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IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY DIVISION. In re: Chapter 11 INTERSTATE BAKERIES CORPORATION,et al., Case No. 04-45814 (JWV) Debtors. Jointly Administered NOTICE OF BAR DATE FOR FILING OF PROOF OF CLAIM (LAST DAY TO FILE CLAIMS) TO ALL PERSONS AND ENTITIES WITH CLAIMS AGAINST ANY OF THE DEBTORS LISTED IN.THIS BAR DATE NOTICE: This notice(the"Bar Date Notice")describes the procedures by which persons or entities who believe they have a claim against the Debtors must take action in order to preserve their ability to pursue such claims and participate in the Debtors'chapter 11 cases and plans of reorganization. This Bar Date Notice describes the following: (i)a claim;(ii)who must file a proof of claim;(iii)who need not file a proof of claim; (iv)the deadline for filing proofs of claim;(v)how to file a proof of claim; and(vi)the consequences for not filing a proof of claim. On December [14], 2004, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Missouri,Kansas City Division(the "Bankruptcy Court")entered an Order(the"Bar Date Order")in the Debtors'chapter 11 cases establishing March 21,2005 as the general claims bar date(the"General Bar Date") and other filing deadlines for certain other claims,identified below. Except as described below,the Bar Date Order requires that any Claim(as defined below)against any of the Debtors listed on Exhibit A to this Bar Date Notice be filed with Kurtzman Carson Consultants(the "Claims Agent")by submitting a proof of claim to the Claims Agent as provided herein. 1. WHAT IS A CLAIM For purposes of this Bar Date Notice,a"Claim" shall mean,as to or against any of the Debtors: (1)any right to payment,whether or not such right is reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured or unsecured; or(2)any right to an equitable remedy for breach of performance if such breach gives rise to.a right to payment, whether or not such right to an equitable remedy is reduced to judgment, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, secured or unsecured. This Bar Date Notice is applicable to all Claims against any of the Debtors arising prior to 1:16 a.m. (Prevailing Central Time)on September 22,2004. 2. WHO MUST FILE A PROOF OF CLAIM You MUST file a proof of claim ("Proof of Claim")by submitting your Proof of Claim to the Claims Agent on or before the General Bar Date,unless otherwise provided herein, if: a. you hold a Claim against a Debtor(whether secured,priority or unsecured)that arose prior to 1:16 a.m.(Prevailing Central Time) on September 22, 2004, and such Claim is not described in section 3 below. b. your Claim is listed on the Debtors' Schedules of Assets and Liabilities (the "Schedules") as a "disputed," "contingent," or "unliquidated"Claim and you desire to.participate in the Debtors'chapter 11 cases or share in any distribution in any of these chapter 11 cases. C. your Claim is improperly classified in the Schedules or is listed in an incorrect amount and you desire to have your Claim allowed in a classification or amount other than set forth in the Schedules. d. you are asserting a Claim that is not listed in the Schedules. 3. WHO NEED NOT FILE A PROOF OF CLAIM You need not file a Proof of Claim if: 1 A complete list of affiliates and subsidiaries of Interstate Bakeries Corporation that filed chapter 11 petitions and are jointly administered in the above referenced case(each,a"Debtor"and collectively,the"Debtors")is attached hereto as Exhibit A. i I