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. 1)
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BLYTH, INC.
One East Weaver Street
Greenwich, Connecticut 06831
(203) 661-1926
Amendment to Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders dated May 24, 2004
Amendment to Proxy Statement dated May 24, 2004
Dear Stockholder:
In our Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders dated May 24, 2004, and in our Proxy Statement dated May 24, 2004, we stated that the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the 2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders was May 13, 2004. The Board of Directors of the Company has now fixed the close of business on June 4, 2004, as the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the 2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
Accordingly, our Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders dated May 24, 2004, is hereby amended by deleting the date "May 13, 2004" where it appears therein and by substituting in lieu thereof the date "June 4, 2004."
For the same reason, our Proxy Statement is also hereby amended by deleting the first two sentences on Page 2 of the Proxy Statement under the caption "VOTING RIGHTS AND PROXY INFORMATION" and by substituting the following sentences in lieu thereof:
Proxies in the accompanying form are solicited on behalf of, and at the direction of the Board of Directors, which has fixed the close of business on Friday, June 4, 2004, as the record date (the "Record Date") for the determination of holders of outstanding shares of Common Stock entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting or any adjournment(s) thereof. On the Record Date, there were 45,678,927 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding.
The remainder of the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and the Proxy Statement are unchanged.
Proxy Cards are being distributed herewith to all holders of outstanding shares of Common Stock entitled to notice and to vote at the 2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Stockholders may, however, continue to use the Proxy Cards for the 2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders that were previously delivered to them.
Sincerely,
Bruce D. Kreiger, Secretary
