5 The directors of Fama Industries plc are currently considering the acquisition of Beaver plc as part of its expansion programme. Fama Industries plc has interests in machine tools and light engineering while Beaver plc is involved in magazine publishing. The following financial data concerning each company is available:

The ordinary share capital of Fama Industries plc consists of 50p shares and the share capital of Beaver plc consists of £1 shares. The directors of Fama Industries plc have made an offer of four shares for every five shares held in Beaver plc.
The directors of Fama Industries plc believe that combining the two businesses will lead to after-tax savings in overheads of £4 million per year.
Required

(a) Calculate:
(i) the total value of the proposed bid (ii) the earnings per share for Fama Industries plc following the successful takeover of Beaver plc (iii) the share price of Fama Industries plc following the takeover, assuming that the price:earning ratio is maintained and the savings are achieved.

(b) Comment on the value of the bid from the viewpoint of shareholders of both Fama Industries plc and Beaver plc.

(c) Identify, and briefly discuss, two reasons why the managers of a company may wish to take over another company. The reasons identified should not be related to the objective of maximising shareholder wealth.

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Profit and Loss Accounts for the year ended 30 November 1995 Sales turnover Profit before interest and taxation Interest payable Profit before taxation Taxation Net profit after taxation Dividends Retained profit for the year Balance Sheets as at 30 November 1995 Fixed assets Net current assets Less creditors due beyond one year Capital and reserves Ordinary shares Retained profit Price:earnings ratio prior to bid Fama Industries m Beaver m 465 289 114 (5) 109 43 |]g| (12) 75 13 105 84 86 38 191 122 Fama Industries m Beaver m (38) 153 50 103 153 16 BE (58) 64 30