Bancrofts Agree to Sale

Dow Jones 'will be part of News Corp.'
By Greg Atwan,  Newser Staff
Posted Jul 31, 2007 10:22 AM CDT
Bancrofts Agree to Sale
Co., but there was no word yet Tuesday, July 31, 2007 that he had won over enough of the company's controlling shareholders. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)   (Associated Press)

Enough members of the Bancroft family are supporting Rupert Murdoch's $5B bid for Dow Jones to seal the deal. The Wall Street Journal reports that 32% of the votes in its parent company are virtually guaranteed to Murdoch's News Corp.; the tycoon will likely be able to pick up the rest from other shareholders.

The consensus hinged on a major Bancroft trust that was swayed to the offer late last night, after Dow Jones agreed to pay firms consulting the family. The News Corp. and Dow Jones boards will each convene this afternoon, and will consider how to proceed. Murdoch has expressed his wish to gather an even more comfortable cushion of support from the Bancrofts. (More Rupert Murdoch stories.)

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