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KARL STORZ to acquire Asensus for $0.35 per share in cash
Creating a leading surgical robotics division within KARL STORZ
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., June 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Asensus Surgical, Inc. (NYSE:ASXC) ("Asensus Surgical" or "Asensus"), a global leader of innovative digital solutions for the operating room, today announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement (the "Merger Agreement") with KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc. ("KARL STORZ"), a wholly owned direct subsidiary of KARL STORZ SE & Co. KG, an independent, family-owned global medical technology company. Under the Merger Agreement, KARL STORZ will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Asensus Surgical for $0.35 per share in cash (the "Merger"). The purchase price represents a premium of approximately 67% based on the per share closing price of the Asensus common stock on the NYSE American on April 2, 2024 (the date prior to announcement of a potential transaction), and a premium of approximately 52% to the closing price of the common stock on the last trading day prior to the date of this announcement. The transaction has been unanimously approved by Asensus' Board of Directors.
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