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To: Uncle Frank who wrote (77688)	7/25/2000 11:42:49 AM
From: im a survivor	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 152472

<<Any leaps or options you hold will include the dividend rights, and therefore will appreciate accordingly. uf>> Thanks frank, but if you dont mind, please explain a little more. My qcom holdings are currently as follows....not what I used to have, but at least I still have some...... 100 shares 3 2003 leaps How will this spinoff effect my holdings. Am I getting appreciation in current holdings....am I getting new shares of the spun off company and etc.... Most of all, I am curious as to how the leaps fit in. I see how the shares will, but the leaps are not stock...they are simply contracts to buy the stock. lets say they are going to issue .25shares of the new company per qcom share ( just picking a number out of the blue..it means nothing ). Wouldnt the leaps have to be excersised prior to the spin off. In other words, wouldnt you actually have to hold the stock, to gain anything from the spin off....if not, please explain what happens with my 3 leaps when the spinooff occures Thanks much for your help keith@mydoubleyourmoneypickisinthetank,butistillthinkbyjanuarayitwillbetop%gainerinourdoubleyourmoneyportfoliolaughnow,butcomejanuaryiwillhavethelastlaugh.com

To: Uncle Frank who wrote (77688)	7/25/2000 11:45:40 AM
From: slacker711	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

There is a FAQ up on the Qualcomm board....they are attempting to make this a tax-free distribution. qualcomm.com Just for speculation....how much do you think that the QCT division would be worth to Intel or TXN? Slacker

To: Uncle Frank who wrote (77688)	7/25/2000 12:00:27 PM
From: JohnG	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 152472

At the end of the news conference, Steve Aultman(??) said something to the effect that companies that received earlier licenses will be rewarded compared to companies that licensed late." I see this whole thing as very negative for Nokia -- they just waited too late. Now they will have to X-license with Spinco and also deal with QCOM who will still want 5% royalty. Then there is the future question of a Spinco that is tightly controlled by Jacobs now but could at some time be merged with an Intel creating a chip monster. JohnG

To: Uncle Frank who wrote (77688)	7/25/2000 12:03:26 PM
From: Getch	Respond to of 152472

Anyone seen the invitations to the (patent) POOL PARTY that Spinco is going to be holding? They should be going out soon. When our Leaps will get really confusing is when TXN or INTC buys Spinco. Why do I have Ed Snyder's "no forseeable good news" quote running through my head?