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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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Notice of

2014

Annual Meeting

and

Proxy Statement

WHETHER OR NOT YOU PRESENTLY PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING IN

PERSON, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS URGES YOU TO VOTE.

Medical Action Industries Inc.

500 Expressway Drive South

Brentwood, NEW YORK 11717

MEDICAL ACTION INDUSTRIES INC.

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

TO BE HELD ON AUGUST 7, 2014

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To the Stockholders of Medical Action Industries Inc.:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of MEDICAL ACTION INDUSTRIES INC. will be held on Thursday, August 7, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency Wind Watch, 1717 Motor Parkway, Hauppauge, New York 11788 at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, for the following purposes:

1.	To elect two Class III directors to serve until the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders;

2.	To conduct an advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation;

3.	To ratify the Audit Committee’s appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015; and

4.	To consider and act upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on Wednesday, June 11, 2014 as the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof. A list of all stockholders as of the record date will be available for inspection by stockholders for any purpose germane to the meeting at the Annual Meeting, and during normal business hours at least ten days prior thereto, at our principal executive offices, which are located at 500 Expressway Drive South, Brentwood, New York 11717.

In accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, beginning on or about June 18, 2014, we mailed a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials to our stockholders containing instructions on how to access the proxy materials and vote online.

Your vote is important. We urge you to review the accompanying materials carefully and to vote by telephone or Internet as promptly as possible. Alternatively, you may request a proxy card, which you may complete, sign and return by mail.

	By Order of the Board of Directors,


	/s/ Brian Baker Brian Baker Corporate Secretary

Brentwood, New York

June 16, 2014

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS

FOR THE STOCKHOLDER MEETING TO BE HELD ON AUGUST 7, 2014

The Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders, our Proxy Statement and our Annual Report to Stockholders for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014 are available at:

http://www.astproxyportal.com/ast/04132

TABLE OF CONTENTS


SOLICITATION OF PROXIES	1
Purpose, Place, Date and Time	1
Delivery of Proxy Materials	1
Expenses of Solicitation	1
Stockholders Sharing the Same Last Name and Address	1
VOTING OF SECURITIES	2
Record Date; Stockholders Entitled to Vote	2
Quorum; Discretionary Authority	2
Abstentions and Broker Non-Votes; Vote Required	2
Methods of Voting	3
Revocation of Proxies	4
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE MATTERS	4
General	4
Director Independence	4
Board Leadership Structure	4
Director Presiding at Executive Sessions	5
Board Role in Risk Oversight	5
Director Nominations	5
Stockholder Communication with Board Members	6
Complaint Procedures Regarding Accounting, Internal Control, Auditing and Financial Matters	6
Attendance at Board and Committee Meetings	6
Director Attendance at Annual Meetings	6
Committees of Our Board	6
Audit Committee	6
Compensation Committee	7
Nominating and Governance Committee	7
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION	8
PROPOSAL 1 – ELECTION OF DIRECTORS	9
General	9
Nominees for Election for a Three-Year Term Expiring at the 2017 Annual Meeting	10
Continuing Directors to Serve Until the 2015 Annual Meeting	10
Continuing Directors to Serve Until the 2016 Annual Meeting	11
PROPOSAL 2 – ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION	12
PROPOSAL 3 – RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF KPMG AS INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR FISCAL 2015	13
AUDIT MATTERS	14
Fees and Expenses of KPMG	14
Fees and Expenses of Grant Thornton	14
Approval Procedures	15
REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE	15
STOCK OWNERSHIP INFORMATION	17
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance	17
Stock Ownership by Management and our Board	17
Stock Ownership by Certain Stockholders	18
INFORMATION ABOUT OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS	18
COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS	19
Overview	19
Say-On-Pay Vote	20
Compensation Objectives	20
Implementing Our Objectives	21
Elements Used To Achieve Compensation Objectives	24
Stock Options and Restricted Stock	27
Equity Plans and our Compensation Philosophy	27
Compensation Risks	30
Summary	30
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT	30
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION	31
Summary Compensation Table	31
All Other Compensation Table	32
Grants of Plan Based Awards Table	32
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End	33
Option Exercises	34
Potential Payments Upon Qualifying Termination as a Result of a Change In Control	34
TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PERSONS	37
Policies and Procedures	37
Transactions	38
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION	38
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS AND DIRECTOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2015 ANNUAL MEETING	38
2014 ANNUAL REPORT MATTERS	39

MEDICAL ACTION INDUSTRIES INC.

500 EXPRESSWAY DRIVE SOUTH

BRENTWOOD, NEW YORK 11717

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PROXY STATEMENT

FOR

ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

TO BE HELD AUGUST 7, 2014

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SOLICITATION OF PROXIES

Purpose, Place, Date and Time

This proxy statement is furnished to the stockholders of Medical Action Industries Inc., a Delaware corporation, in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors (our “Board”) for use at the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to be held at the Hyatt Regency Wind Watch, 1717 Motor Parkway, Hauppauge, New York 11788, on Thursday, August 7, 2014 at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, including any adjournments or postponements thereof, for the purposes set forth in these proxy materials.

Delivery of Proxy Materials

On or about June 18, 2014, we mailed a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials to our stockholders containing instructions on how to access the proxy materials and vote online. We have made these proxy materials available to you over the Internet or, upon your request, have delivered paper versions of these materials to you by mail, in connection with the solicitation of proxies by our Board for the Annual Meeting.

Choosing to receive your future proxy materials by e-mail will save us the cost of printing and mailing documents to you. If you choose to receive future proxy materials by e-mail, you will receive an e-mail next year with instructions containing a link to those materials and a link to the proxy voting site. Your election to receive proxy materials by e-mail will remain in effect until you terminate it.

Expenses of Solicitation

We will bear the entire cost of soliciting proxies, including the cost of the preparation, assembly, printing and, where applicable, mailing of the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders, this proxy statement, the proxy card and any additional information furnished to our stockholders in connection with the Annual Meeting. In addition to this solicitation, our directors, officers and other employees may solicit proxies by use of mail, telephone, facsimile, electronic means, in person or otherwise. These persons will not receive any additional compensation for assisting in the solicitation but may be reimbursed for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection with the solicitation. In addition, we will reimburse brokerage firms, nominees, fiduciaries, custodians and other agents for their expenses in distributing proxy materials to the beneficial owners of our common stock.

Stockholders Sharing the Same Last Name and Address

We are sending only one copy of our Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials to stockholders who share the same last name and address, unless they have notified us that they want to continue receiving multiple copies. This practice, known as “householding,” is designed to reduce duplicate mailings and save significant printing and postage costs.

If you received a householded mailing this year and you would like to have additional copies of our Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials mailed to you or you would like to opt out of this practice for future mailings, we will promptly deliver such additional copies to you if you submit your request to our Corporate Secretary at our principal executive offices, which are located at 500 Expressway Drive South, Brentwood, New York 11717 or call us at 631-231-4600. You may also contact us in the same manner if you received multiple copies of the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials and would prefer to receive a single copy in the future.

VOTING OF SECURITIES

Record Date; Stockholders Entitled to Vote

At the close of business on June 11, 2014, the record date (the “Record Date”) for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, we had outstanding 16,390,628 shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share. The holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held on the Record Date.

Quorum; Discretionary Authority

In order to carry on the business of the Annual Meeting, a quorum must be present. A quorum requires the presence, in person or by proxy, of the holders of shares of stock with a majority of the voting power entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. Consequently, holders of at least 8,195,315 shares of our common stock must be present either in person or by proxy to establish a quorum for the Annual Meeting. If less than a quorum is represented at the Annual Meeting, a majority of the shares so present or represented may adjourn the Annual Meeting from time to time without further notice, and the persons named as proxies will vote the proxies they have been authorized at the Annual Meeting in favor of such an adjournment.

In the event a quorum is present at the Annual Meeting but sufficient votes to approve any of the items proposed by our Board have not been received or for any other reason, the chairman of the meeting or the holders of shares of stock with a majority of the voting power present in person or represented by proxy may adjourn the Annual Meeting from time to time to permit further solicitation of proxies without further notice other than announcement at the Annual Meeting of the time and place of the holding of the adjourned meeting. If a quorum is present, the persons named as proxies will vote the proxies they have been authorized to vote on any other business properly before the Annual Meeting in favor of such an adjournment. A stockholder vote may be taken on one or more of the proposals in this proxy statement prior to such adjournment if sufficient proxies have been received and it is otherwise appropriate.

Our Board does not know of any other matters that are to be presented for action at the Annual Meeting. If other matters properly come before the Annual Meeting, it is intended that the proxy will be voted in accordance with the judgment of the persons voting the proxy.

Abstentions and Broker Non-Votes; Vote Required

Abstentions and broker non-votes are counted for purposes of determining the presence or absence of a quorum for the transaction of business. Abstentions occur when stockholders are present at the Annual Meeting but choose to withhold their vote for any of the matters upon which the stockholders are voting. If you are a beneficial owner whose shares are held of record by a broker or other nominee, you will receive instructions from your broker or other nominee describing how to vote your shares. If you do not instruct your broker or other nominee how to vote your shares, they may vote your shares as they decide as to each matter for which they have discretionary authority. A “broker non-vote” occurs when a broker or other nominee does not have discretion to vote on a particular matter, you have not given timely instructions on how the broker or other nominee should vote your shares and the broker or other nominee indicates it does not have authority to vote such shares on its proxy. Although broker non-votes will be counted as present at the meeting for purposes of determining a quorum, they will be treated as not entitled to vote with respect to non-discretionary matters.

At the Annual Meeting, brokers will not have discretionary authority to vote on Proposal 1 (Election of Directors) or 2 (Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation) in the absence of timely instructions from the beneficial owners; however, brokers will have discretionary authority to vote on Proposal 3 (Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm).

Proposal 1 (Election of Directors): To be elected, each nominee for election as a Class III Director must receive the affirmative vote of a plurality of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting by the holders of shares of stock entitled to vote on the proposal. This means that director nominees with the most votes are elected. Votes may be cast in favor of or withheld from the election of each nominee. Votes that are withheld from a director’s election will be counted toward a quorum but will not affect the outcome of the vote on the election of a director. Broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of the vote on the election of a director.

Proposal 2 (Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation): Approval of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority in interest of our stockholders present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting and voting on the proposal. Abstentions will be counted in determining the total number of shares voting on this proposal and will have the same effect as a vote “Against” this proposal. Broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of the vote on this proposal. While this vote is required by law, it will neither be binding on our company, our Board or our Compensation Committee, nor will it create or imply any change in the fiduciary duties of, or impose any additional fiduciary duty on, our company, our Board or our Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee will take into account the outcome of this vote when considering future executive compensation decisions.

Proposal 3 (Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm): Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015 requires the affirmative vote of a majority in interest of our stockholders present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting and voting on the proposal. Abstentions will be counted in determining the total number of shares voting on this proposal and will have the same effect as a vote “Against” this proposal.

Methods of Voting

Stockholders of record may vote their shares or submit a proxy to have their shares voted by one of the following methods:

By Internet. You may submit a proxy electronically on the Internet by following the instructions provided in the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials. Please have the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials in hand when you log onto the website. Internet voting facilities will be available 24 hours a day and will close at 11:59 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, on August 6, 2014.

In Person. You may vote in person at the Annual Meeting by completing a ballot; however, attending the Annual Meeting without completing a ballot will not count as a vote.

By Telephone. If you request paper copies of the proxy materials by mail, you may submit a proxy by telephone (from the U.S. and Canada only) using the toll-free number listed on the proxy card. Please have your proxy card in hand when you call. Telephone voting facilities will be available 24 hours a day and will close at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, on August 6, 2014.

By Mail. If you request paper copies of the proxy materials by mail, you may indicate your vote by completing, signing and dating your proxy card and returning it in the enclosed reply envelope.

Street name stockholders may generally vote their shares or submit a proxy to have their shares voted by one of the following methods:

By Mail. If you request paper copies of the proxy materials from your broker or other nominee, you may indicate your vote by completing, signing and dating your voting instruction form and returning it in the enclosed reply envelope.

By Methods Listed on Voting Instruction Form. Please refer to your voting instruction form or other information forwarded by your broker or other nominee to determine whether you may submit a proxy by telephone or electronically on the Internet, following the instructions on the voting instruction form or other information provided by the record holder.

In Person with a Proxy from the Record Holder. You may vote in person at the Annual Meeting if you obtain a legal proxy from your broker or other nominee. Please consult the voting instruction form or other information sent to you by your broker or other nominee to determine how to obtain a legal proxy in order to vote in person at the Annual Meeting.

Revocation of Proxies

If you are a stockholder of record, you can revoke your proxy at any time before it is exercised by:

	•		submitting written notice of revocation to our Corporate Secretary at 500 Expressway Drive South, Brentwood, New York 11717 no later than August 6, 2014;

	•		requesting, completing and mailing in a new paper proxy card, as outlined in the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials that was sent to you (if applicable);

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timely submitting another proxy with new voting instructions using the Internet voting system or by telephone; or

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attending the Annual Meeting and voting your shares in person.

If you are a street name stockholder and you vote by proxy, you may change your vote by submitting new voting instructions to your broker or other nominee in accordance with that entity’s procedures.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE MATTERS

General

We are committed to effective corporate governance. Our Board has adopted several governance documents to guide the operation and direction of our Board and its committees, including our Code of Ethics and charters for the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, Nominating and Governance Committee and Disclosure Committee. Each of these documents is available on our website at http://www.medical-action.com and stockholders may obtain a printed copy, free of charge, by sending a written request to our Corporate Secretary at 500 Expressway Drive South, Brentwood, New York 11717.

Director Independence

As required under the listing standards of The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (the “NASDAQ Listing Standards”), a majority of the members of our Board must qualify as independent, as affirmatively determined by our Board. Our Board has evaluated all relevant transactions and relationships between each director, or any of his or her family members, and our company, senior management and independent registered public accounting firm. Based on this evaluation, our Board has determined that Messrs. Burke, Davidson and Newsome and Ms. Levy are each an independent director, as that term is defined in the NASDAQ Listing Standards. Mr. Meringolo is not independent because he currently serves as our Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Chapman is not independent because he currently serves as our President and Chief Operating Officer.

