Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) offer for Rothmans Inc. succeeds

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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nNEW YORK, Sept. 17 /CNW/ - Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE /\nEuronext Paris: PM) announced today that approximately 47,004,961 shares\nrepresenting approximately 67.8% of the outstanding common shares of Rothmans\nInc. (Rothmans) on a fully-diluted basis have been tendered to the offer made\nby PMI. The company has taken up all of the shares which were tendered and\nwill pay for such shares on September 19, 2008.\n\n\n"We are delighted that our offer was successful and extend our heartfelt\nwelcome to all of the employees of Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc. We look\nforward to building upon their successful track record in the years ahead,"\nsaid Miroslaw Zielinski, PMI's President for the Latin America & Canada\nRegion.\n\n\nPMI also announced that it has extended the offer period for an\nadditional 10 days, in order to afford Rothmans' shareholders who have not\npreviously tendered with an additional opportunity to tender their shares. The\noffer documents are available on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com under the\nSEDAR profile for Rothmans. As extended, the CAD $30.00 per share all-cash\noffer will expire at 11:59 p.m. (Toronto time) at the end of September 29,\n2008.\n\n\nAbout Philip Morris International Inc.\n\n\nPhilip Morris International Inc. (PMI) is the leading international\ntobacco company, with seven of the world's top 15 brands, including Marlboro,\nthe number one cigarette brand worldwide. PMI has more than 75,000 employees\nand its products are sold in approximately 160 countries. In 2007, the company\nheld an estimated 15.6% share of the total international cigarette market\noutside of the U.S. For more information, see www.pmintl.com.\n\n\n","length":1762,"tagName":"div"}]

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