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Frank LaGrange Johnson has served as a Director of 1-800 CONTACTS since October 2006. Mr. Johnson founded LaGrange Capital Partners, an asset management firm specializing in event driven investing with over $300 million in assets under management, in May 2000. Bloomberg Markets Magazine ranked LaGrange as the highest returning event driven fund (minimum $100 million in assets) in the world for the three year period ended September 2005. LaGrange also received the 2003 GAIM award for the best event driven fund with a three to four year track record. Prior to forming LaGrange, Mr. Johnson spent four years with CoMac Partners, a distressed securities fund. Prior to CoMac, Mr. Johnson was an analyst focused on risk arbitrage and other event driven strategies at Chesapeake Partners. Prior to Chesapeake, Mr. Johnson was a management consultant for McKinsey & Company, where he advised banks, telecommunications, and energy firms. Mr. Johnson has also held positions in Merrill Lynch’s Investment Banking division and with Perry Partners. Mr. Johnson holds a BA from Brown University and an MBA from Columbia Business School. | 