This message is for employees who invest in the DIRECTV Stock Fund of the DIRECTV 401(k) Savings Plan. If you have already voted, you can disregard this email.
DIRECTV’s upcoming shareholder vote is the company’s next major step in our proposed combination with AT&T. Because you invest in the DIRECTV Stock Fund of the DIRECTV 401(k) Savings Plan, you have an opportunity to cast your vote in favor of this transaction.
Deadline is September 23 to Vote Your DIRECTV Shares
As a participant in the DIRECTV Stock Fund of the 401(k) Savings Plan, you recently received a proxy statement / prospectus advising you how to instruct the Trustee on voting the shares of DIRECTV stock that are held on your behalf. You will need to vote no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014.
Voting Materials
The Proxy Statement for the Special Meeting of Stockholders is available online at www.proxyvote.com and www.directv.com/investor. Those materials have been made available in connection with the company’s Special Stockholders’ Meeting to be held on Thursday, Sept. 25. The primary purpose of the meeting is to seek stockholder approval for the proposed transaction with AT&T, which is described in the Proxy Statement. But the next step is up to you.
Three Ways to Vote
There are three ways that you can instruct the Trustee:
1. Complete a proxy card online at www.proxyvote.com (NOTE: You received your personalized control number in an email with the subject line “DIRECTV Special Meeting” on August 25;
2. Give your proxy by phone at (800) 690-6903; or
3. Mark a proxy card and mail it in the envelope (each provided only if you requested a hard copy of the proxy statement and proxy card).
Your instructions and vote will be kept private.
Your Vote Makes a Difference – Please vote by September 23.
Our Board of Directors has made a recommendation on the matters to be voted on by our stockholders. We urge you to carefully review the Proxy Statement and instruct the Trustee to vote your shares as recommended by our Board. Please act quickly so that you do not miss the deadline.
Cautionary Language Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
Information set forth in this communication, including financial estimates and statements as to the expected timing, completion and effects of the proposed merger between DIRECTV and AT&T, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These estimates and statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results might differ materially. Such estimates and statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the benefits of the merger, including future financial and operating results, the combined company’s plans, objectives, expectations and intentions, and other statements that are not historical facts. Such statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of the management of DIRECTV and AT&T and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties outside of our control.
Among the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those described in the forward-looking statements are the following: (1) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement, (2) the risk that DIRECTV stockholders