Article: Eyetech Locates 'Exit' Through $935M Cash, Stock OSI Merger.

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As potential eye drug competitor Lucentis nears market, Eyetech Pharmaceuticals Inc. agreed to merge with OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc., bringing along its approved product Macugen, in a deal worth $935 million - or $20 a share, a 43 percent premium over Eyetech's closing stock price on Friday.

Shares (NASDAQ:EYET) climbed Monday more than 29 percent, or $4.14, to end the day at $18.13.

"It's a great deal, obviously, for Eyetech shareholders. They're getting a premium on [Monday's] price, which has since run up from its bottom," said Andrew McDonald, a research analyst with ThinkEquity Partners LLC in San Francisco. "Eyetech management ...

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