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frames- John Rowe , president *RNR*-1 and chief executive officer *RNR*-1 of New England Electric , said 0 the company 's return on equity could suffer if [ARG0 it] [rel made] [ARG1 a higher bid] and its forecasts related * to PS of New Hampshire -- such as growth in electricity demand and improved operating efficiencies -- did n't come true .
- State court Judge Richard Curry ordered [ARG0 Edison] *-1 to [rel make] [ARG1 average refunds of about $ 45 to $ 50 *U* each] to [ARG2-to Edison customers who *T*-18 have received electric service since April 1986 , including about two million customers who *T*-19 have moved during that period] .
- Gary Hoffman , a Washington lawyer specializing in intellectual-property cases , said 0 the threat of U.S. retaliation , combined * with a growing recognition that * protecting intellectual property is in a country 's own interest , prompted [ARG1 the improvements] [rel made] * by [ARG0-by South Korea , Taiwan and Saudi Arabia] .
- Mrs. Hills said 0 [ARG0 many of the 25 countries that she placed *T*-1 under varying degrees of scrutiny] have [rel made] `` [ARG1 genuine progress '' on this touchy issue] .
- But Sony ultimately took a lesson from the American management books and fired Mr. Katzenstein , after [ARG0 he] committed the social crime of * [rel making] [ARG1 an appointment * to see the venerable Akio Morita , founder of Sony] .
- He has a point 0 he wants *-1 to make *T*-2 , and [ARG0 he] [rel makes] [ARG1 it] , [ARGM-MNR with a great deal of force] .
- He has [ARG1 a point] 0 [ARG0 he] wants *-1 to [rel make] *T*-2 , and he makes it , with a great deal of force .
- Barrels were dumped *-1 on the Courter property , [ARG1 a complaint] was [rel made] *-2 , but there is no evidence 0 the barrels were a serious threat to the environment .
- [ARG1 These nations ' internal decisions] `` [ARGM-MOD will] be [rel made] *-3 [ARGM-MNR in a way 0 * not to offend their largest aid donor , largest private investor and largest lender *T*-1] , '' says 0 *T*-2 Richard Drobnick , director of the international business and research program at the University of Southern California 's Graduate School of Business .
- In addition , the U.S. this year offered its own plan for cooperation around the Pacific rim in a major speech by Secretary of State James Baker , following up [ARG1 a proposal] [rel made] * [ARGM-TMP in January] by [ARG0-by Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke] .
- Mrs. Yeargin admits 0 [ARG0 she] [rel made] [ARG1 a big mistake] but insists 0 her motives were correct .
- Fujitsu Ltd. 's top executive took the unusual step of * publicly apologizing for [ARG0 his company 's] [rel making] [ARG1 bids of just one yen for several local government projects] , while computer rival NEC Corp. made a written apology for * indulging in the same practice .
- As a result , the company said 0 [ARG0 it] decided *-1 to phase out its oldest capacity and `` [rel make] [ARG1 appropriate reductions '' in operating expenses] .
- Sea Containers Ltd. said 0 it might increase the price of its $ 70-a-share *U* buy-back plan if *-2 pressed *-1 by [ARG0 Temple Holdings Ltd.] , which *T*-156 [rel made] [ARG1 an earlier tender offer for Sea Containers] .
- [ARG0 NL] is [ARGM-MNR officially] [rel making] [ARG1 the offer] .
- He also said that the group reduced its offer because it was n't allowed *-1 to see Georgia Gulf 's confidential financial information without *-2 agreeing that [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD would] [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel make] [ARG1 an offer] [ARGM-ADV unless it had Georgia Gulf 's consent] .
- [ARGM-DIS However] , [ARG0 it] has [ARGM-NEG n't] [ARGM-TMP yet] [rel made] [ARG1 any proposals] to [ARG2-to shareholders] .
- The New York Stock Exchange 's attempt * to introduce a new portfolio basket is evidence of [ARG0 investors '] desires * to [rel make] [ARG1 fast and easy transactions of large numbers of shares] .
- Although takeover experts said 0 they doubted 0 [ARG0 Mr. Steinberg] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel make] [ARG1 a bid] [ARGM-MNR by himself] , the application by his Reliance Group Holdings Inc. could signal his interest in * helping *-1 revive a failed labor-management bid .
- Some takeover experts were skeptical , *-1 saying 0 it *EXP*-2 was possible that [ARG0 Mr. Steinberg] [rel made] [ARG1 the filing] [ARGM-PNC only *-3 to help *-4 boost the value of any remaining Reliance stake in UAL] .
- [ARG0 Reliance] had already bought and sold UAL stock at a big profit without *-1 [rel making] [ARG1 an antitrust filing] [ARGM-TMP before the collapse Oct. 13 of the $ 6.79 billion *U* , $ 300-a-share *U* labor-management buy-out] .
- Takeover experts said 0 they doubted 0 [ARG0 the financier] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel make] [ARG1 a bid] [ARGM-MNR by himself] .
- But it *EXP*-1 is n't clear yet whether [ARG0 the central bank] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel make] [ARG1 such a move] .
- Analysts expect 0 [ARG0 Ford] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel make] [ARG1 the first move] , [ARGM-TMP perhaps today] , [ARGM-ADV with an initial offer of about 900 pence -LRB- $ 14.25 *U* -RRB- a share] .
- An aggressive Ford bid for Jaguar would put pressure *ICH*-1 on [ARG0 GM] * to [rel make] [ARG1 a better offer] [ARGM-ADV as the British company 's `` white knight] . ''
- Mr. Barr said 0 yesterday 's plea by Gulf Power , which *T*-212 came after months of negotiations , was based *-185 on evidence that Gulf Power had set up an elaborate payment system through which it reimbursed [ARG0 outside vendors -- primarily three Florida advertising agencies --] for *-2 [rel making] [ARG1 illegal political contributions] on [ARG2-on its behalf] *T*-1 .
