BN 05/19 12:14 *JOHANSSON: BOARD WILL SIT DOWN IF ISSUES RESOLVED, PRICE MET
BN 05/19 12:14 *JOHANSSON: BOARD WANTS TO SEE PRICE OF 58.85 POUNDS OR BETTER
BN 05/19 12:14 *JOHANSSON: PFIZER MUST RESOLVE OTHER ISSUES BEFORE FORMAL TALKS
BN 05/19 12:14 *JOHANSSON: BOARD `BIT SURPRISED' TO SEE NEW OFFER OF 55 POUNDS
BN 05/19 12:14 *JOHANSSON: PFIZER SAID SUNDAY 53.50 POUNDS WAS LAST, BEST OFFER
BN 05/19 12:14 *JOHANSSON: PFIZER ONLY TALKING ABOUT PRICE, NOT OTHER ISSUES
BN 05/19 12:14 *JOHANSSON: BOARD CONCERNED ABOUT EXECUTION RISK, OTHER ISSUES
BN 05/19 12:14 *JOHANSSON: WOULD NOT SAY IF ASTRAZENECA BOARD IS UNANIMOUS
BN 05/19 12:14 *ASTRAZENECA CHAIRMAN LEIF JOHANSSON SPEAKS IN PHONE INTERVIEW
BN 05/19 12:14 *JOHANSSON: BOARD WANTS TO SEE PRICE OF 58.85 POUNDS OR BETTER
BN 05/19 12:14 *JOHANSSON: PFIZER MUST RESOLVE OTHER ISSUES BEFORE FORMAL TALKS
BN 05/19 12:14 *JOHANSSON: BOARD `BIT SURPRISED' TO SEE NEW OFFER OF 55 POUNDS
BN 05/19 12:14 *JOHANSSON: PFIZER SAID SUNDAY 53.50 POUNDS WAS LAST, BEST OFFER
BN 05/19 12:14 *JOHANSSON: PFIZER ONLY TALKING ABOUT PRICE, NOT OTHER ISSUES
BN 05/19 12:14 *JOHANSSON: BOARD CONCERNED ABOUT EXECUTION RISK, OTHER ISSUES
BN 05/19 12:14 *JOHANSSON: WOULD NOT SAY IF ASTRAZENECA BOARD IS UNANIMOUS
BN 05/19 12:14 *ASTRAZENECA CHAIRMAN LEIF JOHANSSON SPEAKS IN PHONE INTERVIEW
AstraZeneca Board ‘Bit Surprised’ to See 55-Pound Bid: Chairman
2014-05-19 12:22:34.671 GMT
By Oliver Staley
May 19 (Bloomberg) -- Pfizer said Sunday 53.50 pounds was
last and best offer, AstraZeneca Chairman Leif Johansson says in
phone interview.
* Pfizer must resolve other issues before formal talks
* Johansson: “They want to do price, and price only”
* AstraZeneca board concerned about execution risk, other
issues
* Board wants to see price of 58.85 pounds or better
* Board will sit down if issues resolved, price met
* Johansson wouldn’t say if AstraZeneca board is unanimous
* NOTE: AstraZeneca Rejects Pfizer’s $117 Billion Offer as Too
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2014-05-19 12:22:34.671 GMT
By Oliver Staley
May 19 (Bloomberg) -- Pfizer said Sunday 53.50 pounds was
last and best offer, AstraZeneca Chairman Leif Johansson says in
phone interview.
* Pfizer must resolve other issues before formal talks
* Johansson: “They want to do price, and price only”
* AstraZeneca board concerned about execution risk, other
issues
* Board wants to see price of 58.85 pounds or better
* Board will sit down if issues resolved, price met
* Johansson wouldn’t say if AstraZeneca board is unanimous
* NOTE: AstraZeneca Rejects Pfizer’s $117 Billion Offer as Too
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To contact the reporter on this story:
Oliver Staley in London at +44-20-3216-4369 or
ostaley@bloomberg.net
To contact the editor responsible for this story:
Kristen Hallam at +44-20-7673-2584 or
khallam@bloomberg.net