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Non-Tech : SPIN-OFFS "secret hiding places of stock market profits" -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Stewart Whitman who wrote (408)	12/12/2000 3:10:18 PM
From: Stewart Whitman	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1185

A summary of spin-off information gathered thru 12/11/00. Stew Spin-offs In Progress: ---------------------- New: Unitrin, Inc. (NASDAQ:UNIT) spinning off Curtiss-Wright Corp. (NYSE:CW) - H1 '01: newsalert.com newsalert.com AT&T Corp. (NYSE:T) spinning off Liberty Media Group (NYSE:LMGA) - Q2 '01: newsalert.com newsalert.com newsalert.com newsalert.com newsalert.com Rockwell International (NYSE:ROK) spinning off Rockwell Collins - Q2 '01: newsalert.com newsalert.com biz.yahoo.com Western Resources (NYSE:WR) spinning off Westar Industries (non-utility assets) - '01: newsalert.com biz.yahoo.com biz.yahoo.com biz.yahoo.com biz.yahoo.com AT&T Corp. (NYSE:T) spinning off AT&T Wireless (NYSE:AWE) - Summer '01: newsalert.com newsalert.com newsalert.com newsalert.com Kaneb Services, Inc. (NYSE:KAB) spinning off pipeline, terminaling, and product marketing LLC - Summer '01: newsalert.com biz.yahoo.com AT&T Corp. (NYSE:T) spinning off AT&T Consumer (long-distance tracking stock) - Q3 '01: newsalert.com newsalert.com Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE:PBI) spinning off Office-System business - Q3 '01: public.wsj.com newsalert.com FMC Corp. (NYSE:FMC) spinning off Machinery businesses - Late '01: public.wsj.com newsalert.com AT&T Corp. (NYSE:T) spinning off AT&T Broadband - '02: newsalert.com newsalert.com AMCOL International Corp. (NYSE:ACO) spinning off Nanocor - ?: newsalert.com Boundless Corp. (AMEX:BND) spinning off Merinta, Inc. - ?: newsalert.com Emerging Vision, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISEE) spinning off Internet Optical portal - ?: newsalert.com New Announcements: Catalytica, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTAL) spinning off Catalytica Combustion Systems - Q4 '00: newsalert.com cbs.marketwatch.com biz.yahoo.com RPC, Inc. (NYSE:RES) spinning off Chaparral Boats, Inc - Q4 '00: biz.yahoo.com newsalert.com Sybron International Corp. (NYSE:SYB) spinning off Sybron Dental Specialties, Inc. (NYSE:SYD) - 12/12/00: newsalert.com newsalert.com newsalert.com biz.yahoo.com newsalert.com newsalert.com newsalert.com biz.yahoo.com Aetna (NYSE:AET) spinning off Aetna U.S. Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:AET) - 12/00: biz.yahoo.com biz.yahoo.com newsalert.com newsalert.com newsalert.com biz.yahoo.com newsalert.com newsalert.com Fluor Corp. (NYSE:FLR) spinning off A. T. Massey Coal Co. (NYSE:MEE) - 12/22/00: biz.yahoo.com biz.yahoo.com Eaton Corp. (NYSE:ETN) spinning off Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACLS) - 12/29/00: newsalert.com biz.yahoo.com newsalert.com newsalert.com Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE:NVO) spinning off Novozymes A/S (Enzyme business) - 