Sept 27 (Reuters) - Abbott Laboratories:
* Plans to buy Solvay sa's pharmaceuticals unit-source
* Plans to buy solvay's pharmaceuticals unit for 4.5 billion euros in all-cash
deal-source
* Deal to be announced within next 24 hours-source familiar with the matter
* Solvay's vaccine business is one attraction for Abbott-source
* Deal expected to close in early 2010-source
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* Plans to buy Solvay sa's pharmaceuticals unit-source
* Plans to buy solvay's pharmaceuticals unit for 4.5 billion euros in all-cash
deal-source
* Deal to be announced within next 24 hours-source familiar with the matter
* Solvay's vaccine business is one attraction for Abbott-source
* Deal expected to close in early 2010-source
((New York Equities Desk; tel: +1 646 223 6000))
(For more news about Abbott Laboratories click here:) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
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