Slide 1: Shareholders for a Better Solitron
Shareholders for a Better Solitron July 14, 2015 Eriksen Capital Management LLC Cedar Creek Partners LLC Tim Eriksen 7/14/2015 Eriksen Capital Management 1
Slide 2: Disclaimer
Disclaimer _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___ ____________ The views expressed herein represent the opinions of Eriksen Capital Management LLC (“ECM”) and Cedar Creek Partners LLC (“CCP”), and are based on
Slide 3: Table of Contents
Table of Contents _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___ ____________ I. Overview of Solitron II. History of Under Valuation and Shareholder Abuse III. Shareholders for a Better Solitron Has a Better Plan IV.
Slide 4: I. Overview of Solitron
I. Overview of Solitron _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___ ____________ • 1959 Company founded • 1965 - 1970 Solitron grew through numerous acquisitions • Jan 1992 – Solitron filed for Chapter 11 bankruptc
Slide 5: I. Overview of Solitron: Business Summary and Financial Overview
I. Overview of Solitron _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___ ____________ Business Summary: Solitron Devices, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and markets solid - state semiconductor components and rela
Slide 6: History of Under Valuation
II. History of Under Valuation & Abuse _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___ ____________ History of Under Valuation: • Dec 1992 – Shevach Saraf named CEO of Solitron (share price low of $3.43 and high of $8.
Slide 7: History of Under Valuation: P/E net of cash
II. History of Under Valuation & Abuse _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___ ____________ History of Under Valuation: • The most telling chart is a history of the valuation based on price to earnings ratio ne
Slide 8: History of Poor Corporate Governance (Shareholder Abuse)
II. History of Under Valuation & Abuse _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___ ____________ History of Poor Corporate Governance (Shareholder Abuse): • From 1993 through 2012, CEO Shevach Saraf and the Board di
Slide 9: History of Poor Corporate Governance (Shareholder Abuse)
II. History of Under Valuation & Abuse _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___ ____________ History of Poor Corporate Governance (Shareholder Abuse): • In 2012, Board approved a Rights Agreement (Poison Pill) w
Slide 10: History of Poor Corporate Governance (Shareholder Abuse)
II. History of Under Valuation & Abuse _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___ ____________ History of Poor Corporate Governance (Shareholder Abuse): • In Feb. 2014, the Board unilaterally extended the term of
Slide 11: History of Poor Corporate Governance (Shareholder Abuse)
II. History of Under Valuation & Abuse _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___ ____________ History of Poor Corporate Governance (Shareholder Abuse): To summarize events of the last two plus years: • there were
Slide 12: History of Poor Corporate Governance Re: CEO Compensation
II. History of Under Valuation & Abuse _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___ ____________ History of Poor Corporate Governance Re: CEO Compensation: • In 1992 Shevach Saraf was named CEO. The company was in C
Slide 13: History of Poor Corporate Governance Re: CEO Compensation
II. History of Under Valuation & Abuse _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___ ____________ History of Poor Corporate Governance Re: CEO Compensation: • In fiscal 2005, the Board granted CEO Saraf options to pu
Slide 14: ECM Plan for Correcting Under Valuation
III. ECM Has a Better Plan _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___ ____________ ECM Plan for Correcting Under Valuation: • Improve corporate governance. • Treat shareholders like the owners of the company. • Im
Slide 15: ECM Plan for Improved Corporate Governance
III. ECM Has a Better Plan _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___ ____________ ECM Plan for Improved Corporate Governance: • Improve the Accountability, Composition, and Independence of the Board by adding Lar
Slide 16: Our Nominees Are More Qualified
IV. Our Nominees Are More Qualified _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___ ______________________________ Solitron’s nominees are not the right choice to solve Solitron’s problems. Mr. Kopperl has been on the
Slide 17: Our Nominees Are More Qualified
IV. Our Nominees Are More Qualified _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___ ______________________________ ECM nominees have the necessary training, knowledge and expertise to solve Solitron’s problems of conti
Slide 18: Our Nominees: Tim Eriksen
IV. Our Nominees Are More Qualified _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___ ______________________________ ECM nominees have the necessary knowledge and expertise to solve Solitron’s problems of under valuation
Slide 19: Tim Eriksen
IV. Our Nominees Are More Qualified _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___ ______________________________ Tim Eriksen Mr . Eriksen’s extensive financial expertise, including knowledge of unlisted micro - cap c
Slide 20: Our Nominees: David W. Pointer
IV. Our Nominees Are More Qualified _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___ ______________________________ ECM nominees have the necessary knowledge and expertise to solve Solitron’s problems of under valuation
Slide 21: David W. Pointer
IV. Our Nominees Are More Qualified _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___ ______________________________ David W. Pointer From September 2014 to June 2015, he was a member of the Board of Directors of ALCO St
Slide 22: Conclusion
Conclusion _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___ ______________________________ We believe that Solitron suffers from continued under valuation due to the shareholder abuse and poor capital allocation of its
Slide 23: Questions?
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___ ______________________________ Questions? 7/14/2015 Eriksen Capital Management 23