Catalyst Biosciences announces completion of combination with GNI Group

Catalyst Biosciences announced completion of the business combination with GNI Group Ltd. and related entities. Catalyst received stockholder approval for all proposals necessary to complete the business combination at a special meeting of stockholders held on August 29, 2023. Catalyst effected a name change and a reverse stock split of Catalyst’s common stock immediately prior to the closing of the business combination. The combined company will operate under the name “Gyre Therapeutics, Inc.” As a result of the business combination, Beijing Continent Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. became a majority-owned subsidiary of Gyre. To ensure Gyre’s compliance with the minimum bid price requirement of $4.00 per share for initial listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market, Catalyst implemented a reverse split of its common stock at a ratio of 1-for-15 shares. In the reverse stock split, every 15 shares of Catalyst common stock outstanding was combined and reclassified into one share of Gyre common stock.