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13 days ago
Merck Announces Expiration of Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Waiting Period to Acquire Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
RAHWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced that the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (“HSR”), in connection with Merck's pending acquisition of Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Terns”) (Nasdaq: TERN) expired at 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on April 23, 2026. As previously announced on April 7, 2026, Merck commenced, through a subsidiary, a cash tender offer to purchase.