- [ARG0 The Appleyard Agency] , [ARGM-DIS for example] , [ARGM-ADV allegedly] [rel made] [ARG1 contributions] [ARGM-TMP from 1982 to 1984] [ARGM-ADV to various funds for political candidates] , then submitted bills to Gulf Power .
- The government also indicated that former Gulf Power senior vice president Jacob F. `` Jake '' Horton was the mastermind behind the use of the ad agencies -- Appleyard , Dick Leonard Group II Inc. and Hemmer & Yates Corp. -- [ARG0 *] to [rel make] [ARG1 payments] to [ARG2-to various political candidates] [ARGM-TMP from 1981 to 1988] .
- Gulf Power had been under investigation for *-1 violating the Utility Holding Company Act , which *T*-210 prohibits [ARG0 public utilities] from *-2 [rel making] [ARG1 political contributions] .
- `` [ARG0 We] 're [rel making] [ARG1 a fairly obvious plea for some emotional reaction] , '' says *T*-1 Tom Rost , creative director at Ogilvy & Mather .
- The company said 0 the court has indicated 0 [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel make] [ARG1 a decision] [ARGM-TMP on or about Nov. 27] .
- Canadian Pacific could n't be reached *-2 for comment , and MacMillan Bloedel said 0 [ARG0 it] has n't any plans * to [rel make] [ARG1 a bid for Nekoosa] .
- StatesWest , which *T*-52 has a 7.25 % stake in Mesa , said 0 [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD may] purchase more Mesa stock or [rel make] [ARG1 a tender offer] [ARGM-ADV directly to Mesa shareholders] .
- But it appears *-1 to be [ARG1 the sort] of hold 0 [ARG0 one] [rel makes] *T*-2 [ARGM-TMP while *-3 heading for the door] .
- [ARG0 Orkem S.A. , a French state-controlled chemical manufacturer ,] is [rel making] [ARG1 a friendly bid of 470 pence -LRB- $ 7.43 *U* -RRB- a share for the 59.2 % of U.K. specialty chemical group Coates Brothers PLC which it does n't already own *T*-1] , the two sides said 0 *T*-2 .
- Orkem said 0 [ARG0 it] eventually would seek *-1 to [rel make] [ARG1 a public share offering in its U.K. business] .
- [ARG0 Southern 's Gulf Power unit] paid $ 500,000 *U* in fines after *-1 pleading guilty to conspiracy * to [rel make] [ARG1 illegal political contributions] and tax evasion .
- He added that [ARG0 he] expects *-2 to [rel make] [ARG1 a recommendation *ICH*-1] [ARGM-TMP within a few weeks] on whether MiniScribe should file its own lawsuits against former company officers and directors .
- The partnership said 0 it is proposing the change largely because the provisions of its senior notes restrict [ARG0 it] from *-1 [rel making] [ARG1 distributions] on its units outstanding .
- Vice Chancellor Maurice A. Hartnett III of Delaware 's Court of Chancery heard arguments for more than two hours here , but [ARG0 he] [rel made] [ARG1 no comment] and asked no questions .
- But neither the pilots nor the machinists appear interested , and [ARG0 Mr. Davis] is barred *-1 from *-3 [rel making] [ARG1 a new bid] under terms of an agreement 0 he made *T*-2 with UAL in September unless UAL accepts an offer below $ 300 *U* a share .
- But neither the pilots nor the machinists appear interested , and Mr. Davis is barred *-1 from *-3 making a new bid under terms of [ARG1 an agreement] 0 [ARG0 he] [rel made] *T*-2 [ARGM-ADV with UAL] [ARGM-TMP in September] unless UAL accepts an offer below $ 300 *U* a share .
- In addition to the $ 8 million *U* for Citicorp and Chase , [ARG0 Salomon Brothers] is also owed *-1 $ 3 million *U* for * promising * to [rel make] [ARG1 a $ 200 million *U* bridge loan] .
- [ARG0 The bank] [rel made] [ARG1 a $ 4.5 million *U* provision] [ARGM-TMP in the 1988 quarter] .
- Two Minneapolis shareholder suits in the past month have accused [ARG0 top officers] of *-1 [rel making] `` [ARG1 various untrue statements] . ''
- [ARG0 Mr. Peladeau] has [ARGM-TMP never] [rel made] [ARG1 any apologies for * publishing the tabloid , a brash mix of crime and sports] .
- In recent years , unions and community groups have won [ARG0 big commitments *ICH*-1] from banks * to [rel make] [ARG1 low-interest loans] [ARGM-LOC in certain neighborhoods] by *-2 threatening *-3 to hold up proposed acquisitions with protests to the Fed about reinvestment act compliance .
- [ARG0 Mercury] also is shrinking itself , part of its plan * to change its emphasis from * buying mortgage loans from mortgage brokers to * [rel making] [ARG1 loans] [ARGM-MNR directly] .
- In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing , Mr. Green said 0 he had boosted his holdings in Bancroft common to 10.4 % from 8.5 % , and renewed [ARG1 an offer *ICH*-2] 0 [ARG0 he] [rel made] *T*-1 [ARGM-TMP in March] * to acquire the fund .
- Analysts questioned whether Georgia-Pacific will ultimately prevail , *-1 saying 0 [ARG0 other paper concerns] [ARGM-MOD may] [rel make] [ARG1 competing bids] .
