On September 11, 2025, Bausch Health Companies Inc. (“BHC”) and DURECT Corporation (“DURECT”) issued a joint press release announcing the consummation of the transaction previously disclosed in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by BHC on July 29, 2025.
As previously disclosed, BHC Lyon Merger Sub, Inc. (“BHC Lyon”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bausch Health Americas, Inc. (“BHA”) and an indirect subsidiary of BHC, commenced a tender offer (the “Offer”) pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement), dated as of July 28, 2025, by and among DURECT, BHC Lyon, BHA, and solely for purposes of Section 6.10 of the Merger Agreement, BHC to purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of DURECT (“Shares”), for (a) $1.75 per Share in cash, plus (b) one non-transferrable contingent value right for each Share, which represents the contractual right to receive the pro rata portion of two milestone payments of up to $350,000,000 in the aggregate (net of retention bonuses payable to certain DURECT employees upon milestone achievement) upon the achievement of net sales milestones.
The Offer and related withdrawal rights expired as scheduled at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on September 10, 2025 (such date and time, the “Expiration Time”). Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, in its capacity as the depositary for the Offer, has advised that, as of the Expiration Time, a total of 19,984,767 Shares were validly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, representing approximately 62% of the total number of Shares outstanding as of the Expiration Time. As the number of Shares validly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer satisfied the Minimum Condition (as defined in the Merger Agreement) and all other conditions of the Offer were satisfied, on September 11, 2025, BHC Lyon accepted for payment all Shares that were validly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer.
Following the consummation of the Offer, in accordance with Section 251(h) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”) and without a vote of DURECT’s stockholders, on September 11, 2025, BHC Lyon was merged with and into DURECT, the separate existence of BHC Lyon ceased, and DURECT continued as the surviving corporation and became a wholly-owned subsidiary of BHA under the name “DURECT Corporation.” A copy of the press release is attached to the Schedule TO amendment filed by BHC on September 11, 2025 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and is incorporated herein by reference.
(d) Exhibits
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Joint Press Release, dated September 11, 2025, issued by Bausch Health Companies Inc. and DURECT Corporation (incorporated by reference from Bausch Health Companies Inc.’s Schedule TO Amendment filed on September 11, 2025). |
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL). |