FTD Group, Inc. (NYSE: FTD), a leading international provider of
floral related products and services, today announced that it will hold
a special meeting of stockholders on Monday, August 25, 2008 at 10:00
a.m., local time, at its principal executive office, 3113 Woodcreek
Drive, Downers Grove, Illinois 60515. The purpose of the meeting is to
consider and vote upon a proposal to adopt the Agreement and Plan of
Merger, dated as of April 30, 2008, by and among FTD, United Online,
Inc. and UNOLA Corp., as amended (Agreement and Plan of Merger).
Stockholders of record as of the close of business on July 21, 2008 are
entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting.
The proposed transaction, which has been approved by FTD’s
Board of Directors, is subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set
forth in the Agreement and Plan of Merger.
Additional Information and Where You Can Find It
United Online has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC) a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-151998)
containing a prospectus/proxy statement in connection with the proposed
transaction. The definitive proxy statement/prospectus will be mailed to
the stockholders of FTD. Investors and stockholders are urged to read
the proxy statement/prospectus and Registration Statement, and any and
all amendments or supplements thereto, which contain important
information about the proposed transaction. Investors and stockholders
may obtain a free copy of the proxy statement/prospectus and
Registration Statement, as well as other documents filed by United
Online and FTD with the SEC, at the SEC’s
website at www.sec.gov.
Investors and stockholders may also obtain a free copy of the proxy
statement/prospectus and Registration Statement and the respective
filings with the SEC directly from FTD by directing a request to Jandy
Tomy at (630) 724-6984 and directly from United Online by directing a
request to Erik Randerson at (818) 287-3350. Investors and stockholders
are urged to read the proxy statement/prospectus and the other relevant
materials when they become available before making any voting or
investment decision with respect to the proposed transaction.
Each of the companies’ directors and executive
officers and other persons may be deemed, under SEC rules, to be
participating in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the
proposed transaction. Information regarding United Online’s
directors and officers can be found in its proxy statement filed with
the SEC on April 29, 2008, and information regarding FTD’s
directors and officers can be found in its proxy statement filed with
the SEC on October 11, 2007. Additional information regarding the
participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct
and indirect interest in the transaction, by security holdings or
otherwise, are contained in the proxy statement/prospectus and other
relevant materials to be filed with the SEC.
About FTD Group, Inc.
FTD Group, Inc. is a leading provider of floral related products and
services to consumers and retail florists, as well as other retail
locations offering floral products, in the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and
the Republic of Ireland. The business utilizes the highly recognized FTD
and Interflora brands, both supported by the Mercury Man logo, which is
displayed in approximately 45,000 floral shops worldwide. The consumer
businesses operate primarily through the www.ftd.com
Web site in the U.S. and Canada and the www.interflora.co.uk
Web site in the U.K. and are complemented by the florist businesses
which provide products and services to FTD’s
independent members.
FTD Group, Inc.
Jandy Tomy
Investor Relations
(630)
724-6984
jtomy@ftdi.com