- The offer capped a week of rumors that [ARG0 Georgia-Pacific , an Atlanta-based forest-products company] , was considering *-1 [rel making] [ARG1 a bid for Nekoosa , a paper-products concern based * in Norwalk , Conn] .
- [ARG0 The new candy bars] , `` [rel make] [ARG1 an important contribution to our Nestle Foods commitment to this very important strategic unit] , '' said 0 *T*-1 C. Alan MacDonald , president of Nestle Foods in Purchase , N.Y .
- [ARG0 It] has [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel made] [ARG1 merger overtures] to [ARG2-to the board] .
- [ARG0 Crane , a maker of engineered products for aerospace , construction , defense and other uses ,] [rel made] [ARG1 the disclosure] [ARGM-LOC in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing] .
- Japanese government officials , *-1 eager *-2 to rebut foreign criticism of Japanese investments overseas , hailed the transaction as proof 0 [ARG0 foreigners] [ARGM-MOD can] [rel make] [ARG1 similar investments] [ARGM-LOC in Japan] .
- In such an environment , market makers can suffer huge losses both on [ARG1 trades] [rel made] * [ARGM-TMP that day] [ARGM-ADV at steadily dropping prices] and in the value of their inventories of shares .
- The Nikkei index was pressured *-1 down by profit-taking triggered * by [ARG1 sharp advances] [rel made] * [ARGM-TMP through this week] and fell 151.20 points to 35527.29 .
- But they failed *-3 to sell these stocks to client investors , who *T*-1 were cautious about [ARG1 the sharp gains] 0 [ARG0 these issues] [rel made] *T*-2 [ARGM-TMP this week] , the Wako official said 0 *T*-4 .
- Mr. Vaux said 0 the share issue is part of a strategy 0 * to strengthen Labatt 's balance sheet in anticipation of [ARG1 acquisitions] 0 *T*-3 to be [rel made] *-1 [ARGM-TMP during the next 12 to 18 months] *T*-2 .
- [ARGM-LOC Under the pact] , [ARG0 Montedision] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel make] [ARG1 a $ 37-a-share *U* tender offer for Erbamont stock outstanding] .
- [ARGM-TMP Earlier this year] , [ARG0 DPC Acquisition] [rel made] [ARG1 a $ 15-a-share *U* offer for Dataproducts , which the Dataproducts board said 0 it rejected *T*-1 because the $ 283.7 million *U* offer was not fully financed *-2] .
- [ARG0 The company] has [rel made] [ARG1 payments of $ 175 million *U* against the original $ 585 million *U* of bank debt incurred * in connection with the recapitalization] .
- `` [ARG0 Who *ICH*-1] [ARGM-MOD can] *T*-2 [rel make] [ARG1 the better decision] , the guy who *T*-3 has 10 seconds 0 * to decide what * to do *T*-4 *T*-5 or the guy with all the time in the world ? '' he says *T*-6 .
- [ARG1 The company 's decision] was [rel made] *-1 [ARGM-TMP after First Hospital failed *-2 to obtain financing for its offer] .
- [ARG0 DPC] [rel made] [ARG1 a $ 15-a-share *U* bid for the company] [ARGM-TMP in May] , but Dataproducts management considered the $ 283.7 million *U* proposal unacceptable .
- [ARG0 It] [rel made] [ARG1 the estimates] [ARGM-MNR based on data collected * from more than a dozen big junk funds] .
- According to department policy , prosecutors must make a strong showing that lawyers ' fees came from assets tainted * by illegal profits before [ARG1 any attempts at seizure] are [rel made] *-1 .
- [ARGM-ADV According to department policy] , [ARG0 prosecutors] [ARGM-MOD must] [rel make] [ARG1 a strong showing that lawyers ' fees came from assets tainted * by illegal profits] [ARGM-TMP before any attempts at seizure are made *-1] .
- Norwood Partners Limited Partnership of Boston said 0 [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD may] [rel make] [ARG1 a tender offer for some or all of Phoenix Technologies Ltd. 's common shares] .
- The directors added that the two executives have n't reached a final decision * to proceed with a bid and that until [ARG1 an offer] is [rel made] *-1 the board will continue *-2 seeking higher offers from other bidders .
- MCA and Cineplex 's other major shareholder , Montreal-based financier Charles Bronfman and his associates , have agreed *-2 to tender their holdings to an offer by Mr. Drabinsky unless [ARG1 a higher offer] is [rel made] *-1 by [ARG0-by another bidder] .
- [ARG0 The group] did [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel make] [ARG1 a formal offer] , but instead told UAL 's advisers before the most-recent board meeting that it was working on a bid valued * at between $ 225 and $ 240 *U* a share .
- First Hospital advised Comprehensive Care that [ARG0 an agent for the financial institutions providing financing of its acquisition] is scheduled *-1 to [rel make] [ARG1 a final credit determination] [ARGM-TMP tomorrow] , and that a favorable determination could result in a reorganization at Comprehensive Care `` by the end of October . ''
- As * reported *-1 last month , Mr. Kass said 0 [ARG0 he] was interested in * [rel making] [ARG1 an offer * to buy H.H. Robertson for $ 13 *U* a share] .
- [ARG0 It] has [ARGM-NEG not] , [ARGM-DIS however] , [rel made] [ARG1 a formal proposal] .
- Gabriel W. Gorenstein , the assistant U.S. attorney handling the case for the FBI , said 0 [ARG1 no decision *ICH*-1] has been [rel made] *-2 [ARGM-ADV about * appealing the judge 's ruling] .
- Yesterday , American Medical said that the two other parties told the company that [ARG0 they] do n't have any current intention of *-1 [rel making] [ARG1 a takeover bid] .
