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Source: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/feb08/02-01CorpNewsPR.mspx
REDMOND, Wash. — Feb. 1, 2008 — Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) today announced that it has made a proposal to the Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) Board of Directors 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. 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. The offer represents a 62 percent premium above the closing price of Yahoo! common stock on Jan. 31, 2008.
Source: http://money.cnn.com/2008/02/01/technology/microsoft_yahoo/?postversion=2008020108
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Microsoft Corp. made an unsolicited $44.6 billion cash and stock bid for Yahoo on Friday, a deal that could shake up the competitive and lucrative market for Internet search.
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Steve Ballmer, Microsoft’s chief executive, called the move the “next major milestone” for the software giant.
“We are very, very confident this is the right path for Microsoft and for Yahoo,” he said.
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