Transaction with Tribute Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc.
15:05 02.02.16
PR Newswire
CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Feb. 2, 2016
-Transaction Expected to Close on or About February 5, 2016-
CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Feb. 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- POZEN Inc. ("POZEN") (NASDAQ: POZN), a specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced that its stockholders approved the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Arrangement (the "Merger Agreement") with Tribute Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc. ("Tribute") and the carrying out of the transactions contained therein. Upon closing of the transaction, the POZEN and Tribute businesses will operate as subsidiaries of Aralez Pharmaceuticals Inc. ("Aralez"), a company domiciled in Canada.
The Merger Agreement was also adopted by the Tribute shareholders on February 1, 2016. The proposed transaction remains subject to certain conditions and approvals, including approval of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, listing of Aralez shares and customary closing conditions, and is expected to occur promptly following satisfaction of all conditions. Aralez will be listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the ticker symbol "ARLZ" and is expected to begin trading on or about February 8, 2016, and will be listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") under the ticker symbol "ARZ" and is expected to begin trading on on or about February 10, 2016, assuming closing on February 5, 2016.
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