51job inc american depositary shares climbed tuesday after the company said it reached an amended plan to go private in an acquisition deal under the new deals terms investors will receive 61 for each ads of the chinese humanresources company that they own the merger is expected to close in the first half of this year the price of 61 a share represents a lower consideration than under the deals original terms from last year under those terms shareholders would have received 7905 a share when that deal was announced the stock price rose as high as 79 in the months since however the price retreated as regulatory concerns led investors to see the deals prospects as uncertain in january 51job said it received an amended proposal to reduce the merger consideration to 5725 a share a move that saw the stock rally as its execution grew to seem more likely the stock which closed at 5180 on monday rose 12 in premarket trading on tuesday after the company said that the merger will go ahead at a consideration of 61 a share the revised deal gives 51job an equity valuation of 43 billion