9	12	RJR	RJR	NNP
13	20	Nabisco	Nabisco	NNP
21	25	Inc.	Inc.	NNP
26	30	said	say	VBD
31	33	it	it	PRP
34	40	agreed	agree	VBD
41	43	to	to	TO
44	48	sell	sell	VB
49	52	its	its	PRP$
53	57	Baby	Baby	NNP
58	62	Ruth	Ruth	NNP
62	63	,	,	,
64	76	Butterfinger	Butterfinger	NNP
77	80	and	and	CC
81	88	Pearson	Pearson	NNP
89	94	candy	candy	NN
95	105	businesses	business	NNS
106	108	to	to	TO
109	115	Nestle	Nestle	NNP
116	120	S.A.	S.A.	NNP
120	122	’s	's	POS
123	129	Nestle	Nestle	NNP
130	135	Foods	Food	NNP
136	140	unit	unit	NN
141	144	for	for	IN
145	146	$	$	$
146	149	370	370	CD
150	157	million	million	CD
157	158	.	.	.

161	164	The	the	DT
165	169	sale	sale	NN
169	170	,	,	,
171	173	at	at	IN
174	175	a	a	DT
176	182	higher	high	JJR
183	188	price	price	NN
189	193	than	than	IN
194	198	some	some	DT
199	207	analysts	analyst	NNS
208	211	had	have	VBD
212	220	expected	expect	VBN
220	221	,	,	,
222	227	helps	help	VBZ
228	231	the	the	DT
232	236	food	food	NN
237	240	and	and	CC
241	248	tobacco	tobacco	NN
249	254	giant	giant	NN
255	260	raise	raise	VB
261	266	funds	fund	NNS
267	269	to	to	TO
270	273	pay	pay	VB
274	278	debt	debt	NN
279	282	and	and	CC
283	289	boosts	boost	VBZ
290	296	Nestle	Nestle	NNP
296	298	’s	's	POS
299	300	7	7	CD
300	301	%	%	NN
302	307	share	share	NN
308	310	of	of	IN
311	314	the	the	DT
315	319	U.S.	U.S.	NNP
320	325	candy	candy	NN
326	332	market	market	NN
333	335	to	to	TO
336	341	about	about	IN
342	344	12	12	CD
344	345	%	%	NN
345	346	.	.	.

349	352	The	the	DT
353	358	candy	candy	NN
359	369	businesses	business	NNS
370	373	had	have	VBD
374	379	sales	sale	NNS
380	382	of	of	IN
383	388	about	about	IN
389	390	$	$	$
390	393	154	154	CD
394	401	million	million	CD
402	406	last	last	JJ
407	411	year	year	NN
411	412	,	,	,
413	418	which	which	WDT
419	422	was	be	VBD
423	430	roughly	roughly	RB
431	433	12	12	CD
433	434	%	%	NN
435	437	of	of	IN
438	443	total	total	JJ
444	451	revenue	revenue	NN
452	455	for	for	IN
456	459	RJR	RJR	NNP
459	461	’s	's	POS
462	470	Planters	Planters	NNP
471	481	LifeSavers	LifeSavers	NNPS
482	486	unit	unit	NN
486	487	,	,	,
488	497	according	accord	VBG
498	500	to	to	TO
501	502	a	a	DT
503	513	memorandum	memorandum	NN
514	525	distributed	distribute	VBN
526	528	by	by	IN
529	532	RJR	RJR	NNP
532	534	’s	's	POS
535	540	owner	owner	NN
540	541	,	,	,
542	550	Kohlberg	Kohlberg	NNP
551	557	Kravis	Kravis	NNP
558	565	Roberts	Roberts	NNP
566	567	&	&	CC
568	571	Co.	Co.	NNP
571	572	,	,	,
573	575	to	to	TO
576	583	bankers	banker	NNS
584	588	last	last	JJ
589	597	December	December	NNP
597	598	.	.	.

601	604	The	the	DT
605	611	Nestle	Nestle	NNP
612	623	acquisition	acquisition	NN
624	632	includes	include	VBZ
633	634	a	a	DT
635	640	candy	candy	NN
641	646	plant	plant	NN
647	649	in	in	IN
650	658	Franklin	Franklin	NNP
659	663	Park	Park	NNP
663	664	,	,	,
665	669	Ill.	Ill.	NNP
669	670	,	,	,
671	676	which	which	WDT
677	684	employs	employ	VBZ
685	690	about	about	IN
691	694	800	800	CD
695	702	workers	worker	NNS
702	703	.	.	.