Our Board has also determined that Mr. Berling is not independent due to his partial ownership of Custom Healthcare Systems, Inc., which is both a supplier and customer of our company.

Board Leadership Structure

Our Board believes in routinely reviewing its leadership structure to ensure the most effective oversight of our company. In May 2012, our Board decided to separate the positions of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. Separating these positions allows our Chief Executive Officer to focus on our day-to-day business, while allowing the Chairman to lead our Board in its fundamental role of providing advice to, and independent oversight of, management. Our Board recognizes the time, effort and energy that the Chief Executive Officer is required to devote to his position in the current business environment, as well as the commitment required to serve as our Chairman, particularly as our Board’s oversight responsibilities continue to grow. While our Bylaws do not require that our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer positions be separate, our Board believes that having separate positions and having an independent outside director serve as Chairman is the appropriate leadership structure for our company at this time, demonstrates our commitment to good corporate governance and supports our Board’s role in risk oversight.

The position of Chairman of the Board is held by Kenneth W. Davidson, an independent director. The position of Chief Executive Officer is held by Paul D. Meringolo. In addition, the position of independent Lead Director is held by William W. Burke. The Chairman of the Board provides leadership and strategy to our Board and our company by presiding over meetings of our Board, as well as executive sessions of the independent directors. The Lead Director handles the organizational and administrative leadership functions of Board governance, including coordinating meeting agendas, schedules and materials of our Board.

Director Presiding at Executive Sessions

During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, our Board held executive sessions without any members of our management present before, during and/or after each regularly scheduled Board meeting. Additionally, there were additional executive sessions comprised solely of the independent directors which were held monthly. Mr. Davidson, as Chairman of the Board, presides at executive sessions.

Board Role in Risk Oversight

Our Board is responsible for overseeing our company's management of risk. Our Board strives to effectively oversee our company's enterprise-wide risk management in a way that balances managing risks while enhancing the long-term value of our company for the benefit of the stockholders. Our Board understands that its focus on effective risk oversight is critical to setting our company's tone and culture towards effective risk management. To administer its oversight function, our Board seeks to understand our company's risk philosophy by having discussions with management to establish a mutual understanding of our company's overall appetite for risk. Our Board maintains an active dialogue with management about existing risk management processes and how management identifies, assesses and manages our company's most significant risk exposures. Our Board expects frequent updates from management about our company's most significant risks so as to enable it to evaluate whether management is responding appropriately.

Our Board relies on each of its committees to help oversee the risk management responsibilities relating to the functions performed by such committees. Our Audit Committee periodically discusses with management our company's major financial risk exposures and the steps management has taken to monitor and control such exposures, including our company's risk assessment and risk management policies. Our Compensation Committee helps our Board to identify our company's exposure to any risks potentially created by our compensation programs and practices. Our Nominating and Governance Committee oversees risks relating to our company's corporate compliance programs and assists our Board and management in promoting an organizational culture that encourages commitment to ethical conduct and a commitment to compliance with the law. Each of these Board committees is required to make regular reports of its actions and any recommendations to our Board, including recommendations to assist our Board with its overall risk oversight function. During each regularly scheduled Board meeting, the full Board also reviews our company's long-term strategic plans for a particular division and the principal issues, including foreseeable risks, that division expects to face in the future.

We believe that the oversight function of our Board and its committees combined with its active dialogue with management about effective risk management provides our company with the appropriate framework to help ensure effective risk oversight.

Director Nominations

In identifying possible director nominees, the Nominating and Governance Committee makes its own inquiries and will receive suggestions from other directors, management, stockholders and other sources. The Nominating and Governance Committee’s process for evaluating nominees recommended by stockholders is the same as its process for unsolicited recommendations from other sources. All potential director nominees must be considered by the Nominating and Governance Committee before being contacted by other directors or officers as possible nominees and before having their names formally considered by our Board. Stockholders may recommend director candidates for consideration by the Nominating and Governance Committee by sending in a written request to our Corporate Secretary at 500 Expressway Drive South, Brentwood, New York 11717. Please see “Stockholder Proposals and Director Nominations for the 2015 Annual Meeting” for additional information.

There is currently no set of specific minimum qualifications that must be met by a nominee recommended by the Nominating and Governance Committee, as different factors may assume greater or lesser significance at particular times and the needs of our Board may vary in light of its composition and the Nominating and Governance Committee’s perceptions about future issues and needs. While the Nominating and Governance Committee does not maintain a formal list of qualifications, the Committee believes that director nominees should be persons of integrity and honesty, be able to exercise sound, mature and independent business judgment in the best interests of our stockholders as a whole, be recognized leaders in business or professional activity, have background and experience that will complement those of other Board members, be able to actively participate in Board and committee meetings and related activities, be able to work professionally and effectively with other Board members and management, be available to remain on our Board long enough to make an effective contribution, and have no material relationship with competitors or other third parties that could present a conflict of interest or legal issues. Although we do not have a separate diversity policy relating to the identification and evaluation of nominees for director, the Nominating and Governance Committee will consider each candidate's background, ability, judgment, skills and experience in the context of the needs of our Board when evaluating director nominees. The Nominating and Governance Committee believes it is important for Board members to possess skills and knowledge in the areas of leadership of complex organizations, finance, strategic planning, legal, and relevant industries, especially the healthcare industry. These considerations help our Board as a whole to have the appropriate mix of characteristics, skills and experiences for the optimal functioning of our Board in its oversight of our company.

Stockholder Communication with Board Members

Our Board has established a process for stockholders to send communications to one or more of its members. Any such communications should be sent by letter addressed to the member or members of our Board to whom the communication is directed, care of our Corporate Secretary at 500 Expressway Drive South, Brentwood, New York 11717. All such communications will be forwarded directly to the member or members of our Board specified.

Complaint Procedures Regarding Accounting, Internal Control, Auditing and Financial Matters

The Audit Committee has established procedures for (1) the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by our company regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters, (2) the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints regarding potential violations of applicable laws, rules and regulations or of our company’s codes, policies and procedures and (3) the confidential and anonymous submission by employees of concerns regarding questionable accounting or compliance matters. Pursuant to such procedures, interested parties may report complaints regarding questionable accounting or compliance matters involving our company by calling a toll free hotline (1-800-528-8705) which is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Complaints are reviewed and investigated as appropriate. All calls regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters are confidential and anonymous.

Attendance at Board and Committee Meetings

Our Board held seventeen meetings during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014. All directors attended more than 75% of the total number of meetings held by our Board and its committees on which such director served, with the exception of Mr. Newsome.

Director Attendance at Annual Meetings

Our policy is to encourage our directors to attend our Annual Meetings of Stockholders. All directors attended the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in August 2013.

Committees of Our Board

As of the date of this proxy statement, our Board has the following three standing committees: Audit, Compensation and Nominating and Governance. Our Board, in its business judgment, has determined that each committee is comprised entirely of independent directors as currently required under the NASDAQ Listing Standards and applicable rules and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Each committee is governed by a written charter approved by our Board, which are available on our website at http://www.medical-action.com.

Audit Committee

During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, the Audit Committee held eight meetings. The Audit Committee currently consists of Messrs. Burke (Chairman), Davidson and Newsome and Ms. Levy. Our Board has determined that all members of the Audit Committee are independent as that term is defined in the NASDAQ Listing Standards and Rule 10A-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Our Board also has determined that each member of the Audit Committee is financially literate and that Mr. Burke has the necessary accounting and financial expertise to serve as chairman. Further, our Board has determined that Mr. Burke is an “audit committee financial expert” following a determination that Mr. Burke met the criteria for such designation under the SEC’s rules and regulations. For information regarding Mr. Burke’s business experience, see “Proposal 1 – Election of Directors – Nominees for Election for a Three-Year Term Expiring at the 2017 Annual Meeting.”

The Audit Committee’s responsibilities are limited to oversight. Pursuant to its charter, the purposes of the Audit Committee are to: (1) oversee our accounting and financial reporting processes and audits of our financial statements; (2) assist our Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities regarding the (a) integrity of our financial statements, (b) compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, (c) qualifications, independence and performance of the independent registered public accounting firm, and (d) effectiveness and performance of our internal audit function; and (3) annually prepare the Audit Committee Report. The Audit Committee has the sole authority and responsibility to appoint, subject to stockholder ratification, compensate, retain and oversee our independent registered public accounting firm, and to pre-approve all engagements, fees and terms for audit and other services provided by our independent registered public accounting firm. Our independent registered public accounting firm is accountable to the Audit Committee.

Compensation Committee

During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, the Compensation Committee held five meetings. The Compensation Committee currently consists of Messrs. Davidson (Chairman), Burke and Newsome and Ms. Levy.

Pursuant to its charter, the purposes of the Compensation Committee are to: (1) review, evaluate and approve the agreements, plans, policies and programs that compensate our corporate officers and directors; (2) oversee the plans, policies and programs that compensate our employees; (3) review and discuss with our management the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section included in this proxy statement and determine whether to recommend to our Board that the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section be included in this proxy statement in accordance with applicable rules and regulations; (4) produce the Compensation Committee Report; and (5) otherwise discharge our Board’s responsibilities relating to compensation of our corporate officers and directors.

The agendas for meetings of the Compensation Committee are determined by the chairman of the Compensation Committee, in consultation with our Chief Executive Officer. Compensation Committee meetings are often attended by our Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Operating Officer, and Corporate Secretary. The Compensation Committee also meets in executive session. In determining compensation for our executive officers, the Compensation Committee reviews data which it believes is representative of the medical products industry, primarily by reviewing public disclosure of other public companies, as filed with the SEC. The Compensation Committee considers, among other factors, our performance and relative stockholder return, the value of similar incentive awards to executive officers at comparable companies, the awards given to our executive officers in past years, and other factors considered relevant by the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee annually reviews, modifies, if necessary, and approves a list of our peer companies in the medical device or medical products industry with similar annual revenue, size and other factors for purposes of evaluating our compensation competitiveness and establishing the appropriate competitive positioning of the levels and mix of compensation elements. The Compensation Committee also reviews and recommends to our Board director compensation, incentive-compensation plans and equity-based plans that are subject to Board approval.

The Compensation Committee may delegate to its chairman, any one of its members or any subcommittee it may form, the responsibility and authority for any particular matter, as it deems appropriate from time to time under the circumstances. In particular, the Compensation Committee may delegate the approval of award grants and other transactions and responsibilities regarding the administration of compensatory programs to a subcommittee consisting solely of members of the Compensation Committee who are (a) “non-employee directors” for the purposes of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act and/or (b) “outside directors” for the purposes of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

Please see “Director Compensation” and "Compensation Discussion and Analysis” below for additional information on the Compensation Committee's processes and procedures for the consideration and determination of executive officer and director compensation.

Nominating and Governance Committee

During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, the Nominating and Governance Committee met two times. The Nominating and Governance Committee currently consists of Messrs. Newsome (Chairman), Burke and Davidson and Ms. Levy.

Pursuant to its charter, the purposes of the Nominating and Governance Committee are to: (1) advise our Board and make recommendations regarding appropriate corporate governance practices and assist our Board in implementing those practices; (2) assist our Board by identifying individuals qualified to become directors and recommending director nominees to our Board for election at the annual meetings of stockholders or for appointment to fill vacancies on our Board; (3) advise our Board about the appropriate composition of our Board and its committees; (4) lead our Board in the annual performance review of our Board and its committees; and (5) direct all matters relating to the succession planning of our Chief Executive Officer.

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

We use a combination of cash and equity compensation to attract and retain qualified candidates to serve on our Board. In setting director compensation, the Compensation Committee considers the time commitment directors must make in performing their duties, the level of skills required by our Board members and the market competitiveness of its director compensation levels. Directors who are employees do not receive any additional compensation for serving as a director.

Non-employee directors receive a $2,000 monthly retainer. Non-employee directors receive a $1,000 fee for each Board meeting attended and the Chairman of the Board receives $2,000. Committee members receive a $500 fee for each committee meeting they attend that is on the same day as a regular Board meeting; the chairman of each committee receives $1,000. For committee meetings that are not on the same day as a regular Board meeting, committee members receive a $1,000 fee for each meeting attended and committee chairmen receive $2,000. For telephonic committee meetings, committee members receive a $500 fee, and the chairman of each committee receives $1,000. Our non-executive Chairman of the Board and our Lead Director receive additional compensation in the form of a $1,500 monthly retainer and a $2,000 fee for attendance at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Non-employee directors also may be granted up to 7,500 options under the Non-Employee Directors Stock Option Plan each year at the time of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The options give non-employee directors the right to purchase shares at the closing price of our common stock on the date of grant. All options are fully vested and exercisable from the date of grant. All outstanding options held by a non-employee director are automatically cancelled upon termination of service as a director unless the reason for termination is due to the non-employee director’s voluntary mid-term resignation, declining to stand for reelection (whether as a result of our mandatory retirement program or otherwise), becoming an employee or becoming disabled where all outstanding options held instead will expire five years from the date upon which services as a director ceased. In the event of a non-employee director’s death (whether before or after termination of service), all outstanding options held (and not previously cancelled or expired) will be fully exercisable by the non-employee director’s legal representative within one year after the date of death (without regard to the expiration date of the option specified in accordance with the preceding sentence). Each non-employee director was granted 7,500 options on August 8, 2013, the date of our last Annual Meeting of Stockholders, at $6.35 per share, the closing price of our common stock on that date.

The table below sets forth the compensation paid to our non-employee directors during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014 for their service on our Board.

Director Compensation for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2014

	Fees Earned		Stock
	or Paid in		Option
	Cash		Awards		Total
	($) (1)		($) (2) (3)		($)

Kenneth W. Davidson	$	76,000	$	26,945	$	102,945
William W. Burke	$	71,500	$	26,945	$	98,445
Kenneth R. Newsome	$	39,000	$	26,945	$	65,945
Pamela R. Levy (3)	$	33,500	$	26,945	$	60,445
Henry A. Berling	$	32,500	$	26,945	$	59,445

(1)	Represents the aggregate dollar amount of all fees earned or paid in cash for services as a non-employee director, including retainer fees, committee and/or chairmanship fees, and meeting fees.

