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SCHEDULE 14A

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LOGO

January 15, 2014

WE NEED YOUR VOTE TODAY!

WE ARE ONLY 5% AWAY FROM ADOPTING AN ANNUALLY ELECTED BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Dear ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc. Stockholder:

As you may be aware, we commenced our Annual Meeting on December 18, 2013. At the meeting stockholders voted on and approved the election of Anthony Bergamo to the Board of Directors and an advisory vote on executive compensation. However the annual meeting was adjourned with respect to the proposal to declassify the Board of Directors (Proposal 2) to allow stockholders additional time to vote.

Under the Company’s by-laws this proposal requires 75% of the outstanding shares to vote to approve the declassification.

As of January 14, 2014 over 70% of the outstanding shares cast their vote in favor of the proposal. We are only 5% away from incorporating what we believe is a standard that will benefit all our stockholders.

Proposal 2 would eliminate the classification of the Board and provide instead for the annual election of Directors. We believe that an annually elected Board of Directors represents good corporate governance and is in the best interests of the Company, our stockholders and our customers. Many Corporate Governance experts, mutual fund managers and business academics agree that an annually elected board services the interests of everyone. Please vote today. We are only 5% away from adopting this widely accepted and encouraged standard.

PLEASE VOTE TODAY SO WE CAN AVOID THE EXPENSE OF ADDITIONAL MAILINGS

Our records indicate that we have not yet received your proxy. Please take a moment to vote today using the enclosed duplicate proxy card. You may also vote via phone or internet by following the instructions on the enclosed proxy card.

The Annual Meeting has now been adjourned until 9:00 am Eastern time on February 12, 2014. Please vote your proxy today. If you need any assistance in voting, please call our proxy solicitor, MacKenzie Partners, Inc., at (212) 929-5500 or toll-free at (800) 322-2885 or via email at proxy@mackenziepartners.com.

Sincerely,

Warren G. Lichtenstein

Chairman of the Board

 

 

Vote The Enclosed Proxy Today. If You Have Any Questions Regarding The

Proposal To Declassify The Board Of Directors Or Need Assistance In Voting

Your Shares, Please Contact Our Proxy Solicitor, MacKenzie Partners.

 

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This information is being provided to stockholders in addition to ModusLink’s definitive proxy statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on October 29, 2013. Copies of ModusLink’s definitive proxy statement and any other materials filed by the Company with the SEC can be obtained free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or from the Company’s website at www.moduslink.com. Please read the complete proxy statement, the accompanying materials and any additional proxy soliciting materials that ModusLink may file with the SEC carefully before you make a voting decision as they contain important information. Only stockholders who held the Company’s common stock as of the record date of October 21, 2013 are eligible to vote. ModusLink, its directors and certain of its executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from stockholders. Detailed information regarding the identity of the potential participants, and their direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, is set forth in ModusLink’s definitive proxy statement