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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]
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Check the appropriate box:
[ ] Preliminary proxy statement. [ ] Confidential, for use of the
Commission only (as permitted by
Rule 14a-6(e)(2)).
[ ] Definitive proxy statement.
[X] Definitive additional materials.
[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-11(c) or Rule 14a-12.
NORTHFIELD LABORATORIES INC.
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(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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0-11.
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NORTHFIELD LABORATORIES INC.
1560 Sherman Avenue, Suite 1000
Evanston, Illinois 60201-4800
August 28, 2000
Dear Fellow Stockholder:
We have previously sent to you proxy material for the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders of Northfield Laboratories Inc. to be held on October 12, 2000.
YOUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT STOCKHOLDERS VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE
PROPOSALS ON THE AGENDA.
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT, no matter how many or how few shares you may own. Please
vote TODAY by signing and returning the enclosed proxy card in the postage-paid
envelope provided.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
/s/ Jack J. Kogut
Jack J. Kogut
Secretary
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