(2)

This column includes the grant date fair value of the option awards granted during the fiscal year, computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. These amounts reflect our accounting valuation of these awards and do not correspond to the actual value that will be recognized by our directors. The assumptions used in the calculation of these amounts are discussed in Note 10 to our audited financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014. As of March 31, 2014, the following directors had the following stock options outstanding: Kenneth W. Davidson – 40,000 options; William W. Burke – 53,750 options; Kenneth R. Newsome – 46,250 options; Pamela R. Levy – 7,500 options; Henry A. Berling – 50,000 options. The number of outstanding stock options held by our non-employee directors is a function of years of Board service and their decisions as to the timing of exercise. All share amounts have been adjusted to the extent necessary to reflect our 3-for-2 stock split distributed on February 9, 2007.

(3)	Ms. Levy was appointed to our Board on May 21, 2013.

PROPOSAL 1 – ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

General

The size of our Board is currently set at seven, divided into three classes serving staggered terms, with each class serving for a term of three years.

Based on recommendations from the Nominating and Governance Committee, our Board has nominated William W. Burke and Kenneth W. Davidson for election as Class III directors to serve until the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors have been elected and qualified, or until the earlier of their resignation or removal.

Each of Messrs. Burke and Davidson has consented to being named as a nominee in this proxy statement and indicated a willingness to serve if elected. The process undertaken by the Nominating and Governance Committee in recommending qualified director candidates is described under “Corporate Governance Matters—Director Nominations.” We have no reason to believe that Mr. Burke or Mr. Davidson will be unable or unwilling to serve if elected; however, if either Mr. Burke or Mr. Davidson should become unable or unwilling to serve for any reason, proxies may be voted for another person nominated as a substitute by our Board, or our Board may determine to reduce the size of our Board to six members.

The following table sets forth certain information, as of the date of this proxy statement, regarding our Class III director nominees and Class I and Class II directors. Described below are the principal occupations, positions and directorships for at least the past five years of our directors and director nominees, as well as certain information regarding their individual experience, qualifications, attributes and skills that led our Board to conclude that they should serve on our Board. There are no family relationships among any of our directors or executive officers.

Directors	Age	Positions Held	Director Since

Class I
Henry A. Berling	71	Director	2005
Paul Chapman	55	Director, President and Chief Operating Officer	2012

Class II
Paul D. Meringolo	56	Director and Chief Executive Officer	1997
Kenneth R. Newsome	54	Director	2006
Pamela R. Levy	56	Director	2013

Class III
William W. Burke	55	Lead Director	2004
Kenneth W. Davidson	67	Chairman of the Board	2008

Nominees for Election for a Three-Year Term Expiring at the 2017 Annual Meeting

Mr. William W. Burke has served as a director since 2004. He has served as Chairman of the Audit Committee since 2005 and was also appointed to the position of Lead Director in May 2012. He served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of IDEV Technologies, an innovator and developer of next generation medical devices for use by interventional radiologists, vascular surgeons and cardiologists, from November 2009 to December 2013. IDEV was acquired by Abbott Laboratories, a publicly traded healthcare company, in August 2013 and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Abbott. Mr. Burke also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of LDR Holding Corporation, a global medical device company focused on designing and commercializing novel and proprietary surgical technologies for the treatment of patients suffering from spine disorders. From 2004 through 2007, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ReAble Therapeutics, Inc., a diversified orthopedic device company. ReAble was sold to The Blackstone Group in a going private transaction in 2006 and acquired by DJO Incorporated in late 2007. Subsequent to the completion of the transaction with DJO, Mr. Burke served as a consultant to Blackstone/DJO. From 2001 to 2004, Mr. Burke served as Chief Financial Officer of Cholestech Corporation, a medical diagnostic products company. From 1985 to 2001, he was employed as a senior investment banker by several firms, with a primary focus on medical technology companies. He received his B.B.A. degree in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin and an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Our Board believes that Mr. Burke’s extensive experience in executive level financial and management roles enables him to provide critical insight and expertise in financial, operating and strategic matters which impact our company, thus enabling him to effectively serve as a director.

Mr. Kenneth W. Davidson, a director of our company since August 2008, was appointed to the position of Chairman of our Board in May 2012 and has served as Chairman of the Compensation Committee since 2012. He currently serves as Special Venture Partner at Galen Partners, a leading healthcare private equity firm that focuses on growth equity investments in healthcare technology-enabled services, medical devices and specialty pharmaceutical companies, a position he has held since November 2009. Mr. Davidson retired in December 2008 as Chairman of the Board of Directors of DJO LLP, a global provider of high-quality, orthopedic devices, with a broad range of products used for rehabilitation, pain management and physical therapy with approximately $1 billion in revenues, a position he had held since November 2007. Prior to DJO, Mr. Davidson served as Chief Executive Officer and President of ReAble Therapeutics, a Blackstone portfolio company, and as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Encore Medical (ReAble’s predecessor), a publicly held orthopedic company since October 2000. Mr. Davidson served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Maxxim Medical, Inc., a publicly-held medical supply company, from 1986 to July 2000. Previously, Mr. Davidson held various positions with Intermedics, Inc., a pacemaker equipment manufacturer, Baxter Laboratories, a publicly-held health care product and service company, and Merck & Co., a human and animal health care product company. Our Board believes that Mr. Davidson’s extensive experience in the medical device and biotechnology industries allows him to provide guidance to our Board on the strategic challenges and opportunities of our company, thus enabling him to effectively serve as a director.

Continuing Directors to Serve Until the 2015 Annual Meeting

Mr. Henry A. Berling, a director since August 2005, retired in December 2004 as Executive Vice President after 38 years with Owens & Minor, Inc., a publicly traded Fortune 500 supply-chain solutions company and a leading distributor of name-brand medical and surgical supplies. From 1995 to 2002, Mr. Berling served as Executive Vice President, Partnership Development at Owens & Minor. Prior to 1995, he served Owens & Minor in various positions, including Executive Vice President, Sales and Customer Development and Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing. Mr. Berling was a member of the Owens & Minor Board of Directors from 1998 to 2005. For more than the past three years, Owens & Minor has been our largest distributor. He currently sits on the Board of Directors of Langford IC Systems, Inc. and Soluble Systems, LLC. Mr. Berling has nearly 40 years of experience in the supply-chain and distribution industry, including more than 20 years in executive-level positions. Our Board believes that Mr. Berling’s experience allows him to offer valuable perspectives on our corporate planning, budgeting, and financial reporting, thereby enabling him to effectively serve as a director.

Mr. Paul Chapman, a director of our company since October 2012, was appointed by our Board as our interim Chief Operating Officer, effective January 14, 2013, and as our President and Chief Operating Officer, effective May 28, 2013. Mr. Chapman was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of National Rehab Corporation, a distributor of wound care, ostomy, urological and orthopedic supplies, from February 2008 through September 2012 until its sale to a large healthcare conglomerate. From November 2007 through January 2009, Mr. Chapman served as a director for DJO Global, Inc., a leading global manufacturer and provider of high-quality, orthopedic devices with a broad range of products used for rehabilitation, pain management and physical therapy. From January 1994 through December 2007, he held various senior executive positions, including President and Chief Operating Officer, at ReAble Therapeutics (and its predecessors Encore Medical Corp and Chattanooga Group, Inc.), a Blackstone portfolio company and a global manufacturer of orthopedic implants and rehabilitation devices. From January 1988 to January 1994, he held various executive positions with Stryker Corporation, a provider of orthopedic implants, surgical instrumentation, endoscopy equipment, hospital beds and stretchers. Our Board believes that Mr. Chapman’s experience in leading business unit teams in manufacturing environments enables him to provide our Board with substantial insight regarding manufacturing efficiencies, management reporting and executive accountability, thus enabling him to effectively serve as a director.

Continuing Directors to Serve Until the 2016 Annual Meeting

Mr. Paul D. Meringolo, a director and Chief Executive Officer of our company for more than 17 years, has been employed by our company for more than the past 22 years in various executive positions. Prior to that, he served for over 11 years in other operational roles within our company. He was the Chairman of our Board from October 1997 through May 2012. As our Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Meringolo brings significant senior leadership and extensive industry and technical experience to our Board. Our Board believes that this experience enables him to effectively serve as a director.

Mr. Kenneth R. Newsome, a director since August 2006 and Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee since 2010, is currently serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Markel Food Group (MFG), an entity of Markel Ventures, a wholly owned subsidiary of Markel Corporation, a position he has held since 1996. MFG is comprised of highly successful food processing manufacturing companies, including AMF Bakery Systems (AMF), the global leader of wholesale bread and baking equipment. Mr. Newsome has served as President of AMF since 1996. Headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, MFG has approximately 640 teammates with offices worldwide including China, Latin America, Europe and Canada. Prior to AMF, Mr. Newsome held various executive positions, including Chief Operating Officer of MedSurg Industries, which was acquired by Isolyser Healthcare, now known as Microtek Medical Inc., a publicly traded medical products company. He began his career with McKinsey & Co. in their manufacturing practice. Mr. Newsome holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Finance from the University of Virginia – McIntire School of Commerce and a Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of Virginia – Darden School of Graduate Business Administration. Mr. Newsome’s extensive management and operating experience supports our Board’s efforts in overseeing and advising on corporate strategy, thus enabling him to effectively serve as a director.

Ms. Pamela R. Levy has served as a director since May 2013. She currently serves as Founder, CEO & President of PEARL Financial Advisors LLC, a healthcare debt capital advisory firm, a position she has held since April 2013, and previously from March 2010 to October 2010. From November 2010 through March 2013, she was a Partner at White Oak Merchant Partners, a debt capital advisory and merchant banking firm. From 1993 through February 2010, Ms. Levy served in multiple positions, including as a senior officer and team leader, at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and predecessors Banc of America Securities and NationsBank N.A. Her last position was Managing Director, Head of Healthcare Leveraged Finance. In that role, she led a team of professionals responsible for all aspects of debt capital raising, including acquisition financing, recapitalizations, and leveraged buyouts, for healthcare products and services, medical device, life science, specialty pharmaceutical and other healthcare related corporate and private equity clients. From 1984 to 1993, she was an officer at Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. Ms. Levy currently serves on the Board of Directors and is Audit Committee Chair of privately-held HCMC Legal, Inc., a provider of legal and review management services and human capital solutions to law firms, law firms’ clients, and large corporations. She received a B.A. degree in Middle Eastern Studies at the University of California at Berkeley and her Masters of International Affairs from Columbia University. She has earned both the CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) and CFP (Certified Financial Planner) designations. Our Board believes that Ms. Levy’s extensive experience in acquisition financing, capital raising and debt agreement negotiation, enables her to provide critical insight into the capital markets and the assessment of our strategic growth initiatives, thus enabling her to effectively serve as a director.

OUR BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR”

WILLIAM W. BURKE AND KENNETH W. DAVIDSON AS CLASS III DIRECTORS.

PROPOSAL 2 – ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION

Pursuant to Section 14A of the Exchange Act, we are submitting a proposal to our stockholders for an advisory vote to approve the compensation of the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table (“Named Executive Officers”) as disclosed in this proxy statement in accordance with the compensation disclosure rules of the SEC. This proposal, commonly known as a "say-on-pay" proposal, gives our stockholders the opportunity to express their views on the compensation of our Named Executive Officers. It is currently expected that our stockholders will be given an opportunity to cast an advisory vote on this topic annually, with the next opportunity occurring in connection with our 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

As described in greater detail under the heading “Compensation Discussion and Analysis,” we seek to closely align the interests of our Named Executive Officers with the interests of our stockholders. Our compensation programs are designed to reward our Named Executive Officers for sustained financial and operating performance and leadership excellence, and their interests with those of our stockholders, while at the same time avoiding the encouragement of unnecessary or excessive risk-taking.

This vote is advisory, which means that the vote on executive compensation is not binding on our company, our Board or the Compensation Committee. The vote on this resolution is not intended to address any specific element of compensation, but rather relates to the overall compensation of our Named Executive Officers, as described in this proxy statement in accordance with the compensation disclosure rules of the SEC. Although the vote is non-binding, we value your opinions and will consider the outcome of the vote in establishing compensation philosophy and making future compensation decisions.

In accordance with Section 14A of the Exchange Act, and as a matter of good corporate governance, we are asking our stockholders to adopt the following resolution at the Annual Meeting:

“RESOLVED, that the stockholders of Medical Action Industries Inc. approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Medical Action Industries Inc. Named Executive Officers, as disclosed in Medical Action Industries Inc.’s Proxy Statement for the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the Summary Compensation Table and the other related tables, narratives and disclosures.”

OUR BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE ADOPTION OF THE ADVISORY RESOLUTION APPROVING THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, AS DISCLOSED IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT.

PROPOSAL 3 – RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF KPMG AS INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR FISCAL 2015

The Audit Committee has appointed KPMG as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015.

Although stockholder ratification of the appointment of KPMG is not required, the Audit Committee and our Board consider it desirable for our stockholders to ratify this appointment. If the appointment is not ratified, the Audit Committee will consider whether it is appropriate to select another independent registered public accounting firm. Even if the appointment is ratified, the Audit Committee may, in its discretion, direct the appointment of a different independent registered public accounting firm at any time during the year if it believes that such a change would be in the best interests of our stockholders and us.

On November 12, 2012, the Audit Committee approved the dismissal of Grant Thornton LLP (“Grant Thornton”) as our independent registered public accounting firm. We informed Grant Thornton of its dismissal on November 13, 2012. The decision to dismiss Grant Thornton was effective as of the date of notification of dismissal.

Grant Thornton’s report on our consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012 contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, and was not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles. During our fiscal year ended March 31, 2012 and from April 1, 2012 through November 13, 2012, (1) there were no disagreements with Grant Thornton on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Grant Thornton, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in its reports on our consolidated financial statements for such year; and (2) there were no reportable events as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.

We provided Grant Thornton with a copy of the Form 8-K filed on November 16, 2012 disclosing Grant Thornton’s dismissal prior to its filing with the SEC and requested Grant Thornton to furnish us with a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether or not Grant Thornton agreed with the statements contained therein. A copy of Grant Thornton’s letter dated November 14, 2012 is attached as Exhibit 16.1 to such Form 8-K.

