# clm_A2CE75CC8517

subject: Vertex Pharmaceuticals (/record/vertex-pharmaceuticals.md)  
predicate: shares_outstanding  
value: 255,559,939 shares  
valid_from: 2018-07-20  
valid_to: 2018-10-19  
published: 2018-07-26  
recorded: 2026-11-08  
confidence: 0.95  
status: superseded  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: clm_D3864179769E  
last_updated: 2026-11-08  
cite: AsOf. "Vertex Pharmaceuticals shares outstanding: 255,559,939 shares", as of 2018-07-20 (until 2018-10-19). Claim clm_A2CE75CC8517, https://asof.is/claim/clm_A2CE75CC8517, accessed 2026-11-10. Source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/875320/000087532018000022/0000875320-18-000022-index.htm.  
checked: 2026-11-08 · parsed from the SEC filing  
parsed from: dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding in 10-Q Q2 FY2018, filed 2018-07-26  

## Sources

- https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/875320/000087532018000022/0000875320-18-000022-index.htm (primary, SEC EDGAR 10-Q Q2 FY2018, published 2018-07-26)

## Supersedes

- [Vertex Pharmaceuticals](/record/vertex-pharmaceuticals.md) | shares_outstanding | 254,830,232 shares | valid 2018-04-20 to 2018-07-20 | conf 0.95 | superseded | superseded_by [clm_A2CE75CC8517](/claim/clm_A2CE75CC8517.md) | [clm_D91AA7148A23](/claim/clm_D91AA7148A23.md)

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