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First Horizon (NYSE:FHN) stock is on the rise Monday as investors react to a major deal with TD Bank (NYSE:TD).
Let's break down all of the details investors in FHN stock need to know about the deal!
- The big news here is that TD Bank is acquiring First Horizon to expand its business in Southeast U.S.
- This has it agreeing to pay $13.4 billion for the company in an all-cash transaction.
- That results in TD Bank valuing shares of FHN stock at $25 each.
- This represents an almost 37% premium to the stock's closing price on Friday.
- TD Bank is funding the deal with excess cash on its balance sheet.
- Bryan Jordan, president and CEO of First Horizon, will join TD Bank as its vice chair.
- This will have him reporting to Bharat Masrani, group president and CEO at TD Bank, and joining the company's executive team.
- Likewise, he'll also join the Boards of Directors while continuing to operate out of Memphis.
- TD Bank is expecting the deal to be immediately accretive to its adjusted earnings per share.
- The two companies are also expecting $610 million in pre-tax cost synergies once the deal is complete.
- First Horizon and TD Bank are planning for the deal to close during the latter's fiscal first quarter of 2021.
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Jordan said the following about the deal boosting FHN stock higher today.
"We have long respected TD as a leader in U.S. banking and are confident that its continued and growing investments in our local markets will extend our long history of community support."
FHN stock is up 30.2% as of Monday morning.
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