BCE To Acquire Astral Media

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BCE Inc
BCE
announced its plans to buy Astral Media Inc
AAIAF
for C$50 per common share, or around $2.8 billion. The offer price represents a 39% premium over Astral Media's closing price on Thursday. BCE will also acquire all Class B Subordinate Voting Shares for C$54.83 per share, or around C$151 million, and all Special Shares for a total consideration of C$50 million. The deal includes a net debt of about $380 million. BCE shares dropped 0.92% to $40.01 in pre-market trading.
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