June 29 (Reuters) - Immunome Inc IMNM.O :
* IMMUNOME AND MORPHIMMUNE ANNOUNCE DEFINITIVE MERGER
AGREEMENT
AND SIMULTANEOUS PRIVATE PLACEMENT INVESTMENT OF $125 MILLION TO
DEVELOP TARGETED CANCER THERAPIES
* IMMUNOME INC-COMBINED COMPANY, WHICH WILL OPERATE AS
IMMUNOME
* IMMUNOME INC-CLAY B. SIEGALL MORPHIMMUNE PRESIDENT & CEO
TO
SERVE AS CHAIRMAN AND CEO OF COMBINED COMPANY
* IMMUNOME INC-WILL ACQUIRE MORPHIMMUNE THROUGH REVERSE
SUBSIDIARY
MERGER THAT IS INTENDED TO BE A TAX-FREE REORGANIZATION
* IMMUNOME INC-STOCKHOLDERS OF MORPHIMMUNE WILL RECEIVE
COMMON
STOCK OF IMMUNOME
* IMMUNOME INC-AT EFFECTIVE TIME OF MERGER, SECURITYHOLDERS
OF
IMMUNOME WILL OWN ABOUT 55% OF COMBINED CO
* IMMUNOME INC-AT EFFECTIVE TIME OF MERGER, SECURITYHOLDERS
OF
MORPHIMMUNE WILL OWN ABOUT 45% OF COMBINED CO ON FULLY DILUTED
BASIS
* IMMUNOME INC- FOLLOWING PROPOSED MERGER BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF
COMBINED CO WILL BE COMPRISED OF SEVEN MEMBERS
* IMMUNOME -CONCURRENT $125 MILLION PRIVATE PLACEMENT WILL
SUPPORT
DEVELOPMENT OF COMBINED PIPELINE EXPECTED TO SUBMIT 3 INDS
WITHIN 18 MONTHS OF CLOSING
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