Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Olam increases offer for NZ farming systems by 27%

Written by Bloomberg


Tuesday, 24 August 2010 10:06

Olam International, a Singapore-based commodity producer, raised its takeover offer 27% after NZ Farming Systems Uruguaysaid the first bid was too low. Shares rose 13%.

Olam increased its bid to 70 New Zealand cents a share from 55 cents, valuing NZ Farming at NZ$171 million ($164.2 million), according to a filing with the New Zealand stock exchange. The new offer beats a 60 cents-a-share bid plan announced last week by Union Agriculture Corp., a Uruguayan landowner.

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