BARCO <BRC> BOARD APPROVES LEVERAGED BUYOUT Bacro of California said its board approved an offer from its chairman Kenneth Donner and President Michael Donner to purchase all the outstanding Barco common shares at 5.05 dlrs per share in a leveraged transaction. The Donners currently own about 44 pct of the company's outstanding shares, Barco said. It also said vice chairman David Grutman and family members, who own about 28 pct of Barco's shares, have agreed to sell their stock for the offering price.