FBR Capital Reiterates Outperform on Geron Corp (GERN) Following Disclosed License Agreement

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Pre-Open Stock Movers 09/19: (ISLE) (BLOX) (TECD) Higher; (VICL) (MGT) (CYH) Lower (more...)

September 19, 2016 9:24 AM EDT

Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. (Nasdaq: ISLE) 31.7% HIGHER; Eldorado Resorts, Inc. (Nasdaq: ERI) and Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. (Nasdaq: ISLE) announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement whereby Eldorado will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Isle of Capri for $23.00 in cash or 1.638 shares of Eldorado common stock, at the election of each Isle of Capri shareholder, reflecting total consideration of approximately $1.7 billion, inclusive of $929 million of long-term debt of Isle of Capri and its... More

Geron Corp (GERN), Janssen Pharma Enter Exclusive Licensing Agreement

September 19, 2016 8:08 AM EDT

Geron Corp (Nasdaq: GERN) disclosed the following in a U.S. SEC filing on Monday:

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On September 15, 2016 (the Execution Date), Geron Corporation (Geron or the Company) and Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Janssen Pharmaceuticals), entered into a license agreement (the License Agreement) granting Janssen Pharmaceuticals exclusive worldwide rights (the Exclusive License) under Gerons proprietary patents and related know-how for the development and commercialization of products based on specialized oligonucleotide backbone chemistry, as well as novel amidates for ribonucleic acid interference, or RNAi, for the prevention, treatment... More