Saturday, February 09, 2008

Yahoo Rejects Google Bid

The Wall Street Journal
By MATTHEW KARNITSCHNIG
February 9, 2008 6:27 p.m.

Yahoo Inc.'s board plans to reject Microsoft Corp.'s unsolicited $44.6 billion offer to acquire the Web giant, a person familiar with the situation says.

After a series of meetings over the past week, Yahoo's board determined that the $31 per share offer "massively undervalues" Yahoo, the person said.

It also doesn't account for the risks Yahoo would be taking by entering into an agreement that might be overturned by regulators. The board plans to send a letter to Microsoft Monday, spelling out its position.

Read Karnitschnig's complete article HERE.

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