1)
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Title
of each class of securities to which transaction
applies:
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2)
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Aggregate
number of securities to which transaction
applies:
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3)
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Per
unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to
exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the filing fee is
calculated and state how it was
determined):
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4)
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Proposed
maximum aggregate value of
transaction:
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5)
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Total
fee paid:
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Check
box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule
0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid
previously. Identify the previous filing by registration
statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its
filing.
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1)
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Amount
Previously Paid:
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2)
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Form,
Schedule or Registration Statement
No.:
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3)
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Filing
Party:
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4)
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Date
Filed:
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(i)
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to
elect a board of nine directors to serve until the next annual meeting of
stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and
qualified;
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(ii)
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to
ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered
public accountants, as our independent auditors for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2008, and
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(iii)
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to
transact any other business that may properly come before the meeting or
any adjournment thereof.
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Name
and Address
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Amount
and
Nature
of
Beneficial
Ownership
(1)
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Percent
of
Class
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T.
Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
100
E. Pratt Street
Baltimore,
Maryland 21202
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815,550
(2)
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10.63%
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St.
Denis J. Villere & Co., L.L.C.
601
Poydras Street
New
Orleans, Louisiana 70130
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570,562
(3)
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7.43%
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Franklin
Resources, Inc.
One
Franklin Parkway
San
Mateo, California 94403
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445,000
(4)
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5.80%
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Renaissance
Technologies L.L.C.
800
Third Avenue
New
York, New York 10022
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406,300
(5)
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5.29%
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Dimensional
Fund Advisors LP
1299
Ocean Avenue
Santa
Monica, California 90401
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397,959
(6)
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5.19%
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Donald
Smith & Co, Inc.
152
West 57th
Street
New
York, New York 10019
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380,684
(7)
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4.96%
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(1)
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The
number of shares owned shown above is as of December 31, 2007, when we had
6,519,187 shares of our Common Stock outstanding. The percentages shown
above are based on 7,675,142 shares outstanding as of our record date of
March 5, 2008.
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(2)
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Based
on information contained in Schedule 13G as of December 31, 2007, filed
jointly with T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc. (who beneficially
owns 812,500 of the total 815,550 shares) T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
(Price Associates) serves as investment advisor with power to direct
investments with respect to all reported shares. For purposes
of the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Price Associates is deemed to be a beneficial owner of such securities;
however, Price Associates expressly disclaims that it is, in fact, the
beneficial owner of such
securities.
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(3)
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Based
on information contained in Schedule 13G as of December 31,
2007, St. Denis J. Villere & Co., L.L.C. a registered
investment advisor was deemed to have or share voting or dispositive power
over, and therefore to own beneficially, the number of shares indicated
above.
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(4)
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Based
on information contained in a joint filing on Schedule 13G as of December
31, 2007, by Franklin Resources, Inc. (FRI), Charles B. Johnson, Rupert H.
Johnson, Jr., and Franklin Advisory Services,
LLC. Franklin Advisory Services, LLC, has sole
voting and dispositive power with respect to all 445,000
shares. FRI is the parent holding company of Franklin Advisory
Services, LLC, and an investment advisor. Charles B. Johnson
and Rupert H. Johnson, Jr., are principal shareholders of
FRI. FRI, Charles B. Johnson, Rupert H. Johnson, Jr. and
Franklin Advisory Services, LLC disclaim any economic interest or
beneficial ownership in any of the shares.
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(5)
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Based
on information contained in Schedule 13G as of December 31,
2007, Renaissance Technologies L.L.C. is a registered
investment advisor and has sole voting power with respect to 393,500
shares and sole dispositve power with respect to all 406,300
shares.
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(6)
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Based
on information contained in Schedule 13G as of December 31,
2007, Dimensional Fund Advisors
LP (Dimensional), a registered
investment advisor, furnishes investment advice to four registered
investment companies, and serves as investment manager to certain other
investment vehicles, including commingled group trusts and separate
accounts. Dimensional disclaims beneficial ownership in any of
the shares.
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Formerly
Chairman of the Board and Chief
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Executive
Officer of Atlantic Mutual
Companies
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H.
Merritt Lane III, 46 (15)
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2004
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0
*
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President,
Chief Executive Officer, and a
director
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of
Canal Barge Company, Inc.
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All
executive officers and directors as a group (10 persons)
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1,620,301
21.11%
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(1)
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An
asterisk indicates ownership of less than 1% of our Common
Stock.
