Bemis Increases Stake In Dixie Toga

Bemis Co., which makes flexible packaging, has increased its stake from 86 percent to 99 percent of Brazil-based Dixie Toga's shares.

NEENAH, Wis. (AP) -- Bemis Co., which makes flexible packaging, said on Friday that one of its units has finished a tender offer to buy 38 million shares of its Brazilian subsidiary Dixie Toga SA for $90 million.

The purchase means Bemis has increased its stake from 86 percent to 99 percent of Dixie Toga's shares.

Bemis shares had fallen 32 cents to close at $33.93 before the announcement. They fell another 5 cents to $33.88 in aftermarket trading.

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