Corporate Board Profile
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| Filing Date | Source Excerpt |
|---|---|
| 2001-11-07 | The Company's non-employee directors are each entitled to receive $10,000 annually as compensation for their services as a director and have been granted options to purchase Common Stock under the 1993 Plan and may be granted options under the 1999 Plan. Options to purchase 12,000 shares of Common Stock at a price of $4.33 per share were granted on October 15, 1996 to each of W. D. (Jack) Cox and R. Faser Triplett, the then non-employee directors of the Company. |
| 2002-09-03 | W.D. (Jack) Cox has served as a director of the Company since September 1996. Mr. Cox has been a consultant to various food companies and a major farm implement company since October 1990. Prior thereto, he served as Vice President for vegetable oil procurement at Kraft, Inc. ("Kraft"), and was a consultant to offshore and Canadian locations of Kraft's facilities. In the early 1980s, Mr. Cox was Vice President for commodities and ingredients of Nabisco Brands, Inc. From 1970 to 1972 Mr. Cox was employed by the Company as Vice President for egg products. The Compensation Committee consists of Messrs. Adams, Cox and Triplett. The Audit Committee, which is composed of three independent directors, meets with management and the Companys independent auditors to determine the adequacy of internal controls, to recommend auditors for the company and other financial reporting matters. The Audit Committee met four times during fiscal 2002. The Companys non-employee directors are each entitled to receive $10,000 annually as compensation for their services as a director and have been granted options to purchase Common Stock under the 1993 Plan and may be granted options under the 1999 Plan. Options to purchase 12,000 shares of Common Stock at a price of $4.33 per share were granted on October 15, 1996 to each of W. D. (Jack) Cox and R. Faser Triplett, the then non-employee directors of the Company. All options expire ten years after grant. Directors also may be compensated for any services performed in addition to their normal duties as a director of the Company. Employee-directors receive no additional compensation for their services as directors of the Company. For services rendered during fiscal year 2001 relative to the Companys then contemplated going private transaction, Messrs. Cox and Triplett and Ms. Hughes each received an additional payment of $10,000. |
| 2003-12-10 | W. D. (Jack) Cox has served as a director of the Company since September 1996. Mr. Cox has been a consultant to various food companies and a major farm implement Company since October 1990. Prior thereto, he served as Vice President for vegetable oil procurement at Kraft, Inc. ("Kraft"), and was a consultant to offshore and Canadian locations of Kraft's facilities. In the early 1980s, Mr. Cox was Vice President for commodities and ingredients of Nabisco Brands, Inc. From 1970 to 1972 Mr. Cox was employed by the Company as Vice President for egg products. The Board also has a Compensation Committee consisting of Messrs. Adams, Cox and Triplett, and an Audit Committee consisting of Messrs. Cox and Triplett and Ms. Hughes. The Company’s non-employee directors are each entitled to receive $10,000 annually as compensation for their services as a director and have been granted options to purchase Common Stock under the 1993 Plan and may be granted options under the 1999 Plan. |
| 2004-03-16 | W. D. (Jack) Cox |
Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-07-01