Pyongyang is also likely to have been angered by the visit by Lee Myung-bak, the South Korean president, to the island of Yeonpyeong on Thursday. The island, close to the disputed sea border between the two nations, was shelled in November 2010 by North Korean artillery, killing four people and injuring 19.a salary of $1, but he was paid his old salary for the first three months of the fiscal year that had already begun.

Whole Foods will hold its annual meeting March 10 in Austin, Texas. Six of the seven directors, including Mackey, are running for re-election. The seventh is retiring and won't be replaced immediately.

Investors also will vote on a shareholder resolution to split the chairman and CEO jobs, which Mackey, a co-founder of the chain, has held since 1980.

The board opposed the resolution, saying Mackey is uniquely qualified to lead the company.

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