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Non-Tech : SPIN-OFFS "secret hiding places of stock market profits"

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To: Stewart Whitman who wrote (343)11/1/1999 10:26:00 PM
From: Stewart Whitman  Read Replies (2) of 1185
 
A summary of spin-off information gathered thru 11/01/99.

Stew

Spin-offs In Progress:
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New:

Zapata (NYSE:ZAP) spinning off ZAP.COM Corporation (NASDAQ:ZPCM) - 11/12/99:
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Crane Co. (NYSE:CR) spinning off Huttig Building Products subsidiary - Late '99:
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AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE:AN) spinning off Vehicle rental businesses - Late 01/00:
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FRP Properties, Inc. (NASDAQ:FRPP) spinning off real estate business - Late Q1 '00:
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The St. Joe Company (NYSE:JOE) spinning off Florida East Cost Industries, Inc. (NYSE:FLA) - Q2 '00:
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Omni Nutraceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:OMNT) spinning off HealthZone.com - 06/00:
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C-Cube Microsystems (NASDAQ:CUBE) spinning off C-Cube Semiconductor - ?:
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Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:SLVN) spinning off Prometric Inc. - ?:
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Ashland Inc. (NYSE:ASH) spinning off Arch Coal, Inc. (NYSE:ACI) - ?:
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Harris Corp. (NYSE:HRS) spinning off Lanier Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:LR) - 11/05/99:
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Tenneco Automotive (NYSE:TEN) spinning off Tenneco Packaging (NYSE:PTV) - 11/05/99:
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Schlumberger (NYSE:SLB) spinning off TransoceanSedco Forex (NYSE:RIG) - 12/99:
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U.S. Industries, Inc. (NYSE:USI) spinning off USI Diversified - Early '00:
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Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HWP) spinning off Agilent Technologies - H1 '00:
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Oak Industries Inc. (NYSE:OAK) spinning off Lasertron - '00:
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Odetics (NASDAQ:ODETA) spinning off ITS division - ?:
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Weatherford International, Inc. (NYSE:WFT) spinning off Grant Prideco - '99:
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Meditrust Corp. (NYSE:MT) spinning off healthcare financing - Late '99:
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Magna International (NYSE:MGA) spinning off Ventures (non-auto assets) - 09/15/99:
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Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc. (NYSE:KSU) spinning off Stilwell Financial (NYSE:SV) - Q4 '99:
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Mestek, Inc. (NYSE:MCC) spinning off MCS - 01/00:
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ACX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:ACX) spinning off Coors Ceramics Company - Winter '99:
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Citizens Utilities (NYSE:CZN) spinning off telecommunications businesses - H2 '99:
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Allegheny Teledyne (NYSE:ALT) spinning off Teledyne Technologies (NYSE:TDY) - H2 '99:
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Allegheny Teledyne (NYSE:ALT) spinning off Water Pik Technologies (NYSE:PIK) - H2 '99:
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USBANCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:UBAN) spinning off Three Rivers Bank and Trust Company - Spring '00:
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Ralston Purina Company (NYSE:RAL) spinning off Eveready Battery Company - Q1 '00:
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Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX) spinning off cardiovascular business - H1 '00:

J.C. Penney (NYSE:JCP) spinning off Eckerd Drugstores (tracking stock) - '00:
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Tektronix (NYSE:TEK) spinning off Color Printing and Imaging Company - '00:
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HNC Software Inc. (NASDAQ:HNCS) spinning off Retek Inc. - '00:
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3Com Corporation (NASDAQ:COMS) spinning off Palm Computing - Q3 '00:
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Xcelera.com Inc. (AMEX:XLA) spinning off hotel assets - ?:
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Equitex (NASDAQ:EQTX) spinning off non-financial services - ?:

Technology Solutions Company (NASDAQ:TSCC) spinning off eLoyalty (enterprise customer management) - ?:
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Spin-offs Completed:
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New:

