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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-18-053523
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEF 14C
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180824
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180824
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180824
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20180824

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CPI Card Group Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001641614
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SHORT-TERM BUSINESS CREDIT INSTITUTIONS [6153]
		IRS NUMBER:				260344657
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEF 14C
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-37584
		FILM NUMBER:		181036996

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		10026 WEST SAN JUAN WAY
		CITY:			LITTLETON
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80127
		BUSINESS PHONE:		303-973-9311

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		10026 WEST SAN JUAN WAY
		CITY:			LITTLETON
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80127

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CPI Holdings I, Inc.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20150506
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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:14.0pt;">UNITED STATES<br> SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CPI   CARD GROUP INC.</font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CPI CARD GROUP&nbsp;INC.<br> 10026 WEST SAN JUAN WAY<br> LITTLETON, CO 80127</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">NOTICE OF ACTION BY<br> WRITTEN CONSENT OF MAJORITY STOCKHOLDERS</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY<br> AND YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A PROXY</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dear Stockholders:</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">The accompanying Information Statement is being furnished to the holders (&#147;<b>Stockholders</b>&#148;) of shares of the common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the &#147;<b>Common Stock</b>&#148;), of CPI Card Group&nbsp;Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#147;<b>Company</b>&#148;).&#160; The Board of Directors of the Company (the &#147;<b>Board</b>&#148;) is not soliciting your proxy and you are requested not to send us a proxy.&#160; The purpose of this Information Statement is to notify you that the Company has received the written consent, dated July&nbsp;25, 2018 (the &#147;<b>Written Consent</b>&#148;), from holders of shares of voting securities representing approximately </font>59</font>% of the total issued and outstanding shares of voting stock of the Company approving the action described in the enclosed Information Statement.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We are furnishing this notice and the accompanying Information Statement solely for the purpose of informing our Stockholders of the action taken by the Written Consent before such action becomes effective in satisfaction the notice requirements of Section&nbsp;14C of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and the rules&nbsp;promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, and Section&nbsp;228 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">This is not a notice of a special meeting of Stockholders and no Stockholder meeting will be held to consider the matter described herein.</font></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">This notice and the Accompanying Information Statement are first being sent to Stockholders on our about August&nbsp;</font></b><b>24</b><b>, 2018.</b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CPI CARD GROUP&nbsp;INC.<br> 10026 WEST SAN JUAN WAY<br> LITTLETON, CO 80127</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">AUGUST 24</font></b><b>, 2018</b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A<br> PROXY AND YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A PROXY</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">GENERAL INFORMATION</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In this Information Statement we refer to CPI Card Group&nbsp;Inc., a Delaware corporation, as the &#147;Company,&#148; &#147;we,&#148; &#147;us,&#148; or &#147;our.&#148;</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">This Information Statement is being furnished by the Board of Directors of the Company (the &#147;<b>Board</b>&#148;), to inform the holders (&#147;<b>Stockholders</b>&#148;) of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the &#147;<b>Common Stock</b>&#148;), as of </font>July&nbsp;25</font>, 2018, of an action (the &#147;<b>Action</b>&#148;) approved by the Board and by the written consent (the &#147;<b>Written Consent</b>&#148;) of holders (the &#147;<b>Consent Holders</b>&#148;) of shares of Common Stock representing approximately 59% of the total issued and outstanding shares of voting stock of the Company.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This Information Statement contains a brief summary of the material aspects of the Action approved by the Board and the Consent Holders.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Action by Written Consent</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Section&nbsp;228 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the &#147;<b>DGCL</b>&#148;) provides that, unless the Company&#146;s Certificate of Incorporation provides otherwise, the Company&#146;s Stockholders may approve an action by written consent signed by the holders of outstanding shares of voting capital stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted.