XOMA - Mergers and acquisitions

EMERYVILLE, Calif., March 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Royalty Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA) today announced its Board of Directors has authorized the following cash dividends to holders of XOMA Royalty's Series A and Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock: Holders of the 8.625% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (NASDAQ:XOMAP) shall receive a cash dividend equal to $0.53906 per share.    Holders of depositary shares, each representing 1/1000 of a share of XOMA Royalty's 8.375% Series B Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (NASDAQ:XOMAO), shall receive a cash dividend equal to $0.52344 per depositary share.   The preferred dividends will be paid on or about April 15, 2026, to r

Portfolio receipts: • Achieved over $50 million of cash receipts, including $33.6 million in royalties and $16.9 million milestones, in full year 2025 • Total receipts increased 9% with royalties up 68% versus full year 2024 Business development: Added 22 assets to portfolio, including five programs in Phase 2 or Phase 3 development Stock buyback program: Repurchased and retired 648,048 shares for an aggregate of $16.0 million Company acquisitions: Completed seven acquisitions, accumulating $11.7 million of non-dilutive capital1, economic interests of approximately 25% in up to $1.1 billion of milestones and low to mid-single digit royalties from eight partnered programs Key 2026 pipeli

– Takeda regains a majority of XOMA Royalty's royalty interest in mezagitamab (TAK-079) –– XOMA Royalty will be entitled to payments based on a share of milestones and royalties associated with nine development-stage assets held within Takeda's externalized assets portfolio – EMERYVILLE, Calif., Dec. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Royalty Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA), the biotech royalty aggregator, announced today it has amended its collaboration, originally established in 2006, with Takeda through a strategic royalty share transaction. Takeda's royalty and milestone payment obligations to XOMA Royalty related to mezagitamab will be reduced, and XOMA Royalty will receive payments based

EMERYVILLE, Calif., Dec. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Royalty Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA), the biotech royalty aggregator, today announced its Board of Directors has authorized the following cash dividends to holders of XOMA Royalty's Series A and Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock: Holders of the 8.625% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (NASDAQ:XOMAP) shall receive a cash dividend equal to $0.53906 per share. Holders of depositary shares, each representing 1/1000 of a share of XOMA Royalty's 8.375% Series B Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (NASDAQ:XOMAO), shall receive a cash dividend equal to $0.52344 per depositary share. The preferred dividends will be paid on or

- Acquisition provides XOMA Royalty with potential milestone and royalty payments under Generation Bio's collaboration with Moderna - - Generation Bio's cell-targeted lipid nanoparticles (ctLNP) delivery platform for small interfering RNA (siRNA) and other nucleic acid therapies to be included in XOMA Royalty's portfolio - EMERYVILLE, Calif. and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Royalty Corporation ("XOMA Royalty") (NASDAQ:XOMA), the biotech royalty aggregator, announced today it has entered into an agreement to acquire Generation Bio Co. ("Generation Bio") (NASDAQ:GBIO) for a cash price of $4.2913 per share at the closing of the merger. Generation Bio stockholders

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OR REGULATIONS OF SUCH JURISDICTION  WALTHAM, Mass. and DUBLIN, Ireland, Oct. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mural Oncology plc (NASDAQ:MURA) ("Mural") today announced that its shareholders have voted to approve the previously announced proposed acquisition of Mural by XRA 5 Corp. ("Sub"), a wholly owned subsidiary of XOMA Royalty Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA) ("XOMA Royalty"). As described in more detail below, a majority in number of the shareholders of record present and voting, either in person or by proxy and more than 99 perc

- Amendment includes finalized cash amount and updated CVR terms for tender offer - LAVA announces new date for extraordinary general meeting of shareholders EMERYVILLE, Calif. and UTRECHT, The Netherlands and PHILADELPHIA, Penn., Oct. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Royalty Corporation ("XOMA Royalty") (NASDAQ:XOMA) and LAVA Therapeutics N.V. ("LAVA") (NASDAQ:LVTX) today announced that they have reached an agreement to amend their previously announced definitive share purchase agreement (the "Purchase Agreement," and such amendment, the "Amendment").   Under the Amendment, LAVA shareholders who tender their shares will now receive (i) an initial cash amount per share of $1.04 (the "

