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WEX Announces Preliminary Results of Tender Offer
PORTLAND, Maine, March 26, 2025--WEX Inc. (NYSE: WEX), the global commerce platform that simplifies the business of running a business, today announced the preliminary results of its modified "Dutch auction" tender offer, which expired at one minute after 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025.
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