What happened to BAA shares?

In July 2006, BAA was taken over by a consortium led by Ferrovial, following a bid which valued the company at £10.1 billion ($20 billion). As a result, the company was delisted from the London Stock Exchange (where it had previously been part of the FTSE 100 Index) on 15 August 2006.



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In July 1987, 500 million shares in BAA plc were offered for sale and the company was listed on the London Stock Exchange with a capitalisation of £1,225 million. Following privatisation, BAA plc purchased Southampton Airport in 1990 and sold Prestwick Airport to PIK Facilities in 1992.

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