LSE, Deutsche Bö rse Reach Merger Agreement
16 March 2016 - 7:10PM
Dow Jones News
London Stock Exchange Group PLC and Deutsche Bö rse AG on
Wednesday agreed to an all-share merger, creating Europe's biggest
securities-markets operator worth more than $30 billion.
Under the merger, a new U.K. company will be formed—UK TopCo—of
which 45.6% will be owned by LSE shareholders with Deutsche Bö rse
shareholders owning the rest.
LSE shareholders will get 0.4421 UK TopCo shares for each share
held, and Deutsche Bö rse shareholders will get one UK TopCo share
for each of their shares.
The combined company will be worth about $30.5 billion based on
Tuesday's closing share prices.
The two exchange operators announced last month that they were
in talks. Since then, U.S. rival Intercontinental Exchange Inc.,
the operator of the New York Stock Exchange, has said it was
considering making an offer for LSE. Chicago's CME Group Inc. might
also be in the running, according to a person familiar with the
matter. Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. has said it is
closely watching the discussions between LSE and Deutsche Bö
rse.
Write to Ian Walker at ian.walker@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
March 16, 2016 03:55 ET (07:55 GMT)
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