1.
|
To
elect two directors to serve for a one-year term expiring at the
annual
meeting of shareholders to be held in 2008 and to elect three directors
to
serve for a three-year term expiring at the annual meeting of shareholders
to be held in 2010.
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2.
|
To
transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting
or
any adjournment thereof.
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1
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1
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4
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9
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11
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11
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11
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16
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17
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18
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18
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19
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21
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24
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24
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24
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Charter
of Audit Committee
|
|
Charter
of Compensation and Stock Option Committee
|
|
Charter
of Corporate Governance Committee
|
Name,
Age and Principal Occupation
As
of January 31, 2007
|
Director
Since
|
Class
and Expiration of Term
|
Other
Public Companies Where Serving as a Board Member
|
John
C. Adams, Jr. - age 70(1)(3)
Retired
in 2006 as executive vice president of Brown & Brown, Inc. (an
insurance agency).
|
1977
|
I
2007
|
None
|
Bob
D. Allen - age 72(1)
Chairman
of the Board since April 1998.
|
1990
|
I
2007
|
None
|
William
H. Davison - age 63
Chairman
of the Board, president and chief executive officer of SunTrust Bank,
East
Central Florida.
|
Nominee
|
II
2008
|
None
|
Gerald
L. DeGood - age 64(3)
Consultant
since June 1999; partner in Arthur Andersen LLP from 1974 to June
1999.
|
2004
|
III
2009
|
Bairnco
Corporation (a designer, manufacturer and seller of engineered materials
and replacement products and services)
|
James
E. Gardner - age 68(2)(4)
Retired
in 2000 as president and chief executive officer of ITT Community
Development Corporation.
|
2005
|
III
2009
|
None
|
James
E. Jordan - age 62
Retired
in 2005 as managing director of Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Advisers,
LLC
(a privately owned asset management company).
|
Nominee
|
II
2008
|
First
Eagle Funds (a fund company offering a non-diversified domestic fund
and a
non-diversified international fund)
Florida
East Coast Industries, Inc. (a holding company engaged in railroad
and
real estate business through its wholly owned subsidiaries)
JZ
Equity Partners, PLC (a public mezzanine fund traded on the London
Stock
Exchange)
Leucadia
National Corporation (a diversified holding company engaged in a
variety
of businesses, including manufacturing, healthcare services,
telecommunications, real estate activities, winery operations and
residual
banking and lending activities)
|
William
H. McMunn - age 60(1)
President
of the Company since January 2000 and chief executive officer since
April
2001,
|
1999
|
II
2008
|
None
|
John
C. Myers, III - age 60(2)(4)
President
and chief executive officer of the Reinhold Corporation (a privately
owned
family corporation with Florida land holdings, forestry, an ornamental
tree nursery and other investments), since 1993.
|
2006
|
I
2007
|
None
|
William
J. Voges - age 52(3)
President
and chief executive officer since 1997, and general counsel since
1990 of
The Root Organization (a private investment company with diversified
holdings, including real estate).
|
2001
|
III
2009
|
None
|
(1) |
Member
of the Executive Committee, which held no meetings in 2006. The Executive
Committee has the authority during intervals between meetings of
the Board
of Directors to exercise power on matters designated by the
Board.
|
(2) |
Member
of the Compensation and Stock Option
Committee.
|
(3) |
Member
of the Audit Committee.
|
(4) |
Member
of the Corporate Governance
Committee.
|
Name
|
Fees
Earned or Paid in Cash ($)
|
Change
in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings
($)
(1)
|
Total
($)
|
John
C. Adams, Jr.
|
28,500
|
2,405
|
30,905
|
Bob
D. Allen
|
71,000
|
0
|
71,000
|
Gerald
L. DeGood
|
36,000
|
0
|
36,000
|
James
E. Gardner
|
21,000
|
277
|
21,277
|
Byron
E. Hodnett
|
23,000
|
0
|
23,000
|
Robert
F. Lloyd
|
24,000
|
0
|
24,000
|
John
C. Myers, III
|
14,500
|
0
|
14,500
|
David
D. Peterson(2)
|
11,000
|
0
|
11,000
|
William
J. Voges
|
27,000
|
741
|
27,741
|
(1)
|
Amounts
consist of above-market earnings during fiscal 2006 on compensation
that
was deferred prior to fiscal 2006 under the Director Deferred Compensation
Plan.
