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Smurfit Kappa and WestRock will join to create a global packaging company with a value of almost $20 billion. WestRock shareholders will receive $5 in cash and one share in the new company, called Smurfit WestRock, for each WestRock share that they own. Smurfit Kappa stockholders will receive one share in the new company for each Smurfit Kappa share. Smurfit WestRock will be incorporated and domiciled in Ireland, with global headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, where Smurfit Kappa is based. Irial Finan, the chairman at Smurfit Kappa, will be chair of the company and Ken Bowles, chief financial officer at Smurfit Kappa, will serve as CFO of Smurfit WestRock.
Persons: WestRock, Smurfit, Tony Smurfit, Irial Finan, Ken Bowles, Smurfit WestRock Organizations: Kappa, West Pharmaceutical, Smurfit Kappa, Smurfit, European Union, New York Stock Exchange Locations: Europe, U.S, Brazil, Mexico, Ireland, Dublin, Atlanta
WestRock stockholders will get one share in the new company, called Smurfit WestRock, and $5 in cash for each share they hold, which works out to $43.51 per share, the companies said in a statement. Smurfit Kappa shareholders will receive one new Smurfit WestRock share for each share they hold. That could make the deal more than 20% accretive to Smurfit Kappa's earnings per share, the statement added. Smurfit WestRock will be domiciled in low tax Ireland with its global headquarters in Dublin. Smurfit Kappa will de-list from Euronext Dublin, the latest blow for the Irish bourse as building materials giant CRH prepares to leave later this month.
Persons: WestRock, JP Morgan, Jefferies, Tony Smurfit, Ken Bowles, Irial Finan, Smurfit, Yadarisa, Padraic Halpin, Louise Heavens, Jason Neely Organizations: Kappa, Europe's, JP, Smurfit, Smurfit Kappa, London Stock Exchange, Irish bourse, Thomson Locations: DUBLIN, COVID, South, Central, North America, Europe, Ireland, Dublin, New York, Bengaluru
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