-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, PJZf/O4hAR/nxlvwb7wMDnfjQ8NKXFrU9Da8Vspj9ivxHkHO1L72dz7i5afSJNFO Ct0yHk8+7t95O0oDitTXfA== 0000950142-08-000840.txt : 20080416 0000950142-08-000840.hdr.sgml : 20080416 20080416130547 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950142-08-000840 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: DFAN14A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080416 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080416 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20080416 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MEDIA GENERAL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000216539 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NEWSPAPERS: PUBLISHING OR PUBLISHING & PRINTING [2711] IRS NUMBER: 540850433 STATE OF INCORPORATION: VA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: DFAN14A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-06383 FILM NUMBER: 08759329 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 333 E FRANKLIN ST CITY: RICHMOND STATE: VA ZIP: 23219 BUSINESS PHONE: 8046496000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 333 E FRANKLIN ST CITY: RICHMOND STATE: VA ZIP: 23219 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS MASTER FUND I, LTD. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001233563 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: DFAN14A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O INTERNATIONAL FUND SERVICES LIMITED STREET 2: THIRD FL, BISHOP'S SQUARE REDMOND'S HILL CITY: DUBLIN 2 STATE: L2 ZIP: 00000 BUSINESS PHONE: 2125216972 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O INTERNATIONAL FUND SERVICES LIMITED STREET 2: THIRD FL, BISHOP'S SQUARE REDMOND'S HILL CITY: DUBLIN 2 STATE: L2 ZIP: 00000 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HARBERT DISTRESSED INVESTMENT MASTER FUND LTD DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20030516 DFAN14A 1 dfan14a_media041608.htm DEFINITIVE ADDITIONAL MATERIALS

 


UNITED STATES

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SCHEDULE 14A

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MEDIA GENERAL, INC.

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HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS MASTER FUND I, LTD.

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On April 16, 2008, Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund I, Ltd. and Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations Fund, L.P. issued a press release in connection with the upcoming 2008 annual meeting of stockholders of Media General, Inc. A copy of the April 16, 2008 press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.

 



 

 

Exhibit 1

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Harbinger Capital Partners Comments on GAMCO Support for the Election of
Harbinger's Three Nominees to Media General’s Board of Directors

New York, NY, April 16, 2008 – Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund I, Ltd. and Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations Fund, L.P. (together, “Harbinger Capital Partners”) today released the following statement regarding the April 15, 2008 letter sent by GAMCO, an investment firm lead by Mario J. Gabelli and the largest Class A common stockholder of Media General (NYSE: MEG), to Media General in which it disclosed that it will support all three of Harbinger Capital Partners’ proposed nominees at the company’s upcoming annual stockholders meeting:

“We are gratified that Mario Gabelli, a significant, long-time stockholder and close observer of Media General, supports our three nominees and agrees with our conclusion that significant change is needed at the company,” said Joseph Cleverdon, Vice President and Director of Investments, Harbinger Capital Partners. “Our highly qualified nominees will bring experience, judgment, independence and accountability to the board.”

Harbinger Capital Partners strongly encourages all remaining stockholders to vote for all three of its nominees on the GREEN proxy card at the Media General upcoming annual stockholders meeting scheduled for April 24, 2008.

On March 19, 2008, Harbinger Capital Partners filed a definitive proxy statement with the SEC to solicit proxies in connection with the 2008 Annual Meeting of stockholders of Media General, Inc. to be held on April 24, 2008. Company stockholders are encouraged to read the definitive proxy statement and other proxy materials relating to the 2008 Annual Meeting because they contain important information, including a description of who may be deemed to be “participants” in the solicitation of proxies and the direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, of the participants in the solicitation. Such proxy materials are available at no charge on the SEC’s website at http//www.sec.gov. In addition, stockholders may also obtain a free copy of the definitive proxy statement and other proxy materials by contacting our proxy solicitors, Innisfree M&A Incorporated, toll free at (888) 750-5834.

Contacts

Edelman on behalf of Harbinger Capital Partners:

 

Christopher Mittendorf (212) 704-8134

christopher.mittendorf@edelman.com

 

John Dillard (212) 704-8174

john.dillard@edelman.com

 

 

 

 

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