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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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General Information about the 2014 Annual Meeting
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Our Board of Directors
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Election of Directors
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Proposal 1: Nominees for Election by Holders of Class A Common Stock
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Proposal 2: Nominees for Election by Holders of Common Stock
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Corporate Governance – Board of Directors
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Director Independence
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Board Leadership Structure
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Risk Oversight
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Attendance
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Committees of the Board
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Director Compensation
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Corporate Governance – Governance Policies
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Governance Policies
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Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
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Compensation Discussion and Analysis
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Role of the Compensation Committee
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Compensation Philosophy & Objectives
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Summary of 2013 NEO Compensation Program
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How We Determined Executive Compensation for 2013
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Executive Compensation Components
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Compensation Committee Report
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Summary Compensation Table
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Stock Ownership Guidelines
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Grants of Plan Based Awards Table
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Outstanding Equity Awards Value at Fiscal Year-End Table
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Option Exercises and Stock Vested Table
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Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plans
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Pension Benefits and Retirement Plans Table
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Change in Control Benefits
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Proposal 3: Approval of an Advisory Resolution to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation
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Proposal 4: Approval of the 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan
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Equity Compensation Plan Information
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Audit Matters
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Audit Committee Report
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Proposal 5: Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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Other Information
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Ownership of Company Stock by Directors and Management
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Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
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Principal Stockholders
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Available Information
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Other Business
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Appendix A - 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan
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Appendix B - Audit Committee Charter
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GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE 2014 ANNUAL MEETING
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GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE 2014 ANNUAL MEETING (continued)
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Proposals
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Board Voting Recommendation
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Votes Required
For Approval
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Abstentions
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Uninstructed shares
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Election of Directors –
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Plurality – the most affirmative votes
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Election of Directors –
Common Stock Holders
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Plurality – the most affirmative votes
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Advisory resolution to approve named executive officer compensation
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No effect
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Approval of a 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan
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No effect
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Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent auditor
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Discretionary voting by broker permitted
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GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE 2014 ANNUAL MEETING (continued)
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OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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PROPOSAL 1: NOMINEES FOR ELECTION BY HOLDERS OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK
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John T. Glover
Age 67
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Principal Occupation: Retired, former President of Post Properties, Inc. from 1994 to 2000; Vice Chairman of Post Properties, Inc., a real estate investment trust that develops and operates upscale multifamily apartment communities, from March 2000 to February 2003.
Directorships: Member of the Board of Trustees of Emory University, a Director of Emory Healthcare, Inc. and Trustee Emeritus of The Lovett School.
Areas of Relevant Experience: Real estate development and operations, financial reporting, accounting and controls and executive experience with a public company.
Board Committees: Audit Committee - Chair
Independent Director since 1996
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PROPOSAL 1: NOMINEES FOR ELECTION BY HOLDERS OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK
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Rawson Haverty, Jr.
Age 57
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Principal Occupation: Senior Vice President, Real Estate and Development of Havertys since 1998. Over 29 years with Havertys in various positions.
Directorships: Member of the Board of Directors of StarPound Technologies and the Center for Ethics at Emory University and a member of the Board of Trustees of the World Children’s Center.
Areas of Relevant Experience: Experience in corporate real estate, development, site selection, store planning, market research, retail analysis and modeling, strategic planning, asset management and risk management.
Management Director since 1992
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L. Phillip Humann
Age 68
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Principal Occupation: Retired, former Chairman of the Board of SunTrust Bank, Inc. (“SunTrust”) from 1998 to 2008. Chief Executive Officer of SunTrust from 1998 to 2007 and President from 1998 to 2004.
Directorships: Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. and Equifax, Inc.
Areas of Relevant Experience: Corporate finance and banking, risk assessment and executive experience with a public company.
Board Committees: Compensation Committee
Executive Committee – Chair
Independent Director since 1992
Chairman of the Board from 2010 to August 2012
Lead Director since August 2012
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Mylle H. Mangum
Age 65
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Principal Occupation: Chief Executive Officer of IBT Enterprises, LLC, a provider of design, construction and consultant services for the retail banking and specialty retail industries since 2003; Chief Executive Officer of MMS Incentives, Inc., a private equity company concentrating on high-tech marketing solutions from 1999 to 2002.
Directorships: Barnes Group, Inc., Express, Inc. and PRGX Global, Inc. Formerly a director of Collective Brands, Inc., Emageon Inc., Matria Healthcare and Respironics, Inc.
Areas of Relevant Experience: Developing retail environments for specialty retail and mixed-use concepts, retail distribution, market research, performance training and design, strategic and corporate planning.
Board Committees: Compensation Committee - Chair
Executive Committee
Independent Director since 1999
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PROPOSAL 1: NOMINEES FOR ELECTION BY HOLDERS OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK
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Frank S. McGaughey, III
Age 65
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Principal Occupation: Partner in the law firm Bryan Cave LLP since 1980.
Directorships: Member of the Board of Trustees of the Woodruff Arts Center and the Sara Giles Moore Foundation.
Areas of Relevant Experience: Legal, governance issues, business management and executive experience.
Board Committees: Executive Committee
Governance Committee - Chair
Independent Director since 1995
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Clarence H. Smith
Age 63
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Principal Occupation: President and Chief Executive Officer of Havertys since 2003. Over 40 years with Havertys in various positions.
Directorships: Oxford Industries, Inc. and member of the Board of Trustees of Marist School.
Areas of Relevant Experience: Retail store operations and distribution, sales and marketing, brand management and unique insights into Havertys’ challenges, opportunities and operations.
Board Committees: Executive Committee
Management Director since 1989
Chairman of the Board since August 2012
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Al Trujillo
Age 54
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Principal Occupation: President and Chief Operating Officer of the Georgia Tech Foundation since July 2013. Investment Funds Advisor since 2007. Former President and Chief Executive Officer of Recall Corporation, a global information management company until May 2007. Various positions with Brambles Industries, Ltd, parent company of Recall Corporation from 1996 until 2007.
Directorships: SCANA Corporation and a member of the Board of Trustees of Marist School.
Areas of Relevant Experience: Global information management, accounting and finance, business management and executive experience with a global company.
Board Committees: Audit Committee
Compensation Committee
Independent Director since 2003
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Clarence H. Smith and Rawson Haverty, Jr. are first cousins and officers of Havertys.
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PROPOSAL 2: NOMINEES FOR ELECTION BY HOLDERS OF COMMON STOCK
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Terence F. McGuirk
Age 62
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Principal Occupation: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Atlanta Braves baseball organization since 2001. Vice Chairman of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a subsidiary of Time Warner Inc. from 2001 until 2007.
Directorships: Board of Trustees of The Westminster Schools. Formerly a director of The Sea Island Company.
Areas of Relevant Experience: Executive experience with a public company, telecommunications and information services, business management and corporate finance.
Board Committees: Compensation Committee
Independent Director since 2002
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Vicki R. Palmer
Age 60
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Principal Occupation: Retired, former Executive Vice President, Financial Services and Administration for Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. from 2004 until 2009. Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Special Assistant to the CEO of Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. from 1999 to 2004.
Directorships: First Horizon National Corporation and a member of the Board of Governors of the Woodruff Arts Center.
Areas of Relevant Experience: Executive experience with a public company, corporate finance and administration, financial reporting, internal audit, risk assessment and business management.
Board Committees: Audit Committee
Governance Committee
Independent Director since 2001
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Fred L. Schuermann
Age 68
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Principal Occupation: Retired, former President and Chief Executive Officer of LADD Furniture Inc. (“LADD”) from 1996 until 2001. Chairman of LADD from 1998 until 2000.
Areas of Relevant Experience: Furniture industry and corporate finance and financial reporting, risk assessment, business management and executive experience with a public company.
Board Committees: Audit Committee
Governance Committee
Independent Director since 2001
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE – BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Governance
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Frank McGaughey
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Terence McGuirk
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Vicki Palmer
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Fred Schuermann
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Clarence Smith
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Al Trujillo
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Director Compensation
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John T. Glover
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Rawson Haverty, Jr. (2)
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L. Phillip Humann
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Mylle H. Mangum
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32,000 | 44,000 | 76,000 | |||||||||
Frank S. McGaughey, III
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Terence F. McGuirk
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22,000 | 44,000 | 66,000 | |||||||||
Vicki R. Palmer
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22,000 | 44,000 | 66,000 | |||||||||
Fred L. Schuermann
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Clarence H. Smith (2)
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Al Trujillo
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Messrs. Haverty and Smith, as management directors do not receive any additional compensation for serving on the board. See Summary Compensation Table regarding Mr. Smith since he is a Named Executive Officer (“NEO”). Mr. Haverty is an executive officer, other than a NEO.
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No stock awards were granted to directors in 2013.
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Corporate Governance – Governance Policies
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Where to find Corporate Governance Information
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Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
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COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
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Compensation Philosophy and Objectives
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Summary of 2013 NEO Compensation Program
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Compensation Element
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Key Features
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Purpose
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2013 Actions
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Base Salary
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Ø Fixed annual cash amount.
Ø Base pay increases considered on a calendar year basis to align within the median range of our peer group (as described on page 16 of this CD&A). Actual positioning varies to reflect each executive’s skills, experience, time in job and contribution to our success.
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Ø Provide a fixed amount of cash compensation to attract and retain talented executives.
Ø Differentiate scope and complexity of executives’ positions as well as individual performance over time.
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Ø Base salaries increased for our named executive officers in 2013 compared to 2012 but remained below the median range for most NEOs.
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Compensation Element
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Key Features
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Purpose
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2013 Actions
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Management Incentive
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Ø Individual MIP opportunities are expressed as a percent of base salary and can vary for executives based on their positions. Target MIP award opportunities are generally established so that total annual cash compensation (base salary plus target MIP) approximates the median of our peer group.
Ø Performance-based variable pay is tied to successfully meeting individual goals (20% of total target) and on the Company achieving certain pre-tax earnings levels during the year (80% of total target).
Ø The pre-tax earnings goals for 2013 were (in millions):
· $5.7 for Q-1
· $3.3 for Q-2
· $7.5 for Q-3
· $11.0 for Q-4
· $27.5 for 2013
The range of potential payout for actual results relative to these goals is zero to 130 percent of target.
Ø MIP amount is determined based on the results achieved as determined by the Committee after evaluating Company and individual performance against pre-established goals.
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Ø Motivate and reward achieving or exceeding Company and individual performance objectives, reinforcing pay-for-performance.
Ø Align performance measures for NEOs on key business objectives to lead the organization to achieve short-term financial and operational goals.
Ø Ensure alignment of short-term and long-term strategies of the Company.
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Ø In 2013, the target MIP award opportunities for some NEOs increased to more closely align target total annual compensation with market median.
Ø Actual performance in 2013 across the various performance measures resulted in total MIP awards of 122% to 124% of target for the NEOs.
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Long-Term Incentive Compensation
Award value delivered through grants of Stock-Settled Appreciation Rights (“SSARs”) and Restricted Stock Units
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Ø Awards granted annually based on competitive market grant levels.
