{"id":54412,"date":"2023-03-02T06:03:09","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T05:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pharma-trend.com\/en\/walgreens-boots-alliance-sells-15-5-million-shares-of-option-care-health\/"},"modified":"2023-03-02T06:03:09","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T05:03:09","slug":"walgreens-boots-alliance-sells-15-5-million-shares-of-option-care-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pharma-trend.com\/en\/walgreens-boots-alliance-sells-15-5-million-shares-of-option-care-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Walgreens Boots Alliance Sells 15.5 Million Shares of Option Care Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>\n<i>Transaction Highlights<\/i>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20230301006230\/en\/449259\/5\/WBA_logo_multi_pos.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20230301006230\/en\/449259\/21\/WBA_logo_multi_pos.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nWalgreens Boots Alliance announces sale of approximately 15.5 million shares held in Option Care Health at a price to the public of $30.75 per share\n<\/li>\n<li>\n13.0 million shares sold in an underwritten secondary offering along with a concurrent share repurchase by Option Care Health of approximately 2.5 million shares\n<\/li>\n<li>\nProceeds to Walgreens Boots Alliance will be used primarily for debt paydown and the continued support of the company\u2019s strategic priorities\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>DEERFIELD, Ill.&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA) today announced that it has sold 13.0 million shares of Option Care Health, Inc. (\u201cOption Care Health\u201d) (Nasdaq: OPCH) common stock in an underwritten secondary offering and, subject to completion of the offering, a concurrent share repurchase by OPCH in the amount of approximately 2.5 million shares.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nAfter the sale, Walgreens Boots Alliance\u2019s ownership of Option Care Health\u2019s common stock has decreased from approximately 14 percent to approximately six percent.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nWalgreens Boots Alliance intends to use the proceeds primarily for debt paydown and the continued support of the company\u2019s strategic priorities.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<b>About Walgreens Boots Alliance<\/b>\n<\/p>\n<p>\nWalgreens Boots Alliance (Nasdaq: WBA) is an integrated healthcare, pharmacy and retail leader serving millions of customers and patients every day, with a 170-year heritage of caring for communities.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nA trusted, global innovator in retail pharmacy with approximately 13,000 locations across the U.S., Europe and Latin America, WBA plays a critical role in the healthcare ecosystem. The company is reimagining local healthcare and well-being for all as part of its purpose \u2013 to create more joyful lives through better health. Through dispensing medicines, improving access to a wide range of health services, providing high quality health and beauty products and offering anytime, anywhere convenience across its digital platforms, WBA is shaping the future of healthcare.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nWBA employs more than 325,000 people and has a presence in nine countries through its portfolio of consumer brands: Walgreens, Boots, Duane Reade, the No7 Beauty Company, Benavides in Mexico and Ahumada in Chile. Additionally, WBA has a portfolio of healthcare-focused investments located in several countries, including China and the U.S.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThe company is proud of its contributions to healthy communities, a healthy planet, an inclusive workplace and a sustainable marketplace. WBA has been recognized for its commitment to operating sustainably: the company is an index component of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) and was named to the 100 Best Corporate Citizens 2022.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nMore company information is available at <span class=\"bwuline\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.walgreensbootsalliance.com&amp;esheet=53355045&amp;newsitemid=20230301006230&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.walgreensbootsalliance.com&amp;index=1&amp;md5=9d90903e31bc4cab743d3c8843caec52\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" shape=\"rect\">www.walgreensbootsalliance.com<\/a><\/span>.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n(WBA-GEN)\n<\/p>\n<p> <b>Contacts<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>\n<b>WBA Media Relations<\/b><br \/>USA \/ Jim Cohn, +1 224 813 9057<br \/>\n<br \/>International, +44 (0)20 7980 8585\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<b>WBA Investor Relations<\/b><br \/>Tiffany Kanaga, +1 847 315 2922\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transaction Highlights Walgreens Boots Alliance announces sale of approximately 15.5 million shares held in Option Care Health at a price to the public of $30.75 per share 13.0 million shares sold in an underwritten secondary offering along with a concurrent share repurchase by Option Care Health of approximately 2.5 million shares Proceeds to Walgreens Boots &#8230; <span class=\"more\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/pharma-trend.com\/en\/walgreens-boots-alliance-sells-15-5-million-shares-of-option-care-health\/\">[Read more&#8230;]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"entry","1":"post","2":"publish","3":"author-business","4":"post-54412","6":"format-standard","7":"category-industry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Walgreens Boots Alliance Sells 15.5 Million Shares of Option Care Health - Pharma Trend<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pharma-trend.com\/en\/walgreens-boots-alliance-sells-15-5-million-shares-of-option-care-health\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Walgreens Boots Alliance Sells 15.5 Million Shares of Option Care Health - Pharma Trend\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Transaction Highlights Walgreens Boots Alliance announces sale of approximately 15.5 million shares held in Option Care Health at a price to the public of $30.75 per share 13.0 million shares sold in an underwritten secondary offering along with a concurrent share repurchase by Option Care Health of approximately 2.5 million shares Proceeds to Walgreens Boots ... 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