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Uncle B's Bakery, Inc.
441 Dubuque Street
Ellsworth, Iowa 50075
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
December 19, 1996 at 10:00 a.m. Central Time
The annual meeting of shareholders of Uncle B's Bakery, Inc. (the
"Company") will be held on Thursday, December 19, 1996, at 10:00 a.m., central
time, at the Embassy Suites, 101 East Locust Street, Des Moines, Iowa. The
following two matters will be considered by the shareholders at the meeting:
1. Election of Directors.
2. Ratification of the appointment of independent accountants for fiscal
1997.
You are cordially invited to attend the meeting. However, whether or not
you plan to be personally present at the meeting, please complete, date and sign
the enclosed proxy and return it promptly in the enclosed envelope.
Shareholders of record as of the close of business on November 15, 1996 are
eligible to vote at the Annual Meeting.
A copy of the Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended July
31, 1996, including audited financial statements, is enclosed.
By Order of the Board of Directors
Wm. Howard McClennan, Jr.
Secretary
November 26, 1996
Uncle B's Bakery, Inc.
441 Dubuque Street
Ellsworth, Iowa 50075
PROXY STATEMENT
FOR
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
December 19, 1996
This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the annual meeting of
shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") of Uncle B's Bakery, Inc. (the "Company") to
be held on Thursday, December 19, 1996, at 10:00 a.m., central time, at the
Embassy Suites, 101 East Locust Street, Des Moines, Iowa, and at any
adjournments or postponements thereof. This Proxy Statement and the form of
proxy enclosed are being mailed to shareholders with the Company's Annual Report
to Shareholders commencing on or about November 26, 1996.
VOTING RIGHTS AND PROCEDURES
Only shareholders of record of the Common Stock of the Company whose names
appear of record on the Company's books at the close of business on November 15,
1996 are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. As of that date, a total of
3,656,258 shares of such Common Stock were outstanding, each share being
entitled to one vote. There is no cumulative voting.
The enclosed proxy is being solicited by the Board of Directors of the
Company. The Company will pay all costs of the solicitation. Proxies in the
enclosed form received from the holders of Common Stock will be voted for the
election of the two Director nominees and for the ratification of the
appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's auditors, unless shareholders
indicate otherwise. Directors will be elected by the affirmative vote of a
majority of the votes cast by shares of Common Stock present in person or by
proxy and entitled to vote at the 1996 Annual Meeting. In the event that any
other matters properly come before the Annual Meeting and call for a vote of
shareholders, the persons named as proxies in the enclosed form of proxy will
vote in accordance with their best judgment on these matters.
Shares with respect to which authority to vote for any Director nominee or
nominees is withheld will not be counted in the total number of shares voted for
such nominee or nominees. If a shareholder abstains from voting as to any
matter, then the shares held by such shareholder shall be deemed present at the
meeting for purposes of determining a quorum and for purposes of calculating the
vote with respect to such matter, but shall not be deemed to have been voted in
favor of such matter. If a broker returns a "non-vote" proxy, indicating a
lack of authority to vote on such matter, then the shares covered by such non-
vote shall be deemed present at the Annual Meeting for purposes of determining a
quorum but shall not be
deemed to be present and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting for purposes of
calculating the vote with respect to such matter. A proxy may be revoked at any
time before being exercised by delivery to the Secretary of the Company of a
written notice of termination of the proxy's authority or a duly executed proxy
bearing a later date.
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The business and affairs of the Company are managed under the direction of
its Board of Directors. The Bylaws of the Company provide that the Board of
Directors shall have six members. The Bylaws provide that the Board of Directors
shall have three classes, and the members of each class are elected to serve a
three-year term, with the terms of office of each class ending in successive
years. The Board currently has one Class B Director, Edward L. Campbell, and two
Class C Directors, William T. Rose, Jr. and William T. Rose Sr., and there are
three vacancies on the Board of Directors.
The terms of the Class C Directors expire at the 1996 Annual Meeting. The
current Class C Directors, William T. Rose, Jr. and William T. Rose, Sr., have
been nominated to serve in those positions for a term ending at the 1999 Annual
Meeting. The term of the Class B Director, Edward L. Campbell, expires at the
1998 Annual Meeting, and he is not subject to election at the 1996 Annual
Meeting.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE
FOR THE ELECTION OF MESSRS. ROSE, JR. AND ROSE SR.
