June 25 (Reuters) - Britvic ( BTVCF ) said on Tuesday it
would suspend its 75 million pound ($95.24 million) share
buyback in light of Danish brewer Carlsberg's
proposal to buy the British soft drinks maker.
Britvic ( BTVCF ) had rejected a 3.11 billion pound takeover proposal
from Carlsberg last week.
Carlsberg is considering its options and said on Monday that
PepsiCo ( PEP ) agreed to waive a clause in its bottling deal with
Britvic ( BTVCF ), in a move that could pave the way for the Danish firm
to raise its bid for the maker of Robinsons fruit cordial.
The company will evaluate recommencement of the share
repurchase programme should the circumstances change, it said.
Britvic ( BTVCF ) shares fell 1.5% by 0911 GMT.
($1 = 0.7875 pounds)