EMERYVILLE, Calif. and UTRECHT, The Netherlands and PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Royalty Corporation ("XOMA Royalty") (NASDAQ:XOMA) and LAVA Therapeutics N.V. ("LAVA") (NASDAQ:LVTX) today announced the extension of the expiration of the tender offer to purchase all outstanding shares of common shares of LAVA, for (i) a cash amount to be determined in accordance with the Purchase Agreement, plus (ii) a non-transferable contingent value right ("CVR") per share representing the right to receive 75% of the net proceeds related to LAVA's two partnered assets and 75% of any net proceeds from any out license or sale of LAVA's unpartnered programs (the "Offer"). The Offer,

EMERYVILLE, Calif., Sept. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Royalty Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA) today announced its Board of Directors has authorized the following cash dividends to holders of XOMA Royalty's Series A and Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock:   Holders of the 8.625% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (NASDAQ:XOMAP) shall receive a cash dividend equal to $0.53906 per share.   Holders of depositary shares, each representing 1/1000 of a share of XOMA Royalty's 8.375% Series B Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (NASDAQ:XOMAO), shall receive a cash dividend equal to $0.52344 per depositary share.   The preferred dividends will be paid on or about October 15, 2025, t

WALTHAM, Mass., DUBLIN, Ireland and EMERYVILLE, Calif., Aug. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mural Oncology plc (NASDAQ:MURA), a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company ("Mural"), and XOMA Royalty Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA), a biotechnology royalty aggregator ("XOMA Royalty"), announced today they have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which XRA 5 Corp., a newly formed company wholly owned by XOMA Royalty ("Sub"), has agreed to acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Mural for cash (the "Acquisition") subject to the satisfaction of the closing conditions set out in Appendix I of this Announcement (the "Conditions"), including approval by Mural Shareholders. Fol

EMERYVILLE, Calif. and UTRECHT, The Netherlands and PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Royalty Corporation ("XOMA Royalty") (NASDAQ:XOMA) and LAVA Therapeutics N.V. ("LAVA") (NASDAQ:LVTX) announced today they have entered a definitive share purchase agreement (the "Purchase Agreement" and the transactions set forth in the Purchase Agreement, the "Transactions") whereby XOMA Royalty will acquire LAVA for (i) between $1.16 and $1.24 per share in cash, consisting of (A) USD $1.16 (the "Base Price Per Share") in cash per share (the "LAVA common stock"), plus (B) an additional amount of cash of up to $0.08 per Share (such amount as finally determined in accordance with the Pur

BOSTON and EMERYVILLE, Calif., Aug. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HilleVax, Inc. ("HilleVax" or "the Company") (NASDAQ:HLVX) and XOMA Royalty Corporation ("XOMA Royalty") (NASDAQ:XOMA) announced today they have entered into a definitive merger agreement (the "Merger Agreement"), whereby XOMA Royalty will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of HilleVax.   Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, HilleVax stockholders will receive $1.95 in cash per share of HilleVax common stock at the closing of the merger, plus one non-transferable contingent value right ("CVR"), which represents the right to receive potential payments following the closing of a pro rata portion of:

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. and VANCOUVER, BC and BOSTON and EMERYVILLE, Calif., July 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ESSA Pharma Inc. ("ESSA," or the "Company") (NASDAQ:EPIX) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement (the "Business Combination Agreement") with XenoTherapeutics, Inc. ("Xeno"), a non-profit biotechnology company, under which Xeno will acquire (the "Transaction") all of the issued and outstanding common shares of ESSA (the "Common Shares"). XOMA Royalty Corporation ("XOMA Royalty") (NASDAQ:XOMA), the biotechnology royalty aggregator, is acting as the structuring agent and will provide financing to Xeno for this Transaction. Under the terms of the Business Combi

EMERYVILLE, Calif. and SAN DIEGO, June 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Royalty Corporation ("XOMA Royalty") (NASDAQ:XOMA) and Turnstone Biologics Corp. ("Turnstone" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:TSBX) today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement ("the Merger Agreement"), whereby XOMA Royalty will acquire Turnstone for $0.34 in cash per share of Turnstone common stock ("Turnstone common stock") plus one non-transferable contingent value right ("CVR"). Following a thorough review process conducted with the assistance of its legal and financial advisors, the Turnstone Board of Directors has unanimously determined that the acquisition by XOMA Royalty is in the best

