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Whole Foods Markets Inc. announced this morning that it has extended the expiration date for its tender offer to buy Boulder-based Wild Oats Market Inc. until June 20.
It is the third time that the deal, which was scheduled to expire today, has been extended.
Austin, Texas-based Whole Foods announced in February that it planned to buy Wild Oats for roughly $700 million.
The natural foods retailer acknowledged in a regulatory filing last month that members of the Federal Trade Commission staff have voiced concerns “regarding perceived anticompetitive effects” from the merger.
Staff writer Julie Dunn can be reached at 303-954-1592 or at jdunn@denverpost.com.
