William Hill rejects $4.1 billion offer from Rank and 888
Reading time 1 min Staff Writer | August 10, 2016William Hill rejected a 3.16 billion pound ($4.11 billion) bid by Rank Group and 888 Holdings because a 16 percent premium substantially undervalued the company.
Acquisition 364 pence a share
William Hill is set to lose its leading market position to a merger of Ladbrokes and Coral and has failed to keep pace with rivals in fast-growing online gambling.
William Hill said its board had "unanimously rejected the proposal as it substantially undervalued William Hill".
Rank and 888 have a combined market value of just 1.64 billion pounds, against William Hill's 2.85 billion pounds market capitalization. ■