Saturday, February 9, 2008

Yahoo Inc.'s board plans to reject Microsoft Corp.'s unsolicited $44.6 billion offer

NEWS ALERT
from The Wall Street Journal

Feb. 9, 2008

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 on Monday, spelling out its position.

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