	maxtor mxtr agrees to uire u s design maxtor corp and u s design corp usdc said they reached definitive agreement covering the uisition of u s design by maxtor they said the arrangement which is subject to a number of conditions including u s design shareholder approval calls for maxtor to issue mln dlrs worth of its own common stock in exchange for all of u s design the number of maxtor shares to be issued will be determined by the average closing price of maxtor stock over the trading day period prior to the day the uisition becomes effective the companies also said reuter 
