THERMO INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS INC
SC TO-T/A, 2000-04-07
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   SCHEDULE TO/A

                                 (Rule 14d-100)

            TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(d)(1) OR 13(e)(1)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                                 Amendment No. 1

                                ONIX SYSTEMS INC.
                            (Name of Subject Company)

                              ONIX ACQUISITION INC.
                                    (Offeror)

                         THERMO INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS INC.
                                    (Offeror)

                           THERMO ELECTRON CORPORATION
                                    (Offeror)

                     COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                CUSIP 67088G 10 8
                      (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

                             Seth H. Hoogasian, Esq.
                                 General Counsel
                           Thermo Electron Corporation
                                 81 Wyman Street
                        Waltham, Massachusetts 02454-9046
                                 (781) 622-1000
   (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices
                 and Communications on Behalf of Filing Persons)

                                 with a copy to:

                              Neil H. Aronson, Esq.
               Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
                              One Financial Center
                           Boston, Massachusetts 02111
                                 (617) 542-6000


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                            CALCULATION OF FILING FEE

Transaction Valuation(1): $30,003,669           Amount of Filing Fee(2): $6,001

(1)   For purposes of calculating fee only. This amount is based upon (a) the
maximum number of Shares to be purchased pursuant to the Offer and (b) the price
offered per Share.

(2)   The amount of the filing fee, calculated in accordance with Regulation
240.0-11 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, equals 1/50 of
one percent of the Transaction Valuation.

[X]   Check the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule
      0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was
      previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration
      statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.

           Amount Previously Paid:                $6,001
           Form or Registration No.:              Schedule TO
           Filing Party:                          Thermo Instrument Systems Inc.
           Date Filed:                            March 13, 2000

[ ]   Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary
      communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.

      Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to
      which the statement relates:

      [X]        third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.

      [ ]        issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.

      [X]        going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.

      [ ]        amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.

      Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting
      the results of the tender offer: [ ]


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This Amendment No. 1 amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on
Schedule TO relating to the offer by ONIX Acquisition Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Purchaser") and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Thermo
Instrument Systems Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Thermo Instrument"), to
purchase all outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share
(the "Shares"), of ONIX Systems Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"),
at a purchase price of $9.00 per Share net to the seller in cash, without
interest thereon, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in
the Offer to Purchase dated March 13, 2000 (the "Offer to Purchase"), a copy
of which is attached as Exhibit 12(a)(1) to the Schedule TO, and in the
related Letter of Transmittal (which, together with the Offer to Purchase,
constitute the "Offer"), a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 12(a)(2) to
the Schedule TO.

ITEMS 2 AND 13

         Item 2, and Items 2, 4 and 13(a)(3) of Item 13 of the Schedule TO are
         hereby amended by deleting the section of Offer to Purchase captioned
         "Certain Information Concerning The Company - Recently Released
         Financial Data" and replacing the information set out in the section
         of the Offer to Purchase captioned "Certain Information Concerning
         The Company - Financial Information" with the following:

    FINANCIAL INFORMATION.  Set forth below is certain selected consolidated
financial information with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries
excerpted or derived from the audited consolidated financial statements
contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year
ended January 1, 2000 (the "Company Report"). More comprehensive financial
information is included in the Company Report and in other documents filed by
the Company with the Commission (which may be inspected or obtained in the
manner set forth above), and the following financial information is qualified
in its entirety by reference to the Company Report and other documents and
all of the financial information (including any related notes) contained
therein or incorporated therein by reference.

    The selected financial information presented below as of and for the
fiscal years ended January 1, 2000, January 2, 1999, January 3, 1998,
December 28, 1996 and December 30, 1995, has been derived from the Company's
Consolidated Financial Statements, which have been audited by Arthur Andersen
LLP. The selected financial information as of and for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1994 has not been audited.

                  SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                      1999       1998(a)    1997(b)    1996(c)    1995(d)      1994
                                    --------     --------   --------   --------   --------   --------
                                                  (IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
<S>                                 <C>          <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>
STATEMENT OF INCOME DATA:
Revenues..........................  $139,969     $153,653   $121,525   $95,316    $72,105    $62,059
Net Income........................     2,319        8,000      8,799     4,858      3,627      1,264
Basic and Diluted Earnings per
  Share...........................       .16          .55        .79       .46        .34        .12
Weighted Average Shares:
  Basic...........................    14,357       14,515     11,083    10,667     10,667     10,667
  Diluted.........................    14,357       14,520     11,083    10,667     10,667     10,667
BALANCED SHEET DATA (AT END OF
  PERIOD):
Working Capital...................  $ 79,652     $ 74,843   $ 41,947   $29,873    $26,199    $13,327
Total Assets......................   183,041      180,578    159,709    97,010     76,221     71,710
Shareholders' Investment..........   147,920      146,547    104,938    73,110     59,791     50,795
OTHER DATA:
Book Value per Share..............  $  10.30     $  10.21   $   8.53
Cash Dividends....................        --           --         --        --         --         --
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed
  Charges (e).....................      4.59x       11.28x     18.19x
</TABLE>

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(a) Reflects the July 1998 acquisition of the Mid-South Companies and the
    March 1998 initial public offering of Company common stock.

(b) Reflects the acquisition of the Peek Measurement Business effective in
    November 1997, the December 1997 acquisition of Fluid Data, Inc. and the
    September and October 1997 private placements of Company common stock.

(c) Reflects the October 1996 acquisition of Kay-Ray/Sensall and the March 1996
    acquisition of VG Gas Analysis.

(d) Reflects the July 1995 acquisition of Flow Automation.

(e) For purposes of computing the ratios of earnings to fixed charges,
    "earnings" represent income before taxes, plus fixed charges. "Fixed
    charges" consist of interest on indebtedness and one-third of rental
    expense, which is deemed to be the interest component of such rental
    expense.


ITEMS 6 AND 13

         Item 6, and Item 7 of Item 13 are hereby amended by including just
         after the section of the Offer to Purchase captioned "Special
         Factors --Conduct Of The Company's Business If the Offer Is Not
         Completed" the following new section:

STOCKHOLDER LITIGATION

In late March 2000, a class action was filed in the Court of Chancery of the
State of Delaware in and for New Castle County by a stockholder of the
Company (the "Action"). The complaint in the Action names the Company, Thermo
Instrument, Thermo Electron and the directors of the Company as defendants
and alleges, among other things, that the Company's directors breached their
respective fiduciary duties by not negotiating and/or reformulating the terms
of the tender offer and that the proposed purchase price does not represent
the true value of the Company's assets and future prospects. The complaint
requests that the Court of Chancery, among other things, declare that the
Action is a proper class action and enjoin the defendants from proceeding
with, consummating or closing the proposed transaction. The Purchaser's
obligations to accept for payment and pay for Shares tendered in the Offer
will not be relieved if the Action is still pending immediately prior to the
Expiration Date unless a court order or injunction is in effect that
prohibits consummation of the Offer or the Merger. See  "--Certain Conditions
Of The Offer."


