By Ian Walker
LONDON--French electrical equipment maker Schneider Electric SA
(SU.FR) Wednesday agreed a cash and share offer for U.K.-listed
global technology company Invensys PLC (ISYS.LN), which values it
at 3.4 billion pounds ($5.2 billion), or 502 pence a share and is a
14% premium to its share price on July 11.
Under the offer Invensys shareholders will get 0.025955 New
Schneider Electric shares and 372 pence in cash, and will have the
opportunity to change the ratio of shares and cash under a 'mix and
match' election.
On July 11 Invensys said it had received an indicative offer
from Schneider worth 505 pence a share, with 319 pence in cash and
the balance in shares.
Schneider Electric said the deal will generate significant
revenue savings of 400 million Euros ($530.5 million) a year per
annum by 2018 as a result of enlarged offerings, complementary
customer bases and additional scale from the integration of
Invensys with Schneider Electric. It also expects cost savings of
EUR140 million per annum by 2016.
Invensys Chairman Nigel Rudd said the offer from Schneider
Electric represents an attractive value for shareholders and
reflects the future growth prospects.
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