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SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(A) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Amendment No. )
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GUEST SUPPLY, INC.
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BFMA HOLDING CORPORATION
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BFMA HOLDING CORPORATION
PROXY STATEMENT
IN OPPOSITION TO THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
GUEST SUPPLY, INC.
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2001 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
OF
GUEST SUPPLY, INC.
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PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE ENCLOSED BLUE PROXY CARD
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This proxy statement and the enclosed BLUE proxy card are being
furnished to stockholders of Guest Supply, Inc., a New Jersey corporation, by
BFMA Holding Corporation, a Delaware corporation, in connection with the
solicitation of proxies from stockholders of Guest Supply to be used at the 2001
Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Guest Supply, including any adjournments or
postponements thereof and any special meeting which may be called in lieu
thereof, to elect two persons (collectively, the "BFMA Nominees") nominated by
BFMA for election as Class C Directors to the Board of Directors of Guest
Supply, who are expected, subject to their fiduciary duties to Guest Supply's
stockholders, to take all actions as may be necessary to maximize value for the
stockholders of Guest Supply, including to form a Special Committee of Directors
and hire independent financial and legal advisors to arrange a prompt sale of
Guest Supply to the highest bidder. As nominees for director, Logan D. Delany,
Jr. and Charles W. Miersch are also deemed to be participants with BFMA in this
proxy solicitation.
The principal executive offices of Guest Supply are located at 4301
U.S. Highway One, Monmouth Junction, New Jersey 08852. This proxy statement and
the BLUE proxy card are first being furnished to Guest Supply's stockholders on
or about December 7, 2000.
The Company has established with the New York Stock Exchange a record
date of November 30, 2000 for determining stockholders entitled to notice of and
to vote at the Annual Meeting (the "Record Date") and January 17, 2001 as the
date of the Annual Meeting. Stockholders of record at the close of business on
the Record Date will be entitled to one vote at the Annual Meeting for each
Share (as defined herein) held on the Record Date. BFMA is the beneficial owner
of an aggregate of 309,700 Shares which represents approximately 4.7% of the
Shares outstanding (based on the most recent share information publicly
disclosed by Guest Supply). BFMA intends to vote all of its Shares for the
election of the BFMA Nominees.
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THIS SOLICITATION IS BEING MADE BY BFMA AND NOT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS OR MANAGEMENT OF GUEST SUPPLY.
On November 16, 2000, BFMA proposed to purchase all of the outstanding
shares of common stock of Guest Supply, with no par value (the "Shares") for
$21.00 per share in cash (the "Proposal"). BFMA's operating subsidiary, Marietta
Corporation ("Marietta"), and Guest Supply are two of many companies engaged in
the provision of personal care amenities and other supplies to the lodging and
other industries. Guest Supply is a customer of Marietta and has been a customer
of Marietta for many years. See "Background & Recent Events" for details of
communications between BFMA and Guest Supply leading up to the Proposal.
BFMA is soliciting proxies to obtain representation on the Guest Supply
Board of Directors because BFMA believes that the election of the BFMA Nominees
represents the best means for Guest Supply's stockholders to communicate to
Guest Supply's directors their desire to explore a sale of Guest Supply and to
maximize the value of their Shares.
The BFMA Nominees are committed to the prompt sale of Guest Supply and
to giving all of Guest Supply's stockholders an opportunity to receive maximum
value for their Shares. If elected, the BFMA Nominees are expected to take all
actions, subject to their fiduciary duties to Guest Supply's stockholders, to
maximize stockholder value, through the sale of Guest Supply to the highest
bidder and on the most favorable terms available to Guest Supply. Although BFMA
currently believes the Proposal provides the best opportunity for the
stockholders to receive the maximum value for their Shares, the BFMA Nominees
support the prompt sale of Guest Supply to the highest bidder through an
investment banker or by otherwise "shopping" Guest Supply and BFMA would welcome
the opportunity to participate in the sale process. The BFMA Nominees have
indicated that they will not attempt to pursue a sale of Guest Supply first to
BFMA unless the Board of Directors of Guest Supply determines that such a
process is consistent with its fiduciary duties to Guest Supply's stockholders.
Prior to consummating a transaction between BFMA and Guest Supply, BFMA and
Guest Supply will each be required to comply with the requirements of the
Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended.
IF ELECTED, THE BFMA NOMINEES WILL CONSTITUTE A MINORITY OF THE CURRENT
SIX MEMBERS OF THE GUEST SUPPLY BOARD OF DIRECTORS. UNDER GUEST SUPPLY'S AMENDED
AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS, AS AMENDED NOVEMBER 5,
1997, A MAJORITY OF THE WHOLE GUEST SUPPLY BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSTITUTES A
QUORUM, AND ACTION MAY BE TAKEN BY A VOTE OF A MAJORITY OF THE DIRECTORS WHEN A
QUORUM IS PRESENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE BFMA NOMINEES WOULD NOT BE IN A POSITION,
WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF AT LEAST TWO OR MORE OF THE INCUMBENT MEMBERS OF THE
GUEST SUPPLY BOARD OF DIRECTORS, TO EFFECT ANY ACTION, INCLUDING A SALE OF ALL
OR ANY PORTION OF GUEST SUPPLY. There can be no assurance that the incumbent
members of the Guest Supply Board of Directors will vote with the BFMA Nominees
to sell Guest Supply. BFMA believes, however, that stockholder support for the
BFMA Nominees set forth in this proxy statement may encourage the Guest Supply
Board of Directors to maximize stockholder value through the sale of Guest
Supply to the highest bidder, whether pursuant to the Proposal or
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otherwise, and/or to take appropriate steps to remove certain anti-takeover
mechanisms that were adopted by the Guest Supply Board of Directors.
Guest Supply has the following anti-takeover mechanisms:
o A staggered board, divided into three classes;
o A poison pill, with a 20% trigger level; and
o An 80% stockholder vote requirement for all business
combinations effected without the approval of Guest Supply's
Board of Directors.
In addition, Guest Supply is governed by New Jersey law which provides
that, without prior approval of the Guest Supply Board of Directors, a 10%
beneficial owner of Guest Supply cannot engage in any business combination with
Guest Supply for five years.
This proxy statement is not an offer for the purchase of Shares. There
can be no assurance that, if the BFMA Nominees are elected, a sale of Guest
Supply, through the Proposal or otherwise, will occur.
BFMA is soliciting proxies for the election of the BFMA Nominees to the
Board of Directors of Guest Supply as Class C Directors. BFMA is not aware of
any other proposals to be brought before the Annual Meeting. However, should
other proposals be brought before the Annual Meeting of which BFMA is not made
aware within a reasonable amount of time prior to the Annual Meeting, the
persons named as proxies in the enclosed BLUE proxy card will vote on such
matters in their discretion.
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IMPORTANT!
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT, NO MATTER HOW MANY OR HOW FEW SHARES YOU OWN.
