stockholders with respect to the proposed transaction. Information regarding the current officers and directors of Federated and May is available in the joint proxy statement/prospectus. More detailed information regarding the identity of potential participants and their direct and indirect interests in the solicitation, by security holdings or otherwise, is also set forth in the joint proxy statement/prospectus.
Federated Departmental Store founded in 1929, headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, with corporate offices in Cincinnati and New York. Federated currently operates more than 450 stores in 34 states, Guam and Puerto Rico under the names of Macy's and Bloomingdale's. The company also operates macys.com and Bloomingdale's By Mail. Annual sales: $15.6 billion.
May Departmental Store founded in 1910, headquartered in St. Louis, Mo. At the end of the fiscal 2004, May operates 490 department stores under the names of Famous-Barr, Filene's, Foley's, Hecht's, Kaufmann's, Lord & Taylor, L.S. Ayres, Marshall Field's, Meier & Frank, Robinsons-May, Strawbridge's, and The Jones Store, as well as 241 David's Bridal stores, 450 After Hours Formalwear stores, and 11 Priscilla of Boston stores. Annual sales: $14.4 billion.
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