{"id":541086,"date":"2021-09-22T09:31:10","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T13:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/concerned-shareholders-of-rocky-mountain-candidates-rhonda-j-parish-mark-riegel-and-sandra-elizabeth-taylor-issue-letter-to-shareholders-about-proxy-contest\/"},"modified":"2021-09-22T09:31:10","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T13:31:10","slug":"concerned-shareholders-of-rocky-mountain-candidates-rhonda-j-parish-mark-riegel-and-sandra-elizabeth-taylor-issue-letter-to-shareholders-about-proxy-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/concerned-shareholders-of-rocky-mountain-candidates-rhonda-j-parish-mark-riegel-and-sandra-elizabeth-taylor-issue-letter-to-shareholders-about-proxy-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Concerned Shareholders of Rocky Mountain Candidates Rhonda J. Parish, Mark Riegel and Sandra Elizabeth Taylor Issue Letter to Shareholders About Proxy Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <!--.bwalignc { text-align: center; list-style-position: inside }\n.bwlistdisc { list-style-type: disc }\n.bwmarginl2 { margin-left: 60px }\n.bwuline { text-decoration: underline }body {font:normal small Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#000;background-color:#fff;padding:24px;margin:0;} a img {border:0;} h3 {font-size:medium;color:#000;margin:0 0 1em 0; text-align:center;}-->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\"><b>Concerned Shareholders of Rocky Mountain Candidates Rhonda J. Parish, Mark Riegel and Sandra Elizabeth Taylor Issue Letter to Shareholders About Proxy Contest<\/b><\/p>\n<p>WESTFIELD, N.J.&#8211;(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\">BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)&#8211;<br \/>\nThree of the fully-independent director candidates\u2014Rhonda J. Parish, Mark Riegel and Sandra Elizabeth Taylor\u2014nominated by AB Value Management LLC, collectively with its affiliates (\u201cAB Value\u201d), and together with the other participants in this solicitation (collectively, the \u201cConcerned Shareholders of Rocky Mountain\u201d) representing approximately 14.59% of the outstanding shares of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. (NASDAQ: RMCF) (\u201cRMCF\u201d or the \u201cCompany\u201d) for election to the Company\u2019s Board of Directors (the \u201cBoard\u201d), today released an open letter to shareholders about their qualifications, willingness to collaborate with incumbent RMCF directors and commitment to best-in-class corporate governance practices.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThe full text of the letter follows:\n<\/p>\n<p>\nDear RMCF Shareholders:\n<\/p>\n<p>\nOn October 6, 2021, you will be making a very important decision about the future of the Company and its Board at RMCF\u2019s Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the \u201c2021 Annual Meeting\u201d). As candidates of the Concerned Shareholders of Rocky Mountain for election at the 2021 Annual Meeting, we wanted to take the opportunity to introduce ourselves before engaging with many of you during the next few weeks.\n<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"bwuline\">We are Independent and Experienced<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nFirst, we truly value our independence. We have no prior business or personal relationships with any member of the Concerned Shareholders of Rocky Mountain. We agreed to participate in this campaign because we believe in RMCF, and particularly in its brand. Here are brief summaries of our qualifications:\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li><span class=\"bwuline\">Rhonda J. Parish<\/span> \u2013 Has decades of corporate governance, franchising and legal experience in the retail and restaurant industries in her executive leadership at public companies, such as Walmart, Denny\u2019s, Einstein Bagels and Ruby Tuesday;\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li><span class=\"bwuline\">Mark Riegel<\/span> \u2013 Possesses extensive executive expertise specifically within the chocolate and confection industry, particularly with respect to manufacturing and marketing, including at Russell Stover Chocolates, Ferrara Candy Company, and beginning career in brand management at Kraft; and\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li><span class=\"bwuline\">Sandra Elizabeth Taylor<\/span> \u2013 Brings a much-needed skillset to the Company of corporate social responsibility, combined with her decades of experience serving on public company boards and within executive leadership at DE Master Blenders\/Sara Lee (former director), Cappella Education (former director) Starbucks (SVP, Corporate Responsibility) and Kodak (VP, Public Affairs).