Ø Awards to NEOs are in the form of SSARs and restricted stock units (allocated 40/60 between award types based on the total award value).
Ø Time-based vesting: The SSARs vest in four equal increments over a four-year period and expire seven years from grant date and the restricted stock units vest in four equal increments over a four-year period. Both grants are forfeitable upon termination of employment, except in the cases of death, disability or normal retirement.
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Ø Stock-based compensation links executive compensation directly to stockholder interests.
Ø Multi-year vesting creates a retention mechanism and provides incentives for long-term creation of stockholder value.
Ø SSARs provide a direct connection of potential stock value with executives’ goals.
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Ø 2013 awards to NEOs were comparable to 2012 grants as a percentage of total target compensation.
Ø SSARs awards were used in place of Performance Accelerated Restricted Units.
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How We Determined Executive Compensation for 2013
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American Woodmark Corporation
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Furniture Brands International, Inc.
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Mattress Firm Holding Corp.
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Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.
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Hibbett Sports, Inc.
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Pier 1 Imports, Inc.
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Conn’s, Inc.
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Hooker Furniture Corporation
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Sealy Corporation
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Ethan Allen Interiors Inc
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Kirkland’s, Inc.
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Select Comfort Corporation
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Flexsteel Industries, Inc.
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La-Z-Boy Inc.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMPONENTS
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2013 Total Targeted Compensation Mix Table(a)(b)
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Percentage of Total Target
Compensation that is:
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Percentage of Performance-
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Percentage of Total Target
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Dennis L. Fink
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53% | 47% | 49% | 51% | 73% | 27% | ||||||||||||||||||
Steven G. Burdette
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52% | 48% | 46% | 54% | 72% | 28% | ||||||||||||||||||
J. Edward Clary
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53% | 47% | 44% | 56% | 71% | 29% | ||||||||||||||||||
Richard D. Gallagher
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Q-1 | $ | 4,021 | $ | 5,700 | $ | 13,450 | |||||||
Q-2 | 3,766 | 3,300 | 7,866 | ||||||||||
Q-3 | 5,636 | 7,500 | 15,388 | ||||||||||
Q-4 | 10,093 | 11,000 | 15,783 | ||||||||||
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Pension Benefits and Retirement Plans
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Regulatory Requirements
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COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT
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The Compensation Committee oversees Havertys’ compensation program on behalf of the board and operates under a written charter adopted by the board.
The Compensation Committee is responsible for, among other things, reviewing and approving compensation for the executive officers, establishing the performance goals on which the compensation plans are based and setting the overall compensation principles that guide the committee’s decision-making. The Compensation Committee has reviewed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis (“CD&A”) and discussed it with management. Based on the review and discussions with management, the Compensation Committee recommended to the board of directors that the CD&A be included in the 2014 proxy statement and incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Mylle H. Mangum, Chair
L. Phillip Humann
Terence F. McGuirk
Al Trujillo
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION TABLES
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Summary Compensation Table
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Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation
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Stock
Awards
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Option
Awards
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Change in Pension Value (3)
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All Other Compensation
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Clarence H. Smith
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2013
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$ | 575,000 | $ | 606,050 | $ | 217,680 | $ | 143,000 | $ | — | $ | 36,681 | $ | 1,578,411 | ||||||||||||||
President and CEO
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2012
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550,000 | 478,500 | 365,264 | — | 111,143 | 35,720 | 1,540,627 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2011
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500,000 | 155,263 | 365,184 | — | 150,726 | 29,397 | 1,200,570 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dennis L. Fink
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2013
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380,000 | 259,160 | 136,050 | 91,000 | — | 25,563 | 891,773 | |||||||||||||||||||||
EVP and CFO
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2012
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370,000 | 214,600 | 212,248 | — | 63,387 | 27,067 | 887,302 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2011
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350,000 | 72,456 | 215,560 | — | 85,178 | 22,456 | 745,650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Steven G. Burdette
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2013
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340,000 | 210,800 | 126,980 | 81,250 | — | 19,565 | 778,595 | |||||||||||||||||||||
EVP, Stores
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2012
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320,000 | 185,600 | 187,568 | — | 140,707 | 19,508 | 853,383 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2011
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300,000 | 62,105 | 190,200 | — | 93,187 | 8,711 | 654,203 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Edward Clary
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2013
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320,000 | 198,400 | 126,980 | 81,250 | — | 14,824 | 741,454 | |||||||||||||||||||||
SVP, Distribution
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2012
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305,000 | 175,900 | 157,952 | — | 105,130 | 14,748 | 758,730 | |||||||||||||||||||||
and CIO
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2011
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285,000 | 53,100 | 154,696 | — | 58,787 | 13,715 | 565,298 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Richard D. Gallagher
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2013
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310,000 | 188,759 | 126,980 | 81,250 | 10,678 | 14,632 | 732,299 | |||||||||||||||||||||
SVP, Merchandise
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2012
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285,000 | 162,735 | 143,144 | — | 113,054 | 14,228 | 718,161 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2011
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260,000 | 48,442 | 142,016 | — | 58,109 | 11,906 | 520,383 |
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This column shows the cash portion of the MIP award. For a description of the MIP, see “Compensation Discussion and Analysis.” The MIP award earned at 98% to 100% of the maximum possible payout for each NEO.
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These amounts reflect the aggregate grant date fair value of awards computed in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation (ASC Topic 718). Assumptions used in the calculation of these amounts are included in Note 11 to our audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013, included in our annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 7, 2014. The amounts reported for these awards may not represent the amounts the individuals will actually realize, as the amounts, if any, ultimately realized will depend on the change in our stock price over time.
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(3 | ) |
This column represents an estimate of the aggregate annual increase in the actuarial present value of the NEOs accrued benefit under our retirement plans for the applicable year, assuming the greater of actual age or a retirement age of 65. The aggregate amount attributable to all defined benefit plans was negative and is not included for certain NEOs as follows: Mr. Smith – $(44,847), Mr. Fink - $(40,708), Mr. Burdette - $(97,100) and Mr. Clary - $(17,885). See “2013 Pension Benefits” below for additional information. The change in pension value can be impacted by a number of factors: additional credited service, changes in amounts of compensation covered by the benefit formula, plan amendments, impact of changes in assumptions used to estimate present values, and others. Amounts for 2013 were impacted by the increase in discount rates of 80 basis points for the Retirement Plan and 88 basis points for the SERP Plan. There are no above market or preferential earnings for the Havertys Deferred Compensation Plan.
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These amounts are comprised of a combination, varying by NEO, of the following: contributions to 401(k) Plan accounts, contributions to the Deferred Compensation Plan, premium costs for covering a portion of medical insurance coverage, additional life insurance, long-term disability coverage and health examinations. None of these individual items was greater than $10,000 for any NEO except for the Company’s contribution for Mr. Smith to the Deferred Compensation Plan of $15,463.
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Chief Executive Officer
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Executive Vice President
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Senior Vice President - NEO
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1.5 | x | 35,000 | |||||
Senior Vice President
|
1.0 | x | 25,000 |
Grants of Plan Based Awards Table
|
Name
|
Award
Type(1)
|
Grant and Compensation Committee Approval Date
|
Estimated Possible Payouts
Under Non-Equity
Incentive Plan Awards ($)(2)
|
All Other Stock
Awards:
Number of
Shares of
Stock
(#)
|
Exercise or
Base Price of Awards
$/Share(3)
|
Grant Date
Fair
Value of
Stock
Award
$(4)
|
||||||||||
Threshold
|
Target
|
Maximum
|
||||||||||||||
Clarence H. Smith
|
ACMIP
|
01/24/2013
|
$ 15,640
|
$ 488,750
|
$ 606,050
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
||||||||
SSAR
|
01/24/2013
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
22,000
|
$18.14
|
$143,000
|
|||||||||
RSU
|
01/24/2013
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
12,000
|
$18.14
|
$217,680
|
|||||||||
Dennis L. Fink
|
ACMIP
|
01/24/2013
|
$ 6,688
|
$ 209,000
|
$ 259,160
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
||||||||
SSAR
|
01/24/2013
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
14,000
|
$18.14
|
$ 91,000
|
|||||||||
RSU
|
01/24/2013
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
7,500
|
$18.14
|
$136,050
|
|||||||||
Steven G. Burdette
|
ACMIP
|
01/24/2013
|
$ 5,440
|
$ 170,000
|
$ 210,800
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
||||||||
SSAR
|
01/24/2013
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
12,500
|
$18.14
|
$ 81,250
|
|||||||||
RSU
|
01/24/2013
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
7,000
|
$18.14
|
$126,980
|
|||||||||
J. Edward Clary
|
ACMIP
|
01/24/2013
|
$ 5,120
|
$ 160,000
|
$ 198,400
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
||||||||
SSAR
|
01/24/2013
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
12,500
|
$18.14
|
$ 81,250
|
|||||||||
RSU
|
01/24/2013
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
7,000
|
$18.14
|
$126,980
|
|||||||||
Richard D. Gallagher
|
ACMIP
|
01/24/2013
|
$ 4,960
|
$ 155,000
|
$ 192,200
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
||||||||
SSAR
|
01/24/2013
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
12,500
|
$18.14
|
$ 81,250
|
|||||||||
RSU
|
01/24/2013
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
7,000
|
$18.14
|
$126,980
|
(1)
|
Award Type:
|
ACMIP = Annual Cash Management Incentive Plan Compensation
SSAR = Stock Settled Appreciation Rights
RSU = Restricted Stock Unit Award
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(2)
|
The 2013 Non-Equity Incentive Plan as discussed above provided for a target payout for 100% attainment of the goals and decreased to the payout threshold and increased to the maximum payout noted above.
|
||||||||||||||||||||
(3)
|
The exercise price for the SSARs and the base price for the RSUs is the closing price of our stock on the date of grant.
|
||||||||||||||||||||
(4)
|
The fair value for the SSARs was determined using the number of rights granted multiplied by $6.50 which is the value of the SSARs determined by using the Black-Scholes valuation model. The fair value for the RSUs was determined using the number of shares granted multiplied by the closing stock price on the grant date.
