11.   Lay is at risk of facing criminal charges of fraud or insider trading, he said.

12.   Lay was chairman of that business advisory group.

13.   Lay himself was apparently satisfied.

14.   Lay was never a screamer and was always polite.

15.   Lay will be chief executive of the combined company, which will retain the Enron name and the Houston headquarters.

16.   Lay is a friend of President George W. Bush, and the company has contributed large amounts to his campaign and those of several congressional members.

17.   Lay is on the energy advisory committee.

18.   Lay was among the executives who met privately with Vice President Dick Cheney as his task force formulated an energy plan last spring.

19.   Lay will be based at Penang Seagate Industries and responsible for overseeing the operations of all five Seagate plants in Penang and Ipoh.

20.   Lay had previously been the chairman and CEO of Houston Natural Gas and president of Continental Resources Company.