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SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (AMENDMENT NO. )
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PUROFLOW INCORPORATED
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(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
PUROFLOW INCORPORATED
REUBEN M. SIWEK, ESQ.
MICHAEL H. FIGOFF
ROBERT A. SMITH
DR. TRACY KENT PUGMIRE
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Puroflow Incorporated
16559 Saticoy Street
Van Nuys, California 91406
August 12, 1999
Steel Partners II, L.P.
150 East 52nd Street
21st Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attn: Mr. Warren G. Lichtenstein
Gentlemen:
The Board of Directors of Puroflow have requested that I respond to your
letter of August 9, 1999.
The Board of Puroflow made a fair and equitable proposal on August 4,
1999 to settle the outstanding issues relating to the present proxy contest.
Your letter of August 9, 1999 in response to the Puroflow proposal
negated any possibility of settling this matter for the benefit of Puroflow
stockholders and an end to the litigious nature of the manner in which you
conduct the affairs of Steel Partners. The Board of Puroflow has no
intentions of acquiesing to your demands.
The Board of Directors of Puroflow do not prpose that we continue the
"fencing and paper war" that you have provided in your attempt to settle this
matter in a fair and equitable arrangements for the existing stockholders.
We now consider your complete rejection of our proposal, dated August 4, 1999
recinded with any attempts to deal with you in a fair and equitable manner.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Reuben M. Siwek
Reuben M. Siwek
Chairman of the Board
RMS:ms
cc: Michael Figoff
Robert Smith
Tracy Pugmire
Daniel H. Burch -- MacKenzie Partners, Inc.
