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Urgent Message to Employees
Please read immediately
This message contains important information regarding the shares of True North
stock that you hold under the True North Communications Inc. Profit Sharing and
Savings Plan for BJK&E (the "Plan"). If you did not hold any shares of True
North stock under this Plan as of March 29, 1999, then you may disregard this
message.
In tomorrow's mail, you will receive from Merrill Lynch Trust Company proxy
materials relating to the shares of True North stock held in your account under
the Plan. Through these materials, the Board of Directors of True North is
soliciting your voting instructions for certain matters up for approval at this
year's annual meeting of stockholders to be held in Chicago on May 26, 1999.
Your voting instructions are to be submitted to Merrill Lynch Trust Company, who
will in turn actually vote the shares held in the Plan in accordance with your
and the other Plan participants' instructions.
Important Note: Due to a processing error at Merrill Lynch, the initial delivery
of your proxy materials were likely delayed, which is why the materials are
being resent to you for delivery tomorrow. If you have already received your
proxy and voted, please disregard this second mailing. If you have not already
provided voting instructions to Merrill Lynch, please provide these instructions
within the following time frame:
The proxy materials being sent to you by Merrill Lynch indicate that the
deadline for voting your shares is May 21, 1999. Due to the processing error and
the delay in your receipt of these materials, this deadline is being extended
slightly. Merrill Lynch will vote the shares held in the Plan in accordance with
instructions received from Plan participants on or before May 24, 1999. Due to
proximity of this voting cut-off date, Merrill Lynch has asked us to pass along
its recommendation that you vote immediately either telephonically at 1-800-454-
8683 or via the internet at www.proxyvote.com.
If you have any questions, please contact Mark Hudak at 402-965-4748.
