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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
     
þ   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2005
OR
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                      to                     
Commission file number: 1-1445
HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES, INC.
     
Maryland
(State of Incorporation)
  58-0281900
(IRS Employer Identification Number)
     
780 Johnson Ferry Road, Suite 800
Atlanta, Georgia

(Address of principal executive offices)
  30342
(Zip Code)
(404) 443-2900
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
     
Title of each Class
Common Stock ($1.00 Par Value)
Class A Common Stock ($1.00 Par Value)
  Name of each exchange on which registered
New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None.
     Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes o No þ
     Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Yes o No þ
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o
     Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (Paragraph 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. o
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer o           Accelerated filer þ           Non-accelerated filer o
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12B-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
     As of June 30, 2005, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was $273,788,857 (based on the closing sale prices of the registrant’s two classes of common stock as reported by the New York Stock Exchange).
     Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
     
Class   Outstanding as of February 28, 2006
Common Stock, $1 par value per share
  18,160,355 shares
Class A Common Stock, $1 par value per share
  4,281,821 shares
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
     
Document   Parts Into Which Incorporated
Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of
  Part III
Stockholders to be held May 16, 2006
   
 
 

 


 

HAVERTYS FURNITURE COMPANIES, INC.
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2005
             
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 EX-10.3 THRIFT PLAN RESTATED JANUARY 1, 2005
 EX-10.3.1 AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE THRIFT PLAN
 EX-10.19 BASE SALARIES OF NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
 EX-21 SUBSIDIARIES OF HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES, INC.
 EX-23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 EX-31.1 SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION OF THE CEO
 EX-31.2 SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION OF THE CFO
 EX-32.1 SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION OF THE CEO AND CFO

 


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PART I
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
     Unless the context indicates otherwise, references to “Havertys,” “the Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to the consolidated operations of Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. and its subsidiaries.
General
     Havertys is a specialty retailer of residential furniture and accessories. We provide our customers with a wide selection of products and styles primarily in the middle to upper-middle price ranges. As an added convenience to our customers, we offer financing through an internal revolving charge credit plan as well as a third party finance company.
     Havertys originated as a family business in 1885 in Atlanta, Georgia with one store and made deliveries using horse-drawn wagons. The Company grew to 18 stores and accessed additional capital for growth through its initial public offering in October 1929. Havertys has grown to 118 stores in 17 states in the southern and Midwest regions. All of our stores are operated using the Havertys name and we do not franchise our stores. Based on 2004 revenues and as reported by Furniture Today, we were one of the top 10 largest specialty retailers of furniture in the country, and we believe that we are an effective and significant competitor in our markets.
     We serve a target customer in the middle to upper-middle income ranges. Havertys has attracted this discriminating and demanding consumer by focusing on what we believe are the key elements of furniture retailing:
    convenient and appealing stores;
 
    targeted and complimentary advertising;
 
    knowledgeable and helpful sales associates;
 
    merchandise value and selection;
 
    timely delivery of purchases to our customers’ homes; and
 
    availability of flexible and competitive financing.
     At Havertys, the essential ingredient in all of the above is an overriding focus on customer service. We believe that these combine to generate substantial brand loyalty and repeat customer business.
Industry
     The demand for furniture has historically been tied to the sales of new or existing homes. Housing activity has been very strong in recent years and the size of new homes has been increasing since the late 1990’s. Additionally, the baby boom generation, consisting of over 76 million people between the ages of 42 and 60 are in their peak earning years. This large and wealthy cohort has driven sales in many sectors including stimulating a rise in the ownership of vacation or second homes.
     The retail furniture industry does not have a dominant national retailer. Personal consumption expenditures on residential furniture, which includes mattresses, totaled $75.5 billion in 2004, yet the 25 largest furniture retailers account for only 28% of the sales. Individual local market retailers, larger multiple market operators, department stores, manufacturers’ stores, “lifestyle” retailers and wholesale clubs are all competing for the consumers’ business.
     The industry is undergoing numerous fundamental changes resulting from increased availability of high quality,

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lower cost imports and the bankruptcy of several key retailers. These factors have caused larger domestic manufacturers to increase foreign sourcing, reduce capacity and pursue their own dedicated retail channel. The dramatic rise in quality imported product has created opportunities for struggling retailers to “price-down” their merchandise and attempt to stimulate top-line growth by reducing their margins. However, financing the increased level of imports has created pressure on a number of retailers. The increased levels of imports has also challenged the back-end of the retailing business as lead-times from the factories are significantly longer and shipment quantities are larger.
     Most of the retail industry is subject to swings in the economic cycle. The retail furniture industry is particularly sensitive, given that home furnishings are a large and postponable purchase. Management believes sustained weakness in consumer confidence, personal disposable income or housing and rising interest rates, could negatively impact sales.
Strategy
     Our operating strategy is to offer quality merchandise selected and priced to appeal to our target customer, displayed attractively in well located stores. Our merchandise is primarily proprietary products branded Havertys supplemented by a select number of other key brands generally in the bedding category. Our sales associates are enabled by our store systems to provide our customers with a single source for service from product selection, credit approval and the setting of the delivery date. We believe that the quality of the merchandise we offer and our knowledgeable sales associates, coupled with the ability to deliver purchases within a short time-frame, are very important to our ability to maintain customer satisfaction.
     We have made significant investments in our distribution infrastructure and believe that we can effectively flow products, particularly the increasing amount of imported goods, to our customer. We intend to leverage our investments in distribution facilities and store support infrastructure and maintain a steady pace of new store openings. The store support infrastructure includes our proprietary management information systems, training processes, merchandising capabilities and customer credit processes. Our expansion strategy is to move into new markets which have dense and favorable demographics matching our target customers.
Revenues
     The following table sets forth the approximate percentage contributions by product or service to our gross revenues for the past three years:
                         
    Year ended December 31,  
    2005     2004     2003  
Merchandise:
                       
Living Room Furniture
    48.3 %     48.7 %     48.3 %
Bedroom Furniture
    21.6       21.8       22.2  
Dining Room Furniture
    13.4       13.1       13.5  
Bedding
    9.3       9.4       9.0  
Accessories and Other (1)
    7.0       6.4       6.2  
Credit Service Charges
    0.4       0.6       0.8  
 
                 
 
    100.0 %     100.0 %     100.0 %
 
                 
 
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Merchandising
     A majority of the merchandise we carry bears the Havertys brands (Havertys Collections® and Havertys Premium Collections®). We also offer nationally well-known bedding product lines of Sealy, Serta and Tempur-Pedic. We have avoided utilizing lower cost, promotional price-driven merchandise favored by many national chains, which we believe gives Havertys a unique position for a large retailer.
     We tailor our merchandise presentation to the needs and tastes of the local markets we serve. All five regional managers are included in our buying team, and their input allows each store to present a product mix that is roughly 12 to 16 percent regionalized. This varietal mix allows us to offer more “coastal” or “western” or “urban” looks to the appropriate markets. We believe that this ability to tailor our merchandise and related advertising by markets is a significant competitive advantage.
     Many retailers have been advertising aggressive sales promotions to stimulate business and increase their volume. We believe that this approach would negatively impact our “everyday low pricing” integrity with our customers over the longer term. Instead, we have used some promotional pricing during traditional sales events. Supplementing the pricing promotions, we also offer free-interest and deferred payment financing promotions.
     The Havertys brand products were first introduced in 2000 to leverage our overall brand awareness with our customers. These items were developed initially with manufacturers whose names do not carry the same level of customer recognition as Havertys. These products are sold exclusively by us and are not promotionally priced but are a part of our complete merchandise mix. During 2004, our development of Havertys brand product grew to include items for each of our merchandise categories. We introduced a Havertys Premium Collections® line to add additional offerings at the higher-end of our assortment. The number and breadth of products we offer in the Havertys Collections® and Havertys Premium Collections® was expanded during 2005. We will continue to examine our merchandise mix and supplement or replace items with our proprietary branded products as appropriate.
     The level of imported merchandise that we offer has increased during the past few years as the quality and consistency of the products have improved. Our current merchandise line selection is approximately 70% imported, with wood products or “case goods” representing 88% of these items, and upholstered goods comprising the remaining 12% of the total imports. Case goods are generally manufactured in Asia, and imported upholstery products are mainly leather sofas imported primarily from Mexico and Asia. During 2003, we purchased our entire imported product mix through domestic manufacturers or agents and required many of these vendors to maintain a certain level of back-up inventory domestically. We tested and refined our supply chain systems as we transitioned in 2004 to receiving more goods that were not inventoried domestically, but still purchased through U.S. manufacturers or agents. The level of imported goods grew and the number of our container loads received increased from approximately 3,300 in 2003, to 5,000 in 2004 to 6,500 in 2005. We are currently working with select Asian manufacturers to increase the level of our “direct” import purchases in 2006. Although we do not expect to become a direct importer on all of our non-domestic goods, we believe that there are significant cost savings which we can obtain on certain products.
     Although we have only an estimated 1% national market share of the highly fragmented furniture retail market, we are an important customer to the largest furniture manufacturers due to our financial strength, consistent track record of profitable and controlled growth and our reputable customer service. Our regional distribution infrastructure and growth potential provide opportunities to enhance our purchasing power with our suppliers. We purchased approximately 45% of our merchandise from 10 vendors in 2005. There are, however, numerous additional merchandise sources available to Havertys.

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Distribution
     We completed the implementation of our new distribution system in the second quarter of 2005. This system uses a combination of three distribution centers, three home delivery centers and approximately 15 local market cross-docks. This is in sharp contrast to the facilities in use at the beginning of 2002 of five regional warehouses and 46 local market warehouses. The distribution centers (DCs) are designed to shuttle prepped merchandise up to 250 miles for next day home deliveries, and serve cross-docks and home delivery centers within a 500-mile radius. The home delivery centers in turn provide service to markets within an additional 200 miles. Local market cross-docks process inventory in the same manner as a home delivery center but only serve a single outlying market.
     The first phase of the transition included the consolidation of two regional warehouses into the Eastern DC in Braselton, Georgia during the third quarter of 2002, the opening of a home delivery center in northern Virginia and the closing of 22 local market warehouses over the subsequent nine months. During 2004, we closed our regional warehouse in Mississippi that had served the mid-south states and transferred service responsibility for this area to the Western DC in Dallas, Texas. We opened our new Florida DC in Lakeland, Florida in January 2005 and closed our regional warehouse in Florida.
     The advantages of the new system include lower inventory levels and less warehouse space, assuming a comparable mix of imported and domestic products. This structure also enables us to enter new markets without adding local market warehouses. We also believe, that in the long term, fewer warehouse workers will be needed overall to operate under the new system. Along with these changes, customer service has been consolidated from the local markets to two call centers, where new phone and computer systems allow for easier access to delivery scheduling and follow up information.
     We use technology to assist in maintaining an efficient supply chain. A forecasting system provides guidance on the ordering of merchandise, identifies products that have sales volumes that differ from expectations and provides recommended purchase order changes. A warehousing management system using radio frequency scanners tracks each piece of inventory in real time and allows for efficient scheduling and changing of the workflow. These systems assist us in maintaining close control of our inventory and meeting the delivery expectations of our customers. We believe that our distribution system is one of the best in the retail furniture industry and provides us with certain competitive advantages.
Stores
     As of December 31, 2005, we operated 118 stores serving 78 cities in 17 states. We have executed a program of remodeling and expanding showrooms and replacing older smaller stores in growth markets with new larger stores, closing certain locations and moving into new markets. Accordingly, the number of retail locations has increased by only 24 since the end of 1995, but total square footage has increased approximately 50%.
     We entered two new markets and a new state during 2005. Our new store in Columbus, Ohio and a remodeled “big-box” store in Indianapolis, Indiana both opened in the fourth quarter. We also added an additional store in the Metro-DC market and replaced two older stores with a single store in Shreveport, Louisiana. During 2005, we expanded and renovated three stores and closed one location in Austin, Texas, which will be replaced in 2006. Our square footage added in 2005 from new stores and expansions was approximately 170,000 square feet or a 4.2% increase. The stores we closed during 2005 contained approximately 94,000 square feet or a 2.3% reduction. Net selling space in 2005 increased by 1.9% or approximately 76,000 square feet.

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     The Florida markets are important to us and we plan to open a new store in Ft. Lauderdale and Port Charlotte in 2006. We also plan to open a new store in each of the Atlanta and Dallas markets. Our plans for 2006 include the opening of one or two additional stores and the closing of two or three older stores. We will also be investing during 2006 in several expansions and new stores that will open in 2007. Net selling space in 2006 should increase by approximately 2.3% or 100,000 square feet assuming the new stores open as planned.
Credit Operations
     As a service to our customers, we offer a revolving charge credit plan with credit limits determined through our on-line credit approval system and an additional credit program outsourced to a third party finance company. The combined amount financed under our credit programs and the third party finance company, as a percent of net sales, moved lower to 39% from 42% as customers increased their usage of third party national credit cards and cash. We believe that our credit offerings are a reasonable response to similar or more aggressive promotions advertised by competitors.
     Havertys Credit Services, Inc. (“Havertys Credit”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, handles the credit approval, collections and credit customer relationship functions. Havertys Credit currently maintains a receivables portfolio of approximately $93.5 million, before deducting reserves. Our credit programs typically require a 15% to 20% down payment and offer financing over 12 to 48 months, with an average term of 15 months. The standard (non-promotional) credit service charge rate currently ranges from 18% to 21% per annum (except for a lower rate in Arkansas). We routinely offer various interest-free periods (typically six to 24 months) as part of promotional campaigns but do not offer payment deferrals beyond six months. The Havertys credit financing program chosen most frequently by our customers during 2005 was a no interest offer requiring 13 to 24 equal monthly payments. Amounts financed under our programs represented approximately 21% of 2005 sales.
     We also make available to our customers additional programs provided by a third party finance company, which offers longer payment deferrals than we choose to provide. Discounts on the outsourced credit sales approved by the third party finance company are charged to SG&A as are national credit card fees. Sales financed by the third party provider are not Havertys’ receivables and accordingly, we do not have any credit risk or servicing responsibility for these accounts, and they are not included in our financial statements. Further, the third party finance company has no credit or collection recourse to Havertys, and we generally receive payment from them within two to three business days from the delivery of the merchandise to the customer.
     Over the last four years, credit service charge revenue has declined due to the outsourcing and as we have offered longer free interest periods in our financing promotions. As a result, fewer customers have had to pay credit service charges and “free interest” receivables have risen. These combined factors resulted in an average interest yield of approximately 4.1% for 2005.
Competition
     The retail sale of home furnishings is a highly fragmented and competitive business. We believe that the primary elements of competition in our industry are merchandise (quality, style, selection, price and display), customer service, image and product-oriented advertising, consumer credit offers, and store location and design. The degree and source of competition vary by geographic area. We compete with numerous individual retail furniture stores as well as chains and the better department stores. Department stores benefit competitively from more established name recognition in specific markets, a larger customer base due to their non-furnishings product lines and proprietary credit cards. Furniture manufacturers have also accelerated the opening of their own dedicated retail stores in an effort to control and protect the distribution prospects of their branded merchandise.

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     We believe Havertys is uniquely positioned in the marketplace, with a targeted mix of merchandise that appeals to customers who are somewhat more affluent than those of most other competitive furniture store chains. We believe that this customer segment responds more cautiously to typical discount promotions and focuses on the product quality and customer service offered by a retailer. We consider our experienced sales personnel and customer service as important factors in Havertys’ competitive success. Significant additional competitive advantages we believe are also provided by Havertys’ abilities to make prompt delivery of orders through maintenance of inventory and to tailor merchandise to customers’ desires on a local market basis.
Employees
     As of December 31, 2005, we had approximately 4,400 employees: 2,600 in individual retail store operations, 180 in our corporate offices, 40 in our credit operations and 1,580 in our warehouses and delivery points. No employee of Havertys is a party to any union contract and we consider our employee relations to be good. To attract and retain qualified personnel, we seek to maintain competitive salary and wage levels in each market area.
     We have developed training programs, including product knowledge, selling and management skills classes. Because we primarily promote or relocate current associates to serve as managers and assistant managers for new stores and markets, training and assessment of our associates is essential to our growth. Our regional managers and market managers meet with senior management to discuss the development of assistant managers and certain department heads and consider possible candidates for promotion. We also maintain a list of qualified outside applicants that can be reviewed when positions become available. We have programs in our stores, distribution and corporate offices to ensure that we hire and promote the most qualified associates in a nondiscriminatory way.
Trademarks
     We have registered our various logos, “Havertys Collections®” and “Havertys Premium Collection®” trademarks with the Unites States Patent and Trademark Office. We believe that our trademark position is adequately protected in all markets in which we do business. We believe that our trade names are recognized by consumers and are associated with a high level of quality and value.
Governmental Regulation
     Our operations are required to meet federal, state and local regulatory standards in the areas of safety, health and environmental pollution controls. Historically, compliance with these standards has not had a material adverse effect on our operations. We believe that our facilities are in compliance, in all material respects, with applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations concerned with safety, health and environmental protection.
     The extension of credit to consumers is a highly regulated area of our business. Numerous federal and state laws impose disclosure and other requirements on the origination, servicing and enforcement of credit accounts. These laws include, but are not limited to, the Federal Truth and Lending Act, Equal Credit Opportunity Act and Federal Trade Commission Act. State laws impose limitations on the maximum amount of finance charges that we can charge and also impose other restrictions on consumer creditors, such as us, including restrictions on collection and enforcement. We routinely review our contracts and procedures to ensure compliance with applicable consumer credit laws. Failure on our part to comply with applicable laws could expose us to substantial penalties and claims for damages and, in certain circumstances, may require us to refund finance charges already paid and to forego finance charges not yet paid under non-complying contracts. We believe that we are in substantial compliance with all applicable federal and state consumer credit and collection laws.

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For More Information about Us
Filings with the SEC
     As a public company, we regularly file reports and proxy statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These reports are required by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and include:
    annual reports and Form 10-K (such as this report);
 
    quarterly reports on Form 10-Q;
 
    current reports on Form 8-K; and
 
    proxy statements on Schedule 14A.
     The SEC maintains an internet site that contains our reports, proxy and information statements, and our other SEC filings; the address of that site is http://www.sec.gov.
     Also, we make our SEC filings available on our own internet site as soon as reasonably practicable after we have filed with the SEC. Our internet address is http://havertys.com.
     The information on our website is not incorporated by reference into this annual report on Form 10-K.
Corporate Governance
     We have a Code of Business Conduct for our employees and members of our Board of Directors. A copy of the code is posted on our website. If we amend or grant any waivers of the code that are applicable to our directors or our executive officers — which we do not anticipate doing — we have committed that we will post these amendments or waivers on our website under “Corporate Governance.’’
     Our website also contains additional information about our corporate governance policies. Click on the “Corporate Governance” button to find, among other things:
    Board of Director Significant Corporate Governance Principles
 
    Charter of the Audit Committee
 
    Charter of the Executive Compensation Committee
 
    Charter of the Governance and Nominating Committee
     Any of these items are available in print free of charge to any stockholder who requests them. Requests should be sent to Corporate Secretary, Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc., 780 Johnson Ferry Road, Suite 800, Atlanta, Georgia 30342.

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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
     The following table sets forth certain information as of March 1, 2006 regarding the executive officers of Havertys.
             
Name   Age   Position with the Company and Other Information
Clarence H. Ridley
    63     Chairman of the Board since January 2001. Vice Chairman from 1996 to 2000; Partner of King & Spalding, Attorneys, from 1977 to 2000. Director of the Company since 1979.
 
           
Clarence H. Smith
    55     Chief Executive Officer since January 2003 and President since May 2002. Chief Operating Officer from May 2000 to 2002; Senior Vice President and General Manager, Stores, from 1996 to 2000. He has served in other capacities at both the operational and corporate levels since joining the Company in 1973. Director of the Company since 1989.
 
           
Steven G. Burdette
    44     Senior Vice President, Operations, since 2003. Vice President, Operations, from 2002 to 2003; Vice President, Merchandising, from 1994 to 2002; Assistant Vice President, Merchandising, from 1993 to 1994. His experience includes local store operations since joining the Company in 1983.
 
           
J. Edward Clary
    45     Chief Information Officer since 2000. Vice President, Management Information Services, from 1994 to 2000. He joined the Company in 1990.
 
           
Thomas P. Curran
    53     Senior Vice President, Marketing since 2005. Vice President, Advertising and Internet Strategies, from 2000 to 2005. Vice President, Advertising, from 1987 to 2000. His focus has been almost exclusively on advertising since joining the Company in 1982.
 
           
Allan J. DeNiro
    52     Chief People Officer since 2005. Vice President, Human Resources, from October 2004 until May 2005. President and Chief Executive Officer of New Century Partners, a management consultancy firm specializing in human capital development from 2002 to 2004; various positions with subsidiaries owned by KJ Jacobs AG, from 1997 to 2002 including President and CEO of The Resource Forum Inc., and as Vice Chairman of the Board, Brach’s Confections, Inc.
 
           
Dennis L. Fink
    54     Executive Vice President since 1996 and Chief Financial Officer since 1993. Senior Vice President from 1993 to 1996. Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer and a director of Horizon Industries, Inc., a publicly held carpet manufacturer, from 1985 to 1992.
 
           
Rawson Haverty, Jr.
    49     Senior Vice President, Real Estate and Development, since 1998. Vice President. Real Estate and Insurance Divisions, from 1992 to 1998; Assistant Vice President from 1987 to 1992; joined the Company in 1984. Director of the Company since 1992.

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Name   Age   Position with the Company and Other Information
Jenny Hill Parker
    47     Treasurer since 1998 and Corporate Secretary since 1997. Vice President, Finance, since 1996; Financial officer since joining the Company in 1994. Senior Manager at KPMG Peat Marwick LLP from 1988 to 1994.
 
           
Justin P. Seamonds
    35     Vice President, Controller, upon joining the Company in May 2003. Chief Financial Officer of TowerCom Management LLC, a cellular tower developer and operator from 2001 to 2003; Senior Vice President, Controller of Meridian Beverage Company, Inc., a manufacturer and marketer of fruit-flavored and premium spring water, from 1996 to 2001.
 
           
Janet E. Taylor
    44     Vice President, Law, upon joining the Company in September 2005. Partner of King & Spalding, Attorneys, from 2000 to 2005. Her experience includes a broad range of transactions and advisory work for several large public companies.
 
           
M. Tony Wilkerson
    60     Executive Vice President, Merchandising since 2005. Senior Vice President, Marketing from 1994 to 2005. He has focused primarily on merchandising since joining the Company in 1976. Director of the Company from 1999 to May 2003.
     Our officers are elected annually by the Board of Directors for terms of one year or until their successors are elected and qualified, subject to removal by the Board at any time. Rawson Haverty Jr., Clarence H. Ridley and Clarence H. Smith are first cousins.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
     Set forth below are some of the risks and uncertainties that, if they were to occur, could materially and adversely affect our business, or that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the results contemplated by the forward-looking statements contained in this report and the other public statements we make.
     Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:
    Projections of revenues, costs, earnings per share, capital expenditures, dividends or other financial measures;
 
    Descriptions of anticipated plans or objectives of our management for operations or products;
 
    Forecasts of performance; and
 
    Assumptions regarding any of the foregoing.
     Forward-looking statements involve matters which are not historical facts. Because these statements involve anticipated events or conditions, forward-looking statements often include words such as “anticipate,” believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “project,” “target,” “can,” “could,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “would,” or similar expressions. Do not unduly rely on forward-looking statements. They represent our expectations about the future and are not guarantees. Forward-looking statements are only as of the date they are made and they might not be updated to reflect changes as they occur after the forward-looking statements are made.

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     For example, forward-looking statements include expectations regarding:
    sales or comparable store sales;
 
    gross profit;
 
    SG&A expenses;
 
    capital expenditures; and
 
    developments in accounting standards.
A downturn in the economy may affect consumer purchases of discretionary items, which could reduce our net sales.
     A large portion of our sales represent discretionary spending by our customers. Many factors affect discretionary spending, including world events, war, conditions in financial markets, general business conditions, interest rates, inflation, consumer debt levels, the availability of consumer credit, taxation, unemployment trends and other matters that influence consumer confidence and spending. Our customers’ purchases of discretionary items, including our products, could decline during periods when disposable income is lower or periods of actual or perceived unfavorable economic conditions. If this occurs, our net sales and profitability could decline.
We face significant competition from national, regional and local retailers of home furnishings.
     The retail market for home furnishings is highly fragmented and intensely competitive. We currently compete against a diverse group of retailers, including national department stores, regional or independent specialty stores, and dedicated franchises of furniture manufacturers. National mass merchants such as Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club and Costco also have limited product offerings. We also compete with retailers that market products through store catalogs and the Internet. In addition, there are few barriers to entry into our current and contemplated markets, and new competitors may enter our current or future markets at any time.
We may not be able to compete successfully against existing and future competitors. Some of our competitors have financial resources that are substantially greater than ours and may be able to purchase inventory at lower costs and better sustain economic downturns. Our competitors may respond more quickly to new or emerging technologies and may have greater resources to devote to promotion and sale of products.
     Our existing competitors or new entrants into our industry may use a number of different strategies to compete against us, including:
    aggressive advertising, pricing and marketing;
 
    extension of credit to customers on terms more favorable than we offer;
 
    larger store size, which may result in greater operational efficiencies, or innovative store formats;
 
    adoption of improved retail sales methods; and
 
    expansion by our existing competitors or entry by new competitors into markets where we currently operate.
     Competition from any of these sources could cause us to lose market share, revenues and customers, increase expenditures or reduce prices, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.
If new products are not introduced or consumers do not accept new products, our sales may decline.
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brand will have a significant impact on our ability to increase revenues. These products are subject to fashion changes and pricing limitations which could affect the success of these and other new products.
If we fail to anticipate changes in consumer preferences, our sales may decline.
     Our products must appeal to our target consumers whose preferences cannot be predicted with certainty and are subject to change. Our success depends upon our ability to anticipate and respond in a timely manner to fashion trends relating to home furnishings. If we fail to identify and respond to these changes, our sales of these products may decline. In addition, we often make commitments to purchase products from our vendors in advance of proposed delivery dates. Significant deviation from the projected demand for products that we sell may have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition, either from lost sales or lower margins due to the need to reduce prices to dispose of excess inventory.
The Company imports a substantial portion of its merchandise from foreign sources. Changes in exchange rates could impact the price the Company pays for these goods, resulting in potentially higher retail prices and/or lower gross profit on these goods.
     During fiscal 2005 and 2004, approximately 70% and 60%, respectively of the Company’s purchases were for goods not produced domestically. All of these purchases were denominated in U.S. dollars. As exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and certain other currencies have become unfavorable, the likelihood of price increases from our vendors has increased. Such price increases, if they occur, could have one or more of the following impacts:
    We could be forced to raise retail prices so high that we are unable to sell the products at current unit volumes;
 
    If we are unable to raise retail prices commensurately with the costs increases, gross profit could be negatively impacted; or
 
    We may be forced to find alternative sources of comparable product, which may be more expensive than the current product, of lower quality, or the vendor may be unable to meet our requirements for quality quantities, delivery schedules or other key terms.
Our revenue could be adversely affected by a disruption in our supply chain.
     Disruptions to our supply chain could result in late arrivals of product. This could negatively affect sales due to increased levels of out-of-stock merchandise and loss of confidence by customers in our ability to deliver goods as promised.
The continuing rise of oil and gasoline prices could affect our profitability.
     A continuing significant increase in oil and gasoline prices could adversely affect our profitability. Our distribution system which utilizes three distribution centers and multiple home delivery centers to reach our markets across 17 southern and Mid Western states is very transportation dependent. Additionally, we deliver substantially all of our customers’ purchases to their homes.
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Our information technology infrastructure is vulnerable to damage that could harm our business.
     Our ability to operate our business from day to day, in particular our ability to manage our point-of-sale, credit operations and distribution system, largely depends on the efficient operation of our computer hardware and software systems. We use management information systems to communicate customer information, real-time inventory information, manage our credit portfolio and to handle all facets of our distribution system from receiving of goods in the DCs to delivery to our customers’ homes. These systems and our operations are vulnerable to damage or interruption from:
    power loss, computer systems failures and Internet, telecommunications or data network failures;
 
    operator negligence or improper operation by, or supervision of, employees;
 
    physical and electronic loss of data or security breaches, misappropriation and similar events;
 
    computer viruses;
 
    intentional acts of vandalism and similar events; and
 
    hurricanes, fires, floods and other natural disasters.
     Any failure due to any of these causes, if it is not supported by our disaster recovery plan and redundant systems, could cause an interruption in our operations and result in reduced net sales and profitability.
Because of our limited number of distribution centers, should one become damaged, our operating results could suffer.
     We utilize three large distribution centers to flow our merchandise from the vendor to the consumer. This system is very efficient for reducing inventory requirements, but makes us operationally vulnerable should one of these facilities become damaged.
Use of Estimates
     Our Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying Notes include estimates and assumptions made by Management that affect reported amounts. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.
ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
     Not applicable.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
     Our executive and administrative offices are located at 780 Johnson Ferry Road, Suite 800, Atlanta, Georgia. These leased facilities contain approximately 45,000 square feet of office space on two floors of a mid-rise office building. Havertys Credit leases 11,000 square feet of office space in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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     The following table sets forth information concerning our operating facilities as of December 31, 2005.
                         
            Local     Regional  
    Retail     Market Area     Distribution  
    Locations     Cross-docks (c)     Facilities  
Owned(a)
    45       1       3  
Leased(b)
    73       14       3  
 
                 
 
                       
Total
    118       15       6  
 
                 
 
(a)   Includes capital leases on three retail stores built on sites under land leases and includes the four retail stores and a distribution center consolidated under FIN 46.
 
(b)   The leases have various termination dates through 2025 plus renewal options.
 
(c)   Of the local market area cross-docks, 10 are attached to retail locations.
                         
    2005   2004   2003
Retail square footage at December 31 (in thousands)
    4,144       4,068       3,919  
% Change in retail square footage
    1.9 %     3.8 %     2.9 %
Annual net sales per weighted average square foot
  $ 202     $ 199     $ 194  
     For additional information, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included in this report under Item 7 of Part II.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
     There are no material pending legal proceedings, other than routine litigation incidental to our business, to which we are a party or of which any of our properties is the subject.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
     No matter was submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005.
PART II
ITEM 5.   MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
     (a) The Company’s common stock and Class A common stock are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the trading symbols “HVT” and “HVTA”. Information regarding the high and low sales prices per share of both classes of common stock in 2005 and 2004 is included in Note 16, “Market Prices and Dividend Information (Unaudited),” to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

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     (b) Based on the number of individual participants represented by security position listings, there are approximately 3,000 holders of the Company’s common stock and 200 holders of the Class A common stock at March 10, 2006.
     (c) The payment of dividends and the amount thereof are determined by the Board of Directors and depend upon, among other factors, the Company’s earnings, operations, financial condition, capital requirements and general business outlook at the time such dividend is considered. The Company has paid a quarterly cash dividend since 1935 and has increased the cash dividend paid to stockholders in each of the past 30 years. Information regarding the Company’s payment of dividends for 2005 and 2004 is included in Note 16, “Market Prices and Dividend Information (Unaudited),” to the Company’s consolidated financial statements. A quarterly dividend of $.0675 per common share and $.0625 per Class A common share has been declared by the directors, to be payable March 21, 2006, to holders of record on March 6, 2006.
     (d) Information concerning the Company’s equity compensation plans is set forth in Item 12 of Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Stock Repurchases
     The following table presents information with respect to our repurchases of Havertys’ common stock during the fourth quarter of 2005:
                                 
                    (c)     (d)  
                    Total number     Maximum  
                    of Shares     Number that  
    (a)     (b)     Purchased as     May Yet Be  
    Total     Average     Part of Publicly     Purchased  
    Number of     Price     Announced     Under the  
    Shares     Paid Per     Plans or     Plans or  
    Purchased     Share     Programs     Programs  
Oct. 1 - Oct. 31, 2005
    21,700     $ 11.78       21,700       1,853,846  
Nov. 1 - Nov. 30, 2005
    58       12.57             1,853,846  
Dec. 1 - Dec. 31, 2005
    974       12.89             1,853,846  
 
                       
 
    22,732     $ 11.83       21,700       1,853,846  
 
                       
 
(1)   The Board of Directors has authorized management, at its discretion, to purchase and retire our common stock and Class A common stock under the Stock Repurchase Program. This program was initially approved by the Board of Directors on November 3, 1986 with subsequent authorizations made as to the number of shares to be purchased.
 
(2)   Those shares reported as repurchased that are not part of the Stock Repurchase Program are attributable to shares surrendered to us by employees in payment of tax obligations related to the vesting of restricted shares from our 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
     The following selected financial data have been derived from our Consolidated Financial Statements. The information shown below should be read in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included in Item 7 below and the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included in Item 8 below.

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    Years ended December 31,
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)   2005     2004     2003     2002     2001  
 
Net sales
  $ 827,658     $ 784,162     $ 744,635     $ 703,959     $ 678,112  
Gross profit(1)
    395,567       378,597       349,423       326,957       313,101  
Percent of net sales
    47.8 %     48.3 %     46.9 %     46.4 %     46.2 %
Gross profit, on a comparable basis(2)
    395,567       378,597       362,511       339,862       324,068  
Percent of net sales
    47.8 %     48.3 %     48.7 %     48.3 %     47.8 %
 
                                       
Selling, general and administrative expenses (1)
    377,435       348,523       314,130       291,576       273,593  
Percent of net sales
    45.6 %     44.5 %     42.2 %     41.4 %     40.3 %
Selling, general and administrative expenses, on a comparable basis(2):
    377,435       348,523       327,218       304,481       284,560  
Percent of net sales
    45.6 %     44.5 %     43.9 %     43.3 %     42.0 %
 
                                       
Income before cumulative effect of accounting change (3)(4)
    15,054       22,636       23,821       24,293       22,671  
 
 
                                       
Basic earnings per share before accounting change(3)(4)
                                       
Common
  $ 0.67     $ 1.01     $ 1.10     $ 1.14     $ 1.09  
Class A
  $ 0.63     $ 0.96     $ 1.03     $ 1.08     $ 1.04  
Diluted earnings per share before accounting change (3)(4)
                                       
Common
  $ 0.66     $ 0.98     $ 1.06     $ 1.10     $ 1.05  
Class A
  $ 0.63     $ 0.94     $ 1.02     $ 1.06     $ 1.02  
 
                                       
Cash dividends:
                                       
Amount
  $ 5,678     $ 5,550     $ 5,076     $ 4,684     $ 4,365  
Per Share:
                                       
Common Stock
    0.255       0.250       0.2350       0.2200       0.2100  
Class A Common Stock
    0.235       0.230       0.2150       0.2050       0.2000  
 
 
                                       
Accounts receivable, net
  $ 91,110     $ 90,528     $ 105,800     $ 133,812     $ 193,963  
Credit service charges
    3,506       4,502       6,392       9,051       11,066  
Provision for doubtful accounts
    1,011       558       1,979       3,180       4,061  
 
 
                                       
Inventories
  $ 107,631     $ 110,812     $ 106,264     $ 113,328     $ 103,662  
 
 
                                       
Capital expenditures
  $ 35,007     $ 45,264     $ 21,203     $ 45,455     $ 19,034  
Depreciation/amortization expense
    21,035       19,145       17,199       15,903       16,239  
Property and equipment, net
    217,391       205,037       171,546       134,203       146,399  
 
 
                                       
Total assets
  $ 463,052     $ 471,581     $ 452,692     $ 417,121     $ 472,030  
 
 
                                       
Long-term debt, including current portion(4)
  $ 44,161     $ 64,498     $ 78,930     $ 82,498     $ 142,969  
Total debt
    48,461       64,498       78,930       82,498       167,969  
Interest, net
    1,362       3,483       3,872       6,561       10,581  
 
 
                                       
Accounts receivable, net to debt
    188.0 %     140.4 %     134.0 %     162.2 %     115.5 %
Debt to total capital
    14.8 %     19.2 %     23.9 %     26.9 %     45.6 %
 
 
                                       
Stockholders’ equity
  $ 279,270     $ 272,258     $ 251,156     $ 223,761     $ 200,300  
 
 
                                       
Retail Sq. Ft. (in thousands)
    4,144       4,068       3,919       3,808       3,521  
Number of Retail Locations
    118       117       113       111       103  
Employees
    4,400       4,300       4,180       4,037       3,720  

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(1)   Gross profit and Selling, general and administrative expenses prior to 2005 have been adjusted for the reclassification of handling and transportation costs into cost of goods sold (see Note 1 to our 2005 Consolidated Financial Statements).
 
(2)   Gross profit, on a comparable basis, prior to 2004 has been adjusted for the amounts related to vendor rebates and advertising allowances so that they are comparable to the treatment in 2004 and 2005. The amount by which gross profit, as reported has been increased is as follows (in thousands): 2003 — $13,088; 2002 — $12,905; and 2001 — $10,967. This is a non-GAAP presentation but is included to facilitate the comparability among the periods presented due to the implementation of EITF 02-16 “Accounting by a Customer for Cash Consideration Received from a Vendor.’’
 
(3)   During the second quarter of 2004, we adopted EITF 03-6 “Participating Securities and the Two-Class Method under SFAS 128.” This interpretation requires us to report earnings per share using the two-class method. As a result, the prior years’ per share presentation has been expanded to include the additional information. Prior to EITF 03-6, the Company’s diluted earnings per share was equivalent to the common stock diluted earnings per share under the two-class method.
 
(4)   Effective December 31, 2003, the Company adopted FASB interpretation No. 46 (FIN 46), “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities.” The required consolidation of the entity increased property and equipment by $22.1 million and long-term debt by $19.5 million. The cumulative effect of the change was an addition to income of $1.0 million, net of tax expense of $0.6 million, and $0.05 per diluted share.
ITEM 7.   MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Overview
     We focus on several key metrics in managing and evaluating our operating performance and financial condition including the following: comparable-store sales, sales by merchandise categories, gross profit, operating costs as a percentage of sales, cash flow, total debt to total capital, and earnings per share.
     Our sales are generated by customer purchases of home furnishings in our retail stores and recorded as revenue when delivered to the customer. There is typically a two-week lag between the time when a customer’s order is placed in one of our stores and the time when the customer is able to arrange their schedule for delivery. Comparable-store or “comp-store” sales are comparisons of sales results of stores that have been open at least one year. As a retailer this performance measure is an indicator of relative customer spending period over period.
     Havertys’ cost of sales includes only the costs associated with the sourcing of our products. Our gross profit is primarily dependent upon merchandising capabilities, vendor pricing and the mix of products sold. The success of our Havertys brands has continued since their introduction at the end of 2000 and these products have been expanded as a percentage of our overall sales mix. The introduction of Havertys Premium Collections® during 2004 was an important step in establishing the Havertys brand in all product categories. We view the sourcing of the values associated with imported product offerings and the mix of our merchandise as important opportunities for improving our performance.
     Our operational focus during the past few years has been our warehouse and delivery effectiveness as we completely revamped our distribution methodology and consolidated certain customer service functions. This created redundant operations and increased inventory markdowns during the transition periods in the affected markets. We completed the transformation and consolidation of our distribution systems in the second quarter of 2005.

