Chris! I told you not to do that. That is going to complicate everything!! We don't know the outcome of the litigation. It might be nothing and the deal may still go forward. It might be that the matter is resolved in a fashion favorable to us, in which case we're OK, or in a fashion unfavorable to us. We don't have enough info right now to know the answer to any of these questions. Let's not muck things up further throwing in that "what if this doesn't go forward" or that "even if this comes back our way it won't work because a certain individual won't approve of the transaction" scenario. We'll wait for the deal to go forward or not as the facts dictate. By the way, I got a call yesterday from our IT group's risk person regarding the "pitch" she received from someone wanting to set up an office for an internet auction house. She called our lawyer and made an appointment to meet with her to discuss the matter. No need to worry about that. Regards, Rob Chris Germany@ECT 12/22/2000 07:03 AM To: Crystal Hyde/HOU/ECT@ECT, Colleen Sullivan/HOU/ECT@ECT, Victor Lamadrid/HOU/ECT@ECT cc: Subject: NewCo Is anyone going to talk to Jeff about the NewCo thing? I think I'm on record as saying I do not want to be part of something like that. Let me know. CKG