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07 September 2001 - 11:37PM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:6517J
Thomson Corporation
7 September 2001
( BW)(THOMSON-CORP)(TOC.TO) The Thomson Corporation Sells Interest in
Newsprint Mill
Business Editors
TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 7, 2001--The Thomson Corporation
(TSE:TOC) today announced that it has sold its 50 percent interest in
the Augusta Newsprint Company to The Woodbridge Company Limited, the
holding company of the Thomson family, for US$190 million.
The Thomson Corporation obtained a 50 percent interest in the
Georgia paper mill in 1981. The Corporation's partner in the mill,
Abitibi-Consolidated Inc., will maintain its 50 percent
ownership stake. The sale of the Corporation's interest in the
newsprint company follows the decision by Thomson to exit the
newspaper business in 2000.
BMO Nesbitt Burns was retained by Thomson as financial advisor on
the transaction and provided an opinion that the consideration
received on the transaction was fair to The Thomson Corporation.
About The Thomson Corporation
The Thomson Corporation (www.thomson.com), with 2000 revenues of
approximately U.S. $6 billion, is a leading, global e-information and
solutions company in the business and professional marketplace. The
Corporation's common shares are listed on the Toronto and London stock
exchanges.
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