UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
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PULSE ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
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*** IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUESTED ***
PROTECT THE VALUE OF YOUR PULSE INVESTMENT
VOTE THE WHITE PROXY CARD TODAY!
May 10, 2011
Dear Pulse Shareholder:
Pulse Electronics May 18th Annual Meeting is just days away.
Your vote is very important. We urge you to vote today FOR ALL of Pulses director
nominees by telephone or Internet following the instructions on the enclosed WHITE
proxy card.
LEADING PROXY ADVISORY FIRMS RECOMMEND SHAREHOLDERS VOTE
FOR ALL OF PULSES DIRECTOR NOMINEES
Both Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. and Glass Lewis & Co., the two leading
independent proxy advisory firms, have recognized the inadequacy, risk and uncertainty
inherent in Bel Fuse Inc.s $6.00 per share proposal and recommended that Pulse
shareholders vote FOR ALL Pulses director nominees on the WHITE proxy card. As you
may know, the analyses and reports of these independent firms are relied upon by
hundreds of major institutional investment firms, mutual and pension funds, and other
fiduciaries.
In its endorsement of Pulses Board nominees in the report issued on May 8, 2011, ISS stated:
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The BEL takeover proposal is considerably
lacking in certainty, particularly the
credibility of a cash funding plan, and the
significant risk PULS shareholders would be
required to accept non-voting stock in a
combined company. It is also economically
unappealing: despite offering a premium to
the undisturbed market price, it compares
poorly to precedent transactions in the
sector on key multiples and on premium
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On balance, the external evidence suggests
the board exercised appropriate stewardship
by both rejecting the BEL offer for its
uncertain nature and weak valuation, and by
identifying a number of strategic actions, as
well as the executive leadership likely to
accomplish them, which should help PULS
shareholders recoup the value gap between the
companys performance and its potential. |
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Because the boards response appears to have
been appropriate, a vote FOR the management
nominees is warranted. |
In Glass Lewis report issued on May 4, 2011, it stated:
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We recognize that the primary motivation of
Bel Fuse for seeking board seats here likely
has more to do with its desire to complete a
merger transaction with the Company.
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believe that shareholders would be better
served allowing the incumbent board and
management team to execute its strategic plan
at this time and to reduce the Companys debt
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VOTE THE WHITE CARD TODAY
FOR ALL OF PULSES DIRECTOR NOMINEES
We are making solid progress on our comprehensive plan to enhance shareholder value, which
includes reducing costs and increasing profitability. By voting for our highly-qualified,
independent and dedicated nominees, you have the opportunity to ensure that your board and
management team can continue to execute its strategic plan and deliver value to you rather than
allowing the Companys progress to be diverted by Bel Fuses self-serving agenda.
Pulses board unanimously recommends that you vote FOR ALL the highly qualified director
candidates nominated by the Company TODAY by telephone or Internet following the instructions on
the enclosed WHITE proxy card.
If you intend to vote for all of Pulses nominees, you can ignore any gold card received from Bel
Fuse. You dont need it. Even a withhold vote for Bel Fuses nominees on Bel Fuses proxy card
will cancel any previous proxy submitted by you that voted for all the Companys nominees, so
please use the enclosed WHITE proxy card if you intend to vote for all of Pulses nominees.
Thank you for your continued support of our efforts to build shareholder value at Pulse.
Sincerely,
Ralph Faison
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Pulse Electronics Corporation
TIME IS SHORT AND YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT
To ensure that your vote is represented at the meeting, we urge you to vote TODAY
by Internet or telephone by following the simple instructions on the enclosed
WHITE proxy card
If you have questions about how to vote your shares on the WHITE proxy card,
or need additional assistance, please contact the firm
assisting us in the solicitation of proxies:
INNISFREE M&A INCORPORATED
Stockholders Call Toll-Free: (888) 750-5834
Banks and Brokers Call Collect: (212) 750-5833
Safe Harbor
This document contains statements that are forward-looking within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. These
forward-looking statements are based on the Companys current information and expectations. There
can be no assurance the forward-looking statements will be achieved. Actual results may differ
materially due to the risk factors listed from time to time in the Companys SEC reports including,
but not limited to, those discussed in the Companys Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010
in Item 1a under the caption Factors That May Affect Our Future Results (Cautionary Statements for
Purposes of the Safe Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995).
All such risk factors are incorporated herein by reference as though set forth in full. The Company
undertakes no obligation to update any forward looking statement.