
statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2007 and expressed an opinion that the
financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position,
results of operations and cash flows of our Company and its subsidiaries as of and for such year in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The Audit Committee discussed with our independent auditors the matters required to be
discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61. Additionally, the Committee has received from
our independent auditors the written disclosures and the letter required by Independence Standards
Board Standard No. 1 and has discussed with the independent auditors their independence. The
Committee relies on the information and representations provided to it by management and the
independent auditors.
Based on these reviews and discussions, the Audit Committee recommended to our Board of
Directors, and the Board has approved, that our audited financial statements be included in the
Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
Members of the Audit Committee
Theodore L. Mullett, Chairman
John R. Hesse
Larry P. Kunz
John D. Swift
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
General
KPMG LLP audited our financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2007. The
Audit Committee is reviewing relevant factors prior to engaging the Companys independent
registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2008. A representative of KPMG
LLP will be present at the annual meeting, will have an opportunity to make a statement, if he
or she desires, and will be available to respond to appropriate questions.
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Fees to Independent Auditors
The following table sets forth the fees billed or to be billed by KPMG LLP to us for services
performed in connection with the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006.
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2007 |
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2006 |
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Audit fees (1) |
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$ |
297,000 |
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$ |
279,000 |
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Audit-related fees |
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-0- |
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-0- |
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Tax fees |
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-0- |
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-0- |
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All other fees |
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-0- |
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-0- |
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Total |
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$ |
297,000 |
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$ |
279,000 |
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(1) |
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Audit fees represented fees for professional services rendered in connection with the audit
of our financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 and the review of
our financial statements included in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed in 2007 and
2006. |
KPMG LLP is permitted to provide only services to us that have been pre-approved by the Audit
Committee.
ANNUAL REPORT AND PROXY STATEMENT
A copy of our 2007 annual report to stockholders, including our Form 10-K and audited
consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2007, accompanies this
proxy statement. The 2007 annual report to stockholders does not constitute proxy soliciting
material.
In an effort to reduce printing costs and postage fees, we have adopted a practice whereby
stockholders who have the same address and last name will receive only one copy of this proxy
statement and our 2007 annual report unless one or more of these stockholders notifies us that they
wish to receive individual copies of these materials. We will deliver promptly upon written or
oral request a separate copy of this proxy statement and our 2007 annual report to any stockholder
at a shared address to which a single copy of those materials was sent.
If you share an address with another stockholder and have received only one copy of this proxy
statement and the 2007 annual report this year but would like to receive a separate copy of these
materials in the future, or if you received multiple copies of this proxy statement and our 2007
annual report but would like to receive a single copy in the future, please contact us.
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Stockholders may contact us by mail at 1330 Win Hentschel Boulevard, Suite 250, West
Lafayette, Indiana 47906 or by telephone at (765) 807-2640. In either case, you should direct your
communication to Mr. Frank T. Kane, Corporate Secretary of our Company.
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS AND DIRECTOR NOMINATIONS
In addition to the notice requirements described below, a stockholder who desires to include a
proposal in our proxy soliciting materials relating to our 2009 annual meeting of stockholders must
send the proposal such that we receive it at our principal executive office no later than December
1, 2008 and
must submit the proposal in accordance with the rules and regulations under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.
Stockholders desiring to make a director nomination or a proposal for any business or matter
at any annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Company must comply with the notice
procedures provided in our By-Laws. Those procedures are summarized below. A complete copy of our
By-Laws was included as an exhibit to the Companys Form 8-K filed on December 19, 2007 and is
available on the Internet website of the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov.
Nominations for the election as directors and proposals for any business or matter to be
presented at any annual or special meeting of stockholders may be made by any of our stockholders
of record entitled to vote in the election of directors or on the business or matter to be
presented, as the case may be, or by our Board of Directors. In order for a stockholder to make
such a nomination or proposal, the stockholder must give notice thereof in writing by certified
first class United States mail, return receipt requested, or by receipted overnight delivery to our
Corporate Secretary. This notice must be received by us not later than the following date: (i)
with respect to any annual meeting of stockholders, not less than 120 days or more than 180 days
prior to the first anniversary of the date of the notice for the previous years annual meeting of
stockholders, or (ii) with respect to any special meeting of stockholders, not more than 15 days
following the date of the notice for such special meeting. No notice of any kind under this
procedure is required for any nominations for the election as directors or any proposals for any
business or matter made by our Board of Directors.
