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TomTom Shareholders Green-Light Share Issue For Bigger Tele Atlas Bid

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TomTom shareholders have agreed to finance the Dutch sat-nav company’s acquisition of map maker Tele Atlas with a 457 million euro ($673.52 million) share offer. Holders at an EGM approved the proposal to issue 8.16 million shares at a whopping 56 euros ($82.50) each, Thomson reports. After Nokia (NYSE: NOK) bought Navteq, CEO Harold Goddijn said a “big shift in the dynamics since the bidding started” prompted TomTom to up its bid from 21.25 euros ($31.31) per share to 30 euros ($44.21), trumping rival Garmin’s 24.50 euro ($35.35) bid. The European Commission last week started a phase-two competition inquiry in to the acquisition but Goddijm said that wouldn’t have happened had Nokia’s purchase of Navteq piqued consolidation concerns.

Dec 4, 2007 10:27 AM ET

Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital

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