Simon is also prepared to offer Simon common equity instead of the cash consideration, in whole or in part, as payment to
those General Growth shareholders or creditors who would prefer to participate in the upside of owning stock in Simon.
In the end, existing
General Growth shareholders retained ownership of more than a third of the company.
Not exact matches
Shareholders at four REITs, including
General Growth Properties, have rejected pay plans in nonbinding votes this year, the Wall Street Journal reported.
This includes correctly identifying the extreme dividend
growth and capital appreciation awaiting Visa
shareholders in
general during its rise from $ 50 to $ 130 per share over the past four years, Schwab investors during Brexit when the stock was at $ 25 before rising to $ 60, or pointing out the inanity of paying $ 71 per share for classic blue - chip staple General Mills in the summer of 2016 (triggering my only ever «short» article for a blue - chip stock in my history of wr
general during its rise from $ 50 to $ 130 per share over the past four years, Schwab investors during Brexit when the stock was at $ 25 before rising to $ 60, or pointing out the inanity of paying $ 71 per share for classic blue - chip staple
General Mills in the summer of 2016 (triggering my only ever «short» article for a blue - chip stock in my history of wr
General Mills in the summer of 2016 (triggering my only ever «short» article for a blue - chip stock in my history of writing).
As a
general scenario, most of the PSUs, utility company etc give high dividends to their
shareholders and belong to a slow
growth / saturated industry.
By definition, dividend
growth stocks have
shareholder friendly managements (in
general).
Matt Avery and Douglas Barton, portfolio managers for the fund, reported in a letter to
shareholders: «Due to our concern about their higher - risk operating strategies, we sold our positions in Burnham Pacific Properties Inc. and The Mills Corp., and initiated a new position in
General Growth Properties (GGP).
One of
General Growth's major institutional
shareholders, the Davis Real Estate Fund in Tucson, Ariz., echoes Moore's assessment.
Pershing Square is the largest single
shareholder in Howard Hughes, the owner of real estate including master - planned communities that Ackman helped spin off from
General Growth Properties.
General Growth exited bankruptcy protection in November 2010 following a takeover battle between Simon and an investor group that included Brookfield Asset Management Inc. and Pershing Square, now
General Growth's two biggest
shareholders.
Brookfield executives «agree with the position unanimously taken by GGP's board,» J. Bruce Flatt, chief executive officer of the Toronto - based real estate investor and chairman of
General Growth, said yesterday in a letter to the mall owner's
shareholders.
«The board has unanimously determined that the best value for all
shareholders will be achieved by GGP continuing to execute on its well - conceived business plan,» Sandeep Mathrani,
General Growth's chief executive officer, said in a letter to Ackman that was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
«Simon is in the unique position of being able to offer
General Growth creditors and
shareholders full, fair and immediate value.
He notes that any number of Simon's largest
shareholders, which include investment firm Vanguard Group Inc. and BlackRock Global Investors, might be willing to help Simon buy
General Growth.
According to Simon's release, «The Official Committee of
General Growth's Unsecured Creditors has advised Simon that it supports the Simon offer, and encourages
General Growth to engage with Simon promptly to allow the proposed transaction to be considered by
General Growth's creditors and
shareholders as soon as possible.»
The letter explained that
General Growth is still exploring its options in maximizing value from
shareholders.
In addition,
General Growth's
shareholders would receive more than $ 9.00 per share, consisting of $ 6.00 per share in cash and a distribution of
General Growth's ownership interest in the Master Planned Community assets valued by
General Growth at more than $ 3.00 per share.
That, in turn, could force Simon to sweeten its $ 9 per share offer or at the very least work even harder to prove to
General Growth's
shareholders, creditors and the bankruptcy court that its offer is truly superior.
If nothing else
General Growth Properties Inc (NYSE: GGP)
shareholders should be outraged by Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (NYSE: BAM)(TSE: BAM.A) «s actions.