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Brazil's Pague Menos considers share offering

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Brazilian drug store chain Pague Menos BMFBOVESPA:PGMN3 is considering a share offering, it said in a securities filing on Friday, responding to a local media report that it was preparing such a move.

The potential offering would likely involve 70 million shares, Pague Menos said, adding that a final decision had not been made.

Shares in the company slipped around 9% in early Sao Paulo trading.

At Thursday's closing share price of 7.20 reais, the transaction would be worth around 504 million reais ($98 million). BTG Pactual and Itau BBA have been advising the firm, Pague Menos added.

($1 = 5.1624 reais)

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