As we do not have any projection for Conrail’s operating expense in the year 2000 I assumed that such value should increase at the projected rate of inflation (3%). Question 1.c) Considering that CSX’s stock price was $46.75 the offer was $89.07 per share (blended value). This meant that if Conrail’s stock price was $71...
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This meant that if Conrail’s stock price was $71.00, CSX was offering to pay a premium of 25.45% (calculations are attached hereto as Exhibit 3). Also if we compare the premium of the front-end offer ($92.5) with its comparables we can see that it is still below the average premium paid ($53.25). Comparing the premium offered by CSX and the premium paid by other players in previous mergers in the railroad industry there is a big gap between the first and the seconds...
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