Exhibit (a)(1)(v)
NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY
to Tender Shares of Common Stock
of
2SEVENTY BIO, INC.
at
$5.00 Net Per Share
Pursuant to the Offer to Purchase Dated April 14, 2025
by
DAYBREAK MERGER SUB INC.
a wholly owned subsidiary of
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS EXPIRE ONE MINUTE FOLLOWING 11:59 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON MAY 12, 2025, UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED OR EARLIER
TERMINATED.
This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, or one substantially in the form hereof, must be used to accept the Offer (as defined below) if the certificates for shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Shares”), of 2seventy bio, Inc., a Delaware corporation and any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal (as defined below) cannot be delivered to Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, the depositary for the Offer (the “Depositary”), or the procedure for delivery by book-entry transfer cannot be completed, in each case prior to one minute following 11:59 p.m., New York City Time, on May 12, 2025, unless extended or earlier terminated as permitted by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 10, 2025 (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time). Such form may be delivered by facsimile transmission or mail to the Depositary. See Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase (as defined below).
The Depositary for the Offer is:
Equiniti Trust Company
If delivering by hand, express mail, courier, or other expedited service: | By mail: | ||
Equiniti Trust Company, LLC Operations Center Attn: Reorganization Department P.O. Box 525 Ridgefield Park, New Jersey 07660 | Equiniti Trust Company, LLC Operations Center Attn: Reorganization Department P.O. Box 525 Ridgefield Park, New Jersey 07660 | ||
DELIVERY OF THIS NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY TO AN ADDRESS OR FACSIMILE NUMBER OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY TO THE DEPOSITARY.
This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery is not to be used to guarantee signatures. If a signature on a Letter of Transmittal is required to be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” (as such term is defined in Rule 17Ad-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), under the instructions thereto, such signature guarantee must appear in the applicable space provided in the signature box on the Letter of Transmittal. Do not send share certificates with this notice. Share certificates should be sent with your Letter of Transmittal.