Leviste acquires P76.5 million worth of ABS-CBN shares
This view shows the ABS-CBN network headquarters in Quezon City in the Metro Manila area on May 5, 2020. The Philippines’ top broadcaster ABS-CBN on May 5 was ordered off the air over a stalled operating licence renewal, drawing fresh charges that authorities were cracking down on press freedom. AFP / Maria Tan MANILA, Philippines […]
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This view shows the ABS-CBN network headquarters in Quezon City in the Metro Manila area on May 5, 2020. The Philippines’ top broadcaster ABS-CBN on May 5 was ordered off the air over a stalled operating licence renewal, drawing fresh charges that authorities were cracking down on press freedom.
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MANILA, Philippines — Entrepreneur Leandro Leviste, founder of renewable energy firm Solar Philippines, purchased P76.5 million worth of shares of ABS-CBN Corp. or 8.5% of the network.
This has been disclosed by Leviste through the Philippine Stock Exchange on May 2.
“ABS-CBN is a great company that has helped countless people over the years. I hope there may now be a way for us to be of help, for the benefit of ABS-CBN’s shareholders and employees, and the media industry of the Philippines,” Leviste was quoted as saying in the firm’s press release.
The firm’s founder purchased the shares through LL Holdings Inc., which makes it the largest shareholder of the network following the Lopez family.
Leviste is the son of former ABS-CBN anchor and now Senate President Pro-Tempore Loren Legarda.
Last month, ABS-CBN Corp. said that the network has widened its net losses by P12.8 billion in 2023 coming from the previous P2.6 billion.
