31.   At that point, the company will be ready for a public stock offering, he said.

32.   At the time, it was the most successful initial stock offering ever, the first big strike of the gold rush.

33.   At the same time, Wayne Huizenga, owner of the Panthers, announced that he will sell half of his franchise in a public stock offering.

34.   Azurix wanted to launch with a splashy deal to boost its initial stock offering.

35.   Barbara Laurence, president of Global Broadcasting, said the company stumbled into a financial squeeze when its initial public stock offering fell through last month.

36.   Avalon is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and able to raise money through stock offerings.

37.   Beacon Capital was widely seen as angling for an initial public stock offering by the end of this year, though Leventhal would never say so publicly.

38.   Because of its initial public stock offering planned for this week, Amazon.com was prohibited by federal regulations from appearing to tout its stock.

39.   Because it is a big buyer of initial public stock offerings, Fidelity is often able to have deals tailored to its needs.

40.   Benhamou said a chief executive for Palm could be named within weeks but refused to say what value the stock offering would place on the new company.