UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
Proxy statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )
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Thompson IM Funds, Inc.
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ProxyLite Script Sample 1
“Hi, this is Jason Stephens,
I am the CEO of Thompson IM Funds calling to discuss your investment in the Thompson Bond Fund and our special meeting that is being held on January 30, 2020.
You should have received proxy information related to the meeting over the past few days. That package included instructions on how you can easily vote your shares by mail, over the phone or online. We ask that you vote as soon as possible.
Your vote is needed and valued regardless of the number of shares that you own. Please vote promptly by pressing 1 at any time to be connected with a Broadridge proxy specialist. If this message was recorded on your voicemail, please call 800-574-5926 to vote your shares.
Your vote is very important. We need your participation. Acting now will ensure that you do not receive any additional solicitation.
Thank you for your time and most importantly, thank you for your vote.”
ProxyLite Script Sample 2
“Hello, my name is Jason Stephens, CEO of Thompson IM Funds, and I am calling today regarding your investment in the Thompson Bond Fund and to ask for your help.
There is an important proposal concerning a New Advisory Agreement out to our shareholders and it is important to me to get your view and your vote on this issue.
As a shareholder, your participation in the vote is urgently requested. You can vote now by pressing 1 and you will be connected to a Broadridge proxy specialist who can walk you through the process of the vote. Or, if you are receiving this message as a recording you can vote now by dialing 800-574-5926 to be connected. That number again is 800-574-5926.
You will also have received proxy materials by mail, and you can use those to vote through the mail or online.
Acting now will ensure that you will not receive any additional solicitation.
Please vote—your vote is important regardless of the number of shares you own.
Thank you again for your time and we appreciate your confidence in the Thompson Bond Fund.”
ProxyLite Script Sample 3 – close to meeting date
“Hello, this is Jason Stephens,
I am the CEO of Thompson IM Funds, and I am calling to discuss your investment in the Thompson Bond Fund.
With only a few weeks left until our January 30, 2020 deadline, I am reaching out to our shareholders that have not yet voted.
I apologize for the inconvenience, but your vote will only take a moment and you can vote now by pressing 1 to be connected to a Broadridge proxy specialist.
If this message was recorded on your voicemail please take a moment to call at your earliest convenience, 800-574-5926 that’s 800-574-5926 to vote your shares, or you may use your proxy card and voting instructions you received in the mail.
As a reminder the Board of Directors believes the proposal is in the best interest of the shareholders and recommended a vote FOR the proposal.
Acting now will ensure that you do not receive any additional solicitation. We appreciate your support and thank you in advance for your vote.”
ProxyLite Script Sample 4 – close to meeting date
“Hello, this is Jason Stephens,
I am the CEO of Thompson IM Funds, and I am calling to discuss your investment in the Thompson Bond Fund.
With only a few days left until our January 30, 2020 deadline, I am reaching out to our shareholders that have not yet voted.
I apologize for the inconvenience, but your vote will only take a moment and you can vote now by pressing 1 to be connected to a Broadridge proxy specialist.
If this message was recorded on your voicemail please take a moment to call at your earliest convenience, 800-574-5926 that’s 800-574-5926 to vote your shares, or you may use your proxy card and voting instructions you received in the mail.
As a reminder the Board of Directors believes the proposal is in the best interest of the shareholders and recommended a vote FOR the proposal.
Acting now will ensure that you do not receive any additional solicitation. We appreciate your support and thank you in advance for your vote.”
ProxyLite Script Sample 5 – adjournment
“Hi, my name is Jason Stephens,
I am the CEO of Thompson IM Funds calling to discuss your investment in the Thompson Bond Fund. Let me explain why this is likely one of many calls and mailings you have received regarding our special meeting.
Thompson Bond Fund is widely held by nearly 97 thousand individual investors like you, which makes it extremely difficult and time consuming to obtain the necessary votes from shareholders.
As a result our special shareholder meeting has been adjourned to < DATE> in order to obtain a sufficient number of votes in order to pass the proposal.
The Board of Directors has recommended a vote FOR the proposal, and we need your vote.
Your vote will only take a moment. In fact, you can vote promptly by pressing 1 at any time to be connected with a Broadridge proxy specialist.
If this message was recorded to your voicemail please call at your earliest convenience 800-574-5926—that’s 800-574-5926—to vote your shares.
We sincerely appreciate your investment with Thompson Bond Fund and thank you in advance for your vote.”
