30th Sep 2005 11:00
Office of Fair Trading30 September 2005 Merger References: The OFT has decided, on the information currently available to it, to refer thefollowing mergers to the Competition Commission under the provisions of theEnterprise Act 2002: Anticipated acquisition by Stagecoach Group plc and Brunel Trains Ltd. of theGreater Western Passenger Rail Franchise. Anticipated acquisition by FirstGroup plc of the Greater Western Passenger RailFranchise. Anticipated acquisition by National Express Group plc of the Greater WesternPassenger Rail Franchise. The text of these decisions will be placed on the Office of Fair Trading's website at www.oft.gov.uk and will also appear in the Office's Weekly Gazette assoon as is reasonably practicable. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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