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MAGMA POWER COMPANY
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CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMPANY, INC.
CE ACQUISITION COMPANY, INC.
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[Letterhead of California Energy Company, Inc.]
IMPORTANT
PLEASE VOTE THE GREEN CARD TODAY
DEAR FELLOW MAGMA STOCKHOLDER:
For two long months now, Magma Power Company's Board and management have
had before them an acquisition proposal from California Energy. For two long
months now, they have failed to produce any competing bid or other tangible
evidence that they are seeking to maximize value for Magma's stockholders. In
fact, on October 21, 1994, Magma admitted that it "has not begun to negotiate
the terms of any extraordinary transaction" with any third party. IT IS TIME
TO SEND A WAKE UP CALL TO MAGMA'S BOARD AND MANAGEMENT. TIME IS MONEY, AND THE
LACK OF RESULTS IS UNACCEPTABLE.
THERE IS NO DOWNSIDE TO VOTING THE GREEN CARD TODAY:
o The only thing for which California Energy is now soliciting is the
call of a Special Meeting of Stockholders.
o VOTING IN FAVOR OF THE CALL OF A SPECIAL MEETING CREATES NO OTHER
OBLIGATION ON YOUR PART. NOT TO TENDER YOUR SHARES. NOT TO VOTE FOR
CALIFORNIA ENERGY'S PROPOSALS AT THE SPECIAL MEETING.
o WHAT YOUR VOTE ON THE GREEN CARD DOES DO IS SEND A CLEAR MESSAGE TO
MAGMA'S BOARD TO STOP DRAGGING THEIR FEET AND START INCREASING
STOCKHOLDER VALUE.
DON'T JUST TAKE OUR WORD FOR IT:
Institutional Shareholder Services, an independent and highly respected
advisor on proxy matters to institutional investors and managers, recently
recommended that their clients VOTE the GREEN card to REQUEST the call of the
Special Meeting.
They summarized their analysis and recommendation as follows:
"The issues raised by [California Energy's ("CECI")] offer and Magma
Power's lack of interest in negotiating with CECI, as well as [Magma's]
adoption of several antitakeover defenses, are ripe for consideration by the
Company's shareholders. [V]oting in favor of the request for a special meeting
does not commit any Magma Power shareholder to accepting CECI's tender offer.
However, a vote to request will preserve and enhance shareholders' ability to
influence the board's action with respect to the offer.
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"We recommend a vote to REQUEST that CECI call a special meeting on the
GREEN card."*
THE DEADLINE IS DECEMBER 2, 1994.
ACT TO PRESERVE CALIFORNIA ENERGY'S $38.50 ACQUISITION PROPOSAL
BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE.
CALIFORNIA ENERGY ANNOUNCED ON NOVEMBER 1 THAT IT HAS PUT ITS BEST OFFER
ON THE TABLE AND THAT IT INTENDS TO WITHDRAW ITS $38.50 PER SHARE ACQUISITION
PROPOSAL IF IT HAS NOT SIGNED A MERGER AGREEMENT WITH MAGMA OR RECEIVED A
SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF REQUESTS TO CALL A SPECIAL MEETING BY DECEMBER 2, 1994.
The deadline is real. Unfortunately, we felt we had to establish it
because Magma Power's Board and management have made every effort to stonewall
California Energy's acquisition proposal.
So far, Magma's Board and management have failed to produce any competing
bid. However, they have:
o Adopted a poison pill.
o ENTERED INTO GOLDEN PARACHUTES.
o Commenced wasteful litigation.
o Withheld a list of stockholders.
o Eliminated the right of stockholders to act by written consent.
o INSISTED ON A THREE YEAR STANDSTILL BEFORE SHARING CONFIDENTIAL
INFORMATION THAT MANAGEMENT CLAIMS IS BEING SHARED WITH INTERESTED
THIRD PARTIES.
o And most recently, Magma has even begun to use scare tactics: Magma
is now claiming with a straight face that merely calling a meeting
will scare away prospective bidders.
*Institutional Shareholder Services Report dated November 8, 1994. Permission
to quote from this report was nor requested from Institutional Shareholder
Services.
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Enough is enough. It is time for Magma's Board to act. VOTE THE GREEN
CARD TODAY. SEND THE MESSAGE!
Sincerely,
/s/ David L. Sokol
David L. Sokol
Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer
November 22, 1994
If you have questions or need assistance in voting your GREEN card please
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New York, New York 10010
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