MANITOWOC, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Orion Energy Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq Capital Market:OESX), June 29,
2015 - a leading designer and manufacturer of high-performance,
energy-efficient retrofit lighting platforms, today announced a new
independent nominee for its Board of Directors - Anthony L. Otten, Chief
Executive Officer of Versar, Inc. (NYSE MKT:VSR). Mr. Otten will stand
for election at Orion's 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on August 5
as a Class II director with a term to expire at the 2018 annual meeting
of shareholders, along with three of Orion's returning Board members
whose terms are expiring at the 2015 meeting.
CEO John Scribante expressed his support for Mr. Otten saying, "Mr.
Otten is a highly qualified and accomplished individual, who will add
tremendous value to our Board of Directors. The addition of a CEO of a
publicly-traded company with significant capital markets expertise and
merger and acquisition experience will strengthen our Board by expanding
the diversity and skills of our leadership."
About Orion Energy Systems
Orion is leading the transformation of commercial and industrial
buildings with state-of-the-art energy efficient lighting systems and
retrofit lighting solutions. Orion manufactures and markets a cutting
edge portfolio of products encompassing LED Solid-State Lighting and
high intensity fluorescent lighting. Many of Orion's 100+ granted
patents and pending patent applications relate to lighting systems that
provide exceptional optical and thermal performance, which drive
financial, environmental, and work-space benefits for a wide variety of
customers in the retrofit markets.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
Orion has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC")
a definitive proxy statement in connection with the election of certain
nominees as directors and certain other matters to be considered by the
shareholders at its 2015 Annual Meeting. The definitive proxy statement
was sent beginning on June 19, 2015 to shareholders of record on June
10, 2015 and contains important information about the proposed nominees
for election as directors and the other matters to be considered at the
2015 Annual Meeting. The Orion Energy Systems, Inc. proxy statement for
the 2015 Annual Meeting and the 2015 Annual Report to Shareholders are
available at https://www.proxydocs.com/OESX.
Investors are also able to obtain these documents free of charge at the
SEC web site (www.sec.gov).
BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING DECISION, ORION'S SHAREHOLDERS ARE URGED TO
READ THE PROXY STATEMENT CAREFULLY AND IN ITS ENTIRETY BECAUSE IT
CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE NOMINEES FOR ELECTION AS
DIRECTORS AND CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED AT THE 2015 ANNUAL
MEETING. This Current Report on Form 8-K and press release do not
constitute a solicitation of any vote or approval.
Participants in the Solicitation
The directors, nominees for election as director, executive officers and
certain other members of management and employees of Orion may be deemed
"participants" in the solicitation of proxies from shareholders in
connection with the matters to be considered at the 2015 Annual Meeting.
Information regarding the persons who may, under the rules of the SEC,
be considered participants in the solicitation of the shareholders in
connection with such matters is set forth in the definitive proxy
statement filed with the SEC.
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Investor Relations Contact:
Orion Energy Systems, Inc.
Scott
Jensen, 920-892-9340
Chief Financial Officer
or
Media
Relations Contact:
Orion Energy Systems, Inc.
Erica St. Angel,
920-892-5653
SVP Marketing
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