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ARLX007 Motorola buys Yaesu

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Special Bulletin 7  ARLX007
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT  November 5, 2007
To all radio amateurs 

SB SPCL ARL ARLX007
ARLX007 Motorola buys Yaesu

Motorola USA has announced its intention to launch a tender offer to
acquire a controlling interest in Vertex Standard Co, Ltd. Vertex
Standard is the parent company of Yaesu. Motorola will own 80 percent of
Vertex Standard; Tokogiken, a privately held Japanese company,
controlled by current president and CEO of Vertex Standard Jun Hasegawa,
will retain 20 percent, forming a joint venture. The total purchase
price for 80 percent of the outstanding shares on a fully diluted basis
will be approximately US $108 million.
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