Marlene Satter | décembre 19, 2019 at 08:33 AM
Icahn est le plus grand actionnaire de Xerox.
L’investisseur activiste Carl Icahn est la cible d’un procĂšs par un actionnaire de Xerox Holdings Corp, aprĂšs que ce dernier a allĂ©guĂ© qu’Icahn avait achetĂ© des actions de HP Inc. tout en sachant que Xerox prĂ©voyait d’offrir une prime pour acheter des actions HP.Selon un rapport de Reuters, la Miami Firefighters Relief and Pension Fund a dĂ©posĂ© une plainte contre Icahn et un vĂ©hicule d’investissement qu’il contrĂŽle.Icahn est le plus grand actionnaire de Xerox, dĂ©tenant 11% des actions et, au 30 septembre, dĂ©tenait Ă©galement 4,2% de HP en tant que cinquiĂšme plus grand actionnaire.
En novembre, HP a rejetĂ© une offre d’achat non sollicitĂ©e de Xerox, selon Bloomberg. Cependant, Icahn, sachant que Xerox envisageait la dĂ©cision de HP, a exhortĂ© HP Ă accepter l’offre de Xerox.Un rapport du WHEC indique qu’Icahn a achetĂ© le stock de HP – d’une valeur de 1,2 milliard de dollars – en gardant Ă l’esprit la prise de contrĂŽle proposĂ©e.Selon Bloomberg, dans la divulgation d’Icahn en aoĂ»t, aucun actionnariat de HP au 30 juin n’Ă©tait rĂ©pertoriĂ©. Il indique Ă©galement que la poursuite allĂšgue que «Icahn, Icahn Capital LP et High River Limited Partnership ont violĂ© leurs obligations fiduciaires envers Xerox en achetant des actions HP en sachant que« Xerox envisageait de faire une offre d’achat de HP, avait dĂ©jĂ approchĂ© HP Ă propos de une Ă©ventuelle fusion ou acquisition par Xerox, ou des avantages Ă©vidents de l’acquisition potentielle de HP par Xerox. »»Axios rapporte que le rejet par HP de l’offre de novembre de Xerox a Ă©tĂ© unanime, car son conseil d’administration estimait que « l’offre sous-Ă©valuait HP et comportait trop d’incertitude et de dette ».
Icahn is the largest shareholder in Xerox.
Activist investor Carl Icahn is the target of a lawsuit by a shareholder of Xerox Holdings Corp, after the latter alleged that Icahn bought stock in HP Inc. while knowing that Xerox planned to offer a premium to buy HP stock.
According to a Reuters report, the Miami Firefighters Relief and Pension Fund filed the lawsuit against Icahn and an investment vehicle he controls.
Icahn is the largest shareholder in Xerox, owning 11 percent of the stock, and as of September 30 also owned 4.2 percent of HP as its fifth largest shareholder.
In November, HP rejected an unsolicited takeover offer from Xerox, according to Bloomberg. However, Icahn, knowing that Xerox was considering the HP move, urged HP to accept Xeroxâs offer.
AÂ WHECÂ report says that Icahn bought the HP stockâ$1.2 billion worthâwith knowledge of the proposed takeover in mind.
According to Bloomberg, in Icahnâs August disclosure, no HP stock ownership as of June 30 was listed. It also says that the suit alleges that âIcahn, Icahn Capital LP and High River Limited Partnership breached their fiduciary duties to Xerox by buying HP stock with the knowledge that âXerox was either considering making an offer to purchase HP, had already approached HP about a possible merger into or acquisition by Xerox, or of the obvious merits of Xeroxâs potential acquisition of HP.ââ
Axios reports that HPâs rejection of Xeroxâs November offer was unanimous, because its board believed âthe bid undervalued HP and included too much uncertainty and debt.â