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Wrigley shareholders to decide Mars merger on Sept. 25
By Lisa Kerner
Charlotte, N.C., Aug. 4 - Shareholders of Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. will vote on the company's merger agreement with Mars, Inc. at a special meeting on Sept. 25 at 10 a.m. ET in Chicago.
Record date for the meeting is July 28, a Wrigley news release stated.
In April, Mars agreed to acquire Wrigley for $80 per share in a $23 billion deal to take the company private.
Wrigley is a Chicago manufacturer of gum and confections.
McLean, Va.-based Mars produces confections and other products. It operates three plants in Illinois, including a chocolate confectionery plant in Oak Park.
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