We are not interested in selling our shares,” Louis Audet, executive chairman of Cogeco, said in a statement. Audio for this article is not available at this time. Gestion Audem Inc., the Audet family holding company, owns 69 per cent of the voting rights in Cogeco, but holds just 3.3 per cent of the equity. It’s just terribly bad corporate governance.”. “The only reason they can do that is through their multiple voting shares. Ontario realtors are being urged to stop hosting open houses again amid a resurgence of COVID-19. The revised takeover bid from Altice and Rogers unveiled Sunday values the Caisse’s 21-per-cent stake in Atlantic at about US$819-million. Toronto real estate poses bubble risk, while Vancouver homes are overvalued, UBS says, Few fans, masked umps, muted celebrations for World Series, Pablo Piatti scores late to lift Toronto FC to 1-0 win over Atlanta United, 'This team is ready to win now:' Joe Thornton on decision to sign with Maple Leafs, Jeff Bridges says he has lymphoma, cites good prognosis, N.B. Stock analysis for Cogeco Communications Inc (CCA:Toronto) including stock price, stock chart, company news, key statistics, fundamentals and company profile. The company owns 69 per cent of the voting rights in Cogeco but holds just 3.3 per cent of the equity. The new offer amounts to $123 a share for Cogeco, up from $106.53 in the previous offer. Shoppers pass a Cogeco location in LimeRidge Mall in Hamilton on Sept. 2, 2020. The pension-fund giant said last month it backs the family’s plan to build Atlantic Broadband with an acquisition-based growth strategy. Its Cogeco Media subsidiary owns and operates 23 radio stations with complementary radio formats and extensive coverage serving a wide range of audiences mainly across the province of Québec, as well as Cogeco News, a news agency. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes. It’s not a given,” Mr. Rogers Communications Inc. and New York-based cable company Altice USA Inc. raised their offer for Quebec-based Cogeco Inc. and subsidiary Cogeco Communications Inc. by $800-million, representing a premium of 51 per cent from the price before the first bid in September, which the family also rejected. Cogeco Communications has generated C$7.58 earnings per share over the last year and … Rogers vowed last month to ramp up spending in Quebec if the takeover bid is successful. Cogeco's subordinate voting shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: CGO). And at least one shareholder expressed frustration with the Audets' intransigence. If the takeover bid is unsuccessful, analysts say Rogers will likely sell its stakes, which are worth approximately $1.7-billion. The family’s refusal to consider the sweetened offer would be more suited to a private company than public ones, said Julian Klymochko, chief executive of Accelerate Financial Technologies. A Cogeco logo is shown in Montreal, Wednesday, January 15, 2020. “There’s over $1-billion in shareholder value that they are basically taking from other shareholders,” he said. The deadline for the new offer is Nov. 18. Welcome to The Globe and Mail’s comment community. Shareholders of Cogeco Communications, the more widely held stock, are being offered $150 a … The Corporation provides residential and business customers with Internet, video and telephony services through its two-way broadband fibre networks. We hope to have this fixed soon. If you are looking to give feedback on our new site, please send it along to, To view this site properly, enable cookies in your browser. Description Cogeco Communications Inc is a communication corporation. Also available in French and Mandarin. The initial Rogers-Altice bid was for $10.3-billion but failed to win support from Gestion Audem Inc., the Audet family holding company. “We are not interested in selling our shares.”. In his response, the lead director of Cogeco's boards outlined what he contends were tactics meant to confuse and mislead investors. Click here to subscribe. That's up from the previous offer of $10.3 billion, announced last month. This is a space where subscribers can engage with each other and Globe staff. Rogers is the largest shareholder in both Cogeco companies, owning about a third of the equity in both – an investment that goes back two decades. Follow Jeffrey Jones and Alexandra Posadzki, on Twitter, I'm a print subscriber, link to my account, Avoid the use of toxic and offensive language. TORONTO - The family that controls the Cogeco companies roundly rejected another takeover offer from Altice USA and Rogers Communications on Sunday night. Sign up today. 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The new offer will be withdrawn if the suitors cannot reach a “mutually satisfactory agreement” with the family by the time the bid expires, Altice said. Shares of Cogeco Communications fell more than 1 per cent to $101.89 on Monday, while Cogeco fell 0.5 per cent to $84.11. Under the new offer, Altice said it would pay $11.1 billion cash to buy all the shares of Cogeco Communications Inc. and its parent Cogeco Inc., including $900 million to buy the Audet family's multiple voting shares and their subordinate shares. Altice's revised offer included $123 per share for all the remaining subordinate voting shares of Cogeco Inc. and $150 per share for all the remaining subordinate voting shares of Cogeco Communications, which are publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The offer would see Altice, the fourth-largest U.S. cable company, acquire Cogeco’s U.S. assets, ninth-ranked Atlantic Broadband, for $5.1-billion. Shine wrote. The new offer amounts to $123 a share for Cogeco, up from $106.53 in the previous offer. Canaccord Genuity analyst Aravinda Galappatthige said he’s not aware of any path forward for the would-be acquirers if the family stands firm, but the new offer could put pressure on independent directors. The company is a cable operator in North America operating in Canada. With a report from Nicolas Van Praetbec remains “aligned with the Audet family,” Caisse spokesman Maxime Chagnon said Monday. Read our. 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