21.   Executives from both companies have declined to comment on the proposed acquisition.

22.   Federated Department Stores Inc., Cincinnati, said the antitrust review waiting period had expired for its proposed acquisition of Broadway Stores Inc., Los Angeles.

23.   Five U.S. Robotics shareholders filed suit in connection with the proposed acquisition in Delaware Chancery Court in Wilmington.

24.   Five U.S. Robotics shareholders have filed suit in connection with the proposed acquisition in Delaware Chancery Court in Wilmington, Delaware.

25.   For example, the fund did profit well last month after Wall Street had second thoughts about the proposed acquisition of Syntex by Roche Holdings.

26.   Fourth quarter results do not include any impact from the proposed acquisition.

27.   Gordon declined to reveal specific terms of the proposed acquisition.

28.   He declined to give further details on the proposed acquisition of the automotive assembly line and testing equipment maker.

29.   Health Systems International Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Malik Hasan and five other shareholders withdrew their support for a proposed acquisition by WellPoint Health Networks Inc.

30.   Hewlett-Packard has pitched its proposed acquisition of Compaq Computer as a bold move to build a portfolio of computing systems and services to take on IBM and Dell Computer.