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Scholastic announces Dutch Auction tender offer to repurchase up to $75M in common stock at $35-$40/share
SCHOLASTIC CORP
- Up to $75M of common stock (~6% of shares outstanding) to be repurchased via modified Dutch Auction.
- Tender offer price range: $35.00 to $40.00 per share; funded entirely from cash on hand.
- Offer commences Oct 25, 2022 and expires Nov 22, 2022, unless extended or earlier terminated.
- CEO cites attractive stock price, improved margin profile, and long-term free cash flow outlook.
- Dealer-managers: BofA Securities and Wells Fargo Securities; Georgeson LLC as information agent.