Belgium telecom provider to buy majority stake in Route Mobile

Reuters Updated - July 17, 2023 at 01:09 PM.

Proximus to pay ₹1,626.40 per share of the Indian cloud communications platform provider, compared with Route Mobile's closing price of ₹1,625.35 on Friday

Route Mobile’s shares were down 1.7%, reversing course after the stock jumped 8.3% to ₹1,759.90 rupees after the announcement. | Photo Credit: Twitter

Belgian telecom service provider Proximus Group, on Monday, said it will buy a 57.56% stake in Route Mobile for ₹5,922 crore.

Proximus will pay ₹1,626.40 per share of the Indian cloud communications platform provider, the former said in a statement, compared with Route Mobile's closing price of ₹1,625.35 on Friday.

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Route Mobile's shares were down 1.7%, reversing course after the stock jumped 8.3% to ₹1,759.90 after the announcement, its highest since February 2022.

The acquisition will trigger a mandatory takeover offer for up to an additional 26% of the total outstanding shares at the same price per share according to Indian regulations, Proximus added.

Published on July 17, 2023 07:39

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