From: edwin@witcapital.com
Date: Fri, 3 Oct 1997 19:14:44 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: IPO ALERT:  C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. Available Through Wit Capital
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Wit Capital Corporation is pleased to announce that we are able to provide first-come first-serve participation in the following initial public offering:

Issuer:  C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. is the largest third party logistics company in North America with 1996 gross revenue of $1.6 billion.  The company is a global provider of multimodal transportation services and logistics solutions through a network of 116 offices in 38 states and Canada, Mexico, Belguim, The United Kingdom, France, Spain, Italy, Singapore and South Africa.

Security:  Common Stock

Expected Size of Offering:  10,578,396  shares

Expected Price Range:  $15.00 to $17.00

Managing Underwriters:  BT Alex Brown Incorporated,  Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated,  Piper Jaffray Inc.

If you think you may be interested in this Initial Public Offering available first- come first-serve through Wit Capital, please visit http://www.witcapital.com.  You can view, print or download the Preliminary Prospectus from our New Issues Section.  Investors can also call Wit Capital at (888) 4-WITCAP for more information.


A REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING TO THESE SECURITIES HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION BUT HAS NOT YET BECOME EFFECTIVE.  THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD NOR MAY OFFERS TO BUY BE ACCEPTED PRIOR TO THE TIME THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT BECOMES EFFECTIVE.  THIS COMMUNICATION SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY, NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE OF THESE SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL PRIOR TO REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION.

Wit Capital Corporation
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