31.   The Beringer senior management team, including chairman and chief executive Walt Klenz, and Wine Master Ed Sbragia will continue with the company following the merger.

32.   The bids follow other mergers after a law passed last year stopped construction of giant stores.

33.   The bids, the biggest ever in the French retail industry, follow other mergers after a law passed last year intended to stop the construction of giant stores.

34.   The bids follow other mergers after passage of a law intended to stop the construction of giant stores.

35.   The company said that further layoffs were likely, in addition to those following the merger of J.P. Morgan and Chase Manhattan last year.

36.   The commission was formed following the merger of the Trade Practices Commission and the Prices Surveillance Authority.

37.   The EIDC was formed last year following the merger of the county and city film permit offices to help promote increased local production.

38.   The merger was followed by a new product and image campaign aimed at budget-minded business travelers.

39.   The stock price of an acquiring company typically declines immediately following a merger, as investors worry about how well the combination will be carried out.

40.   This is the first report to be issued following the merger of the two companies to form the dual-listed group RTZ-CRA.