Bayer Shares Climb After Arbitration Tribunal Dismisses BASF Claims
12 Agosto 2022 - 12:56PM
Dow Jones News
By Ed Frankl
Shares in Bayer AG rose Friday after a tribunal said the company
doesn't have to pay BASF SE damages related to the sale of certain
seed businesses as part of efforts to gain antitrust clearance for
its 2018 acquisition of Monsanto.
Shares at 1012 GMT were up 48% at EUR53.65.
BASF filed arbitration proceedings in September 2019 at the
International Court of Arbitration in Paris based on allegations
that Bayer didn't adequately disclose continuing costs of the seed
businesses.
For Bayer, 1.7 billion euros ($1.75 billion) plus interest was
at stake, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
Bayer divested parts of its crop science business to
BASF--closing in 2018--for a total of EUR7.4 billion to satisfy
antitrust authorities as part of its $63 billion takeover of
Monsanto.
The sale included most of Bayer's seed business such as canola,
cotton and soybeans, it said.
The Leverkusen-based company welcomed news of the dismissal by
the arbitration tribunal.
"Bayer provided adequate information on the cost structure of
the seeds businesses acquired by BASF in August 2018 and didn't
breach any contractual obligations," Bayer said in a statement.
"We are disappointed that the arbitral tribunal did not follow
our arguments," a spokesperson for BASF said.
Write to Ed Frankl at edward.frankl@dowjones.com
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