On November 12, 2012, the Audit Committee approved the engagement of KPMG as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014. During our fiscal year ended March 31, 2012 and from April 1, 2012 through November 13, 2012, neither we nor anyone on our behalf consulted KPMG regarding either (1) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on our consolidated financial statements, and no written report or oral advice was provided to us that KPMG concluded was an important factor considered by us in reaching a decision as to the accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue; or (2) any matter that was the subject of a disagreement or reportable event as defined in Regulation S-K, Item 304(a)(1)(iv) and Item 304(a)(1)(v), respectively.

During the two years ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 and from April 1, 2012 through the engagement of KPMG as our independent registered public accounting firm, KPMG had been engaged by us to provide us with consulting services, including assistance with its assessment of the potential impact of the medical device excise tax. In approving the selection of KPMG as our independent registered public accounting firm, the Audit Committee considered these services previously provided by KPMG and concluded that such services would not adversely affect the independence of KPMG.

A representative of KPMG will be present at the Annual Meeting, will have the opportunity to make a statement if he or she desires to do so and will be available to answer any appropriate questions.

OUR BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF

KPMG AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2015.

AUDIT MATTERS

Fees and Expenses of KPMG

The following table sets forth the aggregate fees billed for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 by our independent registered public accounting firm, KPMG.

	March 31,
	2014		2013

Audit Fees(1)	$	925,000	$	151,061
Tax Fees		-		-
All other fees(2)		58,090		127,449

Total	$	983,090	$	278,510

(1)

During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, these services consisted of fees billed for professional services rendered for the audit of our annual financial statements, review of the interim financial statements included in quarterly reports, review of our proxy statement and Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 audit procedures.

(2)	During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, these services were primarily related to consulting services for the implementation of the Medical Device Excise Tax.

Fees and Expenses of Grant Thornton

The following table sets forth the aggregate fees billed for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 by our prior independent registered public accounting firm, Grant Thornton.

	March 31,
	2014		2013

Audit Fees(1)	$	-	$	540,023
Tax Fees(2)		-		54,819
All other fees(3)		100,030		-

Total	$	100,030	$	594,842

(1)

During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013, these services consisted of fees billed for professional services rendered for the audit of our annual financial statements, review of the interim financial statements included in quarterly reports, review of our proxy statement and Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 audit procedures.

(2)	During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013, these services consisted of fees billed for professional services for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning. These services included tax planning and the preparation of various tax returns and advice on other tax related matters. Additionally, services included assistance with tax audits by various taxing authorities.

(3)	During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, these fees primarily consisted of professional services rendered in connection with Grant Thornton’s provision of its consent with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedules for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2012 and 2011.

Approval Procedures

The Audit Committee has established policies and procedures for the pre-approval of audit and permitted non-audit services. The Audit Committee has the responsibility to engage and terminate the engagement of our independent registered public accountants, to pre-approve their performance of audit and permitted non-audit services and to review with our independent registered public accountants their fees and plans for all auditing services. All services provided by and fees paid to KPMG and Grant Thornton during the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 were pre-approved by the Audit Committee.

REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE

As its charter reflects, the Audit Committee of our Board has a broad array of duties and responsibilities. With respect to financial reporting and the financial reporting process, management, our independent registered public accountants and the Audit Committee have the responsibilities outlined below.

Management is responsible for

Establishing and maintaining our internal control over financial reporting;

Assessing the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of the end of each year; and

Preparation, presentation and integrity of our consolidated financial statements.

Our independent registered public accountants are responsible for:

Performing an independent audit of our consolidated financial statements and our internal control over financial reporting;

Expressing an opinion as to the conformity of our consolidated financial statements with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; and

Expressing an opinion as to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting.

The Audit Committee is responsible for:

Appointing our independent registered public accounting firm, subject to stockholder ratification;

Overseeing and reviewing our financial statements and accounting and financial reporting processes; and

Overseeing and reviewing management’s evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting.

In this context, the Audit Committee has met and held discussions with management and KPMG, our independent registered public accountants. Management represented to the Audit Committee that our consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014 were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed these audited consolidated financial statements with management and KPMG, including the scope of the independent registered public accountant’s responsibilities, critical accounting policies and practices used and significant financial reporting issues and judgments made in connection with the preparation of such financial statements.

The Audit Committee has discussed with KPMG the matters required to be discussed by Auditing Standard No. 16, as adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. The Audit Committee has also received the written disclosures and the letter from KPMG required by the applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding the independent registered public accountant’s communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence, and has discussed with KPMG the firm’s independence. The Audit Committee also considered the compatibility of non-audit services with KPMG’s independence.

In addition, the Audit Committee has discussed with management its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and has discussed with KPMG its opinion as to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting.

Based upon these reviews and discussions, the Audit Committee recommended to our Board that the audited consolidated financial statements be included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014 for filing with the SEC.

Respectfully submitted by the Audit Committee,

William W. Burke, Chairman

Kenneth W. Davidson

Kenneth R. Newsome

Pamela R. Levy

STOCK OWNERSHIP INFORMATION

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

Pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, directors, certain officers, and beneficial owners of 10% or more of our common stock ("reporting persons") are required from time to time to file with the SEC reports on Forms 3, 4 or 5, relating principally to transactions in our securities by such persons. Based solely upon our review of the copies of such reports furnished to our company, or written representations received by our company that no other reports were required, our company believes during fiscal year ended March 31, 2014 that the reporting persons filed on a timely basis the reports required by Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, except that we discovered that the Form 4 filed by Eric Liu on January 26, 2004 understated Mr. Liu’s holding of our common stock by 20,500 and that the Form 4 filed by Eric Liu on January 26, 2006 contained an arithmetic error by 1,000 shares, each of which were correct in the Form 4/A filed by Mr. Liu on June 12, 2014.

Stock Ownership by Management and our Board

The following table shows the number of shares of our common stock beneficially owned as of the Record Date by (1) each director and director nominee, (2) the Named Executive Officers and (3) all current directors and executive officers as a group. The number of shares and percentage set forth opposite each stockholder’s name in the below table include the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options that are exercisable within 60 days of the Record Date under our stock option plans, both with respect to the number of shares of common stock deemed to be beneficially owned and the adjusted percentage of outstanding common stock resulting from such right of exercise; however, the shares of common stock so issuable on such exercise by any stockholder are not included in calculating the number of shares or percentage of common stock beneficially owned by any other stockholder.

Name Of Beneficial Owner	Shares of Common Stock Owned Directly		Shares of Common Stock Uderlying Stock Options Exercisable Within 60 Days		Share of Common Stock Held in the 401(k) Plan		Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership Common Stock (1)		Percent of Class (if more than 1%)
Brian Baker		10,000		44,375		32,681		87,056
Henry Berling		7,500		50,000		-		57,500
William W. Burke		-		50,000		-		50,000
Paul Chapman		-		7,500		-		7,500
Kenneth W. Davidson		30,000		40,000		-		70,000
Pamela R. Levy		-		7,500		-		7,500
Eric Liu		447,000		150,000		16,447		613,447		3.7	%
Paul Meringolo (2)		772,470		100,000		110,277		982,747		6.0	%
Kenneth R. Newsome		4,000		46,250		-		50,250
Richard Setian		-		22,500		24,805		47,305
John Sheffield		-		-		-		-
All current directors and executive officers as a group (12 persons)		1,278,470		642,375		184,376		2,105,221		12.8	%

(1)	Unless otherwise indicated, the stockholders identified in this table have sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares beneficially owned by them.

(2)	Includes 61,695 shares owned by Mr. Meringolo’s children, as to which they disclaim beneficial ownership.

Stock Ownership by Certain Stockholders

The following table sets forth the beneficial ownership of the outstanding shares of common stock as of the Record Date with respect to each person, other than our directors and officers, who we know to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our issued and outstanding common stock.

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner	Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned			Percent of Class

BlackRock, Inc. 40 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10022		1,648,256	(1)		10.1	%

FMR LLC 245 Summer Street Boston, MA 02210		1,113,117	(2)		6.8	%

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Palisades West, Building One 6300 Bee Cave Road Austin, TX 78746		844,947	(3)		5.2	%

(1)	According to a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on April 8, 2014. Pursuant to the Schedule 13G/A, BlackRock, Inc. has sole voting power with respect to 1,634,298 shares and sole dispositive power with respect to 1,648,256 shares.

(2)

According to a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 14, 2014. Pursuant to the Schedule 13G/A, FMR LLC has sole voting power with respect to 200 shares and sole dispositive power with respect to 1,113,117 shares, and Edward C. Johnson 3d has sole dispositive power with respect to 1,113,117 shares.

(3)	According to a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 10, 2014. Pursuant to the Schedule 13G, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP has sole voting power with respect to 807,309 shares and sole dispositive power with respect to 844,947 shares.

INFORMATION ABOUT OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

The following table sets forth the names, ages and titles, as of the Record Date, of each of our executive officers. There are no family relationships between any of our directors and executive officers. In addition, there are no arrangements or understandings between any of our executive officers and any other person pursuant to which any person was selected as an executive officer.

Name	Age	Positions Held

Paul D. Meringolo	56	Chief Executive Officer

Paul Chapman	55	President and Chief Operating Officer

Brian Baker	40	Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary

Eric Liu	54	Vice President of Operations and Business Development

Richard Setian	54	Vice President, President and General Manager – Custom Procedure Trays and Operating Room Products

Cynthia Bell	61	Vice President, President and General Manager – Minor Procedure Kits and Trays

Mr. Paul D. Meringolo’s biographical information is located under “Proposal 1 – Election of Directors – Continuing Directors to Serve Until the 2016 Annual Meeting.”

Mr. Paul Chapman’s biographical information is located under “Proposal 1 – Election of Directors – Continuing Directors to Serve Until the 2015 Annual Meeting.”

Mr. Brian Baker was appointed the Company’s Chief Financial Officer in May 2014 and was appointed to Corporate Secretary in March 2014. He served as our Vice President of Finance and Principal Accounting Officer from July 2013 to May 2014, as our Corporate Controller from October 2011 to July 2013, as our Director of Financial Reporting from May 2005 to October 2011 and in various other accounting roles from January 2003 to May 2005. During a significant portion of his tenure at the Company, Mr. Baker has led and developed the finance and accounting teams responsible for the adherence to controls over financial reporting, the disclosure of our financial performance and the negotiation of our credit facilities. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Baker served as Senior Assurance Associate of Grant Thornton LLP. Mr. Baker leverages sixteen years of finance and public accounting experience and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and Finance from the State University of New York, Buffalo.

Mr. Eric Liu has been employed by our company for more than 26 years in various positions relating to the international procurement of raw materials and the manufacture of certain of our company’s products. Mr. Liu was appointed Vice President of Operations and Business Development in April 2012, where he leads the global sourcing and international sales and marketing intelligence analysis functions. From April 2008 to April 2012, he served as Vice President of Operations, where he oversaw the domestic manufacturing operations and international sourcing and sales of our company. From May 2005 until April 2008, Mr. Liu served as Vice President of International Operations and Global Development, where he was the leader for our international sourcing and international sales efforts. Mr. Liu has currently also taken on the responsibility of the PROcure and Private Label Products. For more than the five years prior thereto Mr. Liu was Vice President of International Operations. Mr. Liu received a Bachelor of Science degree in Navigation from The National Taiwan Ocean University and a Master of Science degree in Transportation Management from the State University of New York Maritime College.

Mr. Richard Setian was appointed Vice President, President and General Manager of our Custom Procedure Trays and Operating Room Products business unit in April 2012. From the acquisition of AVID by our company in August 2010 to April 2012, Mr. Setian served as our company’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing. He is the former President of AVID from 1998 through 2004, and was President and Chief Operating Officer from 2004 until 2010. Prior to his position at AVID, Mr. Setian served as Corporate Vice President of Marketing and Sales for Isolyser, Inc. and Boundary HealthCare, a division of Maxxim Medical. Mr. Setian also worked for Kendall Healthcare, a division of Colgate-Palmolive.

Ms. Cynthia E. Bell was appointed Vice President, President and General Manager of our Minor Procedure Kits and Trays business unit in April 2012. She served as our Senior Director of Operations from 2010 to April 2012, and as our Director of Operations from 2008 to 2010, preceded by other operational roles within our company. Over that time, she has developed extensive expertise in our minor procedure kits and trays business. Ms. Bell has a Bachelor of Science degree in Medical Technology and joined our company in 1999 as part of the acquisition of Acme United Corporation, where she was General Manager of the Medical and Consumer Operations division from 1993 through 1998.

COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

Overview

In this section, we review the elements of our compensation program for all executives who served as either our Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014 and the three other most highly compensated executive officers for that year, whom we refer to as our “Named Executive Officers”, each of which is enumerated below. Mr. Sheffield served as our Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary until June 28, 2013, the date of his resignation. On July 1, 2013, our Board appointed Mr. Baker to serve as Vice President of Finance and Principal Accounting Officer, effective as of that date. From July 1, 2013 to the present, Mr. Baker performed the duties previously performed by Mr. Sheffield in his role as Chief Financial Officer. On May 20, 2014 our Board appointed Mr. Baker to officially serve as the Chief Financial Officer, effective as of that date. Mr. Baker will also continue to serves as our Principal Accounting Officer.

· Paul D. Meringolo - Chief Executive Officer

· Paul Chapman - President and Chief Operating Officer

· Brian Baker - Principal Accounting Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary

· John Sheffield – Former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary

· Eric Liu - Vice President of Operations and Business Development

· Richard Setian - President and General Manager of Custom Procedure Trays and Operating Room Products

This Compensation Discussion and Analysis describes our Named Executive Officer compensation program, which is designed to attract, incent and retain the leaders of our organization. The goal of our compensation program is the same as our goal for operating our company, to create long-term value for our stockholders. Toward this goal, we have designed and implemented compensation programs for our Named Executive Officers to reward them for sustained financial and operating performance and leadership excellence, to align their interests with those of our stockholders and to encourage them to remain with our company for long and productive careers. Most of our compensation elements simultaneously fulfill more than one of our performance, alignment and retention objectives. These elements consist of base salary, annual bonuses, equity incentive compensation, and other employee benefits. In deciding on the type and amount of compensation that may be appropriate for each Named Executive Officer, we focus on both current pay and the opportunity for future compensation. We combine the compensation elements for each Named Executive Officer in a manner we believe optimizes the Named Executive Officer’s contribution to our company.