If any of the nominees should be unwilling or unable to serve, the persons
authorized by the proxy to vote shall, pursuant to the authority granted to them
by the Board of Directors, have the discretion to select and vote for
substituted nominees (unless shareholders indicate otherwise, as noted above).
The Board of Directors has no reason to believe that the nominees will be unable
or unwilling to serve.
The following paragraphs set forth the principal occupation of each current
Director of the Company for the past five years, other positions each has held,
the date each was first elected a director of the Company, the date each
Director's term expires and the age of each Director. Directors who are nominees
for election at the 1996 Annual Meeting are listed first.
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Class C Directors (terms expiring in 1999):
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William T. Rose, Jr...... Mr. Rose, 35 years of age, has been Chief Executive
Officer, President and Chairman of the Board of
Directors of the Company since founding the Company
in 1985. Previously, he was President of Music Works,
Inc. of Ames, Iowa, a record and tape retail sales
business that he started in 1984 and sold in 1986 to
finance the Company's growth. Mr. Rose was
named Iowa Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 1989.
Mr. Rose was also selected as the 1995 Emerging
Entrepreneur of the Year for Iowa and Nebraska
by the Entrepreneur of the Year Institute, sponsored
by Inc. Magazine, Merrill Lynch and
Ernst & Young LLP.
William T. Rose, Sr...... Mr. Rose, 58 years of age, has been Vice Chairman of
the Board of Directors since joining the Company in
1986. From 1984 to 1986, he was owner and President of
WTR Industries, a marketing consulting firm. From 1976
to 1985, he was General Manager of Leigh Equipment,
Inc., a construction equipment supplier that he
founded. From 1973 to 1976, he was President of
Hydraulic Components, Inc., a hydraulic equipment
manufacturer that he founded. He is the father of
William T. Rose, Jr.
Class B Director (not being elected at 1996 Annual Meeting; term expiring in
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1998):
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Edward L. Campbell....... Mr. Campbell, 62 years of age, has been a director of
the Company since 1988. He has been a public affairs
consultant and owner of Campbell & Associates since
1976.
Three Directorships are currently vacant due to resignations during 1996,
each for a different reason. John Calvin resigned as a Director of the Company
on May 17, 1996 due to the sale of his business. George Dunbar resigned as a
Director on September 30, 1996 due to increasing time demands from his other
business and personal obligations. Oreste Boscia resigned as a Director on
October 7, 1996 because of his appointment as the president and chief executive
officer of Windsor Frozen Food Company. None of these individuals expressed any
disagreement with the Company relating to operations, policies or practices as a
reason for resignation. The Board is actively searching for suitable candidates
to fill these vacancies. Under the Iowa Business Corporation Act, these
vacancies may be filled by the vote of a majority of the remaining Directors,
and persons so selected are subject to election by the shareholders at the first
annual meeting following their selection.
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During fiscal 1996 and prior to the respective resignations of Messrs.
Dunbar, Boscia and Calvin, the Board of Directors had an Audit Committee
consisting of Messrs. Dunbar, Boscia and Calvin, a Compensation Committee
consisting of Messrs. Campbell, Dunbar and Calvin, and an Executive Committee
consisting of Messrs. Rose, Jr., Rose, Sr., Dunbar, Boscia and Calvin. The Audit
Committee's function is to review and make recommendations to the Board of
Directors with respect to certain financial and accounting matters. The
Compensation Committee's function is to review and make certain determinations
with respect to matters concerning the remuneration of employees, officers and
directors. The Board has not appointed a new Audit Committee, Compensation
Committee or Executive Committee since the respective resignations of Messrs.
Dunbar, Boscia and Calvin. The Board of Directors does not have a standing
Nominating Committee.
During the 1996 fiscal year, the Board of Directors held three meetings.
During fiscal 1996 the Audit Committee held one meeting, and the Executive
Committee met one time. The Compensation Committee did not meet in fiscal
1996. Each incumbent director attended all meetings of the Board of Directors
and committees on which he served that were held during the period he was a
member of the Board of Directors or such committees.
