Ethan Allen Elects Tara Stacom to Board of Directors

DANBURY, CT (October 1, 2015) -- Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. ("Ethan Allen" or the "Company") (NYSE:ETH) today announced that Tara I. Stacom has been elected to the Company's Board of Directors, effective immediately.  The Company also announced that two of its long-standing directors, Frank Wisner and Kristin Gamble, are retiring from the Company's Board of Directors immediately prior to its 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Ms. Stacom has more than three decades of commercial real estate, finance and leasing experience.  She currently serves as an Executive Vice Chairman of Cushman & Wakefield, a leading worldwide commercial real estate firm. During her career, Ms. Stacom has been responsible for executing some of the largest and most complex leasing, sales and corporate finance transactions, including most recently serving as exclusive leasing agent for One World Trade Center. Ms. Stacom serves as a director of the Realty Foundation of New York, and is a Member of the Real Estate Board of New York serving on its Ethics Committee.

Farooq Kathwari, the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We are very pleased to have Tara Stacom, a leading executive in the real estate industry, join our Board of Directors.  Tara joins a highly qualified group of independent directors who bring deep industry, marketing, management, finance and accounting experience to Ethan Allen and who contribute on both a strategic and operational level.  Her significant real estate industry experience will be a valuable addition to our Board."

Mr. Kathwari continued, "Frank Wisner and Kristin Gamble have been valued members of the Company's Board who have each made substantial contributions to the success of the Company.  On behalf of the Board, we want to thank them for their time and their commitment to Ethan Allen."

About Ethan Allen

Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. (NYSE: ETH) is a leading interior design Company and manufacturer and retailer of quality home furnishings. The Company offers complimentary interior design service to its clients and sells a full range of furniture products and decorative accessories through ethanallen.com and a network of approximately 300 Design Centers in the United States and abroad. Ethan Allen owns and operates eight manufacturing facilities including five manufacturing plants and one sawmill in the United States plus one plant each in Mexico and Honduras. Approximately seventy percent of its products are made in its North American plants. For more information on Ethan Allen's products and services, visit ethanallen.com.