101.   In a letter to Hasbro, Mattel indicated that merger talks had been going on since April.

102.   In December, Continental said it ended merger talks with Delta Air Lines Inc. and other U.S. carriers.

103.   In its application, PacTel said the merger talks were held from the end of September through the beginning of October.

104.   In late December, the two companies were reported to be in merger talks in effort to capitalize on imminent phone legislation.

105.   In fact, earlier merger talks ended two years ago because the local groups would not make that commitment.

106.   In fact, EMI and BMG Music did hold merger talks last year, but the negotiations were scuttled because European regulators threatened to oppose it.

107.   In addition, the Swiss company, informally known as Algroup, has a profitable specialty chemicals division, which probably would be sold if the merger talks succeed.

108.   In November, Kansas City Power agreed to begin merger talks with Western.

109.   In response to the reports about Earthlink, one Mindspring executive told a reporter that the company was not in any merger talks.

110.   In November, Kansas City Power agreed to begin merger talks with Western Resources.