0000947871-14-000807.txt : 20141230 0000947871-14-000807.hdr.sgml : 20141230 20141230173027 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000947871-14-000807 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: DFAN14A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20141230 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20141230 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20141230 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ALTEVA, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000104777 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIO TELEPHONE) [4813] IRS NUMBER: 141160510 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1220 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: DFAN14A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-35724 FILM NUMBER: 141316776 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 401 MARKET STREET CITY: PHILADELPHIA STATE: PA ZIP: 19106 BUSINESS PHONE: 877-258-3722 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 401 MARKET STREET CITY: PHILADELPHIA STATE: PA ZIP: 19106 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: WARWICK VALLEY TELEPHONE CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MICHAS ALEXIS P CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001044005 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS & ACCESSORIES [3714] STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: DFAN14A MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 940 WINTER STREET CITY: WALTHAM STATE: MA ZIP: 02451 DFAN14A 1 ss406325_dfan14a.htm SOLICITING MATERIAL UNDER RULE 14A-12 Unassociated Document
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
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ALTEVA, INC.
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JUNIPER PUBLIC FUND, L.P.
JUNIPER HF INVESTORS II, LLC
JUNIPER INVESTMENT COMPANY, LLC
ALEXIS P. MICHAS
JOHN A. BARTHOLDSON
PRINCETON HOSTED SOLUTIONS, LLC
BROOKLANDS HERITAGE, LLC
BRAD BONO
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On December 30, 2014, Juniper Public Fund, L.P. (“Juniper Public Fund”) delivered to the Issuer’s principal executive offices, pursuant to the Issuer’s Amended and Restated Bylaws, dated September 2, 2014 (the “Bylaws”), a Notice of Nomination of Directors and Proposal of Shareholder Business at the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Issuer (the “Notice”). Pursuant to the Notice, Juniper Public Fund nominated four individuals, Mr. John A. Bartholdson, Mr. Albert J. Fitzgibbons III, Mr. George Stoeckert and Mr. Joseph Ambersley (together, the “Nominees”), as nominees and proposed an amendment to the Issuer’s Bylaws (the “Proposed Bylaw Amendment”) that would fix the size of the entire board of directors of the Issuer (the “Board”) at five members. There are, to the Reporting Persons’ knowledge, currently five directors serving on the Issuer’s Board.  Each of the Nominees has agreed to serve as a director, if elected.
 
 
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Juniper Public Fund and certain of its affiliates intend to file a proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to solicit shareholders of Alteva, Inc. (the “Company”).  JUNIPER STRONGLY ADVISES ALL SHAREHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY TO READ SUCH PROXY STATEMENT WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE BECAUSE IT WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION, INCLUDING INFORMATION RELATING TO THE PARTICIPANTS IN ANY SUCH PROXY SOLICITATION. SUCH PROXY STATEMENT, WHEN FILED, AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE ON THE SEC’S WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.SEC.GOV.
 
In accordance with Rule 14a-12(a)(1)(i) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the following persons are anticipated to be, or may be deemed to be, “participants” under SEC rules in any solicitation of the Company’s shareholders: Juniper Public Fund, L.P., Juniper HF Investors II, LLC, Juniper Investment Company, LLC, Alexis P. Michas, John A. Bartholdson, Princeton Hosted Solutions, LLC, Brooklands Heritage, LLC and Brad Bono.  Such persons may be deemed to beneficially own equity securities of the Company, as described in Amendment No. 5 to Schedule 13D, filed with the SEC by Juniper and certain of its affiliates on December 30, 2014.
 
Certain statements contained herein are forward-looking statements including, but not limited to, statements that are predications of or indicate future events, trends, plans or objectives. Undue reliance should not be placed on such statements because, by their nature, they are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or activities and are subject to many risks and uncertainties. Due to such risks and uncertainties, actual events or results or actual performance may differ materially from those reflected or contemplated in such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of the future tense or other forward-looking words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” “should,” “may,” “will,” “objective,” “projection,” “forecast,” “management believes,” “continue,” “strategy,” “position” or the negative of those terms or other variations of them or by comparable terminology.