RE: Simple LTH16 Dec 2023 21:57
“ You will now be aware that a hostile entity does not need to own a single share in a target company to launch a formal tender offer - which any BoD will be legally compelled to put to shareholders by the terms of the takeover code.”
😂 😂 No one responded because you clearly have no idea what you are talking about.
Companies are not legally required to put an offer to shareholders. A low ball offer by an entity with no significant holding is very easily defendable and would get laughed out the door by the takeover panel.
From the code…… “ Following an approach to the target board, the target will be responsible for making any required announcement unless it has unequivocally rejected any approach (in cases of doubt, the Panel should be consulted).”
AstraZeneca rejected Pfizer’s $100 billion bid and it never became public until 3 months later when Pfizer came clean!
Your idea of a tender offer is even more ridiculous. They very rarely occur in the UK, and generally only when a company is looking to buy back existing stock in the company. Hostile bids in the UK are also extremely rare with regulations protecting target boards.
If a company wants to make an attempt on Avacta at a valuation that the company rejects, the first shareholders will know about it is when the bidder leaks it in the city, and the SP will jump to whatever level the bid at. It will then be in Avacta’s court on how it plays out.