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To: eric lerner who wrote (38)	11/6/1998 9:47:00 AM
From: bikepath	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 55

I thought the tender was for $45 per share for 33% of outstanding CQ shares. The stock deal is one for one after LMT splits, which would be about $55-$56 per share at today's prices.

To: eric lerner who wrote (38)	11/23/1998 12:13:00 AM
From: Daniel Shaffer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 55

Sounds good, Eric. I don't see any downside except that you should not expect the lmt share price to stay where it is. In recent years, it seems almost to be a rule of thumb that when a big company acquires another big company, the acquiring company suffers a case of indigestion and their stock goes down. Often their stock begins going down even before the signs of indigestion appear. Examples include NSM after acquiring Cyrix, Compaq after acquiring DEC, and many more that others are more familiar with. Investors appear to be skeptical that these "marriages" will be successful -- at least in the short run. If I were in your shoes, I might consider buying put options to lock in the value of the lmt shares you will eventually acquire. Good luck!