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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MERRIMAN
CURHAN FORD ANNOUNCES RESULTS
OF
ANNUAL
STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETING
SAN FRANCISCO – December 2,
2009 – Merriman Curhan Ford Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: MERR) held its annual
stockholders' meeting at its San Francisco headquarters last Tuesday, November
24, 2009.
At the
meeting, stockholders voted on and overwhelmingly approved the following
proposals:
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The
election of eight directors to serve on the board of directors until the
2010 annual meeting of
stockholders;
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The
adoption of the 2009 Merriman Curhan Ford Stock Incentive Plan;
and
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The
ratification of Burr, Pilger & Mayer LLP as the company’s registered
independent accountants.
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Each of
the following five directors elected by the holders of Common Stock received in
excess of 92% of the votes cast:
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John
M. Thompson
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D.
Jonathan Merriman
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Dennis
G. Schmal
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William
J. Febbo
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Jeffrey
M. Soinski
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Each of
the following three directors elected by the Series D Preferred received in
excess of 99% of the votes cast:
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Ronald
L. Chez
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Douglas
G. Bergeron
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Andrew
Arno
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Each of
the other proposals voted on received in excess of 98% of the votes cast, with
the Common Stock and the Series D Preferred voting together as a single
class.
The
company's 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K is available on the company’s Web site
at www.mcfco.com, as
well as the Securities and Exchange Commission's Web site at www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml.
About
Merriman Curhan Ford
Merriman
Curhan Ford (NASDAQ:
MERR) is a financial services firm focused on fast-growing companies and
the institutions that invest in them. The company offers high-quality investment
banking, equity research, institutional services and corporate & venture
services, and specializes in five growth industry sectors: CleanTech, Consumer,
Media & Internet, Health Care, Natural Resources and
Technology. For more information, please go to www.mcfco.com.
Note
to Investors
This press release contains certain
forward-looking statements based on our current expectations, forecasts and
assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties. This release does not constitute an
offer to sell or a solicitation of offers to buy any securities of the
Company. Forward-looking statements in this
release are based on information available to us as of the date hereof. Our
actual results may differ materially from those stated or implied in such
forward-looking statements, due to risks and uncertainties associated with our
business, which include the risk factors disclosed in our Form 10-K/A filed on
April 30, 2009 and our Forms 10-Q filed on May 15, August 11, and November 16,
2009. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding our expectations,
beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future and can be identified by
forward-looking words such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate,"
"expect," "intend," "may," "should," and "would" or similar words. We assume no
obligation to update the information included in this press release, whether as
a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The Form 10-K/A filed
on April 30, 2009 and Forms 10-Q filed on May 15, August 11, and November 16,
2009, together with this press release and the financial information contained
herein, is available on our website by going to www.mcfco.com and clicking on
"Investor Relations."
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At the
Company:
Michael
C. Doran
General
Counsel
(415)
568-3905