Worthington Steel has announced a cash offer to acquire all outstanding shares of Klöckner & Co. SE at a price of €11.00 per share. This represents a premium of approximately 81% over Klöckner & Co.’s closing share price on December 5, 2025, and about 98% over the three-month volume-weighted average price prior to that date. The implied total enterprise value of the transaction is around €2.1 billion (USD 2.4 billion). SWOCTEM GmbH, holding approximately 41.53% of Klöckner & Co., has committed to tender its entire stake into the offer. Worthington Steel indicated that, upon successful completion of the transaction, it may consider further steps such as a squeeze-out, profit and loss transfer agreement, or delisting of Klöckner & Co. shares from the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The completion of the offer is targeted for the second half of 2026 and is subject to a minimum acceptance threshold of 65% and regulatory approvals.
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