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

2.   He repeated that he also opposes the election of three other board nominees.

3.   He said his main interest is in splitting RJR Nabisco into two companies through an immediate spinoff of Nabisco, something which his board nominees pledge to do.

4.   Still, the pressure is on Hilton and Starwood to ante up and cement shareholder votes for their board nominees.

5.   The Cumberland, Maryland-based company said preliminary results of its annual shareholder vote showed its board nominees had defeated those of an dissident investor.

6.   The Senate panel will also hear from Fed board nominees Alice Rivlin and Laurence H. Meyer.

7.   Former United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young is among the new board nominees.

8.   An Enforcement Directorate spokesman said they had written to the chairman of BAT for permission to interrogate ITC board nominees.