Astellas to Acquire Iveric Bio for $5.9B

Iveric Bio focuses on the discovery and development of novel treatments in the field of ophthalmology.

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Astellas Pharma has agreed to acquire 100% of the outstanding shares of Iveric Bio for US$40.00 per share in cash for a total equity value of approximately $5.9 billion.

Iveric Bio will become an indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary of Astellas. The total equity value of Iveric Bio in the Acquisition assumes that there are approximately 148.2 million outstanding shares of Iveric Bio common stock on a fully diluted basis. The purchase price represents a premium of 64% to Iveric Bio's unaffected closing share price of $24.33 on March 31, 2023, and a premium of 75% to Iveric Bio's 30 trading day volume weighted average price as of March 31, 2023. The Boards of Directors of both companies have unanimously approved the transaction.

"We are pleased to reach an agreement with Iveric Bio, a company with exceptional expertise in the R&D of innovative therapeutics in the ophthalmology field," said Naoki Okamura, President and CEO, Astellas. "Iveric Bio has promising programs including Avacincaptad Pegol ("ACP"), an important program for Geographic Atrophy ("GA") secondary to Age-Related Macular Degeneration ("AMD"), and capabilities across the entire value chain in the ophthalmology field. We believe that this acquisition will enable us to deliver greater VALUE to patients with ocular diseases at high risk of blindness."

"This transaction with Astellas, a highly respected pharmaceutical company, demonstrates the significant value that we have built for our stockholders and recognizes the tremendous work by our dedicated team at Iveric Bio," said Glenn P. Sblendorio, Chief Executive Officer of Iveric Bio.

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