UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
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MathStar, Inc.
19075 N.W. Tanasbourne Drive, Suite 200
Hillsboro, Oregon 97124
(503) 726-5500
AMENDED NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS;
NOTICE OF AMENDMENT TO PROXY STATEMENT
Rescheduled Annual Meeting to Be Held on July 10, 2009
To the Stockholders of MathStar, Inc.:
In connection with a delay by a third party service provider in mailing the proxy materials of MathStar, Inc. (the "Company") to certain stockholders, which was not known by the Company until June 15, 2009, the Board of Directors of the Company has rescheduled the Company's 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") from the date announced in the proxy statement and related materials dated June 2, 2009 (the "Original Mailing") to a later date to afford a sufficient amount of time for proxy materials to be delivered to and reviewed by all stockholders and to allow stockholders sufficient time to vote at the Annual Meeting. The time and location (which is nearby the original location) of the Annual Meeting are also changing, as indicated below. The matters to be voted on at the Annual Meeting and the record date for the Annual Meeting have not changed.
As such, notice is hereby given that the Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders will now be held on Friday, July 10, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. (Minneapolis, Minnesota time), at The Grand Hotel, 615 Second Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402. Subject to the changes described above, the Annual Meeting will continue to be held for the following purposes:
1. To elect members of the MathStar board of directors to serve for the following year and until their successors are duly elected and qualified;
2. To ratify the appointment by the Audit Committee of MathStar's board of directors of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as MathStar's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2009;
3. To vote on a stockholder proposal; and
4. To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or at any and all postponements or adjournments of the Annual Meeting.
Only stockholders of record at the close of business on May 13, 2009 and their proxies will be entitled to vote at the rescheduled Annual Meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof. A form of proxy and a proxy statement containing more detailed information about the matters to be considered at the Annual Meeting were included in the Original Mailing. We urge you to give this material your careful attention.
By Order of the Board of Directors: | ||
/s/ JOHN M. JENNINGS Corporate Secretary |
Hillsboro, Oregon
June 17, 2009
WHETHER OR NOT YOU EXPECT TO ATTEND THE RESCHEDULED ANNUAL MEETING, PLEASE SIGN THE ORIGINAL PROXY CARD AND RETURN IT IN THE ENVELOPE PROVIDED, IF YOU RECEIVED A PAPER COPY OF THE PROXY CARD.
PLEASE NOTE: A REVISED PROXY CARD IS NOT BEING SENT. AS SUCH, VOTES ALREADY CAST ON THE ORIGINAL PROXY CARD, THAT HAVE NOT BEEN REVOKED, ARE STILL VALID.
ALSO, TELEPHONE AND INTERNET VOTES ALREADY CAST, THAT HAVE NOT BEEN REVOKED, ARE STILL VALID. HOWEVER, TELEPHONE AND INTERNET VOTING HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 12:00 P.M. (CENTRAL TIME) ON THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2009.
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS
FOR THE RESCHEDULED
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON JULY 10, 2009
This Amended Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders/Notice of Amendment to Proxy Statement, the Amendment to Proxy Statement, the accompanying proxy statement, and the MathStar, Inc. 2008 Annual Report to Stockholders, which includes the MathStar, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, are available athttp://www.MathStar.com. References to our website are not intended to and do not incorporate information found on the website into our proxy materials.
MathStar, Inc.
19075 N.W. Tanasbourne Drive, Suite 200
Hillsboro, Oregon 97124
(503) 726-5500
AMENDMENT TO PROXY STATEMENT
FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
Rescheduled Annual Meeting to Be Held on July 10, 2009
Amended Proxy Statement Disclosure
This Amendment to Proxy Statement amends only the parts of the disclosure in the Proxy Statement dated June 2, 2009 ("Original Statement") and the Proxy Card ("Original Card") identified below. Deleted text is shown below as crossed through, and new text is shown below as underlined:
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- The reference to the date, time and location on page 1 of the Original Statement is amended as follows:
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- The heading on the Original Card is amended as follows:
This document is being furnished to the stockholders of MathStar, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as part of the solicitation of proxies by the MathStar board of directors for use at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held onMonday, June 29, 2009 at 3:30 p.m. local time, at 225 South Sixth Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402Friday, July 10, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. local time, at The Grand Hotel, 615 Second Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55402.
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- The heading above the first paragraph on the Original Card is amended as follows:
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERSMonday, June 29, 2009Friday, July 10, 20093:30 p.m.10:00 a.m.
Central Time
225 South Sixth StreetThe Grand Hotel, 615 Second Avenue South
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
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- The first paragraph on the Original Card is amended as follows:
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- The first bullet on the reverse side of the Original Card is amended as follows:
PROXY SOLICITED BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
For Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be Held onJune 29, 2009July 10, 2009
The undersigned hereby names, constitutes and appoints Douglas M. Pihl and John M. Jennings, or either of them acting alone, with full power of substitution, as my true and lawful attorneys and proxies for me and in my place and stead to attend the Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of MathStar, Inc. (the "Company") to be held at3:30 p.m., Central Time, on Monday, June 29, 200910:00 a.m., Central Time, on Friday, July 10, 2009, and at any and all postponements or adjournments thereof, and to vote all the shares of common stock held of record in the name of the undersigned on May 13, 2009, with all the powers that the undersigned would possess if he, she or it were personally present.
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- The second bullet on the reverse side of the Original Card is amended as follows:
Use any touch-tone telephone to vote your proxy 24 hours a day, 7 days a week until 12:00 p.m. (CT) onFriday, June 26, 2009Thursday, July 9, 2009.
Use the Internet to vote your proxy 24 hours a day, 7 days a week until 12:00 p.m. (CT) onFriday, June 26, 2009Thursday, July 9, 2009.
The changes set forth above are the only changes to the Original Statement and the Original Card for the Annual Meeting. Otherwise, the Original Statement and the Original Card remain unchanged.
Proxies
Please Note: The Company is not sending a revised proxy card; if you have not already voted, please use the proxy card sent with the Original Statement. Any votes already cast on the Original Card, that have not been revoked, are still valid. In addition, telephone and internet votes already cast, that have not been revoked, are still valid. However, telephone and internet voting has been extended to 12:00 p.m. (Central Time) on Thursday, July 9, 2009.
If you have already voted by any of the foregoing methods, and do not wish to revoke your vote, you do not need to do anything further.
Proxy Materials
We will provide upon request and without charge to each stockholder receiving this Amendment to Proxy Statement copies of the Amended Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders/Notice of Amendment to Proxy Statement, the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the Original Statement, and the 2008 Annual Report to Stockholders, which includes the MathStar, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008. These materials can also be accessed on the Company's website athttp://www.MathStar.com.