Each notice given by a stockholder with respect to a nomination for election as a director
must set forth for each nominee: (i) the name, age, address and telephone number of the nominee,
(ii) the principal occupation or employment of the nominee, (iii) the number of shares of stock of
our Company beneficially owned by the nominee, and (iv) any arrangement according to which the
nomination is made or the nominee will serve or may be elected. The stockholder making the
nominations also must promptly provide any other information relating to his or her nominees as may
be reasonably requested by us.
Each notice given by a stockholder with respect to proposals for any business or other matter
to be presented at any meeting of stockholders must set forth as to each matter: (i) a brief
description of the business or matter desired to be presented at the meeting and the reasons for
conducting such business at the meeting, (ii) the name and address, as they appear on our list of
stockholders for the meeting, of the stockholder making such proposal, (iii) the class and number
of shares of our stock beneficially owned by the stockholder, and (iv) any material interest of the
stockholder in the proposal. The stockholder making a proposal also must promptly provide any
other information relating to his proposal as may be reasonably requested by us.
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If any nomination or proposal is not made in accordance with the requirements of this notice
procedure, the chairman of the annual or special meeting of stockholders at which such nomination
or proposal is sought to be presented may determine that the nomination or proposal was not made in
accordance with the notice procedure and, in such event, he may declare to the meeting that the
defective nomination or proposal is out of order and will be disregarded and not presented for a
vote of the stockholders. This notice procedure does not require the Company to hold any meeting
of stockholders for the purpose of considering any nomination or proposal made by any stockholder.
DISCRETIONARY VOTING AND OTHER MATTERS
As of the date of this proxy statement, our Board of Directors knows of no matters other than
the election of directors to come before the annual meeting. If other matters properly come before
the annual
meeting, the persons named in the enclosed proxy will have authority to vote pursuant to the proxy
at the annual meeting in accordance with the directions of our Board of Directors.
The information under the heading Report of the Audit Committee does not constitute
soliciting material and is not filed or incorporated by reference into any other Company filing
under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
Frank T. Kane
Senior Vice President-Finance,
Chief Financial Officer,
and Secretary
April 9, 2008
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CHROMCRAFT REVINGTON, INC.
This Proxy is Solicited on Behalf of the Board of Directors
For Use at the 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
The undersigned hereby appoints BENJAMIN M. ANDERSON-RAY and FRANK T. KANE, and each of them
singly, as proxies, each having the power to appoint his substitute, to represent and to vote all
shares of common stock of Chromcraft Revington, Inc. (the Company) that the undersigned is
entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 8, 2008, and at any
adjournment or postponement thereof, with all of the powers the undersigned would possess if
personally present, as follows:
(Continued and to be signed on the reverse side.)
Please date, sign and mail your proxy card in the envelope provided as soon as possible.
1. Election of Directors. To elect as directors the nominees named below to hold
office until the 2009 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are duly
elected and qualified.
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o FOR ALL NOMINEES
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o WITHHOLD
AUTHORITY FOR ALL
NOMINEES
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o FOR ALL EXCEPT (See instruction
below) |
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○ Benjamin M.
Anderson-Ray
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○ David L. Kolb
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○ Craig R. Stokely |
○ Ronald H. Butler
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○ Larry P. Kunz
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○ John D. Swift |
○ John R. Hesse
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○ Theodore L. Mullett |
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INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark FOR ALL EXCEPT and
fill in the circle next to each nominee you wish to withhold, as shown here: ●
2. Other Matters. In their discretion, on such other matters as may properly come
before the annual meeting of stockholders and any adjournment or postponement thereof.
This proxy will be voted as directed, but if no direction is given, this proxy will be voted FOR
the election as directors of all nominees named above. With respect to any other matters as may
properly come before the annual meeting of stockholders, the proxies named herein will have the
authority to vote on such matters and intend to vote in accordance with the directions of the
Companys Board of Directors.
To change the address on your account, please check the box at right and indicate your new address
in the address space above. Please note that changes to the registered name(s) on the account may
not be submitted via this method. o
Note: Please sign exactly as your name or names appear on this Proxy. When shares are held
jointly, each holder should sign. When signing as executor, administrator, attorney, trustee or
guardian, please give full title as such. If the signer is a corporation, please sign full
corporate name by duly authorized officer, giving full title as such. If signer is a partnership,
please sign in partnership name by authorized person.