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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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WEIS MARKETS INC. 1000 S. 2nd Street
Sunbury, Pennsylvania 17801
Phone 570-286-3636
Fax 570-286-3692
PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Dennis V. Curtin FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Phone: (570) 286-3636 December 8, 1999
E-Mail: [email protected]
WEIS MARKETS RESPONDS TO DISSIDENT GROUP
SUNBURY, Pa., Dec. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to a statement issued
today by the heirs of Sigfried Weis and a lawyer for an affiliated trust, WEIS
MARKETS commented:
"Under the company's by-laws, WEIS MARKETS is obligated to hold a
special meeting of shareholders before the end of February. That meeting will be
held in the context of the process we have put in place to proceed in a
thoughtful and deliberate manner, together with our financial and legal
advisors. The special BOARD committee we announced yesterday is the first step
in that process.
"We will not be rushed into setting specific record and meeting dates
to accommodate the dissident group's timetable. We will announce those dates in
an appropriate and timely manner as we work to serve the best interests of all
our shareholders as well as our employees and the communities we serve."
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CERTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The following persons may be deemed to be
"participants" in a solicitation opposing the proposals of the dissident group:
Weis Markets, Inc.; Robert F. Weis (Chairman of the Board and Treasurer of the
Company); Norman S. Rich (Director and President of the Company); William R.
Mills (Director, Vice President Finance and Secretary of the Company); Jonathan
H. Weis (Director and Vice President Property Management and Development of the
Company); and Richard E. Shulman (Director of the Company). As of November 30,
1999, Robert Weis may be deemed to beneficially own 12,764,153 shares of the
Company's common stock; Mr. Rich may be deemed to beneficially own 64,543 shares
of the Company's common stock; Mr. Mills may be deemed to beneficially own
11,000 shares of the Company's common stock; Jonathan Weis may be deemed to
beneficially own 87,563 shares of the Company's common stock; and Mr. Shulman
may be deemed to beneficially own 222 shares of the Company's common stock.
