-----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, H7pqCSbgp1KWWXmlFd2CXGs3qwGMdqYapex5N6kptiIDwnv00Nu4DrSxocUZC1A4 GHOuPB46gHl6kpPELyqiHA== 0001095811-00-001133.txt : 20000427 0001095811-00-001133.hdr.sgml : 20000427 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001095811-00-001133 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: DFAN14A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20000426 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: USG CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000757011 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CONCRETE GYPSUM PLASTER PRODUCTS [3270] IRS NUMBER: 363329400 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: DFAN14A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-08864 FILM NUMBER: 609465 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 125 S FRANKLIN ST STREET 2: DEPT. 188 CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60606 BUSINESS PHONE: 3126064000 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HAKATAK ENTERPRISES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001011477 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] IRS NUMBER: 953941228 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: DFAN14A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 WILSHIRE BLVD STE 1700 CITY: SANTA MONICA STATE: CA ZIP: 90401 BUSINESS PHONE: 3102606025 DFAN14A 1 DEFINITIVE ADDITIONAL MATERIALS 1 SCHEDULE 14A (RULE 14A-101) SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(A) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Filed by the Registrant / / Filed by a Party other than the Registrant /x/ 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 Under Rule 14a-12 USG Corporation (NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER) Hakatak Enterpises, Inc. (NAME OF PERSON(S) FILING PROXY STATEMENT, IF OTHER THAN THE REGISTRANT) Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box): /x/ No fee required. / / Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11. (1) Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies: (2) Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies: (3) Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined): (4) Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction: (5) Total fee paid: / / Fee paid previously with preliminary materials: / / Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing. (1) Amount Previously Paid: (2) Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.: (3) Filing Party: (4) Date Filed: 2 HAKATAK ENTERPRISES, INC. Dear Fellow USG Shareholders: The enclosed proxy material describes our campaign to elect three truly independent nominees to the USG Board and to rescind the Company's "poison pill." Management's April 25th letter misses the boat on important issues relating to corporate governance and shareholder value creation. It is enormously important for you to consider the following issues more fully addressed in our proxy materials. Do you want to elect directors who are extremely interested in the financial success of shareholders and who own over 1.1 million USG shares OR do you want to vote for the three incumbent directors we are opposing who collectively own about 9,100 USG shares? Do you want to elect directors who feel that we are faced with a special opportunity to reward shareholders with the outstanding cash flow generated from the business OR do you want incumbents who may continue to support excessive capital expenditures? Do you want truly independent and strong `shareholder advocate' board members OR do you want two out of three incumbents who have been on the board since the late 1980s and, who although technically "independent," are in all practical purposes "part of the club?" Do you want directors whose interest is to directly align management compensation with the interest of shareholders OR incumbents who generously reward management with restricted stock when shareholders faced a market capitalization drop of over $900 million, or 30%, from January 1999 to January 2000? Do you want independent directors who are philosophically opposed to "poison pills" and believe that the way to remain independent is via superior performance in building shareholder wealth OR incumbents who are paternalistic and believe that "Shareholders Rights Plans" truly protect shareholders who are not sufficiently sophisticated to protect themselves? Do you want directors who will aggressively seek to enhance shareholder value by engaging an independent investment banking firm, and if necessary other experts, OR incumbents who believe that the market will sooner or LATER recognize the value of the USG stock and believe the present course of action is satisfactory? We need board members who are fully committed to the financial success of shareholders. You now face an important vote regarding your USG investment. We urgently need you to support our slate and vote to remove the "poison pill" by signing the GREEN proxy card and returning it today. April 26, 2000 Tom Hacker REMEMBER: ONLY YOUR LATEST DATED PROXY COUNTS! -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----