Dynegy later abandoned that plan, leaving Enron with no options except bankruptcy.

Did you get any kind of severance when you left Enron?

They left Enron only yesterday, a spokeswoman said.

He left Enron with over $250 million.

S.& P. left Enron under review for a possible further downgrading.

He said that when he left Enron he was "thrilled with the operating performance" of the company.

That leaves Enron with just a few remaining odds and ends, like the company's stake in a fiber optic network.

His divorce was in 1996, the same year he left Enron.

Dynegy's decision leaves Enron on the verge of bankruptcy.

Such an agreement would leave Enron retaining the risk of ownership, meaning that no sale had taken place.