Official: Disney Buys Pixar for $7.4 Billion - Steve Jobs Joins Disney's Board
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Posted on Wed, 25 Jan 2006 01:34:20 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
Disney officially announced the purchase of Pixar Animation Studios. We reported about the
acquisition plans on Sunday.
In an all-stock transaction, expected to be completed by this summer, 2.3 Disney shares will be issued for each Pixar share. Based on Pixar's fully diluted shares outstanding, the transaction value is $7.4 billion ($6.3 billion net of Pixar's cash of just over $1 billion, Based on Disney's closing share price of $25.52 as of 1/23/06).
Pixar Chairman and CEO Steve Jobs will be appointed to Disney's Board of Directors as a non-independent member. With the addition of Jobs, 11 of Disney's 14 directors will be independent.
"Disney and Pixar can now collaborate without the barriers that come from two different companies with two different sets of shareholders," said Jobs. "Now, everyone can focus on what is most important, creating innovative stories, characters and films that delight millions of people around the world."
Pixar's 20-year track record includes the hits Toy Story, Toy Story 2, A Bug's Life, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo and The Incredibles. All Pixar movies.
More details in this Disney press-release.
Posted on Wed, 25 Jan 2006 01:34:20 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
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