U.S. Silica Holdings gains after signing $1.85 bln go-private deal with Apollo

US Silica Holdings

26/04/2024 12:20

** Shares of U.S. Silica Holdings  SLCA.N  rise 17.1% to
$15.29 premarket
    ** Co says it has agreed to be acquired by affiliates of
investment firm Apollo  APO.N  in a $1.85 billion deal
    ** SLCA stockholders will receive $15.50 per share in cash
for each share of common stock owned as of the closing of the
transaction
    ** The per share purchase price represents an 18.7% premium
to stock's last close
    ** Deal expected to close in Q3 2024
    ** Up to last close, stock is up 15% YTD

 (Reporting by Vallari Srivastava in Bengaluru)
 ((Srivastava.Vallari@thomsonreuters.com;))