Biogen Idec, Inc. (Massachusetts) Stands Ready to Close Its $17.50 All-Cash Tender Offer for Facet Biotech

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Biogen Idec (NASDAQ:BIIB) announced today that it is prepared to run a proxy contest to replace at least a majority of the directors of the Board of Facet Biotech Corporation (NASDAQ:FACT) if: Facet shareholders tender a majority of the company’s shares outstanding before Biogen Idec’s tender offer expires and the Facet Board refuses to listen to the explicit wishes of its stockholders.
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