To: Gus who wrote (8695 ) 9/8/2000 8:35:53 PM From: Gus Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 9256 Fast moving events..... From the 10K405 filed 8/23/2000 All of the transactions contemplated by the SAC [Suez Acquisition Company, Cayman Islands) transaction and the Merger are herein referred to as the VERITAS/Silver Lake transaction. The VERITAS/Silver Lake transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of fiscal year 2001, subject to the approval of the VERITAS stockholders and Seagate stockholders, funding of the debt commitments and clearance by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as other customary closing conditions. Seagate expects that while the VERITAS/Silver Lake transaction is pending, the value of Seagate common stock will depend primarily on the value of VERITAS common stock. From the 13 E3/A filed 8/30/2000: Q: WHEN DO YOU EXPECT THE LEVERAGED BUYOUT AND THE MERGER TO BE COMPLETED? A: We are working toward completing the leveraged buyout and the merger as quickly as possible. We hope to complete both the leveraged buyout and the merger during the fourth calendar quarter of 2000. Which institutional votes could be in the balance? Style Holders $ Value % O/S Shares Growth 126 1,601.1 17.6% 27,152,824 Value 125 1,829.8 20.2% 31,031,828 Income 25 45.6 0.5% 773,754 Index 41 1,950.9 21.5% 33,085,648 Momentum 3 44.5 0.5% 754,300 Other* 142 3,607.8 39.7% 61,184,436 *International This style refers to those money managers investing the majority of their equity assets in stocks of companies domiciled outside of North America. In most cases, the North American portion of the portfolio is either too small or does not exist, precluding The Carson Group from determining an accurate investment style based on the fundamentals of these companies. For "Global" investors which have more significant North American holdings, a specific style may be given which will apply primarily to the North American portion of the portfolio. 12.14.65.32