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SEC NEWS DIGEST Issue 2000-190 October 2000 COMMISSION ANNOUNCEMENTS DIVISION OF CORPORATION FINANCE PROMOTES SIX STAFF MEMBERS TO SENIOR POSITIONS The Commissions Division of Corporation Finance today promoted six current staff members to senior positions including Chief Counsel Chief of the Office of Rulemaking Assistant Director Disclosure Operations and Senior Special Counsel Disclosure Operations Division of Corporation Finance Director David B.H Martin said These talented individuals were selected from an exceptional pool of applicants Each reflects the depth of expertise and commitment that forms the bedrock of our Division As group they will bring great strength and stability to our management team Paula Dubberly Chief Counsel Ms Dubberly succeeds Catherine Dixon as Chief Counsel She will be responsible for managing the operation of the Office of Chief Counsel and overseeing the interpretation and application of the federal securities laws to the Divisions full disclosure program From 1989 to 1992 Ms Dubberly was associated with the law firm of Jones Day Reavis Pogue in Cleveland Ohio She joined the Division in 1992 as an Attorney Advisor and in 1993 was promoted to the role of Special Counsel From 1995 to 1996 she served as the Assistant Director in charge of the office that reviewed filings by selected industries including asset backed securities and investment banks From 1996 to the present she has served as the Assistant Director in charge of the Divisions Office of Real Estate and Business Services Ms Dubberly graduated in 1989 from American University Washington College of Law where she was an editor of The American University Law Review She graduated in 1983 with B.A from George Washington University Elizabeth Murphy Chief of the Office of Rulemaking In this newly created position Ms Murphy will manage the office that is responsible for preparing rules and interpretive guidance on behalf of the Division Ms Murphy joined the Division in 1986 as an Attorney Advisor and in 1987 was promoted to the position of Special Counsel In 1996 she was made Special Counsel in the Office of the Chief Counsel Since January 2000 she has served as Counsel to Commissioner Laura Unger Ms Murphy received

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SEC NEWS DIGESTIssue 2000-190 October 2000

COMMISSION ANNOUNCEMENTS

DIVISION OF CORPORATION FINANCE PROMOTES SIX STAFF MEMBERS TOSENIOR POSITIONS

The Commissions Division of Corporation Finance today promoted six current staff

members to senior positions including Chief Counsel Chief of the Office of

Rulemaking Assistant Director Disclosure Operations and Senior Special Counsel

Disclosure Operations

Division of Corporation Finance Director David B.H Martin said These talented

individuals were selected from an exceptional pool of applicants Each reflects the depth

of expertise and commitment that forms the bedrock of our Division As group they

will bring great strength and stability to our management team

Paula Dubberly Chief Counsel Ms Dubberly succeeds Catherine Dixon as Chief

Counsel She will be responsible for managing the operation of the Office of Chief

Counsel and overseeing the interpretation and application of the federal securities laws

to the Divisions full disclosure program From 1989 to 1992 Ms Dubberly wasassociated with the law firm of Jones Day Reavis Pogue in Cleveland Ohio She

joined the Division in 1992 as an Attorney Advisor and in 1993 was promoted to the role

of Special Counsel From 1995 to 1996 she served as the Assistant Director in charge of

the office that reviewed filings by selected industries including asset backed securities

and investment banks From 1996 to the present she has served as the Assistant

Director in charge of the Divisions Office of Real Estate and Business Services MsDubberly graduated in 1989 from American University Washington College of Lawwhere she was an editor of The American University Law Review She graduated in

1983 with B.A from George Washington University

Elizabeth Murphy Chief of the Office of Rulemaking In this newly created

position Ms Murphy will manage the office that is responsible for preparing rules and

interpretive guidance on behalf of the Division Ms Murphy joined the Division in 1986

as an Attorney Advisor and in 1987 was promoted to the position of Special Counsel In

1996 she was made Special Counsel in the Office of the Chief Counsel Since January

2000 she has served as Counsel to Commissioner Laura Unger Ms Murphy received

her law degree from the University of Notre Dame Law School in 1985 She graduated

in 1982 with B.S from the University of Virginia

Karen Garnett Assistant Director Disclosure Operations Ms Garnett succeeds

Paula Dubberly as the Assistant Director in charge of the Divisions Office of Real

Estate and Business Services From 1990 to 1994 Ms Garnett was associated with the

Little Rock Arkansas law firm of Wright Lindsey Jennings She joined the

Commission in 1994 as an Attorney Advisor in the Division of Investment Management

