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• Listline e-Newsletter 06/07/05

  ALC Data Management has been retained to manage the Jane Goodall
  Institute list of direct mail-generated donors who indicated their
  concern about the environment. This is a universe of 36,288 records.

• McDonald’s Europe CEO Resigns

  Russ Smyth, president of McDonald’s Europe, resigned Tuesday after 21 years with the company. Denis Hennequin, executive VP- McDonald’s Europe, will replace Smyth as president effective July 1. Russ Smyth Smyth, 48, who oversaw more than 6,200 …

• Acxiom Shareholder Threatens Hostile Takeover Bid

  ValueAct Capital, Acxiom Corp.’s largest shareholder, has sent company leader Charles Morgan a letter threatening a potential hostile stock acquisition.

• Washington Mutual to Acquire Providian

  Washington Mutual Inc. will acquire Providian Financial, a large credit card issuer and mailer, for $6.45 billion in cash and stock.

• Scripps to Acquire Shopzilla for $525 Million

  The E. W. Scripps Co. will acquire Shopzilla, a comparison
  shopping search engine company, for $525 million.

• Advantex to Sell Sampling Unit

  Advantex Marketing International Inc., said expects the impending sale of its Samplex Group unit to pull in $3 million.

• Jos. A. Banks Reports Income, Sales Gains

  Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. reported net income of $6.7 million for the first quarter, up nearly 27% from net income of $5.3 million, last year.

• E-Mail Surpassing Phone as Commucation Tool: Study

  E-mail is becoming more of a necessity than the phone for work and play, according to a study by Reachon.com Permission Based E-mail Marketing Service.

• Advo Names Epstein CFO

  Advo Inc. has named Jeffrey E. Epstein executive vice president and chief financial officer.