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NewsSeptember 23, 2010

Anti-trust Lawsuit Filed to Prevent Hertz Acquisition of Dollar Thrifty

Two franchisees and a property owner have filed an anti-trust lawsuit against Hertz Global Holdings Inc. and Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. on Sept. 23 in the San Francisco Federal Court.

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NewsSeptember 15, 2010

Traders Like Hertz Shares

Hertz’s bid for Dollar Thrifty Seen as a good move.

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NewsSeptember 15, 2010

Ratings Services' Outlook Mixed on Hertz Deal

Moody's has Hertz on downgrade watch, Standard & Poor's on positive.

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NewsSeptember 13, 2010

Hertz Ups Dollar Thrifty Bid, Begins Divestiture of Advantage

New purchase price of $50 per share represents an increase of $10.80 per share in the cash consideration to be paid to Dollar Thrifty shareholders. Other key provisions remain unchanged, including a $44.6 million reverse termination fee payable to Dollar Thrifty if required antitrust clearance is not obtained.

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NewsSeptember 3, 2010

Avis Increases Cash Portion of Dollar Thrifty Bid

Avis Budget said the offer amounts to a premium of more than 22 percent over the Hertz Global Holdings Inc. offer.

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Articlesby Chris BrownSeptember 2, 2010

Majors Report Q2 Earnings

Dollar Thrifty again leads profit performance. Commercial business rebounds; leisure lags.

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NewsSeptember 1, 2010

Hertz Releases Report on Anti-Trust Risks in Dollar Thrifty Acquisition

Both the pricing data and the GUPPI results in the report support Hertz's view that a merger of Avis Budget and Dollar Thrifty poses a far higher anti-trust risk than a merger of Hertz and Dollar Thrifty.

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NewsAugust 5, 2010

Avis Budget Ups Profit in Q2

Company reports total revenue decrease of 1 percent versus second quarter 2009 and pretax income of $29 million, versus $2 million pretax loss in prior year. Rental day decrease and flat average daily rate offset by decrease car rental depreciation costs.

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NewsAugust 4, 2010

Dollar Thrifty Assesses Avis Budget Proposal in Aug. 3 Letter

In regards to the Hertz merger, Dollar Thrifty takes issue with "Avis Budget's unwillingness to provide a reverse termination fee," which DTAG interprets as a "lack of confidence by Avis Budget in its position" in regards to its ability to remediate any competitive issues and antitrust risks.

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NewsJuly 29, 2010

Avis Budget Bids $1.3 Billion to Buy Dollar Thrifty

Bid of $46.50 a share tops Hertz offer, though lower than Dollar Thrifty’s current stock value. Avis bid includes 'removing the matching rights, eliminating the break-up fees, and increasing the commitment to secure antitrust approvals,' according to an Avis Budget Group letter to Dollar Thrifty.

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