|
(2)
|
Retired
as a member of the Board of Directors on April 26,
2006.
|
· John
C. Adams, Jr.
|
· Byron
E. Hodnett
|
· Bob
D. Allen
|
· Robert
F. Lloyd
|
· Gerald
L. DeGood
|
· John
C. Myers, III
|
· James
E. Gardner
|
· William
J. Voges
|
Name
and Address of Beneficial Owner
|
Shares
Beneficially Owned
|
Percent
of Class Owned
|
Barrington
Capital Group, LP(1)
888
Seventh Avenue, 17th Floor
New
York, NY 10019
|
390,700
|
6.8%
|
Pico
Holdings, Inc (2)………………………………………………………………..
875
Prospect Street, Suite 301
LaJolla,
CA 92307-4264
|
310,000
|
5.4%
|
Third
Avenue Management LLC(3)
622
Third Avenue, 32nd Floor
New
York, NY 10017
|
627,215
|
11.0%
|
Wintergreen
Advisers, LLC, et. al. (4)
333
Route 46, 2nd Floor
Mountain
Lakes, NJ 07046
|
1,025,252
|
17.9%
|
(1) |
Registered
investment adviser with offices at the above address. Information
derived
from Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13D dated September 26, 2006, filed
with
the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
|
(2) |
A
parent company with offices at the above address. Information derived
from
Schedule 13G, dated February 7, 2005, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
|
(3) |
Registered
investment adviser with offices at the above address. Information
derived
from Schedule 13G/A dated February 14, 2007, filed with the Securities
and
Exchange Commission.
|
(4) |
Wintergreen
Advisers, LLC (a registered investment adviser with offices at the
above
address) has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to these
shares, and Wintergreen Fund, Inc. (a registered investment company)
has
shared voting and dispositive power with respect to 557,610 of these
shares. Information derived from Amendment No. 5 to Schedule 13D
dated
February 22, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
and
Form 4 dated March 1, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission
|
Name
|
Amount
and Nature of Beneficial Ownership
|
Percent
of Class Owned
|
|||||
Sole
|
Shared
|
Total(5)
|
|||||
John
C. Adams, Jr.
|
10,000
|
(1)
|
--
|
10,000
|
(1)
|
*
|
|
Bob
D. Allen
|
4,034
|
--
|
4,034
|
*
|
|||
Robert
F. Apgar
|
--
|
8,603
|
8,603
|
*
|
|||
William
H. Davison
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
||||
Gerald
L. DeGood
|
494
|
--
|
494
|
*
|
|||
James
E. Gardner
|
250
|
--
|
250
|
*
|
|||
James
E. Jordan
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
||||
William
H. McMunn
|
4,200
|
(2)
|
58,387
|
62,587
|
(2)
|
1.0%
|
|
John
C. Myers, III
|
100
|
--
|
100
|
--
|
|||
Bruce
W. Teeters
|
25,955
|
(2)(3)
|
--
|
25,955
|
(2)(3)
|
*
|
|
William
J. Voges
|
1,730
|
489
|
(4)
|
2,219
|
(4)
|
*
|
|
Directors,
Director Nominees, and Executive Officers as a Group (11
persons)
|
46,763
|
(2)
|
67,479
|
114,242
|
(2)
|
2.0%
|
(1) |
Does
not include 4,000 shares held in trust for Mr. Adams’ wife who has sole
voting and disposition power over these
shares.
|
(2) |
Includes
shares subject to options that are currently exercisable within 60
days of
March 1, 2007 as follows: Mr. McMunn, 4,000 shares; Mr. Teeters,
1,600
shares; and the executive officers as a group, 5,600 shares.
|
(3) |
Includes
200 shares held by Mr. Teeters’ wife who has sole voting and disposition
over these shares.
