UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
20549
SCHEDULE 14A
(Rule
14a-101)
INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT
SCHEDULE
14A INFORMATION
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ADAPTEC,
INC.
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(Name
of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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STEEL
PARTNERS II, L.P.
STEEL
PARTNERS HOLDINGS L.P.
STEEL
PARTNERS LLC
STEEL
PARTNERS II GP LLC
WARREN
G. LICHTENSTEIN
JACK
L. HOWARD
JOHN
J.
QUICKE
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Steel
Partners II, L.P. (“SP II”), together with the other participants named herein,
is filing materials contained in this Schedule 14A with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in connection with the solicitation of consents from
stockholders of Adaptec, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Adaptec”), for the
removal of two directors, Sundi Sundaresh and Robert Loarie, from the Board of
Directors of Adaptec (the “Consent Solicitation”). SP II has filed a
definitive consent statement with the SEC with regard to the Consent
Solicitation.
Item 1:
Presentation to shareholders:
