Why Blueprint Medicines Corporation (BPMC) Skyrocketed On Monday
Blueprint Medicines soared by 26.09 percent on Monday to close at $127.79 each following news that it is set to be acquired by French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi for $9.1 billion.
Under the agreement, Sanofi will commence a tender offer to acquire shares of Blueprint Medicines Corporation (NASDAQ:BPMC) at a price of $129 apiece for a total equity value of $9.1 billion.
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In addition, shareholders will be able to receive one non-tradable contingent value right (CVR), which will entitle them to two potential milestone payments of $2 and $4 per CVR for the achievement, respectively, of future development and regulatory milestones for BLU-808.
The upfront offer price represents a 27-percent premium over Blueprint's closing price on May 30, 2025, and a premium of approximately 34 percent over the 30 trading days of its volume-weighted average price (VWAP) as of May 30, 2025.
The purchase will also include the latter's rare immunology disease medicine, Ayvakit/Ayvakyt (avapritinib), the only approved medicine for advanced and indolent systemic mastocytosis (ASM & ISM).
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