UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE
14A
Proxy
Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities
Exchange
Act of 1934
(Amendment
No. )
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Additional Materials
[
] Soliciting Material Pursuant to Section 240.14a-12
Gyrodyne
Company of America, Inc.
(Name
of
Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)
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On
November 21, 2007, representatives of Gyrodyne Company of America, Inc. held
a
teleconference with Institutional Shareholder Services in connection with which
Gyrodyne delivered the following presentation materials.
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ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
In
connection with Gyrodyne Company of America, Inc.’s (“Gyrodyne”) 2007 Annual
Meeting to be held on December 5, 2007, Gyrodyne filed a definitive proxy
statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and commenced
mailing to shareholders on or about October 29, 2007. Gyrodyne
shareholders are urged to read the proxy statement carefully because it contains
important information. Investors and shareholders may obtain a free
copy of the proxy statement, and other material and any other documents that
may
be filed by Gyrodyne with the SEC in connection with the 2007 Annual Meeting,
through the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. Shareholders may also
obtain free copies of the proxy statement and other documents filed by Gyrodyne
in connection with the 2007 Annual Meeting by directing a request to our proxy
solicitation firm, MacKenzie Partners, Inc., Toll-Free at (800) 322-2885 or
(212) 929-5500 (call collect) or by email at
proxy@mackenziepartners.com.
FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
The
statements made in this Schedule 14A that are not historical
facts
constitute “forward-looking information” within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and Section 27A of the Securities
Act
of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, both as amended,
which can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,”
“will,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “projects,” “estimates,” “believes,” “seeks,”
“could,” “should,” or “continue,” the negative thereof, other variations or
comparable terminology. Important factors, including certain risks
and uncertainties, with respect to such forward-looking statements that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such
forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the effect of
economic and business conditions, including risks inherent in the Long Island,
New York and Palm Beach County, Florida real estate markets, the ability to
obtain additional capital in order to develop the existing real estate and
other
risks detailed from time to time in Gyrodyne’s SEC reports.
PARTICIPANTS
IN THE SOLICITATION
Gyrodyne
and its directors, executive officers and other members of management and
employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in
connection with the 2007 Annual Meeting. Information about Gyrodyne’s
executive officers and directors can be found in the most recent proxy
statement.
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