10/25/99 (NYSE:CZ) Celanese AG - (NYSE:HOE) Hoechst AG
10/22/99 (NYSE:NMGA) The Neiman Marcus Group - (NYSE:H) Harcourt General, Inc.
10/18/99 (NYSE:CIR) CIRCOR International, Inc. - (NYSE:WTS) Watts
10/12/99 (NYSE:SNH) Senior Housing Properties Trust - (NYSE:HRP) HRPT
10/04/99 (NYSE:OMN) OMNOVA Solutions Inc. - (NYSE:GY) GenCorp
09/28/99 (NASDAQ:VTIV) Ventiv Health, Inc. - (NYSE:SNC) Snyder Communications, Inc.

Old:

09/10/99 CORUS Entertainment - (NYSE:SJR) Shaw Communications Inc.
09/01/99 (AMEX:LIC) Lynch Interactive Corporation - (AMEX:LGL) Lynch Corp.
08/24/99 (NYSE:TOO) Too, Inc. (girl's clothing chain - (NYSE:LTD) The Limited
08/08/99 (NASDAQ:SWIM) Anthony & Sylvan Pools - (NASDAQ:ESSF) ESSEF
07/26/99 (NYSE:ITB) Gartner Group, Inc. - (NYSE:RX) IMS Health
06/18/99 (NASDAQ:IHCO) Interstate Hotels Corporation - (NYSE:PAH) Patriot American Hospitality
06/14/99 (NYSE:RJR) R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings I - (NYSE:NGH) Nabisco Group Holdings
06/07/99 (NASDAQ:UBID) uBid, Inc. - (NASDAQ:MALL) Creative Computers, Inc.
05/28/99 (NYSE:DPH) Delphi Automotive - (NYSE:GM) General Motors Corp.
05/12/99 (NASDAQ:LPNT) LifePoint Hospitals - (NYSE:COL) Columbia/HCA
05/12/99 (NASDAQ:TRIH) Triad Hospitals - (NYSE:COL) Columbia/HCA
05/03/99 (NASDAQ:VSTR) VoiceStream Wireless - (NASDAQ:WWCA) Western Wireless
04/30/99 (NYSE:GK) GenTek - (NYSE:GCG) General Chemical
04/27/99 (NYSE:ITG) Investment Technology Group - (NYSE:JEF) Jefferies Group
04/06/99 (AMEX:EVRC) Evercel - (AMEX:ERC) Energy Research
04/05/99 (NASDAQ:VARI) Varian Inc. - (NYSE:VAR) Varian Medical Systems
04/05/99 (NASDAQ:VSEA) Varian Semiconductor Equipment A - (NYSE:VAR) Varian Medical Systems
03/19/99 (NYSE:PTZ) Pulitzer Publishing - (NYSE:HTV) Hearst Argyle Television
02/08/99 (NASDAQ:ARJ) Arch Chemicals - (NYSE:OLN) Olin
01/20/99 (NASDAQ:MMTM) Momentum - (NASDAQ:PSFT) Peoplesoft
01/04/99 (NYSE:PPE) Park Place Entertainment - (NYSE:HLT) Hilton Hotels
01/04/99 (NASDAQ:CNXT) Conexant - (NYSE:ROK) Rockwell International
01/04/99 (NYSE:PZE) PennzEnergy - (NYSE:PZL) Pennzoil Quaker State
01/04/99 (NYSE:CVG) Convergys - (NYSE:CSN) Cincinnati Bell
01/04/99 (NYSE:PHCC) Priority Healthcare - (NYSE:BDY) Bindley Western
01/04/99 (NASDAQ:LACO) Lakes Gaming - (NYSE:PPE) Park Place Entertainment
12/29/98 (NYSE:CLJ) Crestline Capital - (NASDAQ:HMT) Host Marriott
12/16/98 (NASDAQ:HIFN) Hi/FN - (NASDAQ:STAC) STAC Software
11/16/98 (NYSE:TNE) Tele Norte Leste - (NYSE:TBR) Telebras
11/16/98 (NYSE:TSP) Telesp Participacoes - (NYSE:TBR) Telebras
11/16/98 (NYSE:EMT) Embratel - (NYSE:TBR) Telebras
11/16/98 (NYSE:TCS) Tele Centro Sul - (NYSE:TBR) Telebras
11/16/98 (NYSE:TCP) Telesp Celular - (NYSE:TBR) Telebras
11/16/98 (NYSE:TSD) Tele Sudeste Celular - (NYSE:TBR) Telebras
11/16/98 (NYSE:TMB) Telemig Celular - (NYSE:TBR) Telebras
