(Reuters) -Australia's Boral on Tuesday recommended investors reject its largest shareholder Seven Group Holdings' A$1.9 billion ($1.25 billion) offer for the company claiming it undervalues the building products group. Seven Group, controlled by billionaire Kerry Stokes and his family, already owns nearly 72% of Boral and had launched a bid last month to acquire full control of Boral. The proposal of a minimum of A$6.05 per Boral share consists of 0.1116 Seven Group shares and A$1.50 cash.
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(Reuters) -Australian diversified investor Seven Group Holdings has offered A$1.9 billion ($1.24 billion) to take full control of building products group maker Boral in a bet Australia's infrastructure spending boom will be maintained in coming years. Seven Group, headed by billionaire Kerry Stokes and his family, already owns nearly 72% of Boral, and the bid launched on Monday is designed to mop up the rest of the company. The bid of a minimum of A$6.05 per Boral share consists of 0.1116 Seven Group shares and A$1.50 cash.