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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1 )*

Cavalier Homes, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $0.10 par value per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
149507105
(CUSIP Number)
Legacy Housing, LTD.
Attn: Curtis D. Hodgson
15400 Knoll Trail, Suite 101, Box 25
Dallas, TX 75248
Tel. No.: (972) 661-1821
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
Receive Notices and Communications)
- with copies to -

Joseph L. Motes III
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
1700 Pacific Avenue, Suite 4100
Dallas, Texas 75201-4618
(214) 969-2800

February 5, 2009
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. o

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 
 


 

                     
CUSIP No.
 
149507105 
 

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

Legacy Housing, LTD.
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

  (a)   o 
  (b)   þ 
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   SOURCE OF FUNDS
   
  WC
     
5   CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
   
  o
     
6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  Texas
       
  7   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   155,000
       
SHARES 8   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   0
       
EACH 9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   155,000
       
WITH 10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
    0
     
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  155,000
     
12   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
   
  o
     
13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
   
  0.8%
     
14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
   
  PN

Page 2 of 21


 

                     
CUSIP No.
 
149507105 
 

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

GPLH, LC.
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

  (a)   o 
  (b)   þ 
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   SOURCE OF FUNDS
   
  AF
     
5   CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
   
  o
     
6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  Texas
       
  7   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   0
       
SHARES 8   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   155,000
       
EACH 9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   0
       
WITH 10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
    155,000
     
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  155,000
     
12   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
   
  o
     
13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
   
  0.8%
     
14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
   
  OO

Page 3 of 21


 

                     
CUSIP No.
 
149507105 
 

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

Shipley Brothers, LTD.
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

  (a)   o 
  (b)   þ 
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   SOURCE OF FUNDS
   
  WC, AF
     
5   CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
   
  o
     
6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  Texas
       
  7   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   637,392
       
SHARES 8   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   155,000
       
EACH 9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   637,392
       
WITH 10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
    155,000
     
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  792,392
     
12   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
   
  o
     
13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
   
  4.3%
     
14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
   
  PN

Page 4 of 21


 

                     
CUSIP No.
 
149507105 
 

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

K-Shipley, LLC
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

  (a)   o 
  (b)   þ 
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   SOURCE OF FUNDS
   
  AF
     
5   CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
   
  o
     
6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  Texas
       
  7   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   0
       
SHARES 8   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   792,392
       
EACH 9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   0
       
WITH 10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
    792,392
     
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  792,392
     
12   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
   
  o
     
13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
   
  4.3%
     
14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
   
  OO

Page 5 of 21


 

                     
CUSIP No.
 
149507105 
 

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

D-Shipley, LLC
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

  (a)   o 
  (b)   þ 
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   SOURCE OF FUNDS
   
  AF
     
5   CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
   
  o
     
6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  Texas
       
  7   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   0
       
SHARES 8   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   792,392
       
EACH 9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   0
       
WITH 10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
    792,392
     
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  792,392
     
12   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
   
  o
     
13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
   
  4.3%
     
14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
   
  OO

Page 6 of 21


 

                     
CUSIP No.
 
149507105 
 

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

B-Shipley, LLC
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

  (a)   o 
  (b)   þ 
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   SOURCE OF FUNDS
   
  AF
     
5   CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
   
  o
     
6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  Texas
       
  7   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   0
       
SHARES 8   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   792,392
       
EACH 9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   0
       
WITH 10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
    792,392
     
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  792,392
     
12   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
   
  o
     
13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
   
  4.3%
     
14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
   
  OO

Page 7 of 21


 

                     
CUSIP No.
 
149507105 
 

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

Federal Investors Servicing, LTD
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

  (a)   o 
  (b)   þ 
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   SOURCE OF FUNDS
   
  WC
     
5   CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
   
  o
     
6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  Texas
       
  7   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   133,000
       
SHARES 8   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   0
       
EACH 9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   133,000
       
WITH 10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
    0
     
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  133,000
     
12   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
   
  o
     
13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
   
  0.7%
     
14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
   
  PN

Page 8 of 21


 

                     
CUSIP No.
 
149507105 
 

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

Federal Investors Management, L.C.
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

  (a)   o 
  (b)   þ 
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   SOURCE OF FUNDS
   
  AF
     
5   CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
   
  o
     
6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  Texas
       
  7   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   0
       
SHARES 8   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   133,000
       
EACH 9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   0
       
WITH 10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
    133,000
     
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  133,000
     
12   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
   
  o
     
13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
   
  0.7%
     
14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
   
  OO

Page 9 of 21


 

                     
CUSIP No.
 
149507105 
 

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

Kenneth E. Shipley
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

  (a)   o 
  (b)   þ 
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   SOURCE OF FUNDS
   
  AF
     
5   CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
   
  o
     
6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  United States
       
  7   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   0
       
SHARES 8   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   925,392
       
EACH 9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   0
       
WITH 10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
    925,392
     
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  925,392
     
12   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
   
  o
     
13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
   
  5.0%
     
14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
   
  IN

Page 10 of 21


 

                     
CUSIP No.
 
149507105 
 

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

Curtis D. Hodgson
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

  (a)   o 
  (b)   þ 
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   SOURCE OF FUNDS
   
  PF, AF
     
5   CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
   
  o
     
6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  United States
       
  7   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   765,000
       
SHARES 8   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   155,000
       
EACH 9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   765,000
       
WITH 10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
    155,000
     
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  920,000
     
12   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
   
  o
     
13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
   
  4.9%
     
14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
   
  IN

Page 11 of 21


 

                     
CUSIP No.
 
149507105 
 

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

Douglas M. Shipley
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

  (a)   o 
  (b)   þ 
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   SOURCE OF FUNDS
   
  AF
     
5   CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
   
  o
     
6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  United States
       
  7   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   0
       
SHARES 8   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   792,392
       
EACH 9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   0
       
WITH 10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
    792,392
     
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  792,392
     
12   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
   
  o
     
13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
   
  4.3%
     
14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
   
  IN

Page 12 of 21


 

                     
CUSIP No.
 
149507105 
 

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

Billy J. Shipley
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

  (a)   o 
  (b)   þ 
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   SOURCE OF FUNDS
   
  AF
     
5   CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
   
  o
     
6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  United States
       
  7   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   0
       
SHARES 8   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   792,392
       
EACH 9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   0
       
WITH 10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
    792,392
     
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  792,392
     
12   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
   
  o
     
13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
   
  4.3%
     
14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
   
  IN

Page 13 of 21


 

                     
CUSIP No.
 
149507105 
 

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

Michael R. O’Connor
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

  (a)   o 
  (b)   þ 
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   SOURCE OF FUNDS
   
  PF
     
5   CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
   
  o
     
6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  United States
       
  7   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   300
       
SHARES 8   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   0
       
EACH 9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   300
       
WITH 10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
    0
     
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  300
     
12   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
   
  o
     
13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
   
  0.0%
     
14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
   
  IN

Page 14 of 21


 

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO SCHEDULE 13D
This Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D (the “Amendment”) is being filed on behalf of Legacy Housing, LTD., GPLH, L.C., Shipley Brothers, LTD., K-Shipley, LLC, D-Shipley, LLC, B-Shipley, LLC, Federal Investor Servicing, LTD., Federal Investors Management, L.C., Kenneth E. Shipley, Curtis D. Hodgson, Douglas M. Shipley, Billy J. Shipley and Michael R. O’Connor relating to shares of common stock of Cavalier Homes, Inc., a Delaware corporation. This Amendment modifies the original Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 2, 2009 (the “Original 13D”).
Item 2. Identity and Background
Item 2 of the Original 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
This statement is filed by: (a) Legacy Housing, LTD., a Texas limited partnership (“Legacy”), (b) GPLH, LC, a Texas limited liability company which serves as the general partner of Legacy (“GPLH”), (c) Shipley Brothers, LTD, a Texas limited partnership which serves as a manager of GPLH (“Shipley LTD”), (d) K-Shipley, LLC, a Texas limited liability company which serves as a general partner of Shipley LTD (“K-Shipley”), (e) D-Shipley, LLC, a Texas limited liability company which serves as a general partner of Shipley LTD (“D-Shipley”), (f) B-Shipley, LLC, a Texas limited liability company which serves as a general partner of Shipley LTD (“B-Shipley”), (g) Federal Investors Servicing, LTD., a Texas limited partnership (“Federal Servicing”), (h) Federal Investors Management, L.C., a Texas limited liability company which serves as the general partner of Federal Servicing (“Federal Management”), (i) Kenneth E. Shipley, the president and assistant secretary of GPLH, the president and sole member of K-Shipley and the president and manager of Federal Management and a citizen of the United States, (j) Curtis D. Hodgson, the vice president, secretary and manager of GPLH and a citizen of the United States, (k) Douglas M. Shipley, the president and sole member of D-Shipley and the secretary of Federal Management and a citizen of the United States, (l) Billy J. Shipley, the president and sole member of B-Shipley and the vice president of Federal Management and a citizen of the United States, and (m) Michael R. O’Connor, a citizen of the United States (together with Legacy, GPLH, Shipley LTD, K-Shipley, D-Shipley, B-Shipley, Federal Servicing, Federal Management, Kenneth Shipley, Curtis Hodgson, Douglas Shipley and Billy Shipley, the “Reporting Persons”).
Legacy is primarily engaged in the business of mobile home financing and manufacturing. GPLH is primarily engaged in the business of acting as the general partner of Legacy. Shipley LTD is primarily engaged in the business of mobile home sales and of acting as manager of Legacy. K-Shipley, D-Shipley and B-Shipley are primarily engaged in the business of acting as the general partners of Shipley LTD. Federal Servicing is primarily engaged in the business of mobile home financing. Federal Management is primarily engaged in the business of acting as the general partner of Federal Servicing. The principal occupation of Kenneth E. Shipley is acting as operator of Bell Mobile Homes, as president and assistant secretary of GPLH, president of K-Shipley and president and manager of Federal Management. Bell Mobile Homes is primarily engaged in the business of mobile home sales and manufacturing. The principal occupation of Curtis D. Hodgson is acting as president and secretary of Cusach, Inc., and vice president, manager and secretary of GPLH. Cusach, Inc. is primarily engaged in the business of mobile home sales and manufacturing. The principal occupation of Douglas M. Shipley is acting as president of D-Shipley and as secretary of Federal Management. The principal occupation of Billy J. Shipley is acting as president of B-Shipley and as vice president of Federal Management. Michael R. O’Connor is currently retired.

