➀ Honda and Nissan terminated their merger discussions due to significant differences in expectations for the combined company;
➁ The proposed holding company would have been named Honda Corporation without any reference to Nissan;
➂ Honda expected Nissan to lay off 40,000 of its 130,000 employees;
➃ The valuation ratio of the two companies was 5:1;
➄ Honda would appoint the president of the holding company and the majority of its internal and external directors;
➅ Nissan would become a subsidiary of Honda;
➆ Nissan could not persuade Honda of the feasibility of its turnaround plan.