ZURICH, March 13 (Reuters) - Skin care company Galderma on Wednesday announced a price range of 49 to 53 Swiss francs for its upcoming 2.3 billion Swiss francs ($2.6 billion) flotation.

The offering consists of up to 40.5 million new shares and 277,000 existing shares, said the company. The offer period will run from Wednesday and is anticipated to end on March 20, 2024. ($1 = 0.8776 Swiss francs) (Reporting by John Revill; editing by Bartosz Dabrowski)