Freeline Shareholders Approve Acquisition by Syncona
LONDON, Feb. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Freeline Therapeutics Holdings plc (Nasdaq:FRLN) (“Freeline”) and Syncona Ltd (“Syncona”) today announced that Freeline’s shareholders have approved the proposal for Bidco 1354 Limited (“Bidco”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Syncona Portfolio Limited (“Syncona Portfolio”), to acquire all shares of Freeline not currently owned by Syncona Portfolio for $6.50 per American Depositary Share (“ADS”) in cash (the “Acquisition”). As previously announced, Freeline and Bidco entered into an implementation agreement on November 22, 2023 to implement the Acquisition by means of a scheme of arrangement pursuant to Part 26 of the UK Companies Act 2006 (the “Scheme”).