-----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, Ce8IkLkTS/+r/cH4C62FxIzeweFB2Ufx6QrcD9B+Ynb5ria3paD5d8nXqordusR2 zGrzHfEHrNTE6LNfo0M9Jw== 0000950130-99-002275.txt : 19990420 0000950130-99-002275.hdr.sgml : 19990420 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950130-99-002275 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: DEFA14A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19990419 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BELL ATLANTIC CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000732712 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIO TELEPHONE) [4813] IRS NUMBER: 232259884 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: DEFA14A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-08606 FILM NUMBER: 99596425 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1095 AVE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 BUSINESS PHONE: 2123952121 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1717 ARCH ST 47TH FL STREET 2: 1717 ARCH ST 47TH FL CITY: PHILADELPHIA STATE: PA ZIP: 19103 DEFA14A 1 DEFINITIVE ADDITIONAL MATERIALS UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 14A Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. ) Filed by the Registrant [X] Filed by a Party other than the Registrant [_] 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 Pursuant to (S) 240.14a-11(c) or (S) 240.14a-12 Bell Atlantic Corporation - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant) Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box): [X] No fee required. 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All Rights Reserved. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- communications wireline wireless world wide web global networking Skip... - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE MERGER OF [LOGO OF GTE] & [LOGO OF BELL ATLANTIC] GTE & Bell Atlantic Skip... - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VOTE FOR [X] the merger to own a stake in the future of telecommunications. Skip... - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Something this important can't happen without you - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GTE and Bell Atlantic shareholders have an opportunity to own a stake in the future of global telecommunications by voting FOR the merger of these two great companies. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [LOGO OF GTE] GTE shareholders will receive 1.22 shares of combined company stock for each share of GTE stock owned. The GTE Board of Directors unanimously recommends that you vote FOR the merger. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [LOGO OF BELL ATLANTIC] Bell Atlantic shareholders will own the same number of shares in the combined company as owned in Bell Atlantic. The Bell Atlantic Board of Directors unanimously recommends that you vote FOR the merger. 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THE MERGER OF | Combined Company | GTE & BELL Atlantic | Profile - ----------------------------------------------------| PLEASE READ THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT & PROSPECTUS | | Maps click on topic [arrow] | | | Questions | | Voting | | Risk Factors - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Intro | Combined Company | Profile | Maps | Questions | Voting | - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vote for [X] the merger to own a stake in the future of telecommunications. |Exit| - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What the combined company will offer - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- click on topic (arrow) | Scale & Scope | | Potential | Financial | Performance | | Outstanding | Assets & | Capabilities | | Benefits for | Customers | | - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Intro | Combined Company | Profile | Maps | Questions | Voting | - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vote for [X] the merger to own a stake in the future of telecommunications. |Exit| - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What the combined company will offer - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scale and Scope to Compete as One of the Industry's |] Scale & Scope Leaders | | Potential [_] The largest local telephone provider in U.S. | Financial with more than 60 million access lines in 39 | Performance states and the District of Columbia, | serving 76 of the top 100 markets | Outstanding | Assets & [_] One of the largest wireless companies in | Capabilities the U.S., together serving 11.4 million | subscribers and the potential to serve | Benefits for subscribers in 9 of the top 10 markets | Customers | [_] One of the largest facilities-based | long-distance companies | | [_] International presence in more than 30 | countries | | [_] World's largest publisher of directory | information | - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Intro | Combined Company | Profile | Maps | Questions | Voting | - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vote for [X] the merger to own a stake in the future of telecommunications. |Exit| - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What the combined company will offer - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Potential for Enhanced Financial Performance | Scale & Scope | [_] Significant revenue, expense and | Potential capital synergies from joint |] Financial technological development, economies | Performance of scope and scale, and elimination | of duplicate expenditures | Outstanding | Assets & [_] Greater ability to enter and compete | Capabilities quickly and effectively in key markets | outside either company's current | Benefits for service areas | Customers | | | | | | - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Intro | Combined Company | Profile | Maps | Questions | Voting | - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vote for [X] the merger to own a stake in the future of telecommunications. |Exit| - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What the combined company will offer - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Outstanding Assets and Capabilities in | Scale & Scope Attractive Growth Markets | | Potential [_] GTE's 17,000-mile national high-speed data | Financial network | Performance | [_] Bell Atlantic's information-intensive | Outstanding customers