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4 hours ago
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Silver Star Properties REIT Announces: It Is Confirmed By A Majority of Its Shareholders--Allen Hartman Is No Longer a Member of The Board of Directors
HOUSTON, June 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Silver Star Properties REIT, Inc. ("Silver Star" or the "Company"), a self-managed real estate investment trust currently repositioning into the self-storage asset class, announced results of the vote tally for its January 2024 consent solicitation which confirmed the removal of Al Hartman ("Hartman") from the Company's Board of Directors. 51.33% of all shares outstanding elected Gerald W. Haddock James Still Jack Tompkins Following the Maryland Appellate Court's decisive victory for Silver Star in April 2025, which reversed the trial court's preliminary injunction and allowed the Company to proceed with tallying shareholder votes, the independent inspector has completed the vote count. The results confirm that a majority of shareholders voted in favor of the consent solicitation. Mr. Chester Grudzinski, Interim Deputy General Counsel, stated "the results show that Silver Star's directors, excluding Hartman, were elected by an overwhelming majority (81%) of a quorum." As previously announced, Silver Star will hold its annual meeting on July 7, 2025, where shareholders will have the opportunity to support and vote for the second time the Company's pivot strategy. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND WHERE TO FIND IT The Company has filed with the SEC a definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A on May 29, 2025, containing relevant documents with respect to its solicitation of proxies for the Company's 2025 Annual Meeting. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) FILED BY THE COMPANY AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN OR WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT ANY SOLICITATION. Investors and security holders may obtain copies of these documents and other documents filed with the SEC by the Company free of charge through the website maintained by the SEC at Copies of the documents filed by the Company are also available free of charge by accessing the Company website at Participants in the Solicitation Silver Star and its directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies with respect to the 2025 Annual Meeting. Information regarding Silver Star's directors and executive officers is contained in the definitive proxy statement. As of May 29, 2025, the Silver Star Executive Committee, current directors, other than Allen Hartman, and executive officers beneficially owned approximately 1,172,436 shares, or 1.74%, of Silver Star common stock. Allen Hartman beneficially owned approximately 5,006,412 shares, or 7.43%, of Silver Star common stock. Additional information regarding the interests of such participants is included in the definitive proxy statement and is available free of charge at the SEC's website at Forward-Looking Statements: This press release contains a number of forward-looking statements. Because such statements include a number of risks, uncertainties, and contingencies, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, and investors should not place undue reliance on any such statements. Forward-looking statements can often be identified by words such as "continues," "can," expect," "intend," "will," "anticipate," "estimate," "may," "plan," "believe" and similar expressions, and variations or negatives of these words. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the Company's search for a new auditor and its hope that a new auditor can be engaged in the near future and that its annual report on Form 10-K can be completed and publicly filed; the continuation of the examination of the current operations of Southern Star; the Company's intent to consider various alternatives, including the possible sale of Southern Star, the sale of specific assets within individual DSTs and dissolution of the respective trusts, and/or the outsourcing of various aspects of Southern Star's operations; the Company's plan to update investors with respect to the status of Southern Star as appropriate; the Company's expectations and beliefs regarding the Hartman litigation; the timing and ultimate resolution of the various litigation, fight for corporate control and other matters involving Hartman; the continued execution of the Company's strategy of pivoting into the self-storage space; the Company's continual evaluation of its legacy assets in order to maximize shareholder value; the Company's policy to not dispose of any asset for less than its maximum determinable value and to maximize earnings and value; the implications to the Company of the assignment of an OTC trading symbol for its common stock; whether the Company may be subject to certain FINRA rules; any actions the Company may need to take to comply with any FINRA rules; the Company's continual evaluation of various options to provide greater shareholder liquidity, including its intention to seek listing of its common stock on a securities exchange or admission to over-the-counter trading, a public offering, a listing of the common stock on an exchange or admission to OTC trading without a public offering, and merger and/or acquisition opportunities; the Company's belief that further legal action could ensue to unwind the issuance of common shares under the Rights Plan if Hartman prevails in his efforts to set aside or invalidate the Rights Plan or to cause the dilutive issuance of additional common shares to Hartman, as well as any further action Hartman may take to prevent other Company shareholders from receiving benefits under the Rights Plan. None of the foregoing are guarantees or assurances of future outcomes or results and all are subject to numerous risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this material. Forward-looking statements in this press release speak only as of the date on which such statements were made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any such statements that may become untrue because of subsequent events. Such forward-looking statements are subject to the safe harbor protection for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. 