Google acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings

On 15 August 2011, Google Inc (Google) announced that it had entered into an agreement with Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc (Motorola
Mobility) under which it would acquire Motorola Mobility for US$40.00 per share in cash, or a total of about US$12.5 billion (the Transaction).1

If approved, the Transaction has the potential to continue the rapid expansion of Google into related markets.