Kansas City Southern settles on Canadian Pacific’s $31 billion bid

But it’s not last yet. Canadian National CNI, -0.91% inactive has 5 concern days to negociate amendments to its offer, and the Kansas City Southern KSU, -1.25% committee could find that a revised CN connection is better.

In its ain statement, Canadian National said it’s evaluating its options. “CN volition marque cautiously considered decisions successful the interests of each CN shareholders and stakeholders and successful enactment with our strategical priorities,” the railroad said.

Under the Canadian Pacific offer, each stock of Kansas City Southern communal banal would beryllium exchanged for 2.884 CP shares and $90 successful cash.

“We are pleased to scope this important milestone and again prosecute this once-in-a-lifetime partnership,” said Canadian Pacific President and CEO Keith Creel.

Canadian National’s bid was $33.6 billion, but regulators rejected a cardinal portion of the connection past month.

The Surface Transportation Board said Canadian National won’t beryllium capable to usage a voting spot to get Kansas City Southern and past clasp the railroad during the board’s lengthy reappraisal of the wide deal.

In contrast, regulators person already approved Canadian Pacific’s usage of a voting spot due to the fact that determination are less competitory concerns astir combining Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern.

Canadian Pacific acceptable a deadline of Sunday for its offer. Both Canadian bids see a premix of currency and banal and the presumption of astir $3.8 cardinal successful Kansas City Southern debt.

It’s not yet wide whether Canadian National has immoderate appetite to summation its bid due to the fact that it is facing unit from a large shareholder to wantonness the deal. London-based concern steadfast TCI Fund — which owns astir 5% of CN’s banal — maintains that CN should overhaul its board, get a caller CEO and refocus its efforts connected improving its ain operations.

For much than 2 decades the railroad manufacture has been stable, with 2 railroads successful the Western United States — Berkshire Hathaway’s BRK.B, -0.36% BNSF and Union Pacific UNP, -1.09% — 2 successful the Eastern United States — CSX CSX, -1.28% and Norfolk Southern NSC, -0.19% — Kansas City Southern successful the Midwest and the 2 Canadian railroads that service portion of the United States. Regulators person said that immoderate merger involving 2 of the largest railroads mostly needs to heighten contention and work the nationalist involvement to get approved.