To: Joe Copia who wrote (89365 ) 8/1/2001 9:14:37 AM From: Joe Copia Respond to of 150070 High Speed Access Says Gets Offer To Buy Certain Assets ST. LOUIS -(Dow Jones)- Charter Communications Inc. (CHTR) offered to acquire certain assets of High Speed Access Corp.'s (HSAC) cable modem business for about $73 million in cash and the assumption of debt. In a press release, High Speed Access said it is evaluating the proposal. In addition, High Speed Access said it has formed a special committee of the board to consider strategic options including a sale of the company or its assets, a merger, consolidation or other strategic transaction. Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (LEH) is assisting the committee. Should High Speed Access and Charter reach an agreement, High Speed Access said it would consider either an orderly shutdown of its remaining businesses and a distribution to shareholders or the restructuring and expansion of its business with sale proceeds. High Speed Access said it was unable to determine whether the net value of Charter Communications' proposal, when combined with the value of High Speed's remaining assets and liabilities, equals or exceeds the recent trading value of its common shares. High Speed Access cited the complexity of the Charter proposal, the time required to negotiate and close a transaction, and the company's review and assessment of the effect of such a transaction on its remaining businesses. Shares of High Speed Access closed at $1, up 5 cents or 5.26%, on the Nasdaq Market. (This story was originally published by Dow Jones Newswires) Copyright (c) 2001 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved Copyright (C) 2001 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Click here for a free trial