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GFL Down 3.75% In US Premarket As Moves To Buy SECURE Waste Infrastructure

-- GFL Environmental Inc. (NYSE and TSX: GFL) was at last look down 3.75% in US premarket trade after saying Monday it has agreed to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of SECURE Waste Infrastructure Corp. (SES.TO) for $24.75 per SECURE common share, representing an enterprise value of approximately $6.4 billion.

In a statement GFL said consideration for the transaction will be satisfied through a combination of 80% in GFL subordinate voting shares and 20% in cash. It added the transaction will be implemented through a plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (Alberta).

Among highlights, GFL said the deal will be immediately accretive, increasing Adjusted Free Cash Flow per share by 12% to 15% and will give it a "highly attractive financial profile", increasing Adjusted EBITDA margin to 31.6% and Adjusted Free Cash Flow conversion to between 40.5% and 42.5% on a pro forma basis

Shares in SES closed Friday up $0.07 or 0.33% at $21.36. GFL was down by more than 3% in both Canada and the U.S. last Friday.

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