-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, PdOnqclAGVPeCKaxfWMIa892hFYwkUNAxa7p/R4aTfjtpccLOUjNxgg96DDFcaLc oF/J5t496bZolVtyMatGjQ== 0001157523-10-002263.txt : 20100423 0001157523-10-002263.hdr.sgml : 20100423 20100423114809 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001157523-10-002263 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20100420 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20100423 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20100423 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ETHAN ALLEN INTERIORS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000896156 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: WOOD HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, (NO UPHOLSTERED) [2511] IRS NUMBER: 061275288 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-11692 FILM NUMBER: 10766375 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ETHAN ALLEN DR STREET 2: PO BOX 1966 CITY: DANBURY STATE: CT ZIP: 06811 BUSINESS PHONE: 2037438000 8-K 1 a6261769.htm ETHAN ALLEN INTERIORS INC. 8-K
 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington D.C.  20549

FORM 8-K

Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  April 20, 2010

ETHAN ALLEN INTERIORS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

1-11692

06-1275288

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


Ethan Allen Drive
Danbury, CT

06811

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:    (203) 743-8000


 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN REPORT


SECTION 5 – CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;
Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 
(b) On April 21, 2010, Edward H. Meyer notified the Company’s Board of Directors that he would be retiring at the end of his term and would not be seeking re-election. Mr. Meyer was elected as a director of the Company on May 30, 1991. He is Chairman of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Nominations/Corporate Governance Committee.
 
(c) On April 22, 2010, Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that on April 20, 2010, its Board of Directors appointed James W. Schmotter, 62 as an independent director of the Company to serve for a term to expire in 2012. Dr. Schmotter will be entitled to the standard compensation available to all non-employee directors. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
 
Dr. Schmotter currently serves as president of Western Connecticut State University. He previously served as Western Michigan University’s dean of the Haworth College of Business, the dean of the College of Business and Economics at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, and associate dean and director of international studies at the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University. Dr. Schmotter has also consulted for a variety of organizations including IBM, TRW, the Institute for International Education, the Cleveland Foundation, the Graduate Management Admission Council, the Educational Testing Service, United States Agency for International Development, and a number of universities in the U.S., Asia and Europe. He has also served as chairman of the board of trustees of the Graduate Management Admission Council, was the founding vice chair of the board of the MBA Enterprise Corps, and has been a member of many committees of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Dr. Schmotter is currently also a director of the United Way of Western Connecticut, the Greater Danbury Chamber of Commerce, and the Hord Foundation.


  (d) Exhibits
 

Exhibit

Description

99.1 Press release dated April 22, 2010

SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


ETHAN ALLEN INTERIORS INC.

 
Date:

April 22, 2010

By:

/s/ M. Farooq Kathwari

M. Farooq Kathwari

Chairman, President and

Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit

 

Description

 

99.1

Press release dated April 22, 2010

EX-99.1 2 a6261769_ex991.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Ethan Allen Announces Election of Dr. James W. Schmotter as Director

DANBURY, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 22, 2010--Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. ("Ethan Allen" or the "Company") (NYSE:ETH) announces that its Board of Directors has elected Dr. James W. Schmotter as a director of the Company to serve for a term to expire in 2012.

Dr. Schmotter currently serves as president of Western Connecticut State University. He previously served as Western Michigan University’s dean of the Haworth College of Business, the dean of the College of Business and Economics at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, and associate dean and director of international studies at the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University. Dr. Schmotter has also consulted for a variety of organizations including IBM, TRW, the Institute for International Education, the Cleveland Foundation, the Graduate Management Admission Council, the Educational Testing Service, United States Agency for International Development, and a number of universities in the U.S., Asia and Europe. He has also served as chairman of the board of trustees of the Graduate Management Admission Council, was the founding vice chair of the board of the MBA Enterprise Corps, and has been a member of many committees of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Dr. Schmotter is currently also a director of the United Way of Western Connecticut, the Greater Danbury Chamber of Commerce, and the Hord Foundation.

Mr. Kathwari, Chairman and CEO stated, “We are delighted that Jim Schmotter is joining our Board. He brings extensive knowledge in business strategies and is a well respected member of the Danbury community.”

Dr. Schmotter commented, “Ethan Allen’s progress in recent difficult economic times is a tribute not only to its focus on producing quality for both customers and shareholders, but also to the talent and commitment of its people. I look forward to joining its team as a director.”

About Ethan Allen

Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. is a leading interior design company and manufacturer and retailer of quality home furnishings. The Company offers free interior design service to its clients and sells a full range of furniture products and decorative accessories through ethanallen.com and a network of approximately 280 design centers in the United States and abroad. Ethan Allen owns and operates six manufacturing facilities in the United States, which includes one sawmill, and one manufacturing facility in Mexico, and manufactures approximately seventy percent of its products in its United States plants. For more information on Ethan Allen’s products and services, visit ethanallen.com.

CONTACT:
Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.
Investor / Media:
David R. Callen, 203-743-8305
Vice President Finance & Treasurer

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