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WESTERN PROPERTIES TRUST
2200 POWELL STREET, SUITE 600
EMERYVILLE, CA 94608
October 24, 2000
Dear Fellow Shareholder:
According to our latest records, we have not yet received your proxy for the
important Special Meeting of Shareholders of Western Properties Trust on
November 9, 2000. Your Board of Trustees has unanimously recommended that
shareholders vote in favor of the proposed merger with Pan Pacific Retail
Properties, Inc.
Please help your company avoid the expense of further solicitation by voting
TODAY -- by telephone, by Internet, or by signing and returning the proxy card
in the postage-paid envelope provided.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Bradley N. Blake
Chairman of the Board, President
and Chief Executive Officer
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** IMPORTANT NOTE **
REMEMBER, YOU CAN NOW VOTE BY TELEPHONE OR INTERNET --
Simply follow the easy instructions on the enclosed proxy card.
If you have any questions, or need assistance in the
last-minute voting of your shares, please call our proxy solicitor:
INNISFREE M&A INCORPORATED
TOLL-FREE AT 1-888-750-5834.
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