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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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ONLINE RESOURCES CORPORATION
(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
TENNENBAUM CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC
TENNENBAUM OPPORTUNITIES PARTNERS V, LP
SPECIAL VALUE OPPORTUNITIES FUND, LLC
SPECIAL VALUE EXPANSION FUND, LLC
MICHAEL LEITNER
HUGH STEVEN WILSON
JOHN DORMAN
EDWARD D. HOROWITZ
BRUCE A. JAFFE
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TENNENBAUM ENCOURAGES SHAREHOLDERS TO VOTE THE BLUE PROXY
FOR TENNENBAUM DIRECTOR NOMINEES AT ONLINE RESOURCES ANNUAL
MEETING AS RECOMMENDED BY
RISKMETRICS/ISS AND PROXY GOVERNANCE
SANTA MONICA, CA-(PR NEWSWIRE) April 24, 2009Tennenbaum Capital Partners released today the
following open letter to shareholders of Online Resources Corporation (Nasdaq: ORCC):
April 24, 2009
Dear Fellow Shareholders:
We are looking forward to the upcoming Annual Meeting and appreciate the time many of you have
taken to meet with our team and our nominees. We believe many of you share our concerns about poor
corporate governance, lack of board direction, poor share performance and challenged execution.
But with your support, as soon as this election is over, our nominees will begin to work
constructively with the rest of the board and management to start driving shareholder value.
Over the past four weeks we have spoken with many of the Companys major shareholders and are very
encouraged by their feedback and understanding that contrary to managements continued propaganda,
we are not conflicted with common shareholders. In fact, in addition to our preferred shares we
beneficially own 2,853,000 common shares, representing approximately 9.6% of the Companys
outstanding common stock. If our only objective was a quick sale of the Company (which it is not),
we would have sold our entire common and preferred stock position to any number of potential
acquirers who have in the past expressed interest in buying our position as part of a strategy to
acquire the Company.
If a sale of the Company was our primary objective, I can assure you that we would have not
invested our time and our money in this proxy contest, nor would we have selected a slate of
nominees whose experiences are grounded in rolling up their sleeves to create value out of
technology services businesses. If we needed liquidity on our position, we would be calling
strategic acquirers to take us out of our position. Instead, we have been reaching out to all of
you, our fellow investors, to discuss our mutual investment and how we can bring about change and
improve our prospects.
Our objective is simple and straightforward: Improve value to all shareholders, and establish fair
and independent corporate governance practices (not led by the CEOs biases) by adding the breadth
and depth of three experienced and independent candidates to the Company board.
We have spent a significant amount of time meeting with many of you, and believe many of you
support our view that this investment requires a change in board leadership. The annual meeting of
Online Resources is just days away and the future direction of our company is at stake. We urge
you to vote the BLUE proxy card today.
Dont just take our word that our nominees are the right choice and change is needed at Online
Resources. Listen to the recommendations of two leading independent proxy advisory firms,
which gave each side equal time to make its case. After listening to both sides, Proxy
Governance concluded: Because the dissident slate offers independent nominees with strong
grounding in technology and services business as well as deep experience throughout the growth
cycle of technology companies, we believe shareholders would be better served by electing the three
dissident nominees. RiskMetrics said that: Based on the companys recent one, three, and five
year underperformance to peers, history of missed financial guidance, positive market reaction to
dissident actions and governance issues, we believe change is warranted.
We are disappointed by Glass, Lewis & Co.s recommendation that shareholders of Online Resources
support incumbent management. In addition to not taking the time to meet with us or our
independent nominees, Glass Lewis report recites managements script without a critical eye and
misrepresents our views and that of our nominees.
Taking a page out of its public relations playbook, the Company stated in their April 13, 2009
press release that it is disappointing to see [RiskMetrics] be so inconsistent and incomplete in
their analysis. All we can say is that RiskMetrics performed extensive analysis and diligence on
this process, our candidates, the so-called conflict, and the Companys performance. They did
their work and came to a conclusion. Glass Lewis says that our plan does not address any
operating plans for the business in the event a strategic agreement is not completed. To the
folks at Glass Lewis If you asked us, we are not looking for a sale, and if you spoke to our
nominees, you would appreciate their insight and hear about their strategies for improvement. We
believe that it should be part of your duty to your customers to at least spend 30 minutes with us
or the Company to understand the specifics about the processes on which you opine. If your
customers and subscribers are willing to spend hours with us and the Company to make their
determination, we think it is advisable that Glass Lewis do at least the same, so that you can be
given credit for having performed a complete and thorough analysis of the issues involved, as the
Company boastfully purports.
We encourage you to vote our BLUE proxy card consistent with the recommendations of
RiskMetrics and Proxy Governance. Our independent and highly qualified nominees will work
constructively and cooperatively with the existing Board and management in order to deliver the
highest standards of corporate governance and maximize value for ALL shareholders.
Sincerely,
Michael Leitner
Managing Partner
Tennenbaum Capital Partners
As of March 9, 2009, the record date for the Annual Meeting, Tennenbaum Capital Partners (TCP)
beneficially owned 2,853,000 shares of common stock and 75,000 shares of preferred stock of the
Company, which shares of preferred stock are currently convertible into 4,621,570 shares of the
Companys common stock, all of which shares of common and preferred stock TCP
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continues to beneficially own today. As a result, TCP is the largest beneficial owner of the
Companys common stock, beneficially owning approximately 21.8% of the Companys common stock after
giving effect to the conversion of our preferred shares.
If you have any questions or need assistance in voting your shares of Online Resources, please
contact MacKenzie Partners, Inc. which is assisting Tennenbaum Capital Partners in its solicitation
of proxies at 800-322-2885 Toll-free or by email at onlineproxy@mackenziepartners.com.
About Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC
Tennenbaum Capital Partners is a Santa Monica, California-based private investment firm. The
firms investment strategy is grounded in a long-term, value approach, and it assists both
financially and operationally transitional middle market companies in such industries as
technology, healthcare, energy, aerospace, business services, retail and general manufacturing.
Tennenbaums core strengths include in-depth knowledge of equity and debt financing vehicles in the
public and private markets, as well as a thorough understanding of special situations. These
situations may include legal, operational or financial challenges; turnarounds, restructurings and
bankruptcies; corporate divestitures and buyouts; and complex ownership changes. For more, see
www.tennenbaumcapital.com.
Permission to include published material in this press release was neither sought nor obtained.
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