PROPOSAL ONE: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
annual meeting following June 1, 2020,. Bain and Centerbridge have sold their holdings in the
Company and do not meet the ownership thresholds to nominate a director. MAK continues to meet the ownership threshold and has nominated Mr. Kaufman.
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addition, because the Principal Shareholders controlled a majority of the voting power of our common stock until September 25, 2018, the Company was a controlled company within the meaning of the NYSE corporate governance standards.
Under these rules, a company of which more than 50% of the voting power for the election of directors is held by an individual, group or another company is a controlled company and may elect not to comply with certain corporate
governance requirements, including the requirements that:
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the Company has a board of directors that is composed of a majority of independent directors, as defined under
NYSE rules;
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the Company has a compensation committee that is composed entirely of independent directors; and
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the Company has a nominating and corporate governance committee that is composed entirely of independent directors.
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The Company relied upon these exemptions until the Board determined on May 20, 2019 that Mr. Kaufman qualifies as an independent
director, at which time the Company ceased to rely upon any of the controlled company exemptions.
At the first meeting of the newly constituted Board following the
Exchange, the Board acknowledged the value of diversity. In both its adopted Corporate Governance Guidelines and Nominating and Governance Committee Charter the Board established diversity as an attribute in evaluating potential new directors.
Moreover, the Board has engaged Heidrick & Struggles to assist in a search for two new directors.
The Board of Directors has determined that Messrs. Berman,
Bernlohr, Firth, Kaufman and Robinette are independent directors as that term is defined under the NYSE Listed Company Manual and the U.S. Securities and Exchange (SEC) rules and regulations.
In making this determination, the Board considered the relationships that Messrs. Berman, Bernlohr, Firth, Kaufman, and Robinette have with the Company and all other
facts and circumstances that the Board deemed relevant in determining their independence, including ownership interests in the Company and arrangements between the Company and the director or his affiliates.
Neither we nor any of our subsidiaries are party to any material proceedings to which any of our directors, officers, affiliates, 5% or more shareholders, or any of
their respective associates are a party. We do not believe that any of our directors, officers, affiliates, 5% or more shareholders, or any of their respective associates are adverse to us or any of our subsidiaries or have a material interest that
is adverse to us or any of our subsidiaries.
Meetings and Committees
The Board has three standing committees: Audit, Compensation, and Nominating and Governance. Each committee is composed solely of independent directors as that term is
defined in applicable rules of the SEC and the NYSE.
In addition, all members of the Compensation Committee qualify as
non-employee
directors as defined by Rule
16b-3
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Each committee has a charter that describes the committees
responsibilities. These charters are available under the Corporate Governance link at www.skylinechampion.com or upon written request to our Corporate Secretary at Skyline Champion Corporation, P.O. Box 743, 2520
By-Pass
Road, Elkhart, Indiana 46515.
During the fiscal year ended March 30, 2019, the Board of Directors held ten meetings.
Each incumbent director during that year attended 90% or more of the total number of meetings of the Board and the committees of the Board on which he served during the period that he served on the Board. Members of the Board of Directors are
expected to attend and be present at the annual meeting of shareholders, and all then incumbent directors attended the 2018 annual meeting of shareholders.
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