date:Jul 21, 2014
The US meat and poultry processing giant began the cash tender offer for all outstanding shares in The Hillshire Brands Company at a price of $63a share.
The tender offer is being made following the merger agreement which was announced on 1 July.
July 1, 2014 among the two companies and HMB Holdings, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Tyson Foods.
The tender offer period will end on 12 August,, unless the offer is extended.
Tyson Foods has filed a tender offer statement on Schedule TO with t