<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001628280-18-004779.txt : 20180420
<SEC-HEADER>0001628280-18-004779.hdr.sgml : 20180420
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001628280-18-004779
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEF 14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		8
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180604
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180420
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180420
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20180420

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SYSTEMAX INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000945114
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-CATALOG & MAIL-ORDER HOUSES [5961]
		IRS NUMBER:				113262067
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEF 14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13792
		FILM NUMBER:		18766547

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		11 HARBOR PARK DR
		CITY:			PORT WASHINGTON
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11050
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5166087000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		11 HARBOR PARK DRIVE
		CITY:			PORT WASHINGTON
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11050

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	GLOBAL DIRECTMAIL CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19950509
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<TYPE>DEF 14A
<SEQUENCE>1
<FILENAME>proxystatementfor2018annua.htm
<DESCRIPTION>DEF 14A
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<div><a name="sb56816d7c004415790cb19bffc8e12c2"></a></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES <br>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION <br>WASHINGTON, DC 20549</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;padding-top:12px;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">SCHEDULE 14A</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">(RULE 14a-101)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">Proxy Statement pursuant to Section 14(a) of the <br>Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">Filed by the Registrant </font><font style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">&#253;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">Filed by a Party other than the Registrant </font><font style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">&#168;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">Check the appropriate box:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:24px;text-indent:-24px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">&#168;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">&#32;Preliminary Proxy Statement</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:24px;text-indent:-24px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">&#168;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">&#32;Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:24px;text-indent:-24px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">&#253;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">&#32;Definitive Proxy Statement</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:24px;text-indent:-24px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">&#168;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">&#32;Definitive Additional Materials</font></div><div 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style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:24px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:9pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">&#253;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">No fee required</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New 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style="text-align:left;padding-left:24px;text-indent:-24px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">(3)   To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement.</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:16px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:16px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-top:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:132px;text-indent:-132px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">Who may vote:</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Stockholders of record at the close of business on April 16, 2018 are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the meeting or any adjournment or postponement.</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:left;padding-left:144px;text-indent:-144px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">By order of the Board of Directors,</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font 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style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">Important notice regarding the availability of proxy materials for the </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on June 4, 2018:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">This Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the accompanying proxy statement and our 2017 Annual Report to Stockholders all are available at </font><a style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;" href="#"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;">www.proxyvote.com</font></a><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><a name="s23AF8495653FEEF5D4AFDF4707BA2FAF"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New 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style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:5px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d60026;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:5px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:4px;text-align:left;font-size:14pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14pt;color:#006da0;">Table of Contents</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:90%;"></td><td style="width:10%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">General Information</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><a style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;" href="#s0D119BF1FEDF508E4F80DF47080BD924">1</a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Frequently Asked Questions</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><a style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;" href="#s1C49178B9ECD18BA6827DF47085D1B5C">4</a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Proposal No. 1 &#8211; Election Of Directors</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><a style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;" href="#s8B7A3EAFAE16F3AA35ABDF4708B40542">5</a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Corporate Governance</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><a style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;" href="#s53482DC1E15FE5E35CB6DF47098B0C3A">7</a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:52px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Board of Directors</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><a style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;" href="#s497C8B51F4A1F18C4501DF4709E02B60">7</a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:52px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Board Leadership Structure</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><a style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;" href="#sFCDEDE9ADCE21E598C5DDF470A31512A">7</a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:52px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Director Independence</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><a style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;" href="#sDCDE7673F41C110A91D2DF470AD96F2D">8</a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:52px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Lead Independent Director</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><a style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;" href="#s16E1C5B2FADFD8B996F0DF470B4C6FDF">9</a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:52px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Meetings of Non-Management Directors</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><a style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;" href="#s99D8734FF11E598EF310DF470BD31BA2">9</a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:52px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Communicating with the Board</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><a style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;" href="#s09DDFB537BAB8A53B125DF470C9C1FED">10</a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:52px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Committees of the Board</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><a style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;" href="#s8506D37AD20159CD3084DF470CCE65A4">11</a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:52px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Risk Oversight</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><a style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;" href="#s8728DEFBE34886605C36DF470D4521B8">14</a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Proposal No. 2 &#8211; Ratification of Ernst &amp; Young LLP as our Independent Auditor</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><a style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;" href="#sA5019CDA9FFF5A633F51DF470D72EBE8">15</a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Report