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Abbott completes $105/share cash acquisition of Exact Sciences, expanding cancer diagnostics
ABBOTT LABORATORIES
- Abbott completed acquisition of Exact Sciences for $105/share cash; Exact becomes wholly owned subsidiary.
- Exact Sciences last trading day was March 20, 2026; shares converted to $105 cash.
- Deal adds Cologuard, Oncotype DX, Oncodetect, Cancerguard cancer screening diagnostics.
- Abbott becomes leader in $60B U.S. cancer screening and precision oncology diagnostics market.
- Acquisition adds growth vertical to Abbott's high-single-digit growth expectations.