31.   Indeed, the company confirmed Monday that all talks remained preliminary.

32.   Industry rumor has it that the Mac upgrade will appear in mid-October, though the company has not confirmed this.

33.   Insurance companies confirm that losses from this sort of seepage are specifically excluded from virtually all policies.

34.   Japanese press reports said Sanda left because of differences about management policy, though the company would not confirm that.

35.   Last week, the companies confirmed they were in talks to merge, though they did not reveal any terms that were discussed.

36.   Late this afternoon the company confirmed its fiscal fourth quarter results would be significantly below Wall Street estimates.

37.   Late yesterday, the Dallas-based company confirmed months of speculation by saying it would try to sell the drug-distribution business.

38.   Neither companies have confirmed the reports.

39.   Neither company would confirm a bid was taking place.

40.   Neither company would confirm that an offer has been made or that an agreement has been reached.