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Corixa soll von Glaxo Smithkline übernommen werden (4,40$ per Share)

29.04.2005 23:00:00 (BUSINESS WIRE NEWS EXPRESS)
Corixa Announces Agreement to Be Acquired by GlaxoSmithKline; Shareholders to Receive $4.40 Per Share in Cash

Corixa Corporation (Nasdaq:CRXA), a developer of immunotherapeutics, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) under which GSK has agreed to acquire Corixa. GSK will pay $4.40 in cash for each share of Corixa common stock, or common stock equivalent, or approximately $300 million, representing a 48 percent premium to $2.98, which was Corixa`s closing share price on April 28, 2005. GSK will assume Corixa`s outstanding convertible notes, and after the transaction, the holders of these notes will have the right to cause GSK to redeem the notes for par plus accrued interest. Closing of this transaction is subject to customary conditions, including Hart-Scott-Rodino clearance and the approval of Corixa stockholders. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2005.

Corixa Chief Executive Officer Steven Gillis said, " GlaxoSmithKline has been a long-term and steadfast partner of Corixa, not only in proprietary vaccine antigen discovery and development, but as the leading customer for our adjuvants and as a co-developer of Bexxar. Acquisition of Corixa by GSK represents a logical step given the importance of MPL in multiple GSK vaccines. We look forward to working with GSK during the upcoming transition period by assisting with continued expansion of manufacturing operations in Montana, and by helping GSK to evaluate the other programs in the Corixa portfolio."

Selected Corixa Board Members and their investment funds, all of which collectively own approximately 11 percent of the outstanding voting shares of Corixa, have entered into support agreements pledging that they will vote all their shares in favor of the transaction at the meeting of Corixa stockholders.

Banc of America Securities LLC acted as primary financial advisor to Corixa in connection with the transaction and delivered a fairness opinion to Corixa`s Board of Directors. In addition, Pacific Growth Equities acted as special advisor to Corixa in connection with the transaction.

Conference Call

Corixa will hold a conference call and webcast to discuss this announcement on Monday May 2, 2005, at 8:30 a.m. EDT / 5:30 a.m. PDT. To access the live conference call, dial [phone] or [phone]. Webcast participants can sign up at the investors page of Corixa`s Web site. A recorded replay of the conference call can be accessed through the Web site, or by dialing [phone] or [phone] and entering code 3557483. The call will be rebroadcast from May 2, 2005, at 11:30 a.m. EDT to May 13, 2005 at 11:59 p.m. EDT.

About Corixa and Forward-Looking Statements

Corixa is a biopharmaceutical company developing vaccine adjuvants and immunology-based products that manage human diseases. Corixa`s products are currently in multiple clinical development programs, including several that have advanced to and through late-stage clinical trials. The company partners with numerous developers and marketers of pharmaceuticals, targeting products that are Powered by Corixa(TM) technology with the goal of making its potential products available to patients around the world. Corixa was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Seattle, with additional operations in Hamilton, Montana. For more information, please visit Corixa`s Web site at www.corixa.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the anticipated closing of the acquisition of Corixa by GSK and other statements regarding Corixa`s plans, objectives, intentions and expectations. Forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management at the time the statements are made. They are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such statements. Factors that could affect Corixa`s actual results include, but are not limited to, the risk that the acquisition by GSK does not close as a result of a failure to satisfy the closing conditions or otherwise and the " Factors Affecting Our Operating Results, Our Business and Our Stock Price," described in Corixa`s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, copies of which are available from the company`s investor relations department. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release.

Additional Information About the Proposed Acquisition and Where to

Find It

Corixa will file a proxy statement with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction. Corixa urges investors and security holders to read the proxy statement when it becomes available and any other relevant documents filed with the SEC because they will contain important information. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain these documents free of charge at the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. Additionally, documents filed with the SEC by Corixa are available free of charge on Corixa`s website at www.corixa.com. Documents on Corixa`s website will not be part of the filing.

Corixa`s directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of Corixa in connection with the transaction. A description of certain of the interests of directors and executive officers of Corixa is set forth in the proxy statement for Corixa`s 2005 annual meeting of stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on April 20, 2005. Investors and security holders may obtain additional information regarding the interest of such participants by reading the proxy statement regarding the acquisition when it becomes available.

Quelle: BUSINESS WIRE NEWS EXPRESS

Ist das schon das letzte Wort?

Galxo hält nur 8% der Shares.
Das Management hält 11%.
Bill Gates ist auch noch drin...
Am 2.5.2005 Conference Call...


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Nun schreiben die in den pressemitteilungen etwas von einem definitiven agreement. Was werden da die ganzen anderen (Bill Gates, General Electrics (ja auch die, kamen durch die Amersham-übernhame zu ihren shares), etc.) zu diesem Preis sagen?

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