Myriad Genetics Nears Spin-off Date for Pharma Business

Jun 05, 2009

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Myriad Genetics announced after the close of the market on Thursday that its board of directors has set the record and distribution dates for the spinoff of its wholly owned subsidiary, Myriad Pharmaceuticals.

The firm said that Myriad Genetics' shareholders of record on June 17 will receive on June 30 a pro-rata dividend of .25 share of Myriad Pharmaceuticals common stock for each share of Myriad Genetics held. Fractional shares will be paid in cash.

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