01/01/01: biz.yahoo.com newsalert.com biz.yahoo.com newsalert.com Telmex (NYSE:TMX) spinning off America Movil - Q1 '01: newsalert.com newsalert.com newsalert.com biz.yahoo.com biz.yahoo.com biz.yahoo.com biz.yahoo.com Williams Cos. Inc. (NYSE:WMB) spinning off Williams Communications Group Inc. (NYSE:WCG) - Q1 '01: newsalert.com newsalert.com newsalert.com biz.yahoo.com biz.yahoo.com biz.yahoo.com Ceridian Corp. (NYSE:CEN) spinning off The Arbitron Co. (NYSE:ARB) - Early '01: biz.yahoo.com public.wsj.com newsalert.com newsalert.com Flowers Industries (NYSE:FLO) spinning off Flowers' Foods Inc. (NYSE:FLO) - Early '01: biz.yahoo.com biz.yahoo.com newsalert.com biz.yahoo.com Kroll-O'Gara (NASDAQ:KROG) spinning off O'Gara or Kroll - Early '01: biz.yahoo.com biz.yahoo.com biz.yahoo.com biz.yahoo.com biz.yahoo.com Methode Electronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:METHA) spinning off Stratos Lightwave, Inc. (NASDAQ:STLW) - Early '01: biz.yahoo.com thestreet.com Southern Co. (NYSE:SO) spinning off Southern Energy (NYSE:SOE) - 04/01: newsalert.com newsalert.com biz.yahoo.com WorldCom (NASDAQ:WCOM) spinning off MCI (tracking stock) (NASDAQ:MCIT) - H1 '01: newsalert.com newsalert.com EMC Corp. (NYSE:EMC) spinning off McData Corp. (NASDAQ:MCDT) - '01: newsalert.com redherring.com Conexant Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CNXT) spinning off Internet infrastructure business - 07/01: newsalert.com biz.yahoo.com biz.yahoo.com Lucent Technologies (NYSE:LU) spinning off Agere Systems Inc. (NYSE:AGR) - Summer '01: newsalert.com newsalert.com newsalert.com biz.yahoo.com newsalert.com newsalert.com Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM) spinning off integrated circuits/system software - 08/01: newsalert.com newsalert.com biz.yahoo.com money.com biz.yahoo.com newsalert.com Reliant Energy Inc. (NYSE:REI) spinning off Reliant Resources Inc. (NYSE:RRI) - Late '01: newsalert.com newsalert.com newsalert.com newsalert.com newsalert.com Adaptec (NASDAQ:ADPT) spinning off Roxio, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROXI) - ?: biz.yahoo.com biz.yahoo.com Cabletron Systems (NYSE:CS) spinning off Riverstone Networks (NASDAQ:RSTN) - ?: dailynews.yahoo.com newsalert.com Cablevision Systems Corp. (NYSE:CVC) spinning off Rainbow Media Group (tracking stock) (NYSE:RMG) - ?: www2.marketwatch.com newsalert.com biz.yahoo.com Lynch Corp. (AMEX:LGL) spinning off M-tron - ?: newsalert.com National Data Corp. (NYSE:NDC) spinning off Global Payments Inc. - ?: biz.yahoo.com biz.yahoo.com Workflow Management, Inc. (NASDAQ:WORK) spinning off iGetSmart.com, Inc. - ?: biz.yahoo.com biz.yahoo.com Old: U.S. Industries, Inc. (NYSE:USI) spinning off Lighting Corp. of America (NYSE:LXA) - Late '00: newsalert.com biz.yahoo.com InfoCure Corp. (NASDAQ:INCX) spinning off PracticeWorks (NASDAQ:PWKS) - Q4 '00: biz.yahoo.com Colonel's International Inc. (NYSE:COLO) spinning off Sports Resorts International Inc - 02/01: newsalert.com biz.yahoo.com Thermo