SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. __)

 

 

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Filed by a Party other than the Registrant [x]

 

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[   ]	Preliminary Proxy Statement
[   ]	Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))
[   ]	Definitive Proxy Statement
[   ]	Definitive Additional Materials
[x]	Soliciting Material Under Rule 14a-12

 

Campus Crest Communities, Inc.

 

(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)

 

Clinton Group, Inc.

Clinton Relational Opportunity, LLC

Clinton Relational Opportunity Master Fund, L.P.

George E. Hall

Scott R. Arnold

Randall H. Brown

William A. Finelli

Raymond Mikulich

Campus Evolution Villages, LLC

Andrew N. Stark

Evan F. Denner

(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)

 

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Clinton Group, Inc., Clinton Relational Opportunity Master Fund, L.P., Clinton Relational Opportunity, LLC, George E. Hall (collectively, “Clinton”) and the other Participants (as defined in Exhibit 2 filed herewith), including Campus Evolution Villages ("CEV"), intend to make a preliminary filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") of a proxy statement and an accompanying proxy card to be used to solicit votes for the election of Clinton’s slate of four highly-qualified director nominees to the Board of Directors of Campus Crest Communities, Inc. (the "Company"), at the Company's upcoming 2015 annual meeting of stockholders, or any other meeting of stockholders held in lieu thereof, and any adjournments, postponements, reschedulings or continuations thereof.

On February 23, 2015, Clinton issued a press release announcing its intention to file, together with CEV, a preliminary proxy statement with the SEC. A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 1.

Information regarding the Participants is filed herewith as Exhibit 2.

Attached as Exhibit 3 is CEV's Management Brochure, which the Participants intend to use as soliciting material.