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     The growing percentage of imported products from Asia and the increased Havertys brands merchandise are significant changes in our industry and our business within a very short time frame. The longer lead times required for delivery from the factories and the production of merchandise exclusively for Havertys have been analyzed by our supply chain team. We are expanding the storage capacity of our Eastern DC to store imported goods for our Eastern growth and move into the Midwest. Additionally it will help us supplement the product flow from key domestic upholstery suppliers for the Florida region.
     We are continuing our direct importing program initiative, with a focus on China and Asia. Our main strategy is to work with a select number of experienced manufacturers and to become important customers to these suppliers. We realize that there are increased risks in direct importing and therefore we are moving at a deliberate and measured pace.
     Cash flows continued to be strong during 2005, providing funding for $35.0 million in new property and equipment expenditures, and the reduction of debt by $16.0 million. Our cash flow accelerated during 2003, in part due to the outsourcing of certain credit promotions to a third party finance company, and those programs have now reached a fairly level state. The increased cash enabled us to repay all of our fixed rate debt that did not have significant pre-payment penalties. We have continued to improve our financial leverage and our total debt to total capital decreased from 23.9% at December 31, 2003 to 14.8% at December 31, 2005.
Critical Accounting Estimates and Assumptions
     Our discussion and analysis is based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to accounts receivable and the allowance for doubtful accounts, long-lived assets and facility closing costs, pension and retirement benefits and self insurance. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
     An accounting policy is deemed to be critical if it requires an accounting estimate to be made based on assumptions about matters that are highly uncertain at the time the estimate is made, and if different estimates that reasonably could have been used or changes in the accounting estimate that are reasonably likely to occur could materially change the financial statements.
     We believe the following critical accounting policies reflect our more significant estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements:
     Accounts Receivable. We are required to estimate the collectibility of our accounts receivable. We provide an allowance for doubtful accounts using a method that considers the balances in problem and delinquent categories, historical write-offs and judgment. Delinquent accounts are generally written off automatically after the passage of nine months without receiving a full scheduled monthly payment. Accounts are written off sooner in the event of a discharged bankruptcy or other circumstances that make further collections unlikely. We assess the adequacy of the allowance at the end of each quarter.
     For the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003, we recorded provisions for bad debts of $1.0 million. $0.6 million and $2.0 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2005, and 2004, our gross receivables of $93.5 million in each year, had reserves of $2.4 million and $3.0 million, respectively. Our allowance for doubtful accounts

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as a percentage of the receivables pool is lower in 2005 due to improvements in the delinquency and problem category percentages from 2004 and 2003. While our customer base is large and geographically dispersed, a general economic downturn affecting our target customers could result in higher than expected defaults, and therefore the need to revise estimates for bad debts. We believe that the allowance for doubtful accounts as of December 31, 2005 and 2004 is reasonable in light of portfolio balance, portfolio quality, historical charge-offs and reasonable charge-off forecasts.
     We make available to customers interest free credit programs, which range from 3 to 24 months. In connection with these programs which are greater than 12 months, we are required to discount payments to be received over the life of the interest free credit program. On the basis of the credit worthiness of the customers and our low delinquency rates under these programs, we discount the receivables utilizing the prime rate of interest at the date of sale. The discount is recorded as a contra receivable and is amortized to net interest expense over the life of the receivable. The discount on the receivables is adjusted for prepayment at the time of prepayment. There is no assumption for prepayment recorded at inception. If delinquency rates under these interest free programs deteriorate, we may adjust the rate at which we discount such receivables in the future. The unamortized discounts were $1,646,000 and $889,000 at December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
     Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and Facility Closing Costs. We evaluate the recoverability of long-lived assets, annually or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. We group and evaluate long-lived assets for impairment at the market area level, which is the lowest level at which individual cash flows can be identified. When evaluating these assets for potential impairment, we first compare the carrying amount of the asset to the market area’s estimated future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges). If the estimated future cash flows are less than the carrying amount of the asset, an impairment loss calculation is prepared. The impairment loss calculation compares the carrying amount of the asset to the market area’s assets estimated fair value, which is determined on the basis of future cash flows (discounted and with interest charges), or market value. If required, an impairment loss is recorded for the portion of the asset’s carrying value that exceeds the asset’s estimated fair value.
     We account for closed store and warehouse lease termination costs in accordance with SFAS No. 146, “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities.” As such, in the period we close a store or warehouse, we record as an obligation the present value of estimated costs that will not be recovered. These costs include any estimated loss on the sale of the land and buildings, the book value of any abandoned leasehold improvements and amounts for future lease payments, less any estimated sublease income. At December 31, 2005 and 2004, our reserve for impairment of long-lived assets and facility closing costs totaled $1,172,000 and $883,000, respectively. In the future, these costs could increase or decrease based upon general economic conditions, economic conditions in specific markets including the impact of new competition, the fair market value of owned properties, our ability to sublease facilities and the accuracy of our related estimates.
     Pension and Retirement Benefits. Pension and other retirement plans’ costs require the use of assumptions for discount rates, investment returns, projected salary increases and mortality rates. The actuarial assumptions used in the Company’s pension and retirement benefit reporting are reviewed annually and compared with external benchmarks to ensure that they appropriately account for the Company’s future pension and retirement benefit obligations. While we believe that the assumptions used are appropriate, differences between assumed and actual experience may affect the Company’s operating results. A one-percentage-point decrease in the discount rate would have increased 2005 expense for the defined benefit pension plan by approximately $1.4 million, a 60% change and a one-percentage-point increase would have decreased expense by $0.5 million, a 22% change. A one-percentage-point change in the expected return on plan assets would impact 2005 expense for the defined benefit pension plan by approximately $0.5 million, a 23% change. In addition, see Note 10 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of these assumptions and the effects on the financial statements.

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     Self Insurance. We are self-insured for certain losses related to worker’s compensation, general liability and vehicle claims. Our reserve is developed based on historical claims data and contains an actuarially developed incurred but not reported component. The resulting estimate is discounted and recorded as a liability. Our actuarial assumptions and discount rates are reviewed periodically and compared with actual claims experience and external benchmarks to ensure that our methodology and assumptions are appropriate. A one-percentage-point change in the actuarial assumption for the discount rate would impact 2005 expense for insurance by approximately $56,000, a 1.3% change.
Operating Results
     The following table sets forth for the periods indicated (i) selected statement of income data, expressed as a percentage of net sales and (ii) the percentage change in dollar amounts from the prior year in selected statement of income data:
                                         
                                Percentage Change
                                in Dollars
            Percentage of Net Sales               From Prior Year        
    2005   2004   2003   2005   2004
Net sales
    100.0 %     100.0 %     100.0 %     5.5 %     5.3 %
Cost of sales(1)
    52.2       51.7       53.1       6.5       2.6  
Gross profit(1)
    47.8       48.3       46.9       4.5       8.3  
Credit service charge revenue
    0.4       0.6       0.9       (22.1 )     (29.6 )
Provision for doubtful accounts
    0.1       0.1       0.3       81.1       (71.8 )
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    45.6       44.5       42.2       8.3       10.9  
Income before income taxes(2)
    2.9       4.6       5.1       (34.4 )     (6.6 )
Net income(2)
    1.8       2.9       3.2       (33.5 )     (6.3 )
 
                                       
Comparable basis
                                       
Cost of sales, on a comparable basis(3)
    52.2       51.7       51.3       6.5       6.1  
Gross profit, on a comparable basis(3)
    47.8       48.3       48.7       4.5       4.4  
Selling, general and administrative expenses, on a comparable basis(3)
    45.6       44.5       43.9       8.3       6.5  
 
(1)   Cost of sales, Gross profit and SG&A expenses prior to 2005 have been adjusted for the reclassification of handling and transportation costs into cost of goods sold (see Note 1 to our 2005 Consolidated Financial Statements).
 
(2)   Excluding the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle for the year ended December 31, 2003.
 
(3)   Cost of sales, Gross profit and SG&A expenses in 2003 have been adjusted from the amounts reported in our financial statements. The amount for 2003 has been adjusted by $13.1 million for the treatment of vendor rebates and advertising allowances so that they are comparable to the treatment in 2005 and 2004. We believe this non-GAAP presentation is meaningful because without presenting 2003 on a comparable basis to other years presented, our gross profit would appear to have increased significantly. Conversely, SG&A costs would appear to have increased significantly. However, on a GAAP basis these changes are primarily due to the required classification of vendor rebates and allowances as a reduction of inventory costs and a resulting reduction in cost of sales, whereas in 2003 and prior years such amounts were included as a reduction of SG&A costs.

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Net Sales
     Total sales increased $43.5 million or 5.5% in 2005 and $39.5 million or 5.3% in 2004, respectively. Comparable store sales rose 1.8% or $13.6 million in 2005 and 2.1% or $15.3 million in 2004. The remaining $29.9 million and $24.2 million of the increases in 2005 and 2004, respectively, were from new and otherwise non-comparable stores, partially offset by the loss of sales from stores closed. Stores are considered non-comparable if open for less than 12 full calendar months or if the selling square footage has been changed significantly during the past 12 full calendar months. Large clearance sales events from warehouses or temporary locations are also excluded from comparable store sales, as are periods when stores are closed or being remodeled.
     The following outlines our sales and comp-store sales increases for the periods indicated (dollars in millions):
                                                                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2005     2004     2003  
                    Comp-Store                     Comp-Store                     Comp-Store  
    Net Sales     Sales             Net Sales     Sales     Net Sales     Sales  
            % Increase     % Increase             % Increase     % Increase             % Increase     % Increase  
            (decrease)     (decrease)             (decrease)     (decrease)             (decrease)     (decrease)  
Period   Dollars     over prior     over prior     Dollars     over prior     over prior     Dollars     over prior     over prior  
Ended   (000)s     period     period     (000)s     period     period     (000)s     period     period  
Ql
  $ 207.6       9.1 %     4.7 %   $ 190.3       8.5 %     4.0 %   $ 175.4       0.2 %     (6.6 )%
Q2
    192.4       7.1       2.3       179.6       6.5       2.6       168.6       2.3       (2.2 )
Q3
    202.0       2.3       (1.0 )     197.4       1.1       (1.0 )     195.4       11.2       6.1  
Q4
    225.6       4.1       1.2       216.8       5.6       3.0       205.3       8.9       5.7  
             
 
                                                                       
Year
  $ 827.7       5.5 %     1.8 %   $ 784.2       5.3 %     2.1 %   $ 744.6       5.8 %     1.0 %
             
     Retail sales of big-ticket home goods were weak from mid-2002 to mid-2003, which was widely reported to be due to consumer anxiety about employment uncertainty, threats of war, war and geopolitical unrest. There was also a lingering negative effect from lower stock market values. Beginning in June 2003 we had positive comp-store monthly sales results that continued throughout the remainder of 2003 and through April 2004 (excluding November 2003, which was 0.4% negative). Sales in our Florida and Southeast markets during August and September of 2004 were negatively impacted by record-breaking severe weather from four hurricanes in a six-week period. These lost sales were particularly significant because our Florida stores normally produce approximately 23% of our total sales. During October 2004, we experienced some delays in receiving product from Asia and began building a backlog of undelivered orders faster than our historical rates. The backlog remained higher than the prior year’s level at the end of 2004 as strong sales activity during November and December kept the order rate ahead of our deliveries.
     Sales in the first half of 2005 improved but still reflected some reluctance by consumers to make big-ticket purchases. We believe that sales for big-ticket furniture items during the third quarter of 2005 were hampered by a number of factors including: rising fuel costs, continued negative impressions concerning the economy, and heavy promotional activity by the automobile industry. We did not experience a significant direct impact from Hurricane Katrina but the fourth quarter of 2005 was affected as general consumer morale was battered by gas price spikes above $3 per gallon, higher home heating bills and rising interest rates.
     Our sales during 2005 increased across all major categories of furnishings, with sleeper sofas and dining categories performing better than the average. Our average sales transaction and price per item both remained modestly higher over the prior year periods.
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furniture items. Many retailers have been advertising aggressive sales promotions to stimulate business and increase their sales volume. We believe that this approach would negatively impact our “everyday low pricing” integrity with our customers over the longer term. We have instead used some promotional pricing during traditional sales events. Supplementing the pricing promotions, we also offer free interest and deferred payment financing promotions. We expect to continue this approach of providing a selection of specially priced merchandise and financing promotions to increase traffic in our stores. During 2006, we will offer financing promotions with longer deferred interest periods. We will also draw from the positive results of our first 80-page catalog mailed in October 2005, with improved versions and varied target mailing techniques.
Gross Profit
     Cost of sales consists primarily of the purchase price of the merchandise together with certain handling and transportation costs. Our gross profit is largely dependent upon merchandising and warehousing capabilities, vendor pricing, transportation costs and the mix of products sold. We have developed strong relationships with our suppliers and believe that we receive excellent pricing and service from our key vendors due to the volume and reliability of our purchase commitments. The continued improvements related to the products imported from Asia and pricing pressure on domestic suppliers have also generated good values for us. Many retailers have used the decreased costs to support their heavy promotional pricing. Our approach has been to offer products with greater value at our established middle to upper-middle price points.
     Gross profit for 2005 decreased 50 basis points to 47.8% from 48.3% in 2004. Our gross profit was negatively impacted by increased transportation costs included in cost of goods sold. Transportation costs increased $3.7 million in 2005 over 2004 or 38 basis points of net sales. This expense varies with sales volume, and demonstrates the comparative increase in expense related to moving goods through a more centralized distribution infrastructure and the additional miles which must be driven given the reduction in warehouses in our current model. Handling costs increased $1.8 million in 2005 over 2004 or 16 basis points of net sales as more merchandise flowed through our DCs. During the fourth quarter of 2005, we experienced fluctuations in our product flow and capacity issues in our distribution centers. To create additional warehouse capacity, we reduced selling prices on certain merchandise in 2005. Our LIFO reserve increased during 2005 and negatively impacted gross profit by approximately 14 basis points.
     Gross profit for 2004 decreased 40 basis points to 48.3% from 48.7% in 2003, on a comparable basis. Our gross profit was negatively impacted by a 21 basis points increase in transportation and handling costs and an additional 10 basis points negative impact from an increase in the LIFO reserve. Inventory close-outs were higher during 2004 as compared to 2003 as we closed and consolidated warehouses. Additionally, during the fourth quarter of 2004, as some of our competitors struggled and aggressively offered heavy discounts, we were compelled to match prices on identical or similar products in several of our markets.
     Our core furniture merchandise comprises approximately 85% of the furniture items, excluding bedding and accessories, which we carry in all of our stores. Additional products that are more regionally focused and items needed to merchandise our larger retail stores supplement the core furniture merchandise assortment. Imported products comprised approximately 37% of our core merchandise groups at December 31, 2003, and increased to approximately 70% by the end of 2005 as new products were received and displayed in our showrooms. Wood products, or “case goods,” are generally imported, with only 20% of our selected case goods at December 31, 2005, produced domestically. Upholstered items are not as heavily imported, with the exception of our leather products, of which almost 100% were imported during 2005. The Havertys branded lines are approximately 75% imported with virtually all case goods and leather items being imported. We believe for the selected imported items we purchase, we achieve substantial savings as compared to similar domestically made products.

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     Our proprietary Havertys branded merchandise produced modestly higher gross margins compared to the other products we offered and Havertys brands’ margins continued to increase on a year over year basis. During 2005, we began purchasing a small level of products working directly with foreign manufacturers. We believe that, although there are savings in the “direct import” approach to sourcing our goods, there are also associated risks with quality and customer acceptance. Our merchandising team has selected an experienced quality control firm that is dedicated to inspecting product produced for Havertys. We are also using design firms to complement our merchandising team’s skills to develop our proprietary Havertys products. Similar to our careful introduction of the first Havertys branded products, we will continue to move judiciously on a direct import program.
     The selected vendors that provide us with their branded goods remain important suppliers to us. Their products have wide customer acceptance and we are also working with several of these manufacturers developing product that carries their brand but will be exclusive to Havertys. We believe that the combination of these types of arrangements and our proprietary Havertys branded products will provide our customers with an excellent selection of merchandise at attractive prices and yield improving margins for Havertys.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
     Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses are comprised of five categories: selling; occupancy; delivery; certain warehouse costs; advertising and administrative. Selling expenses primarily are comprised of compensation of sales associates and sales support staff, and fees paid to credit card and third party finance companies. Occupancy costs include rents, depreciation charges, insurance and property taxes, repairs and maintenance expenses and utility costs. Delivery costs include personnel, fuel costs, and depreciation and rental charges for rolling stock. Warehouse costs include demurrage, supplies, depreciation and rental charges for equipment. Advertising expenses are primarily media production and space, direct mail costs, market research expenses and employee compensation. Administrative expenses are comprised of compensation costs for store management, information systems, executive, finance, merchandising, supply chain, real estate and human resource departments.
     Our SG&A costs were negatively impacted by several factors in 2005. Total SG&A costs, as a percentage of net sales were 45.6% for 2005 as compared to 44.5% and 43.9%, on a comparable basis, in 2004 and 2003, respectively.
     Selling expenses generally vary with sales volume. We experienced additional increases in 2004 over 2003 mainly due to our customers increased use of credit cards when purchasing and accordingly our bank card fees rose. This increased usage continued during 2005 but at less than half the rate of increase as in 2004.
     Occupancy expenses increased $7.0 million in 2005 over 2004 or 40 basis points of sales. Our utility costs increased 24 basis points and depreciation expense was up 10 basis points on a year over year basis. We also had higher local property tax rates in certain jurisdictions and repairs to certain sites from hurricane damage in the Gulf Coast area. Occupancy expenses increased $2.7 million in 2004 over 2003 and were relatively flat as a percentage of sales.
     We developed our distribution system to accommodate store expansion and sales growth. The shift from local market warehouses to our more centralized system caused us to change how we classified our warehousing and transportation costs. We have historically capitalized certain expenses related to handling and transportation of merchandise to the local markets into inventory which flows through the distribution centers or in prior years, the regional warehouses. In prior periods, expenditures capitalized into inventory were recognized through SG&A rather than cost of goods sold. Our current distribution model flows a majority of inventory through the DCs. Accordingly, we now include those costs capitalized into inventory for handling and transportation in cost of goods

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sold and have reclassified the prior periods for comparability. These costs which are now included in cost of goods sold were $24.3 million, $18.8 million and $16.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively. This is a change only in the classification of these expenses in our Consolidated Statements of Income and has no impact on earnings, valuation of inventory or cash flows.
     Warehouse expenses increased $4.7 million in 2005 over 2004, or 40 basis points of net sales. Demurrage fees, which were virtually zero in 2004, were $2.5 million in 2005 because of supply chain difficulties. The ocean and inter-modal carriers charge demurrage fees when containers carrying imported merchandise are not unloaded and returned to the port within the carriers’ prescribed time periods. Warehouse compensation and benefits increased as we absorbed duplicate costs during the conversion from the Florida regional warehouse and local market warehouses to the Florida DC, incurred separation expenses for local warehouse employees and increased compensation expense at our larger DCs for anticipated sales volume increases. Warehouse operating expenses increased $1.0 million due to higher requirements of demountable shipping supplies (wrap, pads, ties, blankets, etc) to ship a higher proportion of goods in a prepped mode.
     Warehouse expenses increased only moderately in 2004 over 2003, predominately occurring in the fourth quarter of 2004 due to facility closings and startup costs associated with the distribution transition.
     Our imports have increased considerably in the past few years and our distribution centers were not large enough to accommodate the product flow for the breadth of our line up. A significant expansion of our Eastern DC is underway. The first phase is complete and we began using that space during January 2006 and the second phase will be completed in April. This expansion should enable us to better handle the normal fluctuations in business and increase our peak throughput capacity. We are also improving our supply chain techniques, systems, and controls surrounding our freight service provider and vendor deliveries. Our expansive product line is being pared down to better fit our migration to higher levels of imports. These changes are expected to eliminate demurrage costs and to allow for more prompt and accurately scheduled deliveries to our customers.
     Delivery costs increased $6.3 million in 2005 over 2004 or 54 basis points of net sales. Delivery compensation increased $3.4 million over the 2004 period, largely related to increases in delivery personnel to service new markets as well as reassignment of personnel from shuttered warehouses to delivery roles. Delivery fuel costs have also risen due to higher fuel prices and more delivered sale volume. Delivery costs increased in 2004 relative to 2003 by approximately 17 basis points as a percentage of net sales primarily due to increases in delivery personnel to service new markets.
     We increased our advertising dollars during 2005 by $2.0 million as we continued to build our Havertys brand image with our target customers. We printed and distributed our first 80-page catalog to target customers and we are building on its success. We reduced our newspaper and direct mail costs slightly and shifted advertising dollars to television and our more targeted advertising programs such as the catalog and tabloids. Our costs associated with television advertising increased over 25% from 2003 to 2004 as we used this media form in our larger and new markets. Total advertising costs as a percentage of sales were 7.2%, 7.4% and 7.1% for 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively.
     Our administrative costs declined modestly as a percentage of sales for 2005 as compared to 2004. Administrative expenses increased in 2004 due to the following: additional costs associated with compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, installation and conversion to our new accounting software package and costs associated with the research and analysis of prospective new real estate markets and locations.

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Credit Service Charge Revenue and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
     Our credit service charge revenue has continued to decline as customers choose credit promotions with no interest features.
     The standard outsourced programs offer deferred payment for 360 days, or for larger purchases, for 15 to 18 months, with an interest accrual that is waived if the entire balance is paid in full by the end of the deferral period. The 15 to 18 months deferred payment promotions were the most popular of all the credit programs offered through the third party finance company and were also used more than any program offered by Havertys Credit during 2004. “No Interest” programs requiring equal monthly payments from 13 to 28 months became the most frequently used in 2005.
     The following highlights the impact these changes have had on our credit service charge revenue and related accounts receivable and allowance for doubtful accounts (dollars in thousands):
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2005     2004     2003  
Credit Service Charge Revenue
  $ 3,506     $ 4,502     $ 6,392  
Amount Financed as a % of Sales:
                       
Havertys
    20.7 %     21.1 %     25.1 %
Third Party
    18.5       20.8       21.0  
 
                 
 
    39.2 %     41.8 %     46.1 %
 
                 
 
                       
% Financed by Havertys:
                       
No Interest for 12 Months
    27.8 %     42.9 %     55.7 %
No Interest for > 12 Months
    47.0       29.7       17.3  
No Interest for < 12 Months
    11.7       14.3       14.7  
Other
    13.5       13.1       12.3  
 
                 
 
    100.0 %     100.0 %     100.0 %
 
                 
                         
    Year Ended December 31,
    2005   2004   2003
Accounts receivable
  $ 93,510     $ 93,478     $ 110,300  
Allowance for doubtful accounts
  $ 2,400     $ 2,950     $ 4,500  
Allowance as a % of accounts receivable
    2.6 %     3.2 %     4.1 %
     Our allowance for doubtful accounts has declined during the three year period as lower levels of in-house receivables were generated. Our allowance for doubtful accounts as a percentage of the receivables pool is lower at the end of 2005 due to improvements in the delinquency and problem category percentages versus 2004 and 2003.

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Interest expense, net
     Interest expense, net is primarily comprised of interest expense on the Company’s debt and the amortization of the discount on the Company’s receivables which have deferred or no interest payment terms. The following table summarizes the components of interest expense, net (in thousands):
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2005     2004     2003  
Interest expense on debt
  $ 4,072     $ 5,429     $ 4,449  
Amortization of discount on accounts receivable
    (2,340 )     (1,170 )     (432 )
Other, including capitalized interest and interest income
    (370 )     (776 )     (145 )
 
                 
 
  $ 1,362     $ 3,483     $ 3,872  
 
                 
     Interest expense on debt decreased in 2005 as average debt decreased and the effective interest rate was relatively unchanged. Average debt decreased 32% in 2004 but this was offset by an increase in our effective interest rate of 79 basis points as we utilized the revolving credit facilities less in 2004.
     We make available to customers interest free credit programs, which range from 3 to 24 months. In connection with these programs which are greater than 12 months, we are required to discount the payments to be received over the life of the interest free credit program. On the basis of the credit worthiness of the customers and our low delinquency rates under these programs, we discount the receivables utilizing the prime rate of interest at the date of sale. The discount is recorded as a contra receivable and is amortized to net interest expense over the life of the receivable. The discount on the receivables is adjusted for prepayments at the time of prepayment. There is no assumption for prepayment recorded at inception.
     The amount of amortization has increased each year as the level of receivables generated under longer term, free interest financing promotions has increased. We will continue to offer similar financing programs in 2006.
Other (income) expense, net
     Other (income) expense, net is primarily related to gains or losses on the sales of real estate. We have had dispositions of warehouses as we transitioned our distribution methodology to various markets. During 2005, we had gains from the sale of our Florida regional warehouse and other properties of $3.7 million. We sold the regional warehouse which served the Mid-South region and other properties during 2004 generating gains of $4.5 million. During 2003, we had gains of $0.3 million from the sale of two local market warehouses and other retail properties and $0.9 million from the early termination of a lease by the landlord.
Provision for Income Taxes
     The effective tax rate was 36.1% for 2005, 37.0% for 2004, and 37.3% for 2003. The effective tax rate differs from the statutory rate primarily due to state income taxes, net of the Federal tax benefit.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
     Stock-Based Compensation. On December 16, 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Statement No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment” (Statement 123(R)), which is a revision of FASB Statement No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (Statement 123). Statement 123(R) supersedes

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APB Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees”, (Opinion 25) and amends FASB Statement No. 95, “Statement of Cash Flows.” Generally, the approach in Statement 123(R) is similar to the approach described in Statement 123. However, Statement 123 (R) requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the income statement based on their fair values. Pro forma disclosure is no longer an alternative. We will adopt Statement 123(R) on January 1, 2006.
     As permitted by Statement 123, the Company currently accounts for share-based payments to employees using Opinion 25 ’s intrinsic value method and, as such, generally recognizes no compensation cost for employee stock options. The Company began a transition in 2004 to the use of restricted stock grants in lieu of stock options in its long-term incentive compensation strategy.
     On August 18, 2005, the directors, upon the recommendation of the Board’s Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits Committee, approved the acceleration of vesting of all “out-of-the-money”, unvested stock options held by current employees, including executive officers and certain employee directors. The decision to initiate the acceleration was made primarily to reduce compensation expense that would be expected to be recorded in future periods following the Company’s adoption of Statement 123(R). As a result of the acceleration, the Company reduced this expected compensation expense, net of tax, by a total of approximately $3.7 million (approximately $2.0 million in 2006, $1.1 million in 2007, and $0.6 million in 2008). These amounts are based on fair value calculations using the Black-Scholes methodology.
     Statement 123 (R) also requires the benefits of tax deductions in excess of recognized compensation cost to be reported as a financing cash flow, rather than as an operating cash flow as required under current literature. This requirement will reduce net operating cash flows and increase net financing cash flows in periods after adoption. While the Company cannot estimate what those amounts will be in the future (because they depend upon, among other things, when employees exercise stock options), the amounts of operating cash flows recognized in prior periods for such excess tax deductions were $40,000, $434,000, and $1,143,000 in 2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively.
     Earnings Per Share. Effective for the quarter ended June 30, 2004, the Company began reporting its earnings per share using the two class method as required by the Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF). The EITF reached final consensus on Issue No. 03 -6, “Participating Securities and the Two-Class Method under FASB Statement No. 128, Earnings Per Share (SFAS 128),” at their March 17, 2004 meeting. EITF 03-6 requires the income per share for each class of common stock to be calculated assuming 100% of the Company’s earnings are distributed as dividends to each class of common stock based on their contractual rights.
     The effective result of EITF 03-6 is that the basic earnings per share for the common stock is approximately 105% of the basic earnings per share of the Class A common stock. Additionally, given the Company’s current capital structure, diluted earnings per share for common stock under EITF 03-6 is the same as was previously reported for diluted earnings per share using the if-converted method.
     Cash Consideration Received from Vendor. In November 2002, the EITF issued EITF 02-16, “Accounting by a Customer for Cash Consideration Received from a Vendor.” This EITF places certain restrictions on the treatment of advertising allowances and generally requires vendor consideration to be treated as a reduction of inventory costs for agreements entered into or significantly modified after November 30, 2002, with certain limited exceptions. The adoption of EITF 02-16 did not have a material impact on the Company’s 2003 financial statements as most contracts were in place prior to the effective date or allowances were tracked and identified with specific incremental advertising costs. The Company reclassified approximately $1,150,000 of allowances and rebates out of advertising

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and into cost of sales during 2003. Based on the administrative costs to track and match allowances to vendor specific advertising costs, all vendor consideration received during 2004 was recorded as a reduction in inventory costs. The adoption of this EITF, although not materially impacting our financial performance, makes the key metrics of gross profit and SG&A not on a comparable basis for the periods prior to 2004.
     Variable Interest Entities. In January 2003, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 46 (FIN 46), “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities.” The Interpretation requires the consolidation of variable interest entities in which an enterprise absorbs a majority of the entity’s expected losses, receives a majority of the entity’s expected residual returns, or both, as a result of ownership, contractual or other financial interests in the entity. Previously, entities were generally consolidated by an enterprise that has a controlling financial interest through ownership of a majority voting interest in the entity.
     During 2003, we concluded that we were the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity (VIE) that is the lessor under an operating lease of our Dallas distribution center and its attached retail space and three retail locations. Effective December 31, 2003, the Company consolidated the VIE and recorded a cumulative effect of an accounting change of $1.0 million (net of income tax expense of $0.6 million), or $0.05 per diluted common share. Consolidation of the VIE increased property and equipment by $26.0 million, accumulated depreciation by $3.8 million, long-term borrowings by $19.5 million and created a minority interest of $1.0 million.
Liquidity and Cash Flow Review
Liquidity and Capital Resources
     Our sources of capital include, but are not limited to, cash flows from operations, the issuance of public or private placement debt, bank borrowings and the issuance of equity securities. We believe that available short-term and long-term capital resources are sufficient to fund our capital expenditures, working capital requirements, scheduled debt payments, dividends to our stockholders, and stock repurchases.
Summary of Cash Activities
2005
     Our principal sources of cash consisted of those derived from operations of $31.7 million, proceeds from a net increase in borrowings under revolving credit facilities of $4.3 million, proceeds from the sale of auction rate securities of $5.0 million and proceeds from the disposal of capital assets totaling $8.9 million. Our primary uses of cash were for capital asset investments of $35.0 million, debt payments of $20.3 million, stock repurchases of $4.1 million and dividend payments totaling $5.7 million.
2004
     Our principal sources of cash consisted of those derived from operations of $53.3 million and proceeds from the disposal of capital assets totaling $6.8 million. Our primary uses of cash were for capital asset investments of $58.0 million, net investments in auction rate securities of $5.0 million, debt payments of $14.4 million and dividend payments totaling $5.6 million.
Operating Activities
2005
     Our net cash derived from operating activities decreased $21.6 million in 2005 to $31.7 million. This decrease was driven by a small increase in accounts receivable in 2005 as compared to a $14.7 million decrease in 2004 and by a decrease in our net income. For additional information about the changes in our assets and liabilities, refer to our Financial Position discussion below.

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2004
     Our net cash derived from operating activities decreased $29.3 million in 2004 to $53.3 million from $82.6 million in 2003. This decrease was the result of a smaller decrease in accounts receivable for 2004 and lower net income. For additional information about the changes in our assets and liabilities, refer to our Financial Position discussion below.
Investing Activities
2005
     Our capital asset investments decreased $23.0 million in 2005 to $35.0 million and represented the principal use of cash for investing activities. Our 2005 capital asset investments are discussed below in “Store Expansion and Capital Expenditures”. Our proceeds from the disposal of capital assets totaled $8.9 million in 2005 as compared to $6.8 million in 2004.
2004
     Our capital asset investments increased $30.1 million in 2004 to $58.0 million and represented the principal use of cash for investing activities. Our 2004 capital asset investments are discussed below in “Store Expansion and Capital Expenditures”. Our proceeds from the disposal of capital assets totaled $6.8 million in 2004 as compared to $2.9 million in 2003.
Financing Activities
2005
     Our net cash used in financing activities increased $7.8 million in 2005 to $25.1 million from $17.2 million in 2004. The principal use of cash for investing activities was for payments on debt which net of borrowings totaled $16.0 million in 2005 compared to $14.4 million in 2004.
     During 2005, we purchased $4.1 million of Company stock under a stock repurchase program approved by our Board of Directors.
2004
     Our net cash used in financing activities decreased $11.9 million in 2004 to $17.2 million from $29.2 million in 2003. The principal use of cash for investing activities was for payments on debt which totaled $14.4 million in 2004 compared to $30.1 million in 2003.
     The principal source of cash from investing activities were proceeds from the exercise of stock options which totaled $2.8 million in 2004 compared to $6.1 million in 2003.
Financial Position
Assets
2005
     Prepaid expenses increased $5.1 million, or 76%, to $11.7 million at December 31, 2005. This increase was primarily the result of payments to taxing authorities in excess of current liabilities. Other current assets decreased $6.8 million, or 47%, to $7.6 million at December 31, 2005. This decrease is primarily the result of collections of receivables related to properties sold during 2004 as part of a tax deferral transaction or “1031 Exchange”.
2004
     Trade accounts receivable decreased $16.8 million, or 15%, to $93.5 million at December 31, 2004 from $110.3 million at December 31, 2003. This decrease was primarily the result of the reduced usage of our in-house credit programs as our customers chose to use either bank cards or the longer deferred payment programs of our third-party credit provider. This was partially offset by a related decrease in the allowance of $1.5 million to $3.0 million at December 31, 2004 from $4.5 million at December 31, 2003.

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Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
2005
     Accounts payable and accrued liabilities decreased $4.8 million to $85.8 million at December 31, 2005 from $90.7 million at December 31, 2004. During 2005, we imported more merchandise which offers less favorable payment terms versus domestic supply and we had $1.6 million less in accrued group insurance related to the 2004 terminal liability of a self-insured plan.
     Our total debt decreased $16.0 million to $48.5 million at December 31, 2005 from $64.5 million at December 31, 2004. This decrease was the result of cash repayments on debt of $20.3 million offset by a net increase in outstanding borrowings under our revolving credit facilities of $4.3 million.
2004
     Accounts payable and accrued liabilities increased $6.4 million to $90.7 million at December 31, 2004 from $84.3 million at December 31, 2003. This change can be attributed to increases of $1.6 million in accrued group insurance related to the 2004 terminal liability of a self-insured plan, $3.3 million for advertising, offset by a reduction in the reserve for cancelled sales and allowances.
     Our total debt decreased $30.1 million to $64.5 million at December 31, 2004 from $78.9 million at December 31, 2003. This decrease was the result of cash repayments as we had little usage of our revolving credit facilities during 2004 and all amounts borrowed were repaid.
Financings
     We have revolving lines of credit available for general corporate purposes and as interim financing for capital expenditures. These credit facilities are syndicated with five commercial banks and are comprised of two revolving lines totaling $80.0 million that terminate in August 2010. Borrowings under these facilities are unsecured and accrue interest at LIBOR plus a spread that is based on a fixed-charge coverage ratio. We owed $4.3 million under these facilities at December 31, 2005. We also had letters of credit in the amount of $5.4 million outstanding at December 31, 2005, and these amounts are considered part of the facilities usage. Our unused capacity was $70.3 million at December 31, 2005.
     We reviewed all of our fixed-rate long-term debt in 2003 and repaid those facilities that did not include significant prepayment penalties or other issues that would make accelerating the payments problematic.
     We pursue a diversified approach to our financing requirements and generally balance our fixed-rate and capped-rate debt as determined by the interest rate environment. Our overall debt capital structure at December 31, 2005, was approximately 63% unsecured and 83% with fixed rates of interest. Our debt reduction has caused variable rate debt levels to move below typical levels. The average effective interest rate on all borrowings was 7.3% at December 31, 2005. Our long-term debt-to-total capital ratio was 14.8% at December 31, 2005.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
     We do not generally enter into off-balance sheet arrangements. We did not have any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships which would have been established for the purposes of facilitating off-balance sheet financial arrangements at December 31, 2005. Accordingly, we are not materially exposed to any financing, liquidity, market or credit risk that could arise if we had engaged in such relationships.

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Contractual Obligations
     The following summarizes our contractual obligations and commercial commitments as of December 31, 2005 (in thousands):
                                         
    Payments Due by Period  
            Less than     1-3     4-5     After 5  
    Total     1 Year     Years     Years     Years  
Long-term debt
  $ 44,161     $ 13,139     $ 18,185     $ 12,837     $  
Operating leases
    295,364       28,824       55,536       46,512       164,492  
Scheduled interest on long-term debt
    6,952       2,963       3,625       364        
Other liabilities
    4,300       4,300                    
Purchase obligations
    70,179       70,179                    
 
                             
Total contractual obligations
  $ 420,956     $ 119,405     $ 77,346     $ 59,713     $ 164,492  
 
                             
Store Expansion and Capital Expenditures
     We have entered several new markets and made continued improvements and relocations of our store base. Our total selling square footage has increased an average of approximately 4% annually over the past 10 years. The following outlines the changes in our selling square footage for the three years ended December 31, 2005 (square footage in thousands):
                                                 
    2005     2004     2003  
    # of     Square     # of     Square     # of     Square  
    Stores     Footage     Stores     Footage     Stores     Footage  
Stores opened
    4       148       4       155       4       163  
Stores closed
    3       94                   2       50  
Stores remodeled
    3       22       3       (6 )     3       (2 )
Year end balances
    118       4,144       117       4,068       113       3,919  
     We are expecting to add approximately 2.3% retail square footage during 2006 as we open a new store in the new markets of Ft. Lauderdale and Port Charlotte, Florida. We also plan to add a new store in Atlanta, Georgia and replacement stores in Dallas and Austin, Texas. Our plans for 2006 include the opening of one or two additional stores and the closing of three older stores.
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     Our investing activities in stores and operations in 2004 and 2005 and planned outlays for 2006 are categorized in the table below. Capital expenditures for stores in the years noted do not necessarily coincide with the years in which the stores open. We have made purchases of properties that were previously recorded as operating leases and have shown those amounts in this table.
                         
    Proposed              
(approximate in thousands)   2006     2005     2004  
Stores:
                       
New stores
  $ 20,100     $ 17,800     $ 16,100  
Remodels/Expansions
    4,600       3,400       6,100  
Maintenance
    2,500       2,500       2,000  
 
                 
Total stores
    27,200       23,700       24,200  
Distribution:
    3,700       7,900       17,900  
Information Technology:
    1,800       3,400       3,200  
 
                 
Total capital expenditures for new property and equipment
    32,700       35,000       45,300  
Purchases of assets in operations
                 
previously under lease
                12,700  
 
                 
Total
  $ 32,700     $ 35,000     $ 58,000  
 
                 
     We will be disposing of warehouses and land during 2006 and proceeds from these sales are estimated to be approximately $4.0 million. Cash balances, funds from operations, proceeds from sales of properties and bank lines of credit are expected to be adequate to finance our 2006 capital expenditures.
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
     Market risk represents the potential loss arising from adverse changes in the value of financial instruments. The risk of loss is assessed based on the likelihood of adverse changes in fair values, cash flows or future earnings.
     In the ordinary course of business, we are exposed to various market risks, including fluctuations in interest rates. To manage the exposure related to this risk, we may use various derivative transactions. As a matter of policy, we do not engage in derivatives trading or other speculative activities. Moreover, we enter into financial instruments transactions with either major financial institutions or high credit-rated counter parties, thereby limiting exposure to credit and performance-related risks.
     We have exposure to floating interest rates through certain of our borrowings. Therefore, interest expense will fluctuate with changes in LIBOR and other benchmark rates. We do not believe a 100 basis point change in interest rates would have a significant adverse impact on our operating results or financial position.
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
     The report of independent registered public accounting firm, the consolidated financial statements of Havertys and the notes to consolidated financial statements, and the supplementary financial information called for by this Item 8, are set forth on pages F-l to F-26 of this report. Specific financial statements and supplementary data can be found at the pages listed in the following index:

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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
     Not Applicable.
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
     Our management has evaluated, with the participation of our President and Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rule 13(a)-15(e)) under the Securities Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, our President and Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that we record, process, summarize and report the information we must disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act. During the fourth quarter of 2005, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Report of Management
Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
     Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements included in this annual report. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and reflect management’s judgments and estimates concerning effects of events and transactions that are accounted for or disclosed.
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
     Management is also responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal controls over financial reporting. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material

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effect on the financial statements. Management recognizes that there are inherent limitations in the effectiveness of any internal control over financial reporting, including the possibility of human error and the circumvention or overriding of internal control. Accordingly, even effective internal control over financial reporting can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation. Further, because of changes in conditions, the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting may vary over time.
     In order to ensure that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting is effective, management regularly assesses such controls and did so most recently as of December 31, 2005. This assessment was based on criteria for effective internal control over financial reporting described in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this assessment, management believes the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as issued as of December 31, 2005. Ernst & Young, LLP, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, has issued an attestation report on management’s assessment of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005.
Audit Committee’s Responsibility
     The Board of Directors, acting through its Audit Committee, is responsible for the oversight of the Company’s accounting policies, financial reporting and internal control. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors is comprised entirely of outside directors who are independent of management. The Audit Committee is responsible for the appointment and compensation of our independent registered public accounting firm and approves decisions regarding the appointment or removal of our Vice President, Internal Audit. It meets periodically with management, the independent registered public accounting firm and the internal auditors to ensure that they are carrying out their responsibilities. The Audit Committee is also responsible for performing an oversight role by reviewing and monitoring the financial, accounting and auditing procedures of the Company in addition to reviewing the Company’s financial reports. Our independent registered public accounting firm and our internal auditors have full and unlimited access to the Audit Committee, with or without management, to discuss the adequacy of internal control over financial reporting, and any other matters which they believe should be brought to the attention of the Audit Committee.
     