of the Audit Committee</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><a style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;" href="#s9E48F8246CBA86468E34DF470DC7C0FB">16</a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Security Ownership Information</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><a style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;" href="#s1794F3F0FE5C0864ECA8DF470DE686E3">17</a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:52px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Security Ownership of Management</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><a style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;" href="#s209133856c614c25872cb9a4fe0a5384">17</a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:52px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><a style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;" href="#s47AEA8B06C9659FA21F4DF470EC237EE">18</a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:52px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><a style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;" href="#s2a159fccc64542dbaa48b03dcd461341">18</a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Equity Compensation Plans</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><a style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;" href="#s4ED6C8CB17468222700DDF470F1456CF">19</a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Certain Relationships and Related Transactions</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><a style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;" href="#s76542a4954cb46c3b0131de5b8cff9c5">20</a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:52px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Related Person Transaction Policy</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><a style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;" href="#s48c380ebde5f495ea347c69208b3387d">20</a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:52px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Transactions With Related Persons</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><a style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;" href="#s0F4461A090586F9FB6D3DF470F333843">20</a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Executive Officers</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><a style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;" href="#s0E843E0C7BDC25CDA011DF470FBC9E53">21</a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Compensation Discussion and Analysis</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><a style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;" href="#s787EF151A50B917D840CDF47100DEECA">22</a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:52px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Executive Summary</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><a style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;" href="#s3700B5280CE1A0C0EEC1DF47106068D5">22</a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:52px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Central Objectives and Philosophy of Our  Executive Compensation Programs</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><a style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;" href="#s2F817AEAE575513FB83DDF471084AE6D">22</a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:52px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Risk Management</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><a style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;" href="#sA009D2E32639760FC8EBDF4710B6E28E">23</a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:52px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Elements of Our Executive Compensation Programs</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><a style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;" href="#s50D68D784DA3BBCA3DD7DF4710D471BC">24</a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:52px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Role of the Compensation Committee and CEO in Compensation Decisions</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><a style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;" href="#sFC285AFA55DDA8278E30DF4711070395">26</a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Compensation Committee Report</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><a style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;" href="#sde7732826f6446e6b710f85d9a2f3731">35</a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><a style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;" href="#sea3d11cf3a0245b9ae120ce95117582b">35</a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Executive Compensation</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><a style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;" href="#s3e3c5e8f473547d58818269ee631ec81">36</a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:52px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Summary Compensation Table</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><a style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;" href="#sE618D743C0C3F9DF78D1DF471128CF62">36</a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:52px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Grants of Plan-Based Awards</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><a style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;" href="#s24C2921021664A4269E9DF47115A82AE">38</a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:52px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End for Fiscal 2017</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><a style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;" href="#s6A304EB8440F5237B830DF47117ECBDF">39</a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:52px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Option Exercises and Stock Vested For Fiscal 2017</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div 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style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:24px;"><font style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:10pt;">&#216;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">provide the Executive Chairman with input as to the preparation of agendas for the Board and committee meetings; </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:24px;"><font style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:10pt;">&#216;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">advise the Executive Chairman as to the quality, quantity, and 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#d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:5px;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">2017</font></div><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:5px;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">($)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;background-color:#006da0;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #d9d9d9;border-right:1px solid #d9d9d9;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:center;text-indent:5px;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">2016</font></div><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:5px;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">($)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid 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The Audit Committee does not delegate its pre-approval authority.  The Audit Committee is  not permitted to engage the independent auditor to perform any non-audit services proscribed by law or regulation.  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2017.  As set forth in its Charter, the Audit Committee&#8217;s job is one of oversight.  Management is responsible for Systemax&#8217;s financial statements, internal accounting and financial controls, the financial reporting process, the internal audit function and compliance with our policies and legal requirements.  Our independent auditors are responsible for performing an independent audit of our consolidated financial statements in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and for issuance of a report thereon, and for monitoring the effectiveness of our internal controls; they also perform limited reviews of our unaudited quarterly financial statements.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">The Audit Committee&#8217;s responsibility is to engage the independent registered public accountants, monitor and oversee these accounting, financial and audit processes and report its findings to the full Board.  It also investigates matters related to our financial statements and controls as it deems appropriate.  In the performance of these oversight functions, the members of the Audit Committee rely upon the information, opinions, reports and statements presented to them by Systemax management and by the independent registered public accountants, as well as by other experts that the Audit Committee hires.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">The Audit Committee met with our independent auditors to review and discuss the overall scope and plans for the audit of our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017.  The Audit Committee has considered and discussed with management and the independent auditors (both alone and with management present) the audited financial statements as well as the independent auditors&#8217; evaluation of our internal controls and the overall quality of our financial reporting.