Pershing Square and Valeant reach agreement on settlement split

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Last Updated : Dec 30 2017 | 12:05 AM IST

(Reuters) - Activist investor William Ackman's Pershing Square said on Friday it had reached an agreement with Valeant Pharmaceuticals to split settlement costs of a lawsuit related to Allergan Plc.

Pershing Square said Valeant will now pay around 33 percent, or $96.25 million, of the settlement costs. Valeant had previously agreed to pay 60 percent of the costs.

(Reporting by Manas Mishra in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel)

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