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IMPORTANT ANNUAL NATIONAL PATENT
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION’S MEETING
INFORMATION — YOUR VOTE COUNTS!
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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the National Patent Development Corporation (“National Patent”) Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be Held on December 28, 2009
Under Securities and Exchange Commission rules, you are receiving this notice that the proxy materials for the annual meeting of stockholders of National Patent are available via the Internet. Follow the instructions below to view the materials and vote online or request a copy. The items to be voted on, and the location of, the annual meeting are on the reverse side of this notice. Your vote is important!
This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you via the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting. The proxy statement and National Patent’s Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2008 (without exhibits), and any amendments to the foregoing materials that are required to be furnished to stockholders are available at:
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Meeting Location:
National Patent’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on December 28, 2009 at Day Pitney LLP, 19th floor, 7 Times Square, New York, NY 10036-7311, at 9:00 a.m. EST.
The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on November 2, 2009 as the record date (the “Record Date”) for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting and any adjournments thereof.
Proposals to be voted on at the meeting are listed below along with the Board of Directors’ recommendations.
THE NATIONAL PATENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR ALL” OF THE NOMINEES LISTED IN ITEM 1 AND “FOR” ITEM 2.
| 1. Election of Directors: | 01 - Harvey P. Eisen | 02 - John C. Belknap | 03 - Talton R. Embry |
| 04 - Scott N. Greenberg | 05 - Lawrence G. Schafran | 06 - James Schreiber |
2. To ratify the appointment of Eisner LLP as National Patent’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2009 fiscal year.
PLEASE NOTE – YOU CANNOT VOTE BY RETURNING THIS NOTICE. To vote your shares you must vote online or by telephone, or you must request a paper copy of the proxy materials to receive a proxy card.
Stockholders of record as of the Record Date are invited to attend the Annual Meeting. If you wish to attend and vote at the meeting, please bring this notice with you.
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