The Wall Street Journal reported that the companies will confirm later Monday that Altria will offer about $70 per UST share, a 3.6% premium to UST's Friday close and a near-30% premium to the price before the takeover speculation.
The market for smokeless tobacco is growing as smokers change their habits in the face of widespread smoking bans in enclosed public places. UST of Stamford, Conn., with sales last year of $1.95 billion, is best known for chewing tobacco brands Skoal and Copenhagen. - Laura Board
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