Fortis warns of ‘no’ vote consequences

Fortis shareholders voted February 2009 to reject the sale of parts of the bank to French bank BNP Paribas and to the government of the Netherlands.

ESO: Background information: Belgian banking map changes http://www.europeansources.info/record/belgian-banking-map-changes/

BBC News, 11.2.09: Fortis shareholders reject sale http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7884040.stm

NRC Handelsblad, 11.2.09: Fortis shareholders reject sale to BNP Paribas http://www.nrc.nl/international/article2149328.ece/Fortis_shareholders_reject_sale_to_BNP_Paribas

France24, 11.2.09: Fortis shareholders say 'no' to Dutch and Belgian rescue plan http://www.france24.com/en/20090211-banking-crisis-fortis-shareholders-refuse-dutch-belgian-rescue-plan-bnp-paribas

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