BFMA URGES YOU TO SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE ENCLOSED BLUE PROXY CARD TODAY TO
VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF THE BFMA NOMINEES.
THE BFMA NOMINEES ARE COMMITTED, SUBJECT TO THEIR FIDUCIARY DUTIES TO
GUEST SUPPLY'S STOCKHOLDERS, TO GIVING ALL GUEST SUPPLY'S STOCKHOLDERS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE THE MAXIMUM VALUE FOR THEIR SHARES. A VOTE FOR THE BFMA
NOMINEES WILL ENABLE YOU -- AS THE OWNERS OF GUEST SUPPLY -- TO SEND A STRONG
MESSAGE TO THE GUEST SUPPLY BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT YOU ARE COMMITTED TO
MAXIMIZING THE VALUE OF YOUR SHARES.
IF YOUR SHARES ARE REGISTERED IN YOUR OWN NAME, PLEASE SIGN AND DATE
THE ENCLOSED BLUE PROXY CARD AND RETURN IT TO BFMA, C/O INNISFREE M&A
INCORPORATED IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE TODAY. IF ANY OF YOUR SHARES ARE HELD IN
THE NAME OF A BROKERAGE FIRM, BANK, BANK NOMINEE OR OTHER INSTITUTION ON THE
RECORD DATE, ONLY IT CAN VOTE SUCH SHARES AND ONLY UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR SPECIFIC
INSTRUCTIONS. ACCORDINGLY, PLEASE CONTACT THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR
ACCOUNT AND INSTRUCT THAT PERSON TO EXECUTE ON YOUR BEHALF THE BLUE PROXY CARD.
If you have any questions regarding your proxy, or need assistance in
voting your Shares, please call:
Innisfree M&A Incorporated
501 Madison Avenue
20th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Call toll-free: (888) 750-5834
Bankers and Brokers Call Collect: (212) 750-5833
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PROPOSAL -- ELECTION OF CLASS C DIRECTORS
WHY YOU SHOULD VOTE FOR THE BFMA NOMINEES
BFMA believes that the election of the BFMA Nominees represents the
best means for Guest Supply's stockholders to communicate to Guest Supply's
directors their desire to explore a sale of Guest Supply and to maximize the
value of their Shares. The BFMA Nominees are committed to the prompt sale of
Guest Supply and to giving all of Guest Supply's stockholders an opportunity to
receive maximum value for their Shares.
IF ELECTED, THE BFMA NOMINEES WILL CONSTITUTE A MINORITY OF THE CURRENT
SIX MEMBERS OF THE GUEST SUPPLY BOARD OF DIRECTORS. UNDER GUEST SUPPLY'S AMENDED
AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS, AS AMENDED NOVEMBER 5,
1997, A MAJORITY OF THE WHOLE GUEST SUPPLY BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSTITUTES A
QUORUM, AND ACTION MAY BE TAKEN BY A VOTE OF A MAJORITY OF THE DIRECTORS WHEN A
QUORUM IS PRESENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE BFMA NOMINEES WOULD NOT BE IN A POSITION,
WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF AT LEAST TWO OTHER MEMBERS OF THE GUEST SUPPLY BOARD OF
DIRECTORS, TO EFFECT ANY ACTION, INCLUDING A SALE OF ALL OR ANY PORTION OF GUEST
SUPPLY. THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT THE INCUMBENT MEMBERS OF THE GUEST SUPPLY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL VOTE WITH THE BFMA NOMINEES TO SELL GUEST SUPPLY.
Nonetheless, if elected, the BFMA Nominees are expected, subject to
their fiduciary duties to Guest Supply's stockholders, to seek to convince other
members of the Guest Supply Board of Directors to vote with them to form a
Special Committee of the Guest Supply Board of Directors and hire independent
financial and legal advisors to arrange a prompt sale of Guest Supply to the
highest bidder and on the most favorable terms available to Guest Supply.
Although BFMA currently believes the Proposal provides the best opportunity for
the stockholders to receive the maximum value for their Shares, the BFMA
Nominees support the prompt sale of Guest Supply to the highest bidder through
an investment banker or by otherwise "shopping" Guest Supply and BFMA would
welcome the opportunity to participate in the sale process. The BFMA Nominees
have indicated that they will not attempt to pursue a sale of Guest Supply first
to BFMA unless the Board of Directors of Guest Supply determines that such a
process is consistent with its fiduciary duties to Guest Supply's stockholders.
Prior to consummating a transaction between BFMA and Guest Supply, BFMA and
Guest Supply will each be required to comply with the requirements of the
Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended.
BFMA's Proposal of $21.00 per Share represents a premium of
approximately 25% over the $16.75 reported closing sales price of Guest Supply's
Shares on the New York Stock Exchange on November 16, 2000, the last trading day
prior to BFMA's delivery of the Proposal. BFMA's Proposal also represents a
premium of approximately 29% over the $16.30 average closing sales price of
Guest Supply's Shares on the New York Stock Exchange over the 20 trading days
ending on November 16, 2000, the last trading day prior to BFMA's delivery of
the Proposal.
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To date, Guest Supply, including Clifford W. Stanley, President and
Chief Executive Officer of Guest Supply, has resisted attempts by BFMA to
acquire Guest Supply and has not provided any
alternative proposals to Guest Supply's stockholders. See "Background & Recent
Events". Moreover, the current Guest Supply Board of Directors has resisted the
opportunity to discuss seriously with BFMA its previous proposals or any other
alternative proposal the Guest Supply Board of Directors might consider. If no
viable bids in excess of the price proposed by BFMA pursuant to the Proposal are
received, the BFMA Nominees would also seek to convince other members of the
Guest Supply Board of Directors to vote with them to take all steps necessary to
permit the Proposal to proceed as promptly as practicable. If the BFMA Nominees
are not successful in convincing other members of the Guest Supply Board of
Directors to take such steps, the BFMA Nominees may seek to convince the other
members of the Guest Supply Board of Directors to explore alternative
transactions to maximize Share value, including, but not limited, to the sale of
all or a portion of the assets of Guest Supply.
THE BFMA NOMINEES
BFMA is proposing that the stockholders of Guest Supply elect the BFMA
Nominees to the Guest Supply Board of Directors at the Annual Meeting. Logan D.
Delany, Jr. will be nominated to be elected to succeed Teri E. Unsworth and
Charles W. Miersch will be nominated to be elected to succeed Clifford W.
Stanley (collectively, Messrs. Delany and Miersch are the "BFMA Nominees"), who
are the current Class C directors (or any director named to fill any vacancy
created by the death, retirement, resignation or removal of any such director)
of Guest Supply.
Additional persons (who would be named after the solicitation of
proxies) will be nominated as substitute BFMA Nominees to be elected in the
event that either of the above-named BFMA Nominees are unable for any reason to
serve as a director or for good cause will not serve as a director, and BFMA
does not learn of this circumstance a reasonable time before the Annual Meeting.
