Stec Confirms Settlement Discussions to Avert Proxy Contest with Balch Hill and Potomac Capital have Broken Down

STEC STEC today confirmed that settlement discussions to avert a proxy contest with Balch Hill and Potomac Capital have broken down, as noted in an open letter they sent to STEC shareholders. "STEC has gone to great lengths to offer a reasonable compromise to the two parties, which would have included giving them a meaningful presence on our Board allowing a constructive and collaborative path forward," said Kevin C. Daly, Ph.D., chairman of STEC's Board of Directors. "We are disappointed that the dissidents have decided to pursue this wasteful course of action. The Board and management team remain fully committed to creating value for all shareholders, and that remains our focus." The date for the 2013 Annual Meeting has not yet been announced. About STEC, Inc. STEC, Inc. is a leading provider of enterprise-class, solid-state storage solutions designed for the ever-growing performance, reliability and endurance requirements of today's advanced data centers. The industry's first company to deploy solid-state drives (SSDs) into large-scale enterprise environments, STEC offers the industry's widest range of solid-state storage solutions, which protect critical information for major business and government organizations worldwide. Headquartered in Santa See full press release
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