706	709	The	the	DT
710	714	sale	sale	NN
714	715	,	,	,
716	721	which	which	WDT
722	725	had	have	VBD
726	730	been	be	VBN
731	739	expected	expect	VBN
739	740	,	,	,
741	743	is	be	VBZ
744	748	part	part	NN
749	751	of	of	IN
752	755	KKR	KKR	NNP
755	757	’s	's	POS
758	765	program	program	NN
766	768	to	to	TO
769	772	pay	pay	VB
773	777	down	down	RP
778	779	$	$	$
779	780	5	5	CD
781	788	billion	billion	CD
789	791	of	of	IN
792	793	a	a	DT
794	795	$	$	$
795	796	6	6	CD
797	804	billion	billion	CD
805	811	bridge	bridge	NN
812	816	loan	loan	NN
817	819	by	by	IN
820	828	February	February	NNP
828	829	.	.	.

830	837	Roughly	roughly	RB
838	839	$	$	$
839	840	2	2	CD
841	848	billion	billion	CD
849	851	of	of	IN
852	856	that	that	DT
857	861	debt	debt	NN
862	865	has	have	VBZ
866	873	already	already	RB
874	878	been	be	VBN
879	885	repaid	repay	VBN
886	890	from	from	IN
891	899	previous	previous	JJ
900	905	asset	asset	NN
906	911	sales	sale	NNS
911	912	,	,	,
913	916	and	and	CC
917	920	RJR	RJR	NNP
921	928	expects	expect	VBZ
929	931	to	to	TO
932	935	use	use	VB
936	943	another	another	DT
944	945	$	$	$
945	946	2	2	CD
947	954	billion	billion	CD
955	959	from	from	IN
960	963	the	the	DT
964	971	pending	pende	VBG
971	972	,	,	,
973	981	two-part	two-part	JJ
982	986	sale	sale	NN
987	989	of	of	IN
990	994	most	most	JJS
995	997	of	of	IN
998	1001	its	its	PRP$
1002	1005	Del	Del	NNP
1006	1011	Monte	Monte	NNP
1012	1016	unit	unit	NN
1016	1017	.	.	.

1018	1022	That	that	DT
1023	1027	sale	sale	NN
1027	1028	,	,	,
1029	1036	however	however	RB
1036	1037	,	,	,
1038	1043	could	could	MD
1044	1049	still	still	RB
1050	1054	fall	fall	VB
1055	1062	through	through	RP
1063	1065	if	if	IN
1066	1075	financing	financing	NN
1076	1084	problems	problem	NNS
1085	1092	develop	develop	VBP
1092	1093	.	.	.

1094	1098	Thus	thus	RB
1098	1099	,	,	,
1100	1102	it	it	PRP
1103	1110	remains	remain	VBZ
1111	1118	crucial	crucial	JJ
1119	1122	for	for	IN
1123	1126	RJR	RJR	NNP
1127	1129	to	to	TO
1130	1136	obtain	obtain	VB
1137	1140	top	top	JJ
1141	1147	dollar	dollar	NN
1148	1151	for	for	IN
1152	1155	its	its	PRP$
1156	1163	smaller	small	JJR
1164	1170	assets	asset	NNS
1171	1175	like	like	IN
1176	1179	the	the	DT
1180	1185	candy	candy	NN
1186	1192	brands	brand	NNS
1192	1193	.	.	.

1196	1201	Louis	Louis	NNP
1202	1210	Gerstner	Gerstner	NNP
1211	1214	Jr.	Jr.	NNP
1214	1215	,	,	,
1216	1224	chairman	chairman	NN
1225	1228	and	and	CC
1229	1234	chief	chief	JJ
1235	1244	executive	executive	JJ
1245	1252	officer	officer	NN
1253	1255	of	of	IN
1256	1259	New	New	NNP
1260	1270	York-based	york-based	JJ
1271	1274	RJR	RJR	NNP
1274	1275	,	,	,
1276	1282	called	call	VBD
1283	1286	the	the	DT
1287	1291	sale	sale	NN
1292	1293	a	a	DT
1294	1295	“	``	``
1295	1306	significant	significant	JJ
1307	1311	step	step	NN
1311	1312	”	''	''
1313	1315	in	in	IN
1316	1319	the	the	DT
1320	1327	company	company	NN
1327	1329	’s	's	POS
1330	1341	divestiture	divestiture	NN
1342	1349	program	program	NN
1349	1350	,	,	,
1351	1353	as	as	RB
1354	1358	well	well	RB
1359	1361	as	as	IN
1362	1363	a	a	DT
1364	1365	“	``	``
1365	1366	a	a	DT
1367	1376	strategic	strategic	JJ
1377	1388	divestiture	divestiture	NN
1388	1389	.	.	.
1389	1390	”	''	''

