Additional Proxy Soliciting Materials (definitive) (defa14a)
May 04 2017 - 4:02PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
(Rule 14a-101)
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
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Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )
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Definitive Proxy
Statement
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Definitive
Additional Materials
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Soliciting Material
Pursuant to Rule 240.14a-12
ZOOM
TELEPHONICS, INC.
(Name of
Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Not
Applicable
(Name
of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement if Other Than the
Registrant)
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ZOOM TELEPHONICS, INC.
99 High
Street
Boston,
MA 02110
NOTICE OF INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR
THE
2017 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS OF ZOOM TELEPHONICS,
INC.
TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2017
Dear
Stockholder:
The
2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Zoom Telephonics, Inc. (the
“Company”) will be held at 99 High Street, Boston,
Massachusetts 02110 on Thursday, June 29, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. The
location is near South Station in downtown Boston.
These
proposals will be considered at the Annual Meeting:
1.
To elect seven (7)
Directors to serve for the ensuing year and thereafter until their
successors are duly elected.
2.
To ratify the
appointment of Marcum LLP as the Company’s independent
registered public accounting firm for its fiscal year ending
December 31, 2017.
3.
Non-binding
advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s
named executive officers (the “say-on-pay”
vote).
The
Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the nominees as Directors
and for all other proposals.
The
Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on April 25,
2017 as the record date (the “Record Date”) for the
determination of stockholders entitled to receive notice of and to
vote at the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement
thereof.
This
Notice also constitutes notice of the 2017 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders of the Company.
This
Notice is being mailed to stockholders on or about May 5,
2017.
You may
vote your proxy when you view the materials on the
Internet.
You
will be asked to enter your control number, which is on your
notice.
Stockholders of
record as of the Record Date are encouraged and cordially invited
to attend the Annual Meeting. Directions to attend the meeting
where you may vote in person can be found on our website,
www.zoomtel.com/about/directions.html.
Stockholders may be
deemed to be present in person and to vote at the Annual Meeting by
requesting a paper or e-mail copy of the Proxy Card, and either
mailing it back or voting by Internet or telephone in accordance
with the instructions on the Proxy Card.
The
following Proxy Materials are available for you to review online at
www.edocumentv
iew.com/ZMTP
●
the Company’s
2017 Proxy Statement (including all attachments
thereto);
●
the Company Annual
Report for the year ended December 31, 2016 (which is not deemed to
be part of the official proxy soliciting materials);
and
●
any amendments to
the foregoing materials that are required to be furnished to
stockholders.
Important
Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on June 29, 2017:
●
This communication
is not a form for voting and presents only an overview of the more
complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet.
We encourage you to access and review all of the important
information contained in the proxy materials before
voting.
●
The Company’s
Proxy Statement, Annual Report and other proxy materials are
available at
www.edocumentview.com/ZMTP
.
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If you would like
to receive a paper or e-mail copy of these documents, you must
request them. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy.
Please make your request for a copy as instructed below on or
before June 16, 2017 to facilitate timely delivery.
If you
are a shareholder of record, to request a paper copy of the Proxy
Materials please call
1-866-641-4276;
or you may request a paper or email copy by email at
investorvote@computershare.com
or by logging onto
www.investorvot
e.com/ZMTP
.
If you
hold your shares with a bank or broker, i.e. in street name, you
will receive a notice indicating how to request a paper copy of the
Proxy Materials. Most banks and brokers likely use Broadridge and
therefore you may call 1-800-579-1639, or you may request a paper
or email copy by email at sendmaterial@proxyvote.com or by logging
onto
www.
proxyvote.com
. However, for
some shareholders this may not be the case. Therefore, it’s
important to review your individual notice for the specific
details.
The
Proxy Materials for Zoom Telephonics, Inc. are available to review
at:
www.edocum
entview.com/ZMTP
Note: There is a Control Number that comes with materials notifying
you of the Stockholder Meeting. You will need this Control Number
to request a paper copy of the Proxy Materials, to view your proxy
materials online, or to vote your proxy
electronically.