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Issuer:     EMERSON ELECTRIC CO (EMR)
CIK:        0000032604
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-01-27T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000950103-25-000884
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 1.01, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Emerson to acquire remaining AspenTech shares for $265/share, valuing minority at $7.2B
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- Emerson (EMR) will acquire the ~43% of AspenTech (AZPN) it does not already own at $265/share cash via tender offer.
- Minority stake valued at $7.2B; total company market cap ~$17.0B; enterprise value $16.8B.
- Emerson currently owns ~57% of AspenTech following 2022 majority investment; AspenTech will become wholly owned.
- Transaction unanimously approved by AspenTech special committee and both boards; expected to close H1 2025.
- Condition: at least a majority of minority stockholders must tender shares in the offer.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/32604/000095010325000884/0000950103-25-000884-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/32604/000095010325000884/dp223816_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950103-25-000884

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