• Doug Bergeron urged Ethan Allen shareholders to elect his five director nominees at the November 4, 2026, annual meeting.
• Bergeron’s group owns approximately 5.2% of outstanding common stock.
• ISS, Glass Lewis and Egan-Jones recommended removing Chairman and CEO Farooq Kathwari and lead independent director David Sable, according to Bergeron.
• Bergeron argued ISS’s recommendation would leave three incumbents controlling the five-member board, preventing meaningful change.
• ISS criticized prolonged underperformance, reactive CEO succession planning and a lack of board transparency.

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