Twitter has accepted Elon Musk’s $44 billion bid to buy the social media company, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday afternoon.
Trading of Twitter stock was halted just prior to the announcement. In a statement, Twitter said that it has “entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an entity wholly owned by Elon Musk, for $54.20 per share in cash in a transaction valued at approximately $44 billion.”
Under the terms of the agreement, Twitter stockholders will receive $54.20 in cash for each share of Twitter common stock that they own upon closing of the proposed transaction. Bret Taylor, Twitter’s Independent Board Chair, said the board assessed Musk’s proposal with a focus on “value, certainty and financing.” Taylor said the transaction “is the best path forward for Twitter’s stockholders.”
Parag Agrawal, Twitter’s CEO, said, “Twitter has a purpose and relevance that impacts the entire world. Deeply proud of our teams and inspired by the work that has never been more important.”
In a statement, Musk said, “Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated. I also want to make Twitter better than ever by enhancing the product with new features, making the algorithms open-source to increase trust, defeating the spam bots, and authenticating all humans. Twitter has tremendous potential — I look forward to working with the company and the community of users to unlock it.”
Breaking: Twitter accepted Elon Musk’s bid to take over the company, giving the world’s richest man control over the influential social-media network https://t.co/3zfPvsPOJL
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) April 25, 2022
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Twitter is in “advanced discussions” to accept Elon Musk’s $43 billion bid to buy the social media company, according to The Wall Street Journal.
A confirmation of the deal could come as soon as today, Bloomberg reported. Discussions are ongoing to negotiate details of the transaction that would be valued at $54.20 per share, The Wall Street Journal reported. The Wall Street Journal cautioned that there are no guarantees a deal will be finalized.
Twitter is expected to make a decision on the Musk offer by its first-quarter earnings report, which is scheduled for Thursday.
Twitter had initially balked at Musk’s offer, but the board changed its mind once Musk presented his financing plan, according to reports.
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