The prior GBP 20 million reduction
in share premium was mostly absorbed by losses & write - downs, so we suggest a further GBP 40 million reduction
in share premium (to create new distributable reserves)-- followed by a GBP 20 million tender offer.
Proposal A: Create a new GBP 40 million reduction
in share premium, execute a GBP 20 million tender offer (at a 20 % discount to NAV), and review & repeat if necessary.
In my most recent letter, I proposed a GBP 40 million reduction
in share premium — in the 2014 AGM Notice, I'm delighted to see Resolution 9: «That the share premium account of the Company be reduced by # 40,000,000.»
The recommended # 40 million reduction
in share premium was completed a year ago, to enable a # 20 million tender offer which unfortunately didn't complete'til May this year.
At Icelandic Glacial ™ we believe
in sharing our premium water with the world and doing so with environmentally sound practices.
Not exact matches
While shareholders will receive only the slightest of
premiums on their 12 - cent
share price, the big winners are bondholders, who will recoup a greater
share of their loans and not be saddled with stock
in an operationally troubled and undercapitalized company.
Cost -
sharing reduction payments were equivalent to close to 10 % of
premium revenue
in 2015, so insurers simply can not afford to ignore uncertainty about that quantity of money.»
The company's
shares fell as much as 8.1 percent
in after - market trading as sales of its
premium non-invasive device, used to replace diseased aortic valves without open - heart surgery, is its biggest growth driver.
Sanofi said on Monday it would pay 45 euros per
share in cash for Ablynx, a
premium of 21.2 percent over its closing price on Friday - and more than double the price before Novo went public with its initial offer.
With Whole Foods
shares boosted by Amazon.com's
premium, Jana Partners — within a matter of months — pocketed about $ 300 million on its investment
in the grocer.
Stella Artois and Michelob Ultra — two of the company's more
premium - marketed beers — performed well and continued to gain market
share in the U.S.
That willingness to sell his
shares back to the company at a
premium, a practice known as «greenmail,» led to accusations he was not interested
in improving or running the companies he challenged.
Shareholders approved the sale, which paid them $ 13.65
in cash for each
share of common stock, a 37 %
premium over the recent average closing price.
Apple may still charge a
premium for its products, but it will ultimately have to settle for a relatively small market
share as a result, just as it has
in computers.
Under the deal, PharMerica's shareholders will receive $ 29.25 per
share in cash, representing a 16.8 percent
premium to the company's Tuesday closing price.
Shares in soon - to - be transformed Croesus Mining have soared after the company completed a $ 7 million capital raising with shares priced at a hefty pr
Shares in soon - to - be transformed Croesus Mining have soared after the company completed a $ 7 million capital raising with
shares priced at a hefty pr
shares priced at a hefty
premium.
Amazon offered to buy the company for $ 42 per
share, which represented a 27 percent
premium at the time of the announcement back
in June.
The U.S. pharmacy manager's shareholders will receive $ 29.25 per
share in cash, representing a 16.8 percent
premium to the company's Tuesday closing price.
Salesforce will pay $ 44.89 per
share for MuleSoft, a 36 percent
premium — each MuleSoft
share will equal $ 36
in cash and 0.0711
shares of Salesforce common stock, the companies said.
The Chinese group is offering S$ 3.38
in cash per
share, representing 81 percent
premium over its 12 - month volume weighted average price and a 25 percent
premium over its last full trading day before the announcement.
United Technologies will pay $ 140 a
share in cash and stock, an 18 percent
premium to Rockwell's closing price last week before news of the deal broke.
«Our proposal provides Qualcomm stockholders with a substantial and immediate
premium in cash for their
shares, as well as the opportunity to participate
in the upside potential of the combined company,» Hock Tan, Broadcom's CEO, said
in a statement.
While overall smartphone market growth has slowed
in recent years, we continue to see good opportunities for Apple to gain market
share in both developed and emerging markets due to its significantly superior user experience, human - computer interface, and
premium branding.
Sanofi said on Monday it would pay 45 euros per
share in cash for Ablynx, a
premium of 21.2 % over its closing price on Friday — and more than double the price before Novo went public with its initial offer.
The all - cash $ 15.25 per
share offer represents a 13 percent
premium to Calpine's closing price on Thursday, and the company's
shares were up 9.7 percent at $ 14.81
in premarket trading on Friday.
Mylan (MYL) will pay $ 205 per
share in cash and stock for the Ireland - based drugmaker, representing a 24.2 %
premium over its closing price Tuesday.