Ms Garnett joined the Division of Corporation Finance in 1995 as an Attorney Advisor

From 1998 to the present she has served as Special Counsel in the Divisions Office of

Consumer Products and Utilities Ms Garnett graduated in 1990 from the University of

Texas School of Law She received her B.A in 1986 from Dartmouth University

Barbara Jacobs Assistant Director Disclosure Operations Ms Jacobs succeeds

James Daly as the Assistant Director in charge of the Office of Computers and Online

Services Ms Jacobs joined the Division in 1986 as an Attorney Advisor and was

promoted to the role of Special Counsel in the Office of Disclosure Policy in 1989 In

1993 she became the Deputy Chief of the Office of Disclosure Policy From 1996 to the

present she has served as the Deputy Chief of the Office of Small Business Ms Jacobs

received an LLM in Securities Law from Georgetown University Law Center in 1992

She received her law degree from the University of San Francisco School of Law in

1986 Ms Jacobs graduated in 1983 from the University of California at Berkeley with

an A.B in Economics

Max Webb Assistant Director Disclosure Operations Mr Webb succeeds

William Tolbert as the Assistant Director in charge of the Office of Transportation and

Leisure From 1984 to 1994 Mr Webb worked with various law firms and as the

general counsel of public corporation He joined the Division in 1994 as an Attorney

Advisor From 1998 to the present he has served as Special Counsel in the Office of

Transportation and Leisure Mr Webb received his law degree in 1984 from Yale Law

School He received Ph in 1972 from Princeton University Mr Webb graduated

in 1968 with B.A from Rice University

James Budge Senior Special Counsel Disclosure Operations In this newly

created position Mr Budge will act as senior legal advisor to all of Disclosure

Operations and will work closely with Associate Directors Shelley Parratt William

Tolbert and James Daly who manage Disclosure Operations Mr Budge joined the

Commission in 1987 as an attorney in the Division of Market Regulation In 1990 he

joined the Corporation Finance Division as Special Counsel in the Office of Disclosure

Policy From 1996 to the present Mr Budge has served as Special Counsel in the Office

of Small Business Mr Budge received his law degree in 1985 and his B.A in 1982

from Brigham Young University Press Rel 2000-149

NEWS DIGEST October 2000

LARRY BERGMANN TO TESTIFY

Larry Bergmann Associate Director of the Commissions Division of Market

Regulation will testify before the House Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous

Materials concerning Lost Security Holders The hearing is scheduled for 1000 am on

Wednesday October in Room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building

PUBLIC APPEARANCES OF SENIOR COMMISSION OFFICIALS -- OCTOBER 2000

The following is schedule for October 2000 of the public appearances of SEC officials

including the Chairman Commissioners and senior staff members For additional

information on events hosted by groups other than the Commission please call the contact

numbers listed As events are subject to change please confirm them with the SECs Office

of Public Affairs or the sponsoring organizations

When Wednesday October

Who Paul Roye Director Division of Investment Management

What Panel Discussion 60th Anniversary of the Investment Company Act of 1940

Where Securities and Exhange Commission

William Douglas Room

450 5th Street NWWashington DC

Contact Allan Capute 202-942-0837

When Wednesday October 11

Who Chairman Arthur Levitt

What Investors Town Meeting

Where Ft Lauderdale FL

Contact John Nester 202-942-7083

When Thursday October 12

Who Paul Roye Director Division of Investment Management

What Fund Democracy Symposium The University Club

Where Washington DCContact Mercer Bullard 301-656-0044

NEWS DIGEST October 2000

When Thursday October 19

Who Paul Roye Director Division of Investment Management

What ALl-ABA Life Insurance Company Products

Where Washington Hilton Washington DCContact Areetha Loatman 215-243 -1619

When Thursday October 19

Who David Martin Director Division of Corporation Finance

What Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education Inc

Where Boston Massachusetts

Contact Jennifer Marquis 617-350-7006 ext 1223

When Wednesday October 25

Who Commissioner Laura Unger

What Sixth Annual Legal and Compliance Conference

Panel on Bond Offerings

Where New York City

Contact Kenrick Isaac 212-440-9458

When Wednesday October 25 Thursday October 26

Who Richard Walker Director Division of Enforcement

What The Bond Market Association

Where New York City

Contact Mary Garcia 212-440-9429

When Wednesday October 25

Who Annette Nazareth Director Division of Market Regulation

What The Bond Market Association Legal and Compliance Conference

Where New York City

Contact Kenrick Isaac 212-440-9458

When Thursday October 26 Friday October 27

Who Paul Roye Director Division of Investment Management

What AU-ABAWhere Madison Hotel Washington DCContact Clifford Kirch 973-802-7333

When Friday October 27 2000

Who Commissioner Laura Unger

What Glasser Legal Works

Where The Helmsley Park Lane Hotel New York NYContact Steve Seemer 973-890-0008

NEWS DIGEST October 2000

ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDINGS

CIVIL COMPLAINT FILED AGAINST IRWIN COOPER AND BURTON FINANCIAL

MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES FOR OFFERING FRAUD

On September 29 2000 the United States Securities and Exchange Commission

announced that it filed complaint against Lawrence Irwin Irwin an Illinois

resident James Cooper III Cooper his business associate and Burton Financial

Management Associates Inc BFMA an Illinois company owned by Irwin alleging

violations of the antifraud and registration provisions of the federal securities laws The

Commission is seeking permanent injunction against all Defendants and disgorgement

of ill-gotten gains plus prejudgment interest and civil penalties from Irwin and BFMA

The Commissions complaint alleges that Defendants made misrepresentations and

omissions of material fact to investors in the offer and sale of unregistered promissory

notes and certain real estate limited partnerships issued by BFMA The complaint

alleges that contrary to Defendants representations that the proceeds of these securities

offerings would be used for real estate purchases or related investments Irwin deposited

and commingled offering proceeds in BFMAs general operating account which he used

to make purported loans to himself of at least $1.5 million to his wifes business of at

least $1.3 million to repay other BFMA Noteholders and to make distributions to

investors in other BFMA Limited Partnerships The complaint further alleges that

Cooper engaged in another scheme to defraud whereby he misappropriated

approximately $2.3 million from approximately 15 investors for his personal use by

among other things falsely representing that he would invest these funds in securities

Lawrence Irwin James Cooper III and Burton Financial Management

Associates Inc N.D Ill Civil Action No 00 5996 LR-16740

PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION ENTERED AGAINST TUTORNET.COM GROUP INCAND EUBURN R.A FORDE

On September 29 2000 the Honorable Leonie Brinkema entered an Order of

Preliminary Injunction and Other Relief against defendants Tutornet.com Group Inc

Tutornet and Euburn Forde Forde Tutornets president The Order was entered

following hearing in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Among other things the Order preliminarily enjoins Tutornet and Forde from violating

Section 17a of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 10b of the Securities Exchange

Act of 1934 Exchange Act and Rule lOb-5 thereunder preliminarily enjoins Tutornet

from violating Section 13a of the Exchange Act and Rules 12b-20 13a-1 and 13a-13

thereunder and preliminarily enjoins Forde from aiding and abetting violations of

Section 13a of the Exchange Act and Rules 12b-20 13a-1 and 13a-13 thereunder

The Order also sets October 10 2000 as the date for the hearing on the Commissions

request for the entry of permanent injunction and the imposition of civil penalties

against Tutornet and Forde

NEWS DIGEST October 2000

On August 29 2000 the Commission filed an injunctive action against Tutornet and

Forde The Commissions complaint alleges that Tutornet and Forde made false and

misleading statements and omitted to state material information in Form 8-K filed

with the Commission on May 18 2000 and in January 2000 letter to shareholders

published on Tutornets website in an effort to lull current and prospective investors into

false sense of security in the face of Tutornets precarious financial condition The

complaint also alleges that Tutornets Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on August

21 2000 was deficient because it failed to include statement of cash flow

Tutornet.com Group Inc and Euburn R.A Forde Civil Action No 00-1472-A USDC

E.D.Va Alexandria Division LR-16742

SEC CHARGES FORMER EXECUTIVES IN MASSIVE FINANCIAL REPORTING

FRAUD AT MCKESSON HBOC

On September 28 2000 the Commission announced the first charges from its continuing

investigation into financial reporting fraud at McKesson HBOC Fortune 100 company

with headquarters in San Francisco California McKesson HBOC was formed by the

January 1999 merger of San Francisco-based McKesson Corporation with HBO

Company an Atlanta Georgia-based vendor of healthcare software The Commissions

action charges three people including the two top officers of HBO Company with

participatingin long-running fraudulent scheme to inflate the companys revenue and

net income In separate action the U.S Attorneys Office for the Northern District of

