BRIEF-Adage Capital Partners Cuts In Tesla, Merck; Ups In Dupont, Verizon & Colgate

May 16 (Reuters) - Adage Capital Partners GP LLC:

* ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP LLC UPS SHARE STAKE IN DUPONT BY 94.9% TO 1.1 MILLION SHARES - SEC FILING

* ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP LLC CUTS SHARE STAKE IN MERCK BY 31.7% TO 1.2 MILLION SHARES

* ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP LLC UPS SHARE STAKE IN PG&E CORP BY 38.9% TO 1.3 MILLION SHARES

* ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP LLC CUTS SHARE STAKE IN TESLA INC BY 11.5% TO 729,500 SHARES

* ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP LLC UPS SHARE STAKE IN COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO BY 50% TO 1.1 MILLION SHARES

* ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP LLC UPS SHARE STAKE IN VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC BY 29.3% TO 4.0 MILLION SHARES

* ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP LLC - CHANGE IN HOLDINGS ARE AS OF MARCH 31, 2022 AND COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS QUARTER ENDED AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2021 Source for the quarter ended December 31, 2021: https://bit.ly/3LvNwvX Source for the quarter ended March 31, 2022: https://bit.ly/3Mik5NP