Brief: Banca Ifis CEO: price of illimity bid fair, stand by it for now
Jan 8 (Reuters) - Banca IFIS CEO Frederik Geertman says:
* PRICE OF ILLIMITY BID IS FAIR REFLECTION OF COMPANY'S
VALUE
* WE STAND BY THIS OFFER FOR NOW, IN REFERENCE TO ILLIMITY
BID
* COMBINATION PROVIDES ILLIMITY SHAREHOLDERS WITH BETTER
PROPOSITION THAN STANDALONE PATH
* ILLIMITY'S STAKE IN HYPE "OBVIOUS CANDIDATE" TO BE SOLD
* NO RUSH TO SELL OTHER ILLIMITY ASSETS, WOULD TAKE
LONG-TERM VIEW
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(Reporting by Milan Newsroom)