Comcast shares jump after announcement to split into two publicly traded companies
The cable and media group said it plans to restructure into a pair of stand-alone public companies, drawing an immediate market reaction.
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The cable and media group said it plans to restructure into a pair of stand-alone public companies, drawing an immediate market reaction.
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The telecom operator said costs associated with a new venture with BT Group to pursue international enterprise opportunities could rise by as much as $800 million, alongside further expenses tied to its multiyear restructuring.
The company said current shareholders would receive shares in both businesses if the planned reorganization moves forward.
The cable and media company said it intends to reorganize through a tax-free spinoff involving NBCUniversal and Sky, setting up a new corporate structure that investors are responding to.
Comcast said it plans to separate its businesses into a technology-focused company and a media company, with a tax-free spinoff of NBCUniversal and Sky expected to create standalone operations.
The proposed restructuring would put NBCUniversal and Sky into a new public company, leaving Comcast’s remaining operations centered on connectivity and network services.
The media-and-telecom group said it will separate its entertainment assets from its connectivity business in what it describes as a tax-free spinoff, creating two stand-alone companies for investors to value separately.
Market participants appeared to reward Comcast’s strategy shift, sending the stock toward its strongest single-day move in more than a decade as investors focused on the company’s stated intent to restructure.
The company says it will separate its cash-generating cable internet operations from a new media-led company that will include NBCUniversal and Sky, moving toward a pair of publicly traded firms.