Sirius XM agrees to pay $3.5 billion in stock for Pandora to create the world's largest audio-entertainment company

Sirius XM Holdings will acquire Pandora for $3.5 billion in an all-stock transaction, creating the world's largest audio-entertainment company, the two sides announced Monday. 

The deal, which includes a "go-shop" provision, has an implied price of $10.14 a share, and will pay current Pandora shareholders 1.44 newly-issued shares SiriusXM shares for every share they own.

"We have long respected Pandora and their team for their popular consumer offering that has attracted a massive audience, and have been impressed by Pandora's strategic progress and stronger execution," Sirius XM CEO jim Meyer said in the release.

"We believe there are significant opportunities to create value for both companies' stockholders by combining our complementary businesses. The addition of Pandora diversifies SiriusXM's revenue streams with the U.S.'s largest ad-supported audio offering, broadens our technical capabilities, and represents an exciting next step in our efforts to expand our reach out of the car even further."

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