March 19 (Reuters) - Fuji Oil Co Ltd 5017.T :
* IDEMITSU KOSAN CO LTD: ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING STOCK
ACQUISITION
OF FUJI OIL CO., LTD. (SECURITIES CODE 5017) AS ACT OF
ACCUMULATING STOCKS
* IDEMITSU KOSAN CO LTD: ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT TO
ACQUIRE ALL
5,051,600 FUJI OIL COMPANY, LTD. SHARES (6.46% OF TOTAL SHARES
OUTSTANDING) OWNED BY SUMITOMO CHEMICAL CO., LTD. IN AN
OFF-MARKET TRANSACTION
* IDEMITSU KOSAN CO LTD: IDEMITSU WILL INCREASE ITS STAKE IN
FUJI
OIL FROM 5,144,000 SHARES (6.58% OF TOTAL SHARES OUTSTANDING) TO
10,195,600 SHARES (13.04% OF TOTAL SHARES OUTSTANDING) TO BECOME
ITS LARGEST SHAREHOLDER
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(Reporting by Tokyo Newsroom)
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