Article: Shanda Interactive and Hurray confirm stake acquisition deal.

Shanda Interactive and Hurray confirm stake acquisition deal

Shanghai. June 9. INTERFAX-CHINA - Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd.

will acquire a 51 percent stake in Nasdaq-listed Hurray, Shanda Interactive confirmed on June 9.

The acquisition will be made through a Shanda Interactive subsidiary, although the company did not reveal which one. Shanda Interactive will pay a premium of 25 percent to acquire the 51 percent share in Hurray.

The transaction will cost approximately $46.2 million, according to Shanda Interactive.

There has been speculation for almost two months of Shanda Interactive's plans to acquire a ...

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