The following table sets forth the name, business address, present
principal occupation, and employment and material occupations, positions,
offices, or employments for the past five years of the BFMA Nominees. See also
"Information About Participants." This information has been furnished to BFMA by
the BFMA Nominees. Each person listed below is a citizen of the United States.
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Principal Occupation and Business Experience
Name, Principal Business During the Last Five Years; Current
Address and Age Directorships
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Logan D. Delany, Jr., Age 51 President of Delany Capital Management Corp.
41 North Broadway (a privately held investment company and
Irvington, New York 10533-1316 consulting firm) 1986- Present
Chairman of the Board of EAD Motors, Inc. (a
privately held manufacturer of electric
motors) 1986-Present
Chairman of the Board of HH Smith, Inc. (a
privately held manufacturer of electrical
connectors and electronic hardware)
1986-Present
Chairman of the Board of Elinco, Inc. (a
privately held manufacturer of electric
motors) 1999-Present
Director of BFMA Holding Corporation
1996-Present
Director of Marietta Corporation
1996-Present
Director of AllVertical, Inc. (a privately
held internet portal and web hosting
company) 2000-Present
Charles W. Miersch, Age 53 Senior Associate Dean for Corporate
2-217 Carol Simon Hall Relations and Institutional Advancement at
University of Rochester William E. Simon Graduate School of Business
Rochester, New York 14627-0102 Administration at the University of
Rochester 1984 - Present
Chairman of the Board of Century Bank (a
privately held federally chartered savings
bank) 1991- Present
Director of Century Financial Group (the
parent of Century Bank) 1988-Present
Director of BFMA Holding Corporation
1996-Present
Director of Marietta Corporation
1995-Present
Neither of the BFMA Nominees will receive any compensation from BFMA
for their services as a director of Guest Supply. BFMA has agreed to indemnify
the BFMA Nominees against any costs, expenses and other liabilities associated
with his nomination and the election contest. Both Messrs. Delany and Miersch
have executed written consents agreeing to be nominees for election to the Board
of Directors of Guest Supply and to serve as a director if so elected. Moreover,
both Messrs. Delany and Miersch have indicated that they will tender their
resignations as directors of BFMA and Marietta, effective immediately upon their
election as a director of Guest Supply. Neither of the BFMA Nominees have been
convicted in any criminal proceedings (excluding traffic violations or similar
misdemeanors) over the past ten years.
According to Guest Supply's public filings, if elected as a director,
the BFMA Nominees would receive an annual retainer of $10,000 for membership of
the Guest Supply Board of Directors and $1,000 for each day on which one or more
meetings was attended.
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Neither BFMA nor any of the BFMA Nominees is adverse to Guest Supply or
any of its subsidiaries in any material pending legal proceedings.
BFMA does not expect that the BFMA Nominees will be unable to stand for
election but, in the event that such person is unable to do so or for good cause
will not serve, and BFMA does not learn of this circumstance a reasonable time
before the Annual Meeting, the Shares represented by the enclosed BLUE proxy
card will be voted for substitute BFMA Nominees.
YOU ARE URGED TO VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF THE BFMA NOMINEES ON THE
ENCLOSED BLUE PROXY CARD.
VOTING AND PROXY PROCEDURES
Only stockholders of record on the Record Date will be entitled to
notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting. Each Share is entitled to one vote.
Based on publicly available information, BFMA believes that the only outstanding
class of securities of Guest Supply entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting are
the Shares. According to the most recent share information publicly disclosed by
Guest Supply, there are 6,611,563 Shares issued and outstanding.
Shares represented by properly executed BLUE proxy cards will be voted
at the Annual Meeting as marked and, in the absence of specific instructions,
will be voted for the election of the BFMA Nominees as Class C directors of
Guest Supply and in the discretion of the persons named as proxies on all other
matters as may properly come before the Annual Meeting of which BFMA is not made
aware within a reasonable amount of time prior to the Annual Meeting. Election
of the BFMA Nominees requires the affirmative vote of a plurality of the Shares
represented and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. Directors are elected by
a plurality and the nominees who receive the most votes will be elected.
Stockholders of Guest Supply may revoke their proxies at any time prior
to its exercise by attending the Annual Meeting and voting in person (although
attendance at the Annual Meeting will not in and of itself constitute revocation
of a proxy) or by delivering a written notice of revocation. The delivery of a
subsequently dated proxy which is properly completed will constitute a
revocation of any earlier proxy. The revocation may be delivered either to BFMA
in care of Innisfree M&A Incorporated at the address set forth on the back cover
of this proxy statement or to Guest Supply at 4301 U.S. Highway One, Monmouth
Junction, New Jersey 08852 or any other address provided by Guest Supply.
Although a revocation is effective if delivered to Guest Supply, BFMA requests
that either the original or photostatic copies of all revocations be mailed to
BFMA in care of Innisfree M&A Incorporated at the address set forth on the back
cover of this Proxy Statement so that BFMA will be aware of all revocations and
can more accurately determine if and when proxies have been received from the
holders of record on the Record Date of a majority of the outstanding Shares.
IF YOU WISH TO VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF THE BFMA NOMINEES AS CLASS C
DIRECTORS OF GUEST SUPPLY, PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN PROMPTLY THE ENCLOSED
BLUE PROXY CARD IN THE POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE PROVIDED.
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BACKGROUND AND RECENT EVENTS
On numerous occasions over the last few years, BFMA has expressed its
interest to Guest Supply in combining its operating subsidiary, Marietta, with
Guest Supply, either through an acquisition of Guest Supply as a whole or of
Guest Supply's manufacturing operations. BFMA has also discussed with Guest
Supply a merger of Guest Supply and Marietta and Guest Supply acquiring Marietta
as a whole. Marietta and Guest Supply are two of many companies engaged in the
provision of personal care amenities and other supplies to the lodging and other
industries, a business that Guest Supply consistently has characterized in its
public filings as "highly competitive". Guest Supply is a customer of Marietta
and has been a customer of Marietta for many years. Guest Supply's business
represents less than 10% of Marietta's total sales and at least 80% of Guest
Supply's purchases from Marietta are mandated by Guest Supply's customers.
