17th Oct 2006 15:00
Office of Fair Trading17 October 2006 ENTERPRISE ACT 2002 - PRIOR NOTICE OF MERGERS The OFT gives notice under Section 99(1) of the Enterprise Act 2002 (the Act)that a Merger Notice has been given under Section 96 of the Act in respect ofproposed arrangements for: Proposed acquisition by 3M Company of Biotrace International Plc The period for considering this Notice will expire on 13 November 2006 unlessextended by the OFT under Section 97(2) of the Act. Affected sector: Industrial microbiology products. Representations about the anticipated merger may be made by 30 October 2006 to: Ms Carole Bowley OFT Mergers Branch Fleetbank House 2-6 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8JX FAX: (020) 7211 8916 Email: [email protected] This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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