Poste Italiane to Boost Stake in Telecom Italia

MT Newswires · 2d ago
01:11 AM EST, 12/12/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Poste Italiane (PST.MI) agreed to purchase Vivendi's (VIV.PA) remaining stake in Telecom Italia (TIT.MI) for 187 million euros, according to a Thursday release. Under the agreement, the Italian postal services company will acquire 2.51% of Telecom Italia's ordinary share capital using available cash, increasing its total shareholding in the Italian telecommunications group to 27.32%, above the threshold for a mandatory tender offer. Poste Italiane said it will use regulatory exemptions and plans to sell down the excess shares to third-party investors within 12 months, while not voting the excess shares in the meantime.