Original article by Sue Mitchell
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 15/20 : 1-Jul-14

Woolworths has declared that its offers for David Jones and Country Road are "best and final". The South African company announced on 30 June 2014 that its bids of $A4 a share for David Jones and $A17 a share for Country Road will not be increased. It is not known yet how prominent investor Solomon Lew will respond to the announcement. Lew has stakes of 11.8 per cent in Country Road and 9.9 per cent in David Jones

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DAVID JONES LIMITED – ASX DJS, COUNTRY ROAD LIMITED – ASX CTY, WOOLWORTHS HOLDINGS LIMITED, AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES AND INVESTMENTS COMMISSION, AUSTRALIA. TAKEOVERS PANEL, DEUTSCHE BANK AG, GILBERT AND TOBIN LAWYERS, NM ROTHSCHILD AND SONS (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED