SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(A) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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THE BROOKLYN UNION GAS COMPANY
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FRONT BURNER [LOGO] PUBLIC RELATIONS BULLETIN
FOR BROOKLYN UNION EMPLOYEES
July 15, 1997
CLEARING UP CONFUSION OVER PROXY ISSUES
A number of employees have raised questions and concerns
over voting on the Brooklyn Union and LILCO combination. The
following Q&A should clear up any confusion.
Q: WHEN IS A NON-VOTE A "NO" VOTE?
A: Shares of stock that employees own through the Employee
Savings Plan (ESP) may technically be voted by the trustees.
Brooklyn Union's ESP plan, however, gives employees the
opportunity to vote those shares themselves. Approximately 80
percent of employees who are shareholders have purchased their
shares through ESP plan. Only those ESP shares that are not voted
by employees will be voted by the trustees.
For shares of Brooklyn Union stock purchased through any
means other than the ESP, a non-vote is a "no" vote. Confusion
arose because the proxy statement and the plain language brochure
both indicate that a non-vote is a "no" vote. If any employee
does not vote his or her ESP shares, however, such shares will not
be non-votes because the trustees will vote them.
Q: WHY HAVE I RECEIVED EXTRA PROXY CARDS IN THE MAIL?
A: It is standard practice amount publicly traded companies
that, for important shareholder meetings like ours on August 7,
companies often send out duplicate proxy cards in the event that
originals were misplaced. Only one vote per individual
shareholder is counted.
Q: IS THERE SOMETHING I CAN READ OR SOMEONE I CAN ASK TO
EXPLAIN THINGS TO ME RELATING TO THE COMBINATION WITH LILCO?
A: Yes. All shareholders -- employee shareholders included
-- will receive shortly a plain language brochure on the Brooklyn
Union/LILCO combination entitled "Catell Live." Also, the company
will offer a series of voluntary educational meetings between July
16 and 18 at a number of company locations that employees can
attend. Presiding will be either Vince Enright, Jan Childress,
Anne Jordan or Bob Wieczorek.
See the reverse side for scheduling information.<PAGE>
Dates, times and locations for the voluntary educational
meetings are as follows:
METROTECH Wednesday, July 16 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Friday, July 18 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
STATEN ISLAND Friday, July 18 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
GREENPOINT Thursday, July 17 7:00 - 8:00 a.m.
8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
CANARSIE Friday, July 18 7:00 - 8:00 a.m.
8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
CONEY ISLAND Friday, July 18 7:00 - 8:00 a.m.
8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
SPRINGFIELD Thursday, July 17 7:00 - 8:00 a.m.
8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
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EMPLOYEE COMMUNICATIONS
PRESENTS "CATELL LIVE"
VOTE! Call 1(800)853-9795 on Tuesday July 22
from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. Bob Catell will
be on the phone to answer your questions
regarding the BU/LILCO combination!
[Graphic of FILL OUT
proxy card] AND RETURN
YOUR PROXY
CARD TODAY!
COME TO A VOLUNTARY EDUCATIONAL
MEETING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE NEW
COMPANY AND WHAT IT MEANS TO YOU.
MAKE AN METROTECH
INFORMED CHOICE! Wednesday, July 16 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Friday, July 18 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
STATEN ISLAND
Friday, July 18 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
3:00 to 4:00 p.m.
GREENPOINT
Thursday, July 17 7:00 to 8:00 a.m.
8:00 to 9:00 a.m.
CANARSIE
Friday, July 18 7:00 to 8:00 a.m.
8:00 to 9:00 a.m.
CONEY ISLAND
Friday, July 18 7:00 to 8:00 a.m.
8:00 to 9:00 a.m.
SPRINGFIELD
Thursday, July 17 7:00 to 8:00 a.m.
8:00 to 9:00 a.m.
PLEASE CONTACT 1-888-MY-VIEWS IF YOU ARE
UNABLE TO ATTEND AND WOULD LIKE TO VIEW
THE VIDEO TAPE.
BROOKLYN UNION [LOGO]
