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BAT agrees to buy Reynolds for $49 billion
January 18, 2017 by publisher · Leave a Comment
By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) – British American Tobacco has agreed a $49.4 billion takeover of U.S. rival Reynolds American Inc , creating the world's biggest listed tobacco company after it increased an earlier offer by more than $2 billion. BAT, which already owned 42 percent of Reynolds, will pay $29.44 in cash and 0.5260 BAT shares for each Reynolds share, it said, a 26 percent premium over the price of the stock on Oct. 20, the day before BAT's first offer was made public. Reynolds, the maker of Camel and …
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BAT agrees to buy Reynolds for $49 billion