Telstra buy back good news for some

By Daryl Dixon
Updated September 5 2014 - 10:08am, first published August 25 2014 - 8:01am
 
 
Decisions, decisions: Most eligible shareholders would obtain more from selling their shares on the market than from participating in the buy-back. Photo: AFR
Decisions, decisions: Most eligible shareholders would obtain more from selling their shares on the market than from participating in the buy-back. Photo: AFR

Very shortly, nearly one million shareholders will have to decide whether to participate in the off-market buy-back of $1 billion of Telstra shares. The good news is that ignoring this offer is unlikely to result in any significant loss for several reasons.