&#160; Our Certificate of Incorporation provides that so long as Tricor Pacific Capital Partners (Fund IV), Limited Partnership and Tricor Pacific Capital Partners (Fund IV) US, Limited Partnership, and their respective affiliates, collectively continue to beneficially own a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of our capital stock, any action required or permitted to be taken by the Stockholders may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is signed by holders of outstanding shares of voting stock having the minimum number of votes necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares of the Company&#146;s outstanding voting Stock entitled to vote thereon were present and voted.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On May&nbsp;31, 2018, the Board adopted a resolution approving and declaring the advisability of filing of a Certificate of Amendment of the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of CPI Card Group Inc. (the &#147;<b>Certificate of Amendment</b>&#148;) to eliminate certain contingent provisions relating to the removal of directors of the Company (collectively, the &#147;<b>Amendment</b>&#148;) that would, if they were to go into effect, require a supermajority vote for the removal of directors of the Company and permit such removal only for cause.&#160; As a result, if the Certificate of Amendment is filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, and Amendment becomes effective, subject to the rights of any class of then outstanding preferred stock, the Stockholders will be entitled at all times to remove directors of the</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Company with or without cause by a simple majority vote.&#160; Pursuant to the Written Consent, the Consent Holders have approved the Amendment and the filing of the Certificate of Amendment.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">What is the Purpose of this Information Statement?</font></i></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This Information Statement and the accompanying notice are being furnished to our Stockholders solely for the purpose of informing our Stockholders of the action taken by the Written Consent of the Consent Holders in accordance with:</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Section&nbsp;14C of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;<b>Exchange Act</b>&#148;), and the rules&nbsp;promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (&#147;<b>SEC</b>&#148;) thereunder, and</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Section&nbsp;228 of the DGCL and the Company&#146;s Certificate of Incorporation and bylaws.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Section&nbsp;14C of the Exchange Act and Regulation 14C promulgated by the <b>SEC</b> thereunder, require the Company to furnish to our Stockholders an information statement describing any action taken by written consent in lieu of a meeting of stockholders before such action becomes effective.&#160; In connection with an action by written consent, Section&nbsp;228 of the DGCL requires prompt notice of the taking of such action to be given to the Stockholders of record who have not consented in writing to such action and who, if the action had been taken at a meeting, would have been entitled to notice of the meeting if the record date for such meeting had been the date that written consents signed by a sufficient number of holders to take the action were delivered to a company.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Who is Entitled to Notice?</font></i></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">Each outstanding share of Common Stock as of record on the Record Date is entitled to notice of the Action to be taken pursuant to the Written Consent.&#160; The close of business on </font>July&nbsp;25</font>, 2018, is the record date (the &#147;<b>Record Date</b>&#148;) for the determination of Stockholders who are entitled to receive this Information Statement.&#160; This Information Statement will be mailed on or about August&nbsp;24, 2018 to Stockholders of record as of the Record Date.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">What Vote is Required to Approve the Action?</font></i></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">Each share of Common Stock entitles the holder to one vote.&#160; On the Record Date, there were </font>11,159,714</font> shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding. Pursuant to Section&nbsp;228 of the DGCL, at least a majority of the voting stock of the Company, or at least 5,579,857 votes, are required to approve the Action by written consent.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Consent Holders are Tricor Pacific Capital Partners (Fund IV), Limited Partnership and Tricor Pacific Capital Partners (Fund IV)&nbsp;US, Limited Partnership.&#160; As of the Record Date, the Consent Holders held 6,558,825 shares of Common Stock, or approximately 58.8% of the total voting power of all outstanding voting stock.&#160; Pursuant to the Written Consent, the Consent Stockholders have approved the Action.&#160; Therefore, no other Stockholder consents will be obtained in connection with this Information Statement.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Neither the DGCL nor our Certificate of Incorporation or bylaws provide our Stockholders with appraisal rights in connection with the Action discussed in this Information Statement.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Set forth below is a brief summary of the material aspects of the Action approved by the Board and the Consent Holders.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THE AMENDMENT OF THE THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF CPI CARD GROUP INC.