Capitalia Shareholders Approve UniCredit Takeover Offer

ROME (MF-Dow Jones)--A majority of shareholders of Italian bank Capitalia SpA (CAP.MI) Monday approved a takeover offer from UniCredit SpA (UC.MI), paving theway for the latter to become the euro zone's second-largest bank with a marketcapitalization of more than EUR81 billion.

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