EMERYVILLE, Calif., June 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Royalty Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA) today announced its Board of Directors has authorized the following cash dividends to holders of XOMA Royalty's Series A and Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock: Holders of the 8.625% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (NASDAQ:XOMAP) shall receive a cash dividend equal to $0.53906 per share.   Holders of depositary shares, each representing 1/1000 of a share of XOMA Royalty's 8.375% Series B Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (NASDAQ:XOMAO), shall receive a cash dividend equal to $0.52344 per depositary share.   The preferred dividends will be paid on or about July 15, 2025, t

EMERYVILLE, Calif. and LUND, Sweden, May 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Royalty Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA), the biotech royalty aggregator, and BioInvent International AB ("BioInvent") (Nasdaq Stockholm: BINV), a biotech company focused on the discovery and development of novel and first-in-class immune-modulatory antibodies for cancer immunotherapy, today announced XOMA Royalty has purchased the future mezagitamab (TAK-079) royalty and milestone interests held by BioInvent for USD $20 million at closing, with a total transaction of up to USD $30 million. "This transaction further builds the potential of XOMA Royalty's late-stage royalty portfolio by increasing our economics in a pr

XOMA Royalty sold the remaining Kinnate pipeline assets for a total of up to $270 million in upfront and milestone payments, plus royalties on commercial sales at rates ranging from low single digits to mid-teens Holders of Kinnate Contingent Value Rights (CVRs) will receive 85% of all related upfront, milestone, and royalty payments paid to XOMA Royalty prior to April 2, 2029 EMERYVILLE, Calif., April 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Royalty Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA), the biotech royalty aggregator, announced today it has completed the sale of all five pipeline assets that were acquired when XOMA Royalty closed its acquisition of Kinnate Biopharma Inc. on April 3, 2024.

EMERYVILLE, Calif., March 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Royalty Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA) today announced its Board of Directors has authorized the following cash dividends to holders of XOMA Royalty's Series A and Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock: Holders of the 8.625% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (NASDAQ:XOMAP) shall receive a cash dividend equal to $0.53906 per share.  Holders of depositary shares, each representing 1/1000 of a share of XOMA Royalty's 8.375% Series B Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (NASDAQ:XOMAO), shall receive a cash dividend equal to $0.52344 per depositary share. The preferred dividends will be paid on or about April 15, 2025, to respe

EMERYVILLE, Calif., Dec. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Royalty Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA) today announced its Board of Directors has authorized the following cash dividends to holders of XOMA's Series A and Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock: Holders of the 8.625% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (NASDAQ:XOMAP) shall receive a cash dividend equal to $0.53906 per share. Holders of depositary shares, each representing 1/1000 of a share of XOMA's 8.375% Series B Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (NASDAQ:XOMAO), shall receive a cash dividend equal to $0.52344 per depositary share. The preferred dividends will be paid on or about January 15, 2025, to respective holders

Seralutinib becomes XOMA Royalty's seventh Phase 3 royalty asset, further building the late-stage pipeline beyond its six current commercial royalty assets Seralutinib is being developed and co-commercialized by Gossamer Bio, Inc., and Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A; a Phase 3 study for pulmonary arterial hypertension is ongoing and is expected to read out in the fourth quarter of 20251 XOMA Royalty has the potential to net up to $25 million in milestone payments and earn a low to mid-single digit royalty EMERYVILLE, Calif., Dec. 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Royalty Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA) announced today it now owns an economic interest in seralutinib, a Phase 3 asset be

XOMA Royalty has acquired 50 percent of Twist's existing royalty and milestone economics for $15 million XOMA Royalty's portfolio now holds over 100 assets ranging from revenue-generating commercial therapeutics to pre-clinical programs EMERYVILLE, Calif., Oct. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Royalty Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA) announced today it has entered into a $15 million royalty monetization arrangement with Twist Bioscience Corporation to acquire a 50 percent economic interest in all future milestones and royalties associated with the 60-plus partnered early-stage programs across 30 partners enabled by Twist Bioscience's Biopharma Solutions business unit. "This transaction furth

MIPLYFFA™ is the first therapy approved for use in patients with NPC, a rare genetic disorder XOMA Royalty is entitled to receive a mid-single digit royalty on MIPLYFFA™ sales and up to $52.6 million in milestones MIPLYFFA™ is now the sixth commercial asset in XOMA Royalty's portfolio EMERYVILLE, Calif., Sept. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Royalty Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA), the biotech royalty aggregator, announced today Zevra Therapeutics has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for MIPLYFFA™ (arimoclomol).  MIPLYFFA™ is approved for use in combination with miglustat for the treatment of neurological manifestations of Niemann-Pick disease type C (NPC)