Nonemployee directors of the Company receive no cash compensation for
their services, but are reimbursed for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in
connection with the performance of their duties. Nonemployee directors
participate in the Nonemployee Directors' Stock Option Plan (the "Director
Plan"), pursuant to which each incumbent nonemployee director automatically
receives a fully vested option to purchase 1,000 shares of Common Stock at each
annual meeting of shareholders. In addition, each nonemployee director who was
in office at the time of the adoption of the Director Plan in July 1993 (i.e.,
Messrs. Campbell and Dunbar) received an option to purchase 5,000 shares of
Common Stock, which vests 20% per year for five years.
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Executive Officers of the Company
The following table sets forth certain information concerning the executive
officers of the Company.
Name Position
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William T. Rose, Jr. Chairman of the Board, President and
Chief Executive Officer
Wm. Howard McClennan, Jr. Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and
Corporate Secretary
William T. Rose, Sr. Vice Chairman, Executive Vice
President and Director
David Blakeley Vice President of Purchasing
Biographies of Messrs. Rose, Jr. and Rose, Sr. are set forth above.
Mr. McClennan, 62 years of age, has held the position of Chief Financial
Officer since joining the Company in 1992. He was elected Treasurer and
Corporate Secretary of the Company in July 1993. From 1987 to 1992, he was Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer for Prepared Foods, Inc., a subsidiary of
International Multi-Foods. From 1985 to 1987, he was Vice President of Finance,
Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary for Wilton Enterprises, Inc.
Prior to that time, Mr. McClennan spent seventeen years with Tenneco, Inc., the
last three years of which he was Senior Vice President of Finance of the
Automotive Group.
Mr. Blakeley, 38 years of age, has served as a Vice President of the
Company since 1990 and was Controller of the Company from 1990 to 1992, when he
assumed his present position. He was a commercial loan officer with United Bank
& Trust, Ames, Iowa from 1985 to 1990, and prior to that was an agricultural
loan officer at Lisbon Bank & Trust Co., Lisbon, Iowa and First Bank, Albert
Lea, Minnesota.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
The following table sets forth, as of November 15, 1996, certain
information with respect to all shareholders known to the Company to have been
beneficial owners of more than five percent of its Common Stock, and information
with respect to the Company's Common Stock beneficially owned by directors of
the Company, the executive officers of the Company named in the Summary
Compensation Table above, and all directors and executive officers as a group.
Except as otherwise indicated, the shareholders listed in the table have sole
voting and investment power with respect to the Common Stock owned by them.
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Shares Beneficially
Owned
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Name Number Percentage(1)
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William T. Rose, Jr. (2) (3) (4)..................................... 1,872,219 46.8%
441 Dubuque Street, Ellsworth, IA 50075
William T. Rose, Sr. (2) (4)......................................... 811,504 21.2%
441 Dubuque Street, Ellsworth, IA 50075
Edward L. Campbell (5)............................................... 10,000 .3%
441 Dubuque Street, Ellsworth, IA 50075
George Dunbar (6).................................................... 185,883 5.1%
1186 Walter, Lemont, IL 60439
Food Fund Limited Partnership (7).................................... 207,500 5.6%
5720 Smetana Drive, Suite 300,
Minnetonka, MN 55343
Creditanstalt American Corporation (8) (9)........................... 531,111 13.1%
245 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10167
All directors and executive officers as a group
(5 persons) (10)................................................ 1,919,353 47.5%
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(1) Assumes exercise of presently exercisable options and warrants by the
named person or group but by no other person.
(2) Mr. Rose, Jr. and Mr. Rose, Sr. are parties to a Voting Agreement whereby
all shares held by either of them may be voted by Mr. Rose, Jr. Shares and
currently exercisable options and warrants owned by Mr. Rose, Sr. are
included in the total shown for Mr. Rose, Jr.
(3) Includes 3,500 shares issuable pursuant to currently exercisable warrants
and 167,500 shares issuable pursuant to currently exercisable options under
the 1993 Stock Option Plan, all of which are held of record by Mr. Rose,
Jr. Also includes 4,720 shares beneficially owned by Mr. Rose, Jr. through
the Company's 401(k) plan. See note 4 for information concerning options
and warrants held of record by Mr. Rose, Sr. and deemed to be beneficially
owned by Mr. Rose, Jr.. Does not include 797 shares owned by Mr. Rose,
Jr.'s wife, Kristin Rose. Mr. Rose, Jr. disclaims beneficial ownership of
the shares owned by Kristin Rose.
