Re: [cobalt-users] Sun Micro to buy Cobalt in $2 billion stock deal

[Dom Latter <d.latter@xxxxxxx>]

Jeff Lasman wrote:
> 
> It's just a stock transfer, Dom.  While there is a premium on the
> purchase based on today's stock prices, that almost always changes...
> when companies acquire companies the acquirer usually sees their stock
> go down a bit and the acquiree usually sees theirs go up a bit.

Round these parts, employees with options, which might not even be 
exercisable for another two years, see them turn into real shares,
now.

-- 
Dom.