Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. Board Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend and Approves Performance Based Compensation
November 12 2008 - 7:07PM
Business Wire
Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. (NYSE: ETH) (the �Company�) announced
today that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly
cash dividend of $0.25 per share. The dividend of $0.25 per share
will be payable to shareholders of record as of January 9, 2009 and
will be paid on January 23, 2009. Chairman and CEO, Farooq Kathwari
commented, �We are gratified that our healthy balance sheet and our
profitability and cash flow enables us to continue to distribute
this cash dividend to shareholders.� Recognizing the extraordinary
challenges of the current economic environment, the Company
recently awarded options as non-cash incentive based compensation
for a broad base of key management employees who contribute to the
profitability and growth of the business. The independent members
of the Board of Directors approved an award for the Chairman and
CEO, Farooq Kathwari of up to 60,000 restricted shares, with
vesting subject to achieving specified levels of operating income
over the final three quarters of fiscal 2009, and a grant of
options to purchase 50,000 shares, with an exercise price equal to
the closing price on November 11, 2008, which vest over a four year
period. Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. is a leading manufacturer and
retailer of quality home furnishings and a provider of interior
design solutions and service through a dedicated network of 295
retail locations called design centers located in the United States
and abroad, of which 163 are Company owned. Ethan Allen has nine
manufacturing facilities in the United States and one in Mexico.
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