California also filed criminal charges against two of the officers

According to the Commissions complaint the fraud began at HBO Company in 1997

and continued in successive quarters through the March 1999 quarter which was the first

combined reporting period for McKesson 1-IBOC The defendants fraud enabled HBO

Company to report falsely in press releases and in periodic reports filed with the

Commission that the company was having an unbroken run of financial success and that

HBO Company had continually exceeded analysts quarterly earnings expectations

However when McKesson HBOC announced in April 1999 that the company was

conducting an internal investigation into financial reporting irregularities its shares

tumbled from approximately $65 to $34 drop that slashed the companys market value

by more than $9 billion

The Commissions complaint charges that two former top executives of HBO

Company Jay Gilbertson and Albert Bergonzi were the architects of this fraudulent

scheme to cook the books While carrying out this scheme defendants unjustly

enriched themselves with lucrative bonuses tied to the companys financial performance

as well as sales of HBO Company stock at prices inflated by their fraud Gilbertson

and Bergonzi were HBO Companys Co-Presidents and Co-Chief Operating Officers

and Gilbertson was also HBO Companys Chief Financial Officer until he left the

company in November 1998 Following the January 1999 merger Bergonzi was an

Executive Vice President of McKesson HBOC and remained President of the HBO

Company division of the combined company until June 1999

NEWS DIGEST October 2000

The Commissions complaint also names as defendant Dominick DeRosa who was

Vice President of Enterprise Sales of HBO Company until September 1998 The

complaint alleges that Bergonzi Gilbertson and DeRosa repeatedly took active steps to

perpetuate the fraud and conceal their actions from the public including

Concealing contingencies related to software sales contracts in side letters

which were hidden from HBO Companys accounting staff responsible for

revenue recognition These side letter contingencies included such terms as

rights to cancel and even provided in some cases for continuing negotiations of

the contract Under generally accepted accounting principles software sales

contracts cannot be recorded as revenue until such contingencies are resolved

Fraudulently accounting for quarter- and year-end revenue by routinely

backdating contracts so they fell within the prior quarter

Making fraudulent journal entries designed to understate expenses and inflate

HBO Companys net income

Swapping product with other companies and creating misleading documentation

in order to generate fraudulent software sales revenue

As result of the fraud the financial statements of 1-IBO Company and later

McKesson 1-IBOC were materially false and misleading during at least the period

January 1998 through April 1999 The Commissions complaint alleges that the

defendants violated the antifraud internal controls and books and records provisions of

the federal securities laws and also alleges that Gilbertson violated the rule against lying

to auditors Section 17a of the Securities Act of 1933 and Sections 10b and 13b5of the Exchange Act of 1934 and Rules 13b2-1 and 13b2-2 thereunder The complaint

also alleges that each of the defendants was unjustly enriched through significant

bonuses tied to meeting earnings expectations or through sales of HBO Company

stock while the price was inflated due to their fraud and seeks to compel disgorgement

of these sums The complaint further seeks to suspend or bar the defendants from

serving as officers or directors of public companies

Simultaneous with the filing of the Commissions civil complaint DeRosa consented

without admitting or denying the allegations in the Commissions complaint to the entry

of permanent injunction against all of the alleged violations He agreed to disgorge

$361528.80 in ill-gotten gains including interest and to pay civil penalty of $50000

DeRosa also agreed to be barred for five years from serving as an officer or director of

public company

In separate action the U.S Attorneys Office for the Northern District of California

announced criminal charges against Gilbertson and Bergonzi for their roles in the fraud

Jay Gilbertson Albert Bergonzi and Dominick Derosa USDC NDCA Civil

Action No C-00-3 570 WHA LR-16743 AAE Rel 1329

NEWS DIGEST October 2000

IN VESTMENT COMPANY ACT RELEASES

PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY ET AL

An order has been issued on an application filed by Pruco Life Insurance Company Pruco

Life Flexible Premium Variable Annuity Account Pruco Life Insurance Company of

New Jersey Pruco Life of New Jersey Flexible Premium Variable Annuity Account and