/s/ CLARENCE H. SMITH
   
 
President and CEO
   
 
/s/ DENNIS L. FINK
   
 
Executive Vice President and CFO
   
 
/s/ JENNY HILL PARKER
   
 
Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer
   
 
/s/ JUSTIN P SEAMONDS
   
 
Vice President and Controller
   
Atlanta, Georgia
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc.
     We have audited management’s assessment, included in the Internal Control over Financial Reporting Section of the accompanying Report of Management that Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (the COSO criteria). Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc.’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management’s assessment and an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.
     We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, evaluating management’s assessment, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
     A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
     Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
     In our opinion, management’s assessment that Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005, is fairly stated, in all material respects, based on the COSO control criteria. Also, in our opinion, Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. has maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005, based on the COSO control criteria.
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December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2005, and our report dated March 15, 2006 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Atlanta, Georgia
March 15, 2006
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
     Not applicable.
PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
     We incorporate the information required by this item by reference to the sections captioned “Nominees for Election By Holders of Common Stock” and “Nominees for Election By Holders of Class A Common Stock” and “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance” in our 2006 annual proxy statement. Information relating to executive officers of the Company is included in this report under Item 1 of Part I.
     The Company has adopted a code of business conduct and ethics applicable to the Company’s Directors, officers (including the Company’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer and controller) and employees, known as the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the “Code”). The Code is available on the Company’s website at www. Havertys.com. In the event we amend or waive any provisions of the Code applicable to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer or controller, we intend to disclose the same on the Company’s website. The information contained on or connected to our Internet website is not incorporated by reference into this Form 10-K and should not be considered part of this or any other report that we file or furnish to the SEC.
     On June 15, 2005, we filed with the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) the Annual CEO Certification regarding the Company’s compliance with the NYSE’s Corporate Governance listing standards as required by Section 303A-12(a) of the NYSE Listed Company Manual. In addition, the Company has filed as exhibits to this annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, the applicable certifications of its Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer required under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, regarding the quality of the Company’s public disclosures.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
     The information contained in our 2006 annual proxy statement with respect to director and executive compensation, is incorporated herein by reference in response to this Item.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED     STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
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compensation plans under which our equity securities are authorized for issuance, is incorporated herein by reference to this Item.
     For purposes of determining the aggregate market value of the Company’s common stock and Class A common stock held by non-affiliates, shares held by all directors and executive officers of the Company have been excluded. The exclusion of such shares is not intended to, and shall not, constitute a determination as to which persons or entities may be “affiliates” of the Company as defined under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
     The information contained in our 2006 annual proxy statement with respect to related party transactions, is incorporated herein by reference in response to this Item.
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
     The information set forth under the heading “Audit Committee Matters” in our 2006 annual proxy is incorporated herein by reference in response to this Item.
PART IV
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(a) 1. Financial Statements:
     The following financial statements and notes thereto of Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc., and the related Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm are included in this Report:
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on the Financial Statements
Consolidated Balance Sheets — December 31, 2005 and 2004
Consolidated Statements of Income — Years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity — Years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows — Years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(a) 2. Financial Statement Schedule:
     The following financial statement schedule of Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. and related Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on the Financial Statements is filed as part of this Report and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements.
     Schedule II — Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
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(a) 3. Exhibits:
     Reference is made to Item 15(b) of this Report.
(b) Each exhibit identified below is filed as part of this report. Exhibits not incorporated by reference to a prior filing are designated by an “*”; all exhibits not so designated are incorporated herein by reference to a prior filing as indicated. Exhibits designated with a “ +” constitute a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement. Our SEC File Number is 1-14445 for all exhibits filed with Securities Exchange Act reports.
     
3.1
  Articles of Incorporation of Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc., as amended and restated on March 6, 1973, and as amended April 24, 1979, and as amended April 24, 1985 (Exhibit 3.1 to our 1985 Second Quarter Form 10-Q); Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation dated April 25, 1986 (Exhibit 3.1.1 to our 1986 First Quarter Form 10-Q); Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation dated April 28, 1989 (Exhibit 3.1.2 to our 1989 Form 10-Q); Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation dated April 28, 1995 (Exhibit 3.1.3 to our 1996 Form 10-K).
 
   
3.2
  Amended and Restated By-Laws of Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. as amended on February 26, 2004 (Exhibit 3.2 to our 2003 Form 10-K).
 
   
4.1
  Note Agreement between Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. and The Prudential Purchasers (The Prudential Insurance Company of America) dated December 29, 1993 (Exhibit 4.1 to our 1993 Form 10-K); First Amendment to the Note Agreement effective March 31, 1994, between Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. The Prudential Insurance Company of America (Exhibit 4.1.1 to our 1994 Form 10-K); Second Amendment to Note Agreement dated July 19, 1996, between Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. and The Prudential Insurance Company of America, as previously amended (Exhibit 4.1.2 to our 1996 Form 10-K).
 
   
10.1
  Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of August 26, 2005 among Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc., as Borrower, the Lenders from time to time Party hereto, Bank of America, N.A. and Regions Bank, as Co-Documentation Agents, Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Syndication Agent and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent (Exhibit 10.1 to our 2005 Third Quarter Form 10-Q).
 
   
10.2
  Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of August 26, 2005 among Haverty Credit Services, Inc., as Borrower, the Lenders from time to time Parry hereto, Bank of America, N.A. and Regions Bank, as Co-Documentation Agents, Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Syndication Agent and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent (Exhibit 10.2 to our 2005 Third Quarter Form 10-Q).
 
   
* +10.3
  Thrift Plan restated January 1, 2005.
 
   
* + 10.3.1
  Amendment No. 1 to the Thrift Plan dated December 1, 2005. Amendment of the Plan for EGTRRA and Revenue Procedure 2002-29.
 
   
+10.4
  1993 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan effective as of April 29,1994 (Exhibit 5.1 to our Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 33-53607).

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+ 10.5
  1998 Stock Option Plan, effective as of December 18, 1997 (Exhibit 10.1) to our Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-53215); Amendment No. 1 to our 1998 Stock Option Plan effective as of July 27, 2001 (Exhibit 10.2 to our Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-66012).
 
   
+ 10.6
  2004 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan effective as of May 10, 2004 (Exhibit 5.1 to our Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-120352):
 
   
+ 10.7
  Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated as of October 29, 1999 (Exhibit 10.7 to our 2000 Form 10-K); Amendment No. 1 to the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (Exhibit 10.2 to our Registration Statement on Form S-8; File No, 333-66010), Amendment to the Employee Stock Purchase Plan effective as of July 1, 2005 (Exhibit 10.5.1 to our 2005 2nd
 
   
+ 10.8
  Directors’ Compensation Plan, amended and restated effective as of January 1, 2005 (Exhibit 10.7 to our 2005 Second Quarter Form 10-Q).
 
   
+ 10.9
  Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, effective January 1, 1983 (Exhibit 10.3 to our 1984 Form 10-K).
 
   
+ 10.10
  Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, effective January 1, 1996 (Exhibit 10.10 to our 1995 Form 10-K).
 
   
+ 10.11
  Deferred Compensation Agreement between Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. and Rawson Haverty Sr. dated December 21, 1992 (Exhibit 10.9 to our 1993 Form 10-K).
 
   
+ 10.12
  Form of Agreement dated January 1, 1997 Regarding Change in Control with the following Named Executive Officers; Clarence H. Ridley, Dennis L. Fink, Clarence H. Smith and M. Tony Wilkerson (Exhibit 10.12 to our 1996 Form 10-K).
 
   
+ 10.13
  Form of Agreement dated January 1, 1997, Regarding Change in Control with the following employee directors: Rawson Haverty, Jr. (a named Executive Officer) (Exhibit 10.13 to our 1996 Form 10-K).
 
   
+ 10.14
  Top Hat Mutual Fund Option Plan, effective as of January 15, 1999 (Exhibit 10.15 to our 1999 Form 10-K).
 
   
10.15
  Lease Agreement dated July 26, 2001; Amendment No. 1 dated November, 2001 and Amendment No. 2 dated July 29, 2002 between Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. as Tenant and John W Rooker, LLC as Landlord (Exhibit 10.1 to our 2002 Third Quarter Form 10-Q).
 
   
10.16
  Contract of Sale dated August 6, 2002, between Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. as Seller and HAVERTACQll LLC, as Landlord (Exhibit 10.2 to our 2002 Third Quarter Form 10-Q).
 
   
10.17
  Lease Agreement dated August 6, 2002, between Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. as Tenant and HAVERTACQll LLC, as Landlord (Exhibit 10.3 to our 2002 Third Quarter Form 10-Q).

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10.18
  Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement in connection with the 2004 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan (Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 22, 2004).
 
   
* +10.19
  Base Salaries of Named Executive Officers of Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc.
 
   
*21     
  Subsidiaries of Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. (Exhibit 21 to our 2005 Form 10-K).
 
   
*23.1  
  Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
 
   
*31.1  
  Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to sec. 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. sec. 7241).
 
   
*31.2  
  Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to sec. 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. sec. 7241).
 
   
*32.1  
  Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to sec. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. sec. 1350).

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SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
             
 
      HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES, INC.    
 
           
Date: March 16, 2006
  By:   /s/ JENNY HILL PARKER
 
   
 
      Jenny Hill Parker    
 
      Vice President, Corporate Secretary    
 
      and Treasurer    
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
         
Signature   Title   Date
 
/s/ CLARENCE H. RIDLEY
 
  Chairman of the Board   March 16, 2006
Clarence H. Ridley
       
 
       
/s/ CLARENCE H. SMITH
 
  President, Chief Executive Officer and Director   March 16, 2006
Clarence H. Smith
       
 
       
/s/ DENNIS L. FINK
 
  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer   March 16, 2006
Dennis L. Fink
       
 
       
/s/ RAWSON HAVERTY, JR.
 
Raws on Haverty, Jr.
  Senior Vice President and Director   March 16, 2006
 
       
/s/ JENNY HILL PARKER
 
Jenny Hill Parker
  Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Treasurer   March 16, 2006
 
       
/s/ JUSTIN P. SEAMONDS
 
Justin P. Seamonds
  Vice President and Controller   March 16, 2006
 
       
/s/ JOHN T. GLOVER
 
John T. Glover
  Director   March 16, 2006
 
       
/s/ L. PHILLIP HUMANN
 
L. Phillip Humann
  Director   March 16, 2006
 
       
/s/ MYLLE H. MANGUM
 
Mylle H. Mangum
  Director   March 16, 2006
 
       
/s/ FRANK S. MCGAUGHEY, III
 
Frank S. McGaughey III
  Director   March 16, 2006
 
       
/s/ TERENCE F. MCGUIRK
 
Terence F. McGuirk
  Director   March 16, 2006
 
       
/s/ VICKI R. PALMER
 
Vicki R. Palmer
  Director   March 16, 2006
 
       
/s/ FRED L SCHUERMANN
 
Fred L. Schuermann
  Director   March 16, 2006
 
       
/s/ AL TRUJILLO
 
Al Trujillo
  Director   March 16, 2006

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on the Financial Statements
Board of Directors
Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholder’s equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2005. Our audits also included the financial statement schedule listed in the index at Item 15(a). These financial statements and schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and schedule based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. and subsidiaries at December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2005, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.
As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, in 2003 the Company adopted Interpretation No. 46, “Consolidated of Variable Interest Entities.”
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the effectiveness of Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated March 15, 2006, expressed an unqualified opinion on management’s assessment and opinion on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting.
(ERNST & YOUNG LLP)
Atlanta, Georgia
March 15, 2006

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Consolidated Balance Sheets
                 
    December 31,  
(In thousands, except per share data)   2005     2004  
ASSETS
               
Current assets
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 11,121     $ 24,137  
Auction rate securities
          5,000  
Accounts receivable (Note 2)
    80,716       81,132  
Inventories (Note 3)
    107,631       110,812  
Prepaid expenses
    11,713       6,654  
Deferred income taxes (Note 7)
    2,375       2,249  
Other current assets
    7,615       14,453  
 
Total current assets
    221,171       244,437  
 
Accounts receivable, long-term (Note 2)
    10,394       9,396  
Property and equipment (Notes 4 and 8)
    217,391       205,037  
Other assets
    14,096       12,711  
     
 
  $ 463,052     $ 471,581  
     
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Current liabilities
               
Notes payable to banks (Note 5)
  $ 4,300     $  
Accounts payable
    42,203       45,217  
Customer deposits
    27,517       24,040  
Accrued liabilities (Note 6)
    43,643       45,460  
Current portion of long-term debt and capital lease obligations (Note 8)
    13,139       20,270  
 
Total current liabilities
    130,802       134,987  
 
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, less current portion (Note 8)
    31,022       44,228  
Other liabilities
    21,958       20,108  
 
Total liabilities
    183,782       199,323  
 
Commitments (Note 13)
               
Stockholders’ equity (Notes 9 and 12)
               
Capital Stock, par value $1 per share Preferred Stock Authorized - 1,000 shares; Issued: None
               
Common Stock, Authorized - 50,000 shares: Issued: 2005 - 24,387; 2004 - 24,293 shares
    24,387       24,293  
Convertible Class A Common Stock, Authorized - 15,000 shares; Issued: 2005 - 4,828; 2004 - 4,840 shares
    4,828       4,840  
Additional paid-in capital
    55,766       55,108  
Long-term incentive plan deferred compensation
    (2,044 )     (2,971 )
Retained earnings
    259,887       250,511  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (1,306 )     (1,295 )
Less treasury stock at cost — Common Stock (2005 - 6,254; 2004 - 5,937 shares) and Convertible Class A Common Stock (2005 and 2004 - 522 shares)
    (62,248 )     (58,228 )
 
Total stockholders’ equity
    279,270       272,258  
 
 
  $ 463,052     $ 471,581  
     
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Income
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
(In thousands, except per share data)   2005     2004     2003  
 
Net sales
  $ 827,658     $ 784,162     $ 744,635  
Cost of goods sold
    432,091       405,566       395,212  
 
Gross profit
    395,567       378,596       349,423  
Credit service charges
    3,506       4,502       6,392  
 
Gross profit and other revenue
    399,073       383,098       355,815  
 
Expenses:
                       
Selling, general and administrative
    377,435       348,523       314,130  
Interest, net
    1,362       3,483       3,872  
Provision for doubtful accounts
    1,011       558       1,979  
Other (income) expense, net
    (4,289 )     (5,398 )     (2,155 )
 
 
Total expenses
    375,519       347,166       317,826  
 
 
Income before income taxes and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
    23,554       35,932       37,989  
Income taxes (Note 7)
    8,500       13,296       14,168  
 
 
Income before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
    15,054       22,636       23,821  
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle (Note 1)
                1,050  
 
Net income
  $ 15,054     $ 22,636     $ 24,871  
 
 
                       
Basic earnings per share, net income (Notes 1 and 12):
                       
Common Stock
  $ 0.67     $ 1.01     $ 1.15  
Class A Common Stock
  $ 0.63     $ 0.96     $ 1.08  
 
Diluted earnings per share, net income (Notes 1 and 12):
                       
Common Stock
  $ 0.66     $ 0.98     $ 1.11  
Class A Common Stock
  $ 0.63     $ 0.94     $ 1.06  
 
Weighted average common shares — basic:
                       
Common Stock
    18,301       18,227       17,505  
Class A Common Stock
    4,310       4,343       4,487  
 
Weighted average — assuming dilution:
                       
Common Stock
    22,767       23,083       22,437  
Class A Common Stock
    4,310       4,343       4,487  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements Of Stockholders’ Equity
                                                 
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2005     2004     2003  
(In thousands except per share data)   Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
 
Common Stock
                                               
Beginning balance
    24,293,643     $ 24,293       23,957,629     $ 23,958       23,233,475     $ 23,233  
Conversion of Class A
Common Stock
    12,299       12       75,816       76       132,240       132  
Stock option transactions, net
    80,843       82       260,198       259       591,914       593  
 
Ending balance
    24,386,785       24,387       24,293,643       24,293       23,957,629       23,958  
 
Class A Common Stock:
                                               
Beginning balance
    4,840,230       4,840       4,916,046       4,916       5,048,286       5,048  
Conversion to Common Stock
    (12,299 )     (12 )     (75,816 )     (76 )     (132,240 )     (132 )
 
Ending balance
    4,827,931       4,828       4,840,230       4,840       4,916,046       4,916  
 
Treasury Stock
                                               
Beginning balance (includes 522,410 Class A shares for each of the years presented; remainder are Common shares)
    6,459,558       (58,228 )     6,465,198       (58,281 )     6,449,345       (58,126 )
 
Directors’ Plan
    (4,904 )     47       (5,640 )     53       (9,147 )     90  
Purchases
    321,700       (4,067 )                 25,000       (245 )
 
Ending balance
    6,776,354       (62,248 )     6,459,558       (58,228 )     6,465,198       (58,281 )
 
Additional Paid-in Capital
                                               
Beginning balance
            55,108               49,019               42,365  
Stock option issuances
            464               2,492               5,487  
Tax benefit from employees’ stock options
            40               434               1,143  
Directors’ Plan
            53               79               24  
Restricted stock grants
            101               3,084                
 
Ending balance
            55,766               55,108               49,019  
 
Long-term Incentive Plan
                                               
Deferred Compensation:
                                               
Beginning balance
            (2,971 )                            
Restricted stock grants
            (101 )             (3,084 )              
Amortization of unearned compensation
            1,028               113                
 
Ending balance
            (2,044 )             (2,971 )              
 
Retained Earnings:
                                               
Beginning balance
            250,511               233,425               213,630  
Net income
            15,054               22,636               24,871  
Cash dividends (Common stocks 2005 -$0.255, 2004 - -$0.250, 2003 - $0.235 per share, Class A Common Stock: 2005 - $0.235, 2004 -$0.230, 2003 -$0.215 per share)
            (5,678 )             (5,550 )             (5,076 )
 
Ending balance
            259,887               250,511               233,425  
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss:
                                               
Beginning balance
            (1,295 )             (1,881 )             (2,389 )
Change in derivatives, net of taxes (liability in 2005 - $281 ; 2004 -$348; 2003 -$192
            467               586               508  
Minimum pension liability
            (478 )                            
 
Ending balance
            (1,306 )             (1,295 )             (1,881 )
 
Total Stockholders’ Equity
          $ 279,270             $ 272,258             $ 251,156  
 
Net income
          $ 15,054             $ 22,636             $ 24,871  
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
            (11 )             586               508  
 
Total Comprehensive Income
          $ 15,043             $ 23,222             $ 25,379  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                         
    Year ended December 31,  
(In thousands)   2005     2004     2003  
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
                       
Net income
  $ 15,054     $ 22,636     $ 24,871  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
                       
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
                (1,050 )
Depreciation and amortization
    21,035       19,145       17,199  
Provision for doubtful accounts
    1,011       558       1,979  
Tax benefit from stock option exercises
    40       434       1,143  
Deferred income taxes
    (708 )     686       575  
Net (gain) loss on sale of land, property and equipment
    (3,659 )     (3,831 )     (316 )
Other
    969       93        
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                       
Accounts receivable
    (1,593 )     14,713       26,033  
Inventories
    3,181       (4,548 )     7,064  
Customer deposits
    3,477       5,624       2,111  
Other assets and liabilities
    (2,262 )     (8,528 )     2,671  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    (4,832 )     6,302       323  
 
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES
    31,713       53,284       82,603  
 
 
                       
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
                       
Capital expenditures
    (35,007 )     (45,264 )     (21,203 )
Purchases of properties previously under leases
          (12,766 )     (6,688 )
Purchases of auction rate securities
          (20,000 )      
Proceeds from sale of land, property and equipment
    8,878       6,840       2,895  
Proceeds from sale of auction rate securities
    5,000       15,000        
Other investing activities
    1,476       2,598       (14 )
 
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES
    (19,653 )     (53,592 )     (25,010 )
 
 
                       
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
                       
Proceeds from borrowings under revolving credit facilities
    566,060       5,600       208,400  
Payments of borrowings under revolving credit facilities
    (561,760 )     (5,600 )     (224,300 )
                         
Net increase (decrease) in borrowings under revolving credit facilities
    4,300             (15,900 )
Payments on long-term debt and capital lease obligations
    (20,337 )     (14,432 )     (14,217 )
Treasury stock acquired
    (4,067 )           (155 )
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
    706       2,751       6,080  
Dividends paid
    (5,678 )     (5,550 )     (5,076 )
Other financing activities
                112  
 
NET CASH USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES
    (25,076 )     (17,231 )     (29,156 )
 
 
                       
(DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
    (13,016 )     (17,539 )     28,437  
 
                       
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR
    24,137       41,676       13,239  
 
 
                       
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF YEAR
  $ 11,121     $ 24,137     $ 41,676  
 

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Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements
     
 
 
Note 1,

 
Summary Of SignificantAccounting Policies:
Organization:
Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. (“Havertys,” “the Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) is a full-service home furnishings retailer with 118 showrooms in 17 states. Havertys sells a broad line of residential furniture in the middle to upper-middle price ranges selected to appeal to our predominant target market. As an added convenience to our customers, we offer financing through an internal revolving charge credit plan as well as a third party finance company.
Basis of Presentation:
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Havertys and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The implications of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Interpretation No. 46 (FIN 46), “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities” on our consolidation policy are discussed later in this Note.
Reclassifications:
Cash and cash equivalents and accounts payable: Prior to December 31, 2005, cash on hand in depository bank accounts and checks outstanding for disbursing bank accounts were both classified as cash and cash equivalents in our Consolidated Balance Sheets and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow. At December 31, 2005 and all prior periods, checks outstanding for disbursing bank accounts have been reclassified to accounts payable. The amount of checks outstanding for disbursing bank accounts reclassified from cash and cash equivalents to accounts payable in our Consolidated Balance Sheets and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow totaled approximately $14,000,000 at December 31, 2004, $10,100,000 at December 31, 2003 and $9,475,000 at December 31, 2002.
Handling and Transportation Costs: We capitalize certain expenses related to handling and transportation into inventory which flows through our distribution centers. All warehouse, transportation and distribution costs were included in the line item Selling, General and Administrative (SG&A). Prior to June 30, 2005, expenditures capitalized into inventory were recognized through SG&A rather than cost of goods sold. We completed our transition to a distribution model that has increased the level of inventory flowing through the distribution centers. Accordingly, we now include those costs capitalized into inventory for handling and transportation in cost of goods sold and have reclassified the prior periods for comparability. The amount reclassified from SG&A to cost of goods sold in our Consolidated Statements of Income totaled $18,800,000 and $16,200 000 for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively.
Certain other prior year amounts have also been reclassified to conform to the 2005 financial statement presentation.
Use of Estimates:
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash Equivalents:
Cash and cash equivalents includes all liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less. Cash equivalents are stated at cost, which approximates fair market value.
Auction Rate Securities:
Auction rate securities which we may hold from time to time are considered available-for-sale. The securities are generally tax advantaged municipal bonds in which we have invested excess cash. The securities are auctioned and their interest rates reset every 30 days at which time we evaluate any continued investment. Interest earned on these securities is included in interest income. Any unrealized gains or losses are not material.
Inventories:
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined using the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method.

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Property and Equipment:
Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation is provided over the estimated useful lives of the assets using the straight-line method. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the estimated useful life or the lease term of the related asset. Investments in property under capital leases are amortized over the related lease term.
Estimated useful lives for financial reporting purposes are as follows:
     
Buildings
  25 - 33 years  
Improvements
  5 - 15 years  
Furniture and Fixtures
  3 - 15 years  
Equipment
  3 - 15 years  
Capital leases
  20 - 25 years  
Customer Deposits:
Customer deposits consist of customer advance payments and deposits on credit sales for undelivered merchandise and cash collections on sales of undelivered merchandise.
Revenue Recognition:
Havertys recognizes revenue from merchandise sales and related service fees upon delivery to the customer. A reserve for merchandise returns and customer allowances is estimated based on our historical returns and allowance experience and current sales levels.
We typically offer our customers an opportunity for Havertys to deliver their purchases. Delivery fees of $16,895,000, $14,122,000 and $12,394,000 were charged to customers in 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively and are included in net sales. The costs associated with deliveries are included in selling, general and administrative expenses and were $39,199,000, $32,919,000 and $29,809,000 in 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively.
Credit service charges, which are presented on a gross basis, are recognized as revenue as assessed to customers according to contract terms. The costs associated with credit approval, account servicing and collections are included in “selling, general and administrative” expenses.
Cost of Goods Sold:
The Company’s “cost of goods sold” includes the direct costs of products sold, warehouse handling and transportation costs.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses:
The Company’s “selling, general and administrative” expenses are comprised of advertising, selling, occupancy, certain warehouse expenses, delivery and administrative costs. The costs associated with our purchasing, warehousing, delivery and other distribution costs included in “selling, general and administrative expense” were approximately $73,001,000, $61,697,000 and $61,560,000 for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively.
Advertising Expense:
Advertising costs, which include television, radio, newspaper and other media advertising, are expensed upon first showing. The total amount of advertising costs included in other current assets was approximately $2,400,000 and $1,300,000 at December 31, 2005 and 2004. The Company incurred approximately $59,700,000, $57,700,000 and $52,600,000 in advertising expense during 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively.
Deferred Escalating Minimum Rent:
Certain of Havertys’ operating leases contain predetermined fixed escalations of the minimum rentals during the term of the lease. For these leases, we recognize the related rental expense on a straight-line basis over the life of the lease, beginning with the point at which we obtain control and possession of the leased properties, and record the difference between the amounts charged to operations and amounts paid as deferred escalating minimum rent. Any lease incentives received by Havertys are deferred and subsequently amortized over a straight-line basis over the life of the lease as a reduction of rent expense. The liability for deferred escalating minimum rent is included as a component of other long-term liabilities and totaled $9,289,000 and $7,895,000 at December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
Interest expense, net:
Interest expense is comprised of amounts incurred related to the debt obligations of the Company, net of the amortization

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Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements
of the discount for interest free credit programs discussed in Note 2 and minor amounts of interest income. Amortization of the discount on receivables was approximately $2,340,000, $1,170,000 and $432,000 during the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively. Interest income of approximately $224,000 and $327,000 is included in the amounts for 2005 and 2004, respectively. We capitalized approximately $400,000 in interest costs during 2005 and 2004 and an immaterial amount in 2003.
We do not have any derivative financial instruments at December 31, 2005.
Other (income) expenses, net:
Other (income) expense, net includes any gains or losses on sales of land, property and equipment and miscellaneous income or expense items which are non-recurring in nature. The following are the significant gains or losses that have been included in “other (income) expense, net.” Gains from the sales of land, property and equipment were approximately $3,773,000, $4,500,000 and $316,000 for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively. During 2003, Havertys also had gains of approximately $900,000 from the early termination of a lease by its landlord.
Self Insurance:
We are self-insured for certain losses related to general liability, workers’ compensation and vehicle claims. The expected ultimate cost for claims incurred as of the balance sheet date is discounted and is recognized as a liability. The expected ultimate cost of claims is estimated based upon analysis of historical data and actuarial estimates. The reserve for self insurance is included in accrued liabilities and totaled $4,400,000 and $3,700,000 at December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
Fair Values of Financial Instruments:
Our financial instruments consist of cash, auction rate securities, accounts receivable, accounts payable and long- term debt. The fair values of cash, auction rate securities, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate their carrying values. The fair value of long-term debt, which was $45,450,000 at December 31, 2005, was determined using quoted market prices for debt of the same remaining maturity with similar characteristics.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets:
We periodically review long-lived assets for impairment when circumstances indicate the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. An impairment charge is recognized to the extent the sum of undiscounted estimated future cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset is less than the carrying value. Such charge includes any estimated loss on the sale of land and buildings, the book value of abandoned leasehold improvements and a provision for future lease obligations, less estimated sublease income. Prior to January 1, 2003, when we committed to relocate or close a store or warehouse within the next twelve months, the estimated unrecoverable costs were charged to expense. We adopted FASB No. 146 effective January 1, 2003, and accordingly, expense is now recognized when leased facilities are exited. Impairment losses and changes in previously previously estimated losses are included in occupancy expense within SG&A in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
Earnings Per Share:
Effective for the quarter ended June 30, 2004, we began reporting our earnings per share using the two class method as required by the Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF). The EITF reached final consensus on Issue No. 03-6, “Participating Securities and the Two-Class Method under FASB Statement No. 128, Earnings Per Share (SFAS 128),” at their March 17, 2004 meeting. EITF 03-6 requires the income per share for each class of common stock to be calculated assuming 100% of our earnings are distributed as dividends to each class of common stock based on their contractual rights. See Note 9 for further discussion.
The effective result of EITF 03-6 is that the basic earnings per share for the Common Stock is approximately 105% of the basic earnings per share of the Class A Common Stock, Additionally, given our current capital structure, diluted earnings per share for Common Stock under EITF 03-6 will be the same as was previously reported using the if-converted method.
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dilutive common stock options which reduces the amount of undistributed earnings allocated to the Class A Common Stock. See Note 12 for the computational components of basic and diluted earnings per share.
Stock-Based Compensation:
On December 16, 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Statement No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment” (Statement 123(R)), which is a revision of FASB Statement No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (Statement 123). Statement 123(R) supersedes Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” (Opinion 25), and amends FASB Statement No. 95, “Statement of Cash Flows.” Generally, the approach in Statement 123(R) is similar to the approach described in Statement 123. However, Statement 123(R) requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the income statement based on their fair values. Pro forma disclosure is no longer an alternative.
We will adopt Statement 123(R) on January 1, 2006.
As permitted by Statement 123, we currently account for share-based payments to employees using Opinion 25’s intrinsic value method and, as such, generally recognize no compensation cost for employee stock options. The impact of adoption of Statement 123(R) cannot be predicted at this time because it will depend on levels of share-based payments granted in the future. However, had we adopted Statement 123(R) in prior periods, the impact of that standard would have approximated the impact of Statement 123 as described in the disclosure of pro forma net income and earnings per share below. Statement 123(R) also requires the benefits of tax deductions in excess of recognized compensation cost to be reported as a financing cash flow, rather than as an operating cash flow as required under current literature. This requirement will reduce net operating cash flows and increase net financing cash flows in periods after adoption. While we cannot estimate what those amounts will be in the future (because they depend on, among other things, when employees exercise stock options), the amount of operating cash flows recognized in prior periods for such excess tax deductions were $40,000, $434,000 and $1,143,000 in 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively.
At December 31, 2005, we have two stock-based employee compensation plans, which are described more fully in Note 11. We account for those plans under the recognition and measurement principle of Opinion 25 and related Interpretations. No stock- based employee compensation cost for any options is reflected in net income, as all options granted under those plans had an exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant. Restricted stock compensation is charged to expense over the vesting periods of the grants.
On August 18, 2005, the Board of Directors of Havertys, upon the recommendation of the Board’s Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits Committee (the “Executive Compensation Committee” approved the acceleration of vesting of all “out-of-the-money”, unvested stock options held by current employees, including executive officers and certain employee directors, An option was considered out-of-the-money if the stated option exercise price was greater than $12.57, the closing price of Havertys’ common stock on August 18, 2005. Options to purchase approximately 482,650 shares of common stock, which otherwise would have vested on a yearly basis through 2008 became immediately exercisable. The weighted average exercise price of the accelerated options is $17.49. The decision to initiate the acceleration was made primarily to reduce compensation expense that would be expected to be recorded in future periods following our adoption on January 1, 2006 of Statement 123R. As a result of the acceleration, we reduced this expected compensation expense, net of tax, by a total of approximately $3,700,000 (approximately $2,000,000 in 2006, $1,100,000 in 2007, and $600,000 in 2008). These amounts are based on fair value calculations using the Black-Scholes methodology.
The following table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share if we had applied the fair value recognition provisions of Statement 123 to stock- based employee compensation (in thousands, except per share amounts).

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Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements
                         
    2005     2004     2003  
 
Net income, as reported
  $ 15,054     $ 22,636     $ 24,871  
Reported stock-based compensation expense, net of tax
    630       70        
Pro forma stock-based employee compensation expense, net of tax
    (6,394 )     (2,837 )     (2,927 )
 
Pro forma net income
  $ 9,290     $ 19,869     $ 21,944  
 
 
                       
Earnings per share:
                       
As reported:
                       
Basic:
                       
Common
  $ 0.67     $ 1.01     $ 1.15  
Class A
  $ 0.63     $ 0.96     $ 1.08  
Diluted:
                       
Common
  $ 0.66     $ 0.98     $ 1.11  
Class A
  $ 0.63     $ 0.94     $ 1.06  
Pro Forma:
                       
Basic:
                       
Common
  $ 0.42     $ 0.89     $ 1.01  
Class A
  $ 0.39     $ 0.84     $ 0.95  
Diluted:
                       
Common
  $ 0.41     $ 0.87     $ 1.00  
Class A
  $ 0.39     $ 0.84     $ 0.95  
Accounting and Disclosure Changes:
In November 2002, the EITF issued EITF Issue No. 02-16, “Accounting by a Customer for Cash Consideration Received from a Vendor” (EITF 02-16). This EITF places certain restrictions on the treatment of advertising allowances and requires vendor rebates to be treated as a reduction of inventory costs for agreements entered into or significantly modified after November 30, 2002. The adoption of EITF 02-16 did not have a material impact on our 2003 financial statements as most contracts were in place prior to the effective date or allowances were tracked and identified with specific incremental advertising costs. We reclassified approximately $1,150,000 of allowances and rebates out of advertising and into cost of sales during 2003. All vendor allowances and rebates received during 2004 were recorded as a reduction in inventory costs.
In June 2002, the FASB issued Statement No. 146, “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities” (Statement 146). Statement 146 generally requires companies to recognize costs associated with exit or disposal activities when they are incurred rather than at the date of a commitment to an exit or disposal plan. We adopted Statement 146 on December 31, 2002. There was no material effect on our financial statements upon adoption of this Statement.
In January 2003, the FASB issued and subsequently revised Interpretation No. 46 (FIN 46), “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities.” FIN 46 requires a variable interest entity to be consolidated by a company if that company is subject to a majority of the risk of loss from the variable interest entity’s activities or entitled to receive a majority of the entity’s residual returns or both (primary beneficiary). Previously, entities were generally consolidated by a company that had a controlling financial interest through ownership of a majority voting interest in the entity. FIN 46 is effective for companies that have interests in structures that are commonly referred to as special purpose entities for periods ending after December 15, 2003. During 2003, we concluded that we were the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity that is the

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lessor of a distribution center and four retail locations we use. We adopted the provisions of FIN 46 as of December 31, 2003, and recorded a cumulative effect of an accounting change of $1,050,000 (net of income tax expense of $600,000). Consolidation of this entity increased property and equipment by $22,100,000, long-term debt by $19,500,000 and created a minority interest of $1,000,000. Previously, this entity was not consolidated and the distribution center and retail locations were accounted for as an operating lease. The effect of consolidation of this entity in prior years would have increased net income before the cumulative effect of an accounting change by approximately $300,000 in 2003.
Note 2,
Accounts Receivable:
Amounts financed under our credit programs were, as a percent of net sales, approximately 21% in 2005 and 2004 and 25% in 2003. Accounts receivable are shown net of the allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,400,000 and $2,950,000 at December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Accounts receivable terms vary as to payment terms (30 days to five years) and interest rates (0% to 21%) and are generally collateralized by the merchandise sold. Interest assessments are continued on past-due accounts but not “interest on interest”.
Accounts receivable balances resulting from certain credit promotions have scheduled payment amounts which extend beyond one year. These receivable balances have been historically collected at a rate faster than the scheduled rate. The portion of accounts receivable classified as long-term in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets are determined based on our historical collection rate for those credit promotions which are generally repaid earlier than the scheduled date. The amounts due per the scheduled payment rates are as follows: $74,922,000 in 2006; $12,662,000 in 2007; $4,731,000 in 2008 and $1,195,000 in 2009 for receivables outstanding at December 31, 2005.
We provide an allowance for doubtful accounts utilizing a methodology which considers the balances in problem and delinquent categories of accounts, historical write-offs and management judgment. Delinquent accounts are generally written off automatically after the passage of nine months without receiving a full scheduled monthly payment. Accounts are written off sooner in the event of a discharged bankruptcy or other circumstances that make further collections unlikely. We assess the adequacy of the allowance account at the end of each quarter.
We make available to customers interest free credit programs, which range from 3 to 24 months. In connection with these programs which are greater than 12 months, we are required to discount payments to be received over the life of the interest free credit program. On the basis of the credit worthiness of the customers and our low delinquency rates under these programs, we discount the receivables utilizing the prime rate of interest at the date of sale. The discount is recorded as a contra receivable and is amortized to net interest expense over the life of the receivable. The discount on the receivables is adjusted for prepayment at the time of prepayment. There is no assumption for prepayment recorded at inception. If delinquency rates under these interest free programs deteriorate, we may adjust the rate at which we discount such receivables in the future. The unamortized discounts were $1,646,000 and $889,000 at December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
We believe that the carrying value of existing customer receivables is the best estimate of fair value because of their short average maturity and estimated bad debt losses have been reserved. Concentrations of credit risk with respect to customer receivables are limited due to the large number of customers comprising our account base and their dispersion across 17 states.
Note 3,
Inventories:
Inventories are measured using the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method of inventory valuation because it results in a better matching of current costs and revenues. The excess of current cost over such carrying value of inventories was approximately $18,093,000 and $16,936,000 at December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Use of the LIFO valuation method as compared to the FIFO method had the effect of decreasing diluted earnings per common share by $0.03 in 2005 and

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Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements
$0.02 in 2004; and increasing it by $0.01 in 2003, assuming our effective tax rates were applied to the resulting changes in income caused by the change in the LIFO reserve and no other changes were made.
Note 4,
Property And Equipment:
Property and equipment are summarized as follows:
                 
(in thousands)   2005     2004  
 
Land and improvements
  $ 47,338     $ 43,186  
Buildings and improvements
    195,382       166,278  
Furniture and fixtures
    70,307       74,069  
Equipment
    30,014       25,267  
Buildings and equipment under capital leases
          7,533  
Construction in progress
    11,299       21,762  
 
 
    354,340       338,095  
Less accumulated depreciation
    (136,949 )     (132,348 )
Less accumulated capital lease amortization
          (710 )
 
Property and equipment, net
  $ 217,391     $ 205,037  
 
Note 5,
Credit Arrangements:
At December 31, 2005, Havertys had $80,000,000 of bank revolving credit facilities with a group of banks comprised of two agreements terminating in August 2010. Havertys owed $4,300,000 under these facilities which was all classified as short-term debt at December 31, 2005. Amounts available are reduced by outstanding letters of credit which were $5,403,000 at December 31, 2005. The facilities also have provisions for commitment fees.
The weighted average stated interest rate for these outstanding borrowings at December 31, 2005 was 5.12%.
Note 6,
Accrued Liabilities:
Accrued liabilities consist of the following:
                 
(In thousands)   2005     2004  
 
Employee compensation, related taxes and benefits
  $ 15,168     $ 16,714  
Taxes other than income and withholding
    9,876       9,315  
Other
    18,599       19,431  
 
 
  $ 43,643     $ 45,460  
 

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Note 7,
Income Taxes:
Income tax expense (benefit) (allocated to income before the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle in 2003) consists of the following:
                         
(In thousands)   2005     2004     2003  
 
Current
                       
Federal
  $ 8,419     $ 11,476     $ 12,886  
State
    789       1,134       707  
 
 
    9,208       12,610       13,593  
 
Deferred
                       
Federal
    (604 )     624       545  
State
    (104 )     62       30  
 
 
    (708 )     686       575  
 
 
  $ 8,500     $ 13,296     $ 14,168  
 
The differences between income tax expense in the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements and the amount computed by applying the statutory Federal income tax rate is as follows:
                         
(In thousands)   2005     2004     2003  
 
Statutory rates applied to income before income taxes
  $ 8,244     $ 12,576     $ 13,296  
State income taxes, net of Federal tax benefit
    445       777       479  
Other
    (189 )     (57 )     393  
 
 
  $ 8,500     $ 13,296     $ 14,168  
 
Deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2005 and 2004 were as follows:
                 
(In thousands)   2005     2004  
 
Deferred tax assets:
               
Accrued liabilities
  $ 1,054     $ 2,716  
Net property and equipment
    1,888       508  
Leases
    3,416       2,655  
Other comprehensive income
    509       790  
 
Total deferred tax assets
    6,867       6,669  
 
Deferred tax liabilities:
               
Accounts receivable related
    607       391  
Inventory related
    1,243       3,030  
Other
    818       1,077  
 
Total deferred tax liabilities
    2,668       4,498  
 
Net deferred tax assets
  $ 4,199     $ 2,171  
 

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Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements
The amounts per the table above are grouped based on broad categories of items that generate the deferred tax assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities which are current are netted against each other as are non-current deferred tax assets and non-current deferred liabilities as they relate to each tax-paying component in accordance with SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes” for presentation on the balance sheets. These are detailed in the table below:
                 
(In thousands)   2005     2004  
 
Current assets (liabilities) :
               
Current deferred assets
  $ 4,181     $ 4,032  
Current deferred liabilities
    (1,806 )     (1,783 )
 
 
    2,375       2,249  
 
Non-current assets (liabilities):
               
Non-current deferred assets
    5,809       5,111  
Non-current deferred liabilities
    (3,985 )     (5,189 )
 
 
    1,824       (78 )
 
Net deferred tax assets
  $ 4,199     $ 2,171  
 
Note 8,

Long-term Debt And Capital Lease Obligations:
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations are summarized as follows:
                 
(In thousands)   2005     2004  
 
Revolving credit notes (a)
  $     $  
Unsecured term note (b)
    4,000       8,000  
7.95% unsecured term note (c)
    9,000       10,000  
7.44% unsecured term note (d)
    7,500       10,000  
7.16% unsecured term note (e)
    6,429       10,714  
7.78% secured debt (f)
    17,232       18,281  
Secured debt
          411  
Capital lease obligations (g)
          7,092  
 
 
    44,161       64,498  
Less portion classified as current
    13,139       20,270  
 
 
  $ 31,022     $ 44,228  
 

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(a)   The Company has revolving credit facilities as described in Note 5. Borrowings under these facilities have a floating rate of interest of LIBOR plus a spread which is based on a fixed charge coverage ratio and mature in 2010.
 
