Verona Pharma shareholders approve $10 billion Merck acquisition
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Shareholders of Verona Pharma Approve Proposed Acquisition by Merck
September 24, 2025 4:05 PM EDTTransaction expected to close on October 7, 2025
LONDON, U.K., and RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verona Pharma plc (Nasdaq: VRNA) (Verona Pharma), a biopharmaceutical company focused on respiratory diseases, which entered into a definitive agreement on July 8, 2025 relating to its proposed acquisition by Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK) (Merck) through a wholly owned subsidiary or a nominee, today announced that its shareholders have approved the proposal for Merck to acquire Verona Pharma for $107 per American Depository Share (ADS), each of which represents eight Verona Pharma... More
