Nov 14 (Reuters) - Intu Properties Plc INTUP.L said on Wednesday it had given a consortium led by Deputy Chairman John Whittaker until Nov. 22 to make a firm offer or walk away from a bid for the shopping centre owner.
The proposed deal, backed by Saudi Arabia's Olayan Group and Canadian property investor Brookfield Asset Management BAMa.TO , valued the FTSE 250 firm that owns Manchester's Trafford Centre at 2.91 billion pounds ($3.78 billion).
Intu said "good progress" had been made with the consortium. ($1 = 0.7692 pounds)