Stock price Bpost sharply down, so bid on PostNL also less worth – NOS

The share of the Belgian postal services Bpost is today more than 8 percent. This is the bid that Bpost Sunday came on, PostNL is also worth less by that partly in shares.

Sunday was the bid from Bpost still of 5.65 euros per share PostNL worth, now that is 5,39 euro. That means that shareholders are less attractive to their shares of Bpost to sell. The bid is still higher than the current share price of PostNL: 4,73 euro.

Dutch resistance

But that the share price of PostNL is considerably lower than the bid from Bpost, also indicates that investors doubt that in the end, it continues. Bpost has said the acquisition only when the top of PostNL that supports. PostNL responded coldly to the offer.

Also the Dutch government sees an acquisition not really sit. Bpost confirms tonight’s coverage of The Financieele Dagblad that the company is prepared to enter the Second Room and full access to the bid. Publication of the warranties and representations of Bpost, the resistance in the Netherlands is alive and elimination, says a spokesperson against the FD.

cost Savings

The price of Bpost declined today as hard after the ceo in a conference call said to have difficulty in order to save costs. The company wanted to this year, between 800 and 1200 jobs. That will more to do with the 800 come out, because the service otherwise too much will be affected.