UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
DC 20549
SCHEDULE
14A
Proxy
Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the
Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment
No. )
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the Registrant ý
Filed by
a Party other than the Registrant o
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appropriate box:
o Preliminary
Proxy Statement
o Confidential, for use of the
Commission only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))
o Definitive
Proxy Statement
ý Definitive
Additional Materials
o Soliciting
Material Pursuant to §204.14a-12
WMS
INDUSTRIES INC.
(Name
of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
(Name
of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)
Payment
of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):
ý No
fee required.
o Fee
computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and
0-11.
(1) Title
of each class of securities to which transaction applies:
(2) Aggregate
number of securities to which transaction applies:
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(3)
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Per
unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to
Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the filing fee is
calculated and state how it was
determined):
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(4) Proposed
maximum aggregate value of transaction:
(5) Total
fee paid:
o Fee
paid previously with preliminary materials.
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Check
box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule
0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid
previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number,
or the Form or Schedule and the date of its
filing.
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(1) Amount
Previously Paid:
(2) Form,
Schedule or Registration Statement No.:
(3) Filing
Party:
(4) Date
Filed:
October
28, 2008
IMPORTANT
NOTICE
REGARDING
THE AVAILABILITY OF
PROXY
MATERIALS FOR THE
STOCKHOLDERS
MEETING
TO
BE HELD ON DECEMBER 11, 2008
The WMS
Industries Inc. 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on December 11,
2008 at 10:00 a.m. Central time, at The Four Season’s Hotel at 120 E. Delaware
Place, Chicago, Illinois 60611. The agenda for our meeting will
be:
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1.
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To
elect a board of ten (10)
directors;
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2.
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To
approve the adoption of our Employee Stock Purchase
Plan;
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3.
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To
ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young as our independent registered
public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending June 30, 2009;
and
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4.
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To
transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or
any adjournment or adjournments
thereof.
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Holders
of shares of our common stock as of the close of business on October 16, 2008,
the Record Date, are invited to attend our Annual Meeting of
Stockholders. If you complete and properly sign each proxy card you
receive and return it to us in the prepaid envelope, it will be voted as you
direct by one of the individuals indicated on the card or you may vote your
shares in person at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
PLEASE NOTE: ALTHOUGH WE HAVE
SEPARATELY MAILED THESE DOCUMENTS TO OUR RECORD STOCKHOLDERS, OUR 2008 ANNUAL
REPORT, NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING, PROXY STATEMENT AND PROXY CARD ARE ALSO
AVAILABLE ONLINE AT http://ir.wms.com.
WMS
Industries Inc. ∙ 800 South Northpoint Boulevard ∙ Waukegan ∙ Illinois ∙ 60085 ∙
www.wms.com