11.   AOL and Netscape officials cannot comment until their merger is completed.

12.   As Silverman and Forbes were completing their merger, they got a tip that American Bankers was for sale.

13.   Barrett said the Bank of Montreal had prepared a contingency plan in case the mergers were not completed.

14.   Beth Israel Hospital earlier this fall completed a merger with Deaconess Hospital.

15.   Before completing the merger this month, PSI was already a strong utility with some of the lowest rates in the country.

16.   Bill Clinton completed the merger of show biz and politics begun by Joe Kennedy, impresario of illusion and glamour, and continued by Ronald Reagan.

17.   Bellevue, Wash-based Attachmate said it hopes to complete its merger with Digital Communications Associates Inc. of Alpharetta, Ga., by the end of this year.

18.   Boeing Chairman Phil Condit said last week he expects the merger to be completed by August.

19.   A Smith Barney spokeswoman declined to comment on the firings, saying any announcements would come when the merger was completed.

20.   About the time they completed their merger with Belle, the White Sox announced an increase in ticket prices.