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1 year ago
Novartis meets all tender offer conditions to acquire MorphoSys AG for EUR 68 per share in cash
Basel, 16 May 2024 – Today, Novartis BidCo AG, an (indirect) wholly owned subsidiary of Novartis AG, announced the result of its voluntary public takeover offer (the “Offer”) for the shares of MorphoSys AG (“MorphoSys”), including all shares represented by MorphoSys American Depositary Shares (“ADS”). As of the expiry of the acceptance period at 24:00 hours CEST on 13 May 2024, the Offer has been accepted by approximately 79.6 percent of the total share capital of MorphoSys, including purchases by Novartis BidCo AG outside the Offer for approximately 11.6 percent of the share capital. All conditions of the Offer, including the minimum acceptance threshold of 65%, were fulfilled by the end of the acceptance period. The settlement of the shares tendered during the initial acceptance period is scheduled for 23 May 2024.