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TIME AND DATE:
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PLACE:
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The Annual Stockholders Meeting will be held virtually via the Internet at a virtual audio web conference at:
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You will not be able to attend the Annual Stockholders Meeting at a physical location.
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ITEMS OF BUSINESS:
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To approve the election of six (6) directors.
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To ratify the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.
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To approve a proposed amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”) to change the number of issued and outstanding shares of Series A common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series A Common Stock”), and Series B common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series B Common Stock” and, together with the Series A Common Stock, “Common Stock”), of the Company, by effecting a 1-for-173,750 reverse stock split (the “Reverse Stock Split”), as further described in the enclosed proxy statement, as a result of which stockholders of record will receive a cash payment of $3.75 per pre-Reverse Stock Split share in lieu of receiving a fractional post-Reverse Stock Split share (the “Reverse Stock Split Proposal”), subject to receipt of the requisite stockholder approval and entry into definitive agreements providing for the financing, on the terms provided for in the Commitment Letter or any alternate financing arrangement, required to fund the payments for fractional shares and related fees and expenses associated with the Reverse Stock Split (such financing, the “Financing Condition”).
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To approve an adjournment of the Annual Stockholders Meeting to a later date, if necessary, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies in the event there are not sufficient votes in favor of the Reverse Stock Split Proposal or if quorum is not present (the “Adjournment Proposal”).
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To transact other business as may properly come before the Annual Stockholders Meeting of Stockholders and any adjournment or postponement thereof.
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RECORD DATE:
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You can vote if you were a stockholder of record as of the close of business on [ ], 202[ ].
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PROXY VOTING:
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You can vote either live via the Internet at the Annual Stockholders Meeting, or by proxy without attending the meeting. See details under the heading “How do I Vote?”
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2025
Approximate Costs |
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Year 1
Est. Savings |
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Year 2
Est. Savings |
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Legal
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| | | $ | 280,000 | | | | | $ | 280,000 | | | | | $ | 294,000 | | |
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Audit and Review
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| | | $ | 3,169,876 | | | | | $ | 2,218,913 | | | | | $ | 2,329,859 | | |
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Insurance
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| | | $ | 1,000,000 | | | | | $ | 100,000 | | | | | $ | 105,000 | | |
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Directors Fees
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| | | $ | 565,000 | | | | | $ | 423,750 | | | | | $ | 444,937 | | |
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Investor Relations
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| | | $ | 135,411 | | | | | $ | 135,411 | | | | | $ | 142,182 | | |
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Annual Meeting / Proxy
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| | | $ | 100,000 | | | | | $ | 100,000 | | | | | $ | 105,000 | | |
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Filing Costs
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| | | $ | 50,000 | | | | | $ | 50,000 | | | | | $ | 52,500 | | |
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Employee-Related Savings
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| | | $ | 200,000 | | | | | $ | 200,000 | | | | | $ | 210,000 | | |
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TOTAL
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| | | $ | 5,500,287 | | | | | $ | 3,508,074 | | | | | $ | 3,683,478 | | |
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5&2 Studios, Inc. Financial Forecasts
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Q4 2025E
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2025E
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2026E
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2027E
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2028E
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2029E
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2030E
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2031E
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2032E
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2033E
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2034E
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2035E
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Total Revenue
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| | | $ | 53 | | | | | $ | 242 | | | | | $ | 153 | | | | | $ | 174 | | | | | $ | 199 | | | | | $ | 196 | | | | | $ | 138 | | | | | $ | 129 | | | | | $ | 105 | | | | | $ | 195 | | | | | $ | 133 | | | | | $ | 125 | | |
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Total COGS
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| | | $ | (41) | | | | | $ | (206) | | | | | $ | (122) | | | | | $ | (148) | | | | | $ | (163) | | | | | $ | (163) | | | | | $ | (111) | | | | | $ | (108) | | | | | $ | (85) | | | | | $ | (163) | | | | | $ | (106) | | | | | $ | 104 | | |
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Segment SG&A
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| | | $ | (2) | | | | | $ | (9) | | | | | $ | (9) | | | | | $ | (9) | | | | | $ | (10) | | | | | $ | (10) | | | | | $ | (10) | | | | | $ | (10) | | | | | $ | (11) | | | | | $ | (11) | | | | | $ | (11) | | | | | $ | (12) | | |
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Total Segment Income
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| | | $ | 9 | | | | | $ | 27 | | | | | $ | 22 | | | | | $ | 18 | | | | | $ | 26 | | | | | $ | 23 | | | | | $ | 17 | | | | | $ | 10 | | | | | $ | 9 | | | | | $ | 21 | | | | | $ | 16 | | | | | $ | 9 | | |
