By Sonia Amaral Rohter

Chinese billionaire Li Shufu has bought a 9.69% stake in Daimler AG (DAI.XE), the German car maker said late Friday in a regulatory filing.

The stake is worth nearly 7.5 billion euros ($9.22 billion), according to Friday's closing price.

Li Shufu is the head of Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.

Write to Sonia Amaral Rohter at sonia.amaralrohter@dowjones.com

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

February 23, 2018 13:04 ET (18:04 GMT)

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