Stiefel Laboratories Announces Expiration of Waiting Period to Acquire Barrier (BTRX)

July 29, 2008 9:42 AM EDT

Stiefel Laboratories, Inc. announced today that the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended has expired, for its proposed acquisition of Barrier Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: BTRX).

As previously announced, Stiefel Laboratories and Bengal Acquisition Inc., a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Stiefel Laboratories, signed a definitive merger agreement with Barrier Therapeutics to acquire Barrier Therapeutics through a two-step transaction, a tender offer followed by a merger of Bengal Acquisition Inc. with and into Barrier Therapeutics. The transaction was approved by the board of directors of Barrier Therapeutics. [SM]


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