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">Management represented to the Audit Committee that our consolidated financial statements for fiscal 2017 were prepared in accordance with U.S.  generally accepted accounting principles.  In connection with these responsibilities, the Audit Committee met with management and Ernst &amp; Young LLP to review and discuss the December 31, 2017 audited consolidated financial statements.  The Audit Committee also discussed with Ernst &amp; Young LLP the matters required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards No.  61 Communication with Audit Committees, as amended and as adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in Rule 3200T.  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style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">Thomas Clark</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">10,201</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">-</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">27,500</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">*</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">Robert Dooley</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">66,428</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">-</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">87,500</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">*</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">Robert D.  Rosenthal</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">62,531</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">4,400</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">3,334</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">*</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">Barry Litwin</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">-</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid 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style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">Chad Lindbloom</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">-</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">-</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">-</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">*</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">All of our current directors and executive officers (13 persons)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;"><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">25,061,921</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;"><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">21,900</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">488,384</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">69%</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:4px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:24px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:8pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;">(a) </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;">Amounts listed in this column may include shares held in partnerships or trusts that are counted in more than one individual&#8217;s total.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:4px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:24px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:8pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;">* </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;">less than 1%</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:4px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:24px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:8pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;">(1)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;">In computing the percentage of shares owned by each person and by the group, these restricted stock units and stock options, as applicable, were added to the total number of outstanding shares of common stock for the percentage calculation.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:4px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:24px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:8pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;">(2)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;">Includes 2,069,932 shares owned by Mr. Richard Leeds directly, 2,000,000 shares owned by the Richard Leeds 2017 GRAT, 898,137 shares owned by the Richard Leeds 2016 GRAT and 159,048 shares owned by the Richard Leeds 2015 GRAT.  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style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Lease.  </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">On December 14, 2016, Global Equipment Company Inc., a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Systemax entered into an amended and restated lease (the &#8220;Lease&#8221;) for its Port Washington, NY headquarters (the &#8220;Headquarters&#8221;).  Systemax has leased the Headquarters since 1988 from an entity owned by Messrs. Richard, Bruce and Robert Leeds, directors and officers of, and together with their respective affiliated entities majority stockholders of, Systemax (the &#8220;Landlord&#8221;).  The Lease provides that it is intended to be a &#8220;triple net&#8221; lease with Global Equipment Company Inc. to pay, or reimburse Landlord for paying, all costs and operating expenses, including taxes, insurance and maintenance expenses, associated with the Lease and the Headquarters.  The Lease was reviewed and approved in accordance with the corporate approval policy noted above for related party transactions.  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Following this discussion, you will find a series of tables containing more specific details about the compensation of our Named Executive Officers, (referred to as &#8220;NEOs&#8221;), listed below.  The following discussion relates to the NEOs and their titles as of the end of 2017.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">Our NEOs* in 2017 were as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:9pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:36%;"></td><td style="width:64%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;background-color:#006da0;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">Name</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;background-color:#006da0;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">Title</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">Richard Leeds</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">Executive Chairman</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">Bruce Leeds</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">Vice Chairman</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">Robert Leeds</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">Vice Chairman</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">Lawrence Reinhold</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">President &amp; Chief Executive Officer</font></div></td></tr><tr><td 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style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">President, Industrial Products Group</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">*We define our NEOs for 2017 as</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">each person who served as chief executive officer or chief financial officer at any time during 2017, and the three other most highly compensated persons serving as executive officers at year end, and one additional executive officer.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div><a name="s2F817AEAE575513FB83DDF471084AE6D"></a></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:100%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;">Central Objectives and Philosophy of Our  <br>Executive Compensation Programs</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">The Compensation Committee designs competitive compensation packages having the proper amount and mix of short term, annual and long-term incentive programs to serve several important objectives:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:9pt;padding-left:24px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">attracting and retaining individuals of superior ability and 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The Compensation Committee from time to time adjusts different elements of compensation based upon its evaluation of our key business objectives and related compensation goals set forth above.  We do not have a formal policy regarding internal pay equity.  In addition, we provide our stockholders, pursuant to SEC regulation, with a non-binding &#8220;say on pay&#8221; advisory vote on our executive compensation every three years.  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We did not perform specific analysis on the probability of the achievement of the financial target performance goals, given that the market is difficult to predict.  Rather, we relied upon our experience in setting the goals guided by our objective of setting a reasonably attainable and motivationally meaningful goal. 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style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d60026;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:5px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:#006da0;">2017 NEO Plan</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">In 2017, pursuant to the 2010 LTIP, our Compensation Committee, with input from our CEO, established our 2017 NEO Non-Equity Incentive Plan (&#8220;2017 Plan&#8221;).  The 2017 Plan pertains specifically to the payment of non-equity incentive compensation to NEOs for 2017; however, in 2017 in a change from prior years arrangements, the Compensation Committee revised Mr. Dooley&#8217;s and Mr. Clark&#8217;s plans by implementing, a new quarterly measurement and payment feature to a portion of the Business Unit and Individual Objectives.