approving the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 for Proposal 2, in favor of approving, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers for Proposal 3, in favor of approving the Stockholder Rights Proposal for Proposal 4 and against the stockholder proposal, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting for Proposal 5.
Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting virtually, we urge you to vote by proxy to ensure your vote is counted. You may still attend the Annual Meeting virtually and vote during the Annual Meeting if you have already voted by proxy and want to change how you previously voted.
If you are a beneficial owner and hold shares through another party, such as a bank or brokerage firm, you may receive materials from them asking how you want to vote. Simply follow the instructions to ensure that your vote is counted. To vote at the Annual Meeting you must obtain a valid proxy from your broker, bank, or other agent. Follow the instructions from your broker, bank or other agent included with the notice, or contact your broker, bank, or other agent.
You may receive more than one set of proxy materials depending on how you hold your shares. Please vote all of your shares. To ensure that all of your shares are voted, for each set of proxy materials, please submit your proxy by phone, via the Internet or by signing, dating and returning the enclosed proxy card in the enclosed envelope.
A stockholder of record may revoke any proxy which is not irrevocable by submitting a new proxy bearing a later date, by voting by telephone or over the Internet or by delivering to the Corporate Secretary of the Company a revocation of the proxy in writing so that it is received by the Company at 500 Woodward Ave, Suite 2900, Detroit, Michigan 48226-1279 prior to the Annual Meeting.
A proxy shall be irrevocable if it states that it is irrevocable and if, and only as long as, it is coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable power.
If you are a beneficial owner, you may revoke your proxy by submitting new instructions to your broker, bank, or other agent, or if you have received a proxy from your broker, bank, or other agent giving you the right to vote your shares at the Annual Meeting, by attending the meeting virtually and voting during the meeting.
These proxy materials are being provided in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Company and are first being sent to stockholders on or about March 27, 2025. We have engaged Sodali & Co., which we refer to as “Sodali”, to assist in the solicitation of proxies for the Annual Meeting. We have agreed to pay Sodali a fee of $14,000. We will also reimburse Sodali for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and will indemnify Sodali and its affiliates against certain claims, liabilities, losses, damages and expenses. In addition to these mailed proxy materials, our directors and officers may also solicit proxies in person, by telephone or by other means of communication. These parties will not be paid any additional compensation for soliciting proxies. We may also reimburse brokerage firms, banks and other agents for the cost of forwarding proxy materials to beneficial owners.
The vote required for Proposal 1 for the election of directors by stockholders shall be the plurality of the votes cast with respect to a director nominee. This means that the director nominees receiving the highest number of affirmative ‘for’ votes will be elected. Abstentions and “broker non-votes” (as defined below) will not count as votes either ‘for’ or ‘against’ a nominee.
Approval of Proposal 2 requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the Company’s shares of common stock present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote on the subject matter. For Proposal 2, an abstention will have the same effect as a vote against the proposal because an abstention represents a share considered present and entitled to vote.
Approval of Proposal 3 requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of all then outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors. For Proposal 3, an abstention will