(Alliance News) - Prysmian announced Monday that it has entered into a merger agreement under which it will acquire Encore Wire for USD290.00 per share.

The per-share price of USD290.00 represents a premium of approximately 20 percent over the 30-day weighted average (VWAP) as of Friday and approximately 29 percent over the 90-day weighted average (VWAP) as of the same reporting date.

The transaction values Encore Wire at about EUR3.9 billion.

Prysmian closed Friday's session up 0.7 percent to EUR48.52 per share

By Maurizio Carta, Alliance News reporter

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