Sequenom Proposes to Acquire EXACT Sciences for $1.50 Per Share or Approximately $41 Million
Acquisition Would Enhance Sequenom's Position in Cancer Genomics and Noninvasive Cancer Diagnostics
Sequenom, Inc. announced that it has submitted a proposal to the Board of Directors of EXACT Sciences Corporation to acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of EXACT Sciences in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $41 million. Under the terms of the proposal, each share of EXACT Sciences would be exchanged for $1.50 in Sequenom common stock. This consideration would be subject to a floating exchange rate within a 15% collar, in which the price of Sequenom's common stock is between $20.74 and $28.06 per share.
This proposed transaction represents a 69% premium to the closing price of EXACT Sciences' common stock of $0.89 on January 8, 2009, and a 154% premium to its 30-day volume-weighted average closing price of $0.59. The proposed transaction is intended to be structured as a tax-free exchange. The acquisition of EXACT Sciences would provide Sequenom with an expanded noninvasive diagnostics offering in oncology, and position Sequenom with one of the most comprehensive noninvasive cancer diagnostic portfolios.
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