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NEW YORK (AP) - Whole Foods Market Inc. is acquiring Wild Oats Markets Inc. to create a heavyweight in the organic grocery market. These are the latest metrics on the deal.Total Whole Foods offer per Wild Oats share: $18.50 cashLatest Wild Oats share price: $16.73Latest premium on Whole Foods offer for Wild Oats: 11 percentOriginal premium on Whole Foods offer for Wild Oats: 18 percentTotal value of offer, in U.S. dollars: $579.7 millionDecline in Whole Foods shares since it confirmed the offer: 16 percentLatest development: The Federal Trade Commission has filed suit to block the deal.Next steps: Whole Foods must litigate the suit as the last major barrier to closing the deal.Questions or comments about this story should be directed to the Financial News desk of The Associated Press at 212-621-7190.Copyright 2007 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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