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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A
(Rule 14a-101)

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT
 
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

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LCA-VISION INC.
(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
STEPHEN N. JOFFE
CRAIG P.R. JOFFE
ALAN H. BUCKEY
JASON T. MOGEL
ROBERT PROBST
EDWARD J. VONDERBRINK
ROBERT H. WEISMAN
THE LCA-VISION FULL VALUE COMMITTEE
(Name of Persons(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if Other Than the Registrant)

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On February 6, 2009, The LCA-Vision Full Value Committee (the “Committee”) made a definitive filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) of a consent solicitation statement relating to the solicitation of written consents from stockholders of LCA-Vision Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with seeking to remove and replace the current members of the Board of Directors of the Company.
 
The Committee is using the following presentation materials in connection with its consent solicitation:
 
 

 

 

 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 


 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
CERTAIN INFORMATION CONCERNING PARTICIPANTS
 
On February 6, 2009, The LCA-Vision Full Value Committee made a definitive filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) of a consent solicitation statement relating to the solicitation of written consents from stockholders of the Company in connection with seeking to remove and replace the current members of the Board of Directors of the Company.
 
THE LCA-VISION FULL VALUE COMMITTEE ADVISES ALL STOCKHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY TO READ THE CONSENT SOLICITATION STATEMENT AND ANY OTHER SOLICITATION MATERIALS AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. SUCH SOLICITATION MATERIALS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE ON THE SEC’S WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.SEC.GOV. IN ADDITION, THE PARTICIPANTS IN THIS SOLICITATION WILL PROVIDE COPIES OF THE CONSENT SOLICITATION STATEMENT WITHOUT CHARGE UPON REQUEST. REQUESTS FOR COPIES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE PARTICIPANTS’ SOLICITOR BY CALLING, TOLL-FREE, (888) 750-5834.
 
The participants in the consent solicitation are Dr. Stephen N. Joffe, Craig P.R. Joffe, Alan H. Buckey, Jason T. Mogel, Robert Probst, Robert H. Weisman and Edward J. VonderBrink.
 
As of the date of this filing, Dr. Joffe directly beneficially owns 1,171,952 shares of Common Stock of the Company, Craig P.R. Joffe directly beneficially owns 865,468 shares of Common Stock of the Company, and Alan H. Buckey directly beneficially owns 77,900 shares of Common Stock of the Company.
 
For the purposes of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, each of the participants in this solicitation is deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock of the Company beneficially owned in the aggregate by the other participants. Each of the participants in this proxy solicitation disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein.
 
Contact:
 
For The LCA-Vision Full Value Committee
and Stephen N. Joffe
Lisa Blaker, 513-600-1867