1391	1396	Since	since	IN
1397	1400	KKR	KKR	NNP
1401	1407	bought	buy	VBD
1408	1411	RJR	RJR	NNP
1412	1414	in	in	IN
1415	1423	February	February	NNP
1424	1427	for	for	IN
1428	1429	$	$	$
1429	1431	25	25	CD
1432	1439	billion	billion	CD
1440	1442	of	of	IN
1443	1447	debt	debt	NN
1447	1448	,	,	,
1449	1451	it	it	PRP
1452	1455	has	have	VBZ
1456	1462	agreed	agree	VBN
1463	1465	to	to	TO
1466	1470	sell	sell	VB
1471	1477	nearly	nearly	RB
1478	1479	$	$	$
1479	1480	5	5	CD
1481	1488	billion	billion	CD
1489	1491	of	of	IN
1492	1495	RJR	RJR	NNP
1496	1502	assets	asset	NNS
1502	1503	.	.	.

1504	1507	RJR	RJR	NNP
1507	1509	’s	's	POS
1510	1520	executives	executive	NNS
1521	1525	have	have	VBP
1526	1530	said	say	VBN
1531	1535	they	they	PRP
1536	1540	will	will	MD
1541	1549	dispense	dispense	VB
1550	1554	with	with	IN
1555	1562	certain	certain	JJ
1563	1569	brands	brand	NNS
1569	1570	,	,	,
1571	1573	in	in	IN
1574	1584	particular	particular	JJ
1584	1585	,	,	,
1586	1590	that	that	WDT
1591	1594	are	be	VBP
1594	1597	n’t	n't	RB
1598	1605	leaders	leader	NNS
1606	1608	in	in	IN
1609	1614	their	their	PRP$
1615	1622	markets	market	NNS
1622	1623	.	.	.

1624	1625	“	``	``
1625	1628	RJR	RJR	NNP
1629	1636	Nabisco	Nabisco	NNP
1637	1640	and	and	CC
1641	1649	Planters	Planters	NNP
1650	1660	LifeSavers	LifeSavers	NNPS
1661	1665	will	will	MD
1666	1677	concentrate	concentrate	VB
1678	1682	more	more	RBR
1683	1685	on	on	IN
1686	1689	our	our	PRP$
1690	1693	own	own	JJ
1694	1698	core	core	NN
1699	1709	businesses	business	NNS
1709	1710	,	,	,
1710	1711	”	''	''
1712	1715	Mr.	Mr.	NNP
1716	1724	Gerstner	Gerstner	NNP
1725	1729	said	say	VBD
1730	1736	Friday	Friday	NNP
1736	1737	.	.	.

1740	1744	Baby	Baby	NNP
1745	1749	Ruth	Ruth	NNP
1750	1753	and	and	CC
1754	1766	Butterfinger	Butterfinger	NNP
1767	1770	are	be	VBP
1771	1775	both	both	DT
1776	1781	among	among	IN
1782	1785	the	the	DT
1786	1797	top-selling	top-selling	JJ
1798	1800	15	15	CD
1801	1810	chocolate	chocolate	NN
1811	1815	bars	bar	NNS
1816	1818	in	in	IN
1819	1822	the	the	DT
1823	1827	U.S.	U.S.	NNP
1827	1828	,	,	,
1829	1832	but	but	CC
1833	1836	RJR	RJR	NNP
1836	1838	’s	's	POS
1839	1846	overall	overall	JJ
1847	1852	share	share	NN
1853	1855	of	of	IN
1856	1859	the	the	DT
1860	1867	roughly	roughly	RB
1868	1869	$	$	$
1869	1872	5.1	5.1	CD
1873	1880	billion	billion	CD
1881	1887	market	market	NN
1888	1890	is	be	VBZ
1891	1895	less	less	JJR
1896	1900	than	than	IN
1901	1902	5	5	CD
1902	1903	%	%	NN
1903	1904	.	.	.

