M&A
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.90
Liberty Media & SiriusXM combine tracking stock with SiriusXM to form New SiriusXM with single-class stock
SIRIUS XM HOLDINGS INC.
- LSXM tracking stockholders receive ~8.4 shares of New SiriusXM per LSXM share; existing SIRI minority holders get 1:1.
- Pro forma ownership: former LSXM holders ~81%, existing SIRI minority ~19%; ~3.4B basic shares outstanding.
- Transaction includes ~$1.7B net liabilities assumption and $1.1B committed financing from Morgan Stanley, BofA, J.P. Morgan.
- Deal expected to close early Q3 2024; tax-free to LSXM and SIRI stockholders (except cash in lieu of fractional shares).
- New SiriusXM maintains low-to-mid 3x leverage target; no change to dividend policy while de-emphasizing buybacks.