Purchase of LVMH's stock in Gucci by PPR, September 10, 2001: 1. PPR agreed to purchase
Question:
Purchase of LVMH's stock in Gucci by PPR, September 10, 2001:
1. PPR agreed to purchase ½ of LVMH's holdings of Gucci for $94 a share.
2. Gucci will pay an extraordinary dividend of $7 per share to non-LVMH shareholders in 3 months time.
3. PPR is offering non-LVMH shareholders a put option with a strike price of $101.50 and a maturity date of March, 2004.
4. The US ADR closed at $87.53 after this news was released:
Question 1: This put option was valued at $21 by one analyst. Assuming that: T= 2.5 years and r(risk-free) = 5% What was the implied volatility of Gucci shares?
Question 2: Given the extraordinary dividend and the put option, what is the minimum return that an investment in Gucci shares will earn over the next 2.5 years?
Smith and Roberson Business Law
ISBN: 978-0538473637
15th Edition
Authors: Richard A. Mann, Barry S. Roberts