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To: LindyBill who wrote (740)	1/1/1999 4:16:00 PM
From: Millionairess	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 41369

fri: aol relatively flat all day THEN upsurge? anyone know/have any theories on what happened - i'm curious! thanx in advance for any views, m

To: LindyBill who wrote (740)	1/1/1999 6:19:00 PM
From: James Fulop	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 41369

"Any thoughts on what one should do with NSCP Shares? The arbitrage boys will keep it close as it gets to be time to exchange. If I owned them, I would get out and either put it in AOL or something totally separate. Why mess around with it when you know exactly what it is going to be worth? " Correct me if I am wrong, but selling would be a taxable event (unless you are in a non-taxable account) but the conversion to AOL shares will not be. This is what I intend to do as I am bullish on AOL and hate paying Uncle prematurely. Regards

To: LindyBill who wrote (740)	1/1/1999 7:17:00 PM
From: 1SFG	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 41369

<Why mess around with it when you know exactly what it is going to be worth?> That is exactly why you SHOULD mess around with NSCP--you do the know the value and it is trading at a discount to it's 45% per share of AOL worth. On Wednesday's close that was an 8% discount and right now that is a 15% discount (doubt that will hold up though). However, if the deal falls apart NSCP will be about 25-30% of it's current price--that is, maybe, why you shouldn't fool with it.