GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Completes Tender Offer for Shares of Genelabs (GNLB)

January 7, 2009 8:54 AM EST

GlaxoSmithKline plc (NYSE: GSK) announced the successful completion of the tender offer by its wholly-owned subsidiary Gemstone Acquisition Corporation for shares of common stock of Genelabs Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: GNLB). The tender offer expired at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on Tuesday, January 6, 2009.

The depositary for the tender offer has advised GSK that shareholders of Genelabs have tendered and not withdrawn a total of approximately 39,250,243 shares of Genelabs common stock. These shares, together with the shares beneficially owned by GSK and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, represent approximately 88.55% of the outstanding shares of Genelabs on a fully diluted basis. Gemstone has accepted for payment all Genelabs shares tendered in the offer.

GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) is a global healthcare group engaged in the creation, discovery, development, manufacture and marketing of pharmaceutical and consumer health-related products.[SM]


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