Transat Holders Approve Air Canada’s Lower Bid; Shares Gain
Bloomberg
12/15/2020
Michael Bellusci
(Bloomberg) -- Shareholders of Transat AT Inc. approved a reduced takeover bid from Air Canada, despite the last-minute revelation of a competing offer.
Transat investors voted 91% in favor of the revised C$5-per-share bid, which includes the option to take Air Canada shares instead of cash. The outcome was announced less than two hours after Transat said it received an approach from another potential buyer that its board rejected.
“In late November 2020 Transat received an unsolicited proposal from a private investor, who is not actively involved in the airline and tourism industries,” the Montreal-based company said in a release Tuesday. The board considered it, but unanimously determined it didn’t represent a “superior proposal.” It didn’t name the investor.