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Fonterra spends another A$14.7 mln to lift Bega stake
Fonterra spends another A$14.7 mln to lift Bega stake
Nov. 29 (BusinessDesk) - Fonterra Cooperative Group, the world’s biggest dairy exporter, spent another A$14.7 million to lift its stake in Australian dairy company Bega Cheese this week, paying a premium to do so.
The Auckland-based company bought 3 million shares at A$4.89 apiece, to increase its stake in Bega to 9.06 percent, it said in a statement. That’s a 4.7 percent premium to the A$4.67 Bega recently traded at.
Earlier this month it bought 9.3 million shares at A$4.95 each, at a time when Bega was embroiled in the takeover battle for Victoria diary producer Warrnambool Cheese & Butter. Bega’s cash and scrip offer has been bested by Canada’s Saputo, which has the blessing of the WCB board, and Murray Goulburn, which topped the Canadian bid this week.
Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings told shareholders this week that reshaping its Australian business is a key priority as the dairy sector goes through a period of consolidation across the Tasman.
Fonterra finalised its purchase of Tamar Valley Dairy this week, securing control of the small Tasmanian yoghurt business from a voluntary administration sale.
Units in the Fonterra Shareholders’ Fund rose 0.9 percent to $6.50 today, and have dropped 8.5 percent this year.
(BusinessDesk)
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