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•
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You
will find enclosed the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders on
the
following page that identifies two proposals for your
action.
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•
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At
the meeting we will present a report on Comstock's 2006 operating
results
and on other matters of interest to
you.
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•
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You
will find enclosed our 2006 Annual Report, which includes our financial
statements.
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1.
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To
elect two Class A directors to serve a term of three years until
their
successors are duly elected and
qualified;
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2.
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To
ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent
registered public accounting firm for 2007;
and
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3.
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To
transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting
and
any adjournments thereof.
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•
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"Voting,"
page 2
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•
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"Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management," page
3
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•
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"Proposals
to be Voted Upon," page 4
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•
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"Corporate
Governance Matters," page 6
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•
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"Executive
Compensation," page 12
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•
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"Other
Matters," page 21
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•
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Notifying
our Corporate Secretary in writing of such
revocation;
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•
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Submitting
a properly completed and later dated proxy;
or
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•
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Attending
the annual meeting and voting in person. Your attendance at the annual
meeting will not by itself revoke a proxy; you must vote your shares
at
the meeting for your proxy to be
revoked.
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Shares
Beneficially Owned
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||||||||
Name
of Beneficial Owner(1)
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Number(2)
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Percent
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||||||
M.
Jay Allison
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1,803,004
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4.0%
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||||||
President,
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
of the Board of Directors
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Roland
O. Burns
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631,572
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1.4%
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||||||
Director,
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer, Secretary and Treasurer
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D.
Dale Gillette
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50,000
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*
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||||||
Vice
President of Land and General Counsel
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Mack
D. Good
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93,750
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*
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Chief
Operating Officer
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David
K. Lockett
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33,536
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*
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Director
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Cecil
E. Martin
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41,399
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*
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Director
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||||||||
Stephen
E. Neukom
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47,000
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*
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||||||
Vice
President of Marketing
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Daniel
K. Presley
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70,000
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*
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||||||
Vice
President of Accounting
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||||||||
Richard
D. Singer
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25,000
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*
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||||||
Vice
President of Financial Reporting
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||||||||
David
W. Sledge
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74,864
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*
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||||||
Director
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Nancy
E. Underwood
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50,000
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*
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Director
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||||||||
All
Executive Officers and Directors as a Group (11 Persons)
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2,920,125
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6.4%
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Third
Avenue Management, LLC
622
Third Avenue, New York, New York 10017
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3,456,006(3)
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7.8%
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||||||
Wellington
Management Company, LLP
75
State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109
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2,796,700(4)
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6.3%
|
||||||
Neuberger
Berman, Inc.
605
Third Avenue, New York, New York 10158
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2,245,694(4)
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5.1%
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||||||
Dimensional
Funds Advisors, LP
1299
Ocean Avenue, Santa Monica, California 90401
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2,202,448(4)
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5.0%
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(1)
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Election
of Directors
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(2)
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Ratification
of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm
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Name
of Director
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Fees
Earned or
Paid
in Cash
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Option
Awards(1)
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Total
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|||||||||
David
K. Lockett
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$61,000
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$122,915
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$183,915
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Cecil
E. Martin
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$95,000
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$122,915
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$217,915
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David
W. Sledge
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$67,500
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$122,915
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$190,415
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Nancy
E. Underwood
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$55,000
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$122,915
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$177,915
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(1) |
Amounts
reported as compensation expense relate to stock option grants
of 10,000
shares per director in 2005 with a grant date fair value of
$6.99 per
option share and 10,000 shares per director in 2006 with a
grant date fair
value of $15.03 per option share. Assumptions used to compute
the grant
date fair value of stock option awards appear in note 7 to
our
consolidated financial statements in our 2006 annual report
filed on Form
10-K.
