DURECT Corp

DRRX

Börsenwert 59,3 Mio. $

LAVAL, QC AND CUPERTINO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / August 26, 2025 / Bausch Health Companies Inc. (NYSE:BHC)(TSX:BHC), a global, diversified pharmaceutical company, and DURECT Corporation (NASDAQ:DRRX) today announced that BHC Lyon Merger Sub, Inc. ("Purchaser"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Bausch Health Americas, Inc. ("BHA"), and an indirect subsidiary of Bausch Health Companies Inc. ("BHC"), has extended the expiration date of its tender offer (the "Offer") to acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of DURECT Corporation for $1.75 per share in an all-cash transaction for an upfront consideration of approximately $63 million at closing, with the potential for two additional net sales milestone payments of up to $350 million in the aggregate (subject to certain adjustments in respect of a retention plan) if the milestones are achieved before the earlier of the 10 year anniversary of the first commercial sale of larsucosterol (5-cholesten-3ß, 25-diol 3-sulfate sodium salt) in the United States and December 31, 2045. The Offer, which was previously scheduled to expire at 5:00 p.m.

Durect (DRRX) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.07 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.13. This compares to a loss of $0.12 per share a year ago.

Bausch Health will pay $1.75 per share plus up to $350 million in aggregate sales milestones Transaction expected to close in the third quarter of 2025 CUPERTINO, Calif. , Aug. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- DURECT Corporation (Nasdaq: DRRX) today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025 and provided an update on the previously announced acquisition of DURECT by Bausch Health Companies Inc. (Bausch Health).

NEW YORK, July 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Class Action Attorney Juan Monteverde with Monteverde & Associates PC (the “M&A Class Action Firm”), has recovered millions of dollars for shareholders and is recognized as a Top 50 Firm in the 2024 ISS Securities Class Action Services Report. The firm is headquartered at the Empire State Building in New York City and is investigating DURECT Corporation (NASDAQ: DRRX ) related to its sale to Bausch Health Companies Inc. for $1.75 per share in cash. Is it a fair deal?

Bausch Health Companies Inc. BHC on Tuesday agreed to indirectly acquire DURECT Corp DRRX, including a novel therapeutic molecule, larsucosterol.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Halper Sadeh LLC, an investor rights law firm, is investigating whether the sale of DURECT Corporation (NASDAQ: DRRX) to Bausch Health Companies Inc. for $1.75 per share is fair to DURECT shareholders. Halper Sadeh encourages DURECT shareholders to click here to learn more about their legal rights and options or contact Daniel Sadeh or Zachary Halper at (212) 763-0060 or [email protected] or [email protected]. The investigation concerns whether DURECT and it.

MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Ademi Firm is investigating DURECT (NYSE: DRRX) for possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law in its transaction with Bausch Health. Click here to learn how to join our investigation and obtain additional information or contact us at [email protected] or toll-free: 866-264-3995. There is no cost or obligation to you. In the transaction, shareholders of DURECT will receive $1.75 per share in cash, representing approximately $63 million upfr.

DURECT's lead asset, Larsucosterol, is an epigenetic modulator with FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation Potential to be the first FDA-approved therapeutic option for the treatment of patients with alcoholic hepatitis Proposed acquisition strengthens Bausch Health's commitment to hepatology and patients suffering with liver disease complications globally LAVAL, QC and CUPERTINO, Calif. , July 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Bausch Health Companies Inc. (NYSE: BHC) (TSX: BHC), a global, diversified pharmaceutical company, and DURECT Corporation (NASDAQ: DRRX) today announced a definitive agreement under which Bausch Health will indirectly acquire DURECT Corporation, including a novel therapeutic molecule, larsucosterol, which can harness the power of epigenetic modulation.

DURECT's lead asset, Larsucosterol, is an epigenetic modulator with FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation Potential to be the first FDA-approved therapeutic option for the treatment of patients with alcoholic hepatitis Proposed acquisition strengthens Bausch Health's commitment to hepatology and patients suffering with liver disease complications globally LAVAL, QC AND CUPERTINO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / July 29, 2025 / Bausch Health Companies Inc. (NYSE:BHC)(TSX:BHC), a global, diversified pharmaceutical company, and DURECT Corporation (NASDAQ:DRRX) today announced a definitive agreement under which Bausch Health will indirectly acquire DURECT Corporation, including a novel therapeutic molecule, larsucosterol, which can harness the power of epigenetic modulation. Larsucosterol, an endogenous sulfated oxysterol and an epigenetic modulator, has demonstrated promising results for the treatment of alcoholic hepatitis (AH) in Phase 2 trials.

Planning a registrational Phase 3 trial for larsucosterol in alcohol-associated hepatitis (AH) with topline results expected within two years of trial initiation Larsucosterol Phase 2b AHFIRM trial results published in NEJM Evidence in January 2025 CUPERTINO, Calif. , May 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- DURECT Corporation (Nasdaq: DRRX) today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025 and provided a business update.