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ITEM 11.

ITEM 11(b) is hereby amended as follows:

          The section of the Offer to Purchase captioned "The Tender Offer--
          Certain Conditions Of The Offer" is amended such that the first
          three lines on page 35 of the Offer to Purchase are as follows:

          "shares and may amend or terminate the Offer if (1) the Minimum
          Condition has not been satisfied on or before the Expiration Date or
          (2) at any time on or after March 13, 2000 and on or before the
          Expiration Date, any of the following events shall occur:"


ITEM 12.  EXHIBITS.

          Item 12 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended by adding the following:

          Exhibit 12(j) Presentation materials provided to the special
          committee of the Board of Directors of Thermo Instrument by J.P.
          Morgan Securities Inc. and The Beacon Group Capital Services, LLC
          on January 29, 2000 in connection with the offer to purchase shares
          of common stock of ONIX Systems Inc.

ITEM 13.

         Items 13(a)(1) and 13(a)(2) of Item 13 are hereby amended by
         replacing them with the following:

         (a)(1) The audited consolidated financial statements of the Company
         as of and for the fiscal years ended January 1, 2000 and January 2,
         1999 are incorporated herein by reference to the Consolidated
         Financial Statements of the Company included as Exhibit 13 to the
         Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
         January 1, 2000 filed with the Commission on March 16, 2000.

         (2) Not applicable.

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                                    SIGNATURE

After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the
information set forth in this Statement is true, complete and correct.

                                          ONIX ACQUISITION INC.

                                          BY: /s/ Earl R. Lewis
                                          --------------------------------------
                                               Name:    Earl R. Lewis
                                               Title: President

                                          THERMO INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS INC.

                                          BY: /s/ Earl R. Lewis
                                          --------------------------------------
                                               Name:    Earl R. Lewis
                                               Title: President and Chief
                                                      Executive Officer

                                          THERMO ELECTRON CORPORATION

                                          BY: /s/ Theo Melas-Kyriazi
                                          --------------------------------------
                                               Name:    Theo Melas-Kyriazi
                                               Title: Vice President and Chief
                                                         Financial Officer

Date: April 7, 2000


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

EXHIBIT           DESCRIPTION

<S>               <C>
12(a)(1)*         Offer to Purchase dated March 13, 2000

12(a)(2)*         Letter of Transmittal

12(a)(3)*         Notice of Guaranteed Delivery

12(a)(4)*         Letter from the Dealer Managers to Brokers,
                  Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and
                  Nominees

12(a)(5)*         Letter to Clients for use by Brokers, Dealers,
                  Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Nominees

12(a)(6)*         Summary Advertisement as published on March 13, 2000

12(a)(7)*         Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer
                  Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9

12(a)(8)          Press Release issued by Thermo Instrument on January 31,
                  2000 (incorporated herein by reference to
                  Exhibit 99 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of
                  Thermo Instrument filed with the Commission on February 1,
                  2000)

12(a)(9)          Press Release issued by Thermo Electron on January
                  31, 2000 (incorporated herein by reference to
                  Exhibit 99 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of
                  Thermo Electron filed with the Commission on
                  February 1, 2000)

12(a)(10)*        Press Release issued by Thermo Instrument on March 13, 2000

12(b)*            Loan Agreement dated as of March 1, 2000 between
                  Thermo Electron and Thermo Instrument

12(c)*            Opinion of J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and The
                  Beacon Group Capital Services, LLC dated January
                  29, 2000

12(d)*            Not applicable

12(e)*            Not applicable

12(f)             Summary of Appraisal Rights (Included in Exhibit
                  12(a)(1) in the section captioned "The Merger;
                  Appraisal Rights" and Schedule III to Exhibit 12(a)(1)
                  ("Section 262 Of The Delaware General Corporation
                  Law")

12(g)*            Slide Presentation of Thermo Electron to Financial
                  Analysts

12(h)*            Not applicable

12(j)             Presentation materials provided to the special committee
                  of the Board of Directors of Thermo Instrument by
                  J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and The Beacon Group Capital
                  Services, LLC on January 29, 2000 in connection with the
                  offer to purchase shares of common stock of ONIX Systems
                  Inc.

</TABLE>
* Previously filed


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January 29, 2000                                                    Confidential

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Project Octopus

Presentation to the Board of Directors of Thermo Instrument Systems


JPMorgan                                                        THE BEACON GROUP
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This presentation was prepared exclusively for the benefit and internal use of
Thermo Instrument Systems ("Thermo Instrument") in order to indicate, on a
preliminary basis, the feasibility of a possible transaction or transactions and
does not carry any right of publication or disclosure to any other party. This
presentation is incomplete without reference to, and should be viewed solely in
conjunction with, the oral briefing provided by J.P. Morgan and/or The Beacon
Group Capital Services, LLC ("The Beacon Group"). Neither this presentation nor
any of its contents may be used for any other purpose without the prior written
consent of J.P. Morgan and/or The Beacon Group.

The information in this presentation is based upon management forecasts and
reflects prevailing conditions and our views as of this date, all of which are
accordingly subject to change. In preparing this presentation, we have relied
upon and assumed, without independent verification, the accuracy and
completeness of all information available from public sources or which was
provided to us by or on behalf of Thermo Instrument or which was otherwise
reviewed by us. In addition, our analyses are not and do not purport to be
appraisals of the assets, stock, or business of Thermo Instrument.


    JPMorgan
THE BEACON GROUP
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By spinning in publicly-traded subsidiaries, Thermo Instrument reaps significant
benefits
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- ----------------        o     Allows Thermo Instrument to develop a holistic
Strategic                     strategy for the entire instruments business
- ----------------              (e.g., growth, profitability, role of
                              acquisitions)

                        o     Enables coordination of market presence across
                              products, customers, industries in a way that
                              maximizes value for Thermo Instrument

                        o     Shelters individual business units from public
                              market visibility and demands

- ----------------        o     Makes it possible to combine businesses in
Operational                   overlapping markets (e.g., ThermoQuest and
- ----------------              BioAnalysis) to mutual advantage

                        o     Enhances cooperation across businesses (e.g.,
                              joint sales, shared R&D)

                        o     Allows rationalization (e.g., combined
                              service/support network)

                        o     Makes it easier to redeploy assets (e.g., skilled
                              people, capital) to best use

- ----------------        o     Enables consistent metrics and performance
Organizational                management
- ----------------
                        o     Begins to develop a "shared culture" at Thermo
                              Instrument

                        o     Structurally ensures cooperation

                        o     Provides a wider breadth of career paths for top
                              performers


    JPMorgan
THE BEACON GROUP                                                              3
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Spin-in analysis summary
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                   Implied
                       Price                                  Proposed spin-in                   valuation(3)
                -------------------   52-week range                 range                     ------------------ Public(4) Public(3)
                            2 weeks  ---------------   30-day ----------------  Mid-point(2)  1999 FV/  2000 FV/  minority   spin-in
Company         Current(1)    prior     Low     High  average     Low     High       premium    EBITDA    EBITDA    shares      cost
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                 <C>      <C>     <C>      <C>      <C>     <C>      <C>              <C>     <C>        <C>        <C>       <C>



            [Summary Information for Thermo Optek, ThermoQuest, Thermo
             BioAnalysis and Metrika Systems appears here.]



