Question 111

Company M plans to bid for Company J. Company M has 20 million shares in issue and a current share price of $10.00 before publicly announcing the planned takeover. Company J has 10 million shares in issue and a current share price of $4.00.
The directors of Company M are considering an all-share bid of 1 Company M shares for 2 Company J shares.
Synergies worth $20m are expected from the acquisition.
What is the likely change in wealth for Company M's shareholders (in total) if the bid is accepted?
Give your answer to the nearest $ million.
$ ? million
  • Question 112

    A company is reporting under IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures for the first time and the directors are concerned about whether this will lead to the disclosure of information that could affect the company's share price.
    The company is based in a country that uses the A$ but 40% of revenue relates to export sales to the USA and priced in US$.
    When the company reports under IFRS 7 for the first time, the share price is most likely to:
  • Question 113

    A company has in a 5% corporate bond in issue on which there are two loan covenants.
    * Interest cover must not fall below 3 times
    * Retained earnings for the year must not fall below $3.5 million
    The Company has 200 million shares in issue.
    The most recent dividend per share was $0.04.
    The Company intends increasing dividends by 10% next year.
    Financial projections for next year are as follows:
    Advise the Board of Directors which of the following will be the status of compliance with the loan covenants next year?