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UPDATE 1-Australia's OptiComm approves Uniti's $505 mln takeover bid

Published 06/11/2020, 01:49 pm
Updated 06/11/2020, 01:54 pm
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Nov 6 (Reuters) - Australia's OptiComm Ltd OPC.AX said on Friday it had agreed to be acquired by Uniti Group Ltd UWL.AX in a deal valued at A$694.2 million ($505.03 million), bringing an end to a two-month takeover battle for the fibre infrastructure provider.

Telecom services firm Uniti, which kicked off the battle in June, hiked its bid for Opticomm last month to a cash plus stock offer of A$6.67 per share just three days after pension fund Aware Super had made an improved A$6.5 offer. media reported Aware, formerly called First State Super, had pulled out of the race last week after both its bids were trumped by Uniti. of Uniti jumped as much as 12.3% to A$1.460, its highest level since Oct. 9, while OptiComm shares, which have climbed nearly a quarter from Uniti's first offer, were up 2%.

OptiComm also declared a special dividend of A$0.10 per share on condition of the scheme becoming effective. ($1 = 1.3746 Australian dollars)

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