Onix Systems          7.81     6.50    4.50     9.00     6.65    8.00     9.00           31%      8.7x      6.1x       2.5        22


- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

(1) As of 1/25/00
(2) Calculated versus price 2 weeks prior
(3) Based on midpoint of proposed spin-in range
(4) Does not include impact of options


    JPMorgan
THE BEACON GROUP                                                              4
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Summary valuation - ONIX Systems
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

$ per share and implied 1999 EBITDA multiple
Preliminary

                           Two-weeks prior   Current
                                     $6.50   $7.81

                                               ---------
Discounted cash flow(1)                  $7.50 7.3x 8.4x $8.25
                                               ---------

                                                ----------
Precedent transactions(2)                 $7.75 7.6x 10.2x $9.50
                                                ----------

                                                ----------
Trading multiples                         $8.50 8.7x 10.2x $9.50
                                                ----------

                                  ----------------------
52-week high/low            $4.50 2.9x              9.5x $9.00
                                  ----------------------

                        --------------------------------------------------------
                        $3.00   $5.00   $7.00   $9.00   $11.00   $13.00   $15.00

                                        Equity value per share

(1)   Assumes WACC of 11.0%-12.0% and terminal value growth of 1.0%-2.0%
(2)   Reflects change-of-control transactions where, on average, higher premiums
      are paid relative to the purchase of minority stakes. According to J.P.
      Morgan's M&A Research group, change-of-control transactions have a median
      premium of 33% versus 23% for minority buy-outs since 1988

Note: Valuation is preliminary and is based on management forecasts; prices as
of January 25, 2000


    JPMorgan
THE BEACON GROUP                                                              5
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Pro forma income statement impact
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Pro forma for year ended December 31, 2000 (highly preliminary) $ millions,
unless indicated otherwise

$ diluted EPS

[The following information was depicted as a bar chart in the printed material.]

<TABLE>
<S>                  <C>          <C>       <C>           <C>        <C>       <C>      <C>       <C>            <C>

                                                         [EPS data appears here.]

                                  (0.004)   (0.000)       (0.001)    0.008     0.006    (0.007)   (0.001)
<CAPTION>
                  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  "Old" Thermo    Thermo    Thermo        Thermo    Metrika    ONIX     Thermo    Thermo     "New" Thermo
                   Instrument      Optek     Quest     BioAnalysis  Systems   Systems   Spectra   Vision      Instrument
<S>                  <C>           <C>       <C>           <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>           <C>
Purchase price                       $51       $83          $189       $19       $24       $44       $12          $422

[EPS data appears here.]

</TABLE>


    JPMorgan
THE BEACON GROUP                                                              6
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Pro forma balance sheet impact
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Pro forma as of December 31, 1999 (preliminary)
$ billions

                     "Old" Thermo Instrument  Spin-ins   "New" Thermo Instrument
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cash                                    $0.4     ($0.4)                     $0.0

Net op. assets                           1.9       0.2                       2.1
                     -----------------------------------------------------------
Total net assets                        $2.3     ($0.2)                     $2.1


Debt                                    $1.0      $0.0                      $1.1

Minority interest                        0.2      (0.2)                      0.0

Shareholders equity                      1.0       0.0                       1.0
                     -----------------------------------------------------------
Total capitalization                    $2.3     ($0.2)                     $2.1


Net debt/(cash)(1)                      $0.9                                $1.1
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(1) Includes minority interest
Note: Numbers may not tie due to rounding


    JPMorgan
THE BEACON GROUP                                                              7
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U.S. minority buy-out premia
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Premia(1) paid in U.S. minority buy-outs since 1988(2)

[The following information was depicted as a bar chart in the printed material.]

All transactions

Premia paid (%)        % of transactions
- ---------------        -----------------

LESS THAN 0%                   4%
 0% LESS THAN 10%              8%
10% LESS THAN 20%             30%
20% LESS THAN 30%             25%
30% LESS THAN 40%              5%
40% LESS THAN 50%             11%
50% LESS THAN 60%              7%
60% LESS THAN 70%              4%
GREATER THAN 70%               7%

Source: J.P. Morgan M&A Analysis Group, SDC
(1) Premia based on stock price one week prior to announcement
(2) Analysis of 101 U.S. minority buy-outs

Comments

o     Median premium of 23%, average premium of 30%

o     55% of premia paid in 10%-30% range

o     Transactions consisted of:
      -   25% stock
      -   71% cash
      -   4% combined cash-stock consideration

o     Deal sizes between $50MM and $4.8BN


    JPMorgan
THE BEACON GROUP                                                              8
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Premia in cash vs. stock transactions
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Premia(1)paid in U.S. minority squeeze-outs since 1988(2)

[The following information was depicted as a bar chart in the printed material.]

Cash transactions

Premia paid (%)        % of transactions
- ---------------        -----------------

LESS THAN 0%                   1%
0% LESS THAN 10%               6%
10% LESS THAN 20%             28%
20% LESS THAN 30%             26%
30% LESS THAN 40%              7%
40% LESS THAN 50%             11%
50% LESS THAN 60%              7%
60% LESS THAN 70%              6%
GREATER THAN 70%               8%

[The following information was depicted as a bar chart in the printed material.]

Stock transactions

Premia paid (%)        % of transactions
- ---------------        -----------------

LESS THAN 0%                  12%
0% LESS THAN 10%              16%
10% LESS THAN 20%             36%
20% LESS THAN 30%             16%
30% LESS THAN 40%              0%
40% LESS THAN 50%             12%
50% LESS THAN 60%              4%
60% LESS THAN 70%              0%
GREATER THAN 70%               4%

Source: J.P. Morgan M&A Analysis Group, SDC
(1) Premia based on stock price one week prior to announcement
(2) Analysis of 101 U.S. minority squeeze-outs


    JPMorgan
THE BEACON GROUP                                                              9
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Premia analysis by size and free-float
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Premia(1) paid in minority buy-outs since 1988(2)

Buy-outs by size
$MM

             [The following information was depicted as a line chart
                            in the printed material.]