On June 1, 2000, BFMA made a proposal to Guest Supply to acquire all of
the Shares for $24.00 per share in cash. That proposal was conditioned upon,
among other things, the assumption that BFMA would have full access to
information regarding Guest Supply's business. On June 16, 2000, BFMA received a
letter from Guest Supply rejecting BFMA's proposal as "inadequate" and
identifying certain conditions that were required to be satisfied prior to
continuing discussions. Guest Supply's conditions included:
o Without any guarantee that BFMA would receive any information
regarding Guest Supply, BFMA was asked to execute a
confidentiality agreement, with "stand still" and other
provisions, which would have severely limited BFMA's rights as
a stockholder by having BFMA agree until February 1, 2002
(which effectively would prevent BFMA from acting on
shareholder matters until Guest Supply's 2003 annual meeting
of stockholders), not to:
o effect or seek, offer or propose (whether publicly or
otherwise) to effect, or cause or participate in or
in any way assist any other person to effect or seek,
offer or propose (whether publicly or otherwise) to
effect:
o any acquisition of any securities or assets
of Guest Supply;
o any tender or exchange offer or merger or
other business combination involving Guest
Supply;
o any recapitalization, restructuring,
liquidation, dissolution or other
extraordinary transaction with respect to
Guest Supply; or
o any solicitation of proxies or consents to
vote any voting securities of Guest Supply,
o form, join or in any way participate in a "group",
o otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to
seek to control or influence the management, Board of
Directors or policies of Guest Supply,
o take any action which might force Guest Supply to
make a public announcement regarding any of the types
of matters set forth above, or
o enter into any discussions or arrangements with any
third party with respect to any of the foregoing;
o Guest Supply agreeing to supply only a very limited amount of
information regarding its business, even if the
confidentiality agreement was executed;
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o Guest Supply refusing to provide representations and
warranties regarding the business of Guest Supply, other than
with respect to the material accuracy of its SEC filings; and
o BFMA demonstrating that it has sufficient financing to
consummate a transaction at a price in excess of $30.00 per
share (even though BFMA's proposal was only for $24.00 per
share).
Although BFMA believed that the above conditions were unreasonable, BFMA agreed
to discuss them with Guest Supply in order to try to reach an agreement.
On June 23, 2000, representatives of BFMA met with representatives of
Guest Supply to discuss the terms upon which a transaction could occur.
Discussions continued after the June 23 meeting and, shortly after the meeting,
BFMA agreed to all of Guest Supply's substantive requests regarding the
provisions of the confidentiality agreement, so long as BFMA received sufficient
information to be able to quickly evaluate the potential benefits of putting the
two companies together. BFMA indicated that it requested the information
regarding the potential benefits because the amount of synergies would affect
the price that BFMA would be willing to pay, given the cost of capital and
expected returns to BFMA. On July 6, 2000, BFMA received a letter from Daniel J.
Donoghue, a Managing Director of US Bancorp Piper Jaffray, the investment
banking firm engaged by Guest Supply, offering to commit to provide to BFMA a
limited amount of the information requested by BFMA, in return for BFMA sharing
details of its financial standing and its ability to finance the transaction at
a per share price of $24.00.
During July and early August, representatives of BFMA and Guest Supply
continued to discuss the information which Guest Supply would be willing to
provide to BFMA. At the same time, BFMA shared an overview of its financial
standing with Messrs. Stanley and Donoghue and encouraged them to have
conversations with BFMA's financing sources. However, Guest Supply continued to
refuse to commit to provide the requested information to BFMA. As a result, BFMA
believed that signing a confidentiality agreement at that time under those
circumstances would not be in the best interests of Guest Supply's stockholders
or BFMA.
BFMA sent a letter to Guest Supply on August 8, 2000, expressing BFMA's
frustration with the pace of the discussions and inquiring as to why the mere
commitment to provide BFMA with any information proved such a difficult
decision. At this point, BFMA's frustrations led them to question openly
Clifford Stanley's commitment to the sale process. On August 17, 2000, BFMA
received a letter from Guest Supply in which Guest Supply continued to refuse to
commit to provide the requested information to BFMA and, in fact, requested
additional information concerning BFMA, including BFMA's financial statements
and the estimated synergies of the transaction. Subsequent to August 17,
representatives of BFMA arranged for Mr. Donoghue to speak with BFMA's financing
sources regarding BFMA's ability to finance the transaction at $24.00 per share.
These sources indicated to Mr. Donoghue that the financing for the transaction
was readily available. Subsequent to these conversations, Mr. Donoghue continued
to encourage the parties to talk without raising any concerns as to BFMA's
ability to finance the transaction or the seriousness of BFMA's intentions.
However, on August 31, 2000, one day after a conversation between a
representative of BFMA and Mr. Stanley to discuss BFMA's information request,
Mr. Donoghue called a representative of BFMA to inform him of Mr. Stanley's
intention to delay the discussions further.
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BFMA sent a letter to Guest Supply on September 5, 2000, again
expressing BFMA's frustration with Guest Supply's lack of commitment to the sale
process. On September 20, 2000, Guest Supply sent BFMA a letter terminating
discussions with BFMA and confirming BFMA's belief that Guest Supply never
seriously intended to cooperate with BFMA in exploring a transaction.
After the September 20 letter, BFMA believed that the only way to
persuade Guest Supply to seek to maximize stockholder value was to take its case
directly to Guest Supply's stockholders.
On November 16, 2000, BFMA proposed to purchase all of the outstanding
Shares for $21.00 per share in cash. BFMA decreased its offer from $24.00 to
$21.00 per share for, among other reasons (a) BFMA having higher expectations
for Guest Supply's performance for the June and September quarters than were
realized, and (b) the offer of $24.00 per share being made at a time when market
valuation multiples were higher and the overall financial markets were not as
volatile.
THE BFMA NOMINEES ARE COMMITTED, SUBJECT TO THEIR FIDUCIARY DUTIES TO
GUEST SUPPLY'S STOCKHOLDERS, TO GIVING ALL GUEST SUPPLY'S STOCKHOLDERS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE THE MAXIMUM VALUE FOR THEIR SHARES. A VOTE FOR THE BFMA
NOMINEES WILL ENABLE YOU -- AS THE OWNERS OF GUEST SUPPLY -- TO SEND A STRONG
MESSAGE TO THE GUEST SUPPLY BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT YOU ARE COMMITTED TO
MAXIMIZING THE VALUE OF YOUR SHARES.
SOLICITATION OF PROXIES
The solicitation of proxies pursuant to this proxy statement is being
made by BFMA. Proxies may be solicited by mail, facsimile, telephone, telegraph,
in person and by advertisements. Solicitations may be made by certain directors,
officers and employees of BFMA, none of whom will receive additional
compensation for such solicitation.
BFMA has retained Innisfree M&A Incorporated for solicitation and
advisory services in connection with this solicitation, for which Innisfree M&A
Incorporated will receive a fee of $100,000, together with reimbursement for its
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, and will be indemnified against certain
liabilities and expenses, including certain liabilities under the federal
securities laws. Innisfree M&A Incorporated will solicit proxies from
individuals, brokers, banks, bank nominees and other institutional holders. BFMA
has requested banks, brokerage houses and other custodians, nominees and
fiduciaries to forward all solicitation materials to the beneficial owners of
the Shares they hold of record. BFMA will reimburse these record holders for
their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in so doing. It is anticipated that
Innisfree M&A Incorporated will employ approximately 65 persons to solicit Guest
Supply's stockholders for the Annual Meeting.
