date:May 13, 2014
8 in cash and half of one of its shares for each Pinnacle share.
The offer values Pinnacle at $36.48 per share, a premium of about 20 percent to Pinnacle's closing price on Friday.
Hillshire's shares were down 5.1 percent at $35.05 on Monday afternoon on the New York Stock Exchange. Pinnacle shares were up 13.6 percent at $34.59.
Including debt, the deal is valued at $6.6 billion.
Hillshire Brands said it had secured committed financing from Goldman Sachs Co.
Hillshire expects the deal to