Q: Hi Ken: I know these are tough times for you and your team. As a friend (and former stockholder who did well), I just want to add a note of empathy and wish you well. You did a brilliant job in building the company. While I'm not sure about where it went wrong, I'm confident that you tried to do the right things at all times. I hope it will resolve itself soon, but my guess is that it will be a long haul (especially with the partisan overtones). Those guys never built anything, and you did. Something to keep in mind as the media piles on. All the best wishes,
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Q: I'm sure that many of you are aware that there has been a great deal of activity lately related to Enron's evaluation of possible acquisitions. John Goodpasture's group has kept a large number of ET&S people engaged in looking at a number of potential deals. While these deal evaluation projects have become routine around here, we all must remember that these projects are extremely confidential. Even after a potential seller has announced that it is up for sale, the fact that Enron is looking at a potential deal, as well as any of our internal analysis of the deal, remains strictly confidential. I realize that many of you have ongoing business relationships with employees of some of the companies that we have evaluated or may evaluate in the future. If you find yourself in such a situation, and a business contact at the target company asks whether Enron is evaluating the contact's company or assets, the only appropriate response is that Enron personnel are not permitted to discuss potential acquisitions. Please be aware that the confidentiality agreements that we typically sign as part of the acquisition evaluation process preclude any communication by Enron people with employees of the target company. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this requirement, please do not hesitate to give me a call. Thank you for your assistance. DF
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Q: Please be advised: 2 lawsuits were filed in Harris County, Texas on Thursday, October 18th, against Enron Corp. and the Board of Directors relating to the issues discussed in the Wall Street Journal over the past several days. This issue will be discussed at the Enron Corp. Board of Directors meeting scheduled for today, Friday, October 19th at 11:00 a.m. (C.D.T.) Thank you very much and we look forward to your participation in today's meeting. cc: James V. Derrick, Jr. Richard N. Foster Mark A. Frevert L. Greg Whalley
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Q: Don't forget to go into the system and stop the money from going into your 401. Do you want our compass saving acct. number? heart me Lauren had a gross nose this morning. It spread all over her face.
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