\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\nWe feel that our experience and skill sets are well suited to successfully turnaround the business, which we believe has unfortunately faltered under the current management and the legacy directors. With the void left due to Mary Thompson\u2019s resignation and the subsequent lack of core external experience in franchising, confectionery manufacturing, and retailing, we believe our qualifications have become even more valuable for the <i>pro forma<\/i> RMCF Board to leverage.\n<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"bwuline\">We Will Collaborate with the Incumbent Board and Management<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nOur professional experience and industry knowledge prepares us well to immediately focus on addressing the Company\u2019s business challenges. That said, having served in senior leadership roles and on other public company boards, we understand the value of collaboration. We intend to work collaboratively with the current management and the legacy directors to forge a new path for the Company\u2014one that would restore the Company, its brand and help create shareholder value.\n<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"bwuline\">We Have No Preconceived Notions or Agendas, Except for RMCF to Leverage our Experience to Maximize Shareholder Value<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nWe believe that the Concerned Shareholders of Rocky Mountain have set forth a thoughtful and actionable plan to be executed upon if we are elected. However, we are fully aware that once we are \u201cunder the tent\u201d we will need to be nimble and open-minded about the right strategy for RMCF\u2014and we will be. One thing is certain\u2014RMCF is in need of a turnaround, and we will contribute our decades of highly relevant industry-specific experience to help lead this effort.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nAfter reading through the Board\u2019s investor presentation and other materials, we were alarmed to see that there does not appear to be any acknowledgment of past business and financial woes at RMCF. There also does not appear to be any acknowledgement that there is a fractured base at RMCF that needs to be further diagnosed and fixed. This is not acceptable to us. As part of a newly-constituted Board, if elected, we will always be upfront with shareholders\u2014about the \u201cgood\u201d and the \u201cbad\u201d\u2014and will impress this communication style throughout management and the whole RMCF organization.\n<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"bwuline\">We are Committed to Best-in-Class Corporate Governance<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nWe believe that strong corporate governance serves as a foundation for companies to maximize value for all shareholders. We will strive to maintain an ecosystem in the boardroom that invites robust discourse and supports and challenges management. We will always ask many questions and then question every answer.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nWe were quite surprised that the Board\u2019s recent investor presentation does not address a shareholder-unfriendly poison pill that has been in place for many years without shareholder approval (particularly because the Concerned Shareholders of Rocky Mountain are proposing it be removed). We will immediately advocate for the termination of the poison pill and the adoption of a clear policy guiding future adoptions should they ever be necessary.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nWe also plan to examine the Board\u2019s decision-making process surrounding its recent controversial decision to contract from seven to six seats during a contested election and so close to the 2021 Annual Meeting.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThe first question we would ask is:\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"bwmarginl2\"><i>Did the Board rely on the advice of expert lawyers qualified to practice in Delaware (where RMCF is incorporated) before deciding to shrink in size by one seat?<\/i><\/p>\n<p>\nIt appears prudent for any board to seek out this type of specific advice before taking such an action, particularly in a very hurried timeframe (one business day after a vacancy was created due to a director resignation) during an election contest. We will always seek to make fully informed decisions, availing ourselves of expert advice as appropriate, in a thoughtful and deliberate manner.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThe second question we would ask is:\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"bwmarginl2\"><i>How the Board\u2019s more recently appointed directors ever got comfortable agreeing with the Company\u2019s longer tenured directors in making such an arguably shareholder undemocratic decision to contract the Board in these circumstances?<\/i><\/p>\n<p>\nThough, to be frank, we cannot conceive of any reasonable justification that could constitute an answer to this question.