Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Thursday June 12, 2014

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Thursday June 11, 2014: Hearing Chatter of Coca Cola Interest in All of Green Mountain The Rumor:
Shares of Keurig Green Mountain GMCR surged higher Thursday, on reports that Coca Cola KO was interested in acquiring the remainder of the shares it does not already own. According to unconfirmed sources, Coke had offered $130 per share, while GMCR wanted $145.00. The rumor may have been generated by call activity. Coca Cola announced on February 5, it was acquiring a 10% stake in Green Mountain for $1.25B. Spokespersons for the two companies were not available for comment on today's rumor. Keurig Green Mountain shares gained 4% Thursday, to close at $120.75. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on AT&T-DirecTV Merger Scheduled for June 24 The Hearing:
The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on the AT&T-DirecTV merger on June 24, according to Reuters. AT&T announced on May 18, it was acquiring DTV for $95.00 per share in cash and stock. DirecTV shares closed Thursday at $82.92, a loss of $0.07. Liberty Global, Discovery Reportedly in Talks Regarding Formula One Stake The Rumor::
Liberty Global LBTYA and Discovery Communications DISCA are in discussions with the owners of Formula One to acquire a 49% stake, according to Bloomberg. The two media companies are negotiating with CVC Capital Partners and Lehman Brothers Holdings LEHMQ, according to sources. The parties involved were not available for comment on the report. Liberty Global closed Thursday at $43.26, a loss of 2.5%, while Discovery Communications lost $0.18 to close at $78.50.