This Compensation Discussion and Analysis is intended to provide a comprehensive picture to you, the stockholder, of both the rationale behind Named Executive Officer compensation decisions and the manner in which those decisions are made.

Say-On-Pay Vote

In 2013, approximately 98% of the shares voted were cast in support of the compensation of our Named Executive Officers in our annual say-on-pay advisory vote. We believe that the results of this vote demonstrate that stockholders support our approach to executive compensation. The stockholder vote was one of the many factors contributing to our decision to not materially change our executive compensation philosophy or practices. We will continue to consider the results of future stockholder advisory votes, which will be held annually until our next say-on-pay frequency vote, in our ongoing evaluation of our executive compensation philosophy and practices.

Compensation Objectives

Performance

Our Named Executive Officers have a combined total of approximately 50 years with our company. The amount of compensation for each Named Executive Officer reflects his superior management experience, continued high performance and exceptional career of service over a long period of time. Key elements of compensation that depend upon each Named Executive Officer’s performance include:

An annual cash bonus that is based on an assessment of his performance against pre-determined quantitative and qualitative measures within the context of our overall performance for the fiscal year; and

equity incentive compensation in the form of stock options and/or restricted stock, the value of which is contingent upon the performance of our share price and subject to vesting schedules that require continued service with us.

Base salaries and annual bonuses are designed to reward annual achievements and reflect the scope of the executive’s responsibilities, as well as his demonstrated leadership abilities, management experience and effectiveness. The other elements of compensation we utilize focus on motivating and challenging the executive to achieve superior, long-term, sustained results.

Alignment

We seek to align the interests of the Named Executive Officers with those of our stockholders by evaluating executive performance on the basis of key financial measurements that we believe closely correlate to long-term stockholder value, including revenue, organic revenue, operating profit, earnings per share, operating margins, return on total equity or total capital, cash flow from operating activities and total stockholder return. A key element of the compensation program for our executives includes equity incentive compensation, which we believe links a significant portion of the executive’s compensation to stockholder value because the total value of those awards corresponds to stock price appreciation.

Retention

Due to the exceptional management training and experience that we provide to our Named Executive Officers, they are often presented with other professional opportunities, including opportunities at potentially higher compensation levels. We attempt to retain our executives by ensuring that a substantial portion of their overall compensation is contingent upon continued service over the course of a vesting or performance period. For example, stock options granted to our Named Executive Officers typically vest over four years. Except for certain terminations following a change in control, if an executive terminates employment prior to the vesting date, such executive will generally forfeit all unvested options.

Implementing Our Objectives

Determining Compensation

We rely upon operating performance, other financial measurements and the judgment of our Compensation Committee in making compensation decisions, although the Compensation Committee has the authority to engage outside consultants and advisors if it feels that our internal information is not sufficient to make compensation decisions. The Compensation Committee strives to make fully-informed compensation decisions after reviewing our performance and carefully evaluating an executive’s performance during the fiscal year against established goals, leadership qualities, operational performance and business responsibilities, current compensation arrangements and long-term potential to enhance stockholder value. The bonus and equity portions of the compensation mix for Named Executive Officers are weighted more heavily towards the achievement of financial and operating company objectives, and secondarily towards individual achievement. Factors affecting compensation decisions for the Named Executive Officers include:

key financial measurements such as revenue, organic revenue, operating profit, earnings per share, operating margins, return on total equity or total capital, cash flow from operating activities and total stockholder return;

strategic objectives such as acquisitions, dispositions or joint ventures, technological innovation and globalization;

promoting commercial excellence by launching new or continuously improving products or services, being a leading market player and attracting and retaining customers;

achieving specific operational goals for our company, including improved productivity and risk management;

supporting our values by promoting a culture of unyielding integrity through compliance with law and our ethics policies, as well as commitment to community leadership and diversity; and

individual performance of our executives.

We generally do not adhere to rigid formulas or necessarily react to short-term changes in business performance in determining the amount and mix of compensation elements. We consider competitive market compensation paid by other companies that we view as peers, but we do not attempt to maintain a certain target percentile within a specific peer group. We utilize peer group data as one of several considerations when determining executive compensation. We value flexibility in our compensation programs and in the assessment process so that we can respond to and adjust for the evolving business environment. As a general matter, we do not enter into employment agreements with our employees. We feel that we have more flexibility to design, change, and adjust our compensation program and policies without the restrictions inherent in employment agreements. This flexibility allows us to stay current with best practices in executive compensation as they evolve and to easily adjust our Named Executive Officers’ compensation based on our performance. In lieu of employment agreements, we generally use option awards as retention tools and change in control agreements to protect our executives’ financial interests in the event their employment is terminated in conjunction with a change in control.

We strive to achieve a mix between equity incentive awards and cash payments in order to meet the objectives of our compensation program. Any apportionment goal is not applied rigidly and does not control our compensation decisions; we use it as another tool to assess an executive’s total pay opportunities and whether we have provided the incentives to accomplish our compensation objectives. Our mix of base, bonus and equity compensation elements is designed to reward achievement of short-term goals and motivate long-term performance through a combination of cash and equity incentive awards. We also seek to balance compensation elements that are based on financial, operational and strategic metrics with others that are based on the performance of our shares. We believe the most important indicator of whether our compensation objectives are being met is our ability to motivate our Named Executive Officers to deliver superior performance and retain them to continue their careers with us on a cost-effective basis.

Typically at its May meeting, the Compensation Committee performs a detailed review of all components of Named Executive Officer’s compensation. Decisions made by the Compensation Committee in this annual review are made after taking into account each of the following factors: (1) current market trends in executive compensation; (2) our performance results and each Named Executive Officer’s performance as outlined in a formal performance assessment process and (3) our current financial health and ability to fund recommended compensation adjustments. Base pay decisions focus primarily on the results of analysis of our peer group and other relevant market surveys. Bonus decisions are based on a combination of individual performance and company performance. Equity award decisions are driven primarily by company performance.

Role of Compensation Committee and Chief Executive Officer

The Compensation Committee has primary responsibility for developing and evaluating potential candidates for executive positions, including the positions held by our Named Executive Officers, and overseeing the design, development and implementation of the compensation program for our Named Executive Officers. The Compensation Committee evaluates the performance of our Chief Executive Officer and determines his compensation in light of the goals and objectives of the compensation program. Our Chief Executive Officer assesses the performance of the other Named Executive Officers and in making his recommendation to the Compensation Committee, he considers current compensation data derived from third-party surveys generally available to the Company. Our Chief Executive Officer considers the individual’s contribution to the Company’s performance and exercises judgment and discretion when considering any additional factors that should appropriately affect the executive’s salary. Such factors may include, among other things, the complexity of the Named Executive Officer’s area of responsibility, expected future contributions, and internal pay equity. No specific formula is used to weigh or evaluate these factors, but rather the Chief Executive Officer considers such factors on the whole when making a base salary recommendation. The Compensation Committee has final decision-making authority for the compensation of each of the Named Executive Officers, taking into account initial recommendations from our Chief Executive Officer. Annual company and individual objectives are set in the fourth quarter of each fiscal year for the following fiscal year after a careful review of our business needs. Our company objectives are reviewed with, and approved by, our Board. Once approved, the company objectives are communicated throughout the organization. Individual objectives are then set to align with company objectives. At its May meeting each year, the Compensation Committee reviews the results of the prior fiscal year ended March 31st and, along with a recommendation from the Chief Executive Officer, determines annual bonus and equity awards in accordance with our Management Incentive Program.

The other Named Executive Officers do not play a role in their own compensation determination, other than discussing individual performance objectives with our Chief Executive Officer in connection with his assessment of their performance. The Named Executive Officers, other than our Chief Executive Officer and Corporate Secretary, do not work directly with the Compensation Committee with regard to compensation decisions. The Chief Executive Officer is assisted by the Corporate Secretary regarding supporting data and material.

Role of Compensation Consultant

During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012, we hired Astron Solutions, LLC (“Astron”) to review all aspects of compensation for multiple management levels within our company, including compensation for our Named Executive Officers. Astron reported and was accountable directly to the Compensation Committee with respect to the review of the Named Executive Officers' compensation. Astron worked with the Compensation Committee in 2012 to select a group of companies of comparative size, type of business, financial strength and geographic scope to serve as our peer group for purposes of obtaining data regarding the compensation practices of our peers. While the Compensation Committee did not engage the services of a compensation consultant during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, the Compensation Committee used criteria similar to the criteria used by Astron to update the peer group list for fiscal year ended 2014. During this process, compensation paid by members of this peer group was compared to published survey data from nationally recognized sources (e.g., Economic Research Institute, Towers Watson Top Management Compensation, Mercer U.S. Benchmark Executive Compensation Survey, The Hay Group Executive Compensation, and Equilar Peer Group Review) to ensure that the pay practices of the companies in the peer group was reflective of broader market trends in executive compensation.

The following nine companies comprise the peer group used in connection with fiscal year ended 2014 compensation:

	Atrion	Invacare
	Cross Country Healthcare Inc.	Orasure Technology
	Conmed	Merit Medical Systems Inc.
	NuVasive Inc.	Symmetry Medical Inc.
	Derma Sciences

The peer group is different from the group of companies used to create the five year cumulative total return graph contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014 because we have business competitors with whom we benchmark against for financial performance, but we also have business and talent competitors against whom we benchmark for pay purposes.

Tally Sheets

The Compensation Committee reviews total compensation levels for executive officers at least annually through the use of tally sheets that list and quantify each element of direct and indirect compensation provided to each individual Named Executive Officer and that demonstrate the portion of the executive’s total compensation that each element of compensation represents. This annual review of tally sheets also includes information on the value of each Named Executive Officer’s unexercised stock options and outstanding restricted stock awards, as well as an evaluation of actual total compensation that would be paid to each upon a termination of employment following the occurrence of a change in control of our company. While considered by the Compensation Committee, the information from the tally sheets regarding unexercised stock options, outstanding restricted stock awards and total compensation paid upon a termination of employment following change in control of our company generally did not affect the Compensation Committee’s fiscal 2014 compensation decisions for the Named Executive Officers. This reflects our company’s view that an executive’s compensation level should reflect the executive’s performance, our company’s performance and the executive’s contribution to our company’s performance. Our company further believes that reducing an executive’s annual direct compensation based on the value of accumulated or potentially realizable compensation would weaken the competitiveness of our company’s compensation program and make it more difficult to attract and retain key executive talent.

Change in Control Agreements

We have entered into change in control agreements with each of our Named Executive Officers, the purpose of which is to encourage these key management personnel to remain employed by us and to avoid distraction regarding potential or actual changes in control of our company.

The change in control agreements provide for the payment of a severance benefit if the executive officer’s employment with us is terminated within twenty-four months after a change in control unless such termination is (1) due to death or disability, (2) by us for cause or (3) by the officer other than in specified circumstances constituting good reason (a “Qualifying Termination”).

We believe that providing our executives with payments and benefits in connection with certain types of terminations of employment following a change in control allows our management to focus their attention and energy on making objective business decisions that are in the best interest of the company without allowing personal considerations to impact the decision-making process. More specifically, we believe that these agreements maximize stockholder value by encouraging the Named Executive Officers to review objectively any proposed transaction in determining whether such proposal is in the best interest of our stockholders, without being influenced by whether or not the executive will continue to be employed. Further, our change in control agreements allow for a payment to executives only in the event of a “double trigger” (i.e. both a change in control and a termination of employment in connection with such change in control). We believe that provided double-trigger payments upon a change in control, rather than single-trigger payments (where an executive receives payment on a change in control irrespective of whether or not his employment is terminated) is a better pay practice because it avoids the risk of improperly motivating executives to pursue transactions which may be financially beneficial to the executive but may not be in our company’s best interest. Finally, executive officers at other companies in our industry and in the general market against which we compete for executive talent very commonly provide payments to executives terminated in conjunction with a change in control, and we have consistently provided this benefit to the Named Executive Officers in order to remain competitive in attracting and retaining skilled professionals in our industry.

We do not provide our executives with a gross-up for excise taxes that could be incurred under Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code in the event of a termination payment under our change-in-control agreements, as this type of gross-up could be very costly to us and is frequently viewed as a poor pay practice. Instead, we either cut the executive’s change in control payments back to the extent necessary to avoid triggering the excise tax, or pay the executive the full amount of the change in control severance benefit, whichever results in the best net-after-tax position for the executive, without requiring us to incur any additional expense.

Elements Used To Achieve Compensation Objectives

Base Salary

When determining base salaries for our Named Executive Officers, our Compensation Committee considers the scope of the executive’s responsibilities, their performance, and the period over which they have performed those responsibilities. Decisions regarding salary increases take into account the executive’s current salary and the amounts paid to the executive’s peers within and outside our company. Our Compensation Committee also considers the base salaries paid by our peer companies and certain other base salary data previously provided by Astron Solutions. When selecting which base salary data is most relevant, our Compensation Committee takes into account whether or not the data is for executives of a company (1) in our industry or an industry with which we have historically competed for executive talent (medical equipment/supply manufacturers, consumer goods, and pharmaceuticals); (2) in the metro New York City market or in the respective strategic business unit’s geographical location (3) with similar revenues and similar market capitalization.

Base salaries are reviewed every year, but are not automatically increased if the Compensation Committee believes that other elements of compensation are more appropriate in light of our stated objectives or that an increase is not warranted. This strategy is consistent with our company’s primary goal of offering compensation that is contingent on the achievement of performance objectives. Generally, annual changes to base salaries, if any, become effective with the first payroll period in July.