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Adj. EBITDA
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| | | $ | 3 | | | | | $ | 3 | | | | | $ | 3 | | | | | $ | (2) | | | | | $ | 6 | | | | | $ | 4 | | | | | $ | 1 | | | | | $ | (4) | | | | | $ | (5) | | | | | $ | 8 | | | | | $ | 4 | | | | | $ | (2) | | |
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Unlevered Free Cash
Flow(1) . . . . |
| | | $ | (1) | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 14 | | | | | $ | 41 | | | | | $ | 1 | | | | | $ | (2) | | | | | $ | (3) | | | | | $ | (4) | | | | | $ | 1 | | | | | $ | 11 | | | | | $ | 2 | | | | | $ | (4) | | |
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Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1)
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Number of
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Percentage of
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Derral Eves(2)
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| | | | 6,950,000 | | | | | | 55% | | |
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Dallas Jenkins
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JD Larsen
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Bradley Pelo
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David Stidham
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Kyle Young
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Cris Doornbos
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Matt Rearden
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Brooke Asiatico
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David Bagheri
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All officers and directors as a group (9 individuals)
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| | | | 6,950,000 | | | | | | 55% | | |
| Greater than 5% Holders | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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The Chosen Productions, LLC(2)(3)
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| | | | 6,950,000 | | | | | | 55% | | |
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Name and principal position
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Year
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Salary
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Bonus
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awards ($)(2) |
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All other
compensation ($) |
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Brad Pelo, President
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| | | | 2023 | | | | | $ | 477,083 | | | | | $ | 375,000 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | $ | 852,083 | | |
| | | | 2024 | | | | | $ | 500,000 | | | | | $ | 500,000 | | | | | $ | 8,078,500 | | | | | | — | | | | | $ | 9,078,500 | | | ||
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Kyle Young, EVP
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| | | | 2023 | | | | | $ | 286,458 | | | | | $ | 200,313 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | $ | 486,771 | | |
| | | | 2024 | | | | | $ | 350,000 | | | | | $ | 200,000 | | | | | $ | 1,615,700 | | | | | | — | | | | | $ | 2,165,700 | | | ||
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JD Larsen, CFO
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| | | | 2023 | | | | | $ | 310,417 | | | | | $ | 155,000 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | $ | 465,417 | | |
| | | | 2024 | | | | | $ | 325,000 | | | | | $ | 200,000 | | | | | $ | 1,615,700 | | | | | | — | | | | | $ | 2,140,700 | | | ||
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Name
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Grant Date
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Number of
Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#) |
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Market Value
of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested ($)(1) |
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Equity Incentive
Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested (#) |
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Equity Incentive
Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested ($)(1) |
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Brad Pelo
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| | | | 5/5/2024 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 755,000(2) | | | | | $ | 8,969,400 | | |
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Kyle Young
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| | | | 5/5/2024 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 151,000(2) | | | | | $ | 1,793,880 | | |
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JD Larsen
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| | | | 5/5/2024 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 151,000(2) | | | | | $ | 1,793,880 | | |
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Name
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Fees Earned or
Paid in Cash ($) |
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Stock
Awards(1)(2) ($) |
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Cris Doornbos
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| | | $ | 197,917 | | | | | | — | | | | | $ | 197,917 | | |
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Matt Rearden
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| | | $ | 143,750 | | | | | | — | | | | | $ | 143,750 | | |
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Brooke Asiatico
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| | | $ | 150,000 | | | | | | — | | | | | $ | 150,000 | | |
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David Bagheri
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| | | $ | 143,750 | | | | | | — | | | | | $ | 143,750 | | |
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Name
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Position
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Age
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Derral Eves
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Chief Strategy Officer and Director
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51
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Dallas Jenkins
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Chief Creative Officer and Director
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50
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JD Larsen
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Chief Finance Officer
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50
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Bradley Pelo
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President
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62
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David Stidham
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Vice President of Business Affairs and General Counsel.
