Wellington Management Sells 2.9 Million Shares In OSI Pharma
April 12 2010 - 4:47PM
Dow Jones News
Mutual fund manager Wellington Management Co. has sold 2.9
million shares of OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc. (OSIP), which is
fighting a $3.5 billion hostile takeover attempt from Japanese drug
maker Astellas Pharma Inc. (4503.TO, ALPMY).
In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
Wellington reported that its investment has dropped to 5.2 million
shares of the Melville, N.Y.-based drug maker, or 8.9% of shares
outstanding, as of March 31. At the end of 2009, Wellington
reported ownership of 8.1 million shares, a 13.9% stake, and was
OSI's largest shareholder.
OSI shares closed Monday down 6 cents at $60 and have been above
the $52-a-share Astellas offer since it was announced.
Officials from Wellington weren't immediately available for
comment.
OSI's board has rejected the bid as too low, and has begun to
talk with other companies that could offer a higher price. In
response, Astellas agreed to a confidentiality agreement with OSI
in order to have access to non-public information, but has
continued to assert that its offer is fair.
OSI's sole marketed product is Tarceva, which it sells with
Swiss drug giant Roche Holding AG (RHHBY, ROG.VX). The pill, used
to treat advanced forms of lung and pancreatic cancer, had
worldwide sales of $1.2 billion last year.
-By Thomas Gryta, Dow Jones Newswires; 212-416-2169;
thomas.gryta@dowjones.com
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