31.   A person familiar with the sale who declined to be named said the price was in seven figures.

32.   A person familiar with the situation said the Dutch bank has not approached NatWest yet with a proposal.

33.   A person familiar with the situation told Bloomberg in Frankfurt that the story was nonsense.

34.   A person familiar with the situation, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the Securities and Exchange Commission had also begun a preliminary inquiry into the situation.

35.   A person familiar with the decision said the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York would handle the investigation.

36.   A person familiar with the discussions said the advisers were asking Whitehall for more particulars about its proposal.

37.   A person familiar with the situation said he is on leave pending the outcome of any investigation.

38.   A spokeswoman for Mancuso declined to comment, but one person familiar with the bidding said he still needed to secure the balance of the financing.

39.   A person familiar with the carrier said that Ornstein was forced to resign yesterday after Continental executives learned of the fines and conducted an internal investigation.

40.   A person familiar with the deal cautioned the agreement could unravel and that the size of investments has not yet been determined.