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Monday, October 29, 2018

IBM CEO Ginni Rometty insists the 63% premium the tech giant is paying for Red Hat is a 'fair price'

IBM Chair and CEO Ginni Rometty joined CNBC's "Squawk Box" on Monday after Big Blue made its largest acquisition and the third-biggest U.S. technology deal ever.

On Sunday, IBM agreed to buy source software maker Red Hat for around $33 billion. IBM will pay cash for all shares of Red Hat for $190 each, a 63 percent premium over where Red Hat closed on Friday at $116.68 each.

Shares of Red Hat were about 50 percent higher in premarket trading. IBM shares were down about 5 percent ahead of the open on Wall Street on Monday.

Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst appeared with Rometty on CNBC on Monday.

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