M&A
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.90
DICK'S Sporting Goods to acquire Foot Locker for $24.00 per share or 0.1168 DKS shares
DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC.
- Per Foot Locker share: $24.00 cash or 0.1168 DKS shares; election period of at least 20 business days.
- Goldman Sachs provides up to $2.4B senior bridge term loans to finance cash consideration and refinance FL debt.
- Foot Locker board must recommend adoption; termination fee $59.5M if FL changes recommendation, $95.5M if DKS fails antitrust.
- Closing conditioned on FL shareholder approval (two-thirds), HSR clearance, and other customary conditions by May 15, 2026.
- The merger combines two major U.S. athletic retailers; DKS to operate FL as a wholly owned subsidiary.