|
(4) |
Includes
200 shares held jointly with his wife, for which Mr. Voges does not
have
voting power.
|
· |
William
H. McMunn, President and Chief Executive
Officer
|
· |
Bruce
W. Teeters, Senior Vice President - Finance and
Treasurer
|
· |
Robert
F. Apgar, Senior Vice President - General Counsel and Assistant
Secretary
|
· |
are
competitive;
|
· |
will
attract well-qualified employees who have the ability and desire
to
implement the Company’s strategy for achieving short-term and long-term
performance goals;
|
· |
will
motivate employees to achieve performance goals set by the
Company;
|
· |
will
create long-term allegiance to the Company;
and
|
· |
will
result in enhanced long-term shareholder
value.
|
Name
and Principal Position
|
Year
|
Salary
($)
|
Bonus
($)
|
Option
Awards
($)(1)
|
Change
in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation
Earnings($)(2)
|
All
Other
Compensation
($)
|
Total
($)
|
William
H. McMunn
President
and Chief Executive Officer
|
2006
|
272,568
|
169,000
|
171,520
|
54,659
|
10,965(3)
|
678,712
|
Bruce
W. Teeters
Senior
Vice President-
Finance
and Treasurer
|
2006
|
236,580
|
86,400
|
68,608
|
82,348
|
7,865(4)
|
481,801
|
Robert
F. Apgar
Senior
Vice President-
General
Counsel and Assistant Secretary
|
2006
|
171,000
|
67,200
|
68,608
|
53,668
|
4,660
(5)
|
365,136
|
(1) |
Amounts
consist of both the value of stock options awarded and the value
of tandem
SARs granted pursuant to the Company’s 2001 Stock Option Plan as follows:
Mr. McMunn, $111,480 (stock options) and $60,040 (tandem SARs); Mr.
Teeters, $44,592 (stock options) and $24,016 (tandem SARs); and Mr.
Apgar,
$44,592 (stock options) and $24,016 (tandem SARs). See Note 10 (Stock
Option Plan) in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included
in
the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2006, for the relevant assumptions used to determine the valuation
of
stock option and tandem SAR awards.
|
(2) |
Amounts
consist of above-market earnings during fiscal 2006 on compensation
that
was deferred prior to January 1, 2007, under the Executive Deferred
Compensation Plan and the change in the actuarial present value of
the
named executive officer’s earned benefit under the Company’s Pension Plan
during fiscal 2006 as follows: Mr. McMunn, $51,209 (change in pension
value) and $3,450 (above-market earnings); Mr. Teeters, $80,318 (change
in
pension value) and $2,030 (above-market earnings); and Mr. Apgar,
$50,488
(change in pension value) and $3,180 (above-market earnings).
|
(3) |
This
amount reflects life insurance premiums paid by the Company in the
amount
of $1,059 for term life insurance, LPGA Club membership fees of $3,600,
and use of a Company vehicle valued at
$6,306.
|
(4) |
This
amount reflects life insurance premiums paid by the Company in the
amount
of $1,059 for term life insurance for Mr. Teeters, LPGA
Club membership fees of $3,600, and use of a Company vehicle valued
at
$3,206.
|
(5) |
This
amount reflects life insurance premiums paid by the Company in the
amount
of $1,059 for term life insurance for Mr. Apgar and LPGA membership
fees
of $3,600.
|
Name
|
Grant
Date(1)
|
All
Other
Option
Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Options (#)(2)
|
Exercise
or Base Price of Option Awards ($/Sh)
|
Closing
Price on Grant Date
($/Sh)
|
William
H. McMunn
|
1/24/07
|
20,000
|
77.245
|
78.75
|
Bruce
W. Teeters
|
1/24/07
|
8,000
|
77.245
|
78.75
|
Robert
F. Apgar
|
1/24/07
|
6,000
|
77.245
|
78.75
|
(1)
|
Stock
options and tandem SARs were also granted on January 25, 2006, for
the
year-ended December 31, 2005. On that date, Mr. McMunn received 20,000
stock options and tandem SARs, Mr. Teeters received 8,000 stock options
and tandem SARs, and Mr. Apgar received 8,000 stock options and tandem
SARs. The exercise price for these options was $67.27, which was
the mean
between the high and the low price at closing on the date of the
grant.
