Toshiba's approval of $15bn buyout offer puts ball in shareholders' court

Investors to weigh bid that was reduced amid earnings downgrades

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Toshiba investors would need to tender at least two-thirds of outstanding shares for the bid to succeed. (Photo by Takayuki Yao)

YOICHIRO HIROI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- A 2 trillion yen ($15 billion) bid to take Toshiba private now faces a test with shareholders after revelations the price was cut in light of the industrial group's earnings slump.

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