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Hong Kong-based Templeton Asset Management Ltd., along with a North American
financial institution, will join forces in a  bid to acquire control of losing
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"Templeton is part of us now," Lewis said in an interview after the PNB annual
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In a separate interview, Templeton executive vice president Allan Lam  said
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financial institution, will join forces in a  bid to acquire control of losing
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"Templeton is part of us now," Lewis said in an interview after the PNB annual
stockholders' meeting yesterday.

In a separate interview, Templeton executive vice president Allan Lam  said
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Loida Lewis, Templeton join forces in bid to acquire PNB

By Donnabelle L. Gatdula | May 31, 2000 - 12:00am

A group headed by Filipina-American multibillionaire Loida Nicolas Lewis and Hong Kong-based Templeton Asset Management Ltd., along with a North American financial institution, will join forces in a bid to acquire...

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