POB Nationwide7.25%

99.75

0.00 (0.00%)

Last Updated: 01:00:00

Delayed by 15 minutes

Name	Symbol	Market	Type
Nationwide7.25%	LSE:POB	London	Bond

	Price Change	% Change	Price	Bid Price	Offer Price	High Price	Low Price	Open Price	Traded	Last Trade
	0.00	0.00%	99.75	99.50	100.00				0	01:00:00

Merger Update

21/11/2006 11:00am

UK Regulatory

RNS Number:4161M
Office of Fair Trading
21 November 2006


Merger Clearance:


The OFT has decided, on the information currently available to it, not to refer
the following merger to the Competition Commission under the provisions of the
Enterprise Act 2002:


Proposed merger of Nationwide Building Society with Portman Building Society

The text of this decision will be placed on the Office of Fair Trading's web
site at www.oft.gov.uk and will also appear in the Office's Weekly Gazette as
soon as is reasonably practicable.



                      This information is provided by RNS
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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