|
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End Table
|
SSARs Awards
|
Stock Awards
|
|||||||||||||
Name
|
Date Awarded
|
Number of Securities Underlying Exercisable Awards (#)
|
Number of Securities
Underlying
Unexercisable
Awards (#)
|
Exercise Price ($)
|
Expiration Date
|
Number of Shares of Stock That Have Not Vested
|
Market Value of Shares of Stock that Have not Vested ($)
|
|||||||
Clarence H. Smith
|
01/27/2009
|
(1)
|
6,750
|
—
|
$ 8.74
|
01/27/2016
|
||||||||
01/25/2010
|
(2)
|
14,000
|
$ 438,200
|
|||||||||||
01/27/2011
|
(3)
|
7,200
|
$ 225,360
|
|||||||||||
01/23/2012
|
(3)
|
11,100
|
$ 347,430
|
|||||||||||
01/24/2013
|
(4)
|
—
|
22,000
|
$ 18.14
|
01/24/2020
|
|||||||||
01/24/2013
|
(5)
|
|
12,000
|
$ 375,600
|
||||||||||
Dennis L. Fink
|
01/27/2009
|
(1)
|
14,000
|
—
|
$ 8.74
|
01/27/2016
|
||||||||
01/25/2010
|
(2)
|
8,400
|
$ 262,920
|
|||||||||||
01/27/2011
|
(3)
|
4,250
|
$ 133,025
|
|||||||||||
01/23/2012
|
(3)
|
6,450
|
$ 201,885
|
|||||||||||
01/24/2013
|
(4)
|
— |
14,000
|
$ 18.14
|
01/24/2020
|
|||||||||
01/24/2013
|
(5)
|
7,500
|
$ 234,750
|
|||||||||||
Steven G. Burdette
|
01/25/2010
|
(2)
|
7,000
|
$ 219,100
|
||||||||||
01/27/2011
|
(3)
|
3,750
|
$ 117,375
|
|||||||||||
01/23/2012
|
(3)
|
5,700
|
$ 178,410
|
|||||||||||
01/24/2013
|
(4)
|
—
|
12,500
|
$ 18.14
|
01/24/2020
|
|||||||||
01/24/2013
|
(5)
|
7,000
|
$ 219,000
|
|||||||||||
J. Edward Clary
|
01/27/2009
|
(1)
|
8,000
|
—
|
$ 8.74
|
01/27/2016
|
||||||||
01/25/2010
|
(2)
|
6,300
|
$ 197,190
|
|||||||||||
01/27/2011
|
(3)
|
3,050
|
$ 95,465
|
|||||||||||
01/23/2012
|
(3)
|
4,800
|
$ 150,240
|
|||||||||||
01/24/2013
|
(4)
|
—
|
12,500
|
$ 18.14
|
01/24/2020
|
|||||||||
01/24/2013
|
(5)
|
7,000
|
$ 219,100
|
|||||||||||
Richard D. Gallagher
|
01/25/2010
|
(2)
|
5,600
|
$ 175,280
|
||||||||||
01/27/2011
|
(3)
|
2,800
|
$ 87,640
|
|||||||||||
01/23/2012
|
(3)
|
4,350
|
$ 136,155
|
|||||||||||
01/24/2013
|
(4)
|
—
|
12,500
|
$ 18.14
|
01/24/2020
|
|||||||||
01/24/2013
|
(5)
|
7,000
|
$ 219,100
|
Award Information
|
Vesting Rate
|
Vesting Dates
|
Conditions
|
|
(1)
|
Stock-Settled Stock
Appreciation Right
|
25% per year
|
May 8 each year beginning year following grant date
|
Continued employment through vesting date.
|
(2)
|
Restricted Stock Units
|
10% each of first 3 years and 70% in 4th year
|
May 8 each year
2011 – 2014
|
Continued employment through vesting date.
|
(3)
|
Restricted Stock Units or Restricted Stock
|
25% per year
|
May 8 each year
beginning year following grant date
|
Continued employment through vesting date.
|
(4)
|
Stock-Settled Appreciation Rights
|
25% per year
|
May 8 each year beginning year following grant date
|
Continued employment or normal retirement
through vesting date.
|
(5)
|
Restricted Stock Units
|
25% per year
|
May 8 each year beginning year following grant date
|
Continued employment or normal retirement
through vesting date.
|
Option Exercises and Stock Vested Table
|
Option and SSARs Awards
|
Stock Awards
|
|||||||||||||||
Name
|
Number of Shares Acquired on Exercise (#)
|
Value Realized on Exercise ($)
|
Number of Shares
Acquired
on Vesting (#)
|
Value
Realized on
Exercise ($)(1)
|
||||||||||||
Clarence H. Smith
|
10,870 | $ | 382,165 | 38,500 | $ | 843,966 | ||||||||||
Dennis L. Fink
|
2,090 | 62,586 | 22,575 | 494,772 | ||||||||||||
Steven G. Burdette
|
1,004 | 36,005 | 19,875 | 435,492 | ||||||||||||
J. Edward Clary
|
2,985 | 107,535 | 16,525 | 362,485 | ||||||||||||
Richard D. Gallagher
|
1,931 | 87,800 | 16,300 | 359,878 |
(1) The value realized reflects the taxable value to the named executive officer as of the date of the exercise of the SSAR, vesting of restricted stock or vesting of restricted stock units. The actual value ultimately realized by the NEO may be more or less than the value realized calculated in the above table depending on whether and when the NEO held or sold the stock associated with the exercise or vesting occurrence. |
Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plans
|
Name
|
Aggregate
Earnings (Loss)
in Last FYE ($)
|
Aggregate
Balance at Last
FYE ($)
|
||||||
Clarence H. Smith
|
$ | 124,585 | $ | 685,394 | ||||
Dennis L. Fink
|
57,520 | 271,446 | ||||||
J. Edward Clary
|
65,673 | 236,354 |
Name
|
Executive Contributions in 2013 ($)
|
Company Contributions
in 2013 ($)
|
Aggregate Earnings (Loss) in 2013 ($)
|
Aggregate Balance at Last FYE ($)
|
||||||||||||
Clarence H. Smith
|
$ | 93,698 | $ | 15,463 | $ | 29,187 | $ | 351,251 | ||||||||
Dennis L. Fink
|
3,796 | 6,805 | 5,449 | 28,472 | ||||||||||||
Steven G. Burdette
|
9,804 | 5,396 | 8,575 | 49,240 |
Pension Benefits and Retirement Plans
|
Name
|
Plan Name
|
Number of Years
Credited
Service (#)
|
Present Value
of Accumulated
Benefit ($)
|
||||
Clarence H. Smith
|
Pension Plan
|
33
|
$
|
705,923
|
|||
SERP
|
40
|
398,677
|
|||||
Dennis L. Fink
|
Pension Plan
|
14
|
282,030
|
||||
SERP
|
21
|
504,394
|
|||||
Steven G. Burdette
|
Pension Plan
|
23
|
275,027
|
||||
SERP
|
30
|
196,085
|
|||||
J. Edward Clary
|
Pension Plan
|
16
|
201,314
|
||||
SERP
|
23
|
173,177
|
|||||
Richard D. Gallagher
|
Pension Plan
|
18
|
196,975
|
||||
SERP
|
25
|
140,625
|
Change in Control Benefits
|
Name
|
Salary times
Multiple
|
Annual Incentive times
Multiple
|
Purchase of
Equity Awards
|
Healthcare and
Other Benefits
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||
Clarence H. Smith
|
$ | 1,150,000 | $ | 1,212,100 | $ | 1,829,540 | $ | 51,271 | $ | 4,242,911 | ||||||||||
Dennis L. Fink
|
760,000 | 518,320 | 1,333,780 | 50,334 | 2,662,434 | |||||||||||||||
Steven G. Burdette
|
680,000 | 421,600 | 898,985 | 41,138 | 2,041,723 | |||||||||||||||
J. Edward Clary
|
640,000 | 396,800 | 1,007,795 | 55,373 | 2,099,968 | |||||||||||||||
Richard D. Gallagher
|
620,000 | 377,518 | 783,175 | 55,652 | 1,836,345 |
CONCLUSION
|
PROPOSAL 3: ADVISORY RESOLUTION TO APPROVE NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER
COMPENSATION
|
Our Board of Directors recommends that stockholders vote “FOR” this resolution.
|
PROPOSAL 4: APPROVAL OF THE 2014 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
|
2013
|
2012
|
2011
|
||||||||||
Dilution
|
1.9 | % | 2.2 | % | (0.1 | %) | ||||||
Burn Rate
|
1.9 | % | 2.3 | % | 2.3 | % | ||||||
Overhang
|
5.4 | % | 6.5 | % | 7.9 | % |
Summary of the 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan
|
(i)
|
Financial Return Metrics:
|
(a)
|
Return on equity
|
(b)
|
Return on capital
|
(c)
|
Return on assets
|
(d)
|
Return on investment
|
(e)
|
Return on invested capital
|
(ii)
|
Earnings Metrics:
|
(a)
|
Earnings per share (including variants such as diluted earnings per share)
|
(b)
|
Total earnings
|
(c)
|
Earnings growth
|
(d)
|
Earnings before taxes
|
(e)
|
Earnings before interest and taxes
|
(f)
|
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
|
(g)
|
Operating profit
|
(h)
|
Net earnings
|
(iii)
|
Sales Metrics:
|
(a)
|
Sales
|
(b)
|
Sales growth
|
(c)
|
Comparable store sales
|
(d)
|
Sales per retail square foot
|
(e)
|
Average ticket sales
|
(f)
|
Sales per employee
|
(g)
|
Sales per operating store
|
(iv)
|
Stock Price Metrics:
|
(a)
|
Increase in the fair market value of the shares
|
(b)
|
Share price (including but not limited to growth measures and total shareholder return)
|
(v)
|
Cash Flow Metrics:
|
(a)
|
Cash flow (including but not limited to operating cash flow and free cash flow)
|
(b)
|
Cash flow return on investment (which equals net cash flow divided by total capital)
|
(vi)
|
Balance Sheet Metrics:
|
(a)
|
Inventory
|
(b)
|
Inventory turns
|
(c)
|
Internal rate of return
|
(vii)
|
Other Strategic Metrics:
|
(a)
|
Gross margin
|
(b)
|
Gross margin return on investment
|
(c)
|
Economic value added (EVA)
|
(d)
|
Operating cost management targets
|
(e)
|
Customer satisfaction surveys
|
(f)
|
Attrition improvements
|
(g)
|
Safety record goals
|
(h)
|
Timely and successful completion of key corporate projects
|
(i)
|
Productivity improvements
|
Our Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” the Approval of the 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
|
EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION
|
Plan Category
|
Number of Securities
To be issued upon
exercise of outstanding
equity awards(1)
(a)
|
Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding options and stock-settled stock appreciation rights
(b)
|
Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under
equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in Column (a))
(c)
|
|||
Equity compensation plans
approved by stockholders
|
586,700
|
$
|
15.78
|
715,433
|
||
Equity compensation plans not
approved by stockholders
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|||
Total
|
586,700
|
$
|
15.78
|
715,433
|
(1)
|
Shares issuable pursuant to outstanding equity awards under our 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
|
Stockholder Approved Plans
|
AUDIT COMMITTEE MATTERS
|
December 31,
|
||||||||
2013
|
2012
|
|||||||
Audit
|
$ | 535,000 | $ | 515,000 | ||||
Audit-related
|
33,500 | 32,500 | ||||||
Tax
|
91,200 | 86,000 | ||||||
All Other
|
1,995 | 1,980 | ||||||
Total
|
$ | 661,695 | $ | 635,480 |
AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT
|
We are responsible for providing independent, objective oversight of Havertys’ accounting functions and internal controls and operate pursuant to a written charter approved by Havertys’ board. We are comprised entirely of four independent directors who meet independence, experience and other qualification requirements of the NYSE listing standards, Section 10A(m)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations of the SEC. Havertys’ board has determined that each member of the Audit Committee is a “financial expert,” as defined by SEC rules.
