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Monday, February 15, 2010
Wal-Mart De Mexico Completes Central America Acquisition
By Anthony Harrup
Dow Jones Newswires
MEXICO CITY -(Dow Jones)- Retailer Wal-Mart de Mexico (WMMVY) completed the acquisition Monday of Wal-Mart Centroamerica from its parent company Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) and regional investors.
Walmex, as the Mexican unit of Wal-Mart is known, said it issued 604 million shares and paid 1.42 billion pesos in cash to shareholders to complete the mostly stock transaction.
Some regional Wal-Mart Centroamerica investors opted for the cash payment. The deal, announced in December, adds 519 stores to Walmex's existing 1,477, and gives it operations in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
Walmex V shares closed Monday at MXN58.70, valuing the acquisition at about $2.8 billion.
Copyright © 2009 Dow Jones Newswires
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