 EMERYVILLE, Calif., Sept. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Royalty Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA) ("XOMA" or the "Company") today announced its Board of Directors has authorized the following cash dividends to holders of XOMA's Series A and Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock: Holders of the 8.625% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (NASDAQ:XOMAP) shall receive a cash dividend equal to $0.53906 per share.   Holders of depositary shares, each representing 1/1000 of a share of XOMA's 8.375% Series B Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (NASDAQ:XOMAO), shall receive a cash dividend equal to $0.52344 per depositary share.   The preferred dividends will be paid on or about Octo

Cash receipts totaled $22.6 million in 2Q24, inclusive of royalty income and milestones from Day One Pharmaceuticals and Rezolute Expanded the commercial royalty and milestone portfolio with the acquisition of economic interests in XACIATO™ (clindamycin phosphate) vaginal gel 2%, and two novel Phase 3 assets, from Daré Bioscience Completed the acquisition of Kinnate Pharmaceuticals, adding several potential royalty streams, as well as more than $9.5 million in non-dilutive capital EMERYVILLE, Calif., Aug. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Royalty Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA), the biotech royalty aggregator, reported its second quarter 2024 financial results and highlighted rece

EMERYVILLE, Calif., June 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA) ("XOMA" or the "Company") today announced its Board of Directors has authorized the following cash dividends to holders of XOMA's Series A and Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock: Holders of the 8.625% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (NASDAQ:XOMAP) shall receive a cash dividend equal to $0.53906 per share. Holders of depositary shares, each representing 1/1000 of a share of XOMA's 8.375% Series B Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (NASDAQ:XOMAO), shall receive a cash dividend equal to $0.52344 per depositary share. The preferred dividends will be paid on or about July 15, 2024, to respec

EMERYVILLE, Calif., June 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA), the biotech royalty aggregator, announced today it has received an $8.1 million milestone payment from Viracta Therapeutics, Inc., related to Day One Biopharmaceuticals' recent sale of its Priority Review Voucher (PRV) for $108 million to an undisclosed buyer.  "OJEMDA™ offers patients six months of age and older who have relapsed or refractory BRAF-altered pediatric low-grade glioma (pLGG) the only approved therapy studied in and approved specifically for pLGG driven by BRAF fusions," stated Owen Hughes, Chief Executive Officer of XOMA.  "With this milestone in hand, we have more than recouped

XOMA is entitled to a mid-single digit royalty on global OJEMDA™ sales First and only FDA-approved type II RAF inhibitor for patients with relapsed or refractory pLGG harboring a BRAF fusion or rearrangement, or BRAF V600 mutation EMERYVILLE, Calif., April 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA), the biotech royalty aggregator, announced today it has earned a $9 million milestone related to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approval of Day One Biopharmaceuticals' New Drug Application (NDA) for OJEMDA™ (tovorafenib) for the treatment of patients 6 months of age and older with relapsed or refractory pediatric low-grade glioma (LGG) harboring a BRAF fusion or

EMERYVILLE, Calif., March 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA) ("XOMA" or the "Company") today announced its Board of Directors has authorized the following cash dividends to holders of XOMA's Series A and Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock: Holders of the 8.625% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (NASDAQ:XOMAP) shall receive a cash dividend equal to $0.53906 per share. Holders of depositary shares, each representing 1/1000 of a share of XOMA's 8.375% Series B Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (NASDAQ:XOMAO), shall receive a cash dividend equal to $0.52344 per depositary share. The preferred dividends will be paid on or about April 15, 2024, t

EMERYVILLE, Calif., March 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As previously announced on February 16, 2024, XOMA Corporation (("XOMA" or the "Company", NASDAQ:XOMA) entered into a merger agreement to acquire Kinnate Biopharma Inc. (("Kinnate", NASDAQ:KNTE) for (i) a base cash price per share of Kinnate common stock of $2.3352 per share and (ii) an additional cash amount of not more than $0.2527 per share (together with the base price, the Cash Amount), plus one non-tradeable contingent value right ("CVR") representing the right to receive 85% of the net proceeds from any out license or sale of Kinnate programs effected within one year of closing of the merger and 100% of the net proceeds from any

