GE Healthcare to acquire Whatman plc

Recommended acquisition at 270p per share in cash

06-Feb-2008 - GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company , and Whatman plc announced that they have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended acquisition of Whatman by GE Healthcare. Under the terms of the transaction, each Whatman shareholder will receive 270 pence in cash for each Whatman share, ...

Whatman plc - Appointment of Chief Executive

09-May-2005 - Whatman PLC ("Whatman" or the "Company") announced the appointment of Timothy J. Haines as Chief Executive, effective from 1 Sept 2005. Tim, aged 47, has a broad range of international management experience in the life sciences industry. For the past five years, he has been Chief Executive of ...

Whatman: Board Changes

14-Jan-2005 - Whatman PLC announced the appointment of Mr Thomas McNally, an existing non-executive Director of Whatman, as Vice Chairman of the Company, and the appointment of Dr. Hinrich Kehler as a non executive Director. In his new role, Mr McNally will take executive responsibility for the R&D, Business ...

Restructuring Programmes at Whatman as Result of Schleicher & Schuell Aquisition

05-Jan-2005 - Whatman plc announced that the full review of the integration programme for Whatman and Schleicher & Schuell (S&S) has been completed, following the acquisition of S&S on 1 December 2004. As a consequence, the following exceptional charges will be recorded in the accounts of Whatman for the year ...

Schleicher & Schuell has been purchased by Whatman plc

12-Nov-2004 - As of November 30, 2004 Whatman will purchase Schleicher & Schuell MicroScience GmbH, Schleicher & Schuell BioScience GmbH and Schleicher & Schuell GmbH for 50.2 million Euro and including an estimated net debt on completion of Euro 4.4 million. Hahnemühle FineArt GmbH as well as DIA-Nielsen ...

Whatman HemaSure is Chosen as a Supplier to the Blood Centers of America

30-Nov-2001 - Whatman HemaSure, a pioneer in the development of technologies that filter donated blood to reduce contaminating leukocytes, today announced that it has signed a purchase agreement with the Blood Centers of America (BCA), a cooperative of community blood centers from across the U.S., to supply ...

Whatman Completes The Acquisition Of The Assets Of HemaSure Inc.

05-Jun-2001 - Whatman plc announces that it has completed the acquisition of the fixed assets and inventory of HemaSure Inc. The transaction, originally announced on 5th February, 2001, was subject to the approval of HemaSure Inc's shareholders. This was obtained on 21st May, 2001. Meanwhile, Whatman and ...

Marks & Spencer to use Whatman DNA Technology

Whatman plc announces first collaboration with major food retailer

13-Mar-2001 - Whatman today announces it has entered into a unique collaboration with Marks & Spencer. Through use of Whatman's DNA technology, Marks & Spencer looks set to lead the way in the ultimate traceability of food products. Use of this technology will enable the retailer to know the precise origin ...

Jack McGuire becomes head of Whatman BioScience

06-Feb-2001 - Whatman plc announced today that it will acquire the assets of HemaSure Inc, subject to HemaSure Inc shareholder approval. As part of this deal Whatman has retained all of HemaSure's key personnel including, in particular, HemaSure's former President and Chief Executive Jack McGuire. Jack ...