Time Inc rejects bid from billionaire Bronfman Jr.: NY Post

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Edgar Bronfman, Canadian billionaire and CEO of Warner Music Group, arrives at Paris criminal court June 2, 2010. REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen

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Edgar Bronfman, Canadian billionaire and CEO of Warner Music Group, arrives at Paris criminal court

(Reuters) - Time Inc , the publisher of People and Fortune magazines, has rejected a takeover bid from billionaire investor Edgar Bronfman Jr., the New York Post reported on Monday.

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Bronfman Jr. offered $18 per share, the Post reported, valuing Time Inc at $1.78 billion.

The company's shares were up 5.1 percent at $14.50 in premarket trading.

New York-based Time Inc could not immediately be reached for comment.

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(Reporting by Aishwarya Venugopal in Bengaluru; Editing by Sai Sachin Ravikumar)