|
(2)
|
Tandem
SARs were granted with each stock option award. The value of these
stock
option awards and tandem SARs is reported in the Summary Compensation
Table above.
|
Option
Awards
|
||||||
Name
|
Number
of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options
(#)
Exercisable
|
Number
of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#)
Unexercisable(1)
|
Option
Exercise
Price
($)
|
Option
Expiration Date
|
||
William
H. McMunn
|
0
|
4,000
|
20.05
|
1/23/2012
|
||
0
|
8,000
|
20.12
|
1/22/2013
|
|||
0
|
12,000
|
31.64
|
1/28/2014
|
|||
0
|
16,000
|
42.87
|
1/27/2015
|
|||
0
|
20,000
|
67.27
|
1/25/2016
|
|||
Bruce
W. Teeters
|
0
|
1,600
|
20.05
|
1/23/2012
|
||
0
|
3,200
|
20.12
|
1/22/2013
|
|||
0
|
4,800
|
31.64
|
1/28/2014
|
|||
0
|
6,400
|
42.87
|
1/27/2015
|
|||
0
|
8,000
|
67.27
|
1/25/2016
|
|||
Robert
F. Apgar
|
0
|
1,200
|
20.05
|
1/23/2012
|
||
|
0
|
3,200
|
20.12
|
1/22/2013
|
||
|
0
|
4,800
|
31.64
|
1/28/2014
|
||
0
|
6,400
|
42.87
|
1/27/2015
|
|||
0
|
8,000
|
67.27
|
1/25/2016
|
(1)
|
Stock
options become exercisable in five equal annual installments beginning
on
the first anniversary of the grant date. Tandem SARs were granted
with
each stock option award.
|
Option
Awards
|
||
Name
|
Number
of Shares Acquired on Exercise (#)(1)
|
Value
Realized on Exercise ($)(2)
|
William
H. McMunn
|
11,534
|
1,060,431
|
Bruce
W. Teeters
|
4,590
|
419,400
|
Robert
F. Apgar
|
4,511
|
454,899
|
(1) Amounts
represented in this column include the exercise of tandem
SARs.
(2) Amounts
consist of both the value realized on the exercise of stock options
and
the value realized on the exercise of the corresponding tandem SAR
as
follows: Mr. McMunn, $689,280 (stock option) and $371,151 (tandem
SAR);
Mr. Teeters, $274,592 (stock option) and $144,808 (tandem SAR); and
Mr.
Apgar, $299,162 (stock option) and $155,737 (tandem SAR).
|
Name(1)
|
Plan
Name
|
Number
of Years Credited Service (#)
|
Present
Value of Accumulated Benefit ($)(2)
|
William
H. McMunn
|
Retirement
Plan for Employees of Consolidated- Tomoka Land Co.
|
15
|
375,476
|
Bruce
W. Teeters
|
Retirement
Plan for Employees of Consolidated- Tomoka Land Co.
|
26
|
728,776
|
Robert
F. Apgar
|
Retirement
Plan for Employees of Consolidated- Tomoka Land Co.
|
15
|
369,352
|
(2)
|
See
Note 8 (Pension Plan) in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2006 for the relevant assumptions used to determine
the
present value of each named executive officer’s accumulated benefit under
the Plan.
|
Name
|
Executive
Contributions in Last Fiscal Year
($)(1)
|
Aggregate
Earnings in Last Fiscal Year
($)(2)
|
Aggregate
Balance at Last Fiscal Year-End
($)
|
William
H. McMunn
|
50,000
|
22,092
|
342,016
|
Bruce
W. Teeters
|
0
|
13,001
|
199,259
|
Robert
F. Apgar
|
20,250
|
20,365
|
318,904
|
(1)
|
Amounts
for Mr. McMunn in this column were reported in the Summary Compensation
Table for the fiscal year 2005 contained in the Company’s proxy statement
for the 2006 annual meeting of shareholders under the column entitled
“Bonus,” $12,000 of the amounts for Mr. Apgar in this column were reported
in the Summary Compensation Table above under the column entitled
“Salary”
and $8,250 of such amounts were reported in the Summary Compensation
Table
for the fiscal year 2005 contained in the Company’s proxy statement for
the 2006 annual meeting of shareholders under the column entitled
“Bonus.”
