殼牌收購英國天然氣已獲中國批准

Royal Dutch Shell Moved to bolster shareholder support for its proposed takeover of BG Group after Chinese regulators on Monday gave the deal their approval.

荷蘭皇家殼牌(Royal Dutch Shell)正着手爭取股東支持擬議中的收購英國天然氣集團(BG Group)的交易。此前，中國監管機構在週一批准了這一交易。

Shell announced that the combined group would cut up to 2,800 staff upon completion, or 3 per cent of the enlarged workforce, as it looks to secure one of the largest energy deals of recent years amid the oil price crash. Brent crude was trading at $37 on Monday.

殼牌宣佈，合併後的集團在交易完成後會裁撤總計2800名員工，佔合併後員工總數的3%，該集團將尋求在油價暴跌之際，敲定這項近年最大規模的能源協議之一。週一，布倫特(Brent)基準原油的價格爲每桶37美元。

Shares in BG fell 0.7 per cent on Monday to close at 9.20, and are about 10 per cent lower than the price outlined by Shell in its cash-and-stock bid, partly reflecting some concern that shareholders might not approve the deal.

週一，英國天然氣集團的股價下跌0.7%，收於每股9.2英鎊，比殼牌以現金和換股方式開出的價碼中給出的大致價格低了大約10%，這在一定程度上反映出某些人對股東可能不會批准這一交易的擔憂。

The takeover requires the support of a majority of Shell shareholders and 75 per cent of those at BG.

這次收購需要得到殼牌多數股東和英國天然氣集團75%的股東的支持。