<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000902664-15-003496.txt : 20150826
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000902664-15-003496
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DFAN14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150826
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150826
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20150826

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ETHAN ALLEN INTERIORS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000896156
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WOOD HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, (NO UPHOLSTERED) [2511]
		IRS NUMBER:				061275288
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0630

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DFAN14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-11692
		FILM NUMBER:		151075261

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ETHAN ALLEN DR
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 1966
		CITY:			DANBURY
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06811
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2037438000

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SANDELL ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001140474
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			E9

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DFAN14A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		540 MADISON AVENUE
		STREET 2:		36TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2126035700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		540 MADISON AVENUE
		STREET 2:		36TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">SCHEDULE 14A</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">Filed by the
Registrant </FONT><FONT STYLE="font: 15pt Wingdings"> &uml; </FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">Filed by a Party
other than the Registrant </FONT><FONT STYLE="font: 15pt Wingdings"> &thorn; </FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Check the appropriate box:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 7%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 15pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 15pt Wingdings">&uml;  </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 93%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">Preliminary Proxy Statement</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 15pt Wingdings">&uml;  </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 15pt Wingdings">&uml;  </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">Definitive Proxy Statement</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 15pt Wingdings">&uml;  </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">Definitive Additional Materials</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 15pt Wingdings">&thorn;  </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">Soliciting Material Under Rule 14a-12</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Sandell Asset Management Corp.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Castlerigg Master Investments Ltd.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Castlerigg International Limited</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Castlerigg International Holdings Limited</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Castlerigg Offshore Holdings, Ltd.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Castlerigg Active Investment Fund, Ltd.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Castlerigg Active Investment Intermediate
Fund, L.P.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Castlerigg Active Investment Master Fund,
Ltd.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Castlerigg Equity Event and Arbitrage Fund</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Pulteney Street Partners, L.P.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Thomas E. Sandell</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if
other than the Registrant)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/85% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Payment of Filing Fee (check the appropriate
box):</P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 85%">Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rule 14a-6(i)(4) and 0-11.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 9%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 85%">1)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 84%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 85%">Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 85%">2)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 85%">Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies:</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 9%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">3)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 84%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined):</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 85%">Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 85%">5)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 85%">Total fee paid:</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 93%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously.&nbsp;&nbsp;Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 84%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 85%">Amount Previously Paid:</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 85%">2)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 85%">Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.:</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>SANDELL SENDS LETTER TO BOARD OF ETHAN ALLEN
INTERIORS INC.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Views Company&#8217;s Refusal to Engage in
Timely Discussions as Irresponsible</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Sandell Prepared to Nominate Directors but
Seeks Settlement</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">August 26, 2015 10:04 AM Eastern Daylight Time</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>NEW YORK</B>--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sandell Asset Management Corp.
(&#8220;Sandell&#8221;), a significant shareholder of Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. (&#8220;Ethan Allen&#8221; or the &#8220;Company&#8221;)
(NYSE:ETH), today sent a letter to the Board of Directors of Ethan Allen.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">The text of the letter is as follows:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">August 26, 2015</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">The Board of Directors</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Ethan Allen Drive</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Danbury, CT 06811</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Attn: Farooq Kathwari, Chairman of the Board, CEO and President</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Ladies and Gentlemen:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">As you know from our August 14th letter to Farooq Kathwari, we are
significant shareholders of Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. (&#8220;Ethan Allen&#8221; or the &#8220;Company&#8221;). In the letter,
we noted our belief that a combination of sub-optimal fiscal policies and inefficient allocation of shareholder capital has resulted
in the Company&#8217;s stock trading at a significant discount to its intrinsic value and has contributed to years and years of
stock price underperformance. Additionally, we made very clear our concerns regarding the August 12th revelation in Ethan Allen&#8217;s
10-K that the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the &#8220;Annual Meeting&#8221;) was being accelerated to October 15. Fortunately,
following our publicly-voiced concerns, the Company moved the date for this meeting back to November 25.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>