Management is responsible for Havertys’ financial reporting process, including Havertys’ system of internal control, and for the preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Havertys’ independent registered public accounting firm, or “independent accountants,” is responsible for auditing its consolidated financial statements and providing an opinion as to their conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States as well as attesting and reporting on the effectiveness of its internal controls over financial reporting. Our responsibility is to monitor and review these processes. It is not our duty or responsibility to conduct auditing or accounting reviews or procedures. Consequently, in carrying out our oversight responsibilities, we shall not be charged with, and are not providing, any expert or special assurance as to Havertys’ financial statements, or any professional certification as to the independent accountants’ work. In addition, we have relied on management’s representation that the financial statements have been prepared with integrity and objectively in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and on the representations of independent accountants included in their report on Havertys’ financial statements.
We schedule our meetings to ensure we have sufficient time to devote attention to all of our tasks and during 2013 met four times. During 2013 and subsequent to the end of the year, we:
· met with management and the independent accountants to review and discuss Havertys’ critical accounting policies and significant estimates;
· met with management and the independent accountants to review and approve the 2013 audit plan;
· met regularly with both the independent accountants and the vice president internal audit outside the presence of management;
· reviewed and discussed the quarterly and annual reports prior to filing with the SEC;
· reviewed and discussed the quarterly earnings press releases and other financial press releases;
· met with the vice president internal audit to review, among other things, the audit plan, test work, findings and recommendations, and staffing;
· met with management and the independent accountants to review the audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013, and internal controls over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013;
· selected for the stockholders’ ratification, Ernst & Young, LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for 2014;
· reviewed the processes by which risk is assessed and mitigated; and
· completed all other responsibilities under the Audit Committee charter (attached to this proxy statement as Appendix B).
|
AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT (continued)
|
We have discussed with the independent accountants the matters required by PCAOB AU 380, Communications with Audit Committees, as adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and SEC Rule 2-07 of Regulation S-X, which includes a review of significant accounting estimates and Havertys’ accounting practices. In addition, we have received written disclosures and the letter from the independent accountants required by PCAOB Ethics and Independence Rule 3526, Communications with Audit Committees Concerning Independence, and discussed with the independent accountants their firm’s independence.
Based upon our discussion with management and the independent accountants, and our review of the representations of management and the independent accountants, we recommended to the Board that the audited consolidated financial statements be included in Havertys’ annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.
We considered whether the independent accountants’ provision of non-audit services to Havertys is compatible with maintaining the independent accountants’ independence, and have determined the provision of such non-audit services is compatible with the independent accountants’ independence. Accordingly, we have approved retention of Ernst & Young LLP as Havertys’ independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2014.
We reviewed and reassessed the adequacy of the Audit Committee Charter and recommended no changes.
|
John T. Glover, Chair
Vicki R. Palmer
Fred L. Schuermann
Al Trujillo
|
PROPOSAL 5: RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF OUR INDEPENDENT AUDITOR
|
Our Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” Ratification of the Appointment of
Ernst & Young LLP, as our Independent Auditors for 2014.
|
OTHER INFORMATION
|
Ownership of Company Stock by Directors and Management
|
Common Stock
|
Class A Common Stock
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Shares
Beneficially
Owned (1)(2)
|
Acquirable
Within
60 Days (3)
|
Percent
of
Class
|
Shares
Beneficially
Owned(2)
|
Percent
of
Class
|
||||||||||||||||
Nominees for Holders of
Class A Common Stock
|
||||||||||||||||||||
John T. Glover
|
57,860 | — | * | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Rawson Haverty, Jr.
|
2,700 | (4) | — | * | 793,646 | (5)(6)(7) | 33.31 | % | ||||||||||||
L. Phillip Humann
|
109,019 | — | * | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Mylle H. Mangum
|
28,566 | — | * | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Frank S. McGaughey, III
|
14,015 | (8) | — | * | 138,377 | (9) | 5.81 | % | ||||||||||||
Clarence H. Smith
|
108,255 | (10) | 4,726 | * | 670,577 | (11)(12) | 28.15 | % | ||||||||||||
Al Trujillo
|
39,963 | — | * | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Nominees for Holders of
Common Stock
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Terence F. McGuirk
|
28,070 | — | * | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Vicki R. Palmer
|
28,893 | — | * | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Fred L. Schuermann
|
25,712 | — | * | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Named Executive Officers
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Dennis L. Fink
|
143,773 | 9,802 | * | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Steven G. Burdette
|
24,310 | — | * | 30 | * | |||||||||||||||
J. Edward Clary
|
35,315 | 5,601 | * | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Richard D. Gallagher
|
21,231 | — | * | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Executive Officers and
Directors as a group (18)
|
763,870 | 26,369 | 3.93 | % | 1,606,424 | 67.43 | % |
(1)
|
This column also includes shares beneficially owned under our directors’ Deferred Plan for the following individuals: Mr. Glover – 9,644; Mr. Humann – 52,924; Ms. Mangum – 28,566; Mr. Schuermann – 25,712; Mr. Smith – 3,418; and Mr. Trujillo – 26,991.
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(2)
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Includes shares pledged as security in brokerage firms customary margin accounts, whether or not there are loans outstanding. Common Stock: all directors and executive officers as a group – none. Class A common stock: Mr. Haverty – 90,000 shares; and for all directors and executive officers as a group – 90,000. Effective November 12, 2013, directors and executive officers are prohibited from pledging Havertys securities (including depositing securities in a margin account). Officers and directors with such existing transactions have three years to reach compliance.
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(3)
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Represents shares resulting from the officers vested SSARs with exercise prices ranging from $8.74 to $9.13.
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(4)
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This amount includes 2,000 shares held in trust for the benefit of Mr. Haverty’s minor children for which he is co-trustee.
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(5)
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According to the Schedule 13D filed on December 17, 2013, H5, L.P. held 595,823 shares. Mr. Haverty is the manager of the Partnership’s general partner, Pine Hill Associates, LLC. Mr. Haverty disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his partnership interest.
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(6)
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This amount also includes 88,017 shares held by the Mary E. Haverty Foundation, a charitable organization, for which Mr. Haverty has sole voting power through a revocable proxy granted to him by the Foundation. Mr. Haverty has no pecuniary interest in the shares of the Foundation and disclaims any beneficial ownership in the Foundation’s shares.
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(7)
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This amount also includes 17,024 shares held in trust for the benefit of Mr. Haverty’s minor children for which he is co-trustee.
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(8)
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This amount includes 5,500 shares owned by Mr. McGaughey’s wife and he disclaims any beneficial ownership in these shares.
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(9)
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According to the Schedule 13D filed on December 17, 2013, 72,392 shares were reported to be held by Ridge Partners, L.P. Mr. McGaughey is the general partner of Ridge Partners L.P. and disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by Ridge Partners, L.P. except to the extent of his partnership interest.
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(10)
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This amount includes 25,187 shares held by Mr. Smith’s wife.
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(11)
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According to the Schedule 13D filed on December 17, 2013, 603,497 shares were reported to be held by Villa Clare Partners, L.P. Mr. Smith is the manager of the Partnership’s general partner, West Wesley Associates, LLC. Mr. Smith disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his partnership interest.
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(12)
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This amount also includes 1,950 shares held by Mr. Smith’s wife.
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Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
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PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS
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Common Stock
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Class A Common Stock
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Shares
Beneficially
Owned
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of Class
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BlackRock, Inc.
40 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055
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1,916,993 (1) | 9.5% | — | — | |||||||||
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc
100 E. Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202
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1,875,920 (2) | 9.3% | — | — | |||||||||
The Burton Partnership, LP
P.O. Box 4643, Jackson, WY 83001
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1,656,562 (3) | 7.81% | — | — | |||||||||
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
6300 Bee Cave Road, Austin, TX 78746
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1,570,846 (4) | 7.82% | — | — | |||||||||
Villa Clare Partners, L.P.
158 West Wesley Road, Atlanta, GA 30305
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* | * | 603,497(5) | 25.22% | |||||||||
H5, L.P.
4414 Dunmore Road, NE, Marietta, GA 30068
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* | * | 595,823(6) | 24.90% | |||||||||
Rawson Haverty, Jr.
780 Johnson Ferry Road, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30342
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* | * | 198,723(7)(8) | 8.27% |
(1)
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According to a Schedule 13G filed on January 31, 2014, BlackRock, Inc. holds sole voting power over 1,867,775 and sole dispositive power over 1,916,993 shares of common stock
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(2)
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According to a Schedule 13G filed on February 10, 2014, T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (“Price Associates”) holds sole voting power over 769,320 shares of common stock and sole dispositive power over 1,875,920 shares of common stock. These securities are owned by various individual and institutional investors including T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc. which has sole voting power over 1,101,800 shares, representing 5.4% of the shares outstanding, which Price Associates serves as investment advisor with power to direct investments and/or sole power to vote the securities. For purposes of the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Price Associates is deemed to be a beneficial owner of such securities; however, Price Associates expressly disclaims that it is, in fact, the beneficial owner of such securities.
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(3)
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According to a Schedule 13G filed on April 22, 2009, The Burton Partnership, LP, The Burton Partnership (QP), LP and Donald W. Burton, General Partner holds sole voting and dispositive power over 1,656,562 shares of common stock.
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(4)
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According to a Schedule 13G filed on February 10, 2014, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (“Dimensional”) holds sole voting over 1,533,311 shares and dispositive power over 1,570,846 shares of common stock. Dimensional is an investment advisor registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisors Act of 1940 and furnishes investment advice to four investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, and serves as investment manager to certain other commingled group trusts and separate accounts (the “Funds”). Dimensional possesses investment and/or voting power over the shares held by the Funds. The shares are owned by the Funds and Dimensional disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities.
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(5)
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According to a Schedule 13D filed on December 17, 2013, 603,497 shares were reported to be held Villa Clare Partners, L.P. Clarence H. Smith is the manager of the Partnership’s general partner, West Wesley Associates, LLC. Mr. Smith disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his partnership interest.
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(6)
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According to a Schedule 13D filed on December 17, 2013, H5, L.P. holds shared voting power over 595,823 shares of Class A common stock. Rawson Haverty, Jr. is the manager of the Partnership’s general partner, Pine Hill Associates, LLC. Mr. Haverty disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his partnership interest.
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(7)
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This amount includes 88,017 shares held by the Mary E. Haverty Foundation, a charitable organization, for which Mr. Haverty has sole voting power through a revocable proxy granted to him by the Foundation. Mr. Haverty has no pecuniary interest in the shares of the Foundation and disclaims any beneficial ownership in the Foundation’s shares.
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(8)
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This amount also includes 17,024 shares held in trust for the benefit of Mr. Haverty’s minor children for which he is co-trustee.
