Generali Achieves Minimum Threshold for Cattolica Offer, Source Says
Generali Achieves Minimum Threshold for Cattolica Offer, Source Says
By Ed Frankl
埃德·弗蘭克爾(Ed Frankl)著
Assicurazioni Generali SpA has secured around 54% in its bid to take over Cattolica Assicurazioni SC, according to a source familiar with the matter.
據知情人士透露，Assicurazioni Generali spa在競購Cattolica Assicurazioni SC的過程中獲得了約54%的股份。
It means Italy's largest insurer has reached the minimum threshold of its 6.75-euro-a-share ($7.85) bid for its smaller rival, which values the latter at around EUR1.59 billion.
這意味着這家意大利最大的保險公司已經達到了以每股6.75歐元(7.85美元)的價格收購規模較小的競爭對手的最低門檻，後者的估值約為15.9億歐元。
The news comes a day before the acceptance period for the offer is due to close, on Oct. 29.
這一消息是在10月29日要約接受期結束的前一天發佈的。
Investors tendered the equivalent of slightly more than 30% of Cattolica's outstanding share capital up until the end of trading on Thursday, according to Borsa Italiana data.
意大利博爾薩(Borsa Italiana)的數據顯示，截至週四收盤，投資者出價略高於Cattolica已發行股本的30%。
The company intends to proceed with a full takeover and is still looking to secure all remaining shares, the source said.
消息人士稱，該公司打算進行全面收購，並仍在尋求獲得所有剩餘股份。
Milan-listed Cattolica closed at EUR6.76, down 0.2%. Generali shares closed up 0.5%.
在米蘭上市的Cattolica收報6.76歐元，下跌0.2%。忠利股價收高0.5%。
Generali controlled 24% of Cattolica ahead of its takeover offer.
忠利在提出收購要約之前控制了Cattolica 24%的股份。
The remaining shares beyond Generali's stake as part of the bid are valued at about EUR1.18 billion at the price of Generali's offer.
作為競購的一部分，Generali所持股份以外的剩餘股份按Generali的出價計算，估值約為11.8億歐元。
Last week, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. tendered its 6.9% stake in Cattolica.
上週，沃倫·巴菲特(Warren Buffett)旗下的伯克希爾哈撒韋公司(Berkshire Hathaway Inc.)提交了其持有的卡託利卡6.9%的股份。
Write to Ed Frankl at edward.frankl@dowjones.com
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