Nippon Sheet Glass
(NSG) has agreed to acquire glassmaker
Pilkingtonfor £1.8 billion. St Helens-based Pilkington will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of NSG.
NSG’s offer is for 165 pence in cash per share, an increase from its previously rejected offer of 158 pence. NSG already owns 20% of Pilkington.
The Japanese company said the combined companies would become a global leader in the flat glass industry with the largest market share in the world.
NSG said it aims to complete the acquisition in late June.
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