Contrary to what is stated in the news text (the buyout would instantly make EA the biggest shareholder, ahead of the Guillemot brothers.), the Guillemot brothers actually own almost 23% of the shares:
According to Reuters, "EA's investment secures it access to 18.4 percent of the voting rights, against 22.8 percent held by Ubi Soft's founders, the Guillemot family, Ubi Soft said."
I've seen the comments of a lot of slashdotters... Let me tell you that people here at ubi Montreal didn't like the news either...
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Contrary to what is stated in the news text (the buyout would instantly make EA the biggest shareholder, ahead of the Guillemot brothers.), the Guillemot brothers actually own almost 23% of the shares:
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According to Reuters, "EA's investment secures it access to 18.4 percent of the voting rights, against 22.8 percent held by Ubi Soft's founders, the Guillemot family, Ubi Soft said."
I've seen the comments of a lot of slashdotters... Let me tell you that people here at ubi Montreal didn't like the news either...