 

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Each of Legacy, GPLH, Cusach, Inc. and Curtis D. Hodgson has its principal business office and receives its mail at 15400 Knoll Trail, Suite 101, Box 25, Dallas, Texas 75248. Each of Shipley LTD, K-Shipley, D-Shipley, B-Shipley, Federal Services, Federal Management, Bell Mobile Homes, Kenneth E. Shipley, Douglas M. Shipley and Billy J. Shipley has its principal business office at 2501 E. Lubbock Highway, Levelland, Texas 79336 and receives its mail at PO Box 749, Levelland, Texas 79336. Michael R. O’Connor maintains his principal residence and receives his mail at 9609 Coneflower Drive, NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87114.
None of the Reporting Persons has, during the last five years, been either (a) convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (b) a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, Federal or State securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds
Item 3 of the Original 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
The Reporting Persons, in the aggregate, have invested $2,613,110.22 in the Issuer. The above amount includes any commissions incurred in making the investments. The source of these funds was the working capital of Legacy, Shipley LTD and Federal Servicing and the personal funds of Curtis Hodgson and Michael R. O’Connor.
Item 4. Purpose of the Transaction
Item 4 of the Original 13D is hereby amended by adding the following:
On February 5, 2009 and February 6, 2009, Curtis D. Hodgson sent a notice (the “Notice”) to the Secretary, the Board and the Governance Committee of the Issuer formally notifying the Issuer of the Reporting Persons’ intent to nominate Mr. Hodgson, Kenneth E. Shipley and Michael R. O’Connor (each, a “Nominee”, and collectively, the “Nominees”) for election to the Board at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the Issuer (the “2009 Meeting”) and to solicit proxies in connection therewith. A copy of the Notice is attached hereto as exhibit 99.5 and incorporated herein by reference.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The Reporting Persons intend to make a preliminary filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) of a proxy statement and an accompanying proxy card to be used to solicit proxies for the election of the Nominees at the 2009 Meeting.

 

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SECURITY HOLDERS ARE ADVISED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT AND OTHER DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE SOLICITATION OF PROXIES BY THE REPORTING PERSONS FROM STOCKHOLDERS OF THE ISSUER FOR USE AT THE 2009 MEETING WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION, INCLUDING INFORMATION RELATING TO THE PARTICIPANTS IN SUCH PROXY SOLICITATION. WHEN COMPLETED, A DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT AND FORM OF PROXY WILL BE MAILED TO STOCKHOLDERS OF THE ISSUER AND WILL BE AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE AT THE COMMISSION’S WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.SEC.GOV. INFORMATION RELATING TO THE PARTICIPANTS (WHICH MAY BE DEEMED TO CONSIST OF THE REPORTING PERSONS) AND THEIR DIRECT AND INDIRECT INTERESTS IN SUCH PROXY SOLICITATION IS CONTAINED HEREIN.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer
Items 5(a), (b) and (c) of the Original 13D are hereby amended and restated in their entirety to read as follows:
According to the Issuer’s Form 10-Q filed on October 23, 2008, there are 18,429,580 shares of Common Stock outstanding. The Reporting Persons have calculated and reported their ownership percentage based on the shares of Common Stock currently outstanding.
 (a) (i) Legacy is the beneficial owner of the 155,000 shares of Common Stock it holds, which represent 0.8% of the Issuer’s outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(ii) Shipley LTD is the beneficial owner of the 792,392 shares of Common Stock held by it and by Legacy, which represent 4.3% of the Issuer’s outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(iii) Federal Servicing is the beneficial owner of the 133,000 shares of Common Stock it holds, which represent 0.7% of the Issuer’s outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(iv) Curtis D. Hodgson is the beneficial owner of the 920,000 shares of Common Stock held by him and by Legacy, which represent 4.9% of the Issuer’s outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(v) GPLH is the beneficial owner of the 155,000 shares of Common Stock held by Legacy, which represent 0.8% of the Issuer’s outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(vi) K-Shipley, D-Shipley, and B-Shipley are each the beneficial owners of the 792,392 shares of Common Stock held by Legacy and Shipley, LTD, which represent 4.3% of the Issuer’s outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(vii) Federal Management is the beneficial owner of the 133,000 shares of Common Stock held by Federal Servicing, which represent 0.7% of the Issuer’s outstanding shares of Common Stock.

 

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(viii) Kenneth E. Shipley is the beneficial owner of the 925,392 shares of Common Stock held by Legacy, Shipley LTD and Federal Servicing, which represent 5.0% of the Issuer’s outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(ix) Douglas M. Shipley, and Billy J. Shipley are each the beneficial owner of the 792,392 shares of Common Stock held by Legacy and Shipley LTD, which represent 4.3% of the Issuer’s outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(x) Michael R. O’Connor is the beneficial owner of the 300 shares of Common Stock he holds, which represent less than 0.1% of the Issuer’s outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(b) Legacy has the sole power to vote and dispose of the 155,000 shares of Common Stock it holds; GPLH, as the general partner of Legacy, has the shared power to vote and dispose of the 155,000 shares of Common Stock held by Legacy; Shipley LTD has the sole power to vote and dispose of the 637,392 shares of Common Stock it holds and, as a manager of GPLH, the shared power to vote and dispose of the 155,000 shares of Common Stock held by Legacy; Curtis D. Hodgson has the sole power to vote and dispose of the 765,000 shares of Common Stock he holds and, as a manager of GPLH, the shared power to vote and dispose of the 155,000 shares of Common Stock held by Legacy; Federal Servicing has the sole power to vote and dispose of the 133,000 shares of Common Stock it holds; K-Shipley, D-Shipley and B-Shipley, as the general partners of Shipley LTD, have the shared power to vote and dispose of the 637,392 shares of Common Stock held by Shipley LTD and the 155,000 shares of Common Stock held by Legacy; Federal Management, as the general partner of Federal Servicing, has the shared power to vote and dispose of the 133,000 shares of Common Stock held by Federal Servicing; Kenneth E. Shipley, as the manager of Federal Management and sole member of K-Shipley, has the shared power to vote and dispose of the 925,392 shares of Common Stock held by Legacy, Shipley LTD and Federal Servicing; Douglas M. Shipley, as the sole member of D-Shipley, has the shared power to vote and dispose of the 792,392 shares of Common Stock held by Shipley LTD and Legacy; Billy J. Shipley, as the sole member of B-Shipley, has the shared power to vote and dispose of the 792,392 shares of Common Stock held by Shipley LTD and Legacy; and Michael R. O’Connor has the sole power to vote and dispose of the 300 shares of Common Stock he holds.
(c) On January 20, 2009, Michael O’Connor purchased 300 shares of Common Stock at a price of $1.01 per share. The purchases were effected through open market transactions.
Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits
Item 7 of the Original 13D is amended by adding the following:
     
Exhibit 99.5.  
Stockholder’s Notice of Intent to Nominate Director Candidates dated February 5, 2009.
   
 
Exhibit 99.6.  
Joint Filing Agreement dated February 6, 2009, among the Reporting Persons.

 

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Signature
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
                     
Date: February 6, 2009   LEGACY HOUSING, LTD.    
 
                   
    By:   GPLH, LC, its general partner    
 
                   
        By:   /s/ Kenneth E. Shipley    
                 
 
          Name:   Kenneth E. Shipley    
 
          Title:   President    
         
  GPLH, LC
 
 
  By:   /s/ Kenneth E. Shipley    
    Name:   Kenneth E. Shipley   
    Title:   President   
                     
    SHIPLEY BROTHERS, LTD.    
 
                   
    By:   K-Shipley, LLC, its general partner    
 
                   
        By:   /s/ Kenneth E. Shipley    
                 
 
          Name:   Kenneth E. Shipley    
 
          Title:   President    
         
  K-SHIPLEY, LLC
 
 
  By:   /s/ Kenneth E. Shipley    
    Name:   Kenneth E. Shipley   
    Title:   President   
 
  D-SHIPLEY, LLC
 
 
  By:   /s/ Douglas M. Shipley    
    Name:   Douglas M. Shipley   
    Title:   President   

 

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  B-SHIPLEY, LLC
 
 
  By:   /s/ Billy J. Shipley    
    Name:   Billy J. Shipley   
    Title:   President   
                     
    FEDERAL INVESTORS SERVICING, LTD.    
 
                   
    By:   Federal Investors Management, L.C.    
 
                   
        By:   /s/ Kenneth E. Shipley    
                 
 
          Name:   Kenneth E. Shipley    
 
          Title:   President    
         
  KENNETH E. SHIPLEY
 
 
  By:   /s/ Kenneth E. Shipley    
       
  CURTIS D. HODGSON
 
 
  By:   /s/ Curtis D. Hodgson    
       
  DOUGLAS K. SHIPLEY
 
 
  By:   /s/ Douglas K. Shipley    
       
  BILLY J. SHIPLEY
 
 
  By:   /s/ Billy J. Shipley    
       
  MICHAEL R. O’CONNOR
 
 
  By:   /s/ Michael R. O’Connor    

 

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Exhibit Index
     
Exhibit 99.5.  
Stockholder’s Notice of Intent to Nominate Director Candidates dated February 5, 2009.
   
 
Exhibit 99.6.  
Joint Filing Agreement dated February 5, 2009, among the Reporting Persons.

