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Biogen Idec Inc. (NASDAQ:BIIB) announced that FBC Acquisition Corp., its wholly owned subsidiary, has commenced a tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Facet Biotech Corporation (NASDAQ:FACT) for $14.50 per share in cash, in furtherance of its previously announced acquisition proposal. The tender offer is scheduled to expire at 12:00 midnight, ET, on October 19, 2009, unless extended or terminated.
The tender offer follows a written proposal made by Biogen Idec to Facet Biotech's Board of Directors on September 4, 2009 to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Facet Biotech in a negotiated transaction. Biogen Idec's all-cash offer represented a premium of approximately 64% over the $8.82 per share closing price of Facet Biotech's common stock on September 3, 2009, the last trading day before Biogen Idec publicly announced its acquisition proposal. In light of the rejection of the proposal by Facet Biotech's Board of Directors on September 8, 2009 and its refusal to discuss a business combination of the two companies on the terms proposed, Biogen Idec has decided to present its offer directly to Facet Biotech's stockholders.
"We believe this proposed transaction makes compelling business sense for both Facet Biotech and Biogen Idec and is in the best interests of our respective stockholders," said Biogen Idec's President and Chief Executive Officer James C. Mullen. "Our $14.50 per share, all-cash offer ascribes meaningful and appropriate value...
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