LHCG - LHC Group gains on report sale to UnitedHealth may close next month

• LHC Group ( NASDAQ: LHCG ) rose 0.8% on a report that it's planned sale to UnitedHealth ( NYSE: UNH ) is on track to close next month.
• The parties are said to have substantially complied with the Federal Trade Commission's second request, according to a Dealreporter item, which cited sources familiar.  The antitrust agency is expected to close the probe quietly.
• The companies received a second request f rom the FTC in June.
• UnitedHealth ( UNH ) agreed to buy home health business LHC Group for $170/share in late March.

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