P523 Teletext 523 Dec23 00:53:24 ———————————————— NEWS ———————— BOWATER CLOSES VAN GILDER DEAL Bowater has reached a final agreement with Gelderse Papiergroep for the purchase of Van Gilder Coatings for 40.u?m guilders (£14.8m*. The company said in a statement that the purchase price, which includes debt, will bj payable in cash on completion, expected shortly. ——————————————————————————————————————— Financial headlines 500 City index 501 Win £1200 teleSHARES package 532/533 Nkxt@ +i"sew Cit{ EZF