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The following email is to be sent to BellSouth employees regarding the receipt
of proxies regarding BellSouth's proposed Latin America tracking stock:
Watch for 'tracking stock' information
BellSouth is in the process of sending out packages of information to all
shareholders, including employee shareholders, with information regarding the
upcoming special meeting of shareholders to be held on December 5th. The primary
purpose of the special meeting is to obtain shareholder approval so that
BellSouth can issue a new series of stock called "tracking stock."
Please look for your package in the mail, review the materials, call the 800
number indicated in the materials if you have questions, and vote your shares as
soon as possible. A favorable vote of a majority of all outstanding shares of
BellSouth is required to pass the proposal. Your vote is very important. Please
support BellSouth by voting for the proposals.
*************** Shareholders will receive the definitive proxy statement for
free in connection with the solicitation of proxies for the special meeting. You
should carefully review the definitive proxy statement because it contains
important information. You can also obtain the definitive proxy statement for
free at the SEC's Internet Web site at http://www.sec.gov.
BellSouth and certain other persons referred to below may be deemed to be
participants in the solicitation of proxies of BellSouth's shareholders to adopt
the proposals set forth in the definitive proxy statement. The participants in
this solicitation may include the directors and executive officers of BellSouth,
who may have an interest in the transaction including as a result of holding
shares or options of BellSouth common stock. A detailed list of the names and
interests of BellSouth's directors and executive officers is contained in
BellSouth's proxy statement for its 2000 annual meeting and its Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, respectively, both of which may be
obtained without charge at the SEC's Internet Web site at http://www.sec.gov.
