41.   He called the proxy fight a battle over the soul of the company.

42.   He has avoided proxy fights so far, although he has threatened them on occasion.

43.   He also declined to say whether Kaiser would mount a proxy fight if Alumax rejects its offer a second time.

44.   He did say that his Bradlees purchase had nothing to do with his successful proxy fight at Hills.

45.   He has also diminished his chances of rallying other disgruntled shareholders to his banner in a proxy fight.

46.   He lost the proxy fight, partly because his settlement angered too many in the industry.

47.   Hewlett, the son of HP co-founder William Hewlett, is leading the proxy shareholder fight against the merger.

48.   Hewlett, an heir of the co-founder and a Hewlett-Packard board member, is leading a proxy fight against the Compaq merger.

49.   Hewlett, who initially voted for the Compaq deal, has become its most outspoken opponent and he is leading the shareholder proxy fight to defeat the merger.

50.   Hewlett, who led a costly and acrimonious proxy fight against the Compaq merger, is challenging the shareholder vote, which Hewlett-Packard apparently won by a slender margin.