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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
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Ena Hartman, ‘Dan August' and ‘Terminal Island' Actress, Dies at 93
Ena Hartman, a pioneering Black actress who had a regular role opposite Burt Reynolds on the 1970-71 ABC cop show Dan August, has died. She was 93. Hartman died April 16 of natural causes at her home in Van Nuys, her goddaughter Lorraine Foxworth told The Hollywood Reporter. More from The Hollywood Reporter Loretta Swit, Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan on 'M*A*S*H,' Dies at 87 Mike Sumler, Kool & the Gang Hype Man, Dies at 71 Brian Avnet, Longtime Artist Manager and Music Executive, Dies at 82 Hartman also is known for her starring turn as the tough girl Carmen Simms alongside Tom Selleck, Don Marshall, Roger E. Mosley, Phyllis Davis and Marta Kristen in the cult prison-set film Terminal Island (1973), written and directed by Stephanie Rothman. She assisted Lee J. Cobb's character in the spy spoof Our Man Flint (1966), starring James Coburn; played a party guest in Games (1967), starring James Caan, Simone Signoret and Katharine Ross; and was a flight attendant in Airport (1970). And in firsts for NBC in 1968, she appeared on the inaugural episode of Adam-12 and in the telefilm Prescription Murder, which starred Peter Falk in his initial outing as Columbo. In one of the rare regular TV roles given to Black actresses back then, Hartman stood out as the smart, no-nonsense police dispatcher Katy Grant on Dan August, which starred Reynolds as the titular cop investigating homicides in his hometown of Santa Luisa, California. However, the series, which also featured Richard Anderson and Norman Fell, lasted just one season and 26 episodes. Earlier, Hartman had a chance to hit it big when famed actress-singer Dorothy Dandridge picked her to play her in a planned biopic that was to star Sidney Poitier as well. Poitier, though, decided in the final stages to pass on the film, and it was never made. (Hartman did get to be Poitier's guest at the 1964 Academy Awards when he became the first Black man to win the Oscar for best actor.) Later, she was said to be in the running to play Lieutenant Uhura on NBC's Star Trek and one of the nuns in Elvis Presley's Change of Habit (1969), but she lost out to Nichelle Nichols and Barbara McNair, respectively. (She would appear on the first-season Trek episode 'The Corbomite Maneuver.') The daughter of sharecroppers, Gerthaline Henry was born on April 1, 1932, in Moscow, Arkansas. Raised by her grandparents, she moved to Buffalo, New York, when she was 13 to live with her mother. She dropped out of high school to open a restaurant and would earn enough money to go to New York City, where she would adopt a stage name, become a top model in town and study drama with Josh Shelley and A Raisin in the Sun director Lloyd Richards. Hartman participated in an NBC-sponsored talent competition for young actors and actresses, and that got her a talent contract from the network — said to be the first such deal for any Black actor. (Ebony magazine in 1962 reported that the 'grooming' contract was for five years at $12,000 a year. 'It's the most exciting thing that's ever happened to me,' she said.) In 1964, she made her onscreen debuts on an episode of Bonanza and in the sequel feature The New Interns. And after NBC, she signed a contract with Universal and was named honorary mayor of Universal City in 1968. Hartman also showed up on such series as Profiles in Courage, The Farmer's Daughter, Tarzan, Ironside, It Takes a Thief, Dragnet 1967, The Name of the Game, The Outsider, Ironside and, for her final onscreen credit, a 1975 episode of Police Story. In addition to her goddaughter, survivors include her son, Douglas; daughter-in-law Kimberly; grandchildren Kenneth, Eliane, Maximillian and Alexander; great-grandchildren Angel, Akisha and Kenneth Jr.; great-great-grandchildren Kash, Shyonte, KayLianna and Wallace; sisters Andrewnette, Carolyn, Lena and June; and sister-in-law Gizelle. Best of The Hollywood Reporter 'The Studio': 30 Famous Faces Who Play (a Version of) Themselves in the Hollywood-Based Series 22 of the Most Shocking Character Deaths in Television History A 'Star Wars' Timeline: All the Movies and TV Shows in the Franchise
Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
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Bill that would end statute of limitations for Oregon child sex abuse suits moves ahead