 

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Filed by Bowne Pure Compliance
EXHIBIT 99.5
STOCKHOLDER’S NOTICE OF INTENT TO
NOMINATE DIRECTOR CANDIDATES
Curtis D. Hodgson
15400 Knoll Trail, Suite 101, LB 25
Dallas, Texas 75248
(972) 661-1821
February 5, 2009
By Overnight Courier and/or Electronic Delivery
Cavalier Homes, Inc.
Attention: Michael R. Murphy or Corporate Secretary
32 Wilson Boulevard 100
Post Office Box 540
Addison, Alabama 35540
Cavalier Homes, Inc.
Attention: Barry Donnell, Chairman
32 Wilson Boulevard 100
Post Office Box 540
Addison, Alabama 35540
Cavalier Homes, Inc.
Attention: Lee Roy Jordan, Chairperson, Nominating and Governance Committee
719 Scott Avenue, Suite 414
Wichita Falls, Texas 76301
Re: Stockholder’s Notice of Intent to Nominate Director Candidates
Dear Sir or Madam:
I, Curtis D. Hodgson (the “Nominating Stockholder”), hereby submit this notice (this “Notice”) of intent to nominate Michael R. O’Connor, Kenneth E. Shipley (“Mr. Shipley”) and Curtis D. Hodgson (each a “Nominee” and collectively the “Nominees”) for election to the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Cavalier Homes, Inc. (“Cavalier”) at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders, and any adjournments or postponements thereof (the “2009 Meeting”), pursuant to Section 2.4 of the Amended and Restated By-laws (the “By-laws”) of Cavalier Homes, Inc. filed as Exhibit 3(b) to the Form 8-A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on March 3, 2004.
The Nominating Stockholder currently holds of record 1,000 shares (the “Hodgson Record Shares”) of common stock, par value $0.10, of Cavalier (“Common Stock”) in his account at The Bank of New York Mellon, which he may be deemed to “beneficially own” (within the meaning of such term under Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and Regulation 13D-G thereunder). In addition to the Hodgson Record Shares, the Nominating Stockholder holds 764,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Hodgson Account Shares” and, together with the Hodgson Record Shares, the “Hodgson Shares”) through his account with Salomon Smith Barney (“SSB”) and may be deemed to “beneficially own” (within the meaning of such term under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Regulation 13D-G thereunder) the 764,000 Hodgson Account Shares. The Hodgson Account Shares are held of record by Cede & Co., as nominee for The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”).

 

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Legacy Housing, LTD, a Texas limited partnership (“Legacy”), currently holds 155,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Legacy Shares”) through its account with SSB and may be deemed to “beneficially own” (within the meaning of such term under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Regulation 13D-G thereunder) the 155,000 Legacy Shares, which represent 0.8% of the outstanding Common Stock. The Legacy Shares are held of record by Cede & Co., as nominee for DTC. Legacy has sole dispositive and voting power over the 155,000 Legacy Shares.
GPLH, LC, a Texas limited liability company (“GPLH”), is the general partner of Legacy and as such directs the voting and disposition of the Legacy Shares. GPLH may be deemed to have shared “beneficial ownership” (within the meaning of such term under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Regulation 13D-G thereunder) of the 155,000 Legacy Shares, which represent 0.8% of the outstanding Common Stock, in its capacity as general partner of Legacy. GPLH has shared dispositive and voting power over the 155,000 Legacy Shares.
The Nominating Stockholder is a member, manager and the vice president and secretary of GPLH and may be deemed to have shared “beneficial ownership” (within the meaning of such term under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Regulation 13D-G thereunder) of the 155,000 Legacy Shares, in his capacity as manager of GPLH. Other than the 765,000 Hodgson Shares and the 155,000 Legacy Shares, which together represent 5.0% of the outstanding Common Stock, or any shares of Common Stock he could be deemed to own if he were deemed to be part of a group for the purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Regulation 13D-G thereunder, the Nominating Stockholder does not “beneficially own” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Regulation 13D-G thereunder) any other shares of Common Stock. The Nominating Stockholder has sole dispositive and voting power over the 1,000 Hodgson Record Shares and the 764,000 Hodgson Account Shares. The Nominating Stockholder has shared dispositive and voting power over the 155,000 Legacy Shares. In the aggregate, the Nominating Stockholder has total dispositive and voting power over 5.0% of the outstanding Common Stock.
Shipley Brothers, LTD, a Texas limited partnership (“Shipley Brothers”), currently holds 637,932 shares (the “Shipley Brothers Shares”) of Common Stock through its account with SSB. Shipley Brothers may be deemed to “beneficially own” (within the meaning of such term under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Regulation 13D-G thereunder) the 637,932 Shipley Brothers Shares, which represent 3.5% of the outstanding Common Stock. The Shipley Brothers Shares are held of record by Cede & Co., as nominee for DTC. Shipley Brothers is a member and manager of GPLH and may be deemed to have shared “beneficial ownership” (within the meaning of such term under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Regulation 13D-G thereunder) of the 155,000 Legacy Shares, which represents 0.8% of the outstanding Common Stock, in its capacity as a member and manager of GPLH. Shipley Brothers has sole dispositive and voting power over the 637,392 Shipley Brothers Shares. Shipley Brothers has shared dispositive and voting power over the 155,000 Legacy Shares. In the aggregate, Shipley Brothers has total dispositive and voting power over 4.3% of the outstanding Common Stock.

 

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Shipley Brothers is managed by three general partners: (i) K-Shipley, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“K-Shipley”); (ii) D-Shipley, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“D-Shipley”); and (iii) B-Shipley, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“B-Shipley” and, together with K-Shipley and D-Shipley, the “Shipley LLCs”). The Shipley LLCs direct the voting and disposition of the Shipley Brothers Shares and the Legacy Shares. The Shipley LLCs may each be deemed to have shared “beneficial ownership” (within the meaning of such term under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Regulation 13D-G thereunder) of the 637,392 Shipley Brothers Shares and the 155,000 Legacy Shares, which together represent 4.3% of the outstanding Common Stock, in their capacity as general partners of Shipley Brothers. The Shipley LLCs each have shared dispositive and voting power over the 637,392 Shipley Brothers Shares and the 155,000 Legacy Shares. In the aggregate, the Shipley LLCs each have total dispositive and voting power over 4.3% of the outstanding Common Stock.
Federal Investors Servicing, LTD., a Texas limited partnership (“Federal Investors”), currently holds 133,000 shares (the “Federal Investors Shares”) of Common Stock through its account with SSB. Federal Investors may be deemed to “beneficially own” (within the meaning of such term under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Regulation 13D-G thereunder) the 133,000 Federal Investors Shares, which represent 0.7% of the outstanding Common Stock. The Federal Investors Shares are held of record by Cede & Co., as nominee for DTC. Federal Investors has sole dispositive and voting power over the 133,000 Federal Investors Shares.
Federal Investors Management, L.L.C., a Texas limited liability company (“Federal Management”), is the general partner of Federal Investors and as such directs the voting and disposition of the Federal Investors Shares. Federal Management may be deemed to have shared “beneficial ownership” (within the meaning of such term under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Regulation 13D-G thereunder) of the 133,000 Federal Investors Shares, which represent 0.7% of the outstanding Common Stock, in its capacity as general partner of Federal Investors. Federal Management has shared dispositive and voting power over the 133,000 Federal Investors Shares.
Kenneth E. Shipley is the sole member, manager and president of K-Shipley and may be deemed to have shared “beneficial ownership” (within the meaning of such term under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Regulation 13D-G thereunder) of the 637,392 Shipley Brothers Shares and the 155,000 Legacy Shares, which together represent 4.3% of the outstanding Common Stock, in his capacity as sole member and president of K-Shipley. Kenneth E. Shipley is a member and manager of Federal Management and may be deemed to have shared “beneficial ownership” (within the meaning of such term under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Regulation 13D-G thereunder) of the 133,000 Federal Investors Shares, which represents less than 1.0% of the outstanding Common Stock, in his capacity as a manager of Federal Management. Kenneth E. Shipley is a manager and the president and assistant secretary of GPLH and may be deemed to also have shared “beneficial ownership” (within the meaning of such term under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Regulation 13D-G thereunder) of the 155,000 Legacy Shares, which represents less than 1.0% of the outstanding Common Stock, in his capacity as manager and president of GPLH. Kenneth E. Shipley has shared dispositive and voting power over the 637,392 Shipley Brothers Shares, the 133,000 Federal Investors Shares and the 155,000 Legacy Shares. In the aggregate, Kenneth E. Shipley has total dispositive and voting power over 5.0% of the outstanding Common Stock.

 

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Douglas M. Shipley is the sole member, manager and president of D-Shipley and may be deemed to have shared “beneficial ownership” (within the meaning of such term under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Regulation 13D-G thereunder) of the 637,392 Shipley Brothers Shares and the 155,000 Legacy Shares, which together represent 4.3% of the outstanding Common Stock, in his capacity as sole member of D-Shipley. Douglas M. Shipley has shared dispositive and voting power over the 637,392 Shipley Brothers Shares, the 133,000 Federal Investors Shares and the 155,000 Legacy Shares. Douglas M. Shipley is employed by Shipley Brothers as an installer of manufactured homes. Douglas M. Shipley has not, during the past ten years, been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).
Billy J. Shipley is the sole member, manager and president of B-Shipley and may be deemed to have shared “beneficial ownership” (within the meaning of such term under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Regulation 13D-G thereunder) of the 637,392 Shipley Brothers Shares and the 155,000 Legacy Shares, which together represent 4.3% of the outstanding Common Stock, in his capacity as sole member of B-Shipley. Billy J. Shipley has shared dispositive and voting power over the 637,392 Shipley Brothers Shares, the 133,000 Federal Investors Shares and the 155,000 Legacy Shares. Billy J. Shipley is employed by Shipley Brothers as an installer of manufactured homes. Billy J. Shipley has not, during the past ten years, been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).
Michael R. O’Connor currently holds 300 shares of Common Stock (the “O’Connor Shares”) through his account with Scottrade, Inc. and may be deemed to “beneficially own” (within the meaning of such term under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Regulation 13D-G thereunder) the 300 O’Connor Shares, which represent less than 1% of the outstanding Common Stock. The O’Connor Shares are held of record by Cede & Co., as nominee for DTC.
The record address for the Hodgson Record Shares held of record by the Nominating Stockholder is c/o The Bank of New York Mellon, 1 Wall Street, New York City, New York 10286. The record address for all other shares referenced herein as being held of record by Cede & Co. is Cede & Co. c/o The Depository Trust Company, 55 Water Street, New York, New York 10041. The principal business addresses for the Nominating Stockholder, Legacy and GPLH is 15400 Knoll Trail, Suite 101, LB 25, Dallas, Texas 75248. The principal business address for Shipley Brothers, K-Shipley, D-Shipley, B-Shipley, Federal Investors, Federal Management, Kenneth E. Shipley, Douglas M. Shipley and Billy J. Shipley is 2501 E. Lubbock Highway, Levelland, Texas 79336. The principal business address for Michael O’Connor is 9609 Coneflower Dr. NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87114.
If the Nominating Stockholder, GPLH, Legacy, Shipley Brothers, K-Shipley, D-Shipley, B-Shipley, Federal Investors, Federal Management, Kenneth E. Shipley, Douglas M. Shipley, Billy J. Shipley and Michael R. O’Connor (the “Beneficial Holders”), were deemed to be a “group” for the purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Regulation 13D-G thereunder, such group would be deemed to be a “beneficial owner” of 1,690,692 shares of Common Stock, which represent 9.2% of the outstanding Common Stock. Except for the Hodgson Record Shares held of record by the Nominating Stockholder, the Beneficial Holders do not hold any Common Stock of record.

