CINCINNATI (AFX) - Insurance holding company Great American Financial Resources Inc. said Friday its completed the sale of Chatham Bars Inn for about $166 million.
The name of the buyer was not disclosed. A spokesman for the company could not immediately be reached.
The company, which is an 81-percent owned subsidiary of American Financial Group Inc., said it would record an after-tax gain of about $29 to $32 million, or 60 cents to 67 cents per share.
Separately, American Financial said it expects an after-tax gain of $23 million to $26 million, or 29 cents to 33 cents per share, from the sale.
The gain will be included in both companies' results for the second quarter of 2006.
Chatham Bars Inn is a resort-hotel property located on Cape Cod, Mass. Great American had owned and operated it since 1993.
Shares of the Great American closed down a penny to $20.23 on the New York Stock Exchange. American Financial Group shares closed unchanged at $43.40 on the NYSE.
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