That a spokesman PostNL Friday.
Bpost said Monday a statement comes out before the start of trading. The French newspaper Le Soir reported earlier in the day Bpost want to make an offer for its Dutch rival.
Bpost said Monday a statement comes out before the start of trading. No further details were announced or commented. On whether a statement is after the weekend that the next few days negotiations between the two companies, did not enter the spokesman PostNL.
The trading in Bpost shares were halted Friday at the fair Brussels pending a statement. Bpost is listed, but still largely owned by the Belgian government.
The share PostNL was Friday afternoon at the fair in Amsterdam on a gain of more than 5 percent before regulator AFM showed halt trading pending an press release.
Business shareholders
Minister Henk Kamp of Economic Affairs has a reaction that a potential overnameis is a matter for the shareholders.
” Post NL is a publicly traded company. It is the responsibility of the shareholders to decide on a bid and to the Board and the Supervisory Board to advise the shareholders on that, “he said.
Post NL has the statutory duty to make to ensure that everyone will be delivered in the Netherlands post, highlighted Camp. But the situation in the postal market has long been difficult. “” I’ve been in the House in March said there is reason to immerse ourselves in the situation of the postal market to consider whether the conditions are met for a healthy development, or that measures are needed. “
Earlier bid
the Belgian business newspaper Time reports which Bpost already on March 25 issued a first bid for all shares of PostNL. The share was about 3.62 Euros worth. The first bid was rejected and PostNL did not appeal a second bid. A third bid would be studied now.
It would on paper be a merger of equals, but in practice the Belgians would in Time have to say. The fair value of Bpost with 4.8 billion nearly three times the 1.7 billion euros of TNT.
PostNL last year a turnover of almost 3.5 billion euros. It employs more than 49,000 people for the postal and parcel delivery in thirteen countries worldwide. Bpost has a small 25,000 people are on the payroll and in 2015 achieved a turnover of 2.4 billion
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