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Stock
Option Awards
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Name
of Director
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Grant
Date
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Number
of Securities Underlying
Options(#)
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Exercise
Price of Stock Option Awards ($/Share)
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Grant
Date Fair Value of Stock Option Awards
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David
K. Lockett
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May
10, 2006
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10,000
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$32.44
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$150,324
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Cecil
E. Martin
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May
10, 2006
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10,000
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$32.44
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$150,324
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David
W. Sledge
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May
10, 2006
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10,000
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$32.44
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$150,324
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Nancy
E. Underwood
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May
10, 2006
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10,000
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$32.44
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$150,324
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• |
Providing
compensation that is competitive with compensation of companies that
have
operations similar to us and are in similar markets for executive
talent;
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• |
Encouraging
both short-term and long-term performance focus, promoting stockholder
value through strategic business decisions and achievement of performance
objectives;
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• |
Providing
incentive compensation intended to vary with Comstock's and the
individual's performance, while appropriately moderating the impact
of the
cyclical nature of Comstock's business;
and
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• |
Facilitating
ownership of our common stock by our executive officers through
equity-based incentives so that management's interests are closely
aligned
with those of stockholders in terms of both risk and
reward.
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Name
and
Principal
Position
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Year
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Salary
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Bonus
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Stock
Awards
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Non-Qualified
Deferred Compensation Earnings
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All
Other
Compensation(1)(2)
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Total
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|||||||||||||||||||||
M.
Jay Allison
President
and Chief Executive Officer
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2006
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$425,000
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$2,400,000
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$3,467,011
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$31,151
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$103,284
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$6,426,446
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||||||||||||||||||||
Roland
O. Burns
Senior
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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2006
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$290,000
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$800,000
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$1,386,309
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$25,736
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$35,395
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$2,537,440
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Mack
D. Good
Chief
Operating Officer
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2006
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$225,000
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$325,000
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$494,113
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$7,111
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$6,638
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$1,057,862
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Stephen
P. Neukom
Vice
President of Marketing
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2006
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$155,000
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$165,000
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$169,859
|
—
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$6,500
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$496,359
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Daniel
K. Presley
Vice
President of Accounting and Controller
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2006
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$155,000
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$155,000
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$161,483
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$4,754
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$6,384
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$482,621
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(1) |
The
value of all perquisites provided to each executive officer by
us did not
exceed $10,000 for 2006 and therefore no perquisites are included
in this
table.
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(2) |
Amounts
in this column include life insurance premiums paid by us of
$95,459 for
Mr. Allison and $28,553 for Mr.
Burns.
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Stock
Awards
|
||||||||||||
Name
and Principal Position
|
Grant
Date
|
Number of Shares
of
Stock(#)(1)
|
Grant
Date Fair Value of
StockAwards(2)
|
|||||||||
M.
Jay Allison
President
and Chief
Executive Officer
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December
14, 2006
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185,000
|
$6,145,700
|
|||||||||
Roland
O. Burns
Senior
Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
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December
14, 2006
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75,000
|
$2,491,500
|
|||||||||
Mack
D. Good
Chief
Operating Officer
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December
14, 2006
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20,000
|
$664,400
|
|||||||||
Stephen
E. Neukom
Vice
President of Marketing
|
December
14, 2006
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7,500
|
$249,150
|
|||||||||
Daniel
K. Presley
Vice
President of Accounting and
Controller
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December
14, 2006
|
8,500
|
$282,370
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(1) |
Dividends
are payable on the outstanding restricted
shares.
|
(2) |
The
grant date fair value of restricted stock awards was based
upon the
closing price for the Company's stock on December 14, 2006
of $33.22 per
share.
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Stock
Option Awards
|
Stock
Awards
|
|||||||||||||||
Name
and
Principal
Position
|
Number
of Shares Acquired on Exercise(#)
|
Value
Realized
on
Exercise
|
Number
of Shares Acquired
on
Vesting(#)
|
Value
Realized
on
Vesting
|
||||||||||||
M.