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION
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OTHER BUSINESS
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SECTION 1 - PURPOSE
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1
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SECTION 2 - DEFINITIONS
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1
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SECTION 3 - ADMINISTRATION
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6
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SECTION 4 - SHARES AVAILABLE FOR AWARDS
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8
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SECTION 5 - ELIGIBILITY
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9
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SECTION 6 - STOCK OPTIONS
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9
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SECTION 7 - STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
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11
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SECTION 8 - RESTRICTED STOCK AND RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS
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12
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SECTION 9 - DEFERRED SHARES AND DEFERRED STOCK UNITS
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14
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SECTION 10 - PERFORMANCE AWARDS
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16
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SECTION 11 - NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR AWARDS
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17
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SECTION 12 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COVERED OFFICERS AND PERFORMANCE-BASED AWARDS
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17
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SECTION 13 - TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT
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20
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SECTION 14 - CHANGE IN CONTROL
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20
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SECTION 15 - AMENDMENT, SUSPENSION AND TERMINATION
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20
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SECTION 16 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
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21
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SECTION 17 - TERM OF THE PLAN
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25
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(i)
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any “Person” (for purposes of this “Change in Control” definition, as defined under Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act and as modified and used in Section 13(d) or Section 14(d) of the Exchange Act), excluding Rawson Haverty, Mrs. Betty Haverty Smith, Frank S. McGaughey, Jr., their spouses, lineal descendants, heirs, administrators or representatives or any Person controlled (directly or indirectly) by any of them is or becomes a “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company (not including in the securities beneficially owned by such Person any securities acquired directly from the Company or its affiliates, as such term is defined in the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission) that together with equity securities held by such Persons represent more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding securities;
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(ii)
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any “Person” (for purposes of this definition only, as defined under Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act and as modified and used in Section 13(d) or Section 14(d) of the Exchange Act), excluding Rawson Haverty, Mrs. Betty Haverty Smith, Frank S. McGaughey, Jr., their spouses, lineal descendants, heirs, administrators or representatives or any Person controlled (directly or indirectly) by any of them acquire (or have acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such Persons) ownership of equity securities of the Company possessing 30% or more of the combined voting power of the equity securities of the Company;
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(iii)
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during any period of one year (not including any period prior to the execution of this Agreement), individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board and any new director (other than a director designated by a Person who has entered into an agreement with the Company to effect a transaction described in clause (i), (ii) or (iv) of this “Change in Control” definition) whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company's stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority thereof; or
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(iv)
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the approval by shareholders of the Company and consummation of a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or a sale of all or substantially all of the Company's assets.
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(A)
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Authority of Committee. Except as provided by Section 11 hereof, the Plan shall be administered by the Committee, it being understood that the Board retains the right, at its option, to make Awards under the Plan other than performance-based Awards intended to meet the requirements of Section 162(m). Subject to the terms of the Plan and applicable law, and in addition to other express powers and authorizations conferred on the Committee by the Plan, the Committee shall have full power and authority in its discretion to: (i) designate Participants; (ii) determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to a Participant; (iii) determine the number of Shares to be covered by, or with respect to which payments, rights, or other matters are to be calculated in connection with, Awards; (iv) determine the timing, terms, and conditions of any Award; (v) accelerate the time at which all or any part of an Award may be settled or exercised; (vi) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances Awards may be settled or exercised in cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards or other property, or canceled, forfeited, or suspended, and the method or methods by which Awards may be settled, exercised, canceled, forfeited, or suspended; (vii) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards, other property, and other amounts payable with respect to an Award shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the holder thereof or of the Committee; (viii) interpret and administer the Plan and any instrument or agreement relating to, or Award made under, the Plan; (ix) subject to the provisions of Sections 6(B) and 15(B) hereof, amend or modify the terms of any Award after grant; (x) establish, amend, suspend, or waive such rules and regulations and appoint such agents as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan; and (xi) make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan subject to the exclusive authority of the Board under Section 15 hereunder to amend, suspend or terminate the Plan.
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(B)
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Committee Discretion Binding. Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, all designations, determinations, interpretations, and other decisions under or with respect to the Plan or any Award shall be within the sole discretion of the Committee, may be made at any time and shall be final, conclusive, and binding upon all Persons, including any Employer, any Participant, any holder or beneficiary of any Award, any Employee, and any Non-Employee Director.
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(C)
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Delegation. Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Board or the Committee may, to the extent permitted by law, delegate to (i) a subcommittee of the Committee, (ii) one or more officers or managers of an Employer or (iii) a committee of such officers or managers, the authority, subject to such terms and limitations as the Board or the Committee shall determine, to grant Awards to, or to cancel, modify or waive rights with respect to, or to alter, discontinue, suspend, or terminate, Awards. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may not delegate the authority to grant (i) Awards to Participants who are officers or directors of the Company for purposes of Section 16 or are otherwise subject to such Section or (ii) Awards intended to meet the performance-based compensation requirements of Section 162(m) unless such Awards are granted by a subcommittee of the Committee that satisfies the requirements of Section 12.
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(D)
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Indemnification. No member of the Board or the Committee or any Employee (each such person a “Covered Person”) shall have any liability to any person (including any grantee) for any action taken or omitted to be taken in the performance of his or her duties with respect to the Plan or any Award, for a purpose reasonably believed by the Covered Person to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of the Plan, and any such action taken or omitted to be taken shall be deemed to be for a purpose which is not opposed to the best interests of the Company. Each Covered Person shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from any loss, cost, liability, or reasonable expense (including attorneys’ fees) that may be imposed upon or incurred by such Covered Person in connection with or resulting from any bona fide claim, action, suit or proceeding to which such Covered Person may be a party or in which such Covered Person may be involved by reason of any action taken or omitted to be taken by him or her under the Plan or any Award Agreement in his or her capacity as a member of the Board or the Committee or as an Employee and against and from any and all amounts paid by such Covered Person, with the Company’s approval, in settlement thereof, or paid by such Covered Person in satisfaction of any judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding against such Covered Person, provided that the Company shall have the right, at its own expense, to assume and defend any such action, suit or proceeding and, once the Company gives notice of its intent to assume the defense, the Company shall have sole control over such defense with counsel of the Company’s choice. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be available to a Covered Person to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction in a final judgment or other final adjudication, in either case, not subject to further appeal , determines that the acts or omissions of such Covered Person giving rise to the indemnification claim resulted from such Covered Person’s bad faith, fraud or willful misconduct. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which Covered Persons may be entitled under the Company’s Restated Charter or Bylaws, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any other power that the Company may have to indemnify such persons or hold them harmless.
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(A)
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Shares Available. Subject to the provisions of Section 4(B) hereof, the maximum number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan shall be (i) 500,000 plus (ii) the number of Shares that were authorized but unissued under the Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2004 Plan”) as of the Effective Date plus (iii) the number of Shares subject to outstanding grants under the 2004 Plan (each, a “2004 Plan Award”) on the Effective Date that are forfeited or expire on or after the Effective Date in accordance with the terms of the underlying grants plus (iv) the number of Shares surrendered on or after the Effective Date to exercise a 2004 Plan Award or withheld on or after the Effective Date to satisfy withholding tax liabilities under a 2004 Plan Award. The number of Shares actually issued or transferred by the Company upon the exercise of Incentive Stock Options may not exceed 500,000, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4(B) of the Plan. If, after the Effective Date, any Shares covered by an Award granted under this Plan, or to which such an Award relates, are forfeited, or if such an Award is settled for cash or otherwise terminates, expires unexercised, or is canceled without the delivery of Shares, then the Shares covered by such Award, or to which such Award relates, or the number of Shares otherwise counted against the aggregate number of Shares with respect to which Awards may be granted, to the extent of any such settlement, forfeiture, termination, expiration, or cancellation, shall again become Shares with respect to which Awards may be granted. In the event that any Option or other Award granted hereunder is exercised through the delivery of Shares by the Participant or in the event that withholding tax liabilities arising from such Award are satisfied by the withholding of Shares by the Company from the total number of Shares that otherwise would have been delivered to the Participant, the number of Shares available for Awards under the Plan shall be increased by the number of Shares so surrendered or withheld. Each 2004 Plan Award shall remain subject to the terms of the applicable award agreement and the 2004 Plan, but Shares delivered pursuant to such award on or after the Effective Date shall be issued under this Plan.
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(B)
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Adjustments. The number of Shares covered by each outstanding Award, the number of Shares available for Awards, the number of Shares that may be subject to Awards to any one Participant, and the price per Share covered by each such outstanding Award shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, combination or reclassification of the Shares, and may be proportionately adjusted, as determined in the sole discretion of the Board, for any other increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares effected without receipt of consideration by the Company or to reflect any distributions to holders of Shares other than regular cash dividends. Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price of Shares subject to an Award. After any adjustment made pursuant to this paragraph, the number of Shares subject to each outstanding Award shall be rounded to the nearest whole number.
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(C)
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Substitute Awards. To the extent permitted by applicable law, any Shares issued by the Company as Substitute Awards shall not reduce the Shares available for Awards under the Plan.
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(D)
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Sources of Shares Deliverable Under Awards. Any Shares delivered pursuant to an Award may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued Shares or of issued Shares which have been reacquired by the Company.
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(A)
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Grant. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have sole and complete authority to determine the Participants to whom Options shall be granted, the number of Shares subject to each Award, the exercise price and the conditions and limitations applicable to the exercise of an Option. A person who has been granted an Option under this Plan may be granted additional Options under the Plan if the Committee shall so determine. Options granted under this Plan may be Incentive Stock Options, Non-Qualified Stock Options or a combination of the foregoing, provided that Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees. Each grant shall specify whether (or the extent to which) the Option is an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option. Notwithstanding any such designation, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Shares with respect to which Options designated as Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by a Participant during any calendar year (under all Plans of the Company) exceeds $100,000, such Options shall be treated as Non-Qualified Stock Options.
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(B)
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Option Price. The Committee, in its sole discretion, shall establish the Option Price at the time each Option is granted. Except in the case of Substitute Awards, the Option Price of an Option may not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Shares with respect to which the Option is granted on the date of grant of the Award (the “Grant Date”). If an Employee owns or is deemed to own (by reason of the attribution rules applicable under Section 424(d) of the Code) more than 10% of the combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Subsidiary or parent corporation (within the meaning of Section 424(e) of the Code), and an Incentive Stock Option is granted to such Employee, the Option Price shall be no less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the Grant Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing and except as provided by the provisions of Sections 4(B) and 15(C) hereof, the Committee shall not have the power to (i) amend the terms of previously granted Options to reduce the Option Price of such Options, or (ii) cancel such Options and grant substitute Options with a lower Option Price than the cancelled Options, without shareholder approval.
