Nomura sold the shares at 295 pence per share, for a total of 649 million pounds ($1 billion), according to two people familiar with the deal.

据两位熟悉内幕的知情人透露，野村证券以每股295便士的价格出售了这批股票，总计金额为6.49亿英镑（约合10亿美元）。

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You remember: thousands of two pence coins lie on a moving shelf, and you have to drop in coins of your own in the hope it will cause the pennies to tumble down for you to collect.

你还记得：在一个移动带上有数千个2便士硬币摞成摞，你必须投掷自己的硬币，并希望它会导致那些成摞的硬币被击倒，这样你就能悉数归拢这些硬币了。

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Directors of BSkyB said they wanted 800 pence a share, but the two sides agreed to first see if they could win regulatory approval for the deal before sitting down at the negotiating table over price.

BSkyB董事成员说他们想要的价格是每股8英镑，但双方最后同意先要看是否能获得监管批准，然后再坐下来谈价格。

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In the Budget last year, my Right Honourable Friend introduced just two rates of tax with the basic rate cut from 22 pence to 20 pence - the lowest rate for 75 years.

BBC: Full statement: Tax changes