Jay Allison
President
and Chief
Executive Officer
|
245,000
|
$4,829,595
|
145,000
|
$4,394,700
|
||||||||||||
Roland
O. Burns
Senior
Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
|
82,500
|
$1,721,159
|
51,250
|
$1,556,325
|
||||||||||||
Mack
D. Good
Chief
Operating Officer
|
—
|
—
|
12,500
|
$381,375
|
||||||||||||
Stephen
E. Neukom
Vice
President of Marketing
|
7,500
|
$159,380
|
5,000
|
$152,550
|
||||||||||||
Daniel
K. Presley
Vice
President of Accounting and Controller
|
10,000
|
$286,824
|
5,000
|
$152,550
|
Name
and Principal Position
|
Company
Contributions
in
2006(1)
|
Aggregate
Earnings
in
2006(2)
|
Aggregate
Balance at December 31, 2006
|
|||||||||
M.
Jay Allison
President
and Chief
Executive Officer
|
$118,750
|
$51,042
|
$489,019
|
|||||||||
Roland
O. Burns
Senior
Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
|
$47,000
|
$35,721
|
$246,856
|
|||||||||
Mack
D. Good
Chief
Operating Officer
|
$26,250
|
$11,748
|
$113,439
|
|||||||||
Stephen
E. Neukom
Vice
President of Marketing
|
$15,250
|
$2,700
|
$64,725
|
|||||||||
Daniel
K. Presley
Vice
President of Accounting and Controller
|
$14,750
|
$7,647
|
$68,741
|
(1)
|
The
Company contributions have not been included in the Summary Compensation
Table for this or any prior years.
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(2)
|
The
aggregate earnings have not been included in the Summary Compensation
Table for this or any prior years except for the above-market portion
of
the
aggregate earnings in 2006 which is included in the Summary Compensation
Table on page 15.
|
Stock
Option Awards
|
Stock
Awards
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Name
and
Principal
Position
|
Number
of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options -
Exercisable(#)(1)
|
Option
Exercise Price
|
Option
Expiration Date
|
Number
of Shares of Stock
That
Have Not Vested(#)
|
Market
Value of Shares of Stock That Have Not
Vested(2)
|
||||||||||||||||
M.
Jay Allison
President
and Chief Executive Officer
|
400,000(3)
135,000(4)
135,000(5)
135,000(6)
|
$3.88
$8.88
$6.42
$9.20
|
July
1, 2008
July
1, 2009
July
1, 2010
January
1, 2009
|
100,000(8)
100,000(9)
100,000(10)
185,000(11)
185,000(12)
|
$3,106,000
$3,106,000
$3,106,000
$5,746,100
$5,746,100
|
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Roland
O. Burns
Senior
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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135,000(3)
33,750(4)
33,750(5)
33,750(6)
|
$3.88
$8.88
$6.42
$9.20
|
July
1, 2008
July
1, 2009
July
1, 2010
January
1, 2009
|
40,000(8)
40,000(9)
40,000(10)
75,000(11)
75,000(12)
|
$1,242,000
$1,242,400
$1,242,400
$2,329,500
$2,329,500
|
||||||||||||||||
Mack
D. Good
Chief
Operating Officer
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
12,500(8)
12,500(9)
12,500(10)
30,000(11)
20,000(12)
|
$388,250
$388,250
$388,250
$931,800
$621,200
|
||||||||||||||||
Stephen
E. Neukom
Vice
President of Marketing
|
15,000(7)
|
$18.20
|
January
1, 2010
|
5,000(8)
5,000(9)
5,000(10)
8,500(11)
8,500(12)
|
$155,300
$155,300
$155,300
$264,010
$264,010
|
||||||||||||||||
Daniel
K. Presley
Vice
President of Accounting and Controller
|
10,000(3)
7,500(4)
7,500(6)
15,000(7)
|
$3.88
$8.88
$9.20
$18.20
|
July
1, 2008
July
1, 2009
January
1, 2009
January
1, 2010
|
5,000(8)
5,000(9)
5,000(10)
7,500(11)
7,500(12)
|
$155,300
$155,300
$155,300
$232,950
$232,950
|
(1)
|
All
stock options are fully vested as of December 31,
2006.
