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	Chris-Craft Industries - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Chris-Craft Industries is a privately held American manufacturer of civilian powerboats based in Sarasota, Florida.
		After the war, Chris Craft introduced an all new lineup of civilian pleasure boats just in time for the massive American consumer expansion of the 1950s.
		That decade marked the height of company prestige and the brand name Chris-Craft became virtually synonymous with pleasure boating.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chris-Craft_Industries (697 words)

	EXPO21XX - Chris Craft
		Chris Smith & Sons Boat Company was sold to Shields & Company and National Automotive Fibers, Inc. and in 1962, the company was renamed Chris*Craft Industries, Incorporated.
		From his humble beginnings, Chris Smith's genius for boat design and craftsmanship created a legacy that endures in a name synonymous with superb boats: Chris-Craft.
		In 1874, the Smith brothers, Chris and Henry, build their first wooden boat and in 1884, they opened their first mass-production facility in Algonac, Michigan.
	www.expo21xx.com /popup/6321.htm (296 words)

	Vintage Chris Craft
		Chris Craft Commander Club—A not-for-profit club created to inform, enrich and enlighten owners of the fine fiberglass classic motor vessels built by Chris Craft from 1964 to 1972.
		Chris Craft Roamer Club—Dedicated to that past and future classic, the Roamer.
		Chris Craft Outboard Parts—A wealth of material for the Chris Craft outboard motor lover.
	www.hoffmasters.com /vintagecc.html (985 words)

	Chris-Craft Mulls Sale of Stations
		NEW YORK –– Chris-Craft Industries Inc. is exploring the sale of some or all of its 10 television stations, and is talking to major media companies including CBS Corp., News Corp. and General Electric Corp.'s NBC unit, according to a person familiar with the situation.
		Chris-Craft, the New York-based company which made motor boats until 1981, now makes almost all of its money from its TV station group, which includes WWOR in New York and KCOP in Los Angeles.
		Industry experts expect the trend to continue over the next year.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/aponline/19991014/aponline000728_000.htm (409 words)

	Offshore Magazine Online Boat Reviews Chris Craft Launch
		The Smith brothers, Chris and Henry, who built their first wooden boat in 1874, opened their first mass-production facility in Algonac, Michigan, a decade later.
		Between 1914 and 1919, Chris Smith Boats won six consecutive Gold Cup racing awards.
		Their boats were a big hit at the New York and Chicago boat shows that year.
	www.offshoremag.net /reviews/cc28launch (791 words)

	searchd.cgi?id=57682&papername=porchard&tbname=storya_2001
		Chris Craft is acclaimed, but, unfortunately is not nearly as acclaimed as 30 or 40 years ago.Chris Craft Industries has been around since the late 1800s.
		It was started by Chris Smith and his family as a business that manufactured duck decoys and duck boats out of a main factory in Algonac, Mich., near Detroit.They started small...with a line of work boats, said Rowe.
		Our committee funds (to sponsor the event) come from the $35 registration fee for the boats.The registration fee enables the boat owner and whomever is on their boat access to the entirety of the rendezvous, which includes scheduled events throughout the entire weekend.All of the events have a nautical flair, said Rowe.
	www.portorchardindependent.com /portals-code/searchd.cgi?id=57682&papername=porchard&tbname=storya_2001 (276 words)

	Jim Irwin
		It was because of Irwin's keen interest in the old boats that Chris Craft Industries, which sponsored the Chris Craft Antique Boat Club, asked him to serve on the initial Board of Trustees in 1970 and in 1977, upon the death of W. Harvey Monger, asked him to become the President.
		Irwin probably visited with almost every Chris Craft owner recalling in detail the history and pedigree of each boat from the moment it came in on the trucks or trains, the circumstances under which the Senior Irwin sold it, its trips back to the dealership for refurbishing and its trades to subsequent owners.
		Those who attended the first Chris Craft Symposium at The Mariners Museum in 1991 were privileged to hear Irwin regale some of those stories as a panel participant along with Chris Craft enthusiasts Charlie Cross and George Johnson.
	www.necacbs.org /wright.htm (845 words)

	Maddux Report
		Boat manufacturer Chris-Craft Industries Inc. emerged under new ownership (see accompanying story, page 42) which seemed to indicate a turn-around is in order.
		But Benz Research & Development, a manufacturer of raw materials for the optical and medical industries, is in the midst of an expansion of its South Manatee headquarters facility from 20,600 square feet to 33,000 square feet.
		The optical lens industry in Manatee had its setbacks with the layoff of 420 employees at Bausch & Lomb earlier in the year.
	www.maddux.com /2001/April/corpreports.asp (4923 words)

