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Biotech / Medical : Merck -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: David C. Burns who wrote (1030)	11/11/1998 7:01:00 PM
From: HoyaBob	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1580

RE MRK SPLIT: Your comment makes sense. I forgot about authorization. Didn't they do something last spring -- April, I think? Also, the proceeds from Astra-Merck were estimated at $4-5 billion which they were going to use for stock buy-backs. While it still seems to me like we are in a perfect situation for a split, as you say, they would have to authorize it. Thanks for your advice.