Aeterna Zentaris, Ceapro complete merger transaction

Aeterna Zentaris and Ceapro are pleased to announce the successful completion and closing of their all-stock merger of equals transaction, which was previously announced by Aeterna and Ceapro in their joint press release of December 14, 2023. Following the closing of the Transaction, Aeterna’s board of directors now consists of eight directors: Ronald W. Miller, Carolyn Egbert, Gilles Gagnon, Ulrich Kosciessa, Genevieve Foster, William Li, Dennis Turpin and Peter Edwards. The executive leadership team now consists of Gilles Gagnon, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Giuliano La Fratta, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. A new name for the combined company is expected to be announced in the coming weeks and will be put forward for shareholder approval at the upcoming annual meeting of shareholders, details of which are expected to be announced shortly.