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To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell who wrote (15127)	8/2/1998 9:01:00 AM
From: Probity98	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17305

To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell (127 ) From: Probity98 (Trial Member) Friday, Jul 31 1998 10:23PM ET Reply # of 184 Jeff, hello. I really enjoy reading your new message board. I have a question for you/anyone who would like to comment: Is it possible for CEOs to manipulate the stock price down to accommodate business arrangements? That was my original question, w/o the hypothetical situation. Basically, a yes or no response to this question was all I really wanted. <<you still haven't given me any reason why it is to a CEO's advantage when making an acquisition with stock to manipulate his company's stock down and thus lose buying power.>> Why it would be to a CEO's advantage to do such a thing is also beyond my understanding. Does it have anything to do with the value of the stock of the acquired company? If anyone can offer any insight, I would appreciate it. I know this whole scenario seems a bit far fetched, but is it??