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EXHIBIT (a)(4)
For Immediate Release Contact: Sharon Bateman (314) 342-6494
May Company
Bob Huth (610) 896-2111
David's Bridal
THE MAY DEPARTMENT STORES COMPANY AND
DAVID'S BRIDAL, INC. ANNOUNCE TERMINATION OF
HART-SCOTT-RODINO ANTITRUST WAITING PERIOD
ST. LOUIS, Mo., and CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., July 24, 2000 - The May
Department Stores Company [NYSE: MAY] and David's Bridal, Inc. [NASDAQ: DABR]
announced today that the 15-day waiting period required under the United States
Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, terminated
early on Friday, July 21, 2000, in connection with May's tender offer for all of
the outstanding shares of common stock of David's Bridal. May's tender offer for
David's Bridal, which commenced on July 10, 2000, is scheduled to expire at
12:00 midnight, New York City time, on Monday, August 7, 2000. The expiration or
early termination of the waiting period under the Act was one of the conditions
to closing for the tender offer.
