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Hollywood Video Accepts $850 Million Buyout Offer From Movie Gallery

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 10, 2005 - 11:06am.
Dothan, Ala. -- Movie Gallery, the nation's third-largest video rental chain, announced on Monday that it has agreed to acquire rival Hollywood Entertainment, the second-largest rental chain behind Blockbuster, in a deal valued at $1.2 billion. The deal would see Alabama-based Movie Gallery pay $13.25 a share for Hollywood, or $850 million, and assume about $350 million in Hollywood's debt. However, news of the deal sent Hollywood shares up as high as $20 on Monday, sparking analysts to speculate that the bidding war may not be over and Blockbuster may sweeten its initial bid of $11.50 per share for Hollywood. While Movie Gallery operates 2,475 stores in mainly rural locations, Hollywood Video has 2,000 video rental stores and over 700 Game Crazy video game stores. Blockbuster operates more than 9,000 video rental stores worldwide.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050110/nym123_1.html 
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http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/050110/movie_rental_deal_11.html 

tags: Hollywood Video | Buyout Offer | Movie Gallery | Accepts |

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