31.   Under the Westmin-Placer accord, Placer may tender its shares into a higher offer should one materialize.

32.   Victor Flores, gold portfolio manager, said his group planned to tender the shares to Barrick.

33.   Viacom shareholders have been offered the opportunity to tender their shares at a ratio that provides a significant premium to the current price of their Viacom stock.

34.   When it does, Wells can start soliciting First Interstate holders to tender their shares.

35.   Western has said many shareholders were waiting for the results of the UtiliCorp vote before tendering their shares.

36.   Yeo Hiap Seng advised stockholders against tendering their shares now to the takeover bid.

37.   A majority of Newport News shareholders must tender their shares for the deal to proceed, but officials expect to complete the transaction by the end of this month.

38.   As more people are seen to be tendering their shares to Olivetti, the offer gains popular acceptance and other shareholders may decide to follow suit.

39.   Key Overseas Union Bank shareholders made commitments to tender their shares to res to UOB.

40.   The board recommended that shareholders not tender their shares to Luxottica, a Milan, Italy-based maker of eyeglass frames and sunglasses.