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Rocket Internet, United Internet to cut cross shareholding

Published 09/12/2019, 08:43
Updated 09/12/2019, 08:45
© Reuters.  Rocket Internet, United Internet to cut cross shareholding
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BERLIN (Reuters) - German ecommerce investor Rocket Internet (DE:RKET) and United Internet (DE:UTDI) announced plans on Monday to respectively buy back shares held by the other company to cut their cross shareholding.

Rocket Internet said it would buy back up to 10% of its share capital in an offer starting on Dec. 10 and ending on Dec 18, with United Internet committing itself to accept an offer for its 7.4% stake in the company.

Rocket will offer 21.50 euros for each share. The stock was trading up 3.3%% at 0839 GMT.

Rocket Internet founder and Chief Executive Oliver Samwer said in a statement that he would buy shares that the company does not purchase.

Separately, United Internet said it would buy back up to 9 million shares at 29.65 euros per share, with Rocket Internet pledging to accept the offer for 8,135,804 shares it holds in the company.

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