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Billion dollar merger agreed Johns

Manville

media

manufacturers

an imestor banking The mateI\

(JM)

group

will

deal

valued

I 55million

cquitb

s 13.25

wars,

group

has

financing The

comes JM, in 1999,

more

than

a yrar

and

industrial

.md

opcratcs

markets. 56

after

Inc and the merchant

billion

i\ bawl

basis,

plus

Sale will reduce debt

a

13%

I2 year period

in additional

for

ctnnmitments

for

JM put

75%

to close

Cotorado,

stock

stock

or cash for

company s 565

senior

north has the

said

the

million

of

and subordinated

affiliates

of Bear

by the

end

Stearm.

of the

year,

on the market. achirled

cmplo)-s

facilities

liabilities

sharcholdrr~

company

about

of it sates coming

currently

manufacturing

through

itself

The

The

commitments

billion

public

preterrett

cas h thrrcaftcr.

on approxi-

assumed

preferred

in Dcnvcr,

It

& Furst

diluted

is expected

approximateI\

with

Tate

in cash and

~2.35

which

filter

agrecmcnt

JM

over

prwidcd

aggregating

efficiency

mcrgcr

of the agrccmcnt

and then

hcadquartcrcd with

share

payable

and has receinxl

acquisition,

and high

US$3

on a fully

the tcrme per

products a dcfinitivr

Co Inc.

13%dividend

seven

capital

Muse,

at approximately shares,

Under

to pa\ thr

fint

investor

d&t

Stearns

s 300 million,

option the

into

led by Hicks,

of Hear

rccci\c

uound

a building

has entered

unit

and rap~nscs.

Cm-p,

in

sales of ~2.2 from

around North

billion

the commrrciat 97

000

America,

people Europe

and Chula.

4

July/August

2000

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