二月 12, 2008
微软回应 Yahoo 拒购声明
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MICROSOFT RESPONDS TO YAHOO! ANNOUNCEMENT
Reiterates Full and Fair Proposal for Microsoft-Yahoo! Combination
REDMOND, Wash. - Feb. 11, 2008 - Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) today issued the following statement in response to the announcement by Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) that its Board of Directors has rejected Microsoft's previously announced proposal to acquire Yahoo!:
It is unfortunate that Yahoo! has not embraced our full and fair proposal to combine our companies. Based on conversations with stakeholders of both companies, we are confident that moving forward promptly to consummate a transaction is in the best interests of all parties.
We are offering shareholders superior value and the opportunity to participate in the upside of the combined company. The combination also offers an increasingly exciting set of solutions for consumers, publishers and advertisers while becoming better positioned to compete in the online services market.
A Microsoft-Yahoo! combination will create a more effective company that would provide greater value and service to our customers. Furthermore, the combination will create a more competitive marketplace by establishing a compelling number two competitor for Internet search and online advertising.
The Yahoo! response does not change our belief in the strategic and financial merits of our proposal. As we have said previously, Microsoft reserves the right to pursue all necessary steps to ensure that Yahoo!'s shareholders are provided with the opportunity to realize the value inherent in our proposal.
On February 1, 2008, Microsoft announced a proposal to acquire all the outstanding shares of Yahoo! common stock for per share consideration of $31 representing a total equity value of approximately $44.6 billion and a 62 percent premium above the closing price of Yahoo! common stock based on the closing prices of the stocks of both companies on Jan. 31, 2008, the last day of trading prior to Microsoft's announcement. Microsoft's proposal would allow the Yahoo! shareholders to elect to receive cash or a fixed number of shares of Microsoft common stock, with the total consideration payable to Yahoo! shareholders consisting of one-half cash and one-half Microsoft common stock.
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非常不幸，雅虎没有接受我们提出的旨在合并两家公司的合理建议。根据同两家公司股东的对话，我们认为继续推进这一交易符合双方的最大利益，对此我们非常有信心。
我们将为股东提供更大价值，以及在合并后新公司的上升期介入的大好机会。微软与雅虎的合并，还将为消费者、发行商和广告客户提供一系列更加令人激动的解决方案，同时也可以提升自身在网络服务市场的竞争力。
微软和雅虎合并之后，将会创建一家更具效率的公司，为我们的客户提供更大价值和更优服务。此外，随着一家更具竞争力的第二大互联网搜索和广告服务提供商的出现，市场的竞争性也将得到增强。
雅虎董事会的拒绝并没有改变并未改变我们对此收购要约之战略及财务价值的信念。我们此前曾经明确表示，微软保留使用各种必要手段的权力，以确保雅虎股东有机会考虑微软收购方案给他们带来的价值。
微软2月1日宣布，已向雅虎董事会提交收购报价，计划以每股31美元收购后者全部已发行普通股，交易总价值约为446亿美元。微软计划以一半现金、一半股票的方式完成这一交易，雅虎股东可以选择获得现金，还是固定数量的微软普通股。微软的这一收购报价较雅虎1月31日的收盘价溢价62%。
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