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Biogen

Close the acquisition of Reata Pharmaceuticals

Delivered by the deadline

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Announced
28 Jul 2023
Due
31 Dec 2023
Delivered
26 Sep 2023
  • Deadline
  • Met
  • Late
  • Not met
  • Today

What the company said

“The transaction, which was approved by the boards of directors of both companies, is currently anticipated to close in the fourth quarter of 2023.”
  • SourceBiogen Form 8-K press release, 2023-07-28
  • FilingSEC filing index
  • Deadline as statedin the fourth quarter of 2023
  • Deadline used31 Dec 2023, the last day of the stated period
  • TypeTransaction
  • Permanent referenceKI-C-2023-BIIB-005355
    Cite as https://keptindex.org/c/KI-C-2023-BIIB-005355/ — this address never changes.

What we found

Evidence strength A What the grades mean

Biogen completed the acquisition of Reata on September 26, 2023, ahead of the guided fourth quarter 2023 close.

  • A
    Biogen 10-K filed 2024-02-14 Regulatory filing · published 14 Feb 2024 · retrieved 10 Oct 2026 · kept permanently by the SEC · fingerprint f82af3705c68
    “On September 26, 2023, we completed the acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Reata” ✓ confirmed on the page
  • A
    Biogen 10-Q filed 2024-10-30 Regulatory filing · published 30 Oct 2024 · retrieved 10 Oct 2026 · kept permanently by the SEC · fingerprint f2e84c55a594
    “On September 26, 2023, we completed the acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Reata” ✓ confirmed on the page

Market reaction: the shares moved -4.4% against the S&P 500 over the three sessions around the disclosure (13 Feb 2024 to 16 Feb 2024). What this measures

Checked 10 Oct 2026.

Commitment DNA

The structured record of this commitment. Fields the company did not state are left blank rather than guessed.

Event type
Acquisition close
Indicative materiality
High rules
Action
Close
Deliverable
Acquisition of Reata Pharmaceuticals
Language
Expected (“expects”, “plans”)
In the company’s control
Medium
Specificity
High
Conditional
Yes: approval by Reata stockholders; receipt of necessary regulatory approvals
Depends on
Regulatory, Shareholder

How this entry was checked

  1. Commitment recordedThe company's words were matched word for word against the filing.
  2. First checkAn AI model, Claude (Anthropic), read the company's later filings and recorded the outcome with a quoted passage.
  3. Second check: agreesA different AI model, Gemini (Google), re-read the evidence without being told the outcome and reached the same answer.

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