Aug 3 (Reuters) - BAUER AG B5AG.DE :
* ENDS DEEP DRILLING TECHNOLOGY JOINT VENTURE WITH
SCHLUMBERGER
* TWO COMPANIES AGREED TO DISCONTINUE THEIR JOINT BUSINESS
DUE TO
PERSISTENTLY HIGH OVERCAPACITY IN OIL DRILLING BUSINESS
HEIGHTENED BY LOW PRICE OF OIL
* DUE TO TERMINATION OF JOINT VENTURE, BAUER GROUP HAS
ALREADY
TAKEN OVER ALL SHARES IN BOTH COMPANIES
* IMPLEMENTATION OF ALL FURTHER REQUIRED STEPS IS PLANNED BY
END
OF AUGUST 2020 AT LATEST
* PARTIES HAVE AGREED NOT TO DISCLOSE FURTHER DETAILS
* NO SIGNIFICANT OVERALL EFFECTS ON GROUP RESULTS DUE TO
FULL
CONSOLIDATION
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