Prudential Investment Management Services LLC The order grants exemptions from the

provisions of Sections 2a32 22c and 27i2A of the Act and Rule 22c-l thereunder

to permit the recapture of credits applied to purchase payments under certain variable

annuity contracts Rel IC- 24670 September 29

NOTICES OF DEREGISTRATIONS UNDER THE IN VESTMENT COMPANY ACT

For the month of September 2000 notice has been issued giving interested persons

until October 24 2000 to request hearing on any of the following applications for an

order under Section 81 of the Investment Company Act declaring that the applicant has

ceased to be an investment company

Strategist Income Fund Inc No 811-7305

Strategist Growth Fund Inc No 811-7401

Strategist Growth and Income Fund Inc No 811-7403

Strategist World Fund Inc No 811-7405

Strategist Tax-Free Income Fund Inc No 811-7407

The Russia Growth Fund Inc No 811-8456

Municipal Fund for Temporary Investment No 811-2919

Municipal Fund for California Investors Inc No 811-3574

Municipal Fund for New York Investors Inc No 811-3678

Floating Rate Portfolio No 811-7969

GT Global Floating Rate Fund Inc dlb/a AIM Floating Rate FundNo 811-7957

Deep Discount Partners Fund Incorporated No 811-9683

Excelsior Funds No 811-8132

Marketwatch Funds No 811-6696

Dreyfus New York Insured Tax Exempt Bond Fund No 811-4884

Dreyfus Asset Allocation Fund Inc No 811-7710

Rel IC-24671 September 29

HOLDING COMPANY ACT RELEASES

NEWS DIGEST October 2000

INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER COMPANY INC

supplemental order has been issued authorizing Indiana Michigan Power CompanyInc subsidiary of American Electric Power Company Inc registered holding

company to acquire leasehold interest in nuclear fuel assemblies and component

parts Re 35-27238

SELF-REGULATORY ORGANIZATIONS

PROPOSED RULE CHANGES

The National Association of Securities Dealers filed proposed rule change SR-NASD00-42 under Section 19b2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 relating to

proposed recording and recordkeeping requirements of certain quotation data

Publication of the notice in the Federal Register is expected during the week of October

Rel 34-43367

The American Stock Exchange filed proposed rule change SR-Amex-00-43

amending its rules to codify its current policy of requiring companies to publicly disclose

receipt of written delisting notice for failure to comply with its continued listing

standards Publication of the notice is expected in the Federal Register during the week

ofOctober2 Rel. 34-43371

The National Association of Securities Dealers filed proposed rule change SR-NASD00-48 to require an issuer to publicly disclose the receipt of delisting notice for failure

to comply with the continued listing standards of The Nasdaq Stock Market

Publication of the notice in the Federal Register is expected during the week of October

Rel 34-43383

ACCELERATED APPROVAL OF PROPOSED RULE CHANGE

The Commission granted accelerated approval to proposed rule change filed by the

National Association of Securities Dealers SR-NASD-98-26 The proposed rule

change continues to suspend the current PMIM standards and extends the Short Sale Rule

pilot until June 30 2001 Publication of the order is expected in the Federal Register

during the week of October Rel 34-43368

IMMEDIATE EFFECTWENESS OF PROPOSED RULE CHANGES

proposed rule change filed by the Pacific Exchange SR-PCX-00-23 to facilitate the

conversion to decimal pricing has become immediately effective under Section

9b3A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Publication of the proposal is

expected in the Federal Register during the week of October Rel 34-43369

NEWS DIGEST October 2000

proposed rule change SR-Phlx-0O-79 filed by the Philadelphia Stock Exchange

relating to the prohibition on the entry of certain electronically generated orders into the

Exchanges AUTOM system has become effective under Section 19b3A of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Publication of the proposal is expected in the Federal

Register during the week of October Re 34-43376

proposed rule change SR-PCX-00-31 filed by the Pacific Exchange to begin

furnishing Pacific Exchange Customer Execution Reports to its order flow providers has

become immediately effective under Section 9b3A of the Securities Exchange Act

of 1934 Publication of the proposa is expected in the Federal Register during the week

of October Rel 34-433 84

DELISTINGS GRANTED

An order has been issued granting the application of the Boston Stock Exchange to strike

from listing and registration SunStar Healthcare Inc Common Stock $001 par value

Re 34-43364

An order has been issued granting the application of the Boston Stock Exchange to strike

from listing and registration Esquire Communications Ltd Common Stock $02 par

value Rel 34-43365

An order has been issued granting the application of the Pacific Stock Exchange to strike

from listing and registration Safety-Kleen Corp Common Stock $1.00 par value and

associated Rights to Purchase Common Stock expiring October 15 2009 Re 34-

43377

SECURITIES ACT REGISTRATIONS

The following registration statements have been filed with the SEC under the Securities Act

of 1933 The reported information appears as follows Form Name Address and Phone

Number if available of the issuer of the security Title and the number and/or face amount

of the securities being offered Name of the managing underwriter or depositor if

applicable File Number and date filed Assigned Branch and designation if the

statement is New Issue

Registration statements may be obtained in person or by writing to the Commissions