(4) Includes 3,500 shares issuable pursuant to currently exercisable warrants
and 167,500 shares issuable pursuant to currently exercisable options under
the 1993 Stock Option Plan, all of which are held of record by Mr. Rose,
Sr. Also includes 4,608 shares beneficially owned by Mr. Rose, Sr. through
the Company's 401(k) plan.
(5) Includes 5,000 shares issuable pursuant to currently exercisable options
under the Director Plan. Shares other than option shares are owned by
Campbell and Associates, which is majority owned by Mr. Campbell.
(6) Includes 180,883 shares owned by L&M Midwest, Inc., which is majority owned
by Mr. Dunbar, and 5,000 shares issuable to Mr. Dunbar pursuant to
currently exercisable options under the Director Plan.
(7) Includes 172,500 shares and presently exercisable warrants to purchase
35,000 shares.
(8) Includes 420,000 shares issuable pursuant to presently exercisable
warrants.
(9) Pursuant to a Subscription Agreement, dated as of November 15, 1996, and
a Warrant Agreement, dated July 12, 1995, as amended, Creditanstalt
American Corporation has agreed to vote its shares in accordance with the
recommendations of the Board of Directors of the Company on any matter as
to which the Board has made a recommendation to the stockholders generally.
(10) Includes options and warrants held by Messrs. Rose, Jr., Rose, Sr., and
Campbell, as described in the notes above. Also includes 1,301 shares
beneficially owned by Wm. Howard McClennan, Jr. through the Company's
401(k) plan, presently exercisable options to purchase 22,500 shares held
by Mr. McClennan, and presently exercisable options to purchase 13,333
shares held by David Blakeley. Does not include shares beneficially owned
by Creditanstalt American Corporation as to which the Board of Directors
may have certain voting rights. See note 9.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table sets forth the cash and noncash compensation for each
of the three years ended July 31, 1996 awarded to or earned by William T. Rose,
Jr., the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and William T. Rose, Sr., the
Company's Executive Vice President and Vice Chairman. For a discussion of the
employment arrangements of Messrs. Rose, Jr. and Rose, Sr., see "Executive
Compensation -- Employment Agreements." No officer of the Company other than
Messrs. Rose, Jr. and Rose, Sr. received cash compensation in excess of $100,000
during any of the three years ended July 31, 1996.
Long-Term
Annual Compensation
Compensation Awards (1)
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Stock Options All Other
Name and Position Year Salary (2) Bonus (Shares) Compensation (3)
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William T. Rose, Jr. 1996 $189,641 $0 0 $5,348
Chairman of the Board, 1995 $115,096 $0 100,000 $3,208
President and Chief 1994 $ 89,500 $0 0 $1,015
Executive Officer
William T. Rose, Sr. 1996 $189,641 $0 0 $5,348
Vice Chairman of the 1995 $115,096 $0 100,000 $3,208
Board and Executive 1994 $ 89,500 $0 0 $1,015
Vice President
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(1) All options listed were granted under the Company's 1993 Stock Option Plan.
See "Information Concerning Stock Option Plans." Options granted in 1995
are fully vested and are exercisable at a price of $3.25 per share.
(2) Excludes certain perquisites and other benefits which did not exceed the
lesser of $50,000 or 10% of salary and bonus for any named executive in any
of the years shown.
(3) The compensation reported represents Company contributions under the
Company's 401(k) plan.
Employment Agreements
In April 1995, the Company entered into amended employment agreements with
Mr. Rose, Jr. and Mr. Rose, Sr., to replace contracts scheduled to expire in
1996. Both of the amended contracts have initial terms expiring July 31, 1998,
subject to automatic renewal thereafter. These contracts were approved by the
Company's Compensation Committee, consisting of outside directors Edward L.
Campbell and George Dunbar.
