Sept 15 (Reuters) - Artisan Acquisition Corp ARTA.O :
* PRENETICS, A GLOBAL LEADER IN GENOMIC AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, TO BECOME PUBLICLY TRADED ON THE NASDAQ VIA MERGER WITH ADRIAN CHENG'S ARTISAN ACQUISITION CORP.
* ARTISAN ACQUISITION CORP - TRANSACTION VALUES PRENETICS AT ENTERPRISE VALUE OF US$1.25 BILLION WITH A COMBINED EQUITY VALUE OF APPROXIMATELY US$1.7 BILLION
* ARTISAN ACQUISITION CORP - COMBINED COMPANY ("PUBCO")'S SECURITIES WILL BE TRADED ON NASDAQ UNDER TICKER SYMBOL "PRE"
* ARTISAN - DEAL HAS FULLY COMMITTED PIPE, FORWARD PURCHASE AGREEMENTS OF $120 MILLION FROM ASPEX, PAG, LIPPO, DRAGONSTONE, XEN CAPITAL, OTHERS
* ARTISAN ACQUISITION CORP - PRENETICS WILL RECEIVE PROCEEDS OF UP TO US$459 MILLION IN CASH
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