in the nation's business, media, |] Assets & government and financial centers | Capabilities | [_] GTE's experience as a long-distance provider | Benefits for | Customers [_] Combined service territories that generate | more than 35% of international traffic from U.S. | | [_] Highly skilled workforce able to meet the | challenges of a dynamic global | telecommunications industry | - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Intro | Combined Company | Profile | Maps | Questions | Voting | - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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What the combined company will offer - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More Benefits for Customers | Scale & Scope | [_] Delivers one-stop shopping for all | Potential telecommunications services | Financial | Performance [_] Promotes vigorous competition | in telecommunications markets | Outstanding | Assets & [_] Speeds availability of broadband data | Capabilities capabilities to customers | |- Benefits for [_] Accelerates development and delivery || Customers of new products and services |- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Intro | Combined Company | Profile | Maps | Questions | Voting | - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vote for [X] the merger to own a stake in the future of telecommunications. |Exit| - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GTE and Bell Atlantic: Combined Company Profile* as of December 31, 1998 (pro forma) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- click on topic (arrow) | Revenues | | Domestic | Access Lines | | International | Access Lines | | Domestic | Wireless Customers | | International | Wireless Customers | | Employees | * - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Intro | Combined Company | Profile | Maps | Questions | Voting | - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vote for [X] the merger to own a stake in the future of telecommunications. |Exit| - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GTE and Bell Atlantic: Combined Company Profile* as of December 31, 1998 (pro forma) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |] Revenues | | Domestic | Access Lines Revenues | | International | Access Lines GTE: $25 billion [______] | | Domestic Bell Atlantic: $32 billion [________] | Wireless Customers | Combined: $57 billion [_____________] | International | Wireless Customers | | Employees | * - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Intro | Combined Company | Profile | Maps | Questions | Voting | - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vote for [X] the merger to own a stake in the future of telecommunications. |Exit| - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GTE and Bell Atlantic: Combined Company Profile* as of December 31, 1998 (pro forma) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Revenues | Domestic | Domestic Access Lines |] Access Lines | GTE: 23.5 million [_____] | International | Access Lines Bell Atlantic: 41.6 million [_________] | | Domestic Combined: 65.1 million [_____________] | Wireless Customers | | International | Wireless Customers | | Employees | * - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Intro | Combined Company | Profile | Maps | Questions | Voting | - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vote for [X] the merger to own a stake in the future of telecommunications. |Exit| - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GTE and Bell Atlantic: Combined Company Profile* as of December 31, 1998 (pro forma) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Revenues | International | Domestic Access Lines | Access Line | GTE: 2.8 million [________] |] International | Access Lines Bell Atlantic: 960,000 [___] | | Domestics Combined: 3.76 million [_____________] | Wireless Customers | | International | Wireless Customers | | Employees | * - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Intro | Combined Company | Profile | Maps | Questions | Voting | - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vote for [X] the merger to own a stake in the future of telecommunications. |Exit| - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GTE and Bell Atlantic: Combined Company Profile* as of December 31, 1998 (pro forma) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Revenues | | Domestic | Access Line Domestic Wireless | Customers | International | Access Line GTE: 4.8 million [______] | | Domestic Bell Atlantic: 6.6 million [________] | Wireless Customers | Combined: 11.4 million [_____________] | International | Wireless Customers | | Employees | * - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Intro | Combined Company | Profile | Maps | Questions | Voting | - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vote for [X] the merger to own a stake in the future of telecommunications. |Exit| - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GTE and Bell Atlantic: Combined Company Profile* as of December 31, 1998 (pro forma) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Revenues | | Domestic | Access Lines International | Wireless Customers | International | Access Lines GTE: 917,000 [___] | | Domestic Bell Atlantic: 2 million [________] | Wireless Customers | Combined: 2.917 million [_____________] | International |] Wireless Customers | | Employees | * - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Intro | Combined Company | Profile | Maps | Questions | Voting | - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vote for [X] the merger to own a stake in the future of telecommunications. |Exit| - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GTE and Bell Atlantic: Combined Company Profile* as of December 31, 1998 (pro forma) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Revenues | | Domestic Employees | Access Lines | GTE: 120,000 [_____] | International | Access Line Bell Atlantic: 140,400 [_________] | | Domestic Combined: 260,400 [_________________] | Wireless Customers | | International | Wireless Customers | |] Employees | | * - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Intro | Combined Company | Profile | Maps | Questions | Voting | - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vote for [X] the merger to own a stake in the future of telecommunications. |Exit| - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GTE