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Notable Mergers and Acquisitions of the Day 8/26: CF/TRA, ADSK
<> <>Terra Industries Inc. (NYSE: TRA) sent the following letter to CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CF) in response to CF's letter dated August 5, 2009:The Board of Directors of Terra Industries Inc., with the assistance of its financial and legal advisors, has carefully considered your latest proposal to combine our companies. Our Board has unanimously concluded that this most recent version of your proposal continues to run counter to Terra's strategic objectives, substantially undervalues Terra both absolutely and relative to CF, and would deliver less value to our shareholders than woul...
By  Street Insider   (+0.33%  risk: moderate)  08/26/09 Comment


Can the Terra Board Afford Not to Accept Sweetened CF Bid?
<>Last week,CF Industries (CF) upped its bid for Terra Industries (TRA) from its prior bid of 0.4129 to 0.4539 shares to 0.465 CF shares. The deal currently values TRA at nearly $39 share (.465 x $83 CF share) or 30% above its Friday closing price of $29.91. How could the Terra Board of Directors turn down such a sweet offer?

Many reasons exist for turning down a premium offer. For example, shareholder growth would be higher as an independent compared to being part of a conglomerate, shareholders want cash for various reasons including the premium can be wiped out if the acquiring company's pr...
By  trackseekingalpha   (-13.40%  risk: aggressive)  08/10/09 Comment


Stocks to Watch if Crude Oil Heats Up

Historically, when we begin to enter the spring/summer months, the price of crude oil heats up. As crude starts to heat up, some chemical stocks immediately come to mind. Yes, chemical stocks, not your average oil stocks like Exxon (XOM), Chevron (CVX), Conoco (COP), BP (BP), and Sunoco (SUN), as these stocks track crude well, but don't explode like these chemical stocks have in the past when crude trades higher.

<>The stocks that hit MY RADAR are: Sociedad Quimica y Minera (SQM), Terra Industries (TRA), Agrium (AGU), and Potash (POT). Looking at a chart of the United States Oil Fund (USO) ver...
By  trackseekingalpha   (-13.40%  risk: aggressive)  05/07/09 Comment


Notable Mergers and Acquisitions of the Day 4/15: CF/TRA, KMB, GPI
  • CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CF) today sent the following letter to Terra Industries Inc. (NYSE: TRA): Dear Mr. Bennett: We have received a letter from your general counsel informing us that you have purchased 100 shares of our stock and making a "demand" that we provide you with a list of CF Industries' stockholders in order to communicate with them. We want to give you the opportunity to explain to the Terra stockholders, and to us, why you appear to be more interested in communicating with our stockholders than in negotiating a merger agreement with us. We also note that,
By  Street Insider   (+0.33%  risk: moderate)  04/15/09 Comment


Notable Mergers and Acquisitions of the Day 3/5: TRA/CF, GVHR, BKS
  • Terra Industries Inc. (NYSE: TRA) today announced that its Board of Directors unanimously recommends that Terra stockholders reject CF Industries Holdings, Inc.'s (NYSE: CF) unsolicited offer to acquire all outstanding shares of Terra at a fixed exchange ratio of 0.4235 CF Industries shares for each Terra share. Terra also sent a letter to shareholders. Click
By  Street Insider   (+0.33%  risk: moderate)  03/05/09 Comment



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Is TRA still a buy or has it topped out? - TRA has dropped more than 5% today!
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