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To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (5621)	5/25/2007 12:40:48 PM
From: Ian@SI	Respond to of 5867

Brian, I suspect it only matters if the purchaser is using cash. If using "inflated" shares, I don't see that it makes much difference except for cashless accounting entries on the books. e.g. Goodwill.

To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (5621)	5/25/2007 3:17:27 PM
From: niek	Respond to of 5867

May 25, 2007, 12:46 pm Lam Research Jumps On Rumors Of Bid By Tokyo Electron; Deal Would Raise Antitrust Issues Posted by Eric Savitz Lam Research (LRCX) shares are on the rise for the second day running, apparently on rumors that the company could be a takeover target for rival semiconductor etch provider Tokyo Electron. But speculators beware: a combination of the two companies would pose serious risk of interference by antitrust regulators. In a brief note this morning, Credit Suisse semiconductor equipment analyst Satya Kumar said he does not think an acquisition is likely. “We do believe that TEL could probably look into making an acquisition, but we don’t think that Lam would make sense as there is too much product overlap and there could be antitrust concerns,” he wrote. Kumar notes that Lam had about 41% of the etch market in 2006, while Tokyo electron had about 25% share; combined they would have more than 65%, with only one real competitor in Applied Materials (AMAT). Kumar says he thinks the semi equipment space in general could use some consolidation, but doubts that the answer is a merger of Lam and Tokyo Electron, or for that matter Novellus (NVLS) and Tokyo Electron, a rumor that cropped up last year. A more logical combination, he says, would be Lam and Novellus, since it would leave three large players, with Applied and Tokyo Electron. But he says that combination seems “unlikely.” Lam today is up 52 cents to $52.96, after a gain of $1.62 yesterday. Novellus is up 15 cents at $30.31, while Applied is up 11 cents at $19.14.