Fusion went on to make several play opening green fields discoveries
in West Africa and listed on the UK AIM market for 50 pence a
share, representing a 10 fold
premium for seed investors.
Microsoft Corp., which is
in Redmond, Washington, is paying $ 196 for each
share of LinkedIn Corp., a 50 per cent
premium over the stock's closing price of $ 131.08 on Friday.
Verizon Communications Inc. will pay $ 50
in cash for each
share of AOL Inc., also based
in New York, a 15 percent
premium to its closing price on Monday.
Louisiana - Pacific said it will pay C$ 3.76 per
share for all of the remaining common
shares in the Canadian lumber company, resulting
in an approximate 30 per cent
premium over the company's closing price of C$ 2.89 on Sept. 3.
Abbott's revised offer of $ 51 per
share represents a
premium of 20.5 % to Alere's closing price on Thursday, but is below the earlier $ 56 - per -
share offer announced
in February last year.
Analysts, who remain concerned about the 32 %
premium on MuleSoft's
share value, have said it is likely the largest acquisition
in the history of software.
The $ 20 billion semiconductor manufacturer Microchip Technology announced
in March its plans to acquire Microsemi for $ 8.3 billion, a
premium of around 7 % from the company's
share price at the time of the acquisition.
The cash - and - stock deal values Andeavor, formerly known as Tesoro, at about $ 152 per
share, a
premium of about 24 percent to closing prices on Friday, driving
shares 14.5 percent higher
in initial premarket trading on Monday.
SABMiller immediately issued its own statement saying it still didn't like the terms of the new offer, which would give its public shareholders 42.15 pounds a
share in cash, a
premium of 44 % over where the
shares were trading before news of AB InBev's intention to bid leaked out last month.
The merger terms represent around an 18.9 percent
premium to Worldpay's closing
share price
in London on July 3, a day before the payments firm announced that it had been approached for an acquisition separately by both Vantiv and JPMorgan Chase.
SABMiller's strategic shareholders, who hold 41 % of the company's stock, would receive a lower offer worth 37.49 a
share paid overwhelmingly
in the form of a new class of unlisted
share with a five - year lock - up period (a
premium of only 28 %).
Apollo said it will pay $ 17.12 per
share in cash for ClubCorp, a 30.7 percent
premium over its closing price on Friday, but less than the 12 - month high of $ 17.50 the
shares reached
in February, on investor expectations that a sale process first reported by Reuters
in January would be successful.
Since each call option accounts for 100
shares of stock, this trade is worth nearly $ 2 million
in premium and sees profits if Microsoft rises above $ 50, or more than 5 percent, by Oct. 30.
Dai - ichi Life Co., a Japanese life insurance company, has agreed to buy Birmingham, Ala. - basedProtective Life Corp. (NYSE: PL) for $ 5.7 billion, or $ 70 per
share in cash (19 %
premium over yesterday's closing price.
Maple is offering $ 48
in cash and
shares for the TMX, representing a 24 %
premium to the LSE merger — which it calls a «takeover»
in its press release — as of May 12.
At Gordon Grade Coffee Company's office
in Midtown Manhattan, 2,000 individual servings of Dr. Drip's eco-friendly
premium drip coffee are ready to be
shared with the masses.
It is generally the most popular account, since there's no guesswork or risk involved
in contributions: workers are told the size of their weekly
premium bill, then their
share of the bill is deducted from paychecks and paid into the FSA accordingly.
That may explain why Japan's Suntory jumped ahead of a number of European suitors, including France's Pernod Ricard, to bid for Beam last month — offering to pay Beam stockholders $ 83.50 per
share, a 25 %
premium over the stock's then - market price of around $ 67,
in addition to assuming some $ 2.4 billion
in company debt.
In addition, the individual and employer mandates will disappear and tax deductions would replace the
premium and cost -
sharing subsidies under Obamacare.
Alaska's offer of $ 57 per
share in cash represents a
premium of about 47 percent to Virgin's Friday's close.
Vectren shareholders will receive $ 72
in cash for each
share, representing a
premium of nearly 10 % to Vectren's Friday close.
The deal values Andeavor, formerly known as Tesoro, at about US$ 152 per
share, a
premium of about 24 per cent to closing prices on Friday, driving
shares in the San Antonio - based firm 14 per cent higher
in premarket trading on Monday.
I've flagged it as an option for Constellation
in the past, as its
premium beer offers the fat margins Constellation is seeking, while its
share - price decline has made Boston Beer more vulnerable.
One possible source of the equity
premium (meaning
shares are more expensive to issue than bonds) is a central bank as lender of last resort - even
in the absence of taxes, bankruptcy, etc..