27th Sep 2005 11:00
Office of Fair Trading27 September 2005 Merger Decision: Completed acquisition by Hilton Group plc through Ladbroke Racing (Reading)Limited of Jack Brown (Bookmaker) Limited The OFT is not referring completed acquisition by Hilton Group plc throughLadbroke Racing (Reading) Limited of Jack Brown (Bookmaker) Limited to theCompetition Commission on the information currently available to it because itis considering whether, instead of making a reference, to accept appropriateundertakings from Ladbroke Racing (Reading) Limited to address the competitionconcerns arising from the merger. The text of this decision will be placed on the Office of Fair Trading's website at http://www.oft.gov.uk/ and will also appear in the Office's WeeklyGazette as soon as is reasonably practicable. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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