</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Purpose and Effect of the Amendment</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">Currently, Paragraph D of Article&nbsp;Fifth of our Certificate of Incorporation provides that, subject to the rights of holders of any shares of our preferred stock then outstanding, prior to the date (the &#147;<b>Trigger Date</b>&#148;) on which the Majority Stockholders collectively cease to beneficially own at least a majority of the voting power of the then outstanding shares of our capital stock then entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the Company (the &#147;<b>Voting Stock</b>&#148;), the directors of the Company may be removed with or without cause upon the affirmative vote of the Stockholders representing at least a majority of the voting power of the then outstanding shares of our Voting Stock.&#160; On and after the Trigger Date, Paragraph D of Article&nbsp;Fifth of our Certificate of Incorporation provides that, subject to the rights of holders of any shares of our preferred stock then outstanding, directors may be removed only for cause (the &#147;<b>only for cause requirement</b>&#148;) and only upon the affirmative vote of stockholders representing at least 75% of the voting power of the then outstanding shares of Voting Stock at a meeting of the Stockholders called for that purpose (the &#147;<b>supermajority vote requirement</b>&#148;).&#160; T</font>he Trigger Date has not occurred because the Majority Stockholders continue to own a majority of the outstanding Voting Stock, and therefore neither the only for cause requirement nor the supermajority vote requirement is, or has at any time been, in effect,</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our Board and the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board review our corporate governance practices on a continuing basis and, for the reasons described below, our Board has determined that it is advisable and in the best interests of the Company and its Stockholders to amend our Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate the only for cause requirement and the supermajority vote requirement for the removal of directors.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In recent court proceedings not involving the Company, the Delaware Court of Chancery has held that, in the absence of a classified board or cumulative voting, an &#147;only for cause&#148; director removal provision conflicts with Section&nbsp;141(k)&nbsp;of the DGCL and is therefore invalid.&#160; In light of this guidance, the Board determined an amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation is necessary to remove the only for cause requirement and permit a director to be removed for cause or without cause.&#160; In connection with that determination, the Board also concluded that it is in the best interests of the Company and the Stockholders to amend our Certificate of Incorporation to allow for removal of a director by a simple majority as opposed to the 75% supermajority that would be required after the Trigger Date under the</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">current provisions of </font>paragraph D of Article&nbsp;FIFTH of our Certificate of Incorporation</font>.&#160; The simple majority voting requirement will give stockholders enhanced flexibility to make changes on the Board.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On </font>May&nbsp;31, 2018, the Board adopted a resolution approving and declaring the advisability of the proposed Amendment, and directing that the Amendment be submitted to the Stockholders for approval.&#160; The Consent Holders signed and delivered the Written Consent, dated July&nbsp;25,&nbsp;2018, to the Company in accordance with Section&nbsp;228 of the DGCL and our Certificate of Incorporation.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">Upon filing of the Certificate of Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, Paragraph D of Article&nbsp;Fifth of the Certificate of Incorporation will be amended to eliminate the only for cause requirement and supermajority voting requirement to remove directors on or after the Trigger Date.&#160; The Amendment will amend Paragraph D of Article&nbsp;Fifth of the Certificate of Incorporation as follows </font>(with the deletions stricken through and additions underlined):</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">D.&nbsp;Removal of Directors.&nbsp;&#160; Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock then outstanding and notwithstanding any other provision of this Certificate of Incorporation, <strike>(i)&nbsp;prior to the first date (the &#147;Trigger Date&#148;) on which Tricor Pacific Capital Partners (Fund IV), Limited Partnership, Tricor Pacific Capital Partners (Fund IV) US, Limited Partnership and their respective affiliates collectively cease to beneficially own (directly or indirectly) at least a majority of the voting power of the then outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation then entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (&#147;<u>Voting Stock</u>&#148;),</strike> directors may be removed with or without cause upon the affirmative vote of stockholders representing at least a majority of the voting power of the then outstanding shares of <u>capital stock of the Corporation then entitled to vote generally in the election of directors</u><strike> Voting Stock, voting together as a single class and (ii)&nbsp;on and after the Trigger Date, directors may only be removed for cause and only upon the affirmative vote of stockholders representing at least 75% of the voting power of the then outstanding shares of Voting Stock, at a meeting of the Corporation&#146;s stockholders called for that purpose</strike>.