UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
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Yahoo! Inc.
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Third Point LLC
Third Point Offshore Master Fund L.P.
Third Point Ultra Master Fund L.P.
Third Point Partners L.P.
Third Point Partners Qualified L.P.
Third Point Reinsurance Co. Ltd.
Lyxor/Third Point Fund Limited
dbX-Risk Arbitrage 11 Fund
Daniel S. Loeb
Harry J. Wilson
Michael J. Wolf
Jeffrey A. Zucker
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On May 1, 2012, Third Point LLC (“Third Point”) posted the material set forth on Exhibit 1 attached hereto (and incorporated herein by reference) to the Value Yahoo website at http://valueyahoo.com/resources/news/how-to-save-yahoo. Also on May 1, 2012, Third Point posted the material set forth on Exhbit 2 attached hereto (and incorporated herein by reference) to the Value Yahoo website at http://valueyahoo.com/resources/pov/infographic-the-incredible-shrinking-yahoo-yahoos-market-power-takes-a-dive. Also on May 1, 2012, Third Point posted the material set forth on Exhibit 3 hereto (and incorporated herein by reference) to the Value Yahoo website at http://valueyahoo.com/resources/news/profits-dont-always-stick-in-chinas-web.
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Third Point and the other Participants (defined below) have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a preliminary proxy statement and accompanying proxy card in connection with its solicitation of proxies for the election of Mr. Daniel S. Loeb, Mr. Harry J. Wilson, Mr. Michael J. Wolf and Mr. Jeffrey A. Zucker at the Company’s 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”).
THE PARTICIPANTS STRONGLY ADVISE ALL SHAREHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY TO READ THE PRELIMINARY PROXY STATEMENT, THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT, THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY CARDS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE SOLICITATION OF PROXIES BY THIRD POINT, DANIEL S. LOEB, THIRD POINT OFFSHORE MASTER FUND L.P., THIRD POINT ULTRA MASTER FUND L.P., THIRD POINT PARTNERS L.P., THIRD POINT PARTNERS QUALIFIED L.P., THIRD POINT REINSURANCE COMPANY LTD., LYXOR/THIRD POINT FUND LIMITED, DBX-RISK ARBITRAGE 11 FUND, HARRY J. WILSON, MICHAEL J. WOLF AND JEFFREY A. ZUCKER (COLLECTIVELY, THE “PARTICIPANTS”), FROM THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY, FOR USE AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. SUCH MATERIALS WILL, ALONG WITH OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS, BE AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE ON THE SEC’S WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.SEC.GOV. IN ADDITION, THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE SOLICITATION WILL PROVIDE COPIES OF THE PROXY STATEMENT WITHOUT CHARGE UPON REQUEST. REQUESTS FOR COPIES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE PARTICIPANTS’ PROXY SOLICITOR, MACKENZIE PARTNERS, INC. AT ITS TOLL-FREE NUMBER (800) 322-2855 OR VIA EMAIL AT PROXY@MACKENZIEPARTNERS.COM.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION RELATING TO THE ABOVE-NAMED PARTICIPANTS IN THIS PROXY SOLICITATION, INCLUDING THEIR DIRECT OR INDIRECT INTERESTS IN THE COMPANY, BY SECURITY HOLDINGS OR OTHERWISE, IS CONTAINED IN THE PRELIMINARY PROXY STATEMENT FILED BY THIRD POINT AND THE OTHER PARTICIPANTS WITH THE SEC ON MARCH 21, 2012, WHICH DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE AT THE SEC’S WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.SEC.GOV. WHEN COMPLETED, THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO SHAREHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY AT NO CHARGE AT THE SEC’S WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.SEC.GOV OR BY CONTACTING THE PARTICIPANTS’ PROXY SOLICITOR, MACKENZIE PARTNERS, INC. AT ITS TOLL-FREE NUMBER (800) 322-2855 OR VIA EMAIL AT PROXY@MACKENZIEPARTNERS.COM.
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Exhibit 1
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How To Save Yahoo!
Forbes
April 26, 2012
By Eric Jackson
Earlier this week, I was invited by the folks at All Things Digital to write less than 150 words on what one thing Yahoo! (YHOO) could do to turn its core business around. It’s a good question.
Read the rest of the article here: http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericjackson/2012/04/26/how-to-save-yahoo/
This information is not contained on the ValueYahoo website. Our legal eagles will not permit us to hyperlink to sites with comments, ads or other content that may regularly change.
Exhibit 2
INFOGRAPHIC: The Incredible Shrinking Yahoo! - Yahoo!'s Market Power Takes a Dive
Source: https://www.hightable.com/infographic/43571
Exhibit 3
Profits Don’t Always Stick in China’s Web
Wall Street Journal
April 29, 2012
By Tom Orlik
The only thing growing faster than China's e-commerce sector seems to be the losses of firms burning cash to gain market share.
Higher incomes, an expanding pool of Internet users and the rise of smartphones mean online retail in China is booming. In 2011, the number of Internet users rose 12% to 513 million. E-commerce transaction value jumped 55% to 806 billion yuan ($127 billion), according to data from Analysys.
Read the rest of the article here: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304723304577370320281194402.html
This information is not contained on the ValueYahoo website. Our legal eagles will not permit us to hyperlink to sites with comments, ads or other content that may regularly change.