                                         Premia paid (%)
                                -------------------------------
                                 Low         Median        High         % of
                                                                    transactions

  > 1,000                        20%           23%         124%           6%

500-1,000                       (67%)          21%          37%           7%

  250-500                        (5%)          39%         227%          22%

  100-250                         1%           20%         113%          32%

    0-100                       (20%)          22%          90%          34%

Buy-outs by free float
% free float

             [The following information was depicted as a line chart
                            in the printed material.]

                                         Premia paid (%)
                                -------------------------------
                                 Low         Median        High         % of
                                                                    transactions

40%-50%                         (67%)          23%         227%          23%

30%-40%                          12%           23%          79%          23%

20%-30%                           2%           23%          90%          18%

10%-20%                         (12%)          22%          68%          31%

 0%-10%                         (20%)          18%          39%           5%

Source: J.P. Morgan M&A Analysis Group, SDC
(1) Premia based on stock price one week prior to announcement
(2) Analysis of 101 U.S. minority buy-outs


    JPMorgan
THE BEACON GROUP                                                              10
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ONIX Systems - Share price performance
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Since IPO

- -------------------------------------------
Summary statistics
- -------------------------------------------
Current price (1/25/00)               $7.81
1-month average                       $6.65
6-month average                       $5.91
1 year average                        $6.06
Average since IPO (3/25/98)           $7.86
- -------------------------------------------

             [The following information was depicted as a line chart
                            in the printed material.]

