Cerner to Buy Siemens Health Services for $1.3b

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PZM 08/05 20:03 Cerner to Acquire Siemens Health Services for $1.3 Billion BN 08/05 20:04 *CERNER, SIEMENS JV TO INVEST IN PROJECTS BN 08/05 20:04 *CERNER SEES DEAL ADDING $0.25 IN '16 BN 08/05 20:04 *CERNER TO FUND DEAL WITH CASH ON HAND BN 08/05 20:04 *CERNER & SIEMENS TO FORM A ALLIANCE BN 08/05 20:03 *CERNER EXPECTED TO BE OVER $0.15 ADDING TO CERNER ADJ EPS '15 BFW 08/05 20:03 *CERNER TO BUY SIEMENS HEALTH SERVICES FOR $1.3B BN 08/05 20:03 *CERNER TO BUY SIEMENS HEALTH SERVICES FOR $1.3B

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Cerner to Buy Siemens Health Services for $1.3b 2014-08-05 20:04:42.868 GMT

By Brad Skillman Aug. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Cerner to acquire the assets of Siemens’ health information technology business unit, Siemens Health Services, for $1.3b in cash * Transaction is expected to be more than 15c accretive to Cerner’s non-GAAP diluted EPS in 2015, and more than 25c accretive in 2016 * CERN halted

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