PORTLAND, Ore. () — A bill that would allow sexual assault survivors to report the abuse at any time has cleared the Oregon House. A group of state lawmakers unanimously approved after its third reading on Thursday. If it receives further support from the Oregon Senate and Gov. Tina Kotek, it could immediately remove the statute of limitations for victims of sexual abuse. Downtown Salem will nix free street parking later this summer The office of Rep. Annessa Hartman, one of the bill's chief sponsors, reported that law gives adult survivors just five years before they're able to file a civil complaint against their abusers. Those who are underage at the time of the abuse can wait up to five years or whenever they turn 40, depending on which comes later. But according to officials, experts have determined 52 is the average age for people to report the sexual assault they experienced as children. 'For far too long, survivors have been silenced by arbitrary deadlines that ignore the complex reality of trauma,' Rep. Hartman said in a statement. 'Today, we've said loud and clear: we believe you, we support you, and we refuse to let time be your abuser's greatest ally.' Gov. Kotek signed a . The passage of House Bill 3632 increased the statute of limitations for prosecuting first-degree sex crimes from 12 years to 20 years for adult survivors. For child survivors, the threshold was either increased to 20 years or whenever the individual turns 30, depending on which happens later. Historic lawsuit filed against big oil companies for Washington mother's heat dome death If Oregon were to pass HB 3582 as well, Rep. Hartman's office noted it would join 19 other states and the federal government in eliminating the statute of limitations for survivors of child sex abuse. The Oregon Senate read the bill for the first time on Thursday. It has since been referred to the rules committee. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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7 days ago
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Man, 20, killed in motorcycle crash in Lower Burrell
A man was killed in a motorcycle crash Monday in Westmoreland County. The crash happened on Monday around 3:51 p.m. at the intersection of State Route 56 and Wildlife Lodge Road. The Westmoreland County Coroner's Office said William C. Hartman, 20, died in the crash. According to a release from the coroner, Hartman was driving a motorcycle west on Route 56 when a Subaru Legacy entered the intersection and collided with him. The coroner's office said Hartman was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. The Lower Burrell Police Department and Pennsylvania State Police also investigated the crash. Download the FREE WPXI News app for breaking news alerts. Follow Channel 11 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch WPXI NOW
Fashion Network
21-05-2025
- Business
- Fashion Network
US fashion recycling startup to build $500 million plant in France
US clean-tech startup Circ plans to build what it says is the world's first industrial-scale plant dedicated to recycling post-consumer and post-industrial polycotton textiles. Fabrics made of a blend of polyester and cotton are a staple of fast fashion but are hard to break down and worsening a global waste crisis. The 450 million euro ($510 million) plant will be in Saint-Avold, France, and construction is set to begin in 2026. The facility will have the capacity to process 70,000 metric tons of polycotton material per year, according to the company. It is expected to be fully operational by 2028 and create 200 direct and indirect jobs. Danville, Virginia-based Circ surveyed dozens of sites, including in North America and Asia, before deciding on France, amid a US pullback from clean-tech funding under the Trump administration. 'We see within the EU an incredible appetite for green-industry solutions and an ecosystem in the finance world that's very supportive of industrial solutions like this that can scale,' said Conor Hartman, Circ's chief operating officer. Circ applied for both national and regional grants and financing assistance through the French government, including its Strategic Project Guarantee program through Bpifrance Assurance Export. The company has also sought grants from the EU Innovation Fund and Just Transition Fund. 'The blend of incentives, regulatory environment, affordable clean energy, manufacturing experience and talent within the workforce were all important in Circ's decision to locate this facility in France over sites in other regions,' said Hartman. France has ambitious environmental and textile waste laws, including an anti-waste and circular economy law that focuses on reducing waste, managing it more responsibly and building domestic recycling infrastructure. Circ's plant would also support textile producers in meeting their Extended Producer Responsibility obligations to manage the entire life cycle of their goods. Circ's chemical process separates the polyester and cotton fibers in blended clothing material into two recycling streams, which is very difficult to do mechanically. The fibers are then purified so they can be reused. Financing is expected to come from new and existing investors and a blend of equity and debt, and conversations are 'ongoing,' Hartman said. The company is in discussion with the private capital market, as well as banks. Circ has previously received investment from Patagonia, Inditex (Zara 's parent company) and the European fashion platform Zalando SE. The project was announced by President Emmanuel Macron 's administration at the 2025 Choose France summit, the country's annual economic development showcase. 'France is the leader in fashion, so what better place to debut the future of the fashion industry,' Hartman said.