- Mr. Icahn may not want *-3 to sell out unless he can get a special dividend similar to one 0 he received *T*-2 before *-4 selling his stake in Texaco Inc. in June -- a coup that *T*-1 gave [ARG0 him] enough cash 0 * to [rel make] [ARG1 his USX move] *T*-5 .
- Soon after *-2 taking over last June , Mr. Corry rescinded a pay cut imposed * on clerical workers , [ARG1 a move] that [ARG0 Mr. Roderick] had [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel made] *T*-1 [ARGM-ADV in spite of improved earnings] .
- One thing is certain , however : [ARG0 Mr. Corry] , [ARGM-TMP while *-1 studying other options] , [ARGM-ADV probably] [ARGM-MOD wo] [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel make] [ARG1 a major move] [ARGM-TMP until he 's clear about Mr. Icahn 's intentions] .
- Lodestar Group said 0 [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel make] [ARG1 a $ 6-a-share *U* offer for the remaining Kinder-Care Learning Center common stock] [ARGM-ADV if it acquires a majority of the company 's shares in a pending rights offering by Kinder-Care Learning Center 's parent , Kinder-Care Inc] .
- [ARG0 Remarketers] [rel make] [ARG1 modifications to IBM 's computer hardware] and resell the products .
- Manville said 0 [ARG0 it] [rel made] [ARG1 the offer] [ARGM-TMP within the past several weeks] [ARGM-PNC as part of an effort * to improve shareholder value] .
- Manville and a spokeswoman for the trust said that the two are discussing the proposal but [ARG1 a decision] has [ARGM-NEG n't] been [rel made] *-1 .
- Maybe she could step across the plaza to [ARGM-LOC the Met] -- where [ARG0 she] has [ARGM-TMP still] *-1 to [rel make] [ARG1 her debut] *T*-2 -- and help out her Czech compatriot by *-3 singing the slow parts of `` Traviata . ''
- The Tokyo International Film Festival was no match for the Cannes Film Festival in terms of prestige , but [ARG0 it] [rel made] [ARG1 its mark] : It awarded the largest cash prize of any film festival to young and first-time film makers .
- Vincent Tolentino , a correspondent for the French magazine Telerama , says of the recently ended Tokyo festival : `` [ARG0 No one] [rel makes] [ARG1 deals] ... and most of the films have been seen *-1 before at other festivals . ''
- [ARG0 The company] [rel made] [ARG1 its 1990 projection -- an unusual event for Cray --] [ARGM-MNR in *-1 announcing improved net income for the third quarter] .
- [ARG0 Cray] [rel made] [ARG1 its announcement] [ARGM-TMP after the stock market closed] .
- [ARG0 The executive] [rel made] [ARG1 his purchases] [ARGM-TMP shortly before * being named *-1 to his current chief executive officer 's position] ; formerly he was Kraft General Foods ' chief operating officer .
- `` ESB is aware that [ARG1 a hostile tender offer] is being [rel made] *-1 by [ARG0-by a foreign company] [ARGM-PNC for all of ESB 's shares] , '' said *T*-2 F.J. Port , ESB 's president .
- [ARGM-ADV *-1 Leaving the exchange at about 5 p.m.] , [ARG0 the Jacobson specialists] [rel made] [ARG1 no predictions about how trading might go *T*-2 today] .
- [ARG0 DD Acquisition , jointly owned * by Unicorp Canada Corp. 's Kingsbridge Capital Group unit and Cara Operations Ltd. ,] has [rel made] [ARG1 a $ 45-a-share *U* tender offer valued * at $ 268 million *U* for Dunkin ' Donuts] .
- Brian Hemming , a spokesman for the company 's committee of independent directors , established in May * to solicit and evaluate offers for the company , said 0 [ARG0 it] was expected *-1 to [rel make] [ARG1 an announcement] [ARGM-TMP early this morning] .
- Just last week , for example , Trans World Airlines and Pan Am Corp. 's Pan American World Airways went so far as *-1 to offer cash rebates or gift checks of $ 200 to $ 1,000 *U* to [ARG0 certain frequent-flier members] [rel making] [ARG1 trans-Atlantic flights] [ARGM-LOC in business class or first class] .
- `` [ARGM-ADV In essence] [ARG0 we] have [rel made] [ARG1 a decision * to clear the decks] , '' Mr. Bond told the meeting *T*-1 .
- The machinists are reviewing [ARG1 proposals] 0 [ARG0 they] [rel made] *T*-2 [ARGM-TMP in the past] for recapitalizations that *T*-1 would pay a special shareholder dividend and give employees a minority stake .
- One person familiar with Texas billionaire Robert Bass said 0 [ARG0 he] is n't likely *-1 to [rel make] [ARG1 any hostile moves] .
- [ARG0 The Los Angeles investor] [ARGM-MOD ca] [ARGM-NEG n't] buy UAL stock , solicit shareholder consents or [rel make] [ARG1 a new offer] [ARGM-ADV unless he makes a formal offer of $ 300 *U* a share or UAL accepts an offer below $ 300 *U*] .
- The Los Angeles investor ca n't buy UAL stock , solicit shareholder consents or make a new offer unless [ARG0 he] [rel makes] [ARG1 a formal offer of $ 300 *U* a share] or UAL accepts an offer below $ 300 *U* .
- The two most frequently rumored buyers , neither of whom *T*-1 would comment , were Coniston Partners , which *T*-2 battled the UAL board in 1987 , and [ARG0 New York real estate developer Donald Trump] , who *T*-3 [ARGM-TMP recently] [rel made] and withdrew [ARG1 an offer for American Airlines parent AMR Corp] .
- [ARG0 Euro Disneyland shares] [rel made] [ARG1 a debut like Snow White] [ARGM-TMP yesterday] [ARGM-TMP while most of the London stock market looked like it had eaten the Evil Queen 's poisoned apple] .