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">These objectives are comprised of a variety of measurable strategic, financial and operational initiatives including, sales growth and margin improvement, cost management, process improvement, corporate development, and others as deemed appropriate by the CEO in consultation with the Compensation Committee.  </font></div><div 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style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:9pt;padding-left:24px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">Achievement of each quarterly personal objective and of the shared annual objectives, entitles the employee to receive a portion of the applicable target non-equity incentive compensation that may be earned for that period, and is funded based upon achievement of the relative operating income achievement within that period.  </font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:9pt;padding-left:24px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">Goals are set in up to five equally weighted discrete tranches, one for each quarter, as well as one on an annual basis.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:9pt;padding-left:24px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">Within each measurement period, each individual initiative is weighted as a proportion of the total available target non-equity incentive compensation for that period, and is earned based upon an achievement range of 0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, or 100%.  </font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:9pt;padding-left:24px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">A 5% negative variance to target adjusted operating income equates to a 10% reduction in available non-equity incentive compensation, as applied discretely to each measurement period.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:9pt;padding-left:24px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">A 5% positive variance to target adjusted operating income equates to a 5% increase to available non-equity incentive 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#d9d9d9;border-right:1px solid #d9d9d9;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">Strategic Objectives</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">(%)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#006da0;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #d9d9d9;border-right:1px solid #d9d9d9;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">Corporate Governance</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">(%)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#006da0;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #d9d9d9;border-right:1px solid #d9d9d9;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">Business Unit/ Individual Objectives</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">(%)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">Richard Leeds</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">1,050,000</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">260</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">20</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">60</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">16</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">4</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">0</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">Robert Leeds</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">877,500</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">260</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">20</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">60</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">16</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">4</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid 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style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">16</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">4</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">0</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">Lawrence Reinhold</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">1,410,000</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">260</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">20</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">60</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">16</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">4</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">0</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">Thomas Clark</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">175,000</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">205</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">10</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">30</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">8</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">2</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">50</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">Robert 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style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:16px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:16px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:16px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="5"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:11%;"></td><td style="width:1%;"></td><td style="width:76%;"></td><td style="width:1%;"></td><td style="width:11%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#006da0;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:5px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:5px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#afabab;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:5px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:5px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d60026;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:5px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">2017 Performance against 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style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#006da0;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #d9d9d9;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;"><div style="font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;"><br></font></div><div style="font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;"><br></font></div><div style="font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;"><br></font></div><div style="font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;"><br></font></div><div style="font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;"><br></font></div><div style="font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;"><br></font></div><div style="font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;"><br></font></div><div style="font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;"><br></font></div><div style="font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">Name</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;background-color:#006da0;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">Net Sales</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">(%)</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;background-color:#006da0;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">Adjusted Operating Income</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">(%)</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;background-color:#006da0;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">Strategic Objectives</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">(%)</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid 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style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">Actual</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #ffffff;border-right:1px solid #ffffff;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">Payout Ratio</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #ffffff;border-right:1px solid #ffffff;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">Actual</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #ffffff;border-right:1px solid #ffffff;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">Payout Ratio</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #ffffff;border-right:1px solid #ffffff;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">Actual</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #ffffff;border-right:1px solid #ffffff;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">Payout Ratio</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #ffffff;border-right:1px solid #ffffff;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">Actual</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #ffffff;border-right:1px solid #ffffff;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">Payout Ratio</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #ffffff;border-right:1px solid #ffffff;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">Actual</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #ffffff;border-right:1px solid #ffffff;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">Payout Ratio</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">Richard