11/16/98 (NYSE:TSU) Tele Celular Sul - (NYSE:TBR) Telebras
11/16/98 (NYSE:TRO) Tele Centro Oeste Celular - (NYSE:TBR) Telebras
11/16/98 (NYSE:TND) Tele Nordeste Celular - (NYSE:TBR) Telebras
11/16/98 (NYSE:TBE) Tele Leste Celular - (NYSE:TBR) Telebras
11/16/98 (NYSE:TCN) Tele Norte Celular - (NYSE:TBR) Telebras
11/06/98 (NYSE:WDR) Waddell & Reed Financial - (NYSE:TMK) Torchmark
10/29/98 (NASDAQ:BVRS) BVR Systems - (NASDAQ:BVRTF) BVR Technologies
10/16/98 (NASDAQ:MRYP) Merry Land Properties - (NYSE:MRY) Merry Land & Investment
09/28/98 (NYSE:MXT) Metris Companies - (NYSE:FHUT) Fingerhut Companies
09/28/98 (NASDAQ:AMZ) American Medical Security - (NYSE:UWZ) United Wisconsin
09/24/98 (NASDAQ:LWIN) Leap Wireless International - (NASDAQ:QCOM) Qualcomm
09/15/98 (NYSE:IFG) Insignia Financial Group - (NYSE:AIV) Apartment Investment & Management
09/03/98 (NASDAQ:CLRP) Cellular Communications of Puert - (NASDAQ:COMMF) CoreComm
09/01/98 (NASDAQ:PPCO) Penwest Pharmaceuticals - (NASDAQ:PENX) Penford
08/19/98 (NASDAQ:CSON) Cohesion Technologies - (NYSE:CGEN) Collagen Aesthetics
08/10/98 (NYSE:PME) Penton Media - (NYSE:PRYA) Pittway
08/06/98 (NYSE:BH) Bristol Hotels & Resorts - (NYSE:FCH) FelCor Lodging Trust
08/03/98 (NYSE:MMH) MeriStar Hotels & Resorts - (NYSE:MHX) MeriStar Hotels
07/02/98 (NASDAQ:JPSP) JPS Packaging - Sealright
07/01/98 (NYSE:NMR) Nielsen Media Research - (NYSE:RX) IMS Health
06/29/98 (NYSE:TP) TNT Post Group - (NYSE:KPN) Royal PTT Nederland
06/23/98 (AMEX:AWX) Avalon Holdings - (NYSE:AW) Allied Waste
06/22/98 (NYSE:RHD) R.H. Donnelly - (NYSE:DNB) Dun & Bradstreet
06/18/98 (NASDAQ:MTLX) Marine Transport Corp. - (NYSE:OMM) OMI Corp.
06/18/98 (NYSE:CTZ) Chicago Title Corp. - (NYSE:Y) Alleghany Corp.
06/16/98 (NASDAQ:CCHE) Clinichem - (NASDAQ:BCHE) Biochem Pharma
06/15/98 (NASDAQ:HGPI) Horizon Group Properties - (NYSE:PRT) Prime Retail
06/10/98 (NASDAQ:AZTC) Aztec Technology Partners - (NASDAQ:OFIS) US Office Products
06/10/98 (NASDAQ:FLYR) Navigant International - (NASDAQ:OFIS) US Office Products
06/10/98 (NASDAQ:SCHS) School Specialty - (NASDAQ:OFIS) US Office Products
06/10/98 (NASDAQ:WORK) Workflow Management - (NASDAQ:OFIS) US Office Products
05/13/98 (NYSE:OTL) Octel - (NYSE:GLK) Great Lakes Chemical
05/01/98 (NYSE:VC) Vencor - (NYSE:VTR) Ventas
04/07/98 (NYSE:AFS) Associates First Capital - (NYSE:F) Ford Motor Co
04/06/98 (NASDAQ:SONO) SonoSite - (NASDAQ:ATLI) ATL Ultrasound
04/01/98 (NYSE:LVLT) Level 3 Communications - Kiewit
03/31/98 (NYSE:MWY) Midway Games - (NYSE:WMS) WMS Industries
03/27/98 (NYSE:AGX) Agribrands International - (NYSE:RAL) Ralston Purina
03/27/98 (NYSE:SDH) Sodexho Marriott Services - (NYSE:MAR) Marriott International
03/13/98 (NASDAQ:BEYE) Bolle - (NYSE:LNM) Lumen Technologies
03/10/98 (NYSE:VL) Vlasic - (NYSE:CPB) Campbell Soup

