Any views on where this stock might be headed?
Its already down by 250 from its high of just a few weeks back and if i knew anything about charts,WHICH I DON,T,maybe it is time to cash a few in

meaning the loss to you is ??

40 points = 400

Has anyone seen a qualification date mentioned?

Out of curiosity Bernard, how does 129 pts (12900) profit equate to a 40pts (400) loss: You seem to have gone from 100pp to 10pp?

Sorry 10 per point Gain Thurs 1290 Friday GSL 400

I see there were 2 large purchases yesterday of 4.7 million and 2 million shares - luck?

Very 'lucky' for the fund/obscenely rich investor, although they were at an attractive level regardless of this bid :-)

That explains it then :-)

Maybe it was the docs cousin

jonuk76 Since early July the FTSE has dropped 1000ptsmost stocks are at an attractive levelbut like all sales we are only offered them when the people are skint

Reported AU. shorters got hit for over a 100m loss with 12 million shares

and 400 of was mine.

The amount of times The Doctor and SC have trumped out the short boysand still they take em on!BLNX next.

sc reckons he did not know his friend the doc was considering selling out, yeh sure.

By Katherine Rushton...

"Tim Steer, a fund manager at Artemis, whose fund had a significant short position on Autonomy and got badly burned by the deal, labelled Hewlett-Packard a ship without a rudder in a storm."

Sour grapes would you saythey have now got on board, The Oasis of the Seas Mike LynchI do hope Tim nice but dim are not short BLNX?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/industry/8712305/Autonomy-shares-rocket-but-HPs-drop-on-deal-news.html

gl to any holder
t/o been around for a period of time
i sold i was hoping for a bit more but friday good deal
au have big holding in blnx watch them next
salute / best wishes

and lol tabasco
tim steer knows jack hence his overdue burn
he just was too impatient
tough for some good for others :-)))))))))))))))
yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

watch out for building jumpers looking like tim steer
air will be full monday
when i am at work will wear a hard hat!

blnx next watch it
kerrrrrrrrrrrchinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnggggggggg

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Autonomy Corporation PLC

22 August 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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22 August 2011

Recommended cash offer by HEWLETT-PACKARD VISION B.V. an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Hewlett-Packard Company for AUTONOMY CORPORATION PLC

Sending of Offer Document

On 18 August 2011, the Board of Hewlett-Packard Company ("HP") and the Board of Autonomy Corporation plc ("Autonomy") announced the terms of a recommended cash offer (the "Offer") by Hewlett-Packard Vision B.V. ("HP Vision"), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of HP, to acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Autonomy under which Autonomy Shareholders would be entitled to receive an offer price of GBP25.50 in cash per Autonomy Share (the "Offer Price"). The Offer values Autonomy's fully diluted share capital at approximately GBP7,091 million.

In accordance with Rule 30.2 of the Code, the Board of Autonomy announces that the offer document (the "Offer Document") containing the full terms of, and conditions to, the Offer (including, amongst other things, the opinion of the Board of Autonomy) is being sent to Autonomy Shareholders (and, for information only, to persons with information rights, to participants in the Autonomy Share Schemes and to holders of the Autonomy Convertible Bonds) today, together with the Form of Acceptance (in the case of holders of Autonomy Shares in certificated form).

The Offer will initially remain open for acceptance until 1.00 p.m. (London time) on 12 September 2011.

To accept the Offer in respect of Autonomy Shares held in certificated form, Autonomy Shareholders must complete, sign and return the Form of Acceptance, together with their share certificate(s) or other relevant document(s) of title, in accordance with the instructions contained therein and set out in the Offer Document, as soon as possible and, in any event, so as to be received by Capita Registrars by no later than 1.00 p.m. (London time) on 12 September 2011.

To accept the Offer in respect of Autonomy Shares held in uncertificated form (that is, in CREST), Autonomy Shareholders must follow the procedure for electronic acceptance through CREST in accordance with the instructions set out in the Offer Document so that the TTE Instruction settles as soon as possible and, in any event, by no later than 1.00 p.m. (London time) on 12 September 2011. If Autonomy Shareholders hold their Autonomy Shares as a CREST sponsored member, they should refer to their CREST sponsor as only their CREST sponsor will be able to send the necessary TTE Instruction to Euroclear.

If you are in any doubt about the Offer or the action you should take, you are recommended to seek your own personal financial advice immediately from your stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant or other independent financial adviser duly authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 if you are taking advice in the United Kingdom or, if you are in a territory outside the United Kingdom, from another appropriately authorised independent financial adviser.

The Offer Document and Form of Acceptance will be available for inspection at the offices of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Telephone House, 2-4 Temple Avenue, London EC4Y 0HB, during normal business hours on any weekday (Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays excepted) until the end of the Offer Period.

In accordance with Rule 19.11 of the Code, copies of the Offer Document and Form of Acceptance will also be made available, subject to certain restrictions relating to persons resident in Restricted Jurisdictions, for inspection on HP's website at http://www.hp.com/investor/offerdocuments and Autonomy's website at http://news.autonomy.com by no later than 12 noon (London time) on 23 August 2011 until the end of the Offer Period.

Capitalised terms used but not defined in this announcement shall have the meaning given to them in the Offer Document.