Aegis Group Share Discussion Threads

[mr ashley james] 26/10/2005 13:04

I thought WPP Group were out of bidding for AGS but it seems Merril Lynch are building their stake?



Edit 13.06

Got it Merrill Lynch overhang on behalf of WPP Group cleared


Name of exempt principal trader Merrill Lynch International


Company dealt in Aegis Group Plc


Relevant security dealt in Common


Name of offeree/offeror with whom connected WPP Group Plc


Nature of connection # Advisor


Date of dealing 25/10/2005


Number of securities purchased 2,731,414


Highest price paid (currency must be stated) GBP 1.2625


Lowest price paid (currency must be stated) GBP 1.2525


Number of securities sold 2,758,652


Highest price paid (currency must be stated) GBP 1.2675


Lowest price paid (currency must be stated) GBP 1.2525

[mr ashley james] 26/10/2005 11:56

Bollore lifts Aegis stake further to 20.67 pct vs 20.48
LONDON (AFX) - Financiere Du Loch, controlled by French entrepreneur and
Havas SA chairman Vincent Bollore, said it has raised its stake in Aegis Group
PLC to 20.67 pct from the 20.48 pct announced yesterday, by buying around 2 mln
shares at 125.478 pence.
Bollore, who holds 22 pct of Havas, has been increasing his stake in Aegis
over the past few weeks.
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[mr ashley james] 25/10/2005 16:07

LSE:AGS 11 UKRNS and 2 AFXU today unbelievable

[mr ashley james] 25/10/2005 11:25

Bollore lifts Aegis stake further to 20.48 pct vs 20.22

LONDON (AFX) - Financiere Du Loch, controlled by French entrepreneur and
Havas SA chairman Vincent Bollore, said it has raised its stake in Aegis Group
PLC to 20.48 pct from the 20.22 pct announced yesterday, by buying 3.0 mln
shares at around 125 pence.
Bollore, who holds 22 pct of Havas, has been increasing his stake in Aegis
over the past few weeks and, according to sources last week, met with Aegis
president Robert Lerwill in Paris.
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[mr ashley james] 25/10/2005 11:09

J Tuwatmoya,

Long Aegis Plc LSE:AGS 125.50p

Filled gap to 123.50p, completed 13 day down, Bolloré building big stake raft of notifiable interests, all indicators oversold EMA/SMA Convergence

Potential short term target 137.50p I reckon GS say 175p (technically 176.50p credible IMO)





All IMHO, NAG, DYOR etc

Cheers

Ash:)

[j tuwatmoya] 14/10/2005 13:24

looks like they called his bluff...


PARIS (AFX) - Publicis SA has decided not to launch a friendly takeover
offer for Aegis Group PLC, after pursuing preliminary talks with the UK group
since mid-September, a source close to matter said.
A Publicis spokesman, however, said that no decision has yet been made.
The source said that Publicis will officially announce its decision against
an Aegis offer tonight or this weekend.
While Publicis was discussing an offer with Aegis, French businessman
Vincent Bollore, who is also chairman of rival ad group Havas SA, steadily
bought Aegis shares on the market.
Today, Bollore announced that this stake now stands at 15.4 pct.
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[j tuwatmoya] 14/10/2005 12:53

well... bid hopes fading then

[j tuwatmoya] 09/10/2005 12:44

the way i see it is bollore just trying to keep pressure on with his buying. if there is no bid, his average price is around 120p, will try to forge alliances between havas and aegis. that view increases pressure on others to bid now. wpp involvement probably is to help drive publicis bid higher for relatively low cost of snapping up synovate.

[rosylee] 04/10/2005 15:55

Mmm, when to sell though, could still have some more in it.

[rosylee] 04/10/2005 11:11

So are you shorting it now j?

[j tuwatmoya] 04/10/2005 10:59

i have only ever made money shorting this share, just find this whole thing bewildering. good luck to whoever wins this auction

[j tuwatmoya] 03/10/2005 21:32

my guess is bollore is trying to put the pressure on publicis to do the deal, and to pay cash. if they dont, bollore will try to arrange other deals, most obviously between havas and aegis in media buying. but that might not create much value, unless he can do some deal say with WPP eg to carve up aegis. if publicis do buy aegis perhaps it will be too big a bite to swallow with the leverage and goodwill to take on. and hence could weaken a key competitor of havas. so perhaps publicis should call bollore's bluff and walk away

[pyman] 02/10/2005 10:43

got too jumpy and jumped.