20th Jun 2007 18:06
FirstGroup PLC20 June 2007 20 June 2007 FIRSTGROUP Proposed Acquisition of Laidlaw International, Inc. Regulatory conditions update - Canadian Competition Bureau approval On 9 February 2007 FirstGroup announced the proposed acquisition of LaidlawInternational, Inc. The Board of FirstGroup is pleased to announce that the Canadian CompetitionBureau has cleared FirstGroup's proposed acquisition of Laidlaw. TheCompetition Bureau issued a no action letter on June 18. This follows clearanceby the Surface Transportation Board in the United States on 23 May 2007. The Acquisition remains conditional on receipt of necessary antitrust approvalin the US. The Board has no further update on the likely completion date. Terms used in this Announcement shall have the same meanings as set out in theCircular dated 26 March 2007. Contacts JP Morgan Cazenove:Malcolm Moir, Managing Director Tel: 020 7588 2828 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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