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TECHNICAL CHEMICALS AND PRODUCTS, INC.
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June 16, 2000
Dear Fellow Stockholders:
I am writing to advise you that the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Technical
Chemicals and Products, Inc. scheduled for Friday, June 16, 2000 in Ft.
Lauderdale, Florida at 10:00 a.m. local time was adjourned after it was
determined that the number of shares voted by proxy and in person at this Annual
Meeting did not constitute the required quorum due to delays in mailing proxy
materials to beneficial "street-name" stockholders.
Therefore, the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Technical Chemicals and
Products, Inc. has been rescheduled for Friday, July 21, 2000 at 10:00 a.m.
local time at the offices of the Company at 3341 S.W. 15th Street, Pompano
Beach, Florida. We are also continuing to solicit additional proxies to
constitute a quorum.
- If you have not yet voted, it is urgent that you review the proxy materials
previously sent to you and vote as soon as possible by telephone, the Internet
or mail as permitted and further described in the enclosed voting materials.
- If you have already voted by telephone, the Internet or mail, it is not
necessary to do so again unless you wish to change your vote.
If you need a replacement copy of the Company's Proxy Statement, this document
can be obtained online using the EDGAR database at the Securities and Exchange
Commission's website at www.sec.gov and accessing our DEF 14A filing of May 31,
2000. You can also contact our investor relations department by phone at (954)
979-0400 x233, fax at (954) 979-0009, or e-mail at [email protected].
It is important that all stockholders cast their vote. The Board of Directors
recommends a vote FOR all proposals.
Thank you for your continued support as a TCPI stockholder and your assistance
in this matter.
Sincerely,
/s/Jack L. Aronowitz
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Jack L. Aronowitz
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Technical Officer
Technical Chemicals and Products, Inc.
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NEWS
For Immediate Release Contact:
June 16, 2000 Howard A. Goldman
Vice President/Investor Relations
and Corporate Communications
Phone: (954) 979-0400 x233
E-Mail: [email protected]
or
Media Contacts:
Weber Public Relations
Sandy Baksys (217) 793-8864
Robert Gill (305) 448-7450
TECHNICAL CHEMICALS AND PRODUCTS ADJOURNS
ANNUAL STOCKHOLDERS MEETING TO ACHIEVE QUORUM
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. - Technical Chemicals and Products, Inc. (Nasdaq:
TCPI), a manufacturer and worldwide marketer of point-of-care medical diagnostic
products, today announced that its Annual Meeting of Stockholders was adjourned
earlier this morning after it was determined that the number of shares voted by
proxy and in person at this Annual Meeting did not constitute the required
quorum due to delays in mailing proxy materials to beneficial"street-name"
stockholders.
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Technical Chemicals and Products,
Inc. has been rescheduled for Friday, July 21, 2000 at 10:00 a.m. local time at
the offices of the Company at 3341 S.W. 15th Street, Pompano Beach, Florida.
The Company is also continuing to solicit additional proxies to
constitute a quorum. A notice of adjournment and voting forms will be
distributed as soon as possible to all stockholders of record as of the original
Record Date of May 1, 2000.
- If stockholders have not yet voted, it is urgent they review the
proxy materials previously sent to them and vote as soon as possible by
telephone, the Internet or mail as permitted and further described in the voting
form and notice of adjournment being mailed.
- If stockholders have already voted by telephone, the Internet or
mail, it is not necessary to do so again unless they wish to change their vote.
In the event stockholders need a replacement copy of the Company's
Proxy Statement, this document can be obtained online using the EDGAR database
at the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov and accessing
the Company's DEF 14A filing of May 31, 2000. Stockholders can also contact
TCPI's investor relations department by phone at (954) 979-0400 x233, fax at
(954) 979-0009, or e-mail at [email protected].
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Copies of this and other news releases may be obtained free of charge
by calling the Company's automated fax service at (800) 464-9217. Additional
information can be obtained from TCPI's website at http://www.techchem.com.
Information in this press release, including any information
incorporated by reference herein, includes "forward-looking statements" within
the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
Section 21E of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended, and is subject to the
safe-harbor created by such sections. The Company's actual results may differ
significantly from the results discussed in such forward-looking statements.
For a complete description of the Company's products and business, see
Part I, Item 1 of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1999 and current quarterly report on Form 10-Q.
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