Trying Something New
Dear Shareholders,
Our upcoming shareholders meeting on Oct. 19 will be the first since the company moved its headquarters from Costa Mesa, CA to Durham. NC. While that will make attendance easier for shareholders who live in the eastern part of the country, it’s likely that many of those who attended our last meeting in Costa Mesa will not be in Durham.
However the meeting will be webcast live and we will provide a link to the webcast on our website prior to the meeting.
This year we will be making a change in how we handle the meeting’s question period which will come after the formal business portion (including counting the votes) is concluded. We want those of you who cannot attend to still be able to submit your questions. So we have set up a section in our Shareholder E-Forum where you can submit those questions. Go to the Forum’s “Ask Management” tab and you will see a special listing for our shareholders meeting. Follow the on-screen instructions to submit your question. You will have to be a registered user of the Forum and registration does require that we verify your status as a shareholder.
I cannot promise that every question that is submitted will be answered. However, we will try to answer those that are the most relevant and mix the web questions in with questions from those attending.