So how will this takeover work?



















Naughty Naughty, ABBV....Claiming support from a majority of major shareholders without following UK takeover rules regarding written confirmation.....Naughty Naughty - Spanky Spanky.

How will the Shire acquisition work....better ask the company that actually ends up buying Shire....that company is not ABBV (sniff...sniff)!
 






Shire board is stringing things out because this deal does nothing for Shire and is all about AbbVie's tax bill. By the time Shire make an announcement that "after careful consideration we reject the deal" there will be just one week left and AbbVie will have to walk away as the offer they already made is enough to hurt their credit rating.
 






Shire board is stringing things out because this deal does nothing for Shire and is all about AbbVie's tax bill. By the time Shire make an announcement that "after careful consideration we reject the deal" there will be just one week left and AbbVie will have to walk away as the offer they already made is enough to hurt their credit rating.

Wow, really?
 




































Seems pretty clear Shire isn't interested, the 18th is almost here and then Allergan can bid on us! Dodging this bullet makes being bought by Allergan look decent

You betcha. AbbVie undervalues many things, your company, their resources, new ideas, according to many. The only thing that seems to thrive at that clusterfuk are the flunkies and yes men. Batten down your hatches and don't let that titanic in.
 












Paul c is so excited to move on to his true calling after the merger. He's going to work for the circus giving massages to the young clowns and blowing up balloons as he has so much hot air.
 






Who's y'all Daddy? Abbvie!

Get ready for lots of abuse if that's the case; best call the Dept of Children and Family services today to give them a heads up. Brace yourself for the Midwestern way. 'Sho nuff, dem farmers be tough as nails and ready to shoot down any animal that isn't producing whatever the crap they want you to produce which is usually a lot of paperwork and data entry. All the bs about Midwestern friendliness. That's only to butter you up and get you ready for the spit. Hold yer hossies, boys, you are about to see a brave new world. It's called the company just below the cheddar curtain.
 












Speak up colleagues who have been through this before. How long will things take? How is communication? What's the interim period like????[/QUOT
This is purely speculation and a guess after having gone through this twice. However, if they come to an agreement, it's going to take at least six months for this to close. At that point, Shire will negotiate any buyout clauses beyond what we already have--which is 3wks for every year not including a sixty day warn period. I made it through one of the two buyouts that I went through. Everything I read is telling me that there will be minimal lay offs with this merger. I'm not saying that I'm right, but that's my gut feeling by what I read and a few people in upper mgt that I've spoke with. Take it for what it's worth.
 






Speak up colleagues who have been through this before. How long will things take? How is communication? What's the interim period like????[/QUOT
This is purely speculation and a guess after having gone through this twice. However, if they come to an agreement, it's going to take at least six months for this to close. At that point, Shire will negotiate any buyout clauses beyond what we already have--which is 3wks for every year not including a sixty day warn period. I made it through one of the two buyouts that I went through. Everything I read is telling me that there will be minimal lay offs with this merger. I'm not saying that I'm right, but that's my gut feeling by what I read and a few people in upper mgt that I've spoke with. Take it for what it's worth.

I agree with your statement about this deal taking 6 mos to close but you are wrong about shire severance. It's a 30 day warn plus 2 weeks per year if you are senior or below sales rep and 3 weeks per year for executive and above. Another thing to consider is that if AbbVie pays a lot more than they planned they will be in more of a rush to close this deal.
 






I agree with your statement about this deal taking 6 mos to close but you are wrong about shire severance. It's a 30 day warn plus 2 weeks per year if you are senior or below sales rep and 3 weeks per year for executive and above. Another thing to consider is that if AbbVie pays a lot more than they planned they will be in more of a rush to close this deal.

how's espp work if this fbs goes down?