SFR Formally Launches Public Offer for Neuf Cegetel
PARIS -(Dow Jones)- French entertainment conglomerate Vivendi's mobile phone unit SFR has formally launched its public offer for French telecommunications group Neuf Cegetel, according to a filing Thursday with the French stock exchange watchdog AMF.
According to the filing, SFR has committed to buying the Neuf Cegetel shares it doesn't already own for EUR35.90 a share, beginning May 19 and ending June 13.
The filing also states that SFR already own 77.9% of the shares in Neuf Cegetel.
In April, SFR said it received permission from the French government to purchase Louis Dreyfus Group's 28.45% stake in Neuf Cegetel.
The takeover of Neuf Cegetel will create an integrated telecommunications provider which could rival the French telecoms giant France Telecom.
-By William Horobin, Dow Jones Newswires; +33 1 4017 1740; william.horobin@dowjones.com
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Posted to the site on 15th May 2008
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