548 M&A Filings M&A FILINGS is copyrighted by Charles E. Simon. For Dialog's Redistribution and Archive policy, enter HELP ERA online. For Terms and Conditions, enter HELP TERMS 548 online. © Dialog LLC. All rights reserved. DIALOG is a registered trademark of Dialog LLC. Reg. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. FILE DESCRIPTION The M&A Filings database contains detailed abstracts of every original and amended merger and acquisition document released by the Securities and Exchange Commission since early 1985 through June 2000. Copies of the full text of each filing or exhibit reported in the database are available from Prentice-Hall Legal and Financial Services. M&A FILINGS provides users with an array of M&A transaction information on publicly traded companies, including: company name; SIC code; state of incorporation; state of headquarters; ticker symbol; Cusip number; filing type, amendment number; date of filing; reporting person, name, country, city and state; approximate deal value; synopsis sentence for the deal; expiration and withdrawal information; dealer manager; depositary; information agent; purpose of the transaction; summary abstract of the filing, including description of transaction, persons retained, employed, or compensated; material filed as exhibits; and keywords associated with each filing. Sources used to prepare the abstracts are the actual merger and acquisition filings released by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Included is every original and amended filing since early 1985 for the following document types: • 13d (5% purchase) • 14d-1 (tender offer), • 14d-9 (management response to a tender offer), • 13e-3 (leveraged buy-out), • 13e-4 (issuer tender offer) SUBJECT COVERAGE • Company Name • SIC Code • State of Incorporation • State of Headquarters • Ticker Symbol • CUSIP Number • Filing Type, Amendment Number • Date of Filing • Reporting Person, Name, Country, City and State • Approximate Deal Value • Synopsis Sentence for the Deal • Expiration and Withdrawal Information • Dealer Manager • Depositary • Information Agent • Purpose of the Transaction • Summary Abstract of the Filing • Persons Retained, Employed, or Compensated • Material Filed as Exhibits • Keywords Associated with each Filing TIPS USE /AC OR AC= to search for Acquiring companies. USE /CO OR CO= to search for Target companies. USE SC= to search for mergers and acquisitions in certain industries. DIALOG FILE DATA Inclusive Dates: April 1985 to June 2000 Update Frequency: Closed File Size: 138, 932 records as of June 2000 CONTACT The M&A FILINGS database is produced by Charles E. Simon & Company. Questions concerning file content should be directed to: Charles E. Simon 1300 New York Avenue, NW Suite 205 Washington, DC 20005 Phone: 202-628-3100 Toll Free: 800-543-4502 Fax: 202-408-3142 (Stock# 3548) (February 2006) 548-1 548-2 (February 2006) (Stock# 3548) File 548 M&A Filings SAMPLE RECORD DIALOG(R)File 548:M&A Filings (c) 1997 Prentice-Hall Legal & Finan Svcs. All rts. reserv. 0021535 /CO, CO= COLLINS & AIKMAN CORP TS=, EX= Ticker Symbol: CK Exchange: NYS CU= CUSIP No: 19482810 SC= SIC Codes: 2200 IN= State of Incorporation: DE ST= Headquarters Location: NY FL=, PD= 14D1 Amendment Number Orig Filed on 11/10/86 Number of Pages: 14 /AC, AC=, RP= Reporting Person: Wickes Companies Inc Wickes Acquisition I Inc RC=, RS=, CN= Reporting Location: Santa Monica CA USA SH= Aggregate Number of Shares: 5,432,485 PS= Aggregate % of Outstanding: 21.50 DV= Approximate Deal Value: 1,180,000,000 Synopsis Sentence: /TI Reports the original filing of a tender offer. Expiration & Withdrawal Information: Expiration Information ED= Expires in New York at 12:00 midnight on 12/09/86 Withdrawal Information WD= Withdrawal rights expire in New York at 12:00 midnight on 12/09/86 /DM, DM= Dealer Manager: Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc. BA= Depositary: Bank of New York AG= Information Agent: The Carter Organization Inc. /DE Purpose of Transaction: to acquire the ent