91.   The merger, if approved by shareholders, comes four months after Columbia rejected a slightly higher offer from NiSource, which attempted a hostile takeover.

92.   This could come by way of another suitor or a higher offer from Glaxo if Wellcome can lure anybody else into a bidding war.

93.   This could come by way of another suitor or a higher offer from Glaxo if Wellcome can lure anybody else to the table.

94.   This means the only way Wellcome can prevent a stock sale by the trust is to find a higher offer, which apparently will be difficult at best.

95.   U.S. Shoe said in a separate statement that it might be willing to talk to Luxottica about a higher takeover offer.

96.   TRW could explore other options, including looking for a higher offer.

97.   VSEL advised shareholders to take no immediate action while waiting to see whether GEC returns with a higher offer.

98.   Glaxo said on Monday that its offer was final, provided no higher offer was forthcoming.

99.   IAAF spokesman Giorgio Reineri said pay television had made a higher offer but they had wanted to protect their audience.

100.   The pull back came after Conseco, a US insurance company, made a higher offer.