Spin-offs Considered:
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BCE Inc. (NYSE:BCE) considering spin-off of Nortel Networks Corp. (NYSE:NT):
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Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT) considering spin-off of mixed-use main street retail assets:
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infoUSA (NASDAQ:IUSAA) considering spin-off of internet division:
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Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) considering spin-off of Internet ventures:
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Cabletron Systems Inc. (NYSE:CS) considering spin-off of Spectrum network management unit:
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Fairchild Corp. (NYSE:FA) considering spin-off of Fairchild Fasteners:

Viacom (NYSE:VIA) considering spin-off of Blockbuster, Inc. (NYSE:BBI):

Motorola (NYSE:MOT) considering spin-off of semiconductor components group:

Microage (NASDAQ:MICA) considering spin-off of distribution business:
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First Union Real Estate (NYSE:FUR) considering spin-off of Imperial Parking:

Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE:TD) considering spin-off of TD Waterhouse Group, Inc. (NYSE:TWE):

Fidelity Holdings (NASDAQ:FDHG) considering spin-off of non-automotive activities:

Network Event Theater (NASDAQ:NETS) considering spin-off of internet subsidiary:

IDT Corp. (NASDAQ:IDTC) considering spin-off of internet holdings:

Media General (AMEX:MEGA) considering spin-off of cable assets:

Bausch & Lomb (NYSE:BOL) considering spin-off of eyewear division:

Unocal (NYSE:UCL) considering spin-off of non-oil E & P units:

GM (NYSE:GM) considering spin-off of Hughes Electronics (NYSE:GMH):

GM (NYSE:GM) considering spin-off of Saturn dealership units:

News Corp. (NYSE:NWS) considering spin-off of Fox Entertainment Group (NYSE:FOX):

Tesoro Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:TSO) considering spin-off of exploration and production operations:
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MDC Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:MDCA) considering spin-off of some parts of company:
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Miller Industries (NYSE:MLR) considering spin-off of RoadOne (towing and recovery business):
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STAR Telecommunications (NASDAQ:STRX) considering spin-off of european operations:
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Fleet Financial (NYSE:FLT) considering spin-off of internet brokerage:
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DaimlerChrysler AG (NYSE:DCX) considering spin-off of financial services:

Century Business Services (NASDAQ:CBIZ) considering spin-off of risk-bearing specialty insurance segment:

Reynolds Metals (NYSE:RLM) considering spin-off of some or all business units or assets:

Billing Concepts (NASDAQ:BILL) considering spin-off of clearinghouse service or software divisions:
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