Your Last Chance to Protect Your Investment: F9 Sends Letter to LL Flooring Shareholders

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F9 Investments, owning 8.85% of LL Flooring's stock, has issued a letter urging shareholders to vote for their nominees—Tom Sullivan, Jason Delves, and Jill Witter—via the GOLD proxy card. They accuse the current LL Flooring board of significant value destruction and operational losses, claiming the company is at risk of going out of business. F9's nominees are positioned as having essential industry expertise and a strategic plan to restore shareholder value. Shareholders are encouraged to withhold votes from the current board nominees and support F9's candidates to protect their investment.

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• LL Flooring has experienced significant value destruction.
• Operational losses have been ongoing under the current Board.
• The current Board conducted a sham sale process.
• F9 claims LL Flooring is at immediate risk of going out of business.

LL Flooring’s Board Has Presided Over Staggering Value Destruction and Operational Losses, Conducted a Sham Sale Process, and Put the Company at Immediate Risk of Going Out of Business

F9’s Three Director Nominees Have the Critical Flooring Industry Expertise, Shareholder Alignment, and Strategic Plan Necessary to Restore LL Flooring’s Value

Time is Running Out to Hold LL Flooring’s Board Accountable for its Abysmal Performance and Vote for Change to Protect Your Investment

F9 Urges Shareholders to Vote the GOLD Proxy Card “FOR” F9’s Nominees – Tom Sullivan, Jason Delves, and Jill Witter – and “WITHHOLD” on ALL LL Flooring Nominees

FRANKLIN, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- F9 Investments, LLC (“F9”), which together with its affiliates collectively owns approximately 8.85% of LL Flooring Holdings, Inc. (“LL Flooring” or the “Company”) (NYSE: LL) common stock and is the Company’s largest shareholder, today sent a letter to LL Flooring’s shareholders urging them to cast their votes for F9’s three highly qualified director nominees – Tom Sullivan, Jason Delves, and Jill Witter – before it is too late.

The full text of the letter can be accessed online here and at www.LLGroove.com.

Mr. Sullivan commented, “LL Flooring’s Board has overseen and materially contributed to the destruction of significant shareholder value and simply cannot be allowed to continue to drive this Company into the ground. Our nominees bring the critical flooring industry expertise, shareholder alignment, and strategic plan necessary to restore LL Flooring’s value for the benefit of all shareholders. With the Company’s annual meeting fast approaching, now is the time for shareholders to hold LL Flooring’s incumbent Board accountable for its ongoing failures and vote for change to protect their investment.”

VOTE ON THE GOLD PROXY CARD TODAY “FOR” F9’S NOMINEES TOM SULLIVAN, JASON DELVES, AND JILL WITTER AND “WITHHOLD” ON ALL LL FLOORING NOMINEES AND JERALD HAMMANN

Shareholders must act decisively to safeguard their investment. YOUR VOTE MATTERS, NO MATTER HOW MANY SHARES YOU OWN. We urge all shareholders to protect the value of their investment by voting for F9’s nominees today using the GOLD proxy card.

You can cast your vote online at www.ProxyVote.com or by completing, signing and dating the GOLD proxy card or GOLD voting instruction form and mailing it in the postage paid envelope provided.

If you have not received the GOLD proxy card from F9 and have only received a WHITE proxy card sent to you by the Company, you can still support F9’s nominees using the WHITE proxy card. You can do so by checking the “WITHHOLD” boxes on all of the Company nominees and Jerald Hammann and checking the “FOR” boxes for all F9 nominees – Tom Sullivan, Jason Delves, and Jill Witter.

If you have any questions about how to vote your shares, please contact our proxy solicitor, Campaign Management, by telephone 1-(855) 264-1527 (shareholders) or (212) 632-8422 (banks & brokerages) or by email at info@campaign-mgmt.com.

For more information about F9 and detailed voting instructions, visit our website at www.LLGroove.com.

Solomon Partners Securities, LLC is serving as F9’s financial advisor and Dentons US LLP is serving as its legal advisor.

DISCLAIMER

Except as otherwise set forth in this press release, the views expressed in this press release reflect the opinions of F9 Investments, LLC and its affiliates (“F9”) and are based on publicly available information with respect to LL Flooring Holdings, Inc. (“LL” or the “Company”). F9 recognizes that there may be confidential information in the possession of the Company that could lead it or others to disagree with F9’s conclusions. F9 reserves the right to change any of its opinions expressed herein at any time as it deems appropriate and disclaims any obligation to notify the market or any other party of any such change, except as required by law. F9 disclaims any obligation to update the information or opinions contained in this press release, except as required by law. For the avoidance of doubt, this press release is not affiliated with or endorsed by LL.