For fiscal years 2013, 2014, and 2015, the Compensation Committee approved base salaries for the Named Executive Officers as follows:

	FY 2013
Current Position	Base Salary		Guaranteed Salary Adjustment		Base Salary FY 2014		Base Salary FY 2015

Paul D. Meringolo, Chief Executive Officer	$	550,750	$	-	$	550,750	$	550,750
Paul Chapman, President and Chief Operating Officer	$	-	$	-	$	408,000	$	408,000
Brian Baker, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary	$	-	$	-	$	200,000	$	250,000
John Shefffield Former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary	$	275,000	$	-	$	300,000	$	-
Eric Liu, Vice President of Operations and Business Development	$	325,000	$	-	$	325,000	$	325,000
Richard Setian, President and General Manager of Custom Procedures Trays and Operating Room Products	$	300,000	$	120,240	$	340,000	$	350,000

In April of 2012 our company underwent a reorganization which resulted in the creation of three strategic business units. Coincident with that reorganization, we announced that Mr. Setian would transition from serving as our Vice President of Sales and Marketing to his new role as President and General Manager of Custom Procedure Trays and Operating Room Products, accepting the top leadership position at one of our three strategic business units. The base salary for Mr. Setian was decreased for fiscal year 2013 because the Compensation Committee felt that a different salary was appropriate for the new position assumed in fiscal year 2013. However, in recognition of the additional work required to transition into his new role and his substantial assistance with the reorganization of our company, Mr. Setian was granted a guaranteed salary adjustment for fiscal year 2013 as illustrated in the chart above.

The Compensation Committee determined that the base salary of Mr. Setian be increased for fiscal year 2015 from $340,000 to $350,000 in order to reflect the performance of his business unit in fiscal year 2014, and to fairly compensate for the size and complexity of the Custom Procedure Trays and Operating Room Products business unit.

The Compensation Committee has further determined that Mr. Baker’s salary should be increased from $200,000 to $250,000 for fiscal year 2015 because of his promotion to Chief Financial Officer.

The Compensation Committee did not feel any adjustment was necessary with respect to the base salaries for Messrs. Meringolo, Chapman and Liu for fiscal year 2015.

Performance-Based Bonuses

We have historically utilized an annual cash bonus program based on the performance of the Company and the participants. The performance-based cash bonuses are generally available to full-time employees holding key positions at the Company, which positions have been selected by the Company’s most senior executives as a bonus eligible position. Employees are eligible to participate as soon as they are either hired into or promoted to an eligible position (except where an eligible employee starts in the last quarter of the fiscal year, such employee may only participate beginning in the next year).

Each May, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer reviews with the Company’s Compensation Committee the Company’s estimated full-year financial results against the financial, strategic and operational goals established for the year and the Company’s financial performance in prior periods. Based on that review, the Compensation Committee determines on a preliminary basis an estimated appropriation to provide for the payment of cash bonuses to employees.

The Compensation Committee, with input from the Chief Executive Officer with respect to the other participants, then uses its discretion in determining the amount of cash bonus, within prescribed limits, that will be paid to each participant shortly after the end of the fiscal year. They evaluate (1) the company’s overall performance, (2) the performance of the business or function that the executive leads and (3) each executive’s performance against previously established expectations for the year. Regardless of the Company’s performance or any particular executive’s performance with respect to such criteria, the Compensation Committee retains full discretion over the determination and the payment, if any, of the bonus that is deemed appropriate in light of circumstances.

More specifically, each individual executive’s potential performance-based cash bonus is calculated with respect to a target percentage of such individual’s salary (“Target Payout Percentage”) as established in such individual’s plan letter provided at the beginning of the year. Payment of any individual’s Target Payout Percentage is subject to the achievement of the performance target objectives (“Performance Metrics”), which are selected and approved by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) near the beginning of each fiscal year. The Board may also set ratios for each Performance Metric (i.e., how much each metric is weighted against the others), target achievement levels for each Performance Metric, and an overall hurdle that must be achieved prior to any bonus being paid. These Performance Metrics, along with any ratios, targets, or hurdles the Board chooses to utilize in a given year, are established after discussion with and recommendations by the Company’s senior management and based on the objectives of the business plan for the next year.

After taking all of the above into consideration, the Compensation Committee has the complete authority to increase or decrease the size of earned payouts based on the Compensation Committee’s independent evaluation of company and individual performance, including but not limited to the discretion to award bonus amounts to executive officers if the target Performance Metric(s) and individual or team goals are not achieved. Furthermore, the Compensation Committee may amend, suspend or terminate the plan at any time, for any reason or no reason.

In May 2013, the Compensation Committee set annual bonus target payout amounts for fiscal 2014 at 80% of base salary for our Chief Executive Officer and 50% of base salary for each of the other Named Executive Officers, with the exception of Mr. Baker who was set at 35% of base salary. The Target Payout Percentage is subject to the achievement of our Performance Metrics. The determination of the Target Payout Percentage for each executive is based upon two factors. The first is the competitive labor market. The Compensation Committee relies in part on objective market information previously provided by Astron Solutions that includes a detailed analysis of the “total cash” offerings of current peer organizations, as reported through published salary surveys provided by long standing executive compensation consulting experts, including Towers Watson, Mercer, The Hay Group and Equilar. The second factor is based on the ability of our company to adequately fund the bonus pool and the financial target levels, factoring in current economic conditions.

In May 2013, the Compensation Committee selected and our Board approved the Performance Metrics based on discussion with and recommendations by our senior management and based on the objectives of our business plan for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014. For fiscal 2014, the Performance Metric was operating income of $13.2 million. This target was selected because it represents growth and improvement that the Compensation Committee believed would lead to achievement of our overall financial objectives for the fiscal year.

Based on our financial and operational results, we did not achieve the operating income financial target for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014; however, the Compensation Committee, using the discretion provided to it under the program, decided that performance-based bonuses were to be paid to the Named Executive Officers as follows: Paul D. Meringolo $440,600; Paul Chapman $269,750; Brian Baker $125,000; Eric Liu $162,500; Richard Setian $170,000. Mr. Sheffield did not receive a bonus for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014 because he resigned prior to the end of the performance period. The amounts of the bonuses paid with respect to fiscal year 2014 were determined after the Compensation Committee reviewed and analyzed recommendations regarding bonus levels by our Chief Executive Officer for individuals other than himself. The Compensation Committee also took into consideration our overall performance and each executive’s individual performance when setting annual cash bonuses for fiscal year 2014. Although we did not achieve the operating income financial target for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, the Compensation Committee awarded the performance–based bonuses due to the significant improvements in overall profitability when compared to the prior year period and to acknowledge the effort associated with various strategic initiatives.

Stock Options and Restricted Stock

1989 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan

The Medical Action Industries Inc. 1989 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan, as amended (the “1989 Option Plan”), which expires December 31, 2015, was approved by the stockholders in October 1990 and amended in September 1992, August 1996, August 1998 and August 2006 and reserved 3,975,000 shares of our common stock. Under the terms of the 1989 Option Plan, the purchase price of the shares subject to each option grant will not be less than 85% of the fair market value at the date of grant. The date of exercise may be determined at the time of grant by our Board. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, 53,500 options were granted under the 1989 Option Plan. As of June 13, 2014, 324,313 shares remain available for issuance under the 1989 Option Plan.

The 1989 Option Plan is intended to serve as an additional incentive to all employees and key individuals to devote themselves to our future success by providing them with an opportunity to increase their proprietary interest through the receipt of options to purchase our common stock.

The 1989 Option Plan is administered by the Compensation Committee, each of whom must be “disinterested” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. The Compensation Committee determines and designates those employees who are to be granted stock options under the 1989 Option Plan, the number of shares to be subject to such options and, as hereinafter described, the nature and terms of the options to be granted. The Compensation Committee also, subject to the express provisions of the 1989 Option Plan, has authority to interpret the 1989 Option Plan and to prescribe, amend, and rescind the rules and regulations relating to the 1989 Option Plan.

1994 Stock Incentive Plan

The Medical Action Industries Inc. 1994 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the “1994 Stock Plan”), which expires December 31, 2015 was approved by the stockholders in August 1994 and amended in August 1998, August 2001, August 2003, August 2004 and August 2006 and reserved 3,525,000 shares of our common stock for grant under the plan. The 1994 Stock Plan was originally put in place in order to increase our flexibility in structuring equity-based incentive compensation by broadening the types of incentive awards that may be made to allow for the grant of incentive stock options, shares of restricted stock and non-qualified stock options. Our Board believes that the 1994 Stock Plan provides us with flexibility to modify the types of awards that we grant to our Named Executive Officers if our Compensation Committee believes that using new or different awards would be helpful to fashion equity-based incentives consistent with our philosophy of linking executive compensation to total stockholder returns and our long-term financial performance.

During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, options were granted to each of Messrs. Chapman and Baker under the 1994 Stock Plan to purchase 400,000 and 20,000 shares, respectively of our common stock at an exercise price of $8.40 and $6.53 per share respectively. As of June 13, 2014, 354,313 shares remain available for the issuance under the 1994 Stock Plan. The shares available for issuance under the 1994 Stock Plan will also be increased to the extent any stock options expire or terminate unexercised.

The 1994 Stock Plan is administered by the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee determines the persons to whom, and the times at which, awards will be granted, the type of awards to be granted and all other related terms and conditions of the awards, subject to the limitations set forth in the 1994 Stock Plan. The terms and conditions of each award are set forth in a written agreement with a participant or a written program established by the Compensation Committee. All of our officers and key employees and our affiliates are eligible to participate in the 1994 Stock Plan.

The per share exercise price of any options granted under the 1994 Stock Plan may not be less than the fair market value of a share of common stock at the time of grant. Once an option is granted, the exercise price may not be reduced and an option may not be exchanged for a new option with a lower exercise price.

The Compensation Committee is also authorized to accelerate the vesting, exercisability and settlement of awards and to permit the exercise price on an option to be paid in cash or by the delivery or withholding of shares.

Equity Plans and our Compensation Philosophy

Our equity incentive compensation program is designed to recognize scope of responsibilities, reward demonstrated performance and leadership, motivate future superior performance, align the interests of the executive with our stockholders and retain the executives through the term of the awards. When determining the appropriate number and type of equity grants to make to our Named Executive Officers, our goal is to weigh the cost of these grants with their potential benefits as a compensation tool.

We believe that providing grants of stock options and/or restricted stock effectively balances our objective of focusing the Named Executive Officers on delivering long-term value to our stockholders, with our objective of providing value to the executives with the equity awards. Stock options only have value to the extent the price of our common stock on the date of the exercise exceeds the exercise price (which is equal to the fair market value on the grant date), and thus are an effective compensation element only if the stock price grows over the term of the award. In this sense, stock options are a motivational tool. Unlike stock options, restricted stock offers executives the opportunity to receive shares of our common stock on the date the restriction lapses. In this regard, restricted stock serves both to reward and retain executives, as the value of the restricted stock is linked to the price of our common stock on the date the restricted stock vests. Restricted stock has been granted in limited situations.

The exercise price of each stock option awarded to our senior executives under either equity plan is the closing price of our common stock on the date of grant. Except in instances of initial hiring, promotions and similar circumstances, we generally grant equity awards to senior executives one time each year at a regularly scheduled Compensation Committee meeting either at our May board meeting or the board meeting following the Annual Meeting. Scheduling decisions are made without regard to anticipated earnings or other major announcements by our company, and our executives do not have any role in the selection of the grant date. We also prohibit the repricing of stock options.

Stock options granted to our Named Executive Officers typically vest over a period of four years. Under the terms of our equity plans, unvested stock options and restricted stock are forfeited if the executive voluntarily leaves our company.

The number of stock options typically awarded to the Named Executive Officers is generally consistent with the recommendations outlined in the report that our Board of Directors commissioned in 2008 by an independent compensation consultant. That report recommended, and our Compensation Committee generally follows, a practice of granting a set number of stock options (50,000 for our Chief Executive Officer and 30,000 for each of the remaining Named Executive Officers) to each Named Executive Officer on an annual basis. This practice is modified on occasion based on our company’s performance or for new hires. The Compensation Committee also modified this practice and did not grant options to Messrs. Meringolo, Liu and Setian for fiscal 2014. The grant of 400,000 shares awarded to Mr. Chapman were offered as an enticement to join our management team. The grant of 20,000 shares awarded to Mr. Baker were as part of his promotion to Vice President of Finance in July 2013.

Medical Action Industries Inc. Retirement Plan

Effective April 1, 1988, we adopted the Medical Action Industries Inc. Retirement Plan (the “Retirement Plan”) for employees pursuant to Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. All of our employees are eligible to participate in the Retirement Plan, including each of the Named Executive Officers. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Retirement Plan, each eligible employee may contribute a percentage of his compensation, as defined therein. Each participant’s contribution vests immediately. In addition, the Retirement Plan provides for discretionary matching company contributions of up to 4% of the participant’s compensation. Each participant’s portion of the discretionary matching Company contribution vests immediately.

For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, Company contributions under the Retirement Plan for Messrs. Meringolo, Chapman, Baker, Liu, and Setian were approximately $10,435, $12,860, $0, $0 and $8,374 respectively, and $31,669 for all Named Executive Officers as a group. These figures are reflected in the All Other Compensation column of the Summary Compensation Table.

Other Compensation

We provide our Named Executive Officers with other benefits, which are detailed in the All Other Compensation column of the Summary Compensation Table that we believe are reasonable, competitive and consistent with our overall executive compensation program. The costs of these benefits constitute only a small percentage of each Named Executive Officers’ total compensation, and include the cost to us of the non-business use of Company automobiles or an allowance for business-use of personal automobiles and the cost to us to provide life insurance coverage for our Chief Executive Officer. It is the Compensation Committee’s belief that such benefits are necessary for our company to remain competitive and to attract and retain top caliber executive officers, since such benefits are typically provided by companies in the medical supply industry and with other companies with which we compete for executive talent. With limited exceptions, the Compensation Committee supports providing benefits and perquisites to Named Executive Officers that are substantially the same as those offered to our other officers.

Separation Agreement with John Sheffield

Mr. Sheffield resigned as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary of the Company on June 28, 2013. On July 12, 2013, Mr. John Sheffield entered into a separation agreement (the “Separation Agreement”) with us.

