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ARRAY and Shoals agree to stock-for-stock solar merger
ARRAY Technologies said Wednesday it agreed to a stock-for-stock merger with Shoals Technologies, with ARRAY as legal acquirer and a close targeted for early 2027, according to company statements.
- GlobeNewswire and StockTitan are now reporting this
- New headline Was: “ARRAY to buy Shoals in $1.32 billion all-stock deal”
- Our desk filed its story
ARRAY Technologies Inc. said Wednesday it had agreed to combine with Shoals Technologies Group Inc. in a stock-for-stock merger, with ARRAY as the legal acquirer and corporate parent of the combined company2,3.
Reuters described the transaction as an all-stock deal valued at $1.32 billion; the companies' own statements did not use that headline figure and instead set out a fixed share-exchange ratio1,3.
Under the merger agreement, Shoals shareholders would receive 1.6931 ARRAY shares for each Shoals share and are expected to own about 65% of the combined company's basic shares outstanding, or about 64.5% on a fully diluted basis, according to the companies' statement3.
ARRAY, listed on Nasdaq as ARRY, supplies solar trackers and other balance-of-system hardware; Shoals, listed as SHLS, supplies electrical balance-of-system products for utility-scale solar and battery storage2,3.
The companies said the combination would create an integrated energy-infrastructure platform spanning foundations, trackers, fixed-tilt racking, electrical infrastructure, wire management and power delivery3.
They cited a preliminary, indicative range of $2.2 billion to $2.4 billion in combined full-year 2027 revenue and $410 million to $480 million in Adjusted EBITDA, including expected first-year synergies, and more than $100 million in annual Adjusted EBITDA synergies within three years after closing3.
Closing is expected in the first quarter of 2027, subject to votes by both companies' shareholders, regulatory approvals and Nasdaq listing authorization3.
ARRAY said Shoals Chief Executive Brandon Moss would lead the combined company and that ARRAY Chief Executive Kevin Hostetler would become a special advisor3.
In a separate earnings release the same day, ARRAY reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of $330.2 million, a net loss to common stockholders of $7.9 million, and a record $2.6 billion of executed contracts and awarded orders as of Sept. 302.
ARRAY also cut full-year 2026 revenue guidance to $1.34 billion to $1.40 billion from $1.4 billion to $1.5 billion, citing shifts in the timing of some project deliveries2.
What remains unknown includes whether shareholders and regulators will approve the deal, how the market will value the combined company relative to Reuters' $1.32 billion figure, and whether the synergy and 2027 revenue ranges will be met1,3.
Sources
How it’s being reported
3 sourcesFirst reported by GlobeNewswire
ARRAY Technologies Reports Financial Results for the Third Quarter 2026
Third-quarter results, a record order book and the merger announcement as part of an integrated energy-infrastructure strategy.
ARRAY's earnings release says it entered a merger-and-reorganization agreement with Shoals and points to a separate transaction press release.
Leaves out The exchange ratio, ownership split and synergy targets later detailed in the merger statement.
ARRAY Technologies and Shoals Technologies Group Announce Transformative Merger, Creating an Integrated Energy Infrastructure Platform
Deal terms, 2027 pro forma ranges, synergy targets, leadership and closing conditions.
Reprint of the companies' merger statement: ARRAY is the legal acquirer in a fixed-ratio stock swap, with Shoals holders set to own about 65%.
Leaves out Independent valuation of the deal at $1.32 billion as in the Reuters headline.
ARRAY to buy Shoals in $1.32 billion all-stock deal
Leads with a figure in the headline.
Where they agree
- ARRAY and Shoals announced a stock-for-stock combination on Nov. 4, 2026.
- ARRAY would be the legal acquirer.
Where they differ
How to describe the deal's size