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Why Flowserve Corporation (FLS) Crashed On Wednesday

Angelica Ballesteros

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We recently published a list of Investors Are Dumping These 10 Stocks. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Flowserve Corporation (NYSE:FLS) stands against other worst-performing stocks on Wednesday.

Flowserve dropped its share prices by 6.16 percent on Wednesday to end at $47.41 apiece following plans to merge with Chart Industries, Inc. (NYSE: GTLS) for a transaction value of $19 billion.

Under the agreement, Chart shareholders will receive 3.165 shares of Flowserve Corporation (NYSE:FLS) common stock for each share of Chart common stock owned.

Why Flowserve Corporation (FLS) Crashed On Wednesday

Why Flowserve Corporation (FLS) Crashed On Wednesday

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Following the closing of the transaction, Chart shareholders will own approximately 53.5 percent and Flowserve Corporation (NYSE:FLS) shareholders will own approximately 46.5 percent of the merger company, on a fully diluted basis.

“The merger will create a differentiated leader with the scale and resilience to meet the significant demand for comprehensive industrial process technologies and services,” said Flowserve Corporation (NYSE:FLS) President and CEO Scott Rowe.

“Chart’s and Flowserve’s highly complementary businesses will strengthen our ability to meet our customers’ needs, empower innovation and drive long-term, sustainable growth,” he added.

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Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey.