BAUDETTE, Minn., Jan. 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- ANI Pharmaceuticals,
Inc. ("ANI") (NASDAQ: ANIP) today announced that it has completed
the acquisition of the NDAs for purified corticotropin gel and
corticotropin zinc hydroxide from Merck (known as MSD outside of
the United States and Canada) for $75
million in cash and a percentage of future net sales. The
acquisition was funded through cash on hand.
The assets were acquired from a Dutch subsidiary of Merck by ANI
Pharmaceuticals C.V., a Netherlands based wholly owned indirect
subsidiary of ANI.
Arthur S. Przybyl, President and
CEO of ANI Pharmaceuticals stated, "Having now closed the
acquisition of the corticotrophin NDAs, we look forward to
advancing our re-commercialization plan."
About ANI
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the "Company" or "ANI") is an
integrated specialty pharmaceutical company developing,
manufacturing, and marketing branded and generic prescription
pharmaceuticals. The Company's targeted areas of product
development currently include narcotics, oncolytics (anti-cancers),
hormones and steroids, and complex formulations involving extended
release and combination products. For more information, please
visit our website www.anipharmaceuticals.com.
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To the extent any statements made in this release deal with
information that is not historical, these are forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited
to, statements about price increases, the Company's future
operations, products financial position, operating results and
prospects , the Company's pipeline or potential markets therefore,
and other statements that are not historical in nature,
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"will," "expects," "plans," "potential," "future," "believes,"
"intends," "continue," other words of similar meaning, derivations
of such words and the use of future dates.
Uncertainties and risks may cause the Company's actual results
to be materially different than those expressed in or implied by
such forward-looking statements. Uncertainties and risks include,
but are not limited to, the risk that the Company may face with
respect to importing raw materials; increased competition; delays
or failure in obtaining product approval from the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration; general business and economic conditions;
market trends; products development; regulatory and other approvals
and marketing.
More detailed information on these and additional factors that
could affect the Company's actual results are described in the
Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including its most recent annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly
reports on Form 10-Q, as well as its proxy statement. All
forward-looking statements in this news release speak only as of
the date of this news release and are based on the Company's
current beliefs, assumptions, and expectations. The Company
undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise.
For more information about ANI, please contact:
Investor Relations
IR@anipharmaceuticals.com
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