中国石化新闻网讯 据路透社1月3日休斯敦报道,在激进投资者埃利奥特管理公司(Elliott Management Corp.)的压力下,马拉松石油公司日前宣布,一个由其董事组成的特别委员会将审查其零售业务,包括考虑免税分离。
埃利奥特管理公司在去年11月份披露了其在马拉松石油公司中持有的4%股份并敦促马拉松石油公司考虑分拆Speedway一个加油站和便利店链或者分拆其所有3个业务,即零售业务、炼油业务和管道业务。
马拉松石油公司说,该公司预计在今年年中前提供此次审查的更新。
李峻 编译
原文如下:
Marathon Petroleum Explores Spin-Off For Retail Business Speedway
Reuters
Tuesday, January 03, 2017
Houston
Marathon Petroleum Corp, under pressure from activist investor Elliott Management, said a special committee of its directors would review its retail business, including considering a tax-free separation.
Elliott unveiled a 4 percent stake in Marathon Petroleum in November and urged the company to consider spinning off just Speedway, a chain of gasoline stations and convenience stores, or all three of its retail, refining and pipeline businesses.
Marathon Petroleum said it expects to provide an update on the review by mid-2017.