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體育用品市場洗牌　愛迪達宣佈以31億歐元購併銳跑

【東森新聞報 記者鍾陳杰／編譯】

德國體育用品大廠愛迪達，2005年8月3日發表聲明指出，該公司斥資31億歐元收購美國競爭對手銳跑(Reebok)公司。

德國愛迪達集團，以每股59美元(新聞)的價格，收購銳跑股份，這項購併案仍需獲得銳跑

公司股東的同意，與相關當局核准通過，預計在明年上半年完成。

目前在體育商品市場上，愛迪達僅次於耐吉(NIKE)，市佔率第二大，而銳跑則是第三大。

投資人相當看好這項購併案，因此消息宣佈後，愛迪達和銳跑的股價雙雙上揚。

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adidas-Salomon to combine with Reebok

Herzogenaurach / Canton, MA - The Boards of adidas-Salomon AG and Reebok International Ltd. decided that adidas will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Reebok for US$ 59.00 per share in cash. The offer price represents a premium of 34.2 percent over the closing price of Reebok’s stock on August 2, 2005. The transaction value is approximately € 3.1 billion (US$ 3.8 billion) including the assumption of net cash of € 69 million (US$ 84 million). The transaction is subject to the approval of Reebok’s shareholders as well as to the regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions. Both companies believe that the transaction will close in the first half of 2006.