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Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Takeover Digest - Wall Street Journal - Jan 26, (NYSE: BCS), (NYSE: GS), (NYSE: UBS)

The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. * Former Goldman Sachs Group Inc director Rajat Gupta will have to reimburse the investment bank for more than $6.2 million in legal fees and expenses it paid in connection with his insider-trading case, a federal judge ruled on Monday.* Next week, lawyers for Barclays Plc, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, UBS AG and more than a dozen other banks still under investigation are expected to ask a federal-court judge to throw more than 30 lawsuits filed by borrowers, lenders and other plaintiffs, which seek class-action status.

Barclays PLC (Barclays) is a global financial services provider engaged in retail banking, credit cards, wholesale banking, investment banking, wealth management and investment management services. Shares of BCS fell by 3.61% or $-0.68/share to $18.14. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $9.23 and as high as $20.60. On average, 2970960 shares of BCS exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 4753268.

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Goldman Sachs) is a global investment banking, securities and investment management firm that provides a range of financial services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and high-net-worth individuals. Shares of GS fell by 4.18% or $-6.44/share to $147.65. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $90.43 and as high as $159.00. On average, 4431280 shares of GS exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 6296432.

UBS AG is a client-focused financial services company that offers a combination of wealth management, asset management and investment banking services on a global and regional basis. Shares of UBS fell by 4.16% or $-0.67/share to $15.43. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $9.78 and as high as $17.66. On average, 2798790 shares of UBS exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 7394313.



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