Wrigley sale to Mars is approved
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Shareholders of chewing gum maker Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. have approved the company’s sale to candy maker Mars Inc., creating the world’s largest confection maker.
Holders of two-thirds of Wrigley’s roughly 272.7 million outstanding common shares had to approve the $23-billion deal for it to go through. The voting results were announced at a shareholder meeting in Wrigley’s hometown of Chicago.
The sale to Mars bumps Britain’s Cadbury from the position of world’s largest candy company.
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