(b)   The term note is payable in quarterly installments of $1,000,000 plus interest and matures in November 2006. The note has a floating rate of interest of LIBOR plus 0.7%.
 
(c)   The note is payable in semi-annual installments of $500,000, increasing to $2,000,000 commencing in February 2007. The note matures in August 2008 and interest is payable quarterly.
 
(d)   The note is payable in semi-annual installments of $1,250,000 plus interest payable quarterly and matures in October 2008.
 
(e)   The note is payable in semi-annual installments of $2,143,000 plus interest payable quarterly and matures in April 2007.
 
(f)   This debt is recorded in accordance with the consolidation requirements of FIN 46. The debt is a mortgage note with semi-annual payments of interest and principal of $1,332,000 and matures in April 2009 with a balloon payment of $12,000,000. Property with a net book value at December 31, 2005 of $21,039,000 is pledged as collateral on this debt.
 
(g)   The capital lease obligation is for a home delivery center with a net book value of $6,843,000 at December 31, 2004. Havertys purchased the property from the lessor in March 2005, and, therefore, the entire obligation was classified as current in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2004.
     Our debt agreements require, among other things, that we: (a) meet certain working capital requirements; (b) limit the type and amount of indebtedness incurred; (c) limit operating lease rentals; and (d) grant certain lenders identical security for any liens placed upon our assets, other than those liens specifically permitted in the loan agreements. The debt agreements also contain cross-default provisions. Covenants under the revolving credit notes include tests for minimum fixed charge coverage and asset coverage and maximum levels of adjusted debt to total adjusted capital. We are in compliance with the covenants of the debt agreements and revolving notes at December 31, 2005.
The aggregate maturities of long-term debt and capital lease obligations during the years subsequent to December 31, 2005 are as follows: 2006 — $13,139,000; 2007 — $10,105,000; 2008 — $8,080,000; and 2009 — $12,837,000.
Cash payments for interest were $4,242,000, $5,595,000 and $4,224,000 in 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively.
Note 9,
Stockholders’ Equity:
Common Stock has a preferential dividend rate of at least 105% of the dividend paid on Class A Common Stock. Class A Common Stock has greater voting rights which include: voting as a separate class for the election of 75% of the total number of directors of the Company and on all other matters subject to shareholder vote, each share of Class A Common Stock has ten votes and votes with the Common Stock as a single class. Class A Common Stock is convertible at the holder’s option at any time into Common Stock on a 1 -for-1 basis; Common Stock is not convertible into Class A Common Stock. There is no present plan for issuance of Preferred Stock.
Note 10,
Benefit Plans:
We have a defined benefit pension plan covering substantially all employees as of December 31, 2005. The benefits are based on years of service and the employee’s final average compensation. Our funding policy is to contribute annually an amount which is within the range of the minimum required contribution and the maximum amount that can be deducted for Federal income tax purposes. Contributions are intended to provide not only for benefits attributed to service to date but also for those expected to be earned in the future. As of December 31, 2005, the plan was closed to any employees hired after that date.

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Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements
The following table sets forth the plan’s funded status and amounts recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31:
                 
(In thousand)   2005     2004  
 
Change in benefit obligation:
               
Benefit obligation at beginning of year
  $ 57,536     $ 51,187  
Service cost
    3,030       2,529  
Interest cost
    3,343       3,138  
Actuarial losses
    3,846       3,196  
Benefits paid
    (2,658 )     (2,514 )
 
Benefit obligation at end of year
    65,097       57,536  
 
Change in plan assets:
               
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year
    56,110       53,331  
Employer contribution
    6,000       2,000  
Actual return on plan assets
    842       3,293  
Benefits paid
    (2,658 )     (2,514 )
 
Fair value of plan assets at end of year
    60,294       56,110  
 
Funded status at end of year
    (4,803 )     (1,426 )
Unrecognized actuarial loss
    11,405       4,297  
Unrecognized prior service cost
    331       473  
 
Prepaid pension expense included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
  $ 6,933     $ 3,344  
 
The accumulated benefit obligation for the defined benefit pension plan was $55,688,000 and $51,575,000 at December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
Net pension cost included the following components:
                         
(In Thousands)   2005     2004     2003  
 
Service cost-benefits earned during the period
  $ 3,030     $ 2,529     $ 2,210  
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation
    3,343       3,138       3,029  
Expected return on plan assets
    (4,119 )     (3,915 )     (3,276 )
Amortization of prior service cost
    142       133       133  
Amortization of actuarial gain
    16              
 
Net pension cost
  $ 2,412     $ 1,885     $ 2,096  
 
Assumptions
The Company uses a measurement date of December 31 for its pension and other benefit plans. Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations at December 31:
                 
    2005   2004
 
Discount rate
    5.75 %     5.75 %
Rate of compensation increase
    3.50 %     2.75 %
 

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Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost for years ended December 31:
                 
    2005   2004
 
Discount rate
    5.75 %     6.25 %
Expected long-term return on plan assets
    7.50 %     7.50 %
Rate of compensation increase
    2.75 %     3.25 %
 
To develop the expected long-term rate of return on assets assumption, the historical returns and the future expectations for returns for each asset class was considered, as well as the target asset allocation of the pension portfolio. This resulted in the selection of the 7.50% long-term rate of return on assets assumption.
Plan Assets
The pension plan weighted-average asset allocations at December 31, 2005, and 2004, by asset category are as follows:
                 
Asset Category   2005     2004  
 
Equity securities
    60 %     61 %
Debt securities
    38 %     32 %
Cash
    2 %     7 %
 
Total
    100 %     100 %
 
Investment Objectives and Asset Strategy
The Executive Compensation Committee is responsible for administering Havertys’ pension plan. The primary investment objective of the plan is to ensure, over its long term life, an adequate pool of assets to support the benefit obligations to participants, retirees and beneficiaries. An important secondary objective of the plan is to be able to improve the plan’s funded status therefore reducing employer contributions and, ultimately, allowing for the maintaining or improving of overall benefit levels. In meeting these objectives, the Executive Compensation Committee seeks to achieve a high level of investment return consistent with a prudent level of portfolio risk.
The assets of the plan are being invested according to the following asset allocation guidelines, established to reflect the growth expectations and risk tolerance of the Executive Compensation Committee.
                 
Security Class   Strategic Target   Tactical Range
 
Equity:
               
Domestic Equity — Diversified Portfolio
    50 %     40.0% - 60.0 %
Haverty Common Stock
    10 %     5.0% - 15.0 %
 
Total Equity
    60 %     50.0% - 70.0 %
U.S. Fixed Income
    40 %     30.0% - 50.0 %
Cash
    0 %     0.0% - 10.0 %
 
Total Fund
    100 %        
 

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Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements
Equity securities include 203,500 shares of Havertys’ Class A Common Stock with an aggregate fair value of $2,597,000 (4.3% of total plan assets) at December 31, 2005. The plan received $48,000 in dividends from these shares in 2005.
We expect to contribute $6,000,000 to our pension plan in 2006.
The following benefits payments, which reflect expected future service, as appropriate, are expected to be paid (in thousands):
           
       Year(s)     Pension Benefits
2006     $ 2,500  
2007       2,700  
2008       2,800  
2009       3,000  
2010       3,100  
2011-2015       19,200  
Other Plans
Havertys has a non-qualified, non-contributory supplemental executive retirement plan (SERP) which covers two retired executive officers. The SERP provides annual supplemental retirement benefits to the executives amounting to 55% of final average earnings less benefits payable from our defined benefit pension plan and Social Security benefits. We also have a non-qualified, non-contributory SERP for employees whose retirement benefits are reduced due to their annual compensation levels. The total amount of annual retirement benefits that may be paid to an eligible participant in the SERP from all sources (Retirement Plan, Social Security and the SERP) may not exceed $125,000. Under the plans, which are not funded, we pay benefits directly to covered participants beginning at their retirement. At December 31, 2005, the projected benefit obligation for these plans totaled $2,884,000 of which $2,858,000 is included in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. Pension expense recorded under the SERPs amounted to approximately $245,000, $206,000 and $367,000 for 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively.
Havertys has an employee savings/retirement (401k) plan to which substantially all employees may contribute. We match employee contributions to the extent of 50% of the first 2% of eligible pay and 25% of the next 4% contributed by participants. We expensed approximately $1,306,000 in 2005, $1,416,000 in 2004 and $1,347,000 in 2003 in matching employer contributions under this plan.
Havertys offers no post-retirement benefits other than pensions and no significant post-employment benefits.
Note 11,
Stock Based Compensation Plans:
The Executive Compensation Committee serves as Administrator for Havertys’ stock based compensation plans. Our stockholders approved the 2004 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “2004 LTIP Plan”) which provides greater flexibility and a wider array of equity compensation vehicles than the 1998 Stock Option Plan (the “1998 Plan”). Awards and options are granted by the Executive Compensation Committee to officers and non-officer employees. As of December 31, 2005, the maximum number of option shares which may be granted under the 1998 Plan was 88,500 and 922,600 shares were available for awards and options under the 2004 LTIP Plan.

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The table below summarizes options activity for the past three years under the Company’s 1998 Plan.
                 
            Weighted
    Option Shares   Average Price
 
Outstanding at December 31, 2002
    2,869,700     $ 12.88  
Granted
    511,000       20.22  
Exercised
    (599,500 )     11.65  
Canceled
    (89,700 )     13.64  
 
Outstanding at December 31, 2003
    2,691,500       14.53  
Granted
    91,700       17.22  
Exercised
    (285,200 )     12.04  
Canceled
    (41,500 )     15.65  
 
Outstanding at December 31, 2004
    2,456,500       14.90  
Granted
    7,500       14.36  
Exercised
    (41,000 )     10.79  
Canceled
    (78,200 )     16.22  
 
Outstanding at December 31, 2005
    2,344,700     $ 14.92  
 
Exercisable at December 31, 2005
    2,344,700     $ 14.92  
 
Exercisable at December 31, 2004
    1,438,200     $ 13.47  
 
Exercisable at December 31, 2003
    1,236,200     $ 13.02  
 
All of the options outstanding at December 31, 2005 were for Common Stock. Exercise prices for options outstanding as of December 31, 2005 ranged from $6.94 to $20.75.
The following table summarizes information about the stock options outstanding as of December 31, 2005:
                           
Options Outstanding and Exercisable
 
                Weighted    
                Average Remaining   Weighted
Range of     Number          Contractual Life   Average
Exercise Prices     Outstanding     (Years)   Exercise Price
 
$ 6.94 - 10.13       158,100       2.8     $ 9.44
  10.81 - 15.94       1,632,900       5.6       13.78
  17.01 -20.75       553,700       5.3       19.84
 
$ 6.94 -20.75       2,344,700       5.3     $ 14.92
 

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Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements
As discussed in Note 1 under the heading “Stock-Based Compensation,” the vesting of all of the “out-of-the-money” unvested stock options on August 18, 2005 were accelerated. All of the outstanding stock options at December 31, 2005 are vested and exercisable. Options granted before December 1, 2003 have maximum terms of 10 years and grants after that date have maximum terms of 7 years.
We are transitioning from the use of options to restricted stock awards in our long-term incentive compensation strategy and accordingly, many participants received a mix of stock options and restricted stock awards in 2004.
Grants of restricted common stock are made to certain officers, key employees and members of the board of directors under the 2004 LTIP Plan. The forfeiture provisions on the awards generally expire annually, over periods not exceeding four years. Vesting may accelerate if we reach certain financial goals set by the Executive Compensation Committee. During 2004, 177,750 shares were awarded and all were subject to forfeiture provisions as of December 31, 2004. During 2005, 8,150 shares were granted under the plan, 6,950 shares were forfeited, and 20,650 shares vested. As of December 31, 2005, 158,300 shares remained subject to forfeiture provisions. The remaining shares subject to forfeiture provisions have been recorded as unearned compensation and are included as a separate component of stockholders’ equity. The unearned compensation is being charged to selling, general and administrative expense over the respective shares vesting period and was $1,028,000 and $113,000 in 2005 and 2004, respectively. Subsequent to December 31, 2005, 125,250 shares were granted under the plan with forfeiture and vesting provisions similar to those granted in 2004.
Pro forma information regarding net income and earnings per share required by Statement 123 is provided in Note 1. For purposes of pro forma disclosures, the estimated fair value of the options is amortized to expense over the options’ vesting period.
The weighted-average fair value for these options was estimated at the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions:
                         
    2005     2004     2003  
 
Risk-free interest rate
    3.60 %     3.50 %     3.50 %
Expected life in years
    5.00       5.00       5.20  
Expected volatility
    45.60 %     45.60 %     45.30 %
Expected dividend yield
    1.40 %     1.40 %     1.04 %
Estimated fair value of options granted per share
  $ 5.66     $ 6.77     $ 8.04  
 
The Black-Scholes option valuation model was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options which have no vesting restrictions and are fully transferable. In addition, option valuation models require the input of highly subjective assumptions including the expected stock price volatility. Because our employee stock options have characteristics significantly different from those of traded options, and because changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate, in management’s opinion, the existing models do not provide a reliable single measure of the fair value Havertys’ employee stock options.

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Note 12,
Earnings Per Share:
We adopted the provisions of FIN 46 as of December 31, 2003, and recorded a cumulative effect of an accounting change of $1,050,000. The computational components of basic and diluted earnings per share for our two classes of stock are as follows:
                         
(In thousands except per share amounts)   2005     2004     2003  
 
Income before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
  $ 15,054     $ 22,636     $ 23,821  
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
                1,050  
 
Net income
  $ 15,054     $ 22,636     $ 24,871  
 
The following is a reconciliation of the number of shares used in calculating the diluted earnings per share for Common Stock under SFAS 128 and EITF 03-6 (shares in thousands):
                         
    2005     2004     2003  
 
Common:
                       
Weighted average shares outstanding
    18,301       18,227       17,505  
Assumed conversion of Class A Common shares
    4,310       4,343       4,487  
Dilutive options
    156       513       445  
 
Total weighted-average diluted Common shares
    22,767       23,083       22,437  
 

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Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements
                         
    2005     2004     2003  
 
Basic earnings per share:
                       
Common Stock
                       
Income before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
  $ 0.67     $ 1.01     $ 1.10  
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
                0.05  
     
Net income
  $ 0.67     $ 1.01     $ 1.15  
 
Class A Common Stock:
                       
Income before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
  $ 0.63     $ 0.96     $ 1.03  
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
                0.05  
     
Net income
  $ 0.63     $ 0.96     $ 1.08  
 
Diluted earnings per share:
                       
Common Stock:
                       
Income before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
  $ 0.66     $ 0.98     $ 1.06  
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
                0.05  
     
Net income
  $ 0.66     $ 0.98     $ 1.11  
 
Class A Common Stock:
                       
Income before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
  $ 0.63     $ 0.94     $ 1.02  
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
                0.04  
     
Net income
  $ 0.63     $ 0.94     $ 1.06  
 
During 2005, options outstanding for 572,700 shares and their related exercise prices of $17.01 to $20.75 and 177,900 restricted share awards at $17.01 and $20.80 were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per common share because their exercise or grant price was greater than the average market price of the shares and, therefore, the effect would be antidilutive.

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Note 13,
Commitments:
We lease certain property and equipment. Initial lease terms range from 5 years to 30 years and certain leases contain renewal options ranging from 1 to 25 years or provide for options to purchase the related property at fair market value or at predetermined purchase prices. The leases generally require Havertys to pay all maintenance, property taxes and insurance costs.
         
(In thousands)   Operating Leases  
 
2006
  $ 28,824  
2007
    28,312  
2008
    27,224  
2009
    24,989  
2010
    21,523  
Subsequent to 2010
    164,492  
 
     
Total minimum payments
    295,364  
Less total minimum sublease rentals
    (2,757 )
 
     
Net minimum lease payments
  $ 292,607  
 
Step rent and escalation clauses and other lease concessions (free rent periods) are taken into account in computing lease expense on a straight-line basis. Lease concessions for capital improvements have not been significant, but are recorded as a reduction of expense over the term of the lease. Net rental expense applicable to operating leases consisted of the following:
                         
(In thousands)   2005     2004     2003  
 
Property
                       
Minimum
  $ 26,139     $ 25,800     $ 27,889  
Additional rentals based on sales
    600       847       603  
Sublease income
    (1,681 )     (2,172 )     (2,200 )
 
 
    25,058       24,475       26,292  
Equipment
    3,292       3,101       2,867  
 
 
  $ 28,350     $ 27,576     $ 29,159  
 
Note 14,
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Income Taxes Paid
We paid state and federal income taxes of $14,479,000, $11,164,000, and $9,912,000 for 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively. We also received income tax refunds of $84,000, $175,000 and $4,851,000 in 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively.
Non-Cash Transactions
We recorded the tax benefit from the exercise of non-qualified stock options and disqualifying dispositions of stock options as a reduction of our income tax liability and as additional paid-in capital in the amount of $40,000, $434,000 and $1,143,000 for 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively.

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Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 15,
Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) :
The following is a summary of the unaudited quarterly results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 (in thousands, except per share data):
                                 
    2005 Quarter Ended
    March 31 (a)   June 30(a)   Sept. 30   Dec. 31
 
Net sales
  $ 207,634     $ 192,394     $ 202,044     $ 225,587  
Gross profit
    98,683       91,546       96,097       109,241  
Credit service charges
    989       875       837       805  
Net income
    3,174       1,309       3,816       6,755  
Basic earnings per share:
                               
Common
    0.14       0.06       0.17       0.30  
Class A Common
    0.13       0.05       0.16       0.29  
Diluted earnings per share:
                               
Common
    0.14       0.06       0.17       0.30  
Class A Common
    0.13       0.05       0.16       0.29  
                                 
    2004 Quarter Ended
    March 31 (a)(b)   June 30(a)   Sept. 30(a)(c)   Dec. 31(a)(d)
 
Net sales
  $ 190,301     $ 179,614     $ 197,445     $ 216,803  
Gross profit
    93,685       86,622       94,580       103,711  
Credit service charges
    1,304       1,163       992       1,042  
Net income
    6,047       3,646       4,237       8,706  
Basic earnings per share:
                               
Common
    0.27       0.16       0.19       0.39  
Class A Common
    0.26       0.15       0.18       0.37  
Diluted earnings per share:
                               
Common
    0.26       0.16       0.18       0.38  
Class A Common
    0.25       0.15       0.18       0.36  
Because of the method used in calculating per share data, the quarterly per share data will not necessarily add to the per share data as computed for the year.
(a)   During the third quarter of 2005, we completed our transition to a new distribution model (see Note 1). As a result, we have reclassified costs for handling and transportation into cost of goods sold for comparability purposes.
(b)   During the second quarter of 2004, we adopted EITF 03-6 which requires us to report our earnings per share using the two-class method (see Notes 1 and 12). As a result, the presentation of per share amounts for the first quarter of 2004 differs from previous presentations reported in our Form 10-Q filed for that respective period except that diluted earnings per share for Common Stock did not change as compared to previously reported diluted earnings per share.
(c)   During the third quarter of 2004, we determined that the warranties provided by a third party which we sell to customers were being undercosted in the financial statements. As we reported in our Form 10-Q for that period we made an adjustment of $ 1.2 million to increase

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    cost of goods sold. The amounts for the individual prior periods related to this adjustment were not material.
 
(d)   We changed our group medical insurance carrier as of January 1, 2005. During the evaluation process, prior to this change, we determined that approximately $1.1 million in expense should have been recorded in prior periods based on the terms of our policy. This amount was charged to SG&A in the fourth quarter. In the fourth quarter of 2004, we recorded approximately $800,000 in vendor rebates and allowances as a reduction of inventory costs related to purchases and agreements that were in place since January 1, 2004 and earned during the first three quarters of 2004.
Note 16,
Market Prices and Dividend Information (Unaudited):
Our two classes of common stock trade on The New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). The trading symbol for the Common Stock is HVT and for Class A Common Stock is HVT.A The table below sets forth the high and low sales prices per share as reported on the NYSE and the dividends paid for the last two years:
                                                   
    2005
    Common Stock   Class A Common Stock
                    Dividend                   Dividend
Quarter Ended   High   Low   Declared   High   Low   Declared
 
March
31   $ 18.60     $ 15.05     $ 0.0625     $ 18.00     $ 15.10     $ 0.0575  
June
30   16.89       13.00       0.0625       16.80       13.37       0.0575  
September
30   14.94       11.95       0.0625       13.87       12.10       0.0575  
December
31   14.23       11.53       0.0675       13.77       11.92       0.0625  
                                                   
    2004
    Common Stock   Class A Common Stock
                    Dividend                   Dividend
Quarter Ended   High   Low   Declared   High   Low   Declared
 
March
31 $ 23.98     $ 19.35     $ 0.0625     $ 23.80     $ 19.59     $ 0.0575  
June
30   21.62       16.32       0.0625       21.55       16.60       0.0575  
September
30   18.76       16.00       0.0625       18.52       15.75       0.0575  
December
31   21.09       16.50       0.0625       20.35       17.00       0.0575  
Based on the number of individual participants represented by security position listings, there are approximately 3,000 holders of the Common Stock and 200 holders of the Class A Common Stock.

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Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements
SCHEDULE II — VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                 
Column A   Column B   Column C   Column D   Column E
            Additions            
    Balance at   charged           Balance at
    beginning of   to costs and   Deductions-   end of
(in thousands)   period   expenses   describe (1)(2)   period
 
Year ended December 31, 2005:
                               
Allowance for doubtful accounts
  $ 2,950     $ 1,011     $ 1,561     $ 2,400  
Reserve for cancelled sales and allowances
  $ 1,500     $ 14,850     $ 14,775     $ 1,575  
 
 
                               
Year ended December 31, 2004:
                               
Allowance for doubtful accounts
  $ 4,500     $ 558     $ 2,108     $ 2,950  
Reserve for cancelled sales and allowances
  $ 1,800     $ 13,330     $ 13,630     $ 1,500  
 
 
                               
Year ended December 31, 2003:
                               
Allowance for doubtful accounts
  $ 5,800     $ 1,979     $ 3,279     $ 4,500  
Reserve for cancelled sales and allowances
  $ 1,800     $ 12,626     $ 12,626     $ 1,800  
 
(1)   Allowance for doubtful accounts: uncollectible accounts written off, net of recoveries and the disposal value of repossessions.
(2)   Reserve for cancelled sales and allowances: impact of sales cancelled after delivery plus amount of allowance given to customers.

