DFAN14A 1 p13-1956dfan14a.htm CLINTON GROUP INC

SCHEDULE 14A

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ValueVision Media, Inc.

 

(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)

 

Clinton Spotlight Master Fund, L.P.

Clinton Magnolia Master Fund, Ltd.

Clinton Relational Opportunity Master Fund, L.P.

Clinton Relational Opportunity, LLC

GEH Capital, Inc.

Channel Commerce Partners, L.P.

Clinton Group, Inc.

George E. Hall

Cannell Capital LLC

Tristan Offshore Fund, Ltd.

Tristan Partners, L.P.

Cuttyhunk II Fund LLC

Tonga Partners, L.P.

J. Carlo Cannell

Thomas D. Beers

Dorrit M. Bern

Mark Bozek

Melissa B. Fisher

Thomas D. Mottola

Robert Rosenblatt

Fred Siegel

Gregory P. Taxin

 

 

 

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On November 6, 2013, Clinton Group, Inc. and its affiliates (collectively, "Clinton") issued a press release including the full text of a letter sent by Clinton to the Chairman of the board of directors (the "Board") of ValueVision Media, Inc. ("ValueVision") responding to ValueVision's request that Clinton withdraw its demand (the "Demand") for a special meeting of ValueVision shareholders (the "Special Meeting"). In the press release and the attached letter, Clinton noted that the Board has discretion under Minnesota law to delay the Special Meeting until late January and stated that, if the Board set such a date, Clinton would delay its solicitation of proxies from ValueVision shareholders until January. In the letter, Clinton also noted that ValueVision's request that Clinton withdraw and re-file the Demand would allow ValueVision to schedule the Special Meeting as late as May 2014 and stated that it does not believe that such a delay serves the interests of ValueVision shareholders. A copy of the press release containing the full text of the letter is filed herewith as Exhibit 1.