Dow, Rohm and Haas Reach Settlement

Dow Chemical has agreed to complete the acquisition of Rohm and Haas (R&H) on April 1, resolving litigation between the companies. R&H shareholders will receive the $78/share cash consideration originally called for in the deal, which was first announced last July (CW, July 7/14, 2008, p. 7). However, two R&H shareholders—including the company’s largest shareholder the Haas family trusts—have agreed to take proceeds in the form of preferred equity in Dow, valued at $2.5 billion, as part of the new agreement. The deal alters...

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