Hey Capt Hook, are you going to the annual meeting ?
This Proxy Statement is furnished by Telos Corporation, a Maryland corporation (“Telos” or the “Company”), formerly known as C3, Inc., to the holders of the Company’s Class A and Class B Common Stock (“Common Stock”) and 12% Cumulative Exchangeable Redeemable Preferred Stock (“Public Preferred Stock”) in connection with the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Annual Meeting”) of the Company to be held in the auditorium at the Company’s headquarters located at 19886 Ashburn Road, Ashburn, Virginia 20147-2358 on November 9, 2005 at 9:30 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, or any adjournment of it, for the purposes set forth in the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Annual Meeting Notice”).
The entire cost of soliciting these proxies will be borne by the Company. In a follow-up to the original solicitation of the proxies by mail, the Company will request brokers and others to send proxy forms and other proxy material to the beneficial owners of the Common Stock and reimbursement will be provided for any expenses incurred in so doing. If necessary, the Company may also request its employees to solicit proxies from the shareholders personally or by telephone. The Company may retain a proxy solicitor to assist in the solicitation of proxies, for which the Company would pay usual and customary fees.
This Proxy Statement is being mailed to holders of the Common Stock and the Public Preferred Stock on or about October 14, 2005 together with a Proxy Card, the Annual Meeting Notice and the Company’s 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004.
Beneficial owners who hold Public Preferred Stock through a broker, bank or other nominee will receive instructions from such representative or custodian that must be followed in order to have such beneficial owner’s shares of Public Preferred Stock voted. Stockholders who own Common Stock or hold certificates of Public Preferred Stock in such stockholders own name as a holder of record, may vote by signing, dating and mailing the proxy card in the postage paid envelope provided. Stockholders may come to the meeting and vote their shares in person. |