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SCHEDULE 14A
(RULE 14a-101)
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (AMENDMENT NO. )
Filed by the registrant [X]
Filed by a party other than the registrant [ ]
Check the appropriate box:
[ ] Preliminary proxy statement [ ] Confidential, for Use of the
Commission Only (as permitted by Rule
14a-6(e)(2))
[ ] Definitive proxy statement
[X] Definitive additional materials
[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-11(c) or Rule 14a-12
UNIVERSAL FOODS CORPORATION
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(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)
Payment of filing fee (Check the appropriate box):
[X] No fee required.
[ ] Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(4) and 0-11.
(1) Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:
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(2) Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies:
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(3) Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed
pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (Set forth the amount on which the filing fee
is calculated and state how it was determined):
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(4) Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:
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(5) Total fee paid:
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[ ] Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.
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[ ] Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act
Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid
previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or
the form or schedule and the date of its filing.
(1) Amount previously paid:
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(2) Form, schedule or registration statement no.:
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(3) Filing party:
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(4) Date filed:
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Universal Foods Corporation
Executive Offices
January 8, 1999
Dear Shareholder:
You were previously mailed an Annual Report and Proxy materials for voting your
shares of stock at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Universal Foods
Corporation. The meeting will be held on Thursday, January 21, 1999.
In reviewing the proxy votes received to date, we find that we have not received
your vote on the proxy card, which was included in the packet previously mailed
to you.
The time remaining until the January 21, 1999 meeting is growing short. It is
important that your stock be represented at the meeting regardless of the number
of shares you own. For that purpose, we have enclosed another proxy card, which
you may use to vote by mail if you have not done so. Please vote your proxy and
return it at your earliest convenience. The enclosed return envelope goes to
Corporate Election Services, whom we have retained to tabulate your vote on a
confidential basis.
If, for some reason, you have not received an Annual Report and Proxy Statement,
we will be happy to mail them again. Requests can be directed to our investor
relations department at 1-800-558-9892.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
/s/ Kenneth P. Manning
Kenneth P. Manning
Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer
Enclosure
(NOTE: the enclosure consists of a proxy card in the form previously filed
with the Commission)
