Posted AT 11:59 AM EDT on 26/03/08
Thomson, Reuters shareholders approve deal
TORONTO — The curtain will rise on the newly formed Thomson Reuters Corp. next month, after shareholders approved the $17-billion (U.S.) takeover of U.K.-based Reuters Group Plc by Canada's Thomson Corp. Wednesday.
Thomson shareholders voted more than 99 per cent in favour of the cash and stock deal at a meeting in Toronto. Reuters shareholders also voted more than 99 per cent in favour of the deal at a separate meeting in London.
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