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This excerpt taken from the GIFI DEF 14A filed Mar 19, 2009.

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

 

In 2008, each non-employee director, except Messrs. Cotter and Tamblyn, received an annual fee of $20,000 for his services as a director. Mr. Cotter, as Chairman of the Audit Committee, and Mr. Tamblyn, as the Audit Committee Financial Expert, each received an annual fee of $22,000. In addition, each non-employee director received an attendance fee of $1,750 for each Board or committee meeting attended in person and $1,000 for each meeting attended via telephone conference call. All directors are reimbursed for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending Board and committee meetings.

 

The table below summarizes the compensation paid to each person serving as a director during 2008, with the exception of Mr. Chauvin. Mr. Chauvin did not receive any compensation as a director and his compensation as an executive of our Company is fully reflected in the Summary Compensation Table on page 12. Pursuant to an agreement between Mr. Wishart and his former employer, Technip USA, Inc. (“Technip USA”) all compensation earned by Mr. Wishart as a director of our Company until October 2008 was paid directly to Technip USA.

 

Name


   Fees Earned
or Paid in
Cash
($)

   All Other
Compensation

($)

   Total
($)

Mr. Cotter

   38,250    —      38,250

Mr. Flick

   36,250    —      36,250

Mr. Harding

   28,000    —      28.000

Mr. A. Laborde

   28,000    —      28,000

Mr. J. Laborde

   36,250    —      36,250

Mr. Tamblyn

   38,250    —      38,250

Mr. Wilson (1)

   5,000    —      5,000

Mr. Wishart

   24,500    —      24,500

(1) On February 8, 2008, Mr. Wilson passed away.

 

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This excerpt taken from the GIFI DEF 14A filed Mar 20, 2008.

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

 

In 2007, each non-employee director, except Messrs. Cotter and Tamblyn, received an annual fee of $20,000 for his services as a director. Mr. Cotter, as Chairman of the Audit Committee, and Mr. Tamblyn, as the Audit Committee Financial Expert, each received an annual fee of $22,000. In addition, each non-employee director received an attendance fee of $1,500 for each Board or committee meeting attended in person and $1,000 for each meeting attended via telephone conference call. All directors are reimbursed for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending Board and committee meetings.

 

The table below summarizes the compensation paid to each person serving as a director during 2007, with the exception of Mr. Chauvin. Mr. Chauvin did not receive any compensation as a director and his compensation as an executive of our company is fully reflected in the Summary Compensation Table on page 12. Pursuant to an agreement between Mr. Wishart and his employer, Technip USA, all compensation earned by Mr. Wishart as a director of our company during 2007 was paid directly to Technip USA.

 

Name


   Fees Earned
or Paid in
Cash
($)

   All Other
Compensation

($)

   Total
($)

Mr. Cotter

   39,500    —      39,500

Mr. Fairley (1)

   13,833    —      13,833

Mr. Flick

   8,600    —      8,600

Mr. Harding

   7,600    —      7,600

Mr. Kelly (2)

   17,000    —      17,000

Mr. A. Laborde

   32,000    —      32,000

Mr. J. Laborde

   35,500    —      35,500

Mr. Sverre (3)

   10,000    —      10,000

Mr. Tamblyn

   38,000    —      38,000

Mr. Wilson

   28,500    —      28,500

Mr. Wishart

   20,000    —      20,000

(1) Mr. Fairley resigned from our board effective March 19, 2007.
(2) Mr. Kelly retired from our board effective April 27, 2007.
(3) Mr. Sverre resigned from our board effective July 9, 2007.

 

This excerpt taken from the GIFI DEF 14A filed Apr 9, 2007.

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

 

In 2006, each non-employee director, except Messrs. Cotter and Tamblyn, received an annual fee of $18,000 for his services as a director. Mr. Cotter, as Chairman of the Audit Committee, and Mr. Tamblyn, as the Audit Committee Financial Expert, each received an annual fee of $20,000. In addition, each non-employee director received an attendance fee of $1,500 for each Board or committee meeting attended in person and $1,000 for each meeting attended via telephone conference call. Multiple board and/or committee meetings that are held on the same day would generate only a single meeting fee. All directors are reimbursed for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending Board and committee meetings.