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EX-10.3 2 g00086exv10w3.txt EX-10.3 THRIFT PLAN RESTATED JANUARY 1, 2005 EXHIBIT 10.3 HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES, INC. THRIFT PLAN RESTATED JANUARY 1, 2005 . . . TABLE OF CONTENTS ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS ARTICLE II ADMINISTRATION 2.1 POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE EMPLOYER........................... 13 2.2 DESIGNATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY............................... 13 2.3 POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE ADMINISTRATOR................................ 14 2.4 RECORDS AND REPORTS................................................... 15 2.5 APPOINTMENT OF ADVISERS............................................... 15 2.6 PAYMENT OF EXPENSES................................................... 15 2.7 CLAIMS PROCEDURE...................................................... 16 2.8 CLAIMS REVIEW PROCEDURE............................................... 16 ARTICLE III ELIGIBILITY 3.1 CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY............................................. 17 3.2 EFFECTIVE DATE OF PARTICIPATION....................................... 17 3.3 DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY.......................................... 17 3.4 TERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY............................................ 17 3.5 OMISSION OF ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE......................................... 18 3.6 INCLUSION OF INELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE...................................... 18 3.7 REHIRED EMPLOYEES AND BREAKS IN SERVICE............................... 18 3.8 ELECTION NOT TO PARTICIPATE........................................... 19 ARTICLE IV CONTRIBUTION AND ALLOCATION 4.1 FORMULA FOR DETERMINING EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION......................... 19 4.2 PARTICIPANT'S SALARY REDUCTION ELECTION............................... 20 4.3 TIME OF PAYMENT OF EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION.............................. 24 4.4 ALLOCATION OF CONTRIBUTION AND EARNINGS............................... 24 4.5 ACTUAL DEFERRAL PERCENTAGE TESTS...................................... 28 4.6 ADJUSTMENT TO ACTUAL DEFERRAL PERCENTAGE TESTS........................ 30 4.7 ACTUAL CONTRIBUTION PERCENTAGE TESTS.................................. 33
4.8 ADJUSTMENT TO ACTUAL CONTRIBUTION PERCENTAGE TESTS.................... 36 4.9 MAXIMUM ANNUAL ADDITIONS.............................................. 38 4.10 ADJUSTMENT FOR EXCESSIVE ANNUAL ADDITIONS............................. 40 4.11 ROLLOVERS AND PLAN-TO-PLAN TRANSFERS FROM QUALIFIED PLANS............. 42 4.12 DIRECTED INVESTMENT ACCOUNT........................................... 43 4.13 QUALIFIED MILITARY SERVICE............................................ 45 ARTICLE V VALUATIONS 5.1 VALUATION OF THE TRUST FUND........................................... 45 5.2 METHOD OF VALUATION................................................... 46 ARTICLE VI DETERMINATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS 6.1 DETERMINATION OF BENEFITS UPON RETIREMENT............................. 46 6.2 DETERMINATION OF BENEFITS UPON DEATH.................................. 46 6.3 DETERMINATION OF BENEFITS IN EVENT OF DISABILITY...................... 48 6.4 DETERMINATION OF BENEFITS UPON TERMINATION............................ 48 6.5 DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS.............................................. 49 6.6 DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS UPON DEATH................................... 51 6.7 TIME OF SEGREGATION OR DISTRIBUTION................................... 52 6.8 DISTRIBUTION FOR MINOR OR INCOMPETENT BENEFICIARY..................... 52 6.9 LOCATION OF PARTICIPANT OR BENEFICIARY UNKNOWN........................ 53 6.10 PRE-RETIREMENT DISTRIBUTION........................................... 53 6.11 ADVANCE DISTRIBUTION FOR HARDSHIP..................................... 53 6.12 QUALIFIED DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDER DISTRIBUTION....................... 55 6.13 DIRECT ROLLOVER....................................................... 55 ARTICLE VII AMENDMENT, TERMINATION AND MERGERS 7.1 AMENDMENT............................................................. 56 7.2 TERMINATION........................................................... 57 7.3 MERGER, CONSOLIDATION OR TRANSFER OF ASSETS........................... 58
ARTICLE VIII TOP HEAVY 8.1 TOP HEAVY PLAN REQUIREMENTS........................................... 58 8.2 DETERMINATION OF TOP HEAVY STATUS..................................... 58 ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS 9.1 PARTICIPANT'S RIGHTS.................................................. 61 9.2 ALIENATION............................................................ 61 9.3 CONSTRUCTION OF PLAN.................................................. 62 9.4 GENDER AND NUMBER..................................................... 62 9.5 LEGAL ACTION.......................................................... 62 9.6 PROHIBITION AGAINST DIVERSION OF FUNDS................................ 62 9.7 EMPLOYER'S AND TRUSTEE'S PROTECTIVE CLAUSE............................ 63 9.8 INSURER'S PROTECTIVE CLAUSE........................................... 63 9.9 RECEIPT AND RELEASE FOR PAYMENTS...................................... 63 9.10 ACTION BY THE EMPLOYER................................................ 64 9.11 NAMED FIDUCIARIES AND ALLOCATION OF RESPONSIBILITY.................... 64 9.12 HEADINGS.............................................................. 64 9.13 APPROVAL BY INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.................................. 64 9.14 UNIFORMITY............................................................ 65 ARTICLE X PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS 10.1 ADOPTION BY OTHER EMPLOYERS........................................... 65 10.2 REQUIREMENTS OF PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS............................... 65 10.3 DESIGNATION OF AGENT.................................................. 65 10.4 EMPLOYEE TRANSFERS.................................................... 65 10.5 PARTICIPATING EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION AND FORFEITURES................... 66 10.6 AMENDMENT............................................................. 66 10.7 DISCONTINUANCE OF PARTICIPATION....................................... 66 10.8 ADMINISTRATOR'S AUTHORITY............................................. 66
HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES, INC. THRIFT PLAN RESTATED JANUARY 1, 2005 THIS PLAN, hereby adopted this 1st day of December,2005 by HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES, INC. (herein referred to as the "Employer"). WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the Employer heretofore established a Profit Sharing Plan effective January 1, 1985, (hereinafter called the "Effective Date") known as HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES, INC. THRIFT PLAN Restated January 1, 2005 (herein referred to as the "Plan") in recognition of the contribution made to its successful operation by its employees and for the exclusive benefit of its eligible employees; and WHEREAS, under the terms of the Plan, the Employer has the ability to amend the Plan, provided the Trustee joins in such amendment if the provisions of the Plan affecting the Trustee are amended; NOW, THEREFORE, effective January 1, 2005, except as otherwise provided, the Employer in accordance with the provisions of the Plan pertaining to amendments thereof, hereby amends the Plan in its entirety and restates the Plan to provide as follows: ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS 1.1 "Act" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as it may be amended from time to time. 1.2 "Administrator" means the Employer unless another person or entity has been designated by the Employer pursuant to Section 2.2 to administer the Plan on behalf of the Employer. 1.3 "Affiliated Employer" means any corporation which is a member of a controlled group of corporations (as defined in Code Section 414(b)) which includes the Employer; any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is under common control (as defined in Code Section 414(c)) with the Employer; any organization (whether or not incorporated) which is a member of an affiliated service group (as defined in Code Section 414(m)) which includes the Employer; and any other entity required to be aggregated with the Employer pursuant to Regulations under Code Section 414(o). 1.4 "Aggregate Account" means, with respect to each Participant, the value of all accounts maintained on behalf of a Participant, whether attributable to Employer or Employee contributions, subject to the provisions of Section 8.2. 1.5 "Anniversary Date" means the last day of the Plan Year. 1.6 "Beneficiary" means the person (or entity) to whom the share of a deceased Participant's total account is payable, subject to the restrictions of Sections 6.2 and 6.6. 1 1.7 "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended or replaced from time to time. 1.8 "Compensation" with respect to any Participant means such Participant's wages for the Plan Year within the meaning of Code Section 3401(a) (for the purposes of income tax withholding at the source) but determined without regard to any rules that limit the remuneration included in wages based on the nature or location of the employment or the services performed (such as the exception for agricultural labor in Code Section 3401(a)(2)). For purposes of this Section, the determination of Compensation shall be made by: (a) excluding (even if includible in gross income) reimbursements or other expense allowances, fringe benefits (cash or noncash), moving expenses, deferred compensation, and welfare benefits. (b) including amounts which are contributed by the Employer pursuant to a salary reduction agreement and which are not includible in the gross income of the Participant under Code Sections 125, 132(f)(4), 402(e)(3), 402(h)(1)(B), 403(b) or 457(b), and Employee contributions described in Code Section 414(h)(2) that are treated as Employer contributions. For a Participant's initial year of participation, Compensation shall be recognized as of such Employee's effective date of participation pursuant to Section 3.2. Compensation in excess of $150,000 (or such other amount provided in the Code) shall be disregarded for all purposes other than for purposes of salary deferral elections pursuant to Section 4.2. Such amount shall be adjusted for increases in the cost of living in accordance with Code Section 401(a)(17)(B), except that the dollar increase in effect on January 1 of any calendar year shall be effective for the Plan Year beginning with or within such calendar year. For any short Plan Year the Compensation limit shall be an amount equal to the Compensation limit for the calendar year in which the Plan Year begins multiplied by the ratio obtained by dividing the number of full months in the short Plan Year by twelve (12). If any class of Employees is excluded from the Plan, then Compensation for any Employee who becomes eligible or ceases to be eligible to participate during a Plan Year shall only include Compensation while the Employee is an Eligible Employee. For purposes of this Section, if the Plan is a plan described in Code Section 413(c) or 414(f) (a plan maintained by more than one Employer), the limitation applies separately with respect to the Compensation of any Participant from each Employer maintaining the Plan. 1.9 "Contract" or "Policy" means any life insurance policy, retirement income policy or annuity contract (group or individual) issued pursuant to the terms of the Plan. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Plan and the terms of any contract purchased hereunder, the Plan provisions shall control. 1.10 "Deferred Compensation" with respect to any Participant means the amount of the Participant's total Compensation which has been contributed to the Plan in accordance with the 2 Participant's deferral election pursuant to Section 4.2 excluding any such amounts distributed as excess "annual additions" pursuant to Section 4.10(a). 1.11 "Designated Investment Alternative" means a specific investment identified by name by the Employer (or such other Fiduciary who has been given the authority to select investment options) as an available investment under the Plan to which Plan assets may be invested by the Trustee pursuant to the investment direction of a Participant. The Employer may designate as a Designated Investment Alternative "qualifying Employer securities" as defined in Section 407 of the Act, in which case the Trustee shall be empowered to acquire and hold up to 100% of the fair market value of all the assets in the Trust Fund in 'qualifying Employer securities.' The Trust Fund may hold 'qualifying Employer securities' in the form of a stock fund established and maintained as agreed to by the Employer and the Trustee. Any reference in this Section to "qualifying Employer securities" also includes a stock fund. The Trustee shall vote, tender and otherwise act with respect to qualifying Employer securities held in the Trust Fund as directed in writing (which may be a continuing direction) by the Employer. 1.12 "Directed Investment Option" means one or more of the following: (a) a Designated Investment Alternative. (b) any other investment permitted by the Plan and the Participant Direction Procedures to which Plan assets may be invested by the Trustee pursuant to the investment direction of a Participant. 1.13 "Early Retirement Date." This Plan does not provide for a retirement date prior to Normal Retirement Date. 1.14 "Elective Contribution" means the Employer contributions to the Plan of Deferred Compensation excluding any such amounts distributed as excess "annual additions" pursuant to Section 4.10(a). In addition, any Employer Qualified Non-Elective Contribution made pursuant to Section 4.1(c) and Section 4.6(b) which is used to satisfy the "Actual Deferral Percentage" tests shall be considered an Elective Contribution for purposes of the Plan. Any contributions deemed to be Elective Contributions (whether or not used to satisfy the "Actual Deferral Percentage" tests or the "Actual Contribution Percentage" tests) shall be subject to the requirements of Sections 4.2(b) and 4.2(c) and shall further be required to satisfy the nondiscrimination requirements of Regulation 1.401(k)-1(b)(5) and Regulation 1.401(m)-1(b)(5), the provisions of which are specifically incorporated herein by reference. 1.15 "Eligible Employee" means any Employee. Employees who are Leased Employees within the meaning of Code Sections 414(n)(2) and 414(o)(2) shall not be eligible to participate in this Plan. Employees whose employment is governed by the terms of a collective bargaining agreement between Employee representatives (within the meaning of Code Section 7701(a)(46)) and the Employer under which retirement benefits were the subject of good 3 faith bargaining between the parties will not be eligible to participate in this Plan unless such agreement expressly provides for coverage in this Plan. Employees of Affiliated Employers shall not be eligible to participate in this Plan unless such Affiliated Employers have specifically adopted this Plan in writing. Employees classified by the Employer as independent contractors who are subsequently determined by the Internal Revenue Service to be Employees shall not be Eligible Employees. 1.16 "Employee" means any person who is employed by the Employer or Affiliated Employer, and excludes any person who is employed as an independent contractor. Employee shall include Leased Employees within the meaning of Code Sections 414(n)(2) and 414(o)(2) unless such Leased Employees are covered by a plan described in Code Section 414(n)(5) and such Leased Employees do not constitute more than 20% of the recipient's non-highly compensated work force. 1.17 "Employer" means HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES, INC. and any successor which shall maintain this Plan; and any predecessor which has maintained this Plan. The Employer is a corporation, with principal offices in the State of Georgia. In addition, where appropriate, the term Employer shall include any Participating Employer (as defined in Section 10.1) which shall adopt this Plan. 1.18 "Excess Aggregate Contributions" means, with respect to any Plan Year, the excess of the aggregate amount of the Employer matching contributions made pursuant to Section 4.1(b) and any qualified non-elective contributions or elective deferrals taken into account pursuant to Section 4.7(c) on behalf of Highly Compensated Participants for such Plan Year, over the maximum amount of such contributions permitted under the limitations of Section 4.7(a) (determined by hypothetically reducing contributions made on behalf of Highly Compensated Participants in order of the actual contribution ratios beginning with the highest of such ratios). Such determination shall be made after first taking into account corrections of any Excess Deferred Compensation pursuant to Section 4.2 and taking into account any adjustments of any Excess Contributions pursuant to Section 4.6. 1.19 "Excess Contributions" means, with respect to a Plan Year, the excess of Elective Contributions used to satisfy the "Actual Deferral Percentage" tests made on behalf of Highly Compensated Participants for the Plan Year over the maximum amount of such contributions permitted under Section 4.5(a) (determined by hypothetically reducing contributions made on behalf of Highly Compensated Participants in order of the actual deferral ratios beginning with the highest of such ratios). Excess Contributions shall be treated as an "annual addition" pursuant to Section 4.9(b). 1.20 "Excess Deferred Compensation" means, with respect to any taxable year of a Participant, the excess of the aggregate amount of such Participant's Deferred Compensation and the elective deferrals pursuant to Section 4.2(f) actually made on behalf of such Participant for such taxable year, over the dollar limitation provided for in Code Section 402(g), which is incorporated herein by reference. Excess Deferred Compensation shall be treated as an "annual addition" pursuant to Section 4.9(b) when contributed to the Plan unless distributed to the affected Participant not later than the first April 15th following the close of the Participant's taxable year. Additionally, for purposes of Sections 8.2 and 4.4(f), Excess Deferred 4 Compensation shall continue to be treated as Employer contributions even if distributed pursuant to Section 4.2(f). However, Excess Deferred Compensation of Non-Highly Compensated Participants is not taken into account for purposes of Section 4.5(a) to the extent such Excess Deferred Compensation occurs pursuant to Section 4.2(d). 1.21 "Fiduciary" means any person who (a) exercises any discretionary authority or discretionary control respecting management of the Plan or exercises any authority or control respecting management or disposition of its assets, (b) renders investment advice for a fee or other compensation, direct or indirect, with respect to any monies or other property of the Plan or has any authority or responsibility to do so, or (c) has any discretionary authority or discretionary responsibility in the administration of the Plan. 1.22 "Fiscal Year" means the Employer's accounting year of 12 months commencing on January 1 of each year and ending the following December 31. 1.23 "Forfeiture" means that portion of a Participant's Account that is not Vested, and occurs on the earlier of: (a) the distribution of the entire Vested portion of the Participant's Account of a Former Participant who has severed employment with the Employer. For purposes of this provision, if the Former Participant has a Vested benefit of zero, then such Former Participant shall be deemed to have received a distribution of such Vested benefit as of the year in which the severance of employment occurs, or (b) the last day of the Plan Year in which a Former Participant who has severed employment with the Employer incurs five (5) consecutive 1-Year Breaks in Service. Regardless of the preceding provisions, if a Former Participant is eligible to share in the allocation of Employer contributions or Forfeitures in the year in which the Forfeiture would otherwise occur, then the Forfeiture will not occur until the end of the first Plan Year for which the Former Participant is not eligible to share in the allocation of Employer contributions or Forfeitures. Furthermore, the term "Forfeiture" shall also include amounts deemed to be Forfeitures pursuant to any other provision of this Plan. 1.24 "Former Participant" means a person who has been a Participant, but who has ceased to be a Participant for any reason. 1.25 "415 Compensation" with respect to any Participant means such Participant's wages for the Plan Year within the meaning of Code Section 3401(a) (for the purposes of income tax withholding at the source) but determined without regard to any rules that limit the remuneration included in wages based on the nature or location of the employment or the services performed (such as the exception for agricultural labor in Code Section 3401(a)(2)). For purposes of this Section, the determination of "415 Compensation" shall include any elective deferral (as defined in Code Section 402(g)(3)), and any amount which is contributed or deferred by the Employer at the election of the Participant and which is not includible in the gross income of the Participant by reason of Code Sections 125, 132(f)(4) or 457. 5 1.26 "414(s) Compensation" means any definition of compensation that satisfies the nondiscrimination requirements of Code Section 414(s) and the Regulations thereunder. The period for determining 414(s) Compensation must be either the Plan Year or the calendar year ending with or within the Plan Year. An Employer may further limit the period taken into account to that part of the Plan Year or calendar year in which an Employee was a Participant in the component of the Plan being tested. The period used to determine 414(s) Compensation must be applied uniformly to all Participants for the Plan Year. 1.27 "Highly Compensated Employee" means an Employee described in Code Section 414(q) and the Regulations thereunder, and generally means any Employee who: (a) was a "five percent owner" as defined in Section 1.32(c) at any time during the "determination year" or the "look-back year"; or (b) for the "look-back year" had "415 Compensation" from the Employer in excess of $80,000 and was in the Top-Paid Group for the "look-back year." The $80,000 amount is adjusted at the same time and in the same manner as under Code Section 415(d), except that the base period is the calendar quarter ending September 30, 1996. The "determination year" means the Plan Year for which testing is being performed, and the "look-back year" means the immediately preceding twelve (12) month period. A highly compensated former Employee is based on the rules applicable to determining Highly Compensated Employee status as in effect for the "determination year," in accordance with Regulation 1.414(q)-1T, A-4 and IRS Notice 97-45 (or any superseding guidance). In determining who is a Highly Compensated Employee, Employees who are non-resident aliens and who received no earned income (within the meaning of Code Section 911(d)(2)) from the Employer constituting United States source income within the meaning of Code Section 861(a)(3) shall not be treated as Employees. Additionally, all Affiliated Employers shall be taken into account as a single employer and Leased Employees within the meaning of Code Sections 414(n)(2) and 414(o)(2) shall be considered Employees unless such Leased Employees are covered by a plan described in Code Section 414(n)(5) and are not covered in any qualified plan maintained by the Employer. The exclusion of Leased Employees for this purpose shall be applied on a uniform and consistent basis for all of the Employer's retirement plans. Highly Compensated Former Employees shall be treated as Highly Compensated Employees without regard to whether they performed services during the "determination year." 1.28 "Highly Compensated Participant" means any Highly Compensated Employee who is eligible to participate in the component of the Plan being tested. 1.29 "Hour of Service" means, for purposes of eligibility for participation and vesting, (1) each hour for which an Employee is directly or indirectly compensated or entitled to compensation by the Employer for the performance of duties (these hours will be credited to the Employee for the computation period in which the duties are performed); (2) each hour for 6 which an Employee is directly or indirectly compensated or entitled to compensation by the Employer (irrespective of whether the employment relationship has terminated) for reasons other than performance of duties (such as vacation, holidays, sickness, jury duty, disability, lay-off, military duty or leave of absence) during the applicable computation period (these hours will be calculated and credited pursuant to Department of Labor regulation 2530.200b-2 which is incorporated herein by reference); (3) each hour for which back pay is awarded or agreed to by the Employer without regard to mitigation of damages (these hours will be credited to the Employee for the computation period or periods to which the award or agreement pertains rather than the computation period in which the award, agreement or payment is made). The same Hours of Service shall not be credited both under (1) or (2), as the case may be, and under (3). Notwithstanding (2) above, (i) no more than 501 Hours of Service are required to be credited to an Employee on account of any single continuous period during which the Employee performs no duties (whether or not such period occurs in a single computation period); (ii) an hour for which an Employee is directly or indirectly paid, or entitled to payment, on account of a period during which no duties are performed is not required to be credited to the Employee if such payment is made or due under a plan maintained solely for the purpose of complying with applicable worker's compensation, or unemployment compensation or disability insurance laws; and (iii) Hours of Service are not required to be credited for a payment which solely reimburses an Employee for medical or medically related expenses incurred by the Employee. For purposes of (2) above, a payment shall be deemed to be made by or due from the Employer regardless of whether such payment is made by or due from the Employer directly, or indirectly through, among others, a trust fund, or insurer, to which the Employer contributes or pays premiums and regardless of whether contributions made or due to the trust fund, insurer, or other entity are for the benefit of particular Employees or are on behalf of a group of Employees in the aggregate. For purposes of this Section, Hours of Service will be credited for employment with other Affiliated Employers. The provisions of Department of Labor regulations 2530.200b-2(b) and (c) are incorporated herein by reference. 1.30 "Income" means the income or losses allocable to Excess Deferred Compensation, Excess Contributions or Excess Aggregate Contributions which amount shall be allocated in the same manner as income or losses are allocated pursuant to Section 4.4(e). 1.31 "Investment Manager" means an entity that (a) has the power to manage, acquire, or dispose of Plan assets and (b) acknowledges fiduciary responsibility to the Plan in writing. Such entity must be a person, firm, or corporation registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, a bank, or an insurance company. 1.32 "Key Employee" means an Employee as defined in Code Section 416(i) and the Regulations thereunder. Generally, any Employee or former Employee (as well as each of the Employee's or former Employee's Beneficiaries) is considered a Key Employee if the Employee, at any time during the Plan Year that contains the "Determination Date" or any of the preceding four (4) Plan Years, has been included in one of the following categories: (a) an officer of the Employer (as that term is defined within the meaning of the Regulations under Code Section 416) having annual "415 7 Compensation" greater than 50 percent of the amount in effect under Code Section 415(b)(1)(A) for any such Plan Year. (b) one of the ten employees having annual "415 Compensation" from the Employer for a Plan Year greater than the dollar limitation in effect under Code Section 415(c)(1)(A) for the calendar year in which such Plan Year ends and owning (or considered as owning within the meaning of Code Section 318) both more than one-half percent interest and the largest interests in the Employer. (c) a "five percent owner" of the Employer. "Five percent owner" means any person who owns (or is considered as owning within the meaning of Code Section 318) more than five percent (5%) of the outstanding stock of the Employer or stock possessing more than five percent (5%) of the total combined voting power of all stock of the Employer or, in the case of an unincorporated business, any person who owns more than five percent (5%) of the capital or profits interest in the Employer. In determining percentage ownership hereunder, employers that would otherwise be aggregated under Code Sections 414(b), (c), (m) and (o) shall be treated as separate employers. (d) a "one percent owner" of the Employer having an annual "415 Compensation" from the Employer of more than $150,000. "One percent owner" means any person who owns (or is considered as owning within the meaning of Code Section 318) more than one percent (1%) of the outstanding stock of the Employer or stock possessing more than one percent (1%) of the total combined voting power of all stock of the Employer or, in the case of an unincorporated business, any person who owns more than one percent (1%) of the capital or profits interest in the Employer. In determining percentage ownership hereunder, employers that would otherwise be aggregated under Code Sections 414(b), (c), (m) and (o) shall be treated as separate employers. However, in determining whether an individual has "415 Compensation" of more than $150,000, "415 Compensation" from each employer required to be aggregated under Code Sections 414(b), (c), (m) and (o) shall be taken into account. For purposes of this Section, the determination of "415 Compensation" shall be made by including amounts which are contributed by the Employer pursuant to a salary reduction agreement and which are not includible in the gross income of the Participant under Code Sections 125, 132(f)(4), 402(e)(3), 402(h)(1)(B), 403(b) or 457(b), and Employee contributions described in Code Section 414(h)(2) that are treated as Employer contributions. 1.33 "Late Retirement Date" means the first day of the month coinciding with or next following a Participant's actual Retirement Date after having reached Normal Retirement Date. 1.34 "Leased Employee" means any person (other than an Employee of the recipient Employer) who pursuant to an agreement between the recipient Employer and any other person or entity ("leasing organization") has performed services for the recipient (or for the recipient and related persons determined in accordance with Code Section 414(n)(6)) on a substantially full time basis for a period of at least one year, and such services are performed under primary direction or control by the recipient Employer. Contributions or benefits provided a Leased Employee by the leasing organization which are attributable to services performed for the recipient Employer shall be treated as provided by the recipient Employer. Furthermore, 8 Compensation for a Leased Employee shall only include Compensation from the leasing organization that is attributable to services performed for the recipient Employer. A Leased Employee shall not be considered an Employee of the recipient Employer: (a) if such employee is covered by a money purchase pension plan providing: (1) a nonintegrated employer contribution rate of at least 10% of compensation, as defined in Code Section 415(c)(3); (2) immediate participation; (3) full and immediate vesting; and (b) if Leased Employees do not constitute more than 20% of the recipient Employer's nonhighly compensated work force. 1.35 "Non-Elective Contribution" means the Employer contributions to the Plan excluding, however, contributions made pursuant to the Participant's deferral election provided for in Section 4.2 and any Qualified Non-Elective Contribution used in the "Actual Deferral Percentage" tests. 1.36 "Non-Highly Compensated Participant" means any Participant who is not a Highly Compensated Employee. However, for purposes of Section 4.5(a) and Section 4.6, if the prior year testing method is used, a Non-Highly Compensated Participant shall be determined using the definition of Highly Compensated Employee in effect for the preceding Plan Year. 1.37 "Non-Key Employee" means any Employee or former Employee (and such Employee's or former Employee's Beneficiaries) who is not, and has never been a Key Employee. 1.38 "Normal Retirement Age" means the Participant's 65th birthday, or the Participant's fifth anniversary of joining the Plan, if later. A Participant shall become fully Vested in the Participant's Account upon attaining Normal Retirement Age. 1.39 "Normal Retirement Date" means the first day of the month coinciding with or next following the Participant's Normal Retirement Age. 1.40 "1-Year Break in Service" means, for purposes of eligibility for participation and vesting, the applicable computation period during which an Employee has not completed more than 500 Hours of Service with the Employer. Further, solely for the purpose of determining whether a Participant has incurred a 1-Year Break in Service, Hours of Service shall be recognized for "authorized leaves of absence" and "maternity and paternity leaves of absence." Years of Service and 1-Year Breaks in Service shall be measured on the same computation period. "Authorized leave of absence" means an unpaid, temporary cessation from active employment with the Employer pursuant to an established nondiscriminatory policy, whether occasioned by illness, military service, or any other reason. 9 A "maternity or paternity leave of absence" means an absence from work for any period by reason of the Employee's pregnancy, birth of the Employee's child, placement of a child with the Employee in connection with the adoption of such child, or any absence for the purpose of caring for such child for a period immediately following such birth or placement. For this purpose, Hours of Service shall be credited for the computation period in which the absence from work begins, only if credit therefore is necessary to prevent the Employee from incurring a 1-Year Break in Service, or, in any other case, in the immediately following computation period. The Hours of Service credited for a "maternity or paternity leave of absence" shall be those which would normally have been credited but for such absence, or, in any case in which the Administrator is unable to determine such hours normally credited, eight (8) Hours of Service per day. The total Hours of Service required to be credited for a "maternity or paternity leave of absence" shall not exceed the number of Hours of Service needed to prevent the Employee from incurring a 1-Year Break in Service. 1.41 "Participant" means any Eligible Employee who participates in the Plan and has not for any reason become ineligible to participate further in the Plan. 1.42 "Participant Direction Procedures" means such instructions, guidelines or policies, the terms of which are incorporated herein, as shall be established pursuant to Section 4.12 and observed by the Administrator and applied and provided to Participants who have Participant Directed Accounts. 1.43 "Participant's Account" means the account established and maintained by the Administrator for each Participant with respect to such Participant's total interest in the Plan and Trust resulting from the Employer Non-Elective Contributions. 1.44 "Participant's Combined Account" means the total aggregate amount of each Participant's Elective Account and Participant's Account. 1.45 "Participant's Directed Account" means that portion of a Participant's interest in the Plan with respect to which the Participant has directed the investment in accordance with the Participant Direction Procedure. 1.46 "Participant's Elective Account" means the account established and maintained by the Administrator for each Participant with respect to the Participant's total interest in the Plan and Trust resulting from the Employer Elective Contributions used to satisfy the "Actual Deferral Percentage" tests. A separate accounting shall be maintained with respect to that portion of the Participant's Elective Account attributable to such Elective Contributions pursuant to Section 4.2 and any Employer Qualified Non-Elective Contributions. 1.47 "Participant's Transfer/Rollover Account" means the account established and maintained by the Administrator for each Participant with respect to the Participant's total interest in the Plan resulting from amounts transferred to this Plan from a direct plan-to-plan transfer and/or with respect to such Participant's interest in the Plan resulting from amounts transferred from another qualified plan or "conduit" Individual Retirement Account in accordance with Section 4.11. A separate accounting shall be maintained with respect to that portion of the Participant's Transfer/Rollover Account attributable to transfers (within the meaning of Code Section 414(l)) and "rollovers." 10 1.48 "Plan" means this instrument, including all amendments thereto. 1.49 "Plan Year" means the Plan's accounting year of twelve (12) months commencing on January 1 of each year and ending the following December 31. 1.50 "Qualified Non-Elective Contribution" means any Employer contributions made pursuant to Section 4.1(c) and Section 4.6(b) and Section 4.8(f). Such contributions shall be considered an Elective Contribution for the purposes of the Plan and may be used to satisfy the "Actual Deferral Percentage" tests or the "Actual Contribution Percentage" tests. 1.51 "Regulation" means the Income Tax Regulations as promulgated by the Secretary of the Treasury or a delegate of the Secretary of the Treasury, and as amended from time to time. 1.52 "Retired Participant" means a person who has been a Participant, but who has become entitled to retirement benefits under the Plan. 1.53 "Retirement Date" means the date as of which a Participant retires for reasons other than Total and Permanent Disability, whether such retirement occurs on a Participant's Normal Retirement Date or Late Retirement Date (see Section 6.1). 1.54 "Super Top Heavy Plan" means a plan described in Section 8.2(b). However, effective as of the first "limitation year" beginning after December 31, 1999, no Plan shall be considered a Super Top Heavy Plan. 1.55 "Terminated Participant" means a person who has been a Participant, but whose employment has been terminated other than by death, Total and Permanent Disability or retirement. 1.56 "Top Heavy Plan" means a plan described in Section 8.2(a). 1.57 "Top Heavy Plan Year" means a Plan Year during which the Plan is a Top Heavy Plan. 1.58 "Top-Paid Group" means the top 20 percent of Employees who performed services for the Employer during the applicable year, ranked according to the amount of "415 Compensation" received from the Employer during such year. All Affiliated Employers shall be taken into account as a single employer, and Leased Employees within the meaning of Code Sections 414(n)(2) and 414(o)(2) shall be considered Employees unless such Leased Employees are covered by a plan described in Code Section 414(n)(5) and are not covered in any qualified plan maintained by the Employer. Employees who are non-resident aliens who received no earned income (within the meaning of Code Section 911(d)(2)) from the Employer constituting United States source income within the meaning of Code Section 861(a)(3) shall not be treated as Employees. Furthermore, for the purpose of determining the number of active Employees in any year, the following additional Employees shall also be excluded, however, such Employees shall still be considered for the purpose of identifying the particular Employees in the Top-Paid Group: (a) Employees with less than six (6) months of service; 11 (b) Employees who normally work less than 17 1/2 hours per week; (c) Employees who normally work less than six (6) months during a year; and (d) Employees who have not yet attained age twenty-one (21). In addition, if 90 percent or more of the Employees of the Employer are covered under agreements the Secretary of Labor finds to be collective bargaining agreements between Employee representatives and the Employer, and the Plan covers only Employees who are not covered under such agreements, then Employees covered by such agreements shall be excluded from both the total number of active Employees as well as from the identification of particular Employees in the Top-Paid Group. The foregoing exclusions set forth in this Section shall be applied on a uniform and consistent basis for all purposes for which the Code Section 414(q) definition is applicable. 1.59 "Total and Permanent Disability" means a physical or mental condition of a Participant resulting from bodily injury, disease, or mental disorder which renders such Participant incapable of continuing any gainful occupation and which condition constitutes total disability under the federal Social Security Acts. 1.60 "Trustee" means the person or entity named as trustee herein or in any separate trust forming a part of this Plan, and any successors. 1.61 "Trust Fund" means the assets of the Plan and Trust as the same shall exist from time to time. 1.62 "Valuation Date" means the Anniversary Date and may include any other date or dates deemed necessary or appropriate by the Administrator for the valuation of the Participants' accounts during the Plan Year, which may include any day that the Trustee, any transfer agent appointed by the Trustee or the Employer or any stock exchange used by such agent, are open for business. 1.63 "Vested" means the nonforfeitable portion of any account maintained on behalf of a Participant. 1.64 "Year of Service" means the computation period of twelve (12) consecutive months, herein set forth, during which an Employee has at least 1000 Hours of Service. For vesting purposes, the computation periods shall be the Plan Year, including periods prior to the Effective Date of the Plan. The computation period shall be the Plan Year if not otherwise set forth herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for any short Plan Year, the determination of whether an Employee has completed a Year of Service shall be made in accordance with Department of Labor regulation 2530.203-2(c). 12 Years of Service with any Affiliated Employer shall be recognized. ARTICLE II ADMINISTRATION 2.1 POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE EMPLOYER (a) In addition to the general powers and responsibilities otherwise provided for in this Plan, the Employer shall be empowered to appoint and remove the Trustee and the Administrator from time to time as it deems necessary for the proper administration of the Plan to ensure that the Plan is being operated for the exclusive benefit of the Participants and their Beneficiaries in accordance with the terms of the Plan, the Code, and the Act. The Employer may appoint counsel, specialists, advisers, agents (including any nonfiduciary agent) and other persons as the Employer deems necessary or desirable in connection with the exercise of its fiduciary duties under this Plan. The Employer may compensate such agents or advisers from the assets of the Plan as fiduciary expenses (but not including any business (settlor) expenses of the Employer), to the extent not paid by the Employer. (b) The Employer may, by written agreement or designation, appoint at its option an Investment Manager (qualified under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as amended), investment adviser, or other agent to provide direction to the Trustee with respect to any or all of the Plan assets. Such appointment shall be given by the Employer in writing in a form acceptable to the Trustee and shall specifically identify the Plan assets with respect to which the Investment Manager or other agent shall have authority to direct the investment. (c) The Employer shall establish a "funding policy and method," i.e., it shall determine whether the Plan has a short run need for liquidity (e.g., to pay benefits) or whether liquidity is a long run goal and investment growth (and stability of same) is a more current need, or shall appoint a qualified person to do so. The Employer or its delegate shall communicate such needs and goals to the Trustee, who shall coordinate such Plan needs with its investment policy. The communication of such a "funding policy and method" shall not, however, constitute a directive to the Trustee as to the investment of the Trust Funds. Such "funding policy and method" shall be consistent with the objectives of this Plan and with the requirements of Title I of the Act. (d) The Employer shall periodically review the performance of any Fiduciary or other person to whom duties have been delegated or allocated by it under the provisions of this Plan or pursuant to procedures established hereunder. This requirement may be satisfied by formal periodic review by the Employer or by a qualified person specifically designated by the Employer, through day-to-day conduct and evaluation, or through other appropriate ways. 2.2 DESIGNATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY The Employer shall be the Administrator. The Employer may appoint any person, including, but not limited to, the Employees of the Employer, to perform the duties of the 13 Administrator. Any person so appointed shall signify acceptance by filing written acceptance with the Employer. Upon the resignation or removal of any individual performing the duties of the Administrator, the Employer may designate a successor. 2.3 POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE ADMINISTRATOR The primary responsibility of the Administrator is to administer the Plan for the exclusive benefit of the Participants and their Beneficiaries, subject to the specific terms of the Plan. The Administrator shall administer the Plan in accordance with its terms and shall have the power and discretion to construe the terms of the Plan and to determine all questions arising in connection with the administration, interpretation, and application of the Plan. Any such determination by the Administrator shall be conclusive and binding upon all persons. The Administrator may establish procedures, correct any defect, supply any information, or reconcile any inconsistency in such manner and to such extent as shall be deemed necessary or advisable to carry out the purpose of the Plan; provided, however, that any procedure, discretionary act, interpretation or construction shall be done in a nondiscriminatory manner based upon uniform principles consistently applied and shall be consistent with the intent that the Plan shall continue to be deemed a qualified plan under the terms of Code Section 401(a), and shall comply with the terms of the Act and all regulations issued pursuant thereto. The Administrator shall have all powers necessary or appropriate to accomplish the Administrator's duties under the Plan. The Administrator shall be charged with the duties of the general administration of the Plan as set forth under the terms of the Plan, including, but not limited to, the following: (a) the discretion to determine all questions relating to the eligibility of Employees to participate or remain a Participant hereunder and to receive benefits under the Plan; (b) to compute, certify, and direct the Trustee with respect to the amount and the kind of benefits to which any Participant shall be entitled hereunder; (c) to authorize and direct the Trustee with respect to all discretionary or otherwise directed disbursements from the Trust; (d) to maintain all necessary records for the administration of the Plan; (e) to interpret the provisions of the Plan and to make and publish such rules for regulation of the Plan as are consistent with the terms hereof; (f) to determine the size and type of any Contract to be purchased from any insurer, and to designate the insurer from which such Contract shall be purchased; (g) to compute and certify to the Employer and to the Trustee from time to time the sums of money necessary or desirable to be contributed to the Plan; 14 (h) to consult with the Employer and the Trustee regarding the short and long-term liquidity needs of the Plan in order that the Trustee can exercise any investment discretion in a manner designed to accomplish specific objectives; (i) to prepare and implement a procedure to notify Eligible Employees that they may elect to have a portion of their Compensation deferred or paid to them in cash; (j) to act as the named Fiduciary responsible for communications with Participants as needed to maintain Plan compliance with Act Section 404(c), including, but not limited to, the receipt and transmitting of Participant's directions as to the investment of their account(s) under the Plan and the formulation of policies, rules, and procedures pursuant to which Participants may give investment instructions with respect to the investment of their accounts; (k) to determine the validity of, and take appropriate action with respect to, any qualified domestic relations order received by it; and (l) to assist any Participant regarding the Participant's rights, benefits, or elections available under the Plan. 2.4 RECORDS AND REPORTS The Administrator shall keep a record of all actions taken and shall keep all other books of account, records, policies, and other data that may be necessary for proper administration of the Plan and shall be responsible for supplying all information and reports to the Internal Revenue Service, Department of Labor, Participants, Beneficiaries and others as required by law. 2.5 APPOINTMENT OF ADVISERS The Administrator, or the Trustee with the consent of the Administrator, may appoint counsel, specialists, advisers, agents (including nonfiduciary agents) and other persons as the Administrator or the Trustee deems necessary or desirable in connection with the administration of this Plan, including but not limited to agents and advisers to assist with the administration and management of the Plan, and thereby to provide, among such other duties as the Administrator may appoint, assistance with maintaining Plan records and the providing of investment information to the Plan's investment fiduciaries and to Plan Participants. 2.6 PAYMENT OF EXPENSES Except as otherwise provided in this section, all expenses of administration may be paid out of the Trust Fund unless paid by the Employer. Such expenses shall include any expenses incident to the functioning of the Administrator, or any person or persons retained or appointed by any named Fiduciary incident to the exercise of their duties under the Plan, including, but not limited to, fees of accountants, counsel, Investment Managers, agents (including nonfiduciary agents) appointed for the purpose of assisting the Administrator or the Trustee in carrying out the instructions of Participants as to the directed investment of their accounts and other specialists and their agents, the costs of any bonds required pursuant to Act Section 412, and other costs of administering the Plan. The accounts of terminated participants 15 may in the sole discretion of the Administrator be charged their pro rata share of the Plan's administration expenses, regardless of whether the Employer otherwise pays some of those expenses for current Employees who participate in the Plan. Until paid, the expenses shall constitute a liability of the Trust Fund. The Plan may in the sole discretion of the Administrator assess to an individual Participant's account certain expenses incurred by or attributable to such individual Participant. Such per capita expenses may include without limitation the Plan's reasonable expenses in processing a hardship distribution including the preparation of required notices, elections and a distribution check, and the Plan's reasonable fees and expenses in reviewing and processing a qualified domestic relations order including notices to the parties and the Plan's actual legal expenses and costs if the Plan consults with legal counsel regarding the qualified status of the order. 2.7 CLAIMS PROCEDURE Claims for benefits under the Plan may be filed in writing with the Administrator. Written notice of the disposition of a claim shall be furnished to the claimant within ninety (90) days after the application is filed, or such period as is required by applicable law or Department of Labor regulation. In the event the claim is denied, the reasons for the denial shall be specifically set forth in the notice in language calculated to be understood by the claimant, pertinent provisions of the Plan shall be cited, and, where appropriate, an explanation as to how the claimant can perfect the claim will be provided. In addition, the claimant shall be furnished with an explanation of the Plan's claims review procedure. 2.8 CLAIMS REVIEW PROCEDURE Any Employee, former Employee, or Beneficiary of either, who has been denied a benefit by a decision of the Administrator pursuant to Section 2.7 shall be entitled to request the Administrator to give further consideration to a claim by filing with the Administrator a written request for a hearing. Such request, together with a written statement of the reasons why the claimant believes the claim should be allowed, shall be filed with the Administrator no later than sixty (60) days after receipt of the written notification provided for in Section 2.7. The Administrator shall then conduct a hearing within the next sixty (60) days, at which the claimant may be represented by an attorney or any other representative of such claimant's choosing and expense and at which the claimant shall have an opportunity to submit written and oral evidence and arguments in support of the claim. At the hearing (or prior thereto upon five (5) business days written notice to the Administrator) the claimant or the claimant's representative shall have an opportunity to review all documents in the possession of the Administrator which are pertinent to the claim at issue and its disallowance. Either the claimant or the Administrator may cause a court reporter to attend the hearing and record the proceedings. In such event, a complete written transcript of the proceedings shall be furnished to both parties by the court reporter. The full expense of any such court reporter and such transcripts shall be borne by the party causing the court reporter to attend the hearing. A final decision as to the allowance of the claim shall be made by the Administrator within sixty (60) days of receipt of the appeal (unless there has been an extension of sixty (60) days due to special circumstances, provided the delay and the special circumstances occasioning it are communicated to the claimant within the sixty (60) day period). Such communication shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant and shall include specific reasons for the decision and specific references to the pertinent Plan provisions on which the decision is based. 16 ARTICLE III ELIGIBILITY 3.1 CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY Any Eligible Employee who has completed 60 days of continuous service and has attained age 21 shall be eligible to participate hereunder as of the date such Employee has satisfied such requirements. However, any Employee who was a Participant in the Plan prior to the effective date of this amendment and restatement shall continue to participate in the Plan. For purposes of this Section, an Eligible Employee will be deemed to have completed the required number of days of service if such Employee is in the employ of the Employer at any time after such days after the Employee's employment commencement date. Employment commencement date shall be the first day that the Employee is entitled to be credited with an Hour of Service for the performance of duty. 3.2 EFFECTIVE DATE OF PARTICIPATION An Eligible Employee shall become a Participant effective as of the first day of the month coinciding with or next following the date on which such Employee met the eligibility requirements of Section 3.1, provided said Employee was still employed as of such date (or if not employed on such date, as of the date of rehire or, if later, the date that the Employee would have otherwise entered the Plan had the Employee not terminated employment). If an Employee, who has satisfied the Plan's eligibility requirements and would otherwise have become a Participant, shall go from a classification of a noneligible Employee to an Eligible Employee, such Employee shall become a Participant on the date such Employee becomes an Eligible Employee or, if later, the date that the Employee would have otherwise entered the Plan had the Employee always been an Eligible Employee. If an Employee, who has satisfied the Plan's eligibility requirements and would otherwise become a Participant, shall go from a classification of an Eligible Employee to a noneligible class of Employees, such Employee shall become a Participant in the Plan on the date such Employee again becomes an Eligible Employee, or, if later, the date that the Employee would have otherwise entered the Plan had the Employee always been an Eligible Employee. 