1.   HP got its biggest boost in the proxy war two weeks ago when Institutional Shareholder Services, the influential proxy advisory firm, endorsed the merger.

2.   It was cleared by the Federal Trade Commission and was endorsed by Institutional Shareholder Services, an influential proxy advisory firm.

3.   On Monday, Institutional Shareholder Services, an influential proxy adviser, plans to issue a recommendation on how Wachovia shareholders should vote.

4.   Patrick McGurn, vice president of Institutional Shareholder Services, an influential proxy advisory firm, said the families are still a formidable voting bloc.

5.   She said HP had expected Deutsche Bank to follow the recommendation of Institutional Shareholder Services, the influential proxy advisory firm that endorsed the deal.

6.   The latest poll came on the eve of a report on the Compaq deal expected Tuesday from Institutional Shareholder Services, a highly influential proxy advisory firm.

7.   The Wachovia-First Union merger was endorsed Monday by influential proxy adviser Institutional Shareholders Services.