Leeds</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #ffffff;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">106</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #ffffff;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">125</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #ffffff;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">179</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #ffffff;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">245</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #ffffff;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">84</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #ffffff;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">84</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #ffffff;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">100</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #ffffff;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">100</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #ffffff;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">N/A</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #ffffff;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">N/A</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">190</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">Robert Leeds</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">106</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">125</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">179</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">245</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">84</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">84</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">100</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">100</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">N/A</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">N/A</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">190</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">Bruce Leeds</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">106</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">125</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">179</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">245</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">84</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">84</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">100</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">100</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">N/A</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">N/A</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">190</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">Lawrence Reinhold</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">106</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">125</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">179</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">245</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">84</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">84</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">100</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">100</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">N/A</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">N/A</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">190</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">Thomas Clark</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">106</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">125</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">179</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">245</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">84</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">84</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">100</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">100</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">93</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">134</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">162</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">Robert Dooley</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">N/A</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid 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It was the view of the Compensation Committee that management had executed these initiatives and had positioned Systemax for further growth while managing risk.  Based on Systemax and individual performance, the Compensation Committee believes that compensation levels for fiscal 2017 were consistent with the philosophy and objectives of our compensation programs. As part of the evaluation, Messrs. Richard, Robert, and Bruce Leeds recommended to the Compensation Committee that their non-equity incentive compensation be reduced to 57% of target from the 190% of target non-equity incentive compensation they each were eligible for.  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style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;"><br></font></div><div style="font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">Bruce Leeds</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;"><br></font></div><div style="font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">Lawrence Reinhold</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div 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style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;font-style:italic;">187,500</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;"><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">205</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;"><br></font></div><div 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style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">Richard Leeds</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;<br></font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">Executive Chairman</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">2017</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">725,600</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">600,000</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">30,000</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">1,355,600</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">2016</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">734,400</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">435,000</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">30,000</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">1,199,400</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid 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style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">560,000</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">29,200</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">1,320,200</font></div></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">Bruce Leeds</font></div><div style="font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">Vice Chairman </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">2017</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">600,600</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">500,000</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">30,000</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">1,130,600</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">2016</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">600,000</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">362,000</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">30,000</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">992,000</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">2015</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">599,000</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid 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style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">351,000</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">29,200</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">979,200</font></div></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">Robert Leeds</font></div><div style="font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">Vice Chairman </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">2017</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">603,000</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">500,000</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid 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style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">362,000</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">30,000</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">996,000</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">2015</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid 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style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">351,000</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">29,200</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">987,200</font></div></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">Lawrence Reinhold</font></div><div style="font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">President &amp; Chief Executive Officer </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">2017</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">714,100</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">2,672,000</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">85,200</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">3,471,300</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">2016</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">717,000</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">415,500</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">666,500</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">582,000</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">51,700</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">2,432,700</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">2015</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">694,000</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">816,000</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">33,100</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">1,543,100</font></div></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">Thomas