SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(A) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Commission Only (as permitted
by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))
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DEXTER CORPORATION
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As filed with the Commission on February 23, 2000
INFORMATION CONCERNING PARTICIPANTS
(FURNISHED PURSUANT TO RULE 14A-12 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934)
Dexter Corporation ("Dexter"), and the following persons named
below may be deemed to be "participants" in the solicitation of proxies
from the shareholders of Dexter in connection with the 2000 Annual Meeting
of the shareholders of Dexter. The participants in this solicitation may
include the directors of Dexter (K. Grahame Walker (Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Dexter), Charles H. Curl, Henrietta Holsman Fore,
Bernard M. Fox, Robert M. Furek, Martha Clark Goss, Edgar G. Hotard, Peter
G. Kelly, Jean-Francois Saglio and George M. Whitesides) and the following
executive officers of Dexter: Kathleen Burdett, Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer; David G. Gordon, President and Chief Operating Officer,
John D. Thompson, Senior Vice President, Strategic and Business
Development; Bruce H. Beatt, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary;
Ronald C. Benham, Vice President and President-- Electronic Materials; John
B. Blatz, Vice President-- Environmental and Process Management; John B.
Lockwood, Vice President-- Taxes; Jeffrey W. McClelland, Vice President and
President-- Adhesive and Coating Systems; Lawrence D. McLure, Vice
President-- Human Resources; A. Duncan Middleton, Vice President and
President-- Nonwoven Materials; Rosanne Potter-- Treasurer; and Dale
Ribaudo, Controller.
As of the date of this communication, none of the foregoing participants
individually own in excess of 1 percent of Dexter's Common Stock or in the
aggregate in excess of 3 percent of the Dexter's Common Stock.
Investors and security holders are advised to read the proxy statement
that will be filed by Dexter relating to Dexter's 2000 annual meeting
referred to in the foregoing information, when it becomes available,
because it will contain important information. Security holders may obtain
a free copy of the proxy statement (when available) and other documents
filed by Dexter with the Commission at the Commission's web site at
www.sec.gov. The proxy statement and such other documents may also be
obtained for free from Dexter Corporation by directing such request to:
Dexter Corporation, One Elm Street, Windsor Locks, Connecticut 06096,
Attention: Investor Relations, (860) 292-7675.