3.3 DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY The Administrator shall determine the eligibility of each Employee for participation in the Plan based upon information furnished by the Employer. Such determination shall be conclusive and binding upon all persons, as long as the same is made pursuant to the Plan and the Act. Such determination shall be subject to review pursuant to Section 2.8. 3.4 TERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY In the event a Participant shall go from a classification of an Eligible Employee to an ineligible Employee, such Former Participant shall continue to vest in the Plan for each Year of Service completed while a noneligible Employee, until such time as the Participant's Account is forfeited or distributed pursuant to the terms of the Plan. Additionally, the Former Participant's interest in the Plan shall continue to share in the earnings of the Trust Fund. 17 3.5 OMISSION OF ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE If, in any Plan Year, any Employee who should be included as a Participant in the Plan is erroneously omitted and discovery of such omission is not made until after a contribution by the Employer for the year has been made and allocated, then the Employer shall make a subsequent contribution, if necessary after the application of Section 4.4(c), so that the omitted Employee receives a total amount which the Employee would have received (including both Employer contributions and earnings thereon) had the Employee not been omitted. Such contribution shall be made regardless of whether it is deductible in whole or in part in any taxable year under applicable provisions of the Code. 3.6 INCLUSION OF INELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE If, in any Plan Year, any person who should not have been included as a Participant in the Plan is erroneously included and discovery of such inclusion is not made until after a contribution for the year has been made and allocated, the Employer shall be entitled to recover the contribution made with respect to the ineligible person provided the error is discovered within twelve (12) months of the date on which it was made. Otherwise, the amount contributed with respect to the ineligible person shall constitute a Forfeiture for the Plan Year in which the discovery is made. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Deferred Compensation made by an ineligible person shall be distributed to the person (along with any earnings attributable to such Deferred Compensation). 3.7 REHIRED EMPLOYEES AND BREAKS IN SERVICE (a) A Former Participant shall participate in the Plan as of the date of reemployment. (b) After a Former Participant who has severed employment with the Employer incurs five (5) consecutive 1-Year Breaks in Service, the Vested portion of said Former Participant's Account attributable to pre-break service shall not be increased as a result of post-break service. In such case, separate accounts will be maintained as follows: (1) one account for nonforfeitable benefits attributable to pre-break service; and (2) one account representing the Participant's Employer derived account balance in the Plan attributable to post-break service. (c) If any Participant becomes a Former Participant due to severance of employment with the Employer and is reemployed by the Employer before five (5) consecutive 1-Year Breaks in Service, and such Former Participant had received a distribution of the entire Vested interest prior to reemployment, then the forfeited account shall be reinstated only if the Former Participant repays the full amount which had been distributed. Such repayment must be made before the earlier of five (5) years after the first date on which the Participant is subsequently reemployed by the Employer or the close of the first period of five (5) consecutive 1-Year Breaks in Service commencing after the distribution. If a distribution 18 occurs for any reason other than a severance of employment, the time for repayment may not end earlier than five (5) years after the date of distribution. In the event the Former Participant does repay the full amount distributed, the undistributed forfeited portion of the Participant's Account must be restored in full, unadjusted by any gains or losses occurring subsequent to the Valuation Date preceding the distribution. The source for such reinstatement may be Forfeitures occurring during the Plan Year. If such source is insufficient, then the Employer will contribute an amount which is sufficient to restore any such forfeited Accounts. If a non-Vested Former Participant was deemed to have received a distribution and such Former Participant is reemployed by the Employer before five (5) consecutive 1-Year Breaks in Service, then such Participant will be deemed to have repaid the deemed distribution as of the date of reemployment. 3.8 ELECTION NOT TO PARTICIPATE An Employee may, subject to the approval of the Employer, elect voluntarily not to participate in the Plan. The election not to participate must be irrevocable and communicated to the Employer, in writing, within a reasonable period of time before the beginning of the first Plan Year. ARTICLE IV CONTRIBUTION AND ALLOCATION 4.1 FORMULA FOR DETERMINING EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION For each Plan Year, the Employer shall contribute to the Plan: (a) The amount of the total salary reduction elections of all Participants made pursuant to Section 4.2(a), which amount shall be deemed an Employer Elective Contribution. (b) On behalf of each Participant who is eligible to share in matching contributions for the Plan Year, a matching contribution equal to 50% of a Participant's Deferred Compensation up to and including 2% of such Participant's Compensation, plus 25% of a Participant's Deferred Compensation between more than 2% and 6% of such Participant's Compensation, plus a uniform discretionary percentage of each such Participant's Deferred Compensation, the exact percentage, if any, to be determined each year by the Employer, which amount, if any, shall be deemed an Employer Non-Elective Contribution. In addition, the Employer may in its sole discretion make a discretionary matching contribution equal to a uniform percentage of each Participant's Deferred Compensation, the exact percentage, if any, to be determined each year by the Employer. (c) On behalf of each Non-Highly Compensated Participant who is eligible to share in the Qualified Non-Elective Contribution for the Plan Year, a discretionary Qualified Non-Elective Contribution equal to a uniform percentage of each eligible individual's Compensation, the exact percentage, if any, to be determined each year by the Employer. Any Employer Qualified Non-Elective Contribution shall be deemed an Employer Elective Contribution. 19 (d) Additionally, to the extent necessary, the Employer shall contribute to the Plan the amount necessary to provide the top heavy minimum contribution. All contributions by the Employer shall be made in cash or in such property as is acceptable to the Trustee. (e) Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of the Plan, the Administrator may in its discretion suspend or limit contributions, including contributions made pursuant to Participant deferral elections under Section 4.2, on behalf of any or all Highly Compensated Employees if the Administrator reasonably believes that such contributions will cause the Plan to discriminate in favor of highly compensated employees. 4.2 PARTICIPANT'S SALARY REDUCTION ELECTION (a) Effective January 1, 1985, each Participant may elect to defer a portion of Compensation which would have been received in the Plan Year (except for the deferral election) by up to the maximum amount which will not cause the Plan to violate the provisions of Sections 4.5(a) and 4.9. A deferral election (or modification of an earlier election) may not be made with respect to Compensation which is currently available on or before the date the Participant executed such election. For purposes of this Section, Compensation shall be determined prior to any reductions made pursuant to Code Sections 125, 132(f)(4), 402(e)(3), 402(h)(1)(B), 403(b) or 457(b), and Employee contributions described in Code Section 414(h)(2) that are treated as Employer contributions. Notwithstanding the above, effective April 1, 2001, a Participant's Compensation shall automatically be reduced by 2%, which amount shall be deemed to be the Participant's salary reduction election if the Participant does not elect to defer a portion of Compensation or elect to receive cash in lieu of making a salary deferral election. An Eligible Employee has an effective opportunity to elect to receive an amount in cash if the Eligible Employee receives notice of availability of the election and the Eligible Employee has a reasonable period to make the election before the date on which the cash is currently available. However, the automatic election may, in accordance with procedures established by the Administrator, be applied to all Participants or to Eligible Employees who become Participants after a certain date on a nondiscriminatory basis. The amount by which Compensation is reduced shall be that Participant's Deferred Compensation and be treated as an Employer Elective Contribution and allocated to that Participant's Elective Account. (b) The balance in each Participant's Elective Account shall be fully Vested at all times and, except as otherwise provided herein, shall not be subject to Forfeiture for any reason. (c) Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, amounts held in the Participant's Elective Account may not be distributable earlier than: 20 (1) a Participant's separation from service, Total and Permanent Disability, or death; (2) a Participant's attainment of age 59 1/2; (3) the termination of the Plan without the existence at the time of Plan termination of another defined contribution plan or the establishment of a successor defined contribution plan by the Employer or an Affiliated Employer within the period ending twelve months after distribution of all assets from the Plan maintained by the Employer. For this purpose, a defined contribution plan does not include an employee stock ownership plan (as defined in Code Section 4975(e)(7) or 409), a simplified employee pension plan (as defined in Code Section 408(k)), or a simple individual retirement account plan (as defined in Code Section 408(p)); (4) the date of disposition by the Employer to an entity that is not an Affiliated Employer of substantially all of the assets (within the meaning of Code Section 409(d)(2)) used in a trade or business of such corporation if such corporation continues to maintain this Plan after the disposition with respect to a Participant who continues employment with the corporation acquiring such assets; (5) the date of disposition by the Employer or an Affiliated Employer who maintains the Plan of its interest in a subsidiary (within the meaning of Code Section 409(d)(3)) to an entity which is not an Affiliated Employer but only with respect to a Participant who continues employment with such subsidiary; or (6) the proven financial hardship of a Participant, subject to the limitations of Section 6.11. (d) For each Plan Year, a Participant's Deferred Compensation made under this Plan and all other plans, contracts or arrangements of the Employer maintaining this Plan shall not exceed, during any taxable year of the Participant, the limitation imposed by Code Section 402(g), as in effect at the beginning of such taxable year. If such dollar limitation is exceeded, a Participant will be deemed to have notified the Administrator of such excess amount which shall be distributed in a manner consistent with Section 4.2(f). The dollar limitation shall be adjusted annually pursuant to the method provided in Code Section 415(d) in accordance with Regulations. (e) In the event a Participant has received a hardship distribution from the Participant's Elective Account pursuant to Section 6.11(b) or pursuant to Regulation 1.401(k)-1(d)(2)(iv)(B) from any other plan maintained by the Employer, then such Participant shall not be permitted to elect to have Deferred Compensation contributed to the Plan for a period of twelve (12) months following the receipt of the distribution. Furthermore, the dollar limitation under Code Section 402(g) shall be reduced, with respect to the Participant's taxable year following the taxable year in which the hardship distribution was made, by the amount of such Participant's Deferred Compensation, if any, pursuant to this 21 Plan (and any other plan maintained by the Employer) for the taxable year of the hardship distribution. (f) If a Participant's Deferred Compensation under this Plan together with any elective deferrals (as defined in Regulation 1.402(g)-1(b)) under another qualified cash or deferred arrangement (as described in Code Section 401(k)), a simplified employee pension (as described in Code Section 408(k)(6)), a simple individual retirement account plan (as described in Code Section 408(p)), a salary reduction arrangement (within the meaning of Code Section 3121(a)(5)(D)), a deferred compensation plan under Code Section 457(b), or a trust described in Code Section 501(c)(18) cumulatively exceed the limitation imposed by Code Section 402(g) (as adjusted annually in accordance with the method provided in Code Section 415(d) pursuant to Regulations) for such Participant's taxable year, the Participant may, not later than March 1 following the close of the Participant's taxable year, notify the Administrator in writing of such excess and request that the Participant's Deferred Compensation under this Plan be reduced by an amount specified by the Participant. In such event, the Administrator may direct the Trustee to distribute such excess amount (and any Income allocable to such excess amount) to the Participant not later than the first April 15th following the close of the Participant's taxable year. Any distribution of less than the entire amount of Excess Deferred Compensation and Income shall be treated as a pro rata distribution of Excess Deferred Compensation and Income. The amount distributed shall not exceed the Participant's Deferred Compensation under the Plan for the taxable year (and any Income allocable to such excess amount). Any distribution on or before the last day of the Participant's taxable year must satisfy each of the following conditions: (1) the distribution must be made after the date on which the Plan received the Excess Deferred Compensation; (2) the Participant shall designate the distribution as Excess Deferred Compensation; and (3) the Plan must designate the distribution as a distribution of Excess Deferred Compensation. Any distribution made pursuant to this Section 4.2(f) shall be made first from unmatched Deferred Compensation and, thereafter, from Deferred Compensation which is matched. Matching contributions which relate to such Deferred Compensation shall be forfeited. (g) Notwithstanding Section 4.2(f) above, a Participant's Excess Deferred Compensation shall be reduced, but not below zero, by any distribution of Excess Contributions pursuant to Section 4.6(a) for the Plan Year beginning with or within the taxable year of the Participant. (h) At Normal Retirement Date, or such other date when the Participant shall be entitled to receive benefits, the fair market value of the Participant's Elective Account shall be used to provide additional benefits to the Participant or the Participant's Beneficiary. 22 (i) Employer Elective Contributions made pursuant to this Section may be segregated into a separate account for each Participant in a federally insured savings account, certificate of deposit in a bank or savings and loan association, money market certificate, or other short-term debt security acceptable to the Trustee until such time as the allocations pursuant to Section 4.4 have been made. (j) The Employer and the Administrator shall implement the salary reduction elections provided for herein in accordance with the following: (1) A Participant must make an initial salary deferral election, or effective April 1, 2001, an election to receive cash in lieu of a salary deferral election, within a reasonable time, not to exceed thirty (30) days, after entering the Plan pursuant to Section 3.2. If the Participant fails to make an initial salary deferral election, or effective April 1, 2001, an election to receive cash in lieu of a salary deferral election, within such time, then such Participant may thereafter make an election in accordance with the rules governing modifications. The Participant shall make such an election by entering into a written salary reduction agreement with the Employer and filing such agreement with the Administrator. Such election shall initially be effective beginning with the pay period following the acceptance of the salary reduction agreement by the Administrator, shall not have retroactive effect and shall remain in force until revoked. However, with respect to a Participant's initial election to receive cash in lieu of a salary reduction, such election shall be effective beginning with the first day of the Participant's pay period coinciding with or next following entry into the Plan pursuant to Section 3.2 if such election is filed with the Administrator before the Participant's Compensation for such pay period is currently available. (2) A Participant may modify a prior election at any time during the Plan Year and concurrently make a new election by filing a written notice with the Administrator within a reasonable time before the pay period for which such modification is to be effective. Any modification shall not have retroactive effect and shall remain in force until revoked. (3) A Participant may elect to prospectively revoke the Participant's salary reduction agreement in its entirety at any time during the Plan Year by providing the Administrator with thirty (30) days written notice of such revocation (or upon such shorter notice period as may be acceptable to the Administrator). Such revocation shall become effective as of the beginning of the first pay period coincident with or next following the expiration of the notice period. Furthermore, the termination of the Participant's employment, or the cessation of participation for any reason, shall be deemed to revoke any salary reduction agreement then in effect, effective immediately following the close of the pay period within which such termination or cessation occurs. 23 4.3 TIME OF PAYMENT OF EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION The Employer may make its contribution to the Plan for a particular Plan Year at such time as the Employer, in its sole discretion, determines. If the Employer makes a contribution for a particular Plan Year after the close of that Plan Year, the Employer will designate to the Trustee the Plan Year for which the Employer is making its contribution. 4.4 ALLOCATION OF CONTRIBUTION AND EARNINGS (a) The Administrator shall establish and maintain an account in the name of each Participant to which the Administrator shall credit as of each Anniversary Date, or other Valuation Date, all amounts allocated to each such Participant as set forth herein. (b) The Employer shall provide the Administrator with all information required by the Administrator to make a proper allocation of the Employer contributions for each Plan Year. Within a reasonable period of time after the date of receipt by the Administrator of such information, the Administrator shall allocate such contribution as follows: (1) With respect to the Employer Elective Contribution made pursuant to Section 4.1(a), to each Participant's Elective Account in an amount equal to each such Participant's Deferred Compensation for the year. (2) With respect to the Employer fixed matching contribution made pursuant to Section 4.1(b) and with respect to the Employer Non-Elective Contribution made pursuant to Section 4.1(b), to each Participant's Account in accordance with Section 4.1(b). Any Participant actively employed during the Plan Year shall be eligible to share in the Employer fixed matching contributions for the Plan Year. Any Participant actively employed on the last day of the Plan Year shall be eligible to share in the Employer discretionary matching contribution (Employer Non-Elective Contribution), if any, for the Plan Year. (3) With respect to the Employer Qualified Non-Elective Contribution made pursuant to Section 4.1(c), to each Participant's Elective Account when used to satisfy the "Actual Deferral Percentage" tests or Participant's Account in accordance with Section 4.1(c). Any Non-Highly Compensated Participant actively employed during the Plan Year shall be eligible to share in the Qualified Non-Elective Contribution for the Plan Year. (c) On or before each Anniversary Date any amounts which became Forfeitures since the last Anniversary Date may be made available to reinstate previously forfeited account balances of Former Participants, if any, in accordance with Section 3.7(d), be used to satisfy any contribution that may be required pursuant to Section 3.5 and/or 6.9, or be used to pay any administrative 24 expenses of the Plan. The remaining Forfeitures, if any, shall be used to reduce the contribution of the Employer hereunder for the Plan Year in which such Forfeitures occur. (d) For any Top Heavy Plan Year, Non-Key Employees not otherwise eligible to share in the allocation of contributions as provided above, shall receive the minimum allocation provided for in Section 4.4(f) if eligible pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.4(h). (e) As of each Valuation Date, before the current valuation period allocation of Employer contributions, any earnings or losses (net appreciation or net depreciation) of the Trust Fund shall be allocated in the same proportion that each Participant's and Former Participant's nonsegregated accounts bear to the total of all Participants' and Former Participants' nonsegregated accounts as of such date. Earnings or losses with respect to a Participant's Directed Account shall be allocated in accordance with Section 4.12. Participants' transfers from other qualified plans deposited in the general Trust Fund shall share in any earnings and losses (net appreciation or net depreciation) of the Trust Fund in the same manner provided above. Each segregated account maintained on behalf of a Participant shall be credited or charged with its separate earnings and losses. (f) Minimum Allocations Required for Top Heavy Plan Years: Notwithstanding the foregoing, for any Top Heavy Plan Year, the sum of the Employer contributions allocated to the Participant's Combined Account of each Non-Key Employee shall be equal to at least three percent (3%) of such Non-Key Employee's "415 Compensation" (reduced by contributions and forfeitures, if any, allocated to each Non-Key Employee in any defined contribution plan included with this Plan in a Required Aggregation Group). However, if (1) the sum of the Employer contributions allocated to the Participant's Combined Account of each Key Employee for such Top Heavy Plan Year is less than three percent (3%) of each Key Employee's "415 Compensation" and (2) this Plan is not required to be included in an Aggregation Group to enable a defined benefit plan to meet the requirements of Code Section 401(a)(4) or 410, the sum of the Employer contributions allocated to the Participant's Combined Account of each Non-Key Employee shall be equal to the largest percentage allocated to the Participant's Combined Account of any Key Employee. However, in determining whether a Non-Key Employee has received the required minimum allocation, such Non-Key Employee's Deferred Compensation and matching contributions needed to satisfy the "Actual Contribution Percentage" tests pursuant to Section 4.7(a) shall not be taken into account. However, no such minimum allocation shall be required in this Plan for any Non-Key Employee who participates in another defined contribution plan subject to Code Section 412 included with this Plan in a Required Aggregation Group. (g) For purposes of the minimum allocations set forth above, the percentage allocated to the Participant's Combined Account of any Key Employee 25 shall be equal to the ratio of the sum of the Employer contributions allocated on behalf of such Key Employee divided by the "415 Compensation" for such Key Employee. (h) For any Top Heavy Plan Year, the minimum allocations set forth above shall be allocated to the Participant's Combined Account of all Non-Key Employees who are Participants and who are employed by the Employer on the last day of the Plan Year, including Non-Key Employees who have (1) failed to complete a Year of Service; and (2) declined to make mandatory contributions (if required) or, in the case of a cash or deferred arrangement, elective contributions to the Plan. (i) In lieu of the above, if a Non-Key Employee participates in this Plan and a defined benefit pension plan included in a Required Aggregation Group which is top heavy, a minimum allocation of five percent (5%) of "415 Compensation" shall be provided under this Plan. (j) If a Non-Key Employee participates in this Plan and a defined benefit plan included in a Required Aggregation Group which is top heavy, a minimum monthly accrued benefit equal to the product of (1) one-twelfth (1/12th) of "415 Compensation" averaged over the five (5) consecutive "limitation years" (or actual "limitation years," if less) which produce the highest average and (2) the lesser of (i) two percent (2%) multiplied by years of service when the plan is top heavy or (ii) twenty percent (20%) shall be provided to such Non-Key Employee under the defined benefit plan. (k) Notwithstanding the foregoing, for Plan Years beginning prior to January 1, 2000, the minimum benefit requirement for a Top Heavy Plan shall be determined in the following manner: (1) Each Non-Key Employee who is a Participant during a Top Heavy Plan Year shall be provided the minimum allocation pursuant to Section 4.4(f). In lieu of the above, if a Non-Key Employee participates in this Plan and a defined benefit pension plan included in a Required Aggregation Group which is top heavy, a minimum allocation of five percent (5%) of "415 Compensation" shall be provided under this Plan. (2) If a Non-Key Employee participates in this Plan and a defined benefit plan included in a Required Aggregation Group which is top heavy, a minimum monthly accrued benefit equal to the product of (i) one-twelfth (1/12th) of "415 Compensation" averaged over the five (5) consecutive "limitation years" (or actual "limitation years," if less) which produce the highest average and (ii) the lesser of (A) two percent (2%) multiplied by years of service when the plan is top heavy or (B) twenty percent (20%) shall be provided to such Non-Key Employee under the defined benefit plan. 26 (l) For the purposes of this Section, "415 Compensation" in excess of $150,000 (or such other amount provided in the Code) shall be disregarded. Such amount shall be adjusted for increases in the cost of living in accordance with Code Section 401(a)(17)(B), except that the dollar increase in effect on January 1 of any calendar year shall be effective for the Plan Year beginning with or within such calendar year. If "415 Compensation" for any prior determination period is taken into account in determining a Participant's minimum benefit for the current Plan Year, the "415 Compensation" for such determination period is subject to the applicable annual "415 Compensation" limit in effect for that prior period. For this purpose, in determining the minimum benefit in Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 1989, the annual "415 Compensation" limit in effect for determination periods beginning before that date is $200,000 (or such other amount as adjusted for increases in the cost of living in accordance with Code Section 415(d) for determination periods beginning on or after January 1, 1989, and in accordance with Code Section 401(a)(17)(B) for determination periods beginning on or after January 1, 1994). For determination periods beginning prior to January 1, 1989, the $200,000 limit shall apply only for Top Heavy Plan Years and shall not be adjusted. For any short Plan Year the "415 Compensation" limit shall be an amount equal to the "415 Compensation" limit for the calendar year in which the Plan Year begins multiplied by the ratio obtained by dividing the number of full months in the short Plan Year by twelve (12). (m) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Participants who terminated employment for any reason during the Plan Year shall share in the salary reduction contributions made by the Employer for the year of termination without regard to the Hours of Service credited. (n) Notwithstanding anything in this Section to the contrary, all information necessary to properly reflect a given transaction may not be available until after the date specified herein for processing such transaction, in which case the transaction will be reflected when such information is received and processed. Subject to express limits that may be imposed under the Code, the processing of any contribution, distribution or other transaction may be delayed for any legitimate business reason (including, but not limited to, failure of systems or computer programs, failure of the means of the transmission of data, force majeure, the failure of a service provider to timely receive values or prices, and the correction for errors or omissions or the errors or omissions of any service provider). The processing date of a transaction will be binding for all purposes of the Plan. (o) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, if this is a Plan that would otherwise fail to meet the requirements of Code Section 410(b)(1)(B) and the Regulations thereunder because Employer contributions would not be allocated to a sufficient number or percentage of Participants for a Plan Year, then the following rules shall apply: (1) The group of Participants eligible to share in the Employer's contribution for the Plan Year shall be expanded to include the minimum number of Participants who would not otherwise be eligible as are necessary to satisfy the applicable test specified above. The specific 27 Participants who shall become eligible under the terms of this paragraph shall be those who have not separated from service prior to the last day of the Plan Year and have completed the greatest number of Hours of Service in the Plan Year. (2) If after application of paragraph (1) above, the applicable test is still not satisfied, then the group of Participants eligible to share in the Employer's contribution for the Plan Year shall be further expanded to include the minimum number of Participants who have separated from service prior to the last day of the Plan Year as are necessary to satisfy the applicable test. The specific Participants who shall become eligible to share shall be those Participants who have completed the greatest number of Hours of Service in the Plan Year before terminating employment. (3) Nothing in this Section shall permit the reduction of a Participant's accrued benefit. Therefore any amounts that have previously been allocated to Participants may not be reallocated to satisfy these requirements. In such event, the Employer shall make an additional contribution equal to the amount such affected Participants would have received had they been included in the allocations, even if it exceeds the amount which would be deductible under Code Section 404. Any adjustment to the allocations pursuant to this paragraph shall be considered a retroactive amendment adopted by the last day of the Plan Year. 4.5 ACTUAL DEFERRAL PERCENTAGE TESTS (a) Maximum Annual Allocation: For each Plan Year, the annual allocation derived from Employer Elective Contributions to a Highly Compensated Participant's Elective Account shall satisfy one of the following tests: (1) The "Actual Deferral Percentage" for the Highly Compensated Participant group shall not be more than the "Actual Deferral Percentage" of the Non-Highly Compensated Participant group (for the preceding Plan Year if the prior year testing method is used to calculate the "Actual Deferral Percentage" for the Non-Highly Compensated Participant group) multiplied by 1.25, or (2) The excess of the "Actual Deferral Percentage" for the Highly Compensated Participant group over the "Actual Deferral Percentage" for the Non-Highly Compensated Participant group (for the preceding Plan Year if the prior year testing method is used to calculate the "Actual Deferral Percentage" for the Non-Highly Compensated Participant group) shall not be more than two percentage points. Additionally, the "Actual Deferral Percentage" for the Highly Compensated Participant group shall not exceed the "Actual Deferral Percentage" for the Non-Highly Compensated Participant group (for the preceding Plan Year if the prior year testing method is used to calculate the "Actual Deferral Percentage" for the Non-Highly Compensated Participant group) multiplied by 2. The 28 provisions of Code Section 401(k)(3) and Regulation 1.401(k)-1(b) are incorporated herein by reference. However, in order to prevent the multiple use of the alternative method described in (2) above and in Code Section 401(m)(9)(A), any Highly Compensated Participant eligible to make elective deferrals pursuant to Section 4.2 and to make Employee contributions or to receive matching contributions under this Plan or under any other plan maintained by the Employer or an Affiliated Employer shall have a combination of such Participant's Elective Contributions and Employer matching contributions reduced pursuant to Section 4.6(a) and Regulation 1.401(m)-2, the provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference. (b) For the purposes of this Section "Actual Deferral Percentage" means, with respect to the Highly Compensated Participant group and Non-Highly Compensated Participant group for a Plan Year, the average of the ratios, calculated separately for each Participant in such group, of the amount of Employer Elective Contributions allocated to each Participant's Elective Account for such Plan Year, to such Participant's "414(s) Compensation" for such Plan Year. The actual deferral ratio for each Participant and the "Actual Deferral Percentage" for each group shall be calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of one percent. Employer Elective Contributions allocated to each Non-Highly Compensated Participant's Elective Account shall be reduced by Excess Deferred Compensation to the extent such excess amounts are made under this Plan or any other plan maintained by the Employer. Notwithstanding the above, if the prior year test method is used to calculate the "Actual Deferral Percentage" for the Non-Highly Compensated Participant group for the first Plan Year of this amendment and restatement, the "Actual Deferral Percentage" for the Non-Highly Compensated Participant group for the preceding Plan Year shall be calculated pursuant to the provisions of the Plan then in effect. (c) For the purposes of Sections 4.5(a) and 4.6, a Highly Compensated Participant and a Non-Highly Compensated Participant shall include any Employee eligible to make a deferral election pursuant to Section 4.2, whether or not such deferral election was made or suspended pursuant to Section 4.2. Notwithstanding the above, if the prior year testing method is used to calculate the "Actual Deferral Percentage" for the Non-Highly Compensated Participant group for the first Plan Year of this amendment and restatement, for purposes of Section 4.5(a) and 4.6, a Non-Highly Compensated Participant shall include any such Employee eligible to make a deferral election, whether or not such deferral election was made or suspended, pursuant to the provisions of the Plan in effect for the preceding Plan Year. (d) For the purposes of this Section and Code Sections 401(a)(4), 410(b) and 401(k), if two or more plans which include cash or deferred arrangements are considered one plan for the purposes of Code Section 401(a)(4) or 410(b) (other than Code Section 410(b)(2)(A)(ii)), the cash or deferred 29 arrangements included in such plans shall be treated as one arrangement. In addition, two or more cash or deferred arrangements may be considered as a single arrangement for purposes of determining whether or not such arrangements satisfy Code Sections 401(a)(4), 410(b) and 401(k). In such a case, the cash or deferred arrangements included in such plans and the plans including such arrangements shall be treated as one arrangement and as one plan for purposes of this Section and Code Sections 401(a)(4), 410(b) and 401(k). Any adjustment to the Non-Highly Compensated Participant actual deferral ratio for the prior year shall be made in accordance with Internal Revenue Service Notice 98-1 and any superseding guidance. Plans may be aggregated under this paragraph (d) only if they have the same plan year. Notwithstanding the above, if two or more plans which include cash or deferred arrangements are permissively aggregated under Regulation 1.410(b)-7(d), all plans permissively aggregated must use either the current year testing method or the prior year testing method for the testing year. Notwithstanding the above, an employee stock ownership plan described in Code Section 4975(e)(7) or 409 may not be combined with this Plan for purposes of determining whether the employee stock ownership plan or this Plan satisfies this Section and Code Sections 401(a)(4), 410(b) and 401(k). (e) For the purposes of this Section, if a Highly Compensated Participant is a Participant under two or more cash or deferred arrangements (other than a cash or deferred arrangement which is part of an employee stock ownership plan as defined in Code Section 4975(e)(7) or 409) of the Employer or an Affiliated Employer, all such cash or deferred arrangements shall be treated as one cash or deferred arrangement for the purpose of determining the actual deferral ratio with respect to such Highly Compensated Participant. However, if the cash or deferred arrangements have different plan years, this paragraph shall be applied by treating all cash or deferred arrangements ending with or within the same calendar year as a single arrangement. (f) For the purpose of this Section, when calculating the "Actual Deferral Percentage" for the Non-Highly Compensated Participant group, the current year testing method shall be used. Any change from the current year testing method to the prior year testing method shall be made pursuant to Internal Revenue Service Notice 98-1, Section VII (or superseding guidance), the provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference. (g) Notwithstanding anything in this Section to the contrary, the provisions of this Section and Section 4.6 may be applied separately (or will be applied separately to the extent required by Regulations) to each plan within the meaning of Regulation 1.401(k)-1(g)(11). Furthermore, the provisions of Code Section 401(k)(3)(F) may be used to exclude from consideration all Non-Highly Compensated Employees who have not satisfied the minimum age and service requirements of Code Section 410(a)(1)(A). 4.6 ADJUSTMENT TO ACTUAL DEFERRAL PERCENTAGE TESTS In the event (or if it is anticipated) that the initial allocations of the Employer Elective Contributions made pursuant to Section 4.4 do (or might) not satisfy one of the tests set 30 forth in Section 4.5(a), the Administrator shall adjust Excess Contributions pursuant to the options set forth below: (a) On or before the fifteenth day of the third month following the end of each Plan Year, but in no event later than the close of the following Plan Year, the Highly Compensated Participant having the largest dollar amount of Elective Contributions shall have a portion of such Participant's Elective Contributions distributed until the total amount of Excess Contributions has been distributed, or until the amount of such Participant's Elective Contributions equals the Elective Contributions of the Highly Compensated Participant having the second largest dollar amount of Elective Contributions. This process shall continue until the total amount of Excess Contributions has been distributed. In determining the amount of Excess Contributions to be distributed with respect to an affected Highly Compensated Participant as determined herein, such amount shall be reduced pursuant to Section 4.2(f) by any Excess Deferred Compensation previously distributed to such affected Highly Compensated Participant for such Participant's taxable year ending with or within such Plan Year. (1) With respect to the distribution of Excess Contributions pursuant to (a) above, such distribution: (i) may be postponed but not later than the close of the Plan Year following the Plan Year to which they are allocable; (ii) shall be adjusted for Income; and (iii) shall be designated by the Employer as a distribution of Excess Contributions (and Income). (2) Any distribution of less than the entire amount of Excess Contributions shall be treated as a pro rata distribution of Excess Contributions and Income. (3) Matching contributions which relate to Excess Contributions shall be forfeited unless the related matching contribution is distributed as an Excess Aggregate Contribution pursuant to Section 4.8. (b) Notwithstanding the above, within twelve (12) months after the end of the Plan Year, the Employer may make a special Qualified Non-Elective Contribution in accordance with one of the following provisions which contribution shall be allocated to the Participant's Elective Account of each Non-Highly Compensated Participant eligible to share in the allocation in accordance with such provision. The Employer shall provide the Administrator with written notification of the amount of the contribution being made and for which provision it is being made pursuant to: (1) A special Qualified Non-Elective Contribution may be made on behalf of Non-Highly Compensated Participants in an amount sufficient to satisfy (or to prevent an anticipated failure of) one of the tests set forth in Section 4.5(a). Such contribution shall be allocated in the same proportion 31 that each Non-Highly Compensated Participant's 414(s) Compensation for the year (or prior year if the prior year testing method is being used) bears to the total 414(s) Compensation of all Non-Highly Compensated Participants for such year. (2) A special Qualified Non-Elective Contribution may be made on behalf of Non-Highly Compensated Participants in an amount sufficient to satisfy (or to prevent an anticipated failure of) one of the tests set forth in Section 4.5(a). Such contribution shall be allocated in the same proportion that each Non-Highly Compensated Participant electing salary reductions pursuant to Section 4.2 in the same proportion that each such Non-Highly Compensated Participant's Deferred Compensation for the year (or at the end of the prior Plan Year if the prior year testing method is being used) bears to the total Deferred Compensation of all such Non-Highly Compensated Participants for such year. (3) A special Qualified Non-Elective Contribution may be made on behalf of Non-Highly Compensated Participants in an amount sufficient to satisfy (or to prevent an anticipated failure of) one of the tests set forth in Section 4.5(a). Such contribution shall be allocated in equal amounts (per capita). (4) A special Qualified Non-Elective Contribution may be made on behalf of Non-Highly Compensated Participants electing salary reductions pursuant to Section 4.2 in an amount sufficient to satisfy (or to prevent an anticipated failure of) one of the tests set forth in Section 4.5(a). Such contribution shall be allocated for the year (or at the end of the prior Plan Year if the prior year testing method is used) to each Non-Highly Compensated Participant electing salary reductions pursuant to Section 4.2 in equal amounts (per capita). (5) A special Qualified Non-Elective Contribution may be made on behalf of Non-Highly Compensated Participants in an amount sufficient to satisfy (or to prevent an anticipated failure of) one of the tests set forth in Section 4.5(a). Such contribution shall be allocated to the Non-Highly Compensated Participant having the lowest 414(s) Compensation, until one of the tests set forth in Section 4.5(a) is satisfied (or is anticipated to be satisfied), or until such Non-Highly Compensated Participant has received the maximum "annual addition" pursuant to Section 4.9. This process shall continue until one of the tests set forth in Section 4.5(a) is satisfied (or is anticipated to be satisfied). Notwithstanding the above, at the Employer's discretion, Non-Highly Compensated Participants who are not employed at the end of the Plan Year (or at the end of the prior Plan Year if the prior year testing method is being used) shall not be eligible to receive a special Qualified Non-Elective Contribution and shall be disregarded. Notwithstanding the above, if the testing method changes from the current year testing method to the prior year testing method, then for purposes of 32 preventing the double counting of Qualified Non-Elective Contributions for the first testing year for which the change is effective, any special Qualified Non-Elective Contribution on behalf of Non-Highly Compensated Participants used to satisfy the "Actual Deferral Percentage" or "Actual Contribution Percentage" test under the current year testing method for the prior year testing year shall be disregarded. (c) If during a Plan Year, it is projected that the aggregate amount of Elective Contributions to be allocated to all Highly Compensated Participants under this Plan would cause the Plan to fail the tests set forth in Section 4.5(a), then the Administrator may automatically reduce the deferral amount of affected Highly Compensated Participants, beginning with the Highly Compensated Participant who has the highest deferral ratio until it is anticipated the Plan will pass the tests or until the actual deferral ratio equals the actual deferral ratio of the Highly Compensated Participant having the next highest actual deferral ratio. This process may continue until it is anticipated that the Plan will satisfy one of the tests set forth in Section 4.5(a). Alternatively, the Employer may specify a maximum percentage of Compensation that may be deferred. (d) Any Excess Contributions (and Income) which are distributed on or after 2 1/2 months after the end of the Plan Year shall be subject to the ten percent (10%) Employer excise tax imposed by Code Section 4979. 4.7 ACTUAL CONTRIBUTION PERCENTAGE TESTS (a) The "Actual Contribution Percentage" for the Highly Compensated Participant group shall not exceed the greater of: (1) 125 percent of such percentage for the Non-Highly Compensated Participant group (for the preceding Plan Year if the prior year testing method is used to calculate the "Actual Contribution Percentage" for the Non-Highly Compensated Participant group); or (2) the lesser of 200 percent of such percentage for the Non-Highly Compensated Participant group (for the preceding Plan Year if the prior year testing method is used to calculate the "Actual Contribution Percentage" for the Non-Highly Compensated Participant group), or such percentage for the Non-Highly Compensated Participant group (for the preceding Plan Year if the prior year testing method is used to calculate the "Actual Contribution Percentage" for the Non-Highly Compensated Participant group) plus 2 percentage points. However, to prevent the multiple use of the alternative method described in this paragraph and Code Section 401(m)(9)(A), any Highly Compensated Participant eligible to make elective deferrals pursuant to Section 4.2 or any other cash or deferred arrangement maintained by the Employer or an Affiliated Employer and to make Employee contributions or to receive matching contributions under this Plan or under any plan maintained by the Employer or an Affiliated Employer shall have a combination of Elective Contributions and Employer matching contributions reduced pursuant to Regulation 1.401(m)-2 and Section 4.8(a). The provisions of Code 33 Section 401(m) and Regulations 1.401(m)-1(b) and 1.401(m)-2 are incorporated herein by reference. (b) For the purposes of this Section and Section 4.8, "Actual Contribution Percentage" for a Plan Year means, with respect to the Highly Compensated Participant group and Non-Highly Compensated Participant group (for the preceding Plan Year if the prior year testing method is used to calculate the "Actual Contribution Percentage" for the Non-Highly Compensated Participant group), the average of the ratios (calculated separately for each Participant in each group and rounded to the nearest one-hundredth of one percent) of: (1) the sum of Employer matching contributions made pursuant to Section 4.1(b) on behalf of each such Participant for such Plan Year; to (2) the Participant's "414(s) Compensation" for such Plan Year. Notwithstanding the above, if the prior year testing method is used to calculate the "Actual Contribution Percentage" for the Non-Highly Compensated Participant group for the first Plan Year of this amendment and restatement, for purposes of Section 4.7(a), the "Actual Contribution Percentage" for the Non-Highly Compensated Participant group for the preceding Plan Year shall be determined pursuant to the provisions of the Plan then in effect. (c) For purposes of determining the "Actual Contribution Percentage," only Employer matching contributions contributed to the Plan prior to the end of the succeeding Plan Year shall be considered. In addition, the Administrator may elect to take into account, with respect to Employees eligible to have Employer matching contributions pursuant to Section 4.1(b) allocated to their accounts, elective deferrals (as defined in Regulation 1.402(g)-1(b)) and qualified non-elective contributions (as defined in Code Section 401(m)(4)(C)) contributed to any plan maintained by the Employer. Such elective deferrals and qualified non-elective contributions shall be treated as Employer matching contributions subject to Regulation 1.401(m)-1(b)(5) which is incorporated herein by reference. However, the Plan Year must be the same as the plan year of the plan to which the elective deferrals and the qualified non-elective contributions are made. (d) For purposes of this Section and Code Sections 401(a)(4), 410(b) and 401(m), if two or more plans of the Employer to which matching contributions, Employee contributions, or both, are made are treated as one plan for purposes of Code Sections 401(a)(4) or 410(b) (other than the average benefits test under Code Section 410(b)(2)(A)(ii)), such plans shall be treated as one plan. In addition, two or more plans of the Employer to which matching contributions, Employee contributions, or both, are made may be considered as a single plan for purposes of determining whether or not such plans satisfy Code Sections 401(a)(4), 410(b) and 401(m). In such a case, the aggregated plans must satisfy this Section and Code Sections 401(a)(4), 410(b) and 401(m) as though such aggregated plans were a single plan. Any adjustment to the Non-Highly Compensated Participant actual contribution ratio for the prior year shall be made in accordance with Internal Revenue Service Notice 98-1 and any superseding 34 guidance. Plans may be aggregated under this paragraph (d) only if they have the same plan year. Notwithstanding the above, if two or more plans which include cash or deferred arrangements are permissively aggregated under Regulation 1.410(b)-7(d), all plans permissively aggregated must use either the current year testing method or the prior year testing method for the testing year. Notwithstanding the above, an employee stock ownership plan described in Code Section 4975(e)(7) or 409 may not be aggregated with this Plan for purposes of determining whether the employee stock ownership plan or this Plan satisfies this Section and Code Sections 401(a)(4), 410(b) and 401(m). (e) If a Highly Compensated Participant is a Participant under two or more plans (other than an employee stock ownership plan as defined in Code Section 4975(e)(7) or 409) which are maintained by the Employer or an Affiliated Employer to which matching contributions, Employee contributions, or both, are made, all such contributions on behalf of such Highly Compensated Participant shall be aggregated for purposes of determining such Highly Compensated Participant's actual contribution ratio. However, if the plans have different plan years, this paragraph shall be applied by treating all plans ending with or within the same calendar year as a single plan. (f) For purposes of Sections 4.7(a) and 4.8, a Highly Compensated Participant and Non-Highly Compensated Participant shall include any Employee eligible to have Employer matching contributions (whether or not a deferral election was made or suspended) allocated to the Participant's account for the Plan Year. Notwithstanding the above, if the prior year testing method is used to calculate the "Actual Contribution Percentage" for the Non-Highly Compensated Participant group for the first Plan Year of this amendment and restatement, for the purposes of Section 4.7(a), a Non-Highly Compensated Participant shall include any such Employee eligible to have Employer matching contributions (whether or not a deferral election was made or suspended) allocated to the Participant's account for the preceding Plan Year pursuant to the provisions of the Plan then in effect. (g) For the purpose of this Section, when calculating the "Actual Contribution Percentage" for the Non-Highly Compensated Participant group, the current year testing method shall be used. Any change from the current year testing method to the prior year testing method shall be made pursuant to Internal Revenue Service Notice 98-1, Section VII (or superseding guidance), the provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference. (h) Notwithstanding anything in this Section to the contrary, the provisions of this Section and Section 4.8 may be applied separately (or will be applied separately to the extent required by Regulations) to each plan within the meaning of Regulation 1.401(k)-1(g)(11). Furthermore, the provisions of Code Section 401(k)(3)(F) may be used to exclude from consideration all Non-Highly Compensated Employees who have not satisfied the minimum age and service requirements of Code Section 410(a)(1)(A). 