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SCHEDULE 14A
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USG Corporation
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Hakatak Enterpises, Inc.
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HAKATAK ENTERPRISES, INC.
Dear Fellow USG Shareholders:
The enclosed proxy material describes our campaign to elect three truly
independent nominees to the USG Board and to rescind the Company's "poison
pill." Management's April 25th letter misses the boat on important issues
relating to corporate governance and shareholder value creation. It is
enormously important for you to consider the following issues more fully
addressed in our proxy materials.
Do you want to elect directors who are extremely interested in the
financial success of shareholders and who own over 1.1 million USG shares OR do
you want to vote for the three incumbent directors we are opposing who
collectively own about 9,100 USG shares?
Do you want to elect directors who feel that we are faced with a
special opportunity to reward shareholders with the outstanding cash flow
generated from the business OR do you want incumbents who may continue to
support excessive capital expenditures?
Do you want truly independent and strong `shareholder advocate' board
members OR do you want two out of three incumbents who have been on the board
since the late 1980s and, who although technically "independent," are in all
practical purposes "part of the club?"
Do you want directors whose interest is to directly align management
compensation with the interest of shareholders OR incumbents who generously
reward management with restricted stock when shareholders faced a market
capitalization drop of over $900 million, or 30%, from January 1999 to January
2000?
Do you want independent directors who are philosophically opposed to
"poison pills" and believe that the way to remain independent is via superior
performance in building shareholder wealth OR incumbents who are paternalistic
and believe that "Shareholders Rights Plans" truly protect shareholders who are
not sufficiently sophisticated to protect themselves?
Do you want directors who will aggressively seek to enhance shareholder
value by engaging an independent investment banking firm, and if necessary other
experts, OR incumbents who believe that the market will sooner or LATER
recognize the value of the USG stock and believe the present course of action is
satisfactory?
We need board members who are fully committed to the financial success of
shareholders. You now face an important vote regarding your USG investment. We
urgently need you to support our slate and vote to remove the "poison pill" by
signing the GREEN proxy card and returning it today.
April 26, 2000 Tom Hacker
REMEMBER: ONLY YOUR LATEST DATED PROXY COUNTS!
