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Doug Bergeron Launches Video Series Featuring Five Director Nominees and Their Plan to Restore Growth at Ethan Allen

Highlights Relevant Skills and Expertise of Five Director Nominees – Doug Bergeron, Anna Brockway, Kristine Miller, Steve Oblak, and Stefanie Tsen Ward – and Prescriptive Steps to Unlock Value

Details Ethan Allen’s Relative and Absolute Underperformance, Failure to Modernize its Brand and Digital and Omnichannel Capabilities, and Leadership and Governance Shortcomings

Urges Shareholders to Vote the WHITE Universal Proxy Card “FOR” ALL Five of Mr. Bergeron’s Highly Qualified Director Nominees

View the Videos and Related Materials at www.EthanAllenGrowth.com/Videos and Follow Ethan Allen Growth on LinkedIn and X

PARK CITY, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Doug Bergeron, a significant shareholder of Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. (“Ethan Allen” or the “Company”) (NYSE: ETD) with beneficial ownership, collectively with his affiliates and associates, of approximately 5.2% of Ethan Allen’s outstanding common stock, today released a series of video interviews with his five director candidates seeking election to Ethan Allen’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) at the Company’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on November 4, 2026.

The video series lays out the case for change at Ethan Allen and introduces each director candidate – Doug Bergeron, Anna Brockway, Kristine Miller, Steve Oblak, and Stefanie Tsen Ward – in their own words.

Across the videos, the nominees discuss:

  • Ethan Allen's decades-long contraction, with significant declines in revenue, earnings, payroll, and relevance while peers have built multibillion-dollar platforms;
  • The Company's failure to modernize its brand and digital and omnichannel capabilities to compete and win in today’s premium home furnishings category;
  • 38 years under the same CEO, and an urgent need to change the status quo to restore accountability and positively inflect the trajectory of the business;
  • The five nominees’ relevant skills and expertise and focused plan to restore profitable growth at Ethan Allen by rejuvenating the brand, transforming product and merchandising, revitalizing digital and retail experiences, and improving operations and execution.

The videos are available alongside other materials related to Mr. Bergeron’s campaign at www.EthanAllenGrowth.com/Videos and can also be viewed on the campaign’s newly launched LinkedIn and X pages. Mr. Bergeron encourages shareholders to follow the LinkedIn and X pages to stay informed about the campaign in real time.

PROTECT YOUR INVESTMENT. RENEW AN AMERICAN ICON. VOTE THE WHITE UNIVERSAL PROXY CARD TODAY

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

DGB Investment, Inc. and Douglas G. Bergeron, together with the other participants in their solicitation (collectively, “DGB”), have filed a definitive proxy statement and accompanying WHITE universal proxy card with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to be used to solicit proxies with respect to the election of DGB’s slate of highly qualified director candidates and the other proposals to be presented at the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Ethan Allen Interiors Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Stockholders are advised to read the proxy statement and any other documents related to the solicitation of stockholders of the Company in connection with the Annual Meeting because they contain important information, including information relating to the participants in DGB’s proxy solicitation. These materials and other materials filed by DGB with the SEC in connection with the solicitation of proxies are available at no charge on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The definitive proxy statement and other relevant documents filed by DGB with the SEC are also available, without charge, by directing a request to DGB’s proxy solicitor, Okapi Partners LLC, at its toll-free number (877) 285-5990 or via email at info@okapipartners.com.

Contacts

Media Contact:
DGB@gasthalter.com

Investor Contact:
Bruce Goldfarb / Chuck Garske
Okapi Partners
(877) 285-5990
info@okapipartners.com

On Behalf of Doug Bergeron

NYSE:ETD

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Contacts

Media Contact:
DGB@gasthalter.com

Investor Contact:
Bruce Goldfarb / Chuck Garske
Okapi Partners
(877) 285-5990
info@okapipartners.com

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