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To: Zeev Hed who wrote (7126)	11/6/1997 1:03:00 AM
From: S. maltophilia	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 18056

Who is Capital Group aka Capital Research? They do not appear to be beneficial owners but they do control a lot of stock in some truly fine companies. Anyone know these folks and what other overpriced sardines they might have a hand in? From MU's 14A (proxy statement): sec.gov ----------------------------------------- --------------------- ---------- <S> <C> <C> <C> <C> FMR Corporation.......................... 31,846,618 (1) 15.07% 82 Devonshire Street Boston, Massachusetts 02109 Capital Group Companies, Inc............. 23,192,910 (2) 10.97% 333 South Hope Street Los Angeles, CA 90071 J.R. Simplot Company..................... 18,699,000 (3) (4) 8.85% 999 Main Street, Suite 1300 Boise, Idaho 83707 John R. Simplot.......................... 13,137,700 (5)(6) 6.22% 999 Main Street, Suite 1300 Boise, Idaho 83707 And from AOL's: sec.gov Over 5% Stockholders: The Capital Group Companies, Inc. and Capital Research and Management Company(2)(3).......... 12,833,220 13.7% 333 South Hope Street Los Angeles, California 90071 Putnam Investments, Inc.(2)(4)......................... 7,727,146 8.3% One Post Office Square Boston, Massachusetts 02109