Smurfit Kappa shares slump as investors to own 50.4% of group after WestRock merger

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Irish group’s CEO Tony Smurfit to lead merged group, which will be known as Smurfit WestRock

Smurfit Kappa’s shares slumped on Tuesday as investors digested news that they end up with 50.4 per cent of a $20 billion-plus merged group it has agreed to create with US peer WestRock.

The Dublin-based company said that the deal would see WestRock investors receive the equivalent of $43.51 per share, mainly by way of new stock in the enlarged group, to be known as Smurfit WestRock, but also including $5 in cash. The price marks a premium to the $31.88 level at which WestRock shares closed last Wednesday, before news of the tie-up talks emerged.READ MORE

 

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