|
(2) | Market value was based on the closing price for our common stock on the last trading day of 2006 of $31.06 per share. |
(3) | These stock options vested 25% on each of July 1, 2000, July 1, 2001, July 1, 2002 and July 1, 2003. |
(4) | These stock options vested on July 1, 2004. |
(5) | These stock options vested on July 1, 2005. |
(6) | These stock options vested on January 1, 2004. |
(7) | These stock options vested on January 1, 2005. |
(8) | These stock grants vested on January 1, 2007. |
(9) | These stock grants vest on January 1, 2008. |
(10) | These stock grants vest on January 1, 2009. |
(11) | These stock grants vest on January 1, 2010. |
(12) | These stock grants vest on January 1, 2011. |
Name
and
Principal
Position
|
Salary(1)
|
Bonus(2)
|
Present
Value of Deferred
Compensation Benefits |
Continuation
of Health
Benefits(3)
|
Other
Payments(4)
|
||||||||||||||
M.
Jay Allison
President
and Chief Executive Officer
|
$688,500
|
$3,600,000
|
$489,019
|
$24,336
|
$20,000
|
||||||||||||||
Roland
O. Burns
Senior
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
|
$474,000
|
$1,200,000
|
$246,856
|
$24,336
|
$20,000
|
||||||||||||||
Mack
D. Good
Chief
Operating Officer
|
—
|
—
|
$113,439
|
—
|
—
|
||||||||||||||
Stephen
E. Neukom
Vice
President of Marketing
|
—
|
—
|
$64,725
|
—
|
—
|
||||||||||||||
Daniel
K. Presley
Vice
President of Accounting and Controller
|
—
|
—
|
$68,741
|
—
|
—
|
Name
and
Principal
Position
|
Salary(1)
|
Bonus(2)
|
Present
Value of Deferred Compensation Benefits
|
Continuation
of Health
Benefits(3)
|
Value
of Unvested Stock
Awards(4)
|
Other
Payments(5)
|
Excise
Tax & Gross-Up
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
M.
Jay Allison
President
and Chief Executive Officer
|
$1,372,410
|
$7,176,000
|
$489,019
|
$24,336
|
$20,810,200
|
$20,000
|
—
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Roland
O. Burns
Senior
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
|
$944,840
|
$2,392,000
|
$246,856
|
$24,336
|
$8,386,200
|
$20,000
|
$1,487,766
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Mack
D. Good
Chief
Operating Officer
|
—
|
—
|
$113,439
|
—
|
$2,717,750
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen
E. Neukom
Vice
President of Marketing
|
—
|
—
|
$64,725
|
—
|
$993,920
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Daniel
K. Presley
Vice
President of Accounting and Controller
|
—
|
—
|
$68,741
|
—
|
$931,800
|
—
|
—
|
2005
|
2006(3)
|
|||||||
Audit
fees
|
$636,604
|
$1,435,000
|
||||||
Audit
related fees(1)
|
—
|
94,243
|
||||||
Tax
fees(2)
|
16,260
|
58,258
|
||||||
All
other fees
|
—
|
—
|
||||||
Total
|
$652,864
|
$1,587,501
|
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NOMINEES
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ALL
NOMINEES
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(See
instructions below)
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1.
|
Election
of
|
NOMINEES:
|
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Two
(2) Class A
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____
Cecil E. Martin
|
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Directors
(term
|
____
Nancy E. Underwood
|
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expires
in 2010):
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2.
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Proposal
to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP independent registered
public accounting firm for 2007.
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3.
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In
their discretion on such other matters which may properly come before
this
meeting.
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