Definitive Proxy Statement -
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Published on: 9/13/2008
Last Visited: 9/13/2008
Unless authority to vote for a certain nominee is withheld by an indication thereon, the Class A Common Stock proxy will be voted to re-elect David Lewin and Mark Louie, and the Class B Common Stock proxy will be voted to re-elect Steven Nichols, George Powlick, Lawrence Feldman and Stephen Fine, in all cases to serve until the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successors are elected and qualified.
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Lawrence Feldman
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Lawrence Feldman, a Director of the Company, has been President of the Rug Warehouse, Inc., a New York City oriental rug retailer and wholesaler, since 1977 and Vice-President of Loom & Weave, LLC, a wholesaler of collectible antique textiles and rugs, since 2000.From 1973 to 1977, Mr. Feldman was Vice-President for Design and Product Development for Hart Schaffner & Marx, a clothing manufacturer and retailer.
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Lawrence Feldman, Stephen Fine, David Lewin and Mark Louie are "independent" directors under these standards.
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Feldman, Fine (Chairman) and Lewin.
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Feldman, Fine and Lewin are "independent directors" under the Marketplace Rules of the NASDAQ Stock Market as well as the independence standards adopted by the Board of Directors.
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Feldman (Chairman), Fine and Louie.
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Feldman, Fine and Louie are "independent directors" under the Marketplace Rules of the NASDAQ Stock Market as well as the independence standards adopted by the Board of Directors and also meet the requirements set forth in Rule 10A-3(b)(1) under the Exchange Act.
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Feldman (Chairman), Fine and Lewin.
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Feldman, Fine and Lewin are "independent directors" under the Marketplace Rules of the NASDAQ Stock Market as well as the independence standards adopted by the Board of Directors.
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Lawrence Feldman
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Consists of 243,504 shares of Class B Common Stock, which are held by the David Nichols Investment Trust, of which Lawrence Feldman and his wife are the trustees, and 147,628 shares of Class B Common Stock, which are held by a trust, of which Lawrence Feldman and his wife are the trustees, for the benefit of an unrelated individual.
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Lawrence Feldman
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At December 31, 2007, each Director had the following number of options outstanding: Mr. Feldman— 12,000; Mr. Fine—12,000; Mr. Lewin—12,000 and Mr. Louie—12,000.
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Mr. Feldman is the Chairman of the Audit Committee and is also a member of the Compensation Committee and the Governance Committee.