Cisco Raises Tandberg Bid After Investors Oppose Earlier Offer

Cisco Raises Tandberg Bid After Investors Oppose Earlier Offer

Nov. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Cisco Systems Inc. raised its bidfor Tandberg ASA to 19 billion kroner ($3.4 billion), after theNorwegian company’s shareholders said its offer for the second-largest maker of videoconferencing systems was too little.

Cisco boosted its offer by about 11 percent to 170 kroner ashare after its earlier offer of 153.5 kroner a share garneredjust 9.4 percent of Tandberg’s shares. The San Jose, California-based company also said in a statement that it is extending theoffer period to Dec. 1.

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