UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
(Rule 14a-101)
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT
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(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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BALCH HILL PARTNERS, L.P.
BALCH HILL CAPITAL, LLC
SIMON J. MICHAEL
POTOMAC CAPITAL PARTNERS L.P.
POTOMAC CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.
POTOMAC CAPITAL PARTNERS II, L.P.
POTOMAC CAPITAL MANAGEMENT II, L.L.C.
POTOMAC CAPITAL PARTNERS III, L.P.
POTOMAC CAPITAL MANAGEMENT III
PAUL J. SOLIT
ERIC SINGER
ADAM LEVENTHAL
CLARK MASTERS
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Balch Hill Partners, L.P. (“Balch Hill”), together with the other participants named herein, has made a definitive filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission of a proxy statement and accompanying GOLD proxy card to be used to solicit votes for the election of a slate of director nominees at the 2013 annual meeting of shareholders of STEC, Inc.
Item 1: On June 20, 2013, Balch Hill
delivered the following presentation to Institutional Shareholder Services Inc.: