EVLV Evolv Technologies Holdings Inc

Shareholders Should Vote Based on the Facts, Not Clinton Group's Flawed Statements; Urges All Shareholders to Protect the Value of Their Investment by Voting the WHITE Proxy Card

MINNEAPOLIS, MN--(Marketwired - Jun 2, 2014) - ValueVision Media, Inc. (NASDAQ: VVTV) ("ValueVision" or the "Company"), a multichannel electronic retailer via TV, Internet and mobile, announced that, in order to set the record straight on the Clinton Group's misleading and self-serving assertions, it has filed a presentation with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The presentation, which is available on the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at http://shophq.mwnewsroom.com/Presentations and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov, has been filed in connection with the Company's 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on Wednesday, June 18, 2014.

Clinton Group's May 27, 2014, investor presentation included multiple inaccurate and misleading statements, which ValueVision refutes in the presentation it filed today:

• The Clinton Group used selective data to misrepresent the operating performance and shareholder returns achieved by ValueVision's Board and management team;
• Contrary to Clinton Group's assertions, ValueVision's strategy is working and creating value for shareholders while enhancing the customer experience;
• Clinton Group continues to misunderstand or intentionally misrepresent ValueVision's programming and merchandising strategy;
• Clinton Group's "First Ninety Days" plan is poorly conceived and risks derailing the Company's momentum; and
• Clinton Group has omitted meaningful and relevant facts about the expertise and qualifications of ValueVision's Board members that shareholders should consider in voting FOR the current Directors and their strategy to continue creating substantial and growing shareholder value.

ValueVision's shareholders are reminded that their vote is important, no matter how many or how few shares they own. Whether or not shareholders plan to attend the Annual Meeting, they have an opportunity to protect their investment by voting the WHITE proxy card "FOR" ValueVision's eight highly qualified and experienced nominees: Jill Botway, John Buck, William Evans, Landel Hobbs, Sean Orr, Lowell Robinson, Randy Ronning and Keith Stewart.

Advisors Jefferies LLC is acting as financial advisor and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and Barnes & Thornburg LLP are acting as legal advisors to ValueVision.

Your Vote Is Important, No Matter How Many Or How Few Shares You Own

If you have questions about how to vote your shares, or need additional assistance, please contact the firm assisting us in the solicitation of proxies:

INNISFREE M&A INCORPORATED Shareholders Call Toll-Free: (888) 750-5834 Banks and Brokers May Call Collect: (212) 750-5833

REMEMBER: We urge you NOT to sign any Gold proxy card sent to you by Clinton. If you have already done so, you have every right to change your vote by signing, dating and returning the enclosed WHITE proxy card TODAY in the postage-paid envelope provided. If you hold your shares in Street-name, your custodian may also enable voting by telephone or by Internet -- please follow the simple instructions provided on your WHITE proxy card.

About ValueVision Media/ShopHQ (www.shophq.com/ir) ValueVision Media, Inc. operates as ShopHQ, a multichannel retailer that enables customers to shop and interact via TV, phone, Internet and mobile in the merchandise categories of Home & Consumer Electronics, Beauty, Health & Fitness, Fashion & Accessories, and Jewelry & Watches. The ShopHQ television network reaches over 87 million cable and satellite homes and is also available nationwide via live streaming at www.shophq.com. Please visit www.shophq.com/ir for more investor information.

Forward-Looking Information

This release may contain certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed forward-looking statements. These statements are based on management's current expectations and accordingly are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Actual results may vary materially from the expectations contained herein due to various important factors, including (but not limited to): consumer preferences, spending and debt levels; the general economic and credit environment; interest rates; seasonal variations in consumer purchasing activities; the ability to achieve the most effective product category mixes to maximize sales and margin objectives; competitive pressures on sales; pricing and gross sales margins; the level of cable and satellite distribution for our programming and the associated fees; our ability to establish and maintain acceptable commercial terms with third-party vendors and other third parties with whom we have contractual relationships, and to successfully manage key vendor relationships; our ability to manage our operating expenses successfully and our working capital levels; our ability to remain compliant with our long-term credit facility covenants; our ability to successfully transition our brand name; the market demand for television station sales; our management and information systems infrastructure; challenges to our data and information security; changes in governmental or regulatory requirements; litigation or governmental proceedings affecting our operations; significant public events that are difficult to predict, or other significant television-covering events causing an interruption of television coverage or that directly compete with the viewership of our programming; and our ability to obtain and retain key executives and employees. More detailed information about those factors is set forth in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and current reports on Form 8-K. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this announcement. The Company is under no obligation (and expressly disclaims any such obligation) to update or alter its forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Important Information

This release may be deemed to be solicitation material in respect of the solicitation of proxies from shareholders in connection with one or more meetings of the Company's shareholders, including the Company's 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. On May 9, 2014, the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") a proxy statement and a WHITE proxy card in connection with the Company's 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The Company, its directors and certain of its executive officers and employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from shareholders in connection with the Company's 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Information concerning the interests of these directors and executive officers in connection with the matters to be voted on at the Company's 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders is included in the proxy statement filed by the Company with the SEC in connection with such meeting. In addition, the Company files annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy and information statements, and other information with the SEC. The proxy statement for the 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders is available, and any other relevant documents and any other material filed with the SEC concerning the Company will be, when filed, available, free of charge at the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov. SHAREHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ CAREFULLY THE PROXY STATEMENT FILED BY THE COMPANY AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION, INCLUDING INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO PARTICIPANTS.

Contacts Media: Dawn Zaremba ShopHQ dzaremba@shophq.com (952) 943-6043 O Tim Lynch / Jed Repko Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher (212) 355-4449 Investors: David Collins / Eric Lentini Catalyst Global LLC vvtv@catalyst-ir.com (212) 924-9800 O (917) 734-0339 M Arthur Crozier / Scott Winter / Jonathan Salzberger Innisfree M&A Incorporated (212) 750-5833

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