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(2)
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Niels
W. Johnsen served as our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from our
formation in 1979 until he retired in 2003. He was one of the
founders of Central Gulf Lines, Inc. (“Central Gulf”), one of our
principal subsidiaries, in 1947. Mr. Johnsen has served as a
consultant for us since retiring as Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer.
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(3)
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Niels
W. Johnsen and Erik F. Johnsen are brothers. Niels M. Johnsen
is the son of Niels W. Johnsen. Erik L. Johnsen is the son of
Erik F. Johnsen.
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(4)
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Includes
224,622 shares owned by a corporation of which Niels W. Johnsen is the
controlling shareholder, President, and a
director.
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(5)
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Erik
F. Johnsen served as our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from 2003
until he retired in 2007. He previously served as our President
and Chief Operating Officer. He was one of the founders of Central Gulf in
1947.
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(6)
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Includes:
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·
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133,908
shares held by the Erik F. Johnsen Family Limited Partnership of which Mr.
Johnsen is General Partner and
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·
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52,312
shares owned by the Erik F. Johnsen Family Foundation of which Mr. Johnsen
claims no beneficial ownership but maintains voting and disposition
rights.
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(7)
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Niels
M. Johnsen became our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 2007. He
served as President of International Shipholding Corporation from 2003
until 2007. Mr. Johnsen joined Central Gulf in 1970 and held various
positions before being named President of International Shipholding
Corporation in 2003. He also serves as Chairman of each of our principal
subsidiaries. Mr. Johnsen has been a trustee and director of Atlantic
Mutual Companies since 2002.
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(8)
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Includes:
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·
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2,968
shares held in trust for Niels M. Johnsen’s child, of which he is a
trustee.
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·
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224,622
shares owned by a corporation of which Mr. Johnsen is a Vice President and
a director, which are the same shares included in the total shares
beneficially owned by Niels W. Johnsen as discussed in note
(4).
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(9)
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Erik
L. Johnsen joined Central Gulf in 1979 and held various positions before
being named President of International Shipholding Corporation in
2007. Mr. Johnsen was Vice President of International
Shipholding Corporation from 1987 until 2007. In 1997, he was named as
Executive Vice President and President of each of our principal
subsidiaries.
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(10)
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Includes
16,250 shares held in trust for Erik L. Johnsen’s children, of which he is
a trustee.
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(11)
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Mr.
Lupberger served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of
Entergy Corporation from 1985 to 1998. He is the Chairperson of
the Audit Committee of the Board.
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(12)
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Mr.
O'Brien served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the
Emigrant Savings Bank from 1978 to 1992. He is the Chairperson
of the Compensation Committee of the
Board.
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(13)
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Mr.
Trowbridge served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of
Atlantic Mutual Companies from 1988 to 1993. He served as President and
Chief Operating Officer of the Atlantic Mutual Companies from 1985 to
1988. He is the Chairperson of the Nominating and Governance Committee of
the Board.
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(14)
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Shares
owned jointly with his wife.
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(15)
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Mr.
Lane has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Canal Barge
Company, Inc. since 1994 and as a director of that company since
1988.
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(16)
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Mr.
Robinson is President of OHC, Inc., a family owned import/export hardwood
lumber company specializing in industrial wooden components for the
Transportation and Utility
industries.
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2007 Compensation of
Directors
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Name
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Fees Earned
or
Paid in
Cash
($)
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All Other
Compensation
($)
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Total ($)
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Niels
W. Johnsen
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0
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285,000(1)
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285,000
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Erik
F. Johnsen
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0
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167,000(2)
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167,000
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Harold
S. Grehan, Jr.
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39,000
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0(3)
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39,000
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H.
Merritt Lane III
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42,000
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0
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42,000
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Edwin
A. Lupberger
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42,000
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0
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42,000
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Raymond
V. O’Brien, Jr.
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42,000
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0
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42,000
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Edward
K. Trowbridge
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42,000
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0
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42,000
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2007
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2006
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Audit
Fees (1)
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$ 676,010
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$ 404,500
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Audit
Related Fees (2)
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33,719
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25,750
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Tax
Fees (3)
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42,055
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80,337
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Total
Fees
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$ 751,784
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$ 510,587
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(1)
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Audit
Fees include fees for the audit of our consolidated financial statements,
review of the interim consolidated financial statements included in
quarterly reports, and services related to statutory audits of certain of
the Company's subsidiaries. The 2007 fees include fees related to the
evaluation of internal controls over financial reporting as required by
Sarbanes-Oxley. The 2006 fees were revised compared to what was
disclosed in the 2006 proxy for subsequent fees incurred for US GAAP
financial statements of the Company's foreign unconsolidated subsidiaries,
which we filed as amendments to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2006. The 2007 fees do not include future audit
fees that will be incurred for the same services related to foreign
unconsolidated subsidiaries.
