March 07, 2011 08:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time
Genzyme Board Unanimously Recommends that Shareholders Accept
sanofi-aventis Revised Offer and Tender Shares
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Genzyme
Corporation (NASDAQ: GENZ) announced today that its Board of
Directors unanimously recommends that Genzyme shareholders accept the
sanofi-aventis revised tender offer to purchase all outstanding shares
of Genzyme common stock for $74.00 and one contingent value right, per
share. The Board recommends that all Genzyme shareholders tender their
shares into the revised tender offer.
Genzyme has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission an
amendment to its Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9
that includes the basis for the Board’s recommendation along with other
information relating to the tender offer.
Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs served as financial advisors to Genzyme.
Ropes & Gray LLP served as Genzyme’s legal counsel, while Wachtell,
Lipton, Rosen & Katz served as legal counsel to Genzyme’s independent
directors.
About Genzyme
One of the world's leading biotechnology companies, Genzyme is dedicated
to making a major positive impact on the lives of people with serious
diseases. Since 1981, the company has grown from a small start-up to a
diversified enterprise with approximately 10,000 employees in locations
spanning the globe. Genzyme last month announced an agreement to be
acquired by sanofi-aventis, and the transaction, which is subject to
certain conditions including successful completion of the tender offer,
is expected to close early in the second quarter of this year.
With many established products and services helping patients in 100
countries, Genzyme is a leader in the effort to develop and apply the
most advanced technologies in the life sciences. The company's products
and services are focused on rare inherited disorders, kidney disease,
orthopaedics, cancer, transplant, and immune disease. Genzyme's
commitment to innovation continues today with a substantial development
program focused on these fields, as well as cardiovascular disease,
neurodegenerative diseases, and other areas of unmet medical need.
Genzyme’s press releases and other company information are available at www.genzyme.com
and by calling Genzyme’s investor information line at 1-800-905-4369
within the United States or 1-678-999-4572 outside the United States.
Important Information
Genzyme shareholders are advised to read the company's
Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 because it
contains important information. Shareholders may obtain a free copy of
the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9, as well as
any other documents filed by Genzyme in connection with the tender
offer, free of charge at the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.
In addition, investors can obtain free copies of these documents from
Genzyme by directing a request to Genzyme at 500 Kendall Street,
Cambridge, MA 02142, Attention: Shareholder Relations Department, or by
calling 617-252-7500 and asking for the Shareholder Relations Department.
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