AGL open to higher takeover bid but says Cannon-Brookes plan to close coal by 2030 is unrealistic
by Peter Hannam, Adam Morton and Katharine Murphy from on (#5WD7R)
Chief operating officer says consortium needs to offer at least 30% premium on share price and engage once more or two times more'
AGL Energy says a premium of at least 30% on its share price will be needed for an extraordinary takeover bid by the tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes and Canadian investment firm Brookfield to potentially succeed.
Markus Brokhof, AGL's chief operating officer, has also dismissed Cannon-Brookes' proposal to shut the company's coal-fired power plants by 2030, saying that was unrealistic.
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