Mentor Graphics Buyout?

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Mentor Graphics Buyout?

Postby FatherDunlap on Tue Jun 17, 2008 2:57 pm

Cadence Design Offers To Buy Mentor For $1.6 Billion

http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/art ... 000395.htm

I caught this after I noticed that MENT stock was up like 25% this morning. Scott or Michelle, any good rumors for us?
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Re: Mentor Graphics Buyout?

Postby scott on Tue Jun 17, 2008 3:24 pm

Yeah, when I saw the stock price this morning I immediately checked the news and saw that Cadence had submitted the offer. Our CEO sent out an email a little while ago that said our board unanimously rejected the offer for several reasons. Here's the public statement:

http://www.mentor.com/company/news/mentorresponse.cfm
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Re: Mentor Graphics Buyout?

Postby Mark Itzero on Tue Jun 17, 2008 3:57 pm

sweet - job security!

did you sell any of that stock this morning?
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