Clark(5)</font></div><div style="font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">Vice President &amp; Chief Financial Officer</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">2017</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">361,700</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">285,000</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">24,800</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">671,500</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">2016</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">231,600</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">207,800</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">218,200</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">75,000</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">16,600</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">749,200</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">2015</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">-</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">-</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">-</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">-</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">-</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">-</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">-</font></div></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">Robert Dooley</font></div><div style="font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">President, Industrial Products Group</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">2017</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">519,400</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">404,400</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">595,600</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">32,800</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">1,552,200</font></div></td></tr><tr><td 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style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">-</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">-</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">30,000</font></div></td></tr><tr><td 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style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">Lawrence Reinhold</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">30,000</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">4,100</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">50,700</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">500</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">85,200</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">Thomas Clark</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">14,400</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">4,100</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">5,800</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid 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style="overflow:hidden;height:18px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:18px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:18px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:18px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid 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style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:18px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:18px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:18px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid 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style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">Number of</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">Securities</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">Underlying</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">Unexercised</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">Options</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">(#)</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">Un-exercisable</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;background-color:#006da0;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">Option</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">Exercise</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">Price</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">($)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;background-color:#006da0;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">Option</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">Expiration</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">Date</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;background-color:#006da0;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">Number of</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">Shares</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">or Units of</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">Stock That</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">Have Not</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">Vested</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">(#)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;background-color:#006da0;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">Market Value</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">of Shares or</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">Units of Stock</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">That Have Not</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">Vested</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">($)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="5" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">Lawrence Reinhold</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">50,000</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">-</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">11.51</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">3/13/18</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">52,500(2)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">1,746,700</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">100,000</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">-</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">13.19</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">5/18/19</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">40,000(3)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">1,330,800</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">50,000</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">-</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">14.30</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">11/14/21</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">33,333(4)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">1,109,000</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">12,500</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">37,500(1)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">8.31</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">2/1/26</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">25,000</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">75,000(1)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">8.95</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">12/14/26</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">Thomas Clark</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">5,000</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">-</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">16.63</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">8/9/20</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">16,666(5)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">554,500</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">5,000</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">-</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">18.73</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">3/1/22</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">2,500</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">7,500(1)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">8.31</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">2/1/26</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">12,500</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">37,500(1)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">8.32</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">11/10/26</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">Robert Dooley</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">50,000</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">-</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">18.73</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div 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style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">295,400</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">275,900</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">141,200</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">Thomas Clark</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">-</font></div></td><td 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style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">5,000(6)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">44,600</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:8pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">(1) </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">The amount in this column reflects the aggregate dollar 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Base salary accounted for 53% of Mr. Leeds total cash compensation for 2017.  