Wednesday, June 6, 2007

UPDATE 1-Russ Berrie rejects $18/share takeover offer

(Reuters) - The company's board decided that at $18 per share, the
unsolicited, nonbinding offer did not provide a sufficient
basis for further consideration, Russ Berrie said in a
statement.




Russ Berrie shares jumped to $18.60 in pre-market
electronic trading after closing at $17.71 on Tuesday. They
touched a one-year high of $18.05 on the New York Stock
Exchange on June 1.


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