Google to own $750 million Lenovo stake after Motorola deal closes: HK exchange

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The Google signage is seen at the company's offices in New York January 8, 2013. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Internet search company Google Inc will own a 5.94 percent stake in China's Lenovo Group Ltd worth $750 million once Lenovo's deal to buy Google's Motorola handset division closes, according to a disclosure on the Hong Kong stock exchange. Google would take 618.3 million Lenovo shares at $1.213 per share, the stock exchange said late on Thursday. Lenovo agreed to buy Google's Motorola handset division last week for $2.91 billion in a cash and stock deal. (This version of the story clarifies that Google will only own Lenovo stake once Motorola deal is completed) (Reporting by Donny Kwok; Editing by Anne Marie Roantree)