WESTVACO
Dear Fellow Shareholders:
We cordially invite you to join us at the 2000 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders of Westvaco Corporation to be held at 10 o'clock in
the morning on Tuesday, February 22, 2000. The meeting will be
held in the Astor Salon of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, 301 Park
Avenue at 48th Street, New York, New York. Whether or not you
expect to attend the meeting, however, please sign, date, and
promptly return the enclosed proxy.
This year our proxy material includes two proposals. We ask for
your support in voting FOR Proposal 1, the election of our
directors; and FOR Proposal 2, the appointment of our independent
accountants.
Your interest in your company as demonstrated by the
representation of your shares at our annual meeting is a great
source of strength for your company. Your vote is very important
to us and, accordingly, we ask that you sign, date and return the
enclosed proxy promptly.
Sincerely,
John A. Luke, Jr.
Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer
WESTVACO PROXY
Account Number Common Control Number
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR all nominees listed
below, and FOR proposal 2.
FOR WITHHELD FOR
1. Election of Directors: All Nominees For All Nominees All Except
NOMINEES: Samuel W. Bodman, III, Dr. Thomas W. Cole, Jr., and
Rudolph G. Johnstone, Jr.
(Instructions: To withhold authority to vote for any individual
nominee, mark the "For All Except" box and strike a line through
that nominee's name)
2. Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
as independent accountants for 2000.
The proxies are directed to vote as specified above and in their
discretion on any matters properly coming before the meeting and
any adjournment thereof. If no direction is made, the proxies
will vote FOR all nominees listed above, and FOR Proposal 2.
Please date, sign, and return this proxy promptly. Please sign
exactly as your name appears on this proxy. If signing for
estates, trusts or corporations, title or capacity should be
stated.
Dated ,2000
Signature
WESTVACO CORPORATION
Proxy Solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors of Westvaco
Corporation. The undersigned appoints John A. Luke, Jr., Rudolph G.
Johnstone, Jr., and John W. Hetherington, successively, with full
power of substitution, to represent and to vote all common stock of
Westvaco Corporation which the undersigned would be entitled to vote
at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the corporation to be held on
February 22, 2000 and at any adjournment of such meeting.
(Continued and to be signed on the reverse side)
REMINDER
WESTVACO
In the last few weeks you received proxy material which described
the important matters to be voted upon at our 2000 Annual Meeting
of Shareholders.
We ask for your support FOR Proposal 1, the election of
directors; and FOR Proposal 2, the appointment of independent
accountants. If you have not already done so, I hope that you
will complete the enclosed card and return it in the enclosed
self-addressed envelope.
Participation by our shareholders in the annual meeting process
is a great strength for our company.
Sincerely,
John A. Luke, Jr.
Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer
