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frames- Pacific First Financial Corp. said 0 [ARG0 shareholders] [rel approved] [ARG1 its acquisition by Royal Trustco Ltd. of Toronto for $ 27 *U* a share , or $ 212 million *U*] .
- Pacific First Financial Corp. said 0 [ARG0 shareholders] [rel approved] [ARG1 its acquisition by Royal Trustco Ltd. of Toronto for $ 27 *U* a share , or $ 212 million *U*] .
- Northeast said 0 it would refile its request and still hopes for an expedited review by the FERC so that it could complete the purchase by next summer if its bid is [ARG1 the one] [rel approved] * by [ARG0-by the bankruptcy court] .
- The White House said 0 [ARG0 President Bush] has [rel approved] [ARG1 duty-free treatment for imports of certain types of watches that *T*-35 are n't produced *-1 in `` significant quantities '' in the U.S. , the Virgin Islands and other U.S. possessions] .
- But speculators , *-1 anticipating that [ARG0 Connecticut] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel approve] [ARG1 a law permitting such interstate banking] [ARGM-TMP soon] , immediately bid up shares of Connecticut banks on the news .
- [ARGM-TMP Later yesterday] , [ARG0 a Massachusetts senate committee] [rel approved] [ARG1 a bill 0 *T*-1 to allow national interstate banking by banks in the state * beginning in 1991] .
- The Chicago Mercantile Exchange , a major futures marketplace , yesterday announced the addition of another layer of trading halts designed * to slow program traders during a rapidly falling stock market , and [ARG0 the Big Board] is expected today *-70 to [rel approve] [ARG1 some additional restrictions on program trading] .
- [ARG0 The Big Board 's directors] meet today *-1 to [rel approve] [ARG1 some program-trading restrictions] , but a total ban is n't being considered *-77 , Big Board officials say 0 *T*-2 .
- The Underwood family said that [ARG0 holders of more than a majority of the stock of the company] have [rel approved] [ARG1 the transaction] [ARGM-MNR by written consent] .
- [ARG1 The plan] was filed *-1 jointly with unsecured creditors in federal bankruptcy court in New York and [ARGM-MOD must] be [rel approved] *-1 by [ARG0-by the court] .
- [ARG1 An airline buy-out bill] was [rel approved] *-1 by [ARG0-by the House] .
- Of course , [ARG0 regulators] would have *-1 to [rel approve] [ARG1 Columbia 's reorganization] .
- An advisory committee of the Food and Drug Administration recommended that [ARG0 the agency] [rel approve] [ARG1 Eminase , the company 's heart drug] .
- By 1988 , when [ARG1 only 10 genetic probe-based tests of diagnostic infectious diseases of humans] had been [rel approved] *-2 [ARGM-PRP for marketing] by [ARG0-by the Food and Drug Administration] *T*-3 , eight of them had been developed and sold *-4 by Gen-Probe .
- Under [ARG1 a program] [rel approved] * by [ARG0-by the company] [ARGM-TMP in 1987] that *T*-1 did n't specify a share amount , Nashua had purchased 481,000 shares through Sept. 29 .
- Merieux previously said 0 it would ensure 0 its bid remained open pending a final decision by [ARG0 Canadian regulators] on whether * to [rel approve] [ARG1 the takeover] .
- The Canadian government previously said 0 [ARG1 Merieux 's bid] did n't offer enough `` net benefit '' to Canada *-2 to be [rel approved] *-1 , and gave Merieux an until mid-November *-3 to submit additional information .
- Merieux officials said last week that they are `` highly confident '' 0 [ARG1 the offer] [ARGM-MOD will] be [rel approved] *-1 [ARGM-TMP once it submits details of its proposed investments to federal regulators] .
- Starpointe Savings Bank rose 3 to 20 after [ARG0 the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.] [rel approved] [ARG1 Dime Savings Bank of New York 's $ 21-a-share *U* acquisition of Starpointe] .
- The companies said 0 [ARG1 the accord] was [ARGM-MNR unanimously] [rel approved] *-1 by [ARG0-by a special committee of Erbamont directors unaffiliated with Montedison] .
- [ARG0 Starpointe holders] , who *T*-1 [rel approved] [ARG1 the plan] [ARGM-TMP last April] , will receive $ 21 *U* in cash a share , or a total $ 63 million *U* .
- [ARG1 The move] was [rel approved] *-1 [ARGM-LOC at a special shareholders ' meeting] [ARGM-TMP yesterday] .
- [ARG1 The transaction] has been [rel approved] *-1 by [ARG0-by Kyle 's board] , but requires the approval of the company 's shareholders .
- In that way , the pilots may be able *-2 to force [ARG0 the board] to [rel approve] [ARG1 a recapitalization that *T*-1 gives employees a majority stake] , or to consider the labor-management group 's latest proposal .
- [ARG0 Comprehensive Care shareholders] have [rel approved] [ARG1 acquisition of the developer and operator of Care-Unit chemical dependency and psychiatric programs for about $ 58 million *U* in cash , notes and stock of First Hospital , Norfolk , Va] .
- American Medical said 0 [ARG0 its directors] have [rel approved] [ARG1 what *T*-1 is , in effect , a draft of a solvency opinion on the acquisition , submitted * by the Los Angeles-based investment banking and evaluation consulting firm of Houlian Lokey Howard & Zukin Inc] .
- [ARG1 A final opinion] [ARGM-MOD must] be [rel approved] *-1 [ARGM-TMP prior to the acceptance of tendered shares for payment under the offer , which *T*-2 was due *-3 to expire at 12:01 a.m. EDT today] .
- Details of the restructuring wo n't be made *-1 final until [ARG0 regulators] [rel approve] [ARG1 the regulations mandated * by the new federal act] , the company said 0 *T*-2 .
- [ARG0 The company 's board] [rel approved] [ARG1 the repurchase of up to 45 million common shares , or about 26 % of its shares outstanding , through the end of 1992] .
- [ARG0 Norfolk Southern 's board] [rel approved] [ARG1 a buy-back of up to 45 million shares , valued * at over $ 1.7 billion *U*] .
- [ARG1 The much-revised restructuring , which *T*-3 was first announced *-2 in October 1988 ,] [ARGM-MOD must] [ARGM-DIS again] be [rel approved] *-1 by [ARG0-by shareholders and state casino regulators in Nevada and New Jersey] .
- Southwood J. Morcott , Dana 's president , said 0 [ARG0 the company 's] decision * to [rel approve] [ARG1 its normal fourth-quarter dividend] indicated its underlying strength .
- If [ARG1 *-1] [rel approved] *-2 , the sale is expected *-1 to close by year 's end , with the spinoff occurring by the end of 1992 .
- Nuovo Banco 's second largest shareholder , the Fiat S.p.A.-controlled investment concern , Gemina S.p.A. , fought *-1 to have [ARG1 Generali 's offer] [rel approved] .
- Gemina , which *T*-1 owns 13.26 % of Nuovo Banco , abstained in the final vote on [ARG1 Credit Agricole] , which *T*-2 was nonetheless [rel approved] *-3 by [ARG0-by a majority of shareholders] .
- [ARG0 Non-executive directors] of Qintex Australia , who *T*-1 [ARGM-MOD must] [rel approve] [ARG1 payments to the senior executives] , balked at the amount .
- Two of the directors resigned , Mr. Skase said 0 *T*-2 , so [ARG1 the payments] have [ARGM-NEG n't] [ARGM-TMP yet] been [rel approved] *-1 .
- [ARG0 His successor] [rel approved] [ARG1 the $ 1 *U* price] [ARGM-ADV in the process of *-1 clearing the backed-up papers on his desk] .
- [ARG0 Its board] [rel approved] [ARG1 the repurchase of as many as three million common shares , or about 17 % of its shares outstanding] .
- Buying interest also resurfaced in the technology sector , including International Business Machines , [ARG0 whose board] *T*-1 [rel approved] [ARG1 a $ 1 billion *U* increase in its stock buy-back program] .
- *-1 Speaking to reporters this week after [ARG0 Bank Bumiputra 's shareholders] [rel approved] [ARG1 a rescue plan] , Tan Sri Basir said 0 heavy lending to the property sector rocked the bank when property prices in Malaysia plummeted in 1984-85 *T*-2 .
- Tan Sri Basir said 0 [ARG1 the capital restructuring plan] has been [rel approved] *-1 by [ARG0-by Malaysia 's Capital Issues Committee and central bank] .
- [ARG0 Malaysia 's High Court] is expected *-1 to [rel approve] [ARG1 the plan] .
- Once [ARG1 the plan] is [rel approved] *-1 , Tan Sri Basir said 0 *T*-3 , most of Bank Bumiputra 's nonperforming loans will have been fully provided for *-2 and the bank will be on track 0 * to report a pretax profit of between M$ 160 million and M$ 170 million *U* for the fiscal year ending March 31 *T*-4 .
- One of the major selling points used * by Los Angeles financier Alfred Checchi in * getting [ARG1 the takeover] [rel approved] was that the deal did n't include any junk bonds .
- The original transaction fell through on the same day 0 [ARG0 British Air shareholders] [rel approved] [ARG1 the plan] [ARGM-LOC at a special meeting] [ARGM-TMP after the British succeeded in *-2 arranging the financing for its equity contribution] *T*-1 .
- B.A.T Industries surged in afternoon dealings after [ARG0 its shareholders] [rel approved] [ARG1 a plan * to dispose of its U.S. and U.K. retailing operations] [ARGM-PRP *-1 to fend off Hoylake Investment 's # 13.4 billion *U* -LRB- $ 21.33 billion *U* -RRB- hostile bid] .
- Earlier this month the company said 0 [ARG0 its board] [rel approved] [ARG1 a proposed management-led leveraged buy-out at $ 25.50 *U* a share , or $ 750 million *U*] .
- Separately , the casino operator said 0 [ARG0 its board] [rel approved] [ARG1 a plan * to buy-back as many as three million common shares from time to time , either in the open market or through private transactions] .
- During the quarter , Pfizer received federal approval of Procardia XL , [ARG1 a calcium channel blocker] [rel approved] * [ARGM-PRP for both angina and hypertension] , and Monorail Piccolino , used * * to open obstructed coronary arteries .
- Under [ARG1 the original buy-out] [rel approved] * by [ARG0-by the UAL board] [ARGM-TMP Sept. 14] , UAL 's pilots planned *-1 to put up $ 200 million *U* in cash and make $ 200 million *U* in annual cost concessions for a 75 % stake .
- [ARG1 Seventeen articles of impeachment against the Florida judge , one of the few blacks on the U.S. bench ,] were [rel approved] *-1 by [ARG0-by the House] [ARGM-TMP in August 1988] .
- International Business Machines Corp. said 0 [ARG0 its board] [rel approved] [ARG1 the purchase of $ 1 billion *U* of its common shares] , a move that *T*-1 should help *-2 support its battered stock .
- [ARG1 A $ 67 billion *U* spending bill *ICH*-1] was [rel approved] *-2 by [ARG0-by House-Senate conferees] that *T*-3 includes major provisions affecting the federal mortgage market .
- Mr. Paul has a plan * to bring in $ 150 million *U* by * selling off 63 of CenTrust 's 71 branches , but [ARG1 it] has yet * to be [rel approved] *-1 by [ARG0-by regulators] .
- `` I believe that the perception that [ARG1 legislation in this area] [ARGM-MOD may] be [ARGM-MNR hastily] [rel approved] *-1 contributed to the collapse of the UAL transaction , and the resulting disruption in the financial markets experienced * this past Friday , '' Mr. Trump wrote members of Congress *T*-2 .
- Union Chairman F.C . -LRB- Rick -RRB- Dubinsky faces the tough task of * explaining why banks refused *-2 to finance [ARG1 a buy-out] 0 [ARG0 the members] [rel approved] *T*-1 [ARGM-MNR overwhelmingly] [ARGM-TMP last week] *T*-3 .
- CMS Energy Corp. , Jackson , Mich. , said 0 it has resumed the purchase of its common stock under [ARG1 a program] [rel approved] * by [ARG0-by its directors] [ARGM-TMP in 1987] .
- Mr. Paul said 0 [ARG0 the regulators] should instead move ahead with *-1 [rel approving] [ARG1 CenTrust 's request * to sell 63 of its 71 branches to Great Western Bank , a unit of Great Western Financial Corp. based * in Beverly Hills , Calif] .