Electron (NYSE:TMO) spinning off medical products company - Early '01: Thermo Electron (NYSE:TMO) spinning off Thermo Fibertek - Early '01: Saks Inc. (NYSE:SKS) spinning off Saks Fifth Avenue Enterprises, Inc. - H1 '01: biz.yahoo.com newsalert.com newsalert.com biz.yahoo.com newsalert.com biz.yahoo.com MRV Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRVC) spinning off Luminent Inc. (NASDAQ:LMNE) - '01: biz.yahoo.com cbs.marketwatch.com biz.yahoo.com Sea Containers (NYSE:SCRA) spinning off Orient-Express Hotels (NYSE:OEH) - '01: biz.yahoo.com Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) spinning off Payment Services - Summer '01: biz.yahoo.com Millipore (NYSE:MIL) spinning off Millipore Microelectronics - Q3 '01: biz.yahoo.com Cabletron Systems (NASDAQ:CS) spinning off Aprisma Management Technologies - ?: newsalert.com Cabletron Systems (NYSE:CS) spinning off Enterasys Networks - ?: newsalert.com Cabletron Systems (NYSE:CS) spinning off Global Network Technology Services - ?: newsalert.com biz.yahoo.com Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ:CENT) spinning off Central Garden Distribution Inc. (NASDAQ:DISB) - ?: biz.yahoo.com biz.yahoo.com Comdisco (NYSE:CDO) spinning off Comdisco Ventures (tracking stock) (NASDAQ:CDOV) - ?: Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT) spinning off internet business - ?: J.C. Penney (NYSE:JCP) spinning off Eckerd Drugstores (tracking stock) - ?: newsalert.com Spin-offs Completed: -------------------- New: 11/14/00 (NYSE:SYT) Syngenta AG - (NYSE:AZN) AstraZeneca PLC 10/10/00 (NYSE:FLA) Florida East Coast Industries, I - (NYSE:JOE) The St. Joe Company Old: 10/03/00 (NYSE:DNB) Dun & Bradstreet Corp. - (NYSE:MCO) Moody's Corp. 10/02/00 (NASDAQ:CCMP) Cabot Microelectronics Corp. - (NYSE:CBT) Cabot Corp. 10/02/00 (NASDAQ:RETK) Retek Inc. - (NASDAQ:HNCS) HNC Software Inc. 10/02/00 (NYSE:AV) Avaya Inc. - (NYSE:LU) Lucent Technologies 09/01/00 (NASDAQ:SNVT) Synavant Inc. - (NYSE:RX) IMS Health 08/21/00 (NYSE:KME) Key3Media - (NYSE:ZD) Ziff-Davis Inc. 08/18/00 (NASDAQ:MTROA) Metro International S.A. - (NASDAQ:MTGNY) Modern Times Group MTG AB 08/01/00 (NYSE:APW) APW Ltd. - (NYSE:ATU) Actuant Corp. 07/28/00 (NASDAQ:PALM) Palm Inc. - (NASDAQ:COMS) 3Com Corp. 07/13/00 (NYSE:SV) Stilwell Financial - (NYSE:KSU) Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc. 07/10/00 (NASDAQ:SERA) SeraNova - (NASDAQ:ITIG) Intelligroup, Inc. 07/06/00 (NASDAQ:PFSW) PFSweb Inc. - (NASDAQ:DZTK) Daisytek 06/30/00 (NASDAQ:ANCX) ANC Rental Corp. - (NYSE:AN) AutoNation, Inc. 06/30/00 (NASDAQ:TIGA) Tioga Technologies Ltd. - (NASDAQ:ORCT) Orckit 06/29/00 (NYSE:VC) Visteon Corp. - (NYSE:F) Ford Motor Co 06/21/00 (NASDAQ:MIPSB) MIPS Technologies - (NYSE:SGI) Silicon Graphics 06/02/00 (NYSE:A) Agilent Technologies - (NYSE:HWP) Hewlett-Packard 05/05/00 (NYSE:NT) Nortel Networks - (NYSE:BCE) BCE 05/03/00 (NASDAQ:CUBE) C-Cube Microsystems - (NASDAQ:HLIT) Harmonic 04/17/00 (NYSE:GRP) Grant Prideco - (NYSE:WFT) Weatherford International, Inc. 