Boeing’s Spirit Aero Bid Values 737 Supplier at $35 a Share

  • Planemaker switches to stock offer for former unit from cash
  • Change in funding plan comes after months of negotiations
Employees work on Boeing 737 passenger jets at the company’s factory in Renton, Washington, US.Photographer: Jason Redmond/AFP/Getty Images
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Boeing Co. has offered to acquire Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc. for about $35 a share in a deal funded mostly with stock, according to people familiar with the matter.

The latest proposal represents a switch from Boeing’s plan to fund an all-cash offer after months of talks between the companies, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing the confidential matter.