Exhibit 99.1
As a result of your interest in the proposed Hyde Park/Essex Crane transaction, we thought you might be interested in the attached article from The Economist entitled, “The Cracks are Showing.” The piece discusses the poor state of America’s infrastructure and the economic imperative to reinvest in it as a national priority. Essex will benefit from increased investment in infrastructure.
This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities. Furthermore, this communication is not a solicitation of proxies from the holders of Hyde Park’s common stock. Any solicitation of proxies will be made only by Hyde Park’s definitive proxy statement that will be mailed to all stockholders of record when available.
Hyde Park, Essex, and their respective directors and officers may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies from Hyde Park stockholders. A list of the names of those directors and officers and descriptions of their interests in Hyde Park is contained in Hyde Park’s preliminary proxy statement, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 2, 2008, and will also be contained in Hyde Park’s definitive proxy statement when it becomes available. Hyde Park’s stockholders may obtain additional information about the interests of its and Essex’s directors and officers in the proposed acquisition by reading Hyde Park’s definitive proxy statement when it becomes available.
Stockholders are advised to read Hyde Park’s preliminary proxy statement and, when available, definitive proxy statement in connection with the solicitation of proxies for the special meeting because these statements contain, or will contain once available, important information. The definitive proxy statement will be mailed to stockholders as of a record date to be established for voting on the proposed acquisition of Essex. Stockholders will also be able to obtain a copy of the proxy statement, without charge, by directing a request to: Hyde Park Acquisition Corp., 461 Fifth Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10017. The preliminary proxy statement and definitive proxy statement once available, can also be obtained, without charge, at the Securities and Exchange Commission's internet site (http://www.sec.gov).
Used with permission of Economist Newspaper Group, from The Economist June 28, 2008; permission conveyed through Copyright Clearance Center, Inc.