 

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All percentages for beneficial ownership are based on the 18,429,580 shares of Common Stock reported as issued and outstanding as of October 22, 2008 on Cavalier’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Quarterly Period ended September 27, 2008.
The Nominating Stockholder hereby represents that he: (i) is a stockholder of record of Cavalier entitled to vote at the 2009 Meeting; (ii) intends to deliver a proxy statement and form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of Cavalier’s outstanding capital stock required to elect the Nominees at the 2009 Meeting; and (iii) intends to appear in person or by proxy at the 2009 Meeting to nominate the Nominees.
To the knowledge of the Nominating Stockholder, the Board consists of six directors and only six directors will be nominated for election at the 2009 Meeting. If, for any reason, more than six directors will be nominated for election at the 2009 Meeting, the Nominating Stockholder reserves the right to nominate additional persons to be so elected (each such additional nominee, an “Additional Nominee”). If a Nominee or Additional Nominee is unable to stand for election at the 2009 Meeting for any reason, the Nominating Stockholder intends to nominate a substitute nominee to stand for election at the 2009 Meeting. The Nominating Stockholder will provide notice to Cavalier as soon as practicable after identifying such substitute nominee or Additional Nominee.
Attached as Annex A hereto, and by this reference incorporated in this Notice, is information relating to each of the Nominees required by the By-laws. All of the Annexes to this Notice are incorporated into and made a part of this Notice. Accordingly, all matters disclosed in any part of this Notice, including the Annexes and under any heading therein, shall be deemed disclosed for all purposes of this Notice. Certain capitalized terms used in the Annexes and not defined therein are defined in this Notice.
Please be advised that, notwithstanding our compliance with the requirements relating to the provision of notice relating to the nomination of director candidates by stockholders of Cavalier in the By-laws (the “By-laws Requirements”), neither the delivery of this notice in accordance with the terms of the By-laws Requirements nor the delivery of any additional information, if any, provided by us from and after the date hereof shall be deemed to constitute an admission by the Nominating Stockholder of the legality or enforceability of the By-laws Requirements or a waiver by the Nominating Stockholder of his right to, in any way, contest or challenge the enforceability thereof.
The Nominees have each consented to stand for election, to being named in the proxy statement to be filed by the Nominating Stockholder or any of his affiliates with the Commission and to stand as director if elected. Such consents are attached hereto as Annexes B, C and D, which annexes are incorporated herein by reference.
It is our belief that we have complied with all of the requirements to provide notice to Cavalier of the intent to nominate directors for the 2009 Meeting. Please advise us promptly if you believe there are any deficiencies in this Notice.
[Signature Page Follows]

 

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  Sincerely,    
 
       
 
  /s/ Curtis D. Hodgson
 
Curtis D. Hodgson
   
[Signature Page for Notice of Intent to Nominate Directors]

 

 


 

Annex A
Information Regarding the Nominees Required by Section 2.4 of the By-laws
I. Information Regarding Curtis D. Hodgson
Name: Curtis D. Hodgson
Business address: 15400 Knoll Trail, Suite 101, LB 25, Dallas, Texas 75248.
Principal Occupation and Background: Curtis D. Hodgson is: (i) manager, vice president and secretary of GPLH; and (ii) the sole stockholder and president of Cusach, Inc, a Texas corporation (“Cusach”). The address of each of the above entities is 15400 Knoll Trail, Suite 101, LB 25, Dallas, Texas 75248. None of the entities described above is a parent, subsidiary or affiliate of Cavalier.
Mr. Hodgson co-founded Legacy in May 2005. Legacy is primarily engaged in the business of mobile home financing, manufacturing and consignment. Mr. Hodgson has served as manager, vice president and secretary of GPLH since May 2005. GPLH is primarily engaged in the business of acting as the general partner of Legacy. Mr. Hodgson has been the sole stockholder and has served as president of Cusach since January 1980. The primary focus of Cusach is the wholesale and retail sale of manufactured homes. Mr. Hodgson has owned and operated several manufactured home retail operations and manufactured home parks and has an extensive portfolio of “in-house financed notes” secured by manufactured homes.
Mr. Hodgson has over twenty years experience as an entrepreneur and an investor in complex trading scenarios, including options and commodities. Mr. Hodgson has owned and operated numerous businesses, including businesses with financial and real estate holdings. Mr. Hodgson is consistently required to discuss and analyze accounting practices, financial practices and auditing procedures. Mr. Hodgson has a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from the University of Michigan and a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Texas.
Directorships: Mr. Hodgson is not the director of any company with a class of equity securities registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act or subject to the requirements of Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act or any company registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Age: 54
Legal Proceedings Adverse to Cavalier: Neither Mr. Hodgson nor any associate of Mr. Hodgson is a party to any legal proceeding that is adverse to Cavalier or any of its subsidiaries or has a material adverse interest to Cavalier or any of its subsidiaries in any legal proceeding.

 

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Certain Legal Proceedings: Mr. Hodgson has not been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) within the last ten years and is not a named subject of any pending criminal proceedings. Mr. Hodgson is not a party to any proceedings to which any director, officer of affiliate of Cavalier, any owner of record or beneficial owner of more than five percent of any class of voting securities of Cavalier or any associate of any such director, officer, affiliate of Cavalier or security holder (i) is a party adverse to Cavalier or any of Cavalier’s subsidiaries or (ii) has a material interest adverse to Cavalier or any of its subsidiaries. Within the last five years, no petition under the federal bankruptcy laws or any state insolvency law has been filed by or against, or a receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer appointed by a court for the business or property of (i) Mr. Hodgson, (ii) any partnership in which Mr. Hodgson was a general partner at or within two years before the time of such filing or appointment or (iii) any corporation or business association of which Mr. Hodgson was an executive officer at or within two years before the time of such filing or appointment. Within the last five years, Mr. Hodgson has not been the subject of any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining him from, or otherwise limiting Mr. Hodgson from (i) acting as a futures commission merchant, introducing broker, commodity trading advisor, commodity pool operator, floor broker, leverage transaction merchant, any other person regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or an associated person of any of the foregoing, or as an investment adviser, underwriter, broker or dealer in securities, or as an affiliated person, director or employee of any investment company, bank, savings and loan association or insurance company, or engaging in or continuing any conduct or practice in connection with any such activity, (ii) engaging in any type of business practice or (iii) engaging in any activity in connection with the purchase or sale of any security or commodity or in connection with any violation of any federal or state securities laws or federal commodities laws. Within the last five years, Mr. Hodgson has not been the subject of any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any federal or state authority barring, suspending or otherwise limiting, for more than 60 days, his right to engage in any activity described in clause (i) of the preceding sentence or to be associated with any person engaged in any such activity. Within the last five years, Mr. Hodgson has not been found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the Commission to have violated any federal or state securities law and such judgment or finding has not been subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated. Within the last five years, Mr. Hodgson has not been found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated any federal commodities law and such judgment or finding has not been subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated.
Ownership of Securities: Mr. Hodgson may be deemed to “beneficially own” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Rule 13d-3 thereunder) the Hodgson Record Shares held in his account with The Bank of New York Mellon and the Hodgson Account Shares held in his account with SSB. Mr. Hodgson may be deemed to have shared “beneficial ownership” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Rule 13d-3 thereunder) of the Legacy Shares in his capacity as a manager of GPLH. Together, the Hodgson Shares and the Legacy Shares constitute 5.0% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.

