A filing today by Emaar Malls PJSC on the Dubai Financial Market says the "bid has still not been accepted by the shareholders of Souq.Com."
Officials with Souq.Com and Seattle-based Amazon.Com Inc. did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Nearly 85 per cent of stock in Emaar Malls is owned by Emaar Properties PJSC, the company behind Dubai's Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building. Emaar Mall runs the massive nearby Dubai Mall.
The state-run sovereign wealth fund called the Investment Corporation of Dubai owns nearly 30 per cent of Emaar Properties.
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