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UK's Capricorn Energy jumps on $360 mln takeover deal with Genel Energy

BUZZ-UK's Capricorn Energy jumps on $360 mln takeover deal with Genel Energy

** Shares of British oil and gas producer Capricorn Energy CNE.L rose as much as 22% to 351 pence , highest since 2012

** Co says it will be acquired by Kurdistan-focused oil and gas producer Genel Energy GENL.L in a $360 million in all-cash deal

** Shares of Genel Energy up 12%

** Genel's $4.74-per-share offer represents a 33% premium to Capricorn's March 10 closing price

** CNE up ~74.4% this year, as of last close


(Reporting by Megha Kumari in Bengaluru)

((Megha.Kumari@thomsonreuters.com;))

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