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Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Supplemental Proxy Materials Noting Addition of Third Party Solicitor

SonicWALL, Inc. Form DEFA14A filed on 6/30/10 (SEC file no. 0-37723):
Security products manufacturer SonicWALL filed a special meeting proxy on June 22 pertaining to a negotiated cash merger transaction, naming The Proxy Advisory Group, LLC as proxy solicitor.  The supplemental proxy filing discloses that the company had engaged MacKenzie Partners, Inc. to assist as an additional proxy solicitor.

United Online, Inc. DEFA14A filed on 5/24/10 (file no. 0-33367):
Subsequent to filing and mailing the proxy statement for its 2010 annual meeting of shareholders, Nasdaq-listed United Online retained MacKenzie Partners, Inc. to act as proxy solicitor and advisor.  The one paragraph disclosure notes the fee amount (up to $12,500) and reports that United agreed to indemnify MacKenzie against certain liabilities.

USA Technologies, Inc. DEFA14A filed on 11/20/09 (file no. 1-33365):
After USA Technologies had filed and mailed its annual meeting proxy statement, two dissident shareholders launched a proxy contest seeking to elect three candidates to the board over the company's three independent director nominees.  The first supplemental proxy filing by the company is comprised of a press release which provides the complete text of an open letter to shareholders.  The letter concludes with news that the company had retained a third party as proxy solicitors for the annual meeting.

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