The entire expense of soliciting proxies is being borne by BFMA. BFMA
does not currently intend to seek reimbursement of the costs of this
solicitation from Guest Supply but may decide to do so in the future in the
event that the BFMA Nominees are elected. BFMA does not intend to seek
stockholder approval for reimbursement of its expenses. Costs of this
solicitation of proxies are
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currently estimated to be approximately $500,000. BFMA estimates that, through
the date hereof, its expenses in connection with this solicitation are
approximately $200,000.
INFORMATION ABOUT PARTICIPANTS
BFMA was incorporated as a Delaware corporation on August 24, 1995.
BFMA has its principal executive offices located at 50 East Sample Road, Suite
400, Pompano Beach, Florida 33064. BFMA is a holding company, whose primary
operating subsidiary, Marietta, is a manufacturer of guest amenities for the
lodging industry and a contract packager primarily for the personal care
products industry. Marietta was incorporated as a New York corporation in
October 1976. Marietta has its principal executive offices located at 37
Huntington Street, Cortland, New York 13045.
As of the date of this proxy statement, BFMA, together with all of the
participants in this solicitation, beneficially owns an aggregate of 309,700
Shares, which represents approximately 4.7% of the Shares outstanding (based on
the most recent share information publicly disclosed by Guest Supply).
Except in the ordinary course of Marietta's business with Guest Supply
or as set forth in this proxy statement (or in Schedules I or II hereto),
neither BFMA nor, to BFMA's knowledge, any BFMA Nominee or any other participant
in this solicitation or any of their respective associates:
o directly or indirectly beneficially owns any Shares or any
other securities of Guest Supply;
o has had any relationship with Guest Supply in any capacity
other than as a stockholder, or has been a party to any
transaction, or series of similar transactions, since the
beginning of Guest Supply's last fiscal year with respect to
any shares of Guest Supply's capital stock;
o knows of any transactions since the beginning of Guest
Supply's last fiscal year, currently proposed transactions, or
series of similar transactions, to which Guest Supply was or
is to be a party, in which the amount involved exceeds $60,000
and which any of them or their respective affiliates had, or
will have, a direct or indirect material interest;
o has any interest in the matters to be voted on at the Annual
Meeting, other than an interest, if any, as a stockholder of
Guest Supply;
o has been indebted to Guest Supply; or
o has been convicted of a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic
violations or similar misdemeanors) during the past ten years.
We note that Guest Supply is a customer of Marietta and has been a customer of
Marietta for many years. Guest Supply's business represents less than 10% of
Marietta's total sales and at least 80% of Guest Supply's purchases from
Marietta are mandated by Guest Supply's customers.
In addition, other than as set forth in this proxy statement, there are
no contracts, arrangements or understandings entered into by BFMA or any other
participant in this solicitation or any of their respective associates within
the past year with any person with respect to any of Guest
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Supply's securities, including, but not limited to, joint ventures, loan or
option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees against loss or guarantees of
profit, division of losses or profits, or the giving or withholding of proxies.
In addition, except as otherwise described in the "Background & Recent Events"
section above, neither BFMA nor any other participant in this solicitation or
any of their respective associates has been engaged in contacts, negotiations or
transactions with Guest Supply concerning a merger, consolidation, acquisition,
tender offer or other acquisition of securities, or a sale or other transfer of
a material amount of assets; or had any other transaction (other than this proxy
solicitation, matters incidental thereto or in the ordinary course of Marietta's
business with Guest Supply) with Guest Supply or any of its executive officers
or directors that would require disclosure under the rules and regulations of
the SEC.
Other than in the ordinary course of Marietta's business with Guest
Supply, neither BFMA nor, to BFMA's knowledge, any BFMA Nominee or any other
participant in this solicitation or any of their respective associates, has
entered into any agreement or understanding with any person with respect to:
o any future employment by Guest Supply, or
o any future transactions to which Guest Supply will or may be a
party.
However, in connection with the Proposal, BFMA has reviewed, and will continue
to review, on the basis of publicly available information various possible
business strategies that they might consider in the event that BFMA acquires
control of Guest Supply.
For more detailed information regarding Messrs. Delany and Miersch, who
as nominees for directors are deemed to be participants in this proxy
solicitation, see "The BFMA Nominees". For more detailed information regarding
the directors and executive officers of BFMA and Marietta (other than Messrs.
Delany and Miersch) and transactions involving Shares over the past two years by
BFMA and Marietta, see Schedules I and II of this proxy statement.
CERTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT GUEST SUPPLY
Guest Supply, Inc. is a New Jersey corporation with its principal
executive office located at 4301 U.S. Highway One, Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852.
Guest Supply is subject to the informational requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and in accordance therewith is required to
file reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. Reports,
registration statements, proxy statements and other information filed by Guest
Supply with the SEC can be inspected and copied at the public reference
facilities maintained by the SEC at Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Room
1024, Washington, DC 20549, and at the SEC's Regional Offices, Judiciary Plaza,
500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60661 and 7 World Trade Center,
New York, NY 10048. Copies of such material can be obtained from the Public
Reference Section of the SEC, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20549, at
prescribed rates. Documents filed electronically by Guest Supply are also
available at the SEC's Web site (http://www.sec.gov).
We note that Guest Supply's proxy statement will contain information
regarding:
o number of Shares outstanding as of the record date;
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o trading prices of Guest Supply stock over time;
o establishment of a quorum;
o vote required for approval;
o treatment of abstentions and "broker non-votes;"
o admission requirements for the Annual Meeting;
o ownership of Shares by directors and executive officers of
Guest Supply and by other persons who own more than five
percent of the outstanding Shares;
o background of Guest Supply's nominees for election to the
Board of Directors;
o compensation paid and payable to Guest Supply's directors and
executive officers;
o committees of the Board of Directors and their responsibilities;
o meetings of the Board and certain committees thereof; and
o requirements regarding the submission of stockholder proposals
to be considered for inclusion in Guest Supply's proxy
statement for the 2002 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
BFMA assumes no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of such
information.
OTHER MATTERS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
BFMA is unaware of any other matters to be considered at the Annual
Meeting. Should other proposals be brought before the Annual Meeting of which
BFMA is not made aware within a reasonable amount of time prior to the Annual
Meeting, the persons named as proxies on the enclosed BLUE proxy card will vote
on such matters in their discretion.
BFMA HOLDING CORPORATION
December 7, 2000 Barry W. Florescue, Chief Executive Officer
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SCHEDULE I
INFORMATION CONCERNING
DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
OF BFMA AND MARIETTA
The following table sets forth the name, business address, present
principal occupation, and employment and material occupations, positions,
offices or employments for the past five years of certain directors, officers
and employees of BFMA and Marietta (other than Messrs. Delany and Miersch).
Where no date is given for the commencement of the indicated office or position,
such office or position was assumed prior to November 1995. Each person listed
below is a citizen of the United States.
PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION OR
NAME AND PRINCIPAL EMPLOYMENT; MATERIAL POSITIONS
BUSINESS ADDRESS HELD DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS
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Barry W. Florescue President, Chief Executive Officer and a
c/o BFMA Holding Corporation director of BFMA and Marietta
50 East Sample Road, Suite 400 Director of Century Bank (a privately held
Pompano Beach, Florida 33064 federally chartered savings bank)
Chief Executive Officer and a director of
Century Financial Group (the parent of
Century Bank)
Richard A. Bloom Director of BFMA and Marietta
c/o Marietta Corporation Senior Vice President of Marietta since
37 Huntington Street September 1999
Cortland, New York 13045 Principal of Imperial Capital Group, LLC and
its predecessor (an investment bank) until
August 1999
Ronald C. DeMeo Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales
c/o Marietta Corporation of Marietta
37 Huntington Street Director of LifeLines Technology, Inc. (a
Cortland, New York 13045 private manufacturer of medical diagnostic
equipment) since October 1996
Thomas M. Fairhurst Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing
c/o Marietta Corporation of Marietta
37 Huntington Street
Cortland, New York 13045
David P. Hempson Senior Vice President of Operations of
c/o Marietta Corporation Marietta
37 Huntington Street
Cortland, New York 13045
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Philip A. Shager Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
c/o Marietta Corporation Officer and Treasurer of BFMA and Marietta
37 Huntington Street
Cortland, New York 13045
Ned L. Siegel Director of BFMA and Marietta
c/o The Siegel Group President of The Siegel Group
5000 Blue Lake Drive, Suite 150 (a privately held real estate investment company)
Boca Raton, Florida 33431
Charles I. Weissman Assistant Secretary and a director of BFMA and Marietta
c/o Swidler Berlin Shereff Friedman, LLP Attorney - Partner in Swidler Berlin Shereff Friedman, LLP
The Chrysler Building
405 Lexington Ave.
New York, New York 10174
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None of the foregoing persons have, during the past ten (10) years,
been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar
misdemeanors).
As of December 6, 2000, BFMA beneficially owns 309,700 shares of Guest
Supply's common stock (representing 4.7% of the issued and outstanding shares,
based on Guest Supply's most recent public filings). None of the foregoing
persons (or their associates, other than BFMA) currently directly or indirectly
own any securities of Guest Supply, either beneficially or of record, except
indirectly (where applicable) through their ownership of securities of BFMA, nor
have any of the foregoing persons purchased or sold any securities of Guest
Supply during the last two years, except as set forth on Schedule II.
Collectively, the directors and executive officers of BFMA beneficially own
approximately 91% of the outstanding shares of BFMA common stock.
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SCHEDULE II
TRANSACTIONS IN THE SECURITIES OF GUEST SUPPLY
The following table sets forth all of the transactions in Shares by
BFMA, either directly or through wholly-owned subsidiaries (unless otherwise
indicated, all such transactions were open-market purchases and sales (in
parentheses)):
Shares of Common Stock Purchase Price Per Share ($) Date of Purchase
---------------------- ---------------------------- ----------------
(1,000) 9.5000 11/17/98
(1,000) 9.7500 11/18/98
(500) 9.5000 11/18/98
(500) 10.1250 11/19/98
(500) 9.6250 11/20/98
(500) 9.8125 11/23/98
100 10.3750 11/30/98
500 10.3750 12/01/98
1,600 10.4375 12/01/98
6,500 11.3750 12/02/98
1,100 11.5000 12/02/98
9,500 11.6250 12/03/98
6,000 12.0000 12/07/98
12,000 12.5000 12/08/98
(500) 12.8750 12/09/98
(500) 13.1250 12/10/98
15,500 12.5694 12/15/98
1,200 11.4375 12/18/98
600 10.7500 12/21/98
500 10.7500 12/21/98
500 10.7500 12/21/98
500 10.5625 12/23/98
1,000 10.5625 12/23/98
1,500 11.0000 12/24/98
3,000 11.0000 12/24/98
1,500 10.9374 12/24/98
5,500 11.5000 01/06/98
4,000 10.7500 01/07/98
2,600 11.0000 01/11/99
500 10.8125 01/13/99
500 10.6875 01/15/99
2,000 10.9375 01/19/99
2,000 11.0000 01/19/99
1,500 11.0000 01/19/99
1,000 10.8125 01/19/99
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Shares of Common Stock Purchase Price Per Share ($) Date of Purchase
---------------------- ---------------------------- ----------------
1,000 10.8750 01/19/99
3,000 10.9375 01/20/99
3,000 11.0000 01/20/99
1,000 11.0000 01/25/99
800 11.0000 01/26/99
700 11.0000 01/26/99
600 11.0000 01/26/99
500 11.0000 01/26/99
1,200 11.0000 01/29/99
500 11.0000 02/02/99
500 11.2500 02/03/99
2,500 11.7500 02/05/99
1,000 11.1250 02/09/99
1,000 11.0000 02/10/99
6,000 11.0000 02/16/99
(300) 10.3125 02/25/99
5,000 9.9375 03/03/99
1,500 9.3750 03/12/99
2,500 9.0000 03/16/99
3,500 8.9375 03/25/99
3,000 8.8750 03/29/99
(1,500) 11.3750 05/12/99
(500) 11.7500 05/12/99
(500) 11.4375 05/12/99
(500) 10.9375 05/13/99
500 10.1250 06/04/99
(500) 12.7500 06/30/99
(500) 12.8750 07/02/99
(500) 12.9375 07/02/99
(300) 13.5625 07/06/99
(500) 13.5000 07/06/99
(500) 13.5000 07/06/99
(600) 13.5000 07/06/99
(1,000) 13.5000 07/06/99
(1,000) 13.5000 07/07/99
(500) 14.0625 07/08/99
(1,000) 14.2500 07/08/99
(500) 14.0625 07/08/99
(1,000) 14.2500 07/09/99
(2,000) 14.7500 07/12/99
(500) 14.6250 07/12/99
(500) 14.6250 07/12/99
(500) 14.8750 07/12/99
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Shares of Common Stock Purchase Price Per Share ($) Date of Purchase
---------------------- ---------------------------- ----------------
(500) 14.8750 07/12/99
(1,000) 14.5000 07/13/99