|
(2)
|
Amounts
include above-market earnings reported in the Summary Compensation
Table
under the column entitled “Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified
Deferred Compensation Earnings” as follows: Mr. McMunn, $3,450; Mr.
Teeters, $2,030; and Mr. Apgar,
$3,180.
|
Name
|
Benefit
|
After
Change in Control(1)(2)
|
William
H. McMunn
|
Unvested
Stock Option Awards
|
$2,602,831
|
Bruce
W. Teeters
|
Unvested
Stock Option Awards
|
$1,041,132
|
Robert
F. Apgar
|
Unvested
Stock Option Awards
|
$1,008,917
|
(1)
|
The
amounts in this column include both the value of unvested stock options
awarded and the value of unvested tandem SARs granted pursuant to
the
Company’s 2001 Stock Option Plan as follows: Mr. McMunn, $1,691,840 (stock
option value) and $910,991 (SAR value); Mr. Teeters, $676,736 (stock
option value) and $364,396 (SAR value); and Mr. Apgar, $655,796 (stock
option value) and $353,121 (SAR value).
|
(2)
|
Values
are calculated as if a change in control had taken place on December
29,
2006, using the closing market price per share of the Company’s stock on
that date of $72.40.
|
(1) |
The
Audit Committee reviewed and discussed the audited financial statements
with management.
|
(2) |
The
Audit Committee discussed with the independent auditors the matters
required to be discussed by the statement on Auditing Standards 61,
as
amended.
|
(3) |
The
Audit Committee discussed with the independent auditors the auditor’s
independence, including the matters in the written disclosures and
the
letter provided by the independent auditors as required by the
Independence Standards Board Standard No.
1.
|
(4) |
The
Audit Committee reviewed and discussed with management and the independent
auditors the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended
December 31, 2006, and reports on the effectiveness of internal
controls over financial reporting contained in the Company’s Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, including a
discussion of the reasonableness of significant judgments and the
clarity
of disclosures in the financial
statements.
|
2006
|
2005
|
|
$
|
$
|
|
Audit
Fees(1)
|
102,500
|
141,200
|
Audit-Related
Fees
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
Tax
Fees(2)
|
61,820
|
184,200
|
All
Other Fees
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
(1) |
Aggregate
fees billed for professional services rendered by KPMG LLP for the
audit
of the Company’s annual financial statements, review of interim financial
statements included in the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and
other services normally provided in connection with the Company’s
statutory and regulatory filings or engagements by year.
|
(2) |
Aggregate
fees billed for professional services rendered by KPMG LLP for tax
compliance, tax advice and tax planning, including preparation of
tax
forms, including federal and state income tax returns, and income
tax
consulting services.
|
· |
Discuss
the annual audited financial statements and quarterly financial statements
with management and the independent
auditor.
|
· |
Periodically
discuss with management and the independent auditor significant financial
reporting issues and judgments made in connection with the preparation
of
the Company's financial statements, including any significant changes
in
the Company's selection or application of accounting principles,
any
difficulties encountered in the course of audit work, including any
restrictions on the scope of activities or access to required information,
any major issues as to the adequacy of the Company’s internal control over
financial reporting and any special steps adopted in light of material
control deficiencies.
|
· |
Review
and discuss with management and the independent auditor management’s
report on internal control over financial reporting and the independent
auditor's attestation report on management’s assessment of the Company’s
internal control over financial reporting prior to the filing of
the
Company's Form 10-K.
