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To: 18acastra who wrote (1374)	3/23/1998 4:38:00 PM
From: Douglas V. Fant	Respond to of 2542

18acastra, Needham & Co on Friday 3/20/98 reaffirmed their "strong buy" ratings on both HDCO and AFLX...... (Needham follows ECM's closely...). Sincerely, Doug F.

To: 18acastra who wrote (1374)	3/23/1998 5:15:00 PM
From: rich evans	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 2542

18acastra, I used to own this company. They are in my neck of the woods and CEO was on our local television last year. This was to be their recovery year after a poor 1997. They hired salemen in order to improve business, gave up on flex and have been trying to increase their average layer count. Last year they took in a lot of 2-4 layer low/no profit business to keep plants occupied. I agree with your assessment of management quality and am suprised by the stock move.They have had a hard time IMO having an independent growth attitude after their spinoff. But I wouldn't buy the company .I was wondering though whether or not their could be an acquisition in the winds. Maybe Creditman has heard something? Rich