Egan-Jones Recommends YuMe Stockholders Vote for Both VIEX Opportunities Fund Nominees on the GOLD Proxy Card
- Egan-Jones says the VIEX nominees will work towards the protection of stockholder interests
- ISS, Glass Lewis and Egan-Jones ALL recommend YuMe stockholders vote the GOLD proxy card
NEW YORK, May 24, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- VIEX Opportunities Fund, LP – Series One ("VIEX"), the largest stockholder of YuMe, Inc. (NYSE: YUME) ("YuMe" or the "Company"), owning approximately 15.8% of the outstanding common stock of the Company, announced today that another leading independent proxy voting advisory firm, Egan-Jones & Co. ("Egan-Jones"), has recommended that YuMe stockholders vote on the GOLD VIEX proxy card FOR the election of VIEX's highly-qualified director candidates, Elias Nader and Eric Singer, and FOR VIEX's board declassification proposal at the upcoming annual meeting of stockholders of the Company scheduled for May 27, 2016. ISS, Glass Lewis and Egan-Jones have ALL recommended that YuMe stockholders vote the GOLD proxy card.
In recommending for both VIEX nominees, Egan-Jones considered VIEX's criticisms of YuMe's performance, cost structure and capital allocation, noting:
"…the Board and the management have failed to maximize shareholder value demonstrated by the Company's poor performance (68% loss of value since its IPO), rising costs and inferior capital allocation."
Egan-Jones was also critical of YuMe's executive compensation practices:
"Egan-Jones believes that the Compensation Committee should he held accountable for such a poor [compensation] rating and should ensure that the Company's compensation policies and procedures are centered on a competitive pay-for-performance culture, strongly aligned with the long-term interest of its shareholders…"
Eric Singer, founder of VIEX, responded to the Egan-Jones report, stating, "We are gratified to have now received the recommendations to vote on the GOLD proxy card from all three of the proxy advisory firms in the United States. We are confident that the solution at YuMe requires direct stockholder representation in the boardroom. Companies like YuMe underscore the importance of stockholders speaking up with a strong voice when a board demonstrates such little regard for capital allocation, cost structure, corporate governance and strategic planning. It is shameful that the YuMe board has authorized the imprudent expenditure of substantial stockholder resources to muffle the voices of stockholders. We welcome the Egan-Jones endorsement and urge our fellow YuMe stockholders to vote their GOLD proxy today to elect both of our nominees."
EGAN-JONES HAS ENDORSED BOTH OF OUR HIGHLY-QUALIFIED NOMINEES AND OUR PROPOSAL TO DECLASSIFY THE YUME BOARD – VOTE THE GOLD PROXY CARD TODAY.
If you have already voted YuMe's white proxy card, a later dated GOLD proxy card will revoke your previously cast vote.
If you have any questions, or require assistance with your vote, please contact Morrow & Co., LLC, toll- free at (800) 662-5200, call direct at (203) 658-9400 or email: [email protected]
Contacts
Investors:
Morrow & Co., LLC
Tom Ball, 203-658-9400
[email protected]
or
John Ferguson, 203-658-9400
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SOURCE VIEX Opportunities Fund, LP
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