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confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.85
Agenus sells manufacturing assets to Zydus for $75M upfront; license BOT/BAL in India
AGENUS INC
- Asset sale of Emeryville/ Berkeley CA facilities for $75M at closing; up to $50M additional contingent payments.
- Exclusive license to Zydus for BOT/BAL in India and Sri Lanka; 5% royalty on net sales.
- Zydus makes $16M equity investment at $7.50/share (approx. 2.1M shares); 12-month lockup.
- Transaction includes contract manufacturing agreement; proceeds to fund BOT/BAL development.
- Parties aim to close within 60 days, subject to customary conditions and government approvals.
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