contingent

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Gilead on Tuesday said it will pay an initial $3.15 billion in cash for Tubulis, which is developing next-generation antibody-drug conjugates, or ADCs, along with up to $1.85 billion in contingent milestone payments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The Rec's home contingent had been quietened by Saracens' determined display, but they found their voice once Arundell had plunged over for his first try after 43 minutes.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

To offset lower upfront payments, many smaller deals are coming with contingent payments, like contingent-value rights or milestones, that could eventually raise the value while protecting buyers from overpaying.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Apellis stockholders will also receive a contingent value right for each share they own.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Behind Davos and his sons came another line of hundreds commanded by knights and lordly captains, and then the smaller, slower Myrish contingent, none dipping more than eighty oars.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin