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    AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON AUGUST 22, 2001

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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                                TAB PRODUCTS CO.
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                            THADDEUS S. JAROSZEWICZ
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                            THADDEUS S. JAROSZEWICZ
                         C/O HAMILTON SORTER CO., INC.
                             3158 PRODUCTION DRIVE
                             FAIRFIELD, OHIO 45014

                                                                 August 29, 2001

Dear Tab Stockholder:

     Hamilton Sorter Co., Inc. is one of the largest holders of Tab Products Co.
shares, with approximately 6.5% of its common stock. I am the Chief Executive
Officer of Hamilton Sorter.

     Seven months ago, in January 2001, one of Hamilton Sorter's affiliates made
a written proposal to acquire Tab for cash, at a price which represented a
substantial premium to the price at which Tab's shares were trading. OUR
ACQUISITION PROPOSAL NOW STANDS AT $5 PER SHARE IN CASH -- A PREMIUM OF 111%
OVER THE $2.375 CLOSING PRICE OF TAB COMMON STOCK ON JANUARY 25, 2001, THE LAST
DAY BEFORE WE MADE OUR INITIAL ACQUISITION PROPOSAL. Despite this very
substantial premium, Tab's Board of Directors and management have refused to
even talk to us about our acquisition proposal.

     Your vote at the upcoming stockholders' meeting presents you with the
unique opportunity to determine for yourself the future of your investment in
Tab. It is an opportunity you may not have again. BY VOTING "FOR" MY FIVE
NOMINEES ON THE ENCLOSED BLUE PROXY CARD, YOU CAN TAKE A MAJOR STEP TOWARDS
REALIZING A PREMIUM CASH PURCHASE PRICE FOR YOUR SHARES OF TAB COMMON STOCK.

              A PREMIUM CASH PURCHASE PRICE VS. BUSINESS AS USUAL

     The issues in this proxy contest are clear and well-defined. We are
offering you a premium cash purchase price for all of your Tab shares, and my
nominees are committed to selling Tab -- either to our affiliate or to any other
purchaser offering to provide you with greater value for your shares.

     Tab's Board of Directors, in sharp contrast, keeps pushing ahead with what
it calls, at various times, its "turn around plan," "get well program" and "back
to basics" program. By any name, the Board's plan, even if successful, is
designed to do nothing more than produce ZERO PRE-TAX OPERATING RESULTS for the
current fiscal year ending May 31, 2002. As we see it, the Board's plan has
produced no positive results for stockholders, is very unlikely to do so, and is
simply a prescription for the continuation of Tab's operations on a "business as
usual" basis.

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            OUR CASH MERGER PROPOSAL: REAL VALUE TO TAB STOCKHOLDERS

     Before you cast your vote, we ask you to consider the following sequence of
events which took place over the course of this year:

                       
    January 25:               Your Tab stock closes at $2.38.

    January 26:               We deliver a letter to Tab proposing a cash
                              merger at $4.00 per share.

    January 26 -- February 7: Tab's Board of Directors and management do not
                              tell Tab stockholders about our premium cash
                              merger proposal.

    February 8:               We publicly disclose our premium cash merger
                              proposal; Tab's stock, trading on heavy volume,
                              closes at $3.52 -- an increase of 48% over the
                              January 25 closing price and an increase of 30%
                              over the February 7 closing price.

    March 19:                 We increase our cash merger proposal by 25% to
                              $5.00 per share.

    March 20:                 We publicly disclose our increased offer; Tab's
                              stock, trading again on heavy volume, closes at
                              $4.00 -- an increase of 11% over the March 19
                              closing price.

    August 9:                 Your Tab stock closes at $4.00

    August 10:                We publicly disclose that LaSalle National
                              Bank, upon our payment of a commitment fee on
                              or before October 31, 2001 and subject to
                              certain standard conditions, has agreed to
                              provide us with a commitment letter for up to
                              $24 million of financing for our acquisition of
                              Tab.

    August 16:                Your Tab stock closes at $4.60.

    

     YOUR SHARES OF TAB STOCK HAVE ALMOST DOUBLED IN VALUE SINCE JANUARY -- FROM
$2.38 ON JANUARY 25 TO $4.60 ON AUGUST 16 -- AND IT IS EVIDENT TO US THAT THIS
IS A DIRECT RESULT OF OUR PREMIUM CASH MERGER PROPOSAL. IF NOT FOR OUR PROPOSAL,
WHERE WOULD YOUR TAB STOCK BE PRICED TODAY?

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            PROTECT YOUR INVESTMENT -- VOTE THE BLUE PROXY CARD NOW

     While my nominees, if elected, will pursue our merger proposal, my nominees
and I fully recognize that we will have fiduciary duties to all Tab
stockholders. Accordingly, we will appoint a Special Committee of the Tab Board
of Directors, consisting of my two nominees who are not affiliated with Hamilton
Sorter, with me or with any of our affiliates.

     The Special Committee will actively solicit third party acquisition
proposals for Tab, and will be authorized to consider and negotiate our merger
proposal and any third party acquisition proposals that may be made. We will not
cause Tab to enter into any agreement to be acquired by any of our affiliates
unless that acquisition provides the best available value for Tab's
stockholders. I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT WHEN THE SALE PROCESS HAS BEEN COMPLETED,
YOU WILL RECEIVE THE BEST PRICE AND TERMS AVAILABLE FOR YOUR TAB SHARES.

     If my nominees are not elected, we intend to withdraw our merger proposal
and consider disposing some or all of our shares of Tab stock. In that case, we
would not be at all surprised if the value of Tab shares retreats to the values
of early this year, before we made our first acquisition proposal.

     Your vote is your chance to protect and enhance the value of your
investment. I urge you to vote "FOR" my nominees and reject Tab's "business as
usual" approach. Your vote is important, no matter how many or how few shares
you own. Please sign and date the enclosed BLUE proxy card today and return it
in the enclosed postage-paid envelope.

      I thank you for your trust and support.

                                          Sincerely,

                                          /s/ Thaddeus S. Jaroszewicz
                                          Thaddeus S. Jaroszewicz

                                                            
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     If your Tab shares are held in the name of a brokerage firm,
     bank, nominee or other institution, only they can sign a
     BLUE proxy card with respect to your shares and only upon
     specific instructions from you. Please contact the person
     responsible for your account and give instructions for a
     BLUE proxy card to be signed.
     If you have any questions or need any assistance in voting
     your Tab shares, please call the firm assisting Mr.
     Jaroszewicz in his solicitation of proxies.
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