UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities
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VERTRUE INCORPORATED
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THE FOLLOWING PRESS RELEASE HAS BEEN ISSUED IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED MERGER:
Vertrue Incorporated Intends to Adjourn the Special Meeting of
Stockholders on July 31 to August 15
NORWALK,
Conn. July 30, 2007 Vertrue Incorporated (NASDAQ: VTRU) today announced
that it intends to convene the previously announced special meeting of its stockholders
scheduled for July 31, 2007 for the sole purpose of holding a vote
to adjourn the special meeting to
August 15, 2007, in order to solicit additional proxies and provide its stockholders with
additional time to consider the changes to the previously announced merger effectuated by
an amendment that Vertrue entered into on July 18, 2007, including the increased merger
consideration from $48.50 to $50.00 per share in cash, and to review supplementary proxy
materials, which Vertrue expects to mail to its stockholders
promptly. On July 26, 2007, Brencourt Advisors, LLC, on behalf of Brencourt Credit Opportunities Master, Ltd.
and Brencourt BD, LLC, gave irrevocable notice to Velo Holdings Inc., which will be the sole owner
of the surviving corporation after the merger, that it was exercising an option to acquire an
interest in equity securities of Velo Holdings Inc. in the amount of $25,000,000.
The further adjourned special meeting will be held on August 15, 2007, at 9:30 a.m.,
Eastern Time, at the Stamford Marriott Hotel & Spa, 243 Tresser Boulevard, Stamford,
Connecticut. The record date for stockholders entitled to vote at the reconvened August 15
meeting remains June 7, 2007. Stockholders who have previously submitted their proxy or
otherwise voted, and who do not want to change their vote, need not take any action.
Stockholders with questions about the merger or how to vote their shares (or how to change
a prior vote of their shares) should contact Vertrues proxy solicitor, Georgeson Inc., by
telephone at (212) 440-9800 (for banks and brokers) and (866) 577-4994 (for all others), or
in writing at Georgeson Inc., 17 State Street, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10004.
ABOUT VERTRUE
Vertrue is a publicly held company whose shares are listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker
symbol VTRU. Vertrue is a premier Internet direct marketing services company. Vertrue operates a
diverse group of marketing businesses that share a unified mission: to provide every consumer with
access to direct-to-consumer savings across its five vertical markets of healthcare, personal
property, security/insurance, discounts and personals, which are all offered online through a set
of diverse Internet marketing channels. Our principal executive offices are located at 20 Glover
Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut 06850, and our telephone number is (203) 324-7635.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements contained herein may constitute forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual
results, performance or achievements of Vertrue to be materially different from any future results,
performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors
include, among others, risks associated with the timing of and costs of financing commitments,
general competitive factors and regulatory developments. More detailed information about these
risks, uncertainties and other factors is set forth in Vertrues Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 2006 of Vertrue and in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal
quarter ended March 31, 2007. Risks and uncertainties relating to the proposed merger include the
ability of
the parties to the merger agreement to satisfy the conditions to closing
specified in the merger agreement. Vertrue is under no obligation to, and expressly disclaims
any obligation to, update or alter its forward-looking statements.
IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE MERGER
In connection with the proposed merger of Velo Acquisition Inc. with and into Vertrue pursuant
to the merger agreement, Vertrue has filed a definitive proxy statement and other materials with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) and expects to file supplementary proxy
materials with the SEC. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING DECISION, VERTRUES STOCKHOLDERS ARE URGED TO
READ THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT, THE SUPPLEMENTARY PROXY
MATERIALS AND OTHER MATERIALS CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED
MERGER AND THE PARTIES THERETO. Copies of the definitive proxy statement have been mailed to
record holders of the shares of Vertrues common stock. The
supplementing proxy materials (when available) will be mailed to
record holders of the shares of Vertrues common stock.
Vertrues stockholders may obtain, without
charge, a copy of the definitive proxy statement, supplementary proxy
materials (when available) and other materials filed by Vertrue with the SEC
from the SECs website at http://www.sec.gov. Vertrues stockholders may
also obtain, without charge, a copy of the definitive proxy statement, the
supplementary proxy materials (when available) and other materials by directing a request by mail or telephone to
Vertrue Incorporated, Attn. Legal Department, 20 Glover Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06850, telephone: (203)
324-7635, or from Vertrues website, http://www.vertrue.com.
PARTICIPANTS
IN SOLICITATION
Vertrue and its directors, officers and other members of its management and employees may be
deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from Vertrues stockholders with respect
to the proposed merger. Information concerning the interests of Vertrues directors and executive
officers and their ownership of shares of Vertrues common stock is set forth in the definitive
proxy statement and other materials for the special meeting of Vertrues stockholders, which were
filed with the SEC, and will be contained in the supplementary proxy materials. Stockholders may
obtain additional information regarding the interests of Vertrue and its directors and executive
officers in the merger, which may be different than those of Vertrues stockholders generally, by
reading the definitive proxy statement and other materials regarding the merger, previously filed
with the SEC, and the supplementary proxy materials (when available).
CONTACT:
Gary A. Johnson (203) 324-7635