Public Reference Branch at 450 Fifth Street N.W Washington D.C 20549 or at the

following e-mail box address publicinfosec.gov In most cases this information is

also available on the Commissions website www.sec.gov

10 NEWS DIGEST October 2000

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F-8 BROOKFIELD PROPERTIES CORP BCE PLACE 181 BAY ST STE 4400TORONTO ONTARIO CANA A6 2511700 $38544548.20 FOREIGN COMMON

STOCK

FILE 33312578 SEP 21 BR

Fb MGI SOFTWARE CORP 50 WEST PEARCE ST RICHMOND HILLONTARIO CANADA L4B 1E3 A6 00000 905 7073680 $115000000FOREIGN COMMON STOCK FILE 333-12580 SEP 21 BR NEW ISSUE

F-6 WIPRO LTD /ADR/ 60 WALL ST NEW YORK NY 10260 50000000$2500000 DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS FOR COMMON STOCK FILE 333-12584

SEP 21 BR 99 NEW ISSUE

F-b INCO LTD ROYAL TRUST TOWER 145 KING ST STE 1500TORONTO ONTARIO CAN A6 M5H 416 3617511 5872324

$141640454.88STRAIGHT BONDS FILE 33312588 SEP 22 BR

S-B EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK 100 BD KONRAD ADENAUER 2900 LUXEMBURGN4

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F-8 PRECISION DRILLING CORP 112 4TH AVE SW 700 CALGARY ALBERTA CANAA0

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S-8 GUCCI GROUP NV RODENRIJSELAAN 23B 3037 XE ROTTERDAN NETHERLANDSP8

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11 NEWS DIGEST October 2000

S-8 FIRST MF CORP/MS 221 WASHINGTON ST BOX 520 KOSCIUSKO MS

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662 2895121 300000 $5550000 COMMON STOCK FILE 33346590

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SB-2 SONICSAVE COM CORE 1330 BEACON ST STE 268 BROOKLINE MA 02446

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SEP 26 BR NEW ISSUE

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S-8 KLA TENCOR CORE 160 RIO ROBLES SAN JOSE CA 95134 408 434-4200

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S8 EZ EM INC 717 MAIN ST WESTBURY NY 11590 516 3338230 800000

$5750000 COMMON STOCK FILE 33346600 SEP 26 BR

S-i LOUDCLOUD INC 599 MATHILDA AVENUE SUNNYVALE CA 94086

$150000000 COMMON STOCK FILE 33346606 SEP 26 BR

S-8 YIFAN COMMUNICATIONS INC 41 60 MAIN ST STE 210 FLUSHING QUEENS

NY

11355 727 4433434 2540000 $14000500 COMMON STOCK FILE33346608 SEP 26 BR

S-8 SUMMIT BANCORP/NJ/ 301 CARNEGIE CENTER BOX 2066 PRINCETON NJ

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S-S PBOC HOLDINGS INC 5900 WILSHIRE BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90036

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S-4 COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SHARES INC 357 ROOSEVELT ROAD GLEN ELLYN IL

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SEP 26 BR NEW ISSUE

S-3 KANA COMMUNICATIONS INC 740 BAY RD REDWOOD CITY CA 94063

650 3259850 1125000 $35578125 COMMON STOCK FILE 33346624

SEP 26 BR

12 NEWS DIGEST October 2000

S-8 HEXCEL CORP IDE 281 TRESSER BLVD TWO STAMFORD PLZ STAMFORD CT

06901

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90067

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SEP 26 BR

S-8 AMERICA ONLINE INC AMERICA ONLINE INC 22000 AOL WAY DULLES VA

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S-3 DYNEGY HOLDINGS INC 1000 LOUISIANA STE 5800 HOUSTON TX 62521

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13 NEWS DIGEST October 2000

S-8 BROADBASE SOFTWARE INC 181 CONSTITUTION DRIVE MENLO PARK CA 94025

650 6148300 1881941 $3394287 COMMON STOCK FILE 33346652

SEP 26 BR

S-8 HIGH SPEED ACCESS CORP 1000 OPMSBY AVE SUITE 210 LOUISVILLE KY

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BR

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