Exhibit (a)(1)(F)
This announcement is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell Shares (as defined below). The Offer (as defined below) is made only by the Offer to Purchase, dated February 7, 2018, and the related Letter of Transmittal and any amendments or supplements thereto, and is being made to all holders of Shares. The Offer is not being made to (nor will tenders be accepted from or on behalf of) holders of Shares in any jurisdiction in which the making of the Offer or the acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities, “blue sky” or other laws of such jurisdiction. In those jurisdictions where applicable laws or regulations require the Offer to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the Offer shall be deemed to be made on behalf of Purchaser (as defined below) by one or more registered brokers or dealers licensed under the laws of such jurisdiction to be designated by Purchaser.
Notice of Offer to Purchase
All Outstanding Shares of Common Stock
of
BIOVERATIV INC.
at
$105.00 PER SHARE, NET IN CASH
Pursuant to the Offer to Purchase dated February 7, 2018
by
BLINK ACQUISITION CORP.
an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary
of
SANOFI
Blink Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Purchaser”) and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Sanofi, a Frenchsociété anonyme (“Parent”), is offering to purchase all of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Shares”), of Bioverativ Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), at a purchase price of $105.00 per Share in cash (the “Offer Price”), without interest thereon and net of any required tax withholding, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated February 7, 2018, and in the related Letter of Transmittal (which, together with the Offer to Purchase, as they may be amended or supplemented from time to time, collectively constitute the “Offer”). Stockholders of record who tender directly to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Depositary”) will not be obligated to pay brokerage fees or commissions or, except as may be set forth in the Letter of Transmittal, stock transfer taxes with respect to the purchase of Shares by Purchaser pursuant to the Offer. Stockholders who hold their Shares through a broker, banker or other nominee should consult such institution as to whether it charges any service fees or commissions.
THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT ONE MINUTE PAST 11:59 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON MARCH 7, 2018, UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED OR EARLIER TERMINATED.
The Offer is being made pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 21, 2018 (as it may be amended from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, Parent and Purchaser. The Merger Agreement provides, among other things, that, as soon as practicable (and on the same day as) the consummation of the Offer and subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions, Purchaser will be merged with and into the Company pursuant to Section 251(h) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended (the “DGCL”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation and becoming an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (the “Merger”). In the Merger, each Share issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”) (other than (i) Shares owned by Purchaser, Parent, or any direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent immediately prior to the Effective Time, (ii) Shares owned by the Company (or held in the Company’s treasury) or any direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time, or (iii) Shares held by any stockholder who is entitled to demand and has properly exercised and perfected a demand for appraisal of such Shares pursuant to, and who has complied in