Royal Mail

Postmen to get free shares in £3bn sale of Royal Mail: Cable to start process …Daily MailRoyal Mail will be floated on the stock market within the next year, ending its 378-year history as a state-owned business. Business Secretary Vince Cable will today fire the starting gun on a deal …

Royal Mail staff to get shares worth up to 300 million pounds in IPO – reportReuters UK(Reuters) – Royal Mail employees will get shares that could be worth as much as 300 million pounds as part of the British government's plans to list the state postal operator, Sky News reported, …

Royal Mail staff to get shares worth up to 300 million pounds in IPO: reportReuters(Reuters) – Royal Mail employees will get shares that could be worth as much as 300 million pounds as part of the British government's plans to list the state postal operator, Sky News reported, in what …

Royal Mail privatisation: Poll reveals two-thirds aware of sell-off are against itMirror.co.ukFears hat the Government is trying to privatise the Royal Mail by “stealth” were fuelled by a poll out today. Just 53% of the public are aware of the controversial sell-off of the postal giant. And of those who …

Business Secretary Vince Cable is expected to announce the flotation of Royal Mail which will mean people will be able to buy shares in the company. Members of the Communication Workers Union overwhelmingly oppose the scheme. More: continued here

The Guardian Royal Mail share flotation details set to be announcedBBC NewsThe Business Secretary, Vince Cable, will tell MPs that the government is to press ahead with its plan for a share flotation, possibly by the autumn. It has already been confirmed that 10% of the shares will be offered …

The Sun It's a Royal Mail rumbleThe SunTHE Government is set to push ahead with the stock market flotation of Royal Mail, risking a showdown with unions and a no-show from City investors. Business Minister Michael Fallon is expected to unveil details of the biggest privatisation in decades … More: continued …

The Guardian Royal Mail stock market flotation likely in autumnBBC NewsToday's announcement that Royal Mail is likely to be privatised by being floated on the stock market, probably in the autumn, and not by being sold to a private-sector rival, may be viewed as a harking back to what some …

Evening Standard Cable Said to Outline Plan for Sale of UK Royal Mail SharesBloombergThe sale of Royal Mail will be the largest privatization in Britain since former Prime Minister John Major broke up the country's railway in the 1990s. The 360-year-old company, one of the nation's biggest employers with about …

Robert Peston on the softly softly Royal Mail sell-off plans More: continued here