&#160; Any director may resign at any time upon written notice to the Corporation.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Although stockholders have approved the Amendment, we may abandon or delay the Amendment if our </font>Board of Directors determines that it is no longer in the best interests of our corporation or our stockholders.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Vote Required to Approve the Amendment</font></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of all outstanding shares of Voting Stock, voting together as a single class, is required to approve the Amendment.&#160; Under the DGCL, our Certificate of Incorporation and our bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken by the Stockholders may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is signed by holders of outstanding stock having the minimum number of votes necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares of the Company&#146;s Common Stock entitled to vote thereon were present and voted. </font>&#160;The Consent Holders, who together hold approximately 58.8% of the Voting Stock, approved the Amendment by written consent dated July&nbsp;25, 2018.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">No Voting of Stockholders Required</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Since the Consent Holders have already approved the Action by the Written Consent, we are not soliciting any votes with regard to the Action.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Amendment will become effective upon the filing of a Certificate of Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.&#160; Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;14c-2 under the Exchange Act, the earliest date that the Action can become effective is 20&nbsp;days after this Information Statement is first sent to the Stockholders.&#160; As a result, the Certificate of Amendment will be filed at least 20 days after the date of the mailing of this Information Statement to our Stockholders.</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">INTEREST OF CERTAIN PERSONS IN OR OPPOSITION TO MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We do not believe that any of our current directors or officers, or any associates of the foregoing, have any substantial interest in the Action that are different from the interests of the Stockholders generally.</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">OUTSTANDING VOTING SECURITIES</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Record Date and Voting Securities</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The close of business on July&nbsp;25, 2018, is the record date (the &#147;<b>Record Date</b>&#148;) for the determination of Stockholders who are entitled to receive this Information Statement.&#160; As of the Record Date, the Company had 11,159,714 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding.&#160; Each share of outstanding Common Stock is entitled to one vote on matters submitted for Stockholder approval.</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following table sets forth certain information known to us regarding beneficial ownership of shares of our Common Stock as of June&nbsp;30, 2018 by:</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>each of our directors;</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>each of our named executive officers;</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>all of our executive officers and directors as a group; and</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>each person (including any &#147;group&#148;) known to us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules&nbsp;and regulations of the SEC and includes voting and investment power with respect to the securities.&#160; In computing the number of shares beneficially owned by a person and the percentage ownership of that person, shares of Common Stock subject to options, warrants or stock-based awards held by that person that are currently exercisable or have vested, as applicable, or are exercisable or will vest, as applicable, within 60&nbsp;days of June&nbsp;30, 2018 are deemed outstanding.&#160; Such shares, however, are not deemed outstanding for purposes of computing the percentage ownership of any other person.&#160; To our knowledge, except as indicated in the footnotes to this table and subject to community property laws where applicable, the persons and entities named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of our Common Stock shown as beneficially owned by them.&#160; The percentage of beneficial ownership is computed on the basis of 11,159,714 shares of our Common Stock outstanding as of June&nbsp;30, 2018.&#160; Unless otherwise noted below, the address of the persons and entities listed in the table is c/o CPI Card Group&nbsp;Inc., 10026 West San Juan Way, Littleton, CO 80127.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The beneficial owners of all issued shares have voting rights over such shares, whether or not such owners have dispositive powers with respect to the shares, and such shares are included in each person&#146;s beneficial ownership amount.&#160; For the avoidance of doubt, if a beneficial owner does not have dispositive powers with respect to certain shares, each such person maintains voting control over these shares, and such shares are included in the determination the person&#146;s beneficial ownership amount.