This press release is provided merely as information and is not intended to be, nor should it be construed as, an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any security nor as a recommendation to purchase or sell any security. Certain of the Participants (as defined below) currently beneficially own shares of the Company. The Participants and their affiliates may from time to time sell all or a portion of their holdings of the Company in open market transactions or otherwise, buy additional shares (in open market or privately negotiated transactions or otherwise), or trade in options, puts, calls, swaps or other derivative instruments relating to such shares.

Some of the materials in this press release contain forward-looking statements. All statements contained herein that are not clearly historical in nature or that necessarily depend on future events are forward-looking, and the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “potential,” “could,” “opportunity,” “estimate,” “plan,” “once again,” “achieve,” and similar expressions are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. The projected results and statements contained herein that are not historical facts are based on current expectations, speak only as of the date of these materials and involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performances or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by such projected results and statements. Assumptions relating to the foregoing involve judgments with respect to, among other things, future economic competitive and market conditions and future business decisions, all of which are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and many of which are beyond the control of F9.

The estimates, projections and potential impact of the opportunities identified by F9 herein are based on assumptions that F9 believes to be reasonable as of the date of this press release, but there can be no assurance or guarantee (i) that any of the proposed actions set forth in this press release will be completed, (ii) that the actual results or performance of the Company will not differ, and such differences may be material, or (iii) that any of the assumptions provided in this press release are accurate.

F9 has neither sought nor obtained the consent from any third party to use any statements or information contained herein that have been obtained or derived from statements made or published by such third parties, nor has it paid for any such statements. Any such statements or information should not be viewed as indicating the support of such third parties for the views expressed herein. F9 does not endorse third-party estimates or research which are used herein solely for illustrative purposes.

Important Information

F9 Investments, LLC, Thomas D. Sullivan, John Jason Delves and Jill Witter (collectively, the “Participants”) filed a definitive proxy statement and accompanying form of gold proxy card (as supplemented and amended, the “Definitive Proxy Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC”) on May 31, 2024 to be used in connection with the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders of the Company.

THE PARTICIPANTS STRONGLY ADVISE ALL STOCKHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY TO READ THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT AND OTHER PROXY MATERIALS BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. SUCH PROXY MATERIALS ARE AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE ON THE SEC’S WEBSITE AT WWW.SEC.GOV AND F9’S WEBSITE AT WWW.LLGROOVE.COM. THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT AND ACCOMPANYING PROXY CARD WILL BE FURNISHED TO SOME OR ALL OF THE COMPANY’S STOCKHOLDERS. STOCKHOLDERS MAY ALSO DIRECT A REQUEST TO F9’S PROXY SOLICITOR, CAMPAIGN MANAGEMENT, 15 WEST 38TH STREET, SUITE #747, NEW YORK, NY 10018 (STOCKHOLDERS CAN E-MAIL INFO@CAMPAIGNMANAGEMENT.COM OR CALL TOLL-FREE: (855) 264-1527.

Information about the Participants and a description of their direct or indirect interests by security holdings or otherwise can be found in the Definitive Proxy Statement.

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Contacts

INVESTOR AND MEDIA CONTACTS

Investors:

Michael Fein

Campaign Management

(212) 632-8422

michael.fein@campaign-mgmt.com

Media:

Jonathan Gasthalter/Nathaniel Garnick

Gasthalter & Co.

(212) 257-4170

F9Investments@gasthalter.com

Source: F9 Investments, LLC

FAQ

What action is F9 Investments urging LL Flooring shareholders to take?

F9 Investments urges LL Flooring shareholders to vote for their nominees, Tom Sullivan, Jason Delves, and Jill Witter, using the GOLD proxy card.

Who are F9 Investments' nominees for LL Flooring's Board?

F9 Investments' nominees are Tom Sullivan, Jason Delves, and Jill Witter.

What reasons does F9 Investments give for replacing the current LL Flooring Board?

F9 Investments cites significant value destruction, operational losses, and a sham sale process as reasons to replace LL Flooring's current Board.

How much of LL Flooring's stock does F9 Investments own?

F9 Investments, along with its affiliates, owns approximately 8.85% of LL Flooring's stock.

What is the deadline for LL Flooring shareholders to vote?

Shareholders are urged to vote ahead of the company's upcoming annual meeting, the exact date of which is not specified in the press release.