                                              Volume (000s)     Share Price
                                              -------------     -----------
3/25/1998                                         770              $14.69
3/26/1998                                         354              $14.50
3/27/1998                                         362.9            $14.50
3/30/1998                                         354.1            $14.50
3/31/1998                                          57              $14.50
4/1/1998                                           48.6            $14.50
4/2/1998                                           31.4            $14.50
4/3/1998                                           73.3            $14.56
4/6/1998                                           70.5            $14.13
4/7/1998                                           70.8            $13.81
4/8/1998                                           14.2            $14.00
4/9/1998                                            9.2            $14.50
4/13/1998                                          15.3            $14.50
4/14/1998                                           7.7            $14.44
4/15/1998                                          56.2            $14.25
4/16/1998                                           6              $14.25
4/17/1998                                           6.7            $14.50
4/20/1998                                          30.2            $14.88
4/21/1998                                          82.3            $15.75
4/22/1998                                          23.9            $15.00
4/23/1998                                          12              $15.00
4/24/1998                                           6              $14.75
4/27/1998                                          12.1            $14.63
4/28/1998                                         115.3            $14.63
4/29/1998                                           4.9            $14.50
4/30/1998                                          16.1            $14.38
5/1/1998                                            1.4            $14.25
5/4/1998                                            7.1            $14.75
5/5/1998                                           16.5            $14.75
5/6/1998                                           14.3            $14.63
5/7/1998                                            1.7            $14.63
5/8/1998                                            4              $14.63
5/11/1998                                           1.3            $14.50
5/12/1998                                           7.3            $14.50
5/13/1998                                           8.1            $14.81
5/14/1998                                           9              $14.63
5/15/1998                                           5.3            $14.19
5/18/1998                                           1.6            $13.94
5/19/1998                                           9.6            $13.88
5/20/1998                                           6.2            $14.00
5/21/1998                                           1              $14.13
5/22/1998                                           4.6            $14.38
5/26/1998                                          26.7            $14.38
5/27/1998                                           4.8            $14.00
5/28/1998                                          11.2            $13.75
5/29/1998                                           0.6            $13.63
6/1/1998                                           43.6            $13.25
6/2/1998                                           13.6            $13.31
6/3/1998                                           27              $13.13
6/4/1998                                            1.8            $13.25
6/5/1998                                            2.2            $13.00
6/8/1998                                            1.8            $12.94
6/9/1998                                            0.8            $13.00
6/10/1998                                           2.1            $13.00
6/11/1998                                           5.7            $12.88
6/12/1998                                           0.4            $13.00
6/15/1998                                           4              $12.88
6/16/1998                                          11.6            $12.50
6/17/1998                                          12.5            $12.44
6/18/1998                                           0.4            $12.44
6/19/1998                                           7.9            $12.38
6/22/1998                                           0.8            $12.50
6/23/1998                                           0.5            $12.50
6/24/1998                                          25.6            $12.75
6/25/1998                                           3.9            $12.56
6/26/1998                                          #N/A            $12.69
6/29/1998                                          10.9            $12.50
6/30/1998                                           9.9            $12.88
7/1/1998                                            2.2            $12.75
7/2/1998                                            2.4            $12.63
7/6/1998                                            2.1            $12.38
7/7/1998                                            2.1            $12.25
7/8/1998                                           11.2            $12.13
7/9/1998                                            0.3            $12.00
7/10/1998                                           0.5            $11.88
7/13/1998                                          #N/A            $11.88
7/14/1998                                           3.2            $12.00
7/15/1998                                          #N/A            $11.88
7/16/1998                                           1.2            $11.63
7/17/1998                                          22              $11.88
7/20/1998                                           0.9            $11.63
7/21/1998                                          11.5            $11.56
7/22/1998                                           6.7            $11.63
7/23/1998                                           9              $11.38
7/24/1998                                          16.2            $12.00
7/27/1998                                           2              $12.13
7/28/1998                                          #N/A            $12.06
7/29/1998                                           0.2            $12.00
7/30/1998                                           0.5            $12.00
7/31/1998                                          #N/A            $12.06
8/3/1998                                            3.3            $11.88
8/4/1998                                           11.5            $11.75
8/5/1998                                            2.2            $11.88
8/6/1998                                            4.1            $11.81
8/7/1998                                            0.6            $11.75
8/10/1998                                          #N/A            $11.69
8/11/1998                                           2.3            $11.13
8/12/1998                                           9.4            $10.38
8/13/1998                                          20.4            $10.38
8/14/1998                                           8.2             $9.75
8/17/1998                                           0.5            $10.13
8/18/1998                                           0.2            $10.06
8/19/1998                                           6.7             $9.88
8/20/1998                                           0.5             $9.75
8/21/1998                                          #N/A             $9.75
8/24/1998                                           2.5             $9.50
8/25/1998                                           0.1             $9.38
8/26/1998                                           8.9             $8.50
8/27/1998                                           2               $8.50
8/28/1998                                          18.1             $8.00
8/31/1998                                           5.7             $7.75
9/1/1998                                           12.6             $7.50
9/2/1998                                            0.9             $7.25
9/3/1998                                            1.1             $7.00
9/4/1998                                            0.8             $6.75
9/8/1998                                           13.4             $6.50
9/9/1998                                            0.8             $6.38
9/10/1998                                           0.6             $6.25
9/11/1998                                         255.6             $6.88
9/14/1998                                          21.3             $7.88
9/15/1998                                          49.2             $8.50
9/16/1998                                           0.7             $8.63
9/17/1998                                          #N/A             $8.44
9/18/1998                                           1.6             $8.69
9/21/1998                                           1.4             $8.75
9/22/1998                                           0.4             $8.75
9/23/1998                                          10.5             $9.00
9/24/1998                                           4.2             $9.13
9/25/1998                                           1               $9.06
9/28/1998                                          57               $9.00
9/29/1998                                           0.2             $8.88
9/30/1998                                         493.6             $8.75
10/1/1998                                           6.3             $8.75
10/2/1998                                          98.7             $8.19
10/5/1998                                         214.6             $7.94
10/6/1998                                           8.2             $7.94
10/7/1998                                         232.1             $7.38
10/8/1998                                         184.6             $7.38
10/9/1998                                           7.6             $6.63
10/12/1998                                        110               $6.50
10/13/1998                                          0.7             $6.75
10/14/1998                                        143.9             $6.50
10/15/1998                                         41.1             $6.50
10/16/1998                                         #N/A             $6.44
10/19/1998                                          0.3             $6.38
10/20/1998                                          1.9             $6.63
10/21/1998                                         #N/A             $6.56
10/22/1998                                         44.5             $6.13
10/23/1998                                          8               $6.25
10/26/1998                                          0.2             $6.38
10/27/1998                                        157               $6.13
10/28/1998                                          6.1             $6.13
10/29/1998                                        212.2             $5.88
10/30/1998                                          5.4             $6.25
11/2/1998                                          10.4             $7.25
11/3/1998                                          13.4             $7.50
11/4/1998                                           2.3             $7.50
11/5/1998                                           0.6             $7.44
11/6/1998                                           5.1             $7.50
11/9/1998                                           0.2             $7.38
11/10/1998                                          3.7             $7.00
11/11/1998                                        255.6             $7.00
11/12/1998                                          8.6             $6.56
11/13/1998                                          0.2             $6.75
11/16/1998                                          5.1             $7.00
11/17/1998                                          3.7             $6.88
11/18/1998                                          4.5             $6.63
11/19/1998                                          3               $6.75
11/20/1998                                          8.5             $6.50
11/23/1998                                         17.6             $6.50
11/24/1998                                          0.9             $6.25
11/25/1998                                          0.6             $6.25
11/27/1998                                          0.1             $6.25
11/30/1998                                         11.1             $5.25
12/1/1998                                          60.7             $5.88
12/2/1998                                           5.5             $5.50
12/3/1998                                          19.5             $5.50
12/4/1998                                           3.7             $5.81
12/7/1998                                          10               $5.50
12/8/1998                                           2.9             $5.88
12/9/1998                                          20.4             $5.88
12/10/1998                                          1.6             $5.81
12/11/1998                                          1.8             $6.00
12/14/1998                                          4.6             $5.88
12/15/1998                                          0.2             $5.88
12/16/1998                                          1.4             $5.88
12/17/1998                                          4.2             $6.25
12/18/1998                                         12.3             $6.25
12/21/1998                                          4               $6.25
12/22/1998                                          3.6             $6.13
12/23/1998                                         17.9             $6.13
12/24/1998                                         #N/A             $6.19
12/28/1998                                          1               $6.13
12/29/1998                                          5               $6.25
12/30/1998                                         16.8             $6.19
12/31/1998                                          2.7             $6.38
1/4/1999                                            8.2             $6.63
1/5/1999                                            0.1             $6.63
1/6/1999                                            9.3             $6.88
1/7/1999                                          138.3             $6.88
1/8/1999                                            3.8             $7.31
1/11/1999                                           5               $7.25
1/12/1999                                         118.8             $7.00
1/13/1999                                          24.2             $6.63
1/14/1999                                           3               $7.13
1/15/1999                                           2               $7.13
1/19/1999                                          14.5             $6.88
1/20/1999                                           1.5             $7.00
1/21/1999                                           3.1             $7.38
1/22/1999                                           1               $7.50
1/25/1999                                           4.3             $7.25
1/26/1999                                           3.8             $7.13
1/27/1999                                          #N/A             $7.00
1/28/1999                                          20.1             $7.00
1/29/1999                                           0.7             $7.00
2/1/1999                                           #N/A             $6.94
2/2/1999                                           #N/A             $7.06
2/3/1999                                            1.3             $7.06
2/4/1999                                            0.6             $7.00
2/5/1999                                            1.8             $7.13
2/8/1999                                            1.1             $6.88
2/9/1999                                           #N/A             $6.88
2/10/1999                                          #N/A             $6.94
2/11/1999                                          #N/A             $6.94
2/12/1999                                           1.9             $6.94
2/16/1999                                           1               $6.88
2/17/1999                                           2.7             $6.63
2/18/1999                                           2.2             $6.69
2/19/1999                                          #N/A             $6.63
2/22/1999                                          18.7             $6.88
2/23/1999                                           0.1             $6.75
