Thursday, July 5, 2007

UPDATE 3-Hilton would pay $560 mln Blackstone break-up fee

(Reuters) - Blackstone, which agreed to buy Hilton for about $20
billion plus debt, would pay Hilton $660 million if it backs
out of the deal, Hilton said in a filing with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission.




Break-up fees are customary in takeover deals and are put
in place to dissuade the two sides from walking away.


Read more at Reuters.com Government Filings News

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