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Kraft Foods Inc. crossed the acceptance threshold necessary to delist Cadbury plc as 75.4% of the U.K. confectioner's shareholder base signed up to the £11.7 billion ($18.8 billion) offer.

The Northfield, Ill., bidder said holders of 1.04 billion Cadbury shares had accepted its offer by 5 p.m. London time on Thursday, Feb. 4. The takeover, the result of a five-month bid battle that ended with an agreed deal last month, went unconditional as to acceptances on Tuesday.

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NOT A SUBSCRIBER? Kraft clear to delist Cadbury Posted on February 5, 2010 5:00 PM Kraft Foods Inc. crossed the acceptance threshold necessary to delist Cadbury plc as 75.4% of the U.K. confectioner's shareholder base signed up to the £11.7 billion ($18.8 billion) offer. The Northfield, Ill., bidder said holders of 1.04 billion Cadbury shares had accepted its offer by 5 p.m. London time on Thursday, Feb. 4. The takeover, the result of a five-month bid battle that ended with an agreed deal last month, went unconditional as to acceptances on Tuesday. This is a free content preview. Subscribers enjoy access to all stories in full as well as second-to-none market intelligence. Dig deeper, with Pipeline. 412 in-depth reports of M&A deals in the Food sector 48 company pages related to Illinois 47 in-depth transaction records for Kraft Foods Inc. 14 company pages related to Cadbury 10 years of news and analysis archives from the voice of The Deal Economy Most-searched keywords Mizuho Deutsche Bank Spheris Inc. Terra Firma Ovation Pharmaceuticals Cadbury plc Cravath, Swaine & Moore Taminco NV Airgas Inc. Buckeye Partners LP		EXISTING USERS Username Password Forgot your password? Missing a product?

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Kraft clear to delist Cadbury