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Amcor AMCRAmcor said it entered into a merger agreement with Berry Global Group, Inc. on November 19, 2024. Under the terms, each Berry common share would be converted into the right to receive 7.25 Amcor ordinary shares. After the merger, Berry would survive as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amcor.
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AI summaryAmcor said it entered into a merger agreement with Berry Global Group, Inc. on November 19, 2024. Under the terms, each Berry common share would be converted into the right to receive 7.25 Amcor ordinary shares. After the merger, Berry would survive as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amcor.
The company said Amcor's board would be composed of 11 directors at the effective time of the merger, and 4 of them would be current members of the Berry board as of the merger agreement date. Stephen E. Sterrett, chair of the Berry board, would be named deputy chair of Amcor's board.
The company cited the following conditions to completing the merger: approval by Berry stockholders and Amcor shareholders, expiration or termination of the Hart-Scott-Rodino waiting period, and other required regulatory approvals. Either party may terminate the merger agreement if the merger is not completed by November 19, 2025 (the Outside Date), which would be extended to May 19, 2026 if automatically extended.
The company said that in specified circumstances, Amcor and Berry would each be required to pay a termination fee of $260 million. In addition, banks have agreed to provide an unsecured 364-day bridge loan facility of $3.0 billion to refinance certain existing Berry debt (the Specified Berry Debt).
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Berry Merger and Exchange Ratio 7.25
Amcor said it entered into a merger agreement with Berry Global Group, Inc. on November 19, 2024. Under the terms, each Berry common share would be converted into the right to receive 7.25 Amcor ordinary shares. After the merger, Berry would survive as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amcor.
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Amcor Board Composition After Merger
The company said Amcor's board would be composed of 11 directors at the effective time of the merger, and 4 of them would be current members of the Berry board as of the merger agreement date. Stephen E. Sterrett, chair of the Berry board, would be named deputy chair of Amcor's board.
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Merger Closing Conditions and Outside Date
The company cited the following conditions to completing the merger: approval by Berry stockholders and Amcor shareholders, expiration or termination of the Hart-Scott-Rodino waiting period, and other required regulatory approvals. Either party may terminate the merger agreement if the merger is not completed by November 19, 2025 (the Outside Date), which would be extended to May 19, 2026 if automatically extended.
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Termination Fees and $3.0 billion Bridge Loan
The company said that in specified circumstances, Amcor and Berry would each be required to pay a termination fee of $260 million. In addition, banks have agreed to provide an unsecured 364-day bridge loan facility of $3.0 billion to refinance certain existing Berry debt (the Specified Berry Debt).
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