Reuters: Global Markets: Softbank shares rise after it says to buy rival eAccess

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Softbank shares rise after it says to buy rival eAccess Oct 2nd 2012, 00:17 TOKYO | Mon Oct 1, 2012 8:17pm EDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Shares of mobile operator Softbank Corp (9984.T) rose 4 percent to 3,230 yen on Tuesday after it said it would acquire smaller rival eAccess Ltd (9427.T) in a $1.84 billion deal that steps up its fight for market share with nearest competitor KDDI Corp (9433.T). Softbank will pay 52,000 yen ($670) for every eAccess share under a share swap that will be completed in February, Softbank said after the market close on Monday, a premium of more than three times eAccess's closing price on Friday of 15,070 yen. Shares of eAccess were untraded with a glut of buy orders. The stock was notionally quoted at 20,700 yen, up 9 percent from its Monday close of 19,000 yen.

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