ZURICH (Thomson Financial) - Roche Holdings AG said it has completed the
tender offer for the outstanding shares of Ventana Medical Systems.
Following the expiration of the offer period, Rocket Acquisition
Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Roche, had purchased around 34,545,323
shares of Ventana common stock, representing about 93.7 pct of Ventana's
outstanding shares.
The Swiss pharma group expects to complete the acquisition of Ventana today
through a short-form merger, without a vote or meeting of Ventana's
shareholders.
Following the merger, Ventana's common stock will cease to trade on the
NASDAQ Global Select Market.
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