# DYNAVAX TECHNOLOGIES CORP — tender_offer/third_party [announced]
Source: SEC API (secapi.ai) · situation sit_2cc9b0d3840545a6c094 · retrieved 2026-08-11T16:11:57.886Z

## Overview
Dynavax Technologies Corporation is a pharmaceutical preparations company.

Samba Merger Sub, Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Sanofi, a French société anonyme, launched a tender offer to purchase all issued and outstanding shares of Dynavax Technologies Corporation for $15.50 per share in cash, without interest and subject to applicable withholding taxes. The Offer to Purchase was dated January 12, 2026, and the tender offer was described in a Schedule TO filed by Sanofi and Samba Merger Sub on the same date. This Amendment No. 3 to the Schedule 14D-9 was filed on February 2, 2026, to reflect certain amendments and updates to Item 4 of the Schedule 14D-9.

## Terms
- Counterparty: Samba Merger Sub, Inc. (indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Sanofi) · Consideration: cash · Stake: 100% · Price/share: $15.5

## Key dates
- Announced 2026-01-28

## Timeline
- 2026-01-28 · SC 14D9/A (0001193125-26-025615): SC 14D9/A - DYNAVAX TECHNOLOGIES CORP — *Dynavax Technologies Corporation is a pharmaceutical company engaged in the development and commercialization of pharmaceutical preparations.* Samba Merger Sub, Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Sanofi, a French société anonyme, commenced a tender offer to purchase all issued and outstanding shares of Dynavax Technologies Corporation for $15.50 per share in cash, without interest and subject to applicable withholding taxes. The Offer to Purchase was dated January 12, 2026. The waiting period under the HSR Act expired effective January 27, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, satisfying the condition to the Offer requiring HSR clearance. German merger control clearance was received on January 14, 2026.
  https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1029142/0001193125-26-025615.txt
- 2026-01-30 · SC 14D9/A (0001193125-26-030526): SC 14D9/A - DYNAVAX TECHNOLOGIES CORP — *Dynavax Technologies Corporation is a pharmaceutical company engaged in the development and commercialization of pharmaceutical preparations.* Samba Merger Sub, Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Sanofi, a French société anonyme, commenced a tender offer to purchase all issued and outstanding shares of Dynavax Technologies Corporation for $15.50 per share in cash, without interest and subject to applicable withholding taxes. The Offer to Purchase was dated January 12, 2026, and the tender offer was described in a Schedule TO filed by Sanofi and Samba Merger Sub on the same date. This Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule 14D-9 was filed on January 30, 2026, to reflect updates regarding regulatory approvals, including confirmation that the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWK) cleared the acquisition of Dynavax GmbH, effective January 29, 2026.
  https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1029142/0001193125-26-030526.txt
- 2026-02-02 · SC 14D9/A (0001193125-26-032595): SC 14D9/A - DYNAVAX TECHNOLOGIES CORP — *Dynavax Technologies Corporation is a pharmaceutical preparations company.* Samba Merger Sub, Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Sanofi, a French société anonyme, launched a tender offer to purchase all issued and outstanding shares of Dynavax Technologies Corporation for $15.50 per share in cash, without interest and subject to applicable withholding taxes. The Offer to Purchase was dated January 12, 2026, and the tender offer was described in a Schedule TO filed by Sanofi and Samba Merger Sub on the same date. This Amendment No. 3 to the Schedule 14D-9 was filed on February 2, 2026, to reflect certain amendments and updates to Item 4 of the Schedule 14D-9.
  https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1029142/0001193125-26-032595.txt

## Citations
- 0001193125-26-025615 — https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&type=&dateb=&owner=include&count=40&search_text=000119312526025615
- 0001193125-26-030526 — https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&type=&dateb=&owner=include&count=40&search_text=000119312526030526
- 0001193125-26-032595 — https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&type=&dateb=&owner=include&count=40&search_text=000119312526032595