Pete Nicholas
Pete Nicholas
certainty clearly johnson objective offer per potential providing share superior today upside value
Our $80 per share offer for Guidant is compelling. We are providing Guidant shareholders with certainty of completion, significant upside potential and substantially more value today than the Johnson & Johnson transaction. By any objective measure, our offer is clearly superior to Johnson & Johnson's.
advance expand further growth markets opportunity provides strategy unique
This transaction provides a unique opportunity to advance our strategy to further diversify and to expand the growth markets we serve.