35 4.8 ADJUSTMENT TO ACTUAL CONTRIBUTION PERCENTAGE TESTS (a) In the event (or if it is anticipated) that the "Actual Contribution Percentage" for the Highly Compensated Participant group exceeds (or might exceed) the "Actual Contribution Percentage" for the Non-Highly Compensated Participant group pursuant to Section 4.7(a), the Administrator (on or before the fifteenth day of the third month following the end of the Plan Year, but in no event later than the close of the following Plan Year) shall direct the Trustee to distribute to the Highly Compensated Participant having the largest dollar amount of contributions determined pursuant to Section 4.7(b)(1), the Vested portion of such contributions (and Income allocable to such contributions) and, if forfeitable, forfeit such non-Vested contributions attributable to Employer matching contributions (and Income allocable to such forfeitures) until the total amount of Excess Aggregate Contributions has been distributed, or until the Participant's remaining amount equals the amount of contributions determined pursuant to Section 4.7(b)(1) of the Highly Compensated Participant having the second largest dollar amount of contributions. This process shall continue until the total amount of Excess Aggregate Contributions has been distributed. If the correction of Excess Aggregate Contributions attributable to Employer matching contributions is not in proportion to the Vested and non-Vested portion of such contributions, then the Vested portion of the Participant's Account attributable to Employer matching contributions after the correction shall be subject to Section 6.5(g). (b) Any distribution and/or forfeiture of less than the entire amount of Excess Aggregate Contributions (and Income) shall be treated as a pro rata distribution and/or forfeiture of Excess Aggregate Contributions and Income. Distribution of Excess Aggregate Contributions shall be designated by the Employer as a distribution of Excess Aggregate Contributions (and Income). Forfeitures of Excess Aggregate Contributions shall be treated in accordance with Section 4.4. (c) Excess Aggregate Contributions, including forfeited matching contributions, shall be treated as Employer contributions for purposes of Code Sections 404 and 415 even if distributed from the Plan. Forfeited matching contributions that are reallocated to Participants' Accounts for the Plan Year in which the forfeiture occurs shall be treated as an "annual addition" pursuant to Section 4.9(b) for the Participants to whose Accounts they are reallocated and for the Participants from whose Accounts they are forfeited. (d) The determination of the amount of Excess Aggregate Contributions with respect to any Plan Year shall be made after first determining the Excess Contributions, if any, to be treated as after-tax voluntary Employee contributions due to recharacterization for the plan year of any other qualified cash or deferred arrangement (as defined in Code Section 401(k)) maintained by the Employer that ends with or within the Plan Year or which are treated as 36 after-tax voluntary Employee contributions due to recharacterization pursuant to Section 4.6(a). (e) If during a Plan Year the projected aggregate amount of Employer matching contributions to be allocated to all Highly Compensated Participants under this Plan would, by virtue of the tests set forth in Section 4.7(a), cause the Plan to fail such tests, then the Administrator may automatically reduce proportionately or in the order provided in Section 4.8(a) each affected Highly Compensated Participant's projected share of such contributions by an amount necessary to satisfy one of the tests set forth in Section 4.7(a). (f) Notwithstanding the above, within twelve (12) months after the end of the Plan Year, the Employer may make a special Qualified Non-Elective Contribution in accordance with one of the following provisions which contribution shall be allocated to the Participant's Account of each Non-Highly Compensated eligible to share in the allocation in accordance with such provision. The Employer shall provide the Administrator with written notification of the amount of the contribution being made and for which provision it is being made pursuant to: (1) A special Qualified Non-Elective Contribution may be made on behalf of Non-Highly Compensated Participants in an amount sufficient to satisfy (or to prevent an anticipated failure of) one of the tests set forth in Section 4.7. Such contribution shall be allocated in the same proportion that each Non-Highly Compensated Participant's 414(s) Compensation for the year (or prior year if the prior year testing method is being used) bears to the total 414(s) Compensation of all Non-Highly Compensated Participants for such year. (2) A special Qualified Non-Elective Contribution may be made on behalf of Non-Highly Compensated Participants in an amount sufficient to satisfy (or to prevent an anticipated failure of) one of the tests set forth in Section 4.7. Such contribution shall be allocated in the same proportion that each Non-Highly Compensated Participant electing salary reductions pursuant to Section 4.2 in the same proportion that each such Non-Highly Compensated Participant's Deferred Compensation for the year (or at the end of the prior Plan Year if the prior year testing method is being used) bears to the total Deferred Compensation of all such Non-Highly Compensated Participants for such year. (3) A special Qualified Non-Elective Contribution may be made on behalf of Non-Highly Compensated Participants in an amount sufficient to satisfy (or to prevent an anticipated failure of) one of the tests set forth in Section 4.7. Such contribution shall be allocated in equal amounts (per capita). (4) A special Qualified Non-Elective Contribution may be made on behalf of Non-Highly Compensated Participants electing salary reductions pursuant to Section 4.2 in an amount sufficient to satisfy (or to prevent an anticipated failure of) one of the tests set forth in Section 4.7. Such 37 contribution shall be allocated for the year (or at the end of the prior Plan Year if the prior year testing method is used) to each Non-Highly Compensated Participant electing salary reductions pursuant to Section 4.2 in equal amounts (per capita). (5) A special Qualified Non-Elective Contribution may be made on behalf of Non-Highly Compensated Participants in an amount sufficient to satisfy (or to prevent an anticipated failure of) one of the tests set forth in Section 4.7. Such contribution shall be allocated to the Non-Highly Compensated Participant having the lowest 414(s) Compensation, until one of the tests set forth in Section 4.7 is satisfied (or is anticipated to be satisfied), or until such Non-Highly Compensated Participant has received the maximum "annual addition" pursuant to Section 4.9. This process shall continue until one of the tests set forth in Section 4.7 is satisfied (or is anticipated to be satisfied). Notwithstanding the above, at the Employer's discretion, Non-Highly Compensated Participants who are not employed at the end of the Plan Year (or at the end of the prior Plan Year if the prior year testing method is being used) shall not be eligible to receive a special Qualified Non-Elective Contribution and shall be disregarded. Notwithstanding the above, if the testing method changes from the current year testing method to the prior year testing method, then for purposes of preventing the double counting of Qualified Non-Elective Contributions for the first testing year for which the change is effective, any special Qualified Non-Elective Contribution on behalf of Non-Highly Compensated Participants used to satisfy the "Actual Deferral Percentage" or "Actual Contribution Percentage" test under the current year testing method for the prior year testing year shall be disregarded. (g) Any Excess Aggregate Contributions (and Income) which are distributed on or after 2 1/2 months after the end of the Plan Year shall be subject to the ten percent (10%) Employer excise tax imposed by Code Section 4979. 4.9 MAXIMUM ANNUAL ADDITIONS (a) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the maximum "annual additions" credited to a Participant's accounts for any "limitation year" shall equal the lesser of: (1) $30,000 adjusted annually as provided in Code Section 415(d) pursuant to the Regulations, or (2) twenty-five percent (25%) of the Participant's "415 Compensation" for such "limitation year." If the Employer contribution that would otherwise be contributed or allocated to the Participant's accounts would cause the "annual additions" for the "limitation year" to exceed the maximum "annual additions," the amount contributed or allocated will be reduced so that the "annual additions" for the "limitation year" will equal the maximum "annual additions," and any amount in excess of the maximum "annual additions," which would have been allocated to such Participant may be allocated to other Participants. For any short "limitation year," the dollar limitation in (1) above 38 shall be reduced by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of full months in the short "limitation year" and the denominator of which is twelve (12). (b) For purposes of applying the limitations of Code Section 415, "annual additions" means the sum credited to a Participant's accounts for any "limitation year" of (1) Employer contributions, (2) Employee contributions, (3) forfeitures, (4) amounts allocated, after March 31, 1984, to an individual medical account, as defined in Code Section 415(l)(2) which is part of a pension or annuity plan maintained by the Employer and (5) amounts derived from contributions paid or accrued after December 31, 1985, in taxable years ending after such date, which are attributable to post-retirement medical benefits allocated to the separate account of a key employee (as defined in Code Section 419A(d)(3)) under a welfare benefit plan (as defined in Code Section 419(e)) maintained by the Employer. Except, however, the "415 Compensation" percentage limitation referred to in paragraph (a)(2) above shall not apply to: (1) any contribution for medical benefits (within the meaning of Code Section 419A(f)(2)) after separation from service which is otherwise treated as an "annual addition," or (2) any amount otherwise treated as an "annual addition" under Code Section 415(l)(1). (c) For purposes of applying the limitations of Code Section 415, the transfer of funds from one qualified plan to another is not an "annual addition." In addition, the following are not Employee contributions for the purposes of Section 4.9(b)(2): (1) rollover contributions (as defined in Code Sections 402(e)(6), 403(a)(4), 403(b)(8) and 408(d)(3)); (2) repayments of loans made to a Participant from the Plan; (3) repayments of distributions received by an Employee pursuant to Code Section 411(a)(7)(B) (cash-outs); (4) repayments of distributions received by an Employee pursuant to Code Section 411(a)(3)(D) (mandatory contributions); and (5) Employee contributions to a simplified employee pension excludable from gross income under Code Section 408(k)(6). (d) For purposes of applying the limitations of Code Section 415, the "limitation year" shall be the Plan Year. (e) For the purpose of this Section, all qualified defined benefit plans (whether terminated or not) ever maintained by the Employer shall be treated as one defined benefit plan, and all qualified defined contribution plans (whether terminated or not) ever maintained by the Employer shall be treated as one defined contribution plan. (f) For the purpose of this Section, if the Employer is a member of a controlled group of corporations, trades or businesses under common control (as defined by Code Section 1563(a) or Code Section 414(b) and (c) as modified by Code Section 415(h)), is a member of an affiliated service group (as defined by Code Section 414(m)), or is a member of a group of entities required to be aggregated pursuant to Regulations under Code Section 414(o), all Employees of such Employers shall be considered to be employed by a single Employer. (g) If this is a plan described in Code Section 413(c) (other than a plan described in Code Section 413(f)), then all of the benefits or contributions 39 attributable to a Participant from all of the Employers maintaining this Plan shall be taken into account in applying the limits of this Section with respect to such Participant. Furthermore, in applying the limitations of this Section with respect to such a Participant, the total "415 Compensation" received by the Participant from all of the Employers maintaining the Plan shall be taken into account. (h)(1) If a Participant participates in more than one defined contribution plan maintained by the Employer which have different Anniversary Dates, the maximum "annual additions" under this Plan shall equal the maximum "annual additions" for the "limitation year" minus any "annual additions" previously credited to such Participant's accounts during the "limitation year." (2) If a Participant participates in both a defined contribution plan subject to Code Section 412 and a defined contribution plan not subject to Code Section 412 maintained by the Employer which have the same Anniversary Date, "annual additions" will be credited to the Participant's accounts under the defined contribution plan subject to Code Section 412 prior to crediting "annual additions" to the Participant's accounts under the defined contribution plan not subject to Code Section 412. (3) If a Participant participates in more than one defined contribution plan not subject to Code Section 412 maintained by the Employer which have the same Anniversary Date, the maximum "annual additions" under this Plan shall equal the product of (A) the maximum "annual additions" for the "limitation year" minus any "annual additions" previously credited under subparagraphs (1) or (2) above, multiplied by (B) a fraction (i) the numerator of which is the "annual additions" which would be credited to such Participant's accounts under this Plan without regard to the limitations of Code Section 415 and (ii) the denominator of which is such "annual additions" for all plans described in this subparagraph. (i) If the sum of the defined benefit plan fraction and the defined contribution plan fraction shall exceed 1.0 in any "limitation year" for any Participant in this Plan, the Administrator shall adjust the numerator of the defined benefit plan fraction so that the sum of both fractions shall not exceed 1.0 in any "limitation year" for such Participant. (j) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section to the contrary, the limitations, adjustments and other requirements prescribed in this Section shall at all times comply with the provisions of Code Section 415 and the Regulations thereunder. Effective as of the first day of the first "limitation year" beginning on or after January 1, 2000 (the "effective date"), and notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the accrued benefit for any Participant shall be determined without applying the limitations of Code Section 415(e) as in effect on the day immediately prior to the "effective date." 4.10 ADJUSTMENT FOR EXCESSIVE ANNUAL ADDITIONS (a) If, as a result of a reasonable error in estimating a Participant's Compensation, a reasonable error in determining the amount of elective deferrals 40 (within the meaning of Code Section 402(g)(3)) that may be made with respect to any Participant under the limits of Section 4.9 or other facts and circumstances to which Regulation 1.415-6(b)(6) shall be applicable, the "annual additions" under this Plan would cause the maximum "annual additions" to be exceeded for any Participant, the "excess amount" will be disposed of in one of the following manners, as uniformly determined by the Administrator for all Participants similarly situated. (1) Any unmatched Deferred Compensation and, thereafter, proportionately from Deferred Compensation which is matched and matching contributions which relate to such Deferred Compensation, will be reduced to the extent they would reduce the "excess amount." The Deferred Compensation (and any gains attributable to such Deferred Compensation) will be distributed to the Participant and the Employer matching contributions (and any gains attributable to such matching contributions) will be used to reduce the Employer contribution in the next "limitation year"; (2) If, after the application of subparagraph (1) above, an "excess amount" still exists, and the Participant is covered by the Plan at the end of the "limitation year," the "excess amount" will be used to reduce the Employer contribution for such Participant in the next "limitation year," and each succeeding "limitation year" if necessary; (3) If, after the application of subparagraphs (1) and (2) above, an "excess amount" still exists, and the Participant is not covered by the Plan at the end of the "limitation year," the "excess amount" will be held unallocated in a "Section 415 suspense account." The "Section 415 suspense account" will be applied to reduce future Employer contributions for all remaining Participants in the next "limitation year," and each succeeding "limitation year" if necessary; (4) If a "Section 415 suspense account" is in existence at any time during the "limitation year" pursuant to this Section, it will not participate in the allocation of investment gains and losses of the Trust Fund. If a "Section 415 suspense account" is in existence at any time during a particular "limitation year," all amounts in the "Section 415 suspense account" must be allocated and reallocated to Participants' accounts before any Employer contributions or any Employee contributions may be made to the Plan for that "limitation year." Except as provided in (1) above, "excess amounts" may not be distributed to Participants or Former Participants. (b) For purposes of this Article, "excess amount" for any Participant for a "limitation year" shall mean the excess, if any, of (1) the "annual additions" which would be credited to the Participant's account under the terms of the Plan without regard to the limitations of Code Section 415 over (2) the maximum "annual additions" determined pursuant to Section 4.9. 41 (c) For purposes of this Section, "Section 415 suspense account" shall mean an unallocated account equal to the sum of "excess amounts" for all Participants in the Plan during the "limitation year." 4.11 ROLLOVERS AND PLAN-TO-PLAN TRANSFERS FROM QUALIFIED PLANS (a) With the consent of the Administrator, amounts may be transferred (within the meaning of Code Section 414(l)) to this Plan from other tax qualified plans under Code Section 401(a) by Participants, provided the trust from which such funds are transferred permits the transfer to be made and the transfer will not jeopardize the tax exempt status of the Plan or Trust or create adverse tax consequences for the Employer. Prior to accepting any transfers to which this Section applies, the Administrator may require an opinion of counsel that the amounts to be transferred meet the requirements of this Section. The amounts transferred shall be set up in a separate account herein referred to as a Participant's Transfer/Rollover Account. Furthermore, for vesting purposes, the Participant's portion of the Participant's Transfer/Rollover Account attributable to any transfer shall be subject to Section 6.4(b). Except as permitted by Regulations (including Regulation 1.411(d)-4), amounts attributable to elective contributions (as defined in Regulation 1.401(k)-1(g)(3)), including amounts treated as elective contributions, which are transferred from another qualified plan in a plan-to-plan transfer (other than a direct rollover) shall be subject to the distribution limitations provided for in Regulation 1.401(k)-1(d). (b) With the consent of the Administrator, the Plan may accept a "rollover" by Participants, provided the "rollover" will not jeopardize the tax exempt status of the Plan or create adverse tax consequences for the Employer. Prior to accepting any "rollovers" to which this Section applies, the Administrator may require the Employee to establish (by providing opinion of counsel or otherwise) that the amounts to be rolled over to this Plan meet the requirements of this Section. The amounts rolled over shall be set up in a separate account herein referred to as a "Participant's Transfer/Rollover Account." Such account shall be fully Vested at all times and shall not be subject to Forfeiture for any reason. For purposes of this Section, the term "qualified plan" shall mean any tax qualified plan under Code Section 401(a), or, any other plans from which distributions are eligible to be rolled over into this Plan pursuant to the Code. The term "rollover" means: (i) amounts transferred to this Plan directly from another qualified plan; (ii) distributions received by an Employee from other "qualified plans" which are eligible for tax-free rollover to a "qualified plan" and which are transferred by the Employee to this Plan within sixty (60) days following receipt thereof; (iii) amounts transferred to this Plan from a conduit individual retirement account provided that the conduit individual retirement account has no assets other than assets which (A) were previously distributed to the Employee by another "qualified plan," (B) were eligible for tax-free rollover to a "qualified plan" and (C) were deposited in such conduit individual retirement account within sixty (60) days of receipt thereof; (iv) amounts distributed to the Employee from a conduit individual retirement account meeting the requirements of clause 42 (iii) above, and transferred by the Employee to this Plan within sixty (60) days of receipt thereof from such conduit individual retirement account; and (v) any other amounts which are eligible to be rolled over to this Plan pursuant to the Code. (c) Amounts in a Participant's Transfer/Rollover Account shall be held by the Trustee pursuant to the provisions of this Plan and may not be withdrawn by, or distributed to the Participant, in whole or in part, except as provided in Section 6.10 and Section 6.11 and paragraph (d) of this Section. The Trustee shall have no duty or responsibility to inquire as to the propriety of the amount, value or type of assets transferred, nor to conduct any due diligence with respect to such assets; provided, however, that such assets are otherwise eligible to be held by the Trustee under the terms of this Plan. (d) At such date when the Participant or the Participant's Beneficiary shall be entitled to receive benefits, the Participant's Transfer/Rollover Account shall be used to provide additional benefits to the Participant or the Participant's Beneficiary. Any distributions of amounts held in a Participant's Transfer/Rollover Account shall be made in a manner which is consistent with and satisfies the provisions of Section 6.5, including, but not limited to, all notice and consent requirements of Code Section 411(a)(11) and the Regulations thereunder. Furthermore, such amounts shall be considered as part of a Participant's benefit in determining whether an involuntary cash-out of benefits may be made without Participant consent. (e) The Administrator may direct that Employee transfers and rollovers made after a Valuation Date be segregated into a separate account for each Participant until such time as the allocations pursuant to this Plan have been made, at which time they may remain segregated or be invested as part of the general Trust Fund or be directed by the Participant pursuant to Section 4.12. (f) This Plan shall not accept any direct or indirect transfers (as that term is defined and interpreted under Code Section 401(a)(11) and the Regulations thereunder) from a defined benefit plan, money purchase plan (including a target benefit plan), stock bonus or profit sharing plan which would otherwise have provided for a life annuity form of payment to the Participant. (g) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, a transfer directly to this Plan from another qualified plan (or a transaction having the effect of such a transfer) shall only be permitted if it will not result in the elimination or reduction of any "Section 411(d)(6) protected benefit" as described in Section 7.1. 4.12 DIRECTED INVESTMENT ACCOUNT (a) Participants may, subject to a procedure established by the Administrator (the Participant Direction Procedures) and applied in a uniform nondiscriminatory manner, direct the Trustee, in writing (or in such other form which is acceptable to the Trustee), to invest all of their accounts in specific assets, specific funds or other investments permitted under the Plan and the Participant Direction Procedures. That portion of the interest of any Participant so directing will thereupon be considered a Participant's Directed Account. 43 (b) As of each Valuation Date, all Participant Directed Accounts shall be charged or credited with the net earnings, gains, losses and expenses as well as any appreciation or depreciation in the market value using publicly listed fair market values when available or appropriate as follows: (1) to the extent that the assets in a Participant's Directed Account are accounted for as pooled assets or investments, the allocation of earnings, gains and losses of each Participant's Directed Account shall be based upon the total amount of funds so invested in a manner proportionate to the Participant's share of such pooled investment; and (2) to the extent that the assets in the Participant's Directed Account are accounted for as segregated assets, the allocation of earnings, gains and losses from such assets shall be made on a separate and distinct basis. (c) Investment directions will be processed as soon as administratively practicable after proper investment directions are received from the Participant. No guarantee is made by the Plan, Employer, Administrator or Trustee that investment directions will be processed on a daily basis, and no guarantee is made in any respect regarding the processing time of an investment direction. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Employer, Administrator or Trustee reserves the right to not value an investment option on any given Valuation Date for any reason deemed appropriate by the Employer, Administrator or Trustee. Furthermore, the processing of any investment transaction may be delayed for any legitimate business reason (including, but not limited to, failure of systems or computer programs, failure of the means of the transmission of data, force majeure, the failure of a service provider to timely receive values or prices, and correction for errors or omissions or the errors or omissions of any service provider). The processing date of a transaction will be binding for all purposes of the Plan and considered the applicable Valuation Date for an investment transaction. (d) The Participant Direction Procedures shall provide an explanation of the circumstances under which Participants and their Beneficiaries may give investment instructions, including, but need not be limited to, the following: (1) the conveyance of instructions by the Participants and their Beneficiaries to invest Participant Directed Accounts in Directed Investment Options; (2) the name, address and phone number of the Fiduciary (and, if applicable, the person or persons designated by the Fiduciary to act on its behalf) responsible for providing information to the Participant or a Beneficiary upon request relating to the Directed Investment Options; (3) applicable restrictions on transfers to and from any Designated Investment Alternative; 44 (4) any restrictions on the exercise of voting, tender and similar rights related to a Directed Investment Option by the Participants or their Beneficiaries; (5) a description of any transaction fees and expenses which affect the balances in Participant Directed Accounts in connection with the purchase or sale of Directed Investment Options; and (6) general procedures for the dissemination of investment and other information relating to the Designated Investment Alternatives as deemed necessary or appropriate, including but not limited to a description of the following: (i) the investment vehicles available under the Plan, including specific information regarding any Designated Investment Alternative; (ii) any designated Investment Managers; and (iii) a description of the additional information which may be obtained upon request from the Fiduciary designated to provide such information. (e) Any information regarding investments available under the Plan, to the extent not required to be described in the Participant Direction Procedures, may be provided to the Participant in one or more written documents (or in any other form including, but not limited to, electronic media) which are separate from the Participant Direction Procedures and are not thereby incorporated by reference into this Plan. (f) The Administrator may, in its discretion, include in or exclude by amendment or other action from the Participant Direction Procedures such instructions, guidelines or policies as it deems necessary or appropriate to ensure proper administration of the Plan, and may interpret the same accordingly. 4.13 QUALIFIED MILITARY SERVICE Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, contributions, benefits and service will be provided in accordance with Code Section 414(u). ARTICLE V VALUATIONS 5.1 VALUATION OF THE TRUST FUND The Administrator shall direct the Trustee, as of each Valuation Date, to determine the net worth of the assets comprising the Trust Fund as it exists on the Valuation Date. In determining such net worth, the Trustee shall value the assets comprising the Trust Fund at their fair market value (or their contractual value in the case of a Contract or Policy) as of the Valuation Date and shall deduct all expenses for which the Trustee has not yet obtained 45 reimbursement from the Employer or the Trust Fund. The Trustee may update the value of any shares held in the Participant Directed Account by reference to the number of shares held by that Participant, priced at the market value as of the Valuation Date. 5.2 METHOD OF VALUATION In determining the fair market value of securities held in the Trust Fund which are listed on a registered stock exchange, the Administrator shall direct the Trustee to value the same at the prices they were last traded on such exchange preceding the close of business on the Valuation Date. If such securities were not traded on the Valuation Date, or if the exchange on which they are traded was not open for business on the Valuation Date, then the securities shall be valued at the prices at which they were last traded prior to the Valuation Date. Any unlisted security held in the Trust Fund shall be valued at its bid price next preceding the close of business on the Valuation Date, which bid price shall be obtained from a registered broker or an investment banker. In determining the fair market value of assets other than securities for which trading or bid prices can be obtained, the Trustee may appraise such assets itself, or in its discretion, employ one or more appraisers for that purpose and rely on the values established by such appraiser or appraisers. ARTICLE VI DETERMINATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS 6.1 DETERMINATION OF BENEFITS UPON RETIREMENT Every Participant may terminate employment with the Employer and retire for the purposes hereof on the Participant's Normal Retirement Date. However, a Participant may postpone the termination of employment with the Employer to a later date, in which event the participation of such Participant in the Plan, including the right to receive allocations pursuant to Section 4.4, shall continue until such Participant's Late Retirement Date. Upon a Participant's Retirement Date, or as soon thereafter as is practicable, the Trustee shall distribute, at the election of the Participant, all amounts credited to such Participant's Combined Account in accordance with Section 6.5. 6.2 DETERMINATION OF BENEFITS UPON DEATH (a) Upon the death of a Participant before the Participant's Retirement Date or other termination of employment, all amounts credited to such Participant's Combined Account shall become fully Vested. The Administrator shall direct the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of Sections 6.6 and 6.7, to distribute the value of the deceased Participant's accounts to the Participant's Beneficiary. (b) Upon the death of a Former Participant, the Administrator shall direct the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of Sections 6.6 and 6.7, to distribute any remaining Vested amounts credited to the accounts of a deceased Former Participant to such Former Participant's Beneficiary. (c) The Administrator may require such proper proof of death and such evidence of the right of any person to receive payment of the value of the account of a deceased Participant or Former Participant as the Administrator may 46 deem desirable. The Administrator's determination of death and of the right of any person to receive payment shall be conclusive. (d) The Beneficiary of the death benefit payable pursuant to this Section shall be the Participant's spouse. Except, however, the Participant may designate a Beneficiary other than the spouse if: (1) the spouse has waived the right to be the Participant's Beneficiary, or (2) the Participant is legally separated or has been abandoned (within the meaning of local law) and the Participant has a court order to such effect (and there is no "qualified domestic relations order" as defined in Code Section 414(p) which provides otherwise), or (3) the Participant has no spouse, or (4) the spouse cannot be located. In such event, the designation of a Beneficiary shall be made on a form satisfactory to the Administrator. A Participant may at any time revoke a designation of a Beneficiary or change a Beneficiary by filing written (or in such other form as permitted by the Internal Revenue Service) notice of such revocation or change with the Administrator. However, the Participant's spouse must again consent in writing (or in such other form as permitted by the Internal Revenue Service) to any change in Beneficiary unless the original consent acknowledged that the spouse had the right to limit consent only to a specific Beneficiary and that the spouse voluntarily elected to relinquish such right. (e) In the event no valid designation of Beneficiary exists, or if the Beneficiary is not alive at the time of the Participant's death, the death benefit will be paid in the following order of priority to: (1) the Participant's surviving spouse; (2) the Participant's children and grandchildren per stirpes; (3) the Participant's surviving parents, in equal shares; (4) the Participant's surviving siblings, in equal shares; or (5) the Participant's estate. If the Beneficiary does not predecease the Participant, but dies prior to distribution of the death benefit, the death benefit will be paid to the Beneficiary's estate. (f) Notwithstanding anything in this Section to the contrary, if a Participant has designated the spouse as a Beneficiary, then a divorce decree or a legal separation that relates to such spouse shall revoke the Participant's 47 designation of the spouse as a Beneficiary unless the decree or a qualified domestic relations order (within the meaning of Code Section 414(p)) provides otherwise. (g) Any consent by the Participant's spouse to waive any rights to the death benefit must be in writing (or in such other form as permitted by the Internal Revenue Service), must acknowledge the effect of such waiver, and be witnessed by a Plan representative or a notary public. Further, the spouse's consent must be irrevocable and must acknowledge the specific nonspouse Beneficiary. 6.3 DETERMINATION OF BENEFITS IN EVENT OF DISABILITY In the event of a Participant's Total and Permanent Disability prior to the Participant's Retirement Date or other termination of employment, all amounts credited to such Participant's Combined Account shall become fully Vested. In the event of a Participant's Total and Permanent Disability, the Administrator, in accordance with the provisions of Sections 6.5 and 6.7, shall direct the distribution to such Participant of all Vested amounts credited to such Participant's Combined Account. 6.4 DETERMINATION OF BENEFITS UPON TERMINATION (a) If a Participant's employment with the Employer is terminated for any reason other than death, Total and Permanent Disability or retirement, then such Participant shall be entitled to such benefits as are provided hereinafter pursuant to this Section 6.4. Distribution of the funds due to a Terminated Participant shall be made on the occurrence of an event which would result in the distribution had the Terminated Participant remained in the employ of the Employer (upon the Participant's death, Total and Permanent Disability or Normal Retirement). However, at the election of the Participant, the Administrator shall direct the Trustee that the entire Vested portion of the Terminated Participant's Combined Account be payable to such Terminated Participant. Any distribution under this paragraph shall be made in a manner which is consistent with and satisfies the provisions of Section 6.5, including, but not limited to, all notice and consent requirements of Code Section 411(a)(11) and the Regulations thereunder. If the value of a Terminated Participant's Vested benefit derived from Employer and Employee contributions does not exceed $5,000 ($1,000 for distributions on or after March 28, 2005), then the Administrator shall direct the Trustee to cause the entire Vested benefit to be paid to such Participant in a single lump sum. For purposes of this Section 6.4, if the value of a Terminated Participant's Vested benefit is zero, the Terminated Participant shall be deemed to have received a distribution of such Vested benefit. (b) The Vested portion of any Participant's Account shall be a percentage of the total amount credited to the Participant's Account determined on 48 the basis of the Participant's number of Years of Service according to the following schedule:
Vesting Schedule - ----------------------------- Years of Service Percentage - ---------------- ---------- Less than 2 0 % 2 40 % 3 60 % 4 80 % 5 100 %
(c) Notwithstanding the vesting schedule above, the Vested percentage of a Participant's Account shall not be less than the Vested percentage attained as of the later of the effective date or adoption date of this amendment and restatement. (d) Notwithstanding the vesting schedule above, upon the complete discontinuance of the Employer contributions to the Plan or upon any full or partial termination of the Plan, all amounts then credited to the account of any affected Participant shall become 100% Vested and shall not thereafter be subject to Forfeiture. (e) The computation of a Participant's nonforfeitable percentage of such Participant's interest in the Plan shall not be reduced as the result of any direct or indirect amendment to this Plan. In the event that the Plan is amended to change or modify any vesting schedule, or if the Plan is amended in any way that directly or indirectly affects the computation of the Participant's nonforfeitable percentage, or if the Plan is deemed amended by an automatic change to a top heavy vesting schedule, then each Participant with at least three (3) Years of Service as of the expiration date of the election period may elect to have such Participant's nonforfeitable percentage computed under the Plan without regard to such amendment or change. If a Participant fails to make such election, then such Participant shall be subject to the new vesting schedule. The Participant's election period shall commence on the adoption date of the amendment and shall end sixty (60) days after the latest of: (1) the adoption date of the amendment, (2) the effective date of the amendment, or (3) the date the Participant receives written notice of the amendment from the Employer or Administrator. 6.5 DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS (a) The Administrator, pursuant to the election of the Participant, shall direct the Trustee to distribute to a Participant or such Participant's Beneficiary 49 any amount to which the Participant is entitled under the Plan in one lump-sum payment in cash. (b) Any distribution to a Participant who has a benefit which exceeds $5,000 ($1,000 for distributions on or after March 28, 2005), shall require such Participant's written (or in such other form as permitted by the Internal Revenue Service) consent if such distribution occurs prior to the time the benefit is "immediately distributable." A benefit is "immediately distributable" if any part of the benefit could be distributed to the Participant (or surviving spouse) before the Participant attains (or would have attained if not deceased) the later of the Participant's Normal Retirement Age or age 62. (c) The following rules will apply to the consent requirements set forth in subsection (b): (1) The Participant must be informed of the right to defer receipt of the distribution. If a Participant fails to consent, it shall be deemed an election to defer the distribution of any benefit. However, any election to defer the receipt of benefits shall not apply with respect to distributions which are required under Section 6.5(d). (2) Notice of the rights specified under this paragraph shall be provided no less than thirty (30) days and no more than ninety (90) days before the date the distribution commences. (3) Written (or such other form as permitted by the Internal Revenue Service) consent of the Participant to the distribution must not be made before the Participant receives the notice and must not be made more than ninety (90) days before the date the distribution commences. (4) No consent shall be valid if a significant detriment is imposed under the Plan on any Participant who does not consent to the distribution. Any such distribution may commence less than thirty (30) days after the notice required under Regulation 1.411(a)-11(c) is given, provided that: (1) the Administrator clearly informs the Participant that the Participant has a right to a period of at least thirty (30) days after receiving the notice to consider the decision of whether or not to elect a distribution (and, if applicable, a particular distribution option), and (2) the Participant, after receiving the notice, affirmatively elects a distribution. (d) Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, the distribution of a Participant's benefits shall be made in accordance with the following requirements and shall otherwise comply with Code Section 401(a)(9) and the Regulations thereunder (including Regulation 1.401(a)(9)-2), the provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference: (1) A Participant's benefits shall be distributed or must begin to be distributed not later than the April 1st of the calendar year following the 50 calendar year in which the Participant attains age 70 1/2. Such distribution shall be equal to or greater than any required distribution. (2) Distributions to a Participant and the Participant's Beneficiaries shall only be made in accordance with the incidental death benefit requirements of Code Section 401(a)(9)(G) and the Regulations thereunder. With respect to distributions under the Plan made for calendar years beginning on or after January 1, 2002, the Plan will apply the minimum distribution requirements of Code Section 401(a)(9) in accordance with the Regulations under Code Section 401(a)(9) that were proposed on January 17, 2001, notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary. This amendment shall continue in effect until the end of the last calendar year beginning before the effective date of final Regulations under Code Section 401(a)(9) or such other date specified in guidance published by the Internal Revenue Service. (e) For purposes of this Section, the life expectancy of a Participant and a Participant's spouse shall not be redetermined in accordance with Code Section 401(a)(9)(D). Life expectancy and joint and last survivor expectancy shall be computed using the return multiples in Tables V and VI of Regulation 1.72-9. (f) All annuity Contracts under this Plan shall be non-transferable when distributed. Furthermore, the terms of any annuity Contract purchased and distributed to a Participant or spouse shall comply with all of the requirements of the Plan. (g) If a distribution is made to a Participant who has not severed employment and who is not fully Vested in the Participant's Account and the Participant may increase the Vested percentage in such account, then, at any relevant time the Participant's Vested portion of the account will be equal to an amount ("X") determined by the formula: X equals P(AB plus D) - D For purposes of applying the formula: P is the Vested percentage at the relevant time, AB is the account balance at the relevant time, and D is the amount of distribution. 6.6 DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS UPON DEATH (a) The death benefit payable pursuant to Section 6.2 shall be paid to the Participant's Beneficiary in one lump-sum payment in cash subject to the rules of Section 6.6(b). (b) Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, distributions upon the death of a Participant shall be made in accordance with the following requirements and shall otherwise comply with Code Section 401(a)(9) and the Regulations thereunder. If it is determined, pursuant to Regulations, that the distribution of a Participant's interest has begun and the Participant dies before the entire interest has been distributed, the remaining portion of such interest shall 51 be distributed at least as rapidly as under the method of distribution selected pursuant to Section 6.5 as of the date of death. If a Participant dies before receiving any distributions of the interest in the Plan or before distributions are deemed to have begun pursuant to Regulations, then the death benefit shall be distributed to the Participant's Beneficiaries by December 31st of the calendar year in which the fifth anniversary of the Participant's date of death occurs. However, in the event that the Participant's spouse (determined as of the date of the Participant's death) is the designated Beneficiary, then in lieu of the preceding rules, distributions must be made over a period not extending beyond the life expectancy of the spouse and must commence on or before the later of: (1) December 31st of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the Participant died; or (2) December 31st of the calendar year in which the Participant would have attained age 70 1/2. If the surviving spouse dies before distributions to such spouse begin, then the 5-year distribution requirement of this Section shall apply as if the spouse was the Participant. (c) For purposes of this Section, any amount paid to a child of the Participant will be treated as if it had been paid to the surviving spouse if the amount becomes payable to the surviving spouse when the child reaches the age of majority. 6.7 TIME OF SEGREGATION OR DISTRIBUTION Except as limited by Sections 6.5 and 6.6, whenever the Trustee is to make a distribution the distribution may be made on such date or as soon thereafter as is practicable. However, unless a Former Participant elects in writing to defer the receipt of benefits (such election may not result in a death benefit that is more than incidental), the payment of benefits shall occur not later than the sixtieth (60th) day after the close of the Plan Year in which the latest of the following events occurs: (a) the date on which the Participant attains the earlier of age 65 or the Normal Retirement Age specified herein; (b) the tenth (10th) anniversary of the year in which the Participant commenced participation in the Plan; or (c) the date the Participant terminates service with the Employer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the failure of a Participant to consent to a distribution that is "immediately distributable" (within the meaning of Section 6.5), shall be deemed to be an election to defer the commencement of payment of any benefit sufficient to satisfy this Section. 6.8 DISTRIBUTION FOR MINOR OR INCOMPETENT BENEFICIARY In the event a distribution is to be made to a minor or incompetent Beneficiary, then the Administrator may direct that such distribution be paid to the legal guardian, or if none in the case of a minor Beneficiary, to a parent of such Beneficiary or a responsible adult with whom the Beneficiary maintains residence, or to the custodian for such Beneficiary under the Uniform Gift to Minors Act or Gift to Minors Act, if such is permitted by the laws of the state in which said Beneficiary resides. Such a payment to the legal guardian, custodian or parent of a minor Beneficiary shall fully discharge the Trustee, Employer, and Plan from further liability on account thereof. 52 6.9 LOCATION OF PARTICIPANT OR BENEFICIARY UNKNOWN In the event that all, or any portion, of the distribution payable to a Participant or Beneficiary hereunder shall, at the later of the Participant's attainment of age 62 or Normal Retirement Age, remain unpaid solely by reason of the inability of the Administrator, after sending a registered letter, return receipt requested, to the last known address, and after further diligent effort, to ascertain the whereabouts of such Participant or Beneficiary, the amount so distributable shall be treated as a Forfeiture pursuant to the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the value of a Participant's Vested benefit derived from Employer and Employee contributions does not exceed $5,000 ($1,000 for distributions on or after March 28, 2005), then the amount distributable may, in the sole discretion of the Administrator, either be treated as a Forfeiture, or be paid directly to an individual retirement account described in Code Section 408(a) or an individual retirement annuity described in Code Section 408(b) at the time it is determined that the whereabouts of the Participant or the Participant's Beneficiary cannot be ascertained. In the event a Participant or Beneficiary is located subsequent to the Forfeiture, such benefit shall be restored, first from Forfeitures, if any, and then from an additional Employer contribution if necessary. However, regardless of the preceding, a benefit which is lost by reason of escheat under applicable state law is not treated as a Forfeiture for purposes of this Section nor as an impermissible forfeiture under the Code. 6.10 PRE-RETIREMENT DISTRIBUTION At such time as a Participant shall have attained the age of 70 1/2 years, the Administrator, at the election of the Participant who has not severed employment with the Employer, shall direct the Trustee to distribute all or a portion of the amount then credited to the accounts maintained on behalf of the Participant. However, no distribution from the Participant's Account shall occur prior to 100% vesting. In the event that the Administrator makes such a distribution, the Participant shall continue to be eligible to participate in the Plan on the same basis as any other Employee. Any distribution made pursuant to this Section shall be made in a manner consistent with Section 6.5, including, but not limited to, all notice and consent requirements of Code Section 411(a)(11) and the Regulations thereunder. Notwithstanding the above, pre-retirement distributions from a Participant's Elective Account shall not be permitted prior to the Participant attaining age 59 1/2 except as otherwise permitted under the terms of the Plan. 6.11 ADVANCE DISTRIBUTION FOR HARDSHIP (a) The Administrator, at the election of the Participant, shall direct the Trustee to distribute to any Participant in any one Plan Year up to the lesser of 100% of the Vested Participant's Elective Account and Participant's Account and Participant's Transfer/Rollover Account valued as of the last Valuation Date or the amount necessary to satisfy the immediate and heavy financial need of the Participant. Any distribution made pursuant to this Section shall be deemed to be made as of the first day of the Plan Year or, if later, the Valuation Date immediately preceding the date of distribution, and the Participant's Elective Account and Participant's Account and Participant's Transfer/Rollover Account shall be reduced accordingly. Withdrawal under this Section is deemed to be on account of an immediate and heavy financial need of the Participant only if the withdrawal is for: 53 (1) Medical expenses described in Code Section 213(d) incurred by the Participant, the Participant's spouse, or any of the Participant's dependents (as defined in Code Section 152) or necessary for these persons to obtain medical care as described in Code Section 213(d); (2) The costs directly related to the purchase (excluding mortgage payments) of a principal residence for the Participant; (3) Payment of tuition, related educational fees, and room and board expenses for the next twelve (12) months of post-secondary education for the Participant and the Participant's spouse, children, or dependents; (4) Payments necessary to prevent the eviction of the Participant from the Participant's principal residence or foreclosure on the mortgage on that residence; (5) On and after January 1, 2006, payments for burial or funeral expenses for the Participant's deceased parent, spouse, child or dependent; or (6) On and after January 1, 2006, expenses for the repair of damage to the employee's principal residence that would qualify as a casualty deduction (but determined without regard to whether the expenses exceed 10% of the employee's adjusted gross income). (b) No distribution shall be made pursuant to this Section unless the Administrator, based upon the Participant's representation and such other facts as are known to the Administrator, determines that all of the following conditions are satisfied: (1) The distribution is not in excess of the amount of the immediate and heavy financial need of the Participant. The amount of the immediate and heavy financial need may include any amounts necessary to pay any federal, state, or local income taxes or penalties reasonably anticipated to result from the distribution; (2) The Participant has obtained all distributions, other than hardship distributions, and all nontaxable (at the time of the loan) loans currently available under all plans maintained by the Employer; (3) The Plan, and all other plans maintained by the Employer, provide that the Participant's elective deferrals and after-tax voluntary Employee contributions will be suspended for at least twelve (12) months after receipt of the hardship distribution or, the Participant, pursuant to a legally enforceable agreement, will suspend elective deferrals and after-tax voluntary Employee contributions to the Plan and all other plans maintained by the Employer for at least twelve (12) months after receipt of the hardship distribution; and 54 (4) The Plan, and all other plans maintained by the Employer, provide that the Participant may not make elective deferrals for the Participant's taxable year immediately following the taxable year of the hardship distribution in excess of the applicable limit under Code Section 402(g) for such next taxable year less the amount of such Participant's elective deferrals for the taxable year of the hardship distribution. (c) Notwithstanding the above, distributions from the Participant's Elective Account pursuant to this Section shall be limited, as of the date of distribution, to the Participant's Elective Account as of the end of the last Plan Year ending before July 1, 1989, plus the total Participant's Deferred Compensation after such date, reduced by the amount of any previous distributions pursuant to this Section and Section 6.10. (d) Any distribution made pursuant to this Section shall be made in a manner which is consistent with and satisfies the provisions of Section 6.5, including, but not limited to, all notice and consent requirements of Code Section 411(a)(11) and the Regulations thereunder. 6.12 QUALIFIED DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDER DISTRIBUTION All rights and benefits, including elections, provided to a Participant in this Plan shall be subject to the rights afforded to any "alternate payee" under a "qualified domestic relations order." Furthermore, a distribution to an "alternate payee" shall be permitted if such distribution is authorized by a "qualified domestic relations order," even if the affected Participant has not separated from service and has not reached the "earliest retirement age" under the Plan. For the purposes of this Section, "alternate payee," "qualified domestic relations order" and "earliest retirement age" shall have the meaning set forth under Code Section 414(p). 6.13 DIRECT ROLLOVER (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary that would otherwise limit a "distributee's" election under this Section, a "distributee" may elect, at the time and in the manner prescribed by the Administrator, to have any portion of an "eligible rollover distribution" that is more than $1,000 (which shall include any rollover contribution and earnings thereon within the meaning of Code Sections 402(c), 403(a)(4), 403(b)(8), 408(d)(3)(A)(ii), and 457(e)(16)) paid directly to an "eligible retirement plan" specified by the "distributee" in a "direct rollover." (b) For purposes of this Section the following definitions shall apply: (1) An "eligible rollover distribution" is any distribution of all or any portion of the balance to the credit of the "distributee," except that an "eligible rollover distribution" does not include: any distribution that is one of a series of substantially equal periodic payments (not less frequently than annually) made for the life (or life expectancy) of the "distributee" or the joint lives (or joint life expectancies) of the "distributee" and the "distributee's" designated beneficiary, or for a specified period of ten years or more; any distribution to the extent such 55 distribution is required under Code Section 401(a)(9); the portion of any other distribution that is not includible in gross income (determined without regard to the exclusion for net unrealized appreciation with respect to employer securities); any hardship distribution described in Code Section 401(k)(2)(B)(i)(IV); and any other distribution that is reasonably expected to total less than $200 during a year. (2) An "eligible retirement plan" is an individual retirement account described in Code Section 408(a), an individual retirement annuity described in Code Section 408(b), an annuity plan described in Code Section 403(a), or a qualified trust described in Code Section 401(a), that accepts the "distributee's" "eligible rollover distribution." However, in the case of an "eligible rollover distribution" to the surviving spouse, an "eligible retirement plan" is an individual retirement account or individual retirement annuity. (3) A "distributee" includes an Employee or former Employee. In addition, the Employee's or former Employee's surviving spouse and the Employee's or former Employee's spouse or former spouse who is the alternate payee under a qualified domestic relations order, as defined in Code Section 414(p), are "distributees" with regard to the interest of the spouse or former spouse. (4) A "direct rollover" is a payment by the Plan to the "eligible retirement plan" specified by the "distributee." ARTICLE VII AMENDMENT, TERMINATION AND MERGERS 7.1 AMENDMENT (a) The Employer shall have the right at any time to amend this Plan, subject to the limitations of this Section. The Board of Directors of the Employer must authorize or ratify any amendment that materially increases the cost of the Plan or materially changes Plan benefits. The materiality of a cost increase or a change in benefit shall be determined by the Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits Committee of the Employer. However, any amendment which affects the rights, duties or responsibilities of the Trustee or Administrator may only be made with the Trustee's or Administrator's written consent. Any such amendment shall become effective as provided therein upon its execution. The Trustee shall not be required to execute any such amendment unless the amendment affects the duties of the Trustee hereunder. (b) No amendment to the Plan shall be effective if it authorizes or permits any part of the Trust Fund (other than such part as is required to pay taxes and administration expenses) to be used for or diverted to any purpose other than for the exclusive benefit of the Participants or their Beneficiaries or estates; or causes any reduction in the amount credited to the account of any Participant; or causes or permits any portion of the Trust Fund to revert to or become property of the Employer. 