💊Takeda Statement Regarding Improved Proposal for Shire plc
- an increase of approximately 7 per cent. to the original proposal of £44.00 per share made on March 29, 2018;
- an increase of £3.25 and approximately 18 per cent. in cash per Shire share to the previous proposal of £17.75 in cash (to be paid in U.S.$) per share made on April 12, 2018;
- a premium of approximately 58 per cent. to Shire’s closing share price of £29.81 on March 23, 2018 (the last date prior to rumors of Takeda’s possible interest in an offer for Shire).
https://www.takeda.com/newsroom/newsreleases/2018/statement-regarding-improved-proposal-for-shire/
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