L’Oreal shares opened up 1.4% Wednesday after Nestle said Tuesday it would cut its stake in the French cosmetics giant to about 20% by selling shares worth 8.9 billion euros ($10.05 billion).
Following the deal, Nestle said it would own 20.1% of L’Oreal, down from 23.3% previously. L’Oreal, meanwhile, would buy back shares representing 4% of its capital and cancel them at the latest on Aug 29.
As a result of the transaction, which is expected to close in the coming days, the Bettencourt Meyers family, will see their stake rise to 34.7% from 33.3%, but will not be required to launch a takeover offer, as normally required for passing ownership thresholds above one-third of the capital.
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