PREC14A 1 wocprelim.txt SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION 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 [x] Check the appropriate box: Preliminary Proxy Statement [x] 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 ss.240.14a-11(c) or ss.240.14a- 12 WILSHIRE ENTERPRISES, INC. (Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) FULL VALUE PARTNERS L.P. Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant) Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box): No fee required [x]. Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(4) and 0-11. 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ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS (To be held on July 19, 2007) Full Value Partners L.P., a stockholder of Wilshire Enterprises, Inc. ("WOC") is sending this proxy statement and the enclosed GREEN proxy card to common stockholders of record as of June 8, 2007 (the "Record Date") of WOC. We are soliciting a proxy to vote your shares at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of WOC (the "Meeting"). Please refer to the board of directors'proxy soliciting material for additional information concerning the Meeting and the matters to be considered by stockholders including the election of directors. This proxy statement and the enclosed GREEN proxy card are first being sent to stockholders of WOC on or about June --, 2007. INTRODUCTION The only matters that the board has scheduled for a vote at the Meeting is the election of two directors and ratification of J.H. Cohn LLP as WOC's auditors for 2007. We intend to nominate two persons for election as directors and to introduce a proposal to conduct an auction to sell the Company to the highest bidder. We are soliciting a proxy to vote your shares FOR the election of our two nominees and FOR our auction proposal. How Proxies Will Be Voted If you wish to vote FOR the election of our two nominees and/or to vote on our auction proposal, you may do so by completing and returning a GREEN proxy card. If you return a GREEN proxy card to us or to our agent, your shares will be voted on each matter as you indicate. If you do not indicate how your shares are to be voted on a matter, they will be voted FOR the election of our nominees, and FOR our auction proposal. If you return a GREEN proxy card, you will be granting the proxy holder(s) discretionary authority to vote on any other matters that may come before the Meeting including matters relating to the conduct of the Meeting. Voting Requirements The presence in person or by proxy of more than 50% of WOC's outstanding shares constitutes a quorum. If a quorum is present, the two nominees receiving the greatest number of votes cast will be elected directors. All other proposals require the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes represented at the Meeting for approval. Abstentions and broker non-votes are not treated as votes cast and thus will have no effect on approval of any proposal. Revocation of Proxies You may revoke any proxy prior to its exercise by (i) delivering a written revocation of your proxy to us at the Meeting; (ii) executing and delivering to us a later dated proxy; or (iii) voting in person at the Meeting. (Attendance at the Meeting will not in and of itself revoke a proxy.) There is no limit on the number of times you may revoke your proxy prior to the Meeting. Only your latest dated proxy will be counted. Information Concerning the Soliciting Shareholder Full Value Partners L.P. is the soliciting stockholder. As of June -- 2007, we beneficially owned ---------- shares of WOC, all of which were purchased since March 24, 2006. Phillip Goldstein and Andrew Dakos are principals of our general partner and Mr. Dakos is one of our nominees. REASONS FOR THE SOLICITATION Management has stated that WOC "is actively engaged in exploring alternatives to maximize stockholder value, including exploring opportunities to sell or merge the Company." We believe that management is procrastinating with respect to a sale of the Company and that outside shareholders need to be represented on the board. We are also submitting a proposal to conduct an auction to sell the Company to the highest bidder to allow shareholders an opportunity to vote on this question. PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS The two candidates receiving the greatest number of votes will be elected directors. At the Meeting, we intend to nominate two persons, Timothy Brog and Andrew Dakos. Unless instructed otherwise, we will vote any proxies given to us for their election. If our nominees are elected, there is no assurance that any of the other directors will remain on the board. Please refer to WOC's proxy soliciting material for additional information concerning the election of directors. Our Nominees are: Timothy Brog (born 1964); Timothy Brog has been the President of Pembridge Capital Management LLC and the Portfolio Manager of Pembridge Value Opportunity Fund since 2004. Mr. Brog has been a Managing Director of The Edward Andrews Group Inc., a boutique investment bank since 1996. From 1989 to 1995, Mr. Brog was a corporate finance and mergers and acquisition associate of the law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. Mr. Brog is a director of The Topps Company, Inc. Mr. Brog received a Juris Doctorate from Fordham University School of Law in 1989 and a BA from Tufts University in 1986. Andrew Dakos (born 1966); Park 80 West, Plaza Two, Suite 