EX-99.3 25 0025.txt FORM OF PROXY EXHIBIT 99.3 SMARTERKIDS.COM, INC. SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON ____________ ___, 2001 THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS The undersigned, revoking all prior proxies, hereby appoints David Blohm and Robert Cahill and each of them, with full power of substitution, as proxies to represent and vote all shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share ("Common Stock") of SmarterKids.com, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), which the undersigned would be entitled to vote if personally present at the special seeting of stockholders of the Company to be held on ______ ___, 2001, at 10:00 a.m. local time, at the offices of Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP, 125 High Street, High Street Tower 22nd Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, and at all postponements and adjournments thereof, upon matters set forth in the Notice of Special Meeting of Stockholders and the Proxy Statement-Prospectus dated ______ ___, 2001, a copy of which has been received by the undersigned. The proxies are further authorized to vote, in their discretion, upon such other business as may properly come before the special meeting or any postponements and adjournments thereof. The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the approval and adoption of the combination agreement by and among SmarterKids.com, Inc., Earlychildhood LLC, LearningStar Corp. and S-E Educational Merger Corp. and the transactions contemplated thereby. SEE REVERSE SIDE THIS PROXY, WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED BY THE UNDERSIGNED STOCKHOLDER(S). IF NO DIRECTION IS GIVEN, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS AND FOR THE PROPOSALS IN ITEMS 2 AND 3. [X] Please mark votes as in this example. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" ITEM 1 To consider and vote upon a proposal to approve and adopt the Contribution Agreement and Plan of Reorganization and Merger by and among Earlychildhood, SmarterKids.com,inc., LearningStar Corp., and S-E Educational Merger Corp. pursuant to which, among other things, the combination of SmarterKids.com and Earlychildhood.com will be effected by: . the contribution to LearningStar by the holders of all of Earlychildhood's outstanding membership interests of their entire ownership interest in Earlychildhood.com such that Earlychildhood will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of LearningStar, and the holders of Earlychildhood.com membership interests will be entitled to receive an aggregate of ___________ shares of LearningStar common stock; and . the merger of S-E Educational Merger Corp. with and into SmarterKids.com such that SmarterKids.com will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of LearningStar and each issued and outstanding share of SmarterKids.com common stock will be converted into the right to receive one share of LearningStar common stock. [_] FOR [_] AGAINST [_] ABSTAIN [_] MARK HERE FOR ADDRESS CHANGE AND NOTE BELOW _______________________________________ _______________________________________ Please sign exactly as name appears below. Joint owners must both sign. Attorney, executor, administrator, trustee or guardian must give full title as such. A company or partnership must sign its full name by authorized person. __________________________________________ Signature of Stockholder Date:_________________________________, 2001 __________________________________________ Signature if held jointly PLEASE COMPLETE, SIGN DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY CARD PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. I/We will attend the meeting. [_] YES [_] NO