艾里逊变速箱宣布与Ashe Capital达成股票收购协议,股票回购授权增加10亿美元并宣布季度股息
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作为全球最大的商用全自动变速箱供应商,艾里逊变速箱公司(纽约证券交易所股票代码:ALSN)近日宣布以每股46.70美元的价格从Ashe Capital管理有限公司(“Ashe Capital”)回购4,977,043股公司普通股,总金额约为2.32亿美元。根据与Ashe Capital于2019年5月7日签订的股票收购协议,该价格相当于2019年5月6日的收盘价。该笔交易于2019年5月9日完成。
交易完成后,Ashe Capital拥有公司约4.1%的普通股,而William R. Harker已立即辞去董事会成员职务。
“自从2013年10月首次投资艾里逊公司以来,我们与管理团队建立了建设性的关系。作为董事会成员,在过去两年中,我很高兴有机会与艾里逊进一步加强关系,并为公司的成功做出贡献。”Harker先生表示,“艾里逊仍然是我们投资中的关键一员,希望管理层延续成功。”
董事会主席Lawrence E. Dewey表示,“我们十分感谢Harker先生及Ashe Capital多年来的贡献。在其任职期间参与了对公司业务深入的讨论,并在董事会中发挥了重要作用。Ashe Capital仍然是主要股东之一,我们真诚感谢其对公司的持续支持。”
股票回购授权
在当前股票回购项目基础上,公司同时宣布董事会批准了一项增加回购金额最多10亿美元的新授权。新授权使该项目授权的总金额达到30亿美元。
该项目下的回购可以在公开市场、私下协商或其他方式进行,回购数量及时间取决于市场条件和公司需求。公开市场回购将按照10b-18规则的定价和数量要求进行。公司亦可间或按照10b5-1规则计划实施本授权项下的股票回购。该股票回购项目并未规定公司必须收购任何特定数量的普通股,且该项目可以由公司自行决定随时延长,修改,暂停或终止。
股利
最后,公司董事会宣布2019年第二季度公司普通股现金股息为每股0.15美元。支付将于现金股息发放日2019年5月31日对截至股权登记日2019年5月20日营业结束前记录的股东支付。
任何未来股息的支付将由董事会自行决定,并将取决于艾里逊变速箱公司的财务状况、经营业绩、可用现金、现金流量、资本需求以及董事会认定的其他相关因素。
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艾里逊变速箱(纽约证券交易所代码:ALSN)是领先的商用车和特种车辆驱动解决方案的设计商和制造商,是全球最大的中重型商用车全自动变速箱制造商,同时也是改善世界动力领域运作模式的电动驱动系统领域的领先者。艾里逊变速箱为多种车型配套,包括公路卡车(配送车、环卫车、建筑车辆、消防和应急车辆)、客车(校车、城市公交和长途客车)、房车、非公路车辆和设备(能源、采矿和建筑应用)。艾里逊成立于1915年,总部设立于美国印第安纳州首府印第安纳波利斯市。艾里逊变速箱公司产品远销150多个国家,在荷兰、中国和巴西设有区域总部,并在美国、匈牙利和印度设有工厂,以及拥有全球工程资源,包括位于印第安纳州的印第安纳波利斯、密歇根州的奥本山和英国伦敦的电气化工程中心。艾里逊变速箱公司在全球拥有近1,400家独立分销商和代理商。如需了解更多详情请访问allisontransmission.com。
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