 

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Legacy may be deemed to have shared “beneficial ownership” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Rule 13d-3 thereunder) of the Legacy Shares held in its account with SSB. GPLH may be deemed to “beneficially own” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Rule 13d-3 thereunder) the Legacy Shares in its capacity as general partner of Legacy. The address of Legacy and GPLH is 15400 Knoll Trail, Suite 101, LB 25, Dallas, Texas 75248. Other than as is set forth in this Notice, no associate of Mr. Hodgson directly or indirectly beneficially owns any securities of Cavalier. None of Mr. Hodgson, Legacy, GPLH or any other entity affiliated with Mr. Hodgson is the direct or indirect beneficial owner of any securities of any parent or subsidiary of Cavalier. Mr. Hodgson does not own any shares of record that he does not own beneficially. Other than the transactions described below, Mr. Hodgson has not directly or indirectly purchased or sold any securities of Cavalier in the past two years.
Transactions in the Common Stock
by Curtis D. Hodgson Directly
             
        Number of Shares of  
        Common Stock  
Date of Transaction   Nature of Transaction   of Cavalier  
 
October 16, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     5,875  
October 17, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     7,225  
October 18, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     25  
October 18, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     9,000  
October 19, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     12,000  
October 24, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     18,000  
October 25, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     3,000  
October 29, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     6,000  
October 30, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     17,600  
October 31, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     3,000  
November 1, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     1,000  
November 2, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     7,275  
November 28, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     125  
November 29, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     100  
November 30, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     27,900  
December 3, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     3,000  
December 4, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     8,000  
December 5, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     5,000  
December 6, 2007
  Purchase of Commons Stock     9,425  
December 7, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     1,075  
December 10, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     400  
December 11, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     9,100  
December 12, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     25,000  
December 13, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     10,000  
December 14, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     875  
March 3, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     3,000  
March 4, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     3,000  
March 5, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     6,100  
March 6, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     3,000  
March 11, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     15,000  
March 13, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     3,700  
March 14, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     100  
March 17, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     3,900  
March 24, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     7,200  
April 3, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     3,000  
April 7, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     9,500  
April 14, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     10,000  
April 24, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     18,500  
April 25, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     17,000  
April 30, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     9,000  

 

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        Number of Shares of  
        Common Stock  
Date of Transaction   Nature of Transaction   of Cavalier  
 
May 1, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     8,400  
May 2, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     600  
May 5, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     1,316  
May 6, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     7,684  
May 7, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     100  
May 8, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     4,900  
May 9, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     1,900  
May 12, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     283  
May 13, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     4,900  
May 28, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     5,000  
May 29, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     717  
May 30, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     1,200  
June 2, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     3,800  
June 12, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     6,701  
June 13, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     1,499  
June 16, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     1,613  
June 24, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     5,590  
June 25, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     1,410  
July 15, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     5,387  
July 21, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     584  
September 29, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     3,800  
September 30, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     5,616  
October 2, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     6,700  
October 3, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     1,300  
October 6, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     9,100  
October 7, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     3,900  
October 8, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     300  
October 9, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     13,100  
October 10, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     14,600  
October 21, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     3,315  
October 22, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     4,485  
October 28, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     1,200  
October 29, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     18,000  
October 31, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     300  
November 7, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     700  
December 4, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     100,000  
December 10, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     93,000  
December 18, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     64,000  
December 19, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     40,000  
January 21, 2009
  Purchase of Common Stock     4,500  
January 22, 2009
  Purchase of Common Stock     1,500  

 

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Transactions in Cavalier
Common Stock by Legacy Housing, LTD
Transactions in Cavalier Common Stock by Legacy Housing, LTD in the last two years
             
        Number of Shares of  
        Common Stock  
Date of Transaction   Nature of Transaction   of Cavalier  
 
December 27, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     1,241  
December 28, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     32,584  
December 31, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     18,350  
January 7, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     3,148  
January 8, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     7,677  
January 9, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     10,200  
January 10, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     4,800  
January 11, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     1,900  
January 14, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     300  
January 23, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     1,000  
January 24, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     7,000  
January 28, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     2,000  
January 29, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     3,800  
February 1, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     2,000  
February 6, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     8,400  
February 7, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     5,000  
February 8, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     4,600  
February 11, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     3,000  
February 12, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     8,000  
February 13, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     3,800  
February 20, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     371  
February 22, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     6,929  
February 25, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     9,600  
February 26, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     9,300  
Leverage or Margin: No part of the purchase price or market value of any of the Hodgson Shares or the Legacy Shares is represented by funds borrowed or otherwise obtained for the purpose of acquiring or holding the Hodgson Shares or the Legacy Shares.
Contracts, Arrangements or Understandings: None of Mr. Hodgson, Legacy, GPLH or any other entity affiliated with Mr. Hodgson is, or has been within the past year, a party to any contract, arrangement or understanding with any person with respect to any securities of Cavalier, including but not limited to joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees against loss or guarantees of profit, division of losses or profits, or the giving or withholding of proxies.

 

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Transactions with Cavalier: Since the beginning of Cavalier’s last fiscal year, there has not been and there is not currently proposed, any transaction, or series of similar transactions, to which Cavalier or any of its subsidiaries was or is a party, in which the amount involved exceeds $120,000 and in which Mr. Hodgson, Legacy, GPLH or any other entity affiliated with Mr. Hodgson or any immediate family member or other associate of Mr. Hodgson had, or will have, a direct or indirect material interest. None of Mr. Hodgson, Legacy, GPLH, any other entity affiliated with Mr. Hodgson, any corporation or organization of which Mr. Hodgson is an executive officer or partner, or is, directly or indirectly, the beneficial owner of 10 percent or more of any class of equity securities, any trust or other estate in which Mr. Hodgson has a substantial beneficial interest or as to which he serves as a trustee or in a similar capacity or any immediate family member of Mr. Hodgson has been indebted to Cavalier or any of its subsidiaries at any time since the beginning of Cavalier’s last fiscal year in an amount in excess of $120,000. Mr. Hodgson was not subject to Cavalier’s related party transaction policy in 2008.
Certain Business Relationships: Mr. Hodgson is not and, since the beginning of Cavalier’s last fiscal year, Mr. Hodgson has not been, an executive officer or more than 10% record or beneficial owner of any business or professional entity that (i) has made, or proposes to make, payments to Cavalier or any of its subsidiaries in an amount for which disclosure would be required under the federal proxy rules, (ii) has received, or proposes to receive, payments from Cavalier or any of its subsidiaries in an amount for which disclosure would be required under the federal proxy rules or (iii) to which Cavalier or any of its subsidiaries was indebted. Mr. Hodgson is not associated with or an owner of any law firm or investment banking firm.
Section 16 Reporting: Mr. Hodgson has not failed to file any reports related to Cavalier that are required by Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act.
Arrangement Relating to Employment; Family Relationships: Neither Mr. Hodgson nor any of his associates has any office or position with Cavalier or any arrangement or understanding with any person with respect to any future employment by Cavalier or its affiliates or with respect to any future transactions to which Cavalier or any of its affiliates will or may be a party. There are no family relationships between any current director or executive officer of Cavalier and Mr. Hodgson or between Mr. Hodgson and any Nominee. Mr. Hodgson has not received any compensation from Cavalier as a director or executive officer.
Interest in Matters to be Acted Upon: As a Nominee, Mr. Hodgson is expected to receive customary compensation from Cavalier in exchange for his services as a director, if elected. Due to his direct and indirect ownership interests in the Common Stock, Mr. Hodgson has an interest in the solicitation of proxies in support of the Nominees. Mr. Hodgson indirectly owns general partnership interests in Legacy and directly owns membership interests in GPLH. While the businesses in which Legacy and Cavalier are engaged are regional in nature, there may be a minimum amount of competitive overlap between their geographical markets. Legacy also provides limited services to a limited number of dealerships that sell or consign Cavalier manufactured homes.

 

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Director Nominee Independence: Mr. Hodgson neither is nor has been an employee of Cavalier or any of its subsidiaries nor has any immediate family member of Mr. Hodgson been an executive officer of Cavalier. Neither Mr. Hodgson nor an immediate family member of Mr. Hodgson has received any compensation from Cavalier. Neither Mr. Hodgson nor an immediate family member of Mr. Hodgson has been employed as an executive officer of another company where any of Cavalier’s past or present executives serve on such company’s compensation committee. Neither Mr. Hodgson nor an immediate family member of Mr. Hodgson has been a partner, controlling shareholder or executive officer, of any organization that makes payments to or receives payments from Cavalier in an amount which, in any single fiscal year, exceeded the greater of $200,000 or 5% of Cavalier’s consolidated revenues. Neither Mr. Hodgson nor an immediate family member of Mr. Hodgson is a current partner of Cavalier’s outside auditor, or was a partner or employee of Cavalier’s outside auditor who worked on Cavalier’s audit at any time during any of the past three years or participated in the preparation of the financial statements of Cavalier in any other capacity. Mr. Hodgson does not receive any direct or indirect consulting, advisory or other compensatory fees from Cavalier or any of its subsidiaries. Mr. Hodgson is not an affiliate of Cavalier. Mr. Hodgson believes that he is independent for purposes of Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act and Section 803 of the Amex Company Guide and is financially literate. Therefore, Mr. Hodgson believes that he is eligible to serve on Cavalier’s Audit Committee, Compensation Committee or Nominating and Governance Committee.

 

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II. Information Regarding Michael R. O’Connor
Name: Michael R. O’Connor
Business address: 9609 Coneflower Dr. NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87114.
Principal Occupation and Background: Michael R. O’Connor is currently retired. From 1992 to 2006 Mr. O’Connor worked as a field manager for Clayton Mobile Homes with responsibilities in New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona and Texas. From 1985 to1986 Mr. O’Connor owned a retail manufactured home business in Buda, Texas and from 1986 to 1991 Mr. O’Connor opened a manufactured home office for Security Pacific Bank. From 1961 to 1984 Mr. O’Connor was employed by GE Capital with various responsibilities relating to the manufactured home business. During this time, Mr. O’Connor established numerous branches for GE Financial.
Mr. O’Connor has overseen, managed and established procedures for credit, collection and financial companies and has operated, owned and managed several businesses. In total, Mr. O’Connor has over forty years of experience in the manufactured home business. Mr. O’Connor has a Bachelor of Arts degree in accounting with a minor in economics from Loras College. None of the entities described above is a parent, subsidiary or affiliate of Cavalier.
Directorships: Mr. O’Connor is not the director of any company with a class of equity securities registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act or subject to the requirements of Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act or any company registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Age: 70
Legal Proceedings Adverse to Cavalier: Neither Mr. O’Connor nor any associate of Mr. O’Connor is a party to any legal proceeding that is adverse to Cavalier or any of its subsidiaries or has a material adverse interest to Cavalier or any of its subsidiaries in any legal proceeding.
Certain Legal Proceedings: Mr. O’Connor has not been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) within the last ten years and is not a named subject of any pending criminal proceedings. Mr. O’Connor is not a party to any proceedings to which any director, officer of affiliate of Cavalier, any owner of record or beneficial owner of more than five percent of any class of voting securities of Cavalier or any associate of any such director, officer, affiliate of Cavalier or security holder (i) is a party adverse to Cavalier or any of Cavalier’s subsidiaries or (ii) has a material interest adverse to Cavalier or any of its subsidiaries. Within the last five years, no petition under the federal bankruptcy laws or any state insolvency law has been filed by or against, or a receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer appointed by a court for the business or property of (i) Mr. O’Connor, (ii) any partnership in which Mr. O’Connor was a general partner at or within two years before the time of such filing or appointment or (iii) any corporation or business association of which Mr. O’Connor was an executive officer at or within two years before the time of such filing or appointment. Within the last five years, Mr. O’Connor has not been the subject of any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction,