2/24/1999                                          #N/A             $6.81
2/25/1999                                           1               $6.88
2/26/1999                                           0.6             $6.88
3/1/1999                                            5.7             $6.88
3/2/1999                                            5.4             $6.75
3/3/1999                                            0.5             $6.63
3/4/1999                                            1               $6.63
3/5/1999                                            0.5             $6.50
3/8/1999                                            0.2             $6.44
3/9/1999                                            0.7             $6.31
3/10/1999                                           3.5             $6.13
3/11/1999                                           8.8             $6.13
3/12/1999                                           0.2             $6.00
3/15/1999                                           1               $6.13
3/16/1999                                           1.3             $5.75
3/17/1999                                           2.7             $5.88
3/18/1999                                           5.6             $5.63
3/19/1999                                          #N/A             $5.50
3/22/1999                                           6.8             $6.00
3/23/1999                                           3.2             $6.50
3/24/1999                                           3               $6.00
3/25/1999                                           1               $5.88
3/26/1999                                           1               $5.63
3/29/1999                                          11.4             $5.50
3/30/1999                                           5.7             $5.50
3/31/1999                                           1.6             $5.38
4/1/1999                                            2.4             $5.44
4/5/1999                                            0.6             $5.38
4/6/1999                                            5.9             $5.25
4/7/1999                                           #N/A             $5.38
4/8/1999                                            0.4             $5.38
4/9/1999                                           14.7             $6.13
4/12/1999                                           8.3             $5.94
4/13/1999                                           0.1             $6.00
4/14/1999                                           0.5             $5.63
4/15/1999                                          10.4             $5.88
4/16/1999                                           5.6             $5.88
4/19/1999                                           0.8             $5.75
4/20/1999                                          #N/A             $5.81
4/21/1999                                          #N/A             $5.81
4/22/1999                                          #N/A             $5.81
4/23/1999                                          #N/A             $5.81
4/26/1999                                           0.2             $5.63
4/27/1999                                          #N/A             $5.56
4/28/1999                                           3               $5.38
4/29/1999                                          19.2             $5.13
4/30/1999                                           2.6             $5.50
5/3/1999                                            0.5             $5.50
5/4/1999                                            0.5             $5.75
5/5/1999                                            0.2             $5.75
5/6/1999                                           #N/A             $5.88
5/7/1999                                            8.2             $6.13
5/10/1999                                           1               $6.00
5/11/1999                                           4.2             $6.00
5/12/1999                                          27               $6.50
5/13/1999                                           7.5             $6.25
5/14/1999                                           4.3             $6.19
5/17/1999                                           0.2             $6.13
5/18/1999                                           2               $6.19
5/19/1999                                           0.5             $5.94
5/20/1999                                          15               $6.00
5/21/1999                                          31.5             $6.50
5/24/1999                                          19.9             $6.50
5/25/1999                                          17.5             $6.63
5/26/1999                                          29.5             $7.13
5/27/1999                                           1.2             $6.88
5/28/1999                                           1.1             $7.00
6/1/1999                                           11               $6.75
6/2/1999                                            1               $7.00
6/3/1999                                           #N/A             $6.94
6/4/1999                                            4.5             $6.50
6/7/1999                                            0.3             $6.50
6/8/1999                                            2.2             $6.63
6/9/1999                                            0.2             $6.69
6/10/1999                                           4.6             $6.88
6/11/1999                                           2.7             $6.88
6/14/1999                                          #N/A             $6.88
6/15/1999                                           7.9             $6.56
6/16/1999                                           0.6             $6.50
6/17/1999                                           7               $6.50
6/18/1999                                           0.1             $6.38
6/21/1999                                          13.5             $5.75
6/22/1999                                           2               $5.63
6/23/1999                                          10               $5.56
6/24/1999                                           1.3             $5.63
6/25/1999                                           4.2             $6.13
6/28/1999                                           2.2             $5.94
6/29/1999                                           9               $6.00
6/30/1999                                           0.2             $6.00
7/1/1999                                            6               $5.75
7/2/1999                                           #N/A             $5.88
7/6/1999                                           #N/A             $5.81
7/7/1999                                           13.2             $5.88
7/8/1999                                           #N/A             $5.81
7/9/1999                                           18.7             $6.38
7/12/1999                                          #N/A             $6.25
7/13/1999                                          14.8             $6.63
7/14/1999                                           1.5             $6.50
7/15/1999                                           2.7             $6.50
7/16/1999                                           1               $6.50
7/19/1999                                           6.7             $7.00
7/20/1999                                           1.6             $6.75
7/21/1999                                          #N/A             $6.63
7/22/1999                                          #N/A             $6.63
7/23/1999                                           1               $6.50
7/26/1999                                          #N/A             $6.50
7/27/1999                                           0.7             $6.38
7/28/1999                                           0.1             $6.38
7/29/1999                                          #N/A             $6.31
7/30/1999                                           1.7             $6.25
8/2/1999                                            1               $6.25
8/3/1999                                           #N/A             $6.38
8/4/1999                                            2.2             $6.25
8/5/1999                                            0.4             $6.38
8/6/1999                                            1.4             $6.13
8/9/1999                                           #N/A             $6.13
8/10/1999                                          #N/A             $6.19
8/11/1999                                           0.1             $6.06
8/12/1999                                          #N/A             $6.19
8/13/1999                                          #N/A             $6.19
8/16/1999                                           1.2             $6.00
8/17/1999                                           0.2             $6.00
8/18/1999                                           3               $6.00
8/19/1999                                           4.6             $6.00
8/20/1999                                           2.3             $5.94
8/23/1999                                          11.5             $6.00
8/24/1999                                          #N/A             $6.00
8/25/1999                                          #N/A             $6.00
8/26/1999                                           0.3             $6.13
8/27/1999                                          #N/A             $6.13
8/30/1999                                           1.7             $5.88
8/31/1999                                           1               $6.00
9/1/1999                                           #N/A             $6.06
9/2/1999                                            1.3             $6.06
9/3/1999                                            3.2             $6.00
9/7/1999                                           #N/A             $6.06
9/8/1999                                           #N/A             $6.06
9/9/1999                                            3               $6.00
9/10/1999                                          #N/A             $5.94
9/13/1999                                          #N/A             $5.94
9/14/1999                                          #N/A             $5.94
9/15/1999                                          #N/A             $5.94
9/16/1999                                           3               $6.00
9/17/1999                                          #N/A             $5.94
9/20/1999                                           0.4             $5.94
9/21/1999                                           0.3             $5.94
9/22/1999                                          #N/A             $5.94
9/23/1999                                           0.4             $5.88
9/24/1999                                           2.2             $5.88
9/27/1999                                           2.5             $5.88
9/28/1999                                           7               $5.75
9/29/1999                                           3.7             $5.63
9/30/1999                                           1.7             $5.56
10/1/1999                                           4.5             $5.50
10/4/1999                                           1.3             $5.56
10/5/1999                                           5.1             $5.50
10/6/1999                                           8               $5.25
10/7/1999                                           8.9             $5.13
10/8/1999                                           8.6             $5.31
10/11/1999                                          0.8             $5.25
10/12/1999                                          7.7             $5.00
10/13/1999                                         19               $4.50
10/14/1999                                          8.6             $4.50
10/15/1999                                          5.5             $4.75
10/18/1999                                         14               $4.50
10/19/1999                                          5               $4.69
10/20/1999                                          9.8             $4.63
10/21/1999                                         29.2             $4.69
10/22/1999                                          0.2             $4.75
10/25/1999                                         12.5             $4.75
10/26/1999                                        122.7             $5.00
10/27/1999                                          1.2             $5.25
10/28/1999                                          5.7             $6.25
10/29/1999                                         13.5             $5.75
11/1/1999                                          10.1             $5.25
11/2/1999                                           3.8             $5.13
11/3/1999                                           0.8             $5.25
11/4/1999                                          18.1             $5.88
11/5/1999                                           0.5             $5.88
11/8/1999                                          28.7             $5.88
11/9/1999                                          #N/A             $5.75
11/10/1999                                          1.7             $5.63
11/11/1999                                         23.7             $5.75
11/12/1999                                          1.1             $5.63
11/15/1999                                          4.6             $5.63
11/16/1999                                          4.2             $5.63
11/17/1999                                         25.2             $5.50
11/18/1999                                         33.8             $5.63
11/19/1999                                          1.5             $5.75
11/22/1999                                         #N/A             $5.75
11/23/1999                                         #N/A             $5.75
11/24/1999                                         #N/A             $5.75
11/26/1999                                         #N/A             $5.69
11/29/1999                                          3.8             $6.00
11/30/1999                                          0.6             $5.88
12/1/1999                                          #N/A             $5.75
12/2/1999                                           1.8             $5.63
12/3/1999                                           0.2             $5.63
12/6/1999                                          25.8             $5.38
12/7/1999                                           7               $5.38
12/8/1999                                           8.5             $5.25
12/9/1999                                           3               $5.38
12/10/1999                                          0.1             $5.25
12/13/1999                                          3.5             $5.50
12/14/1999                                          1               $5.75
12/15/1999                                         10.3             $5.75
12/16/1999                                          0.1             $5.75
12/17/1999                                          0.1             $5.63
12/20/1999                                          5               $5.25
12/21/1999                                         39.4             $5.38
12/22/1999                                          4.4             $5.50
12/23/1999                                          5.4             $5.38
12/27/1999                                         18.2             $5.38
12/28/1999                                         19               $5.00
12/29/1999                                         42.6             $5.06
12/30/1999                                         91.4             $5.50
12/31/1999                                         11.6             $6.13
1/3/2000                                            8.8             $6.50
1/4/2000                                            4.6             $6.31
1/5/2000                                           16.4             $6.50
1/6/2000                                           #N/A             $6.38
1/7/2000                                            1.7             $6.25
1/10/2000                                          #N/A             $6.25
1/11/2000                                           4.8             $6.50
1/12/2000                                           2.1             $6.50
1/13/2000                                          12.4             $7.13
1/14/2000                                          27.2             $7.50
1/18/2000                                           7.5             $7.63
1/19/2000                                          17.8             $8.00
1/20/2000                                           8.5             $7.88
1/21/2000                                           3.1             $7.75
1/24/2000                                           0.3             $7.75
1/25/2000                                          #N/A             $7.81


