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WellPoint, Inc. and WellChoice, Inc. complete merger

Published in Physician Law Weekly, February 1st, 2006

WellPoint, Inc. (WLP) and WellChoice, Inc. (WC) announced the completion of their merger. The companies' agreement to merge was announced September 27, 2005.

Under terms of the agreement, WellChoice stockholders will receive $38.25 in cash and WellPoint stock at a fixed exchange ratio of .5191 of a share of WellPoint stock for each share of WellChoice stock. The value of the transaction as of September 26, 2005, was approximately $6.5 billion.

Michael Stocker, MD, president and chief executive officer of WellChoice, is now president and chief executive officer of the newly formed East Region of WellPoint. He has responsibility for business operations...

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