SCHEDULE 14A
(Rule 14a-101)
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )
Filed by the Registrant |X|
Filed by a Party other than the Registrant o
Check the appropriate box:
o Preliminary Proxy Statement o Confidential, For Use of the Com-
mission Only (as permitted by
Rule 14a-6(e)(2))
o Definitive Proxy Statement
o Definitive Additional Materials
|X| Soliciting Material Under Rule 14a-12
FRITZ COMPANIES, INC.
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(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if Other Than the Registrant)
Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box): |X| No fee required.
o Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(l) and 0-11.
(1) Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:
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(2) Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies:
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(3) Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed
pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the filing fee
is calculated and state how it was determined):
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(4) Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:
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(5) Total fee paid:
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o Fee paid previously with preliminary materials:
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o Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act
Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid
previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or
the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.
(1) Amount Previously Paid:
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THE FOLLOWING IS A DOCUMENT MADE AVAILABLE BY FRITZ COMPANIES, INC. TO
EMPLOYEES ON JANUARY 18, 2001:
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE FACT SHEET
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FOUNDED August 28, 1907, in Seattle, Wash.
HEADQUARTERS Atlanta, Ga.
WORLD WIDE WEB ADDRESS [http://www.ups.com]
CHAIRMAN AND CEO James P. Kelly
1999 REVENUE $27.1 billion
1999 DELIVERY VOLUME 3.28 billion packages and documents
DAILY DELIVERY VOLUME 13.5 million packages and documents
DAILY AIR DELIVERY VOLUME 2.3 million packages and documents
SERVICE AREA More than 200 countries and territories
Every address in the United States
EMPLOYEES 358,000 (320,000 U.S., 38,000 International)
CUSTOMERS 1.8 million shipping customers
UPS.COM 39.4 million hits per day on www.ups.com -
including an average of 3.4 million daily
on-line tracking requests
OPERATING FACILITIES 1,713
DELIVERY FLEET 149,000 vehicles (package cars, vans,
tractor-trailers)
UPS JET AIRCRAFT 51 727-100
10 727-200
12 747-100
4 747-200
75 757-200
30 767-300
23 DC-8-71
26 DC-8-73
3 Airbus A300F4-620R
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CHARTERED AIRCRAFT 344
DAILY FLIGHT SEGMENTS Domestic - 995; International -- 559
AIRPORTS SERVED Domestic - 391; International -- 219
AIR HUBS
UNITED STATES Louisville, Ky. (main U.S. Air Hub)
Philadelphia, Pa.
Dallas, Texas
Ontario, Calif.
Rockford, Ill.
Columbia, S.C.
Hartford, Conn.
EUROPE Cologne/Bonn, Germany
ASIA PACIFIC Taipei, Taiwan; Hong Kong; Singapore
LATIN AMERICA
and CARIBBEAN Miami, Fla., USA
CANADA Hamilton, Ontario; Montreal, Quebec
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND WHERE TO FIND IT
In connection with the proposed merger transaction between Fritz Companies, Inc.
and United Parcel Service, Inc. ("UPS"), Fritz Companies and UPS will file a
proxy statement/prospectus with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC"). STOCKHOLDERS OF FRITZ COMPANIES ARE ADVISED TO READ THE
PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE, BECAUSE IT WILL CONTAIN
IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Stockholders may obtain a free copy of the proxy
statement/prospectus (when available) and other documents filed by Fritz
Companies or UPS with the SEC at the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. Free
copies of the proxy statement/prospectus, once available, and other filings by
Fritz Companies with the SEC may also be obtained by directing a request to
Graeme Stewart, Fritz Investor Relations, Telephone: (415) 538-0444.
Fritz Companies and its directors and executive officers may be deemed to be
participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the proposed merger.
Information about such directors and executive officers, including information
about their ownership of Fritz Companies stock, can be found in the Fritz
Companies proxy statement, dated August 18, 2000, for its 2000 annual meeting of
stockholders.
