DSP Group Receives Growing Support From Stockholders, Customers and Suppliers Following Positive Recommendations From ISS, Glass Lewis and Egan Jones
We are pleased to advise you that
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Our Largest Customer,
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Growing Stockholder Support in Proxy Contest
We are encouraged that following the recommendations of ISS,
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DSP Group's stock is one of the top performing stocks among our peer group and industry year-to-date, over the last 12 months, and since our restructuring efforts began in 2011 - The current Board's turnaround plan has led to six consecutive quarters of operational improvements as measured across all key metrics
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Despite top line weakness driven by difficult industry trends,
DSP Group has returned to GAAP profitability, recorded its highest gross margins in three years, and achieved its highest operating margins in five years -
DSP Group's focused R&D investments enabled the development and launch of three ground-breaking products, thereby opening new, sizeable growth market opportunities - The current Board has initiated a number of corporate governances best practices, including naming an independent Chairman, the adoption of stock ownership guidelines for directors and senior management, and the adoption of a resolution to declassify the Company's Board of Directors from three classes to a single class starting in 2014
- Starboard has failed to propose a plan to grow the Company
- Starboard, with approximately 10% of the Company's stock, already has adequate representation on the Board
- Starboard's nominees lack the experience and expertise necessary to provide strategic direction for an Israeli-based, multinational company that is competing in a highly technical marketplace
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Additional Starboard nominees on the Company's Board present a significant risk to
DSP Group's plan for durable stockholder value creation -
Seven out of our nine directors are independent and three were nominated by stockholders. Our newest director,
Gabi Seligsohn , was recommended by one of the Company's largest stockholders to replace Mr.Yair Shamir who resigned in connection with his appointment to the Israeli government
These Facts Were Recognized By All Three Independent Proxy Advisory Services – ISS,
ISS:
"As the dissidents have not made a compelling case that further change at the board level is necessary at this time, ISS recommends that shareholders vote on the GOLD proxy card and support the management nominees."
"All three of the Company's nominees have a deeper understanding of DSP's current situation, challenges and opportunities, as well as experience in the environment in which DSP operates. In our view, they are simply better qualified than the Dissident's nominees to serve on the board of a fables (sic) semiconductor company such as DSP."
Egan-Jones:
"...the dissidents have provided no specific plans and no substantive new ideas or valid reasons to change the Company's strategic direction that will enhance the Company's stockholder value...the Company has made strides and significant progress toward its goals to improve its operational and financial performance, including improved revenue efficiency, utilization and cash flow from operations."
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CONTACT: Investor RelationsChristopher Basta Director of Investor Relations,DSP Group Work: 1-408-240-6844 Cell: 1-631-796-5644 chris.basta@dspg.comDaniel H. Burch , CEOMacKenzie Partners, Inc. Work: 1-212-929-5748 Cell: 1-516-429-2721 dburch@mackenziepartners.comPaul R. Schulman , EVPMacKenzie Partners, Inc. Work: 1-212.929.5364 Cell: 1-203.856.6080 pschulman@mackenziepartners.com Media RelationsMike Sitrick andJeff Lloyd Sitrick And Company Work: 1-310-788-2850 Jeff_Lloyd@sitrick.com Mike_Sitrick@sitrick.com