	NBR.com - Where America Turns for Business News
		The parent of the Fox network plans to buy Chris-Craft industries and its 10 TV stations, most of which air UPN programming.
		Texas Instruments did well up $5.44 An analyst from Soloman Smith Barney who is usually bearish on semiconductor industries turning more positive as a matter of fact that same analyst came out on Micron Technologies and said that he's going to look at estimates and the company should have a very good second half.
		A veteran of the team which built Mazda's famous rotary engine in the 1960s, Kaneda is a virtuoso when it comes to crafting drive shafts accurate down to the micron.
	www.nightlybusiness.org /transcript/2000/trnscrpt081400.htm (3548 words)

	FindLaw for Legal Professionals - Case Law, Federal and State Resources, Forms, and Code
		Respondent Chris-Craft Industries was the unsuccessful tender offeror in a contest for the control of a corporation.
		Chris-Craft Industries, Inc., and No. 75-355, Bangor Punta Corp. et al.
		United States, 406 U.S. It must be shown that the misstatement or omission is "material." That term most recently has been defined by this Court to mean that "the omitted fact would have assumed actual significance in the deliberations of the reasonable shareholder." TSC Industries, Inc. v.
	caselaw.lp.findlaw.com /scripts/getcase.pl?court=us&vol=430&invol=1 (17299 words)

	CA17221.html?display=TOP+OF+THE+WEEK
		Last week, he did it again, sending tremors through the business with an industry-transforming deal: the acquisition of Chris-Craft Industries and its 10 TV stations for $5.
		He's just not happy if he doesn't rattle the broadcast industry to its core every three or four years, as he has since 1986 when he launched the FOX network.
	www.broadcastingcable.com /article/CA17221.html?display=TOP+OF+THE+WEEK (130 words)

	TheStreet.com: Update: News Corp. Reportedly Buying Chris-Craft
		Chris-Craft Industries (CCN:NYSE - news), said late Friday that it and its subsidiaries were involved in merger negotiations with another big media company after its talks with Viacom (VIA:NYSE - news) broke down.
		Although Chris-Craft did not identify its latest suitor, the Wall Street Journal and the Associated Press reported late Friday that News Corp. (NWS:NYSE ADR - news) had agreed to buy the television station company for $85 a share.
	www.thestreet.com /brknews/media/1038331.html (443 words)

	News Corp. to Buy Chris-Craft
		NEW YORK -- News Corp., which owns the Fox television network, has agreed to acquire Chris-Craft Industries, the television station company, for $3.5 billion, a person close to the discussions said Friday night.
		Some people in the entertainment industry said they felt he was reluctant to let it go because both his sons, Bill and John, work at Chris-Craft.
		Chris-Craft, which is controlled by Herbert Siegel, 72, owns 10 television stations, while the News Corp., controlled by Rupert Murdoch, owns 22 stations.
	www.themoscowtimes.com /stories/2000/08/15/030-print.html (656 words)

	Chris-Craft, BHC and UTV to be Acquired by News Corporation
		Chris-Craft Industries, BHC Communications and United Television, which together own 10 television stations and other assets, have announced that they had agreed to be acquired by News Corporation and Fox Television Stations.
		The transaction, which includes the acquisition of all of the shares of Chris-Craft Industries, Inc., BHC Communications, Inc., and United Television, Inc., is expected to be completed News Corporation's fiscal year ending June 30, 2001.
		The transaction is subject to certain closing conditions, including regulatory and shareholder approvals.
	www.writenews.com /2000/081500_newscorp_chriscraft.htm (390 words)

	CollectingChannel.com News Article
		The archives of Chris-Craft Industries were acquired by the Museum in 1986.
		The Chris-Craft name is synonymous with speed and craftsmanship in the world of boat building.
		Founded by Christopher Columbus Smith, this worldwide boating empire for more than sixty years was a leader in producing powered pleasure boats.
	www.collectingchannel.com /cdsDetArt.asp?CID=&PID=2778 (783 words)

