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David Wang, CFA
EUR 98.48 For Business Accounts Only

PPG Raises Offer for AkzoNobel Again, Giving AkzoNobel’s Board Final Chance to Engage

PPG raised its offer for AkzoNobel to EUR 96.75 per share on April 24, the high end of our previously expected low-to-mid EUR 90s range. Akzo’s board has rejected PPG’s prior two offers without engaging in discussions, and PPG now says that this is its last invitation for AkzoNobel’s board to come to the table. With this new offer, PPG is willing to commit to a significant reverse break-up fee to demonstrate its confidence in overcoming antitrust hurdles. The latest offer represents a 8% increas...
Underlying
PPG Industries Inc.

PPG Industries manufactures and distributes a range of paints, coatings and specialty materials. The company's business is comprised of two reportable business segments: Performance Coatings, which primarily supplies a variety of protective and decorative coatings, sealants and finishes along with paint strippers, stains and related chemicals, as well as transparencies and transparent armor; and Industrial Coatings, which primarily supplies a variety of protective and decorative coatings and finishes along with adhesives, sealants, metal pretreatment products, optical monomers and coatings, precipitated silicas and other specialty materials.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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David Wang, CFA

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