    JPMorgan
THE BEACON GROUP                                                              11
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ONIX Systems - Historical trading statistics
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[The following information was depicted as a bar chart in the printed material.]

Since IPO

                                                                    Volume
                                                                   (shares
                      Cumulative     Trading volume as % total         MM)
                      ----------     -------------------------     -------

$4.00-$6.50              21.7%                 21.7%                  2.1

$6.50-$9.00              48.9%                 27.2%                  2.6

$9.00-$11.50             50.2%                  1.3%                  0.1

$11.50-$14.00            54.3%                  4.1%                  0.4

$14.00-$16.50           100.0%                 45.7%                  4.4

                                                                   -------
                                                                      9.7

[The following information was depicted as a bar chart in the printed material.]

Last twelve months

                                                                    Volume
                                                                   (shares
                      Cumulative     Trading volume as % total         MM)
                      ----------     -------------------------     -------

$4.50-$5.25              27.6%                 27.6%                  0.4

$5.25-$6.00              64.8%                 37.2%                  0.5

$6.00-$6.75              85.8%                 21.0%                  0.3

$6.75-$7.50              95.6%                  9.8%                  0.1

$7.50-$8.25             100.0%                  4.4%                  0.1

                                                                   -------
                                                                      1.5


    JPMorgan
THE BEACON GROUP                                                              12
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ONIX Systems - Shareholder profile(1)
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IPO: 3/25/98

                                                       Shares held (000)
                                             -----------------------------------
                                                                  %
Shareholder                                   9/30/99   outstanding      6/30/98
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Thermo Instrument(2)                         11,524.9         76.7%
Octopus(2)                                      294.3          2.0%
Directors and executives(3)                     315.5          2.1%
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  Total insiders                             12,134.6         80.8%

Wanger Asset Management, L.P.                   266.1          1.8%        266.1
Pecks Management Ptnr.                          210.5          1.4%
Brundage, Story and Rose, LLC                   121.4          0.8%
Wellington Management Co., LLP                  118.5          0.8%
Loeb Arbitrage Mgmt. Inc.                        79.7          0.5%
Barclays Bank PLC                                54.8          0.4%
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC                    23.3          0.2%
Mellon Private Asset Mgmt.                       21.8          0.1%        408.0
Vanguard Group                                    3.0          0.0%
Charles Schwab Investment Mgmt.                   2.5          0.0%
                                             -----------------------------------
  Top 10 institutions                           901.7          6.0%
Other institutional holders                      86.6          0.6%
                                             ----------------------
  Total institutional holdings                  988.2          6.6%
General public                                1,893.7         12.6%
                                             ======================
  Total shares outstanding(4)                15,016.5        100.0%     16,265.3

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Current price (1/25/00)                         $7.81
Average price(5)                                 6.34                      13.93
Minimum price(5)                                 5.13                      12.38
Maximum price(5)                                 8.75                      15.75
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(1) Source: CDA Spectrum
(2) From November budget
(3) From 5/27/99 Proxy; including options
(4) Includes options
(5) 12 months ending 9/30 and 6/30


    JPMorgan
THE BEACON GROUP                                                              13
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ONIX - 92700
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$ millions

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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Valuation Summary
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                                      Value Range           Per Share           Implied Premium
                                     Low      High        Low       High         Low       High
                                     ---      ----        ---       ----         ---       ----
<S>     <C>                          <C>      <C>        <C>        <C>          <C>        <C>
        DCF                           $69      $81       $7.38      $8.18        -2%         9%
                                                          7.1x       8.2x
        Trading                        85      100       $8.47      $9.51        13%        27%
(1999)  '00 Imp. Sales Multiple      0.6x     0.7x        0.6x       0.7x
        '00 Imp. EBITDA Multiple     6.0x     7.1x        8.7x      10.2x

        Transaction                    75      100       $7.77      $9.51         4%        27%
        '00 Imp. Sales Multiple      0.5x     0.7x        0.5x       0.7x
        '00 Imp. EBITDA Multiple     5.3x     7.1x        7.7x      10.2x

        Overall FV                     80       95       $8.12      $9.17         8%        22%
        '00 Imp. Sales Multiple      0.6x     0.7x        0.6x       0.7x
        '00 Imp. EBITDA Multiple     5.7x     6.7x        8.2x       9.7x

        Less: Net Debt                (37)     (37)
        ------------------------     ----     ----       -----      -----
        Overall EV                   $117     $132       $8.12      $9.17
        Less: Tax Leakage               0        0       $0.00      $0.00
        ------------------------     ----     ----       -----      -----
        Net Value - Overall          $117     $132       $8.12      $9.17
        Net Value -TMO                $84      $95

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Market Information
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                              Total         Octopus
                              -----         -------
     Stock Price               $7.50          $7.50
     # of Shares                  14             10
     Options                       1
     Strike                   $11.24
     FD shares                    14