Raised up to $140 million of non-dilutive non-recourse capital through a royalty-backed loan related to VABYSMO® from funds managed by Blue Owl Capital Received $15.5 million in cash payments related to our growing royalty base and the achievement of certain development milestones during 2023 Added third commercial asset to XOMA's portfolio with the acquisition of economic interests in DSUVIA® (sufentanil sublingual tablet) in January 2024 Closed 2023 with two partners' New Drug Applications (NDA) submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) EMERYVILLE, Calif., March 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  XOMA Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA), the biotech royalty aggregator, reported its f

EMERYVILLE, Calif., Feb. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA) announced today it has entered an agreement to acquire Kinnate Biopharma Inc. (NASDAQ:KNTE) for (i) a base cash price of $2.3352 per share (the Base Price) and (ii) an additional cash amount of not more than $0.2527 per share (together with the Base Price, the Cash Amount) at the closing of the merger plus a non-transferable contingent value right (CVR), representing the right to receive 85% of the net proceeds from any out license or sale of the Kinnate programs effected within one year of closing of the merger or 100% of the net proceeds from any out license or sale executed prior to the closing. "This

XOMA provided an $8 million non-dilutive royalty capital solution to Talphera XOMA will receive a 15% royalty on all commercial sales and a significant portion of the 75% royalty generated by U.S. Department of Defense purchases XOMA is entitled to no less than 50% of the potential $116.5 million in milestone payments EMERYVILLE, Calif., Jan. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  XOMA Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA) announced today it has acquired an economic interest in DSUVIA® (sufentanil sublingual tablet) from Talphera, Inc., for $8 million.   DSUVIA® was approved in 2018 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in adults in certified medically supervised healthcare sett

EMERYVILLE, Calif., Jan. 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA), the biotech royalty aggregator, announced today that based upon the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) acceptance of Zevra Therapeutics' New Drug Application (NDA) for arimoclomol, an orally-delivered, first-in-class therapy for Niemann-Pick disease type C (NPC), XOMA will make a $1 million milestone payment to LadRx. "NPC is an ultra-rare, progressive, neurodegenerative genetic disorder where those living with NPC lose independence due to physical and cognitive limitations, with key neurological impairments presenting in speech, cognition, swallowing, ambulation, and fine motor skills.  Arimoclom

EMERYVILLE, Calif., Jan. 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA), the biotech royalty aggregator, today announced its Board of Directors has authorized XOMA's first stock repurchase program, which permits the Company to purchase up to $50 million of XOMA's common stock through January 2027.   "Upon arriving at XOMA, Brad Sitko, our Chief Investment Officer and I made it very clear that we intended to be active participants in our capital structure as we look to maximize shareholder value through prudent capital allocation," stated Owen Hughes, Executive Chairman of XOMA.  "Levering the future cashflow streams of our growing royalty portfolio by reducing our s

EMERYVILLE, Calif., Dec. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA) ("XOMA" or the "Company") today announced its Board of Directors has authorized the following cash dividends to holders of XOMA's Series A and Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock: Holders of the 8.625% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (NASDAQ:XOMAP) shall receive a cash dividend equal to $0.53906 per share.  Holders of depositary shares, each representing 1/1000 of a share of XOMA's 8.375% Series B Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (NASDAQ:XOMAO), shall receive a cash dividend equal to $0.52344 per depositary share. The preferred dividends will be paid on or about January 16, 2024,

Low-cost financing capitalizes on XOMA's $14 million acquisition of VABYSMO® (faricimab) royalties in 2021 Proceeds expected to be used for stock repurchases and additional royalty and milestone acquisitions Financing from Blue Owl extends XOMA's capabilities as a leading provider of capital to emerging biotech companies EMERYVILLE, Calif., Dec. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA), the biotech royalty aggregator, today announced it entered into a non-dilutive, non-recourse, royalty-backed loan for up to $140 million of capital with certain funds managed by the credit platform of Blue Owl Capital Inc. (NYSE:OWL). "The Blue Owl financing provides us with s

Received $6.6 million in cash receipts during the quarter related to our growing royalty base and certain development milestones One New Drug Application (NDA) was filed in the third quarter; another is anticipated prior to year-end Company anticipates the initiation of multiple Phase 3 programs by year-end EMERYVILLE, Calif., Nov. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA), the biotech royalty aggregator, reported its third quarter 2023 financial results and highlighted recent portfolio activities expected to drive long-term shareholder value. "Our existing royalty portfolio continues to mature, driven by increasing cash receipts of VABYSMO® and IXINITY® and

