LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 23, 2014--
AECOM Technology Corporation (NYSE:ACM) announced today the final
results of the elections made by the former stockholders of URS
Corporation regarding the form of consideration to be received in
connection with the merger of URS with and into a wholly owned
subsidiary of AECOM, which became effective on Oct. 17, 2014.
Pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement signed on July 11, 2014,
former URS stockholders were entitled to elect to receive, in exchange
for each share of URS common stock held, either shares of AECOM common
stock or cash consideration with a value equal to
approximately US$53.9910, subject to proration in the event cash was
oversubscribed or undersubscribed.
The final results of the elections made by former URS stockholders are
as follows:
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Holders of 24,288,589 URS shares, or approximately 35.4% of the
outstanding URS shares, made valid elections to receive shares of
AECOM stock.
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Holders of 32,133,899 URS shares, or approximately 46.9% of the
outstanding URS shares, made valid elections to receive cash.
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Holders of 12,173,422 URS shares, or approximately 17.7% of the
outstanding URS shares, did not make an election or were deemed not to
have made a valid election.
The cash component of the aggregate merger consideration is fixed
at US$2,257,950,321. Each URS share for which a valid election was made
to receive cash will receive US$53.9910 in cash. Each URS share for
which a valid election was made to receive AECOM stock will receive
1.8879 shares of AECOM common stock. Pursuant to the proration formula
set forth in the merger agreement, former URS stockholders who did not
make an election or were deemed not to have made a valid election will
receive approximately US$42.9632 in cash and .3856 AECOM shares for each
URS share for which no valid election was made. No fractional shares of
AECOM stock will be issued; in lieu of fractional shares, former URS
stockholders will receive cash.
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Moelis & Company
LLC acted as financial advisors, and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP acted
as legal counsel to AECOM.
About AECOM
With nearly 100,000 employees — including architects, engineers,
designers, planners, scientists and management and construction services
professionals — serving clients in more than 150 countries around the
world following the acquisition of URS, AECOM is a premier, fully
integrated infrastructure and support services firm. AECOM is ranked as
the #1 engineering design firm by revenue in Engineering News-Record
magazine’s annual industry rankings. The company is a leader in all of
the key markets that it serves, including transportation, facilities,
environmental, energy, oil and gas, water, high-rise buildings and
government. AECOM provides a blend of global reach, local knowledge,
innovation and technical excellence in delivering solutions that create,
enhance and sustain the world’s built, natural and social environments.
A Fortune 500 company, AECOM companies, including URS, had
revenue of $19.2 billion during the 12 months ended June 30, 2014. More
information on AECOM and its services can be found at www.aecom.com.
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Source: AECOM Technology Corporation
AECOM Technology Corporation
Media:
Paul Gennaro,
212-973-3167
SVP & Chief Communications Officer
Paul.Gennaro@aecom.com
or
Investors:
Paul
Cyril, 213-593-8322
SVP, Investor Relations
Paul.Cyril@aecom.com
