{"id":193517,"date":"2023-09-11T15:40:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T15:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/?p=193517"},"modified":"2023-09-11T15:40:01","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T15:40:01","slug":"hostess-brands-rallies-on-agreement-to-be-acquired","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/bitcoin\/hostess-brands-rallies-on-agreement-to-be-acquired\/","title":{"rendered":"Hostess Brands Rallies On Agreement To Be Acquired"},"content":{"rendered":"
Shares of Hostess Brands, Inc. (TWNK) are rising more than 18% Monday morning after the packaged foods company announced its decision to be acquired by The J.M. Smucker Co. (SJM) for about $5.6 billion or $34.25 per share, including the assumption of debt.<\/p>\n
The purchase price represents a premium of approximately 54% to the closing price of $22.18 on August 24, the last trading day prior to reports of a potential transaction.<\/p>\n
As per the deal, Hostess Brands shareholders will receive $30.00 in cash and 0.03002 shares of J.M. Smucker for each share of Hostess Brands they own.<\/p>\n
TWNK is at $33.42 currently. It has traded in the range of $21.59 – $33.54 in the last 1 year. <\/p>\n