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(2)
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Audit
Related Fees include fees for audits of the Corporation's employee benefit
plans and consultations as to the accounting or disclosure treatment of
certain transactions.
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(3)
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Tax
Fees include fees for tax compliance and consulting
services.
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Summary Compensation
Table
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Name and Principal Position
(1)
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Year
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Salary ($)
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Non-Equity
Incentive
Plan
Compensation
($)
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Change in Pension
Value
And Non-
Qualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)
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All Other
Compen- sation ($)
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Total ($)
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Niels
M. Johnsen,
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2007
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350,000
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105,000
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24,734
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1,000
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(2)
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480,734
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Chairman
of the Board
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2006
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332,800
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25,600
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81,167
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1,000
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(2)
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440,567
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and
Chief Executive Officer
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Erik
L. Johnsen,
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2007
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330,000
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99,000
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3,783
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16,256
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(3)
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449,039
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President
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2006
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312,000
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24,000
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48,110
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1,000
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(3)
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385,110
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Manuel
G. Estrada,
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2007
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190,000
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57,000
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40,999
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17,849
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(4)
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305,848
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Vice
President and
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2006
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165,000
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12,692
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31,948
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1,000
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(4)
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210,640
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Chief
Financial Officer
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Erik
F. Johnsen, Director
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2007
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111,157
(5)
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27,000
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(6)
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62,388
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(7)
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200,545
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Former
Chairman of the Board
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2006
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353,600
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27,200
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7,132
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(7)
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427,932
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and
Chief Executive Officer
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(1)
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For
additional information on positions held by these officers during 2007,
see the footnotes to the directors’ table included above under the heading
“Election of Directors”.
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(2)
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Consists
of contributions we made to our 401(k) plan on behalf of the employee in
2006 and 2007.
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(3)
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Consists
of a $1,000 contribution we made to our 401(k) plan on behalf of the
employee in 2006 and 2007 and an incentive payment in 2007 in the amount
of $15,256 for the move from New Orleans, Louisiana to Mobile,
Alabama.
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(4)
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Consists
of a $1,000 contribution we made to our 401(k) plan on behalf of the
employee in 2006 and 2007 and an incentive payment in 2007 of
16,849 for the move from New Orleans, Louisiana to Mobile,
Alabama.
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(5)
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Represents
the payment of salary to Mr. Johnsen through April 30, 2007, the date of
his retirement as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer.
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(6)
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Mr.
Johnsen has received annual distributions from the Retirement Plan since
April of 1997 when he reached 70.5 years of age as required under the
Retirement Plan’s minimum distribution rule for beneficial owners of more
than 5% of our Common Stock. During 2007, he received
distributions of $88,022 from the Retirement Plan. Mr.
Johnsen’s change in pension value for 2007 was a negative $330,404. During
2006, he received distributions of $88,022 from the Retirement Plan and
his change in pension value was a negative
$30,017.
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Grants of Plan-Based
Awards
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Name
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Target ($)
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Maximum ($)
|
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Erik
F. Johnsen
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27,000
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27,000
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Niels
M. Johnsen
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105,000
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105,000
|
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Erik
L. Johnsen
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99,000
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99,000
|
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Manuel
G. Estrada
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57,000
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57,000
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Option
Awards
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Stock
Awards
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Name
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Number of
Shares
Acquired
on
Exercise
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Value
Realized
On
Exercise
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Number of
Shares
Acquired
on
Vesting
|
Value
Realized
on
Vesting
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Niels
M. Johnsen
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200,000
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$1,254,197
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0
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$ 0
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Erik
L. Johnsen
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200,000
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$1,386,400
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0
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0
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Manuel
G. Estrada
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Erik
F. Johnsen
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Pension Benefits
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Number
of Years Credited Service
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Present
Value of Accumulated Benefit
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Payments
During Last Fiscal Year
|
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Name
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(#)
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($)
|
($)
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Erik
F. Johnsen
|
55
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452,786
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88,022
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Niels
M. Johnsen
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37
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801,448
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0
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Erik
L. Johnsen
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28
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356,719
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0
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Manuel
G. Estrada
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29
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242,459
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0
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Election
of Directors:
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