 

The table below summarizes the compensation paid to our directors during 2006, with the exception of Mr. Chauvin. Mr. Chauvin did not receive any compensation as a director and his compensation as an executive of our company is fully reflected in the Summary Compensation Table on page 12. Pursuant to an agreement between Mr. Sverre and his former employer, Technip USA, all compensation earned by Mr. Sverre as a director of our company during 2006 was paid directly to Technip USA.

 

Name


  

Fees Earned

or Paid in
Cash

($)


  

All Other
Compensation

($)


  

Total

($)


Mr. Cotter

   39,125    —      39,125

Mr. Fairley (1)

   35,125    —      35,125

Mr. Kelly (2)

   33,125    —      33,125

Mr. A. Laborde

   27,625    —      27,625

Mr. J. Laborde

   27,625    —      27,625

Mr. Sverre (3)

   18,500    —      18,500

Mr. Tamblyn

   37,125    —      37,125

Mr. Wilson

   26,625    —      26,625

(1) Mr. Fairley resigned from our board effective March 19, 2007.
(2) Mr. Kelly will retire upon completion of his term on the date of the Meeting.
(3) All fees earned by Mr. Sverre during 2006, while employed with Technip USA, were paid to his former employer.

 

This excerpt taken from the GIFI 10-K filed Mar 16, 2007.

Director Compensation

 

In 2007, each non-employee director, except the Chairman of the Audit Committee and the Financial Expert, will receive an annual fee of $20,000 for his services as a director, a fee of $1,500 for each Board or committee meeting attended in person, and a fee of $1,000 for each board or committee meeting in which the director participates via telephone conference call. The Chairman of the Audit Committee and the Financial Expert will receive an annual fee of $22,000 with the same attendance fees as the other non-employee directors.

This excerpt taken from the GIFI DEF 14A filed Mar 15, 2006.

Director Compensation

 

In 2005, each non-employee director received an annual fee of $16,500 for his services as a director (except for the Chairman of the Audit Committee, who received an annual fee of $18,050), and an attendance fee of $1,500 for each Board or committee meeting attended in person and $1,000 for each meeting attended via telephone conference call. All directors are reimbursed for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending Board and committee meetings. For 2006, the annual fee will be $18,000 for each non-employee director, except that the chairman of the Audit Committee and the Audit Committee’s “financial expert” will receive an annual fee of $20,000, and the attendance fee will be $1,500 for each meeting attended in person and $1,000 for each meeting attended via telephone conference call.

 

The table below summarizes the above-described payments made to our non-employee directors during 2005.

 

Name


  

Annual

Fee


  

Board

Meeting Fees


   Committee
Meeting Fees


   Total

Mr. Cotter

   $ 18,050    $ 10,500    $ 9,000    $ 37,550

Mr. Fairley

     16,500      10,000      5,500      32,000

Mr. Kelly

     16,500      10,000      7,000      33,500

Mr. A. Laborde

     16,500      11,500      1,500      29,500

Mr. J. Laborde

     16,500      11,500      1,500      29,500

Mr. Tamblyn

     16,500      10,000      7,000      33,500

Mr. Wilson

     16,500      11,500      0      28,000

 

This excerpt taken from the GIFI DEF 14A filed Mar 15, 2005.

Director Compensation

 

In 2004, each non-employee director received an annual fee of $16,500 for his services as a director and an attendance fee of $1,200 for each Board or committee meeting attended (excluding meetings held via telephone conference call). All directors are reimbursed for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending Board and committee meetings. For 2005, the annual fee will be $16,500 for each non-employee director, except the chairman of the Audit Committee, who will receive an annual fee of $18,500, and the attendance fee will be $1,500 for each meeting attended in person and $1,000 for each meeting attended via telephone conference call.

 

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