SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(A) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
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COMPASS BANCSHARES, INC.
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(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
COMPASS BANCSHARES, INC.
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(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement)
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March 10, 1995
ADVISORY
Birmingham, AL ... Compass Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBSS) has mailed
supplemental proxy material to shareholders. A letter from the Compass board of
directors details its position on actions taken by a group of dissident
shareholders who have proposed an alternative slate of directors in opposition
to the three directors nominated by the Compass board.
A complete text of the letter is available:
For immediate delivery call:
1-800-753-0352, extension 700 for fax on demand service
For delivery by overnight service or mail call:
Ellen Laden, Compass Bancshares at (205) 933-3554, or
Catherine Parker, Hill and Knowlton at (212) 885-0482
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NOTE TO INSERT AT ON FAX BACK, BEFORE TEXT OF FIGHT LETTER:
NOTE:
The original text of this letter to Compass Bancshares, Inc. shareholders
includes graphics which cannot be included using this electronic distribution
format. The location and titles of the charts are indicated in the following
copy.
Copies of the charts are available via fax by calling Ellen Laden of Compass
Bancshares at (205)933-3554, or Catherine Parker of Hill and Knowlton at
(212) 885-0482.
