Oct 15 Totalfina Elf Aquitaine Shar

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Subject: Oct 15 Totalfina Elf Aquitaine Share Exchange deadline

Worldwide TOTAL Boycott since 1996

Today, October 15, is an interesting day of dates. It was to be the day
of the Elf general assembly meeting to vote on the Total deal, but Elf's
ceo sold out and that ended that. But today is alos the deadline for the
Totalfina exchange offer, of 19 shares of Totalfina for 13 shares of Elf
Aquitaine. Interesting coincidence in light of the French MP
parliamentary report on French oil companies. What a busy week, is it
not? The exchange offer and withdrawal rights expires at 11 am NYC time,
on October 15, 1999, unless extended.

The dealer manager for the exchange offer is Credit Suisse First Boston.
You can get more information on all of this from MacKenzie Partners Inc,
NYC (212 929 5500) or toll free 800 322 2885

Also involved, as US exchange agent and US forwarding agent for the
exchange share offer, is CHASE MELLON SHAREHOLDER SERVICES LLC
tel 201 296 4860

And now the time is nearly up. Good timing, you French MPs, missed it!