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Tribune could try to tap employees' existing 401(k) accounts for capital in the transaction as well, by offering employees a chance to roll those assets into the ESOP, effectively investing alongside those taking the company private -- and compounding the risk the employees take on in the process. Tribune's 401(k) plans had more than $2.3 billion in assets at the end of 2005, including nearly $610 million already invested in Tribune shares.