P&G Recommends Stockholders Reject Third Mini-Tender Offer From Mason Bell LLC
October 26 2020 - 5:21PM
Business Wire
The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) has been notified of
an unsolicited “mini-tender offer” by Mason Bell LLC to purchase up
to 50,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of
$106.00 per share in cash. Mason Bell’s offer price is
approximately 25.6% lower than the $142.38 closing price of
P&G’s common stock on October 23, 2020, the last trading day
prior to the date of the offer (October 26, 2020). Mason Bell has
previously conducted mini-tender offers for 10,000 and 75,000
shares of the Company’s stock at the same
significantly-below-market price. P&G does not endorse Mason
Bell’s offer and again recommends shareholders do not tender their
shares.
P&G is not associated in any way with Mason Bell LLC or its
mini-tender offer.
P&G does not endorse Mason Bell’s offer and again recommends
shareholders do not tender their shares in response to this
unsolicited mini-tender offer because the offer is at a price
significantly below the current market price of P&G’s shares
and is subject to numerous conditions. In addition, mini-tender
offers, such as this one by Mason Bell, avoid many of the investor
protections afforded to larger tender offers, including the filing
of disclosure and other tender offer documents with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and other procedures
mandated by U.S. securities laws.
The SEC has issued “Tips for Investors” regarding mini-tender
offers, noting that some bidders, in making the offers at
below-market prices, are “hoping that they will catch investors off
guard if the investors do not compare the offer price to the
current market price.” The SEC’s advisory may be found on the SEC
website at http://www.sec.gov/investor/pubs/minitend.htm.
Mason Bell has included a condition in the terms of its offer
that permits it to terminate the offer if the price of P&G’s
common stock on the New York Stock Exchange decreases below the
$106.00 offer price before the offer expires. Unless Mason Bell
waives this condition, P&G common stockholders who tender their
shares in the offer will receive a below-market price.
P&G urges common stockholders to obtain current market
quotations for their shares of common stock, to consult their
broker or financial advisor, and to exercise caution with respect
to Mason Bell’s offer.
P&G recommends that common stockholders who have not
responded to Mason Bell’s offer take no action. P&G common
stockholders who have already tendered their shares may withdraw
their shares by providing the written notice described in the Mason
Bell offering documents prior to the expiration of the offer,
currently scheduled for 8:00 p.m., New York City Time on December
2, 2020.
P&G urges brokers, dealers and other market participants to
review the SEC’s recommendations to broker-dealers in these
circumstances, which can be found on the SEC website at
http://www.sec.gov/divisions/marketreg/minitenders/sia072401.htm.
P&G requests that a copy of this news release be included
with all distributions of materials relating to Mason Bell’s
mini-tender offer.
About Procter & Gamble
P&G serves consumers around the world with one of the
strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands,
including Always®, Ambi Pur®, Ariel®, Bounty®, Charmin®, Crest®,
Dawn®, Downy®, Fairy®, Febreze®, Gain®, Gillette®, Head &
Shoulders®, Lenor®, Olay®, Oral-B®, Pampers®, Pantene®, SK-II®,
Tide®, Vicks®, and Whisper®. The P&G community includes
operations in approximately 70 countries worldwide. Please visit
http://www.pg.com for the latest news and information about P&G
and its brands.
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