|
· |
Review
disclosures made to the Committee by the Company's Chief Executive
Officer
and Chief Financial Officer during their certification process for
the
Form 10-K and Form 10-Q about any significant deficiencies in the
design
or operation of internal control over financial reporting or material
weaknesses therein and any fraud involving management or other employees
who have a significant role in the Company's internal control over
financial reporting.
|
· |
Discuss
with the independent auditor the following
matters:
|
§ |
Methods
used to account for significant unusual
transactions.
|
§ |
Effects
of significant accounting policies in controversial or emerging areas
for
|
§ |
Processes
used by management in formulating particularly sensitive accounting
estimates and the basis for the independent auditor’s conclusions
regarding the reasonableness of those
estimates.
|
§ |
Material
audit adjustments proposed and immaterial adjustments not recorded
by
management.
|
§ |
Auditor’s
judgments about the quality of the Company’s accounting
principles.
|
§ |
Disagreements
with management over the application of accounting principles, the
basis
for management’s accounting estimates, and the disclosures in the
financial statements.
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All
critical accounting policies and practices
used.
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All
alternative accounting and disclosure treatments of material financial
information within generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
that
have
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been
discussed with management, including the ramifications of the use
of such
alternative treatments and disclosures and the treatment preferred
by the
independent auditor.
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Other
material written communications between the independent auditor and
management.
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Periodically
discuss with management and the independent auditor the quality and
adequacy of the Company's internal control over financial reporting,
any
special steps adopted in light of material control deficiencies and
the
adequacy of disclosures about changes in internal control over financial
reporting.
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Review
with the independent auditor and management the coordination of audit
efforts to assure completeness of coverage, reduction of redundant
efforts, and the effective use of audit
resources.
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Be
directly responsible for the selection and appointment, retention,
compensation, termination and oversight of the work of the Company’s
independent auditor, including the approval of all audit engagement
fees
and terms and resolution of disagreements between management and
the
independent auditor regarding financial
reporting.
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On
an annual basis, review and discuss with the independent auditor
all
relationships between the independent auditor and the Company in
order to
evaluate the independent auditor’s continued independence. The Committee
shall ensure annual receipt of a formal written statement from the
independent auditor consistent with the standards set by the Independence
Standards Board and shall discuss with the independent auditor all
relationships or services that may affect auditor independence or
objectivity.
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Review
all reports required to be submitted by the independent auditor to
the
committee under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.
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Evaluate
the independent auditor’s qualifications, performance and independence,
including the review and evaluation of the lead partner of the independent
auditor, and taking into account the opinions of management, and
present
its conclusions with respect to the independent auditor to the full
Board
of Directors.
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Obtain
from the independent auditor assurance that Section 10A(b) of the
Exchange
Act has not been implicated.
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Provide
an open avenue of communication between the independent auditor,
management and the Board of Directors.
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Meet
periodically with the independent auditor and management in separate
executive sessions to discuss any matters that the Committee or these
groups believe should be discussed privately with the Audit
Committee.
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Recommend
to the Board of Directors policies for the Company's hiring of current
or
former employees of the independent
auditor.
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Establish
procedures for (1) the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints
received by the Company regarding accounting, internal accounting
controls
or auditing matters and (2) the confidential, anonymous submission
by
employees of the Company of concerns regarding questionable accounting
or
auditing matters.
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Prepare
the report required by the Securities and Exchange Commission to
be
included in the Company’s annual proxy statement and any other committee
reports required by applicable securities laws or stock exchange
listing
requirements or rules.
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Develop,
and periodically review and recommend to the Board of Directors
appropriate changes to, policies and procedures regarding related
party
transactions.
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Administer
the Company’s policies and procedures regarding related party transactions
and review all such transactions as required by the rules of the
American
Stock Exchange.
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Meet
as circumstances require, but at least on a quarterly
basis.
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Report
regularly to the Board of Directors, by means of written or oral
reports,
submission of minutes of Committee meetings or otherwise, from time
to
time or whenever it shall be called upon to do so, including a review
of
any issues that arise with respect to the quality or integrity of
the
Company’s financial statements, the Company’s compliance with legal or
regulatory requirements or the performance and independence of the
Company’s independent auditor.