- Pacific First Financial Corp. said 0 [ARG0 shareholders] [rel approved] [ARG1 its acquisition by Royal Trustco Ltd. of Toronto for $ 27 *U* a share , or $ 212 million *U*] .
- Pacific First Financial Corp. said 0 [ARG0 shareholders] [rel approved] [ARG1 its acquisition by Royal Trustco Ltd. of Toronto for $ 27 *U* a share , or $ 212 million *U*] .
- Northeast said 0 it would refile its request and still hopes for an expedited review by the FERC so that it could complete the purchase by next summer if its bid is [ARG1 the one] [rel approved] * by [ARG0-by the bankruptcy court] .
- Northeast said 0 it would refile its request and still hopes for an expedited review by the FERC so that it could complete the purchase by next summer if its bid is [ARG1 the one] [rel approved] * by [ARG0-by the bankruptcy court] .
- The White House said 0 [ARG0 President Bush] has [rel approved] [ARG1 duty-free treatment for imports of certain types of watches that *T*-35 are n't produced *-1 in `` significant quantities '' in the U.S. , the Virgin Islands and other U.S. possessions] .
- But speculators , *-1 anticipating that [ARG0 Connecticut] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel approve] [ARG1 a law permitting such interstate banking] [ARGM-TMP soon] , immediately bid up shares of Connecticut banks on the news .
- [ARGM-TMP Later yesterday] , [ARG0 a Massachusetts senate committee] [rel approved] [ARG1 a bill 0 *T*-1 to allow national interstate banking by banks in the state * beginning in 1991] .
- The Chicago Mercantile Exchange , a major futures marketplace , yesterday announced the addition of another layer of trading halts designed * to slow program traders during a rapidly falling stock market , and [ARG0 the Big Board] is expected today *-70 to [rel approve] [ARG1 some additional restrictions on program trading] .
- [ARG0 The Big Board 's directors] meet today *-1 to [rel approve] [ARG1 some program-trading restrictions] , but a total ban is n't being considered *-77 , Big Board officials say 0 *T*-2 .
- The Underwood family said that [ARG0 holders of more than a majority of the stock of the company] have [rel approved] [ARG1 the transaction] [ARGM-MNR by written consent] .
- [ARG1 The plan] was filed *-1 jointly with unsecured creditors in federal bankruptcy court in New York and [ARGM-MOD must] be [rel approved] *-1 by [ARG0-by the court] .
- [ARG1 An airline buy-out bill] was [rel approved] *-1 by [ARG0-by the House] .
- [ARGM-DIS Of course] , [ARG0 regulators] [ARGM-MOD would] have *-1 to [rel approve] [ARG1 Columbia 's reorganization] .
- An advisory committee of the Food and Drug Administration recommended that [ARG0 the agency] [rel approve] [ARG1 Eminase , the company 's heart drug] .
- By 1988 , when [ARG1 only 10 genetic probe-based tests of diagnostic infectious diseases of humans] had been [rel approved] *-2 [ARGM-PRP for marketing] by [ARG0-by the Food and Drug Administration] *T*-3 , eight of them had been developed and sold *-4 by Gen-Probe .
- Under [ARG1 a program] [rel approved] * by [ARG0-by the company] [ARGM-TMP in 1987] that *T*-1 did n't specify a share amount , Nashua had purchased 481,000 shares through Sept. 29 .
- Merieux previously said 0 it would ensure 0 its bid remained open pending a final decision by [ARG0 Canadian regulators] on whether * to [rel approve] [ARG1 the takeover] .
- The Canadian government previously said 0 [ARG1 Merieux 's bid] did n't offer enough `` net benefit '' to Canada *-2 to be [rel approved] *-1 , and gave Merieux an until mid-November *-3 to submit additional information .
- Merieux officials said last week that they are `` highly confident '' 0 [ARG1 the offer] [ARGM-MOD will] be [rel approved] *-1 [ARGM-TMP once it submits details of its proposed investments to federal regulators] .
- Starpointe Savings Bank rose 3 to 20 after [ARG0 the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.] [rel approved] [ARG1 Dime Savings Bank of New York 's $ 21-a-share *U* acquisition of Starpointe] .
- The companies said 0 [ARG1 the accord] was [ARGM-MNR unanimously] [rel approved] *-1 by [ARG0-by a special committee of Erbamont directors unaffiliated with Montedison] .