- Ford Motor Co. intensified its battle with General Motors Corp. over Jaguar PLC by *-2 saying 0 [ARG0 it] is prepared *-3 to [rel make] [ARG1 a bid for all of the British auto maker] [ARGM-TMP when restrictions on its shareholding are lifted *-1 *T*-4] .
- `` [ARG0 We] have [ARGM-NEG not] [rel made] [ARG1 that decision '' * to seek a Jaguar special shareholders ' meeting] , said 0 *T*-1 Martyn Watkins , a Ford spokesman in London .
- [ARG0 He] declined *-1 to [rel make] [ARG1 a specific earnings estimate] .
- Eli Lustgarten of PaineWebber Inc. , who a couple of weeks ago *T*-1 reduced his 1989 estimate to $ 5.70 *U* a share because of the weakening truck market , says 0 [ARG0 he] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel make] [ARG1 another cut to about $ 5.50 *U* a share] [ARGM-PNC in light of the third-quarter report] .
- [ARG1 The increase of $ 1.25 *U* a share] is being [rel made] *-1 [ARGM-PNC * to settle shareholder litigation relating to SIBV-MS 's tender offer] .
- Michael R. Weisberg , partner in charge of research at Robertson Stephens & Co. in San Francisco , said 0 [ARG0 some investors] have [ARGM-TMP already] [rel made] [ARG1 the switch] .
- [ARG0 Harken] , which *T*-1 [rel made] [ARG1 its offer] [ARGM-TMP in August] , said 0 it still is awaiting a response to its offer from Tesoro 's board .
- `` [ARG0 He] [rel made] [ARG1 desperate efforts] , [ARGM-ADV *-2 using the yellow pages from beginning to end] , '' said *T*-1 Koji Yoneyama , president of Daiwa 's U.S. unit .
- [ARG0 He] also vowed *-3 to `` [rel make] [ARG1 every effort * to nurture ... a constructive new relationship that *T*-2 has been forged *-1 with participating employee groups] . ''
- The board 's actions leave takeover stock traders nursing some $ 700 million *U* in losses and eager *-2 to respond to [ARG0 anyone] who *T*-1 [ARGM-MOD might] [rel make] [ARG1 a new offer] .
- However , [ARG0 he] is restricted *-1 from *-3 [rel making] [ARG1 certain hostile moves] by an agreement 0 he signed *T*-2 *-4 to obtain confidential UAL data .
- Essentially , he ca n't make any hostile moves unless [ARG0 he] [rel makes] [ARG1 a tender offer at least $ 300 *U* a share] .
- [ARGM-DIS Essentially] , [ARG0 he] [ARGM-MOD ca] [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel make] [ARG1 any hostile moves] [ARGM-ADV unless he makes a tender offer at least $ 300 *U* a share] .
- USA Today reported that the Rales brothers , [ARG0 Washington , D.C.-based investors] who *T*-1 [rel made] [ARG1 an unsuccessful offer * to acquire Interco last year] , have bought nearly 3 % of Mead 's common shares .
- The FTC 's request was `` not unusual '' and [ARG0 Emerson] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel make] [ARG1 a `` full and prompt '' response] , according to a spokesman .
- The California pension fund , which *T*-1 has $ 16 billion *U* already invested in real estate and mortgages , could be a valuable funding source for that development , although [ARG0 it] is n't obliged *-2 to [rel make] [ARG1 further investments] .
- The bank had been suffering in late 1987 from a slew of [ARG1 bad real estate loans] [rel made] * [ARGM-LOC in Arizona] .
- [ARG0 Integrated] [rel made] [ARG1 its announcement] [ARGM-TMP after the market closed] .
- He said 0 [ARG1 the transaction] was [rel made] *-1 [ARGM-PNC for investment purposes] .
- [ARG0 The company] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel make] [ARG1 `` adequate provisions '' * to cover costs of the dispute with MGM\/UA and any loss from the investment in Qintex Entertainment] , he said 0 *T*-2 .
- `` They 've been promising 13 % to 15 % *U* growth based * on [ARG1 the strategic moves] 0 [ARG0 they] 've [rel made] *T*-1 , '' he said *T*-2 .
- [ARG0 He] [ARGM-TMP then] [rel made] [ARG1 most of the changes] , pilots say 0 *T*-1 .
- Adds *ICH*-3 John Poag , a 727 captain and past chairman of the company-sponsored Flight Advisory Board : `` [ARG0 They] 've [rel made] [ARG1 all these magnanimous gestures] to [ARG2-to the Flying Tiger pilots] , and for us , nothing . ''
- But the talks yielded `` nothing so advanced that [ARG0 we] needed *-1 to [rel make] [ARG1 a public announcement] about it , '' he said *T*-2 .
- `` [ARGM-TMP When] [ARG0 I] [rel made] [ARG1 this investment] *T*-1 , I made it on a lifetime basis , '' he explains *T*-2 .
- `` When I made this investment *T*-1 , [ARG0 I] [rel made] [ARG1 it] [ARGM-MNR on a lifetime basis] , '' he explains *T*-2 .
- MCA on Friday said that as a result of [ARG0 Qintex 's] failure * to [rel make] [ARG1 the required payment] it was terminating the distribution agreement on `` The New * Leave It to Beaver '' as well as other MCA properties .
- Mr. Lloyd said 0 both Qintex Entertainment and Qintex Australia had attempted *-3 to secure a loan that *T*-2 would allow [ARG0 the company] to [rel make] [ARG1 the $ 5.9 million *U* payment] but the request was turned *-1 down by an unidentified lender on Oct. 14 .
