DEFA14A 1 formdefa14a.htm RICEBRAN TECHNOLOGIES DEFA 14A 4-30-2013 formdefa14a.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
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Important Notice of Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
RICEBRAN TECHNOLOGIES
 
To Be Held On:
June 18, 2013 at 9:00 A.M. local time
Scottsdale Plaza Resort, 7200 North Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85253
 
 
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This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.
 
If you want to receive a paper or e-mail copy of the proxy materials you must request one. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. To facilitate timely delivery please make the request as instructed below before June 7, 2013.
 
Please visit http://www.ricebrantech.com/InvestorRelations, where the following materials are available for view:
 
   
● Proxy Statement
   
● Form of Electronic Proxy Card
   
● Annual Report to Shareholders
     
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The Board of Directors recommends a vote "FOR" the election of all nominees, "FOR" Proposals 2, 3, 4 and 6 and for "1 Year" for Proposal 5.
  
   
1. Election of Directors:
  
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To approve an amendment to our articles of incorporation to increase the authorized number of shares of common stock from 500,000,000 to 1,200,000,000;
       
NOMINEES:
W. John Short
David Goldman
Baruch Halpern
Henk W. Hoogenkamp
Robert C. Schweitzer
  
3.
To approve amendments to our articles of incorporation that would effect a reverse stock split, pursuant to which either eighty, one hundred and twenty, one hundred and sixty or two hundred outstanding shares of our common stock would be combined into one share of such stock, and to authorize our board of directors, at their discretion, to select and file one such amendment which would effect the reverse stock split at one of these four reverse split ratios on or before June 18, 2014, if deemed appropriate;
     
 
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To approve, on a nonbinding advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers;
       
   
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To vote, on an advisory basis, on the frequency of holding an advisory vote on executive compensation;
       
   
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To ratify our appointment of BDO USA, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2013; and
       
   
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To transact such other business that is properly presented before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
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