Getinge once again extends tender offer for Datascope

By Lisa Kerner

Charlotte, N.C., Jan. 7 - Getinge AB extended its $53-per-share cash tender offer for Datascope Corp. to midnight ET on Jan. 13 from midnight ET on Jan. 6.

As of Jan. 6, 14,770,365 shares, or about 93%, of Datascope common stock had been validly tendered and not withdrawn in the offer, a Getinge news release said.

Getinge, a medical device company based in Getinge, Sweden, has extended the offer several times since October.

In September, Datascope, a Montvale, N.J., medical device company, agreed to be acquired by Getinge for $865 million.

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