Abbey National Shareholders OK Takeover
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Shareholders in Abbey National PLC voted overwhelmingly Thursday to approve the bank's nearly &#36;15 billion acquisition by Santander Central Hispano of Spain.
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Abbey National admitted today that progress in recent months had been disrupted as a result of its planned takeover by Spain&#39;s largest bank.
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Spain's largest bank, Santander Central Hispano, yesterday removed a major hurdle for Abbey National shareholders ahead of Thursday's shareholder vote on its proposed 8.9billion recommended takeover.
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UK shares including HBOS Plc advanced after the country&#39;s fourth-biggest bank dropped out of the running for Abbey National Plc.
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European Competition Commissioner Mario Monti has given the green light to the UKÂ£8.75bn takeover bid by Spain&#39;s Santander for the UK&#39;s Abbey National.
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Directors of banking giant Abbey National today faced harsh criticism from shareholders angry at the decision to sell out to Spain&#39;s largest bank.
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The Financial Services Authority has cleared Spanish bank Santander Central Hispano's Â£9bn takeover of Abbey National.
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Alltel Corp. shareholders overwhelmingly approved a $24.7 billion buyout Wednesday that put the wireless company in the hands of two private investor groups.
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HBOS has decided against bidding for Abbey National, dampening hopes of a challenge to Spanish bank Santander&#39;s agreed 8.8 billion pound takeover and hitting the target&#39;s shares.
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Abbey National today looked set for Spanish ownership after banking group HBOS declared it was no longer considering a rival bid. Here are the key dates in the long-running saga over the troubled bankâs future.
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Shareholders approved a $39 billion bid to take over the nation's largest office landlord.
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Euronext shareholders back the stock market operator's 10.9bn euros takeover by the New York Stock Exchange.
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SANTANDER Central Hispano, the Spanish bank that last year bought Britain - s Abbey National, yesterday sold its last shares in Royal Bank of Scotland, its partner of 16 years.
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The European Union on Wednesday cleared Banco Santander Central Hispano SA&#39;s acquisition of British bank Abbey National PLC for about $14.
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The chairman of Santander Central Hispano, the Spanish bank which is bidding for Abbey National, will tell unions today that a successful acquisition by his company will result in less than half the number of ...
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Brewer Scottish & Newcastle said Friday it had accepted a 7.8 billion pound takeover bid by Carlsberg of Denmark and Heineken of the Netherlands.
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LONDON HBOS said on Wednesday that it would not bid for Abbey National, clearing the way for Santander Central Hispano&#39;s Â£8.7 billion takeover of the No.