Shareholders of Verona Pharma Approve Proposed Acquisition by Merck [Yahoo! Finance]
Verona Pharma plc - American Depositary Shares (VRNA)
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Source: Yahoo! Finance
LONDON, U.K., and RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verona Pharma plc (Nasdaq: VRNA) (“Verona Pharma”), a biopharmaceutical company focused on respiratory diseases, which entered into a definitive agreement on July 8, 2025 relating to its proposed acquisition by Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK) (“Merck”) through a wholly owned subsidiary or a nominee, today announced that its shareholders have approved the proposal for Merck to acquire Verona Pharma for $107 per American Depository Share (ADS), each of which represents eight Verona Pharma ordinary shares, for a total transaction value of approximately $10 billion (the “Transaction”). The Transaction is being implemented by way of a scheme of arrangement under English law (the “Scheme”) and remains subject to the sanction of the Scheme by the High Court of Justice of England and Wales (the “Court”) and the satisfaction or waiver (if applicable) of certain other customary closing conditions. The hearing at which the Co
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