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Fee
computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and
0-11.
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(1)
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Title
of each class of securities to which transaction
applies:
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(2)
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Aggregate
number of securities to which transaction applies:
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(3)
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Per
unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to
Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the filing fee is
calculated and state how it was determined):
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(4)
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Proposed
maximum aggregate value of transaction:
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Fee
paid previously with preliminary materials:
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Check
box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule
0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid
previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number,
or the Form or Schedule and the date of its
filing.
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(1)
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Amount
Previously Paid:
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(2)
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Form,
Schedule or Registration Statement No.:
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(3)
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Filing
Party:
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(4)
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Date
Filed:
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Sincerely,
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Sincerely,
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Tony
D. Whitaker
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Don
D. Jennings
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Chairman
of the Board and
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President
and
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Chief
Executive Officer
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Chief
Operating
Officer
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1.
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The
election of three directors of the Company for three-year
terms;
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2.
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The
ratification of the appointment of Crowe Horwath, LLP as independent
certified public accountants of the Company for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 2010; and
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3.
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The
transaction of such other business as may properly come before the Annual
Meeting or any adjournment thereof.
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BY
ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Thomas
F. Skaggs
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Secretary
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Shares of Common Stock
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Beneficially Owned
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Percent of
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as of the Record Date (1)
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Class (2)
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Persons
Owning Greater than 5%:
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First
Federal MHC
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4,727,938 |
59.8
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479
Main Street
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P.O.
Box 1069
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Hazard,
Kentucky 41702
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Directors:
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Tony
D. Whitaker
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90,606 | (3) | 1.2 | % | ||||
Don
D. Jennings
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51,425 | * | ||||||
Stephen
G. Barker
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28,731 | * | ||||||
Walter
G. Ecton, Jr.
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23,202 | (4) | * | |||||
William
D. Gorman
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35,000 | (5) | * | |||||
David
R. Harrod
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9,495 | * | ||||||
Herman
D. Regan, Jr.
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48,775 | * | ||||||
Executive
Officer who is not a Director:
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R.
Clay Hulette
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22,869 | * | ||||||
All
directors and executive officers of the Company as a group (8
persons)
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309,923 | (6) | 3.9 | % |
*
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Represents
less than 1% of the shares
outstanding.
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(1)
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In
accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, a person is deemed to
be the beneficial owner, for purposes of this table, of any shares of
Common Stock if he has or shares voting or investment power with respect
to such Common Stock or has a right to acquire beneficial ownership at any
time within 60 days from the Record Date. As used herein,
“voting power” is the power to vote or direct the voting of shares and
“investment power” is the power to dispose or direct the disposition of
shares.
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(2)
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Based
on a total of 7,905,120 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of the
Record Date.
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(3)
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Includes
15,000 controlled by Mr. Whitaker’s spouse and 18,606 shares in Mr.
Whitaker’s ESOP.
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(4)
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Includes
600 shares in Mr. Ecton’s spouse’s
IRA
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(5)
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Includes
5,000 shares controlled by Mr. Gorman’s
spouse
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(6)
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Includes
20,600 shares controlled by spouses of insiders and 18,606 shares in the
ESOP.
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Year First
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Age at
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Year First
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Elected
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Current
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June 30,
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Elected as
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as Director of
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Term
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Name
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2009
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Director
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Bank Subsidiary
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to Expire
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BOARD
NOMINEES FOR TERMS TO EXPIRE IN 2012
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Stephen
G. Barker
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55 |
2005
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1997
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2009
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Tony
D. Whitaker
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63 |
2005
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1993
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2009
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David
R. Harrod
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50 |
2005
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2003
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2009
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DIRECTORS
CONTINUING IN OFFICE
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William
D. Gorman
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85 |
2005
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2003
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2010
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Herman
D. Regan, Jr.
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80 |
2005
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1988
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2010
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Walter
G. Ecton, Jr.
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55 |
2005
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2005
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2011
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Don
D. Jennings
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44 |
2005
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1998
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2011
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Age
at
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June
30,
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Name
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2009
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Title
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R.
