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Technology Stocks : Alteon WebSystems Inc-(ATON)
ATON 5.140-5.0%Oct 31 9:30 AM EDT

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To: Bill Barry who wrote (408)7/28/2000 9:47:40 AM
From: Bill Barry  Read Replies (1) of 414
 
09:38 ET Alteon WebSys (ATON) 143: Stock halted on news that company being acquired by Nortel
Networks (NT). Sympathy plays include FFIV and RDWR.

09:37 ET Alteon WebSys (ATON) 143: -- Update -- Not much of a premium on ATON -- NT offer is
1.83148 shares of NT per ATON share, or $143.77 at yesterday's close of 78 1/2 for NT. NT sees deal as
accretive in 2001 excluding charges. NT currently indicated to open near yesterday's close -- lack of a
big premium should help NT.

09:33 ET Alteon WebSys (ATON) 143: Nortel agrees to buy ATON for $7.8 bln; news could put pressure
on competitor FFIV, which has been left without a suitor as Cisco acquired ARPT and NT now goes after
ATON.
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