Комментарий менеджментаTom PollinChairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
… and high single-digit growth in APM. We delivered mid-single-digit growth across 90% of NewBD's portfolio, partially offset by 10% of our portfolio, Alaris, vaccines, and China, undergoing challenging market dynamics that were in line with our expectations. We delivered adjusted gross margin of 53.4%, and adjusted EPS of $2.91, both of which were also ahead of our expectations on the strength of revenue performance and operational execution. Later this morning, we expect to close the combination of our life sciences business with Waters via reverse Morris Trust transaction. This is a significant milestone as we fully pivot to new BD and the next chapter of the company's growth. I want to thank both the BD and Waters team whose exceptional hard work and transaction experience are enabling us to close nearly two months ahead of schedule. We believe this transaction unlocks significant value for our shareholders through both participation in the new Waters entity and value creation in the new BD. As part of the transaction, we will receive a $4 billion cash distribution. I'm pleased to announce $2 billion will be deployed towards share repurchases through an ASR, and $2 billion will …