Summary of Director and Executive Officer Compensation Arrangements

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EX-10.28 2 aoi-2013x0331xex1028.htm EXHIBIT AOI-2013-03.31-EX10.28


Exhibit 10.28


Summary of Director and Executive Officer Compensation Arrangements

In addition to the compensation arrangements filed as other exhibits to this annual report, Alliance One International, Inc. (the “Company”) has the following compensation arrangements with its directors and named executive officers.

Compensation Arrangements for Directors

Directors who are employees of the Company or its subsidiaries or who serve as paid consultants to the Company are not compensated for their services as director. Non-employee directors receive an annual cash retainer paid in quarterly installments. As of June 1, 2013, such retainer payments were based on the following schedule:

Type of Service
Annual Retainer
Board Member
$60,000
Lead Independent Director
$10,000
Audit Committee Member
$12,000
Audit Committee Chair
$10,000
Executive Committee Member
$3,000
Executive Committee Chair
$5,000
Executive Compensation Committee Member
$12,000
Executive Compensation Committee Chair
$7,500
Governance & Nominating Committee Member
$7,500
Governance & Nominating Committee Chair
$5,000

Compensation Arrangements for Named Executive Officers

The board of directors sets the annual base salary for each of the Company's chief executive officer, chief financial officer and its three other most highly compensated executive officers, based on fiscal 2013 total compensation (such five officers, the “named executive officers”). As of June 1, 2013, the annual base salary rates for the named executive officers were as follows:

Named Executive Officer
Base Salary
J. Pieter Sikkel
550,000
Robert A. Sheets
450,880
J. Henry Denny
371,315
Jose Maria Costa
309,000
William L. O'Quinn
291,750