Dec 16 (Reuters) - Shyft Group Inc SHYF.O :
* SHYFT: CO, AEBI SCHMIDT TO COMBINE IN ALL-STOCK MERGER
* SHYFT: AT CLOSING, CO'S SHAREHOLDERS TO OWN 48% OF
COMBINED CO,
WITH AEBI SHAREHOLDERS OWNING 52%
* SHYFT: $25 MILLION TO $30 MILLION IN EXPECTED SYNERGIES
FROM
DEAL BY YEAR TWO, EPS ACCRETION IN YEAR ONE
* SHYFT: BAREND FRUITHOF, CEO OF AEBI, TO BE CEO OF COMBINED
CO;
JAMES SHARMAN OF SHYFT TO BE CHAIRMAN
* SHYFT: COMBINED CO WILL TRADE ON NASDAQ, WITH HEADQUARTERS
IN
SWITZERLAND
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