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Neutral
Direction inferred from the company’s description.Scale
75
€100 millionWording
Avoiding a definitive answer
How definitive the wording is.The company's proposal to acquire AkzoNobel's architectural coatings business for a total consideration of €7.5 billion
Subject Entity
NIPPON PAINT HOLDINGS CO.,LTD. and AkzoNobel
Target Locations / Products
AkzoNobel's architectural coatings business
Occurrence12 July 2026 (local time; the date of the Bloomberg report)
This disclosure07/13/2026
Cause
A Bloomberg report stating that the company had made an acquisition proposal
Outlook
If any facts requiring disclosure are decided in the future, they will be announced promptly.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Event name | The company's proposal to acquire AkzoNobel's architectural coatings business for a total consideration of €7.5 billion |
| Date of occurrence | 12 July 2026 (local time; the date of the Bloomberg report) |
| Subject Entity | NIPPON PAINT HOLDINGS CO.,LTD. and AkzoNobel |
| Target Locations / Products | AkzoNobel's architectural coatings business |
| Cause | A Bloomberg report stating that the company had made an acquisition proposal |
| Outlook | If any facts requiring disclosure are decided in the future, they will be announced promptly. |
| Planned follow-up disclosure | If any facts requiring disclosure are decided in the future, they will be announced promptly. |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.This disclosure confirms the contents of a Bloomberg report concerning the acquisition proposal. No reason for the acquisition proposal itself has been provided.
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