MLM files definitive agreement for $13.5B Lhoist North America acquisition
- Definitive Securities Sale Agreement filed: MLM acquires 100% of Lhoist North America, Inc. from LNA Holding SRL for cash plus stock consideration
- Consideration Cash Base Amount set at $6,109,241,272 plus Additional Amount of $1,213,051 per day from Dec 31, 2025 (Locked Box Date) through Completion; 10,953,543 MLM common shares issued as Consideration Shares
- Regulatory Termination Fee of $350,000,000 payable by MLM if deal terminates due to failure to obtain regulatory clearances by Extended Long Stop Date (March 31, 2027)
- Long Stop Date is October 31, 2026, auto-extending to March 31, 2027 if regulatory conditions unmet; closing subject to HSR and other regulatory approvals, NYSE listing of consideration shares
- Purchaser to repay Existing Indebtedness ($272.1M senior notes, €280M and €400M facilities) and Intercompany Loan at Completion; $125M dividend already paid by target in March 2026 as Permitted Leakage
The definitive agreement locks in the deal mechanics for MLM's transformative $13.5B LNA acquisition, with a $350M reverse termination fee and a March 2027 extended outside date providing clear downside parameters for investors to underwrite regulatory risk.