Article: Legg Mason/Brandywine Accord Signed; Legg Mason's Assets Under Management Will Increase to Over $60 Billion

BALTIMORE, Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Legg Mason, Inc. (NYSE: LM) and Brandywine Asset Management, Inc. announced today the signing of a definitive agreement to merge Brandywine into Legg Mason in an exchange of stock. Under the terms of the agreement, Legg Mason would issue 2,600,000 shares of its Common Stock, or approximately 10% of its currently outstanding shares, plus 200,000 stock options with exercise prices substantially below current market to replace outstanding Brandywine options. The aggregate number of shares issued at Closing could also be increased by up to an additional 200,000 shares (i.e. up to a maximum of 3,000,000 new shares/options issued) depending ...

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