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(C)
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Term. Subject to the Committee’s authority under Section 3(A) hereof, each Option and all rights and obligations thereunder shall expire on the date determined by the Committee and specified in the Award Agreement. The Committee shall be under no duty to provide terms of like duration for Options granted under the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years from the date such Option was granted; provided, however, that if an Incentive Stock Option is granted to an employee who owns or is deemed to own (by reason of the attribution rules of Section 424(d) of the Code) more than 10% of the combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Subsidiary or Parent Corporation (within the meaning of Section 424(e) of the Code), the term of such Incentive Stock Option shall be no more than five years from the date of grant.
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(D)
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Exercise.
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(i)
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Each Option shall be exercisable at such times and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee may, in its sole discretion, specify in the applicable Award Agreement or thereafter. The Committee shall have full and complete authority to determine whether an Option will be exercisable in full at any time or from time to time during the term of the Option, or to provide for the exercise thereof in such installments, upon the occurrence of such events and at such times during the term of the Option as the Committee may determine.
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(ii)
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The Committee may impose such conditions with respect to the exercise of Options, including without limitation, any relating to the application of federal, state or foreign securities laws or the Code, as it may deem necessary or advisable.
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(iii)
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An Option may be exercised in whole or in part at any time, with respect to whole Shares only, within the period permitted thereunder for the exercise thereof and in accordance with the procedures established by the Company or its designated third party administrator.
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(iv)
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Payment of the Option Price shall be made in cash or cash equivalents, or, at the discretion of the Committee, (i) by tendering, either by way of actual delivery of Shares or attestation, whole Shares, valued at the Fair Market Value of such Shares on the date of exercise, together with any applicable withholding taxes, (ii) by a combination of such cash (or cash equivalents) and such Shares or (iii) by such other method of exercise as may be permitted from time to time by the Committee. Subject to applicable securities laws and at the discretion of the Committee, an Option may also be exercised by (i) delivering a notice of exercise of the Option and simultaneously selling the Shares thereby acquired pursuant to a brokerage or similar agreement or program or (ii) through a reduction in the number of Shares received through the exercise of the Option. Until the optionee has been issued the Shares subject to such exercise, he or she shall possess no rights as a shareholder with respect to such Shares and shall not be entitled to any dividend or distribution the record date of which is prior to the date of issuance of such Shares.
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(v)
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Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, a Participant shall be required to pay to the Company an amount equal to the spread realized in connection with the Participant’s exercise of an Option within six months prior to such Participant’s termination of employment by resignation in the event that such Participant, within six months following such Participant’s termination of employment by resignation, engages directly or indirectly in any activity determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, to be competitive with any activity of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. This subsection (v) shall be void and of no legal effect upon a Change in Control.
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(A)
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Grant.
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(i)
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The Committee may also authorize grants to Participants of Stock Appreciation Rights. A Stock Appreciation Right provides a Participant the right to receive from the Company an amount, which shall be determined by the Committee and shall be expressed as a percentage (not exceeding 100 percent) of the Spread at the time of the exercise of such right. Any grant of Stock Appreciation Rights under this Plan shall be upon such terms and conditions as the Committee may determine in accordance with the following provisions:
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(a)
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Any grant may specify that the amount payable upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right may be paid by the Company in cash, Shares, or any combination thereof and may preclude the right of the Participant to receive and the Company to issue Shares or other equity securities in lieu of cash;
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(b)
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Any grant may specify that the amount payable upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right shall not exceed a maximum specified by the Committee on the Grant Date;
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(c)
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Any grant may specify (i) a waiting period or periods before Stock Appreciation Rights shall become exercisable and (ii) permissible dates or periods on or during which Stock Appreciation Rights shall be exercisable;
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(d)
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Any grant may specify that a Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised only in the event of a Change in Control of the Company or other similar transaction or event;
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(e)
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Each grant shall be evidenced by an agreement executed on behalf of the Company by any officer thereof and delivered to and accepted by the Optionee, which shall describe the subject Stock Appreciation Rights, identify any related Options, state that the Stock Appreciation Rights are subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Plan and contain such other terms and provisions as the Committee may determine consistent with this Plan;
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(f)
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Each grant of a Stock Appreciation Right shall specify in respect of each Stock Appreciation Right a Base Price per Share, which shall be equal to or greater than the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the Grant Date. Successive grants of Stock Appreciation Rights may be made to the same Participant regardless of whether any Stock Appreciation Rights previously granted to such Participant remain unexercised. Each grant shall specify the period or periods of continuous employment of the Participant by the Company or any Subsidiary that are necessary before the Stock Appreciation Rights or installments thereof shall become exercisable, and any grants may provide for the earlier exercise of such rights in the event of a Change in Control of the Company or other similar transaction or event. No Stock Appreciation Right granted under this Plan may be exercised more than ten (10) years from the Grant Date.
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(A)
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Grant.
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(i)
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Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have sole and complete authority to determine the Participants to whom Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall be granted, the number of shares of Restricted Stock or the number of Restricted Stock Units to be granted to each Participant, the duration of the period during which, and the conditions under which, the Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units may be forfeited to the Company, and the other terms and conditions of such Awards. The Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit Awards shall be evidenced by Award Agreements in such form as the Committee shall from time to time approve, which agreements shall comply with and be subject to the terms and conditions provided hereunder and any additional terms and conditions established by the Committee that are consistent with the terms of the Plan.
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(ii)
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Each Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Award made under the Plan shall be for such number of Shares as shall be determined by the Committee and set forth in the agreement containing the terms of such Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Award. Such agreement may set forth (i) a period of time during which the grantee must remain in the continuous employment of one or more Employers in order for any applicable forfeiture and transfer restrictions to lapse and (ii) performance or other conditions the satisfaction of which will result in the lapsing of any applicable forfeiture and transfer restrictions. If the Committee so determines, the restrictions may lapse during the period in which such time and performance conditions apply (the “Restricted Period”) in installments with respect to specified portions of the Shares covered by the Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Award. The Committee may, at its discretion and in accordance with Section 16(A) hereof, waive all or any part of the restrictions applicable to any or all outstanding Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit Awards.
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(B)
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Delivery of Shares. The Company may implement the grant of a Restricted Stock Award by (i) book-entry issuance of Shares to the Participant in an account maintained by the Company at its transfer agent or (ii) delivery of certificates for Shares to the Participant who must execute appropriate stock powers in blank and return the certificates and stock powers to the Company. Such certificates and stock powers shall be held by the Company or any custodian appointed by the Company for the account of the grantee subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, and the certificate shall bear such a legend setting forth the restrictions imposed thereon as the Committee, in its discretion, may determine. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee and provided in the Award Agreement, the grantee shall have all rights of a shareholder with respect to the shares of Restricted Stock, including the right to receive dividends and the right to vote such Shares, subject to the following restrictions: (i) in the case of certificated Shares, the grantee shall not be entitled to delivery of the stock certificate until the expiration of the Restricted Period and the fulfillment of any other restrictive conditions set forth in the Award Agreement with respect to such Shares and (ii) except as otherwise determined by the Committee and provided in the Award Agreement, all of the Shares shall be forfeited and all rights of the grantee to such Shares shall terminate, without further obligation on the part of the Company, unless the grantee remains in the continuous employment of one or more Employers for the entire Restricted Period in relation to which such Shares were granted and unless any other restrictive conditions relating to the Restricted Stock Award are met. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee and provided in the Award Agreement, any dividends (including cash dividends) granted with respect to Restricted Stock shall be subject to the same restrictions that apply to the underlying Shares.
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(C)
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Termination of Restrictions. At the end of the Restricted Period and provided that any other restrictive conditions of the Restricted Stock Award are met, or at such earlier time as is determined by the Committee in accordance with Section 16(A) hereof, all restrictions set forth in the Award Agreement relating to the Restricted Stock Award or in the Plan shall lapse as to the Restricted Shares subject thereto, and, if certificated, a stock certificate for the appropriate number of Shares, free of the restrictions and restricted stock legend imposed thereon by the Committee as described in the second sentence of Subsection (B) of this Section 8, shall be delivered to the Participant or the Participant’s beneficiary or estate, as the case may be.
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(D)
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Payment of Restricted Stock Units. Each Restricted Stock Unit shall have a value equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share. Restricted Stock Units shall be paid in cash, Shares, other securities or other property, as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, upon the lapse of the restrictions applicable thereto, or otherwise in accordance with the applicable Award Agreement. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, Participants shall not be credited with Dividend Equivalents on any Restricted Stock Units. If Dividend Equivalents are credited, the amount of any such Dividend Equivalents shall equal the amount that would have been payable to the Participant as a shareholder in respect of a number of Shares equal to the number of Restricted Stock Units then credited to him. Any such Dividend Equivalents shall be credited to the Participant’s account as of the date on which such dividend would have been payable and shall be converted into additional Restricted Stock Units based upon the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of such crediting. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee and provided in the Award Agreement, all Restricted Stock Units and all rights of the grantee to such Restricted Stock Units shall terminate, without further obligation on the part of the Company, unless the grantee remains in continuous employment of one or more Employers for the entire Restricted Period in relation to which such Restricted Stock Units were granted and unless any other restrictive conditions relating to the Restricted Stock Unit Award are met. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee and provided in the Award Agreement, any Dividend Equivalents granted with respect to Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to the same restrictions that apply to the underlying Shares.
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(A)
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Grant.
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(i)
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Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have sole and complete authority to determine the Participants to whom Deferred Shares or Deferred Stock Units shall be granted, the number of shares of Deferred Shares or Deferred Stock Units to be granted to each Participant, the duration of the period during which, and the conditions under which, the Deferred Shares or Deferred Stock Units may be forfeited to the Company, and the other terms and conditions of such Awards. The Deferred Shares and Deferred Stock Unit Awards shall be evidenced by Award Agreements in such form as the Committee shall from time to time approve, which agreements shall comply with and be subject to the terms and conditions provided hereunder and any additional terms and conditions established by the Committee that are consistent with the terms of the Plan.
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(ii)
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Each Deferred Share or Deferred Stock Unit Award made under the Plan shall be for such number of Shares as shall be determined by the Committee and set forth in the agreement containing the terms of such Deferred Share or Deferred Stock Unit Award. Such agreement may set forth (i) a period of time during which the grantee must remain in the continuous employment of one or more Employers in order for the forfeiture and transfer restrictions to lapse and (ii) performance or other conditions the satisfaction of which will result in the lapsing of any applicable forfeiture and transfer restrictions. If the Committee so determines, the restrictions may lapse during the period in which such time and performance conditions apply (the “Deferral Period”) in installments with respect to specified portions of the Shares covered by the Deferred Share or Deferred Stock Unit Award. The Committee may, at its discretion and in accordance with Section 16(A) hereof, waive all or any part of the restrictions applicable to any or all outstanding Deferred Shares or Deferred Stock Unit Awards.
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(iii)
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Each grant shall provide that the Deferral Period shall be fixed by the Committee on the Grant Date, and any grant may provide for the earlier termination of such period in the event of a Change in Control of the Company or other similar transaction or event.
