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Verona Pharma shareholders approve $10B acquisition by Merck at $107/ADS
Verona Pharma plc
- Shareholders voted 99.49% in value in favor of the scheme of arrangement.
- Court sanction hearing scheduled for October 6, 2025; expected closing October 7, 2025.
- Total transaction value approx. $10 billion, representing $107 per American Depositary Share.
- 99.51% of votes cast in favor of special resolution; 81.19% in favor of advisory executive compensation vote.
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