沃达丰65亿美元转让中国移动股份

时间：2010-09-09 06:37:31

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Vodafone has pocketed $6.5bn (£4.2bn) in cash following the sale of its 3.2% stake in China's biggest wireless¹ operator, China Mobile.

沃达丰将中国移动——中国最大的手机网络运营商——3.2%的股份出售，成交额高达65亿美元。

It is the biggest such sale by the UK-based phone company of its non-strategic investments.

The buyers of the stake, of which there may be several, have not been identified.

The 643m shares, listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange, were offered at a 3.4% discount（折扣） to the market price.

The sudden new supply weighed on（重压于，使苦恼） the Chinese company's share price, which ended the day down 3.8%.

The normal daily turnover²（营业额，颠覆） for China Mobile's shares is 21m, but Vodafone's disposal saw that figure spike³ to 740m.

Continued co-operation

The company says it intends to return some 70% of the net proceeds to shareholders⁴ by buying back shares.

The rest of the proceeds will be used to reduce the group's net debt.

Newbury-based Vodafone originally invested in China Mobile in 2000 and it says both companies will continue to cooperate in areas such as roaming, network roadmap development, multinational⁵ customers and green technology.

"Today's transaction achieves a near doubling of Vodafone's original investment in China Mobile and combines our stated portfolio⁶ strategy（投资组合战略） with ongoing⁷ co-operation with China's leading telecommunications company," said Vodafone's chief executive, Vittorio Colao.

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1 wireless
adj.无线的；n.无线电
参考例句：
There are a lot of wireless links in a radio.收音机里有许多无线电线路。 Wireless messages tell us that the ship was sinking.无线电报告知我们那艘船正在下沉。

2 turnover
n.人员流动率，人事变动率；营业额，成交量
参考例句：
The store greatly reduced the prices to make a quick turnover.这家商店实行大减价以迅速周转资金。 Our turnover actually increased last year.去年我们的营业额竟然增加了。

3 spike
n.长钉，钉鞋；v.以大钉钉牢，使...失效
参考例句：
The spike pierced the receipts and held them in order.那个钉子穿过那些收据并使之按顺序排列。 They'll do anything to spike the guns of the opposition.他们会使出各种手段来挫败对手。

4 shareholders
n.股东( shareholder的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The meeting was attended by 90% of shareholders. 90%的股东出席了会议。 the company's fiduciary duty to its shareholders 公司对股东负有的受托责任

5 multinational
adj.多国的，多种国籍的；n.多国籍公司，跨国公司
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The firm was taken over by a multinational consulting firm.这家公司被一个跨国咨询公司收购。 He analyzed the relationship between multinational corporations and under-developed countries.他分析了跨国公司和不发达国家之间的关系。

6 portfolio
n.公事包；文件夹；大臣及部长职位
参考例句：
He remembered her because she was carrying a large portfolio.他因为她带着一个大公文包而记住了她。 He resigned his portfolio.他辞去了大臣职务。

7 ongoing
adj.进行中的，前进的
参考例句：
The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。 The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。