Palm收购案最终未找到买家

 本次收购案由摩根斯坦利操盘，共四家参与竞标，Nokia，Moto还有两家私营非公众公司。新闻见，http://www.brighthand.com/default.asp?newsID=12884 ， http://www.unstrung.com/document.asp?doc_id=119786

20日传Nokia赢面最大，21日说将会被Moto收购（http://www.cnbc.com/id/17720849），但同日晚些，Moto宣布不会收购Palm（http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070322/premarket_movers.html?.v=1）

最后，此事以Palm未找到买家结束。

http://www.palminfocenter.com/news/9315/palm-shares-drop-as-takeover-deemed-unlikely/

 

相关报道的链接：

http://news.com.com/Its+crunch+time+for+Palm/2100-1041_3-6169367.html?tag=st.num

http://today.reuters.com/news/articleinvesting.aspx?type=bondsNews&storyID=2007-03-22T170259Z_01_N22268970_RTRIDST_0_PALM-SHARES-UPDATE-1.XML

另外，Palm公布了Q3财报，销售额 4.1亿美元，Treo手机设备销售量达到历史记录的73.8万部，比去年同比高30%。

Palm Inc today reported revenue of $410.5 million in the thirdquarter of fiscal year 2007, ended March 2. Smartphone sell-through forthe period reached a company record high totaling 738,000 units, up 30percent year over year and up 20 percent sequentially.

"We delivered solid results in the third fiscal quarter and continue to expand our global market presence," said Ed Colligan, Palmpresident and chief executive officer. "Treo smartphone sell-throughand revenue reached record levels, and Palm products were available tosmartphone customers through seven of the top 10 carriers in theworld."
                Net income in the fiscal quarter totaled $11.8 million, or $0.11 perdiluted share. Net income included stock-based compensation expense of$5.7 million, an in-process research and development charge fromacquisitions during the quarter of $3.7 million and amortization ofintangible assets of $0.3 million. This compares to net income for thethird quarter of fiscal year 2006 of $29.9 million, or $0.28 perdiluted share.
Net income for the quarter, on a non-GAAP basis, totaled $16.5million, or $0.16 per diluted share, excluding stock-based compensationexpense, an in-process research and development charge and amortizationof intangible assets, and adjusting the income tax provision to 40percent. This compares to non-GAAP net income in the third quarter offiscal year 2006 of $19.8 million, or $0.19 per diluted share,excluding the effects of amortization of intangible assets and deferredstock-based compensation, the related income tax provision, and thepartial reversal of Palm's valuation allowance against its deferred taxassets.