Ackman's Pershing Square seeks to sell Zoetis shares for $800 million: NYT

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Ackman set out to sell 16.85 million shares in Zoetis for a price range of $46.75 to $47 per share, the newspaper reported. (nyti.ms/1Wlwzrw)

The newspaper said the transaction would be managed by Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse. It said Pershing would still own 25 million shares in the company after the sale.

Ackman told his clients last week that Pershing Square Holdings portfolio gained 10.2 percent last month as battered drug company Valeant Pharmaceuticals (VRX.TO) climbed.

(Reporting by Parikshit Mishra in Bengaluru; Editing by David Gregorio)