EMERYVILLE, Calif., Oct. 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA), the biotech royalty aggregator, announced today it has earned a $5 million milestone related to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) acceptance of Day One Biopharmaceuticals' New Drug Application (NDA) for tovorafenib as a monotherapy for relapsed or progressive pediatric low-grade glioma (pLGG).  The FDA has granted tovorafenib Priority Review and established a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) date of April 30, 2024.   "Tovorafenib has the potential to address a key unmet need in children whose low-grade gliomas with BRAF alterations have relapsed or progressed," stated Owen Hughes, Execu

EMERYVILLE, Calif., Sept. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA) ("XOMA" or the "Company") today announced its Board of Directors has authorized the following cash dividends to holders of XOMA's Series A and Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock: Holders of the 8.625% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (NASDAQ:XOMAP) shall receive a cash dividend equal to $0.53906 per share. Holders of depositary shares, each representing 1/1000 of a share of XOMA's 8.375% Series B Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (NASDAQ:XOMAO), shall receive a cash dividend equal to $0.52344 per depositary share. The preferred dividends will be paid on or about October 16,

Completed two royalty acquisitions in the first half of 2023 adding one cash flow generating asset, one NDA-ready asset, and a Phase 2 asset Two portfolio assets are now generating cash flows from commercial sales Company expects at least one partner to file a New Drug Application in third quarter of 2023 EMERYVILLE, Calif., Aug. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA), the biotech royalty aggregator, reported its second quarter 2023 financial results and highlighted recent operational achievements as XOMA accelerates its differentiated biotech royalty and milestone acquisition strategy. "XOMA is increasingly being recognized for enabling innovative biotech compan

EMERYVILLE, Calif., June 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA), the biotech royalty aggregator, announced it has been added to the Russell 2000® and Russell 3000® Indexes following its annual reconstitution, which took effect after the U.S. markets close on June 23, 2023. FTSE Russell determines membership for its Russell indexes primarily by objective, market-capitalization rankings, and style attributes.  Each year, the Russell indexes are reconstituted to capture the 4,000 largest US stocks, ranking them by total market capitalization.  The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity market and is a subset of the Russel

XOMA acquires future milestone economics and royalties associated with arimoclomol and aldoxorubicin, allowing LadRx to focus on core LADR assets LadRx Corporation (OTCQB:LADX) ("LadRx" or the "Company"), a biopharmaceutical innovator focused on research and development of life-saving cancer therapeutics, today announced that it has transferred the royalty and milestone rights associated with arimoclomol and aldoxorubicin to XOMA Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA) ("XOMA"). In exchange for the future rights to royalties and milestones on arimoclomol and aldoxorubicin, the agreement provides to LadRx $5 million in gross proceeds upon closing and up to an additional $6 million based on regulatory an

EMERYVILLE, Calif., June 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA), announced today it has acquired the royalty and milestone rights associated with two assets from LadRx Corporation: arimoclomol, an oral therapeutic for Niemann-Pick disease type C, and aldoxorubicin, an albumin-linked formulation of doxorubicin. Arimoclomol is a first-in-class investigational therapy that has completed a randomized, placebo-controlled, multinational Phase 2/3 program in Niemann-Pick Disease Type C, an ultra-rare, genetic, progressive neurogenerative disorder.  The compound has received Orphan Drug Designation for the treatment of NPC by the Regulatory Authorities in the U.S. and EU.

EMERYVILLE, Calif., June 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA) ("XOMA" or the "Company") today announced its Board of Directors has authorized the following cash dividends to holders of XOMA's Series A and Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock:   Holders of the 8.625% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (NASDAQ:XOMAP) shall receive a cash dividend equal to $0.53906 per share.   Holders of depositary shares, each representing 1/1000 of a share of XOMA's 8.375% Series B Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (NASDAQ:XOMAO), shall receive a cash dividend equal to $0.52344 per depositary share.   The preferred dividends will be paid on or about July 17, 2023, to

First quarter with incoming cashflows from two commercial assets Completed first royalty asset acquisition under new leadership EMERYVILLE, Calif., May 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA), the biotech royalty aggregator, reported its first quarter 2023 financial results and highlighted recent operational achievements as the Company accelerates XOMA's differentiated biotech royalty and milestone acquisition strategy. "We are increasing our efforts to be a provider of capital to emerging biotech companies, often enabling these companies to unlock value in the face of a challenging market backdrop for innovative, early stage companies," stated Owen Hughes, Executive

