this is serious lets hope, page-31

Given this appears to be a surprise attack, it could be up to a week or more for UMC to get organised with corporate advisors, etc One would hope the boys at UBS would be well placed to be ready for this sort of thing though. Time to earn that retainer!

I'd also agree that the weak state of the share register is a significant impediment to obtaining a fair price. Don't be too surprised if CRM come into play though - they do seem set on accumulating quality assets with an obvious end game in mind.