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To: Dealer who wrote (16732)	11/15/2000 11:36:14 PM
From: Uncle Frank	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 65232

Thanks, Dealie. You're a wonderful hostess <gg>. uf

To: Dealer who wrote (16732)	11/16/2000 1:58:57 AM
From: jc2020	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 65232

Dealer, Stolen stuff, All Headlines SanDisk and Lexar Settle Patent Disputes SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov 15, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- SanDisk Corporation (Nasdaq: SNDK chart, msgs) and Lexar Media, Inc. (Nasdaq: LEXR chart, msgs) announced today that they have reached a settlement agreement concerning the patent infringement actions and all other claims and counterclaims currently before the United States District Courts for the Northern District of California and the District of Delaware. In March 1998, SanDisk sued Lexar in the Northern District of California alleging that Lexar's CompactFlash(TM) and PC Cards infringe SanDisk's U.S. Patent No. 5,602,987 ("`987 Patent"). In resolution of this action, Lexar has stipulated that SanDisk's `987 Patent is valid and infringed by Lexar's current CompactFlash(TM) and PC Cards. Lexar will make a lump sum payment of $8.0 million for royalties due on the `987 Patent, through March 31, 2001. Subject to Lexar's representations and warranties relating to Lexar's newly designed CompactFlash(TM) and PC Cards, SanDisk has stipulated that these designs do not infringe SanDisk's `987 Patent. Lexar shall enter into a 4% royalty-bearing license agreement for certain Lexar products that may use the `987 Patent beyond March 31, 2001. In September 2000, Lexar sued SanDisk in the District of Delaware alleging that SanDisk's SmartMedia products infringe Lexar's United States Patent No. 5,479,638 ("`638 Patent"). In resolution of this action, SanDisk will pay Lexar a lump sum payment of $2.0 million for a fully-paid up license for use of the `638 Patent in SmartMedia products. Under the settlement, Lexar has provided SanDisk with an option for a royalty bearing license to its patents for use in certain future SanDisk products. SanDisk and Lexar have agreed to resolve any future disputes relating to the use by Lexar of the `987 Patent through binding arbitration. The parties also agreed that for a period of seven years, neither party shall seek injunctive relief against the other in any patent lawsuit. However, at all times, SanDisk retains the right to seek injunctive relief to enforce the payment of royalties pursuant to an arbitrator's ruling. SanDisk and Lexar have agreed to dismiss with prejudice all pending claims and counterclaims involving claims of false advertising, unfair competition and patent misuse. All other terms of the Agreement are confidential. Contact: Bob Goligoski, 408/542-0463 bgoligoski@sandisk.com And now back to politics, ugh! FTF, 2020

To: Dealer who wrote (16732)	11/16/2000 8:02:44 AM
From: Dealer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 65232

<FONT COLOR=BLUE>MARKET SNAPSHOT--Markets set for a difficult open By Julie Rannazzisi, CBS.MarketWatch.com Last Update: 7:47 AM ET Nov 16, 2000 NEW YORK (CBS.MW) - Markets are heading for a difficult start Thursday with buyers seemingly uninspired and earnings reports failing to provide any upside catalyst. December S&P 500 futures fell 4.00 points, or 0.3 percent, and were trading roughly 4.000 points below fair value, according to figures provided by HL Camp & Co. Nasdaq futures, meanwhile, shaved 52.50 points, or 1.7 percent. On Wednesday, the Fed's decision to hold on to a tightening bias undercut most of the market's earlier gains. Observers point to the market's repeated inability to build on gains after violent rallies - like the one witnessed on Tuesday. The market is awaiting perhaps the week's most important piece of economic data: the consumer price index. Both the overall index and the core - which excludes the often-volatile food and energy components -- are expected to have risen 0.2 percent in October. and view Economic Preview, economic calendar and forecasts and historical economic data. In shares trading before the opening bell, Applied Materials erased 75 cents to $42 in Instinet. The company (AMAT) reported after the close fourth-quarter earnings-per-share of 77 cents, topping the First Call estimate by a penny. Over in the bond market, prices extended Wednesday's gains, with the 10-year Treasury note up 1/8 to yield ($TNX) 5.695 percent while the 30-year government bond added 3/32 to yield ($TYX) 5.755 percent. In the currency arena, the greenback edged up 0.1 percent to 108.84 against the yen while euro/dollar was flat at 0.8565 ahead of the European Central Bank's decision on short-term interest rates Thursday morning. .