Revolution Medicines And EQRx Stockholders Approve EQRx Acquisition

Revolution Medicines, Inc. (NASDAQ:RVMD), a clinical-stage oncology company developing targeted therapies for RAS-addicted cancers, and EQRx, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQRX), announced that earlier today, at their respective special meetings, Revolution Medicines and EQRx stockholders voted to approve Revolution Medicines' proposed acquisition of EQRx.

 

The final votes will be certified by an independent inspector of elections for each company and publicly reported following this certification. The transaction is expected to close in November 2023, as soon as all customary closing conditions are satisfied.

Upon completion of the transaction, each share of common stock of EQRx issued and outstanding immediately prior to the merger will be converted into the right to receive 0.1112 shares of common stock of Revolution Medicines. Revolution Medicines expects to issue approximately 55 million shares of its common stock in connection with the merger (excluding assumed warrants and earn-out shares). No fractional shares will be issued and EQRx stockholders will receive cash in lieu of any fractional shares as part of the merger consideration, as specified in the merger agreement.