Icosavax Shares Take Flight on Takeover by AstraZeneca
By Colin Kellaher
Shares of Icosavax jumped nearly 50% in premarket trading Tuesday after the vaccine developer agreed to be acquired by pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca in a deal worth up to $1.1 billion.
AstraZeneca is paying an initial $838 million, or $15 a share, in cash for Icosavax, a 43% premium to Tuesday's closing price of $10.49 for the Seattle company.
Icosavax said its investors also will receive non-tradable contingent value rights tied to future regulatory and sales milestones that are worth up to $5 a share in cash, bringing the total potential deal value to $20 a share, more than 90% above Tuesday's closing price.
The deal is slated to close in the first quarter of 2024.
Icosavax shares were recently up 49% to $15.59 in premarket trading.
Write to Colin Kellaher at colin.kellaher@wsj.com
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December 12, 2023 06:10 ET (11:10 GMT)
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