July 4 (Reuters) - Boiron SA BOIR.PA :
* FAMILY SHAREHOLDERS OF BOIRON ANNOUNCE THEIR INTENTION TO
LAUNCH
A SIMPLIFIED PUBLIC TENDER OFFER FOR SHARES OF BOIRON SA
* TRANSACTION IS CONSISTENT WITH GROUP'S CURRENT STRATEGY,
WHICH
DOES NOT REQUIRE SHARES TO REMAIN LISTED, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THEIR
VERY LOW LIQUIDITY
* STATUS OF UNLISTED COMPANY APPEARS MUCH BETTER SUITED TO
DEVELOPMENT OF BOIRON GROUP
* BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF BOIRON MET TODAY AND NOTED
CONCLUSION OF
AN EXCLUSIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN BOIRON FAMILY GROUP AND BOIRON
DEVELOPPEMENT WITH INTENTION OF FILING A SIMPLIFIED COMPULSORY
PUBLIC TENDER OFFER FOR SHARES OF BOIRON AND SUBSEQUENTLY
REQUESTING IMPLEMENTATION OF A SQUEEZE-OUT
* OFFER PRICE OF EUR39.64 PER BOIRON SHARE, NET OF AMOUNT OF
EXCEPTIONAL DIVIDEND PAID PRIOR TO OPENING OF OFFER
* REPRESENTS PREMIUMS OF 36.0% OVER LAST CLOSING PRICE PRIOR
TO
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT
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