(Reuters) - A senior executive at Dow Jones said he had received an internal e-mail that said the Bancrofts, who control the company's voting shares, had agreed to the $5 billion deal.
"Up-to-date purchase news: it appears that the Bancroft family has accepted and we're going to be part of News Corp. That just in," John Prestbo, editor and executive director of Dow Jones Indexes, told reporters in Chicago.
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"Up-to-date purchase news: it appears that the Bancroft family has accepted and we're going to be part of News Corp. That just in," John Prestbo, editor and executive director of Dow Jones Indexes, told reporters in Chicago.
Read more at Reuters.com Mergers News
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