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08:34 GMT, Monday, 1 December 2008
Ryanair in new Aer Lingus offer
The budget airline Ryanair is to make a fresh takeover offer for the Irish
flag-carrier Aer Lingus.
The all-cash offer would value Aer Lingus at 748m euros ($950m; ￡619m).
Ryanair's previous offer for Aer Lingus, which valued it at 1.5bn euros, was
blocked by the European Commission on competition grounds.
Its judgment said that the combined airline would have controlled more than
80% of European flights to and from Dublin airport.
The airline said that since its last offer was blocked by the Commission,
there had been big changes in the sector.
'Marginalised and bypassed'
"The world has changed dramatically over the past two years, as high oil
prices and deep recession have caused a flood of airline bankruptcies,
consolidations and capacity cutbacks," said Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary.
"Aer Lingus, as a small, stand alone, regional airline has been marginalised
and bypassed as most other EU flag carriers consolidate."
If the deal were to go ahead, both airlines would continue to operate as
separate companies with their own brands.
The 1.40 euro offer is a 25% premium above Aer Lingus' closing share price on
Friday.
Ryanair already owns 29.82% of Aer Lingus.
Other major shareholders include the Irish government and Aer Lingus
employees, both of which rejected the takeover offer last time.
Ryanair has requested early meetings with representatives of both groups as
well as the management of Aer Lingus.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/business/7757971.stm
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