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To: debra vogt who wrote (56392)	8/18/1999 2:53:00 PM
From: Connor26	Respond to of 120523

laser care companies mentioned on CNBC a little while ago - all are down big today - one company cutting prices they charge in NJ - BEAM mentioned as not having the same means of gaining revenue as some of the others

To: debra vogt who wrote (56392)	8/18/1999 2:55:00 PM
From: drsvelte	Respond to of 120523

13:55 ET LCA-Vision Inc (LCAV) 6 7/16 -1 13/16 (-22%) --Update-- Provider of laser vision correction services says no reason for the recent volatility in company's stock price. LCAV, along with remainder of laser vision group, have traded sharply lower today on rumors of price cutting. LCAV has traded 10 mln shares today or more than 12 times avg. daily turnover. Intraday range 5 13/32 to 8 3/16.

To: debra vogt who wrote (56392)	8/18/1999 2:58:00 PM
From: Connor26	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 120523

here is one story Wednesday August 18, 1:33 pm Eastern Time LCA says to meet Q3 estimates, stock down In response to a question about the stock drop, LCA President Tom Wilson told Reuters it did not appear to be of a fundamental nature. But Wilson said an analyst at Dane Rauscher Securities had issued a research report in which he mentioned that the company was ``testing a new operating model in some markets. However, he also maintained his recommendation of the company.' A spokesman for LCA said the model mentioned in the report involves a new method LCA is testing in one market for paying its doctors. Rather than paying the doctors about $900 per procedure, LCA is experimenting with paying $150 per surgery plus a fixed salary. The Dane Rauscher analyst, David Therkelsen, could not be reached immediately for comment. Wilson also said there could be some impact from an initial public offering by competitor NovaMed Eyecare Inc. (Nasdaq:NOVA - news), which was reduced to 4 million shares from 7.1 million and the price cut to $8 a share from the expected $9 to $11 range. On Wednesday, Nova was 1-15/32 higher at 9-15/32 on Nasdaq.

To: debra vogt who wrote (56392)	8/18/1999 3:34:00 PM
From: lee kramer	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 120523

DEBRA V.: BEAM, I'm not sure when, announced a secondary offering. Secondaries stop a stock in it's tracks. Once the secondary is complete, the stock may resume it's move; remember NITE's secondary? The day or the day after the secondary the stock bottomed at 32 1/2 and it was up up and away. Nothing's 100%, but I cannot ever recall a stock moving up sharply after the announcement of a secondary.