Monday, 11 June 2007

China Life, Ping An Pay $1.42 Billion for Shares of China's Minsheng Bank

(Bloomberg) -- China Life Insurance Co. and Ping An
Insurance (Group) Co., the nation's two largest insurers, got
regulatory approval to pay a combined 10.9 billion yuan ($1.42
billion) for shares in China Minsheng Banking Corp.

China Life and Ping An were approved by China's banking
regulator to buy 5.45 billion yuan of Minsheng Bank shares each,
according to a statement by the Beijing-based bank to the
Shanghai Stock Exchange today. The companies each will own 4.93
percent of the bank, the statement said.


Read more at Bloomberg Emerging Markets News

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