21.   Most analysts said the planned acquisition appeared to be a sound strategic move.

22.   Newriders first disclosed the planned acquisition in October, and today said it signed a binding letter of intent, with an expected closing date this quarter.

23.   Next month, Enron and Portland General will hold separate meeting to allow shareholders to vote on the planned acquisition, Foster said.

24.   Reed, a Dutch-British publishing company, has been seeking new expansion opportunities following the collapse of its planned acquisition of Wolters Kluwer.

25.   Raytheon yesterday held a conference call with its largest shareholders to field questions about the planned acquisitions.

26.   Since Aetna received approval from Pennsylvania and Connecticut regulators, the most important hurdles have been cleared in the planned acquisition.

27.   Since Aetna received approval from regulators in their home states of Pennsylvania and Connecticut, the most important hurdles have been cleared in the planned acquisition.

28.   Still, its planned acquisition of Compaq moved ahead as the European Commission said the deal did not appear likely to harm consumers.

29.   That planned acquisition worsens the debt problem.

30.   The announcement came on the same day that the Quaker Oats Co. tried to reassure analysts that its planned acquisition of the Snapple Beverage Corp. was a sound investment.