Eli Lilly and Company announced the extension of the expiration of the tender offer to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of DICE Therapeutics, for a purchase price of $48 per share in cash, without interest and less any applicable tax withholding.
The tender offer, which was previously scheduled to expire one minute past 11:59 p.m., Eastern time, on July 28, 2023, has been extended until one minute past 11:59 p.m., Eastern time, on Aug. 8, 2023, unless the tender offer is further extended or earlier terminated. The proposed acquisition is expected to close in the third quarter of 2023, subject to customary closing conditions, including the receipt of required antitrust clearance and the tender of at least a majority of the outstanding Shares as of the expiration of the tender offer.
Computershare Trust Company, N.A., the depositary and paying agent for the tender offer, has advised Lilly that, as of 4:30 p.m., Eastern time, on July 24, 2023, approximately 9,581,902 Shares have been validly tendered and not properly withdrawn in the tender offer, representing approximately 20.05% of the issued and outstanding Shares, as of such date and time. Holders that have previously tendered their Shares do not need to re-tender their Shares or take any other action in response to the extension of the tender offer.
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