By Adriano Marchese


Shares of Nexj Systems Inc. jumped in early trading Monday after the company said it would be bought at a premium to its recent share price.

At 9:32 a.m., the shares were 40% higher at C$0.53.

The Canadian cloud-based software provider said that N. Harris Computer Corp., a subsidiary of Constellation Software Inc., will acquire all of the company's outstanding common shares for 55 Canadian cents apiece, the equivalent of 42 U.S. cents.

The price per share is a premium to Friday's share closing price of C$0.38, and a 35% premium to the volume-weighted average price of its shares over the last 20 trading days, it said.


Write to Adriano Marchese at adriano.marchese@wsj.com


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