(1,000) 14.7500 07/13/99
(500) 14.5620 07/13/99
(500) 14.6250 07/13/99
(200) 14.2500 07/13/99
(200) 14.2500 07/13/99
(2,500) 15.0000 07/14/99
(2,500) 15.0000 07/14/99
(500) 14.7500 07/14/99
(1,500) 15.5000 07/15/99
(500) 15.3750 07/15/99
(500) 14.8125 07/16/99
(500) 15.4370 07/20/99
(1,200) 15.4370 07/20/99
(1,000) 15.3750 07/20/99
(500) 14.8750 07/20/99
(500) 14.5620 07/20/99
(300) 15.4370 07/20/99
(500) 15.1250 07/21/99
(3,000) 16.0000 07/21/99
(2,000) 15.6250 07/21/99
(1,000) 16.0000 07/21/99
(1,000) 16.2500 07/21/99
(500) 15.5000 07/21/99
(500) 15.5000 07/22/99
(500) 15.1250 07/22/99
(500) 15.2500 07/23/99
(500) 14.8750 07/23/99
(1,000) 14.9375 07/23/99
(1,000) 15.7500 07/26/99
(1,000) 15.8750 07/27/99
(1,000) 15.7500 07/29/99
(500) 15.6250 07/30/99
(500) 15.7500 07/30/99
(500) 14.8750 08/02/99
(500) 14.7500 08/03/99
(1,000) 14.7500 08/05/99
(500) 15.1250 08/09/99
(500) 14.8750 08/10/99
(500) 15.1250 08/12/99
(5,000) 15.5000 08/13/99
(2,000) 14.8125 08/13/99
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Shares of Common Stock Purchase Price Per Share ($) Date of Purchase
---------------------- ---------------------------- ----------------
(1,000) 15.0000 08/13/99
(500) 15.3750 08/13/99
(500) 15.0000 08/13/99
(200) 14.8750 08/13/99
(200) 14.8750 08/13/99
(2,500) 15.3750 08/13/99
(1,000) 14.7500 08/13/99
(1,000) 14.7500 08/18/99
(1,000) 14.7500 08/20/99
(1,500) 14.7500 08/23/99
(1,000) 14.8750 08/25/99
(1,000) 14.8750 08/26/99
(1,000) 14.7500 08/27/99
(1,000) 14.8750 08/30/99
(1,000) 14.8750 08/31/99
(1,000) 14.8750 09/02/99
(2,500) 14.7500 09/03/99
(2,500) 14.8750 09/07/99
(1,000) 14.6250 09/09/99
(1,000) 14.5000 09/21/99
(1,000) 14.3750 09/22/99
(1,000) 13.9375 09/24/99
(1,000) 13.8750 09/24/99
(500) 14.0000 10/01/99
(1,000) 13.7500 10/13/99
(500) 13.8125 10/13/99
(500) 14.0625 10/18/99
(500) 13.5625 10/25/99
(500) 13.5625 10/25/99
(500) 13.6875 10/25/99
(500) 13.5000 10/27/99
(500) 13.4375 10/27/99
(1,000) 13.4375 10/27/99
(600) 13.1250 11/02/99
(400) 13.0625 11/02/99
(1,000) 14.8750 11/05/99
(500) 14.9375 11/12/99
(1,000) 15.0000 11/15/99
(1,000) 15.4375 11/16/99
(10,000) 15.8750 11/16/99
(1,000) 16.2500 11/18/99
(2,000) 16.2500 11/19/99
(3,900) 16.5000 11/22/99
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Shares of Common Stock Purchase Price Per Share ($) Date of Purchase
---------------------- ---------------------------- ----------------
5,000 14.8750 11/22/99
2,000 14.2500 11/23/99
1,000 14.0000 11/24/99
4,000 14.0000 11/27/99
2,000 14.0000 12/10/99
(1,000) 14.4375 12/23/99
(1,000) 15.0000 12/23/99
(500) 15.0000 12/23/99
(1,000) 15.0000 12/27/99
(200) 14.6250 12/28/99
(3,200) 14.7500 12/28/99
(800) 14.7500 12/29/99
(500) 14.1250 12/30/99
(2,000) 15.5000 01/10/00
(500) 15.5000 01/10/00
(1,000) 15.3750 01/12/00
(2,000) 16.0000 01/13/00
(2,000) 15.5000 01/13/00
(500) 15.3750 01/13/00
(1,000) 15.9375 01/14/00
(500) 16.0625 01/14/00
(500) 16.1250 01/14/00
(3,000) 17.2500 01/18/00
(2,000) 17.0000 01/18/00
(3,800) 17.5000 01/19/00
(1,200) 17.5000 01/19/00
(1,000) 17.3125 01/19/00
(1,000) 17.2500 01/19/00
(1,000) 17.5000 01/19/00
(1,000) 17.5000 01/19/00
(1,000) 17.5000 01/19/00
(1,000) 17.3750 01/19/00
(3,000) 17.1250 01/20/00
(2,000) 17.5000 01/20/00
(3,000) 16.7500 01/21/00
(2,000) 16.6875 01/21/00
(2,000) 17.0000 01/21/00
(2,500) 17.2500 01/21/00
(3,000) 18.0000 01/21/00
(2,000) 18.5000 01/21/00
(2,000) 18.6250 01/24/00
(300) 17.2500 01/24/00
(300) 18.0000 01/24/00
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Shares of Common Stock Purchase Price Per Share ($) Date of Purchase
---------------------- ---------------------------- ----------------
(300) 17.0000 01/25/00
(1,000) 16.7500 01/28/00
(200) 17.0000 02/02/00
(500) 17.0000 02/02/00
5,000 17.6250 02/10/00
3,500 17.6250 02/10/00
500 17.7500 02/10/00
200 17.2500 02/10/00
200 17.3750 02/10/00
200 17.3750 02/10/00
200 17.5000 02/10/00
200 17.6250 02/10/00
200 17.6250 02/10/00
1,000 17.5000 02/11/00
500 17.5000 02/11/00
2,000 17.2500 02/14/00
500 17.5000 02/14/00
2,000 18.0000 02/16/00
500 18.2500 02/16/00
500 18.1250 02/16/00
500 18.0000 02/16/00
4,500 18.0000 02/16/00
4,500 18.0000 02/16/00
1,800 17.9375 02/16/00
200 17.9375 02/16/00
500 17.9375 02/16/00
100 17.7500 02/16/00
500 17.9375 02/16/00
500 17.9375 02/16/00
200 17.6875 02/16/00
200 17.5625 02/16/00
200 17.4375 02/16/00
200 17.3125 02/16/00
1,700 18.0000 02/16/00
1,400 18.1250 02/17/00
500 18.3750 02/17/00
(1,000) 18.3125 02/18/00
(1,000) 18.0000 02/18/00
1,000 18.6875 02/18/00
500 18.6875 02/18/00
200 18.6250 02/18/00
(1,000) 18.0000 02/28/00
(2,000) 19.0000 03/01/00
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Shares of Common Stock Purchase Price Per Share ($) Date of Purchase
---------------------- ---------------------------- ----------------
(1,000) 19.0000 03/01/00
(1,000) 18.8750 03/01/00
(1,500) 19.3750 03/02/00
(500) 19.0000 03/02/00
(1,000) 19.0000 03/03/00
(900) 18.8750 03/06/00
(500) 18.3125 03/07/00
(500) 18.1875 03/07/00
(500) 18.1250 03/15/00
1,000 17.4375 03/20/00
1,000 17.4370 03/20/00
500 17.5000 03/21/00
500 17.6250 03/21/00
(1,500) 17.6875 03/28/00
(500) 17.8125 03/28/00
(2,000) 17.7500 04/04/00
2,500 17.0000 04/07/00
5,000 17.0000 04/07/00
(2,000) 16.7500 04/12/00
(200) 16.5620 04/12/00
5,000 16.3750 04/13/00
1,500 16.2500 04/13/00
500 16.2500 04/13/00
5,000 17.0620 05/03/00
5,000 16.9350 05/03/00
5,000 16.9360 05/03/00
2,000 17.1850 05/03/00
1,100 17.4050 05/03/00
1,000 17.0600 05/03/00
1,000 16.9400 05/03/00
1,000 17.3150 05/03/00
1,500 17.0630 05/03/00
2,000 17.1850 05/03/00
500 17.2470 05/03/00
4,000 17.3100 05/12/00
500 17.3800 05/17/00
500 17.4400 05/17/00
1,500 17.2500 05/17/00
2,000 17.6300 05/18/00
1,500 17.3800 05/26/00
4,300 17.5000 05/31/00
600 17.2500 05/31/00
