The underwriters have been granted a 30-day option on an additional 7.95 million shares. Joint book-runners for the offering are Citigroup, Barclays and UBS Investment Bank.
Williams offer to buy Access and merge it with Williams Partners L.P. (NYSE: WPZ) is a transformational move for the company, which will become a pure-play general partner (GP) holding company once the acquisition and merger are completed.
Analyst reaction to the buyout was generally positive. Jefferies raised its rating on Williams from Hold to Buy and its price target to $65. Credit Suisse also raised its price target on the stock to $65. At that price target, Williams’ stock has an implied gain of 14% above the secondary’s price.
Shares of Williams traded at $57.55 in the noon hour on Wednesday, in a 52-week range of $31.25 to $59.68. The high was set Monday morning following Sunday’s announcement of the acquisition.
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