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nWe are also committed to <span class=\"bwuline\">proactive engagement<\/span> with shareholders and will be <span class=\"bwuline\">responsive<\/span> to matters that shareholders have clearly voiced their opposition to through low vote-support and other means as they have done in the past on issues such as compensation and the poison pill.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\">\n* * *\n<\/p>\n<p>\nOur conviction has never been higher that RMCF is a great brand in desperate need of board, governance and business refreshment. If elected, we will work tirelessly on behalf of all shareholders to position RMCF for great successes in the years to come.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThank you for your time and consideration.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nSincerely,\n<\/p>\n<p>\nRhonda J. Parish, Mark Riegel and Sandra Elizabeth Taylor\n<\/p>\n<p><b>Important Additional Information<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nAB Value Partners, LP and AB Value Management LLC, Andrew T. Berger, Bradley Radoff, Rhonda J. Parish, Mark Riegel, and Sandra Elizabeth Taylor (collectively, the \u201cParticipants\u201d) have filed a definitive proxy statement and an accompanying <b>BLUE<\/b> proxy card with the SEC to solicit proxies from shareholders of the Company for use at the 2021 Annual Meeting. THE PARTICIPANTS STRONGLY ADVISE ALL SHAREHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT AND OTHER PROXY MATERIALS BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Such proxy materials are available at no charge on the SEC\u2019s website at http:\/\/www.sec.gov. In addition, the Participants in this proxy solicitation will provide copies of the proxy statement without charge, upon request. Requests for copies should be directed to the Participants\u2019 proxy solicitor.\n<\/p>\n<p><b>Certain Information Regarding the Participants<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nThe Participants in the proxy solicitation are: AB Value Partners, LP, AB Value Management LLC, Andrew T. Berger, Bradley Radoff, Rhonda J. Parish, Mark Riegel, and Sandra Elizabeth Taylor. As of the date hereof, AB Value Partners, LP directly owns 224,855 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share of the Company (\u201cCommon Stock\u201d). As of the date hereof, AB Value Management LLC beneficially owns 460,189 shares of Common Stock. As of the date hereof, Mr. Radoff directly owns 433,624 shares of Common Stock. As of the date hereof, none of Mr. Berger, Ms. Parish, Mr. Riegel, or Ms. Taylor directly own any shares of Common Stock.\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=bwnews&amp;sty=20210922005647r1&amp;sid=flmnd&amp;distro=nx&amp;lang=en\" style=\"width:0;height:0\" \/><span class=\"bwct31415\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"mmgallerylink\"><span id=\"mmgallerylink-phrase\">View source version on businesswire.com: <\/span><span id=\"mmgallerylink-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20210922005647\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20210922005647\/en\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nJohn Glenn Grau<br \/>\n<br \/>InvestorCom LLC<br \/>\n<br \/>(203) 295-7841\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p><b>KEYWORDS:<\/b> United States North America New Jersey<\/p>\n<p><b>INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:<\/b> Professional Services Retail Other Retail Other Professional Services Finance Food\/Beverage<\/p>\n<p><b>MEDIA:<\/b><\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"3\" cellspacing=\"3\">\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><b>Logo<\/b><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20210922005647\/en\/908798\/3\/HighResolutionLogo.jpg\" alt=\"Logo\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Concerned Shareholders of Rocky Mountain Candidates Rhonda J. 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Parish, Mark Riegel and Sandra Elizabeth Taylor Issue Letter to Shareholders About Proxy Contest WESTFIELD, N.J.&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211; Three of the fully-independent director candidates\u2014Rhonda J. Parish, Mark Riegel and Sandra Elizabeth Taylor\u2014nominated by AB Value Management LLC, collectively with its affiliates (\u201cAB Value\u201d), and together with the other participants in this solicitation (collectively, the \u201cConcerned Shareholders of Rocky Mountain\u201d) representing approximately 14.59% of the outstanding shares of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. (NASDAQ: RMCF) (\u201cRMCF\u201d or the \u201cCompany\u201d) for election to the Company\u2019s Board of Directors (the \u201cBoard\u201d), today released an open letter to shareholders about their qualifications, willingness to collaborate with incumbent RMCF directors and commitment to best-in-class corporate governance practices. 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