Mr. Leeds&#8217; non-equity incentive compensation for 2017 was determined as described above under the heading 2017 NEO Plan, but Mr. Leeds voluntarily waived payment of a portion $1,162,900) of such award.  Mr. Leeds&#8217; salary for 2018 is set at $950,000.  As noted above, beginning in 2018 Mr. Leeds will not be participating in the NEO Plan and will not be eligible for incentive compensation.  </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Robert Leeds &#8211; </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">Robert Leeds has no employment agreement and is an &#8220;at will&#8221; employee.  Base salary accounted for 53% of Mr. Leeds total cash compensation for 2017.  Mr. Leeds&#8217; non-equity incentive compensation for 2017 was determined as described above under the heading 2017 NEO Plan, but Mr. Leeds voluntarily waived payment of a portion $1,162,900) of such award.  Mr. Leeds&#8217; salary for 2018 is set at $950,000.  As noted above, beginning in 2018 Mr. Leeds will not be participating in the NEO Plan and will not be eligible for incentive compensation.  </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Lawrence Reinhold &#8211; </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">Systemax entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Reinhold on January 17, 2007.  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Mr. Clark&#8217;s non-equity incentive compensation for 2017 was determined as described above under the heading 2017 NEO Plan.  Mr. Clark&#8217;s base salary for 2018 is set at $386,000.  Compensation that may become payable following the termination of his employment or a change in control of Systemax, are discussed below under </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;font-style:italic;">Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control / page 42 of this proxy statement.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Robert Dooley &#8211; </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">Mr. Dooley has no employment agreement and is an &#8220;at will&#8221; employee.  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In the event of termination for death, total disability, cause or voluntary termination by Mr. Reinhold, Systemax will owe no further payments under his employment agreement other than as applicable under disability or medical plans and any accrued but unused vacation time (up to four weeks) and the pro rata non-equity incentive compensation payment noted below.  In the event of termination for total disability or death, Mr. Reinhold would also receive the pro rata portion of any non-equity incentive compensation payment which would otherwise be paid based on the average annual non-equity incentive compensation payment received for the prior two years, such payment shall be made within 75 days following the end of the calendar year in which such termination due to total disability or death occurred. 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In the event of death or total disability, the vested portion of his option will be exercisable for up to one year, and the unvested portion will be forfeited.  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style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">Termination by Systemax without &#8220;Cause&#8221; or Resignation by Employee for &#8220;good reason&#8221;</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">within a certain period of time prior to or following a Change in Control ($)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">Cash Compensation (Salary &amp; Non-Equity Incentive Compensation)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">2,341,100(1)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">1,627,000(2)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">-</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">3,055,200(3)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">Value of Accelerated Vesting of Stock Option Awards</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">-</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">-</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">-</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">2,760,000(4)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">Value of Accelerated Vesting of Restricted Stock Unit Awards</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">4,186,500(5)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">2,647,700(6)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">4,186,500(5)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">-</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">Medical and Other Benefits</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">8,200(7)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">-</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">-</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">16,400(8)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #00000a;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">Total</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #00000a;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">6,535,800</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #00000a;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">4,274,700</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #00000a;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">4,186,500</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #00000a;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">5,831,600</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:24px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:8pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">(1)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">Represents one year&#8217;s base salary ($714,100) and the average annual non-equity incentive compensation paid to Mr. Reinhold for fiscal years 2016 and 2017 ($1,627,000).  </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:4px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:24px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:8pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">(2)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">Represents the average annual non-equity incentive compensation paid to Mr. Reinhold for fiscal years 2016 and 2017 ($1,627,000).</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:4px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:24px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:8pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">(3)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">Represents two year&#8217;s base salary ($1,428,200) and the average annual non-equity incentive compensation paid to Mr. Reinhold for fiscal years 2016 and 2017 ($1,627,000).  Payments are made to Mr. Reinhold only if he is terminated without &#8220;cause&#8221; or resigns for &#8220;good reason&#8221; within 60 days prior to, or one year following, a Change of Control.  </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:4px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:24px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:8pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">(4)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">Represents accelerated vesting of 112,500 stock options.  Pursuant to Mr. Reinhold&#8217;s stock option agreements (dated February 1, 2016 and December 14, 2016), if Mr. Reinhold&#8217;s employment is terminated without cause or for good reason within six months following a &#8220;change in control&#8221;, he will become immediately vested in all outstanding unvested stock options, and all of Mr. Reinhold&#8217;s outstanding options shall remain exercisable in accordance with their terms, but in no event for less than 90 days after such termination.  </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:4px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:24px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:8pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">(5)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">Represents accelerated vesting of 125,833 unvested restricted stock units.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:4px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:24px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:8pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">(6)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">Represents accelerated vesting of 79,583 unvested restricted stock units.  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style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d60026;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:5px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:14pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:100%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:14pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14pt;color:#006da0;">Director Compensation</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div 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style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">Our policy is not to pay compensation to directors who are also employees of Systemax or any of our subsidiaries.  