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In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, CBC said Atlantic Industries and Philippine Bottlers Inc. will execute the purchase of all of the softdrink company’s outstanding common and preferred shares to CBC stockholders of record as of Jan. 17, 2002.


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In an en banc meeting last week, the SEC said "all block sales of shares of stocks that shall trigger a tender offer shall be assessed a filing fee for purposes of filing a tender offer statement with the commission."


"Said block sales shall be considered as forming part of the said tender offer," the SEC added.


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In a meeting last Monday, the CBC board approved the dividend declaration applicable to common stockholders on record as of Dec. 20, 2001.


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                    [Summary] => The San Miguel Group will buy out the remaining 16.8 percent stake in softdrink company Cosmos Bottling Corp. through a mandatory tender offer to the minority stockholders by early next year.


SMC corporate secretary Francis Jardeleza told the Philippine Stock Exchange that the proposed date will likewise fall between the third week of January and the first week of February 2002.


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Tender offer set for Cosmos stockholders

January 8, 2002 - 12:00am

With its purchase of the majority stake in Cosmos Bottling Corp. (CBC) completed last week, the San Miguel group will move on to the mandatory tender offer requirement of the Securities and Exchange Commission by...

Business

SEC to treat block sales as part of tender offer

December 17, 2001 - 12:00am

As an additional revenue source, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will treat block sales of shares of stocks that will later be subject to tender offer as part of the tender offer process itself. In...

Business

Cosmos shareholders to receive cash, property dividends

By Christina Mendez | December 12, 2001 - 12:00am

A combination of cash and property dividends await shareholders of Cosmos Bottling Corp. (CBC) in a fitting send-off before the company changes ownership from RFM Corp. to the San Miguel Group. In a meeting last...

Business

SMC to make tender offer to Cosmos minority stockholders

By Christina Mendez | December 9, 2001 - 12:00am

The San Miguel Group will buy out the remaining 16.8 percent stake in softdrink company Cosmos Bottling Corp. through a mandatory tender offer to the minority stockholders by early next year. SMC corporate secretary...

Business