Ensco plc has agreed to a $7.3 billion merger with Pride International Inc. in a deal that will create the second largest offshore driller in the world.
Pride stockholders will receive 0.4778 shares of Ensco plus $15.60 in cash for each share of Pride stock, for a total value of $41.60 per share. This represents a 21 percent premium to Houston, Texas-based Pride’s closing price on Feb. 4, 2011.