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Metabasis Therapeutics, Inc.

Metabasis Announces Ligand to Acquire Metabasis for Cash and Contingent Value Rights

Published in Biotech Business Week, November 9th, 2009

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ: LGND) and Metabasis Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MBRX) announced they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Ligand will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Metabasis.

Under the transaction, Metabasis stockholders will receive a cash payment at the closing of the transaction of approximately $3.2 million, less Metabasis' estimated net liabilities at closing and an amount to be deposited in the stockholders' representative's fund (Metabasis currently estimates the closing payment to be approximately $1.8 million in cash). In addition, Metabasis stockholders will receive for each Metabasis share four...

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