Press Release: Sanofi announces extension of Blueprint tender offer

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17-07-2025

Sanofi announces extension of Blueprint tender offer
Paris, July 17, 2025. Sanofi today announces that Rothko Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Sanofi, has extended the expiration date of its tender offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share of Blueprint Medicines Corporation for $129.00 per share in cash, plus one non-transferable contractual contingent right per share, representing the right to receive contingent payments of up to an aggregate amount of $6.00 per share in cash, upon the achievement of specified milestones on or prior to the expiration of the applicable milestone period.
The offer, which was previously scheduled to expire at one minute after 23:59 EDST, on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, has been extended until 17:00 EDST, on Thursday, July 17, 2025.
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the depositary for the offer, has advised Sanofi that as of 23:59 EDST, on July 16, 2025, approximately 29,742,419 shares, representing approximately 45.85% of the total outstanding shares of Blueprint, have been validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) pursuant to the offer. In addition, approximately 23,400,152 shares have been tendered by notice of guaranteed delivery, representing approximately 36.08% of the outstanding shares of Blueprint. Shares tendered by notice of guaranteed delivery are not deemed validly tendered for purposes of satisfying the minimum tender condition in the offer unless and until the shares underlying such notice of guaranteed delivery are delivered to and 'received' (as such term is defined in 251(h) of the Delaware General Corporation Law) by the depositary prior to the time of expiration of the offer. Holders that have previously tendered their shares do not need to re-tender their shares or take any other action in response to this extension.
The offer is being made pursuant to the terms and conditions described in the offer to purchase, dated June 17, 2025 (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time), the related letter of transmittal and certain other offer documents, copies of which are attached to the tender offer statement on Schedule TO filed by Sanofi and offeror with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, as amended.
The offer is conditioned upon the fulfilment of certain conditions described in Section 15—"Conditions to the Offer' of the offer to purchase, including, but not limited to, the tender of a majority of the then-outstanding shares of Blueprint's common stock.
Innisfree M&A Incorporated is acting as information agent for the offer. Requests for documents and questions regarding the offer may be directed to Innisfree M&A Incorporated by telephone, toll-free at [phone] for shareholders, or collect at [phone] for banks and brokers.
About Sanofi Sanofi is an R&D driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people's lives and delivering compelling growth. We apply our deep understanding of the immune system to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world, with an innovative pipeline that could benefit millions more. Our team is guided by one purpose: we chase the miracles of science to improve people's lives; this inspires us to drive progress and deliver positive impact for our people and the communities we serve, by addressing the most urgent healthcare, environmental, and societal challenges of our time. Sanofi is listed on EURONEXT: SAN and NASDAQ: SNY
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Additional information and where to find itThis communication is for informational purposes only and is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell shares of Blueprint Medicines Corporation ('Blueprint') common stock. Sanofi and its acquisition subsidiary have filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the 'SEC') a tender offer statement on Schedule TO, and Blueprint has filed a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9, all with respect to the Offer (as defined in those documents). HOLDERS OF SHARES OF BLUEPRINT ARE URGED TO CAREFULLY READ THE RELEVANT TENDER OFFER MATERIALS (INCLUDING THE OFFER TO PURCHASE, THE RELATED LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND THE OTHER TENDER OFFER DOCUMENTS) AND THE SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT ROTHKO STOCKHOLDERS SHOULD CONSIDER BEFORE MAKING ANY DECISION REGARDING TENDERING THEIR SHARES. The Offer to Purchase, the related Letter of Transmittal and certain other tender offer documents, as well as the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement, are available to all holders of shares of Blueprint at no expense to them. The tender offer materials and the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement are available for free at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. Additional copies may be obtained for free by contacting Sanofi's Investor Relations Team at [e-mail] or on Sanofi's website at https://www.sanofi.com/en/investors.
In addition to the Offer to Purchase, the related Letter of Transmittal and certain other tender offer documents, as well as the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement, Sanofi files annual and special reports and other information with the SEC and Blueprint files annual, quarterly, and special reports and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy any reports or other information filed by Sanofi and Blueprint at the SEC public reference room at 100 F. Street, N.E., Washington D.C. 20549. Please call the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference room. Sanofi's and Blueprint's filings with the SEC are also available to the public from commercial document-retrieval services and at the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov.
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