1905	1911	Nestle	Nestle	NNP
1911	1913	’s	's	POS
1914	1919	share	share	NN
1920	1922	of	of	IN
1923	1924	7	7	CD
1924	1925	%	%	NN
1926	1932	before	before	IN
1933	1939	Friday	Friday	NNP
1939	1941	’s	's	POS
1942	1951	purchases	purchase	NNS
1952	1954	is	be	VBZ
1955	1958	far	far	RB
1959	1964	below	below	IN
1965	1968	the	the	DT
1969	1975	shares	share	NNS
1976	1978	of	of	IN
1979	1985	market	market	NN
1986	1993	leaders	leader	NNS
1994	2001	Hershey	Hershey	NNP
2002	2007	Foods	Food	NNPS
2008	2013	Corp.	Corp.	NNP
2014	2017	and	and	CC
2018	2022	Mars	Mars	NNP
2023	2027	Inc.	Inc.	NNP
2027	2028	,	,	,
2029	2034	which	which	WDT
2035	2039	have	have	VBP
2040	2045	about	about	IN
2046	2048	40	40	CD
2048	2049	%	%	NN
2050	2053	and	and	CC
2054	2056	36	36	CD
2056	2057	%	%	NN
2058	2060	of	of	IN
2061	2064	the	the	DT
2065	2071	market	market	NN
2071	2072	,	,	,
2073	2085	respectively	respectively	RB
2085	2086	.	.	.

2089	2090	“	``	``
2090	2094	This	this	DT
2095	2100	means	mean	VBZ
2101	2107	Nestle	Nestle	NNP
2108	2110	is	be	VBZ
2111	2114	now	now	RB
2115	2117	in	in	IN
2118	2121	the	the	DT
2122	2130	candybar	candybar	NN
2131	2139	business	business	NN
2140	2142	in	in	IN
2143	2144	a	a	DT
2145	2148	big	big	JJ
2149	2152	way	way	NN
2152	2153	,	,	,
2153	2154	”	''	''
2155	2159	said	say	VBD
2160	2167	Lisbeth	Lisbeth	NNP
2168	2177	Echeandia	Echeandia	NNP
2177	2178	,	,	,
2179	2188	publisher	publisher	NN
2189	2191	of	of	IN
2192	2199	Orlando	Orlando	NNP
2199	2200	,	,	,
2201	2211	Fla.-based	fla.-based	JJ
2212	2224	Confectioner	Confectioner	NNP
2225	2233	Magazine	Magazine	NNP
2233	2234	.	.	.

2235	2236	“	``	``
2236	2239	For	for	IN
2240	2244	them	them	PRP
2244	2245	,	,	,
2246	2248	it	it	PRP
2249	2254	makes	make	VBZ
2255	2258	all	all	DT
2259	2264	kinds	kind	NNS
2265	2267	of	of	IN
2268	2273	sense	sense	NN
2273	2274	.	.	.

2275	2279	They	they	PRP
2279	2282	’ve	've	VBP
2283	2287	been	be	VBN
2288	2293	given	give	VBN
2294	2295	a	a	DT
2296	2303	mandate	mandate	NN
2304	2308	from	from	IN
2309	2320	Switzerland	Switzerland	NNP
2320	2321	”	''	''
2322	2324	to	to	TO
2325	2331	expand	expand	VB
2332	2337	their	their	PRP$
2338	2342	U.S.	U.S.	NNP
2343	2352	chocolate	chocolate	NN
2353	2363	operations	operation	NNS
2363	2364	.	.	.

2365	2371	Nestle	Nestle	NNP
2372	2376	S.A.	S.A.	NNP
2377	2379	is	be	VBZ
2380	2385	based	base	VBN
2386	2388	in	in	IN
2389	2394	Vevey	Vevey	NNP
2394	2395	,	,	,
2396	2407	Switzerland	Switzerland	NNP
2407	2408	.	.	.

2411	2414	The	the	DT
2415	2418	new	new	JJ
2419	2424	candy	candy	NN
2425	2429	bars	bar	NNS
2429	2430	,	,	,
2431	2432	“	``	``
2432	2436	make	make	VBP
2437	2439	an	an	DT
2440	2449	important	important	JJ
2450	2462	contribution	contribution	NN
2463	2465	to	to	TO
2466	2469	our	our	PRP$
2470	2476	Nestle	Nestle	NNP
2477	2482	Foods	Food	NNPS
2483	2493	commitment	commitment	NN
2494	2496	to	to	TO
2497	2501	this	this	DT
2502	2506	very	very	RB
2507	2516	important	important	JJ
2517	2526	strategic	strategic	JJ
2527	2531	unit	unit	NN
2531	2532	,	,	,
2532	2533	”	''	''
2534	2538	said	say	VBD
2539	2541	C.	C.	NNP
2542	2546	Alan	Alan	NNP
2547	2556	MacDonald	MacDonald	NNP
2556	2557	,	,	,
2558	2567	president	president	NN
2568	2570	of	of	IN
2571	2577	Nestle	Nestle	NNP
2578	2583	Foods	Foods	NNPS
2584	2586	in	in	IN
2587	2595	Purchase	Purchase	NNP
2595	2596	,	,	,
2597	2600	N.Y	N.Y	NNP
2600	2601	.	.	.