Merck Completes Tender Offer to Acquire Acceleron

 Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced the successful completion of the cash tender offer, through a subsidiary, Astros Merger Sub, Inc., for all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Acceleron Pharma Inc. (Nasdaq: XLRN), at a purchase price of $180 per share in cash, without interest and less applicable tax withholding. As of the tender offer expiration at 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on Nov. 19, 2021, 38,752,614 shares of common stock of Acceleron were validly tendered and not withdrawn from the tender offer, representing approximately 63.3% of the total number of Acceleron’s outstanding shares. All such shares have been accepted for payment in accordance with the terms of the tender offer, and Astros Merger Sub, Inc. expects to promptly pay for such shares.

Merck intends to complete the acquisition of Acceleron through a merger of Astros Merger Sub, Inc. with and into Acceleron, with Acceleron being the surviving corporation, in which all shares not tendered into the offer will be cancelled and converted into the right to receive cash equal to the $180 offer price per share, without interest and less any applicable tax withholding. After the completion of the merger, Acceleron will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Merck and the common stock of Acceleron will no longer be listed or traded on the Nasdaq Global Market.

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