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1.
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To
consider and vote upon a proposal to give the Company’s Board of Directors
discretion to effect a reverse stock split with respect to issued
and
outstanding shares of our common stock;
and
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2.
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To
consider and vote upon a proposal to amend and restate the Company’s
Restated Articles of Incorporation to change the Company’s name from “YP
Corp.” to “LiveDeal, Inc.”
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By
Order of the Board of Directors
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/s/
Joseph F. Cunningham Jr.
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Joseph
F. Cunningham Jr.
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Chairman
of the Board
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FOR
the proposal to give the Board discretion to effect a reverse stock
split
with respect to issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s common
stock; and
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FOR
the proposal to amend and restate the Company’s Restated Articles of
Incorporation to change the Company’s name from “YP Corp.” to “LiveDeal,
Inc.”
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Increased
Share Price. A reverse stock split may increase the trading price of
shares of the Company’s common stock, making them more attractive
investments generally and to institutional investors in particular.
An
increased share price might also enable the Company to seek listing
on the
NASDAQ stock market in the future.
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Reduced
Number of Shares Issued and Outstanding. The Company issued
15,525,114 shares of its common stock in its recent merger with LiveDeal,
Inc., which increased the number of shares issued and outstanding
to
65,787,458 shares. The Board believes that reducing that number (and
increasing the proportion of the shares of Company common stock authorized
but unissued) would be beneficial to the Company and its stockholders.
Such a reduction might also help to facilitate future business
combinations or other transactions in the event that such opportunities
arise.
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Reduced
Stockholder Transaction Costs. Because investors typically pay
commissions based on the number of shares traded when they buy or
sell
shares of our common stock, such investors would pay lower commissions
for
trading a given dollar amount of Company common stock if the reverse
stock
split occurs.
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Increased
Earnings Per Share. A decrease in the number of shares of our common
stock issued and outstanding would have the result of increasing
our
nominal earnings per share, which could help our visibility in the
marketplace and increase the level of confidence in our common
stock.
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No
Guarantee of Increased Share Price. There are no assurances that the
trading price of shares of the Company’s common stock will increase upon
the effectiveness of any reverse stock split approved by the Board.
The
future performance of our common stock will be based on the Company’s
performance and other factors that are unrelated to the number of
issued
and outstanding shares of our common stock. If the trading price
of shares
of our common stock does not increase by an amount that is commensurate
with the reduction in our shares issued and outstanding as a result
of the
reverse stock split, the total market capitalization of the Company
will
decrease.
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Reduced
Liquidity is Possible. The liquidity of our common stock could be
adversely affected by the reduced number of shares that would be
issued
and outstanding if the reverse stock split is
approved.
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Name
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Shares
Beneficially
Owned
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Percentage
of
Shares
Outstanding
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Daniel
L. Coury, Sr. (1)
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1,750,000
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2.7 | % | |||||
Gary
Perschbacher
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100,000
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John
Raven
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150,000
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Joseph
Cunningham
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250,000
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*
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Elisabeth
DeMarse
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150,000
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*
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Richard
Butler
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100,000
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Benjamin
Milk
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100,000
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Rajesh
Navar (2)
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8,097,548
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12.3 | % | |||||
John
Evans (3)
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200,000
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Rajesh
Navar and Arati Navar, Co-Trustees of the Rajesh & Arati Navar Living
Trust dated 9/23/2002 (4)
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6,633,842
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10.1 | % | |||||
Torstar
Corporation (5)
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4,757,181
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7.2 | % | |||||
Ewing
& Partners (6)
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5,753,973
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8.7 | % | |||||
Timothy
Ewing (6)
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5,753,973
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8.7 | % | |||||
Endurance
General Partners, L.P. (6)
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5,753,973
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8.7 | % | |||||
Ewing
Asset Management, LLC (6)
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5,753,973
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8.7 | % | |||||
Endurance
Partners (Q.P.), L.P. (6)
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4,036,724
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6.1 | % | |||||
Endurance
Partners, L.P. (6)
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1,717,249
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2.6 | % | |||||
All
executive officers and directors as a group (9 persons)
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10,897,548
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16.6 | % |
(1)
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Of
the number shown, (i) 55,000 shares are owned by Children’s Management
Trust (the “Coury Trust”), of which Mr. Coury is a co-trustee, and (ii)
10,093 shares are owned by DLC & Associates Business Consulting, Inc.
(“DLC”), of which Mr. Coury is the President. Mr. Coury disclaims
beneficial ownership of the shares owned by the Coury Trust and DLC
except
to the extent of his proportionate interest therein, if
any.
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(2)
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Mr.
Navar joined the Board as a director on June 6, 2007. Mr. Navar owns
1,463,706 shares directly and 6,633,842 shares indirectly in his
capacity
as a co-trustee and co-beneficiary of the Rajesh & Arati Navar Living
Trust dated 9/23/2002.
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(3)
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Mr.
Evans joined the Board as a director on June 6, 2007. Mr. Evans owns
100,000 shares directly and 100,000 shares indirectly as a co-owner
of
Rubicon Capital Partners (“Rubicon”). Mr. Evans disclaims beneficial
ownership of the shares owned by Rubicon except to the extent of
his
proportionate interest therein, if
any.
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(4)
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Address
is 23930 Jabil Lane, Los Altos Hills, California
94024.
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(5)
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Address
is One Yonge Street, 6th
Floor,
Toronto, Canada M5E 1P9.
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(6)
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The
present principal occupation or employment of Mr. Ewing is managing
partner of Ewing & Partners (“E&P”), whose principal business is
serving as manager to Endurance Partners, L.P. (“Endurance”) and Endurance
Partners (Q.P.), L.P. (“Endurance QP”) and manager and general partner of
Value Partners, Ltd. The principal business of Ewing Asset Management
is
serving as general partner of Endurance General Partners, L.P. and
as a
minority partner in E&P. The principal business of Endurance General
Partners, L.P. is to serve as the general partner of both Endurance
and
Endurance QP. The principal business of Endurance and Endurance QP
is
investment in and trading of capital stocks, warrants, bonds, notes,
debentures and other securities. Address for all entities and persons
is
4514 Cole Avenue, Suite 808, Dallas, Texas
75205.
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YP
Corp.
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/s/
Gary L. Perschbacher
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Gary
L. Perschbacher
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Chief
Financial Officer
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Stockholder’s
Signature
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Date
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Co-Holder’s
(if any) Signature
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Date
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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1.
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To
approve the proposal to give the Company’s Board of Directors discretion
to effect a reverse stock split with respect to issued and outstanding
shares of the Company’s common stock at an exchange ratio of between 1:5
and 1:10.
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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2.
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To
approve a proposal to amend and restate the Company’s Restated Articles of
Incorporation to change the Company’s name from “YP Corp.” to “LiveDeal,
Inc.”
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