ESOP BRIEFING

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- A special business briefing on the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) will be held at the Drury Lodge here Jan. 22.

Panel members will discuss how an ESOP works and the advantages it can offer various businesses. Panelists include: Pamela Hill, vice president of Commerce Bank of St. Louis; Timothy J. Regnitz, vice president Merrill Lynch Business Brokerage and Valuation; and Gregory P. Swirtz, consultant, CPI Qualified Plan Consultants, Inc.

Four sessions will be held at 7:30, 9:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m., and at 1:30 p.m.