Sanofi's Letter to the Medivation Board

Sanofi announced today that it has sent a letter to Medivation, Inc.’s Board of Directors. The full text of the letter reads as follows:   Dear Members of the Board of Directors,   Since we publicly disclosed our proposal to acquire Medivation, we have had extensive conversations with your top shareholders. We believe there is overwhelming support by your shareholders for a transaction. Absent our proposal, we believe that the Medivation shares would be trading in the $30’s. Medivation traded at $27 per share less than three months ago, and our proposal is almost a 100% premium to that price. It is over a 50% premium to average trading prices prior to there being takeover rumors.   I want to reiterate our preference to engage with you to negotiate a transaction. We believe immediate engagement would be in the best interests of your shareholders as it would enable them promptly to realize substantial and certain value, while minimizing the disruption to your organization.  We believe we have offered a fair price, and a very attractive premium. Nothing in your press release rejecting our proposal was new information to the market. Having said that, if you engage in good faith discussions with us and demonstrate additional value, we could be in a position to revise our offer.   You should know that an acquisition of Medivation is a priority for Sanofi and we are committed to effecting it. If you are not prepared to engage with us, we have no choice but to go directly to your shareholders. As you know, your shareholders have the ability to act at any time by written consent to remove and replace the Board.   If the Medivation Board of Directors continues to refuse to engage with us, then we intend to commence a process to remove and replace members of the Board.   We remain enthusiastic about a potential combination with Medivation. We and our advisors stand ready to meet at any time so we can work to quickly consummate a mutually beneficial transaction.Sincerely,   Olivier BrandicourtChief Executive Officer   http://mediaroom.sanofi.com/sanofi-sends-letter-to-medivations-board-of-directors/#sthash.NJzACQin.dpuf