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Lab Corp. (LH) Announces Acquisition of Sequenom (SQNM) Clears Antitrust Review

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LabCorp’s Acquisition of Sequenom Clears Antitrust Review

August 23, 2016 8:45 AM EDT

BURLINGTON, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (LabCorp®) (NYSE: LH) today announced that the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, or HSR Act, applicable to the acquisition of Sequenom, Inc. (Sequenom) by LabCorp has expired. As previously announced, LabCorp and Savoy Acquisition Corp., its direct wholly owned subsidiary (Purchaser), commenced a tender offer on August 9, 2016, for all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Sequenom, including the associated preferred stock purchase rights, for $2.40 net to the seller in cash, without interest thereon and subject to applicable withholding... More