J. Alexander’s Corporation Summary of Director and Executive Officer Compensation (2009)
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J. Alexander’s Corporation outlines its 2009 compensation for non-employee directors and executive officers. Non-employee directors receive a $15,000 annual retainer, $1,500 per meeting attended, and may be granted non-qualified stock options under the company’s equity incentive plan. Executive officers’ 2009 base salaries are listed, but no performance bonuses were awarded for 2008, and no cash incentive program was established for 2009. Both directors and executive officers are eligible for equity-based awards. Further details will be provided in the company’s 2009 proxy statement.
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Exhibit (10)(hh)
J. ALEXANDER’S CORPORATION (THE “COMPANY”)
SUMMARY OF DIRECTOR AND EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION
I. DIRECTOR COMPENSATION. Directors who are employees of the Company do not receive additional compensation for serving as directors of the Company. The following table sets forth current rates of cash compensation for the Company’s non-employee directors.
| RETAINERS | 2009 | |||
Board retainer | $ | 15,000 | ||
In addition, non-employee directors are paid a fee of $1,500 for each attended meeting of the Board or any Committee of which he or she is a member. Each director who is not also an employee of the Company is eligible for grants of non-qualified stock options under the Amended and Restated 2004 Equity Incentive Plan. Generally, directors who are not employees of the Company have been awarded options to purchase 10,000 shares of Common Stock upon joining the Board and options to purchase 1,000 shares of Common Stock for each succeeding year of service, with the exercise price equal to the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date of grant. Pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated 2004 Equity Incentive Plan, no non-employee director is eligible for a grant of incentive stock options under the Plan.
II. EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION. The following table sets forth the 2009 annual base salaries and the fiscal 2008 performance bonuses provided to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and other highly compensated executive officers (the “Named Officers”).
| FISCAL | ||||||||
| 2008 | ||||||||
| BONUS | ||||||||
| EXECUTIVE OFFICER | 2009 SALARY | AMOUNT | ||||||
Lonnie J. Stout II | $ | 376,000 | $ | — | ||||
R. Gregory Lewis | $ | 196,000 | $ | — | ||||
J. Michael Moore | $ | 155,000 | $ | — | ||||
Mark A. Parkey | $ | 155,000 | $ | — | ||||
Given the current economic environment, the Company determined not to establish a cash incentive bonus program for executive officers based on performance targets for 2009.
The Named Officers are eligible to receive incentive awards pursuant to the Company’s equity incentive plans.
III. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. The foregoing information is summary in nature. Additional information regarding director and Named Officer compensation will be provided in the Company’s proxy statement to be filed in connection with the 2009 annual meeting of shareholders.
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