(2) *MEDTRONIC AGREES TO BUY COVIDIEN FOR $42.9B IN CASH, STOCK

*MEDTRONIC AGREES TO BUY COVIDIEN FOR $42.9B IN CASH, STOCK

Alerts: HALISTER1, HALISTER Source: BN (Bloomberg News)

Tickers MDT US (Medtronic Inc)

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UUID: 7947283

HALISTER: Ukraine Hopes for More Talks Before Gazprom Deadline: Kobolyev

Ukraine Hopes for More Talks Before Gazprom Deadline: Kobolyev

Alert: HALISTER Source: BFW (Bloomberg First Word)

Tickers GAZP RM (Gazprom OAO) 245195Z UZ (National JSC Naftogaz of Ukraine)

People Andrea Snyder (National Press Club of Washington DC) Andriy Kobolyev (National JSC Naftogaz of Ukraine)

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UUID: 7947283

HALISTER: Gazprom Says Ukraine Gas Talks Ended, Deadline Won’t Change

Gazprom Says Ukraine Gas Talks Ended, Deadline Won’t Change

Alert: HALISTER Source: BFW (Bloomberg First Word)

Tickers GAZP RM (Gazprom OAO) 245195Z UZ (National JSC Naftogaz of Ukraine)

People Andrea Snyder (National Press Club of Washington DC)

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UUID: 7947283

HALISTER: Williams to Buy Access Midstream Partners for $5.99 Billion Cash

Williams to Buy Access Midstream Partners for $5.99 Billion Cash

Alert: HALISTER Source: BN (Bloomberg News)

Tickers ACMP US (Access Midstream Partners LP) WMB US (Williams Cos Inc/The) WPZ US (Williams Partners LP) 1013340Z US (Global Infrastructure Partners) APC US (Anadarko Petroleum Corp) CHK US (Chesapeake Energy Corp)

People Alan Armstrong (Williams Partners LP) Eric Mandelblatt (Soroban Capital Partners LLC) Keith Meister (Corvex Management LP)

Topics TOP Corporate Finance Zone 1 TOP Energy Zone 1 TOP Gas Zone 2 TOP United States Zone 1 TOP Worldwide Zone 1

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UUID: 7947283

HALISTER: Siemens Said Preparing Alstom Energy Bid to Gain Gas Turbines

Siemens Said Preparing Alstom Energy Bid to Gain Gas Turbines

Alert: HALISTER Source: BN (Bloomberg News)

Tickers SIE GR (Siemens AG) ALO FP (Alstom SA) EN FP (Bouygues SA) 6501 JP (Hitachi Ltd) 7011 JP (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd)

People Arnaud Montebourg (French Republic) Deirdre Latour (General Electric Co) Jeffrey Immelt (General Electric Co) Michel Sapin (French Republic)

Topics TOP Worldwide Zone 2

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UUID: 7947283

HALISTER: MORE: Williams to Buy Access Midstream for $5.995b in Cash

MORE: Williams to Buy Access Midstream for $5.995b in Cash

Alert: HALISTER Source: BFW (Bloomberg First Word)

Tickers WMB US (Williams Cos Inc/The) WPZ US (Williams Partners LP) ACMP US (Access Midstream Partners LP)

People Andrea Snyder (National Press Club of Washington DC)

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UUID: 7947283