EMERYVILLE, Calif., March 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA), announced today it has acquired the commercial payment and a portion of the milestone rights to IXINITY® [coagulation factor IX (recombinant)], which is marketed by Medexus Pharmaceuticals for the control and prevention of bleeding episodes and postoperative management in people with Hemophilia B, from Aptevo Therapeutics.  "Adding a new commercial payment stream will benefit XOMA's shareholders as we build our base of consistent incoming cash flows to help accelerate our royalty aggregation strategy," stated Brad Sitko, Chief Investment Officer at XOMA.  "IXINITY has an established niche in the Hemop

EMERYVILLE, Calif., March 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA) ("XOMA" or the "Company") today announced its Board of Directors has authorized the following cash dividends to holders of XOMA's Series A and Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock: Holders of the 8.625% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (NASDAQ:XOMAP) shall receive a cash dividend equal to $0.53906 per share.   Holders of depositary shares, each representing 1/1000 of a share of XOMA's 8.375% Series B Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (NASDAQ:XOMAO), shall receive a cash dividend equal to $0.52344 per depositary share.   The preferred dividends will be paid on or about April 17, 2023, to

2022 was the first year with cash receipts from a commercial asset since becoming a royalty aggregator Ebopiprant royalty and milestone license acquisition gives XOMA the potential to earn up to $378 million, net, in milestones plus mid-single digit to low teens royalties, net, from Organon The Executive Leadership Team additions of Owen Hughes and Brad Sitko bring royalty investment and portfolio management expertise to increase shareholder value from XOMA's future acquisitions Royalty portfolio is maturing to the point where XOMA has potential for cash flows from two commercial assets in 2024 EMERYVILLE, Calif., March 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA), the B

EMERYVILLE, Calif., Jan. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA) ("XOMA" or the "Company"), the Biotech Royalty Aggregator, today announced the Company has granted Owen Hughes, the Company's newly appointed Executive Chairman, two separate non-qualified stock options to purchase: (i) 100,000 shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $18.66 per share (the "First Hughes Inducement Award") and (ii) 75,000 shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $30.00 per share (the "Second Hughes Inducement Award" and together with the First Hughes Inducement Award, the "Hughes Inducement Awards") on January 3, 2023.  The First Hughes Inducement Awa

Owen Hughes appointed Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors and Brad Sitko joins as Chief Investment Officer EMERYVILLE, Calif., Jan. 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA), the Biotech Royalty Aggregator, announced today Jim Neal has retired as Chief Executive Officer and two finance and biotechnology industry veterans have joined in newly created executive leadership roles to drive the Company's next phase of accelerated growth.  Mr. Neal has resigned as a director of the company effective January 1, 2023.  The Board of Directors has appointed Owen Hughes as Executive Chairman of the Board and Brad Sitko as XOMA's Chief Investment Officer. "The Board recogni

EMERYVILLE, Calif., Dec. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA) ("XOMA" or the "Company") today announced its Board of Directors has authorized the following cash dividends to holders of XOMA's Series A and Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock: Holders of the 8.625% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (NASDAQ:XOMAP) shall receive a cash dividend equal to $0.53906 per share. Holders of depositary shares, each representing 1/1000 of a share of XOMA's 8.375% Series B Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (NASDAQ:XOMAO), shall receive a cash dividend equal to $0.52344 per depositary share. The preferred dividends will be paid on or about Januar

XOMA assumes the rights to ebopiprant from ObsEva, including the Organon License, Patent Estate, and Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, license, for a $15 million outlay Potential to earn $475 million in development, regulatory, and sales milestones Low- to mid- teens royalties upon commercialization Expands XOMA's portfolio into new therapeutic segment – women's health EMERYVILLE, Calif., Nov. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA), a biotech royalty aggregator playing a distinctive role in helping biotech companies achieve their goal of advancing novel therapeutic candidates aimed at improving human health, announced today it has acquired all rights

