1.   Ameritech Corp., Bell Atlantic Corp., U S West Communications Group, and Sprint Corp., all of whom had been considered possible bidders, decided against participating.

2.   Among companies cited as possible bidders are Royal Bank of Canada and Societe Generale.

3.   Analysts listed Sun Healthcare, Manor Care and Integrated Health Services as other possible bidders for Hillhaven.

4.   Among the companies seen as possible bidders for BankBoston are Fleet Financial Group Inc., the First Union Corp., the Mellon Bank Corp. and the Chase Manhattan Corp..

5.   Analysts see Nippon Telegraph and Telephone of Japan as another possible bidder.

6.   And many analysts think that possible bidders are likely to shy away until Sir David can bring the turmoil at Warburg under control.

7.   Another company that has been mentioned as a possible bidder for Broadway stores is Dillard Department Stores Inc., headquartered in Little Rock, Ark.

8.   Another possible bidder, the report said, was Hanson Plc.

9.   Another possible bidder is said to be the Fort Worth-based leveraged buyout firm Texas Pacific Group.

10.   Any possible bidder will probably wait for the Bank of Scotland to issue its official offer document, expected as soon as early next week.