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Group Corp</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="12">subsidiary, in a stock swap</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="13">transaction valued at 57.062</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="14">bil Hong Kong dollars ($7.313</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="15">bil US), via a scheme of</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="16">arrangement. CU offered 1.508</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="17">ordinary shares per NU share</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="18">and 3.016 American depositary</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="19">shares per NU shares. Based on</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="20">CUs closing stock price of</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="21">HK$18.48 ($2.368) on April 30,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="22">the last full trading day</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="23">prior to the announcement,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="24">each CN share was valued at</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="25">HK$27.868 ($3.571). The</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="26">transaction was subject to</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="27">shareholder approval.</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="28">Concurrently, China Telecom</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="29">Corp Ltd agreed to acquire the</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="30">CDMA business of CU.</sdc:value></sdc:n_SYNOPSIS><sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:value>HONG KONG - China Unicom Ltd (CU), a unit of state-owned China United Telecommunications Corp, announced plans to acquire the remaining 30.63% in China Netcom Group Corp (HongKong) Ltd (CN), a telecommunications services provider, and a unit of state-owned China Network Communication Group Corps China Netcom Group Corp subsidiary, in a stock swap transaction valued at 57.062 bil Hong Kong dollars ($7.313 bil US), via a scheme of arrangement. CU offered 1.508 ordinary shares per NU share and 3.016 American depositary shares per NU shares. Based on CUs closing stock price of HK$18.48 ($2.368) on April 30, the last full trading day prior to the announcement, each CN share was valued at HK$27.868 ($3.571). The transaction was subject to shareholder approval. Concurrently, China Telecom Corp Ltd agreed to acquire the CDMA business of CU.</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:n_synopsis3><sdc:value sdc:p="0">HONG KONG - China Unicom Ltd (CU), a unit of state-owned China United Telecommunications</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">Corp, announced plans to acquire the remaining 30.63% in China Netcom Group Corp</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">(HongKong) Ltd (CN), a telecommunications services provider, and a unit of state-owned</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">China Network Communication Group Corps China Netcom Group Corp subsidiary, in a stock</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">swap transaction valued at 57.062 bil Hong Kong dollars ($7.313 bil US), via a scheme of</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">arrangement. CU offered 1.508 ordinary shares per NU share and 3.016 American depositary</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="6">shares per NU shares. Based on CUs closing stock price of HK$18.48 ($2.368) on April 30,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="7">the last full trading day prior to the announcement, each CN share was valued at HK$27.868</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="8">($3.571). The transaction was subject to shareholder approval. Concurrently, China Telecom</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="9">Corp Ltd agreed to acquire the CDMA business of CU.</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis3><sdc:n_synopsis4><sdc:value sdc:p="0">HONG KONG - China Unicom Ltd (CU), a unit of state-owned China United Telecommunications Corp, announced plans to acquire the remaining 30.63% in China Netcom Group Corp (HongKong) Ltd (CN), a</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">telecommunications services provider, and a unit of state-owned China Network Communication Group Corps China Netcom Group Corp subsidiary, in a stock swap transaction valued at 57.062 bil Hong Kong</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">dollars ($7.313 bil US), via a scheme of arrangement. CU offered 1.508 ordinary shares per NU share and 3.016 American depositary shares per NU shares. Based on CUs closing stock price of HK$18.48</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">($2.368) on April 30, the last full trading day prior to the announcement, each CN share was valued at HK$27.868 ($3.571). The transaction was subject to shareholder approval. Concurrently, China</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">Telecom Corp Ltd agreed to acquire the CDMA business of CU.</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis4><sdc:n_synopsis5><sdc:value sdc:p="0">HONG KONG - China Unicom Ltd (CU), a unit of state-owned China United Telecommunications Corp, announced plans to acquire the remaining</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">30.63% in China Netcom Group Corp (HongKong) Ltd (CN), a telecommunications services provider, and a unit of state-owned China Network</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">Communication Group Corps China Netcom Group Corp subsidiary, in a stock swap transaction valued at 57.062 bil Hong Kong dollars ($7.313</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">bil US), via a scheme of arrangement. 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