and Bell Atlantic Combined Company's Profile* as of December 31, 1998 (pro forma) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Information for the combined company shows the combination | Revenues of GTE's and Bell Atlantic's business interests on December | 31, 1998. Wireless information is adjusted to reflect our | Domestic percentage ownership interests in those properties. This | Access Lines information does not reflect any sales or trades of | overlapping wireless properties that are likely to | International be required or that may occur as result of the merger, | Access Lines or GTE's planned sale of non-strategic telephone access | lines. Similarly, it does not reflect GTE's recently | Domestic announced agreement to purchase cellular properties | Wireless Customers in the Midwest, any dissolutions of partnership or any | future purchases or sales of properties by GTE or | International Bell Atlantic. | Wireless Customers | | Employees | *
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Network & Marketplace* - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- click on topic [arrow] | Domestic | Telecom | Network | | | | International | Market | Presence | | Domestic | Wireless | Network | | * - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Intro | Combined Company | Profile | Maps | Questions | Voting | - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vote for [X] the merger to own a stake in the future of telecommunications. |Exit| - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Network & Marketplace* Domestic Telecom Network Map - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Domestic |] Telecom | Network | [GRAPHIC SHOWING GTE'S AND BELL ATLANTIC'S | International TELEPHONE SERVICE AREAS AND GTE NATIONAL | Market HIGH-SPEED DATA NETWORK] | Presence | | Domestic | Wireless | Network | | * - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Intro | Combined Company | Profile | Maps | Questions | Voting | - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vote for [X] the merger to own a stake in the future of telecommunications. |Exit| - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Network & Marketplace* International Market Presence - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Domestic | Telecom | Network | [GRAPHIC SHOWING COUNTRIES WHERE GTE AND BELL | International ATLANTIC HAVE AN INTERNATIONAL MARKET |] Market PRESENCE] | Presence | | Domestic | Wireless | Network | | * - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Intro | Combined Company | Profile | Maps | Questions | Voting | - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vote for [_] the merger to own a stake in the future of telecommunications |Exit| - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Network & Marketplace * Domestic Wireless Network - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Domestic | Telecom | Network [GRAPHIC SHOWING BELL ATLANTIC AND | GTE DOMESTIC WIRELESS NETWORKS] | International | Market | Presence | | Domestic |] Wireless | Network | | * - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Intro | Combined Company | Profile | Maps | Questions | Voting | - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vote for [X] the merger to own a stake in the future of telecommunications. |Exit| - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Network & Marketplace* - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Information for the combined company shows the | Domestic combination of GTE's and Bell Atlantic's business | Telecom interests on December 31, 1998. Wireless information | Network is adjusted to reflect our percentage ownership interests in | those properties. This information does not reflect any sales | or trades of overlapping wireless properties that are likely to | be required or that may occur as a result of the merger, or | International GTE's planned sale of non-strategic telephone access lines. | Market Similarly, it does not reflect GTE's recently announced | Presence agreement to purchase cellular properties in the Midwest, any | dissolutions of partnerships or any future purchases or | sales of properties by GTE or Bell Atlantic. | Domestic | Wireless | Network | | * - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Intro | Combined Company | Profile | Maps | Questions | Voting | - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Answers to Questions You May Have - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | If I support the GTE-Bell click on topic [arrow] | Atlantic merger, do I | still need to vote FOR | the merger? | | | How will the merger | benefit shareholders? | | | What will the dividend | be on the combined | company's common stock? | | Should I send in my | stock certificates now? | | Where can I find more | information about the | merger? - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Intro | Combined Company | Profile | Maps | Questions | Voting | - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vote for [X] the merger to own a stake in the future of telecommunications. |Exit| - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Answers to Questions You May Have - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If I support the GTE-Bell Atlantic merger, | If I support the GTE-Bell do I still need to vote FOR the merger? |] Atlantic merger, do I still need | to vote FOR the merger? Yes! If you support the merger, you MUST | actually vote your shares FOR the proposal. | How will the merger If you take no action at all, it will be | benefit shareholders? considered as a vote against the merger. For | the merger to be approved, two-thirds of all | What will the dividend be on the outstanding GTE shares and a majority of | combined company's common stock? outstanding Bell Atlantic shares must be voted | FOR the merger. See your proxy card for | Should I send in my stock instructions on how to vote. | certificates now? | | Where can I find more information | about the merger? | - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Intro | Combined Company | Profile | Maps | Questions | Voting | - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vote for [X] the merger to own a stake in the future of telecommunications. |Exit| - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Answers to Questions You May Have - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- How will the merger benefit shareholders? | If I support the GTE-Bell | Atlantic merger, do I still need The proposed merger creates a powerful | to vote FOR the merger? competitor in a dynamic, emerging | telecommunications market. The combined |] How will the merger company will be one of the world's premier | benefit shareholders? telecommunications companies, providing what | customers say they want - one-stop shopping | What will the dividend be on the for the full range of telecommunications | combined company's common stock? products and services. Together, the companies | will be able to achieve their strategic goals | Should I send in my stock more quickly than either could have achieved | certificates now? separately. As a shareholder, this means you | will have a stake in a company that is uniquely | Where can I find more information positioned to be a formidable competitor | about the merger? in the global telecommunications market. | - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Intro | Combined Company | Profile | Maps | Questions | Voting | - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vote for [X] the merger to own a stake in the future of telecommunications. |Exit| - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Answers to Questions You May Have - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What will the dividend be on the combined | If I support the GTE-Bell company's common stock? | Atlantic merger, do I still need | to vote FOR the merger? The combined company board will determine | the dividend policy after the closing of the | How will the merger merger. Bell Atlantic currently pays dividends | benefit shareholders? at a rate of $1.54 per share each year, and | GTE currently pays dividends at a rate of | $1.88 per share each year. We expect the initial | annualized dividend will be at least $1.54. | What will the dividend be on the Given the exchange ratio of 1.22 shares of |] combined company's common stock? combined company common stock for each share of | GTE common stock, this dividend would | Should I send in my stock be nearly identical to the dividend that | certificates now? GTE shareholders now receive | (e.g., $1.54 x the exchange ratio of 1.22 | Where can I find more information = $1.8788). | about the merger? | - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Intro | Combined Company | Profile | Maps | Questions | Voting | - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vote for [X] the merger to own a stake in the future of telecommunications. |Exit| - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Answers to Questions You May Have - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Should I send in my stock certificates now? | If I support the GTE-Bell | Atlantic merger, do I still need No. Shortly after the merger is completed, | to vote FOR the merger? GTE shareholders will receive written | instructions for exchanging their stock | How will the merger certificates. Bell Atlantic shareholders | benefit shareholders? will not be required to exchange their stock | certificates. After the merger, Bell | What will the dividend be on the Atlantic stock certificates will represent | combined company's common stock? an equal number of shares in the combined | company. |] Should I send in my stock | certificates now? | | Where can I find more information | about the merger? | - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Intro | Combined Company | Profile | Maps | Questions | Voting | - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vote for [X] the merger to own a stake in the future of telecommunications. |Exit| - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Answers to Questions You May Have - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Where can I find more information about the | If I support the GTE-Bell merger? | Atlantic merger, do I still need | to vote FOR the merger? We encourage you to read carefully the joint | proxy statement and prospectus. If you | How will the merger have questions, GTE shareholders may call | benefit shareholders? 1-800-859-8509; Bell Atlantic shareholders | may call 1-800-645-2380. | What will the dividend be on the | combined company's common stock? | | Should I send in my stock | certificates now? | |] Where can I find more information | about the merger? | - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Intro | Combined Company | Profile | Maps | Questions | Voting | - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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PLEASE VOTE NOW! For the merger to be approved, two-thirds of all outstanding GTE shares and a majority [GRAPHIC] | BY THE INTERNET of outstanding Bell Atlantic shares must be | voted FOR the merger. | | Please note that if you support the merger, [GRAPHIC] | BY PHONE you MUST actually vote your shares FOR the | merger. If you take no action at all, it will | be considered as a vote against the merger. | | | Please see the joint proxy statement & [GRAPHIC] | BY MAIL prospectus for information on how to vote: | | [GRAPHIC] | IN PERSON - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Intro | Combined Company | Profile | Maps | Questions | Voting | - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vote for [X] the merger to own a stake in the future of telecommunications. |Exit| - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PLEASE READ THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT AND PROSPECTUS CAREFULLY, INCLUDING THE SECTION IN CHAPTER I CALLED "RISK FACTORS RELATING TO THE MERGER." - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- That section discusses the following risk factors: [ ] Shareholders will not know the market price of the stock they will receive in the merger when they vote on the merger. [ ] Regulatory agencies must approve the merger and could delay or refuse to approve the merger or impose conditions that could adversely affect our business or financial condition. [ ] Termination fees and reciprocal stock option agreements could make an alternative transaction more difficult or expensive. Back to Main.... - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Intro | Combined Company | Profile | Maps | Questions | Voting | - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----