51.   Terms of the venture, which is subject to a definitive agreement and approvals, were not disclosed.

52.   The acquisition of Bridgeport, Connecticut-based NewCity Communications is subject to the signing of a definitive agreement and regulatory approvals.

53.   The air freight-service company said its board voted today to let the letter of intent to buy Piedmont expire without executing a definitive agreement.

54.   The board signed a definitive agreement with the Zell group in August, but it has a fiduciary responsibility to consider any better proposal that comes along.

55.   The collapse comes a day after Peregrine said it reached a definitive agreement with Zurich on revised terms for the sale.

56.   The companies declined to disclose financial terms and said they have yet to reach a definitive agreement.

57.   The companies said they expect to complete a definitive agreement in about a month.

58.   The companies said they hoped that a definitive agreement would be signed in the third quarter, with the transaction closing in the fourth quarter.

59.   The companies signed a definitive agreement and expect to complete the transaction in April.

60.   The companies have been negotiating a definitive agreement for the purchase since August, when Chevron said it would sell the remaining refining and marketing assets to Shell.