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To: nigel bates who wrote (1263)	11/12/2002 6:57:08 PM
From: keokalani'nui	Respond to of 1784

MDS tells shareholders to reject "mini-tender" Tuesday November 12, 5:17 pm ET TORONTO, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Canadian health services firm MDS Inc. (Toronto:MDS.TO - News) urged its shareholders on Tuesday to reject a "mini-tender" from TRC Capital Corp. that is below MDS current share price. TRC Capital, a private investment group, has offered to purchase up to 3 percent of MDS's shares at C$21.40 per share. MDS shares on the Toronto Exchange closed on Tuesday at C$22.33, up 3 Canadian cents. TRC Capital routinely makes offers for stock at below-market prices. Mini-tenders avoid many disclosure and procedural requirements of regulators by offering to buy less than 5 percent of a firm's stock