Reported Earlier, 2seventy bio Agrees To Be Acquired By Bristol Myers Squibb For $5.00 Per Share In 88% Premium Transaction Valued At $286M

Author: Benzinga Newsdesk | March 11, 2025 12:41am

Transaction Details and Path to Completion

Under the terms of the agreement, BMS will promptly commence a tender offer to acquire all outstanding shares of 2seventy bio at a price of $5.00 per share in an all-cash transaction. 2seventy bio's Board of Directors unanimously recommends that 2seventy bio stockholders tender their shares in the tender offer.

The closing of the transaction is expected to occur in the second quarter of 2025 and is subject to customary closing conditions, including the tender of a majority of the outstanding shares of 2seventy bio's common stock and the expiration or termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976. Following the successful closing of the tender offer, BMS will acquire all remaining shares of 2seventy bio common stock that are not tendered in the tender offer through a second-step merger at the same price in the tender offer of $5.00 per share.

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