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Allied’s offer for Signal shares was extended.

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The new deadline for Allied’s bid to buy up to 22 million shares of Signal Cos. common stock at $45 per share is July 29--the fifth extension of the offering. Justice Department officials are analyzing the deal for possible antitrust violations, although representatives of both companies insist that the government’s examination should be completed soon. As a result of the extensions, however, the number of shares tendered has dropped to about 71 million from 84 million.

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