Letter to Shareholders

12-1384FH 12-1384FH . . . Proxy Statement and Prospectus for approval of merger of (i) unrelated company ("Acquiring Company") into corporation (in which event corporation would survive merger and Acquiring Company would cease to exist), or (ii) corporation into Acquiring Company (in which event Acquiring Company would survive merger and corporation would cease to exist), or (iii) corporation into subsidiary of Acquiring Company that was organized for purpose of merger (in which event subsidiary would survive merger and corporation would cease to exist) and (b) conversion of each share of corporation common stock into right to receive 1.15 shares of Acquiring Company common stock. The determination of form of merger will be made by corporation and Acquiring Company ("Constituent Companies") based upon (x) corporation's ability to obtain from Securities and Exchange Commission an exemption from certain provisions of Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 and (y) determination by Constituent Companies as to whether it is desirable to effect merger in manner to assure that it qualifies as reorganization under Section 368 of Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (more...)