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		quickthrowman on July 8, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Notice of termination of Twitter merger agreement Twitter shareholders would be worse off.. how? $54.20 is 55% higher than the current after-hours TWTR share price of $35

danielmarkbruce on July 9, 2022 [–]

They can still get cash. Lots and lots of cash.

quickthrowman on July 9, 2022 | [–]

I suppose shareholders wouldn’t mind a special dividend from lawsuit proceeds that captured a good portion of the spread between FMV and $54.20, especially if they get to keep their equity.

danielmarkbruce on July 9, 2022 | | [–]

Yep, and I'd guess that's the most likely outcome.

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