 

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permanently or temporarily enjoining him from, or otherwise limiting Mr. O’Connor from (i) acting as a futures commission merchant, introducing broker, commodity trading advisor, commodity pool operator, floor broker, leverage transaction merchant, any other person regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or an associated person of any of the foregoing, or as an investment adviser, underwriter, broker or dealer in securities, or as an affiliated person, director or employee of any investment company, bank, savings and loan association or insurance company, or engaging in or continuing any conduct or practice in connection with any such activity, (ii) engaging in any type of business practice or (iii) engaging in any activity in connection with the purchase or sale of any security or commodity or in connection with any violation of any federal or state securities laws or federal commodities laws. Within the last five years, Mr. O’Connor has not been the subject of any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any federal or state authority barring, suspending or otherwise limiting, for more than 60 days, his right to engage in any activity described in clause (i) of the preceding sentence or to be associated with any person engaged in any such activity. Within the last five years, Mr. O’Connor has not been found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the Commission to have violated any federal or state securities law and such judgment or finding has not been subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated. Within the last five years, Mr. O’Connor has not been found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated any federal commodities law and such judgment or finding has not been subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated.
Ownership of Securities: Mr. O’Connor owns 300 shares of Common Stock (the “O’Connor Shares”) through his account with Scottrade, Inc. Mr. O’Connor may be deemed to “beneficially own” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Rule 13d-3 thereunder) the O’Connor Shares. The O’Connor Shares constitute less than 0.1% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. Neither Mr. O’Connor nor any other entity affiliated with Mr. O’Connor is the direct or indirect beneficial owner of any securities of any parent or subsidiary of Cavalier. Other than as is set forth in this Notice, no associate of Mr. O’Connor directly or indirectly beneficially owns any securities of Cavalier. Mr. O’Connor does not own any shares of Common Stock of record. Other than the transactions described below, Mr. O’Connor has not directly or indirectly purchased or sold any securities of Cavalier in the past two years.
Transactions in the Common Stock
by Michael R. O’Connor Directly
             
        Number of Shares of  
        Common Stock  
Date of Transaction   Nature of Transaction   of Cavalier  
 
           
January 20, 2009
  Purchase of Common Stock     300  
Leverage or Margin: No part of the purchase price or market value of any of the O’Connor Shares is represented by funds borrowed or otherwise obtained for the purpose of acquiring or holding the O’Connor Shares.

 

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Contracts, Arrangements or Understandings: Neither Mr. O’Connor nor any other entity affiliated with Mr. O’Connor is, or has been within the past year, a party to any contract, arrangement or understanding with any person with respect to any securities of Cavalier, including but not limited to joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees against loss or guarantees of profit, division of losses or profits, or the giving or withholding of proxies.
Transactions with Cavalier: Since the beginning of Cavalier’s last fiscal year, there has not been and there is not currently proposed, any transaction, or series of similar transactions, to which Cavalier or any of its subsidiaries was or is a party, in which the amount involved exceeds $120,000 and in which Mr. O’Connor or any other entity affiliated with Mr. O’Connor or any immediate family member or other associate of Mr. O’Connor had, or will have, a direct or indirect material interest. Neither Mr. O’Connor nor any other entity affiliated with Mr. O’Connor, any corporation or organization of which Mr. O’Connor is an executive officer or partner, or is, directly or indirectly, the beneficial owner of 10 percent or more of any class of equity securities, any trust or other estate in which Mr. O’Connor has a substantial beneficial interest or as to which he serves as a trustee or in a similar capacity or any immediate family member of Mr. O’Connor has been indebted to Cavalier or any of its subsidiaries at any time since the beginning of Cavalier’s last fiscal year in an amount in excess of $120,000. Mr. O’Connor was not subject to Cavalier’s related party transaction policy in 2008.
Certain Business Relationships: Mr. O’Connor is not and, since the beginning of Cavalier’s last fiscal year, has not been, an executive officer or more than 10% record or beneficial owner of any business or professional entity that (i) has made, or proposes to make, payments to Cavalier or any of its subsidiaries in an amount for which disclosure would be required under the federal proxy rules, (ii) has received, or proposes to receive, payments from Cavalier or any of its subsidiaries in an amount for which disclosure would be required under the federal proxy rules or (iii) to which Cavalier or any of its subsidiaries was indebted. Mr. O’Connor is not associated with or an owner of any law firm or investment banking firm.
Section 16 Reporting: Mr. O’Connor has not failed to file any reports related to Cavalier that are required by Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act.
Arrangement Relating to Employment; Family Relationships: Neither Mr. O’Connor nor any of his associates has any office or position with Cavalier or any arrangement or understanding with any person with respect to any future employment by Cavalier or its affiliates or with respect to any future transactions to which Cavalier or any of its affiliates will or may be a party. There are no family relationships between any current director or executive officer of Cavalier and Mr. O’Connor or between Mr. O’Connor and any Nominee. Mr. O’Connor has not received any compensation from Cavalier as a director or executive officer.
Interest in Matters to be Acted Upon: As a Nominee, Mr. O’Connor is expected to receive customary compensation from Cavalier in exchange for his services as a director, if elected. Due to his direct ownership interests in the Common Stock, Mr. O’Connor has an interest in the solicitation of proxies in support of the Nominees. While the businesses in which Legacy and Cavalier are engaged are regional in nature, there may be a minimum amount of competitive overlap between their geographical markets. Legacy also provides limited services to a limited number of dealerships that sell or consign Cavalier manufactured homes.

 

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Director Nominee Independence: Mr. O’Connor neither is nor has been an employee of Cavalier or any of its subsidiaries nor has any immediate family member of Mr. O’Connor been an executive officer of Cavalier. Neither Mr. O’Connor nor an immediate family member of Mr. O’Connor has received any compensation from Cavalier. Neither Mr. O’Connor nor an immediate family member of Mr. O’Connor has been employed as an executive officer of another company where any of Cavalier’s past or present executives serve on such company’s compensation committee. Neither Mr. O’Connor nor an immediate family member of Mr. O’Connor has not been a partner, controlling shareholder or executive officer, of any organization that makes payments to or receives payments from Cavalier in an amount which, in any single fiscal year, exceeded the greater of $200,000 or 5% of Cavalier’s consolidated revenues. Neither Mr. O’Connor nor an immediate family member of Mr. O’Connor is a current partner of Cavalier’s outside auditor, or was a partner or employee of Cavalier’s outside auditor who worked on Cavalier’s audit at any time during any of the past three years or participated in the preparation of the financial statements of Cavalier in any other capacity. Mr. O’Connor does not receive any direct or indirect consulting, advisory or other compensatory fees from Cavalier or any of its subsidiaries. Mr. O’Connor is not an affiliate of Cavalier. Mr. O’Connor believes that he is independent for purposes of Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act and Section 803 of the Amex Company Guide and is financially literate. Therefore, Mr. O’Connor believes that he is eligible to serve on Cavalier’s Audit Committee, Compensation Committee or Nominating and Governance Committee.

 

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III. Information Regarding Kenneth E. Shipley
Name: Kenneth E. Shipley
Business address: P.O. Box 749, Levelland, Texas 79336.
Principal Occupation and Background: Kenneth E. Shipley is: (i) manager, president and assistant secretary of GPLH; (ii) the a manager and the president of K-Shipley; (iii) manager of Federal Management; and (vi) the owner and operator of a manufactured homes business that operates under the name of Bell Mobile Homes (“Bell Mobile Homes”). The address of GPLH is 15400 Knoll Trail, Suite 101, LB 25, Dallas, Texas 75248. The address of K-Shipley and Federal Management is P.O. Box 749, Levelland, Texas 79336. The address of Bell Mobile Homes is 2401 E. Lubbock Highway, Levelland, Texas 79336. None of the entities described above is a parent, subsidiary or affiliate of Cavalier.
Mr. Shipley co-founded Legacy in May 2005. Legacy is primarily engaged in the business of mobile home financing, manufacturing and consignment. Mr. Shipley has served as manager, president and assistant secretary of GPLH since May 2005. GPLH is primarily engaged in the business of acting as the general partner of Legacy. Mr. Shipley has been the manager and president of K-Shipley since March 2001. The primary focus of K-Shipley is acting as a general partner of Shipley Brothers. Since 1981, Mr. Shipley has owned and operated Bell Mobile Homes in Levelland, Texas. The primary focus of Bell Mobile Homes is the wholesale and retail sale of manufactured homes. Mr. Shipley owns several manufactured home parks and has an extensive portfolio of “in-house financed notes” secured by manufactured homes.
Directorships: Mr. Shipley is not the director of any company with a class of equity securities registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act or subject to the requirements of Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act or any company registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Age: 50
Legal Proceedings Adverse to Cavalier: Neither Mr. Shipley nor any associate of Mr. Shipley is a party to any legal proceeding that is adverse to Cavalier or any of its subsidiaries or has a material adverse interest to Cavalier or any of its subsidiaries in any legal proceeding.
Certain Legal Proceedings: Mr. Shipley has not been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) within the last ten years and is not a named subject of any pending criminal proceedings. Mr. Shipley is not a party to any proceedings to which any director, officer of affiliate of Cavalier, any owner of record or beneficial owner of more than five percent of any class of voting securities of Cavalier or any associate of any such director, officer, affiliate of Cavalier or security holder (i) is a party adverse to Cavalier or any of Cavalier’s subsidiaries or (ii) has a material interest adverse to Cavalier or any of its subsidiaries. Within the last five years, no petition under the federal bankruptcy laws or any state insolvency law has been filed by or against, or a receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer appointed by a court for the business or property of (i) Mr. Shipley, (ii) any partnership in which Mr. Shipley was a general partner at or within two years before the time of such

