Article: JOHNSON & JOHNSON AND CORDIS CORPORATION AGREE IN PRINCIPLE TO $109 PER SHARE STOCK-FOR-STOCK MERGER

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., and MIAMI, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) and Cordis Corporation (Nasdaq: CORD) today announced that they have agreed in principle to a $109 per share stock- for-stock merger. The agreement in principle is subject to the execution of a definitive merger agreement and to Cordis' board approval of the definitive agreement which is expected later this week. The merger will be subject to the approval of Cordis' shareholders.

Cordis has approximately 17.6 million shares outstanding on a fully diluted basis, giving the merger a total equity value, net of cash, of approximately $1.8 billion. The amount of Johnson & Johnson stock ...

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