21.   Newcrest Mining Ltd. said it proposes a merger with three Normandy Mining Ltd. group companies -- PosGold Ltd., Gold Mines of Kalgoorlie Ltd. and North Flinders Mines Ltd.

22.   Oki also reported earnings for its group companies, which include overseas subsidiaries and affiliates.

23.   Other group companies also fell.

24.   Other Jardine group companies fell.

25.   PQC is a privately held group medical management company that contracts with health maintenance organizations and insurers to administer care to their subscribers.

26.   Reliance denies direct links with the companies, some of which have been reported to share addresses and directors with Reliance group companies.

27.   Replacement clutch master cylinders will be made at Aisin Shinwa Co., an Aisin Seiki group company, and at other Aisin Seiki suppliers, Hashimoto said.

28.   Shanghai Hero Co. and three other listed stationery manufacturers plan to form a group company to coordinate business and fend off competition, officials said.

29.   The asset management arm would be the first group company to be sold.