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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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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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PROXY GOVERNANCE AND RISKMETRICS/ISS RECOMMEND SHAREHOLDERS
VOTE THE BLUE PROXY FOR TENNENBAUM DIRECTOR NOMINEES AT
ONLINE RESOURCES ANNUAL MEETING
SANTA MONICA, CA-(PR NEWSWIRE) April 16, 2009Tennenbaum Capital Partners today announced that two
leading independent proxy advisory firms, Proxy Governance, Inc. and RiskMetrics Group, have
recommended that all of their institutional shareholder clients owning shares of Online Resources
Corporation (Nasdaq: ORCC) vote Tennenbaums BLUE proxy card and not vote Online Resources
managements white proxy card at the Annual Meeting to be held on Wednesday, May 6, 2009.
Proxy Governance recommended that shareholders vote the BLUE proxy FOR all of Tennenbaums
nominees. In making its recommendation, Proxy Governance stated:
The companys central argument about ulterior dissident motives remains unconvincing, and provides
no compelling reason to believe management execution and board oversight will improve going
forward. 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.
Proxy Governance further stated: When even the board of directors contends that the best
investment strategy for a companys largest common shareholder has come down to chewing off its own
leg to free itself from a value trap, one cant help but wonder how well any investor has been
served by the oversight of that same board. In addition, Proxy Governance noted that a
shareholder whose objective was to reverse a long-term value decline by challenging both
management and existing directors about all aspects of creating value ... from corporate strategy
to matters of operational execution, ... would be hard pressed to better match nominee skillsets
to boardroom needs.
In making its determination RiskMetrics concluded:
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. Our recommendation for change is supported by analyst reports which
affirmed guidance missteps, deteriorating credibility with the investment community and
inconsistency in investor communications. We also note the companys prior (before 2006) superior
performance to its peers suggests the market may have reservations on companys ability to execute
its strategy since the Princeton eCom acquisition. Additionally ... we feel the dissidents equity
ownership aligns its interest with other shareholders.
RiskMetrics recommended that Online Resources shareholders vote FOR Messrs. Dorman and Horowitz on
Tennenbaums BLUE proxy card.
Michael Leitner, Managing Partner of Tennenbaum Capital Partners, commented: We are pleased with
the recommendations of Proxy Governance and RiskMetrics. Both firms performed a significant amount
of due diligence on our candidates and Online Resources, and their
conclusions support our belief that change is needed now on the Board to enhance shareholder value.
We are pleased that both firms recognized that our nominees possess a superior set of experiences
that will help the Company realize its economic potential. Our intention, and that of our
nominees, is to work constructively and cooperatively with the existing Board and management in
order to deliver the highest standards of corporate governance and the results that all
shareholders deserve.
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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