Deep Track exits Dynavax (NASDAQ: DVAX) with 15.7M shares tendered at $15.50
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Dynavax Technologies Corp. had a major shareholder tender all of its shares as part of a merger with Sanofi. Deep Track Biotechnology Master Fund, Ltd., a 10% owner, disposed of 15,726,349 shares of common stock on February 10, 2026 through a tender-offer transaction at $15.50 per share in cash. This occurred at the effective time of a merger in which a Sanofi subsidiary combined with Dynavax, leaving Dynavax as an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Sanofi. Following the transaction, the reporting holders no longer owned Dynavax common stock from this position.
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Large shareholder exits via tender offer as Dynavax becomes a Sanofi subsidiary.
The transaction shows a major holder, Deep Track Biotechnology Master Fund, Ltd., tendering 15,726,349 Dynavax shares into Sanofi’s cash offer at $15.50 per share. This aligns with a completed merger in which Dynavax becomes an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Sanofi.
The disposition is part of a negotiated change-of-control process, not an open-market sale, so it reflects deal completion rather than shifting investor sentiment. Deep Track Capital, LP and David Kroin may be deemed beneficial owners but disclaim ownership beyond their pecuniary interests, indicating this was executed at the fund level.
Form 4 data confirms that after the tender-offer disposition on February 10, 2026, the reported beneficial holding for this position fell to zero shares. Any future information on integration or post-merger strategy would appear in subsequent disclosures from Sanofi or the surviving Dynavax entity.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U | Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | 15,726,349 | $0.00 | -- |
Footnotes (1)
- This Form 4 reports securities transacted pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") by and among the Issuer, SANOFI, a French societe anonyme ("Parent"), and Samba Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent ("Purchaser"). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Purchaser completed a tender offer to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Issuer, par value $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock"), for $15.50 per share (the "Offer Price"), in cash, without interest and subject to any applicable withholding of taxes. On February 10, 2026, Purchaser merged with and into the Issuer, with the Issuer surviving as an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (the effective time of such merger, the "Effective Time"). Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, each share of Common Stock held by the Reporting Persons were tendered in exchange for the Offer Price. Represents securities held by Deep Track Biotechnology Master Fund, Ltd. Deep Track Capital, LP is the investment manager of Deep Track Biotechnology Master Fund, Ltd. Mr. David Kroin is the managing member of Deep Track Capital GP, LLC, the general partner of Deep Track Capital, LP, and by virtue of such status may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the shares owned by Deep Track Biotechnology Master Fund, Ltd. Deep Track Capital, LP and Mr. Kroin disclaim beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interests.
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