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Re: DewDiligence post# 114

Friday, 10/26/2012 1:20:25 PM

Friday, October 26, 2012 1:20:25 PM

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A quirk of the ABT-ABBV split-up (to take effect on 1/1/13) is that ABT has to buy back some of its debt at a premium while ABBV issues new debt and transfers the resulting cash to ABT in the form of a one-time dividend:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/abbott-announces-cash-tender-offers-135900652.html

The end result of this multi-step operation accomplishes essentially nothing for shareholders of the two companies, but is necessary for legal/tax reasons and is yet another payday for the investment bankers.

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