Fortis maakt bekend dat de versnelde aandelenemissie (accelerated bookbuilding) die eerder vandaag werd aangekondigd is voltooid na de aanzienlijke vraag van institutionele beleggers. Merrill Lynch International, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley en Fortis Bank hebben 150.000.000 nieuwe verbonden aandelen Fortis ("New Shares") geplaatst tegen een prijs van EUR 10,00 per Nieuw Aandeel. De totale bruto-opbrengst van de emissie bedraagt EUR 1,5 miljard.
De afwikkeling van de aandelenemissie vindt naar verwachting op of rond 2 juli 2008 plaats.
Fortis zal zo snel mogelijk een aanvraag indienen voor een notering van de Nieuwe Aandelen op Euronext Brussels, Euronext by NYSE Euronext (Amsterdam) en op de EU-gereglementeerde beurs van Luxemburg.
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