500 17.4400 05/31/00
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Shares of Common Stock Purchase Price Per Share ($) Date of Purchase
---------------------- ---------------------------- ----------------
1,000 17.3100 05/31/00
500 17.1300 05/31/00
5,000 18.0000 06/05/00
3,600 19.2500 06/09/00
5,000 18.7500 06/12/00
2,000 18.0000 06/13/00
1,800 17.9375 06/13/00
200 17.6250 06/13/00
2,000 17.7500 06/16/00
3,500 18.0000 06/20/00
5,000 17.7500 09/14/00
5,000 18.0000 09/14/00
2,200 17.9375 10/02/00
500 17.8750 10/03/00
4,500 17.8750 10/03/00
2,000 17.7500 10/06/00
2,500 17.7500 10/09/00
200 17.2500 10/10/00
1,800 19.4750 10/10/00
9,500 17.2375 10/11/00
9,000 16.5000 10/12/00
3,000 16.0417 10/13/00
5,000 15.4500 10/17/00
6,200 15.5000 11/03/00
800 16.1250 11/09/00
5,000 15.8750 11/10/00
2,000 16.0000 11/10/00
1,000 16.0000 11/11/00
1,400 15.7500 11/11/00
1,800 15.7500 11/13/00
1,800 15.7500 11/13/00
1,000 15.7500 11/13/00
2,000 15.7500 11/13/00
6,000 17.0000 11/15/00
1,100 17.0000 12/06/00
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The following table sets forth all of the transactions in Shares by Barry
W. Florescue (unless otherwise indicated, all such transactions were open-market
purchases and sales (in parentheses)):
Shares of Common Stock Purchase Price Per Share ($) Date of Purchase
---------------------- ---------------------------- ----------------
1,000 12.7500 07/29/98
(500) 12.8750 07/01/99
(500) 15.0000 07/14/99
1,000 17.0000 02/10/00
1,000 17.1250 02/10/00
(500) 18.0000 02/16/00
(500) 18.2500 02/17/00
(1,000) 18.6860 02/18/00
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IMPORTANT!
Your vote is important. No matter how many Shares you own, please give
BFMA your proxy FOR the election of BFMA Nominees by taking three steps:
1. SIGNING the enclosed BLUE proxy card,
2. DATING the enclosed BLUE proxy card, and
3. MAILING the enclosed BLUE proxy card TODAY in the envelope
provided (no postage is required if mailed in the United
States).
If any of your Shares are held in the name of a brokerage firm, bank
nominee or other institution, only it can vote such Shares and only upon receipt
of your specific instructions. Accordingly, please contact the person
responsible for your account and instruct that person to execute the BLUE proxy
card representing your Shares. BFMA urges you to confirm in writing your
instructions to BFMA in care of at the address provided below so that BFMA will
be aware of all instructions given and can attempt to ensure that such
instructions are followed.
PLEASE DO NOT RETURN ANY PROXY CARD SUPPLIED TO YOU BY GUEST SUPPLY,
EVEN TO VOTE AGAINST THEIR NOMINEES, AS IT MAY REVOKE YOUR PREVIOUS PROXY.
REMEMBER, ONLY YOUR LATEST-DATED PROXY COUNTS.
If you have any questions or require any additional information
concerning this Proxy Statement, please contact our proxy solicitor Innisfree
M&A Incorporated at the address set forth below.
INNISFREE M&A INCORPORATED
501 MADISON AVENUE
20TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022
CALL TOLL FREE (888) 750-5834
OR
BANKS AND BROKERS CALL (212) 750-5833 (COLLECT)
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GUEST SUPPLY, INC.
2001 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF BFMA HOLDING CORPORATION
AND NOT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OR MANAGEMENT OF GUEST SUPPLY, INC.
The undersigned appoints Charles W. Miersch and Logan D. Delany, Jr. and each of
them, attorneys and agents with full power of substitution to vote, as
designated below, all shares of common stock of Guest Supply, Inc. (the
"Company") which the undersigned would be entitled to vote if personally present
at the 2001 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Guest Supply, and including at any
adjournments or postponements thereof and at any special meeting called in lieu
thereof.
The undersigned hereby revokes any other proxy or proxies heretofore given to
vote or act with respect to the shares of common stock of Guest Supply held by
the undersigned, and hereby ratifies and confirms all action the herein named
attorneys and proxies, their substitutes, or any of them may lawfully take by
virtue hereof.
(Continued and to be signed on the reverse side)
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BFMA HOLDING CORPORATION RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE ELECTION
OF THE BFMA NOMINEES
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS: To elect the BFMA Nominees to the Board
of Directors of Guest Supply;
FOR [ ] WITHHOLD AUTHORITY [ ]
INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee,
write that nominee's name in the space provided below.
I withhold authority to vote for the following nominee(s): ___________
2. In their discretion, the herein named attorneys and proxies
are authorized to vote upon such other matters as may properly
come before the Annual Meeting, of which such persons are not
made aware with a reasonable period of time prior to the
Annual Meeting.
DATED: _________________________________
Please Sign Exactly As Name Appears On This Proxy.
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(signature)
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(signature, if held jointly)
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(title)
WHEN SHARES ARE HELD JOINTLY, JOINT OWNERS SHOULD EACH SIGN. EXECUTORS,
ADMINISTRATORS, TRUSTEES, ETC., SHOULD INDICATE THE CAPACITY IN WHICH SIGNING.
IMPORTANT:
PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY CARD PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE!
IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE WITH THIS PROXY CARD, PLEASE CALL INNISFREE M&A
INCORPORATED TOLL FREE AT (888) 750-5834
