Unilever Share Discussion Threads

[carbon man] 17/2/2017 16:19

Every time I turn on the News, someone is banging on about Brexit, now Blair decides to have a go. No we are not idiots, don't need him and his cronies, lets just get on with making the most of it, without having to put up with interference from him and his trolls and we will decide our own destiny again.

[ygor706] 17/2/2017 13:45

We're through £38 and still rising

[ygor706] 17/2/2017 13:41

Just another example of post Brexit rape and pillage being conducted by Overseas institutions on the back of a favourable exchange rates. This is going the same way as ARM and there could be more to follow.

[carbon man] 17/2/2017 13:40

No thank you. Where is the Monopolies Commission these days? They were not honourable with the bid for Cadbury's and we have lost too many UK companies over the previous years. We end up with less competition and brand names that have been around for long times and closed and disappear and we end up with sub-standard goods and built in obsolescence.

[loftus16] 17/2/2017 13:36

Opportunistic and unacceptable.


"The proposal received was that Unilever common shareholders would receive $50.00 per share in a mix of $30.23 per share in cash payable in U.S. dollars and 0.222 new enlarged entity shares per existing Unilever share, which valued Unilever at a total equity value of approximately $143 billion.

As at the close of business on 16 February 2017, a mix of $30.23 in cash payable in U.S. dollars and 0.222 Kraft Heinz shares per existing Unilever share would value each Unilever common share at $49.61, representing a premium of 18% to Unilever's share price."

[ygor706] 17/2/2017 13:34

Warren Buffet is definitely involved. My gut instinct is that he is too shrewd an operator to be put off by the first rejection.

[ygor706] 17/2/2017 13:32

There are some pretty wild numbers being reported on the news at the moment......one saying that the offer was nearly £115 bn which cannot be right. if memory serves me correctly there are about 1.3billion shares in issue giving a current market cap of around £48 billion.

[philanderer] 17/2/2017 12:57

Well done to holders.

[ny boy] 17/2/2017 12:38

Glaxo will be the next bid target from an overseas predator, its the business time of the year for deals.

[pugugly] 17/2/2017 12:25

Probable breach of the American "Sherman Act" plus massive regulatory hurdles in mnay other countries PLUS probable blocking as "National Champion"

[randomwalker] 17/2/2017 12:21

just sold about half the holding. May be jumping the gun, but I cannot see the regulators letting this through.....especially not with Trump around

Average purchase price? £14 and loads of divis

[csmwssk12hu] 17/2/2017 12:21

They won't get it, the government will block it after cadburys

[steeplejack] 17/2/2017 12:14

Sorry,bit slow.

[steeplejack] 17/2/2017 12:12

Rumours built yesterday with news that someone had bought 10,000 short dated calls of the Unilever ADRs that expire next month with strike prices of between $40-45

Rumour today is that Kraft will bid £40 with private equity backing from 3G and Warren Buffet.

[loftus16] 17/2/2017 12:10

edit: it was in fact second largest... GSK being top and PFG in third.

[zho] 17/2/2017 12:10

Kraft confirms that it has made a comprehensive proposal to Unilever about combining the two groups to create a leading consumer goods company with a mission of long-term growth and sustainable living. While Unilever has declined the proposal, we look forward to working to reach agreement on the terms of a transaction. There can be no certainty that any further formal proposal will be made to the Board of Unilever or that an offer will be made at all or as to the terms of any transaction.

[hectorscrackhouse] 17/2/2017 12:04

Only problem would be finding another core holding!

[jdb2005] 17/2/2017 12:02

Taken profits at 3555 - 6.3% rise good enough for me.

[loftus16] 17/2/2017 12:02

My third largest holding at present with a 7.7% weighting. Don't care to be taken over (particularly by Kraft a la Cadbury) at all.

[spoole5] 17/2/2017 11:49

What 12% premium? Think it would need to be closer to 45.

[funkmasterp12] 17/2/2017 11:38

Bid rumour being reported by FT Alphaville. Kraft at £40 per share.