<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000902664-15-004260.txt : 20151116
<SEC-HEADER>0000902664-15-004260.hdr.sgml : 20151116
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20151116153500
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000902664-15-004260
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DFAN14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20151116
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20151116
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20151116

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:		151233947

	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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<TYPE>DFAN14A
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<DESCRIPTION>SANDELL ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP
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<P STYLE="margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0">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>

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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 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>

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<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">&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 15pt"><B>&#9744;</B></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">&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 15pt"><B>&#9744;</B></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>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 15pt"><B>&#9744;</B></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">&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 15pt"><B>&#9744;</B></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>Thomas E. Sandell</B></P>

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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; font-size: 10pt; 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; font-size: 10pt; 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; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 85%">2)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; 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: 84%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; 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; font-size: 10pt; 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%">4)</FONT></TD>
    <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; line-height: 85%">Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.</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: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>ISS
RECOMMENDS Ethan allen SHAREHOLDERS VOTE TO ELECT SANDELL NOMINEES</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: center"><B><I>Leading Proxy Voting Advisory Firm
Recommends Company Shareholders Vote on the <U>GOLD</U> Proxy Card to Elect Sandell Nominees Glickman, Mansouri and Pilot</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: center"><B><I>ISS Supports Need for Change at Ethan
Allen; Noted Advisory Firm ProxyMosaic also Recommends Shareholders Vote on the <U>GOLD</U> Proxy Card, for <U>All</U> Sandell
Nominees</I></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: justify"><B>New York (November 16, 2015) </B>&#8211;
Sandell Asset Management Corp. (&#8220;Sandell&#8221;), a large shareholder of Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. (&#8220;Ethan Allen&#8221;
or the &#8220;Company&#8221;) (NYSE: ETH), today announced that Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), the leading independent
proxy voting advisory firm, has recommended that Ethan Allen shareholders vote on the <B><U>GOLD</U> </B>proxy card to elect the
following nominees: Edward Glickman, Richard Mansouri and Ken Pilot.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: justify">To follow the ISS recommendation, Ethan
Allen shareholders <B><U>&#8220;DO NOT VOTE&#8221;</U></B> on the Company&#8217;s white proxy card.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: justify">In reaching its conclusion, ISS acknowledged
the reactive and poorly-designed governance policies and lack of accountability demonstrated by the Ethan Allen Board. ISS performed
a detailed analysis of both sides&#8217; positions and carefully considered, among other things, the Company&#8217;s total shareholder
return, operating performance and financial performance, as well as the experience and qualifications of Sandell&#8217;s nominees.
ISS concluded that shareholders should <B><U>vote on the GOLD proxy card</U></B>, saying:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: justify">&#8220;<I>Dissident nominee <B>Ken Pilot&#8217;s</B>
industry experience, as well as his familiarity with Restoration Hardware&#8217;s revitalization, make him a credible nominee to
help drive a similar revitalization at Ethan Allen&#8230;The company&#8217;s performance, however, and the open question of whether
the current board has an appropriate sense of urgency about the evolving challenges of its industry, suggest adding a more vocal,
independent shareholder voice &#8211; such as Sandell executive <B>Richard Mansouri</B> &#8211; would be beneficial&#8230;Dissident
nominee <B>Edward Glickman&#8217;s</B> expertise &#8211; and relevant board experience &#8211; suggest he might be the ideal candidate
to help a reconstituted board evaluate the potential to unlock the value embedded in the company&#8217;s real estate assets.&#8221;</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: justify"><B><I>&#8220;</I></B><I>[T]he current
board &#8211; despite the changes of the past half-decade &#8211; may still be poorly designed to help the company address the
business and evolutionary challenges it faces, or to provide effective guidance to, and oversight of, the CEO.<B>&#8221;</B></I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: justify"><I>&#8220;[T]aken on the whole, the board&#8217;s
responsiveness appears to mirror its approach to strategy: reactive when long-sightedness is called for&#8230;the refreshment process
does not appear to have taken a robust approach to optimizing the board for the business challenges the company faces.&#8221;</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: justify">Tom Sandell, CEO of Sandell Asset Management,
said, &#8220;This conclusion from ISS supports our contention that change is needed at Ethan Allen in order to deliver value to
all shareholders. We are pleased that ISS agrees that Ethan Allen needs new, impartial and highly-qualified Board members who are
able to bring new perspectives and ideas to the Company. We remain convinced that comprehensive change is needed at Ethan Allen
and that our entire slate of nominees provides the best choice to deliver it. We look forward to continuing to make our case to
shareholders in advance of the Annual Meeting.&#8221;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: justify">Additionally, Sandell notes that proxy
advisory firm ProxyMosaic has also recommended that Ethan Allen shareholders vote on the <B><U>GOLD</U></B> proxy card, in favor
of <B><U>all</U></B> of Sandell&#8217;s nominees, saying:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt 0.5in; text-align: justify"><I>&#8220;In our view, the broad
range of experiences of the Dissident nominees would offer a compelling counterweight to the influence of Mr. Kathwari, and would
force the Board to embrace change</I></P>


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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt 0.5in; text-align: justify"><I>rather than resist it&#8230;it
is clear to us that there ought to be an alternative voice on a board that is too often drowned-out by that of Mr. Kathwari.&#8221;</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt 0.5in; text-align: justify"><I>&#8220;To its credit, the Dissident
has put together a slate of directors that is highly complementary&#8230;There is a clear link between the nominees and a functional
area of expertise that addresses an alleged deficiency in the Company&#8217;s operations or governance structure. This, we believe,
is a highly intelligent and effective approach to board composition.&#8221;</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">For additional information, please visit www.RedesignEthanAllen.com.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><B>About Sandell Asset Management Corp.</B><BR>
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: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>Contact:</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>Sandell Asset Management Corp.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Adam Hoffman, 212-603-5814</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>Okapi Partners LLC</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Bruce Goldfarb, 212-297-0722 or Chuck Garske,
212-297-0724</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><B>Sloane &amp; Company</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Elliot Sloane, 212-446-1860 or Dan Zacchei,
212-446-1882</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>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 Event Driven and Arbitrage Fund, Thomas E. Sandell (collectively, &#8220;Sandell&#8221;), Edward
Glickman, Kathy Herbert, Richard Mansouri, Annelise Osborne, Ken Pilot and Alex Wolf (collectively with Sandell, the &#8220;Participants&#8221;),
have filed 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 the definitive proxy statement and other documents related to the solicitation of proxies by the Participants,
as they contain important information, including additional information related to the Participants. The definitive proxy statement
and an accompanying proxy card are being furnished to some or all of the Company&#8217;s stockholders and are, along with other
relevant documents, available at no charge on the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov/ and at our website at http://www.RedesignEthanAllen.com.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>Information about the Participants and a
description of their direct or indirect interests by security holdings is contained in the definitive proxy statement on Schedule
14A filed by Sandell Asset Management Corp. with the SEC on November 3, 2015. This document can be obtained free of charge from
the sources indicated above.</B></P>

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