A majority of Unilever shareholders favored further discussions with Kraft-Heinz vs. a sharp rejection of its takeover bid, according to a survey conducted by Bernstein.
The poll published on Thursday indicated that 53% of Unilever shareholders said they would have liked the Anglo-Dutch company to have negotiated with Kraft-Heinz.
Of those for negotiations, the majority stated that they wanted a 40% premium to Unilever’s share price, instead of the 18% premium proposed by Kraft Heinz.
By Giovanni Bruno
Source: The Street
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Unilever has announced CEO Alan Jope’s decision to retire from the company at the end of 2023, after five years at the helm. The announcement comes less than a year after a failed attempt by Unilever to buy GlaxoSmithKline’s consumer healthcare business and just months after activist investor Nelson Peltz joined the company’s board.
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