TSR, Inc. Rejects Offer from Stockholder to Buy All Outstanding Shares

TSR, Inc. (Nasdaq:TSRI), a provider of computer programming consulting services (“TSR” or the “Company”), announced today that it sent a letter on behalf of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) to Robert Fitzgerald, president of stockholder QAR Industries, Inc. (“QAR”), rejecting QAR’s non-binding offer contained in its letter, dated November 14, 2018, to acquire all of the common stock of the Company not already owned by QAR for $6.25 per share. Based on Amendment No. 2 to QAR’s Schedule 13D, filed on November 20, 2018, Mr. Fitzgerald and QAR (together, the “QAR Entities”) own a total of 139,869 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $.01 per share (“Common Stock”), which represents approximately 7.1% of the Company’s issued and outstanding Common Stock.

In its letter to QAR, dated November 27, 2018, the Company stated that “after careful consideration of your letter and the non-binding offer contained therein and in accordance with the unanimous recommendation of the Special Committee of the Board (the “Special Committee”), after consultation with the Special Committee’s financial advisors and the Special Committee’s and the Company’s legal advisors, the Board has unanimously rejected your offer to acquire the outstanding common stock of the Company not owned by the Investors (as defined in your letter) for $6.25 per share. The Board and the Special Committee believe that the consideration being offered by QAR is inadequate and does not reflect the fair value of the Common Stock of the Company and, therefore, would not be in the best interests of the Company’s stockholders.” The Company also stated that should QAR “wish to communicate further with respect to its interest in the Company, it will make the Chairman of the Special Committee and the financial advisors to the Special Committee available to QAR or its representatives.”

Christopher Hughes, President of the Company, said “The Board of Directors is committed to maximizing value for the benefit of all stockholders by continuing to focus on the Company’s business while, at the same time, exploring strategic alternatives through the Special Committee process. The Company remains dedicated to meeting the needs of its customers and business partners.”

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