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Capital One completes Discover acquisition for ~257M shares; board expanded, $6.8B debt assumed
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP
- Capital One issued ~257M shares of common stock to Discover shareholders at 1.0192 exchange ratio.
- Board expanded from 12 to 15; former Discover directors Maheras, Shepherd, and Wong appointed.
- Capital One assumed $3.482B in Discover senior notes and $3.300B in Discover Bank notes.
- CFO Andrew Young received a $500,000 special cash award for contributions to the transaction.
- Capital One begins implementing $265B Community Benefits Plan in connection with acquisition.
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