PeopleSoft fate left to shareholder vote
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The PeopleSoft board has rejected Larry Ellison &quot;best and final&quot; $8.8 billion hostile takeover offer, leaving the Oracle chief executive with no choice but to appeal directly to PeopleSoft shareholders.
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PeopleSoft's Board of Directors voted Wednesday to recommend that its stockholders reject Oracle's takeover offer of $24 per share. Oracle CEO Larry Ellison quickly responded, saying the offer is final and that it is now up to PeopleSoft's shareholders to make a determination.
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InfoWorld - PeopleSoft's Board of Directors voted Wednesday to recommend that its stockholders reject Oracle's takeover offer of &#36;24 per share. Oracle CEO Larry Ellison quickly responded, saying the offer is final and that it is now up to PeopleSoft's shareholders to make a determination.
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The company&#39;s initial offer of $7.7bn or $21 per share, was due to expire at midnight tonight but Peoplesoft will now have another two weeks, until 22 October, to make their decision.
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PeopleSoft's board of directors rejected Oracle's &#36;9.2 billion takeover bid Wednesday, thrusting the business software maker's fate in the hands of its shareholders.
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PeopleSoft&#39;s board ousted Craig Conway as chief executive last week after learning why he misled Wall Street analysts about the impact on his company&#39;s business of Oracle&#39;s hostile takeover bid.
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PeopleSoft's board rejects Oracle one last time. Or does it?
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The Friday midnight expiration for Oracle's tender offer to PeopleSoft's shareholders for control of the company will either end the software rivals' bitter, 17-month battle or increase its ferocity.
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REDWOOD SHORES, California: Oracle Corporation announced that PeopleSoft stockholders have tendered approximately 75 percent of PeopleSoft outstanding stock, giving Oracle control of the company.
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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.
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Despite its suitor&#39;s announcement that shareholders had tendered more than 60 percent of outstanding shares of PeopleSoft Inc.
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A ruling that allows Oracle to proceed with its bid for PeopleSoft appears to have done nothing to soften PeopleSoft's resolve to remain independent.
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For the past 18 months, Oracle has been locked in a battle to acquire rival PeopleSoft involving courtroom drama, poison pills, personal enmity and, recently, the departure of PeopleSoft&#39;s CEO Craig Conway.
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Software maker Oracle Corp.  ORCL.O on Wednesday said it will let PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O  shareholders decide for themselves whether to accept Oracle's  $8.8 billion hostile takeover bid after learning that  PeopleSoft's board of directors will reject it.
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PeopleSoft Inc.&#39;s board voted on Oct. 11 to change its controversial customer protection program to help it pass muster in a Delaware court battle with would-be acquirer, Oracle Corp.
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No one can envy the position of PeopleSoft (Nasdaq: PSFT) executives as they enter their annual Connect user conference this week. Last year's show was dominated by speculation over Oracle's (Nasdaq: ORCL) hostile takeover bid for the company -- a prospect they hoped would be squelched by this year.
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PeopleSoft shareholders have rejected Oracle&#39;s &quot;final&quot; offer for the company, but could Oracle make a comeback? The board is hoping it can hold off its rival for just a few more innings.