SHAW INDUSTRIES INC
SC 13D, EX-99.5, 2000-10-30
CARPETS & RUGS
Previous: SHAW INDUSTRIES INC, SC 13D, EX-99.3, 2000-10-30
Next: SHAW INDUSTRIES INC, SC 13D, EX-99.6, 2000-10-30



<PAGE>   1


                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.5


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         The undersigned hereby authorizes Robert R. Harlin and Kenneth G.
Jackson, and each of them, as attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, to sign on his, her, or its behalf and to file
with the Securities and Exchange Commission any Schedule 13E-3, Schedule 13D and
Forms 3, 4, or 5, and any and all amendments thereto, of the undersigned
relating to the undersigned's stockholdings in Shaw Industries, Inc., the
transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of
October 19, 2000 by and among SII Acquisition Corp., Shaw Industries, Inc., and
Berkshire Hathaway Inc., and any related agreements, granting to such
attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to perform any other act on
behalf of the undersigned required to be done in the premises.


                                        Dated October 27, 2000


                                        /s/ ROBERT E. SHAW
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Robert E. Shaw


                                        ROBERT E. SHAW, L.P.

                                        By: /s/ ROBERT E. SHAW
                                            -----------------------------------
                                        Name: Robert E. Shaw
                                        Title:  General Partner


                                        /s/ ANNA SUE SHAW
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Anna Sue Shaw

                                        /s/ ROBERT E. SHAW, JR.
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Robert E. Shaw, Jr.

                                        /s/ SUSAN S. YOUNG
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Susan S. Young

                                        /s/ THOMAS TRIPP SHAW
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Thomas Tripp Shaw

                                        /s/ LEWIS CLAYTON SHAW
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Lewis Clayton Shaw

                                        /s/ JULIAN D. SAUL
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Julian D. Saul


                                 Page 44 of 49
<PAGE>   2

                                        JULIAN D. SAUL FAMILY TRUST

                                        By: /s/ JULIAN D. SAUL
                                            -----------------------------------
                                        Name: Julian D. Saul
                                        Title: Trustee



                                        /s/ ANITA SAUL
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                            Anita Saul


                                        ANITA SAUL FAMILY TRUST

                                        By: /s/ ANITA SAUL
                                            -----------------------------------
                                        Name: Anita Saul
                                        Title: Trustee


                                        /s/ NORRIS LITTLE
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Norris Little


                                        LITTLE FAMILY LIMITED
                                        PARTNERSHIP

                                        By: /s/ NORRIS LITTLE
                                            -----------------------------------
                                        Name: W. Norris Little
                                        Title: General Partner


                                        /s/ WILLIAM C. LUSK
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        William C. Lusk

                                        /s/ VANCE D. BELL
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Vance D. Bell

                                        /s/ GERALD EMBRY
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Gerald Embry

                                        /s/ SPRIGHT D. HOLLAND
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Spright D. Holland

                                        /s/ KENNETH G. JACKSON
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Kenneth G. Jackson


                                 Page 45 of 49
<PAGE>   3

                                        /s/ JEFFREY TODD MEADOWS
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Jeffrey Todd Meadows

                                        /s/ PERCY D. MERRITT
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Percy D. Merritt

                                        /s/ HENRY H. LONG
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Henry H. Long

                                        /s/ JULIUS C. SHAW, JR.
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Julius C. Shaw, Jr.


                                        /s/ J. C. SHAW
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        J. C. Shaw


                                        SHAW FAMILY HOLDINGS, LLC

                                        By: /s/ J. C. SHAW
                                            -----------------------------------
                                        Name: J. C. Shaw
                                        Title: Manager


                                        /s/ LINDA SAUL SCHEJOLA
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Linda Saul Schejola


                                        LINDA SAUL SCHEJOLA FAMILY
                                        TRUST

                                        By: /s/ LINDA SAUL SCHEJOLA
                                           ------------------------------------
                                        Name: Linda Saul Schejola
                                        Title: Trustee


                                        /s/ R. JULIAN MCCAMY
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        R. Julian McCamy

                                        /s/ ELEANOR SHAW MCCAMY
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Eleanor Shaw McCamy


                                 Page 46 of 49


© 2022 IncJournal is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission