BlueScope Steel (ASX:BSL) holds above revised bid as ASX open approaches
ASX cash trading had yet to start at 07:02 AEST, with standard Sydney hours from 9:59 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. BlueScope Steel Limited last changed hands at A$33.46—right around the level that stalled the last takeover. Any fresh move will likely have to grapple with price, not just topping up a premium. The clean number here is the spread to the old offer. SGH Limited and Steel Dynamics Inc. updated their bid to A$34.00 a share. But BlueScope said the A$1.65 in declared dividends brings that down to A$32.35, warning that if more distributions are announced the board would put the assessed scheme price at A$31.00.