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(iv)
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During the Deferral Period, the Participant shall not have any rights of ownership in the Deferred Shares and shall not have any right to vote such Shares, but the Committee may on or after the Grant Date authorize the payment of Dividend Equivalents on such Shares in cash or additional Shares. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee and provided in the Award Agreement, any Dividend Equivalents granted with respect to Deferred Shares shall be subject to the same restrictions that apply to the underlying Shares.
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(v)
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Any grant or the Vesting of Deferred Share or Deferred Stock Units Awards may be further conditioned upon the attainment of performance goals established by the Committee in accordance with the applicable provisions of Section 10 of the Plan regarding Performance Awards. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, all Deferred Shares or Deferred Stock Units and all rights of the Participant to such Deferred Shares or Deferred Stock Units shall terminate, without further obligation on the part of the Company, unless the Participant remains in continuous employment of one or more Employers for the entire Deferral Period in relation to which such Deferred Shares or Deferred Stock Units were granted and unless any other restrictive conditions relating to the Deferred Shares or Deferred Stock Units are met.
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(B)
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Payment of Deferred Stock Units. Each Deferred Stock Unit shall have a value equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share. Deferred Stock Units shall be paid in Shares at the end of the designated Deferral Period and the lapse of the restrictions applicable thereto, or otherwise in accordance with the applicable Award Agreement. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, Participants shall not be credited with Dividend Equivalents on any Deferred Stock Units. If Dividend Equivalents are credited, the amount of any such Dividend Equivalents shall equal the amount that would have been payable to the Participant as a shareholder in respect of a number of Shares equal to the number of Deferred Stock Units then credited to the Participant. Any such Dividend Equivalents shall be credited to the Participant’s account as of the date on which such dividend would have been payable and shall be converted into additional Deferred Stock Units based upon the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of such crediting. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee and provided in the Award Agreement, any Dividend Equivalents granted with respect to Deferred Stock Units shall be subject to the same restrictions that apply to the underlying Shares.
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(A)
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Grant. The Committee shall have sole and complete authority to determine the Participants who shall receive a Performance Award, which shall consist of a right that is (i) denominated in cash or Shares, (ii) valued, as determined by the Committee, in accordance with the achievement of such performance goals during such performance periods as the Committee shall establish, and (iii) payable at such time and in such form as the Committee shall determine.
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(B)
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Terms and Conditions. Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee shall determine the performance goals to be achieved during any performance period, the length of any performance period, the amount of any Performance Award and the amount and kind of any payment or transfer to be made pursuant to any Performance Award, and may change specific provisions of the Performance Award, provided, however, that such change may not adversely affect existing Performance Awards made within a performance period commencing prior to implementation of the change.
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(C)
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Payment of Performance Awards. Performance Awards may be paid in a lump sum or in installments following the close of the performance period or, in accordance with the procedures established by the Committee, on a deferred basis. If a Participant ceases to be employed by any Employer during a performance period because of death, Disability, Retirement or other circumstance in which the Committee in its discretion finds that a waiver would be appropriate, that Participant, as determined by the Committee, may be entitled to a payment of a Performance Award, or a portion thereof, at the end of the performance period; provided, however, that the Committee may provide for an earlier payment in settlement of such Performance Award in such amount and under such terms and conditions as the Committee deems appropriate or desirable. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, Termination of Employment prior to the end of any performance period will result in the forfeiture of the Performance Award, and no payments will be made.
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(A)
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An Award intended to meet the performance-based compensation exemption of Section 162(m) shall be granted by a Committee (or sub-committee thereof) composed solely of two or more members each of whom qualifies as an “outside director” under Section 162(m) and shall become payable solely upon the attainment of performance targets related to one or more performance goals selected by the Committee from among the goals specified below. For the purposes of this Section 12, performance goals shall be limited to one or a combination of the following Employer or operating unit financial performance measures:
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(i)
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Financial Return Metrics:
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(a)
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Return on equity
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(b)
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Return on capital
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(c)
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Return on assets
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(d)
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Return on investment
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(e)
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Return on invested capital
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(ii)
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Earnings Metrics:
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(a)
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Earnings per share (including variants such as diluted earnings per share)
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(b)
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Total earnings
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(c)
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Earnings growth
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(d)
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Earnings before taxes
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(e)
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Earnings before interest and taxes
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(f)
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Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
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(g)
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Operating profit
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(h)
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Net earnings
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(iii)
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Sales Metrics:
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(a)
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Sales
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(b)
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Sales growth
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(c)
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Comparable store sales
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(d)
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Sales per retail square foot
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(e)
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Average ticket sales
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(f)
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Sales per employee
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(g)
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Sales per operating store
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(iv)
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Stock Price Metrics:
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(a)
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Increase in the fair market value of the shares
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(b)
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Share price (including but not limited to growth measures and total shareholder return)
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(v)
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Cash Flow Metrics:
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(a)
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Cash flow (including but not limited to operating cash flow and free cash flow)
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(b)
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Cash flow return on investment (which equals net cash flow divided by total capital)
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(vi)
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Balance Sheet Metrics:
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(a)
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Inventory
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(b)
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Inventory turns
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(c)
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Internal rate of return
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(vii)
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Other Strategic Metrics:
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(a)
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Gross margin
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(b)
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Gross margin return on investment
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(c)
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Economic value added (EVA)
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(d)
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Operating cost management targets
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(e)
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Customer satisfaction surveys
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(f)
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Attrition improvements
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(g)
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Safety record goals
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(h)
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Timely and successful completion of key corporate projects
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(i)
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Productivity improvements
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(B)
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To the extent necessary to comply with Section 162(m), with respect to any Award intended to meet the requirements of Section 162(m), no later than 90 days following the commencement of each performance period (or such earlier time as may be required to meet the requirements of Section 162(m)), the Committee shall, in writing, (i) select the performance goal or goals applicable to the performance period, (ii) establish the various targets and bonus amounts which may be earned for such performance period, (iii) specify the relationship between performance goals and targets and the amounts to be earned by each Covered Officer for such performance period, and (iv) specify whether and to what extent any evaluation of performance under a performance goal will be adjusted to exclude the effects of asset impairments, restructurings, acquisitions, divestitures, other unusual or non-recurring items, store closing costs, and the cumulative effect of accounting changes, as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, as applicable. Following the completion of each performance period, the Committee shall certify in writing whether the applicable performance targets have been achieved and the amounts, if any, payable to Covered Officers for such performance period. In determining the amount earned by a Covered Officer for a given performance period, subject to any applicable Award Agreement, the Committee shall have the right to reduce (but not increase) the amount payable at a given level of performance to take into account additional factors that the Committee may deem relevant to the assessment of individual or corporate performance for the performance period.
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(C)
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Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4(B) hereof, for Awards intended to meet the performance-based compensation exemption of Section 162(m), no Covered Officer may be granted in any one calendar year:
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(i )
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Options to purchase more than 100,000 Shares;
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(ii)
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Stock Appreciation Rights with respect to more than 100,000 Shares;
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(iii)
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Restricted Stock in excess of 100,000 Shares;
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(iv)
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Restricted Stock Units with a payout of more than 100,000 Shares;
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(v)
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Deferred Shares in excess of 100,000 Shares;
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(vi)
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Deferred Stock Units with a payout of more than 100,000 Shares; or
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(vii)
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Any Award that may be settled only in cash in excess of $1,000,000.
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(A)
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Termination, Suspension or Amendment of the Plan. The Board may amend, alter, modify, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any time, subject to all applicable laws and to the rules and regulations of the SEC and the New York Stock Exchange (or any successor organizations) respecting shareholder approval or other requirements; provided that, without shareholder approval the Board may not (i) increase the maximum number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan (other than increases due to changes in capitalization referred to in Section 4(B) hereof), or (ii) change the class of Employees eligible for Incentive Stock Options. No such amendment, alteration, modification, suspension, discontinuation or termination shall materially and adversely affect any right acquired by any Participant or beneficiary of a Participant under the terms of an Award granted before the date of such amendment, alteration, modification, suspension, discontinuation or termination, unless such Participant or beneficiary shall consent.
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(B)
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Termination, Suspension or Amendment of Awards. Subject to the restrictions of Section 6(B) hereof, the Committee may waive any conditions or rights under, amend any terms of, or modify, alter, suspend, discontinue, cancel or terminate, any Award theretofore granted, prospectively or retroactively; provided that any such waiver, amendment, modification, alteration, suspension, discontinuance, cancellation or termination that would materially and adversely affect the rights of any Participant or any holder or beneficiary of any Award theretofore granted shall not to that extent be effective without the consent of the affected Participant, holder, or beneficiary; provided, however, that it shall be conclusively presumed that any adjustment for changes in capitalization as provided in Section 4 hereof does not materially and adversely affect any such rights.
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(C)
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Adjustments of Awards Upon the Occurrence of Certain Unusual or Nonrecurring Events. The Committee is hereby authorized to make adjustments in the terms and conditions of, and the criteria included in, Awards in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events (including, without limitation, the events described in Section 4(B) hereof) affecting the Company, any Subsidiary, or the financial statements of the Company or any Subsidiary, or of changes in applicable laws, regulations, or accounting principles, whenever the Committee is required to make such adjustments pursuant to section 4(B) hereof or whenever the Board, in its sole discretion, determines that such adjustments are appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan; provided that, with respect to Awards intended to comply with Section 162(m), no such adjustment shall be authorized to the extent that such authority would cause such Award to fail to meet the requirements of Section 162(m).
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(A)
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Section 409A Compliance. Each Award is intended either to be exempt from the requirements of Code Section 409A and the regulations and other binding guidance issued thereunder (the “409A Guidance”) or to satisfy the requirements of Code Section 409A and the 409A Guidance (in form and operation) so that compensation deferred under such Award (and applicable earnings) shall not be included in income under Code Section 409A, and the Plan will be construed to that effect. If an Award is subject to Code Section 409A and the 409A Guidance, the Award Agreement will incorporate and satisfy the written documentation requirement of Code Section 409A and the 409A Guidance either directly or by reference to other documents and no termination, amendment, modification of or adjustment under the Plan or such Award shall cause the Award to fail to satisfy Code Section 409A and the 409A Guidance.
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(B)
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Dividends and Dividend Equivalents. In the sole and complete discretion of the Committee, an Award (other than an Option or a Stock Appreciation Right) may provide the Participant with dividends or Dividend Equivalents, payable in cash, Shares, other securities or other property on a current or deferred basis. All dividends or Dividend Equivalents that are not paid currently may, at the Committee’s discretion, accrue interest, be reinvested into additional Shares, or, in the case of dividends or Dividend Equivalents credited in connection with Performance Awards, be credited as additional Performance Awards, and such dividends and Dividend Equivalents shall be paid to the Participant if and when, and to the extent that, payment is made pursuant to such Award.
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(C)
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No Rights to Awards. No Person shall have any claim to be granted any Award, and there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Employees or Non-Employee Directors or holders or beneficiaries of Awards. The terms and conditions of Awards need not be the same with respect to each recipient.