- [ARG0 Starpointe holders] , who *T*-1 [rel approved] [ARG1 the plan] last April , will receive $ 21 *U* in cash a share , or a total $ 63 million *U* .
- [ARG1 The move] was [rel approved] [ARG0 *-1] [ARGM-LOC at a special shareholders ' meeting] [ARGM-TMP yesterday] .
- [ARG1 The transaction] has been [rel approved] *-1 by [ARG0-by Kyle 's board] , but requires the approval of the company 's shareholders .
- In that way , the pilots may be able *-2 to force [ARG0 the board] to [rel approve] [ARG1 a recapitalization that *T*-1 gives employees a majority stake] , or to consider the labor-management group 's latest proposal .
- [ARG0 Comprehensive Care shareholders] have [rel approved] [ARG1 acquisition of the developer and operator of Care-Unit chemical dependency and psychiatric programs for about $ 58 million *U* in cash , notes and stock of First Hospital , Norfolk , Va] .
- American Medical said 0 [ARG0 its directors] have [rel approved] [ARG1 what *T*-1 is , in effect , a draft of a solvency opinion on the acquisition , submitted * by the Los Angeles-based investment banking and evaluation consulting firm of Houlian Lokey Howard & Zukin Inc] .
- [ARG1 A final opinion] [ARGM-MOD must] be [rel approved] *-1 [ARGM-TMP prior to the acceptance of tendered shares for payment under the offer , which *T*-2 was due *-3 to expire at 12:01 a.m. EDT today] .
- Details of the restructuring wo n't be made *-1 final until [ARG0 regulators] [rel approve] [ARG1 the regulations mandated * by the new federal act] , the company said 0 *T*-2 .
- [ARG0 The company 's board] [rel approved] [ARG1 the repurchase of up to 45 million common shares , or about 26 % of its shares outstanding , through the end of 1992] .
- [ARG0 Norfolk Southern 's board] [rel approved] [ARG1 a buy-back of up to 45 million shares , valued * at over $ 1.7 billion *U*] .
- [ARG1 The much-revised restructuring , which *T*-3 was first announced *-2 in October 1988 ,] [ARGM must] again be [rel approved] *-1 by [ARG0 shareholders and state casino regulators in Nevada and New Jersey] .
- Southwood J. Morcott , Dana 's president , said 0 [ARG0 the company 's] decision * to [rel approve] [ARG1 its normal fourth-quarter dividend] indicated its underlying strength .
- If [ARG1 *-1] [rel approved] *-2 , the sale is expected *-1 to close by year 's end , with the spinoff occurring by the end of 1992 .
- Nuovo Banco 's second largest shareholder , the Fiat S.p.A.-controlled investment concern , Gemina S.p.A. , fought *-1 to have [ARG1 Generali 's offer] [rel approved] .
- Gemina , which *T*-1 owns 13.26 % of Nuovo Banco , abstained in [ARG1 the final vote] on Credit Agricole , which *T*-2 was [ARGM-DIS nonetheless] [rel approved] *-3 by [ARG0-by a majority of shareholders] .
- [ARG0 Non-executive directors] of Qintex Australia , who *T*-1 [ARGM-MOD must] [rel approve] [ARG1 payments to the senior executives] , balked at the amount .
- Two of the directors resigned , Mr. Skase said 0 *T*-2 , so [ARG1 the payments] have [ARGM-NEG n't] [ARGM-TMP yet] been [rel approved] *-1 .
- [ARG0 His successor] [rel approved] [ARG1 the $ 1 *U* price] [ARGM-TMP in the process of *-1 clearing the backed-up papers on his desk] .
- [ARG0 Its board] [rel approved] [ARG1 the repurchase of as many as three million common shares , or about 17 % of its shares outstanding] .
- Buying interest also resurfaced in the technology sector , including International Business Machines , [ARG0 whose board] *T*-1 [rel approved] [ARG1 a $ 1 billion *U* increase in its stock buy-back program] .
- *-1 Speaking to reporters this week after [ARG0 Bank Bumiputra 's shareholders] [rel approved] [ARG1 a rescue plan] , Tan Sri Basir said 0 heavy lending to the property sector rocked the bank when property prices in Malaysia plummeted in 1984-85 *T*-2 .