750, Saddle Brook, NJ 07663 - Mr. Dakos is a principal of the general partner of five investment partnerships in the Bulldog Investors group of funds: Opportunity Partners L.P., Opportunity Income Plus Fund L.P., Full Value Partners L.P., Full Value Offshore Ltd. and Full Value Special Situations Fund L.P. He has been a director of the Mexico Income and Equity Fund since 2001 and Brantley Capital Corp. since 2007. He has also been a director of UVitec Printing Ink, Inc, a privately held manufacturing company, since 2001. Mr. Brog does not own any shares of WOC. Mr. Dakos does not own any shares of WOC but he is principal of the general partners of Opportunity Partners L.P., Opportunity Income Plus Fund L.P., Full Value Special Situations Fund L.P. and Full Value Partners L.P. which beneficially own a total of ---------- shares. Each of our nominees has consented to be named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serve as a director if elected. Neither of our nominees has any arrangement or understanding with any person with respect to any future employment by WOC nor do we know of any material conflicts of interest that would prevent either of them from acting in the best interest of WOC. PROPOSAL 2: RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF J.H. COHN LLP AS AUDITORS FOR 2007 Unless otherwise instructed, your proxy will be voted FOR this proposal. PROPOSAL 3: AN AUCTION SHALL BE CONDUCTED TO SELL THE COMPANY TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER. This proposal is precatory. Unless otherwise instructed, your proxy will be voted FOR this proposal. PARTICIPANTS Each person or entity named in this section may be deemed a participant in this solicitation. Full Value Partners L.P., which owns ----------- shares of WOC, is a fund in the Bulldog Investors group of private investment funds. Phillip Goldstein, who owns ------ shares jointly with his wife, and whose address is 60 Heritage Drive, Pleasantville, NY 10570 and Andrew Dakos are principals of Bulldog Investors and each fund in the group. Other funds in the Bulldog Investors group that own shares of WOC are Opportunity Partners L.P. (---------- shares); Opportunity Income Plus Fund L.P. (--- --------- shares); and Full Value Special Situations Fund L.P. (------------shares). The address of Mr. Dakos, Bulldog Investors and each fund in the Bulldog Investors group is Park 80 West, Plaza Two, Saddle Brook, NJ 07663. Other clients advised by Mr. Goldstein and Mr. Dakos own a total of ---------- shares of WOC. All of the shares owned by the aforementioned entities were acquired since ----------, 2006. The aggregate number of shares they have purchased is --------- and the aggregate number of shares they have sold is ----------. THE SOLICITATION Full Value Partners L.P. is making this solicitation. Persons affiliated with or employed by us or our affiliates may assist us in the solicitation of proxies. Banks, brokerage houses and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries will be requested to forward this proxy statement and the enclosed GREEN proxy card to the beneficial owners of common shares for whom they hold shares of record. We will reimburse these organizations for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses. Initially, we will bear all of the expenses related to this proxy solicitation. Because we believe that all WOC shareholders will benefit from this solicitation, we intend to seek reimbursement of our expenses from WOC. Shareholders will not be asked to vote on the reimbursement of our solicitation expenses which we estimate will be $30,000. There is no arrangement or understanding involving us or any of our affiliates relating to future employment by or any future transaction with WOC or any of its affiliates. DATED: June --, 2007 PROXY CARD Proxy Solicited In Opposition To The Board Of Directors of Wilshire Enterprises, Inc. by Full Value Partners L.P. For The Annual Meeting of Shareholders The undersigned hereby appoints Rajeev Das, Andrew Dakos and Phillip Goldstein and each of them, as the undersigned's proxies, with full power of substitution, to attend the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Wilshire Enterprises, Inc. ("WOC") on July --, 2007, (the "Meeting"), and any adjourned or postponed Meeting, and to vote on all matters that come before the Meeting the number of shares that the undersigned would be entitled to vote if present in person, as specified below. (INSTRUCTIONS: Mark votes by placing an "x" in the appropriate [ ].) 1. ELECTION OF TWO CLASS I DIRECTORS [ ] FOR TIMOTHY BROG [ ] WITHHOLD AUTHORITY [ ] FOR ANDREW DAKOS [ ] WITHHOLD AUTHORITY 2. RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF J.H. COHN LLP AS AUDITORS FOR 2007 FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN [ ] 3. AN AUCTION SHALL BE HELD TO CONDUCT AN AUCTION TO SELL THE COMPANY TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER. FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN [ ] Please sign and date below. Your shares will be voted as directed. If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted FOR the election of each nominee named above in Proposal 1 and FOR Proposals 2 and 3. The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the proxy statement dated June --, 2007 of Full Value Partners L.P. and revokes any proxy previously executed. (Important - Please be sure to enter date.) SIGNATURE(S)_________________________ Dated: _______________