Sampo to Buy Topdanmark in $4.73 Billion All-Share Deal
By Ian Walker
Sampo has agreed to buy the shares of Topdanmark that it doesn't already own in a deal that values the Danish insurance company at 33 billion Danish krone ($4.73 billion).
Under the deal accepting shareholders will get 1.25 Sampo A shares for each Topdanmark share held, the companies said on Monday. The offer values each Topdanmark share at DKK366.38 and is a 27% premium to the company's closing share price of DKK289.60 on Friday.
Alongside the offer Sampo said that it plans to buyback up to 800 million Euros ($856.4 million) of its shares to offset the share-count dilution from the deal.
"By combining the businesses in a fully integrated Nordic operating platform, we can unlock growth and attractive synergies that will strengthen our position as a leading Danish P&C insurer," Sampo Chief Executive Torbjorn Magnusson said.
Sampo currently owns around 49.3% of Topdanmark's issued share capital, according to FactSet.
Write to Ian Walker at ian.walker@wsj.com
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June 17, 2024 02:15 ET (06:15 GMT)
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