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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
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On October 11, 2021, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), with Merger Sub and Flexion. Flexion is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel, local therapies for the treatment of patients with musculoskeletal conditions, beginning with osteoarthritis, or OA, the most common form of arthritis. Flexion has an approved product, ZILRETTA® (triamcinolone acetonide extended-release injectable suspension), which it markets in the U.S. ZILRETTA is the first and only extended-release, intra-articular (meaning in the joint) injection indicated for the management of OA knee pain.

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, upon the terms and subject to the conditions thereof, on October 22, 2021, Merger Sub commenced the Offer to acquire all of the outstanding Flexion Shares at an offer price of (i) $8.50 per Flexion Share in cash, net of applicable withholding taxes and without interest, plus (ii) one contingent value right per Flexion Share, or CVR, which will represent the right to receive one or more contingent payments up to $8.00 per Flexion Share in the aggregate upon the achievement of specified milestones on or prior to December 31, 2030. The Company estimates the initial cash payment to acquire all of the Flexion Shares will be approximately $450.0 million, which excludes merger transaction fees. In addition, the Company will assume Flexion’s cash and outstanding debt at the closing of the merger. As of September 30, 2021, Flexion’s outstanding debt and termination fees less cash was estimated to be approximately $144.0 million. The total consideration payable pursuant to the Merger Agreement will be dependent upon, among other things, the total number of Flexion Shares outstanding at the expiration of the Offer and at the closing of the merger as well as the closing price of the Flexion Shares on the trading day immediately prior to the closing of the merger. The Company anticipates funding such cash requirements from its available cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments and expects to explore debt financing to supplement its cash position. The fair value of the CVRs will be estimated and recognized at the closing of the merger and will be paid if and when milestones are met.

The obligation of the Company to purchase Flexion Shares tendered in the Offer is subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, including but not limited to, that (i) the number of Flexion Shares tendered together with other Flexion shares owned by the Merger Sub would represent more than 50% of the total Flexion Shares at the time of the expiration of the Offer, and (ii) the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, has expired or been terminated.

The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby do not purport to be complete and are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by, the full text of the Merger Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 11, 2021.