jmoportugal
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Dantes era so algo que pairava no ar, agora...
Hmmpelo que parece a EA já controla mais ações que os fundadores da Ubi.PARIS (Thomson Financial) - Electronic Arts has raised its holding of voting shares in Ubisoft Entertainment to 24.86 pct, and owns 15.37 pct of its capital after exceeding the 20 pct of votes threshold on Friday, said French market regulator AMF.
The increase followed the allotment of double voting rights on registered shares that Electronic Arts (nasdaq: ERTS - news - people ) Nederland has owned for two years. Electronic Arts Nederland now owns 6.99 mln shares representing 13.98 votes. It has not bought any new shares of this type since Aug 3, 2005.
Electronic Arts said it reserves the right to raise its stake in Ubisoft, depending on market conditions, over the next year. It has no plans to seek to nominate board members, but could do so if the are any major changes in Ubisoft's situation.
EA Tightens Hold on Ubisoft
The company now holds 25 percent voting stake in the French game maker.
by Ryan Geddes
Electronic Arts has raised its holding of voting shares in Ubisoft to nearly 25 percent, according to reports from French stock market regulator AMF.
First reported on Forbes.com Wednesday morning, the increase gives EA 24.86 percent of Ubisoft's voting shares.
In December 2004, EA bought a 20-percent block of the French game maker, a move considered hostile by Ubisoft at the time.
EA's previously held 18.4 % of the voting rights against 22.8 % held by Ubisoft's founders.
Calls and emails to EA and Ubisoft requesting comment about the development were not immediately returned Wednesday morning.
According to the Forbes report, EA said it reserves the right to raise its stake in Ubisoft over the next year, but it has no plans to seek to nominate board members, but could do so if the are any major changes in Ubisoft's situation.
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/811/811466p1.html