BOLOGNA, Italy--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alfasigma S.p.A. (“Alfasigma”) announced today that it has, through its wholly owned subsidiary Interstellar Acquisition Inc. (“Interstellar”), successfully completed its tender offer to purchase all outstanding shares of common stock of Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ICPT) (“Intercept”), at a price of USD 19.00 per share, net to the seller thereof in cash, without interest, less any applicable withholding of taxes.
The tender offer expired as scheduled at one minute after 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time on November 7, 2023 (12:00 midnight, Eastern Time, on November 8, 2023). As of the expiration, 31,158,412 shares of common stock of Intercept had been validly tendered and not validly withdrawn, representing approximately 74.5 percent of Intercept’s outstanding shares of common stock, according to the depositary for the tender offer. The conditions to the tender offer were satisfied, and Alfasigma and Interstellar have accepted for payment and will promptly pay the depositary for all validly tendered shares.
Alfasigma expects to complete the acquisition of Intercept on November 8, 2023, through a merger without a vote or meeting of Intercept’s stockholders pursuant to Section 251(h) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. At the effective time of the merger, and subject to any perfected appraisal rights, all of the remaining shares of common stock of Intercept not purchased in the tender offer will be converted into the right to receive the same USD 19.00 per share, net to the seller thereof in cash, without interest, less any applicable withholding of taxes. Upon completion of the merger, Intercept will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Alfasigma, and the common stock of Intercept will cease to be traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market.
On November 8, 2023, Alfasigma intends to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) an amendment to the tender offer statement on Schedule TO which sets forth the final results of the tender offer.
Computershare Trust Company, N.A. is acting as depositary for the tender offer.
Forward looking statements
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About Alfasigma
Alfasigma is one of Italy’s leading pharmaceutical companies with a strong international position. The Group has a worldwide presence in over 100 countries where about 3000 people work in research, development, production and distribution. In Italy, Alfasigma is a leader in the prescription products market where, in addition to its strong focus on gastro-intestinal products, it is present in several primary care therapeutic areas. It is popular with the consumer public for a number of nutraceuticals & food supplements that respond to different needs, and that are well known and deeply rooted in the Italian families’ experience. Its historical headquarters is in Bologna, to which another headquarter was added in Milan, while the production sites are: in Italy, in Pomezia (RM), Alanno (PE), Sermoneta (LT) and Trezzano Rosa (MI) and abroad in Tortosa in Spain and in Shreveport (Louisiana) in the United States. The R&D laboratories are in Pomezia and in the Parco Scientifico Tecnologico Kilometro Rosso in Bergamo.