The Separation Agreement provides that Mr. Sheffield would be reasonably available to us to respond to questions relative to matters he was working on before his departure, at no additional expense to us from June 28, 2013 through until December 27, 2013 (such period, the “Severance Period”), except for necessary out-of-pocket expenses actually incurred with our prior approval. Pursuant to the Separation Agreement, Mr. Sheffield returned to us all Company files, manuals, reports and other documents and property in Mr. Sheffield’s possession and provided our Chief Executive Officer with a document describing all outstanding business issues Mr. Sheffield worked on as of the date of his resignation. Mr. Sheffield also agreed to waive any actions of any kind against us and to keep confidential and not disclose to any third party (including any competitor) any confidential information about the our business.

For a period of six months following the Resignation Date, Mr. Sheffield was prohibited from:

Accepting employment with, providing advice, consulting services, or in any other capacity work for or services to companies that directly compete with us; and

Soliciting or servicing orders for the purchase of products similar to those manufactured/sold by us to any person, firm, or entity which was a customer or prospective customer of ours or to whom Mr. Sheffield solicited or serviced orders on behalf of us during one year preceding the date of his resignation.

For twelve months following the date of his resignation, Mr. Sheffield will not directly or indirectly, hire, solicit or attempt to hire any of our employees to leave our employ or to cause any new employee of to become employed in any business which is competitive with us.

In consideration of the services provided by Mr. Sheffield after the date of his resignation and Mr. Sheffield’s other agreements under the Separation Agreement, Mr. Sheffield continued to receive from us during the Severance Period, a bi-weekly salary in the amount of $11,538.46, less standard legal deductions. During the Severance Period we also paid Mr. Sheffield’s bi-weekly automobile allowance of $576.92 and reimbursed Mr. Sheffield for the cost of COBRA healthcare coverage.

If, during the Severance Period, Mr. Sheffield had commenced new employment (“New Employment”), (i) the Company would have ceased making all payments to Mr. Sheffield under the Separation Agreement, (ii) Mr. Sheffield’s entitlement to benefits reimbursement would have ended, (iii) Mr. Sheffield’s obligations to provide business assistance to the Company would have ended, and (iv) the Company would have no further obligation to provide Mr. Sheffield with further payments or benefits of any kind thereafter, even if Mr. Sheffield should again become unemployed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Mr. Sheffield’s New Employment was at a lesser salary than his final, bi-weekly salary with us of $11,538.46, the Company would have continued making payments for the remainder of the Severance Period in an amount equal to that difference.

Strength of Company Performance

The specific compensation decisions made for each of the Named Executive Officers for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014 reflects our performance against key financial and operational measurements. A more detailed analysis of our financial and operational performance is contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014 under “Item 7 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”

Tax Deductibility of Compensation

Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code imposes a $1.0 million limit on the amount that a public company may deduct for compensation paid to our Chief Executive Officer or any of our three other most highly compensated executive officers (other than the Chief Financial Officer) who are employed as of the end of the applicable year. This limitation does not apply to compensation that meets the requirements under Section 162(m) for qualifying performance-based compensation (among other things, pre-established objective performance goals based on performance criteria approved by stockholders). For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, some of our compensation did not qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m), but this was not a concern as we did not exceed the $1.0 million limit on compensation imposed under Section 162(m) for such year. We may design our compensation programs to satisfy the requirements for performance-based compensation under 162(m) in the future, although we reserve the right to grant non-performance based awards to executives if circumstances or business reasons deem such an award appropriate or necessary.

Compensation Risks

Our Board has determined that the compensation programs for our employees, including the Named Executive Officers, are not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on our company because our existing compensation programs do not reward employees for taking unreasonable risks. For example, employees are compensated according to base salary and bonus structures that were recommended to our Board as a result of a thorough compensation study, conducted by an independent compensation consultant. This compensation study included an analysis of our own compensation arrangements as well as compensation arrangements at our peer companies. Our Board does not reward employees for completing transactions that might involve unnecessary risks by modifying these set base salary and bonus structures, thus there is no incentive to employees to enter into such transactions. Our employees are expected to meet certain subjective and objective performance goals on a quarterly basis, and our Board evaluates our employees’ achievements of these goals on a quarterly basis; thus, any unforeseen or unpredictable activity of an employee will be exposed to our Board in a timely manner. An example of objective criteria would be reviewing on a quarterly basis how a Named Executive Officer is performing against established financial metrics. An example of subjective criteria would be reviewing on a quarterly basis how a Named Executive Officer is applying leadership skill sets within the organization. As noted in our discussion of annual bonuses to the Named Executive Officers, our Board retains the sole discretion over the amount, if any, of bonuses that are paid out, despite the fact that certain performance targets may have been achieved for that year, in order for our Board to compensate our employees only in years where our company’s overall performance justifies short-term compensation rewards.

Summary

We believe that the compensation levels paid to Named Executive Officers during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014 fairly reflected our company’s performance and were appropriate. We continually monitor our programs, the marketplace in which we compete for talent and changing trends in compensation best practices in an effort to maintain an executive compensation program that is performance driven, consistent with stockholder interests and fair and reasonable overall.

COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT

The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Medical Action Industries Inc. has reviewed and discussed the disclosure set forth above under the heading “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” with management and based on the review and discussions, it has recommended to the Board of Directors that the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” be included in this proxy statement and incorporated by reference into Medical Action Industries Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014.

Respectfully submitted by the Compensation Committee,

Kenneth W. Davidson, Chairman

William W. Burke

Kenneth R. Newsome

Pamela R. Levy

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Summary Compensation Table

The following table summarizes for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, the total compensation of our Named Executive Officers.

Name and Principal Position	Year	Salary (1) ($)		Bonus (2) ($)		Option Awards (3) ($)		All Other Compensation (4) ($)		Total ($)
Paul D. Meringolo	2014		550,750		440,600		-		23,879		1,015,229
Chief Executive Officer	2013		550,750		100,000		-		14,142		664,892
	2012		550,750		-		-		16,950		567,700

Paul Chapman	2014		376,615		269,750		1,824,000		20,331		2,490,696
President and Chief Operating Officer

Brian Baker Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary	2014		193,673		125,000		73,916		474		393,063

John Sheffield	2014		189,865		-		-		-		189,865
Former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and	2013		275,000		68,750		59,421		-		403,171
Corporate Secretary	2012		10,577		-		89,847		577		101,001

Eric Liu	2014		325,000		162,500		-		1,800		489,300
Vice President of Operations and Business Development	2013		325,000		81,250		-		977		407,227
	2012		325,000		-		-		1,270		326,270

Richard Setian	2014		329,231		170,000		-		25,174		524,405
President and General Manager of Custom Procedure Trays and	2013		420,240		90,000		59,421		25,842		595,503
Operating Room Products	2012		420,240		-		-		25,260		445,500

(1)	Represents the actual aggregate cash payments made during the fiscal year in the form of base salary. Please see “Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Elements Used to Achieve Compensation Objectives—Base Salary” for a discussion of annual base salary rates and adjustments.

(2)

The amounts reported in the “Bonus” column represent discretionary bonus amounts the Compensation Committee determined to pay to the Named Executive Officers, during the first quarter of fiscal year 2015, for fiscal year 2014. As discussed above under “Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Elements Used to Achieve Compensation Objectives—Performance-Based Bonuses”, we did not achieve the operating income financial target for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014 under our annual incentive cash bonus program and, hence, did not make any payments based on achievement of pre-established performance criteria. However, the Compensation Committee determined, in its discretion, that the performance of our Named Executive Officers during fiscal year 2014 warranted the bonus amounts reflected above.

(3)

(4)	Includes all other compensation as described in the table entitled “All Other Compensation” below.

All Other Compensation Table

	Car Lease or Allowance ($)		Life Insurance Premiums ($)		401(k) Plan Company Match ($)		Total ($)
Paul D. Meringolo	$	10,556	$	2,888	$	10,435	$	23,879
Paul Chapman		5,923		1,548		12,860		20,331
Brian Baker		-		474		-		474
John Sheffield		4,038		313		-		4,351
Eric Liu		-		1,800		-		1,800
Richard Setian		15,000		1,800		8,374		25,174

Grants of Plan Based Awards Table

The following table details each grant of an award to a Named Executive Officer during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014.

			Estimated Future Payouts Under Non-Equity Incentive Plans (1)		Option Awards: Number of Securities		Exercise or Base Price of		Grant Date Fair Value of
			Target		Underlying		Option Awards		Stock and
	Date		($)		Options (#)		($/Share)		Option Awards (2)
Paul D. Meringolo		n/a				-		-		-
Chief Executive Officer			$	440,600
Paul Chapman		5/20/2013				400,000	$	4.56	$	1,824,000
President and Chief Operating Officer			$	265,200
Brian Baker		8/7/2013				20,000	$	3.70	$	73,916
Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary			$	70,000
John Sheffield		n/a				-		-		-
Former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary
Eric Liu		n/a				-		-		-
Vice President of Operations and Business Development			$	162,500
Richard Setian		n/a				-		-		-
President and General Manager of Custom Procedure Trays and Operating Room Products			$	170,000

(1)

This information relates to cash bonus award opportunities we granted for fiscal year 2014 under our performance-based annual bonus program. See the discussion of this plan at “Elements Used to Achieve Compensation Objectives -Performance-Based Bonuses” in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section of this Proxy Statement. The “target” amount is the amount that was potentially payable to each Named Executive Officer for fiscal year 2014 based on the achievement of the company’s financial performance goals. For Mr. Meringolo, this amount was equal to 80% of his annual base salary, for Messrs. Chapman, Liu and Setian, this amount was equal to 50% of their annual base salary and for Mr. Baker, this amount was equal to 35% of his base salary.

(2)

Values in this column represent the aggregate grant date fair value of option awards computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 – Stock Compensation. Assumptions used in the calculation of these amounts are included in the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014. These option awards were granted to the Named Executive Officers pursuant to the 1994 Stock Incentive Plan and vest over a four-year period beginning in year two and on each anniversary of the date of grant, unless vesting is accelerated upon certain events.

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

The following table summarizes for each Named Executive Officer unexercised stock options as of March 31, 2014 that have been granted under our company’s 1994 Stock Incentive Plan (“1994 Stock Plan”) and our 1989 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan (“1989 Option Plan”).

		Securities		Securities
		Underlying		Underlying
		Unexercised		Unexercised		Option
	Option	Options		Options		Exercise		Option
	Grant	Exercisable		Unexercisable		Price		Expiration
	Date		(#)		(#) (3)	($)		Date
Paul D. Meringolo Chief Executive Officer	6/2/2009		50,000		-		10.58	6/2/2019
	5/27/2010		25,000		25,000		11.82	5/27/2020
Total			75,000		25,000
Paul Chapman
President and Chief Operating Officer	11/15/2012		7,500		-		2.62	11/15/2022
	5/20/2013		-		400,000		8.40	5/20/2023
Total			7,500		400,000		8.29
Brian Baker Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary	5/19/2004		6,000		-		11.48	5/19/2014
	5/23/2005		15,000		-		11.93	5/23/2015
	8/17/2006		7,500		-		14.76	8/17/2016
	5/22/2007		5,000		-		21.67	5/22/2017
	5/29/2008		5,000		-		16.95	5/29/2018
	6/2/2009		5,000		-		10.58	6/2/2019
	5/27/2010		2,500		2,500		11.82	5/27/2020
	7/2/2012		-		7,500		3.65	7/2/2022
	8/7/2013		-		20,000		6.53	8/7/2023
Total			46,000		30,000
Eric Liu
Vice President of Operations and Business Development	5/19/2004		30,000		-		11.48	5/19/2014
	5/23/2005		45,000		-		11.93	5/23/2015
	5/22/2007		25,000		-		21.67	5/22/2017
	5/29/2008		20,000		-		16.95	5/29/2018
	6/2/2009		30,000		-		10.58	6/2/2019
	5/27/2010		15,000		15,000		11.82	5/27/2020
			165,000		15,000
Richard Setian
President and General Manager of Custom Procedure Trays and Operating Room Products	11/3/2010		15,000		15,000		10.10	11/3/2020
	8/9/2012		-		30,000		3.57	8/9/2022
Total			15,000		45,000

(1)	All share amounts and exercise prices for stock options that were outstanding as of February 9, 2007 have been adjusted to reflect our 3-for-2 stock split distributed on February 9, 2007.
(2)	Mr. Sheffield resigned prior to March 31, 2014, which resulted in forfeiture of his unexercised stock options. Therefore, he has been excluded from this table.
(3)	The table below shows the vesting schedule of unexercisable options reported in the “Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options—Unexercisable” column of the table above.

Unexercisable Options	Numbers of shares to vest in the fiscal year
Grant Date	2015		2016		2017		2018		2019		Totals

5/27/2010		42,500		-		-		-		-		42,500
11/3/2010		15,000		-		-		-		-		15,000
7/2/2012		1,875		1,875		3,750		-		-		7,500
8/9/2012		7,500		7,500		15,000		-		-		30,000
5/20/2013		-		100,000		100,000		200,000		-		400,000
8/7/2013		-		5,000		5,000		10,000		-		20,000
Total		66,875		114,375		123,750		210,000		-		515,000

Option Exercises

No stock options were exercised by any of our Named Executive Officers during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014. There are currently no restricted shares held by any of the Named Executive Officers.

Potential Payments Upon Qualifying Termination as a Result of a Change In Control

The following table reflects the estimated potential compensation payable to each of the Named Executive Officers (1) in the event each Named Executive Officer incurs a Qualifying Termination (defined below under “Change in Control Agreements”) under the change of control agreements and under our compensation and benefit plans and arrangements in the event of termination of such executive’s employment following a change in control, and (2) in the event a change in control, regardless of whether the Named Executive Officer’s employment terminates.

The amounts shown are estimates of the amounts that would be paid out to the Named Executive Officers upon termination of their employment assuming that such termination was effective March 31, 2014. Note that the exact amount of compensation any Named Executive Officer would receive would only be determinable upon a true termination of employment as a result of a change in control.

If the Named Executive Officer’s termination does not occur following a change in control, he is not entitled to any severance or other special payments or benefits other than the accelerated vesting of certain equity awards. This table includes the amounts attributable to any accelerated vesting of outstanding equity awards issued under our stock incentive plan that is scheduled to occur upon a change of control of our company, assuming that such change of control occurred on March 31, 2014.

