Agricore United, Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Ratings Still On Watch On Revised Offer For Agricore
Standard & Poors, April 2007
Abstract
TORONTO (Standard & Poor's) April 20, 2007--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services today said it maintained the CreditWatch listings on Agricore United (AU; BB/Watch Dev/--) and Saskatchewan Wheat Pool (SWP; B+/Watch Pos/--), following James Richardson International Ltd.'s (JRI) new C$1.8 billion offer for AU. The revised offer is an all-cash offer that has been deemed to at least match SWP's April 13, 2007, offer and, as such, has been accepted by AU's board of directors. "If JRI's revised bid succeeds, the new company will become private and the ratings on AU could be affirmed, raised, lowered, or withdrawn," said Standard & Poor's credit analyst Don Povilaitis. Plans for AU's publicly rated bank debt have yet to be determined. "Conversely, should any...
Companies mentioned in this report are: Viterra Inc.,Agricore United
Action: CreditWatch Update
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Viterra Inc.,Agricore United
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