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Malaysia Sime Darby says wins EC nod for $1.74 bln New Britain Palm Oil buy

Wed, 28th Jan 2015 08:36

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Malaysia's Sime Darby Bhd, the world's top oil palm planter by land size, saidon Wednesday it had obtained the European Commission's approvalto buy New Britain Palm Oil Ltd for about $1.74billion.

Sime Darby said in a stock exchange filing the clearance wasobtained on Tuesday. The company had announced in October theproposed acquisition with a view to adding high yieldingplantations that can immediately boost its earnings.

For the full filing, please click: http://bit.ly/1HaBK6k (Reporting By Yantoultra Ngui; Editing by MuralikumarAnantharaman)


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