June 27 (Reuters) - The Futura Corporation:
* THE FUTURA CORPORATION AND ARBUTUS DISTRIBUTORS ANNOUNCE
NON-BINDING PROPOSAL TO TAKE TREE ISLAND STEEL PRIVATE AT $2.25
PER COMMON SHARE
* THE FUTURA CORPORATION - FUTURA, ARBUTUS DISTRIBUTORS
COLLECTIVELY OWN APPROXIMATELY 14.7 MILLION SHARES OF TREE
ISLAND STEEL LTD
* THE FUTURA CORPORATION - FUTURA, ARBUTUS DISTRIBUTORS ARE
CONTROLLED BY TREE ISLAND STEEL DIRECTORS, AMAR DOMAN AND PETER
BULL, RESPECTIVELY
* THE FUTURA CORPORATION - FUTURA, ARBUTUS DISTRIBUTORS
INDICATED
TO TREE ISLAND STEEL BOARD THAT THEY WILL NOT ENTERTAIN AN
ALTERNATIVE TRANSACTION
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