- However a Qintex Australia spokesman said 0 [ARG0 his firm] had never `` promised or guaranteed '' *-1 to [rel make] [ARG1 the payment] .
- In a prepared statement from Australia , the company also said that , following the breakdown of the MGM talks , it `` had been re-evaluating its position as a significant shareholder and a substantial creditor of Qintex Entertainment '' and had `` resolved *-1 to minimize the degree of further loans to Qintex Entertainment in excess of [ARG1 that] [ARGM-TMP previously] [rel made] . ''
- It 's understood that MGM\/UA recently contacted [ARG0 Rupert Murdoch 's News Corp.] , which *T*-1 [rel made] [ARG1 two failed bids for the movie studio] , * to see if the company was still interested .
- [ARG0 First Interstate] [rel made] [ARG1 the move] [ARGM-LOC under pressure from regulators] .
- Each year , [ARG0 nearly a million people] pay about $ 3 *U* * to [rel make] [ARG1 the spiral climb up 294 steps to the top of the 800-year-old marble tower] .
- [ARG0 A majority of Japanese banks] are said *-1 to be wary of * [rel making] [ARG1 new loans] to [ARG2-to Mexico] [ARGM-LOC under the Brady plan] because they 're uncertain 0 the Mexican economy will remain stable .
- The plan , proposed * by U.S. Secretary of State Nicholas Brady , calls for [ARG0 banks] either to [rel make] [ARG1 new loans] or to reduce the principle on existing loans or to cut the interest rate on those existing loans .
- As a result , the official said 0 *T*-2 , they may be forced *-1 into [ARGM-LOC a no-win situation] in which [ARG0 they] [rel make] *T*-3 [ARG1 risky loans that they could have *-5 to write off *T*-4 later] .
- But [ARG0 block trading desks and money managers] [rel made] [ARG1 a concerted effort * to meet the imbalances with stock 0 * to sell *T*-1] , one trader said 0 *T*-2 .
- [ARGM-TMP Earlier this month] , [ARG0 Convex] [rel made] [ARG1 a bid] [ARGM-PNC *-1 to outflank other supercomputer competitors like Digital Equipment Corp. and International Business Machines Corp. by *-3 adopting an open set of standards and introducing new hardware and software 0 *T*-2 to link different systems] .
- Mr. Ty lost control to the government in [ARGM-TMP 1980] when [ARG0 a government bank] [rel made] [ARG1 emergency loans] to [ARG2-to the cash-strapped institution] *T*-1 .
- However , several people said that British Air might yet rejoin the bidding group and that [ARG0 the carrier] [rel made] [ARG1 the statement] [ARGM-PNC *-1 to answer questions from British regulators about how it plans *-2 to use proceeds of a securities offering previously earmarked * for the UAL buy-out *T*-3] .
- One advantage 0 the buy-out group intends *-2 to press *T*-1 with the board is that [ARG0 pilots] have agreed *-3 to [rel make] [ARG1 $ 200 million *U*] in annual cost concessions [ARGM-PNC *-4 to help *-5 finance a bid] .
- After the collapse of the last effort , [ARG0 the group] does n't plan *-2 to [rel make] [ARG1 any formal proposal] [ARGM-MNR without binding commitments from banks covering the entire amount 0 *T*-3 to be borrowed *-1] .
- Unlike stop orders -- which *T*-4 are filled *-1 at the market price when the stop price is hit *-2 *T*-5 -- stop-limit orders demand that [ARG1 the trades] be [rel made] *-3 [ARGM-MNR only at the specified price] .
- If [ARG1 it] [ARGM-MOD ca] [ARGM-NEG n't] be [rel made] *-1 [ARGM-MNR at that price] , it does n't get filled *-2 .
- In a fast-moving market , it prevents [ARG0 an investor] from *-1 getting stuck *-2 with *-3 having [rel made] [ARG1 two trades on the same security] .
- One floor trader noted in astonishment that nobody seemed *-1 to mind the news that [ARG0 British Airways] is [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel making] [ARG1 a special effort * to revive the UAL buy-out] .
- IMA Acquisition , an investor group that *T*-1 includes First Boston and the Pritzker family of Chicago , said 0 [ARG0 Chemical Bank] had [rel made] [ARG1 arrangements for 23 other banks to provide $ 509 million *U* in bank financing for the buy-out offer] .
- A spokesman also said 0 margins for the company 's service business narrowed somewhat because of [ARG1 heavy investments] [rel made] * [ARGM-LOC in that sector] .
- For the previous financial year , the bank would have reported a pretax profit of M$ 168 million *U* if [ARG0 it] had [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel made] [ARG1 provisions for the nonperforming loans] , he said 0 *T*-1 .
- But public documents indicate 0 [ARG1 10 % or more *U* of the bank 's provisions] were [rel made] *-1 [ARGM-PNC for foregone interest on a M$ 200 million *U* loan to Malaysia 's dominant political party , the United Malays National Organization , 0 * to build its convention and headquarters complex in Kuala Lumpur *T*-2] .
- [ARG1 The loan to UMNO] was [rel made] *-1 [ARGM-TMP in September 1983] .
- As well as the M$ 1.23 billion *U* in provisions announced * on Oct. 6 , the restructuring package covers [ARG1 an additional M$ 450 million *U*] in provisions [rel made] * [ARGM-TMP in earlier years] but never reflected * in a reduction of the bank 's paid-up capital .
- So [ARG0 the bank 's board] decided *-1 to [rel make] [ARG1 1.23 billion Malaysian dollars -LRB- US$ 457 million *U* -RRB- in provisions for interest payments from loans previously recorded * as revenue but never actually received * by the bank] , and to submit a bailout package 0 *T*-2 to replenish the bank 's paid-up capital .