04/14/00 (NASDAQ:GSOL) Global Sources - (NYSE:FA) Fairchild Corp. 04/03/00 (NYSE:EW) Edwards Lifesciences - (NYSE:BAX) Baxter International Inc. 04/01/00 (NASDAQ:TRBC) Three Rivers Bancorp, Inc. - (NASDAQ:UBAN) USBANCORP, Inc. 03/31/00 (NYSE:ENR) Energizer Holdings, Inc. - (NYSE:RAL) Ralston Purina Company 03/30/00 (NYSE:ACI) Arch Coal, Inc. - (NYSE:ASH) Ashland Inc. 03/27/00 (AMEX:IPK) Imperial Parking - (NYSE:FUR) First Union Real Estate 03/16/00 (NYSE:TSG) Sabre Holdings Corp. - (NYSE:AMR) AMR Corp. 03/10/00 (NASDAQ:MIEC) MI Entertainment Corp. - (NYSE:MGA) Magna International 02/16/00 (NASDAQ:ELOY) eLoyalty - (NASDAQ:TSCC) Technology Solutions Company 12/31/99 (NASDAQ:CRTK) CoorsTek - (NYSE:GPK) Graphic Packaging International Corp. 12/31/99 (NYSE:RIG) Transocean Sedco Forex - (NYSE:SLB) Schlumberger 12/16/99 (NYSE:HBP) Huttig Building Products - (NYSE:CR) Crane Co. 11/30/99 (NYSE:TDY) Teledyne Technologies - (NYSE:ATI) Allegheny Technologies 11/30/99 (NYSE:PIK) Water Pik Technologies - (NYSE:ATI) Allegheny Technologies 11/05/99 (NYSE:LR) Lanier Worldwide, Inc. - (NYSE:HRS) Harris Corp. 11/05/99 (NYSE:PTV) Pactiv - (NYSE:TEN) Tenneco Automotive 10/25/99 (NYSE:CZ) Celanese AG - Hoechst AG 10/22/99 (NYSE:NMGA) The Neiman Marcus Group - (NYSE:H) Harcourt General, Inc. 10/18/99 (NYSE:CIR) CIRCOR International, Inc. - (NYSE:WTS) Watts 10/12/99 (NYSE:SNH) Senior Housing Properties Trust - (NYSE:HRP) HRPT 10/04/99 (NYSE:OMN) OMNOVA Solutions Inc. - (NYSE:GY) GenCorp 09/28/99 (NASDAQ:VTIV) Ventiv Health, Inc. - (NYSE:SNC) Snyder Communications, Inc. 09/10/99 (NYSE:CJR) Corus Entertainment - (NYSE:SJR) Shaw Communications Inc. 09/01/99 (AMEX:LIC) Lynch Interactive Corp. - (AMEX:LGL) Lynch Corp. 08/24/99 (NYSE:TOO) Too, Inc. (girl's clothing chain - (NYSE:LTD) The Limited 08/08/99 (NASDAQ:SWIM) Anthony & Sylvan Pools - ESSEF 07/26/99 (NYSE:ITB) Gartner Group, Inc. - (NYSE:RX) IMS Health 06/18/99 (NASDAQ:IHCO) Interstate Hotels Corporation - Patriot American Hospitality 06/14/99 (NYSE:RJR) R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings I - (NYSE:NGH) Nabisco Group Holdings 06/07/99 uBid, Inc. - (NASDAQ:MALL) Creative Computers, Inc. 05/28/99 (NYSE:DPH) Delphi Automotive - (NYSE:GM) General Motors Corp. 05/12/99 (NASDAQ:LPNT) LifePoint Hospitals - (NYSE:HCA) Columbia/HCA 05/12/99 (NASDAQ:TRIH) Triad Hospitals - (NYSE:HCA) Columbia/HCA 05/03/99 (NASDAQ:VSTR) VoiceStream Wireless - (NASDAQ:WWCA) Western Wireless 04/30/99 (NYSE:GK) GenTek - (NYSE:GCG) General Chemical 04/27/99 (NYSE:ITG) Investment Technology Group - (NYSE:JEF) Jefferies Group 04/06/99 (AMEX:EVRC) Evercel - (NASDAQ:FCEL) FuelCell 04/05/99 (NASDAQ:VARI) Varian Inc. - (NYSE:VAR) Varian Medical Systems 04/05/99 (NASDAQ:VSEA) Varian Semiconductor Equipment A - (NYSE:VAR) Varian Medical Systems 03/19/99 (NYSE:PTZ) Pulitzer Publishing - (NYSE:HTV) Hearst Argyle Television 02/08/99 (NASDAQ:ARJ) Arch Chemicals - (NYSE:OLN) Olin 01/20/99 (NASDAQ:MMTM) Momentum - (NASDAQ:PSFT) Peoplesoft 01/04/99 (NYSE:PHCC) Priority