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. )
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Additional Materials
o Soliciting
Material Pursuant to
§240.14a-12
BLAIR CORPORATION
(Name of Registrant as Specified In
Its Charter)
(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy
Statement, if other than the Registrant)
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Common Stock, no par value, of
Blair Corporation
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| OPEN LETTER TO BLAIR IN THE WARREN Dear Blair As you are likely Board of Directors January to agree to Topco Inc., one of the women’s apparel in at this time this all stockholders, customers, and the We take Blair’s legacy ment to the Warren seriously. As part of proposal, we obtained ensure the company’s will continue through charitable organizations community. They clearly Warren County and are On April 24, 2007, merger agreement. We FOR t he merger agreement that allstockholders we secure a brighter and the entire Warren Thank you, Craig N. Johnson Al Chairman of the Board Blair Corporation If you have any your shares, please Georgeson Shareholder (866) 229-8451. In connection with the proposed merger and related transactions, Blair Corporation has led a de nitive proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Blair stockholders are urged to read the de nitive proxy statement carefully, because it contains important inform ation. Stockholders are able to obtain a copy of the proxy statement and other documents containing information about Blair Corporation, free of charge, at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, copies of the proxy statement are available free of charge on the investor relations portion of the Blair Corporation www.blair.com, and website at may also be obtained by writing Blair Corporation’s investor relations department, at 220 Hickory Street, Warren, PA 16366, or by calling Georgeson Sh areholder Communications, Inc. at (866) 229-8451. Blair Corporation and its respective directors and executive of cers and other members of management and employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from Blair Corporation’s stockholders in respect of the proposed transaction. Information regarding Blair Corporation’s directors and executive of cers and their ownership of Blair securities is set forth in the de ni-tive proxy statement. Further information regardin g persons who may be deemed participants, including any direct or indirect interests they may have, is also set forth in the de nitive proxy statement. |