     Equity Value                108             78

     Net Debt                    (37)
     -------------------      ------
     Firm Value                   71

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Tax Basis
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     Divest (1= yes, 0= no)                       0
     Tax Basis                                  100
     Tax Rate on Gains                          40%

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Trading Comparables
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                                               Equity Value                    Firm Value
                                              -------------   -------------------------------------------
Share prices as of:  1/25/00  Equity   Firm      Net Income            1999                   2000            Long Term
                              Value   Value   1999E   2000E   Sales  EBITDA   EBIT   Sales  EBITDA   EBIT   Growth Rate
                              -----   -----   -----   -----   -----  ------   ----   -----  ------   ----   -----------
<S>                            <C>     <C>    <C>     <C>      <C>    <C>     <C>     <C>    <C>     <C>       <C>
Milltronics Ltd(1)             $124    $118   23.0x   17.5x    1.4x   13.8x   22.1x     NA     NA      NA        NA
Roxbury Group PLC              $212    $232   10.6x    9.1x    1.2x    7.4x    9.2x   1.1x   5.8x    6.9x        NA
Moore Products Co(2)           $126    $124   28.6x      NA    0.7x   13.0x   24.2x     NA     NA      NA        NA
  Median                                      23.0x   13.3x    1.2x   13.0x   22.1x   1.1x   5.8x    6.9x      #NUM!
Company Financials                                3       6    $139      10      $6    139     14       9
Implied Valuation - FV                           69      73     173     128     124    147     82      65

Market Valuation               $108     $71   23.6x   12.9x    0.5x    7.3x   12.7x   0.5x   5.0x    7.5x

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Transaction Comparables
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                                                                                           LTM
                                                                      Consideration       Equity              Firm Value
                                                                    -----------------   ----------    ---------------------------
                                                                    Equity       Firm   Net Income    Sales     EBITDA      EBIT
                                                                    ------       ----   ----------    -----     ------      ----
<S>      <C>                                                          <C>        <C>      <C>         <C>       <C>        <C>
Jan-00   Milltronics / Siemens                                        $233       $232      51.3x       2.7x      27.2x      43.4x
Jan-00   Moore Products / Siemens                                     $170       $167      77.1x       1.0x      17.6x      32.6x
Dec-99   Mobrey / Roxboro                                              $36        $36         NM       0.7x         NM         NM
Dec-99   Drexelbrook Engineering Co. / AMETEK                          $25        $25         NM       0.8x         NM         NM
Jun-99   TSI Inc. / Investor Group                                    $179       $188      19.3x       2.0x      10.7x      13.2x
Jun-99   Environmental Systems Corp / TSI Inc                          $25        $25      13.2x       1.1x         NM       7.9x
Dec-98   Inframetrics / FLIR Systems                                   $49        $70      93.6x       1.3x      19.2x      26.0x
Jul-98   Unit Instruments Inc. / United States Filter Corp.            $49        $41         NM       0.8x      18.2x         NM
May-98   Data Measurement / Metrika Systems                            $29        $29         NM       0.8x         NM         NM
Apr-98   Granville-Phillips Co. / Helix Technology Corp.               $47        $42      19.4x       1.6x      13.6x      17.4x
Mar-98   Phase Shift Technology Inc. / ADE Corp.                       $32        $28      13.9x       2.3x         NA       7.6x
Oct-97   Computational Systems Inc. / Emerson Electric Co.            $159       $160      38.6x       2.6x      17.5x      25.7x
Jul-97   Gems Sensors / Danaher Corp.                                  $85        $88      16.9x       1.1x         NA      14.3x
Oct-97   BIE Technologies Inc. / Shareholders                          $91       $119      30.2x       1.2x       9.6x      18.5x
Jun-97   Numar Corp. / Halliburton Co.                                $333       $342     505.9x      15.3x      65.2x     472.5x
May-97   Petrotech Inc, / Roper Industries                             $13        $22         NM       0.7x         NM         NM
Apr-97   John Chatillon & Sons, Lloyd / AMETEK Inc.                    $34        $34         NM         NM         NM         NM
Jan-97   Measurex Corp./Honeywell Inc.                                $566       $553      15.3x       1.3x       7.8x      10.1x
Feb-96   Span Instruments / Tylan General Inc.                         $16        $37         NM       0.8x     140.1x         NM
Feb-96   Semiconductor Systems Inc. / FSI International                $21        $25      11.0x       0.8x       7.2x         NM
Jan-96   Met One Inc. / Pacific Scientific Co.                         $23        $26      24.4x       1.7x      13.0x      13.9x
           Median                                                                          21.9x       1.1x      17.5x      17.4x
         Company Financials                                                                    3        139         10          6
         Implied Valuation - FV                                                               66        159        172         98

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Financial Information
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                                                                                                                   CAGR
                                      1998        1999       2000       2001       2002       2003       2004      00-04
                                     -----        -----      -----      -----      -----      -----     -----      -----
<S>                                   <C>         <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>         <C>
Sales                                 $154        $139       $139       $143       $147       $152       $156         3%
  % growth                             26%        (10%)        0%         3%         3%         3%         3%
EBITDA                                  17          10         14         14         15         15         16         3%
  % margin                             11%          7%        10%        10%        10%        10%        10%
EBIT                                   $13          $6         $9        $10        $10        $11        $11         4%
  % margin                            8.2%        4.0%       6.8%       6.9%       7.0%       7.1%       7.2%
Non-tax ded amortization                 2           2          2          2          2          2          2
Taxes                                    5           3          4          4          4          4          5
- -----------------------------        -----        -----      -----      -----      -----      -----     -----
EBIAT                                   $9          $5         $7         $8         $8         $8         $9         4%
Plus: depreciation                       3           2          3          3          3          3          2
Less: CapEx                              1           4          2          2          2          2          2
  % of sales                            1%          3%         2%         2%         2%         2%         2%
Deferred taxes                           1           0          0          0          0          0          0
Other cash flows for valuation           0           0          0          0          0          0          0
(Increase) in NWI                       (7)          3          2         (1)        (1)        (1)        (1)
- -----------------------------        -----        -----      -----      -----      -----      -----     -----
Free cash flows                         $4          $6        $10         $7         $7         $7         $7        -8%

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DCF Valuation (firm value)
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Sales g        1.00%       1.50%      2.00%
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WACC
               ----------------------------
   11.0%         $76         $78        $81
   11.5%         $72         $75        $77
   12.0%         $69         $71        $73
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DCF Valuation (per share)
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Sales g      1.00%      1.50%      2.00%
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WACC
             ---------------------------
  11.0%      $7.82      $7.99      $8.18
  11.5%      $7.59      $7.74      $7.90
  12.0%      $7.38      $7.51      $7.66
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(1) closing price as of 1/14/00
(2) closing price as of 1/7/00

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