	Chris-Craft Industries website info at Business.com
		Chris-Craft Industries, Inc. is primarily engaged in television broadcasting.
		Inc., which is a majority owned subsidiary of Chris-Craft Industries,...
		Notice of Ex Parte Presentation filed by Chris-Craft Industries, Inc. and Fox
	www.business.com /popular/Chris-Craft_Industries_website_info (302 words)

	UPN - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		UPN was launched January 16, 1995 as the United Paramount Network, a joint venture between two companies: Paramount Studios and Chris-Craft Industries' United Television group.
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /UPN (318 words)

	Mario Gabelli's Top Picks
		Gabelli sees Chris-Craft Industries, BHC, and United Television being involved in a merger in the future because of the recent announcement of the FCC which deregulated the television industry.
		Among other stocks that Gabelli views as possible candidates for mergers are Chris-Craft Industries, BHC, United Television, Granite Broadcasting, Telephone and Data Systems, and Media General.
		"The utilities industry, broadly defined, is one of huge further consolidation and of some very good deals," says Gabelli.
	home.att.net /~paulkorn/CSJ4folder/Gabelli.htm (415 words)

	Broadcasting & Cable: Combined Communications and Chris-Craft Industries terminated negotiations over the sale of Combined's WBFS-TV Miami and WGBO-TV Chicago. (Florida; Illinois) (Brief Article)@ HighBeam Research
		Combined Communications and Chris-Craft Industries terminated negotiations over the sale of Combined's WBFS-TV Miami and WGBO-TV Chicago.
		Combined Communications and Chris-Craft Industries terminated negotiations over the sale of Combine's WBFS-TV Miami and WGBO-TV Chicago.
		Broadcasting & Cable: Combined Communications and Chris-Craft Industries terminated negotiations over the sale of Combined's WBFS-TV Miami and WGBO-TV Chicago.
	highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1G1:13293945&refid=ink_tptd_mag (196 words)

	Weekly Corporate Growth Report: News Corp. to buy Chris-Craft Industries for 4.40 times revenue, The
		Discussion: Chris-Craft Industries operates 10 TV stations in major U.S. markets, most stations hosting UPN programming, through its 80 percent interest in BHC Communications and BHC's 59 percent-owned subsidiary, United Television.
		The Deal: The News Corp is acquiring Chris-Craft Industries in a cash and stock deal worth $2,163.8 million.
		Chris-Craft owns approximately 80 percent of BHC Communications and 57 percent of United Television, which are also being purchased by New Corp. The additional television stations that New Corp. receives from the transaction will give the company an unequalled presence in the largest United States markets.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3755/is_200008/ai_n8905563 (335 words)

	Los Angeles Business Journal: News Corp. Deal For L.A. Stations May Force Shifts - Chris-Craft Industries Inc. television stations, Los Angeles - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included
		A shake-up in local television news operations could be in the offing if News Corp.'s $5.3 billion purchase of 10 Chris-Craft Industries Inc. television receives final approval from the Federal Communications Commission, as expected.
		Los Angeles Business Journal: News Corp. Deal For L.A. Stations May Force Shifts - Chris-Craft Industries Inc. television stations, Los Angeles - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included
		Andrew Butcher, a spokesman with News Corp. in New York, declined to comment on plans for the Chris-Craft stations, but according to industry analysts, News Corp. executives are exploring ways to combine operations in markets where both companies own stations once the anticipated approvals come through this summer.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m5072/is_22_23/ai_75455048 (468 words)

	PIVEN v BHC COMMUNICATIONS - Legal Case Documents
		Defendant Herbert J. Siegel is Chairman of the Board and is also Chairman of the Board and President of Chris-Craft Industries ("Chris-Craft").
		Chairman of the Board and President of Chris-Craft Industries.
		Defendants John L. Eastman, Barry S. Greene, Lawrence M. Kashdin, Morgan L. Miller are Directors of the Company.
	www.legalcasedocs.com /120/240/227.html (534 words)

	profileplans
		In July 2001, News Corporation acquired Chris-Craft Industries, Inc and its subsidiaries BHC Communications, Inc. and United Television, Inc for $2 billion.
		Chris-Craft Industries had television stations across the country.
		However, due to the cautiousness of the economy, News Corporation has been hesitant in purchasing or building too much in the last few years.
	www.bsu.edu /web/daowens/profileplans.html (175 words)

