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Non-Tech : Marker International MRKR Ski Bindings,clothing,snowboards -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: John R Resseger who wrote (257)	7/13/1999 3:53:00 PM
From: capitalistbeatnik	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 360

Idiot? You're a genius if it's true. And it looks to be so according to the website link you posted!

To: John R Resseger who wrote (257)	7/13/1999 3:58:00 PM
From: capitalistbeatnik	Respond to of 360

John, I'm being shut out of the Edgar link...any other links... If this is true, I'm buying 50K shares....

To: John R Resseger who wrote (257)	7/13/1999 4:03:00 PM
From: capitalistbeatnik	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 360

Never mind, here it is... On June 18, 1999, Marker International ("Marker" or the "Company"), Marker Canada Ltd. ("Marker Canada"), CT Sports Holding AG, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Switzerland, and Lapointe Rosenstein, as escrow agent, entered into a shareholders agreement (the "Shareholders Agreement") pursuant to which CT Sports Holding AG purchased 200 class "A" shares of Marker Canada for a purchase price of Cdn $1.5 million. CT Sports Holding AG is a newly formed joint venture between Tecnica S.p.A. and H.D. Cleven, the principal shareholder of the Volkl Group. The 200 class "A" shares represent 66.66% of the outstanding voting and participating shares of Marker Canada. The remaining 100 class "A" shares, representing 33.33% of the outstanding and voting shares, are held by the Company. CT Sports Holding AG will hold its 200 shares in the name of and on behalf of Marker International GmbH (in foundation), which upon incorporation will be deemed to be the shareholder of such shares. The purchase price of Cdn $1.5 million (converted to U.S. dollars at an exchange rate of 1.4627 Canadian dollar per U.S. dollar) will be deducted from the U.S. $15 million purchase price of the assets of the Company pursuant to an asset purchase agreement between the Company and a subsidiary of CT Sports Holding AG (the "Asset Purchase Agreement"). CT Sports Holding AG has the option (the "Option") to require Marker to sell to CT Sports Holding AG all of Marker's 100 shares of Marker Canada for a purchase price of Cdn $750,000, less all or any amounts then payable by Marker or any of its subsidiaries to Marker Canada, CT Sports Holding AG or any subsidiary or affiliate of CT Sports Holding AG. The Option is exercisable if: (i) the transactions contemplated by the Asset Purchase Agreement are not consummated on or before December 31, 1999, (ii) Marker or any of its subsidiaries is acquired by, merges with or sells all or a substantial part of its assets or securities to a person other than CT Sports Holding AG, its subsidiaries or affiliates, (iii) Marker makes a motion or application in the bankruptcy court to reject the Option, or (iv) Marker contests the validity or enforceability of the Option or denies it has any obligations under the Shareholders Agreement. In connection with the Shareholders Agreement, each of Marker, Tecnica S.p.A. and the Volkl Group entered into distribution agreements with Marker Canada granting Marker Canada the exclusive right to distribute certain products in Canada for a period of five years.

To: John R Resseger who wrote (257)	7/16/1999 2:54:00 PM
From: John R Resseger	Respond to of 360

Skiers endorsing and using Marker bindings, as in prior years, were very successful in the 1999 Alpine Ski World Championship held in Vail, Colorado in February 1999, winning 4 Gold, 4 Silver and 2 Bronze medals out of 10 events. Skiers endorsing and using Marker bindings also excelled in the season long 1999 FIS World Cup competition. Alexandra Meissnitzer of Austria is the 1999 Women's Overall World Cup Champion, as well as the 1999 World Cup Giant Slalom and Super G Champion. Athletes endorsing and using Marker bindings won many World Cup trophies again in 1999 on the World Cup circuit. These athletes scored 24 wins, finished second 21 times and finished third 18 times out of 69 World Cup events (33 men, 36 women) in 1999. The Company believes that winning World Cup, World Championship and Olympic competitions at places like St. Anton, Sestrieres and Vail increases the Company's visibility in the marketplace. Marker engineers also use these competitions as opportunities to work with the Marker skiers to develop new products and to test and refine prototypes, with the goal of benefiting skiers of all levels. What was cut away from Sybil was done by a dog groomer and really didn't resemble what most people think of as Christmas ornaments. Sorry for the confusion.