ENRON

Friday January 11, 9:46 am Eastern Time

Enron shares halted for news pending

NEW YORK, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Trading in shares of troubled energy giant
Enron Corp. (NYSE:ENE - news) was halted early on Friday on the New York
Stock Exchange and over-the-counter.

Enron stock was halted for news pending at 67 cents per share on the NYSE as well as over the counter.

Enron, once the dominant energy trader in North America, declared bankruptcy after admissions of murky
dealings in early December, which all but closed down trading operations.

In recent developments, Arthur Andersen, Enron's accounting firm, has said it destroyed papers relating to
Enron's finances.

Enron's chairman, Ken Lay, also was said to have approached two top Bush administration officials
before filing for bankruptcy.  

riday January 11, 10:06 am Eastern Time

Enron slated to decide today on trading unit
bidder

NEW YORK, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Enron Corp. (NYSE:ENE - news) said it aims
to make a decision by 11:00 a.m. EST (1600 GMT) on which company was the
successful bidder for its trading operations.

Martin Bienenstock, an Enron attorney, said Enron is still choosing between two bidders to take control of
Enron's trading operations. He didn't name the companies. A decision is expected to be presented for
approval to U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Arthur Gonzalez at a morning hearing in New York, he said.

Citigroup (NYSE:C - news) and UBS Warburg have been in the running to buy up to 51 percent of Enron's
energy trading unit, which was put up for auction this week after the Houston-based energy trader
declared bankruptcy Dec. 2. London based oil company BP (quote from Yahoo! UK & Ireland: BP.L) said it was
also interested in some parts of the unit.

``I suspect we will have a decision by 11:00 a.m., but the auction is continuing,'' said Bienenstock in an
interview. Negotiators worked late into the night on Thursday to haggle the best possible offer for the
trading operations, Enron said.
PS
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