On January 7, 2014, Aberdeen International Inc. filed a form of proxy soliciting proxies and urged the shareholders to vote for its nominees: John Begeman, Stan Bharti, Maurice Colson, George Faught, David Stein, Ken Taylor O.C., and Bernie Wilson. In addition, the Company urged the shareholders to reject Meson Capital Partners LLC's nominees: Ken Daraie, Andrew Green, Ryan J. Morris, Michael Kahan, Joseph Lee Grant Matheson, Akbar Mohamed, and Mark Piotrowski at the special shareholders meeting scheduled to be held on February 3, 2015.