Elanco Animal Health Closes Sale Of Aqua Business To Merck Animal Health

RTTNews | 114 days ago
Elanco Animal Health Closes Sale Of Aqua Business To Merck Animal Health

(RTTNews) - Elanco Animal Health, Inc. (ELAN) announced Tuesday it has completed the divestiture of its aqua business to Merck Animal Health (MRK) for approximately $1.3 billion in cash, with approximately $1.05 billion to $1.1 billion in net proceeds available for debt paydown in the third quarter of 2024.

The successful completion of this transaction enables the company to pay down term loan debt on a pro-rata basis per the terms of the company's credit agreements.

Combined with the expected $280 million to $320 million of cash generated from the base business, the company expects to pay down approximately $1.3 billion to $1.4 billion of debt in 2024.

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