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Technology Stocks : 3Com Corporation (COMS) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: LTK007 who wrote (11243)	12/2/1997 10:09:00 PM
From: Pancho Villa	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 45548

TO ALL: I got this email from a non-member. Look at the response he got from COMS IR. Can it be that IR takes care of the little guys and the big guys can talk to big bosses? Date: Tuesday, December 02, 1997 7:53 PM Subject: FW: 3Com >Pancho, I have been a 3com lurker out on SI for quite a long time and I have always >respected your opinions.ÿ Please see below.ÿ This is from Tracy Urquhart from >3Com investor relations.ÿ Do you not find this quite UNETHICAL for investor >relations to tell investors that they are in their quiet period and are not >providing analyst with any guidance and then pull this stunt today?ÿ I would >love to post this to the 3Com thread on SI but I am not a member.ÿ I took this >to mean that there would be no preannounement.ÿ I am now kicking myself in the >ass today.ÿ I started out the day shorting 3Com and then covered at 34 7/8 and >then went long at 34 3/4 15 minutes before the market closed.ÿ This move was >made purely on the expections that 3Com would not warn because of the note >from 3Com investor relations.ÿ I feel like a lawsuit is in order. > >Your opinions? > >Thanks, >GC> > >Tracy_Urquhart@3com.com on 11/21/97 02:25:32 PM > >To:ÿÿ CG@tulnotes1.mapcoinc.com >Subject:ÿ Re: Bear Stearns > >ÿ 3Com has not provided any guidance to analysts regarding EPS and Revenue >projections.ÿ We are currently in quiet period, announcing earnings the >third week in December. > >Thank you for your interest in 3Com. > >Sincerely, > >Investorÿ Relations > > ----- Previous Message >---------------------------------------------------- > > >To:ÿÿÿÿ Investor Relations/F/HQ/3Com >cc: >From:ÿÿ CG@ mapcoinc.comÿ @ UGATE >Date:ÿÿ Wednesdayÿ November 19, 1997 11:46 AM >Subject:ÿ Bear Stearns >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- >ÿÿÿÿÿÿ -------------------------------------------------------------------- >ÿÿÿÿÿÿ ----------------------------------------------- >Bear Stearns decreased current quarter earnings estimates from .54 to .17 >on 11/14/97.ÿ Any idea why such a dramatic decrease?ÿ Did 3Com management >guide Bear Stearns to lower estimates by such a dramatic amount?ÿ Comments >Please???