CARLSBAD, Calif. & NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Invitrogen Corporation (NASDAQ:IVGN) and Applied Biosystems Inc. (NYSE:ABI) today announced the preliminary results of elections made by Applied Biosystems stockholders regarding their preferences as to the form of merger consideration they will receive in the pending acquisition of Applied Biosystems by Invitrogen. The election deadline for Applied Biosystems stockholders to have made merger consideration elections in connection with the proposed merger was 5:00 p.m., EST, on November 19, 2008.