Clay Hulette
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47
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Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company and
President and Treasurer of First Federal of
Frankfort
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·
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The
name of the person recommended as a director
candidate;
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·
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All
information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in
solicitations of proxies for election of directors pursuant to Regulation
14A under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934;
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·
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The
written consent of the person being recommended as a director candidate to
being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a
director if elected;
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·
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As
to the shareholder making the recommendation, the name and address, as he
or she appears on the Company’s books, of such shareholder; provided,
however, that if the shareholder is not a registered holder of the
Company’s common stock, the shareholder should submit his or her name and
address, along with a current written statement from the record holder of
the shares that reflects ownership of the Company’s common stock;
and
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·
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A
statement disclosing whether such shareholder is acting with or on behalf
of any other person and, if applicable, the identity of such
person.
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Name and Principal
Position
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Year
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Salary
($)
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Stock
Awards
($) (1)
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Option
Awards
($) (2)
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All Other
Compensation
($) (3)
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Total ($)
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Tony
D. Whitaker,
Chairman
and Chief
Executive
Officer
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2009
2008
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$
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164,400
164,400
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$
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84,839
84,839
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$
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36,749
36,749
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$
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65,195
68,176
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$
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351,183
354,164
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R. Clay Hulette,
Vice
President,
Chief
Financial
Officer and
Treasurer
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2009
2008
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103,950
98,849
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30,805
30,805
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18,199
18,199
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7,635
8,596
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160,589
156,449
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Don D.
Jennings,
President
and Chief
Operating
Officer
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2009
2008
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109,200
104,000
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30,805
30,805
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18,199
18,199
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7,766
8,241
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165,970
161,245
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(1)
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Reflects
the dollar amount recognized for financial statement reporting purposes in
accordance with SFAS 123(R). Amounts represent the vesting of
8,400, 3,050 and 3,050 shares of restricted stock in fiscal 2009 for
Messrs. Whitaker, Hulette and Jennings, respectively. For
further information regarding the expense recognized for stock awards, see
footnote A-11 to the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
contained in the Company’s Annual Report to Stockholders filed as Exhibit
13 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. The award
recipients receive dividends on unvested awards of restricted stock; such
dividends are reported under the column “All Other Compensation” on the
above table.
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(2)
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Reflects
the dollar amount recognized for financial statement reporting purposes in
accordance with FAS 123(R) during the year ended June 30, 2009, based upon
a fair value of $1.75 for options granted in the year ended June 30, 2006
using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. For further
information regarding the assumptions used to compute fair value, see
footnote A-11 to the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
contained in the Company’s Annual Report to Stockholders filed as Exhibit
13 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form
10-K.
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(3)
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Details
of the amounts reported in the “All Other Compensation” column for 2009
are provided in the table below.
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Tony Whitaker
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Clay Hulette
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Don Jennings
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ESOP
Allocation
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$ | 50,177 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||
Dividends
on Restricted Stock
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8,400 | 3,050 | 3,050 | |||||||||
Medical
Insurance
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3,779 | 3,289 | 3,289 | |||||||||
Cell
Phone Usage
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1,348 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Disability
Insurance
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705 | 0 | 661 | |||||||||
Parking
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154 | 246 | 246 | |||||||||
Cancer
Insurance
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348 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Life
Insurance
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55 | 60 | 60 | |||||||||
Career
Apparel
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0 | 445 | 0 | |||||||||
Dental
Insurance
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229 | 545 | 460 | |||||||||
Total
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$ | 65,195 | $ | 7,635 | $ | 7,766 |
Option Awards
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Stock Awards
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Name
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Number
of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
(#) Exercisable
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Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
(#)
Unexercisable
(1)
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Option
Exercise
Price
($)
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Option
Expiration
Date
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Number of
Shares or Units
of Stock That
Have Not
Vested
(#) (1)
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Market Value of
Shares or Units
of Stock That
Have Not
Vested
($) (2)
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Tony
D. Whitaker
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63,000 | 42,000 | $ | 10.10 |
12/13/2015
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16,800 | $ | 202,608 | |||||||||||||
R.
