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DOW JONES & COMPANY, INC.
200 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10281
To Our Stockholders:
Please be advised that the location of the 1997 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
of Dow Jones & Company, Inc. has been changed from the 43rd floor to the 106th
floor of One World Trade Center. The 1997 Annual Meeting will now be held at:
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
WINDOWS ON THE WORLD--106TH FLOOR
One World Trade Center
New York, New York
The date and time of the meeting have not changed; the meeting will be held on
Wednesday, April 16, 1997 at 9:30 a.m.
Sincerely yours,
/s/ Peter G. Skinner
Peter G. Skinner
Secretary
April 3, 1997
