UK 17:17 Wednesday, 23 September 2026
Breaking news and expert analysis on fast-moving AIM and LSE listed shares
Great news from Sepura (SEPU) this morning as the rollercoaster deal with Hytera continues with the announcement that the UK government seem minded to allow the deal to proceed. Just the pesky Germans to deal with now. I feel the skills of Dean Gunnarson are needed now. Who’s Dean Gunnarson you might ask, quite understandably. Well, read on….
Sepura (SEPU)'s deal with Hytera has had more twists than last night’s Midsomer Murders and just when there seemed to be some light at the end of the tunnel, long-suffering shareholders were dealt another body blow this morning - and one fears that politics may now be at play.
Kudos to Cynical Bear’s questioning whether a “Competition approvals” RNS last month from Sepura (SEPU) was really about competition approvals – it has now been announced that the Competition and Markets Authority is “to consider whether a public interest consideration is relevant to the acquisition as a result of Sepura's commercial arrangements with UK government entities”…
It’s been an absolute roller-coaster of a week for Sepura (SEPU) which is embroiled in a drawn-out takeover saga with Hytera Communications subject to competition delays. There were a number of interesting RNS’s worth commenting on this week but one in particular has my spoof antennae whirring. Were shareholders being told the whole story?
Having warned with the shares at around 140p HERE, 65p HERE, as they slumped from above 40p HERE and at just below 20p HERE, a recommended offer for Sepura (SEPU) has been agreed… at just 20p per share…
Shenzhen Stock Exchange-listed Hytera Communications has updated on its “Possible offer for Sepura plc” (SEPU) – and the following updates with shares in Sepura currently sliding back below 20p…
By any standards, Sepura (SEPU) has had a tough year, losing about 90% of its value since March, but could things finally be taking a turn for the better with some late night takeover talk and how will things play out from here?
After 4th April 2016, “adjusted EBITDA lower than expectations… possibility of covenant breaches”, 27th April; “short term cash constraints… ongoing discussions with stakeholders regarding liquidity and capital structure” and 27th June “management actions taken to revise business model - impacting FY17 financial performance”, a now 12pm “Trading update” announcement from Sepura (SEPU). Uh-oh…
Following a 4th April profit warning and with the shares at around 140p, I warned that the lack of order visibility together with the possibility of debt covenant breaches must make shares in Sepura plc (SEPU) a sell/bargepole, concluding that the warning signs are loud & clear – see HERE. With the shares currently down a further more than 30% today, at 65p, on the back of a “Trading Update and Financial Position” announcement, you were warned…
