(Reuters) - Germany-based food delivery group Delivery Hero SE (DE:DHER) said on Wednesday it will buy 8.4 million additional shares of Just Eat (LON:JE) Takeaway.com (AS:TKWY) by entering into a forward share purchase agreement.
Food delivery giant Just Eat Takeaway.com was forged by Dutch online service Takeaway's $7.8 billion (£6.01 billion) acquisition of British food deliverer Just Eat.
The forward share purchase will restore the German-based company's exposure in Just Eat Takeaway.com to 10.6% after the dilution caused by the merger, Delivery Hero said.
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Shares in Just Eat Takeaway.com began trading earlier this month and the Dutch firm must now wait for a final approval from the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) before it will be able to merge operations and brands. The CMA's first probe is due to end March 5.