On September 9, 2013, SED International Holdings, Inc. announced that its board of directors has adopted a tax benefit preservation rights agreement designed to preserve the value of its significant tax benefits. In addition, its board of directors has adopted a fair price amendment to SED's By-laws, which provides additional protections for stockholders in certain takeovers. As part of the rights agreement, SED's board of directors declared a dividend of one right for each outstanding share of SED's common stock.

The rights agreement is triggered if any person or group acquires 4.9 percent or more of the outstanding shares of SED's common stock or if certain grandfathered stockholders increase their ownership by one-quarter of a percent (subject to certain exceptions).