- The subsidiary , Bumiputra Malaysia Finance Ltd. , was left *-1 with M$ 2.26 billion *U* in [ARG1 bad loans] [rel made] * to [ARG2-to Hong Kong property speculators] .
- But he warns that [ARG0 banks] will have `` *-2 to have enough discipline '' 0 *T*-3 [ARGM-NEG not] to [rel make] [ARG1 loans that *T*-1 are too risky] .
- James B. Lee , head of syndications and private placements at Chemical Banking Corp. , said 0 he believes 0 [ARG0 banks] [ARGM-MOD can] [ARGM-DIS still] [rel make] [ARG1 a credible offer of one-stop shopping for takeover finance] .
- [ARG0 THE PANHANDLER] approaches , [rel makes] [ARG1 his pitch] .
- In [ARG0 *-1] [rel making] [ARG1 cases] , the authorities frequently zero in on alleged misrepresentations made * by the charities ' fund raisers .
- Still , without the assurance of British Airways ' financial backing , it *EXP*-1 will be tougher for the buy-out group to convince [ARG0 already-reluctant banks] to [rel make] [ARG1 loan commitments for a revised bid] , especially since British Air 's original investment represented 78 % of the cash equity contribution for the bid .
- When Walter Yetnikoff , the president of Sony Corp. 's CBS Records , last month told producer Peter Guber that [ARG0 Sony] was about *-2 to [rel make] [ARG1 a $ 3.4 billion *U* bid for Columbia Pictures] and needed someone 0 *T*-3 to run the studio *T*-1 , Mr. Guber jumped at the chance .
- But in affidavits filed * yesterday in the Los Angeles court , Mr. Ross , Warner Bros. Chairman Robert Daly and President Semel deny that [ARG1 such an oral agreement] was [ARGM-TMP ever] [rel made] *-1 .
- Mr. Guber and Mr. Peters refuse *-1 to concede that [ARG0 they] may have [rel made] [ARG1 a tactical error] [ARGM-ADV in *-2 accepting the Sony offer before *-3 taking it up with Warner] .
- He says , `` [ARGM-TMP Within a few weeks] , [ARG0 we] [rel made] [ARG1 deals] [ARGM-ADV with the government of Rwanda and everyone who *T*-2 had ever met *RNR*-1 or talked to *RNR*-1 Dian Fossey] .
- I think 0 [ARG0 Peter] [ARGM-ADV even] [rel made] [ARG1 some deals] [ARGM-ADV with the gorillas] . ''
- In July a year later , Warner agreed *-1 to release the producers from their old contract [ARGM-TMP when] [ARG0 Messrs. Guber , Peters and Sugarman] [rel made] [ARG1 a $ 100 million *U* offer * to buy 25 % of MGM\/UA] *T*-2 .
- East Rock Partners , which *T*-1 has indicated 0 [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD might] [rel make] [ARG1 a bid for the company] , said 0 A.P. Green , a refractory products maker , told the partnership 0 it is n't for sale .
- [ARG1 The tender offer and consent solicitation] [ARGM-MOD will] be [rel made] *-1 to [ARG2-to debtholders] [ARGM-TMP in December] .
- Separately , the hotel and gambling giant said 0 [ARG0 it] was proceeding with plans * to [rel make] [ARG1 a tender offer] and solicit consents [ARGM-MNR with respect to approximately $ 1.4 billion *U* of its publicly traded debt] .
- B.A.T said 0 [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD may] [rel make] [ARG1 more equity purchases] [ARGM-TMP until the close of business today] , [ARGM-ADV depending on market conditions] , but will cease further purchases until Nov. 22 , when it releases third-quarter results *T*-1 .
- [ARG0 The company] [rel made] [ARG1 the announcement] [ARGM-TMP after the close of the markets , where its stock finished at $ 10.75 *U* , up 25 cents , in over-the-counter trading *T*-1] .
- [ARG0 Pharmaceuticals] [rel made] [ARG1 across-the-board advances] .
- `` We 're still interested -LCB- in diversifying -RCB- , '' he says *T*-1 , `` but [ARG0 we] 'd rather be prudent than *-2 [rel make] [ARG1 a mistake] . ''
- `` I think 0 [ARG0 they] 'll be able *-1 to move faster *-3 to [rel make] [ARG1 acquisitions] [ARGM-LOC in Texas] , '' said *T*-2 Brent Erensel , an analyst with Donaldson , Lufkin & Jenrette .
- The company said 0 [ARG0 it] [ARGM-DIS also] is [rel making] [ARG1 progress] [ARGM-MNR in *-1 negotiating the buy-out of its design division by management] .
- [ARG0 Ford] [ARGM-MOD ca] [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel make] [ARG1 a full-fledged bid for Jaguar] [ARGM-TMP until U.K. government restrictions expire] .
- Valley National said 0 [ARG0 it] [rel made] [ARG1 the decision] [ARGM-MNR on the basis of an `` overall assessment of the marketplace '' and the condition of its loan portfolio and after *-1 reviewing it with federal regulators] .
- [ARG1 The announcement] , [rel made] * [ARGM-TMP after the close of trading] , caught analysts by surprise .
- [ARGM-TMP Since last April] , [ARG0 the investor] has [rel made] [ARG1 seven so-called 13D filings in USAir] , [ARGM-TMP as he bought and sold the company 's stock] .
- `` I do n't think 0 you 'll find 0 [ARG0 I] 'm [rel making] [ARG1 a radical change in my traditional investment style] , '' Mr. Steinhardt says *T*-1 .
- Morrison said 0 the engineering and construction segment performed well , with [ARG0 the mining and MK-Ferguson operations] [rel making] [ARG1 important contributions] .
