To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (69293 ) 7/24/1999 4:40:00 PM From: Glenn D. Rudolph Respond to of 164684
Dear Friend of GreatFood.com: GreatFood.com has filed a registration statement on form S-1 for a proposed initial public offering of common stock. The offering is being underwritten by W.R. Hambrecht & Co. and First Security Van Kasper through W.R. Hambrecht & Co.'s proprietary OpenIPO system. To find out more, visit openipo.com . To bid in the OpenIPO auction, you need to have an account at W.R. Hambrecht & Co. or a brokerage firm that participates in the OpenIPO Network. Please note that it may take two or three weeks to open a new account. Important Details ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The issuer: GreatFood.com Description of the company: GreatFood.com is an electronic commerce company focused on the sale of gourmet and specialty food over the internet to the retail, corporate gift and wholesale markets. The security: Common Stock Expected Size of Offering: 2,500,000 shares of Common Stock. This represents new financing and all shares are being offered by the Company. Expected Price Range: $10.50 to $13.50 per share Expected Symbol: GTFD Lead Managing Underwriter: W.R. Hambrecht & Co. Co-Manager: First Security Van Kasper This announcement is neither an offer to sell nor solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities. The offering is made only by the prospectus. Copies of the preliminary prospectus may be obtained from W.R. Hambrecht & Co.: - At its website: openipo.com ; - by contacting W.R. Hambrecht & Co. in writing at: 550 Fifteenth Street, San Francisco, CA 94103; - by calling toll free: 1-877-673-6476. Copies of the preliminary prospectus may also be obtained from First Security Van Kasper: - by contacting First Security Van Kasper in writing at: 600 California Street Suite 1700, San Francisco, CA 94108; - by calling (800) 652-1747. A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the past you've expressed an interest in GreatFood.com products and services, and you had provided us with your e-mail address. If you'd no longer like to be included in our e-mail updates, please click: remove.greatfood.com @toolcity.net