Union Carbide Proxy Statement/Prospectus Supplement on Restated Earnings and the Dow Merger, with Related Merger Materials (1999)

A 220-page exhibit about the 1999 merger of Union Carbide and The Dow Chemical Company. It opens with an October 25, 1999 proxy statement/prospectus supplement to stockholders, which reports restated 1999 net earnings and recommends a vote for the merger. It is followed by revised pro forma financial pages, a Credit Suisse First Boston letter, Union Carbide website printouts, merger news releases, an SEC Form 8-K, a Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2000, and a Dow press release. Pages 41-215 were not provided.

What the document holds

• Pages 1-2: Proxy statement/prospectus supplement letter from W. H. Joyce to stockholders on restated earnings and the Dow merger vote, dated October 25, 1999
• Pages 3-10: Replacement pages for the proxy statement/prospectus with revised selected and pro forma financial information (pages 4, 10, 12, 66 and 67 of the original; some pages repeated)
• Page 11: Annex I: Credit Suisse First Boston letter to the Union Carbide board, October 24, 1999, on the earnings restatement
• Pages 12-13: Printout of the Union Carbide website merger page with transaction terms (printed 8/30/2000)
• Pages 14-15: Joint Dow/Union Carbide news release of Jan. 21 (2000) on expected second-quarter completion of regulatory reviews
• Pages 16-18: Form 8-K, report date July 21, 2000, on a letter agreement with Dow Chemical about the merger agreement
• Pages 19-22: Website printout 'Union Carbide Corporation A Brief Chronology', 1917-1999
• Pages 23-40: Beginning of the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2000 (financial statements, notes, MD&A), continuing on pages not sent
• Page 216: Dow news release of Nov. 15, 1999 on FTC requests for additional merger information
• Pages 217-220: Dow news release of Aug. 4, 1999 announcing the $11.6 billion merger

People and organizations

From Dr. William H. Joyce (Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer) to Stockholders of Union Carbide Corporation.

• William H. Joyce (author)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation (named)
• Dow Chemical (named)
• Federal Trade Commission (named)
• Securities and Exchange Commission (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Connecticut Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

About this copy

This is document UC-1653 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 220 pages.