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Lantheus Holdings to acquire Progenics Pharmaceuticals

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Last updated:12th Oct 2019
Published:12th Oct 2019
Source: Pharmawand
Lantheus Holdings, Inc., parent company of Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc. a leader in the development, manufacture and commercialization of innovative diagnostic imaging agents and products, and Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. an oncology company developing innovative medicines and artificial intelligence to find, fight and follow cancer, today announced a definitive agreement for Lantheus to acquire Progenics in an all-stock transaction. The transaction has been unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies.Under the terms of the agreement, Lantheus Holdings will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Progenics stock at a fixed exchange ratio. Progenics shareholders will receive 0.2502 shares of Lantheus Holdings stock for each share of Progenics stock, representing approximately a 35% aggregate ownership stake in the combined company. The exchange ratio implies a 21.5% premium to Progenics� 30-day volume weighted average closing stock price .Progenics is an oncology company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative targeted medicines and artificial intelligence to find, fight and follow cancer. Progenics takes a leading role in developing diagnostics that help guide physicians and therapeutics that treat patients. The company�s oncology-focused portfolio currently includes three FDA approved products as well as a rich product pipeline. Azedra, approved in July 2018, is the first and only FDA approved product used to treat adult and pediatric patients 12 years and older for the ultra-orphan indications of pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma. Progenics� other approved products are oral and subcutaneous formulations of Relistor, which are licensed to Bausch Health Companies Inc.

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