	Chris-Craft/United Television Station Group Achieves Success With RespondTV's Enhanced TV Services and Invests in the Company
		Based on KBHK-TV's successes with RespondTV's services to date, Chris-Craft Industries, Inc. (NYSE: CCN), through its subsidiary, United Television, Inc. (Nasdaq: UTVI), has invested in RespondTV(TM) and expects to expand the scope of the earlier multi-year partnership to include more of its television stations in the near future.
		About the Chris-Craft/United Television Station Group Chris-Craft Industries, Inc. is primarily engaged in television broadcasting.
		Chris-Craft Industries, Inc., through its subsidiaries BHC Communications, Inc.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/05-09-2000/0001213997&EDATE= (925 words)

	Variety.com - Chris-Craft profit up in qtr.
		NEW YORK --- Chris-Craft Industries' reduced holdings in the UPNUPN webletweblet made the difference between profit and loss for the third quarter.
		The TV station group, which sold a 50% stake in UPN to partner Viacom in January, on Monday reported net income of $4.5 million for the period ended Sept. 30, reversing a $1.5 million loss in the prior-year quarter.
	www.variety.com /article/VR1116674689?categoryid=14&cs=1 (194 words)

	CNN.com - FCC set to approve Fox's $5.4 billion buy of Chris-Craft - Jul. 20, 2001
		Last August, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. (NWS: down $0.75 to $35.50, Research, Estimates) agreed to buy Chris-Craft Industries Inc. and its 10 television stations for nearly $5.4 billion in cash and stock.
		Fox's buy of Chris-Craft stations would give News Corp. and its newly created unit NEWCO, control of 13 television stations in the nation's top 10 television markets, including a duopoly — or two stations — in the top two markets, New York City and Los Angeles.
		FCC officials questioned whether the purchase violates a 1995 ruling by the agency that limited News Corp. to acquiring stations only through its Fox Television Stations subsidiary, which is directly controlled by media mogul Murdoch.
	cnnstudentnews.cnn.com /2001/BUSINESS/07/20/fox (392 words)

	OCC - Memo #17310 - CHRIS-CRAFT INDUSTRIES INC (ELECTION MERGER) - CONTRACT ADJUSTMENT
		On April 24, 2001, the Shareholders of Chris-Craft Industries Inc. ("CCN") approved the proposed merger with a subsidiary of The News Corporation Limited ("NWS").
		As a result, Chris-Craft Industries Inc. Common Shares will, at the election of the Shareholder, be converted into the right to receive Cash, The News Corporation Limited ("NWS.A") Preferred American Depositary Shares ("ADS's"), each representing four Preferred Limited Voting Ordinary Shares, or a combination of cash and preferred shares.
		The merger was consummated on July 31, 2001.
	www.optionsclearing.com /market/infomemos/2001/jul/17310.htm (819 words)

	Chris Craft Industries - Delaware
		Prior to the acquisition by Fox Television Stations, Inc and Chris-Craft Industries, Inc. on July 25, 2001, Chris-Craft Industries principal activities were divided into two divisions: TELEVISION a group of seven television stations forming part of the Group's BHC Communications Inc., where broadcasting is conducted on 68 channels.
		Industrial division constitutes of Chris-Craft Industrial Products, Inc., wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.
		And INDUSTRIAL manufactures and distributing of products such as plastic flexible films, recreational products, water soluble hospital laundry bags and other health care products.
	www.scripophily.net /chcrinde.html (943 words)

	UPN: Press Release - UPN History
		Through the efforts of Evan Thompson (President, United Television) and Herbert Siegel (Chairman, Chris-Craft Industries Inc.), a president and CEO had been found to build and oversee the new network, an admired and respected industry leader whose insight and understanding of the medium were second-to-none -- Lucie Salhany.
		UPN was formed from the shared vision of these two companies, and through their efforts, including the commitment of owned and operated stations from both companies, the initial affiliate base for this new venture was assembled.
		Her first executive hire was Len Grossi, who would join UPN as Senior Executive Vice President, and second-in-command.
	www.vidiot.com /UPN/Press/005.html (533 words)

	RAND v BHC COMMUNICATIONS - Legal Case Documents
		BHC is 80% owned by defendant Chris- Craft Industries, Inc. ("Chris-Craft").
		BHC is 80% owned by defendant Chris-Craft Industries,
		SIEGEL, WILLIAM D. KASHDIN,.- c JOELEN K. and CHRIS-CRAFT INDUSTRIES, INC., (i (.
	www.legalcasedocs.com /120/240/210.html (371 words)

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