					Continuation		Acceleration
	Maximum		Incremental		of		and
	Cash		Pension		Medical/Welfare		Continuation		Total
	Severance		Benefit		Benefits		of Equity		Termination
	Payment		(present value)		(present value)		Awards (1)		Benefits
Paul D. Meringolo, Chief Executive Officer (2)
- Involuntary Termination Without Cause or Reason Termination after Change In Control		2,933,340		-		30,452		-		2,963,792
- Occurance of Change in Control		-		-		-		-		-
Paul Chapman, President and Chief Operating Officer (2)
- Involuntary Termination Without Cause or Reason Termination after Change In Control		1,623,196		-		12,609		-		1,635,805
- Occurance of Change in Control		-		-		-		-		-
Brian Baker, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary (2)
- Involuntary Termination Without Cause or Reason Termination after Change In Control		833,463		-		24,456		-		857,919
- Occurance of Change in Control		-		-		-		33,700		33,700
Eric Liu, Vice President of Operations and Business Development (2)
- Involuntary Termination Without Cause or Reason Termination after Change In Control		1,434,116		-		27,748		-		1,461,864
- Occurance of Change in Control		-		-		-		-		-
Richard Setian, President and General Manager of Custom Procedure Trays and Operating Room Products (2)
- Involuntary Termination Without Cause or Reason Termination after Change In Control		1,645,217		-		27,750		-		1,672,967
- Occurance of Change in Control		-		-		-		102,000		102,000

(1)

The amounts in the “Acceleration and Continuation of Equity Awards” column represent the compensation payable to the Named Executive Officers due to accelerated vesting and/or cash-out of in-the-money stock option awards. As of March 31, 2014, the only equity awards held by our Named Executive Officers that would be subject to such accelerated vesting and/or cash-out were options. All of the awards granted provide for full vesting and cash-out of outstanding awards upon the occurrence of a change in control. Therefore the value of these awards are all reported in the row for “Occurrence of Change in Control” and are not included in the row for “Involuntary Termination” as it is assumed that upon any such termination following a change in control, there would be no longer be any outstanding equity awards to accelerate. As of March 31, 2014, some or all unvested options held by our Named Executive Officers were not in-the-money (i.e., the exercise price of the option was higher than the market price of our common stock). As a result, no value is reported under this column for Messrs. Meringolo, Chapman and Liu because all of their unvested options were not in-the-money as of March 31, 2014.

(2)

The amounts shown in the table do not include the distribution of balances under our Retirement Plan. In addition, the amounts reflected in this table assume full payment of benefits payable under the change in control agreements, without any reduction pursuant to the modified cut-back provision relating to section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code that is described in the last paragraph of the description below regarding “Change in Control Agreements.”

Change in Control Agreements

We maintain change in control agreements with Messrs. Meringolo, Chapman, Baker, Liu and Setian. Mr. Baker’s change in control agreement was entered into on July 1, 2013. The change in control agreements provide for the payment of a severance benefit if a Named Executive Officer’s employment with us is terminated within twenty-four months after a change in control unless such termination is (1) due to death or “disability” (as defined in the change in control agreements), (2) by us for cause or (3) by the officer other than in specified circumstances constituting good reason (a “Qualifying Termination”).

If, within twenty-four months following a change in control, one of our Named Executive Officers experiences a Qualifying Termination, then such Named Executive Officer would receive the following payments and benefits:

A lump sum payment equal to 2.99 times the sum of (1) the officer’s highest annual salary within the five year period preceding termination, plus (2) a bonus increment equal to the average of the two highest of the last five bonuses paid to such executive.

Continued participation, for a period of three years following termination, in our medical benefits and life insurance plans at no cost to the Named Executive Officer, and

All shares of outstanding restricted stock granted to the Named Executive Officer vest and all stock options vest and become immediately exercisable.

Under the change in control agreements, termination of employment by us is “for cause” if it is because of the executive officer’s (1) willful refusal to comply with any lawful written instruction of our Board that is consistent with the scope and responsibilities of the executive officer’s position prior to the change in control; (2) dishonesty which results in a material financial loss to us or material injury to our public reputation; or (3) conviction of any felony involving an act of moral turpitude. Termination of employment by the executive officer is for “good reason” if it is because of (1) a material change in duties following the change in control (including any substantial dimunition or adverse modification in overall position, responsibilities or reporting relationship); (2) a material reduction (or material adverse modification) in overall compensation following the change in control, or (3) a relocation of place of employment by more than 50 miles from the executive officer’s place of employment prior to the change in control.

Under the change in control agreements, a “change in control” is generally deemed to have occurred under the agreements if any of the following events occur:

any person acquires 20% or more of our voting securities;

our directors cease to constitute at least a majority of our Board, unless approved by a vote of at least a majority of the incumbent directors;

a merger or consolidation of our company is approved by our stockholders other than (1) a merger or consolidation which would result in our voting securities outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent more than 50% of the voting power of our securities (or the surviving entity’s securities) outstanding immediately after the merger or consolidation, or (2) a merger or consolidation effected to implement a recapitalization of our company in which no person acquires more than 20% of the combined voting power of our then-outstanding securities; or

a plan of complete liquidation of our company or an agreement for the sale or other disposition of our company of all or substantially all of our company’s assets is approved by our stockholders

If amounts payable to a Named Executive Officer under his change in control agreement (together with any other amounts that are payable by us as a result of a change in ownership or control) (collectively, the “Payments”) more likely than not exceed the amount allowed under Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code for such Named Executive Officer (thereby subjecting the Named Executive Officer to an excise tax), then the Payments due to the Named Executive Officer under the change in control agreement will either (1) be reduced so that the present value of the Payments is $1.00 less than the amount which would cause the executive to incur an excise tax under Section 4999, or (2) be paid in full, whichever produces the better net-after-tax result for the Named Executive Officer (taking into account any applicable excise or income taxes). The determination as to whether any Payments are more likely than not to be subject to taxes under Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code and as to whether reduction or payment in full of the amount of the Payments results in the better net-after-tax position to the Named Executive Officer is made by our Board and the Named Executive Officer in good faith.

Stock Incentive Plans

Our Named Executive Officers may be granted awards under the 1989 Option Plan or the 1994 Stock Plan (collectively, the “Stock Plans”). As described in the “Change in Control Agreements” section above, the Named Executive Officer’s outstanding options and restricted stock awards will become 100% vested upon qualifying terminations following a change in control pursuant to these agreements. Otherwise, any unvested stock options granted under the 1989 Option Plan held by an employee at the time of his termination of service from us for any reason will be forfeited, and any unvested awards granted under the 1994 Stock Plan will also be forfeited in such circumstances unless otherwise noted in the individual award agreement governing the award under the 1994 Stock Plan.

With respect to any award issued under the 1994 Stock Plan, in the event of a change in control (as defined in the 1994 Stock Plan) of our company, the award will be cashed out in an amount based on the fair market value of the common stock without regard to the exercisability of the award or any other conditions or restrictions. Unless otherwise noted in an individual option agreement governing an option issued under the 1989 Option Plan, a change in control will not result in any accelerated vesting or other special treatment of outstanding options granted under the 1989 Option Plan. A “change in control” under the 1994 Stock Plan is generally deemed to have occurred if any of the following events occur:

any person acquires 20% or more of our voting securities;

for any reason other than death, our directors cease to constitute at least a majority of our Board, unless approved by at least two-thirds of the incumbent directors; or

a merger or consolidation of our company and/or sale of our company’s assets is approved by our stockholders, other than (1) a transaction involving only our company and our subsidiaries or (2) a transaction which would result in our voting securities outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent more than 50% of the voting power of our securities (or the surviving entity’s securities) outstanding immediately after the transaction (excluding any stockholder owning more than 10% of the shares of the other company involved in the transaction).

John Sheffield

Mr. Sheffield resigned as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary of the Company on June 28, 2013. On July 12, 2013, we entered into the Separation Agreement with Mr. John Sheffield.

Pursuant to the terms of the Separation Agreement Mr. Sheffield continued to receive from us, during the period from his date of resignation through December 27, 2013 (the “Severance Period”), a bi-weekly salary in the amount of $11,538.46, less standard legal deductions. The total amount paid by us to Mr. Sheffield in the form of continued base salary payments was $110,538.41. During the Severance Period we also paid Mr. Sheffield’s bi-weekly automobile allowance of $576.92 and reimbursed Mr. Sheffield for the cost of COBRA healthcare coverage, for a total cost of $3,152.88 over the course of the Severance Period.

For additional information regarding the terms and conditions of the Separation Agreement and the contingencies upon which the payments above were made, please see the section of the Compensation Discussion & Analysis above entitled “Separation Agreement with John Sheffield.”

TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PERSONS

Policies and Procedures

On an ongoing basis, the Audit Committee is required by its charter to review all “related party transactions” (those transactions that are required to be disclosed in this proxy statement by Item 404 of Regulation S-K and under the NASDAQ Listing Standards), if any, for potential conflicts of interest and all such transactions must be approved or ratified by the Audit Committee. All transactions described below were reviewed and approved by the Audit Committee as required.

Transactions

Henry A. Berling, a member of our Board, is currently an approximate 40% owner of Custom Healthcare Systems, Inc. (“CHS”), an assembler and packager of Class 1 medical products. CHS is a supplier of our AVID facility located in Toano, Virginia for small kits and trays. CHS is also a customer of our company that purchases sterile instruments from our facility located in Arden, North Carolina. In fiscal 2014, CHS sold approximately $1,729 in small kits and trays to our company, and purchased approximately $1,074 in sterile instruments from our company. Since the beginning of fiscal 2015 through May 31, 2014, CHS sold approximately $421 in small kits and trays to our company, and purchased approximately $49 in sterile instruments from our company.

COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION

The members of the Compensation Committee during fiscal 2014 and currently are William W. Burke, Kenneth W. Davidson (Chairman), Kenneth R. Newsome and Pamela R. Levy.

During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014:

none of the members of the Compensation Committee was an officer (or former officer) or employee of our company or any of its subsidiaries during the period for which the members served;

none of the members of the Compensation Committee had a direct or indirect material interest in any transaction in which we were a participant and the amount involved exceeded $120,000;

none of our executive officers served on the compensation committee (or another board committee with similar functions or, if none, the entire Board) of another entity where one of that entity’s executive officers served on our Compensation Committee;

none of our executive officers served as a director of another entity where one of that entity’s executive officers served on our Compensation Committee; and

none of our executive officers served on the compensation committee (or another board committee with similar function or, if none, the entire Board) of another entity where one of that entity’s executive officers served as a director on our Board.

STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS AND DIRECTOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2015 ANNUAL MEETING

Pursuant to the SEC’s rules and regulations, stockholders interested in submitting proposals for inclusion in our proxy materials and for presentation at our 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders may do so by following the procedures set forth in Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act. Any such proposal should be submitted to our Corporate Secretary at 500 Expressway Drive South, Brentwood, New York 11717. In general, stockholder proposals must be received by our Corporate Secretary at the address indicated above no later than February 18, 2015 to be eligible for inclusion in our proxy materials.

For nominations of persons for election to our Board to be properly made at the time of our 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, notice must be received by our Corporate Secretary in compliance with our Certificate of Incorporation. Our Certificate of Incorporation provides that a stockholder entitled to vote for the election of directors may nominate persons for election as directors only at an annual meeting and if written notice of such stockholder’s intent to make such nomination or nominations has been given to our Corporate Secretary not later than 90 days prior to the first anniversary of the date of the last meeting of stockholders calling for the election of directors. Accordingly, our Corporate Secretary must receive written notice of a stockholder nomination to be acted upon at the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders no later than May 9, 2015. The stockholder’s notice must include the following

information:

the name, age and address of the stockholder intending to make the nomination and of the person or persons to be nominated;

a representation that the stockholder is a stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to nominate the person or persons specified in the notice;

the name, age and business address and, if known, residence address of each such director nominee;

the principal occupation or employment of each such director nominee;

a description of all arrangements or understandings between the stockholder and each such director nominee and any other person(s) naming such person(s) pursuant to which the nomination is to be made by the stockholder;

any other information regarding each such director nominee proposed by the stockholder as would be required to be included in a proxy statement filed pursuant to the proxy rules of the SEC, had the nominee been nominated, or intended to be nominated, by our Board; and

the consent of the nominee to serve as a director if elected.

The requirements found in our Certificate of Incorporation are separate from the requirements a stockholder must meet to have a proposal included in our proxy statement under Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act.

Under Rule 14a-4(c) of the Exchange Act, our Board may exercise discretionary voting authority under proxies solicited by it with respect to any matter properly presented by a stockholder at the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders that the stockholder does not seek to have included in our proxy statement if (except as described in the following sentence) the proxy statement discloses the nature of the matter and how our Board intends to exercise its discretion to vote on the matter, unless we are notified of the proposal on or before May 9, 2015, and the stockholder satisfies the other requirements of Rule 14a-4(c)(2). If we first receive notice of the matter after May 9, 2015, and the matter nonetheless is permitted to be presented at the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, our Board may exercise discretionary voting authority with respect to the matter without including any discussion of the matter in the proxy statement for the meeting. We reserve the right to reject, rule out of order or take other appropriate action with respect to any proposal that does not comply with the requirements described above and other applicable requirements.

2014 ANNUAL REPORT MATTERS

A copy of our Annual Report to Stockholders for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014 (the “2014 Annual Report”) accompanies this proxy statement. The 2014 Annual Report is not incorporated in this proxy statement and is not deemed to be part of this proxy soliciting material.

We have filed our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014 with the SEC. It is available free of charge at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov. Upon written request by a stockholder, we will mail, without charge, a copy of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, including the financial statements and financial statements schedules, but excluding exhibits to the Annual Report on Form 10-K. Exhibits to the Annual Report on Form 10-K are available upon payment of a reasonable fee, which is limited to our expenses in furnishing the requested exhibit. Such requests should be directed to our Corporate Secretary at 500 Expressway Drive South, Brentwood, New York 11717.

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS

FOR THE STOCKHOLDER MEETING TO BE HELD ON AUGUST 7, 2014

The Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders, our Proxy Statement and our Annual Report to Stockholders for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014 are available at:

http://www.astproxyportal.com/ast/04132