Personalis to be acquired by Tempus in $1.5B deal
Personalis, Inc. agreed to be acquired by Tempus AI, Inc. under a definitive merger agreement announced on July 20, 2026.
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Personalis, Inc. agreed to be acquired by Tempus AI, Inc. under a definitive merger agreement announced on July 20, 2026. Personalis shareholders are expected to receive $16.25 per share, implying an enterprise value of $1.5 billion net of Tempus’s existing ownership, in a transaction structured as stock with up to half of the consideration potentially payable in cash at Tempus’s discretion. The deal represents a 6% premium to the prior Friday close and a 28% premium to the unaffected 30‑day volume-weighted average price.
The combination is intended to integrate Personalis’ tumor-informed minimal residual disease technology with Tempus’s AI-enabled precision oncology and multimodal data platform, targeting what the companies describe as a $20 billion MRD market opportunity. Closing is expected in late 2026 or early 2027, subject to Personalis shareholder approval, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions, including a Tempus share-price condition. Personalis also reported preliminary Q2 revenue of $22.4 million and delivery of 10,384 clinical tests, a 33% quarter‑over‑quarter increase in test volumes.
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- Tempus acquisition at premium valuation: Personalis shareholders are expected to receive $16.25 per share, valuing the company at about $1.5 billion and implying a 28% premium to the unaffected 30‑day VWAP.
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Filing Explained
The agreement sets stock consideration with a 50% cash option, while the exchange ratio and closing remain unresolved pending approvals and later transaction filings.
As a Form 8-K, this
The proposed two-step merger would, if completed, first make Personalis a direct, wholly owned Tempus subsidiary and then merge it into a Tempus subsidiary; existing common holders would no longer hold Personalis as a standalone company.
The consideration is structured as 100% stock, with Tempus able to elect cash for up to
Closing remains subject to Personalis shareholder approval, regulatory approvals and other conditions. The planned Form S-4, proxy statement/prospectus and Schedule 13E-3 are the specified later filings that will provide additional transaction details.
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minimal residual disease (MRD) medical
multimodal data technical
floating exchange ratio financial
Schedule 13E-3 regulatory
proxy statement/prospectus regulatory
volume-weighted average price financial
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