Received first recurring royalty-style payment from Roche related to faricimab, its newly launched therapy for wet age-related macular degeneration (wAMD) and diabetic macular edema (DME).  First five months of sales in the U.S. and initial sales in Japan resulted in a $0.5 million cash payment to XOMA. Paid $3.0 million milestone to Affitech S.A. triggered by the European Commission's approval of Roche's VABYSMO® (faricimab-svoa) for the treatment of wAMD and DME. Received $2.5 million milestone payment from Kuros triggered by the completion of Regeneron's acquisition of Checkmate Pharmaceuticals. Ended the third quarter of 2022 with cash of $78.3 million and no debt on its balance shee

EMERYVILLE, Calif., Sept. 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  XOMA Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA) ("XOMA" or the "Company") today announced its Board of Directors has authorized the following cash dividends to holders of XOMA's Series A and Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock: Holders of the 8.625% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (NASDAQ:XOMAP) shall receive a cash dividend equal to $0.53906 per share. Holders of depositary shares, each representing 1/1000 of a share of XOMA's 8.375% Series B Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (NASDAQ:XOMAO), shall receive a cash dividend equal to $0.52344 per depositary share. The preferred dividends will be paid on or about October 17, 2022

The completion of Regeneron's acquisition of Checkmate Pharmaceuticals resulted in a $5 million milestone payment to Kuros, $2.5 million of which was paid to XOMA in July. Data from Rezolute and Day One led both companies to announce plans to move their assets into Phase 3 programs. Ended the second quarter of 2022 with cash of $83.2 million and no debt on its balance sheet. EMERYVILLE, Calif., Aug. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA), a biotech royalty aggregator playing a distinctive role in helping biotech companies achieve their goal of advancing novel therapeutic candidates aimed at improving human health, reported its second quarter 2022 financial results a

EMERYVILLE, Calif., June 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA) ("XOMA" or the "Company") today announced its Board of Directors has authorized the following cash dividends to holders of XOMA's Series A and Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock: Holders of the 8.625% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (NASDAQ:XOMAP) shall receive a cash dividend equal to $0.53906 per share. Holders of depositary shares, each representing 1/1000 of a share of XOMA's 8.375% Series B Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (NASDAQ:XOMAO), shall receive a cash dividend equal to $0.52344 per depositary share. The preferred dividends will be paid on or about July 15, 2022, to respec

EMERYVILLE, Calif., March 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA) ("XOMA" or the "Company") today announced its Board of Directors has authorized the following cash dividends to holders of XOMA's Series A and Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock: Holders of the 8.625% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (NASDAQ:XOMAP) shall receive a cash dividend equal to $0.53906 per share.  Holders of depositary shares, each representing 1/1000 of a share of XOMA's 8.375% Series B Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (NASDAQ:XOMAO), shall receive a cash dividend equal to $0.52344 per depositary share. The preferred dividends will be paid on or about April 15,

Earned $35 million milestone payment as NIS793 entered Phase 3 clinical study in metastatic pancreatic cancer Received $1.2 million from three milestone payments, two of which were from a single Janssen asset and one was from Compugen Earned a $2 million milestone from Rezolute as it dosed the final patient in a Phase 2 open-label study of RZ358 in patients with congenital hyperinsulinism in early 2022 Acquired an economic interest in Roche's novel bispecific antibody from Affitech SA.  This asset has since received commercialization approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of neovascular or wet age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) and diabetic macula

EMERYVILLE, Calif., Dec. 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Corporation (NASDAQ:XOMA) ("XOMA" or the "Company") today announced its Board of Directors has authorized the following cash dividends to holders of XOMA's Series A and Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock: Holders of the 8.625% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (NASDAQ:XOMAP) shall receive a cash dividend equal to $0.53906 per share. Holders of depositary shares, each representing 1/1000 of a share of XOMA's 8.375% Series B Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (NASDAQ:XOMAO), shall receive a cash dividend equal to $0.52344 per depositary share. The preferred dividends will be paid on or about January 18, 2022, to res

Added eight assets to its portfolio of potential milestone and royalty assets in 2021 NIS793 in combination with standard of care chemotherapy was granted Orphan Drug Designation for the treatment of pancreatic cancer DAY101 received Rare Pediatric Disease Designation for the treatment of pediatric low-grade glioma Ficlatuzumab received Fast Track Designation for the treatment of relapsed or recurrent head and neck squamous cell carcinoma Earned $0.5 million milestone payment from Compugen after their partner, AstraZeneca, dosed the first patient in a Phase 1/2 study of AZD2936, a TIGIT/PD-1 bispecific antibody derived from COM902 Welcomed Heather L. Franklin to the Board of Directors,