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UnitedHealth Group Warns Shareholders of Unsolicited Mini-Tender Offer

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UnitedHealth Group's shareholders are being urged to exercise caution following an unsolicited mini-tender offer by Tutanota LLC, which seeks to acquire up to 175,000 shares of the company's common stock. The offer price of $325.00 per share is below the market price, and the offer is subject to several conditions. UnitedHealth Group recommends that shareholders do not tender their shares, citing concerns over the below-market price and additional conditions.

Key Takeaways:

  • Tutanota LLC has made an unsolicited mini-tender offer to purchase up to 175,000 shares of UnitedHealth Group's common stock at a price of $325.00 per share.
  • The offer is conditioned on, among other things, the closing price per share of UnitedHealth Group's common stock exceeding $325.00 per share on the last full trading day before the offer expires.
  • UnitedHealth Group recommends that shareholders do not tender their shares in response to the offer due to the below-market price and additional conditions.
  • Shareholders who have already tendered their shares may withdraw them at any time before the offer expires on June 23, 2025.
  • Tutanota's mini-tender offer is subject to several conditions, including the closing price per share of UnitedHealth Group's common stock exceeding $325.00 per share.
  • UnitedHealth Group is not associated with Tutanota or its mini-tender offer and does not endorse the offer.
  • Mini-tender offers, like Tutanota's, seek to acquire less than 5% of a company's outstanding shares, thereby avoiding disclosure and procedural requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
  • The SEC has cautioned investors about mini-tender offers, saying that some bidders make these offers at below-market prices in the hope of catching investors off-guard.
  • Historically, Tutanota has made similar unsolicited mini-tender offers for stock of other public companies.

Statistics:

  • The offer seeks to acquire up to 175,000 shares of UnitedHealth Group's common stock, representing less than 1% of the company's outstanding shares.
  • The offer price is $325.00 per share, below the current market price.
  • The offer expires on June 23, 2025, unless extended or earlier terminated.
  • Shareholders who have already tendered their shares may withdraw them at any time before the offer expires.
  • Mini-tender offers, like Tutanota's, avoid disclosure and procedural requirements of the SEC by seeking to acquire less than 5% of a company's outstanding shares.

Sources:

  • UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) press release dated June 23, 2025
  • Tutanota LLC mini-tender offer documents
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) guidance on mini-tender offers (https://www.sec.gov/about/reports-publications/investorpubsminitend)
  • SEC letter regarding broker-dealer mini-tender offer dissemination and disclosure (https://www.sec.gov/divisions/marketreg/minitenders/sia072401.htm)

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