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Takeda shareholders approve £46bn Shire takeover

Wed, 05th Dec 2018 08:00

(Sharecast News) - Takeda Pharmaceutical shareholders have approved its £46bn takeover of London-listed pharmaceutical group Shire.The Japanese company said on Wednesday that at least 88% of the votes were in favour of the deal, which still needs to be approved by Shire shareholders.President and chief executive officer Christophe Weber said: "We are delighted that our shareholders have given their strong support to our acquisition of Shire."With shareholder approval secured, we are looking forward to closing the acquisition in the coming weeks to create a more competitive, agile, highly profitable, and therefore more resilient company, poised to deliver highly innovative medicines and transformative care to patients around the world."Shire shareholders are due to vote on the transaction later in the day.At 0805 GMT, Shire shares were up 2.7% to 4,673p.
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19 Apr 2018 15:32

BUZZ-Shire: Allergan mulls bid for co

(Updates with Allergan news) ** Shire +8.7 pct, top of FTSE 100 in volume ** Co rejects a third takeover bid worth nearly $63 bln from Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical, although is

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19 Apr 2018 15:05

EXCLUSIVE-Allergan in talks to acquire Shire, competing against Takeda-sources

April 19 (Reuters) - Botox maker Allergan Plc is in talks to acquire Shire Plc, competing against Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd for the London-listed drugmaker, two sources familiar the

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19 Apr 2018 14:38

UPDATE: Shire Rejects 3 Takeda Proposals But Initiates Talks (ALLISS)

LONDON (Alliance News) - Irish pharmaceutical firm Shire PLC on Thursday said it has received three takeover proposals from Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd since the end of March, all of which it has

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19 Apr 2018 13:58

UPDATE 1-Takeda in talks with Shire after $61 bln bid rejected

By Ben Martin, Greg Roumeliotis and Ben Hirschler LONDON/NEW YORK, April 19 (Reuters) - Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical is in negotiations with Shire after making a third takeover bid $61

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19 Apr 2018 13:33

Reuters Business News Schedule at 1230 GMT/830AM ET

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19 Apr 2018 13:26

TOP NEWS: Takeda Confirms Shire Rejected GBP42 Billion Takeover Bid

LONDON (Alliance News) - Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd on Thursday confirmed it made a revised takeover proposal to Shire PLC a week ago, which the Irish pharmaceutical firm rejected.The was

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19 Apr 2018 13:23

Takeda in talks with Shire after 46.50 stg/shr bid rejected

LONDON, April 19 (Reuters) - Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical said on Thursday it was in negotiations with Shire after making a bid worth 46.50 pounds per share that was rejected by the rare that

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19 Apr 2018 13:07

RPT-UPDATE 2-Takeda makes $61 bln bid for drugmaker Shire -sources

By Greg Roumeliotis and Ben Martin LONDON, April 19 (Reuters) - Takeda Pharmaceutical has made a bid for Shire that values the London-listed drugmaker at around $61 billion, two sources of

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19 Apr 2018 12:38

BUZZ-Shire: Takeda makes $61 bln bid for drugmaker -sources

** Shire +7.2 pct and top of FTSE 100 in heavy volume ** Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical has made a bid for Shire that values co at c$61 bln, two sources with direct knowledge of the tell

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19 Apr 2018 12:21

PRESS: Takeda Pharma Makes Takeover Proposal For Shire - Reuters

LONDON (Alliance News) - Japanese pharmaceutical group Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd made a takeover offer for Irish drugmaker Shire PLC, Reuters published on Thursday.Reuters reported has a

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19 Apr 2018 11:47

UPDATE 1-Takeda makes Shire takeover proposal at about 46.50 stg/shr -sources

By Greg Roumeliotis and Ben Martin LONDON, April 19 (Reuters) - Takeda Pharmaceutical has made an indicative takeover proposal to British drugmaker Shire worth about 46.50 pounds a share, a

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19 Apr 2018 11:22

Takeda makes Shire takeover proposal at about 46.50 stg/shr -sources

LONDON, April 19 (Reuters) - Takeda Pharmaceutical has made an indicative takeover proposal to British drugmaker Shire worth about 46.50 pounds a share, according to two sources, one of which has

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18 Apr 2018 10:03

Shire faces criticism on CEO pay policy as crunch week looms

* Japan's Takeda to decide on takeover bid by April 25 * Shire holds AGM on April 24, reports Q1 results April 26 * CEO came under fire for 2016 Baxalta deal By Ben April

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17 Apr 2018 16:07

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4 Apr 2018 17:15

UPDATE 1-Defensive FTSE 100 ekes out a gain amid global trade sell-off

* FTSE 100 up 0.1 pct * Trade tensions weigh on stocks * WPP drops after co to probe CEO (Updates prices, adds details) By Kit Rees and Helen April 4 (Reuters) - FTSE 100 gain

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