Healthcare - (NYSE:BDY) Bindley Western 01/04/99 (NYSE:CVG) Convergys - Cincinnati Bell 01/04/99 (NYSE:PPE) Park Place Entertainment - (NYSE:HLT) Hilton Hotels 01/04/99 (NASDAQ:LACO) Lakes Gaming - (NYSE:PPE) Park Place Entertainment 01/04/99 PennzEnergy - (NYSE:PZL) Pennzoil Quaker State 01/04/99 (NASDAQ:CNXT) Conexant - (NYSE:ROK) Rockwell International 12/29/98 (NYSE:CLJ) Crestline Capital - (NASDAQ:HMT) Host Marriott 12/16/98 (NASDAQ:HIFN) Hi/FN - (NASDAQ:PRVO) Previo Inc. 11/16/98 (NYSE:BRP) Brasil Telecom Participacoes S.A - Telebras 11/16/98 (NYSE:EMT) Embratel - Telebras 11/16/98 (NYSE:TSU) Tele Celular Sul - Telebras 11/16/98 (NYSE:TRO) Tele Centro Oeste Celular - Telebras 11/16/98 (NYSE:TBE) Tele Leste Celular - Telebras 11/16/98 (NYSE:TND) Tele Nordeste Celular - Telebras 11/16/98 (NYSE:TCN) Tele Norte Celular - Telebras 11/16/98 (NYSE:TNE) Tele Norte Leste - Telebras 11/16/98 (NYSE:TSD) Tele Sudeste Celular - Telebras 11/16/98 (NYSE:TMB) Telemig Celular - Telebras 11/16/98 (NYSE:TCP) Telesp Celular - Telebras 11/16/98 (NYSE:TSP) Telesp Participacoes - Telebras 11/06/98 (NYSE:WDR) Waddell & Reed Financial - (NYSE:TMK) Torchmark 10/29/98 (NASDAQ:BVRS) BVR Systems - (NASDAQ:BVRT) BVR Technologies 10/16/98 (NASDAQ:MRYP) Merry Land Properties - Merry Land & Investment 09/28/98 (NYSE:MXT) Metris Companies - Fingerhut Companies 09/28/98 (NASDAQ:AMZ) American Medical Security - (NYSE:UWZ) United Wisconsin 09/24/98 (NASDAQ:LWIN) Leap Wireless International - (NASDAQ:QCOM) Qualcomm 09/15/98 (NYSE:IFS) Insignia Financial Group - (NYSE:AIV) Apartment Investment & Management 09/03/98 Cellular Communications of Puert - (NASDAQ:COMM) CoreComm 09/01/98 (NASDAQ:PPCO) Penwest Pharmaceuticals - (NASDAQ:PENX) Penford 08/19/98 (NASDAQ:CSON) Cohesion Technologies - Collagen Aesthetics 08/10/98 (NYSE:PME) Penton Media - Pittway 08/06/98 Bristol Hotels & Resorts - (NYSE:FCH) FelCor Lodging Trust 08/03/98 (NYSE:MMH) MeriStar Hotels & Resorts - (NYSE:MHX) MeriStar Hotels 07/02/98 (NASDAQ:JPSP) JPS Packaging - Sealright 07/01/98 Nielsen Media Research - (NYSE:RX) IMS Health 06/29/98 (NYSE:TP) TNT Post Group - (NYSE:KPN) Royal PTT Nederland 06/23/98 (AMEX:AWX) Avalon Holdings - (NYSE:AW) Allied Waste 06/22/98 (NYSE:RHD) R.H. Donnelly - (NYSE:DNB) Dun & Bradstreet 06/18/98 Chicago Title Corp. - (NYSE:Y) Alleghany Corp. 06/18/98 (NASDAQ:MTLX) Marine Transport Corp. - (NYSE:OMM) OMI Corp. 06/16/98 (NASDAQ:CCHE) Clinichem - (NASDAQ:BCHE) Biochem Pharma 06/15/98 (NASDAQ:HGPI) Horizon Group Properties - (NYSE:PRT) Prime Retail 06/10/98 (NASDAQ:AZTC) Aztec Technology Partners - (NASDAQ:OFISC) US Office Products 06/10/98 (NASDAQ:FLYR) Navigant International - (NASDAQ:OFISC) US Office Products 06/10/98 (NASDAQ:SCHS) School Specialty - (NASDAQ:OFISC) US Office Products 06/10/98 (NASDAQ:WORK) Workflow Management - (NASDAQ:OFISC) US Office Products 05/13/98 (NYSE:OTL) Octel - (NYSE:GLK) Great Lakes Chemical 05/01/98 Vencor - (NYSE:VTR) Ventas 04/07/98 (NYSE:AFS) Associates First Capital - (NYSE:F) Ford Motor Co 04/06/98 (NASDAQ:SONO) SonoSite - ATL Ultrasound 04/01/98 (NYSE:LVLT) Level 3 Communications - Peter Kiewit Sons', Inc. 03/31/98 (NYSE:MWY) Midway Games - (NYSE:WMS) WMS Industries 03/27/98 (NYSE:SDH) Sodexho Marriott Services - (NYSE:MAR) Marriott International 03/27/98 (NYSE:AGX) Agribrands International - (NYSE:RAL) Ralston Purina 03/13/98 Bolle - Lumen Technologies 03/10/98 (NYSE:VL) Vlasic - (NYSE:CPB) Campbell Soup Spin-offs Considered: -------------------- New: Plains Resources (AMEX:PLX) considering spin-off of Energy-related segments: newsalert.com Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA) considering spin-off of high-growth businesses: newsalert.com Pharmacia (NYSE:PHA) considering spin-off of Monsanto (NYSE:MON): newsalert.com New Announcements: GM (NYSE:GM) considering spin-off of Hughes Electronics Corp. (tracking stock) (NYSE:GMH): dailynews.yahoo.com Old: FleetBoston Financial (NYSE:FBF) considering spin-off of Robertson Stephens: newsalert.com Motorola Inc. (NYSE:MOT) considering spin-off of Propel Inc. (NASDAQ:PRPL): newsalert.com newsalert.com ICN Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE:ICN) considering spin-off of Biotech and International Divisions: newsalert.com newsalert.com ECI Telecom Ltd. (NASDAQ:ECIL) considering spin-off of individual high growth public companies: biz.yahoo.com British Telecommunications PLC (NYSE:BTY) considering spin-off of UK network business: GM (NYSE:GM) considering spin-off of OnStar (tracking stock): Spectrian (NASDAQ:SPCT) considering spin-off of UltraRF: Diageo (NYSE:DEO) considering spin-off of Burger King: Aztec Technology Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ:AZTC) considering spin-off of PCSI: Home Properties (NYSE:HME) considering spin-off of Conifer Realty Corp.: PSINet (NASDAQ:PSIX) considering spin-off of Inter.net Ltd.: Micros-To-Mainframes, Inc. (NASDAQ:MTMC) considering spin-off of network services business: Miller Industries (NYSE:MLR) considering spin-off of RoadOne (towing and recovery business): millerind.com Delphi Automotive Systems Corp. (NYSE:DPH) considering spin-off of high-tech (e.g. multimedia): CIBER, Inc. (NYSE:CBR) considering spin-off of enterprise e-business company: Ultrak (NASDAQ:ULTK) considering spin-off of SecurityandMore.com: The National Australia Bank (NYSE:NAB) considering spin-off of e-commerce interests: infoUSA (NASDAQ:IUSA) considering spin-off of internet division: Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) considering spin-off of Internet ventures: Bausch & Lomb (NYSE:BOL) considering spin-off of eyewear division: GM (NYSE:GM) considering spin-off of Saturn dealership units: News Corp. (NYSE:NWS) considering spin-off of Fox Entertainment Group (NYSE:FOX): Viacom (NYSE:VIA) considering spin-off of Blockbuster, Inc. (NYSE:BBI): Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT) considering spin-off of mixed-use main street retail assets: Odetics (NASDAQ:ODETA) considering spin-off of Iteris: