默多克“坚决”放弃时代华纳收购计划

时间：2014-08-07 08:55:09

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Rupert Murdoch has said that he is "resolute¹" in his decision to drop a $80bn bid for Time Warner.

鲁伯特·默多克称，他对自己放弃800亿美元收购时代华纳的决定很“坚决”。

The comments were made on a conference call to discuss 21st Century Fox's second quarter earnings², which were a better-than-expected $999m.

There was surprise on Tuesday when Fox abandoned its bid, given Mr Murdoch's tenacity³（韧性，固执） when pursuing previous deals.

But Mr Murdoch said Fox's shares had become "severely⁴ undervalued" following the takeover offer.

He said that prompted the announcement of a major share buyback, which Mr Murdoch said would maximise value for shareholders⁵.

"This is our resolute decision," Mr Murdoch said.

"While we remain opportunistic and nimble, we are a strategically complete company and have a clear sense of where we are going."

'X-Men impact'

Fox's latest results showed that revenue in the second quarter increased by 17% to $8.42bn.

Sales at the company's film division increased by 38%, driven by the strong global performance of X-Men: Days of Future Past, which took in an estimated $740m worldwide.

There were two other hits - the animated⁶ comedy Rio 2 and the teen drama The Fault in Our Stars.

"As we close the fiscal⁷ year, I continue to have confidence in our ability to execute our growth plan and drive value for our shareholders," said Mr Murdoch in a statement accompanying earnings.

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1 resolute
adj.坚决的，果敢的
参考例句：
He was resolute in carrying out his plan.他坚决地实行他的计划。 The Egyptians offered resolute resistance to the aggressors.埃及人对侵略者作出坚决的反抗。

2 earnings
n.工资收人；利润，利益，所得
参考例句：
That old man lives on the earnings of his daughter.那个老人靠他女儿的收入维持生活。 Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.去年他的收入减少了20%。

3 tenacity
n.坚韧
参考例句：
Tenacity is the bridge to success.坚韧是通向成功的桥。 The athletes displayed great tenacity throughout the contest.运动员在比赛中表现出坚韧的斗志。

4 severely
adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地
参考例句：
He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。 He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。

5 shareholders
n.股东( shareholder的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The meeting was attended by 90% of shareholders. 90%的股东出席了会议。 the company's fiduciary duty to its shareholders 公司对股东负有的受托责任

6 animated
adj.生气勃勃的，活跃的，愉快的
参考例句：
His observations gave rise to an animated and lively discussion.他的言论引起了一场气氛热烈而活跃的讨论。 We had an animated discussion over current events last evening.昨天晚上我们热烈地讨论时事。

7 fiscal
adj.财政的，会计的，国库的，国库岁入的
参考例句：
The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。 The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。