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38
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Cris Doornbos
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Director
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69
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Matt Rearden
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Director
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50
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Brooke Asiatico
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Director
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59
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David Bagheri
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Director
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40
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Fiscal Year Ended December 31
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2024
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Audit Fees(1)
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| | | $ | 274,309 | | | | | $ | 320,820 | | |
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Audit-Related Fees
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Tax Fees
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All Other Fees
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Total
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| | | $ | 274,309 | | | | | $ | 320,820 | | |
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Goldman, Sachs & Co. LLC
200 West Street | New York, New York 10282 Tel: (212) 902-1000 | Fax: (212) 902-3000 |
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A number of membership interests Holdings equal to 19.1999% of the issued and outstanding membership interests in Holdings, which the parties acknowledge and agree represents an indirect interest in 1,334,393 shares of the Corporation prior to the Reverse Stock Split.
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79.94% of the Holdings Units held by the Seller prior to the date hereof, which the parties acknowledge and agree represents an indirect interest in 1,066,667 shares of common stock of the Corporation prior to the Reverse Stock Split.
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20.06% of the Holdings Units held by the Seller prior to the date hereof, which the parties acknowledge and agree represents an indirect interest in 267,726 shares of common stock of the Corporation prior to the Reverse Stock Split.
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1. To approve the election of six (6) directors:
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3. To approve a proposed amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to change the number of issued and outstanding shares of Series A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and Series B common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company, by effecting a 1-for-173,750 reverse stock split (the “Reverse Stock Split”), as a result of which stockholders of record will receive a cash payment of $3.75 per pre-Reverse Stock Split share in lieu of receiving a fractional post-Reverse Stock Split share (the “Reverse Stock Split Proposal”), subject to receipt of the requisite stockholder approval and entry into definitive agreements providing for
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the financing on the terms provided for in the Commitment Letter or any alternate financing arrangement required to fund the payments for fractional shares and related fees and expenses associated with the Reverse Stock Split.
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4. To approve an adjournment of the Annual Stockholders Meeting to a later date, if necessary, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies in the event there are not sufficient votes in favor of the Reverse Stock Split Proposal or if quorum is not present.
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Signature of Stockholder Date: Signature of Stockholder Date
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INTERNET – Access “www.voteproxy.com” and follow the on-screen instructions or scan the QR code with your smartphone. Have your proxy card available when you access the web page.
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TELEPHONE – Call toll-free 1-800-PROXIES (1-800-776-9437) in the United States or 1-201-299-4446 from foreign countries from any touch-tone telephone and follow the instructions. Have your proxy card available when you call.
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| | MAIL – Sign, date and mail your proxy card in the envelope provided as soon as possible. | | | | |
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VIRTUALLY AT THE MEETING – Access “www.voteproxy.com” and follow the on-screen instructions or scan the QR code with your smartphone. Have your proxy card available when you access the web page.
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1. To approve the election of six (6) directors
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“Reverse Stock Split”), as a result of which stockholders of record will receive a cash payment of $3.75 per pre-Reverse Stock Split share in lieu of receiving a fractional post-Reverse Stock Split share (the “Reverse Stock Split Proposal”), subject to receipt of the requisite stockholder approval and entry into definitive agreements providing for the financing on the terms provided for in the Commitment Letter or any alternate financing arrangement required to fund the payments for fractional shares and related fees and expenses associated with the Reverse Stock Split.
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