Exhibit
99.1
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Costa
Mesa, CA – July 1, 2009 – CNS Response, Inc. (OTCBB: CNSO) (the “Company”) is
issuing this press release in order to provide its stockholders with information
regarding one or more communications that they may have received in the mail
captioned “Notice of Special Meeting of Stockholders of CNS Response,
Inc.” These communications, purporting to call a special meeting of
Company stockholders, were neither authorized nor mailed to stockholders by the
Company. Rather, the communications were mailed by the former Chief
Executive Officer of the Company, Leonard Brandt, who was dismissed from that
position by the Board of Directors on April 10, 2009. Mr. Brandt is
attempting to call the meeting pursuant to the provisions of the bylaws of the
Company that permit stockholders holding at least ¼ of its
outstanding shares to call a special meeting of stockholders.
The first
such communication announced a meeting date of June 30, 2009 and the second
communication announced a meeting date of July 3, 2009. Based on
notices received by the Company from Mr. Brandt, the Company believes that each
“Notice of Special Meeting of Stockholders of CNS Response, Inc.” was mailed by
a group of Company stockholders led by Mr. Brandt. Neither Mr. Brandt nor the
persons acting with him are speaking on behalf of the Company or the
Board of Directors. The Company believes that the notices of the special meeting
do not comply with the Company's Bylaws or Delaware law, and as a result any
meeting conducted pursuant to those notices would not be in compliance with
Delaware law or federal securities laws. Mr. Brandt's notices appear to
attempt to circumvent the procedures of the Board of Directors for the Company’s
Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which the Board has scheduled be held in
September 2009.
Based on
certain filings made by Mr. Brandt with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on Friday, June 26 and on Monday, June 29, the Company also believes that he may
send out another meeting notice in the future in an attempt to call a meeting of
stockholders.
The
Company wishes to make clear to its stockholders that any additional
communications from Mr. Brandt or the members of his group or the persons acting
with him to Company stockholders prior to the time he or they provide them with
a definitive proxy statement are solicitations that are not in conformity with
the federal securities laws, and do not come from or reflect the opinions or
views of the Company, are not communications from the Company or the Board of
Directors and have not been authorized by or consented to by them.
Additional
Information and Where to Find It
This
release may be deemed to be solicitation material in respect of the matters to
be considered at the Company’s 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and/or the
purported special meeting called by Mr. Len Brandt. The Company intends to file
a proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
SECURITYHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT
DOCUMENTS FILED OR THAT WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE
BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Securityholders will be able to
receive the proxy statement and other relevant documents free of charge at the
SEC’s Web site at www.sec.gov or from the Company at 2755 Bristol Street, Suite
285, Costa Mesa, CA 92626.
Participants
in Solicitation
CNS and
its directors and executive officers and other members of management and
employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in
respect of the matters to be considered at the Company’s 2009 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders and/or the purported special meeting called by Mr. Len Brandt.
Information regarding the interests of the Company’s directors and executive
officers in the proxy contest will be included in its definitive proxy
statement.
About
CNS Response, Inc.
Today,
most physicians are able to base treatment on objective test data, such as EKGs,
MRIs, blood tests, etc. Broadly speaking, such advances have not yet come to
those physicians practicing psychiatry.
CNS
Response has developed a patented data-analysis capability that, with the help
of a simple, non-invasive EEG, will analyze a patient’s brain waves and compare
the results to an extensive patient outcomes database. The process produces an
rEEG® report providing a psychiatrist with guidance to personalize medication
regimens for a patient, based on the patient’s own brain physiology. To read
more about the benefits this patented technology provides physicians, patients
and insurers, please visit the CNS Response website,
www.cnsresponse.com.
Safe
Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995
Except
for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed
are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. These
statements involve risks and uncertainties as set forth in the Company's filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These risks and uncertainties
could cause actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking
statements made herein.