JJLAO - all good research but it is only relevant if someone comes in before 5th October and if there is another bidder they are leaving their run pretty late.
You may be in the minority if you think everyone will let the existing offer fail with no viable alternative. I will be accepting a "bird in the hand" now. Depends at what price you bought in (for me it was circa 50c back in 2009) so I'm happy to take my profit now. Rather than see the share price rocket down if the bid fails.
SPH Price at posting:
$2.55 Sentiment: Hold Disclosure: Held