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To: George Coyne who wrote (31606)	1/22/1998 8:15:00 AM
From: Gary Korn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 61433

First pre-market trade at 29 25/32 = 29.78125 (between the closing bid/ask) ASND - Transaction Log 8:15:00 S 2100 29'25 T 8:03:26 S 9100 29'25 T MSFT had been down as much as 2 from yesterday's close, but has improved a bit (also see below for reference to news report of rumored acquisition by MSFT of British Telecom): MSFT - Transaction Log 8:17:01 S A 136 8:00:03 S 3000 136 T 8:17:01 S 137 - 136 6x10 8:00:02 S 700 136 T 8:16:01 S 100 135.4 T 8:00:02 S 500 136 T 8:15:54 S 500 135.4 T 8:00:02 S 500 135.7 T 8:15:18 S 2500 135.4 T 8:00:02 S 1000 136 T 8:14:55 S 2000 135.5 T 8:00:01 S 1000 135 T 8:14:21 S 300 137 T end of data 8:10:08 S 2500 136.1 T 8:09:50 S 2500 136 T 8:04:38 S 500 136 T 8:03:07 S 1000 135.5 T 8:03:07 S 1000 135.4 T 8:03:07 S 1000 135.3 T 8:03:02 S 1000 135 T 8:02:53 S 1000 135 T 8:02:44 S 500 135 T 8:01:05 S 1000 136 T 8:01:05 S 1000 136 T 8:01:04 S 2500 135.4 T 8:00:03 S 1800 135.6 T 8:00:03 S 1000 136 T "On London's trading floor, among the most widely traded stocks, British Telecom jumped 28 cents (17 pence) to $9.47 (574 pence) on rumors of a possible bid from Microsoft, though analysts were sceptical about the prospect of any deal."