Thomas Weisel Partners Group, Inc. - Additional Proxy Soliciting Materials (definitive) (DEFA14A)
November 05 2007 - 6:15AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
Proxy
Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a)
of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )
(Rule 14a-101)
Filed
by
the Registrant
x
Filed
by
a Party other than the Registrant
o
Check
the
appropriate box:
o
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Preliminary
Proxy Statement
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o
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Confidential,
for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by
Rule 14a-6(e)(2))
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o
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Definitive
Proxy Statement
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o
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Definitive
Additional Materials
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x
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Soliciting
Material Pursuant to
Rule 240.14a-12
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THOMAS
WEISEL PARTNERS GROUP, INC.
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(Name
of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
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N/A
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(Name
of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the
Registrant)
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Payment
of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):
o
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Fee
computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and
0-11.
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(1)
Title of each class of securities to which transaction
applies:
(2)
Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies:
(3)
Per
unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to
Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the filing fee is
calculated and state how it was determined):
(4)
Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:
(5)
Total fee paid:
o
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Fee
paid previously with preliminary
materials.
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Check
box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act
Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee
was paid previously. Identify the previous filing by registration
statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its
filing.
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(1)
Amount Previously Paid:
(2)
Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.:
(3)
Filing Party:
On
November 1, 2007 Thomas Weisel Partners Group, Inc. announced that during the
week of November 5-9, 2007 it would be participating in an investor conference
sponsored by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods and would be making presentations to
individual institutional investors. A copy of the presentation materials to
be
utilized during the investor conference and the presentations to institutional
investors is being posted to the Thomas Weisel Partners website and a copy
of
those presentation materials is set forth below.
The
contents of this filing and the documents attached hereto contain
forward-looking statements that are subject to known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results, performance,
or
achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance,
or
achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These
forward-looking statements were based on various factors and were derived
utilizing numerous assumptions and other factors that could cause actual results
to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. These factors
include, but are not limited to, Thomas Weisel Partners Group, Inc.’s (“TWPG’s”)
and Westwind Capital Corporation’s (“Westwind’s”) ability to complete the
transaction in a timely manner or at all, implement their strategic initiatives
and achieve the expected benefits of the transaction, integrate their operations
and retain their professionals, as well as competitive, economic, political,
and
market conditions and fluctuations, government and industry regulation, other
risks relating to the transaction, including the effect of the announcement
of
the transaction on the companies’ business relationships, operating results and
business generally and other factors, including those that are described (i)
under the caption “Risk Factors” in the preliminary proxy statement filed with
the SEC by Thomas Weisel Partners Group, Inc. on October 25, 2007 and (ii)
under
the caption “Risk Factors” in TWPG's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2006 and other periodic reports filed by TWPG with the SEC
thereafter (“Exchange Act Reports”). Most of these factors are difficult to
predict accurately and are generally beyond TWPG’s or Westwind’s control. You
should consider the areas of risk described in connection with any
forward-looking statements that may be made herein and readers are cautioned
not
to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. For any forward-looking
statements contained herein, TWPG claims the protection of the safe harbor
for
forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. TWPG does not assume any obligation to update the information
contained herein in the future.
In
connection with the proposed transaction, Thomas Weisel Partners has filed
a
preliminary proxy statement will be filing a definitive proxy statement and
relevant documents concerning the transaction with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”). SECURITY HOLDERS OF THOMAS WEISEL PARTNERS ARE URGED TO READ
THE PROXY STATEMENT AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC OR
WHEN
THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Investors
and security holders can obtain free copies of the definitive proxy statement
and other documents when they become available (i) by calling Investor Relations
at 415-364-2500, (ii) by going to the Investor Relations section of
www.tweisel.com or (iii) by mailing a request to Thomas Weisel Partners,
Investor Relations, One Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94104. In addition,
documents filed with the SEC by Thomas Weisel Partners are available free of
charge at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov.
Thomas
Weisel Partners and its directors and executive officers may be deemed to be
participants in the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of Thomas
Weisel Partners in connection with the proposed transaction. Information
regarding Thomas Weisel Partners’ directors and executive officers is available
in Thomas Weisel Partners’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2006, which was filed with the SEC on March 16, 2007, and its
proxy
statement for its 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which was filed with
the
SEC on April 12, 2007. These documents are available free of charge at the
SEC’s
web site at www.sec.gov and from Investor Relations at Thomas Weisel Partners
as
described above. Additional information regarding the interests of such
potential participants will be included in the proxy statement and the other
relevant documents filed with the SEC when they become available.