Gilead to up stake in Galapagos to 25.1%
Nov. 1, 2019 4:12 PM ET|About: Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD)|By: Douglas W. House, SA News Editor
An affiliate of Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD) has notified Galapagos NV (NASDAQ:GLPG) that it will exercise the Initial Warrant A, approved by GLPG shareholders on October 22, allowing Gilead to increase its ownership stake to over 25%.
Under the terms of the warrant, Gilead will subscribe for 2,617,791 new shares at €140.59 per share for a total of €368,035,236.69, raising its ownership to 16,207,477 GLPG shares, representing 25.1% of the 64,571,622 shares expected to be outstanding after exercise.
Gilead upped its stake from 12.3% to 22% in July in conjunction with its 10-year R&D deal with GLPG.