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(D)
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Share Certificates. All certificates for Shares or other securities of the Company or any Subsidiary delivered under the Plan pursuant to any Award or the exercise thereof shall be subject to such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the Plan or the rules, regulations, and other requirements of the SEC, any stock exchange upon which such Shares or other securities are then listed, and any applicable Federal, state or foreign laws, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.
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(E)
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Withholding. A Participant may be required to pay to an Employer, and each Employer shall have the right and is hereby authorized to withhold from any Award, from any payment due or transfer made under any Award or under the Plan or from any compensation or other amount owing to a Participant, the amount (in cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards or other property) required by law or regulation to be withheld to satisfy federal, state, and local taxes, foreign or domestic, with respect to an Award, its exercise, or any payment or transfer under an Award or under the Plan and to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Company to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such taxes. The Committee may provide for additional cash payments to holders of Awards to defray or offset any tax arising from the grant, Vesting, exercise, or payment of any Award.
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(F)
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Award Agreements. Each Award hereunder shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the terms and conditions of the Award and any rules applicable thereto. An Award shall be effective only upon delivery to a Participant, either electronically or by paper means, of an Award Agreement. In the event of a conflict between the terms of the Plan and any Award Agreement, the terms of the Plan shall prevail.
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(G)
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No Limit on Other Compensation Arrangements. Nothing contained in the Plan shall prevent the Company or any Subsidiary from adopting or continuing in effect other compensation arrangements, which may, but need not, provide for the grant of Options, Restricted Stock, Shares and other types of Awards provided for hereunder (subject to shareholder approval as such approval is required), and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases.
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(H)
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No Right to Employment. The grant of an Award shall not be construed as giving a Participant the right to be retained in the employ of any Employer. Further, an Employer may at any time dismiss a Participant from employment, free from any liability or any claim under the Plan, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or in any Award Agreement.
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(I)
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No Rights as Shareholder. Subject to the provisions of the applicable Award, no Participant or holder or beneficiary of any Award shall have any rights as a shareholder with respect to any Shares to be distributed under the Plan until such Shares are issued to such Participant, holder or beneficiary and such Participant, holder or beneficiary shall not be entitled to any dividend or distribution the record date of which is prior to the date of such issuance.
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(J)
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Governing Law. The validity, construction, and effect of the Plan and any rules and regulations relating to the Plan and any Award Agreement shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland without giving effect to the conflict of law principles thereof.
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(K)
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Severability. If any provision of the Plan or any Award is, or becomes, or is deemed to be, invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction or as to any Person or Award, or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to the applicable laws, or if it cannot be construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the intent of the Plan or the Award, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction, Person or Award and the remainder of the Plan and any such Award shall remain in full force and effect.
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(L)
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Other Laws. The Committee may refuse to issue or transfer any Shares or other consideration under an Award if, acting in its sole discretion, it determines that the issuance or transfer of such Shares or such other consideration might violate any applicable law or regulation (including applicable non-U.S. laws or regulations) or entitle the Company to recover the same under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, and any payment tendered to the Company by a Participant, other holder or beneficiary in connection with the exercise of such Award shall be promptly refunded to the relevant Participant, holder, or beneficiary. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no Award granted hereunder shall be construed as an offer to sell securities of the Company, and no such offer shall be outstanding, unless and until the Committee in its sole discretion has determined that any such offer, if made, would be in compliance with all applicable requirements of the U.S. federal or non-U.S. securities laws and any other laws to which such offer, if made, would be subject.
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(M)
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No Trust or Fund Created. Neither the Plan nor any Award shall create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company or any Subsidiary and a Participant or any other Person. To the extent that any Person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company or any Subsidiary pursuant to an Award, such right shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the Company or any Subsidiary.
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(N)
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No Fractional Shares. No fractional Shares shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award, and the Committee shall determine whether cash, other securities, or other property shall be paid or transferred in lieu of any fractional Shares or whether such fractional Shares or any rights thereto shall be canceled, terminated or otherwise eliminated.
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(O)
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Headings. Headings are given to the Sections and subsections of the Plan solely as a convenience to facilitate reference. Such headings shall not be deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction or interpretation of the Plan or any provision thereof.
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(P)
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Binding Effect. The terms of the Plan shall be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns and the Participants and their legal representatives, and shall bind any successor of the Company (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise), in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be obligated under this Plan if no succession had taken place. In the case of any transaction in which a successor would not by the foregoing provision or by operation of law be bound by this Plan, the Company shall require such successor expressly and unconditionally to assume and agree to perform the Company’s obligations hereunder, in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place.
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(Q)
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No Third Party Beneficiaries. Except as expressly provided herein or therein, neither the Plan nor any Award Agreement shall confer on any person other than the Company and the grantee of any Award any rights or remedies hereunder or thereunder. The exculpation and indemnification provisions of Section 3(D) shall inure to the benefit of a Covered Person’s estate and beneficiaries and legatees.
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(R)
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Award Transfer Restrictions. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement for Awards other than Incentive Stock Options, no Award may be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. No transfer of an Award by a grantee by will or by laws of descent and distribution shall be effective to bind the Company unless the Company shall have been furnished with written notice thereof and an authenticated copy of the will and such other evidence as the Committee may deem necessary to establish the validity of the transfer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may in its discretion permit the transfer of Non-Qualified Stock Options by a Participant to or for the benefit of the Participant’s Immediate Family, subject to such limits as the Committee may establish, and the transferee shall remain subject to all the terms and conditions applicable to the Non-Qualified Stock Options prior to such transfer. The foregoing transfer shall apply to the right to consent to amendments to any Award Agreement evidencing such Option and, in the discretion of the Committee, shall also apply to the right to transfer ancillary rights associated with such Option. For purposes of this paragraph, the term “Immediate Family” shall mean any child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father -in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, including adoptive relationships, any person sharing the Participant’s household (other than a tenant or employee), a trust in which these persons have more than 50% of the beneficial interest, a foundation in which these persons (or the Participant) control the management of assets, and any other entity in which these persons (or the Participant) own more than 50% of the voting interests.
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(S)
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Incapacity. Options and SARs shall be exercisable during a Participant’s lifetime only by the Participant; provided, however, that in the event a Participant is incapacitated and unable to exercise his or her Options or SARs, such Awards may be exercised by the Participant’s legal guardian, legal representative or other representative if the Committee deems such representative appropriate based on applicable facts and circumstances. The determination of incapacity of a Participant and the determination of an incapacitated Participant’s appropriate representative shall be made by the Committee in its sole discretion.
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(T)
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Improper Conduct. If payment under an Award is made to a Participant who is an “executive officer” as defined in Rule 3b-7 or such Participant’s spouse or beneficiary and the Committee later determines that financial results used to determine the amount of that Award are materially restated and that the Participant engaged in fraud or intentional misconduct, the Company will seek repayment or recovery of the Award, as appropriate, notwithstanding any contrary provision of the Plan.
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(A)
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Effective Date. The Plan shall be effective as of the date it has been approved by the Company’s shareholders (the “Effective Date”).
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(B)
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Expiration Date. No new Awards shall be granted under the Plan after the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Effective Date. Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or in an applicable Award Agreement, any Award granted hereunder may, and the authority of the Board or the Committee to amend, alter, modify, adjust, suspend, discontinue, or terminate any such Award or to waive any conditions or rights under any such Award shall, continue after the authority for grant of new Awards hereunder has been exhausted.
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1.
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The integrity of the Company’s financial statements.
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2.
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The appropriateness of the Company’s accounting policies.
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3.
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The adequacy of the Company’s internal controls and the integrity of the Company’s financial information reported to the public.
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4.
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The performance of the Company’s internal audit function.
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5.
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The selection, qualifications, independence and performance of the Company’s independent auditors.
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6.
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The Company’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
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Meeting Information
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Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc.
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Meeting Type: Annual
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For holders as of: March 14, 2014
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Date: May 12, 2014 Time: 10:00 a.m. ET
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Location: Marriott SpringHill
120 East Redwood Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
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Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc.
780 Johnson Ferry Road
Suite 800
Atlanta, GA 30342
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Voting Items
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The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR its nominees.
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Election of Directors
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1. Election of Directors: Holders of Class A Common Stock
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Nominees:
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01) John T. Glover 05) Frank S. McGaughey, III
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02) Rawson Havertys, Jr. 06) Clarence H. Smith
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03) L. Phillip Humann 07) Al Trujillo
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04) Mylle H. Mangum
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2. Election of Directors: Holders of Common Stock
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8) Terence F. McGuirk 10) Fred L. Schuermann
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9) Vicki R. Palmer
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The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the following proposals.
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3. Approval of an advisory resolution regarding the compensation of our named executive officers.
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4. Approval of the 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan
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5. Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Independent Auditor for 2014.
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HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES, INC.
Proxy Solicited on Behalf of the Board of Directors for
Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held May 12, 2014
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By signing this proxy you appoint Jenny Hill Parker and Dennis L. Fink, or either of them, proxies with full power of substitution to represent and vote all the shares you are entitled to vote as directed on the reverse side of this card on the specified proposal and, in their discretion, on any other business which may properly come before the Annual Meeting and all postponements and adjournments. The Annual Meeting will be held on May 12, 2014, at the Marriott SpringHill, 120 East Redwood Street, Baltimore, Maryland, at 10:00 A.M.
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You are encouraged to specify your choices by marking the appropriate boxes (SEE REVERSE SIDE), but you need not mark any boxes if you wish to vote in accordance with the Board of Directors' recommendations. The named proxies cannot vote unless you sign and return this card or follow the applicable Internet or telephone voting procedures.
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Address Changes/ Comments:
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(if you noted any Address Changes/comments above, please mark corresponding box on other side.)
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SEE REVERSE SIDE
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HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES, INC.
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The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR its nominees.
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Election of Directors
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For All
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Withhold
All
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For All
Except
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To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark “For All Except” and write the number(s) of the nominee(s) on the line below.
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The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR its nominees.
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1. Election of Directors: holders of Class A Common Stock
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01) John T. Glover
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05) Frank S. McGaughey, III
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02) Rawson Haverty, Jr.
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06) Clarence H. Smith
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03) L. Phillip Humann
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07) Al Trujillo
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04) Mylle H. Mangum
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2. Election of Directors: Holders of Common Stock
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08) Terence F. McGuirk
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10) Fred L. Schuermann
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09) Vicki R. Palmer
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The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the following proposal.
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3. Approval of an advisory resolution regarding the compensation of our named executive officers.
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For Against Abstain
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4. Approval of the 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan
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For Against Abstain
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5. Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young
LLP as Independent Auditor
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For Against Abstain
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Please date and sign exactly as name(s) appear(s) hereon. When signing as an attorney, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If a corporation, please sign in full corporate name by President or other authorized person. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized person. For joint accounts, each joint owner should sign.
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For address changes and/or comments, please check this box and write them on the back where indicated. [ ]
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Signature [PLEASE SIGN WITHIN BOX] Date
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Signature (Joint Owners) Date
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