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January 13, 2006

GAT: Guidant Acquisition TimeLine
So much so fast in the saga of Guidant's acquisition by Johnson & Johnson, or Boston Scientific, depending on which hour you read the news. In fact, if you use news aggregator sites, like Google News or Yahoo! News, you might see a headline that indicates Boston Scientific has made another new bid for Guidant -- only to find that the site is two headlines behind, and that article is discussing a bid from 8:00pm the night before last.

So, to put this in order and in perspective, I have constructed a timeline of events, starting with Johnson & Johnson's announcement that they were going to acquire Guidant in December 2004, and ending with the last news from Friday 13th, that Guidant was accepting J&J's bid of $71 per share. I have also placed a graphic depicting the price being offered per Guidant share throughout the story.

I invite all readers to add pertinent events that I am sure I've left out, and we'll keep this online.

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