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To: Hawkeye who wrote (2543)	5/8/1998 4:12:00 PM
From: Ian Munro	Respond to of 5827

Take a look at the posting from Gord Wilson on the "#1 Canadian Investment Resource Guide" thread, Reply #215 re Revenue Canada and US spin-offs. The link Gord gave; < http://www/rc/gc/ca/E/pub/tp/97187et/97187e.txt.html > leads to Revenue Canada 97-187 Technical News - No.11 "U.S. SPIN-OFFS (DIVESTITURES) - DIVIDENDS IN KIND" This is the other way around, (US Spin off), but can one be sure that Revenue Canada will not find a way to trigger their 'pound of flesh' on a stock swap? What are the precedents?

To: Hawkeye who wrote (2543)	5/8/1998 7:26:00 PM
From: riposte	Respond to of 5827

Alternative Fuel Development Cited as Reason for Chrysler/D-B Merger In today's Wall Street Journal, the front-page article cites several reasons driving the merger: The first two: 1) Excess automotive production capacity. 2) "And on the horizon, demands for costly investments in new engine technology to slash pollution." "We would have had to gear up substantially because of alternative power plants," Mr. Eaton says. By merging with Daimler, "we'll free up resources there for additional market entries." Definately something to think about this weekend. Steve