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Re: Sky bid...
Well if that were to come to pass and I lose another 4% yielder, on the upside I added to Sky in July having not really looked at them for 5 years other than to take the income. Still the deal is not done is it.
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One of the few usual suspect HYP shares that I still had to get.
I too have my office do tonight, and Sky and IGG have sent me into meltdown for this evening.
I am going to do it.
I will have a very loud AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHH about 11.30 pm.
Well done to others though !
I too have my office do tonight, and Sky and IGG have sent me into meltdown for this evening.
I am going to do it.
I will have a very loud AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHH about 11.30 pm.
Well done to others though !
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kempiejon wrote: Still the deal is not done is it.
Having looked a bit at the history, I can see why kempiejon has stated the above:
In June 2010 News Corp offered 700p that was rejected as seen by Sky directors as undervaluing, then abandoned a year or so later in wake of fallout from phone hacking etc.
In July 2014 BSkyB paid almost £5bn to take over RM's pay tv companies in Germany and Italy.
Apparently there are still, 'certain material offer terms (that) remain under discussion'
OLTB.
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OLTB wrote:
share price up 28% at mo.
OLTB
Just updated my (modified) HYPTUSS for the end of day. SKY showed as down 87%.
Typically, the price has ended up about £10.00 which shows on Yahoo as 100p, while it's 1,000p on DL. This seems to happen quite frequently on Yahoo on any share that moves around 1000p.
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Re: Sky bid...
I think the bid is about £10.70 so the market thinks there's a fair chance of failure, at the closing price of nearer £10.35.
It almost makes up for Capita, which I still hold despite my oft repeated urging to sell at the first profit warning because the b*ggers always have another one up their sleeves. This time I was convinced by Neil Woodford who confidently spouted that his meetings with management "reassured him".
Thanks, Neil.
It almost makes up for Capita, which I still hold despite my oft repeated urging to sell at the first profit warning because the b*ggers always have another one up their sleeves. This time I was convinced by Neil Woodford who confidently spouted that his meetings with management "reassured him".
Thanks, Neil.
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I've held sky for a while and been content to take the divi while the price has gone up and down. I am a sky customer too and sometimes have thought about changing providers but always held back because of the stock I held, thinking in a small way I was keeping the EPS up. If the deal goes through I might feel easier about switching! Oh but wait, where else can I watch test match cricket.......
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Mentallurgist wrote:Wow - I've only held these for three weeks !!
Is that a "Wow, that's great news", or "Wow, that's bad news. I've only just bought these shares and they might be out of my portfolio again soon"?
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Deev8 wrote: they might be out of my portfolio again soon"?
It's a good thing, at least relative to having the same portfolio without SKY. Take the cash and use it to buy more income.
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For me - its Wow its good news. I'm sure I'll be able to find a home for the cash in another HYP share.
With only being invested for ~ 3weeks, I've not had any time to develop any particular fondness for the share so I'll take the cash and move on.
With only being invested for ~ 3weeks, I've not had any time to develop any particular fondness for the share so I'll take the cash and move on.
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Mentallurgist wrote:Wow - I've only held these for three weeks !!
I bought Sky back in 1997 and the very next day Sam Chisholm resigned and the price fell by 30%-ish, from £6 to £4.
Less of a "Wow", more of an "Oh, S**t".
Then they got up to £19 and I decided to sell one third at about £16 as they were falling back. Should have sold 2/3rds.
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And that TJH, shows what an outrage this bid is.
Just last year the shares were £11.40+
I cannot believe the non Murdoch holders will sell for less than £11. The Dirty Digger holds 39% of the shares, so how tough are the remaining 61%? My guess is that this will not be over until the Dirty Digger offers in the region of eleven quid.
Just last year the shares were £11.40+
I cannot believe the non Murdoch holders will sell for less than £11. The Dirty Digger holds 39% of the shares, so how tough are the remaining 61%? My guess is that this will not be over until the Dirty Digger offers in the region of eleven quid.
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In more detail:
http://www.londonstockexchange.com/exch ... 68654.html
Firm offer: Yes.
Done deal: No.
Short extract regarding dividends:
In addition, Sky Shareholders shall be entitled to receive any dividend declared and paid by Sky in the ordinary course in 2018 and prior to the Effective Date. The price of £10.75 per Sky Share shall be reduced to the extent that:
- the dividend in respect of the six months ending 31 December 2017 exceeds 13.06 pence per Sky Share; and
- the dividend in respect of the year ending 30 June 2018 exceeds 21.8 pence per Sky Share.
· Sky will not pay any dividends in 2017.
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PinkDalek wrote:Firm offer: Yes.
Done deal: No.
Share price is currently a quid below the "agreed" offer price so the market is expressing some doubt.
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So the Sky SP is around £9.80 and the agreed bid price is £10.75. On the face of it this looks like a more or less guaranteed way of getting a rerun of around 9% p.a.
What's the catch?
What's the catch?
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It's all down to whether the secretary of state will refer the bid.
Once that clears the price will leap up.
The lack of dividends next year is a pain though. It could take months to get over the regulatory hurdles.
Once that clears the price will leap up.
The lack of dividends next year is a pain though. It could take months to get over the regulatory hurdles.
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