UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Filed by the Registrant [ ]
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[ ] Preliminary Proxy Statement
[ ] CONFIDENTIAL, FOR USE OF THE COMMISSION ONLY (AS PERMITTED BY
RULE 14A-6(E)(2))
[ ] Definitive Proxy Statement
[ ] Definitive Additional Materials
[X ] Soliciting Material Pursuant to Rule 14a-11(c) or Rule 14a-12
FLOWERS INDUSTRIES, INC.
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(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
KELLOGG COMPANY
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(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)
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[X] No fee required.
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1) Title of each class 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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[ ] 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.
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Information Concerning Participants
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The senior executive officers and directors of Kellogg Company may be deemed to
be participants in the solicitation of stockholders of Flowers Industries, Inc.
("Flowers") and stockholders of Keebler Foods Company ("Keebler") in connection
with the proposed mergers of subsidiaries of Kellogg Company and Flowers with
Flowers and Keebler, respectively. Additional information concerning the
interests of such participants in the proposed transactions, if any, will be
included in a proxy statement or statements and other relevant documents
expected to be filed with the SEC by Flowers and Keebler.
INVESTORS ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT OR STATEMENTS WHEN AVAILABLE AND
ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED BY FLOWERS OR KEEBLER WITH THE SEC BECAUSE
THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION RELATING TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS.
Investors will be able to obtain free copies of these documents at the SEC's
website at www.sec.gov. In addition, it is expected that documents filed with
the SEC by Flowers and Keebler will be available free of charge by contacting,
respectively, Flowers Industries, Inc., US Highway 19 South, P.O. Box 1338,
Thomasville, GA 31792, Attention: Marta Jones Turner, Vice President of
Corporate Communications & Investor Relations, Tel. (912) 227-2348, or Mary
Krier, Director of Communications, Tel. (912) 227-2333 (or visiting Flowers'
website at www.flowersindustries.com), and Keebler Foods Company, 677 Larch
Avenue, Elmhurst, IL 60126, Attention: E. Nichol McCully, Senior Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer, Tel. (630) 782-2690 or Lori P. Marin, Vice
President and Treasurer, Tel. (630) 782-2690 (or visiting Keebler's website at
www.keebler.com).
INVESTORS SHOULD READ THE PROXY STATEMENT OR STATEMENTS CAREFULLY WHEN AVAILABLE
BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING OR INVESTMENT DECISION CONCERNING THE PROPOSED
TRANSACTIONS.
CERTAIN STATEMENTS CONTAINED IN THIS MATERIAL CONTAIN "FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS" AS DEFINED IN THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995.
ACTUAL RESULTS MAY DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE PROJECTED AS A RESULT OF CERTAIN
RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THOSE DETAILED FROM TIME
TO TIME IN KELLOGG COMPANY'S, FLOWERS INDUSTRIES, INC.'S AND KEEBLER FOODS
COMPANY'S SEC FILINGS. SUCH RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES ALSO INCLUDE: MATERIALLY
ADVERSE CHANGES IN ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN THE MARKETS IN WHICH THE COMPANIES
OPERATE; COSTS RELATED TO THE TRANSACTIONS; SUBSTANTIAL DELAY IN THE EXPECTED
CLOSING OF THE TRANSACTIONS; AND THE RISK THAT THE COMPANIES' BUSINESSES WILL
NOT BE INTEGRATED SUCCESSFULLY.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT
99.1 Press Release dated November 2, 2000
