Circuit City investor seeks to replace board

RICHMOND, Va. Circuit City Stores today acknowledged that it has received two proposals from shareholder Wattles Capital Management regarding its board of directors. Wattles holds approximately 6.5% of the outstanding shares of the company's common stock.

Circuit City reported that Wattles proposed the idea of replacing the company's Circuit City 12-member board of directors with its own nominees. Circuit City said its board of directors will review carefully the shareholder's proposals and the qualifications of the nominees in accordance with its fiduciary duties, mindful that the proposal would give the shareholder absolute control of the entire board, which would be disproportionate to its relative ownership of the company's shares.