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                    [Title] => SMC may buy back stake in Nestlé Phils
                    [Summary] => Food and beverage giant San Miguel Corp. could be inclined to buy back its stake in Nestle Philippines Inc., as the non-competition clause covered by its sale in 1997 expires by year-end, a top SMC official said.


"We have enough time to plan for that," said SMc chief finance officer Ferdinand Constantino in response to queries during their corporate presentation at the Philippine Stock Exchange roadshow yesterday.
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MPC chairman and acting CEO Manuel Pangilinan said the company’s board has decided to withdraw a June 30, 2001 proposal to dispose of its entire 74-percent interest in Nenaco by distributing these shares as property dividends to MPC stockholders.
[DatePublished] => 2001-11-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096615 [AuthorName] => Christina Mendez [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 133725 [Title] => La Tondeña stockholders approve merger [Summary] => Stockholders of La Tondeña Distillers Inc. (LTDI) approved in a special meeting yesterday the merger of Sugarland Beverage Corp., Metro Bottled Water Corp. and SMC Juice Inc. into LTDI with La Tondeña as the surviving corporation.

The merger is part of the restructuring of the water and juice businesses of LTDI in connection with the proposed sale of the brands and assets of these businesses to The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC) and Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines Inc. (CCBPI) which LTDI parent firm San Miguel Corp. (SMC) re-acquired recently.
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In an unaudited report submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), MPC said consolidated net losses during the period amounted to P1.088 billion, much higher that the P603-million loss a year ago.
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Reputable securities firms and stock analysts have counted San Miguel Corp. among their stock picks this year, echoing the company's optimism that it can sustain its robust performance in 1999.

At PCCI Brokers, SMC is one of the favorite blue chips because of its acquisition plans. Gonzalo Bongolan Jr., research head of the securities firm, noted that San Miguel is among those dominant in the industry and which have proven to be stable in their businesses. [DatePublished] => 2000-03-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1704647 [AuthorName] => Rocel Felix [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )

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                    [Title] => SMC may buy back stake in Nestlé Phils
                    [Summary] => Food and beverage giant San Miguel Corp. could be inclined to buy back its stake in Nestle Philippines Inc., as the non-competition clause covered by its sale in 1997 expires by year-end, a top SMC official said.


"We have enough time to plan for that," said SMc chief finance officer Ferdinand Constantino in response to queries during their corporate presentation at the Philippine Stock Exchange roadshow yesterday.
[DatePublished] => 2002-09-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096615 [AuthorName] => Christina Mendez [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 141922 [Title] => Metro Pacific shelves plan to sell stake in Negros Navigation [Summary] => Metro Pacific Corp. (MPC) has aborted its plan to unload its controlling stake in domestic shipping line Negros Navigation Co. Inc. (Nenaco) while its only remaining non-property asset, First E-Bank, has been getting several bid offers.

MPC chairman and acting CEO Manuel Pangilinan said the company’s board has decided to withdraw a June 30, 2001 proposal to dispose of its entire 74-percent interest in Nenaco by distributing these shares as property dividends to MPC stockholders.
[DatePublished] => 2001-11-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096615 [AuthorName] => Christina Mendez [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 133725 [Title] => La Tondeña stockholders approve merger [Summary] => Stockholders of La Tondeña Distillers Inc. (LTDI) approved in a special meeting yesterday the merger of Sugarland Beverage Corp., Metro Bottled Water Corp. and SMC Juice Inc. into LTDI with La Tondeña as the surviving corporation.

The merger is part of the restructuring of the water and juice businesses of LTDI in connection with the proposed sale of the brands and assets of these businesses to The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC) and Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines Inc. (CCBPI) which LTDI parent firm San Miguel Corp. (SMC) re-acquired recently.
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In an unaudited report submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), MPC said consolidated net losses during the period amounted to P1.088 billion, much higher that the P603-million loss a year ago.
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[DatePublished] => 2001-08-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 95951 [Title] => ‘Danding’ seen to get fresh mandate [Summary] => Over 2,000 stockholders of San Miguel Corp. are expected to convene today at the EDSA Shangri-La Hotel for its annual meeting to elect a new board of directors of the country’s largest food, beverage and packaging firm.
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Reputable securities firms and stock analysts have counted San Miguel Corp. among their stock picks this year, echoing the company's optimism that it can sustain its robust performance in 1999.

At PCCI Brokers, SMC is one of the favorite blue chips because of its acquisition plans. Gonzalo Bongolan Jr., research head of the securities firm, noted that San Miguel is among those dominant in the industry and which have proven to be stable in their businesses. [DatePublished] => 2000-03-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1704647 [AuthorName] => Rocel Felix [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )

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