101.   The company intends to open five of the prototype stores next year before committing to a larger roll-out of the concept.

102.   The company intends to use its in-house Franklin Reader for reference books that will be downloadable, via a desktop or laptop computer, from the Web.

103.   The company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for working capital and other general corporate purposes.

104.   The company intends to use the proceeds of the share issue to build a factory and a warehouse, to repay trade financing and as working capital.

105.   The companies intend to announce the alliance Monday at the Comdex technology conference in Chicago.

106.   The companies intend to announce the venture, to be called Asia Global Crossing, as soon as Wednesday.

107.   The companies involved intend to carry out their merger through share swaps, without making any takeover bids.

108.   The company also intends to build a new factory in Italy.

109.   The company also intends to cut costs more deeply than it originally planned.

110.   The company also intends to get into assisted living facilities for seniors during the next few years.