19.	Acquisitions

As disclosed in our 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K, on February 13, 2018, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (“Merger Agreement”) to acquire Layne Christensen Company (“Layne”), a U.S.-based global water management, construction and drilling company. The acquisition is subject to the approval by Layne stockholders and other customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the second quarter of 2018.

The transaction is structured as a stock-for-stock merger in which each outstanding share of Layne common stock will be exchanged for 0.27 shares of Company common stock. All outstanding stock options, restricted stock awards and unvested performance shares of Layne will be cashed out in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement. Based on the market value of Granite stock on April 19, 2018, the purchase price will be $333.7 million, excluding the assumption of Layne debt with an approximate fair value of approximately $200.0 million. However, the ultimate value of the transaction will be determined on the closing date in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement.

In addition, on April 3, 2018, the Company acquired LiquiForce, a privately-owned company which serves public and private sector water and wastewater customers in both Canada and the U.S for approximately $35 million funded through the use of the revolving credit facility of our Credit Agreement.