Ethan Allen Interiors (ETH)

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

        Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our executive officers and directors, owners of over 10% of our Common Stock, and some persons who formerly were directors, executive officers, or over 10% owners, to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange and furnish us with a copy of each report filed. Based solely on our review of copies of the reports by some of those persons and written representations from others that no reports were required, we believe that during fiscal year 2009 all Section 16(a) filing requirements were complied with in a timely fashion.

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Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

        Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our executive officers and directors, owners of over 10% of our Common Stock, and some persons who formerly were directors, executive officers, or over 10% owners, to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange and furnish us with a copy of each report filed. Based solely on our review of copies of the reports by some of those persons and written representations from others that no reports were required, we believe that during fiscal year 2008 all Section 16(a) filing requirements were complied with in a timely fashion, except as follows: (i) the initial filing on Form 3 and one filing on Form 4 for John P. Birkelund, independent director, were made late, and (ii) the initial filing on Form 3 and one filing on Form 4 for David R. Callen, Vice President, Finance & Treasurer, were made late. The foregoing filings were made late due to technical issues in obtaining required filing codes from

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the SEC for Messrs. Birkelund and Callen. One filing on Form 4 for Henry C. Kapteina, Director of Internal Audit, was made late.

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our executive officers and directors, owners of over 10% of our Common Stock, and some persons who formerly were directors, executive officers, or over 10% owners, to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange and furnish us with a copy of each report filed. Based solely on our review of copies of the reports by some of those persons and written representation from others that no reports were required, the Company believes that during fiscal year 2007 all Section 16(a) filing requirements were observed.

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Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our executive officers and directors, owners of over 10% of our Common Stock, and some persons who formerly were directors, executive officers, or over 10% owners, to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange and furnish us with a copy of each report filed. Based solely on our review of copies of the reports by some of those persons and written representation from others that no reports were required, we believe that during fiscal year 2006 all but one Section 16(a) filing requirements were complied with in a timely fashion. One Form 4 for Jack DeKorne, Vice President, Retailer Relations was filed late due solely to problems in obtaining updated codes from the SEC.

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Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

        Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our executive officers and directors, owners of over 10% of our Common Stock, and some persons who formerly were directors, executive officers, or over 10% owners, to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange and furnish us with a copy of each report filed. Based solely on our review of copies of the reports by some of those persons and written representation from others that no reports were required, we believe that during fiscal year 2005 all Section 16(a) filing requirements were complied with in a timely fashion.

Comparative Company Performance

        The following line graph compares cumulative total stockholder return for the Company with a performance indicator of the overall stock market, the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, and an industry index, the Peer Issuer Group Index, assuming $100 was invested on June 30, 2000.

COMPARISON OF 5 YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN*
AMONG ETHAN ALLEN INTERIORS INC., THE S&P 500 INDEX AND A PEER GROUP

        The returns of each company have been weighted according to each company's market capitalization.

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