Pershing’s Bill Ackman just can’t get his hands on Borders (BGP) share fast enough.
In an after hours SEC filing Friday, Ackman acquired rights to another 1.064,163 share of Borders. This now gives him an economic interest in approximately 26% of outstanding shares.
Transaction details:
1. The reporting person, for the account of Pershing Square, L.P. (“PSI”), Pershing Square II, L.P. (PSII), and Pershing Square International, Ltd. (“PSIL”), entered into cash-settled total return swaps with a broker-dealer counterparty for a commission equal to $0.03 per notional share subject to such swaps. The first swap (the “First Swap”) was entered into on January 17, 2008 and expires on August 5, 2009. Under the terms of the swap (i) PSI is obligated to pay to the counterparty any negative price performance under $9.99 for each of the 438,723 notional BGP common shares subject to the swap (the “First Swap Reference Shares”), plus interest, and (ii) the counterparty is obligated to pay to PSI any positive price performance over $9.99 for each of the First Swap Reference Shares, plus any dividends paid during the life of the swap.
2. The second swap (the “Second Swap”) was entered into on January 17, 2008 and expires on August 5, 2009. Under the terms of the swap (i) PSIL is obligated to pay to the counterparty any negative price performance under $9.99 for each of the 619,419 notional BGP common shares subject to the swap (the “Second Swap Reference Shares”), plus interest, and (ii) the counterparty is obligated to pay to PSIL any positive price performance over $9.99 for each of the Second Swap Reference Shares, plus any dividends paid during the life of the swap.
3. The third swap (the “Third Swap”) was entered into on January 17, 2008 and expires on August 5, 2009. Under the terms of the swap (i) PSII is obligated to pay to the counterparty any negative price performance under $9.99 for each of the 6,021 notional BGP common shares subject to the swap (the “Third Swap Reference Shares”), plus interest, and (ii) the counterparty is obligated to pay to PSII any positive price performance over $9.99 for each of the Third Swap Reference Shares, plus any dividends paid during the life of the swap.
Disclosure (“none” means no position):None
