JBT Corporation (JBT) announced that its shareholders voted to approve the issuance of shares of JBT common stock in connection with JBT’s pending combination with Marel hf. (MRRLF) at the special meeting of shareholders held earlier today. “We are pleased with the outcome of today’s special meeting and extend our appreciation to our shareholders for supporting the combination with Marel,” said Brian Deck, President and Chief Executive Officer of JBT. “Today’s shareholder approval marks another major milestone in the process to combine our two complementary food and beverage solutions businesses. The compelling industrial logic of this transaction is expected to generate meaningful benefits for our customers, employees, shareholders and other stakeholders, and the JBT and Marel teams are beginning integration planning to ensure alignment and day one readiness.”
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