ChemChina Extends Deadline for Syngenta Tender Offer
September 06 2016 - 5:29AM
Dow Jones News
By Kane Wu
China National Chemical Corp. has extended the tender offer to
buy shares of Swiss seeds giant Syngenta AG to November 8, the
company said Tuesday.
The state-owned chemicals company, known as ChemChina announced
its $43 billion takeover of Syngenta in February. ChemChina said
17.9 million shares had been tendered by holders as of September 2.
It has extended the deadline for the tender offer once
previously.
The deal is pending approval from the European Union, among
other jurisdictions. ChemChina said it still plans to complete the
Syngenta acquisition by the end of this year.
The deal cleared a big hurdle in August when it received
approval from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. for
the Syngenta acquisition.
The two companies agreed in February that ChemChina would
acquire Syngenta for $465 a share, plus a special dividend of 5
Swiss francs ($5.10). a share to be paid immediately before the
deal's closing.
The acquisition marked a bold move onto the global stage by
ChemChina, whose ambitious founder and chairman, Ren Jianxin, has
for years looked to raise its international profile. The company
acquired Italian tire maker Pirelli & C SpA for around $7.7
billion last year.
Write to Kane Wu at Kane.Wu@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
September 06, 2016 05:14 ET (09:14 GMT)
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