-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, IaBcrbQt7FM2QmIn2SVjVetIYhrMLmLNfvvpEzLNkAemRxTqUihjJ5Y1wVyK7icR 7tINflqWoKpEKzBiNhJy6Q== 0000950103-01-501218.txt : 20010720 0000950103-01-501218.hdr.sgml : 20010720 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950103-01-501218 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 425 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20010719 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WEB STREET INC // CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001088348 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC [7389] IRS NUMBER: 364212401 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 425 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-27705 FILM NUMBER: 1684383 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 510 LAKE COOK ROAD CITY: DEERFIELD STATE: IL ZIP: 60015 BUSINESS PHONE: 8474444700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 510 LAKE COOK ROAD CITY: DEERFIELD STATE: IL ZIP: 60015 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: WEB STREET INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990824 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: WEBSTREET COM INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990609 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: E TRADE GROUP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001015780 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SECURITY BROKERS, DEALERS & FLOTATION COMPANIES [6211] IRS NUMBER: 942844166 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 425 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4500 BOHANNON DRIVE CITY: MENLO PARK STATE: CA ZIP: 94025 BUSINESS PHONE: 6508422500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4500 BOHANNON DRIVE CITY: MENLO PARK STATE: CA ZIP: 94025 425 1 jul1901_425.htm

FILED BY E*TRADE GROUP, INC. PURSUANT TO RULE
425 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
SUBJECT COMPANY: WEB STREET, INC.,
FILE NO. 0-27705

IMPORTANT NOTICE

E*TRADE Group, Inc.
Offer to Exchange Each Outstanding Share
of Common Stock of
Web Street, Inc. for
0.1864 Share of Common Stock of
E*TRADE Group, Inc.

        PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE OFFER TO EXCHANGE EACH OUTSTANDING SHARE OF COMMON STOCK OF WEB STREET, INC. FOR 0.1864 SHARE OF COMMON STOCK OF E*TRADE GROUP, INC. HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 12:00 MIDNIGHT, EASTERN TIME, ON JULY 30, 2001. THE OFFER WILL NOT BE EXTENDED BEYOND THIS DATE. IF YOU DO NOT TENDER YOUR SHARES IN THE OFFER, THERE MAY BE A SIGNIFICANT DELAY IN YOUR RECEIVING SHARES OF E*TRADE COMMON STOCK IN EXCHANGE FOR YOUR WEB STREET SHARES.
        IF YOU WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN THE OFFER, PLEASE IMMEDIATELY COMPLETE THE ENCLOSED LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND RETURN IT WITH YOUR SHARE CERTIFICATES IN THE ENVELOPE PROVIDED.
        IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE TENDERING OF YOUR SHARES, PLEASE IMMEDIATELY CONTACT THE INFORMATION AGENT FOR THE OFFER, INNISFREE M&A INCORPORATED, AT (888) 750-5834.
Web Street stockholders are urged to read the prospectus and the solicitation/ recommendation statement relating to the offer and the merger. These documents contain important information. Web Street stockholders can obtain these documents, as well as the E*TRADE documents that are incorporated by reference in the prospectus, for free at the Securities and Exchange Commission's web site at http://sec.gov. These documents are also available from E*TRADE without charge upon request to its information agent, Innisfree M&A Incorporated, 501 Madison Avenue, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10022, banks and brokers call collect: (212) 750-5833, all others call toll free: (888) 750-5834.

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