- [ARGM-TMP When] [ARG0 it] [rel made] [ARG1 the offer] *T*-1 , StatesWest declined *-2 to disclose details and asked Mesa *-3 to do the same .
- According to a spokeswoman , they also relate to [ARG1 changes] 0 [ARG0 Franklin] will have *-2 to [rel make] *T*-1 *ICH*-3 in its accounting procedures * to comply with new federal capitalization requirements for thrifts .
- In a separate SEC filing , Albert Safer , who *T*-1 holds 6.46 % of United Merchants , said 0 he retained investment bank Lazard Freres & Co. for advice as [ARG0 he] evaluates the possibility of *-2 [rel making] [ARG1 a bid for the textile maker] .
- And while [ARG0 the company] has [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel made] [ARG1 a definite statement] , it now looks like that 's not going *-2 to be anytime soon , '' Mr. Maxwell said *T*-1 .
- Of the combined $ 114.4 million *U* 0 the two men were scheduled *-1 to reap *T*-2 under the buy-out , they agreed *-3 to invest in the buy-out just $ 15 million *U* *T*-5 , * angering many of [ARG0 the thousands of workers] asked * *-4 to [rel make] [ARG1 pay concessions] so the buy-out would be a success .
- [ARG0 Conservatives] have [ARG1 an important decision] 0 * to [rel make] *T*-1 [ARGM-TMP this fall] .
- [ARG1 Decisions on increases in the IMF 's capital base] [ARGM-ADV traditionally] are [rel made] *-1 by [ARG0-by the administration] , [ARGM-ADV with subsequent authorization by Congress] .
- Integrated has been struggling *-1 to avoid a bankruptcy-law filing since June , when [ARG0 it] failed *-2 to [rel make] [ARG1 interest payments on nearly $ 1 billion *U* of debt] *T*-3 .
- Integrated said that it would continue *-1 to pursue `` other alternatives '' *-2 to sell the five core companies and that [ARG0 a group of senior executives] plans *-3 to [rel make] [ARG1 a proposal * to purchase three of the companies -- Integrated Resources Equity Corp. , Resources Trust Co. and Integrated Resources Asset Management Corp] .
- [ARG1 A similar demand] was [rel made] *-1 by [ARG0-by a group that *T*-2 represents some of United 's 26,000 noncontract employees] .
- [ARG1 The placement] was [rel made] *-1 [ARGM-MNR through Gray Seifert Securities , New York ,] to [ARG2-to institutional investors] .
- Robertson , Stephens & Co. , a San Francisco investment banking concern , has [ARG0 a client] that *T*-1 looked forward to * [rel making] [ARG1 its initial public offering] [ARGM-TMP yesterday] .
- But now , Peter Behrendt , president , says , `` [ARG0 We] 're [rel making] [ARG1 decisions] [ARGM-MNR on a day-to-day basis] . ''
- Bay said 0 a `` substantial part '' of its debt outstanding is in default as a result of inability * to sell certain properties quickly and lower-than-expected prices for [ARG1 sales] [rel made] * .
- [ARGM-LOC Under terms of the agreement] , [ARG0 a K mart subsidiary] [ARGM-MOD will] [ARGM-TMP soon] [rel make] [ARG1 a tender offer for Pace shares] .
- Some takeover stock traders had been betting against Mr. Trump because [ARG0 he] has a record of * disclosing stakes in companies that *T*-1 are potential takeover targets , then * selling at a profit without * [rel making] [ARG1 a bid] .
- Officials familiar with the talks said 0 Citicorp had discussed *-2 lowering the offer to $ 250 *U* a share , but said 0 that price was a talking point and that [ARG1 no decision] has been [rel made] *-1 .
- He said 0 [ARG0 he] [ARGM-MOD might] [ARGM-TMP now] sell his AMR stake , buy more shares , or [rel make] [ARG1 another offer] [ARGM-MNR at a lower price] .
- Los Angeles investor Marvin Davis , whose $ 275-a-share *U* offer *T*-3 was rejected *-4 by UAL 's board , has n't shown signs of * pursuing [ARG1 a $ 300-a-share *U* back-up bid] 0 [ARG0 he] [rel made] *T*-2 [ARGM-TMP last month] .
- [ARG0 DPC] holds a 7.8 % stake in Dataproducts and [rel made] [ARG1 a $ 15-a-share *U* bid for the company] [ARGM-TMP in May] , but Dataproducts management considered the $ 283.7 million *U* proposal unacceptable .
- BSN said 0 [ARG0 it] is [rel making] [ARG1 the offer] [ARGM-PNC *-1 to shrink its capital and increase shareholder value] .
- [ARG1 The offer] , [rel made] * [ARGM-TMP June 1] , has been extended *-1 several times .
- Omnicare said 0 it expects [ARG0 the division] to add `` substantial sales volume and to [rel make] [ARG1 a positive contribution to our earnings] [ARGM-TMP in 1990 and beyond] . ''
- Memotec said 0 the agreement calls for [ARG0 it] to [rel make] [ARG1 a $ 20-a-share *U* cash tender offer for all shares outstanding of ISI] .
- ISI said 0 its board has instructed management *-1 to accept inquiries from [ARG0 any others] interested * in *-2 [rel making] [ARG1 a bid] .
- National Pizza said 0 it settled its dispute with Pizza Hut , * allowing [ARG0 it] to [rel make] [ARG1 the purchase] .
- `` The question is how long it 's going *-1 to take [ARG0 Barry Wright] *T*-2 *-4 to [rel make] [ARG1 a contribution] , '' says *T*-3 F. John Mirek , an analyst at Blunt Ellis Loewi in Milwaukee .