Block acquisition of stake in PUMA/public take-over offer intended
10 Apr '07
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PUMA's Board of Management has been informed that Mayfair “Beteiligungsfondsgesellschaft I mbH”, Hamburg, has sold its stake in PUMA representing approximately 25.14 % (corresponding to 27.14 % after the cancellation of treasury stock resolved on April 5th 2007 takes effect) to SAPARDIS S.A., a nearly 100% subsidiary of PPR S.A., Paris, for the price of EUR 330 per share and that SAPARDIS will also submit a voluntary public take-over offer to the other shareholders of PUMA for the same price of EUR 330 per share.
Closing of the agreement between Mayfair and SAPARDIS is subject to antitrust clearance.
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