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Haas Family, Active in Charitable and Civic Works, to Make $5.1 Billion from Dow Chemical Deal
Date: 07-17-2008
Type: news brief
Categories: Philanthropy/Corporate Contributions / Socially Responsible Investing
Source: International Herald Tribune
Type: news brief
Categories: Philanthropy/Corporate Contributions / Socially Responsible Investing
Source: International Herald Tribune
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International Herald Tribune
The family holds about one-third of Rohm and Haas Co., the Philadelphia specialty chemicals maker that their relative co-founded.
On Thursday, Dow Chemical Co. announced that it had agreed to buy Rohm and Haas for more than $15 billion in cash. The Haas family's 65 million shares became worth nearly $5.1 billion based on the acquisition price of $78 per share.
Read more about the Dow Chemical Deal here.
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