Beacon Roofing Supply Inc. has officially rejected a hostile takeover approach from QXO Inc., setting the stage for a potentially protracted battle for control of the building supplies provider.

QXO commenced a tender offer to purchase all outstanding shares of Beacon for $124.25 per share in cash, for an aggregate enterprise value of approximately $11 billion, representing a 37% premium to Beacon’s 90-day unaffected volume-weighted average price of $91.

Beacon Roofing Supply said on Thursday its board had recommended shareholders reject QXO's tender offer to acquire all outstanding shares of the company for $124.25 per share in cash. Shares of Beacon were up about 1.

HERNDON, Va. - Beacon (NASDAQ:BECN), a leading distributor of roofing and exterior building materials with a market capitalization of $7.36 billion, has formally advised its shareholders not to accept the unsolicited acquisition offer from QXO,

Beacon (Nasdaq: BECN) (the "Company"), the leading publicly-traded specialty wholesale distributor of roofing, waterproofing and related exterior products, today announced that its Board of Directors (the "Board") issued its formal recommendation to shareholders regarding the unsolicited tender offer (the "Offer") from QXO,