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

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

RNS Number : 7607M

Autonomy Corporation PLC

22 August 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION (DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY), IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF ANY RELEVANT LAWS OF THAT JURISDICTION

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.

Anyone fancy a short?

Mike Lynch suffers a reversal of fortunes

RNS Number : 1689Q

Autonomy Corporation PLC

14 October 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION (DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY), IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF ANY RELEVANT LAWS OF THAT JURISDICTION

14 October 2011

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

OFFER UPDATE - COMPULSORY ACQUISITION AND DELISTING

Introduction

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. The full terms of, and conditions to, the Offer and the procedure for acceptance were set out in the offer document issued by HP Vision on 22 August 2011 (the "Offer Document").

The Offer was declared wholly unconditional on 3 October 2011.

Level of Acceptance and Compulsory Acquisition

As at 1:00 p.m. (London time) on 13 October 2011, HP Vision had received valid acceptances from Autonomy Shareholders in respect of 240,133,442 Autonomy Shares (representing approximately 96.32 per cent. in value of, and 96.32 per cent. of the voting rights carried by, the shares to which the Offer relates). Accordingly, such valid acceptances having been received, as set out in paragraph 14 of Part II of the Offer Document, HP Vision confirms that it intends to commence the exercise of its rights pursuant to Sections 974 to 991 of the Companies Act to acquire compulsorily, on the same terms as the Offer, the remaining Autonomy Shares in respect of which the Offer has not been accepted. HP Vision intends to commence posting of formal notices to relevant Autonomy shareholders under section 979 shortly. The compulsory acquisition procedure is currently expected to conclude by December 2011.

Procedure for acceptance of the Offer

The Offer will remain open until further notice and at least 14 days' notice will be given of the closing of the Offer.

Autonomy Shareholders who have not yet accepted the Offer are urged to do so immediately.

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.

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. 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.

Delisting and re-registration as a private company

Following the Offer being declared wholly unconditional on 3 October 2011, and sufficient acceptances under the Offer having been received, Autonomy confirms that the 20 Business Days' notice period for the cancellation of the listing of Autonomy Shares on the Official List and the trading on the London Stock Exchange for listed securities has commenced. It is anticipated that cancellation of listing and trading will take effect on or shortly after 8.00 a.m. (London time) on 14 November 2011. It is also proposed that, after Autonomy Shares are delisted, Autonomy will be re-registered as a private company under the relevant provisions of the Companies Act.

Autonomy Shareholders should note that cancellation of the listing is likely to significantly reduce the liquidity and marketability of any Autonomy Shares in respect of which the Offer has not been accepted. As such, Autonomy Shareholders who have not yet accepted the Offer are urged to do so immediately.

Convertible Bond Offer

On 26 August 2011, the Board of HP announced that the convertible bond offer document (the "Convertible Bond Offer Document") containing the proposals made to holders of Autonomy Convertible Bonds ("Autonomy Convertible Bondholders") in accordance with Rule 15 of the City Code (the "Convertible Bond Offer") was made available to Autonomy Convertible Bondholders through Euroclear Bank and Clearstream Banking.

The Convertible Bond Offer, which remains subject to the terms and conditions set out in the Convertible Bond Offer Document, currently remains open for acceptance until the next closing date which is 1:00 p.m. (London time) on 17 October 2011.

Autonomy Convertible Bondholders who have not yet accepted the Convertible Bond Offer are urged to do so immediately.

Publication on website

In accordance with Rule 19.11 of the Code, a copy of this announcement will 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 17 October 2011. Copies of the Offer Document, Form of Acceptance and Convertible Bond Offer Document are also available for inspection on both websites.

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