甘尼特合并遭到質(zhì)疑

甘尼特合并遭到質(zhì)疑

The shareholders of USA Today publisher Gannett and New Media Investment Group both voted yes on their planned merger Thursday — clearing the way for the nation’s two largest newspaper publishers to unite in a cash and stock deal worth about $1.1 billion.

星期四，《今日美國》出版商甘尼特和新媒體投資集團的股東都對他們的合并計劃投了贊成票，這為美國兩家最大的報紙出版商以價值11億美元的現(xiàn)金加股票的方式合并掃清了道路。

The deal was passed despite continued skepticism over the combined companies long-term prospects, which sent New Media shares skidding to a new 52-week low on Thursday for the second day in a row.

盡管人們對合并后公司的長期前景仍持懷疑態(tài)度，但這筆交易還是獲得了通過。這導(dǎo)致新媒體股價周四連續(xù)第二天跌至52周新低。

New Media — whose Gatehouse Media is the nation’s No. 2 chain with more than 150 daily papers, including the Providence Journal, the Columbus Dispatch and the Austin American-Statesman — is buying Gannett, the largest chain by total circulation. Gannett papers includes the Arizona Republic and the Indianapolis Star.

新媒體旗下的Gatehouse Media是全美第二大報業(yè)集團，擁有150多份日報，其中包括《普羅維登斯日報》、《哥倫布快訊》和《奧斯汀美國政治家報》。Gannett的報紙包括《亞利桑那共和報》和《印第安納波利斯星報》。

The combined company will keep the Gannett name and use Gannett’s McLean, Virginia, headquarters.

合并后的公司將保留甘尼特的名字，并使用甘尼特在弗吉尼亞州麥克萊恩的總部。

Leading up to Thursday’s vote, close to 35% of the New Media shareholders were “shorting” the stock, which means they were borrowing in order to buy shares down the road in the belief that the stock price will fall further and they could reap a profit on the difference.

在周四的投票之前，近35%的新媒體股東在“做空”該股，這意味著他們在借入資金，以便在未來購買股票，因為他們相信股價會進一步下跌，他們可以從價差中獲利。

Michael Reed, the chairman and CEO of New Media has been telling Wall Street that the combined companies will result in cost savings of up to $300 million. And despite the stock tumble, he remained upbeat after the vote Thursday.

新媒體董事長兼首席執(zhí)行官邁克爾·里德(Michael Reed)一直對華爾街表示，合并后的公司將節(jié)省高達3億美元的成本。盡管股價下跌，但他在周四的投票后仍然保持樂觀。