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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">We were initially encouraged by Ethan Allen&#8217;s decision to
re-schedule its Annual Meeting to a date that was more consistent with its longstanding practices and reached out to the Company&#8217;s
CFO Corey Whitely on August 14 seeking to enter into discussions with the Company. We were subsequently taken aback by the e-mail
that we received from Mr. Whitely on August 18 indicating that the Company does not intend to speak with us until &#8220;later
in September after Labor Day,&#8221; a delay of more than three weeks. We find this refusal to engage in any dialogue with us for
such an extended period of time to be irresponsible and possibly reflective of a strategy to play for time.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">As we had stated previously, we are fully prepared to nominate a
slate of director candidates to stand for election at the Company&#8217;s Annual Meeting and, as you know, the nomination window
opens today and runs through September 25. While we prefer to reach a cordial resolution addressing our concerns and avoid the
need for a proxy contest, this requires the Company to engage in a timely and robust dialogue with us. We do not view waiting until
the second week in September as timely by any stretch of the imagination. Should the Company, like us, prefer to resolve this matter
without the distraction and expense of a proxy fight, we ask it to enter into discussions with us immediately. If the Company refuses
to do so until the second week of September, we will have no choice but to proceed with plans for a public solicitation of proxies,
which will no doubt serve to decrease the chances for a negotiated settlement.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Sincerely,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Thomas E. Sandell</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Chief Executive Officer</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>About Sandell Asset Management Corp. </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Sandell Asset Management Corp. is a leading private, alternative
asset management firm specializing in global corporate event-driven, multi-strategy investing with a strong focus on equity special
situations and credit opportunities. Sandell Asset Management Corp. was founded in 1998 by Thomas E. Sandell and has offices in
New York and London, including a global staff of investment professionals, traders and infrastructure specialists.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">SANDELL ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP., CASTLERIGG MASTER INVESTMENTS LTD.,
CASTLERIGG INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, CASTLERIGG INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED, CASTLERIGG OFFSHORE HOLDINGS, LTD., CASTLERIGG ACTIVE
INVESTMENT FUND, LTD., CASTLERIGG ACTIVE INVESTMENT INTERMEDIATE FUND, L.P., CASTLERIGG ACTIVE INVESTMENT MASTER FUND, LTD., CASTLERIGG
EQUITY EVENT AND ARBITRAGE FUND, PULTENEY STREET PARTNERS, L.P., THOMAS E. SANDELL (COLLECTIVELY, THE &#8220;PARTICIPANTS&#8221;),
INTEND TO FILE WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (THE &#8220;SEC&#8221;) A DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT AND ACCOMPANYING
FORM OF PROXY CARD TO BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOLICITATION OF PROXIES FROM THE STOCKHOLDERS OF ETHAN ALLEN INTERIORS INC.
(THE &#8220;COMPANY&#8221;) IN CONNECTION WITH THE COMPANY&#8217;S 2015 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS. ALL STOCKHOLDERS OF THE
COMPANY ARE ADVISED TO READ</P>


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<P STYLE="font: 7pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT AND OTHER DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE
SOLICITATION OF PROXIES BY THE PARTICIPANTS WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, AS THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION, INCLUDING ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION RELATED TO THE PARTICIPANTS. WHEN COMPLETED, THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT AND AN ACCOMPANYING PROXY CARD WILL BE
FURNISHED TO SOME OR ALL OF THE COMPANY&#8217;S STOCKHOLDERS AND WILL BE, ALONG WITH OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS, AVAILABLE AT NO
CHARGE ON THE SEC&#8217;S WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.SEC.GOV/.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">INFORMATION ABOUT THE PARTICIPANTS AND A DESCRIPTION OF THEIR DIRECT
OR INDIRECT INTERESTS BY SECURITY HOLDINGS IS CONTAINED IN EXHIBIT 2 TO THE SCHEDULE 14A FILED BY SANDELL ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP.
WITH THE SEC ON AUGUST 14, 2015. THIS DOCUMENT CAN BE OBTAINED FREE OF CHARGE FROM THE SOURCES INDICATED ABOVE.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Contacts</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/150% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Sandell Asset Management Corp.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/150% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Adam Hoffman, 212-603-5814</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/150% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Okapi Partners LLC</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/150% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Bruce Goldfarb, 212-297-0722 or Chuck Garske, 212-297-0724</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/150% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Sloane &amp; Company</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/150% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Elliot Sloane, 212-446-1860 or Dan Zacchei, 212-446-1882</P>


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