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Phil Hall

JetBlue Ups Offer On Spirit Takeover Bid: What You Need To Know

JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ:JBLU) has upped the ante on its unsolicited acquisition of Spirit Airlines Inc. (NYSE:SAVE) as Spirit pushes ahead on a planned merger with Frontier Group Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:ULCC).

What Happened: In a letter to the Spirit board of directors, JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes pledged a $350 million reverse break-up fee, or $3.20 per Spirit share, that would be “payable to Spirit in the unlikely event the transaction is not consummated for antitrust reasons.”

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