Royal Mail

The Independent Royal Mail sale: Small investors will be favouredBBC NewsSmall investors will be favoured in the privatisation of the Royal Mail, but those seeking a large stake might not get any shares, the BBC has learned. Anyone who subscribed for the minimum entitlement of £750 will receive 100% of …

A clutch of the world's most powerful sovereign wealth funds are expected to be allocated millions of pounds-worth of shares in Royal Mail even as thousands of British investors are frozen out of the privatisation. … More: continued here

Bloomberg Royal Mail IPO Oversubscribed With 700000 Retail ApplicationsBloombergRoyal Mail's privatization will be the biggest in the U.K. since British Rail was broken up in the 1990s. The IPO of the 360-year-old company, which has refocused on package-delivery markets spurred by a trend toward web-based purchasing, opened Sept. More: continued …

The Guardian Could the chatter over Royal Mail's pricing prove right?The GuardianIn the case of the Royal Mail, where the worry is that the public purse could be ripped off, the business secretary ought to know that his "froth" line will look very silly if the shares shoot to a …

The Guardian Royal Mail shares 'will be priced at top of range'BBC NewsRoyal Mail's shares will be priced at 330p, valuing the whole of Royal Mail at £3.3bn, the BBC has learned. The price is at the top end of what the government was hoping for, after applications massively outstripped …

Has the Royal Mail been undervalued?Telegraph.co.ukInstitutional and retail investors have reportedly requested £30bn worth of Royal Mail shares, though the offer is expected to be just £2bn when the first phase of the privitisation is launched on Friday. Sources insisted that the Government intends to … More: continued here

Ministers have been holding emergency talks about the final allocation of Royal Mail shares after applications from private investors were up to seven times over-subscribed, it has been reported. More: continued here

Britain's biggest privatization in decades captured the imagination of the public, with 700,000 individuals applying for seven times the number of Royal Mail shares on offer. More: continued here

In written evidence submitted to the Business Select Committee, Royal Mail warns MPs of employing fewer people. More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail warns of job losses after privatisationTelegraph.co.ukThe MPs released the evidence ahead of grilling Vince Cable on the Government sell-off. The Business Secretary told the MPs Government brokers had been deluged with 700,000 applications for Royal Mail shares and that the retail offer was “six or seven … More: …