1.   Analysts have speculated that the company might use the proceeds of the HCIA stake sale for a stock buyback program.

2.   Both China Eastern and China Airlines have said that financial details and the timing of the stake sale have yet to be decided.

3.   But Aerospatiale executives say quietly they believe he may settle for a smaller stake sale.

4.   In a parallel announcement, Societe Generale de Belgique said the stake sale would help it finance the acquisition of another company, which it did not name.

5.   New Zealand analysts said they believe the Cowley memo was a ploy to boost confidence -- and the price -- of the Qantas stake sale.

6.   NHL spokesman Arthur Pincus said that the league was in talks with the Panthers on a possible stake sale to the public.

7.   The company neither confirmed nor denied reports of a possible stake sale.

8.   He said new business opportunities included giving investment advice, investment financing and strategic stake sales to listed companies.

9.   Last week, Total Access Communication executives confirmed a stake sale to Motorola.

10.   Now it is turning to the sale of some properties to lower its debt load, and its stake sale to Siam Sindhorn is part of that strategy.