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King Pharmaceuticals®, Inc. Ups Alpharma Inc. Offer to $1.6 Billion, Goes Hostile

September 12, 2008 | 
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NEW YORK, Sept 11 (Reuters) - King Pharmaceuticals Inc raised its offer for Alpharma Inc on Thursday to about $1.6 billion, and said it would take the offer directly to shareholders.

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