- Tan Sri Basir said 0 [ARG1 the capital restructuring plan] has been [rel approved] *-1 by [ARG0-by Malaysia 's Capital Issues Committee and central bank] .
- [ARG0 Malaysia 's High Court] is expected *-1 to [rel approve] [ARG1 the plan] .
- Once [ARG1 the plan] is [rel approved] *-1 , Tan Sri Basir said 0 *T*-3 , most of Bank Bumiputra 's nonperforming loans will have been fully provided for *-2 and the bank will be on track 0 * to report a pretax profit of between M$ 160 million and M$ 170 million *U* for the fiscal year ending March 31 *T*-4 .
- One of the major selling points used * by Los Angeles financier Alfred Checchi in * getting [ARG1 the takeover] [rel approved] was that the deal did n't include any junk bonds .
- The original transaction fell through on the same day 0 [ARG0 British Air shareholders] [rel approved] [ARG1 the plan] [ARGM-LOC at a special meeting] [ARGM-TMP after the British succeeded in *-2 arranging the financing for its equity contribution] *T*-1 .
- B.A.T Industries surged in afternoon dealings after [ARG0 its shareholders] [rel approved] [ARG1 a plan * to dispose of its U.S. and U.K. retailing operations] [ARGM-PRP *-1 to fend off Hoylake Investment 's # 13.4 billion *U* -LRB- $ 21.33 billion *U* -RRB- hostile bid] .
- Earlier this month the company said 0 [ARG0 its board] [rel approved] [ARG1 a proposed management-led leveraged buy-out at $ 25.50 *U* a share , or $ 750 million *U*] .
- Separately , the casino operator said 0 [ARG0 its board] [rel approved] [ARG1 a plan * to buy-back as many as three million common shares from time to time , either in the open market or through private transactions] .
- During the quarter , Pfizer received federal approval of Procardia XL , [ARG1 a calcium channel blocker] [rel approved] * [ARGM-PRP for both angina and hypertension] , and Monorail Piccolino , used * * to open obstructed coronary arteries .
- Under [ARG1 the original buy-out] [rel approved] * by [ARG0-by the UAL board] [ARGM-TMP Sept. 14] , UAL 's pilots planned *-1 to put up $ 200 million *U* in cash and make $ 200 million *U* in annual cost concessions for a 75 % stake .
- [ARG1 Seventeen articles of impeachment against the Florida judge , one of the few blacks on the U.S. bench ,] were [rel approved] *-1 by [ARG0-by the House] [ARGM-TMP in August 1988] .
- International Business Machines Corp. said 0 [ARG0 its board] [rel approved] [ARG1 the purchase of $ 1 billion *U* of its common shares] , [ARGM a move that *T*-1 should help *-2 support its battered stock] .
- A $ 67 billion *U* spending bill *ICH*-1 was [rel approved] *-2 by House-Senate conferees that *T*-3 includes major provisions affecting the federal mortgage market .
- Mr. Paul has a plan * to bring in $ 150 million *U* by * selling off 63 of CenTrust 's 71 branches , but it has yet * to be [rel approved] *-1 by regulators .
- `` I believe that the perception that legislation in this area may be hastily [rel approved] *-1 contributed to the collapse of the UAL transaction , and the resulting disruption in the financial markets experienced * this past Friday , '' Mr. Trump wrote members of Congress *T*-2 .
- Union Chairman F.C . -LRB- Rick -RRB- Dubinsky faces the tough task of * explaining why banks refused *-2 to finance a buy-out 0 the members [rel approved] *T*-1 overwhelmingly last week *T*-3 .
- CMS Energy Corp. , Jackson , Mich. , said 0 it has resumed the purchase of its common stock under a program [rel approved] * by its directors in 1987 .
- Mr. Paul said 0 the regulators should instead move ahead with *-1 [rel approving] CenTrust 's request * to sell 63 of its 71 branches to Great Western Bank , a unit of Great Western Financial Corp. based * in Beverly Hills , Calif .
- Pacific First Financial Corp. said 0 [ARG0 shareholders] [rel approved] [ARG1 its acquisition [ARGM-MNR by Royal Trustco Ltd. of Toronto] for [ARG3-for $ 27 *U* a share , or $ 212 million *U*] ] .