SEC Form DEFA14A filed by Houston Wire & Cable Company
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
Proxy
Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )
Filed by the Registrant ☒
Filed by a Party other than the Registrant ☐
Check the appropriate box:
| ☐ | Preliminary Proxy Statement |
| ☐ | Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2)) |
| ☐ | Definitive Proxy Statement |
| ☒ | Definitive Additional Materials |
| ☐ | Soliciting Material Pursuant to §240.14a-12 |
HOUSTON
WIRE & CABLE COMPANY
(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)
Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):
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TO VOTE, MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS FOLLOWS: ☒ |
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DETACH AND RETURN THIS PORTION ONLY |
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THIS PROXY CARD IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED. |
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| The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 1, 2 and 3. | For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||
| 1. | To adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 24, 2021, by and among Omni Cable, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company (“OmniCable”), OCDFH Acquisition Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of OmniCable, and the Company; | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | NOTE: The proxies will vote in their discretion upon any other business properly brought before the special meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof. | ||||||
| 2. | To approve, by a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation that may be paid or become payable to the Company’s named executive officers and that is based on, or otherwise relates to, the merger contemplated by the merger agreement; and | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | |||||||
| 3. | To adjourn the special meeting from time to time to a later date or time if necessary or appropriate, including to solicit additional proxies in favor of the proposal to adopt the merger agreement if there are insufficient votes at the time of the special meeting to adopt the merger agreement. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | |||||||
| Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) hereon. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, or other fiduciary, please give full title as such. Joint owners should each sign personally. All holders must sign. If a corporation or partnership, please sign in full corporate or partnership name by authorized officer. |
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| Signature [PLEASE SIGN WITHIN BOX] | Date | Signature (Joint Owners) | Date | ||||
| 0000516069_1 R1.0.0.177 | 02 0000000000 |
| Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Special Meeting: The Notice and Proxy Statement and Form 10-K are available at www.proxyvote.com |
HOUSTON WIRE & CABLE COMPANY 2021 Special Meeting of Stockholders June 15, 2021 10:00 AM This proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors |
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| The stockholder(s) hereby appoint(s) G.Gary Yetman and James L. Pokluda III, or either of them, as proxies, each with the power to appoint his substitute, and hereby authorize(s) them to represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse side of this ballot, all of the shares of Common Stock of Houston Wire & Cable Company that the stockholder(s) is/are entitled to vote at the 2021 Special Meeting of Stockholders to be held at 10:00 a.m. CDT, on June 15, 2021 at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/HWCC2021SM, and any adjournment or postponement thereof. | ||||
| This proxy, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed herein. If no such direction is made, this proxy will be voted in accordance with the Board of Directors’ recommendations. If any other matters properly come before the meeting, the persons named in this proxy will vote in their discretion. | ||||
| Continued and to be signed on reverse side | ||||
0000516069_2 R1.0.0.177