Summary by Moomoo AI
Illumina has completed the spin-off of GRAIL on June 24, 2024, distributing one share of GRAIL common stock for every six Illumina shares to stockholders of record as of June 13. GRAIL began trading on NASDAQ under "GRAL" symbol on June 25. Illumina retained a 14.5% ownership stake in the newly independent company.To support the separation, Illumina provided GRAIL with $974 million in disposal funding for 2.5 years of operations. The company secured a $750 million 364-day credit facility at approximately 6.69% interest rate to partially fund this contribution. Following the spin-off, Illumina will no longer consolidate GRAIL's financial results.The transaction is expected to result in significant accounting adjustments, including goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges of $1.466 billion and $420 million respectively, to be recorded in Q2 2024. The separation agreement includes a 30-month royalty payment waiver from GRAIL to Illumina.