Toyota and Daimler to cut Archion stakes, selling shares worth up to $1.87 billion, Nikkei says (updated)
UPDATE 3-Toyota and Daimler to cut Archion stakes, selling shares worth up to $1.87 billion, Nikkei says Adds Daimler Truck response
TOKYO, July 3 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor 7203.T and Daimler Truck DTGGe.DE will reduce their stakes in truckmaker Archion 543A.T this month, selling shares worth 200 billion to 300 billion yen ($1.24 billion to $1.87 billion), the Nikkei daily business reported on Friday.
Toyota and Daimler will offer approximately 900 million shares, or about 30% of the total outstanding shares, through a public offering to meet Archion's listing requirements, the Nikkei reported, without disclosing sources.
In a statement, Archion said it was considering various capital policy options, including a possible share sale, but that nothing had been decided.
Toyota said the report wasn't something announced by the company. Daimler Truck declined to comment on what a company spokesperson referred to as "rumours, market speculation or unannounced transactions".
Toyota and Daimler Truck each own about 41% of Archion's shares.
Archion, a holding company set up to own truckmakers Hino and Mitsubishi Fuso following their integration, says on its website that the two plan to each hold a 25% equity stake in the company.
Nikkei said Archion was set to make an announcement on share sales as early as next week.
($1 = 160.7800 yen)
(Reporting by Satoshi Sugiyama and Daniel Leussink in Tokyo and Rachel More in Berlin. Editing by Christopher Cushing and Mark Potter)
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