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Each contract provides for a beginning base salary of $197,500 per year,
effective August 6, 1995, with annual adjustments on each January 31, based on
the Ernst & Young annual survey of executive compensation for executives of
similar rank in companies of a similar size, with a minimum annual increase of
5% over the base salary for the preceding year. The contracts may not be
terminated prior their expiration date unless the Company has eliminated or
provided adequate indemnification of the executive's liability under personal
guarantees of Company debts. If such security is provided, the contracts may be
terminated prior to their expiration date only upon the executive's death,
resignation or disability or upon the occurrence of "cause" (as defined in the
following sentence), as determined by 75% of the members of the Board of
Directors. For purposes of the employment agreements, "cause" means either (i)
the executive's breach of a material provision of the employment agreement or
(ii) the failure of the executive to perform or fulfill his duties other than by
reason of disability, or the refusal or willful failure of the executive to
follow the directions of the Board of Directors after the Company or the Board
has identified the ways in which the executive has so failed and has given the
executive an opportunity to correct such failure. The contracts are subject to a
lump-sum severance payment, as described under "Executive Compensation --
Severance Arrangements." In addition, each of Mr. Rose, Jr. and Mr. Rose, Sr. is
given registration rights to permit the sale of his shares of Company stock in
connection with any offering by the Company and to demand one Company-paid
registration of his shares at any time. The employment agreements also require
the Company to provide each of Mr. Rose, Jr. and Mr. Rose, Sr. with health
insurance paid 90% by the Company, Company-paid disability insurance, a Company
automobile, a Company-paid $1,000,000 life insurance policy (with a maximum
premium of $20,000) payable to a beneficiary named by him, fully paid dental and
optical insurance, a retirement plan to maximize his tax-favored contributions,
and certain other benefits.
Mr. Rose, Jr. and Mr. Rose, Sr. through the end of fiscal 1996 have
voluntarily foregone the salary increase due under their employment agreements
and their rights to the health insurance, disability insurance, life insurance
and retirement plans specified in their employment agreements. They participate
in the Company's standard health insurance plan and 401(k) plan, but those plans
do not satisfy the requirements of their contracts. Messrs. Rose, Jr. and Rose,
Sr. have not required those benefits to be provided, but they may assert their
rights under the employment agreements at any time in their sole discretion.
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Stock Options
The following table summarizes stock option exercises during fiscal 1996 by
the executive officers named in the compensation table above, and the value of
all options held by such persons at July 31, 1996. There were no stock option
grants to these executive officers in fiscal 1996.
Aggregated Option Exercises in Fiscal 1996 and
Value of Options Held at July 31, 1996
Number of Value of Unexercised
Unexercised In-the-Money
Options Held at Options Held at
July 31, 1996 July 31, 1996
Shares Acquired Value (Exercisable/ (Exercisable/
Name on Exercise Realized Unexercisable) Unexercisable)
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William T. Rose, Jr. -0- -0- 167,500/-0- 167,500/-0-
William T. Rose, Sr. -0- -0- 167,500/-0- 167,500/-0-
Severance Arrangements
Under the employment agreements with Mr. Rose, Jr. and Mr. Rose, Sr., in
the event of their termination for any reason they are entitled to receive a
severance payment of three times the sum of (a) amount of their then-current
base salary and (b) all bonuses paid during the current or preceding fiscal
year, whichever is greater. In such an event, they are also entitled to
immediate vesting of all interests in Company benefit plans, including any stock
option plans, to an unlimited number of "piggyback" registration rights and one
demand registration right for the shares of Company stock owned by them, and to
the continuation for three years of all Company-provided life, health, accident
or disability insurance plans in effect at the time of termination.
In addition, the terms of stock options granted to Company personnel,
including executive officers and the nonemployee directors, provide for the
immediate vesting of such options in the event of a change of control of the
Company, except under certain specified conditions.
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Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
Mr. Rose, Jr. and Mr. Rose, Sr. personally guaranteed a $4.2 million
industrial revenue bond issued in 1990 on behalf of the Company and other debt
of the Company to third parties in the aggregate principal amount of
approximately $660,000. A portion of the proceeds of the Company's 1993 initial
public offering was used to repay approximately $645,000 of the other debt,
thereby releasing the guarantors from such obligations. These personal
guarantees were terminated as part of the refinancing of the bonds in July 1995.
In fiscal 1996 and 1995, the Company purchased equipment totaling
approximately $2,347,000 and $55,000, respectively, which was sold or arranged
by a bakery equipment distributor which is affiliated with George Dunbar, who
was a Director of the Company until his resignation on September 30, 1996. The
Company believes that such purchases were on terms no less favorable to the
Company than available from unrelated third parties. The Company anticipates
that purchases of additional bakery equipment will be made through this
distributor in fiscal 1997.
Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires executive
officers and directors and persons who beneficially own more than ten percent of
the Company's stock to file initial reports of ownership and reports of changes
of ownership with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These persons are
required to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they
file. The Company has been informed that Mr. George Dunbar filed two late
reports and that two reportable transactions were not reported on a timely
basis. To the knowledge of the Company, Mr. Dunbar did not fail to file any
required forms. Based solely on a review of the copies of such forms furnished
to the Company and representations from these persons, the Company believes
that, with the exception of Mr. Dunbar, all Section 16(a) filing requirements
applicable to its current executive officers, directors and greater than ten
percent shareholders were complied with during fiscal year 1996.
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2. RATIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Board of Directors has appointed Ernst & Young LLP as independent
auditors for the Company for the fiscal year ending July 31, 1997. A proposal to
ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP will be presented at the Annual
Meeting. Representatives of Ernst & Young LLP are expected to be present at the
Annual Meeting, will have an opportunity to make a statement if they desire to
do so, and will be available to answer appropriate questions from shareholders.
If the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP is not ratified by a vote of a majority
of the votes cast on the question at the Annual Meeting, the Board of Directors
is not obligated to appoint other auditors, but the Board of Directors will give
consideration to such unfavorable vote.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR RATIFICATION OF
THE APPOINTMENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT AUDITORS.
PROPOSALS FOR THE NEXT ANNUAL MEETING
Any proposal by a shareholder to be presented at the 1997 Annual Meeting
must be received at the Company's executive offices, 441 Dubuque Street, P.O.
Box B, Ellsworth, Iowa 50075, not later than July 29, 1997.
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UNCLE B'S BAKERY, INC.
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The undersigned, having duly received the Notice of Annual Meeting of
Shareholders and Proxy Statement dated November 26, 1996, revoking all prior
proxies, hereby appoints William T. Rose, Jr., William T. Rose, Sr., and Wm.
Howard McClennan, Jr., and each of them, with power to appoint a substitute, to
vote all shares the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders of Uncle B's Bakery, Inc. (the "Company") to be held on December
19, 1996, and at all adjournments or postponements thereof, as specified on the
reverse side of this card, on each matter referred to, and, in their discretion,
upon any other matters which may be brought before the meeting.
(CONTINUED AND TO BE DATED AND SIGNED ON OTHER SIDE)
A [X] Please mark your votes as in this example.
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1. ELECTION OF CLASS C DIRECTORS FOR THE TERMS DESCRIBED IN THE PROXY STATEMENT
VOTE FOR all nominees WITHHOLD Nominees: Class C
listed to right AUTHORITY WILLIAM T. ROSE, JR.
(except as marked to the to vote for all WILLIAM T. ROSE, SR.
contrary below) nominees listed to right
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(INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee, write
that nominee's name in the space provided below):
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2. RATIFICATION AND APPROVAL OF THE APPOINTMENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS THE
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS FOR THE COMPANY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JULY 31,
1997.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
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3. IN THEIR DISCRETION, THE PROXIES ARE AUTHORIZED TO VOTE UPON SUCH OTHER
BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING.
This proxy when properly executed will be voted in the manner directed herein
by the undersigned shareholder. If no direction is made, this proxy will be
voted FOR the election of nominees for director named in item 1, FOR item 2 and
in the discretion of the named proxies on all other matters.
PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY CARD PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED
ENVELOPE.
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SIGNATURE
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SIGNATURE, IF HELD JOINTLY
Date: , 1996
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IMPORTANT: Please sign exactly as name appears hereon. When shares are held by
joint tenants, both must sign. When signing as attorney, executor,
administrator, trustee or guardian, please give your full title as
such. If a corporation, please have signed in full corporate name by
President or other authorized officer. If a partnership, name by
authorized person.