Big plc is to take over Little plc and plans to offer its shares in payment for

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Big plc is to take over Little plc and plans to offer its shares in payment for Little’s shares. 

Number of shares Earnings Earnings per share Price/earnings ratio Share price Market value Big plc 200m 20m

If we assume that Big has to pay £25m (market value) to take over Little, Big must issue 10 million new shares. Details of the enlarged company are as follows: 


Number of shares = Earnings EPS (25/210) = = (200 + 10) 210m (20+5) = 25m 11.9p =

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