</font></p>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">37.0</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Steven Montross   (2)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">349,636</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.1</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Robert Pearce</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">86,392</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Lillian Etzkorn   (3)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">16,092</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Silvio Tavares</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">11,241</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Lane Dubin (4)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10,230</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Douglas Pearce</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">9,394</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Scott Scheirman</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">6,241</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Nicholas Peters</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Bradley Seaman</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Valerie Soranno   Keating</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Executive   Officers and Directors as a group (16 individuals)(5)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">606,430</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.4</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Based on a Schedule&nbsp;13G filed jointly by Tricor Pacific Capital Partners (Fund IV), Limited Partnership, Tricor Pacific Capital Partners (Fund IV)&nbsp;US, Limited Partnership (collectively, the &#147;<b>Tricor Funds</b>&#148;) and Parallel49 Equity,&nbsp;ULC on February&nbsp;12, 2016.&#160; Each of the Tricor Funds is managed by Parallel49 Equity,&nbsp;ULC, as the general partner.&#160; Mr.&nbsp;Bradley Seaman, Mr.&nbsp;J. Trevor Johnstone and Mr.&nbsp;Roderick Senft are the sole members of an investment committee of the Tricor Funds that has the power to vote or dispose of the shares held by the Tricor Funds.&#160; Each of Messrs.&nbsp;Seaman and Peters is an officer or member of Parallel49 Equity,&nbsp;ULC and has an indirect pecuniary interest in the shares of common stock held by the Tricor Funds through their respective interests in the Tricor Funds.&#160; Each of Messrs.&nbsp;Seaman and Peters expressly disclaims any beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock held by the Tricor Funds.&#160; The address of the Tricor Funds is c/o Parallel49 Equity, One Westminster Place, Suite&nbsp;100, Lake Forest,&nbsp;IL 60045.</p>
<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Includes vested options to purchase 35,682 shares of common stock. Mr.&nbsp;Montross retired from the position of President and Chief Executive Officer with the Company as of October&nbsp;4, 2017. The information regarding Mr.&nbsp;Montross&#146; beneficial ownership is based solely on his Section&nbsp;16 filings through his Form&nbsp;4 filed on March&nbsp;6, 2017.</p>
<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Includes vested options to purchase 16,092 shares of common stock.&#160; Ms.&nbsp;Etzkorn resigned from the position of Chief Financial Officer with the Company as of July&nbsp;19, 2018.&#160; The information regarding Ms.&nbsp;Etzkorn&#146;s beneficial ownership is based solely on her Section&nbsp;16 filings through her Form&nbsp;4 filed on September&nbsp;27, 2017</p>
<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(4)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Includes vested options to purchase 9,595 shares of common stock.</p>
<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(5)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Includes an aggregate of 87,173 vested options to purchase common stock.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">These reports and other information filed with the SEC by the Company may be inspected and are available for copying at the public reference facilities maintained at the Securities and Exchange Commission at 100&nbsp;F Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20549.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company&#146;s filings with the SEC are also available to the public from the SEC&#146;s website, http://www.sec.gov.&#160; Our Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K containing the disclosure for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2017, and other reports filed under the Exchange Act, are also available to any Stockholder at no cost upon request to: CPI Card Group at 10026 West San Juan Way, Littleton, Colorado 80127, Attention: Investor Relations or by email to InvRelations@cpicardgroup.com; Telephone: (877)&nbsp;369-9016.</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">HOUSEHOLDING OF INFORMATION STATEMENT</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Some banks, brokers and other nominee record holders may be participating in the practice of &#147;householding&#148; information statements.&#160; This means that only one copy of the Information Statement may be sent to multiple Stockholders who share an address.&#160; We will promptly deliver a separate copy of the Information Statement to any Stockholder at a shares address to which a single copy of the Information Statement was is delivered upon written or oral request to CPI Card Group&nbsp;Inc., 10026 West San Juan Way, Littleton, CO 80127, Attention: Chief Legal and Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary.&#160; Any Stockholder who wants to receive separate copies of our Information Statement in the future, or any Stockholder who is receiving multiple copies and would like to receive only one copy per household, should contact the Stockholder&#146;s bank, broker, or other nominee record holder, or the Stockholder may contact us at the above address or calling Investor Relations at (877)&nbsp;369-9016.</font></p>
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