BUZZ - Shares of UK EasyJet rise as the company schedules a shareholder vote on the Apollo takeover proposal

October 15 - ** Shares of the UK low-cost airline easyJet (EZJ.L) rose 1.1% to £6.838, while the FTSE 100 Index (.FTSE) increased by only 0.2%.

** The company (link) published scheme documents for a £5.7 billion ($7.54 billion) acquisition of easyJet by Apollo (APO.N), with shareholders scheduled to vote in November, and reiterated that the deal is expected to complete before the end of the first quarter of fiscal year 2027.

** As of the last close, the stock had surged approximately 32% year to date.

(1 US dollar = £0.7553)

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