Johnson & Johnson Completes Acquisition of Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., October 1, 2020 -- Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) today announced it has successfully completed its acquisition of Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Momenta”), a company that discovers and develops novel therapies for immune-mediated diseases, in an all cash transaction for approximately $6.5 billion.“We’re delighted to welcome Momenta’s talented team to the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson and to begin our work together to further advance patient care in autoantibody-driven diseases,” said Jennifer Taubert, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Chairman, Pharmaceuticals, Johnson & Johnson. “We anticipate multiple launches, many of which would be first-in-class indications in rare diseases and areas of significant unmet need.”Johnson & Johnson’s tender offer for all outstanding shares of Momenta for $52.50 per share expired at 12:00 a.m. (midnight), New York City time, at the end of the day on September 30, 2020. American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, the depositary and paying agent for the tender offer, has advised Johnson & Johnson that approximately 100,595,118 shares of Momenta’s common stock were validly tendered and not validly withdrawn in the tender offer, representing approximately 79.4% of the outstanding shares of Momenta’s common stock on a fully diluted basis. All of the conditions to the tender offer have been satisfied, and on October 1, 2020, Vigor Sub, Inc. (“Vigor”)...
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