DALLAS, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Blockbuster Inc.
(NYSE: BBI, BBI.B), a leading global provider of media
entertainment, today announced that it will webcast its Annual
Meeting of Stockholders, which will be held in Dallas, Texas on Thursday, June 24, 2010 at 10 a.m. CDT. Investors and other interested
parties may access a live audio webcast via the Investor Relations
section of the Company's web site at
http://investor.blockbuster.com. An archived version of the
webcast will be available for five business days after the live
event.
Blockbuster strongly encourages its stockholders to support the
Company by voting the WHITE proxy card and discarding any Gold
proxy card provided by Gregory
Meyer. Even if a vote on a Gold proxy card has
previously been cast, it is not too late to change that vote by
voting a WHITE proxy card as only the latest dated proxy card will
be counted.
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If you have any questions on how to vote your
shares,
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please call the Company's proxy
solicitor:
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MORROW & CO., LLC AT
(800) 969-2372
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Note Regarding Annual Meeting Admission
If you wish to attend the annual meeting in person, you must
present a valid form of personal identification. If you are a
beneficial owner of Class A common stock or Class B common stock
that is held of record by a bank, broker or other holder of record,
you will also need proof of ownership to be admitted to the
meeting. A recent brokerage statement and a letter from your bank,
broker or other holder of record are examples of proof of
ownership. No cameras, recording equipment, electronic devices,
large bags, backpacks, briefcases or packages will be permitted in
the meeting. All bags are subject to search.
Company Statement
Stockholders are urged to read Blockbuster's definitive proxy
statement because it contains important information regarding
Blockbuster's annual meeting of stockholders to be held on
June 24, 2010. Stockholders and
other interested parties may obtain, free of charge, copies of the
proxy statement, and any other documents filed by Blockbuster with
the SEC, at the SEC's Internet website at http://www.sec.gov/. The
proxy statement and these other documents may also be obtained free
of charge by contacting Morrow & Co., Inc., the firm assisting
Blockbuster in the solicitation of proxies, toll-free at
1-800-607-0088.
Blockbuster and certain of its directors and executive officers
may, under the rules of the SEC, be deemed to be "participants" in
the solicitation of proxies from Blockbuster's stockholders in
respect of the 2010 annual meeting of stockholders.
Information regarding the interests of such persons,
including such persons' beneficial ownership of Blockbuster common
stock is set forth in Blockbuster's definitive proxy statement,
filed with the SEC on May 21, 2010,
with respect to the 2010 annual meeting of stockholders.
About Blockbuster Inc.
Blockbuster Inc. is a leading global provider of rental and
retail movie and game entertainment. The company provides customers
with convenient access to media entertainment anywhere, any way
they want it - whether in-store, by-mail, through vending kiosks or
digitally to their homes and mobile devices. With a highly
recognized brand and a library of more than 125,000 movie and game
titles, Blockbuster leverages its multichannel presence to serve
nearly 47 million global customers annually. The company may be
accessed worldwide at www.blockbuster.com.
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Contacts:
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Media – Rebecca
Fannin of Hill and Knowlton, +1 202 944 1928,
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rebecca.fannin@hillandknowlton.com, for Blockbuster
Inc.
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Investor Relations –
Kellie Nugent, Director, Investor Relations of Blockbuster Inc., +1
214 854 4442, kellie.nugent@blockbuster.com
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SOURCE Blockbuster Inc.
