Mr. John P. Samford

Samford attended Auburn University and Yale University, graduating in 1942 with a Bachelor of Arts.He was a member of Alpha Tau Omega at Auburn and of the Elizabethan Club at Yale, where he also chaired the Conservative Party in the Yale Political Union and joined Berzelius, a senior secret society.During World War II, Samford served in the U.S. Navy in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Pacific theatres.He then entered law school at the University of Alabama and graduated first in his 1947 class.He served as President of the Alabama chapter of Phi Delta Phi.

At Liberty National, Samford started as a securities analyst in 1947 and rose quickly through the ranks to assume the Presidency in 1960.

Samford also served on the boards of Birmingham Trust National Bank, Golden Enterprises, South Central Bell, Southern Company, Saunders Leasing System, Alabama Great Southern Railroad, and the Birmingham Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.

His charitable board positions included the $50 Million City Bond Campaign, Shades Valley YMCA, Alabama Safety Council, the Alabama U.S.O., Jefferson County Community Chest, Jefferson County Heart Fund, Alabama Heart Fund, the Kidney Foundation of Alabama and chaired the campaign to raise $1.5 million for the Alabama Kidney Center at the University of Alabama Medical Center.

He served as president of the Alabama Association of Independent Colleges and Universities from 1968-69 and served on the board of trustees for the University of Montevallo, Auburn University, and Indian Springs School.He was a charter member and director on the Board of the Alabama Business Hall of Fame.He was also an active member of the Independent Presbyterian Church, the Rotary Club of Birmingham, the Country Club of Birmingham, and the Mountain Brook Country Club.He was inducted into the Alabama Academy of Honor in 1980.

Samford established the Samford Fellowship which is given to elite chess players to assist in their training and living expenses.It is administered by the U. S. Chess Trust.

John S.P. Samford, 53 Mr. Samford is President and sole owner of Samford 1984 Capital Corporation, an investment holding company

which he formed in 1989.J.
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During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2003, the Compensation Committee and Stock Option Committee was made up of John S. Stein, John S.P. Samford, James I. Rotenstreich, J. Wallace Nall, Jr., Joann F. Bashinsky and F. Wayne Pate.
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During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2003, the Audit Committee was made up of James I. Rotenstreich, John S.P. Samford and Edward R. Pascoe, all of whom are independent members, as defined by the National Association of Security Dealers, Inc.
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11 Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation During fiscal year 2003, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Compensation Committee") was comprised of John S. Stein, John S.P. Samford, James I. Rotenstreich, J. Wallace Nall, Jr., Joann F. Bashinsky and F. Wayne Pate.

John S.P. Samford ..............................President of Samford Capital Corporation