Filed By Henry Birks & Sons Inc. pursuant to
Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933 and deemed
filed pursuant To Rule 14a-12 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Subject Company: Mayors Jewelers, Inc. (No. 333-126936)
This filing relates to the proposed merger (the Merger) between Mayors Jewelers, Inc.
(Mayors) and Henry Birks & Sons Inc. pursuant to the terms of an Agreement and Plan of Merger
and Reorganization, dated as of April 18, 2005, as amended as of July 27, 2005. Mayors issued a
press release on October 14, 2005, certain portions of which relate to the Merger. The text of the
press release follows.
MAYORS JEWELERS, INC. SPECIAL AND ANNUAL MEETING REGARDING PROPOSED MERGER WITH HENRY BIRKS & SONS
INC. SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 14, 2005
Sunrise, Florida. October 14, 2005. Mayors Jewelers, Inc. (AMEX: MYR) announced today that it
will hold a special and annual meeting of its stockholders at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time on November
14, 2005 to approve its previously announced merger with Henry Birks & Sons Inc. and certain other
matters. The special and annual meeting of Mayors stockholders will be held at the Renaissance
Hotel, 1230 South Pine Island Road, Plantation, Florida 33324.
Mayors also announced that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has declared effective
Birks registration statement on Form F-4 containing the joint proxy statement/prospectus that will
be mailed to Mayors stockholders of record as of October 14, 2005. All Mayors stockholders of
record as of October 14, 2005 are entitled to vote on the transaction. Mayors stockholders are
urged to read the joint proxy statement/prospectus as it contains important information regarding
the proposed merger.
About Mayors
Mayors Jewelers, Inc. is a leading retailer of fine jewelry, time pieces and gifts in Florida
and Georgia. Mayors was founded in 1910 and for the past 95 years has maintained the intimacy of
a family owned boutique while growing to become renowned for its fine jewelry, timepieces and
giftware. Mayors currently operates 28 stores: 23 in Florida and 5 in Georgia .
About Birks
Henry Birks & Sons Inc. is a leading luxury retailer, designer, maker and wholesaler of fine
jewelry, time pieces, sterling silverware and gifts. Birks was founded in 1879 and has 39 stores
operating under the Birks brand across Canada.
Where to Find More Information
In connection with the proposed merger, Birks has filed a registration statement on Form F-4, which
includes a preliminary joint proxy statement/prospectus, and other related documents with the SEC.
Mayors stockholders are urged to read these documents because they contain important information.
Stockholders may obtain copies of these documents for free at the SECs website at www.sec.gov,
from Birks at 1240 Square Phillips, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3B 3H4, Tel: (514) 397-2511 or from
Mayors at 14051 N.W. 14th Street, Suite 200, Sunrise, Florida 33323, Tel: (954) 846-8000.
Birks and Mayors and their respective directors, executive officers and other members of their
management and employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from
Mayors stockholders in connection with the proposed merger. Information regarding the special
interests of these directors and executive officers in the transaction described herein is included
in the joint proxy statement/prospectus described above.