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SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Filed by the Registrant [X]
Filed by a Party other than the Registrant [_]
Check the appropriate box:
[_]Preliminary Proxy Statement
[_]Definitive Proxy Statement
[X]Definitive Additional Materials
[_]Soliciting Material Pursuant to (S)240.14a-11(c) or (S)240.14a-12
DEAN WITTER, DISCOVER & CO.
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(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
DEAN WITTER, DISCOVER & CO.
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(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement)
Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):
[X]No fee required.
[_]Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) 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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[_]Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.
[_]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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(4) Date Filed:
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Dean Witter, Discover & Co.
Philip J. Purcell
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
May 8, 1997
Dear Shareholder:
The Annual Meeting of Dean Witter Discover shareholders will be held on May
28, 1997, only 20 days from now. It is important that your shares be
represented at the meeting.
WE HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED YOUR PROXY. So I would like to ask you to fill out
and return the enclosed proxy card in the postage paid envelope today.
Our Board of Directors and management team strongly recommend the proposed
merger between Dean Witter Discover and Morgan Stanley and urge you to vote
FOR the merger.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
/s/ Philip J. Purcell
Philip J. Purcell
Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive Officer
If you have any questions, or you need assistance with voting your proxy,
please call our special toll-free number, 1-888-2WITTER, to reach a
representative of Georgeson & Company Inc., whose employees are assisting
us with this proxy.
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