Assertio Therapeutics, Inc. (“Assertio” or “the Company”) (NASDAQ: ASRT) and Zyla Life Sciences (“Zyla”) (OTCQX: ZCOR), announced Monday that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement (the “Agreement”). Under the terms of the Agreement, upon the effective time of the merger (the “Merger”), Zyla stockholders will be entitled to receive 2.5 shares of common stock of a newly-formed holding company for each share of Zyla common stock held and the newly combined company will retain the Assertio name and trade on Nasdaq under the ASRT ticker. The boards of directors of both companies have approved the Merger and the Agreement. The Merger is currently expected to close in the second quarter of 2020, subject to approval by Assertio stockholders and by Zyla stockholders and the satisfaction of other customary closing conditions. The Merger will create a leading commercial pharmaceutical company with neurology, inflammation and pain products.
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Source: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/03/16/2001519/0/en/Assertio-Therapeutics-Agrees-to-Merge-with-Zyla-Life-Sciences-to-Create-Synergistic-Portfolio-of-Neurology-and-Non-Opioid-Pain-Products.html