TENDER LOVING <TLCI>, STAFF <STAF> EXTEND PACT Tender Loving Care Health Care Services Inc said it and Staff Buildiers Inc have extended the term of their merger agreement until May 31. Tender Loving Care also said <Norrell Corp> agreed not to acquire any additional Staff Builders shares until September 30, adding Norrell was paid 750,000 dlrs for the standstill arrangement. Tender Loving Care said it agreed to buy the 610,000 Staff Builders common held by Norrell, about 19.1 pct of those outstanding, for 6,950,000 dlrs immediately prior to the consummation of the merger. Tender Loving Care said the extended merger agreement continues to provide for the exchange of 1.6 of its shares for each Staff Builders share outstanding. As announced February 26, the Staff Builders shareholders meeting to vote on the merger, originally convened and adjourned December 23, will be reconvened on April 22. Tender Loving Care said its payment to Norrell will include 1,950,000 dlrs in cash and five mln dlrs of a new series of eight pct Tender Loving Care convertible preferred. Tender Loving Care said it and Staff Builders have filed a revised registration and proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Upon clearance of the revised proxy statement by the commission and its distribution to Staff Builders' shareholders, that company's management will continue to solicit proxies for approval of the merger. Tender Loving Care said it will have the power to vote about 15.8 pct of Staff Builders' shares at the adjourned meeting with a spokesman explaining that this represents the proxies held by Norrell, which started buying the stock after the record date for the meeting. In addition, Staff Builders officers and directors own about 13.8 pct of its stock and have agreed to vote in favor of the merger. Accordingly, the vote of an additional 37.1 pct of the outstanding shares will be required to approve the merger, Tender Loving Care said.