Clay Hulette
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31,200 | 20,800 | 10.10 |
12/13/2015
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6,100 | 73,566 | |||||||||||||||
Don
D. Jennings
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31,200 | 20,800 | 10.10 |
12/13/2015
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6,100 | 73,566 |
(1)
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Unvested
options and restricted stock awards vest in two equal installments on
December 13, 2009 and 2010.
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(2)
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Calculated
based on the product of the number of shares of unvested stock and the
closing sale price for the Common Stock on June 30, 2009 as reported on
the Nasdaq Global Market.
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Name
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Fees
Earned or
Paid in
Cash ($)
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Stock
Awards
($) (1)
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Option
Awards
($) (2)
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All Other
Compensation
($) (3)
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Total
($)
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Stephen
G. Barker
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$ | 14,800 | $ | 16,968 | $ | 7,350 | $ | 1,680 | $ | 40,798 | ||||||||||
Walter
G. Ecton, Jr.
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14,800 | 16,968 | 7,350 | 1,680 | 40,798 | |||||||||||||||
William
D. Gorman
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14,800 | 16,968 | 7,350 | 1,680 | 40,798 | |||||||||||||||
David
R. Harrod
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12,600 | 16,968 | 7,350 | 1,680 | 38,598 | |||||||||||||||
Herman
D. Regan, Jr.
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12,600 | 16,968 | 7,350 | 1,680 | 38,598 |
(1)
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Reflects
the dollar amount recognized for financial statement reporting purposes in
accordance with SFAS 123(R). Amounts represent the vesting of
1,680 shares of restricted stock in fiscal 2009 for each of the
directors. For further information regarding the expense
recognized for stock awards, see footnote A-11 to the Notes to the
Consolidated Financial Statements contained in the Company’s Annual Report
to Stockholders filed as Exhibit 13 to the Company’s Annual Report as Form
10-K. The award recipients receive dividends on unvested awards
of restricted stock; such dividends are reported under the column “All
Other Compensation” on the above table. At June 30, 2009, each
director had outstanding unvested restricted stock awards for 3,360 shares
of Common Stock.
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(2)
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Reflects
the dollar amount recognized for financial statement reporting purposes in
accordance with FAS 123(R) during the year ended June 30, 2009, based upon
a fair value of $1.75 for options granted in the year ended June 30, 2006
using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. For further
information regarding the assumptions used to compute fair value, see
footnote A-11 to the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
contained in the Company’s Annual Report to Stockholders filed as Exhibit
13 to the Company’s Annual Report as Form 10-K. At June 30,
2009, each director had outstanding options to acquire 8,400 shares of
Common Stock.
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(3)
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The amounts reported in the “All
Other Compensation” column for the year ended June 30, 2009 consist of
dividends on restricted
stock.
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1.
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Reviewed
and discussed with management the audited financial statements for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 2009.
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2.
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Discussed
with the Company’s independent auditors the matters required to be
discussed by Statement of Accounting Standards No. 61, as the same was in
effect on the date of the Company’s financial statements;
and
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3.
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Received
the written disclosures and the letter from the Company’s independent
auditors required by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
regarding the independent auditor’s
communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence and has
discussed with the independent accountant the independent accountant’s
independence.
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BY
ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Thomas
F. Skaggs
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Secretary
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VOTE
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WITHHELD
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The
election as directors of all
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nominees
listed below (except as
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Stephen
G. Barker
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David
R. Harrod
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Tony
D. Whitaker
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INSTRUCTION: To
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for
any of the individuals nominated, insert
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that
nominee’s name on the line provided below.
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FOR
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AGAINST
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ABSTAIN
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2.
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The
ratification of the appointment of Crowe Horwath
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LLP
as the Company’s independent public
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accountants
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010.
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PRINT
NAME OF STOCKHOLDER
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NAME OF STOCKHOLDER
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SIGNATURE
OF STOCKHOLDER
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SIGNATURE
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G. Barker
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David
R. Harrod
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D. Whitaker
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ratification of the appointment of Crowe Horwath
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LLP
as the Company’s independent public
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accountants
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010.
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Dated: ____________________,
2009
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SIGNATURE
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