On May 20, 2015, Perry Ellis International Inc. announced that it has received notice from Legion Partners Holdings, LLC expressing the intention to nominate 3 nominees for election as directors, as well as submit 2 non-binding shareholder proposals for approval, at the 2015 annual meeting in opposition to the 3 director candidates nominated by the board. In addition, the Company urged the shareholders to vote for its nominees: Oscar Feldenkreis, Bruce J. Klatsky, and Michael W. Rayden and to vote against the Legion Partners LLC's proposal to amend the bylaws to require that the Company adopt a policy that its Chairman of the Board be an independent director according to the definition set forth in the NASDAQ listing standards. Further, the Company urged the shareholders not to return any proxy card sent by Legion Partners.