1.   American General has not revealed which of the two purchase offers it will accept.

2.   Both companies claimed victory in the early phase of what is expected to be a lengthy series of court battles over the unsolicited purchase offer.

3.   Company spokesman Rob Stillwell said Friday that the company has not, to his knowledge, received any purchase offers so far.

4.   Company officials said the Clark sale might run aground in bankruptcy court if there are competing purchase offers by other companies.

5.   In addition, the agency requires all purchase offers for historic properties to be reviewed by the Washington office before they can be accepted.

6.   Last Thursday, Cheyenne sued McAfee, asking the court to block McAfee from taking its purchase offer directly to Cheyenne shareholders until McAfee corrects allegedly false statements.

7.   Plzenksa Banka also showed the larger banks the impact of blanketing the country with share purchase offers.

8.   She declined to say whether other companies had made purchase offers for Edisto and Convest.

9.   There was a purchase offer on the table for a portfolio company, a dilemma over the terms of the deal, anxious executives, and a tight deadline.

10.   Titan last month said it hired an investment bank to help analyze purchase offers.