Directors are reimbursed for reasonable travel and out-of-pocket expenses incurred for attending Board and Committee meetings and are covered by our travel accident insurance policy for such travel.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">The table below shows the elements and amounts of compensation that we paid our non-management directors for fiscal 2017.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:87%;"></td><td style="width:13%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;background-color:#006da0;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">Compensation Element</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;background-color:#006da0;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">Amount</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">($)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">Retainers (1)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">65,000</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">Restricted Stock Units (2)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">40,000</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">Committee Chair Annual Retainers (1)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:justify;padding-left:53px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">Audit Committee</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">20,000</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:justify;padding-left:53px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">Compensation Committee</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">10,000</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:justify;padding-left:53px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">10,000</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">Lead Independent Director Retainer (1)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">20,000</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:24px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:8pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">(1)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">Retainer amounts are paid in quarterly installments.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:24px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:8pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">(2)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">Each non-management director receives an annual grant of restricted stock units each year immediately following the annual stockholders meeting in an amount equal to $40,000 divided by the </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;background-color:#ffffff;color:#404040;">closing price per share during the 20 trading days preceding the date of the annual meeting (rounded up to the nearest whole number of shares)</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">.  Such restricted stock units are generally subject to forfeiture if the holder is not a director of Systemax on the date of the second annual meeting following such grant, and cannot be sold while so restricted; such restrictions lapse if the holder dies or becomes disabled or there is a change of control, as defined in the grant agreement.  Cash dividend equivalents are paid on unvested restricted stock.</font></div></td></tr></table><div><a name="sD7CDF5121D54B811744ADF471278B427"></a></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:100%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;color:#404040;">Non-Management Director Compensation in Fiscal 2017</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">The non-management directors received the following compensation during fiscal 2017:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:8pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="6"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:33%;"></td><td style="width:14%;"></td><td style="width:13%;"></td><td style="width:13%;"></td><td style="width:13%;"></td><td style="width:14%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;background-color:#006da0;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">Name</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;background-color:#006da0;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">Fees Earned</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">or Paid in</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">Cash</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">($)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;background-color:#006da0;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">Stock Awards</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">($)(1)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;background-color:#006da0;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">Option Awards</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">($)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;background-color:#006da0;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">All Other Compensation</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">($)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;background-color:#006da0;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">Total</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">($)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">Robert D.  Rosenthal</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">110,000</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">40,000</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">-</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">2,700(2)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">152,700</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">Barry Litwin </font></div><div style="padding-left:18px;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">(appointed in July 2017)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">32,500</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">40,000</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">-</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">400(2)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">72,900</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">Chad Lindbloom </font></div><div style="padding-left:18px;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">(appointed in December 2017)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">0</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">20,000</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">-</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">-</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">20,000</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">Stacy Dick <br>(resigned in July 2017)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">64,000</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">40,000(3)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">-</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">3,800(4)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">67,800</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;font-weight:bold;">Marie Adler-Kravecas <br>(resigned in December 2017)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;"><div 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As per SEC rules relating to executive compensation disclosure, the amounts shown exclude the impact of forfeitures related to service based vesting conditions.  For additional information regarding assumptions made in calculating the amount reflected in this column, please refer to Note 7 to our audited consolidated financial statements, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2017.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:2px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:24px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:8pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">(2)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">Dividend equivalent payments on unvested restricted stock.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:2px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:24px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:8pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">(3)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#404040;">In accordance with the terms of the plan, upon resignation, these shares were forfeited.  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If other matters properly come before the Annual Meeting, the persons named as proxies intend to vote the shares they represent in accordance with their judgment.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#006da0;">A COPY OF OUR FORM 10-K FOR FISCAL 2017 IS INCLUDED AS PART OF OUR ANNUAL REPORT ALONG WITH THIS PROXY STATEMENT, WHICH ARE AVAILABLE AT www.proxyvote.com.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:#006da0;">Available Information</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">We maintain a website at </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;font-style:italic;">www.systemax.com</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">.  We file reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission and makes available free of charge on or through our website our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, including all amendments to those reports.  These are available as soon as is reasonably practicable after they are filed with the SEC.  All reports mentioned above are also available from the SEC&#8217;s website (</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;font-style:italic;">www.sec.gov</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#404040;">).  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