Exhibit (10)(hh)
J. ALEXANDER’S CORPORATION (THE “COMPANY”)
SUMMARY OF DIRECTOR AND EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION
I. DIRECTOR COMPENSATION. Directors who are employees of the Company do not receive additional compensation for serving as directors of the Company. The following table sets forth current rates of cash compensation for the Company’s non-employee directors.
         
RETAINERS   2009
 
Board retainer
   $ 15,000  
In addition, non-employee directors are paid a fee of $1,500 for each attended meeting of the Board or any Committee of which he or she is a member. Each director who is not also an employee of the Company is eligible for grants of non-qualified stock options under the Amended and Restated 2004 Equity Incentive Plan. Generally, directors who are not employees of the Company have been awarded options to purchase 10,000 shares of Common Stock upon joining the Board and options to purchase 1,000 shares of Common Stock for each succeeding year of service, with the exercise price equal to the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date of grant. Pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated 2004 Equity Incentive Plan, no non-employee director is eligible for a grant of incentive stock options under the Plan.
II. EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION. The following table sets forth the 2009 annual base salaries and the fiscal 2008 performance bonuses provided to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and other highly compensated executive officers (the “Named Officers”).
                 
            FISCAL
            2008
            BONUS
EXECUTIVE OFFICER   2009 SALARY   AMOUNT
 
Lonnie J. Stout II
   $ 376,000     $ —  
R. Gregory Lewis
   $ 196,000     $ —  
J. Michael Moore
   $ 155,000     $ —  
Mark A. Parkey
   $ 155,000     $ —  
Given the current economic environment, the Company determined not to establish a cash incentive bonus program for executive officers based on performance targets for 2009.
The Named Officers are eligible to receive incentive awards pursuant to the Company’s equity incentive plans.
III. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. The foregoing information is summary in nature. Additional information regarding director and Named Officer compensation will be provided in the Company’s proxy statement to be filed in connection with the 2009 annual meeting of shareholders.

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