Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Technology Stocks : Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lynn who wrote (4342)	11/6/2019 10:00:07 AM
From: Glenn Petersen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4345

Xerox is planning a cash-and-stock offer for HP, sources say Published Wed, Nov 6 201912:16 AM EST Saheli Roy Choudhury CNBC.com Xerox is planning to make a cash-and-stock offer for personal-computer and printer maker HP, CNBC confirmed on Wednesday. The company’s board discussed the possibility on Tuesday, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal, which said Xerox has an informal funding commitment from a major bank. Xerox, which makes printers and copiers, has a market cap of $8.05 billion, less than a third of HP’s $27.27 billion market value. Xerox is planning to make a cash-and-stock offer for personal-computer and printer maker HP, CNBC has confirmed. The company’s board discussed the possibility on Tuesday and Xerox has an informal funding commitment from a major bank, according to The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the story. Xerox, which makes printers and copiers, has a market cap of $8.05 billion, less than a third of HP’s $27.27 billion market value. A spokesperson at HP said the company “doesn’t comment on rumors.” Representatives from Xerox were not immediately available to respond to CNBC’s emailed request for comments. As both companies look to cut costs, sources told the Journal that combining the companies could save more than $2 billion in expenses. Last month, HP said it will cut between 7,000 and 9,000 jobs by the end of fiscal 2022 as part of a broader restructuring plan that it estimates will save $1 billion a year. That would amount to almost 16% of its 55,000 employees worldwide, according to FactSet. HP was created after Hewlett-Packard separated its enterprise business — Hewlett Packard Enterprise — that sells data storage equipment, servers, and other related services. Xerox said on Tuesday it will sell its 25% stake in Fuji Xerox, the joint venture between the company and Japan’s Fujifilm, for $2.3 billion. Investor activism stopped a deal in 2018 that would’ve merged Xerox into Fuji Xerox and given Fujifilm control, Reuters reported. Read the Wall Street Journal’s story about Xerox’s ambitious plans to try and buy HP here. cnbc.com