BG Group shareholders have greenlit the company’s $52bn acquisition by Shell, which would create the world’s largest LNG trading company.
Investors voted 99.53% in favour of the merger at a general meeting held in London today.
A court must now sanction the acquisition at a hearing on February 11. If approved, the scheme is expected to become effective on February 15.
On Wednesday, Shell shareholders voted 83% in favour of the deal .
