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Non-Tech : CompUSA (CPU) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Dale Stempson who wrote (3118)	1/24/2000 9:06:00 AM
From: Glenn Norman	Respond to of 3187

Yo_Dale................. Re:Am I dreaming reading the press alerts this morning!?! NO marketwatch.newsalert.com Grupo Sanborns to Acquire CompUSA Inc. for $10.10 Per Share PR Newswire - January 24, 2000 08:29 NEW YORK and DALLAS, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Grupo Sanborns, S.A. de C.V., a leading Mexican retail group with an expanding presence in e-commerce, and CompUSA Inc. (NYSE: CPU), announced today that they have reached a definitive agreement for Grupo Sanborns to acquire all of the outstanding shares of CompUSA for $10.10 per share in cash. Under the terms of the agreement, Grupo Sanborns will shortly commence a tender offer to acquire all of the common shares of CompUSA that it does not already own. Grupo Sanborns currently indirectly owns approximately 14.8 percent of CompUSA's shares. The agreement has been unanimously approved by the Board of Directors of CompUSA. Grupo Sanborns said that it expects to ally itself with strategic business partners to enhance the value of its investment in CompUSA, including Telefonos de Mexico, S.A de C.V. (Telmex), Microsoft Corporation, SBC Communications and Prodigy Communications Corporation. Telmex, Microsoft and SBC are expected to be minority investors in the company. "CompUSA is a premier retail brand for computer equipment, consumer technology and related services in the U.S., and represents a tremendous opportunity to leverage the management experience of Sanborns in the retail and e-commerce sectors," said Carlos Slim Domit, Chairman of Grupo Sanborns. "The addition of strategic partners would also allow us to capitalize on the track records of Telmex, Microsoft, SBC and Prodigy for marketing consumer technology and telecommunications products and services." "We believe that this offer represents a good value for our shareholders and an exciting new future for our customers, employees and business partners," said James Halpin, President and Chief Executive Officer of CompUSA. "We look forward to continuing to grow the company with the support of Grupo Sanborns and its business partners." "We believe that we can build CompUSA into an even stronger competitor in the consumer technologies sector," said Mr. Slim Domit. "We also believe that we can re-energize the organization by taking the consumer experience of shopping at CompUSA to a new level, by uniting excellent customer service, whether in-store or online." Mr. Slim Domit added that among the resources that can be brought to market are "click-and-brick" initiatives through Prodigy and Microsoft, and new consumer technology and telecommunications products and services through Telmex and SBC. Grupo Sanborns has one of the strongest retail brand portfolios in Mexico. It owns and operates 305 stores in major cities across the country, including Sanborns, Sanborns Cafe, Sears Roebuck de Mexico, Pasteleria el Globo, Mix-up and Discolandia as well as manufactures food and household/personal care items sold throughout Mexico. The group's e-commerce initiatives include a shopping portal for Sanborns products. The Group has over 30,000 employees. CompUSA Inc. is one of the nation's leading retailers and resellers of personal computers and related products and services. The company currently operates 217 CompUSA Computer Superstores in 84 major metropolitan markets across the United States that serve retail, corporate, government and education customers and include technical service departments. Many of the stores also include classroom training facilities. CompUSA employs approximately 20,000. Credit Suisse First Boston acted as exclusive financial advisor to CompUSA in this transaction(snip)......