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VENATOR GROUP, INC.
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GREENWAY PARTNERS, L.P.
GARY K. DUBERSTEIN
ANDREW P. HINES
ALFRED D. KINGSLEY
HOWARD STEIN
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June 29, 1999
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Description of Greenway "campaign buttons:"
Campaign Button no. 1
2.25 inches in diameter
A circular red "no" symbol with a diagonal slash printed over the word "Venator"
"Woolworth" printed below the mid line, with all text and graphics superimposed
over the letter "Z."
Campaign Button No. 2
2.25 inches in diameter
A circular red "no" symbol with a diagonal slash printed over the word "Venator"
"Bring Back Woolworth" printed around the circumference of the button.
Campaign Button No. 3
3 inches in diameter
Depiction of William Shakespeare in center flanked by the letter "Z" to right
and left of this graphic and the words "What's in a Name?" above the graphic;
"Bring Back Woolworth" printed around circumference of the button.
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