Oracle Scores Majority of PeopleSoft Shares
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Updated: Oracle receives tender offers for more than 60 percent of the outstanding PeopleSoft shares and calls for talks to reach a formal buyout agreement.
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Business software maker Oracle   Corp. ORCL.O posted a profit on Tuesday that topped Wall   Street estimates and forecast solid growth this quarter, and   its shares rose 9 percent to their highest level in four years.
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Oracle Corp.&#39;s $9.2 billion takeover of rival PeopleSoft Inc. neared the finish line early Saturday morning when a majority of stockholders agreed to tender their PeopleSoft shares.
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Software giant Oracle has finally taken control of rival PeopleSoft after an 18-month takeover battle. Wednesday, Oracle said that 75% of PeopleSoft shareholders have tendered their shares. That officially puts Oracle in charge, moving it one step closer to closing the contentious &#36;10.3 billion deal.
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Oracle made its âbest and finalâ offer of $24 per share of PeopleSoft today (November 1). The all-cash offer values PeopleSoft at $9.
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Oracle has boldly claimed that it now has full control of PeopleSoft, although its takeover is actually not quite done. Oracle on Tuesday revealed that close to 75 per cent of PeopleSoft shares had been tendered by investors.
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Software giant Oracle Corp. said Wednesday that stockholders of rival PeopleSoft Inc. have tendered about 75 percent of the company's outstanding shares, granting Oracle control of the company.
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Washington, Nov. 20 : After a bitter 18-month battle, Oracle has succeeded in taking control of more than 60 per cent of outstanding shares of rival business software group PeopleSoft, but obstacles to the hostile takeover remain.
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PeopleSoft&#39;s shares were up 10.6 percent at $22.98 late into Monday&#39;s trading session. Oracle shares rose 10 cents to $12.
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PeopleSoft Inc. shares surged 15 percent as investors interpreted the ouster of the company&#39;s chief executive as a sign the company might now be willing to accept Oracle Corp.
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A majority of PeopleSoft (PSFT) shareholders are expected to support Oracle&#39;s (ORCL) takeover bid when they tender shares Friday night.
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PeopleSoft agreed today to be bought by Oracle for $10.3 billion, or $26.50 a share, ending a bitter 18-month acquisition battle. PeopleSoft&#39;s price was 10 percent above what Oracle previously called its &quot;best and final&quot; offer of $24 a share.
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Peoplesoft, the software maker that is the target of a hostile takeover bid from industry heavyweight Oracle, has returned to profit.
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SAN FRANCISCO - Business software maker Oracle Corp.'s quarterly earnings exceeded analyst expectations, despite sluggish sales in a product line that the company hopes to bolster by completing a long-sought takeover of rival PeopleSoft Inc.    The Redwood Shores-based company said Tuesday it earned $509 million, or 10 cents per share, during the three months ended in August, a 16 percent improvement from $440 million, or 8 cents per share, at the same time last year...
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Business software maker Oracle  Corp. ORCL.O on Wednesday said it has taken control of rival  PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O now that about 75 percent of its  rival's shareholders have tendered their shares.
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â¢ 2004-11-22 â¢ Oracle has won a key victory in its battle to acquire PeopleSoft, with PeopleSoft&#39;s investors agreeing to sell Oracle 60 per cent of PeopleSoft&#39;s outstanding shares.
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Oracle Corp. Friday said 61  percent of PeopleSoft Inc. shares were tendered for its  $24-a-share offer, strengthening Oracle's hostile bid position  as it waits to see if PeopleSoft's board will remove the final  barrier to a deal.