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FURR'S/BISHOP'S, INCORPORATED
6901 QUAKER AVENUE
LUBBOCK, TEXAS 79493
ADDITIONAL PROXY MATERIAL
DATED MAY 22, 1998
FOR
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1998
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The Company today announced that one of the Board's nominees for election
as a director at the Company's upcoming annual meeting on May 28, 1998, Suzanne
Hopgood, has withdrawn her name from the Board's slate. Should the Board of
Directors designate a substitute nominee, it is intended that the persons named
on the WHITE proxy card and the STRIPED WHITE proxy card will vote the shares of
Common Stock represented "FOR" such substitute nominee to serve until the next
annual meeting stockholders and until such nominee's successor shall have been
duly elected and shall qualify.
FURR'S BISHOP'S, INCORPORATED
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR NEED ANY HELP IN VOTING YOUR SHARES, PLEASE CONTACT
OUR PROXY SOLICITOR:
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TOLL FREE 1-888-750-5834
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