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          outstanding indebtedness of NMG, it was only a proposal, and it             
          cannot be construed as a legally operative offer for the purchase           
          of all the issued and outstanding shares of NMG.  To that effect,           
          the letter of intent states:                                                
                    This letter represents general intentions of the                  
               parties and, except for paragraphs 4, 6 and 7, does not                
               purport to be and does not constitute a binding                        
               agreement among the Buyer, Sellers and the Company, and                
               except as set forth in paragraphs 4, 6 and 7, none of                  
               us will have any legal obligation to any other                         
               hereunder until and unless the Agreement is executed by                
               the Exclusivity Date.                                                  
                    If you believe the foregoing reflects our                         
               understanding, please so indicate by signing below.[15]                
          Further, despite respondent’s contentions otherwise, the                    
          individuals from NMG who accepted and agreed to the letter of               
          intent did not accept an offer for the purchase of their stock              
          interests.  Those individuals accepted and agreed to the letter             
          of intent (essentially to those sections dealing with                       
          investigations by WCP, public disclosure, and an exclusivity                
          period) in their capacities as officers of NMG, and, in the case            
          of Ewel Grossberg, as chairman of NMG’s board of directors.  They           
               15As the quoted matter above suggests, there were certain              
          parts of the letter of intent which constituted legally binding             
          obligations.  However, those items represented typical                      
          preliminary obligations which might appear in purchase and sale             
          negotiations.  Par. 4 deals with WCP investigation rights, par. 6           
          deals with public disclosure of the proposed acquisition, and               
          par. 7 establishes an exclusivity period in favor of WCP with               
          respect to the purchase of NMG’s stock and prohibits any                    
          distributions to its shareholders or other payments, loans, or              
          distributions out of the ordinary course of NMG’s business.                 
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