56 (c) Except as permitted by Regulations (including Regulation 1.411(d)-4) or other IRS guidance, no Plan amendment or transaction having the effect of a Plan amendment (such as a merger, plan transfer or similar transaction) shall be effective if it eliminates or reduces any "Section 411(d)(6) protected benefit" or adds or modifies conditions relating to "Section 411(d)(6) protected benefits" which results in a further restriction on such benefits unless such "Section 411(d)(6) protected benefits" are preserved with respect to benefits accrued as of the later of the adoption date or effective date of the amendment. "Section 411(d)(6) protected benefits" are benefits described in Code Section 411(d)(6)(A), early retirement benefits and retirement-type subsidies, and optional forms of benefit. A Plan amendment that eliminates or restricts the ability of a Participant to receive payment of the Participant's interest in the Plan under a particular optional form of benefit will be permissible if the amendment satisfies the conditions in (1) and (2) below: (1) The amendment provides a single-sum distribution form that is otherwise identical to the optional form of benefit eliminated or restricted. For purposes of this condition (1), a single-sum distribution form is otherwise identical only if it is identical in all respects to the eliminated or restricted optional form of benefit (or would be identical except that it provides greater rights to the Participant) except with respect to the timing of payments after commencement. (2) The amendment is not effective unless the amendment provides that the amendment shall not apply to any distribution with an annuity starting date earlier than the earlier of: (i) the ninetieth (90th) day after the date the Participant receiving the distribution has been furnished a summary that reflects the amendment and that satisfies the Act requirements at 29 CFR 2520.104b-3 (relating to a summary of material modifications) or (ii) the first day of the second Plan Year following the Plan Year in which the amendment is adopted. 7.2 TERMINATION (a) The Employer with the approval of its Board of Directors shall have the right at any time to terminate the Plan by delivering to the Trustee and Administrator written notice of such termination. Upon any full or partial termination, all amounts credited to the affected Participants' Combined Accounts shall become 100% Vested as provided in Section 6.4 and shall not thereafter be subject to forfeiture, and all unallocated amounts, including Forfeitures, shall be allocated to the accounts of all Participants in accordance with the provisions hereof. (b) Upon the full termination of the Plan, the Employer shall direct the distribution of the assets of the Trust Fund to Participants in a manner which is consistent with and satisfies the provisions of Section 6.5. Distributions to a Participant shall be made in cash or through the purchase of irrevocable nontransferable deferred commitments from an insurer. Except as permitted by 57 Regulations, the termination of the Plan shall not result in the reduction of "Section 411(d)(6) protected benefits" in accordance with Section 7.1(c). 7.3 MERGER, CONSOLIDATION OR TRANSFER OF ASSETS This Plan may be merged or consolidated with, or its assets and/or liabilities may be transferred to any other plan and trust only if the benefits which would be received by a Participant of this Plan, in the event of a termination of the Plan immediately after such transfer, merger or consolidation, are at least equal to the benefits the Participant would have received if the Plan had terminated immediately before the transfer, merger or consolidation, and such transfer, merger or consolidation does not otherwise result in the elimination or reduction of any "Section 411(d)(6) protected benefits" in accordance with Section 7.1(c). ARTICLE VIII TOP HEAVY 8.1 TOP HEAVY PLAN REQUIREMENTS For any Top Heavy Plan Year, the Plan shall provide the special vesting requirements of Code Section 416(b) pursuant to Section 6.4 of the Plan and the special minimum allocation requirements of Code Section 416(c) pursuant to Section 4.4 of the Plan. 8.2 DETERMINATION OF TOP HEAVY STATUS (a) This Plan shall be a Top Heavy Plan for any Plan Year in which, as of the Determination Date, (1) the Present Value of Accrued Benefits of Key Employees and (2) the sum of the Aggregate Accounts of Key Employees under this Plan and all plans of an Aggregation Group, exceeds sixty percent (60%) of the Present Value of Accrued Benefits and the Aggregate Accounts of all Key and Non-Key Employees under this Plan and all plans of an Aggregation Group. If any Participant is a Non-Key Employee for any Plan Year, but such Participant was a Key Employee for any prior Plan Year, such Participant's Present Value of Accrued Benefit and/or Aggregate Account balance shall not be taken into account for purposes of determining whether this Plan is a Top Heavy or Super Top Heavy Plan (or whether any Aggregation Group which includes this Plan is a Top Heavy Group). In addition, if a Participant or Former Participant has not performed any services for any Employer maintaining the Plan at any time during the five year period ending on the Determination Date, any accrued benefit for such Participant or Former Participant shall not be taken into account for the purposes of determining whether this Plan is a Top Heavy or Super Top Heavy Plan. (b) This Plan shall be a Super Top Heavy Plan for any Plan Year in which, as of the Determination Date, (1) the Present Value of Accrued Benefits of Key Employees and (2) the sum of the Aggregate Accounts of Key Employees under this Plan and all plans of an Aggregation Group, exceeds ninety percent (90%) of the Present Value of Accrued Benefits and the Aggregate Accounts of all Key and Non-Key Employees under this Plan and all plans of an Aggregation Group. 58 (c) Aggregate Account: A Participant's Aggregate Account as of the Determination Date is the sum of: (1) the Participant's Combined Account balance as of the most recent valuation occurring within a twelve (12) month period ending on the Determination Date. (2) an adjustment for any contributions due as of the Determination Date. Such adjustment shall be the amount of any contributions actually made after the Valuation Date but due on or before the Determination Date, except for the first Plan Year when such adjustment shall also reflect the amount of any contributions made after the Determination Date that are allocated as of a date in that first Plan Year. (3) any Plan distributions made within the Plan Year that includes the Determination Date or within the four (4) preceding Plan Years. However, in the case of distributions made after the Valuation Date and prior to the Determination Date, such distributions are not included as distributions for top heavy purposes to the extent that such distributions are already included in the Participant's Aggregate Account balance as of the Valuation Date. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, all distributions, including distributions under a terminated plan which if it had not been terminated would have been required to be included in an Aggregation Group, will be counted. Further, distributions from the Plan (including the cash value of life insurance policies) of a Participant's account balance because of death shall be treated as a distribution for the purposes of this paragraph. (4) any Employee contributions, whether voluntary or mandatory. However, amounts attributable to tax deductible qualified voluntary employee contributions shall not be considered to be a part of the Participant's Aggregate Account balance. (5) with respect to unrelated rollovers and plan-to-plan transfers (ones which are both initiated by the Employee and made from a plan maintained by one employer to a plan maintained by another employer), if this Plan provides the rollovers or plan-to-plan transfers, it shall always consider such rollovers or plan-to-plan transfers as a distribution for the purposes of this Section. If this Plan is the plan accepting such rollovers or plan-to-plan transfers, it shall not consider such rollovers or plan-to-plan transfers as part of the Participant's Aggregate Account balance. (6) with respect to related rollovers and plan-to-plan transfers (ones either not initiated by the Employee or made to a plan maintained by the same employer), if this Plan provides the rollover or plan-to-plan transfer, it shall not be counted as a distribution for purposes of this Section. If this Plan is the plan accepting such rollover or plan-to-plan transfer, it shall consider such rollover or plan-to-plan transfer as part of the Participant's 59 Aggregate Account balance, irrespective of the date on which such rollover or plan-to-plan transfer is accepted. (7) For the purposes of determining whether two employers are to be treated as the same employer in (5) and (6) above, all employers aggregated under Code Section 414(b), (c), (m) and (o) are treated as the same employer. (d) "Aggregation Group" means either a Required Aggregation Group or a Permissive Aggregation Group as hereinafter determined. (1) Required Aggregation Group: In determining a Required Aggregation Group hereunder, each plan of the Employer in which a Key Employee is a participant in the Plan Year containing the Determination Date or any of the four preceding Plan Years, and each other plan of the Employer which enables any plan in which a Key Employee participates to meet the requirements of Code Sections 401(a)(4) or 410, will be required to be aggregated. Such group shall be known as a Required Aggregation Group. In the case of a Required Aggregation Group, each plan in the group will be considered a Top Heavy Plan if the Required Aggregation Group is a Top Heavy Group. No plan in the Required Aggregation Group will be considered a Top Heavy Plan if the Required Aggregation Group is not a Top Heavy Group. (2) Permissive Aggregation Group: The Employer may also include any other plan not required to be included in the Required Aggregation Group, provided the resulting group, taken as a whole, would continue to satisfy the provisions of Code Sections 401(a)(4) and 410. Such group shall be known as a Permissive Aggregation Group. In the case of a Permissive Aggregation Group, only a plan that is part of the Required Aggregation Group will be considered a Top Heavy Plan if the Permissive Aggregation Group is a Top Heavy Group. No plan in the Permissive Aggregation Group will be considered a Top Heavy Plan if the Permissive Aggregation Group is not a Top Heavy Group. (3) Only those plans of the Employer in which the Determination Dates fall within the same calendar year shall be aggregated in order to determine whether such plans are Top Heavy Plans. (4) An Aggregation Group shall include any terminated plan of the Employer if it was maintained within the last five (5) years ending on the Determination Date. (e) "Determination Date" means (a) the last day of the preceding Plan Year, or (b) in the case of the first Plan Year, the last day of such Plan Year. 60 (f) Present Value of Accrued Benefit: In the case of a defined benefit plan, the Present Value of Accrued Benefit for a Participant other than a Key Employee, shall be as determined using the single accrual method used for all plans of the Employer and Affiliated Employers, or if no such single method exists, using a method which results in benefits accruing not more rapidly than the slowest accrual rate permitted under Code Section 411(b)(1)(C). The determination of the Present Value of Accrued Benefit shall be determined as of the most recent Valuation Date that falls within or ends with the 12-month period ending on the Determination Date except as provided in Code Section 416 and the Regulations thereunder for the first and second plan years of a defined benefit plan. (g) "Top Heavy Group" means an Aggregation Group in which, as of the Determination Date, the sum of: (1) the Present Value of Accrued Benefits of Key Employees under all defined benefit plans included in the group, and (2) the Aggregate Accounts of Key Employees under all defined contribution plans included in the group, exceeds sixty percent (60%) of a similar sum determined for all Participants. ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS 9.1 PARTICIPANT'S RIGHTS This Plan shall not be deemed to constitute a contract between the Employer and any Participant or to be a consideration or an inducement for the employment of any Participant or Employee. Nothing contained in this Plan shall be deemed to give any Participant or Employee the right to be retained in the service of the Employer or to interfere with the right of the Employer to discharge any Participant or Employee at any time regardless of the effect which such discharge shall have upon the Employee as a Participant of this Plan. 9.2 ALIENATION (a) Subject to the exceptions provided below, and as otherwise permitted by the Code and the Act, no benefit which shall be payable out of the Trust Fund to any person (including a Participant or the Participant's Beneficiary) shall be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, or charge, and any attempt to anticipate, alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber, or charge the same shall be void; and no such benefit shall in any manner be liable for, or subject to, the debts, contracts, liabilities, engagements, or torts of any such person, nor shall it be subject to attachment or legal process for or against such person, and the same shall not be recognized by the Trustee, except to such extent as may be required by law. 61 (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a "qualified domestic relations order" defined in Code Section 414(p), and those other domestic relations orders permitted to be so treated by the Administrator under the provisions of the Retirement Equity Act of 1984. The Administrator shall establish a written procedure to determine the qualified status of domestic relations orders and to administer distributions under such qualified orders. Further, to the extent provided under a "qualified domestic relations order," a former spouse of a Participant shall be treated as the spouse or surviving spouse for all purposes under the Plan. (c) Subsection (a) shall not apply to an offset to a Participant's accrued benefit against an amount that the Participant is ordered or required to pay the Plan with respect to a judgment, order, or decree issued, or a settlement entered into, on or after August 5, 1997, in accordance with Code Sections 401(a)(13)(C) and (D). 9.3 CONSTRUCTION OF PLAN This Plan shall be construed and enforced according to the Code, the Act and the laws of the State of Georgia, other than its laws respecting choice of law, to the extent not pre-empted by the Act. 9.4 GENDER AND NUMBER Wherever any words are used herein in the masculine, feminine or neuter gender, they shall be construed as though they were also used in another gender in all cases where they would so apply, and whenever any words are used herein in the singular or plural form, they shall be construed as though they were also used in the other form in all cases where they would so apply. 9.5 LEGAL ACTION In the event any claim, suit, or proceeding is brought regarding the Trust and/or Plan established hereunder to which the Trustee, the Employer or the Administrator may be a party, and such claim, suit, or proceeding is resolved in favor of the Trustee, the Employer or the Administrator, they shall be entitled to be reimbursed from the Trust Fund for any and all costs, attorney's fees, and other expenses pertaining thereto incurred by them for which they shall have become liable. 9.6 PROHIBITION AGAINST DIVERSION OF FUNDS (a) Except as provided below and otherwise specifically permitted by law, it shall be impossible by operation of the Plan or of the Trust, by termination of either, by power of revocation or amendment, by the happening of any contingency, by collateral arrangement or by any other means, for any part of the corpus or income of any Trust Fund maintained pursuant to the Plan or any funds contributed thereto to be used for, or diverted to, purposes other than the exclusive benefit of Participants, Former Participants, or their Beneficiaries. 62 (b) In the event the Employer shall make an excessive contribution under a mistake of fact pursuant to Act Section 403(c)(2)(A), the Employer may demand repayment of such excessive contribution at any time within one (1) year following the time of payment and the Trustees shall return such amount to the Employer within the one (1) year period. Earnings of the Plan attributable to the contributions may not be returned to the Employer but any losses attributable thereto must reduce the amount so returned. (c) Except for Sections 3.5, 3.6, and 4.1(d), any contribution by the Employer to the Trust Fund is conditioned upon the deductibility of the contribution by the Employer under the Code and, to the extent any such deduction is disallowed, the Employer may, within one (1) year following the final determination of the disallowance, whether by agreement with the Internal Revenue Service or by final decision of a competent jurisdiction, demand repayment of such disallowed contribution and the Trustee shall return such contribution within one (1) year following the disallowance. Earnings of the Plan attributable to the contribution may not be returned to the Employer, but any losses attributable thereto must reduce the amount so returned. 9.7 EMPLOYER'S AND TRUSTEE'S PROTECTIVE CLAUSE The Employer, Administrator and Trustee, and their successors, shall not be responsible for the validity of any Contract issued hereunder or for the failure on the part of the insurer to make payments provided by any such Contract, or for the action of any person which may delay payment or render a Contract null and void or unenforceable in whole or in part. 9.8 INSURER'S PROTECTIVE CLAUSE Except as otherwise agreed upon in writing between the Employer and the insurer, an insurer which issues any Contracts hereunder shall not have any responsibility for the validity of this Plan or for the tax or legal aspects of this Plan. The insurer shall be protected and held harmless in acting in accordance with any written direction of the Trustee, and shall have no duty to see to the application of any funds paid to the Trustee, nor be required to question any actions directed by the Trustee. Regardless of any provision of this Plan, the insurer shall not be required to take or permit any action or allow any benefit or privilege contrary to the terms of any Contract which it issues hereunder, or the rules of the insurer. 9.9 RECEIPT AND RELEASE FOR PAYMENTS Any payment to any Participant, the Participant's legal representative, Beneficiary, or to any guardian or committee appointed for such Participant or Beneficiary in accordance with the provisions of the Plan, shall, to the extent thereof, be in full satisfaction of all claims hereunder against the Trustee and the Employer, either of whom may require such Participant, legal representative, Beneficiary, guardian or committee, as a condition precedent to such payment, to execute a receipt and release thereof in such form as shall be determined by the Trustee or Employer. 63 9.10 ACTION BY THE EMPLOYER Whenever the Employer under the terms of the Plan is permitted or required to do or perform any act or matter or thing, it shall be done and performed by a person duly authorized by its legally constituted authority. 9.11 NAMED FIDUCIARIES AND ALLOCATION OF RESPONSIBILITY The "named Fiduciaries" of this Plan are (1) the Employer, (2) the Administrator, (3) the Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits Committee of the Employer, (4) the Trustee and (5) any Investment Manager appointed hereunder. The named Fiduciaries shall have only those specific powers, duties, responsibilities, and obligations as are specifically given them under the Plan including, but not limited to, any agreement allocating or delegating their responsibilities, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference. In general, the Employer shall have the sole responsibility for making the contributions provided for under Section 4.1; and shall have the authority to appoint and remove the Trustee and the Administrator; to formulate the Plan's "funding policy and method"; and to amend or terminate, in whole or in part, the Plan. The Administrator shall have the sole responsibility for the administration of the Plan, including, but not limited to, the items specified in Article II of the Plan, as the same may be allocated or delegated thereunder. The Administrator shall act as the named Fiduciary responsible for communicating with the Participant according to the Participant Direction Procedures. The Trustee shall have the sole responsibility of management of the assets held under the Trust, except to the extent directed pursuant to Article II or with respect to those assets, the management of which has been assigned to an Investment Manager, who shall be solely responsible for the management of the assets assigned to it, all as specifically provided in the Plan. Each named Fiduciary warrants that any directions given, information furnished, or action taken by it shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Plan, authorizing or providing for such direction, information or action. Furthermore, each named Fiduciary may rely upon any such direction, information or action of another named Fiduciary as being proper under the Plan, and is not required under the Plan to inquire into the propriety of any such direction, information or action. It is intended under the Plan that each named Fiduciary shall be responsible for the proper exercise of its own powers, duties, responsibilities and obligations under the Plan as specified or allocated herein. No named Fiduciary shall guarantee the Trust Fund in any manner against investment loss or depreciation in asset value. Any person or group may serve in more than one Fiduciary capacity. 9.12 HEADINGS The headings and subheadings of this Plan have been inserted for convenience of reference and are to be ignored in any construction of the provisions hereof. 9.13 APPROVAL BY INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if, pursuant to an application for qualification filed by or on behalf of the Plan by the time prescribed by law for filing the Employer's return for the taxable year in which the Plan is adopted, or such later date that the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe, the Commissioner of Internal Revenue Service or the Commissioner's delegate should determine that the Plan does not initially qualify as a tax-exempt plan under Code Sections 401 and 501, and such determination is not contested, or if contested, is finally upheld, then if the Plan is a new plan, it shall be void ab initio and all amounts 64 contributed to the Plan by the Employer, less expenses paid, shall be returned within one (1) year and the Plan shall terminate, and the Trustee shall be discharged from all further obligations. If the disqualification relates to an amended plan, then the Plan shall operate as if it had not been amended. 9.14 UNIFORMITY All provisions of this Plan shall be interpreted and applied in a uniform, nondiscriminatory manner. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Plan and any Contract purchased hereunder, the Plan provisions shall control. ARTICLE X PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS 10.1 ADOPTION BY OTHER EMPLOYERS Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with the consent of the Employer and Trustee, any other corporation or entity, whether an affiliate or subsidiary or not, may adopt this Plan and all of the provisions hereof, and participate herein and be known as a Participating Employer, by a properly executed document evidencing said intent and will of such Participating Employer. 10.2 REQUIREMENTS OF PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS (a) Each such Participating Employer shall be required to use the same Trustee as provided in this Plan. (b) The Trustee may, but shall not be required to, commingle, hold and invest as one Trust Fund all contributions made by Participating Employers, as well as all increments thereof. (c) Any expenses of the Plan which are to be paid by the Employer or borne by the Trust Fund shall be paid by each Participating Employer in the same proportion that the total amount standing to the credit of all Participants employed by such Employer bears to the total standing to the credit of all Participants. 10.3 DESIGNATION OF AGENT Each Participating Employer shall be deemed to be a party to this Plan; provided, however, that with respect to all of its relations with the Trustee and Administrator for the purpose of this Plan, each Participating Employer shall be deemed to have designated irrevocably the Employer as its agent. Unless the context of the Plan clearly indicates the contrary, the word "Employer" shall be deemed to include each Participating Employer as related to its adoption of the Plan. 10.4 EMPLOYEE TRANSFERS In the event an Employee is transferred between Participating Employers, accumulated service and eligibility shall be carried with the Employee involved. No such transfer shall effect a termination of employment hereunder, and the Participating Employer to which the 65 Employee is transferred shall thereupon become obligated hereunder with respect to such Employee in the same manner as was the Participating Employer from whom the Employee was transferred. 10.5 PARTICIPATING EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION AND FORFEITURES Any contribution or Forfeiture subject to allocation during each Plan Year shall be allocated only among those Participants of the Employer or Participating Employers making the contribution or by which the forfeiting Participant was employed. However, if the contribution is made, or the forfeiting Participant was employed, by an Affiliated Employer, in which event such contribution or Forfeiture shall be allocated among all Participants of all Participating Employers who are Affiliated Employers in accordance with the provisions of this Plan. On the basis of the information furnished by the Administrator, the Trustee may keep separate books and records concerning the affairs of each Participating Employer hereunder and as to the accounts and credits of the Employees of each Participating Employer. The Trustee may, but need not, register Contracts so as to evidence that a particular Participating Employer is the interested Employer hereunder, but in the event of an Employee transfer from one Participating Employer to another, the employing Participating Employer shall immediately notify the Trustee thereof. 10.6 AMENDMENT Amendment of this Plan by the Employer at any time when there shall be a Participating Employer hereunder shall only be by the written action of each and every Participating Employer and with the consent of the Trustee where such consent is necessary in accordance with the terms of this Plan. 10.7 DISCONTINUANCE OF PARTICIPATION Any Participating Employer shall be permitted to discontinue or revoke its participation in the Plan at any time. At the time of any such discontinuance or revocation, satisfactory evidence thereof and of any applicable conditions imposed shall be delivered to the Trustee. The Trustee shall thereafter transfer, deliver and assign Contracts and other Trust Fund assets allocable to the Participants of such Participating Employer to such new trustee as shall have been designated by such Participating Employer, in the event that it has established a separate qualified retirement plan for its employees provided, however, that no such transfer shall be made if the result is the elimination or reduction of any "Section 411(d)(6) protected benefits" as described in Section 7.1(c). If no successor is designated, the Trustee shall retain such assets for the Employees of said Participating Employer pursuant to the provisions of the Trust. In no such event shall any part of the corpus or income of the Trust Fund as it relates to such Participating Employer be used for or diverted for purposes other than for the exclusive benefit of the Employees of such Participating Employer. 10.8 ADMINISTRATOR'S AUTHORITY The Administrator shall have authority to make any and all necessary rules or regulations, binding upon all Participating Employers and all Participants, to effectuate the purpose of this Article. 66 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Plan has been executed the day and year first above written. Employer HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES, INC. Attested by: Jenny H. Parker By: Allan J. DeNiro ------------------------ ------------------------------------ Title: Vice President, Secretary and Title: Chief People Officer Treasurer 67
EX-10.3.1 3 g00086exv10w3w1.txt EX-10.3.1 AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE THRIFT PLAN EXHIBIT 10.3.1 AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN FOR EGTRRA AND REVENUE PROCEDURE 2002-29 AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE TO HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES, INC. THRIFT PLAN RESTATED JANUARY 1, 2005 AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN FOR EGTRRA AND REVENUE PROCEDURE 2002-29 AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE TO HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES, INC. THRIFT PLAN RESTATED JANUARY 1, 2005 BY THIS AGREEMENT, HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES, INC. THRIFT PLAN Restated January 1, 2005 (herein referred to as the Plan) is hereby amended as follows: ARTICLE I PREAMBLE 1.1 Adoption and effective date of amendment. This amendment of the Plan is adopted to reflect certain provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA) and the model amendment of Revenue Procedure 2002-29. This amendment is intended as good faith compliance with the requirements of EGTRRA and the model amendment of Revenue Procedure 2002-29 and is to be construed in accordance with EGTRRA and the model amendment of Revenue Procedure 2002-29 and guidance issued thereunder. Except as otherwise provided, this amendment shall be effective as of the first day of the first Plan Year beginning after December 31, 2001. 1.2 Supersession of inconsistent provisions. This amendment shall supersede the provisions of the Plan to the extent those provisions are inconsistent with the provisions of this amendment. ARTICLE II LIMITATIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS 2.1 Effective date. This Article shall be effective for "limitation years" beginning after December 31, 2001. 2.2 Maximum annual addition. Except to the extent permitted under Article VIII of this amendment and Code Section 414(v), the "annual addition" that may be contributed or allocated to a Participant's account under the Plan for any "limitation year" shall not exceed the lesser of: (a) $40,000, as adjusted for increases in the cost-of-living under Code Section 415(d), or (b) one-hundred percent (100%) of the Participant's "415 Compensation" for the "limitation year." The "415 Compensation" limit referred to in (b) shall not apply to any contribution for medical benefits after separation from service (within the meaning of Code Section 401(h) or Code Section 419A(f)(2)) which is otherwise treated as an "annual addition." 1 ARTICLE III INCREASE IN COMPENSATION LIMIT The annual Compensation of each Participant taken into account in determining allocations for any Plan Year beginning after December 31, 2001, shall not exceed $200,000, as adjusted for cost-of-living increases in accordance with Code Section 401(a)(17)(B). ARTICLE IV MODIFICATION OF TOP-HEAVY RULESIV 4.1 Effective date. This Article shall apply for purposes of determining whether the Plan is a top-heavy plan under Code Section 416(g) for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 2001, and whether the Plan satisfies the minimum benefits requirements of Code Section 416(c) for such years. This Article amends Article VIII of the Plan. 4.2 Determination of top-heavy status. (a) Key employee. Key employee means any Employee or former Employee (including any deceased Employee) who at any time during the Plan Year that includes the determination date was an officer of the Employer having "415 Compensation" greater than $130,000 (as adjusted under Code Section 416(i)(1) for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 2002), a 5-percent owner of the Employer, or a 1-percent owner of the Employer having "415 Compensation" of more than $150,000. The determination of who is a key employee will be made in accordance with Code Section 416(i)(1) and the applicable regulations and other guidance of general applicability issued thereunder. (b) Determination of present values and amounts. This section (b) shall apply for purposes of determining the present values of accrued benefits and the amounts of account balances of Employees as of the determination date. (1) Distributions during year ending on the determination date. The present values of accrued benefits and the amounts of account balances of an Employee as of the determination date shall be increased by the distributions made with respect to the Employee under the Plan and any plan aggregated with the Plan under Code Section 416(g)(2) during the 1-year period ending on the determination date. The preceding sentence shall also apply to distributions under a terminated plan which, had it not been terminated, would have been aggregated with the Plan under Code Section 416(g)(2)(A)(i). In the case of a distribution made for a reason other than separation from service, death, or disability, this provision shall be applied by substituting "5-year period" for "1-year period." (2) Employees not performing services during year ending on the determination date. The accrued benefits and accounts of any individual who has not performed services for the Employer during the 1-year period ending on the determination date shall not be taken into account. 4.3 Minimum benefits. Employer matching contributions shall be taken into account for purposes of satisfying the minimum contribution requirements of Code Section 416(c)(2) and the Plan. The preceding sentence shall apply with respect to matching contributions under the Plan 2 or, if the Plan provides that the minimum contribution requirement shall be met in another plan, such other plan. Employer matching contributions that are used to satisfy the minimum contribution requirements shall be treated as matching contributions for purposes of the actual contribution percentage test and other requirements of Code Section 401(m). ARTICLE V DIRECT ROLLOVERS OF PLAN DISTRIBUTIONS 5.1 Effective date. This Article shall apply to distributions made after December 31, 2001. 5.2 Modification of definition of eligible retirement plan. For purposes of the direct rollover provisions in Section 6.13 p.56 of the Plan, an eligible retirement plan shall also mean an annuity contract described in Code Section 403(b) and an eligible plan under Code Section 457(b) which is maintained by a state, political subdivision of a state, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or political subdivision of a state and which agrees to separately account for amounts transferred into such plan from this Plan. The definition of eligible retirement plan shall also apply in the case of a distribution to a surviving spouse, or to a spouse or former spouse who is the alternate payee under a qualified domestic relation order, as defined in Code Section 414(p). 5.3 Modification of definition of eligible rollover distribution to exclude hardship distributions. For purposes of the direct rollover provisions in Section 6.13 p.56 of the Plan, any amount that is distributed on account of hardship shall not be an eligible rollover distribution and the distributee may not elect to have any portion of such a distribution paid directly to an eligible retirement plan. ARTICLE VI ROLLOVERS FROM OTHER PLANS The Administrator, operationally and on a nondiscriminatory basis, may limit the source of rollover contributions that may be accepted by this Plan. ARTICLE VII REPEAL OF MULTIPLE USE TEST The multiple use test described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.401(m)-2 and Section 4.7(a)(2) p.34 of the Plan shall not apply for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 2001. ARTICLE VIII CATCH-UP CONTRIBUTIONS 8.1 Effective date. This Article shall apply to catch-up contributions made on and after January 1, 2002. 8.2 Applicability. All Employees who are eligible to make salary reductions under this Plan and who are projected to attain age 50 before the end of a calendar year shall be eligible to make catch-up contributions as of the January 1st of that calendar year in accordance with, and subject to the limitations of, Code Section 414(v). Such catch-up contributions shall not be taken into account for purposes of the provisions of the Plan implementing the required limitations of Code Sections 402(g) and 415. The Plan shall not be treated as failing to satisfy the provisions of the 3 Plan implementing the requirements of Code Section 401(k)(3), 401(k)(11), 401(k)(12), 410(b), or 416, as applicable, by reason of the making of such catch-up contributions. 8.3 Matching contributions. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, catch-up contributions shall not be matched. ARTICLE IX SUSPENSION PERIOD FOLLOWING HARDSHIP DISTRIBUTION A Participant who, after December 31, 2001, receives a hardship distribution pursuant to Regulation 1.401(k)-1(d)(2)(iv) of elective deferrals, shall be prohibited from making elective deferrals and after-tax Employee contributions under this Plan and all other plans maintained by the Employer for six (6) months after receipt of the hardship distribution. A Participant who receives such a hardship distribution in calendar year 2001 shall be prohibited from making elective deferrals and after-tax Employee contributions under this Plan and all other plans maintained by the Employer for the period specified in the provisions of the Plan relating to suspension of elective deferrals and after-tax Employee contributions that were in effect prior to this amendment. ARTICLE X DISTRIBUTION UPON SEVERANCE FROM EMPLOYMENT 10.1. Effective date. This Article shall apply for distributions occurring on and after January 1, 2002 for severance from employment occurring on or after January 1, 2002. 10.2. New distributable event. A Participant's Elective Contributions and earnings attributable to these contributions shall be distributed on account of the Participant's severance from employment. However, such a distribution shall be subject to the other provisions of the Plan regarding distributions, other than provisions that require a separation from service before such amounts may be distributed. ARTICLE XI MODEL AMENDMENT UNDER REVENUE PROCEDURE 2002-29 MINIMUM DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS 11.1 General Rules. (a) Effective Date. The provisions of this Article will apply for purposes of determining required minimum distributions for calendar years beginning with the 2003 calendar year, as well as required minimum distributions for the 2002 distribution calendar year that are made on or after January 1, 2002. (b) Coordination with Minimum Distribution Requirements Previously in Effect. If the total amount of 2002 required minimum distributions under the Plan made to the distributee prior to the effective date of this Article equals or exceeds the required minimum distributions determined under this Article, then no additional distributions will be required to be made for 2002 on or after such date to the distributee. If the total amount of 2002 required minimum distributions under the Plan made to the distributee prior to the effective date of this Article is less than the amount determined under this Article, then required minimum distributions for 2002 on and after such date will be 4 determined so that the total amount of required minimum distributions for 2002 made to the distributee will be the amount determined under this Article. (c) Precedence. The requirements of this Article will take precedence over any inconsistent provisions of the Plan. (d) Requirements of Treasury Regulations Incorporated. All distributions required under this Article will be determined and made in accordance with the Treasury regulations under Code Section 401(a)(9). 11.2 Time and Manner of Distribution. (a) Required Beginning Date. The Participant's entire interest will be distributed, or begin to be distributed, to the Participant no later than the Participant's required beginning date. (b) Death of Participant Before Distributions Begin. If the Participant dies before distributions begin, the Participant's entire interest will be distributed, or begin to be distributed, no later than as follows: (1) If the Participant's surviving spouse is the Participant's sole designated Beneficiary, then distributions to the surviving spouse will begin by December 31st of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the Participant died, or by December 31st of the calendar year in which the Participant would have attained age 70 1/2, if later. (2) If the Participant's surviving spouse is not the Participant's sole designated Beneficiary, then, except as provided in Section 11.2(b)(3), distributions to the designated Beneficiary will begin by December 31st of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the Participant died. (3) If the Participant dies before distributions begin and there is a designated Beneficiary (other than the Participant's surviving spouse), distribution to the designated Beneficiary is not required to begin by the date specified in Section 11.2(b)(2), but the Participant's entire interest will be distributed to the designated Beneficiary by December 31st of the calendar year containing the fifth anniversary of the Participant's death. (4) If there is no designated Beneficiary as of September 30th of the year following the year of the Participant's death, the Participant's entire interest will be distributed by December 31st of the calendar year containing the fifth anniversary of the Participant's death. (5) If the Participant's surviving spouse is the Participant's sole designated Beneficiary and the surviving spouse dies after the Participant but before distributions to the surviving spouse begin, this Section 11.2(b), other than Section 11.2(b)(1), will apply as if the surviving spouse were the Participant. For purposes of this Section 11.2(b) and Section 11.4, unless Section 11.2(b)(5) applies, distributions are considered to begin on the Participant's 5 required beginning date. If Section 11.2(b)(5) applies, distributions are considered to begin on the date distributions are required to begin to the surviving spouse under Section 11.2(b)(1). (c) Form of Distribution. Unless the Participant's interest is distributed in a single sum on or before the required beginning date, as of the first distribution calendar year distributions will be made in accordance with Sections 11.3 and 11.4 of this Article. 11.3 Required Minimum Distributions During Participant's Lifetime. (a) Amount of Required Minimum Distribution For Each Distribution Calendar Year. During the Participant's lifetime, the minimum amount that will be distributed for each distribution calendar year is the lesser of: (1) the quotient obtained by dividing the Participant's account balance by the distribution period in the Uniform Lifetime Table set forth in Section 1.401(a)(9)-9 of the Treasury regulations, using the Participant's age as of the Participant's birthday in the distribution calendar year; or (2) if the Participant's sole designated Beneficiary for the distribution calendar year is the Participant's spouse, the quotient obtained by dividing the Participant's account balance by the number in the Joint and Last Survivor Table set forth in Section 1.401(a)(9)-9 of the Treasury regulations, using the Participant's and spouse's attained ages as of the Participant's and spouse's birthdays in the distribution calendar year. (b) Lifetime Required Minimum Distributions Continue Through Year of Participant's Death. Required minimum distributions will be determined under this Section 11.3 beginning with the first distribution calendar year and up to and including the distribution calendar year that includes the Participant's date of death. 11.4 Required Minimum Distributions After Participant's Death. (a) Death On or After Date Distributions Begin. (1) Participant Survived by Designated Beneficiary. If the Participant dies on or after the date distributions begin and there is a designated Beneficiary, the minimum amount that will be distributed for each distribution calendar year after the year of the Participant's death is the quotient obtained by dividing the Participant's account balance by the longer of the remaining life expectancy of the Participant or the remaining life expectancy of the Participant's designated Beneficiary, determined as follows: (i) The Participant's remaining life expectancy is calculated using the age of the Participant in the year of death, reduced by one for each subsequent year. (ii) If the Participant's surviving spouse is the Participant's sole designated Beneficiary, the remaining life expectancy of the surviving spouse is calculated for each distribution calendar year after the year of the 6 Participant's death using the surviving spouse's age as of the spouse's birthday in that year. For distribution calendar years after the year of the surviving spouse's death, the remaining life expectancy of the surviving spouse is calculated using the age of the surviving spouse as of the spouse's birthday in the calendar year of the spouse's death, reduced by one for each subsequent calendar year. (iii) If the Participant's surviving spouse is not the Participant's sole designated Beneficiary, the designated Beneficiary's remaining life expectancy is calculated using the age of the beneficiary in the year following the year of the Participant's death, reduced by one for each subsequent year. (2) No Designated Beneficiary. If the Participant dies on or after the date distributions begin and there is no designated Beneficiary as of September 30th of the year after the year of the Participant's death, the minimum amount that will be distributed for each distribution calendar year after the year of the Participant's death is the quotient obtained by dividing the Participant's account balance by the Participant's remaining life expectancy calculated using the age of the Participant in the year of death, reduced by one for each subsequent year. (b) Death Before Date Distributions Begin. (1) Participant Survived by Designated Beneficiary. Except as provided in Section 11.4(b)(2), if the Participant dies before the date distributions begin and there is a designated Beneficiary, the minimum amount that will be distributed for each distribution calendar year after the year of the Participant's death is the quotient obtained by dividing the Participant's account balance by the remaining life expectancy of the Participant's designated Beneficiary, determined as provided in Section 11.4(a). (2) If the Participant dies before distributions begin and there is a designated Beneficiary (other than the Participant's surviving spouse), distribution to the designated Beneficiary is not required to begin by the date specified in Section 11.2(b)(2), but the Participant's entire interest will be distributed to the designated Beneficiary by December 31st of the calendar year containing the fifth anniversary of the Participant's death. (3) No Designated Beneficiary. If the Participant dies before the date distributions begin and there is no designated Beneficiary as of September 30th of the year following the year of the Participant's death, distribution of the Participant's entire interest will be completed by December 31st of the calendar year containing the fifth anniversary of the Participant's death. (4) Death of Surviving Spouse Before Distributions to Surviving Spouse Are Required to Begin. If the Participant dies before the date distributions begin, the Participant's surviving spouse is the Participant's sole designated Beneficiary, and the surviving spouse dies before distributions are required to begin to the surviving spouse under Section 11.2(b)(1), this Section 11.4(b) will apply as if the surviving spouse were the Participant. 7 11.5 Definitions. (a) Designated Beneficiary. The individual who is designated as the Beneficiary under Section 2.6 p.1 of the Plan and is the designated Beneficiary under Code Section 401(a)(9) and section 1.401(a)(9)-1, Q&A-4, of the Treasury regulations. (b) Distribution calendar year. A calendar year for which a minimum distribution is required. For distributions beginning before the Participant's death, the first distribution calendar year is the calendar year immediately preceding the calendar year which contains the Participant's required beginning date. For distributions beginning after the Participant's death, the first distribution calendar year is the calendar year in which distributions are required to begin under Section 11.2(b). The required minimum distribution for the Participant's first distribution calendar year will be made on or before the Participant's required beginning date. The required minimum distribution for other distribution calendar years, including the required minimum distribution for the distribution calendar year in which the Participant's required beginning date occurs, will be made on or before December 31st of that distribution calendar year. (c) Life expectancy. Life expectancy as computed by use of the Single Life Table in section 1.401(a)(9)-9 of the Treasury regulations. (d) Participant's account balance. The account balance as of the last valuation date in the calendar year immediately preceding the distribution calendar year (valuation calendar year) increased by the amount of any contributions made and allocated or forfeitures allocated to the account balance as of dates in the valuation calendar year after the valuation date and decreased by distributions made in the valuation calendar year after the valuation date. The account balance for the valuation calendar year includes any amounts rolled over or transferred to the plan either in the valuation calendar year or in the distribution calendar year if distributed or transferred in the valuation calendar year. (e) Required beginning date. The date specified in Sections 6.5(d) p.51 and 6.6(b) p.53 of the Plan. 8 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been executed this 1st day of December, 2005. Employer HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES, INC. Attested by: Jenny H. Parker By: Allan J. DeNiro ------------------------ ------------------------------------ Title: Vice President, Secretary Title: Chief People Officer and Treasurer 9 EX-10.19 4 g00086exv10w19.txt EX-10.19 BASE SALARIES OF NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS EXHIBIT 10.19 BASE SALARIES OF NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES, INC. The following table sets forth the 2006 annual base salary levels of those individuals that are the named executive officers (as defined in Item 402(a)(3) of Regulation S-K) in the 2006 proxy statement of Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc.:
NAME POSITION BASE SALARY Clarence H. Ridley Chairman $ 410,000 Clarence H. Smith President and Chief Executive Officer $ 420,000 Dennis L. Fink Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer $ 320,000 M. Tony Wilkerson Executive Vice President, Marketing $ 270,000 Rawson Haverty, Jr. Senior Vice President, Real Estate $ 215,000 Steve G. Burdette Senior Vice President, Operations $ 215,000
EX-21 5 g00086exv21.txt EX-21 SUBSIDIARIES OF HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES, INC. . . . EXHIBIT 21.1 SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT
NAME STATE OF INCORPORATION ---- ---------------------- Havertys Capital, Inc. Nevada Havertys Credit Services, Inc. Tennessee Havertys Enterprises, Inc. Nevada
EX-23.1 6 g00086exv23w1.txt EX-23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM EXHIBIT 23.1 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. of our report dated March 15, 2006, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc., included in the 2005 Annual Report to Stockholders of Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. Our audits also included the financial statement schedule of Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. listed in Item 15(a). This schedule is the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on our audits. In our opinion, as to which the date is March 15, 2006, the financial statement schedule referred to above, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein. We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements: (1) Registration Statements (Form S-8 Nos. 333-53215 and 333-66012) pertaining to the 1998 Stock Option Plan of Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. (2) Registration Statements (Form S-8 Nos. 33-45724 and 333-66010) pertaining to the Employee Stock Purchase Plan of Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. (3) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-44285) pertaining to the Thrift Plan and Trust of Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. (4) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-120352) pertaining to the 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan of Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. of our report dated March 15, 2006, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. incorporated herein by reference, our report dated March 15, 2006, with respect to Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. management's assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc., included herein, and our report included in the preceding paragraph with respect to the financial statement schedule of Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. /s/ Ernst & Young LLP Atlanta, Georgia March 15, 2006 EX-31.1 7 g00086exv31w1.txt EX-31.1 SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION OF THE CEO EXHIBIT 31.1 I, Clarence H. Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer of Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc., certify that: 1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 of Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc.; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and we have: (a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; (b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; (c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and (d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): (a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and (b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. Date: March 16, 2006 /s/ Clarence H. Smith ---------------------------------------- Clarence H. Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer EX-31.2 8 g00086exv31w2.txt EX-31.2 SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION OF THE CFO EXHIBIT 31.2 I, Dennis L. Fink, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc., certify that: 1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 of Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc.; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and we have: (a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; (b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; (c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and (d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): (a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and (b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. Date: March 16, 2006 /s/ Dennis L. Fink ---------------------------------------- Dennis L. Fink, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer EX-32.1 9 g00086exv32w1.txt EX-32.1 SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION OF THE CEO AND CFO EXHIBIT 32.1 CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 In connection with the Annual Report of Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2005 (the "Report"), I, Clarence H. Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and I, Dennis L. Fink, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that (1) to my knowledge, the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and (2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. Date: March 16, 2006 /s/ Clarence H. Smith ---------------------------------------- Clarence H. Smith President and Chief Executive Officer /s/ Dennis L. Fink ---------------------------------------- Dennis L. 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