 

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filing or appointment or (iii) any corporation or business association of which Mr. Shipley was an executive officer at or within two years before the time of such filing or appointment. Within the last five years, Mr. Shipley has not been the subject of any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining him from, or otherwise limiting Mr. Shipley from (i) acting as a futures commission merchant, introducing broker, commodity trading advisor, commodity pool operator, floor broker, leverage transaction merchant, any other person regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or an associated person of any of the foregoing, or as an investment adviser, underwriter, broker or dealer in securities, or as an affiliated person, director or employee of any investment company, bank, savings and loan association or insurance company, or engaging in or continuing any conduct or practice in connection with any such activity, (ii) engaging in any type of business practice or (iii) engaging in any activity in connection with the purchase or sale of any security or commodity or in connection with any violation of any federal or state securities laws or federal commodities laws. Within the last five years, Mr. Shipley has not been the subject of any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any federal or state authority barring, suspending or otherwise limiting, for more than 60 days, his right to engage in any activity described in clause (i) of the preceding sentence or to be associated with any person engaged in any such activity. Within the last five years, Mr. Shipley has not been found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the Commission to have violated any federal or state securities law and such judgment or finding has not been subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated. Within the last five years, Mr. Shipley has not been found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated any federal commodities law and such judgment or finding has not been subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated.
Ownership of Securities: Mr. Shipley may be deemed to have shared “beneficial ownership” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Rule 13d-3 thereunder) of the Shipley Brothers Shares in his capacity as sole member of K-Shipley. Mr. Shipley may be deemed to have shared “beneficial ownership” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Rule 13d-3 thereunder) of the Legacy Shares in his capacity as sole member of K-Shipley and in his capacity as President of GPLH. Mr. Shipley may be deemed to have shared “beneficial ownership” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Rule 13d-3 thereunder) of the Federal Investors Shares in his capacity as a manager of Federal Management. Together, the Shipley Brothers Shares, the Legacy Shares and the Federal Investors Shares constitute 5.0% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.
Legacy may be deemed to “beneficially own” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Rule 13d-3 thereunder) the Legacy Shares held in its account with SSB. GPLH may be deemed to have shared “beneficial ownership” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Rule 13d-3 thereunder) of the Legacy Shares in its capacity as general partner of Legacy. Shipley Brothers may be deemed to “beneficially own” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Rule 13d-3 thereunder) the Shipley Brothers Shares held in its account with SSB. K-Shipley may be deemed to have shared “beneficial ownership” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Rule 13d-3 thereunder) of the Shipley Brothers Shares in its capacity as general partner of Shipley Brothers. Federal Investors may be

 

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deemed to “beneficially own” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Rule 13d-3 thereunder) the Federal Investors Shares held in its account with SSB. Federal Management may be deemed to “beneficially own” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Rule 13d-3 thereunder) the Federal Investors Shares in its capacity as general partner of Federal Investors. The address of Legacy and GPLH is 15400 Knoll Trail, Suite 101, LB 25, Dallas, Texas 75248. The address of Shipley Brothers, K-Shipley, Federal Investors and Federal Management is P.O. Box 749, Levelland, Texas 79336. None of Mr. Shipley, Legacy, GPLH, Shipley Brothers, K-Shipley, Federal Management, Federal Investors or any other entity affiliated with Mr. Shipley is the direct or indirect beneficial owner of any securities of any parent or subsidiary of Cavalier. Other than as is set forth in this Notice, no associate of Mr. Shipley directly or indirectly beneficially owns any securities of Cavalier. Mr. Shipley does not own any shares of Common Stock of record. Other than the transactions described below, Mr. Shipley has not directly or indirectly purchased or sold any securities of Cavalier in the past two years.
Transactions in Cavalier
Common Stock by Legacy Housing, LTD
Transactions in Cavalier Common Stock by Legacy Housing, LTD in the last two years
             
        Number of Shares of  
        Common Stock  
Date of Transaction   Nature of Transaction   of Cavalier  
 
December 27, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     1,241  
December 28, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     32,584  
December 31, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     18,350  
January 7, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     3,148  
January 8, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     7,677  
January 9, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     10,200  
January 10, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     4,800  
January 11, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     1,900  
January 14, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     300  
January 23, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     1,000  
January 24, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     7,000  
January 28, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     2,000  
January 29, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     3,800  
February 1, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     2,000  
February 6, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     8,400  
February 7, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     5,000  
February 8, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     4,600  
February 11, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     3,000  
February 12, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     8,000  
February 13, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     3,800  
February 20, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     371  
February 22, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     6,929  
February 25, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     9,600  
February 26, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     9,300  

 

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Transactions in Cavalier
Common Stock by Shipley Brothers, LTD
Transactions in Cavalier Common Stock by Shipley Brothers, LTD in the last two years
             
        Number of Shares of  
        Common Stock  
Date of Transaction   Nature of Transaction   of Cavalier  
 
December 19, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     90,592  
December 17, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     84,561  
December 17, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     5,000  
December 15, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     30,000  
December 15, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     16,439  
December 11, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     90,000  
July 18, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     11,100  
June 23, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     4,900  
June 11, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     542  
June 10, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     4,458  
June 9, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     9,900  
June 5, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     100  
May 21, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     19,000  
May 20, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     3,900  
May 14, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     900  
May 9, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     4,225  
May 2, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     11,775  
December 27, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     31,875  
December 26, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     46,000  
December 24, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     14,000  
December 21, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     14,800  
December 20, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     2,700  
December 20, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     2,100  
December 19, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     1,939  
December 19, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     3,200  
December 18, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     5,900  
December 17, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     361  
December 17, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     9,000  
December 14, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     8,125  
November 28, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     10,000  
November 28, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     2,875  
November 27, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     8,700  
November 26, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     3,300  
November 23, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     8,400  
November 21, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     5,300  
November 20, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     12,000  
November 16, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     32,200  
November 14, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     11,100  
November 13, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     3,000  
November 9, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     2,000  
November 7, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     222  
November 6, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     3,058  
November 5, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     5,720  
November 2, 2007
  Purchase of Common Stock     2,125  

 

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Transactions in Cavalier
Common Stock by Federal Investors Servicing, LTD.
Transactions in Cavalier Common Stock by Federal Investors Servicing, LTD. in the last two years
             
        Number of Shares of  
        Common Stock  
Date of Transaction   Nature of Transaction   of Cavalier  
 
February 27, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     8,000  
February 28, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     5,700  
February 29, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     5,300  
March 24, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     5,000  
March 25, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     1,700  
March 26, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     100  
March 27, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     1,000  
April 1, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     1,600  
April 2, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     8,600  
April 3, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     11,500  
April 14, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     84  
April 15, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     600  
April 16, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     8,832  
April 17, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     500  
April 21, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     7,310  
April 22, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     4,990  
April 23, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     27,000  
April 28, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     90  
April 29, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     10,094  
October 14, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     4,000  
October 15, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     4,000  
October 16, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     4,000  
October 27, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     4,000  
October 28, 2008
  Purchase of Common Stock     9,000  
Leverage or Margin: No part of the purchase price or market value of any of the Shipley Brothers Shares, the Federal Investors Shares or the Legacy Shares is represented by funds borrowed or otherwise obtained for the purpose of acquiring or holding the Shipley Brothers Shares, the Federal Investors Shares or the Legacy Shares.
Contracts, Arrangements or Understandings: None of Mr. Shipley, Legacy, GPLH, Shipley Brothers, K-Shipley, D-Shipley, B-Shipley, Douglas M. Shipley, Billy J. Shipley, Federal Management, Federal Investors or any other entity affiliated with Mr. Shipley is, or has been within the past year, a party to any contract, arrangement or understanding with any person with respect to any securities of Cavalier, including but not limited to joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees against loss or guarantees of profit, division of losses or profits, or the giving or withholding of proxies.

 

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Transactions with Cavalier: Since the beginning of Cavalier’s last fiscal year, there has not been and there is not currently proposed, any transaction, or series of similar transactions, to which Cavalier or any of its subsidiaries was or is a party, in which the amount involved exceeds $120,000 and in which Mr. Shipley, Legacy, GPLH, Shipley Brothers, K-Shipley, D-Shipley, B-Shipley, Douglas M. Shipley, Billy J. Shipley, Federal Management, Federal Investors or any other entity affiliated with Mr. Shipley or any immediate family member or other associate of Mr. Shipley had, or will have, a direct or indirect material interest. None of Mr. Shipley, Legacy, GPLH, Shipley Brothers, K-Shipley, D-Shipley, B-Shipley, Douglas M. Shipley, Billy J. Shipley, Federal Management, Federal Investors or any other entity affiliated with Mr. Shipley, any corporation or organization of which Mr. Shipley is an executive officer or partner, or is, directly or indirectly, the beneficial owner of 10 percent or more of any class of equity securities, any trust or other estate in which Mr. Shipley has a substantial beneficial interest or as to which he serves as a trustee or in a similar capacity or any immediate family member of Mr. Shipley has been indebted to Cavalier or any of its subsidiaries at any time since the beginning of Cavalier’s last fiscal year in an amount in excess of $120,000. Mr. Shipley was not subject to Cavalier’s related party transaction policy in 2008.
Certain Business Relationships: None of Mr. Shipley, Douglas M. Shipley or Billy J. Shipley is or since the beginning of Cavalier’s last fiscal year has been, an executive officer or more than 10% record or beneficial owner of any business or professional entity that (i) has made, or proposes to make, payments to Cavalier or any of its subsidiaries in an amount for which disclosure would be required under the federal proxy rules, (ii) has received, or proposes to receive, payments from Cavalier or any of its subsidiaries in an amount for which disclosure would be required under the federal proxy rules or (iii) to which Cavalier or any of its subsidiaries was indebted. None of Mr. Shipley, Legacy, GPLH, Shipley Brothers, K-Shipley, D-Shipley, B-Shipley, Douglas M. Shipley, Billy J. Shipley, Federal Management or Federal Investors is associated with or an owner of any law firm or investment banking firm.
Section 16 Reporting: Mr. Shipley has not failed to file any reports related to Cavalier that are required by Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act.
Arrangement Relating to Employment; Family Relationships: None of Mr. Shipley, Legacy, GPLH, Shipley Brothers, K-Shipley, D-Shipley, B-Shipley, Douglas M. Shipley, Billy J. Shipley, Federal Management or Federal Investors or any of their associates has any office or position with Cavalier or any arrangement or understanding with any person with respect to any future employment by Cavalier or its affiliates or with respect to any future transactions to which Cavalier or any of its affiliates will or may be a party. There are no family relationships between any current director or executive officer of Cavalier and Mr. Shipley, Douglas M. Shipley or Billy J. Shipley or between Mr. Shipley and any Nominee. Mr. Shipley, Douglas M. Shipley and Billy J. Shipley have not received any compensation from Cavalier as a director or executive officer.

