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XOMA Royalty and LAVA Therapeutics Announce Amendment to Purchase Agreement
- 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 (th
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