-----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, RMlKfz8Oj9XEcbTDiH037K3u4Zo6H++FQhDZjblDf8eXVXdXIu9NQbYkMoFMiJPB kYhcy7tOdHZ7my234mnIYg== /in/edgar/work/0000732713-00-000024/0000732713-00-000024.txt : 20001027 0000732713-00-000024.hdr.sgml : 20001027 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000732713-00-000024 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: DEFA14A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20001026 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BELLSOUTH CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000732713 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [4813 ] IRS NUMBER: 581533433 STATE OF INCORPORATION: GA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: DEFA14A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-08607 FILM NUMBER: 746377 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1155 PEACHTREE ST NE STREET 2: ROOM 15G03 CITY: ATLANTA STATE: GA ZIP: 30309-3610 BUSINESS PHONE: 4042492000 DEFA14A 1 0001.txt POSTING TO LATIN AMERICA WEBSITE SCHEDULE 14A (RULE 14A-101) INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(A) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 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 Rule 14a-11(c) or Rule 14a-12 BellSouth 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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(1) Amount Previously Paid: (2) Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.: (3) Filing Party: (4) Date Filed: [LATIN AMERICA TRACKING STOCK INFORMATION] The above graphic will be placed on the BellSouth.com homepage. The graphic will contain a link which directs users to the web page for BellSouth's Latin America Tracking Stock. The Latin America Tracking Stock web page will contain the following document, which includes information regarding the date, time and directions to the special shareholder meeting regarding BellSouth's proposed Latin America tracking stock: [BELLSOUTH LOGO] BELLSOUTH Special MEETING OF Shareholders -Latin America Tracking Stock- Time & Date: December 5, 2000 at 9:00am, Eastern Time Location: Cobb Galleria Centre Two Galleria Parkway Atlanta, Georgia 30339 Download Driving Directions to the Special Meeting of Shareholders - -------- For Mapquest.com driving directions from your front door, click here ---------- Purpose of Meeting: 1) Consider and approve a proposal to amend our articles of incorporation, which would: * permit us to issue a total of 8.65 billion shares of BellSouth common stock in series, of which our board of directors intends initially to designate 6.4 billion shares as "BellSouth Corporation - BLS Group Common Stock" and 2.25 billion shares as "BellSouth Corporation - Latin America Group Common Stock;" and * provide for each outstanding share of our existing common stock to be changed into one share of BLS group stock. Approval of Proposal 1 will also constitute approval of the terms of these two series of tracking stock as described in the accompanying proxy statement. Proposed articles of amendment to our charter to be voted on at the special meeting are included in Annex I to the accompanying proxy statement. 2) Consider and approve a proposal to adopt our amended and restated stock plan to reflect the tracking stock capital structure and increase annual grant limits above current plan limits. 3) Consider and approve a proposal to amend our by-laws to change the quorum and reduce the votes required to approve proposals at shareholders' meetings. Who Can Vote: You can vote if you were a shareholder of record on October 17, 2000. Proxy Voting: Your vote is important. Please vote in one of these ways: 1) use the toll-free telephone number shown on your proxy card; 2) visit and cast your vote at the web site listed on your proxy card; or 3) mark, sign, date and promptly return your proxy card in the enclosed postage-paid envelope. This notice is issued by order of our board of directors. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----