MIDLAND, MI/WILMINGTON, DE – DowDuPont™ announced the successful completion of the merger of equals between The Dow Chemical Co. (Dow) and E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. (DuPont), effective Aug. 31, 2017. The combined entity is operating as a holding company under the name DowDuPont with three divisions – Agriculture, Materials Science and Specialty Products.
Shares of DuPont and Dow ceased trading at the close of the New York Stock Exchange on Aug. 31, 2017. Beginning Sept. 1, 2017, DowDuPont began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the stock ticker symbol DWDP. Pursuant to the merger agreement, Dow shareholders received a fixed exchange ratio of 1.00 share of DowDuPont for each Dow share, and DuPont shareholders received a fixed exchange ratio of 1.282 shares of DowDuPont for each DuPont share.