LSE responds to Deutsche Boerse’s proposal for a lower vote threshold as deadline looms
The London Stock Exchange response to bidder Deutsche Boerse's proposal for a lower acceptance threshold that will ensure the deal goes through.
"No decision has been made in this regard yet," LSE said in a statement today. The decision will be made today when the facts "will be finally evaluated by the parties involved", it added.
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The German stock exchange wants to cut the shareholder voting target to 60 per cent, down from 75 per cent, to allow index funds to participate.
LSE shareholders about a week ago voted almost unanimously in favour of the tie-up.
Deutsche Boerse shareholders have until midnight on 12 July to approve the deal, but it would still face several regulatory hurdles before it can complete.
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Sources have warned Morning Wire that the merger could see the headquarters of the newly created business leave the UK, despite previous pledges that a joint HQ would remain in London.
Spokesmen for the London Stock Exchange and Deutsche Boerse declined to comment.