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Inquire
of management and the independent auditor about significant risks
or
exposures and assess the steps management has taken to minimize such
risk.
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Discuss
with the Company's General Counsel legal matters that may have had
a
material impact on the financial statements or the Company's compliance
policies.
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Review
and update this Charter annually.
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Review
and approve corporate goals and objectives relevant to the compensation
of
the Chief Executive Officer and all other officers and employees
of the
Company earning salaries in excess of an amount to be set by the
Committee
from time to time, and recommend to the board of directors for
determination the compensation of the Chief Executive Officer and
those
other officers and employees based on this
evaluation.
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Make
recommendations to the board of directors with respect to incentive
compensation plans and equity-based
plans.
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Review
and discuss with management the Company’s disclosure to be made in the
Compensation Discussion and Analysis and recommend to the board of
directors that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included
in the
Company’s proxy statement or other such report as may be required in
compliance with then currently applicable Securities and Exchange
Commission rules and regulations and relevant listing
authority.
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Produce
an annual report on executive compensation for inclusion in the Company’s
proxy statement in accordance with applicable rules and regulations,
including a statement indicating whether the Committee has reviewed
and
discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis with management,
and
whether, based on such review and discussion, the Committee recommended
to
the board that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included
in the
Company’s annual proxy statement or other applicable
filings.
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If
a compensation consultant assists in the evaluation of director,
Chief
Executive Officer or other officer compensation, the Committee shall
have
sole authority to retain or terminate the consulting firm, including
sole
authority to approve the firm’s fees and other retention
terms.
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Report
to the board of directors, by means of written or oral reports, submission
of minutes of Committee meetings or otherwise, from time to time
or
whenever it shall be called upon to do
so.
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Independence
- A
majority of the board of directors should be independent, as defined
from
time to time by the American Stock Exchange listing
standards.
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Integrity
and Accountability
-
Directors must demonstrate high ethical standards and integrity and
be
accountable for their board decisions and
actions.
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Judgment
-
Directors should be able to provide thoughtful counsel on a broad
range of
issues.
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Financial
Literacy
-
All board members should have financial literacy sufficient to monitor
the
Company’s financial performance.
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Openness
-
Board members should be willing to listen and be open to the consideration
of other opinions, as well as the ability to communicate their own
ideas.
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Performance
Standards
-
Directors should be committed to Company achievement of exceptional
performance standards to benefit customers, shareholders, employees,
and
its communities.
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Time
Commitment
-
Directors must have the willingness and ability to commit sufficient
time
and attention to the activities of the
Company.
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Accounting
and Finance
-
The board should include directors with expertise in management or
oversight of financial accounting and
control.
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Business
Judgement
-
Directors should have a record of making sound business
decisions.
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Management
Knowledge
-
Board members should be cognizant of current general management trends
and
“best practices.”
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Industry
Knowledge -
It is desirable for one or more board members to have relevant knowledge
specific to the industries in which it
operates.
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Leadership
-
The board should include directors who can and will motivate and
require
high-performance by management.
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Strategy
and Vision
-
Directors should be capable of questioning, approving, and monitoring
the
Company’s strategic plans, providing insight and directional
focus.
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Review
and update, from time to time, the criteria set forth in this charter
for
the board of directors and its members.
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Review
and report on possible candidates for membership on the board of
directors
consistent with the Committee’s criteria for selecting new directors and
establish a process for identifying and evaluating such
nominees.
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Establish
a policy as to whether the Committee will consider recommendations
of
director nominees by shareholders and, if it will consider such
recommendations, establish procedures for shareholders to submit
recommendations.
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Annually
recommend a slate of nominees to the board of directors with respect
to
nominations for the board at the annual meeting of
shareholders.
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Review
compliance, including conflicts of interest and code of ethics, and
recommend changes as necessary.
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Report
to the board of directors, by means of written or oral reports, submission
of minutes of Committee meetings or otherwise, from time to time
or
whenever it shall be called upon to do
so.
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Review
this charter annually for possible
revision.
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