1.   An activist, meantime, advised Boeing shareholders to reject the purchase because it would make Boeing a larger military contractor, manufacturing dangerous weapons.

2.   Franklin said its board nominee, Martin Solomon, was recommended by Institutional Shareholder Services, which advises shareholders in proxy fights.

3.   In May, when the merger was announced, shareholders were advised of the lockup release in regulatory filings.

4.   Institutional Shareholder Services, a Rockville, Md., firm that advises large shareholders about proxy votes, recommended share owners approve the deal.

5.   Others are combining the last two and advising shareholders of what percentage is attributable to each, leaving the calculation to the taxpayer.

6.   Richemont said it expects Vendome to appoint a committee of independent directors to consider the proposal and to advise minority shareholders, the company said.

7.   That is why Institutional Shareholder Services, a firm that advises shareholders, recommended a nay vote.

8.   Newsnet chairman, Tibor Varnay, said they will give the documents carefully before advising shareholders of its response.

9.   On Monday, TRW advised its shareholders against acting on the tender offer.

10.   The board of directors issued a statement advising shareholders not to sell their stock yet to Alliance-Menatep, the investment arm of the Russian Bank Menatep.