(Reuters) – Shareholders of British playing software program maker Playtech on Wednesday rejected a 2.1 billion pound ($2.8 billion) buyout by Aristocrat Leisure, with 45.32% votes solid towards the deal at a gathering.
The end result comes after the London-listed group earlier within the day indicated that the 680-pence-per-share deal agreed to in October was prone to fall by way of, and that Playtech was contemplating different “enticing” approaches.
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(Reporting by Pushkala Aripaka in Bengaluru; modifying by Uttaresh.V)
