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CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY $164.93 (Toronto symbol CP; Shares outstanding: 153.8 million; Market cap: $27.1 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 0.9%; www.cpr.ca) has revised its takeover offer for U.S.-based railway Norfolk Southern Corp. (New York symbol NSC) for a second time. Norfolk shareholders would still receive $32.86 U.S. a share in cash plus 0.451 of a CP share for each Norfolk share held. That would give them 47% of the combined company, compared to 41% under CP’s initial offer. Under the new bid, Norfolk shareholders would also get 0.451 of a contingent value right. Each CVR entitles the holder to a cash payment based on the combined firms’ share price, ranging from zero to a maximum of $25.00 U.S., by October 20, 2017. CP expects to list the CVRs on U.S. and Canadian stock exchanges....
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