PeopleSoft Inc. (Nasdaq: PSFT) und J.D. Edwards & Company (Nasdaq: JDEC) gaben vergangenen Freitag bekannt, dass PeopleSoft ungefähr 110 Millionen Aktien bzw. 88% aller ausstehenden J.D. Edwards-Aktien erworben hat, die im Rahmen des am Donnerstag, den 17. Juli 2003, um Mitternacht (Eastern Daylight Time), abgelaufenen Angebots für alle ausstehenden J.D. Edwards- Aktien zum Verkauf standen. PeopleSoft rechnet damit, die verbleibenden Aktien von J.D. Edwards vor Ende August 2003 zu erwerben. Die beiden Unternehmen gaben ferner bekannt, dass Michael Maples, ein Mitglied des Board of Directors von J.D. Edwards, in das Board of Directors von PeopleSoft gewählt wurde.
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