 

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Interest in Matters to be Acted Upon: As a Nominee, Mr. Shipley is expected to receive customary compensation from Cavalier in exchange for his services as a director, if elected. Due to his indirect ownership interests in the Common Stock, Mr. Shipley has an interest in the solicitation of proxies in support of the Nominees. Mr. Shipley indirectly owns general partnership interests in Legacy indirectly owns membership interests in GPLH directly owns membership interests in Federal Management and indirectly owns general partnership interests in Federal Investors. While the businesses in which Legacy and Cavalier are engaged are regional in nature, there may be a minimum amount of competitive overlap between their geographical markets. Legacy also provides limited services to a limited number of dealerships that sell or consign Cavalier manufactured homes.
Director Nominee Independence: Mr. Shipley neither is nor has been an employee of Cavalier or any of its subsidiaries nor has any immediate family member of Mr. Shipley been an executive officer of Cavalier. Neither Mr. Shipley nor an immediate family member of Mr. Shipley has received any compensation from Cavalier. Neither Mr. Shipley nor an immediate family member of Mr. Shipley has been employed as an executive officer of another company where any of Cavalier’s past or present executives serve on such company’s compensation committee. Neither Mr. Shipley nor an immediate family member of Mr. Shipley has been a partner, controlling shareholder or executive officer, of any organization that makes payments to or receives payments from Cavalier in an amount which, in any single fiscal year, exceeded the greater of $200,000 or 5% of Cavalier’s consolidated revenues. Neither Mr. Shipley nor an immediate family member of Mr. Shipley is a current partner of Cavalier’s outside auditor, or was a partner or employee of Cavalier’s outside auditor who worked on Cavalier’s audit at any time during any of the past three years or participated in the preparation of the financial statements of Cavalier in any other capacity. Mr. Shipley does not receive any direct or indirect consulting, advisory or other compensatory fees from Cavalier or any of its subsidiaries. Mr. Shipley is not an affiliate of Cavalier. Mr. Shipley believes that he is independent for purposes of Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act and Section 803 of the Amex Company Guide. Therefore, Mr. Shipley believes that he is eligible to serve on Cavalier’s Compensation Committee or Nominating and Governance Committee.

 

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Annex B
Consent of Curtis Hodgson to be Named in Proxy and Serve as Director
[Attached]

 

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CONSENT
TO BE NAMED
IN THE PROXY STATEMENT
AND
NOTICE OF NOMINATION
OF
THE LEGACY GROUP
RELATING TO CAVALIER HOMES, INC.
I, Curtis Drew Hodgson, (“Nominee”) hereby voluntarily consent to each of the following: (i) being named as a nominee for election to the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Cavalier Homes, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), at the 2009 annual meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation (the “2009 Meeting”) in the notice of nomination to be delivered to the Corporation by Curtis Drew Hodgson, Legacy Housing Ltd., Shipley Brothers, LTD, Federal Investors Servicing Co. and their affiliates (collectively, the “Legacy Group”); (ii) being named as a nominee for election to the Board in the proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) to be filed by the Legacy Group with the Securities and Exchange Commission and to be distributed to stockholders of the Corporation prior to the 2009 Meeting; (iii) the public disclosure of any of the information about myself required to be disclosed in the Proxy Statement; and (iv) to serve as a Director of the Corporation, if elected.
Dated: February 2, 2009
         
 
  /s/ Curtis Drew Hodgson
 
Curtis Drew Hodgson
   

 

 


 

Annex C
Consent of Michael R. O’Connor to be Named in Proxy and Serve as Director
[Attached]

 

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CONSENT
TO BE NAMED
IN THE PROXY STATEMENT
AND
NOTICE OF NOMINATION
OF
THE LEGACY GROUP
RELATING TO CAVALIER HOMES, INC.
I, Michael R. O’Connor, (“Nominee”) hereby voluntarily consent to each of the following: (i) being named as a nominee for election to the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Cavalier Homes, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), at the 2009 annual meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation (the “2009 Meeting”) in the notice of nomination to be delivered to the Corporation by Curtis Drew Hodgson, Legacy Housing Ltd., Shipley Brothers, LTD, Federal Investors Servicing Co. and their affiliates (collectively, the “Legacy Group”); (ii) being named as a nominee for election to the Board in the proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) to be filed by the Legacy Group with the Securities and Exchange Commission and to be distributed to stockholders of the Corporation prior to the 2009 Meeting; (iii) the public disclosure of any of the information about myself required to be disclosed in the Proxy Statement; and (iv) to serve as a Director of the Corporation, if elected.
Dated: February 2, 2009
         
 
  /s/ Michael R. O’Connor
 
Michael R. O’Connor
   

 

 


 

Annex D
Consent of Kenneth E. Shipley to be Named in Proxy and Serve as Director
[Attached]

 

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CONSENT
TO BE NAMED
IN THE PROXY STATEMENT
AND
NOTICE OF NOMINATION
OF
THE LEGACY GROUP
RELATING TO CAVALIER HOMES, INC.
I, Kenneth E. Shipley, (“Nominee”) hereby voluntarily consent to each of the following: (i) being named as a nominee for election to the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Cavalier Homes, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), at the 2009 annual meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation (the “2009 Meeting”) in the notice of nomination to be delivered to the Corporation by Curtis Drew Hodgson, Legacy Housing Ltd., Shipley Brothers, LTD, Federal Investors Servicing Co. and their affiliates (collectively, the “Legacy Group”); (ii) being named as a nominee for election to the Board in the proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) to be filed by the Legacy Group with the Securities and Exchange Commission and to be distributed to stockholders of the Corporation prior to the 2009 Meeting; (iii) the public disclosure of any of the information about myself required to be disclosed in the Proxy Statement; and (iv) to serve as a Director of the Corporation, if elected.
Dated: February 2, 2009
         
 
  /s/ Kenneth E. Shipley
 
Kenneth E. Shipley
   

 

 

Filed by Bowne Pure Compliance
EXHIBIT 99.6
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned agree to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of a Statement on Schedule 13D (including any and all amendments thereto) with respect to the Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share, of Cavalier Homes, Inc., and further agree that this Joint Filing Agreement shall be included as an Exhibit to such joint filings.
The undersigned further agree that each party hereto is responsible for the timely filing of such Statement on Schedule 13D and any amendments thereto, and for the accuracy and completeness of the information concerning such party contained therein; provided, however, that no party is responsible for the accuracy or completeness of the information concerning any other party, unless such party knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate.
This Joint Filing Agreement may be signed in counterparts with the same effect as if the signature on each counterpart were upon the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of February 6, 2009.
                     
Date: February 6, 2009   LEGACY HOUSING, LTD.    
 
                   
    By:   GPLH, LC, its general partner    
 
                   
        By:   /s/ Kenneth E. Shipley    
                 
 
          Name:   Kenneth E. Shipley    
 
          Title:   President    
         
  GPLH, LC
 
 
  By:   /s/ Kenneth E. Shipley    
    Name:   Kenneth E. Shipley   
    Title:   President   
                     
    SHIPLEY BROTHERS, LTD.    
 
                   
    By:   K-Shipley, LLC, its general partner    
 
                   
        By:   /s/ Kenneth E. Shipley    
                 
 
          Name:   Kenneth E. Shipley    
 
          Title:   President    

 

 


 

         
  K-SHIPLEY, LLC
 
 
  By:   /s/ Kenneth E. Shipley    
    Name:   Kenneth E. Shipley   
    Title:   President   
 
  D-SHIPLEY, LLC
 
 
  By:   /s/ Douglas M. Shipley    
    Name:   Douglas M. Shipley   
    Title:   President   
 
  B-SHIPLEY, LLC
 
 
  By:   /s/ Billy J. Shipley    
    Name:   Billy J. Shipley   
    Title:   President   
                     
    FEDERAL INVESTORS SERVICING, LTD.    
 
                   
    By:   Federal Investors Management, L.C.    
 
                   
        By:   /s/ Kenneth E. Shipley    
                 
 
          Name:   Kenneth E. Shipley    
 
          Title:   President    
         
  KENNETH E. SHIPLEY
 
 
  By:   /s/ Kenneth E. Shipley    
       
  CURTIS D. HODGSON
 
 
  By:   /s/ Curtis D. Hodgson    
 
  DOUGLAS K. SHIPLEY
 
 
  By:   /s/ Douglas K. Shipley    
 
  BILLY J. SHIPLEY
 
 
  By:   /s/ Billy J. Shipley    
 
  MICHAEL R. O’CONNOR
 
 
  By:   /s/ Michael R. O’Connor