Monday, March 26, 2007

Barloworld says to spin off PPC seen by end-June

(Reuters) - South African diversified industrial and logistics group Barloworld expects to conclude its planned spin off of cement maker PPC by the end of June this year, it said on Tuesday.

Barloworld said on December 18 it intended to offload its majority stake in PPC, and has returned 1 billion rand in a special dividend to shareholders as part of the deal. The unbundling deal is subject to regulatory approvals.


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