Friday, June 02, 2006

Arcelor's shareholders demand say on Severstal


The shareholder revolt against Arcelor's merger with Severstal of Russia gained momentum on Wednesday night after it was claimed that almost one-third of Arcelor shareholders had signed a letter demanding the right to vote on the deal.

Luxembourg-based Arcelor's friendly deal with Severstal would create the world's largest steelmaker and give Alexey Mordashov, a Russian steel magnate, a 38 per cent stake in the new company.

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