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Unusual 11 Mid-Day Movers 12/15: (SPMD) (OKSB) (ZOLL) Higher; (BPAX) (AIS) (ATHN) Lower

December 15, 2011 2:32 PM EST
BioSante (Nasdaq: BPAX) 76.9% LOWER; says Libegel did not meet primary, secondary endpoints. Click here for the full report. The stock was downgraded at JMP, Jefferies, Leerink Swann, Rodman & Renshaw and Roth Capital.

SuperMedia (Nasdaq: SPMD) 32.5% HIGHER; shares breaking above resistance around $2.50 and $3. Volume is very heavy and spiked notably after crossing the $3.50 level. Read about John Paulson's investment in the company here.

Antares Pharma (AMEX: AIS) 33.57% LOWER; in a partnership with BioSante for LibiGel. Roth Capital also downgraded the stock this morning.

Southwest Bancorp (Nasdaq: OKSB) 29.1% HIGHER; company entered into an agreement as of December 1, 2011 calling for a bulk sale for cash of loans and other real estate to SW Loan Portfolio Holdings, L.P. and its affiliates.

Zoll Medical (Nasdaq: ZOLL) 28.3% HIGHER; announces the CMS Durable Medical Equipment Medical Administrative Contractors reaffirmed the current coverage policy across all indications for the LifeVest(R) Wearable Defibrillator.

SonoSite (Nasdaq: SONO) 26.9% HIGHER; FUJIFILM announced it will acquire the company for $54 per share. Click here to see the full report.

athenahealth Inc. (Nasdaq: ATHN) 23.7% LOWER; sees FY12 adj-EPS of 85-97c on sales of $410-$430 million. The Street is looking for FY12 EPS of $1.16 on sales of $423.4 million. The guidance is coming from the company's annual investor summit.

Ampio Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: AMPE) 23.2% LOWER; shares continues its volatile streak this week after falling 32 percent on Tuesday and gaining back 20 percent yesterday. Shares are back below $5 today.

Pacific Ethanol (Nasdaq: PEIX) 19.5% LOWER; following a nearly 40 percent jump on December 1st and 2nd amid news of a new 7 percent stake in PE Holdco, the stock has tumbled nearly 53 percent since.

Cardiome Pharma (Nasdaq: CRME) 17.3% HIGHER; after trading up about 7 percent for most of today's session, the stock surged sharply after pushing over resistance at $2.

Novellus (Nasdaq: NVLS) 17.2% HIGHER; Lam Research (Nasdaq: LRCX) will acquire the company in a $3.3 billion all-stock deal. Novellus holders will get 1.125 shares of Lam for each share they hold. Click here to see the full report.


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