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FOR
Immediate Release
Contact:
Arthur B. Crozier
Innisfree
M&A Incorporated
212-750-5833
DOLPHIN
SAYS THAT PROXY ADVISOR GLASS LEWIS RECOMMENDS
STOCKHOLDERS
VOTE FOR ALL DOLPHIN NOMINEES AND BY-LAW
AMENDMENT
AT
infoUSA’S
UPCOMING ANNUAL MEETING
STAMFORD,
CONNECTICUT, May 22, 2006 - Dolphin Limited Partnership I, L.P. and Dolphin
Financial Partners L.L.C., which together own 2.0 million shares, or 3.6% of
infoUSA
Inc.
(NASDAQ: IUSA), today announced that Glass, Lewis & Co., LLC, one of the
world’s leading proxy advisory firms, has recommended that infoUSA
stockholders vote for all Dolphin nominees and its by-law amendment and against
management’s incumbent directors at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders
on May 26, 2006.
Dolphin
also stated that Institutional Shareholder Services’ Taft-Hartley Advisory
Services has separately issued a report in favor of all Dolphin nominees and
its
by-law amendment. This follows the same May 16, 2006 recommendation by
Institutional Shareholder Services.
“Nearly
51% of shares are held by professional investors and institutions, including
Dolphin. Days away from this important election, every vote counts,” said Donald
T. Netter, Senior Managing Director of Dolphin. “The Glass Lewis recommendation
further demonstrates that infoUSA
is in
desperate need of real change. We believe the nominees we have put forth will
be
the needed catalysts of real change through accountability and corporate
governance reform. We thank Glass Lewis for their support of our nominees and
their plan.”
The
Glass
Lewis report says in part:
“Dolphin
has brought to light many serious issues regarding the governance of the board
of infoUSA,
primarily unauthorized reimbursements to Mr. Vinod Gupta as well as termination
of the special committee. In our opinion, Dolphin has presented a convincing
argument.”
“The
fact
that the board of directors uncovered a substantial level of unauthorized
reimbursements to Mr. Vinod Gupta in 2004 indicates a lack of basic oversight
by
the board’s governance committee.”
“In
addition, …, we are troubled that the board has failed to initiate an expanded
review of these reimbursements.”
“Considering
that Mr. Vinod Gupta had just retracted his bid to acquire the Company and
noted
unwillingness to support any alternative transaction, we believe he should
have
abstained from that vote (to terminate the special committee).”
“While
it
can be beneficial for large shareholders to be represented on a company’s board,
in this instance, there is evidence that Mr. Vinod Gupta has abused his
position.”
“…we
believe the dissidents must make a compelling showing of mismanagement on the
part of the existing board members and provide a realistic plan for improvement.
Here, in our opinion, Dolphin has met this test, in particular, with regard
to
infoUSA’s
termination of the special committee and its related party transactions with
Mr.
Vinod Gupta.”
Finally,
Dolphin noted that the Corporate Library, a leading corporate governance ratings
service, gave the infoUSA
Board
a “D” in their Board Composition Rating and determined its Board Risk Assessment
is “High.”
Dolphin
urges ALL stockholders to vote the BLUE
proxy
card today in favor of Dolphin’s three independent and highly qualified nominees
- Malcolm M. ‘Mick’ Aslin, Karl L. Meyer, and Robert A. Trevisani and its by-law
amendment proposal.
infoUSA
stockholders should sign, date and return the BLUE
proxy
card FOR
Dolphin’s nominees and by-law amendment at the upcoming Annual Meeting of
Stockholder on May 26, 2006. If you have any questions, or would like assistance
in voting your shares, please contact the company that is helping us with this
most important election, Innisfree M&A Incorporated, at
1-888-750-5834.
Dolphin
encourages all stockholders to visit its Web site www.iusaccountability.com
to learn
more about Dolphin’s nominees and its plan to build stockholder value and to see
important original documents involving Mr. Vinod Gupta and the infoUSA
Board, which Dolphin obtained as part of an extensive books and records review
under Delaware law.