1.   Proxies filed early last year showed that Lay had significant holdings in four companies in addition to Enron.

2.   The application will be formally filed early next year, Ergo officials said.

3.   Charges against the four, whom Barnes would not identify, likely will be filed early next week, she said.

4.   Charges against those defendants, whom Barnes would not identify, likely will be filed early next week, she said.

5.   Formal charges against all three are expected to be filed early next month, the official said.

6.   Officials of the Vancouver, British Columbia-based ITU were not available for comment on the lawsuit, originally filed early last month.

7.   Six Japanese attorneys arrived in Taiwan early this week to help gather information for use in the lawsuits expected to be filed early next year.

8.   The lawsuit could be filed as early as Monday, said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity.