Rite Aid Corp.
After the link proposed by the pharmacy operator, the share price fell
Cos of Albertson.
In the rapid transformation of the pharmaceutical business, the company faces fewer and fewer choices.
The deal failed a second attempt to merge with a large retailer after the company proposed a merger with Walgreens Boots Alliance
Collapsed last year.
The company will now be forced to look for answers, while its larger competitors are reforming their business models in the face of broader changes in the health care system.
In addition, deep-
New competitors, including Amazon. com Inc.
Is entering the pharmacy business.
Shares in Rite Aid fell 12% to $1.
53 in the pre-market deal in New York on Thursday, there was little deviation from the price during the day, closing at $1. 54 a share.
Since the beginning of 2017, the chain has lost market value for more than three quarters.
Bonds issued by the heavily indebted company are also falling, pushing up borrowing costs. Rite Aid’s 6.
125% bonds due in 2023 plunged 10.
According to Trace, the financial industry regulator's bond price reporting system, the dollar fell 125 cents on Thursday, the biggest drop since its release in 2015.
Ross Muken, analyst at Evercore ISI, said that Rite Aid management "will now have to go back to the drawings after many attempts to sell the business, which may be a heavy lifting ", who rated these stocks "poorly ".
Retailers are under increasing pressure from online competitors to influence grocery stores and pharmacies.
Combining with Rite Aid will expand Albertson and help it fight companies like Amazon that increase food supply.
Earlier this summer, Amazon also agreed to buy the online pharmaceutical company PillPack for about $1 billion.
Pharmaceutical giant CVS Health has put pressure on Rite Aid
At the end of last year, it agreed to acquire Aetna Inc. , a health insurance company.
Reached an agreement at a price of $68 billion, which could merge more health services and give no in-house drug-
Welfare Manager or insurance business.
Rite Aid canceled a special meeting of shareholders scheduled for Thursday, and its board of directors is evaluating changes in corporate governance.
There will be no termination fee for both parties, according to a statement.
Prior to the expected shareholder vote, objections to the transaction increased.
Ceremony aid with private support and Albertson
Later on Wednesday, Cerberus Capital Management, the equity firm, chose to stop trading.
"While we believe in the benefits of the merger with Albertsen, we have listened to shareholders and are committed to advancing and implementing our strategic plan as an independent company, john standry, chief executive of rite Aid, said in a statement.
In February, Rite Aid agreed to be acquired by Albertson in a deal that would give shareholders of grocery chains more than 70% ownership of the consolidated company.
It will also give the grocery store private-
In a volatile market, equity owners can withdraw 2006 of their investment without making an initial public offering.
However, in the weeks leading up to the trading vote, two prominent acting advisers advised shareholders to vote against it.
"It seems that Rite Aid shareholders will not receive a fair ownership interest in the consolidated company," said Institutional Shareholder Services . "
In a report at the end of July
Glass Lewis & Co.
Oppose the deal, saying it will not bring any premium to Rite Aid holders.
It also stated that the negotiations "raised significant issues around possible conflicts of interest" as members of the etiquette assistance committee negotiating the agreement "had an ongoing external relationship with Cerberus.
Muken, an analyst at Evercore, said the termination of the deal highlighted "our belief that this is a scenario of" losing, losing . "
Rite Aid reduced full Aid on Monday
The company says its general procurement efficiency is much lower than its previous experience.
The Albertson deal came after Rite Aid failed to sell its own attempt to Walgreens.
Last year, the merger failed under the review of the United States. S.
Anti-monopoly agency
In September, Walgreens bought 1,932 stores, three distribution centers and related assets for $4. 4 billion.
Shop shopping was completed earlier this year.
According to the Albertson agreement, shareholders of Rite Aid can only receive up to 18 pounds.
32 cents per share plus shares in Albertson. 2:30 p. m.
: This article is updated based on the closing price of Rite Aid.
The article was originally published at 12: 40. m.