Shareholders of Italy's GTECH who did not vote in favour of a planned merger with U.S. International Game Technology will have time until Nov. 27 to exercise their right of withdrawal, the gaming group said on Wednesday. The acquisition of IGT will not go ahead if shareholders representing more than 20 percent of GTECH's capital exercise such a right, which entitles them to sell their shares back to the company. GTECH has said it would pay 19.174 euros each for any shares it has to purchase back.GTECH shareholders representing around 69 percent of the company's capital voted in favour of the tie-up with the U.S. slot-machine maker last week.Shares in GTECH closed 0.67 percent lower at 17.88 euros.
International Game Technology (IGT) is a global gaming company specializing in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of casino-style gaming equipment, systems technology, and game content across multiple platforms: land-based, online real-money and social gaming. Shares of IGT traded higher by 0.59% or $0.1/share to $16.92. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $12.14 and as high as $18.59. On average, 2831950 shares of IGT exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1136311.
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