Thursday, 26 July 2007

UPDATE 2-WCI shares plunge over 20 pct after no bid arrives

(Reuters) - Billionaire financier Carl Icahn had previously bid $22 a
share for the company, whose stock is now trading at less than
half that amount. WCI rejected Icahn's offer, saying in May it
believed that it could receive a richer bid.




"That $22 per share bid looks awfully good now," said
Morningstar analyst Eric Landry, adding that conditions for
home builders have deteriorated since WCI rebuffed Icahn.
"There is a glut of condos that has gotten worse, and investors
are more focused on it."


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