Celgene Announces Plans to Transfer Listing of Celgene’s Contingent Value Rights Following Closing of Acquisition by Bristol-Myers Squibb

SUMMIT, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG) announced today that following the completion of Celgene’s acquisition by Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY), Bristol-Myers Squibb and Celgene plan to transfer the listing of Celgene’s contingent value rights (NASDAQ: CELGZ) (“Celgene CVRs”) that are related to Celgene’s ABRAXANE^® product from the NASDAQ Global Market to the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). As a result, Celgene notified the NASDAQ Global Market today of its intent to initiate the voluntary delisting of the Celgene CVRs. The Celgene CVRs are expected to begin trading on the NYSE under the symbol “CELGRT” following their official delisting from the NASDAQ Global Market, which is expected to occur on December 2, 2019.

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