Afterpay gets shareholder nod for Block buyout

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Majority of proxy votes in favour of deal.

Afterpay gets shareholder nod for Block buyout
Buy now pay later firm Afterpay said its US$29 billion (A$40 billion) buyout by Block, previously known as Square, got overwhelming support from shareholders, with 99.79 percent of the proxy votes cast in favour of the deal. Afterpay delayed the vote earlier this month as payments firm Block ...

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