Fiat, PSA stick to merger deal after dividend cut report

) said it remained “lucid in the face of the regular speculations to which this merger project is subject”. It added it was implementing the binding agreement signed by the two companies in December.Italian-American group FCA and France’s PSA plan to finalise their merger by the first quarter of next year.

Il Sole said talks were at a very early stage and no decision had been taken, adding the aim was to keep the 5.5 billion euro value of the special dividend but to turn it from cash to assets. Options being considered include spinning off the Sevel van business, a 50-50 joint venture between the two groups, which could be valued at between 2.5 and 3 billion euros, or FCA’s Alfa Romeo and Maserati brands, Il Sole said.

Another option is scrapping a planned spin-off of PSA’s controlling stake in parts maker Faurecia, Il Sole said.

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